Technical Readout: 3050
Technical Readout: 3050 | |
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Product information | |
Type | Technical readout |
Development | Sam Lewis Donna Ippolito (Senior Editor) Kent Stolt (Assistant Editor) |
Primary writing | J. Andrew Keith Jim Musser |
Pages | 240 |
Cover Artwork | Jim Nelson |
Illustrations | Joel Biske Jim Nelson Dana Knutson Steve Venters |
Publication information | |
Publisher | FASA |
Product code | 8614 |
First published | 1990 |
ISBN-10 | 1555600905 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1555600907 |
MSRP | 18.00 US $ |
Content | |
Era | Clan Invasion era |
Timeline | 3052 |
Series | Technical Readouts |
Followed by | Technical Readout: 3050 Revised |
Description
A major step forward for the BattleTech tabletop game, this TRO introduced a wealth of new BattleMechs, new technology and an entirely new unit type—Elementals, armored infantry brought along the invading Clans.
The first editions used construction rules that are (somewhat inaccurately) called "fractional accounting", where 0.25 ton increments were used. Later construction rules would only allow 0.5 ton increment, and at some point the designs from this book were upgraded to comply with the new rules. As a result, the Timber Wolf (Mad Cat) had its Endo Steel frame and XL Engine mass increased by 0.25 tons each (to 4 and 19.5 tons from 3.75 and 19.25 tons, respectively) and to account for the mass increase, the ER Small Laser in the right torso was removed. Other designs may have received a similar treatment.
Visually, the newer, post-rule change editions are discernible by having the title printed in orange letters (instead of white) with the line "Warriors of Kerensky" in blue instead of orange.
Contents
- Introduction - in-character description of the title's contents
- Adept XXI-sigma Merle Jimmus, ComStar (8 February, 3052)
- The Clans - A series of articles
- Status of the Invasion & destroyed Inner Sphere units
- Clan behavior and organization
- OmniMechs
- Elementals
- Clan 'Mechs
- Inner Sphere Response - a series of articles
- Production
- Technology
- Strategy
- Deployment
- Light 'Mechs
- Medium 'Mechs
- Heavy 'Mechs
- Assault 'Mechs
- Engineers' Tests - introduction to new technologies
- Weapons
- ER PPC
- ER Large Laser
- ER Medium Laser
- ER Small Laser
- Large Pulse Laser
- Medium Pulse Laser
- Small Pulse Laser
- Ultra AC/2
- Ultra AC/5
- Ultra AC/10
- Ultra AC-20
- LB 2-X AC
- LB 5-X AC
- LB 10-X AC
- LB 20-X AC
- Gauss Rifle
- Swarm LRM
- Thunder LRM
- Arrow IV Artillery
- Single-Shot
- AMS
- Streak SRM-2
- Streak SRM-4
- Streak SRM-6
- Electronics
- Construction Materials
- Clan Pilots & Characters
- OmniMech - rules and construction
- OmniFighter - rules & construction
- Battle Armor - rules
- Tables
- Clan Equipment Table
- Inner Sphere Equipment Table
- Inner Sphere Equipment Cost
- BattleTech Rules Clarifications
- OmniMech Profiles - art
- Battle Armor Record Sheets - for 15 Battle Armor Stars
- Index
Notes
- This TRO is one of the largest and introduced a plethora of new 'Mechs and equipment.
- Was reissued in 1996 as Technical Readout: 3050 Revised, with the Unseen removed.
- Was reissued once again in 2007 as Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade.