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| primary writing = [[Herbert Beas]] <br /> [[Randall Bills]] <br /> [[Chris Hartford]] <br /> [[David McCulloch]] <br /> [[Ben Rome]] <br /> [[Jason Schmetzer]] <br /> [[Christoffer Trossen]] <br /> [[Andreas Zuber]]
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| primarywriting      = Herbert A. Beas II<br>Randall N. Bills<br>[[Chris Hartford]]<br>[[David L. McCulloch]]<br>[[Ben Rome]]<br>[[Jason Schmetzer]]<br>[[Christoffer Trossen]]<br>[[Andreas Zuber]]
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| era = [[Star League era]] <br /> [[Succession Wars era]] <br /> [[Clan Invasion era]] <br /> [[Civil War era]] <br /> [[Jihad era]]
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| pages              = 224
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| type = Technical Readout
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| cover               = [[Doug Chaffee]] (Art)<br>[[Ray Arrastia]] (Design)
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| publisher = [[FanPro]]
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| year = 2006
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| illustrations      = Doug Chaffee
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| pages = 234
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| productioncode      = [https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/collections/battletech/products/battletech-technical-readout-vehicle-annex-pdf 35022]
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| ISBN = 193256456X
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| year                = 2006
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| ISBN10              = 193256456X
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| era                 = [[Jihad era]]
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| timeline            = [[3070]]
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| series              = [[Technical Readout]]s
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| followedby          = [[Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised Edition]]
 
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==Description==
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'''''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex''''' (''TRO:Vehicle'') is unique as it was the first ''TRO'' to focus primarily on civilian and/or [[Support Vehicle]]s of various kinds. It is at the same time the first to include [[WiGE]] vehicles, with the construction rules found in [[TechManual]] (published in 2007). Police and security versions of [[IndustrialMech]]s are also prominent. It is written from the perspective of a senior [[IrTech]] executive collecting information of potential areas for production expansion.
  
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==Description==
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''TRO:Vehicle'' is primarily intended for use with [[MechWarrior (RPG)|MechWarrior]] roleplaying game. Through the variety of designs presented, it gives the [[BattleTech Universe]] more depth and credibility on the everyday side of life, beyond military and war. For most designs presented no record sheets have been published, although the data provided allows players to create these themselves.<ref>A notable exception is the sourcebook ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]'', which utilizes support vehicles. Record sheets for these variants have been published in the sourcebook's companion record sheet book, ''[[Record Sheets: Operation Klondike]]''</ref>
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'''''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex''''', while covering only vehicles, as ''[[Technical Readout: 3026]]'' does, focuses primarily on civilian models. Police and security versions of [[IndustrialMech]]s are also prominent. It is written from the perspective of senior [[IrTech]] executive collecting information of potential areas for production expansion.
 
  
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The 2006 ''TRO:Vehicle'' by then license holder [[FanPro]] was later updated and expanded with the 2013 PDF-only edition ''[[Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised Edition]]'' by [[CGL]].
  
 
==From the back cover==
 
==From the back cover==
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{{quote|''[[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]s receive all the glory; aerospace fighter pilots a close second; vehicles are considered the workhorses of any military; infantry are even given their day in the sun in the minds of the common citizen. But no battle could be waged, nor won, without the mammoth apparatus of support vehicles that feed the war machines of the [[Great Houses]]. From cargo trucks to tank airships, airborne MASH to communication satellites, armored transport rails to coastal patrol boats, hauler exoskeletons to [[LoaderMech]]s, even hover and wheeled police cruisers or civilian vehicles conscripted into the military: the support vehicle is the true backbone of any military machine.''
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{{quote|''[[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] receive all the glory; [[aerospace fighter]] pilots a close second; vehicles are considered the workhorses of any military; infantry are even given their day in the sun in the minds of the common citizen. But no battle could be waged, nor won, without the mammoth apparatus of support vehicles that feed the war machines of the [[Great Houses]]. From cargo trucks to tanker airships, airborne MASH to communication satellites, armored transport rails to coastal patrol boats, hauler exoskeletons to [[LoaderMech]]s, even hover and wheeled police cruisers or civilian vehicles onscripted [''sic''] into the military: the support vehicle is the true ackbone [''sic''] of any military machine.''
  
