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| name = 20 Year Update
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| name               = 20 Year Update
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| publisher = [[FASA]]
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| type                = Sourcebook
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| year = 1989
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| author              =  
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| production code = 1639
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| development        = [[Jordan Weisman]] (Production Manager)<br />[[James L. Nelson]] (Project Director)<br />[[L. Ross Babcock III]] (Editor-In-Chief)<br />[[Donna Ippolito]] (Senior Editor)<br />[[Jim Musser]] (Editor)<br />[[C. R. Greene]] (Editorial Assistant)<br />[[Ken Stolt]] (Research Assistant)
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| ISBN = 1-555-60-1049
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| primarywriting      = Jim Musser<br />Donna Ippolito<br />[[Boy F. Peterson, Jr.]]
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| MSRP = 12.00
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| pages              = 96
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| type = Sourcebook
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| cover              = [[Jim Nelson]]<br />[[Jeff Laubenstein]]
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| primary writing =
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| interiorart        = [[Jonathan Marcus]] (Cartography)
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*[[Jim Musser]]
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| illustrations       = [[Joel Biske]]<br />[[Jim Nelson|Jimbo Nelson]]<br />[[Earl Geier]]<br />[[Rick Harris]]<br />[[Tim Bradstreet]]<br />[[Jeff Laubenstein]]
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*[[Donna Ippolito]]
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| publisher          = [[FASA]]
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*[[Boy F. Peterson, Jr.]]
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| productioncode      = 1639
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| product development = [[L. Ross Babcock III]]
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| year                = 1989
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| illustrations =  
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| ISBN10              = 1555601049
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*[[Joel Biske]]
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| ISBN13              = 978-1555601041
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*[[Jimbo "Golfshoes" Nelson]]
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| MSRP                = 12,00 US $
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*[[Earl Geier]]
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| content            =
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*[[Rick Harris]]
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| era                = [[Clan Invasion era]]
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*[[Tim Bradstreet]]
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| timeline            = [[3050]]
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*[[Jim Nelson]](Cover Art & Design)
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| series              =
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*[[Jeff Laubenstein]](Cover Art & Design)
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*[[Jonathan Marcus]](Catography)
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==Description==
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Written from the perspective of the [[Wolf's Dragoons]]' intelligence organization [[Wolfnet]], '''''20 Year Update''''' pushes the current era of the BattleTech game universe forward from the [[Fourth Succession War]] to the cusp of the [[Clan Invasion]]. It details the massive political changes and new nations that spring up during this time, as well as providing deployment tables for all factions and updated maps of the Inner Sphere. The final section provides an overview of the movers and shakers circa [[3050]].
  
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== From the back cover ==
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{{quote|''20 Year Update''
  
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==Description==
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''The year is [[3050]].<br />The Fourth Succession War has been over for 20 years. The Rasalhague Military District broke with the [[Draconis Combine]], forming the new [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]. Houses Steiner and Davion gradually merge to form the [[Federated Commonwealth]]. In an unexpected show of strength, the Combine military, under [[Theodore Kurita]], stops the Federated Commonwealth invasion of [[3039]] cold. [[ComStar]] unveils a huge [['Mech]] army to garrison its thousands of installations throughout the [[Inner Sphere]]. [[Romano Liao]] fends off a Canopus-Andurien invasion and rebuilds the [[Capellan Confederation]] from the ashes left by her demented father.''
  
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''Don't think of your character as twenty years older...think of his son as being ready for battle.''}}
  
 
==Contents==
 
==Contents==
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* The Inner Sphere: [[3050]]
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* Historical Overview: [[3030]] &ndash; 3050
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** New Governments
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** New Leaders
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** Arming of [[ComStar]]
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** [[War of 3039]]
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* [[Federated Commonwealth]]
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** Unification
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** Opposition to Alliance
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** War of 3039
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** Politics
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** Government
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** [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]]
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** Economy
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** Goals and Problems
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** Deployment Tables
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* War of 3039
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** First Wave
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** Counterthrust
  
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* The [[Draconis Combine]]
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** Rise of [[Theodore Kurita|Theodore]]
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** The [[Ronin War]]
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** Theodore's Innovations
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** War of 3039
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** Politics
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** Border Changes
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** Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery
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** Social and Economic Reforms
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** Goals and Problems
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** Deployment Tables
  
