Technical Readout: 3050

Technical Readout: 3050
Product information
Type	Technical readout
Development	Sam Lewis Donna Ippolito (Senior Editor) Kent Stolt (Assistant Editor)
Primary writing	J. Andrew Keith Jim Musser
Pages	240
Cover Artwork	Jim Nelson
Illustrations	Joel Biske Jim Nelson Dana Knutson Steve Venters
Publication information
Publisher	FASA
Product code	8614
First published	1990
ISBN-10	1555600905
ISBN-13	978-1555600907
MSRP	18.00 US $
Content
Era	Clan Invasion era
Timeline	3052
Series	Technical Readouts
Followed by	Technical Readout: 3050 Revised

Description

A major step forward for the BattleTech tabletop game, this TRO introduced a wealth of new BattleMechs, new technology and an entirely new unit type—Elementals, armored infantry brought along the invading Clans.

The first editions 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, and at some point the designs from this book were upgraded to comply with the new rules. As a result, 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, the ER Small Laser in the right torso was removed. Other designs may have received a similar treatment.

Visually, the newer, post-rule change editions are discernible by having the title printed in orange letters (instead of white) with the line "Warriors of Kerensky" in blue instead of orange.

Table of Content

• Introduction (In-character description of the title's contents by Adept XXI-sigma Merle Jimmus, ComStar (8 February, 3052))
• The Clans
  • The Uncommon Common Enemy
    • Rivalry
    • Bidding
    • Intent
    • Nonmilitary Technology
    • Organization
    • Tactics
    • OmniMechs
    • Elementals
• Clan 'Mechs
  • Dasher
  • Koshi
  • Uller
  • Puma
  • Dragonfly
  • Fenris
  • Black Hawk
  • Ryoken
  • Vulture
  • Loki
  • Thor
  • Mad Cat
  • Man O' War
  • Masakari
  • Gladiator
  • Daishi
• Inner Sphere Response
  • Production
  • Technology
  • Strategy
  • Deployment
  • Light 'Mechs
    • Flea
    • Hornet
    • Locust
    • Mercury
    • Stinger
    • Wasp
    • Commando
    • Falcon
    • Firefly
    • Hermes
    • Javelin
    • Spider
    • UrbanMech
    • Valkyrie
    • Firestarter
    • Jenner
    • Ostscout
    • Panther
    • Raven
    • Wolfhound
  • Medium 'Mechs
    • Assassin
    • Cicada
    • Clint
    • Hermes II
    • Sentinel
    • Vulcan
    • Whitworth
    • Blackjack
    • Hatchetman
    • Phoenix Hawk
    • Vindicator
    • Wolf Trap
    • Centurion
    • Crab
    • Enforcer
    • Hunchback
    • Trebuchet
    • Dervish
    • Griffin
    • Hoplite
    • Kintaro
    • Scorpion
    • Shadow Hawk
    • 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
    • Shogun
    • Stalker
    • Cyclops
    • Mauler
    • Banshee
    • Annihilator
    • Atlas
    • Imp
    • Marauder II
• Engineers' Tests
  • Weapons
    • ER PPC
    • Extended Range Lasers
    • Pulse Lasers
    • Ultra-Autocannon
    • LB-X Autocannon
    • Gauss Rifle
    • Swarm Long-Range Missiles
    • Thunder Long-Range Missiles
    • Arrow IV Missile Artillery System
    • Single-Shot Missile Launchers
    • Anti-Missile Systems
    • Anti-Personnel Pods
  • Electronics
    • Artemis IV Fire Control System
    • Narc Missile Beacon
    • Streak Short Range Missiles
    • Targeting Computer
    • C³ Computer
    • Beagle Active Probe
    • Guardian ECM Suite
  • Construction Materials
    • Double Heat Sinks
    • Cellular Ammunition Storage Equipment
    • Myomer Accelerator Signal Circuitry
    • Triple Strength Myomer
    • Endo Steel Internal Structure
    • Ferro-Fibrous Armor
    • XL Engines
  • Clan Pilots and Characters
  • OmniMech Construction
    • Outfitting an OmniMech
    • Designing New OmniMechs
  • OmniFighters
    • OmniFighter Types
    • Mounting Pods
    • Designing OmniFighters
  • Battle Armor
    • Movement
    • BattleArmor Under Fire
    • BattleArmor Attacks
    • 'Mechanized' BattleArmor
    • Non-Clan BattleArmor
  • Tables
• BattleTech Rules Clarifications

Additional content included not listed in the Table of Content is:

• OmniMech (profiles of all included OmniMech units)
• BattleArmor Record Sheets (5 pages with, each containing 3x5 record sheets for Clan BattleArmor)
• Index

Notes

• The TRO was reissued in 1996 as Technical Readout: 3050 Revised, with the Unseen removed.
• The TRO Was reissued with new artwork in 2007 as Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade.