Technical Readout: 3026

Technical Readout: 3026
Product information
Type	Technical readout
Development	Sam Lewis Jordan Weisman, Tara Gallagher (Production Managers) L. Ross Babcock III (Editor-In-Chief) Donna Ippolito (Senior Editor) Todd Huettel (Editor)
Primary writing	Kevin Stein Sam Lewis
Pages	128
Cover Artwork	Duane Loose
Interior Artwork	Dana Knutson (Art Director)
Illustrations	Duane Loose, Steve Venters
Publication information
Publisher	FASA
Product code	8606
First published	1987
ISBN-10	0931787327
ISBN-13	978-0931787324
MSRP	15.00 US $
Content
Era	Succession Wars era
Timeline	3026
Series	Technical Readouts
Followed by	Technical Readout: 3026 Revised

Description

Intended as a background book for the BattleTech universe, Technical Readout: 3026 was the first to focus on the secondary weapon systems (combat vehicles) of the game. It also included personal equipment that could be used by players of MechWarrior, the roleplaying game.

It was first published in 1987 with a Revised 1996 Edition published nine years later. This edition had the same cover art as the first. It was reissued in 2003 as Technical Readout: 3026 Revised and eventually supplanted by (and merged into) the more comprehensive Technical Readout: 3039.

The German edition was published as Hardware-Handbuch: 3031 with altered content (see Technical Readout: 3026#Hardware-Handbuch: 3031 below).

Contents

Combat Vehicles

• Ferret
• Savannah Master
• Tracked APC
• Wheeled APC
• Hover APC
• Guardian
• Skulker
• Warrior
• Harasser
• J. Edgar
• Scorpion
• Sea Skimmer
• Karnov
• Hunter
• Pegasus
• Saladin
• Saracen
• Scimitar
• Striker
• Engineering Vehicle
• Hetzer
• Goblin
• 'MechBuster
• Condor
• Drillson
• Maxim
• Planetlifter
• Vedette
• Bulldog
• Hi-Scout
• LRM Carrier
• SRM Carrier
• Manticore
• Pike
• Monitor
• Demolisher
• Partisan
• Schrek
• SturmFeur
• Ontos
• Behemoth
• Neptune

Personal Equipment

Electronic Sneak Suits

• Electronic Camouflage
• Electronic Countermeasure Suit
• Infrared Suppression Suit

Combination Sneak Suits

• IR Sneak and Camo Sneak
• IR Sneak and ECM Sneak
• Camo Sneak and ECM Sneak
• IR Sneak, Camo Sneak, and ECM Sneak

Rechargers

• Kinetic Recharger
• Fossil Fuel Recharger
• Solar Recharger
• Fusion Recharger

Remote Sensors

• Portable Radar Sensor
• Portable Motion Sensor
• Portable Trip-Line Sensor
• Seismic Sensor

Exoskeletons

• Light Exoskeleton
• Industrial Exoskeleton
• Heavy Industrial Exoskeleton

Exoskeleton Modifications

• Environmental Sealing
• Zero-G Exoskeleton
• Exoskeleton Communications & Detection Equipment

Communicators

• Micro-Communicator
• Long-Range Personal Communicator
• Basic Communications Kit
• Level I Field Communications Kit
• Advanced Field Communications Kit

Artificial Limbs

• Type I Artificial Limb: Simple
• Type II Artificial Limb: Useful
• Type III Artificial Limb: Functional
• Type IV Artificial Limb: Prosthesis
• Type V Artificial Limb: Myomer
• Type VI Artificial Limb: Regeneration Technology

Miscellaneous Personal Equipment

Ablative/Flak Armor

• Ablative/Flak Vest
• Ablative/Flak Body Suit

Night Vision Devices

• Starlight Scope
• Starlight Goggle

Sniper Scopes

• Sniper Scope
• Sniper IR Scope
• Starlight Sniper Scope

Survival Gear

• Basic Field Kit
• Deluxe Field Kit
• Environmental Bubble
• Personal Environ Bag or body bag
• Full Tent

