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* [[Christoffer Trossen]]
 
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* [[Doug Chaffee]]
 
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==Description==
 
==Description==
This title combines previously released material (from the Field Manual series) with first-time published articles on [[BattleMech]]s, [[combat vehicle]]s, [[Aerospace Fighter]]s, [[OmniFighter]]s, [[DropShip]]s and [[WarShip]]s, all set on the eve of the [[Jihad]].
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The '''''Technical Readout: 3067''''' (''TRO:3067'') is set at the end of [[FedCom Civil War]] [[BattleTech eras|era]]. The title, purporting to be a ComStar study, presents the latest [[Combat Vehicle|vehicle]], [[BattleMech|'Mech]], [[Aerospace Fighter]], [[DropShip]] and [[WarShip]] designs from [[Inner Sphere]] and [[Clan]] provenience.
 
  
==Contents==
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It was the first original ''Technical Readout'' that [[FanPro]] put out for the [[Classic BattleTech]] line. ''TRO:3067'' was reprinted in 2012 under the [[Catalyst Game Labs]] emblem, with new cover art. As well as ''TRO:3060'' and unlike older [[FASA]]-era Technical Readouts, ''TRO:3067'' did not receive the Catalyst Upgrade treatment, however.  Other than the new cover art only known errata were corrected. Accompanying the re-release was a new, PDF-only [[Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged|PDF Record Sheet]] book.
*'''Introductions''' - in-character status reports on war material development in the [[Inner Sphere]] and [[Clan]] societies
 
::Demi-Precentor XIV-Sigma [[Merle Jimmus]], [[ComStar]] (1 December, [[3067]])
 
::Precentor VI-Omega [[Jared Pascal]], ComStar (30 September, 3067)
 
  
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==From the back cover==
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{{quote|''In the savage [[FedCom Civil War]] that rocked the [[Lyran Alliance]] and the [[Federated Commonwealth]] for the past five years, new machines of war have been rapidly tested and put in the field to help turn the tide of battle in each faction's favor. The [[Clans]] and other Houses have also been busy, as the internal and external conflicts drive the rapid deployment of new military hardware.''
  
*'''Inner Sphere Vehicles''' - the importance of [[combat vehicle]]s to Inner Sphere combined-armed tactics
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''Classic BattleTech ''Technical Readout: 3067'' provides descriptions, game statistics and illustrations for new [[BattleMech]] and vehicle designs. It finally unveils the next generation of Inner Sphere aerospace fighters and [[OmniFighter]]s, as well as the Clan's second-line fighters. A handful of new [[DropShip]]s are also premiered. This technical readout includes those designs previously published in the Field Manual series.''}}
::Precentor XV-Lambda/Omega [[Igarashi Miya]], ComStar (19 October, 3067)
 
  
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==Table of Contents==
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;Introduction
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;Inner Sphere Vehicles
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: [[Minion|''Minion'' Advanced tactical Vehicle]]
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: [[Main Gauche|''Main Gauche'' Light Support Tank]]
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: [[Stygian|''Stygian'' Strike Tank]]
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: [[Glaive|''Glaive'' Medium Tank]]
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: [[Musketeer|''Musketeer'' Hover Tank]]
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: [[Morningstar|''Morningstar'' City Command Vehicle]]
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: [[Manteuffel|''Manteuffel'' Attack Tank]]
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: [[Fortune|''Fortune'' Wheeled Assault Vehicle]]
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: [[Glory|''Glory'' Heavy Fire Support Vehicle]]
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: [[Ajax|''Ajax'' Assault Tank]]
  
{|border="1"
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;Clan Vehicles
|-
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: [[Hephaestus|''Hephaestus'' Scout Tank]]
|[[Minion]]
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: [[Tyr (combat vehicle)|''Tyr'' Infantry Support Tank]]
|[[Main Gauche]]
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: [[Enyo|''Enyo'' Strike Tank]]
|[[Stygian]]
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: [[Shoden|''Shoden'' Assault Vehicle]]
|[[Glaive]]
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: [[Morrigu|''Morrigu'' Fire Support Vehicle]]
|[[Musketeer]]
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: [[Heimdall (Combat Vehicle)|''Heimdall'' Ground Monitor Tank]]
|-
 
|[[Morningstar]]
 
|[[Manteuffel]]
 
|[[Fortune]]
 
|[[Glory]]
 