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''Built using the construction rules found in ''[[Combat Equipment]]'', Classic BattleTech ''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex'' provides a never-before-seen look at the support vehicles behind the militaries of every faction, as well as a slice of every day life in the [[BattleTech]] universe. From tracked land-trains to police cruisers, Luxury [[VTOL]]s to Fix-wing passenger planes, satellites, super-heavy naval surface ships, [[IndustrialMech]]s and more: the gamut of the BattleTech universe, fully illustrated for the first time.''}}
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''Built using the construction rules found in ''[[TechManual]]''™ nd [''sic''] ''[[Combat Equipment]]''™, Classic BattleTech ''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex''™ provides a never-before-seen look at the support vehicles behind the militaries of every faction, as well as a slice of every day [''sic''] life in the [[BattleTech]]® universe. From tracked land-trains to police cruisers, luxury [[VTOL]]s to fix-wing [''sic''] passenger planes, satellites, super-heavy naval surface ships, [[IndustrialMech]]s and more: the gamut of the BattleTech universe, fully illustrated for the first time.''}}
  
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==Table of Contents==
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<div style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;">
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; Introduction
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; Wheeled Support Vehicles
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: [[Prairie Schooner Land Train]]<ref>The entry describes the [[Prairie Schooner (Tractor)|Prairie Schooner tractor]] as well as the attachable [[Prairie Schooner (Module)|modules]]</ref>
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: [[Lesseps]] / [[Brunel|Brunel Dump Trucks]]
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: [[Saturnus V]] / [[Blue Nova|Durandel-British]]
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: [[Mao-Heng Charioteer]]
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: [[Knox (Combat Vehicle)|Konx]] [''sic''] / [[Bailey (Combat Vehicle)|Bailey Armored Cars]]
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: [[TLF-LL6500|Saurer-Bucher Fire Engine]] / [[Simca|Simca Ambulance]]
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: [[Fiver Series|Aston-Martin Fiver Series]]<ref>The entry describes the [[Fiver (Roadster)]] as well as the [[Fiver (Traveler)]]</ref>
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: [[Mótuö Chë Shang No. 2]] / [[Ceres-Bikes Flashbang ZZ10000|Flashbang ZZ10000]]
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: [[Skoda (truck)|Škoda]] / [[Iveco (truck)|Iveco Burro Trucks]]<ref>The entry describes the [[Burro]] Heavy Support Truck as well as the [[Burro II]] Super Heavy Cargo Truck</ref>
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: [[Bulldog (Truck)|Bulldog]] / [[Pit Bull (Truck)|Pit Bull Medium Trucks]]
  
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==Contents==
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;Tracked Support Vehicles
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* Introduction
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: [[Galaport Ground Tug]]<ref>The entry describes the [[Galaport Ground Tug]] as well as the [[Galaport Ground Tug Trailer]]</ref>
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: [[Lucy Tsagarides]], Chief Operating Officer, [[Irian Media Interstellar]] ([[Charybdis Publishing]]) to [[Chris Blocher]] (1 December, [[3070]])
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: [[Elite Series 3|Gienah-Durapaq Elite Series 3]]
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: [[White Wolverine|Luciano White Wolverine]]
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: [[Hesiod|Hesiod Utility Vehicle]] / [[Saturn Harvester]]
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: [[UL-Series|UL-Series Construction Vehicles]]
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: [[Corx Mobile Tunnel Miner]]
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: [[Cellco Ranger UPU-3000]]
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: [[Cortez Series N|Croyle Cortez]]
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: [[Magellan (Support Vehicle)|Donovan-Miter Magellan]]
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: [[Sherpa|Sherpa Armored Truck]]
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: [[Rock Rover|RRV "Rock Rover" Half-Track]]
  
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* '''Wheeled Support Vehicles'''
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;Hover Support Vehicles
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** [[Prairie Schooner (tractor)]]
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: [[Buffalo|BFFL "Buffalo"]]
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** [[Prairie Schooner (module)]]
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: [[Routemaster|Routemaster Shuttle]] / [[Lewis Skimmer Bus|Lewis Skimmer Bus]]
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** [[Lesseps|Lesseps (dump truck)]]
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: [[Crimson Streak|Crimson Streak]] / [[CS535 Hover Car|CS535 Hover Cars]]
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** [[Brunel|Brunel (dump truck)]]
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: [[Dillinger|Kressly Dillinger Police Vehicle]]
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** [[Saturnus V|Saturnus V (circuit racer)]]
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: [[Deusenberg|Deusenberg VIP Luxury Hovercar]]
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** [[Blue Nova|Blue Nova convertible]]
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: [[Ina-du|Ina-du Swamp Skimmer]]
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** [[Mao-Heng|Mao-Heng (charioteer)]]
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: [[Slipper LX-Series|Slipper LX-Series]]
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** [[Knox|Knox (armored car)]]
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: [[Bayamo|Bayamo Hoverbike]] / [[Freedom 900|Freedom 900 Hover Jeep]]
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** [[Bailey|Bailey (armored car)]]
 
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** [[Simca|Simca (ambulance)]]
 
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** [[Saurer-Bucher|Saurer-Bucher (fire engine)]]
 
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** [[Fiver (roadster)]]
 
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** [[Fiver (traveler)]]
 
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** [[Motuo Che No. 2|Motuo Che No. 2 (motorcycle)]]
 
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** [[Flashbang ZZ100000|Flashbang ZZ100000 (motorcycle)]]
 
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** [[Growler|Growler (service utility truck)]]
 
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** [[Burro II|Burro II (super heavy cargo truck]]
 
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** [[Bulldog|Bulldog (medium truck)]]
 
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** [[Pit Bull|Pit Bull (medium truck)]]
 
  
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* '''Tracked Support Vehicles'''
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;VTOL Support Vehicles
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** [[Galaport (ground tug)]]
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: [[St. Christopher C1|St. Christopher Cargo Transport C1]]/[[St. Christopher C2|C2]]
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** [[Galaport (ground tug trailer)]]
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: [[Soar|SOAR]] / [[Peacekeeper (Combat Vehicle)|Peacekeeper SWAT Carrier]]
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** [[Elite Series 3|Elite Series 3 (land train tractor)]]
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: [[Sky Eye|Sky Eye News Helicopter]]
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** [[Elite Series 3T|Elite Series 3T (land train trailer)]]
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: [[Pegasus (Combat Vehicle - VTOL)|Pegasus]] / [[Baronet (Combat Vehicle)|Baronet Passenger VTOLs]]
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** [[White Wolverine|White Wolverine (arctic crawler)]]
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: [[Swiftran|Cal-Boeing RTC-215M Swiftran]]
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** [[Hesiod|Hesiod (utility vehicle)]]
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: [[Oceanic Series|Lexan Oceanic Series Luxury VTOL]]<ref>The entry describes the [[Oceanic Series VI]] as well as the [[Oceanic Series II]]</ref>
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** [[Saturn|Saturn (harvester)]]
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: [[Cascatelle|Pion-Laurier Cascatelle]] / [[Lama-Deux]]
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** [[UL-series|UL-series (construction vehicles)]]
 
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** [[MTM|MTM (tunnel miner)]]
 
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** [[Cellco Ranger UPU-3000|Ranger UPU-3000 (heavy law enforcement vehicle)]]
 
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** [[Cortez Series N|Cortez Series N (research vehicle)]]
 
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** [[Magellan Series Four|Magellan Series Four (research vehicle)]]
 
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** [[Sherpa|Sherpa (armored truck)]]
 
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** [[Rock Rover|Rock Rover (half-track)]]
 
  
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* '''Hover Support Vehicles'''
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;WiGE Support Vehicles
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** [[Buffalo|Buffalo (transport)]]
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: [[Coanda]] / [[Quicksilver|Quicksilver Personal Sports Craft]]
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** [[Routemaster|Routemaster (shuttle)]]
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: [[Cormorant|Cormorant Cargo Craft]] / [[Fulmar|Fulmar Patrol Craft]]
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** [[Skimmer|Skimmer (bus)]]
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: [[Koi]] / [[Ryu (vehicle)|Ryu Transport WIGEs]]
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** [[Crimson Streak|Crimson Streak (hover racer)]]
 
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** [[CS535|CS535 (hovercar)]]
 
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** [[Dillenger|Dillenger (police vehicle)]]
 
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** [[Dusenberg|Dusenberg (VIP luxury hovercar)]]
 
