Field Manual: Lyran Alliance
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| Field Manual: Lyran Alliance | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Sourcebook |
| Development | Randall N. Bills |
| Primary writing | Chris Hartford Christoffer Trossen |
| Pages | 165 |
| Cover Artwork | Doug Chaffee |
| Illustrations | Steve Bryant Doug Chaffee Des Hanley Brad McDevitt Matthew Plog Christina Wald Loston Wallace |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | FASA |
| Product code | 1720 |
| First published | 1 July 2000 |
| ISBN-10 | 1555603963 |
| Content | |
| Era | 6 December 3062 |
Description[edit]
The ninth in the Field Manual series, Field Manual: Lyran Alliance describes the Lyran Alliance and its military circa 3062. Like Field Manual: Federated Suns before it, FM:LA describes the units, hierarchy, and training practices of the LAAF immediately prior to the Federated Commonwealth Civil War. Also included is a brief history that provides information on the Alliance up to 3062.
Like the other Field Manuals before it, FM:LA includes rules that provides each Lyran unit with special abilities, provides new life paths and sub-affiliations for RPG characters, and new equipment for use in now-Classic BattleTech. FM:LA saw the debut of the Heavy Gauss Rifle and Light Engine, as well as the Stiletto and Fafnir BattleMechs that make use of them. Finally, the massive Mjolnir-class WarShip got its start here, as well.
From the back cover[edit]
| “ | House Steiner has always been the unchallenged economic power of the Inner Sphere. Transformed from merchant-princes to a military juggernaut by years of war, the alliance with House Davion gave them the most powerful 'Mechs money can buy and a streamlined chain of command. Now, the Steiner-Davion alliance has fractured from within, threatening to engulf both nations in civil war.
BattleTech Field Manual: Lyran Alliance reveals the strengths and weaknesses of the new Alliance forces. This manual describes each Lyran regiment and its loyalties, profiles and special rules, plus cutting-edge equipment and the latest 'Mechs from the famed Steiner factories. |
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Contents[edit]
- Chain Reaction (short story)
- Introduction
- By Any Means Necessary
- The Mailed Fist
- Command Structure
- Structure of the LAAF
- The Lyran Intelligence Corps
- Regional Commands
- Types of Units
- The Lyran Alliance Armed Forces
- Uniforms and Insignias
- Awards and Decorations
- New Blood
- Boot Camp
- Military Academies
- LAAF Rosters
- Regional Militias
- Training Units
- Lyran Alliance Forces
- Rules
- Unit Assignment Tables
- LAAF Units
- MechWarrior Rules
- Character Creation
- New Equipment
- Heavy Gauss Rifle
- Light Engines
- BattleMech 'Variants
- STO-4A Stiletto
- FNR-5 Fafnir
- Mjolnir-class Battle Cruiser