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| type                = Technical Readout
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| primary writing = [[Clare Hess]] <br /> [[Dale Kemper]] <br /> [[Jim Long]] <br /> [[Blaine Pardoe]] <br /> [[Boy Petersen]]
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| illustrations = [[Dana Knutson]]
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| development         = [[Sam Lewis (person)|Sam Lewis]]<br>[[L. Ross Babcock III]] (Editor-In-Chief)<br>[[Donna Ippolito]] (Senior Editor)<br>[[Jum Musser]] (Editor)<br>[[C. R. Green]] (Editorial Assistant)
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| primarywriting      = [[Clare W. Hess]]<br>[[Dale L. Kemper]]<br>[[Jim Long]]<br>[[Blaine L. Pardoe]]<br>[[Boy F. Peterson, Jr.]]
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| era = [[Star League era]] <br /> [[Succession Wars era]]
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| pages              = 160
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| type = Technical Readout
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| cover              = [[Dana Knutson]]
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| publisher = [[FASA]]
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| year = 1989
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| illustrations      = Dana Knutson
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| pages = 160
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| publisher          = [[FASA]]
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| production code = [http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=156 8613]
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| productioncode      = 8613
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| ISBN = 1555600891
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| year                = 1989
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| ISBN10              = 1555600891
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| ISBN13              = 978-1555600891
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| MSRP                = $12.00
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| era                 = [[Star League era]]
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| universedate        = [[3048]]
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| timeline            = [[2750]]
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| series              = [[Technical Readout]]s
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| precededby          =  
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==Description==
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'''''Technical Readout: 2750''''' concerns itself with the models of [['Mech]]s, [[ASF]]s, tanks, [[hovercraft]], personal equipment and [[WarShip]]s in use during the first [[Star League]]. It provides [[Rules Level 2]] variants (before the [[Clans]] were introduced) of common [[3025]]-era assets. It was the third TRO to be released.
  
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==Description==
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Some designs first published in ''TRO:2750'' were republished in ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised|TRO:3025 Revised]]'' (1996) and ''[[Technical Readout: 3039|TRO:3039]]'' (2003). The [[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade|TRO: 3050 Upgrade]] was announced to replace the design descriptions of ''TRO:2750'' entirely.<ref>''[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=2412.msg453964#msg453964 Notation on the Catalyst Game Lab's Errata Forum Rules & Index - Regarding status of TRO: 2750.]''</ref> The information on technology and personal equipment was successively replaced in later rulebooks and [[MechWarrior (RPG)|MechWarrior]] related sourcebooks.
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'''''Technical Readout: 2750''''' concerns itself with the models of [['Mech]]s, [[ASF]]s, tanks, [[hovercraft]], personal equipment and [[WarShip]]s in use during the first [[Star League]]. It provides [[Level 2]] variants (before the [[Clans]] were introduced) of common [[3025]]-era assets.
 
  
 
==From the back cover==
 
==From the back cover==
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{{quote|''In the year [[2750]], humanity was in the midst of a [[Golden Age|golden age]]. United under the interstellar government of the [[Star League]], all mankind prospered and enjoyed an improved quality of life made possible by advances in technology, commerce, human rights, and the arts. Humanity had truly inherited the stars. But those same advances also carried a curse, for the engines of war from the Star League era possessed power unequalled in the [[Successor States]] today.''
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{{quote|''In the year [[2750]], humanity was in the midst of a golden age. United under the interstellar government of the [[Star League]], all mankind prospered and enjoyed an improved quality of life made possible by advances in technology, commerce, human rights, and the arts. Humanity had truly inherited the stars. But those same advances also carried a curse, for the engines of war from the Star League era possessed power unequaled in the [[Successor States]] today.''
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''BattleTech ''Technical Readout: 2750'' provides illustrations, statistics, and other vital information about the [[BattleMech]]s, [[aerospace fighter|AeroSpace Fighters]], Tanks and [[Hovercraft]], Personal Equipment, and combat [[JumpShip]]s of the Star League.''}}
  
