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| image               = TRO 3025r.JPG
| image = [[Image:TRO 3025r.JPG|191px]]
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| name               = Technical Readout: 3025<br />The Succession Wars
| name = Technical Readout: 3025 Revised
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| type                = Technical Readout
| Publisher = [[FASA]]
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| author              =  
| Year = 1996
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| development        = [[Bryan Nystul]]<br />[[Randall N. Bills]]
| Production Code = 8603
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| primarywriting      = [[Blaine L. Pardoe]]<br />[[Boy F. Petersen, Jr.]]<br />[[Anthony Pryor]]<br />[[Dale L. Kemper]]<br />[[Shaun Duncan]]<br />[[Clare W. Hess]]<br />[[Jim Long]]<br />[[Sam Lewis (person)|Sam Lewis]]<br />[[Phillip J. DeLuca]]
| ISBN = 1-55560-310-6
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| pages              = 184
| MSRP = US$15.00
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| cover              = [[Doug Chaffee]]
| Type = Technical Readout
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| interiorart        =
| Primary Writing =  
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| illustrations      = [[Duane Loose]]<br />[[David R. Deitrick]]<br />[[Joel Biske]]<br />[[Leon Gor]]<br />[[Kevin Long]]<br />[[Brad McDevitt]]<br />[[Mike Nielsen]]
*[[Phillip DeLuca]]
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| publisher          = [[FASA]]
*[[Shaun Duncan]]
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| productioncode      = [http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=157 8603]
*[[Clare Hess]]
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| year                = 1996
*[[Dale Kemper]]
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| ISBN10              = 1555603106
*[[Sam Lewis]]
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| ISBN13              = 978-1555603106
*[[Jim Long]]
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| MSRP                = 15.00 US $
*[[Blaine Pardoe]]
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| content            =  
*[[Boy Petersen]]
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| era                = [[Star League era]]<br />[[Succession Wars era]]<br />[[Clan Invasion era]]
*[[Anthony Pryor]]
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| agency              = [[Wolfnet]]
| Product Development = [[Bryan Nystul]]
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| universedate        = 22 March [[3058]]
| Illustrations =  
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| timeline            = [[3058]]
*[[Joel Biske]]
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| series              = [[Technical Readout]]s
*[[David Deitrick]]
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| precededby          = [[Technical Readout: 3025]]
*[[Leon Gor]]
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| followedby          = [[Technical Readout: 3039]]
*[[Kevin Long]]
 
*[[Duane Loose]]
 
*[[Brad McDevitt]]
 
*[[Mike Nielsen]]
 
| Pages = 184
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
 
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
This revision of ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]'' removed the infamous [[Unseen]] (the entire entry, not just the artwork) and replaced them with 3025-era variants from ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]].''
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Although its proper title is '''''Technical Readout: 3025''''' (subtitle: '''''The Succession Wars'''''), this product is often referred to as the ''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised''; it was the first revised [[Technical Readout]] to be published.
 
 
 
==Contents==
 
*'''Introductions'''
 
:: Adept XVII-sigma David Keith, ComStar, 5 June 3025 (previously unattributed)
 
:: Major-General Margaret Tulliver. Deputy Director, Wolfnet, 22 March 3058
 
 
 
  
*'''Light 'Mechs'''
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The reason for the revision was the [[Unseen]] issue, a legal situation that did not allow the artwork for certain [[BattleMechs]] to be shown in official products anymore. This revision of ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]'' was supposed to supplant the original book, even retaining the same production code, but it removed the infamous Unseen (the entire entry, not just the artwork) and replaced them with appropriately downgraded [[Succession Wars era]] variants of various [[Star League era]] designs of from ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''. All of these Technical Readouts were later collectively merged into the ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]'' and are out of print now.
{|border="1"
 
|-
 
|[[Mercury]]
 
|[[Thorn]]
 
|[[Commando]]
 
|[[Mongoose]]
 
|[[Hermes]]
 
|-
 
|[[Hussar]]
 
|[[Javelin]]
 
|[[Spider]]
 
|[[UrbanMech]]
 
|[[Firestarter]]
 
|-
 
|[[Jenner]]
 
|[[Panther]]
 
|}
 
  
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In-character, it purports to be a [[3058]] revision by [[Wolfnet]] of the original [[ComStar]] work from [[3025]]. As a nod to the missing Unseen, the author remarks that some well-known units were cut that required no revision and that the original entry from the ''Technical Readout: 3025'' could still be used.
  
