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| name                =  
 
| name                =  
| type                = Technical Readout
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| type                = Technical readout
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| author              = [[Jerry Stenson]]<br />[[Byran Nystul]]<br />[[Blaine Pardoe]]<br />[[Bob Charette]]<br />[[Chris Hartford]]<br />[[Ashley Watkins]]
 
| development        = [[Mike Nystul]]<br />[[Donna Ippolito]] (Senior Editor)<br />[[Sharon Turner Mulvihill]] (Assistant Editor)
 
| development        = [[Mike Nystul]]<br />[[Donna Ippolito]] (Senior Editor)<br />[[Sharon Turner Mulvihill]] (Assistant Editor)
| primarywriting    = [[Jeff Laubenstein]] (Project Manager)
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| primarywriting    = [[Jeff Laubenstein]] (Project Manager)<br />
| author              = [[Jerry Stenson]]<br />[[Bryan Nystul]]<br />[[Blaine Pardoe]]<br />[[Robert N. Charrette]]<br />[[Chris Hartford]]<br />[[Ashley Watkins]]
 
 
| pages              = 168
 
| pages              = 168
 
| cover              = [[Steve Venters]]<br />[[Kazuhiko Miyake]]
 
| cover              = [[Steve Venters]]<br />[[Kazuhiko Miyake]]
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| illustrations      = [[Dana Knutson]]<br />[[Mike Nielsen]]<br />[[Joel Biske]]<br />[[Bill Sutherland]]<br />[[Tom Miller]]
 
| illustrations      = [[Dana Knutson]]<br />[[Mike Nielsen]]<br />[[Joel Biske]]<br />[[Bill Sutherland]]<br />[[Tom Miller]]
 
| publisher          = [[FASA]]
 
| publisher          = [[FASA]]
| productioncode      = 8619
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| productioncode      = [http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=160 8619]
 
| year                = 1992
 
| year                = 1992
 
| ISBN10              = 1555601642
 
| ISBN10              = 1555601642
 
| ISBN13              = 978-1555601645
 
| ISBN13              = 978-1555601645
| MSRP                = $15.00
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| MSRP                = 15.00 US $
 
| content            =  
 
| content            =  
 
| era                = [[Clan Invasion era]]
 
| era                = [[Clan Invasion era]]
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==Description==
 
==Description==
Set six years after the [[Clan Invasion]], '''''Technical Readout: 3055''''' introduces a whole set of new unit designs. The [[Inner Sphere]] sections presents new [[BattleMech]]s utilizing the enhanced technology introduced with ''TRO:3050''. The [[Clan]] sections broadens the view on the invading forces, by revealing second-line units, new [[OmniMech]] designs and [[OmniFighter]]s. In-universe, it purports to be a [[ComStar]] report dating from 3055.
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Six years following the [[Clan Invasion]] of the [[Periphery]] and then the [[Inner Sphere]], new [[BattleMech]]s, [[OmniMech]]s and [[OmniFighter]]s have been added or identified in the various military arsenals. '''''Technical Readout: 3055''''' introduces these new machines of war in the form of a [[ComStar]] report as of 15 July [[3055]].
  
The 1992 ''TRO:3055'' was the last TRO to host the [[Unseen]]. As with ''TRO:3025'', ''TRO:3026'', and ''TRO:3050'', a ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Revised]]'' was later (1996) published to address this problem. In 2005, ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]'' was released to supersede the Revised edition.
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==From the back cover==
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{{quote|''In [[3049]], without warning, [[Aleksandr Kerensky|Kerensky]]'s heirs set upon the [[Inner Sphere]] in a savage series of battles known collectively as the [[Clan Invasion|Invasion]]. On [[Battle of Tukayyid|Tukayyid]] the [[Com Guards]] brought the seemingly unstoppable [[Clan]] war machine to a halt. The Invasion ended as suddenly as it had begun, and left in its place an uneasy [[Truce of Tukayyid|peace]]. Both sides now had an opportunity to reassess their opponent's strengths and weaknesses and respond. By [[3055]], the first of a new breed of [[BattleMech]]s rolled off the assembly lines of the Inner Sphere, machines designed specifically to counter the technologically advanced weapons used by the Clans. Only time will tell if these new designs will be enough to turn the tide when battle is joined once again.''
  
