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Line 3: | name = Field Manual: Updates | name = Field Manual: Updates | development = [[Randall N. Bills]] | development = [[Randall N. Bills]] − | primarywriting = [[Herb Beas]]<br>[[Randall N. Bills]]<br>[[Loren Coleman]]<br>[[Warner Doles (person)|Warner Doles]]<br>[[Chris Hartford]]<br>[[David L. McCulloch]]<br>[[Brant Sponberg]]<br>[[Christoffer Trossen]] + | primarywriting = [[Herb Beas]] <br /> [[Randall N. Bills]] <br /> [[Loren Coleman]] <br /> [[Warner Doles]] <br /> [[Chris Hartford]] <br /> [[David L. McCulloch]] <br /> [[Brant Sponberg]] <br /> [[Christoffer Trossen]] | cover = [[Doug Chaffee]] | cover = [[Doug Chaffee]] − | illustrations = [[Doug Chaffee]]<br>[[Chris Lewis]] + | illustrations = [[Doug Chaffee]] <br /> [[Chris Lewis]] − | type = Sourcebook + | era = [[Civil War era]] <br /> [[Jihad era]] + | type = Sourceboook | publisher = [[FanPro]] | publisher = [[FanPro]] | year = 2003 | year = 2003 | pages = 238 | pages = 238 − | productioncode = 10976 + | productioncode = [http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=152 10976] | ISBN10 = 3890649769 | ISBN10 = 3890649769 − | MSRP = − | content = − | era = [[Civil War era]]<br>[[Jihad era]] − | agency = − | universedate = [[3067]] − | timeline = − | series = Field Manuals − | precededby = ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]'' − | followedby = ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]'' }} }} + + ''There are two versions of the cover, one that reads "Update" and one that reads "Updates".'' + ==Description== ==Description== − '''''Field Manual: Updates''''', as its names implies, updates the information that was published in previous Field Manuals to early to mid-[[3067]]. This includes an updated faction history, albeit abbreviated, information on each faction's line units, and updated Random Assignment Tables for [['Mechs]], [[aerospace fighter]]s, and [[ProtoMechs]]. The book is divided into sections, each analogous to one of the previous ten Field Manual books, which each section containing a historical update, followed by detailed information on the military forces, and ending with a list of units that contains their quality rating, loyalty, and planetary base. + '''''Field Manual: Updates''''', as its names implies, updates the information that was published in previous Field Manuals to early-mid [[3067]]. This includes an updated faction history, albeit abbreviated, information on each faction's line units, and updated Random Assignment Tables for [['Mechs]], [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s, and [[ProtoMechs]]. The book is divided into sections, each analogous to one of the previous ten Field Manual books, which each section containing a historical update, followed by detailed information on the military forces, and ending with a list of units that contains their quality rating, loyalty, and planetary base. ==From the back cover== ==From the back cover== Line 31:
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Line 195: * Rules * Rules ** Unit Assignment Tables ** Unit Assignment Tables − </div> ==Notes== ==Notes== − * On page 65, the book lists the WarShip CSR ''Cold Hunter'' under "Naval Assets" of Clan Snow Raven. This has since been retconned/clarified as an error—no such ship ever existed in the [[Clan Snow Raven Touman|Snow Raven ''touman'']]. (See also: ''[[Cold Hunter]]'') + * The table of contents is over two pages long. − * The book was reprinted in 2005 as Version 1.0, with additional corrections.+ * On p. 65, the book lists the WarShip CSR ''Cold Hunter'' under "Naval Assets" of Clan Snow Raven. This has since been retconned/clarified as an error—no such ship ever existed in the Snow Raven [[touman]]. (See also: ''[[Cold Hunter]]'') − * The original printing had ''Updates'' on the cover; the 2005 reprint has ''Update''. − * The trademarked title was ''Classic BattleTech Field Manual: Update'' in both printings. − * This book features a more complete Deployment Table than usual, abbreviated as C/SL/O(R). This represented each unit's percentage of Clan/Star League technology they possessed, the percentage of Omni units, and the Random Assignment Table to roll on. Clan forces displayed a 1 or 2 for front-line and second-line units, while Inner Sphere forces displayed A through F for Equipment Rating, with A being the superior. This was also used in the Mercenaries Supplemental series. − + [[Category:Books]] [[Category:Sourcebooks]] [[Category:Sourcebooks]]
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| name = Field Manual: Updates | | name = Field Manual: Updates | ||
| development = [[Randall N. Bills]] | | development = [[Randall N. Bills]] | ||
| − | | primarywriting = [[Herb Beas]]<br>[[Randall N. Bills]]<br>[[Loren Coleman]]<br>[[ | + | | primarywriting = [[Herb Beas]] <br /> [[Randall N. Bills]] <br /> [[Loren Coleman]] <br /> [[Warner Doles]] <br /> [[Chris Hartford]] <br /> [[David L. McCulloch]] <br /> [[Brant Sponberg]] <br /> [[Christoffer Trossen]] |
| cover = [[Doug Chaffee]] | | cover = [[Doug Chaffee]] | ||
| − | | illustrations = [[Doug Chaffee]]<br>[[Chris Lewis]] | + | | illustrations = [[Doug Chaffee]] <br /> [[Chris Lewis]] |
| − | | type = | + | | era = [[Civil War era]] <br /> [[Jihad era]] |
| + | | type = Sourceboook | ||
| publisher = [[FanPro]] | | publisher = [[FanPro]] | ||
| year = 2003 | | year = 2003 | ||
| pages = 238 | | pages = 238 | ||
| − | | productioncode = 10976 | + | | productioncode = [http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=152 10976] |
| ISBN10 = 3890649769 | | ISBN10 = 3890649769 | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | '''''Field Manual: Updates''''', as its names implies, updates the information that was published in previous Field Manuals to early | + | '''''Field Manual: Updates''''', as its names implies, updates the information that was published in previous Field Manuals to early-mid [[3067]]. This includes an updated faction history, albeit abbreviated, information on each faction's line units, and updated Random Assignment Tables for [['Mechs]], [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s, and [[ProtoMechs]]. The book is divided into sections, each analogous to one of the previous ten Field Manual books, which each section containing a historical update, followed by detailed information on the military forces, and ending with a list of units that contains their quality rating, loyalty, and planetary base. |
==From the back cover== | ==From the back cover== | ||
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==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
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* Introduction | * Introduction | ||
* The Shape of Things that Were | * The Shape of Things that Were | ||
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** [[Capellan Defense Force]] | ** [[Capellan Defense Force]] | ||
** [[Victoria Commonality Rangers]] | ** [[Victoria Commonality Rangers]] | ||
| − | ** [[Liao | + | ** [[Liao Chen-Chang]] |
** [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] | ** [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] | ||
** [[Citizens' Honored]] | ** [[Citizens' Honored]] | ||
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* [[Clan Nova Cat]] | * [[Clan Nova Cat]] | ||
| − | ** Nova Cat | + | ** Nova Cat [[Touman]] |
* [[Draconis Combine]] | * [[Draconis Combine]] | ||
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* Rules | * Rules | ||
** Unit Assignment Tables | ** Unit Assignment Tables | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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