*'''Medium 'Mechs'''
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==From the back cover==
{|border="1"
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{{quote|''In the year [[3025]], war rages across all of known space. The [[Great Houses|Successor Lords]] vie for supremacy over the entire [[Inner Sphere]], each commanding a vast army of troops. At the forefront of these forces are [[BattleMech]]s, 12-meter tall humanoid juggernauts bristling with enough firepower to level a city block. Centuries of war have taken their toll, and 'Mechs have become scarce and valuable. The presence of these behemoths on the battlefield often spells the difference between victory and defeat!''
|-
 
|[[Assassin]]
 
|[[Cicada]]
 
|[[Clint]]
 
|[[Hermes II]]
 
|[[Sentinel]]
 
|-
 
|[[Vulcan (BattleMech)|Vulcan]]
 
|[[Whitworth]]
 
|[[Blackjack (BattleMech)|Blackjack]]
 
|[[Hatchetman]]
 
|[[Vindicator]]
 
|-
 
|[[Wyvern]]
 
|[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]
 
|[[Crab]]
 
|[[Enforcer]]
 
|[[Hunchback]]
 
|-
 
|[[Trebuchet]]
 
|[[Dervish]]
 
|[[Kintaro]]
 
|}
 
  
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''This revised edition of the original ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]'' features the most popular and powerful BattleMechs of the Succession Wars, as well as a selection of support vehicles, aerospace craft and rare [[Star League]]-era 'Mechs. Each of these war machines is illustrated in detail, accompanied by a description of its history and capabilities and complete BattleTech game statistics. Fully compatible with the BattleTech boxed game.''}}
  
*'''Heavy 'Mechs'''
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==Table of Contents==
{|border="1"
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;Introduction
|-
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;Light 'Mechs
|[[Champion]]
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: ''[[Mercury (BattleMech)|Mercury]]''
|[[Dragon]]
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: ''[[Thorn (BattleMech)|Thorn]]''
|[[Lancelot]]
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: ''[[Commando]]''
|[[Quickdraw]]
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: ''[[Mongoose]]''
|[[Bombardier]]
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: ''[[Hermes]]''
|-
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: ''[[Hussar]]''
|[[Catapult]]
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: ''[[Javelin]]''
|[[Exterminator]]
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: ''[[Spider]]''
|[[JagerMech]]
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: ''[[UrbanMech]]''
|[[Grasshopper]]
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: ''[[Firestarter (BattleMech)|Firestarter]]''
|[[Guillotine]]
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: ''[[Jenner]]''
|-
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: ''[[Panther]]''
|[[Black Knight]]
 
|[[Flashman]]
 
|[[Orion]]
 
|}
 
  
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;Medium 'Mechs
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: ''[[Assassin]]''
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: ''[[Cicada]]''
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: ''[[Clint]]''
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: ''[[Hermes II]]''
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: ''[[Sentinel]]''
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: ''[[Vulcan (BattleMech)|Vulcan]]''
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: ''[[Whitworth]]''
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: ''[[Blackjack (BattleMech)|Blackjack]]''
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: ''[[Hatchetman]]''
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: ''[[Vindicator]]''
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: ''[[Wyvern]]''
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: ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]''
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: ''[[Crab]]''
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: ''[[Enforcer]]''
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: ''[[Hunchback]]''
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: ''[[Trebuchet]]''
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: ''[[Dervish]]''
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: ''[[Kintaro]]''
  
*'''Assault 'Mechs'''
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;Heavy 'Mechs
{|border="1"
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: ''[[Champion]]''
|-
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: ''[[Dragon]]''
|[[Awesome]]
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: ''[[Lancelot]]''
|[[Charger]]
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: ''[[Quickdraw]]''
|[[Thug]]
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: ''[[Bombardier]]''
|[[Victor]]
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: ''[[Catapult]]''
|[[Zeus]]
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: ''[[Exterminator]]''
|-
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: ''[[JagerMech]]''
|[[Crockett]]
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: ''[[Grasshopper]]''
|[[Stalker]]
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: ''[[Guillotine]]''
|[[Cyclops]]
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: ''[[Black Knight]]''
|[[Highlander]]
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: ''[[Flashman]]''
|[[Banshee]]
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: ''[[Orion]]''
|-
 
|[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]
 
|[[King Crab]]
 
|}
 
  
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;Assault 'Mechs
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: ''[[Awesome]]''
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: ''[[Charger]]''
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: ''[[Thug]]''
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: ''[[Victor]]''
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: ''[[Zeus]]''
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: ''[[Crockett]]''
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: ''[[Stalker]]''
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: ''[[Cyclops]]''
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: ''[[Highlander]]''
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: ''[[Banshee (BattleMech)|Banshee]]''
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: ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]''
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: ''[[King Crab]]''
  
