Technical Readout: 3058

Technical Readout: 3058
Product information
Type	Technical Readout
Development	Bryan Nystul
Primary writing	Hugh Browne Chris Hartford Sam Lewis Bryan Nystul
Pages	192
Cover Artwork	Doug Chaffee
Illustrations	Duane Loose (Black & White Illustrations) Joel Biske (Color Plates) John Paul Lona
First Publication
Publisher	FASA
PIC	8621
Published	September 1995
ISBN-10	1555602703
Content
Era	Succession Wars era Clan Invasion era
Timeline	3058
Series	Technical Readouts
Followed by	Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade

Description

Technical Readout: 3058 provides all the gaming information needed on the newest combat vehicles and BattleMechs being designed and produced in the Inner Sphere after the Truce of Tukayyid, as well as information on the Mackie, the first BattleMech ever built. Information on some less well-known Clan 'Mechs complements the title.

The title was replaced in 2006 with Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade which added new units and replaced the color plates with black & white illustrations.

From the back cover

“

Incredible discoveries of ancient, long-buried Star League records have uncovered dozens of BattleMech and vehicle designs thought lost to antiquity. Re-tooled for the 31st century, these blueprints have produced the latest and most effective weapons in the Inner Sphere's life-or-death struggle against the invading Clans. BattleTech Technical Readout: 3058 provides illustrations, descriptions and game statistics for these classic units and for new Inner Sphere and Clan BattleMechs, including modular BattleMech designs featured in full color. Technical Readout: 3058 also offers a host of tanks, hovercraft, and other armored vehicles upgraded with the latest weapons and equipment.

”

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

CONVENTIONAL VEHICLES

Sprint Scout Helicopter

Maultier Hover APC

Centipede Scout Car

Warrior H-8 Attack Helicopter

Blizzard Hover Transport

Cavalry Attack Helicopter

Kestrel VTOL

Badger Tracked Transport

Galleon Light Tank

Karnov UR Transport

Peregrine Attack VTOL

Yellow Jacket Gunship

Hunter Light Support Tank

Pegasus Scout Hovertank

Plainsman Medium Tank

Striker Light Tank

Goblin Infantry Support Vehicle

Regulator Hover Tank

Bandit Hovercraft

Fulcrum Heavy Hovercraft

Maxim Heavy Hover Transport

Vedette Medium Tank

SRM Carrier / LRM Carrier

Manticore Heavy Tank

Po Heavy Tank

Tokugawa Heavy Tank

Pilum Heavy Tank

Typhoon Urban Assault Vehicle

Brutus Assault Tank

Padilla Heavy Artillery Tank

Zhukov Heavy Tank

Partisan Air Defense Tank

Challenger X MBT

Alacorn Mk VI Heavy Tank

Ontos Heavy Tank

INNER SPHERE BATTLEMECHS

Raptor

Owens

Strider

Firestarter OmniMech

Blackjack OmniMech

Black Hawk-KU

Avatar

Sunder

Nexus

Falcon Hawk

Night Hawk

Spector

Talon

Chameleon

Enfield

Raijin

Starslayer

Bushwacker

Lineholder

Lynx

Merlin

Cestus

Excalibur

Shootist

Dragon Fire

Maelstrom

Grand Crusader

O-Bakemono

Spartan

Striker

Longbow

Emperor

Nightstar

Devastator

Mackie

Pillager

Thunder Hawk

CLAN BATTLEMECHS

Piranha

Fire Falcon

Hankyu

Battle Cobra

Grendel

Shadow Cat

Hunchback IIC

Nobori-nin

Black Lanner

Thresher

Cauldron-Born

Crossbow

Grizzly

Night Gyr

Kingfisher

Supernova

Turkina

Kodiak

Notes

• The title comprises descriptions of 90 units in total, all from Clan Invasion era, all presented units or variants of already introduced units were previously unpublished. It contains:
  • 35 Combat Vehicle designs,
  • 37 Inner Sphere 'Mech designs (of which 8 are OmniMechs) and
  • 18 Clan 'Mech designs (of which 12 are OmniMechs).
• The Index/Appendix-section is not listed in Table of Contents.
• The 8 Inner Sphere OmniMechs (p. 80-95) are presented with color plates.
• The in-character description of the title's contents is given by Demi-Precentor V-sigma Merle Jimmus, ComStar (25 January, 3058).
• TRO:3058 tied for best game accessory at Origins in 1996.
• Trademarked as BattleTech Technical Readout: 3058.
• There were at least three printings.