Editing Technical Readout: 3050

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| image               = TRO 3050.JPG
| name                = 
| type                = Technical Readout
| author              = 
| development         = [[Sam Lewis (person)|Sam Lewis]]<br />[[Donna Ippolito]] (Senior Editor)<br />[[Kent Stolt]] (Assistant Editor)
| primarywriting      = [[J. Andrew Keith]]<br />[[Jim Musser]]
| pages               = 240
| cover               = [[Jim Nelson]]
| interiorart         = 
| illustrations       = [[Joel Biske]]<br />Jim Nelson<br />[[Dana Knutson]]<br />[[Steve Venters]]
| publisher           = [[FASA]]
| productioncode      = 8614
| year                = 1990
| ISBN10              = 1555600905
| ISBN13              = 978-1555600907
| MSRP                = $18.00
| content             = 
| era                 = [[Clan Invasion era]]
| timeline            = [[3051]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 46: The Outreach summit has happened but the Clans have not yet renewed their invasion</ref>
| series              = [[Technical Readout]]s
| precededby          = 
| followedby          = [[Technical Readout: 3050 Revised]]
}}

==Description==
A major step forward for the [[BattleTech]] tabletop game, the '''Technical Readout: 3050''' introduced [[OmniMechs]], a wealth of new variants for existing [[Inner Sphere]] [[BattleMech]]s, new technology and an entirely new unit type&mdash;[[Elemental]]s, armored infantry brought along by the invading [[Clans]].

The title became later affected by the [[Unseen]] issue, which resulted in the 1996 release of ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Revised]]'' under the same product number with considerable changes to content. Eventually the title was replaced in 2007 with ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]'' which included all-new artwork, more units and adaptation to latest rule developments.

The German edition was published as ''Hardware-Handbuch: 3052'' with altered content (see ''[[Technical Readout: 3050#German Edition]]'' below).

==Table of Contents==
<div class="desktop-3-col">
;Introduction
;The Clans
: '''The Uncommon Common Enemy'''
:: Rivalry
:: Bidding
:: Intent
:: Nonmilitary Technology
:: Organization
:: Tactics
:: OmniMechs
:: Elementals

;Clan 'Mechs
: ''[[Fire Moth (Dasher)|Dasher]]''
: ''[[Mist Lynx (Koshi)|Koshi]]''
: ''[[Kit Fox (Uller)|Uller]]''
: ''[[Adder (Puma)|Puma]]''
: ''[[Viper (Dragonfly)|Dragonfly]]''
: ''[[Ice Ferret (Fenris)|Fenris]]''
: ''[[Nova (Black Hawk)|Black Hawk]]''
: ''[[Stormcrow (Ryoken)|Ryoken]]''
: ''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)|Vulture]]''
: ''[[Hellbringer (Loki)|Loki]]''
: ''[[Summoner (Thor)|Thor]]''
: ''[[Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)|Mad Cat]]''
: ''[[Gargoyle (Man O' War)|Man O' War]]''
: ''[[Warhawk (Masakari)|Masakari]]''
: ''[[Executioner (Gladiator)|Gladiator]]''
: ''[[Dire Wolf (Daishi)|Daishi]]''