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''BattleTech ''Technical Readout: 2750'' provides illustrations, statistics, and other vital information about the [[BattleMech]]s, [[Aerospace Fighter|AeroSpace Fighter]]s, Tanks and [[Hovercraft]], Personal Equipment, and combat [[JumpShip]]s of the Star League.''}}
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==Table of Contents==
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;Star League Technology
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: '''Weapons'''
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:: [[Anti-missile system]]
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:: [[Arrow IV Artillery|Arrow IV Missile System]]
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:: [[Extended Range Large Laser]] and [[Extended Range Particle Projector Cannon|PPC]]
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:: [[Gauss rifle]]
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:: [[Ultra AC/5|KWI Ultra Autocannon 5]]
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:: [[LB 10-X AC|LB 10-X Autocannon]]
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:: [[One-Shot|One-Shot Missile Packs]]
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:: [[Laser#Pulse_Lasers|Pulse Laser]] ([[Small Pulse Laser|Small]], [[Medium Pulse Laser|Medium]], [[Large Pulse Laser|Large]])
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:: [[Streak SRM-2]]
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:: [[Swarm LRM|Swarm LRMs]]
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:: [[Thunder LRM|Thunder LRMs]]
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: '''Electronics'''
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:: [[Artemis IV FCS]]
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:: [[Beagle Active Probe]]
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:: [[Guardian ECM Suite]]
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:: [[Myomer Accelerator Signal Circuitry|Myomer Accelerator Signal Circuitry (MASC)]]
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:: [[Narc Missile Beacon]]
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: '''Construction Materials'''
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:: [[Cellular Ammunition Storage Equipment|Cellular Ammunition Storage Equipment (CASE)]]
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:: [[Double Heat Sink|Double Heat Sinks]]
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:: [[Endo Steel|Endo Steel Internal Structure]]
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:: [[Ferro-fibrous armor]]
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:: [[Extralight fusion engine|XL Engine Technology]]
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: '''Costs'''
  
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==Contents==
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;BattleMechs
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* Star League Technology
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: ''[[Mercury (BattleMech)|Mercury]]''
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: ''[[Thorn (BattleMech)|Thorn]]''
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: ''[[Mongoose]]''
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: ''[[Hermes]]''
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: ''[[Hussar]]''
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: ''[[Sentinel]]''
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: ''[[Wyvern]]''
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: ''[[Crab]]''
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: ''[[Kintaro]]''
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: ''[[Champion]]''
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: ''[[Lancelot]]''
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: ''[[Exterminator]]''
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: ''[[Bombardier]]''
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: ''[[Guillotine]]''
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: ''[[Flashman]]''
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: ''[[Black Knight]]''
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: ''[[Thug]]''
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: ''[[Crockett]]''
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: ''[[Highlander]]''
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: ''[[King Crab]]''
  
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* '''Weapons'''
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;Aerospace Fighters
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** Ballistics
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: ''[[Trident]]''
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*** [[Gauss Rifle]]
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: ''[[Swift (Aerospace Fighter class)|Swift]]''
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*** [[Ultra AC/5]]
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: ''[[Spad]]''
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*** [[LB 10-X AC]]
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: ''[[Zero]]''
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** Energy
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: ''[[Rogue (Aerospace Fighter class)|Rogue]]''
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*** [[Small Pulse Laser]]
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: ''[[Tomahawk (Aerospace Fighter class)|Tomahawk]]''
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*** [[Medium Pulse Laser]]
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: ''[[Hellcat II]]''
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*** [[Large Pulse Laser]]
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: ''[[Gotha]]''
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*** [[ER Large Laser]]
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: ''[[Ironsides]]''
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*** [[ER PPC]]
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: ''[[Hammerhead (Aerospace Fighter class)|Hammerhead]]''
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** Missiles
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: ''[[Rapier]]''
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*** [[One-Shot|OS Missile]]
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: ''[[Ahab (Aerospace Fighter class)|Ahab]]''
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*** [[Streak SRM-2]]
 