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** [[Ina-Du|Ina-Du (swamp skimmer)]]
 
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** [[Slipper LX-series|Slipper LX-series (hovercar)]]
 
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** [[Bayamo|Bayamo (hoverbike)]]
 
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** [[Freedom 900|Freedom 900 (hover jeep)]]
 
  
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* '''VTOL Support Vehicles'''
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;Airship Support Vehicles
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** [[St. Christopher C1|St. Christopher C1 (cargo lifter)]]
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: [[Dawn Treader|Dawn Treader Cargo Airship]]
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** [[St. Christopher C2|St. Christopher C2 (cargo lifter)]]
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: [[Corvair|Corvair Luxury Passenger Airliner]]
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** [[SOAR|SOAR (search & rescue VTOL)]]
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: [[Schatten|Schatten Surveillance Airship]]
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** [[Peacekeeper|Peacekeeper (SWAT carrier)]]
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: [[Cloud Nine|Cloud Nine Carrier Airship]]
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** [[Sky Eye|Sky Eye (news helicopter)]]
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: [[Eckener|EC-1 Eckener Tanker Airship]]
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** [[Pegasus (SUV)|Pegasus (passenger VTOL)]]
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: [[Dixon (Combat Vehicle)|Dixon Law Enforcement]] / [[Dixon (Firetender)|Firetender Airships]]
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** [[Baronet|Baronet (passenger VTOL)]]
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: [[Meteos|Meteos 9 Manned Dirigible]]
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** [[RTC-215M Swiftran|RTC-215M Swiftran (medivac VTOL)]]
 
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** [[Series VI|Series VI (luxury VTOL)]]
 
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** [[Series II|Series II (personal VTOL)]]
 
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** [[Cascatelle|Cascatelle (firefighting VTOL]]
 
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** [[Lama-Deux|Lama-Deux (firefighting VTOL)]]
 
  
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* '''WiGE Support Vehicles'''
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;Fixed Wing Support Vehicles
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** [[Coanda|Coanda (personal sports craft)]]
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: [[Comet Airliner|Avanti Aerospace ACL-800 Airliner]]
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** [[Quicksilver|Quicksilver (personal sports craft)]]
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: [[Longhaul|Federated-Boeing FB-335 Longhaul]]
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** [[Cormorant|Cormorant (medium cargo craft)]]
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: [[Jetta Coruna|Jetta Coruna 4X]] / [[S 2772]]
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** [[Fulmar|Fulmat (patrol craft)]]
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: [[Mosquito IX|Mosquito IX Radar Plane]]
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** [[Koi|Koi (heavy transport)]]
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: [[C-790 Protector|C-790 Protector High-Speed Medevac]]
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** [[Ryu|Ryu (heavy transport)]]
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: [[Torrent|Torrent Heavy Bomber]]
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: [[Zanadu|Zanadu Air Bus]]
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: [[KC-9 King Karnov|CBM KC-9 "King Karnov"]]
  
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* '''Airship Support Vehicles'''
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;Satellite Support Vehicles
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** [[Dawn Treader|Dawn Treader (cargo airship)]]
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: [[Starcomm|Galax SEU-193D Starcomm]]
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** [[Corvair|Corvair (luxury passenger airliner)]]
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: [[D40 (Satellite)|D40]] /[[SneakSat|SneakSat Communications Satellites]]
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** [[Schatten|Schatten (surveillance airship)]]
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: [[Skyward|SkyWard Model XII Warning Satellite]]
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** [[Cloud Nine|Cloud Nine (carrier airship)]]
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: [[Figyel II|Figyel II Science Satellite]]
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** [[EC-1 Eckener|EC-1 Eckener (tanker airship)]]
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: [[PowerSat]]
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** [[Dixon (law enforcement)|Dixon (law enforcement airship)]]
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: [[Cassion|Blankenburg Cassion Payload Satellite]]
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** [[Dixon (firetender)|Dixon (firetender airship)]]
 
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** [[Meteos 9|Meteos 9 (manned dirigible)]]
 
