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| image              = TRO 3026r.JPG
 
| image              = TRO 3026r.JPG
 
| name                = Technical Readout: 3026 Revised Edition<br />The Succession Wars
 
| name                = Technical Readout: 3026 Revised Edition<br />The Succession Wars
| type                = Technical Readout
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| type                = Technical readout
 
| author              =  
 
| author              =  
 
| development        = [[Randall Bills]]
 
| development        = [[Randall Bills]]
| primarywriting      = [[Kevin Stein (person)|Kevin Stein]]<br>[[Sam Lewis (person)|Sam Lewis]]<br>[[Herb Beas]]<br>[[Warner Doles (person)|Warner Doles]]<br>[[David L. McCulloch]]<br>[[Drew Williams (person)|Drew Williams]]
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| primarywriting      = [[Kevin Stein]]<br />[[Sam Lewis (person)|Sam Lewis]]<br />[[Herb Beas]]<br />[[Warner Doles (person)|Warner Doles]]<br />[[David L. McCulloch]]<br />[[Drew Williams]]
 
| pages              = 128
 
| pages              = 128
 
| cover              = [[Duane Loose]]
 
| cover              = [[Duane Loose]]
 
| interiorart        =  
 
| interiorart        =  
| illustrations      = Duane Loose<br>[[Steve Venters]]<br>[[Doug Chaffee]]<br>[[Chris Lewis]]
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| illustrations      = Duane Loose<br />[[Steve Venters]]<br />[[Doug Chaffee]]<br />[[Chris Lewis]]
 
| publisher          = [[FanPro]]
 
| publisher          = [[FanPro]]
| productioncode      = 10992
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| productioncode      = [http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=158 10992]
 
| year                = 2003
 
| year                = 2003
 
| ISBN10              = 193256408X
 
| ISBN10              = 193256408X
 
| ISBN13              = 978-1932564082
 
| ISBN13              = 978-1932564082
| MSRP                = $24.99
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| MSRP                = 24.99 US $
 
| content            =  
 
| content            =  
| era                = [[Star League era]]<br>[[BattleTech eras|Succession Wars era]]<br>[[Clan Invasion era]]
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| era                = [[Star League era]]<br />[[BattleTech eras|Succession Wars era]]<br />[[Clan Invasion era]]
 
| agency              = [[Wolfnet]]
 
| agency              = [[Wolfnet]]
 
| universedate        = 8 August [[3067]]
 
| universedate        = 8 August [[3067]]
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| followedby          = [[Technical Readout: 3039]]
 
| followedby          = [[Technical Readout: 3039]]
 
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==Description==
 
==Description==
 
'''''Technical Readout: 3026 Revised''''', written in-character as a [[3067]] update to the original work, brings many of the entries up to current gaming standards, drops some previous ones and introduces nineteen new combat assets that had been referenced in preceding [[BattleTech]] titles.
 
'''''Technical Readout: 3026 Revised''''', written in-character as a [[3067]] update to the original work, brings many of the entries up to current gaming standards, drops some previous ones and introduces nineteen new combat assets that had been referenced in preceding [[BattleTech]] titles.
 
   
 
   
 
==From the back cover==
 
==From the back cover==
{{quote|''The year is [[3026]] and war has ravaged the thousands of worlds of the [[Inner Sphere]] for centuries. [[Successor Lords]] send clashing armies to conquer neighbors and re-establish the long-lost [[Star League]]. Though the [[BattleMech]] is the king of the battlefield, it is supported by a much vaster array of conventional vehicles that fight every where [''sic''] from premier border worlds to the back waters of beyond. When in the hands of an experienced field commander, even a BattleMech must be leery when facing a company of tanks.''
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{{quote|''The year is [[3026]] and war has ravaged the thousands of worlds of the [[Inner Sphere]] for centuries. [[Successor Lords]] send clashing armies to conquer neighbors and re-establish the long-lost [[Star League]]. Though the [[BattleMech]] is the king of the battlefield, it is supported by a much vaster array of conventional vehicles that fight every where from premier border worlds to the back waters of beyond. When in the hands of an experienced field commander, even a BattleMech must be leery when facing a company of tanks.''
  