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*** [[Swarm LRM]]
 
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*** [[Thunder LRM]]
 
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** Defense
 
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*** [[AMS]]
 
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*** [[Arrow IV]]
 
  
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* '''Electronics'''
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;Vehicles
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** [[Artemis IV]]
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: [[Gabriel (Combat Vehicle)|Gabriel]]
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** [[Beagle Active Probe]]
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: [[Ripper (Combat Vehicle)|Ripper]]
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** [[Guardian ECM Suite|Guardian]]
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: [[Beagle (Combat Vehicle)|Beagle]]
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** [[MASC]]
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: [[Rotunda]]
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** [[Narc]]
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: [[Nightshade (Combat Vehicle)|Nightshade]]
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: [[Cyrano]]''
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: [[Lightning (Combat Vehicle)|Lightning]]
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: [[Zephyr (Combat Vehicle)|Zephyr]]
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: [[Kanga]]
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: [[Chaparral]]
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: [[Thor (Combat Vehicle)|Thor]]
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: [[Demon (Combat Vehicle)|Demon]]
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: [[Marksman (Combat Vehicle)|Marksman]]
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: [[Magi]]
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: [[Burke (Combat Vehicle)|Burke]]
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: [[Fury (Combat Vehicle)|Fury]]
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: [[Rhino (Combat Vehicle)|Rhino]]
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: [[Puma (Combat Vehicle)|Puma]]
  
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* '''Construction Materials'''
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;WarShips
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** [[CASE]]
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:: [[Naval Autocannon]]
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** [[Double heat sink]]
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:: [[:Category:Capital Missile|Missiles]]
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** [[Endo Steel]]
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:: [[Naval Laser|Lasers]] and [[Naval Particle Projector Cannon|PPCs]]
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** [[Ferro-Fibrous Armor]]
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:: [[Lithium-Fusion Battery|Lithium-Fusion Batteries]]
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** [[Fusion Engine - XL|XL Engine]]
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: ''[[Bug-Eye]]''
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: ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent]]''
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: ''[[Essex II (WarShip class)|Essex]]''
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: ''[[Lola I|Lola]]''
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: ''[[Aegis (WarShip class)|Aegis]]''
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: ''[[Congress]]''
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: ''[[Black Lion]]''
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: ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz (WarShip class)|Sovetskii Soyuz]]''
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: ''[[Cameron (WarShip class)|Cameron]]''
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: ''[[Potemkin]]''
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: ''[[Texas]]''
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: ''[[McKenna (WarShip class)|McKenna]]''
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: ''[[Confederate]]''
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: ''[[Titan (DropShip class)|Titan]]''
  
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* Costs &ndash; table with purchase costs for above equipment
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;Personal Equipment
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: [[Jump Pack|Emergency Jet Pack]]
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: [[Electromagnetic Pulse Mine|EMP Pulse Mine]]
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: [[AMR-20 Silencer|AMR-20 Rifle/Pistol Silencer]]
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: [[Flash Suppressor|JAF-05 Flash Suppressor]]
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: [[Grapple Rod]]
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: [[Mauser 960 Assault System]]
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: [[MechWarrior Combat Suit|MechWarrior's Combat Suit]]
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: [[Medipack|MediPack]]
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: [[Gripper Gloves|Model 15 Gripper Gloves]]
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: [[Vibro Lock Pick Kit]]
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{{div col end}}
  