  
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* '''Fixed Wing Support Vehicles'''
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;Rail Support Vehicles
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** [[ACL-800|ACL-800 (airliner)]]
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: [[Adelante|Adelante Passenger/Cargo Train]]
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** [[FB-335 Longhaul|FB-335 Longhaul (transport)]]
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: [[St. Bernard Express]]
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** [[Jetta Coruna 4X|Jetta Coruna 4X (luxury plane)]]
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: [[Moray (monorail)|Moray Transfer Monorail]]
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** [[S 2772|S 2772 (luxury plane)]]
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: [[Pressurized Train]]
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** [[Mosquito IX|Mosquito IX (radar plane)]]
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: [[RML-447 Nolan|RML-447C Nolan]]/[[RMC-3050 LevCar]]
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** [[C-790 Protector|C-790 Protector (high-speed medevac)]]
 
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** [[Torrent|Torrent (heavy bomber)]]
 
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** [[Zanadu|Zanadu (air bus)]]
 
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** [[KC-9 King Karnov|KC-9 King Karnov (heavy industrial air transport)]]
 
  
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* '''Satellite Support Vehicles'''
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;Naval (Surface) Support Vehicles
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** [[SEU-193D Starcomm|SEU-193D Starcomm (communications)]]
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: [[Ahab (Surface Vessel) |Ahab Whaler]]
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** [[D40|D40 (communications)]]
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: [[Whitestreak (speedboat)|Whitestreak Speedboat]] / [[Whitestreak (jetski)|Whitestreak Jetski]]
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** [[SneakSat|SneakSat (covert communications)]]
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: [[Atlantia-series|Atlantia-Series Luxury Yacht]]
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** [[SkyWard Model XII|SkyWard Model XII (warning)]]
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: [[Silverfin]] / [[Silverback|Silverback Coastal Cutters]]
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** [[Figyel II|Figyel II (science)]]
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: [[Kaleen Bay|Kaleen Bay Tanker]] / [[Anastaska Maro|Anastaka Maro Freighter]] [''sic'']
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** [[PowerSat|PowerSat (power)]]
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: [[Meabh|Meabh Heavy Cruiser]]
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** [[Cassion|Cassion (payload)]]
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: [[Luftenburg|Luftenberg Supercarrier]]
  
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* '''Rail Support Vehicles'''
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;Naval (Submarine) Support Vehicles
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** [[Adelante|Adelante (passenger/cargo)]]
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: [[Jonah|JN-002 Jonah Submarine]]
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** [[TGV Omni|TGV Omni (railcar)]]
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: [[Baleena|Baleena Passenger Submarine]]
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** [[St. Bernard Express (tractor)]]
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: [[Seahorse]] / [[Verne|Verne Cargo Subs]]
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** [[St. Bernard Express (trailer)]]
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: [[Triton Missile Submarine|Triton Missile Submarine]]
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** [[Moray (tractor)|Moray (transfer monorail)]]
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: [[Lysander|Lysander Carrier Submarine]]
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** [[Moray (railcar)]]
 
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** [[Pressurized Train (tractor)]]
 
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** [[Pressurized Train (trailer)]]
 
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** [[RML-447 Nolan|RML-447 Nolan (maglev)]]
 
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** [[RMC-3050 LevCar|RMC-3050 LevCar (maglev)]]
 
  
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* '''Naval (Surface) Vessel Support Vehicles'''
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;Exoskeletons
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** [[Ahab (Surface Vessel) |Ahab (Whaler Yacht)]]
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: [[Groundhog|CEX-205 "Groundhog" Exoskeleton]]
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** [[Whitestreak (speedboat)]]
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: [[Gladiator (Exoskeleton)|Gladiator Exoskeleton]]
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** [[Whitestreak (jetski)]]
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: [[Ailette|Ailette Zero-G Engineering Exoskeleton]]
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** [[Atlantia-series|Atlantia-series (luxury yacht)]]
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: [[Tunnel Rat|GM Tunnel Rat Mining Exoskeleton]]
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** [[Silverfin|Silverfin (coastal cutter)]]
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: [[Gorilla|PEX-2B Gorilla]] / [[Salrilla|PEX-2F Salrilla]]
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** [[Silverback|Silverback (coastal cutter)]]
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: [[HeavyHauler]] / [[PowerLoader|P-5000 PowerLoader]]
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** [[Kaleen Bay|Kaleen Bay (tanker)]]
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: [[Resgate]] / [[Krise|Krise PA(L) Exoskeleton]]
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** [[Anastaska Maro|Anastaska Maro (freighter)]]
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: [[Smoothdavid II]] / [[Smoothgoliath|Smoothgoliath II]]
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** [[Meabh|Meabh (heavy cruiser)]]
 
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** [[Luftenburg|Luftenberg (supercarrier)]]
 
  
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* '''Naval (Submarine) Vessel Support Vehicles'''
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;IndustrialMechs
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** [[JN-002 Jonah|JN-002 Jonah (minisub)]]
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: [[Harvester|HVR-99 "Harvester" AgroMech]]
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** [[Baleena|Baleena (passenger sub)]]
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: [[Vampyr|SC-V-1 "Vampyr" ScavengerMech]]
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** [[Seahorse|Seahorse (cargo)]]
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: [[Harvester Ant|KIC-3 Harvester Ant]]
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** [[Verne|Verne (cargo)]]
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: [[Powerman|SC Powerman LoaderMech]] / [[Buster|SC Buster HaulerMech]]
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** [[Triton Missile Submarine|Triton (missile sub)]]
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: [[Crosscut|ED-X Crosscut LoggerMech]]
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** [[Lysander|Lysander (carrier sub)]]
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: [[Uni|ATAE-70 "Uni" CargoMech]]
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: [[CattleMaster|RA-4 CattleMaster (Hunter/Herder)]]
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: [[Dig Lord|RCL-4 Dig Lord]]
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: [[Carbine|CON-7 "Carbine" ConstructionMech]]
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: [[Marco|MR-8C Marco]]
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: [[Pompier|GM-3A Pompier FireMech]]
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: [[Copper|CPK-6 "Copper" SecurityMech]]
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* '''Exoskeletons'''
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==Remarks on content==
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** [[CEX-205 Groundhog|CEX-205 Groundhog (combat engineer)]]
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* The title comprises descriptions of at least 128 units in total, dating from [[Age of War]] era and later. All presented units were previously unpublished. It contains:
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** [[Gladiator (exoskeleton)|Gladiator (arena)]]
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** 40 [[Support Vehicle]]s
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** [[Ailette Zero-G|Ailette Zero-G (space engineering)]]
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** 11 [[VTOL]]s
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** [[Tunnel Rat|Tunnel Rat I/II (mining)]]
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** 6 [[WiGE]]s
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** [[Tunnel Rat III|Tunnel Rat III (mining)]]
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** 8 Airships,
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** [[PEX-2B Gorilla|PEX-2B Gorilla (industrial)]]
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** 9 [[Conventional Aircraft]]
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** [[PEX-2F Salrilla|PEX-2F Salrilla (salvage)]]
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** 7 Satellite vehicles
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** [[HeavyHauler|HeavyHauler (industrial)]]
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** 6 Rail vehicles
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** [[P-5000 PowerLoader|P-5000 PowerLoader (loader)]]
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** 16 [[Naval Vessel]]s
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** [[Resgate|Resgate (search & rescue)]]
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** 12 [[Exoskeleton]]s
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** [[Krise|Krise (search & rescue)]]
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** 13 [[IndustrialMech]]s
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** [[Smoothdavid II|Smoothdavid II (police PA(L))]]
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* The in-character description of the title's contents is given by [[Lucy Tsagarides]], Chief Operating Officer, [[Irian Media Interstellar]] ([[Charybdis Publishing]]) (1 December, [[3070]]). Every section is introduced by another piece of in-universe information (a promotional flyer, a publication etc.).
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** [[Smoothgoliath|Smoothgoliath II (counter-explosives PA(L))]]
 
  
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* '''IndustrialMechs'''
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==Notes==
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** [[Harvester|Harvester (agromech)]]
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Trademarked ''Classic BattleTech Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex''.
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** [[Vampyr|Vampyr (scavengermech)]]
 
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** [[Harvester Ant|Harvester Ant (combine)]]
 
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** [[Powerman |Powerman  (loadermech)]]
 
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** [[Buster |Buster  (haulermech)]]
 
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** [[Crosscut|Crosscut (loggermech)]]
 
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** [[Uni|Uni (cargomech)]]
 
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** [[CattleMaster | CattleMaster(agromech)]]
 
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** [[Dig Lord|Dig Lord (minermech)]]
 
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** [[Carbine|Carbine (constructionmech)]]
 
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** [[Marco|Marco (explorermech)]]
 
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** [[Pompier|Pompier (firemech)]]
 
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** [[Copper|Copper (securitymech)]]
 
  
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==References==
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<references/>
  
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==Notes==
 
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One of the larger Technical Readouts, ''Vehicle Annex'' is quite expansive and introduces the Wing-in-Ground-Effect craft, with the construction rules to follow in [[Tech Manual]].
 
