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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 (person)|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==
 
==Table of Contents==
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'''Introduction'''
;Introduction
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;Vehicle Introduction
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'''Vehicle Introduction'''
: [[Ferret|Ferret Light Scout VTOL]]
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: ''[[Ferret|Ferret Light Scout VTOL]]''
: [[Savannah Master|Savannah Master Hovercraft]]
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: ''[[Savannah Master|Savannah Master Hovercraft]]''
 
: [[APC|Armored Personnel Carriers]]
 
: [[APC|Armored Personnel Carriers]]
: [[Guardian (Conventional Fighter)|Guardian Fighter]]
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: Armored Personnel Carriers Cont.
: [[Skulker (Combat Vehicle)|Skulker Wheeled Scout Tank]]
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: ''[[Guardian (Conventional Fighter)|Guardian Fighter]]''
: [[Warrior (Combat Vehicle)|Warrior H-7 Attack Helicopter]]
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: ''[[Skulker|Skulker Wheeled Scout Tank]]''
: [[Harasser|Harasser Missile Platform]]
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: ''[[Warrior (Combat Vehicle)|Warrior H-7 Attack Helicopter]]''
: [[J. Edgar|J. Edgar Light Hover Tank]]
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: ''[[Harasser|Harasser Missile Platform]]''
: [[Scorpion (Combat Vehicle)|Scorpion Light Tank]]
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: ''[[J. Edgar|J. Edgar Light Hover Tank]]''
: [[Sea Skimmer|Sea Skimmer Hydrofoil]]
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: ''[[Scorpion (Combat Vehicle)|Scorpion Light Tank]]''
: [[Karnov|Karnov UC Transport]]
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: ''[[Sea Skimmer|Sea Skimmer Hydrofoil]]''
: [[Hunter Light Support Tank]]
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: ''[[Karnov|Karnov UC Transport]]''
: [[Pegasus (Combat Vehicle - Hovertank)|Pegasus Scout Hover Tank]]
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: ''[[Hunter Light Support Tank]]''
: [[Saladin|Saladin Assault Hover Tank]]
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: ''[[Pegasus|Pegasus Scout Hover Tank]]''
: [[Saracen|Saracen Medium Hover Tank]]
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: ''[[Saladin|Saladin Assault Hover Tank]]''
: [[Scimitar|Scimitar Medium Hover Tank]]
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: ''[[Saracen|Saracen Medium Hover Tank]]''
: [[Striker (Combat Vehicle)|Striker Light Tank]]
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: ''[[Scimitar|Scimitar Medium Hover Tank]]''
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: ''[[Striker (Combat Vehicle)|Striker Light Tank]]''
 
: [[Engineering Vehicle]]
 
: [[Engineering Vehicle]]
: [[Hetzer|Hetzer Wheeled Assault Gun]]
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: ''[[Hetzer|Hetzer Wheeled Assault Gun]]''
: [[Goblin|Goblin Medium Tank]]
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: ''[[Goblin|Goblin Medium Tank]]''
: [[MechBuster|'MechBuster]]
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: ''[[MechBuster|'MechBuster]]''
: [[Condor (Combat Vehicle)|Condor Heavy Hover Tank]]
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: ''[[Condor (Combat Vehicle)|Condor Heavy Hover Tank]]''
: [[Drillson|Drillson Heavy Hover Tank]]
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: ''[[Drillson|Drillson Heavy Hover Tank]]''
: [[Maxim|Maxim Heavy Hover Transport]]
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: ''[[Maxim|Maxim Heavy Hover Transport]]''
: [[Planetlifter|Planetliftr Air Transport]] [sic]
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: ''[[Planetlifter|Planetliftr (sic!) Air Transport]]''
: [[Vedette|Vedette Medium Tank]]
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: ''[[Vedette|Vedette Medium Tank]]''
: [[Bulldog|Bulldog Medium Tank]]
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: ''[[Bulldog|Bulldog Medium Tank]]''
: [[Hi-Scout|Hi-Scout Drone Carrier]]
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: ''[[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>
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: [[Light SRM Carrier|Light]]/[[SRM Carrier]]
: [[Manticore|Manticore Heavy Tank]]
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: ''[[Manticore|Manticore Heavy Tank]]''
: [[Pike (Combat Vehicle)|Pike Support Vehicle]]
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: ''[[Pike (combat vehicle)|Pike Support Vehicle]]''
: [[Monitor Naval Vessel]]
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: ''[[Monitor (vehicle)|Monitor Naval Vessel]]''
: [[Demolisher|Demolisher Heat Tank]]
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: ''[[Demolisher|Demolisher Heat Tank]]''
: [[Partisan|Partisan Heavy Tank]]
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: ''[[Partisan|Partisan Heavy Tank]]''
: [[Schrek|Schrek PPC Carrier]]
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: ''[[Schrek|Schrek PPC Carrier]]''
: [[SturmFeur|SturmFeur Heavy Tank]]
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: ''[[SturmFeur|SturmFeur Heavy Tank]]''
: [[Ontos|Ontos Heavy Tank]]
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: ''[[Ontos|Ontos Heavy Tank]]''
: [[Behemoth (Combat Vehicle)|Behemoth Heavy Tank]]
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: ''[[Behemoth (Combat Vehicle)|Behemoth Heavy Tank]]''
: [[Neptune Submarine]]
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: ''[[Neptune (Submarine)|Neptune Submarine]]''
  
;Lost Designs Introduction
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'''Lost Designs Introduction'''
: [[Darter|Darter Scout Car]]
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: ''[[Darter|Darter Scout Car]]''
: [[Marten (Combat Vehicle)|Marten Scout VTOL]]
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: ''[[Marten|Marten Scout VTOL]]''
: [[Cobra (Combat Vehicle)|Cobra Transport VTOL]]
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: ''[[Cobra (Combat Vehicle)|Cobra Transport VTOL]]''
: [[Daimyo HQ|Daimyo HQ 67-K]]
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: ''[[Daimyo HQ|Daimyo HQ 67-K]]''
: ''[[Starfire (Aerospace Fighter class)|Starfire]]''
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: ''[[Starfire]]''
 
: ''[[Deathstalker]]''
 
: ''[[Deathstalker]]''
: ''[[Typhoon (Aerospace Fighter class)|Typhoon-A]]''
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: ''[[Typhoon (AeroSpace Fighter)|Typhoon-A]]''
 
: ''[[Aquarius]]'' and ''[[Lyonesse]]''
 
: ''[[Aquarius]]'' and ''[[Lyonesse]]''
 
: ''[[Vampire]]''
 
: ''[[Vampire]]''
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: ''[[Cargomaster]]''
 
: ''[[Cargomaster]]''
 
: ''[[Cargoking]]''
 
: ''[[Cargoking]]''
: [[Elephant|Model 96 "Elephant" Tug]]
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: ''[[Elephant|Model 96 "Elephant" Tug]]''
 
: ''[[Colossus (DropShip class)|Colossus]]''
 
: ''[[Colossus (DropShip class)|Colossus]]''
 
: ''[[Explorer]]''
 
: ''[[Explorer]]''
: ''[[Quetzalcoatl (JumpShip class)|Quetzalcoatl-Scout]]''
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: ''[[Quetzalcoatl|Quetzalcoatl-Scout]]''
{{div col end}}
 
  
 
==Remarks on content==
 
==Remarks on content==
 
* 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:
 
* 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:
** 43 [[combat vehicle]] designs,
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** 43 [[Combat Vehicle]] designs,
*** 35 combat and support vehicles: 33 previously published in ''TRO:3026'' and 2 new designs,
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*** 35 combat and support vehicles, 33 previously published in ''TRO:3026'' and 2 previously unpublished designs,
*** 5 VTOLs: 3 previously published in ''TRO:3026'' and 2 new designs,
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*** 5 VTOL's, 3 previously published in ''TRO:3026'' and 2 previously unpublished designs,
 
*** 3 seaborne vessels, all previously published in ''TRO:3026''.
 
*** 3 seaborne vessels, all previously published in ''TRO:3026''.
** 3 [[conventional fighter]]s, all previously published in ''TRO:3026''.
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** 3 [[Conventional Fighter]], which were all previously published in ''TRO:3026''.
** 3 [[aerospace fighter]] designs, all new.
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** 3 [[Aerospace Fighter]] designs, alle being previously unpublished.
** 13 spacecraft, all new
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** 13 Space Ships, all being previously unpublished,
*** 2 [[small craft]] designs
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*** 2 [[Small Craft]] designs,
 
*** 9 [[DropShip]] designs and
 
*** 9 [[DropShip]] designs and
 
*** 2 [[JumpShip]] designs.
 
*** 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).
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* The in-character description of the title's contents is given by Major-General Margaret Tulliver, Deputy Director, Wolfnet (8 August, 3067).
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
* 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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* 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.
 
 
* Reprinted in 2005 as "Version 1.0, February 2005, based on first printing, with additional corrections."
 
 
 
* Trademark was ''Classic BattleTech Technical Readout: 3026, Revised''.
 
 
 
==References==
 
<references/>
 
 
 
  
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[[Category:Books]]
 
[[Category:Technical Readouts and Recognition Guides|3026 Revised]]
 
[[Category:Technical Readouts and Recognition Guides|3026 Revised]]

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