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* '''BattleMechs'''
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==Remarks on content==
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** Light 'Mechs
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* The title comprises descriptions of 64 units in total, all units derive from Star League era and were previously unpublished. Furthermore it contains descriptions and rules for new technologies and personal equipment for using in [[MechWarrior (RPG)|MechWarrior]]. It contains:
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*** ''[[Mercury]]''
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** 20 [[BattleMech]] designs,
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*** ''[[Thorn]]''
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** 12 [[aerospace fighter]] designs,
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*** ''[[Mongoose]]''
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** 18 [[combat vehicle|vehicle]] designs,
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*** ''[[Hermes]]''
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*** 35 combat and support vehicles designs and
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*** ''[[Hussar]]''
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*** 3 VTOL designs,
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** Medium 'Mechs
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** 14 [[WarShip]]s designs.
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*** ''[[Sentinel]]''
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** Technology for 'Mechs and Vehicles (weapons, equipment and construction materials)
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*** ''[[Wyvern]]''
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** Technology for spaceships (weapons and drive)
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*** ''[[Crab]]''
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** Personal Equipment (weapons and miscellaneous equipment).
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*** ''[[Kintaro]]''
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* In-universe, the ''TRO'' is presented as a compilation of technology retrieved from the [[Gray Death Memory Core]], twenty years after its discovery, without being credited to a specific source, place or date.
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** Heavy 'Mechs
 
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*** ''[[Champion]]''
 
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*** ''[[Lancelot]]''
 
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*** ''[[Exterminator]]''
 
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*** ''[[Bombardier]]''
 
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*** ''[[Guillotine]]''
 
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*** ''[[Flashman]]''
 
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*** ''[[Black Knight]]''
 
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** Assault 'Mechs
 
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*** ''[[Thug]]''
 
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*** ''[[Crockett]]''
 
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*** ''[[Highlander]]''
 
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*** ''[[King Crab]]''
 
  
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* '''Aerospace Fighters'''
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==Foreign-Language Editions==
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** ''[[Trident]]''
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===German===
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** ''[[Swift (Aerospace Fighter)|Swift]]''
 
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** ''[[Spad]]''
 
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** ''[[Zero]]''
 
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** ''[[Rogue]]''
 
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** ''[[Tomahawk]]''
 
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** ''[[Hellcat II]]''
 
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** ''[[Gotha]]''
 
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** ''[[Ironsides]]''
 
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** ''[[Hammerhead]]''
 
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** ''[[Rapier]]''
 
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** ''[[Ahab]]''
 
  
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* '''Vehicles'''
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The German edition, titled '''Hardware-Handbuch 2750 - LosTech des Sternbundes''' (''Technical Readout 2750 - LosTech of the Star League''), was released by [[Fantasy Productions]] in 1996. The German version was printed in DIN A4 format, a standard European paper size which is a little larger than [[w:Paper size|North American Letter size]]. The cover of the book has the same artwork but a different layout and fonts, making room for the expanded name.
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** ''[[Gabriel]]''
 
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** ''[[Ripper]]''
 
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** ''[[Beagle (Combat Vehicle)|Beagle]]''
 
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** ''[[Rotunda]]''
 
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** ''[[Nightshade]]''
 
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** ''[[Cyrano]]''
 
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** ''[[Lightning]]''
 
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** ''[[Zephyr]]''
 
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** ''[[Kanga]]''
 
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** ''[[Chaparral]]''
 
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** ''[[Thor (Combat Vehicle)|Thor]]''
 
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** ''[[Demon]]''
 
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** ''[[Marksman]]''
 
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** ''[[Magi]]''
 
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** ''[[Burke]]''
 
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** ''[[Fury]]''
 
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** ''[[Rhino]]''
 
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** ''[[Puma (Combat Vehicle)|Puma]]''
 
  
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* '''WarShip Weapons and Equipment'''
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====From the German back cover====
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** [[Naval Autocannon/10]]
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The German back cover generally matches the original in text, however it does not mention personal equipment as this part of the book was not included in the release. The layout of the back cover is also different compared to the original publication.
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** [[Naval Autocannon/20]]
 
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** [[Naval Autocannon/25]]
 
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** [[Naval Autocannon/30]]
 
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** [[Naval Autocannon/35]]
 
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** [[Naval Autocannon/40]]
 
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** [[Killer Whale]]
 
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** [[White Shark]]
 
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** [[Barracuda]]
 
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** [[Naval Laser 35]]
 