Medkits

• Personal Medkit

Clothing

• Fine Clothing

Personal Equipment Repair Kits

• Personal Equipment Repair Kit

Disguise/Forgery Kits

• Disguise Kit
• Forgery Kit

Category:Recording Equipment

• Small Camera to Holographic Movie Recorder

Weapons

Support Weapons

Recoilless Rifles

• Medium Recoilless Rifle
• Heavy Recoilless Rifle

Flamers

• Heavy Flamer

Mortars

• Light Mortar
• Heavy Mortar

Machine Guns

• Portable Machine Gun
• Semi-Portable Machine Gun

• Man-Pack PPC
• Semi-Portable PPC

Support Lasers

• Semi-Portable Support Laser
• Semi-Portable Heavy Support Laser

Personal Weapons

Needlers

• Needler Pistol
• Needler Rifle
• Hold-Out Needler

Pistols

• Sternsnacht Heavy Pistol
• Mydron Auto Pistol
• Standard Pistol
• Hold-Out Pistol

Pulse Lasers

• Pulse Laser Pistol
• Pulse Laser Rifle

Lasers

• Nakjama Laser Pistol
• Sunbeam Laser Pistol
• Hold-Out Laser Pistol
• Magna Laser Rifle
• Intek Laser Rifle

Sub-Machine Guns

• Rorynex Sub-Machine Gun
• Imperator Sub-Machine Gun

Rifles

• Federated Long Rifle
• Zeus Heavy Rifle

Gyrojets

• Heavy GyroJet Gun
• GyroSlug Rifle
• GyroSlug Carbine
• Hold-Out GyroJet Pistol

Grenades

• Grenade
• Automatic Grenade Launcher
• Grenade Launcher

LAWs

• Light Anti-Vehicle Weapon
• Very Light Anti-Vehicle Weapon

Miscellaneous Weapons

• Dart Gun
• Heavy SRM Launcher
• Portable Rocket Launcher
• Light Recoiless Rifle
• Pistol (Flamer)
• LGB-46R Engineer's Tool ("Paint Gun")
• Mini Stun-Stick
• Weapons Tables - Personal and Support

German Edition

Hardware-Handbuch 3031
Product information
Language	german
Contribution	Reinhold H. Mai (Translation), Dietrich Limper, Thomas Römer and Reinhold H. Mai (Editor)
Pages	158
Publication information
Publisher	Fantasy Productions
First published	1992
ISBN-10	3890649092
ISBN-13	9783890649092

Published by licensee FanPro, the German edition of Technical Readout 3026 received extensive revamping, beginning with the title, which was changed to Hardware-Handbuch 3031. According to the imprint, additional texts from other sources (Technical Readout: 3050, House Liao, Wolf's Dragoons, Sorenson's Sabres and Stardate Vol. 3 No 2) were included.

It was expanded over the original english product to include five additional BattleMech designs complete with Technical Readout-style fluff, combat histories, and notable pilots:

• Flea - The 20-ton FLE-15 version. Combat history and Notable Pilots (Kare Devereux and Thheiba Shakir) were translated from an (apocryphal) writeup in Stardate Vol. 3 No. 1.
• Raven - The standard Raven as statted in the House Liao (The Capellan Confederation) sourcebook. Like in that book, the ECM Equipment (for which no rules existed) was supposedly mounted in the Center Torso location despite occupying four critical slots. The Combat History writeup and single Notable Pilot (Kevin DeNato from the 1st McCarron's Armored Cavalry regiment) given were original and have not been translated or re-published elsewhere.
• Wolfhound - Combat History is a retelling of the 'Mech's history as described in the Warrior trilogy, with Daniel Allard given as the sole entry under Notable Pilots.
• Cataphract - Also taken from the House Liao (The Capellan Confederation) sourcebook, with an original writeup that was not translated or published anywhere else. Combat History centers on the exploits of Notable Pilot Kalidas Aniro of Warrior House Kamata in the fighting against Andurien forces under Jimmy Lee on Betelgeuse.
• Longbow - Combat history and Notable Pilots (Beater/Hunter team Oshira Muzakka and Jon Smallberry, and Cedrick Sveinson) were translated from an (apocryphal) writeup in Stardate Vol. 3 No. 2.

The personal equipment section was rearranged, and the stats provided were slightly altered (presumably to account for rule changes since the publication of the original Technical Readout: 3026).

All additional content technically falls outside of the current definition of canon and must thus be considered apocryphal.

Notes

• Though not as wide in scope as Technical Readout: 3025, this TRO still brought a number of new combat vehicle types to the game.