|[[Ajax]]
 
|}
 
  
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;Inner Sphere BattleMechs
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: ''[[Red Shift]]''
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: ''[[Brigand]]''
 +
: ''[[Anubis]]''
 +
: ''[[Osiris]]''
 +
: ''[[Razorback]]''
 +
: ''[[Gurkha]]''
 +
: ''[[Stiletto]]''
 +
: ''[[Chimera]]''
 +
: ''[[Sha Yu]]''
 +
: ''[[Bloodhound]]''
 +
: ''[[Blue Flame]]''
 +
: ''[[Hellspawn]]''
 +
: ''[[Tessen]]''
 +
: ''[[Uziel]]''
 +
: ''[[Cronus]]''
 +
: ''[[Lightray]]''
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: ''[[Argus]]''
 +
: ''[[Ninja-To]]''
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: ''[[Verfolger]]''
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: ''[[No-Dachi]]''
 +
: ''[[White Flame]]''
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: ''[[Lao Hu]]''
 +
: ''[[Perseus]]''
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: ''[[Thanatos]]''
 +
: ''[[Legacy]]''
 +
: ''[[Templar]]''
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: ''[[Akuma]]''
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: ''[[Sagittaire]]''
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: ''[[Fafnir]]''
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: ''[[Vanquisher]]''
  
*'''Clan Vehicles''' - the increased understanding of combat vehicle use by the Clans
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;Clan BattleMechs
::Precentor VIII-Omega [[Jared Pascal]], ComStar (17 September, 3067)
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: ''[[Solitaire]]''
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: ''[[Hellion]]''
 +
: ''[[Spirit]]''
 +
: ''[[Lobo]]''
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: ''[[Pinion]]''
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: ''[[Crimson Langur]]''
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: ''[[Rabid Coyote]]''
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: ''[[Hellfire]]''
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: ''[[Arcas]]''
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: ''[[Bowman]]''
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: ''[[Burrock (BattleMech)|Burrock]]''
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: ''[[Blood Kite]]''
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: ''[[Savage Coyote]]''
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: ''[[Mad Cat Mk II]]''
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: ''[[Scylla]]''
  
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;Inner Sphere Aerospace Fighters
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: ''[[Corax]]''
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: ''[[Dagger]]''
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: ''[[Lancer]]''
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: ''[[Defiance (Aerospace Fighter class)|Defiance]]''
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: ''[[Oni (Aerospace Fighter)|Oni]]''
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: ''[[Troika]]''
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: ''[[Tatsu]]''
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: ''[[Huscarl]]''
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: ''[[Shiva]]''
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: ''[[Eisensturm]]''
  
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;Clan Aerospace Fighters
|-
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: ''[[Chaeronea]]''
|[[Hephaestus]]
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: ''[[Issus]]''
|[[Tyr]]
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: ''[[Tyre]]''
|[[Enyo]]
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: ''[[Ammon]]''
|[[Shoden]]
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: ''[[Xerxes]]''
|[[Morrigu]]
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: ''[[Hydaspes]]''
|-
 
|[[Heimdall]]
 
|}
 
  
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;Inner Sphere DropShips
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: ''[[Merlin (DropShip class)|Merlin]]''
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: ''[[Union-X]]''
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: ''[[Assault Triumph]]''
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: ''[[Overlord#Variants|Overlord-A3]]''
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: ''[[Nekohono'o]]''
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: ''[[Conquistador]]''
  
*'''Inner Sphere BattleMechs''' - Introduction to her report on all new Inner Sphere designs of the last decade
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;Clan DropShips
::Demi-Precentor II-Omega [[Francess Pryce]], ComStar (17 October 3067)
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: ''[[Arcadia (DropShip class)|Arcadia]]''
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: ''[[Mercer]]''
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: ''[[Outpost (DropShip class)|Outpost]]''
  