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** [[Naval Laser 45]]
 
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** [[Naval Laser 55]]
 
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** [[Light NPPC]]
 
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** [[Medium NPPC]]
 
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** [[Heavy NPPC]]
 
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** [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]]
 
  
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* '''WarShips'''
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{{quote|''Im Jahre 2750 befand sich die Menschheit auf dem Höhepunkt eines goldenen Zeitalters. Unter der Regierung des Sternenbundes vereinigt, blühte und gedieh die menschliche Rasse, und seine Bürger genossen eine nie zuvor und nie wieder erreichte Lebensqualität, ermöglicht durch Fortschritte in Technologie und Wirtschaft, den Menschenrechten und den Künsten. Die Menschheit hatte wahrlich das All erobert. Aber dieser Fortschritt trug sein Ende bereits in sich, denn auch die Kriegsmaschinerie des Sternenbundes war von einer Macht und Größe, wie sie in den Nachfolgerstaaten unserer Tage unerreicht ist.''
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** ''[[Bug-Eye]]''
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''Das Hardware-Hanbuch 2750 liefert Illustrationen, Daten und weitere wichtige Informationen über die BattleMechs, Panzer, Schweber, Luft-/Raumjäger, Landungs- und Kampfsprungschiffe des Sternenbundes. Zusätzliche historische Informationen beschreiben Struktur und Aufstellung der Sternenbund Verteidigungsstreitkräfte.''}}
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** ''[[Vincent]]''
 
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** ''[[Essex]]''
 
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** ''[[Lola III]]''
 
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** ''[[Aegis]]''
 
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** ''[[Congress]]''
 
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** ''[[Black Lion]]''
 
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** ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz]]''
 
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** ''[[Cameron (WarShip)|Cameron]]''
 
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** ''[[Potemkin]]''
 
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** ''[[Texas]]''
 
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** ''[[McKenna (WarShip)|McKenna]]''
 
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** ''[[Confederate]]''
 
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** ''[[Titan]]''
 
  
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* '''Personal Equipment'''
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====Alterations====
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** Emergency Jet Pack
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The German edition abandoned the chapter on advanced weapons and personal equipment. Instead it introduced the ''[[Talon (BattleMech)|Talon]]'', ''[[Spector]]'', ''[[Night Hawk]]'', ''[[Lynx (BattleMech)|Lynx]]'', ''[[Excalibur (BattleMech)|Excalibur]]'', ''[[Shootist]]'', ''[[Striker (BattleMech)|Striker]]'', ''[[Longbow]]'', ''[[Emperor]]'', ''[[Pillager]]'', ''[[Mackie]]'' and ''[[Alacorn]]'', some [[Star League]] era units from ''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]''. It also included information about the [[SLDF]] and its deployment taken from [[The Star League]].
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** EMP Pulse Mine
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** Rifle/Pistol Silencer
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===Finnish===
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** Flash Suppressor
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** Grapple Rod
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The Finnish edition, titled '''Tekninen Käsikirja 2750''' (''Technical Manual 2750''), was released by PRO-Games in 1992. Like the German edition, the Finnish version was printed in DIN A4 format. Apart from the translations themselves, the front and back cover are unchanged from the original North American release.
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** Mauser 960
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** Combat Suit
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====From the Finnish back cover====
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** MediPack
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** Gripper Gloves
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The Finnish back cover matches the original in text and design.
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** Vibro Lock Pick Kit
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{{quote|''Vuonna 2750 ihmiskunta eli loiston kauttaan. Yhdistyneenä Tähtiliiton interstellaarisen hallituksen alle, koko ihmiskunta menestyi ja nautti paremmasta elämästä, jonka tekivät mahdolliseksi tekniset edistysaskeleet, kauppa, ihmisoikeudet ja taiteet. Ihmiskunta oli saanut avaruuden hallintaansa. Nämä samat siunaukset kätkivät sisäänsä myös kirouksen, sillä Tähtiliiton ajan sotakoneet edustavat vertaansa vailla olevaa voimaa nykypäivän Perimysvaltioissa.''
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''Battletech Tekninen Käsikirja 2750 sisältää kuvia, suoritusarvoja ja muuta tarpeellista tietoa Tähtiliiton ajan taistelumecheistä, avaruusaluksista, tankeista, ilmatyynyaluksista, henkilökohtaisista varusteista ja taistelu-pudotusaluksista.''}}
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====Notes====
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The names of units, manufacturers and people were not translated into Finnish, but several other names and terms such as factions and equipment were. Accordingly, the abbreviations for them differ from the originals - for example, a [[long-range missile]] is "pitkänmatkan ohjus", abbreviated as "PMO", and [[CASE]] is "KAV" ("kerrosmainen ammusvarasto").
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Although both products were released by PRO-Games, the Finnish editions of the [[BattleTech, 2nd Edition]] box set and Technical Readout 2750 have different translators. It is perhaps due to this that the translations of some names differ between the two releases. For example, in the Finnish [[BattleTech, 2nd Edition|2nd Edition]] box set [[small laser|small lasers]], [[medium laser|medium lasers]] and [[large laser|large lasers]] are translated as "pieni laser", "keskilaser" and "suuri laser", matching their original names. In Tekninen Käsikirja 2750 the same weapons are given the names "kevytlaser" ("light laser"), "normaalilaser" ("normal laser") and "raskas laser" ("heavy laser").
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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File: Tro2750german.jpeg|German edition.
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File: Tro2750germanback.jpeg|Back cover of the German edition.
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File: Tro2750finnish.png|Finnish edition.
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File: Tro2750finnishback.png|Back cover of the Finnish edition.
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</gallery>
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
* This book is an interesting glimpse into the [[Star League]] era's levels of technology, though some items within would be precluded by later updates that resulted in these items not fitting into the various game systems as well (ex: [[Bug-Eye]]).
 