==From the Back Cover==
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''The BattleTech ''Technical Readout: 3055'' contains illustrations, descriptions, and complete statistics for new Inner Sphere BattleMechs and Clan [[OmniMech]]s, [[OmniFighter]]s, and second-line BattleMechs.''}}
{{quote|''In [[3049]], without warning, [[Aleksandr Kerensky|Kerensky]]'s heirs set upon the [[Inner Sphere]] in a savage series of battles known collectively as the [[Clan Invasion|Invasion]]. On [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Tukayyid]] the [[Com Guards]] brought the seemingly unstoppable [[Clan]] war machine to a halt. The Invasion ended as suddenly as it had begun, and left in its place an uneasy [[Truce of Tukayyid|peace]]. Both sides now had an opportunity to reassess their opponent's strengths and weaknesses and respond. By [[3055]], the first of a new breed of [[BattleMech]]s rolled off the assembly lines of the Inner Sphere, machines designed specifically to counter the technologically advanced weapons used by the Clans. Only time will tell if these new designs will be enough to turn the tide when battle is joined once again.''
 
  
''The BattleTech ''Technical Readout: 3055'' contains illustrations, descriptions, and complete statistics for new Inner Sphere BattleMechs and Clan [[OmniMech]]s, [[OmniFighter]]s, and second-line BattleMechs.''}}
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==Contents==
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* Introduction
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: [[Adept]] XXI-sigma [[Merle Jimmus]], [[ComStar]] (15 July, 3055)
  
==Table of Contents==
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* Inner Sphere Prototypes &ndash; status on [[BattleMech]] design and development in the [[Inner Sphere]]
<div class="desktop-3-col">
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** Light 'Mechs
;Introduction
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*** ''[[Fireball]]''
;Inner Sphere Prototypes
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*** ''[[Dart (BattleMech)|Dart]]''
: '''Light 'Mechs'''
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*** ''[[Tarantula]]''
:: ''[[Fireball]]''
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*** ''[[Battle Hawk]]''
:: ''[[Dart (BattleMech)|Dart]]''
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*** ''[[Hammer (BattleMech)|Hammer]]''
:: ''[[Tarantula]]''
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*** ''[[Hitman]]''
:: ''[[Battle Hawk]]''
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*** ''[[Jackal]]''
:: ''[[Hammer (BattleMech)|Hammer]]''
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*** ''[[Scarabus]]''
:: ''[[Hitman]]''
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*** ''[[Hollander]]''
:: ''[[Jackal]]''
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*** ''[[Venom]]''
:: ''[[Scarabus]]''
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** Medium 'Mechs
:: ''[[Hollander]]''
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*** ''[[Daimyo]]''
:: ''[[Venom]]''
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*** ''[[Watchman]]''
: '''Medium 'Mechs'''
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*** ''[[Komodo]]''
:: ''[[Daimyo]]''
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*** ''[[Snake]]''
:: ''[[Watchman]]''
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*** ''[[Stealth]]''
:: ''[[Komodo]]''
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*** ''[[Huron Warrior]]''
:: ''[[Snake]]''
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*** ''[[Nightsky]]''
:: ''[[Stealth]]''
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*** ''[[Apollo (BattleMech)|Apollo]]''
:: ''[[Huron Warrior]]''
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*** ''[[Grim Reaper]]''
:: ''[[Nightsky]]''
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*** ''[[Wraith]]''
:: ''[[Apollo (BattleMech)|Apollo]]''
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** Heavy 'Mechs
:: ''[[Grim Reaper]]''
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*** ''[[Anvil]]''
:: ''[[Wraith]]''
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*** ''[[Tempest]]''
: '''Heavy 'Mechs'''
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*** ''[[Daikyu]]''
:: ''[[Anvil]]''
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*** ''[[Gallowglas]]''
:: ''[[Tempest]]''
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*** ''[[Hercules (BattleMech)|Hercules]]''
:: ''[[Daikyu]]''
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*** ''[[Thunder]]''
:: ''[[Gallowglas]]''
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*** ''[[Bandersnatch]]''
:: ''[[Hercules (BattleMech)|Hercules]]''
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*** ''[[Falconer]]''
:: ''[[Thunder (BattleMech)|Thunder]]''
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*** ''[[Penetrator]]''
:: ''[[Bandersnatch]]''
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*** ''[[Rakshasa]]''
:: ''[[Falconer]]''
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*** ''[[War Dog]]''
:: ''[[Penetrator]]''
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** Assault 'Mechs
:: ''[[Rakshasa]]''
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*** ''[[Salamander (BattleMech)|Salamander]]''
:: ''[[War Dog]]''
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*** ''[[Gunslinger]]''
: '''Assault 'Mechs'''
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*** ''[[Albatross]]''
:: ''[[Salamander (BattleMech)|Salamander]]''
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*** ''[[Cerberus (BattleMech)|Cerberus]]''
:: ''[[Gunslinger]]''
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*** ''[[Naginata]]''
:: ''[[Albatross]]''
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*** ''[[Berserker]]''
:: ''[[Cerberus (BattleMech)|Cerberus]]''
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*** ''[[Grand Titan]]''
:: ''[[Naginata]]''
 
:: ''[[Berserker]]''
 
:: ''[[Grand Titan]]''
 
  
;Clan 'Mechs
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* Clan 'Mechs &ndash; description of the importance placed on conventional 'Mechs in the [[Clans]]
: '''Inner Sphere Refits'''
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** Inner Sphere Refits
:: ''[[Locust IIC|Locust]]''
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*** ''[[Locust IIC]]''
:: ''[[Phoenix Hawk IIC|Phoenix Hawk]]''
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*** ''[[Phoenix Hawk IIC]]''
:: ''[[Griffin IIC|Griffin]]''
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*** ''[[Griffin IIC]]''
:: ''[[Shadow Hawk IIC|Shadow Hawk]]''
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*** ''[[Shadow Hawk IIC]]''
:: ''[[Rifleman IIC|Rifleman]]''
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*** ''[[Rifleman IIC]]''
:: ''[[Jenner IIC|Jenner]]''
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*** ''[[Jenner IIC]]''
:: ''[[Warhammer IIC|Warhammer]]''
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*** ''[[Warhammer IIC]]''
:: ''[[Marauder IIC|Marauder]]''
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*** ''[[Marauder IIC]]''
: '''Second-line 'Mechs'''
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** Second-line 'Mechs
:: ''[[Howler (Baboon)|Baboon]]''
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*** ''[[Baboon]]''
:: ''[[Incubus (Vixen)|Vixen]]''
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*** ''[[Vixen (BattleMech)|Vixen]]''
:: ''[[Horned Owl (Peregrine)|Peregrine]]''
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*** ''[[Horned Owl (Peregrine)|Peregrine]]''
:: ''[[Conjurer (Hellhound)|Hellhound]]''
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*** ''[[Hellhound]]''
:: ''[[Vapor Eagle (Goshawk)|Goshawk]]''
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*** ''[[Goshawk]]''
:: ''[[Glass Spider (Galahad)|Galahad]]''
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*** ''[[Glass Spider (Galahad)]]''
:: ''[[Black Python (Viper)|Viper]]''
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*** ''[[Black Python (Viper)]]''
:: ''[[Stone Rhino (Behemoth)|Behemoth]]''
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*** ''[[Stone Rhino (Behemoth)]]''
:: ''[[Bane (Kraken)|Kraken]]''
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*** ''[[Kraken]]''
: '''OmniMechs'''
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** OmniMechs
:: ''[[Phantom (OmniMech)|Phantom]]''
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*** ''[[Phantom]]''
:: ''[[Pouncer]]''
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*** ''[[Pouncer]]''
:: ''[[Linebacker]]''
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*** ''[[Linebacker]]''
:: ''[[Naga (OmniMech)|Naga]]''
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*** ''[[Naga (BattleMech)|Naga]]''
  
;Aerospace Superiority
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* Aerospace Superiority &ndash; general status of intelligence on Clan [[OmniFighter]]s
:: ''[[Vandal]]''
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** OmniFighters
:: ''[[Bashkir]]''
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*** ''[[Bashkir]]''
:: ''[[Avar]]''
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*** ''[[Vandal]]''
:: ''[[Batu]]''
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*** ''[[Avar]]''
:: ''[[Sulla]]''
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*** ''[[Batu]]''
:: ''[[Turk]]''
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*** ''[[Sulla]]''
:: ''[[Visigoth]]''
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*** ''[[Turk]]''
:: ''[[Jagatai]]''
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*** ''[[Visigoth]]''
:: ''[[Sabutai]]''
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*** ''[[Jagatai]]''
:: ''[[Jengiz]]''
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*** ''[[Sabutai]]''
:: ''[[Scytha]]''
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*** ''[[Jengiz]]''
:: ''[[Kirghiz]]''
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*** ''[[Scytha]]''
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*** ''[[Kirghiz]]''
  
;Index
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* Index
</div>
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
* The title comprises descriptions of 71 units in total, all from [[Clan Invasion era]] and all previously unpublished. It contains:
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* This TRO, like ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]'' and ''[[Technical Readout: 3050|3050]]'' before it, includes the ''[[Unseen]]'', which were removed in ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Revised]]''.
** 38 [[Inner Sphere]] [[BattleMech]] designs
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* The readout was reissued a second time in 2005, as ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]''.
** 17 [[Clan]] BattleMech designs
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* The front page shows the rare OmniMech [[Stone Rhino]].
** 4 Clan [[OmniMech]] designs
 
** 12 Clan [[OmniFighter]] designs
 
* The in-universe presentation is given by [[Adept]] XXI-sigma [[Merle Jimmus]], [[ComStar]] (15 July [[3055]])
 
* Trademarked as ''BattleTech Technical Readout: 3055''.
 
  
[[Category:Technical Readouts and Recognition Guides|3055]]
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[[Category:Books]]
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[[Category:Technical Readouts|3055]]

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