{|border="1"
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;Inner Sphere WarShips
|-
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: ''[[Zechetinu]]''
|[[Red Shift]]
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: ''[[Inazuma]]''
|[[Brigand]]
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: ''[[Tatsumaki]]''
|[[Anubis]]
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: ''[[Dante (WarShip class)|Dante]]''
|[[Osiris]]
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: ''[[Eagle (WarShip class)|Eagle]]''
|[[Razorback]]
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: ''[[Avalon]]''
|-
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: ''[[Agamemnon]]''
|[[Gurkha]]
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: ''[[Thera]]''
|[[Stiletto]]
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: ''[[Feng Huang]]''
|[[Chimera]]
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: ''[[Mjolnir]]''
|[[Sha Yu]]
 
|[[Bloodhound]]
 
|-
 
|[[Blue Flame]]
 
|[[Hellspawn]]
 
|[[Tessen]]
 
|[[Uziel]]
 
|[[Cronus]]
 
|-
 
|[[Lightray]]
 
|[[Argus]]
 
|[[Ninja-To]]
 
|[[Verfolger]]
 
|[[No-Dachi]]
 
|-
 
|[[White Flame]]
 
|[[Lao Hu]]
 
|[[Perseus]]
 
|[[Thanatos]]
 
|[[Legacy]]
 
|-
 
|[[Templar]]
 
|[[Akuma]]
 
|[[Sagittaire]]
 
|[[Fafnir]]
 
|[[Vanquisher]]
 
|}
 
  
*'''Clan BattleMechs''' - Introduction to her report on all new Clan designs of the last decade
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;Clan WarShips
::Precentor VIII-Omega [[Jared Pascal]], ComStar (21 September 3067)
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: ''[[Carrack]]''
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: ''[[Conqueror]]''
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: ''[[Leviathan_Heavy_Transport_(WarShip_class)|Leviathan]]''
  
{|border="1"
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==Remarks on content==
|-
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* The title comprises descriptions of 99 units in total, all from [[FedCom Civil War]] era, some presented units or variants of already introduced units were previously unpublished, some derived from various publications of Field Manual series. It contains:
|[[Solitaire]]
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** 16 [[Combat Vehicle]] designs,
|[[Hellion]]
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*** 10 [[Inner Sphere]] designs and
|[[Spirit]]
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*** 6 [[Clan]] designs,
|[[Lobo]]
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** 45 [[BattleMech]] designs,
|[[Pinion]]
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*** 30 Inner Sphere designs and
|-
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*** 15 Clan designs,
|[[Crimson Langur]]
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** 16 [[Aerospace Fighter]] designs,
|[[Rabid Coyote]]
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*** 10 Inner Sphere designs and
|[[Hellfire]]
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*** 6 Clan designs,
|[[Arcas]]
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** 9 [[DropShip]] designs,
|[[Bowman]]
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*** 6 Inner Sphere designs and
|-
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*** 3 Clan designs
|[[Burrock]]
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** 13 [[WarShip]] designs,
|[[Blood Kite]]
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*** 10 Inner Sphere designs and
|[[Savage Coyote]]
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*** 3 Clan designs.
|[[Mad Cat Mk II]]
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* The title comes with various in-character introductions, these are
|[[Scylla]]
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** Demi-Precentor XIV-Sigma [[Merle Jimmus]], [[ComStar]] (1 December, [[3067]]) on Inner Sphere designs,
|}
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** Precentor VI-Omega [[Jared Pascal]], ComStar (30 September, 3067) on Clan designs,
 +
** Precentor XV-Lambda/Omega [[Igarashi Miya]], ComStar (19 October, 3067) on Inner Sphere vehicle designs,
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** Precentor VIII-Omega Jared Pascal, ComStar (17 September, 3067) on Clan vehicle designs,
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** Demi-Precentor II-Omega [[Francess Pryce]], ComStar (17 October 3067) on Inner Sphere 'Mech designs,
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** Precentor VIII-Omega Jared Pascal, ComStar (21 September 3067) on Clan 'Mech designs,
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** Demi-Precentor [[Josef Harkin]], ComStar (19 October, 3067) on Inner Sphere Aerospace Fighter designs,
 +
** Precentor VIII-Omega Jared Pascal, ComStar (18 September, 3067) on Clan Aerospace Fighter designs,
 +
** Demi-Precentor VI-Omega [[Jacob Mellons]], ComStar (1 October, 3067) on Inner Sphere DropsShip designs,
 +
** Precentor VIII-Omega Jared Pascal, ComStar (18 September, 3067) on Clan DropShip designs,
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** Precentor XX-Omega [[Christoffer Hereford]], ComStar (20 November, 3067) on Inner Sphere WarShip designs and
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** Precentor XX-Omega Christoffer Hereford, ComStar (22 November, 3067) on Clan WarShip designs.
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* On page 4 the title states in a Game Note, that WarShip designs presented, were constructed under (at time of publication in 2002) obsolete constructions rules of [[BattleSpace]] (from 1993), with the exception of designs Avalon and Mjolnir, for which the (at time of publication) current construction rules of [[AeroTech 2]] (2000) were used. Both rule-sets became obsolete with publication of [[Total Warfare]] (2006) and [[TechManual]] (2007).
  