;Inner Sphere Response
: '''Production'''
: '''Technology'''
: '''Strategy'''
: '''Deployment'''
: '''Light 'Mechs'''
:: ''[[Flea]]''
:: ''[[Hornet]]''
:: ''[[Locust]]''
:: ''[[Mercury (BattleMech)|Mercury]]''
:: ''[[Stinger]]''
:: ''[[Wasp]]''
:: ''[[Commando]]''
:: ''[[Falcon]]''
:: ''[[Firefly]]''
:: ''[[Hermes]]''
:: ''[[Javelin]]''
:: ''[[Spider]]''
:: ''[[UrbanMech]]''
:: ''[[Valkyrie]]''
:: ''[[Firestarter (BattleMech)|Firestarter]]''
:: ''[[Jenner]]''
:: ''[[Ostscout]]''
:: ''[[Panther]]''
:: ''[[Raven]]''
:: ''[[Wolfhound]]''
: '''Medium 'Mechs'''
:: ''[[Assassin]]''
:: ''[[Cicada]]''
:: ''[[Clint]]''
:: ''[[Hermes II]]''
:: ''[[Sentinel]]''
:: ''[[Vulcan (BattleMech)|Vulcan]]''
:: ''[[Whitworth]]''
:: ''[[Blackjack (BattleMech)|Blackjack]]''
:: ''[[Hatchetman]]''
:: ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]''
:: ''[[Vindicator]]''
:: ''[[Wolf Trap]]''
:: ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]''
:: ''[[Crab]]''
:: ''[[Enforcer]]''
:: ''[[Hunchback]]''
:: ''[[Trebuchet]]''
:: ''[[Dervish]]''
:: ''[[Griffin]]''
:: ''[[Hoplite]]''
:: ''[[Kintaro]]''
:: ''[[Scorpion (BattleMech)|Scorpion]]''
:: ''[[Shadow Hawk]]''
:: ''[[Wolverine (BattleMech)|Wolverine]]''
: '''Heavy 'Mechs'''
:: ''[[Grand Dragon]]''
:: ''[[Ostroc]]''
:: ''[[Ostsol]]''
:: ''[[Quickdraw]]''
:: ''[[Rifleman]]''
:: ''[[Axman]]''
:: ''[[Catapult]]''
:: ''[[Crusader]]''
:: ''[[JagerMech]]''
:: ''[[Thunderbolt]]''
:: ''[[Archer]]''
:: ''[[Caesar]]''
:: ''[[Cataphract]]''
:: ''[[Grasshopper]]''
:: ''[[Guillotine]]''
:: ''[[Warhammer]]''
:: ''[[Marauder]]''
:: ''[[Orion]]''
: '''Assault 'Mechs'''
:: ''[[Awesome]]''
:: ''[[Charger]]''
:: ''[[Goliath]]''
:: ''[[Hatamoto-Chi]]''
:: ''[[Victor]]''
:: ''[[Zeus]]''
:: ''[[BattleMaster]]''
:: ''[[Katana (BattleMech)|Katana]]''
:: ''[[Shogun]]''
:: ''[[Stalker]]''
:: ''[[Cyclops]]''
:: ''[[Mauler]]''
:: ''[[Banshee (BattleMech)|Banshee]]''
:: ''[[Annihilator]]''
:: ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]''
:: ''[[Imp]]''
:: ''[[Marauder II]]''

;Engineers' Tests
: '''Weapons'''
:: [[Extended Range Particle Projector Cannon|ER PPC]]
:: [[Laser#Extended_Range_Lasers|Extended Range Lasers]]
:: [[Laser#Pulse_Lasers|Pulse Lasers]]
:: [[Ultra Autocannon|Ultra-Autocannon]]
:: [[LB-X Autocannon]]
:: [[Gauss Rifle]]
:: [[Swarm LRM|Swarm Long-Range Missiles]]
:: [[Thunder LRM|Thunder Long-Range Missiles]]
:: [[Arrow IV Artillery|Arrow IV Missile Artillery System]]
:: [[One-Shot|Single-Shot Missile Launchers]]
:: [[Anti-missile system]]s
:: [[Anti-Personnel Pod]]s
: '''Electronics'''
:: [[Artemis IV Fire Control System]]
:: [[Narc Missile Beacon]]
:: [[Streak Missile Launcher|Streak Short Range Missiles]]
:: [[Targeting Computer]]
:: [[C3 network|C³ computer]]
:: [[Beagle Active Probe]]
:: [[Guardian ECM Suite]]
: '''Construction Materials'''
:: [[Double Heat Sink]]s
:: [[Cellular Ammunition Storage Equipment]]
:: [[Myomer Accelerator Signal Circuitry]]
:: [[Triple Strength Myomer]]
:: [[Endo Steel|Endo Steel Internal Structure]]
:: [[Ferro-fibrous armor]]
:: [[Extralight fusion engine|XL Engines]]
: '''Clan Pilots and Characters'''
: '''OmniMech Construction'''
:: Outfitting an [[OmniMech]]
:: Designing New OmniMechs
: '''OmniFighters'''
:: [[OmniFighter]] Types
:: Mounting Pods
:: Designing OmniFighters
: '''BattleArmor''' <!-- consistently spelled as one word in this TRO -->
:: Movement
:: BattleArmor Under Fire
:: BattleArmor Attacks
:: "Mechanized" BattleArmor
:: Non-Clan BattleArmor
: '''Tables'''

;BattleTech Rules Clarifications
</div>

==Remarks on content==
* The title comprises descriptions of 95 units in total, all from Clan Invasion era, all units or variants of already introduced units were previously unpublished. Furthermore it contains description and rule for new unit technologies and unit construction. It contains:
** 16 [[OmniMech]] designs,
** 79 [[BattleMech]] designs, and
** Technology for 'Mechs and Vehicles (weapons, equipment and construction materials).
* The in-character description of the title's contents is given by Adept XXI-sigma [[Merle Jimmus]], [[ComStar]], 8 February [[3052]]
* Some content is not listed in the Table of Content:
** OmniMech (profiles of all included OmniMech units)
** BattleArmor Record Sheets (5 pages with, each containing 3x5 record sheets for Clan BattleArmor)
** Index
* The ''TRO:3050'' used construction rules that are (somewhat inaccurately) called "[[Fractional Accounting]]", where 0.25 ton increments were used. Later construction rules would only allow 0.5 ton increment. As a result, the designs presented in this book had to be upgraded later to comply with the new rules. For instance, the ''[[Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)]]'' had its endo steel frame and XL engine mass increased by 0.25 tons each (to 4 and 19.5 tons from 3.75 and 19.25 tons, respectively) and to account for the mass increase; with the Prime variant, an [[ER small laser]] in the right torso was removed. For other variants and designs, a similar treatment may have been necessary.