* This book is an interesting glimpse into the [[Star League]] era's levels of technology, though some items within would be precluded by later updates that resulted in these items not fitting into the various game systems as well (ex: [[Bug-Eye]]).
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* The trademark was ''BattleTech Technical Readout 2750'', found only on the back cover.
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==References==
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<references/>
  
  
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Latest revision as of 22:45, 14 February 2024

TRO 2750.jpg
Technical Readout: 2750
Product information
Type Technical Readout
Development Sam Lewis
L. Ross Babcock III (Editor-In-Chief)
Donna Ippolito (Senior Editor)
Jum Musser (Editor)
C. R. Green (Editorial Assistant)
Primary writing Clare W. Hess
Dale L. Kemper
Jim Long
Blaine L. Pardoe
Boy F. Peterson, Jr.
Pages 160
Cover Artwork Dana Knutson
Illustrations Dana Knutson
Publication information
Publisher FASA
Product code 8613
First published 1989
ISBN-10 1555600891
ISBN-13 978-1555600891
MSRP $12.00
Content
Era Star League era
Universe Date 3048
Timeline 2750
Series Technical Readouts

Description[edit]

Technical Readout: 2750 concerns itself with the models of 'Mechs, ASFs, tanks, hovercraft, personal equipment and WarShips in use during the first Star League. It provides Rules Level 2 variants (before the Clans were introduced) of common 3025-era assets. It was the third TRO to be released.

Some designs first published in TRO:2750 were republished in TRO:3025 Revised (1996) and TRO:3039 (2003). The TRO: 3050 Upgrade was announced to replace the design descriptions of TRO:2750 entirely.[1] The information on technology and personal equipment was successively replaced in later rulebooks and MechWarrior related sourcebooks.

From the back cover[edit]

“ In the year 2750, humanity was in the midst of a golden age. United under the interstellar government of the Star League, all mankind prospered and enjoyed an improved quality of life made possible by advances in technology, commerce, human rights, and the arts. Humanity had truly inherited the stars. But those same advances also carried a curse, for the engines of war from the Star League era possessed power unequaled in the Successor States today.