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==German Edition==
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| contribution        = [[Reinhold H. Mai]] (Translation), [[Heinz Nachtigall]] (Translation & Editor), [[Christoph Nick]] (Translation & Editor & Copy-Editing), [[Eberhardt von Massenbach]] (Editor & Copy-Editing & Technical Advisor), [[Ralf Berszuck]] (Cover Design), [[Sarah Nick]] (Setting & Layout), DTP Studio Meyer, Düsseldorf (Exposition), Druckerei Krull, Neuss (Printing)
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*'''Inner Sphere Aerospace Fighters''' - The rapid increase in new designs since the general upgrade of the ground branches is noted
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Published by [[FanPro]] '''Hardware Handbuch 3067''' is the German edition of ''Technical Readout 3067'' (''TRO:3067''). Unlike most early German TRO editions, this one matches the original edition in almost<ref>Such a small deviation is the Index which is in contranst to original edition listed in Table of Contents and called ''Index/ Stichwortverzeichnis''.</ref> 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]].
::Demi-Precentor [[Josef Harkin]], [[ComStar]] (19 October, [[3067]])
 
 
 
 
 
{|border="1"
 
|-
 
|[[Corax]]
 
|[[Dagger]]
 
|[[Lancer]]
 
|[[Defiance (Aerospace Fighter)|Defiance]]
 
|[[Oni]]
 
|-
 
|[[Troika]]
 
|[[Tatsu]]
 
|[[Huscarl]]
 
|[[Shiva]]
 
|[[Eisensturm]]
 
|}
 
 
 
 
 
*'''Clan Aerospace Fighters''' - an introspection into how Clan assets are named
 
::Precentor VIII-Omega [[Jared Pascal]], ComStar (18 September, 3067)
 
 
 
 
 
{|border="1"
 
|-
 
|[[Chaeronea]]
 
|[[Issus]]
 
|[[Tyre]]
 
|[[Ammon]]
 
|[[Xerxes]]
 
|-
 
|[[Hydaspes]]
 
|}
 
 
 
 
 
*'''Inner Sphere DropShips''' - A concentration on assault ships by the [[Inner Sphere]]
 
::Demi-Precentor VI-Omega [[Jacob Mellons]], [[ComStar]] (1 October, 3067)
 
 
 
 
 
{|border="1"
 
|-
 
|[[Merlin (DropShip)|Merlin]]
 
|[[Union-X]]
 
|[[Assault Triumph]]
 
|[[Overlord-A3]]
 
|[[Nekohono'o]]
 
|-
 
|[[Conquistador]]
 
|}
 
 
 
 
* '''Clan DropShips''' - confusion over the reasons and needs [[Clans]] build the ships they do
 
::Precentor VIII-Omega [[Jared Pascal]], [[ComStar]] (18 September, [[3067]])
 
 
 
 
 
{|border="1"
 
|-
 
|[[Arcadia (DropShip)|Arcadia]]
 
|[[Mercer]]
 
|[[Outpost (DropShip)|Outpost]]
 
|}
 
 
 
 
 
*'''Inner Sphere WarShips''' - the ebb and tide of the Great Houses' [[WarShip]] programs
 
::Precentor XX-Omega [[Christoffer Hereford]], ComStar (20 November, 3067)
 
 
 
 
 
{|border="1"
 
|-
 
|[[Zechetinu]]
 
|[[Inazuma]]
 
|[[Tatsumaki]]
 
|[[Dante (WarShip)|Dante]]
 
|[[Eagle (WarShip)|Eagle]]
 
|-
 
|[[Avalon]]
 
|[[Agamemnon]]
 
|[[Thera]]
 
|[[Feng Huang]]
 
|[[Mjolnir]]
 
|}
 
 
 
 
 
*'''Clan WarShips''' - the reluctance of the Clans to invest in further WarShip development
 
 
 