*'''Combat Vehicles'''
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;Vehicles
{|border="1"
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: ''[[Boomerang]] Observation Plane''
|-
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: ''[[Swift Wind]] Scout Car''
|[[Boomerang]]
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: ''[[J-27 Ordnance Transport|Ordnance Transport]]''
|[[Swift Wind]]
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: ''[[MASH Truck]]''
|[[J-27]]
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: ''[[Packrat|Packrat Long Range Patrol Vehicle]]''
|[[MASH Truck]]
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: ''[[Mobile HQ]]''
|[[Pack Rat]]
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: ''[[135-K Coolant Truck|Coolant Trucks]]''
|-
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: ''[[Rommel]]''/''[[Patton]]'' Tanks
|[[Mobile HQ]]
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: ''[[Von Luckner]] Heavy Tank''
|[[135-K]]
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: ''[[Mobile Long Tom]] Artillery''
|[[Rommel]]
 
|[[Patton]]
 
|[[Von Luckner]]
 
|-
 
|[[Long Tom]]
 
|}
 
  
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;Aerospace Fighters
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: ''[[Seydlitz]]''
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: ''[[Cheetah]]''
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: ''[[Thrush]]''
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: ''[[Sparrowhawk]]''
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: ''[[Sholagar]]''
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: ''[[Corsair (Aerospace Fighter)|Corsair]]''
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: ''[[Transit]]''
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: ''[[Stingray]]''
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: ''[[Lucifer]]''
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: ''[[Shilone]]''
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: ''[[Transgressor]]''
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: ''[[Slayer]]''
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: ''[[Chippewa]]''
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: ''[[Riever]]''
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: ''[[Stuka]]''
  
*'''Aerospace Fighters'''
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;DropShips
{|border="1"
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: ''[[Leopard]]''
|-
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: ''[[Leopard CV]]''
|[[Seydlitz]]
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: ''[[Union]]''
|[[Cheetah]]
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: ''[[Overlord]]''
|[[Thrush]]
 
|[[Sparrowhawk]]
 
|[[Sholagar]]
 
|-
 
|[[Corsair]]
 
|[[Transit]]
 
|[[Stingray]]
 
|[[Lucifer]]
 
|[[Shilone]]
 
|-
 
|[[Transgressor]]
 
|[[Slayer]]
 
|[[Chippewa]]
 
|[[Riever]]
 
|[[Stuka]]
 
|}
 
  
 
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==Remarks on content==
*'''DropShips'''
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* The in-character contribution for the original publication (''TRO:3025'') is given by [[Adept]] XVII-sigma [[David Keith]], [[ComStar]], 5 June 3025 (though it was unattributed when released). The in-character contribution for revised edition is given by [[Major General|Major-General]] [[Margaret Tulliver]], Deputy Director, Wolfnet, 22 March 3058.
{|border="1"
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* The last page contains an index, which is not listed in the Table of Contents.
|-
 
|[[Leopard]]
 
|[[Leopard CV]]
 
|[[Union]]
 
|[[Overlord]]
 
|}
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
*Unlike some other revised TROs, this one did not have the word 'Revised' in the cover title. Instead, it was only located on the banner page.
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* Unlike some other revised TROs, this one did not have the word "Revised" in the cover title. Instead, it was only located on the banner page.
 
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* This book is now partly included in ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]'' (without space ships).
  