BattleTech Technical Readout: 2750 provides illustrations, statistics, and other vital information about the BattleMechs, AeroSpace Fighters, Tanks and Hovercraft, Personal Equipment, and combat JumpShips of the Star League.

”

Table of Contents[edit]

Star League Technology
Weapons
Anti-missile system
Arrow IV Missile System
Extended Range Large Laser and PPC
Gauss rifle
KWI Ultra Autocannon 5
LB 10-X Autocannon
One-Shot Missile Packs
Pulse Laser (Small, Medium, Large)
Streak SRM-2
Swarm LRMs
Thunder LRMs
Electronics
Artemis IV FCS
Beagle Active Probe
Guardian ECM Suite
Myomer Accelerator Signal Circuitry (MASC)
Narc Missile Beacon
Construction Materials
Cellular Ammunition Storage Equipment (CASE)
Double Heat Sinks
Endo Steel Internal Structure
Ferro-fibrous armor
XL Engine Technology
Costs
BattleMechs
Mercury
Thorn
Mongoose
Hermes
Hussar
Sentinel
Wyvern
Crab
Kintaro
Champion
Lancelot
Exterminator
Bombardier
Guillotine
Flashman
Black Knight
Thug
Crockett
Highlander
King Crab
Aerospace Fighters
Trident
Swift
Spad
Zero
Rogue
Tomahawk
Hellcat II
Gotha
Ironsides
Hammerhead
Rapier
Ahab
Vehicles
Gabriel
Ripper
Beagle
Rotunda
Nightshade
Cyrano
Lightning
Zephyr
Kanga
Chaparral
Thor
Demon
Marksman
Magi
Burke
Fury
Rhino
Puma
WarShips
Naval Autocannon
Missiles
Lasers and PPCs
Lithium-Fusion Batteries
Bug-Eye
Vincent
Essex
Lola
Aegis
Congress
Black Lion
Sovetskii Soyuz
Cameron
Potemkin
Texas
McKenna
Confederate
Titan
Personal Equipment
Emergency Jet Pack
EMP Pulse Mine
AMR-20 Rifle/Pistol Silencer
JAF-05 Flash Suppressor
Grapple Rod
Mauser 960 Assault System
MechWarrior's Combat Suit
MediPack
Model 15 Gripper Gloves
Vibro Lock Pick Kit

Remarks on content[edit]

  • The title comprises descriptions of 64 units in total, all units derive from Star League era and were previously unpublished. Furthermore it contains descriptions and rules for new technologies and personal equipment for using in MechWarrior. It contains:
    • 20 BattleMech designs,
    • 12 aerospace fighter designs,
    • 18 vehicle designs,
      • 35 combat and support vehicles designs and
      • 3 VTOL designs,
    • 14 WarShips designs.
    • Technology for 'Mechs and Vehicles (weapons, equipment and construction materials)
    • Technology for spaceships (weapons and drive)
    • Personal Equipment (weapons and miscellaneous equipment).
  • In-universe, the TRO is presented as a compilation of technology retrieved from the Gray Death Memory Core, twenty years after its discovery, without being credited to a specific source, place or date.

Foreign-Language Editions[edit]

German[edit]

The German edition, titled Hardware-Handbuch 2750 - LosTech des Sternbundes (Technical Readout 2750 - LosTech of the Star League), was released by Fantasy Productions in 1996. The German version was printed in DIN A4 format, a standard European paper size which is a little larger than North American Letter size. The cover of the book has the same artwork but a different layout and fonts, making room for the expanded name.

From the German back cover[edit]

The German back cover generally matches the original in text, however it does not mention personal equipment as this part of the book was not included in the release. The layout of the back cover is also different compared to the original publication.