  
{|border="1"
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===Spelling and Names===
|-
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As with other German products 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 [[Gotterdammerung]] was respelled to ''Götterdämmerung'', the ''[[DCMS]]'' (''Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery'') became ''VSDK'' (''Vereinigte Streitkräfte des Draconis Kombinats'') and so on.
|[[Carrack]]
 
|[[Conqueror]]
 
|[[Leviathan]]
 
|}
 
  
==Notes==
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==Gallery==
*This was the first original title TRO that [[FanPro]] put out for the [[Classic BattleTech]] line. It was soon followed by [[Technical Readout: Project Phoenix]].
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<gallery>
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File:TRO 3067.JPG|Original 2002 edition ([[FanPro]]) cover. Art by Franz Vohwinkel.
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File:Hardware-Handbuch 3067.jpg|German 2003 edition (FanPro) cover.
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File:Cover TRO3067 2nd Printing CAT35127.jpg|Corrected but otherwise unaltered 2012 edition ([[CGL]]) cover. Art by [[Alex Iglesias]].
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</gallery>
  
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==References==
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<references/>
  
 
[[Category:Books]]
 
[[Category:Books]]
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[[Category:Technical Readouts and Recognition Guides|3067]]
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[[Category:German edition]]

Revision as of 16:36, 20 September 2020

TRO 3067.JPG
Technical Readout: 3067
Product information
Type Technical Readout
Development Randall Bills
Primary writing Herbert Beas
Randall Bills
Loren Coleman
Dan Grendell
Chris Hartford
Christoffer Trossen
Pages 224
Cover Artwork Franz Vohwinkel
Illustrations Doug Chaffee
Matthew Plog
Franz Vohwinkel
Publication information
Publisher FanPro
Product code 10970 (Original Edition)
35127 (CGL Reprint)
First published 2002
ISBN-10 389064970X
Content
Era Civil War era


Description

The Technical Readout: 3067 (TRO:3067) is set at the end of FedCom Civil War era. The title, purporting to be a ComStar study, presents the latest vehicle, 'Mech, Aerospace Fighter, DropShip and WarShip designs from Inner Sphere and Clan provenience.

It was the first original Technical Readout that FanPro put out for the Classic BattleTech line. TRO:3067 was reprinted in 2012 under the Catalyst Game Labs emblem, with new cover art. As well as TRO:3060 and unlike older FASA-era Technical Readouts, TRO:3067 did not receive the Catalyst Upgrade treatment, however. Other than the new cover art only known errata were corrected. Accompanying the re-release was a new, PDF-only PDF Record Sheet book.

From the back cover

In the savage FedCom Civil War that rocked the Lyran Alliance and the Federated Commonwealth for the past five years, new machines of war have been rapidly tested and put in the field to help turn the tide of battle in each faction's favor. The Clans and other Houses have also been busy, as the internal and external conflicts drive the rapid deployment of new military hardware.

Classic BattleTech Technical Readout: 3067 provides descriptions, game statistics and illustrations for new BattleMech and vehicle designs. It finally unveils the next generation of Inner Sphere aerospace fighters and OmniFighters, as well as the Clan's second-line fighters. A handful of new DropShips are also premiered. This technical readout includes those designs previously published in the Field Manual series.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Inner Sphere Vehicles
Minion Advanced tactical Vehicle
Main Gauche Light Support Tank
Stygian Strike Tank
Glaive Medium Tank
Musketeer Hover Tank
Morningstar City Command Vehicle
Manteuffel Attack Tank
Fortune Wheeled Assault Vehicle
Glory Heavy Fire Support Vehicle
Ajax Assault Tank
Clan Vehicles
Hephaestus Scout Tank
Tyr Infantry Support Tank
Enyo Strike Tank
Shoden Assault Vehicle
Morrigu Fire Support Vehicle
Heimdall Ground Monitor Tank
Inner Sphere BattleMechs
Red Shift
Brigand
Anubis
Osiris
Razorback
Gurkha
Stiletto
Chimera
Sha Yu
Bloodhound
Blue Flame
Hellspawn
Tessen
Uziel
Cronus
Lightray
Argus
Ninja-To
Verfolger
No-Dachi
White Flame
Lao Hu
Perseus
Thanatos
Legacy
Templar
Akuma
Sagittaire
Fafnir
Vanquisher
Clan BattleMechs
Solitaire
Hellion
Spirit
Lobo
Pinion
Crimson Langur
Rabid Coyote
Hellfire
Arcas
Bowman
Burrock
Blood Kite
Savage Coyote
Mad Cat Mk II
Scylla
Inner Sphere Aerospace Fighters
Corax
Dagger
Lancer
Defiance
Oni
Troika
Tatsu
Huscarl
Shiva
Eisensturm
Clan Aerospace Fighters
Chaeronea
Issus
Tyre
Ammon
Xerxes
Hydaspes
Inner Sphere DropShips
Merlin
Union-X
Assault Triumph
Overlord-A3
Nekohono'o
Conquistador
Clan DropShips
Arcadia
Mercer
Outpost
Inner Sphere WarShips
Zechetinu
Inazuma
Tatsumaki
Dante
Eagle
Avalon
Agamemnon
Thera
Feng Huang
Mjolnir
Clan WarShips
Carrack
Conqueror
Leviathan