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Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex
Product information
Type Technical Readout
Development Randall N. Bills
Herb Beas
Mike Miller
Chris Wheeler (Assistant Development)
Primary writing Herbert A. Beas II
Randall N. Bills
Chris Hartford
David L. McCulloch
Ben Rome
Jason Schmetzer
Christoffer Trossen
Andreas Zuber
Pages 224
Cover Artwork Doug Chaffee (Art)
Ray Arrastia (Design)
Illustrations Doug Chaffee
Publication information
Publisher FanPro
Product code 35022
First published 2006
ISBN-10 193256456X
ISBN-13 978-1932564563
MSRP $29.99
Content
Era Jihad era
Timeline 3070
Series Technical Readouts
Followed by Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised Edition

Description[edit]

Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex (TRO:Vehicle) is unique as it was the first TRO to focus primarily on civilian and/or Support Vehicles of various kinds. It is at the same time the first to include WiGE vehicles, with the construction rules found in TechManual (published in 2007). Police and security versions of IndustrialMechs are also prominent. It is written from the perspective of a senior IrTech executive collecting information of potential areas for production expansion.

TRO:Vehicle is primarily intended for use with MechWarrior roleplaying game. Through the variety of designs presented, it gives the BattleTech Universe more depth and credibility on the everyday side of life, beyond military and war. For most designs presented no record sheets have been published, although the data provided allows players to create these themselves.[1]

The 2006 TRO:Vehicle by then license holder FanPro was later updated and expanded with the 2013 PDF-only edition Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised Edition by CGL.

From the back cover[edit]

“ MechWarriors receive all the glory; aerospace fighter pilots a close second; vehicles are considered the workhorses of any military; infantry are even given their day in the sun in the minds of the common citizen. But no battle could be waged, nor won, without the mammoth apparatus of support vehicles that feed the war machines of the Great Houses. From cargo trucks to tanker airships, airborne MASH to communication satellites, armored transport rails to coastal patrol boats, hauler exoskeletons to LoaderMechs, even hover and wheeled police cruisers or civilian vehicles onscripted [sic] into the military: the support vehicle is the true ackbone [sic] of any military machine.

Built using the construction rules found in TechManual™ nd [sic] Combat Equipment™, Classic BattleTech Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex™ provides a never-before-seen look at the support vehicles behind the militaries of every faction, as well as a slice of every day [sic] life in the BattleTech® universe. From tracked land-trains to police cruisers, luxury VTOLs to fix-wing [sic] passenger planes, satellites, super-heavy naval surface ships, IndustrialMechs and more: the gamut of the BattleTech universe, fully illustrated for the first time.

”

Table of Contents[edit]