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* [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]
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** Origins
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** Revolt
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** Independence
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** Government
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** Rasalhague ''[[KungsArmé]]'' (Royal Rasalhague Army)
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** Economy
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** Culture
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** Conclusion
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** Deployment Tables
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* [[Free Worlds League]]
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** Recent Events
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** Politics
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** Economy
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** Military
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** Conclusion
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** Deployment Tables
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* Capellan Confederation
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** Reconstruction
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** Politics
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** Military
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** Economy
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** Conclusion
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** Deployment Tables
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* [[ComStar]]
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** A New Stance
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** Interstellar Relations
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** Internal Politics
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** Political Goals
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** [[Com Guards]]
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** Conclusion
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** Deployment Tables
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* Military Technology Review
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* The [[Periphery]]
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** [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
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** [[Taurian Concordat]]
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** [[Outworlds Alliance]] and Independents
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** Bandit Kingdoms and Pirate Bands
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** Deployment Tables
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* Major Personalities of 3050
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:[[Hanse Davion]]
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:[[Theodore Kurita]]
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:[[Myndo Waterly]]
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:[[Melissa Steiner|Melissa Steiner Davion]]
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:[[Thomas Marik]]
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:[[Romano Liao]]
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:[[Takashi Kurita]]
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:[[Victor Ian Steiner-Davion]]
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:[[Haakon Magnusson]]
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:[[Anastasius Focht]]
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:[[Emma Centrella]]
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:[[Tsen Shang]]
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:[[Constance Kurita]]
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:[[Ryan Steiner]]
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:[[Morgan Hasek-Davion]]
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:[[Li Weaver]]
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:[[Tor Miraborg]]
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:[[Candace Liao]]
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:[[Subhash Indrahar]]
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:[[Tormana Liao]]
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:[[Charles Seneca]]
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:[[Justin Xiang Allard]]
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:[[Susie Morgraine-Ryan|Susie "One-Eye" Morgraine-Ryan]]
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:[[Misha Auburn]]
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:Other Notable Personalities
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::[[Sun Tzu Liao]]
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::[[Cassandra Blake]]
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::[[Knute Kurita]]
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::[[Kristen Marik]]
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::[[Margaret Doons]]
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::[[David Polonia]]
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::[[Charles Smith]]
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::[[Egan Telosa]]
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::[[Thomas Bradford]]
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::[[Katherine McCorkendale]]
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::[[Selah Bey]]
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::[[Corinne Marik]]
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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* Much like the ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons sourcebook]]'', this book details a distinct point of time, with no mention of the existence of the [[Clans]] or their upcoming arrival (in 3050). As such it is really the last pre-Clan BattleTech book, and summarizes the universe at the end of the initial (pre-Clan) setting.
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* Notably, the ''20 Year Update'' mentions that [[ComStar]] lost contact with the [[Oberon Confederation]] and subsequently with its protectorate, the [[Elysian Fields]], as early as [[3045]] although the Clan invasion hit the periphery only in late [[3049]].
  
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* At less than a page, the military technology review tells little beyond the names of new 'Mechs and details about the rise and fall of [[Listen-Kill Missile]]s.
  
  
 
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Revision as of 18:28, 17 November 2019

20YearUpdate.jpg
20 Year Update
Product information
Type Sourcebook
Development Jordan Weisman (Production Manager)
James L. Nelson (Project Director)
L. Ross Babcock III (Editor-In-Chief)
Donna Ippolito (Senior Editor)
Jim Musser (Editor)
C. R. Greene (Editorial Assistant)
Ken Stolt (Research Assistant)
Primary writing Jim Musser
Donna Ippolito
Boy F. Peterson, Jr.
Pages 96
Cover Artwork Jim Nelson
Jeff Laubenstein
Interior Artwork Jonathan Marcus (Cartography)
Illustrations Joel Biske
Jimbo Nelson
Earl Geier
Rick Harris
Tim Bradstreet
Jeff Laubenstein
Publication information
Publisher FASA
Product code 1639
First published 1989
ISBN-10 1555601049
ISBN-13 978-1555601041
MSRP 12,00 US $
Content
Era Clan Invasion era
Timeline 3050

Description

Written from the perspective of the Wolf's Dragoons' intelligence organization Wolfnet, 20 Year Update pushes the current era of the BattleTech game universe forward from the Fourth Succession War to the cusp of the Clan Invasion. It details the massive political changes and new nations that spring up during this time, as well as providing deployment tables for all factions and updated maps of the Inner Sphere. The final section provides an overview of the movers and shakers circa 3050.

From the back cover

“ 20 Year Update

The year is 3050.
The Fourth Succession War has been over for 20 years. The Rasalhague Military District broke with the Draconis Combine, forming the new Free Rasalhague Republic. Houses Steiner and Davion gradually merge to form the Federated Commonwealth. In an unexpected show of strength, the Combine military, under Theodore Kurita, stops the Federated Commonwealth invasion of 3039 cold. ComStar unveils a huge 'Mech army to garrison its thousands of installations throughout the Inner Sphere. Romano Liao fends off a Canopus-Andurien invasion and rebuilds the Capellan Confederation from the ashes left by her demented father.

Don't think of your character as twenty years older...think of his son as being ready for battle.

”

Contents

  • War of 3039
    • First Wave
    • Counterthrust
  • The Draconis Combine
    • Rise of Theodore
    • The Ronin War
    • Theodore's Innovations
    • War of 3039
    • Politics
    • Border Changes
    • Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery
    • Social and Economic Reforms
    • Goals and Problems
    • Deployment Tables
  • Capellan Confederation
    • Reconstruction
    • Politics
    • Military
    • Economy
    • Conclusion
    • Deployment Tables
  • ComStar
    • A New Stance
    • Interstellar Relations
    • Internal Politics
    • Political Goals
    • Com Guards
    • Conclusion
    • Deployment Tables
  • Military Technology Review
  • Major Personalities of 3050
Hanse Davion
Theodore Kurita
Myndo Waterly
Melissa Steiner Davion
Thomas Marik
Romano Liao
Takashi Kurita
Victor Ian Steiner-Davion
Haakon Magnusson
Anastasius Focht
Emma Centrella
Tsen Shang
Constance Kurita
Ryan Steiner
Morgan Hasek-Davion
Li Weaver
Tor Miraborg
Candace Liao
Subhash Indrahar
Tormana Liao
Charles Seneca
Justin Xiang Allard
Susie "One-Eye" Morgraine-Ryan
Misha Auburn
Other Notable Personalities
Sun Tzu Liao
Cassandra Blake
Knute Kurita
Kristen Marik
Margaret Doons
David Polonia
Charles Smith
Egan Telosa
Thomas Bradford
Katherine McCorkendale
Selah Bey
Corinne Marik

Notes

  • Much like the Wolf's Dragoons sourcebook, this book details a distinct point of time, with no mention of the existence of the Clans or their upcoming arrival (in 3050). As such it is really the last pre-Clan BattleTech book, and summarizes the universe at the end of the initial (pre-Clan) setting.
  • At less than a page, the military technology review tells little beyond the names of new 'Mechs and details about the rise and fall of Listen-Kill Missiles.

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