''This revised edition of the original ''[[Technical Readout: 3026]]'' features the most common military vehicles of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. Additionally, this volume contains nineteen [[combat vehicles|vehicles]], [[aerospace fighter]]s, [[DropShip]]s and [[JumpShip]]s mentioned in the fictional context of the [[BattleTech]] universe but never before presented in a technical readout.''}}
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''This revised edition of the original ''[[Technical Readout: 3026]]'' features the most common military vehicles of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. Additionally, this volume contains nineteen [[combat vehicles|vehicles]], [[aerospace fighters]], [[DropShip]]s and [[JumpShip]]s mentioned in the fictional context of the [[BattleTech]] universe but never before presented in a technical readout.''}}
  
==Table of Contents==
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==Contents==
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* '''Introduction'''
;Introduction
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: Major-General [[Margaret Tulliver]], Deputy Director, [[Wolfnet]] (8 August, [[3067]])
;Vehicle Introduction
 
: [[Ferret|Ferret Light Scout VTOL]]
 
: [[Savannah Master|Savannah Master Hovercraft]]
 
: [[APC|Armored Personnel Carriers]]
 
: [[Guardian (Conventional Fighter)|Guardian Fighter]]
 
: [[Skulker (Combat Vehicle)|Skulker Wheeled Scout Tank]]
 
: [[Warrior (Combat Vehicle)|Warrior H-7 Attack Helicopter]]
 
: [[Harasser|Harasser Missile Platform]]
 
: [[J. Edgar|J. Edgar Light Hover Tank]]
 
: [[Scorpion (Combat Vehicle)|Scorpion Light Tank]]
 
: [[Sea Skimmer|Sea Skimmer Hydrofoil]]
 
: [[Karnov|Karnov UC Transport]]
 
: [[Hunter Light Support Tank]]
 
: [[Pegasus (Combat Vehicle - Hovertank)|Pegasus Scout Hover Tank]]
 
: [[Saladin|Saladin Assault Hover Tank]]
 
: [[Saracen|Saracen Medium Hover Tank]]
 
: [[Scimitar|Scimitar Medium Hover Tank]]
 
: [[Striker (Combat Vehicle)|Striker Light Tank]]
 
: [[Engineering Vehicle]]
 
: [[Hetzer|Hetzer Wheeled Assault Gun]]
 
: [[Goblin|Goblin Medium Tank]]
 
: [[MechBuster|'MechBuster]]
 
: [[Condor (Combat Vehicle)|Condor Heavy Hover Tank]]
 
: [[Drillson|Drillson Heavy Hover Tank]]
 
: [[Maxim|Maxim Heavy Hover Transport]]
 
: [[Planetlifter|Planetliftr Air Transport]] [sic]
 
: [[Vedette|Vedette Medium Tank]]
 
: [[Bulldog|Bulldog Medium Tank]]
 
: [[Hi-Scout|Hi-Scout Drone Carrier]]
 
: Light/[[SRM Carrier]]<ref>Despite referring to the (existing) [[Light SRM Carrier]] in its Table of Contents, the TRO:3026 Revised actually contains data for the [[LRM Carrier]]</ref>
 
: [[Manticore|Manticore Heavy Tank]]
 
: [[Pike (Combat Vehicle)|Pike Support Vehicle]]
 
: [[Monitor Naval Vessel]]
 
: [[Demolisher|Demolisher Heat Tank]]
 
: [[Partisan|Partisan Heavy Tank]]
 
: [[Schrek|Schrek PPC Carrier]]
 
: [[SturmFeur|SturmFeur Heavy Tank]]
 
: [[Ontos|Ontos Heavy Tank]]
 
: [[Behemoth (Combat Vehicle)|Behemoth Heavy Tank]]
 
: [[Neptune Submarine]]
 