Remarks on content

  • The title comprises descriptions of 99 units in total, all from FedCom Civil War era, some presented units or variants of already introduced units were previously unpublished, some derived from various publications of Field Manual series. It contains:
  • The title comes with various in-character introductions, these are
    • Demi-Precentor XIV-Sigma Merle Jimmus, ComStar (1 December, 3067) on Inner Sphere designs,
    • Precentor VI-Omega Jared Pascal, ComStar (30 September, 3067) on Clan designs,
    • Precentor XV-Lambda/Omega Igarashi Miya, ComStar (19 October, 3067) on Inner Sphere vehicle designs,
    • Precentor VIII-Omega Jared Pascal, ComStar (17 September, 3067) on Clan vehicle designs,
    • Demi-Precentor II-Omega Francess Pryce, ComStar (17 October 3067) on Inner Sphere 'Mech designs,
    • Precentor VIII-Omega Jared Pascal, ComStar (21 September 3067) on Clan 'Mech designs,
    • Demi-Precentor Josef Harkin, ComStar (19 October, 3067) on Inner Sphere Aerospace Fighter designs,
    • Precentor VIII-Omega Jared Pascal, ComStar (18 September, 3067) on Clan Aerospace Fighter designs,
    • Demi-Precentor VI-Omega Jacob Mellons, ComStar (1 October, 3067) on Inner Sphere DropsShip designs,
    • Precentor VIII-Omega Jared Pascal, ComStar (18 September, 3067) on Clan DropShip designs,
    • Precentor XX-Omega Christoffer Hereford, ComStar (20 November, 3067) on Inner Sphere WarShip designs and
    • Precentor XX-Omega Christoffer Hereford, ComStar (22 November, 3067) on Clan WarShip designs.
  • On page 4 the title states in a Game Note, that WarShip designs presented, were constructed under (at time of publication in 2002) obsolete constructions rules of BattleSpace (from 1993), with the exception of designs Avalon and Mjolnir, for which the (at time of publication) current construction rules of AeroTech 2 (2000) were used. Both rule-sets became obsolete with publication of Total Warfare (2006) and TechManual (2007).

German Edition

Hardware-Handbuch 3067.jpg
Hardware-Handbuch 3067
Product information
Language german
Contribution Reinhold H. Mai (Translation), Heinz Nachtigall (Translation & Editor), Christoph Nick (Translation & Editor & Copy-Editing), Eberhardt von Massenbach (Editor & Copy-Editing & Technical Advisor), Ralf Berszuck (Cover Design), Sarah Nick (Setting & Layout), DTP Studio Meyer, Düsseldorf (Exposition), Druckerei Krull, Neuss (Printing)
Pages 224
Publication information
Publisher Fantasy Productions
First published 2002
ISBN-10 389064953X
ISBN-13 9783890649535
MSRP 25,- EUR, 43,80 SFr

Published by FanPro Hardware Handbuch 3067 is the German edition of Technical Readout 3067 (TRO:3067). Unlike most early German TRO editions, this one matches the original edition in almost[1] The German version is printed as DIN A4, a standard European paper size, which is a little larger then north american Letter.

Spelling and Names

As with other German products 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 Gotterdammerung was respelled to Götterdämmerung, the DCMS (Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery) became VSDK (Vereinigte Streitkräfte des Draconis Kombinats) and so on.

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References

  1. Such a small deviation is the Index which is in contranst to original edition listed in Table of Contents and called Index/ Stichwortverzeichnis.