Introduction
Wheeled Support Vehicles
Prairie Schooner Land Train[2]
Lesseps / Brunel Dump Trucks
Saturnus V / Durandel-British
Mao-Heng Charioteer
Konx [sic] / Bailey Armored Cars
Saurer-Bucher Fire Engine / Simca Ambulance
Aston-Martin Fiver Series[3]
Mótuö Chë Shang No. 2 / Flashbang ZZ10000
Škoda / Iveco Burro Trucks[4]
Bulldog / Pit Bull Medium Trucks
Tracked Support Vehicles
Galaport Ground Tug[5]
Gienah-Durapaq Elite Series 3
Luciano White Wolverine
Hesiod Utility Vehicle / Saturn Harvester
UL-Series Construction Vehicles
Corx Mobile Tunnel Miner
Cellco Ranger UPU-3000
Croyle Cortez
Donovan-Miter Magellan
Sherpa Armored Truck
RRV "Rock Rover" Half-Track
Hover Support Vehicles
BFFL "Buffalo"
Routemaster Shuttle / Lewis Skimmer Bus
Crimson Streak / CS535 Hover Cars
Kressly Dillinger Police Vehicle
Deusenberg VIP Luxury Hovercar
Ina-du Swamp Skimmer
Slipper LX-Series
Bayamo Hoverbike / Freedom 900 Hover Jeep
VTOL Support Vehicles
St. Christopher Cargo Transport C1/C2
SOAR / Peacekeeper SWAT Carrier
Sky Eye News Helicopter
Pegasus / Baronet Passenger VTOLs
Cal-Boeing RTC-215M Swiftran
Lexan Oceanic Series Luxury VTOL[6]
Pion-Laurier Cascatelle / Lama-Deux
WiGE Support Vehicles
Coanda / Quicksilver Personal Sports Craft
Cormorant Cargo Craft / Fulmar Patrol Craft
Koi / Ryu Transport WIGEs
Airship Support Vehicles
Dawn Treader Cargo Airship
Corvair Luxury Passenger Airliner
Schatten Surveillance Airship
Cloud Nine Carrier Airship
EC-1 Eckener Tanker Airship
Dixon Law Enforcement / Firetender Airships
Meteos 9 Manned Dirigible
Fixed Wing Support Vehicles
Avanti Aerospace ACL-800 Airliner
Federated-Boeing FB-335 Longhaul
Jetta Coruna 4X / S 2772
Mosquito IX Radar Plane
C-790 Protector High-Speed Medevac
Torrent Heavy Bomber
Zanadu Air Bus
CBM KC-9 "King Karnov"
Satellite Support Vehicles
Galax SEU-193D Starcomm
D40 /SneakSat Communications Satellites
SkyWard Model XII Warning Satellite
Figyel II Science Satellite
PowerSat
Blankenburg Cassion Payload Satellite
Rail Support Vehicles
Adelante Passenger/Cargo Train
St. Bernard Express
Moray Transfer Monorail
Pressurized Train
RML-447C Nolan/RMC-3050 LevCar
Naval (Surface) Support Vehicles
Ahab Whaler
Whitestreak Speedboat / Whitestreak Jetski
Atlantia-Series Luxury Yacht
Silverfin / Silverback Coastal Cutters
Kaleen Bay Tanker / Anastaka Maro Freighter [sic]
Meabh Heavy Cruiser
Luftenberg Supercarrier
Naval (Submarine) Support Vehicles
JN-002 Jonah Submarine
Baleena Passenger Submarine
Seahorse / Verne Cargo Subs
Triton Missile Submarine
Lysander Carrier Submarine
Exoskeletons
CEX-205 "Groundhog" Exoskeleton
Gladiator Exoskeleton
Ailette Zero-G Engineering Exoskeleton
GM Tunnel Rat Mining Exoskeleton
PEX-2B Gorilla / PEX-2F Salrilla
HeavyHauler / P-5000 PowerLoader
Resgate / Krise PA(L) Exoskeleton
Smoothdavid II / Smoothgoliath II
IndustrialMechs
HVR-99 "Harvester" AgroMech
SC-V-1 "Vampyr" ScavengerMech
KIC-3 Harvester Ant
SC Powerman LoaderMech / SC Buster HaulerMech
ED-X Crosscut LoggerMech
ATAE-70 "Uni" CargoMech
RA-4 CattleMaster (Hunter/Herder)
RCL-4 Dig Lord
CON-7 "Carbine" ConstructionMech
MR-8C Marco
GM-3A Pompier FireMech
CPK-6 "Copper" SecurityMech

Remarks on content[edit]

Notes[edit]

Trademarked Classic BattleTech Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ A notable exception is the sourcebook Historical: Operation Klondike, which utilizes support vehicles. Record sheets for these variants have been published in the sourcebook's companion record sheet book, Record Sheets: Operation Klondike
  2. ↑ The entry describes the Prairie Schooner tractor as well as the attachable modules
  3. ↑ The entry describes the Fiver (Roadster) as well as the Fiver (Traveler)
  4. ↑ The entry describes the Burro Heavy Support Truck as well as the Burro II Super Heavy Cargo Truck
  5. ↑ The entry describes the Galaport Ground Tug as well as the Galaport Ground Tug Trailer
  6. ↑ The entry describes the Oceanic Series VI as well as the Oceanic Series II

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