“ Im Jahre 2750 befand sich die Menschheit auf dem Höhepunkt eines goldenen Zeitalters. Unter der Regierung des Sternenbundes vereinigt, blühte und gedieh die menschliche Rasse, und seine Bürger genossen eine nie zuvor und nie wieder erreichte Lebensqualität, ermöglicht durch Fortschritte in Technologie und Wirtschaft, den Menschenrechten und den Künsten. Die Menschheit hatte wahrlich das All erobert. Aber dieser Fortschritt trug sein Ende bereits in sich, denn auch die Kriegsmaschinerie des Sternenbundes war von einer Macht und Größe, wie sie in den Nachfolgerstaaten unserer Tage unerreicht ist.

Das Hardware-Hanbuch 2750 liefert Illustrationen, Daten und weitere wichtige Informationen über die BattleMechs, Panzer, Schweber, Luft-/Raumjäger, Landungs- und Kampfsprungschiffe des Sternenbundes. Zusätzliche historische Informationen beschreiben Struktur und Aufstellung der Sternenbund Verteidigungsstreitkräfte.

”

Alterations[edit]

The German edition abandoned the chapter on advanced weapons and personal equipment. Instead it introduced the Talon, Spector, Night Hawk, Lynx, Excalibur, Shootist, Striker, Longbow, Emperor, Pillager, Mackie and Alacorn, some Star League era units from Technical Readout: 3058. It also included information about the SLDF and its deployment taken from The Star League.

Finnish[edit]

The Finnish edition, titled Tekninen Käsikirja 2750 (Technical Manual 2750), was released by PRO-Games in 1992. Like the German edition, the Finnish version was printed in DIN A4 format. Apart from the translations themselves, the front and back cover are unchanged from the original North American release.

From the Finnish back cover[edit]

The Finnish back cover matches the original in text and design.

“ Vuonna 2750 ihmiskunta eli loiston kauttaan. Yhdistyneenä Tähtiliiton interstellaarisen hallituksen alle, koko ihmiskunta menestyi ja nautti paremmasta elämästä, jonka tekivät mahdolliseksi tekniset edistysaskeleet, kauppa, ihmisoikeudet ja taiteet. Ihmiskunta oli saanut avaruuden hallintaansa. Nämä samat siunaukset kätkivät sisäänsä myös kirouksen, sillä Tähtiliiton ajan sotakoneet edustavat vertaansa vailla olevaa voimaa nykypäivän Perimysvaltioissa.

Battletech Tekninen Käsikirja 2750 sisältää kuvia, suoritusarvoja ja muuta tarpeellista tietoa Tähtiliiton ajan taistelumecheistä, avaruusaluksista, tankeista, ilmatyynyaluksista, henkilökohtaisista varusteista ja taistelu-pudotusaluksista.

”

Notes[edit]

The names of units, manufacturers and people were not translated into Finnish, but several other names and terms such as factions and equipment were. Accordingly, the abbreviations for them differ from the originals - for example, a long-range missile is "pitkänmatkan ohjus", abbreviated as "PMO", and CASE is "KAV" ("kerrosmainen ammusvarasto").

Although both products were released by PRO-Games, the Finnish editions of the BattleTech, 2nd Edition box set and Technical Readout 2750 have different translators. It is perhaps due to this that the translations of some names differ between the two releases. For example, in the Finnish 2nd Edition box set small lasers, medium lasers and large lasers are translated as "pieni laser", "keskilaser" and "suuri laser", matching their original names. In Tekninen Käsikirja 2750 the same weapons are given the names "kevytlaser" ("light laser"), "normaalilaser" ("normal laser") and "raskas laser" ("heavy laser").

Gallery[edit]

  • German edition.

  • Back cover of the German edition.

  • Finnish edition.

  • Back cover of the Finnish edition.

Notes[edit]

  • This book is an interesting glimpse into the Star League era's levels of technology, though some items within would be precluded by later updates that resulted in these items not fitting into the various game systems as well (ex: Bug-Eye).
  • The trademark was BattleTech Technical Readout 2750, found only on the back cover.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Notation on the Catalyst Game Lab's Errata Forum Rules & Index - Regarding status of TRO: 2750.

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