Objective Raids

Description

Written from the perspective of the ComGuards as a "how to" guide on objective raids, the Objective Raids book details the most notable worlds of military and industrial importances in the Inner Sphere, be it Successor State or Clan, along with troop deployments circa 3054. The real meat of the book is the section covering the various manufacturers of each BattleMech, Aerospace Fighter, Combat Vehicle, DropShip and JumpShip, almost every military component, weapon or piece of battlefield equipment produced in the Inner Sphere at that time. Among the manufacturing details, a number of new variants of existing designs are also briefly described.

From the back cover

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Objective Raids is an indispensable resource for BattleTech and MechWarrior players, providing current listings of units and industries on worlds along the border of the Clan occupation zone. A discussion of the tactics for conducting raids, two representative industrial floor plans, and a reference guide for locating the manufacturing site of any BattleMech, vehicle, aerospace fighter or component is also included.

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Content

• Briefing
• Situation Briefing
• Conducting Raids
• Frontline Forces
• Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth
  • Federated Suns State Command
  • Lyran Commonwealth State Command
• Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery
• The Clans
  • Steel Viper
  • Jade Falcon
  • Wolf
  • Ghost Bear
  • Smoke Jaguar
  • Nova Cat
• Free Worlds League Military
• Capellan Confederation Armed Services
• St. Ives Military Forces
• Rasalhague KungsArmé
• Periphery States
  • Alliance Military Corps
  • Magistracy Armed Forces
  • Taurian Defense Forces
  • Independents
• Industries
• Border Worlds
• The Clan Front
  • Federated Commonwealth
  • Jade Falcon/Steel Viper Occupation Zone
  • Wolf Occupation Zone
  • Ghost Bear Occupation Zone
  • Smoke Jaguar/Nova Cat Occupation Zone
• Federated Commonwealth
• Draconis Combine
• The Clans
• Free Worlds League
• Capellan Confederation
• St. Ives Compact
• Periphery States
• Typical Industrial Set-ups
• Product Index
• Map of the Federated Commonwealth

Notes

• The Objective Raids sourcebook has since gained notoriety for being inaccurate and containing many errors, oversights and omissions. For example, it curiously fails to mention Tikonov as a major industrial center and is one of the sources (wrongly) claiming that the Taurian Concordat produces the Hatchetman and the Rommel tank.
• All the pages in Manufacturing Centers category on BTW, both content and format, are originally based on this book, albeit now expanded and updated from the mid 3050's era of this book.