 
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[[Category:Technical Readouts and Recognition Guides|3025 Revised]]

Revision as of 17:07, 28 August 2020

TRO 3025r.JPG
Technical Readout: 3025
The Succession Wars
Product information
Type Technical Readout
Development Bryan Nystul
Randall N. Bills
Primary writing Blaine L. Pardoe
Boy F. Petersen, Jr.
Anthony Pryor
Dale L. Kemper
Shaun Duncan
Clare W. Hess
Jim Long
Sam Lewis
Phillip J. DeLuca
Pages 184
Cover Artwork Doug Chaffee
Illustrations Duane Loose
David R. Deitrick
Joel Biske
Leon Gor
Kevin Long
Brad McDevitt
Mike Nielsen
Publication information
Publisher FASA
Product code 8603
First published 1996
ISBN-10 1555603106
ISBN-13 978-1555603106
MSRP 15.00 US $
Content
Era Star League era
Succession Wars era
Clan Invasion era
Agency Wolfnet
Universe Date 22 March 3058
Timeline 3058
Series Technical Readouts
Preceded by Technical Readout: 3025
Followed by Technical Readout: 3039

Description

Although its proper title is Technical Readout: 3025 (subtitle: The Succession Wars), this product is often referred to as the Technical Readout: 3025 Revised; it was the first revised Technical Readout to be published.

The reason for the revision was the Unseen issue, a legal situation that did not allow the artwork for certain BattleMechs to be shown in official products anymore. This revision of Technical Readout: 3025 was supposed to supplant the original book, even retaining the same production code, but it removed the infamous Unseen (the entire entry, not just the artwork) and replaced them with appropriately downgraded Succession Wars era variants of various Star League era designs of from Technical Readout: 2750. All of these Technical Readouts were later collectively merged into the Technical Readout: 3039 and are out of print now.

In-character, it purports to be a 3058 revision by Wolfnet of the original ComStar work from 3025. As a nod to the missing Unseen, the author remarks that some well-known units were cut that required no revision and that the original entry from the Technical Readout: 3025 could still be used.

From the back cover

In the year 3025, war rages across all of known space. The Successor Lords vie for supremacy over the entire Inner Sphere, each commanding a vast army of troops. At the forefront of these forces are BattleMechs, 12-meter tall humanoid juggernauts bristling with enough firepower to level a city block. Centuries of war have taken their toll, and 'Mechs have become scarce and valuable. The presence of these behemoths on the battlefield often spells the difference between victory and defeat!

This revised edition of the original Technical Readout: 3025 features the most popular and powerful BattleMechs of the Succession Wars, as well as a selection of support vehicles, aerospace craft and rare Star League-era 'Mechs. Each of these war machines is illustrated in detail, accompanied by a description of its history and capabilities and complete BattleTech game statistics. Fully compatible with the BattleTech boxed game.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Light 'Mechs
Mercury
Thorn
Commando
Mongoose
Hermes
Hussar
Javelin
Spider
UrbanMech
Firestarter
Jenner
Panther
Medium 'Mechs
Assassin
Cicada
Clint
Hermes II
Sentinel
Vulcan
Whitworth
Blackjack
Hatchetman
Vindicator
Wyvern
Centurion
Crab
Enforcer
Hunchback
Trebuchet
Dervish
Kintaro
Heavy 'Mechs
Champion
Dragon
Lancelot
Quickdraw
Bombardier
Catapult
Exterminator
JagerMech
Grasshopper
Guillotine
Black Knight
Flashman
Orion
Assault 'Mechs
Awesome
Charger
Thug
Victor
Zeus
Crockett
Stalker
Cyclops
Highlander
Banshee
Atlas
King Crab
Vehicles
Boomerang Observation Plane
Swift Wind Scout Car
Ordnance Transport
MASH Truck
Packrat Long Range Patrol Vehicle
Mobile HQ
Coolant Trucks
Rommel/Patton Tanks
Von Luckner Heavy Tank
Mobile Long Tom Artillery
Aerospace Fighters
Seydlitz
Cheetah
Thrush
Sparrowhawk
Sholagar
Corsair
Transit
Stingray
Lucifer
Shilone
Transgressor
Slayer
Chippewa
Riever
Stuka
DropShips
Leopard
Leopard CV
Union
Overlord

Remarks on content

  • The in-character contribution for the original publication (TRO:3025) is given by Adept XVII-sigma David Keith, ComStar, 5 June 3025 (though it was unattributed when released). The in-character contribution for revised edition is given by Major-General Margaret Tulliver, Deputy Director, Wolfnet, 22 March 3058.
  • The last page contains an index, which is not listed in the Table of Contents.

Notes

  • Unlike some other revised TROs, this one did not have the word "Revised" in the cover title. Instead, it was only located on the banner page.
  • This book is now partly included in Technical Readout: 3039 (without space ships).