Technical Readout: 3067

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Description

This title combines previously released material (from the Field Manual series) with first-time published articles on BattleMechs, combat vehicles, Aerospace Fighters, OmniFighters, DropShips and WarShips, all set on the eve of the Jihad.

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.

Contents

  • 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)
  • Inner Sphere Vehicles - the importance of combat vehicles to Inner Sphere combined-armed tactics
Precentor XV-Lambda/Omega Igarashi Miya, ComStar (19 October, 3067)
Minion Main Gauche Stygian Glaive Musketeer
Morningstar Manteuffel Fortune Glory Ajax
  • Clan Vehicles - the increased understanding of combat vehicle use by the Clans
Precentor VIII-Omega Jared Pascal, ComStar (17 September, 3067)
Hephaestus Tyr Enyo Shoden Morrigu
Heimdall
  • Inner Sphere BattleMechs - Introduction to her report on all new Inner Sphere designs of the last decade
Demi-Precentor II-Omega Francess Pryce, ComStar (17 October 3067)
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 - Introduction to her report on all new Clan designs of the last decade
Precentor VIII-Omega Jared Pascal, ComStar (21 September 3067)
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 - The rapid increase in new designs since the general upgrade of the ground branches is noted
Demi-Precentor Josef Harkin, ComStar (19 October, 3067)
Corax Dagger Lancer 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)
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)
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)
Arcadia Mercer Outpost
  • Inner Sphere WarShips - the ebb and tide of the Great Houses' WarShip programs
Precentor XX-Omega Christoffer Hereford, ComStar (20 November, 3067)
Zechetinu Inazuma Tatsumaki Dante Eagle
Avalon Agamemnon Thera Feng Huang Mjolnir
  • Clan WarShips - the reluctance of the Clans to invest in further WarShip development
Carrack Conqueror Leviathan

Notes

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.