  
;Lost Designs Introduction
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* '''Combat Vehicles'''
: [[Darter|Darter Scout Car]]
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** ''[[Ferret]]''
: [[Marten (Combat Vehicle)|Marten Scout VTOL]]
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** ''[[Savannah Master]]''
: [[Cobra (Combat Vehicle)|Cobra Transport VTOL]]
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** [[Tracked APC]]
: [[Daimyo HQ|Daimyo HQ 67-K]]
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** [[Wheeled APC]]
: ''[[Starfire (Aerospace Fighter class)|Starfire]]''
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** [[Hover APC]]
: ''[[Deathstalker]]''
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** ''[[Guardian (Conventional Fighter)|Guardian]]''
: ''[[Typhoon (Aerospace Fighter class)|Typhoon-A]]''
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** ''[[Skulker]]''
: ''[[Aquarius]]'' and ''[[Lyonesse]]''
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** ''[[Warrior (Combat Vehicle)|Warrior]]''
: ''[[Vampire]]''
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** ''[[Harasser]]''
: ''[[Manatee]]''
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** ''[[J. Edgar]]''
: ''[[Vulture (DropShip class)|Vulture]]''
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** ''[[Scorpion (Combat Vehicle)|Scorpion]]''
: ''[[Pentagon]]''
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** ''[[Sea Skimmer]]''
: ''[[Dictator]]''
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** ''[[Karnov]]''
: ''[[Cargomaster]]''
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** ''[[Hunter (Combat Vehicle)|Hunter]]''
: ''[[Cargoking]]''
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** ''[[Pegasus]]''
: [[Elephant|Model 96 "Elephant" Tug]]
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** ''[[Saladin]]''
: ''[[Colossus (DropShip class)|Colossus]]''
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** ''[[Saracen]]''
: ''[[Explorer]]''
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** ''[[Scimitar]]''
: ''[[Quetzalcoatl (JumpShip class)|Quetzalcoatl-Scout]]''
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** ''[[Striker (Combat Vehicle)|Striker]]''
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** [[Engineering Vehicle]]
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** ''[[Hetzer]]''
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** ''[[Goblin]]''
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** ''[[MechBuster|'MechBuster]]''
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** ''[[Condor (Combat Vehicle)|Condor]]''
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** ''[[Drillson]]''
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** ''[[Maxim]]''
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** ''[[Planetlifter]]''
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** ''[[Vedette]]''
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** ''[[Bulldog]]''
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** ''[[Hi-Scout]]''
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** [[LRM Carrier]]
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** [[SRM Carrier]]
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** ''[[Manticore]]''
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** ''[[Pike]]''
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** ''[[Monitor (vehicle)|Monitor]]''
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** ''[[Demolisher]]''
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** ''[[Partisan]]''
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** ''[[Schrek]]''
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** ''[[SturmFeur]]''
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** ''[[Ontos]]''
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** ''[[Behemoth (Combat Vehicle)|Behemoth]]''
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** ''[[Neptune]]''
  
==Remarks on content==
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* '''Lost Designs (Combat Vehicles)'''
* The title comprises descriptions of 62 units in total, from which 42 had been previously published. The units derive from different eras, Star League until late Succession Wars, all Inner Sphere. In further detail the ''TRO:3026 Revised'' contains:
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** ''[[Darter]]''
** 43 [[combat vehicle]] designs,
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** ''[[Marten]]''
*** 35 combat and support vehicles: 33 previously published in ''TRO:3026'' and 2 new designs,
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** ''[[Cobra (Combat Vehicle)|Cobra]]''
*** 5 VTOLs: 3 previously published in ''TRO:3026'' and 2 new designs,
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** ''[[Daimyo HQ]]''
*** 3 seaborne vessels, all previously published in ''TRO:3026''.
 
** 3 [[conventional fighter]]s, all previously published in ''TRO:3026''.
 
** 3 [[aerospace fighter]] designs, all new.
 
** 13 spacecraft, all new
 
*** 2 [[small craft]] designs
 
*** 9 [[DropShip]] designs and
 
*** 2 [[JumpShip]] designs.
 
* The in-character description of the title's contents is given by Major-General [[Margaret Tulliver]], Deputy Director, [[Wolfnet]] (8 August, 3067).
 
  
==Notes==
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* '''Lost Designs (Aerospace Fighters)'''
* The items not included in the revised edition were the more-RPG intended personal weapons and equipment, including support weapons. These entries were replaced by "new" [[combat vehicles]], [[ASF]]s, small craft, DropShips, and JumpShips.
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** ''[[Starfire]]''
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** ''[[Deathstalker]]''
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** ''[[Typhoon (AeroSpace Fighter)|Typhoon-A]]''
  
* Reprinted in 2005 as "Version 1.0, February 2005, based on first printing, with additional corrections."
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* '''Lost Designs (Small Craft)'''
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** ''[[Aquarius]]''
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** ''[[Lyonesse]]''
  
* Trademark was ''Classic BattleTech Technical Readout: 3026, Revised''.
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* '''Lost Designs (DropShips)'''
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** ''[[Vampire]]''
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** ''[[Manatee]]''
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** ''[[Vulture (DropShip)|Vulture]]''
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** ''[[Pentagon]]''
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** ''[[Dictator]]''
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** ''[[Cargomaster]]''
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** ''[[Cargoking]]''
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** ''[[Elephant]]''
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** ''[[Colossus (DropShip)|Colossus]]''
  
==References==
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* '''Lost Designs (JumpShips)'''
<references/>
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** ''[[Explorer]]''
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** ''[[Quetzalcoatl]]-Scout''
  
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==Notes==
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* The items not included in the revised edition were the more-RPG intended personal weapons and equipment, including support weapons. These entries were replaced by "new" [[combat vehicles]], [[ASF]]s, [[Small Craft]], [[DropShip]]s, and [[JumpShip]]s.
  
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