==Notes==
* Copyright date of the first edition was 1989 on the back cover, 1990 in the indicia.
* Trademarked as ''BattleTech Technical Readout: 3050''.
* The Revised Second Printing was also copyright 1990.

==Foreign-Language Editions==
===German===
{{InfoBoxForLangProduct
| image               = Hardware-Handbuch 3052.jpg
| name                = Hardware-Handbuch 3052
| language            = German
| contribution        = [[Reinhold H. Mai]] (Translation & Editor), [[Dietrich Limper]] (Layout & Montage), [[André Helfers]] (Montage), [[Ralf Hlawatsch]], [[Michael Immig]], [[Silvia Jettkant]] (Copy-Editors), [[MechForce Germany]] (Technical Consultancy) and A to Z Printing & Publishing (Printing)
| pages               = 260
| publisher           = [[Fantasy Productions]]
| year                = 1994
| ISBN10              = 3890649203
| ISBN13              = 978-3890649207
| MSRP                = 
}}
Published by licensee [[FanPro]], the German edition of ''Technical Readout: 3050'' (''TRO 3050'') received major revamping, beginning with the title, which was changed to '''Hardware-Handbuch 3052'''. According to the imprint, additional texts from other sources (''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]'', ''[[Technical Readout: 3055]]'', ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]'', ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'', ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]'' and ''[[BattleTech Compendium: The Rules of Warfare]]'' were included. The German version is printed as DIN A4, a standard European paper size, which is a little larger then North American [[w:Paper size|Letter]].

====Alterations====
=====Table of Contents=====
The original content was restructured and expanded. Where the original ''TRO 3050'' contains only [[BattleMech]]s, the German edition adds Clan [[OmniFighter]] designs from ''TRO:3055''. The Table of Contents is vastly shortened and reads:

'''Einleitung''' (''Introduction'')

'''Clans'''
: Elementare (''Elementals'')
: OmniMechs
: OmniJäger (''OmniFighter'')

'''Freie Innere Sphäre''' (''Free Inner Sphere'')
: Leichte Mechs (''Light Mechs'')
: Mittelschwere Mechs (''Medium Mechs'')
: Schwere Mechs (''Heavy Mechs'')
: Überschwere Mechs (''Assault Mechs'')

'''Techdata'''

'''Strategische Informationen''' (''Strategic Information'')

'''Index'''

=====Additional, Altered and Missing Content=====
The German edition's most extensive addition is the inclusion of all OmniFighter designs from ''TRO:3055''. The chapter ''Strategic Information'' provides additional insights on some [[:Category:Clan Terms|Clan concepts]], like Bidding, various forms of Trials etc., with content originating from ''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', on three pages. The last page contains an ad for MechForce Germany.

The chapter ''Techdata'' contains all content from original edition's chapter ''Engineer's Tests'', but without any sub-chapter. The described equipment is simply sorted in alphabetical order, rather than functional groups. The original's ''Introduction'' is completely replaced by an alternative in-universe introduction, without being credited to a specific person or institution, given sometime after the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]], which explains the title alteration from ''3050'' to ''3052''. The weapon charts in German edition show all (at that time) available equipment, not just the new equipment presented. The BattleArmor record sheets are somewhat colloquially named ''Krötenbogen'' (''Toad Sheet'').

====Spelling and Names====
As with other German products prior to 1997 spelling and names (especially places and units) as well as most abbreviations were regularly adjusted. For instance the Mech unit ''[[Archer]]'' was renamed to ''Schütze'', the planet [[Götterdämmerung (system)|Gotterdammerung]] was respelled to ''Götterdämmerung'', the ''[[DCMS]]'' (''Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery'') became ''VSDK'' (''Vereinigte Streitkräfte des Draconis Kombinats'') and so on.

===Spanish===
A Spanish edition was published by [[Ediciones Zinco]] in 1994 as [[List of BattleTech Products in Spanish#BattleTech manual técnico 3050: El retorno de Kerensky|''BattleTech manual técnico 3050: El retorno de Kerensky'']].

==Covers==
<gallery>
File:TRO 3050.JPG|Original 1990 cover. Art by Jim Nelson.
File:Hardware-Handbuch 3052.jpg|1994 German edition.
File:SpanishBattletech 3050.jpg|1994 Spanish edition.
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Technical Readouts and Recognition Guides|3050]]
[[Category:German Editions]]
[[Category:Spanish Editions]]