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Revision as of 22:08, 6 November 2007
Description
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 factions line units, and updated Random Assignment Tables for 'Mechs, Aerospace Fighters, 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.
Contents
- Glory March
- Introduction
- The Shape of Things that were
- Birth and Afterbirth
- Desires Royal
- Clan Maneuvers
- Golden Road to Paradise
- War, Civil and Otherwise
- In the Wake of the Serpent
- Destiny, Finally
- Dragons, Dark and Dangerous
- Claiming Honor
- Concerns Peripheral
- Traditions New and Old
- Poisoned Dagger of State
- Swords of Damocles
- Future: Bright of Bleak
- Birth and Afterbirth
- Capellan Confederation
- 3063: Year of the Pig
- The St. Ives Commonality
- Free Capella
- 3064: Year of the Rat
- Project Phoenix
- The Star League Conference and Trinity Alliance
- 3065: Year of the Ox
- 3066: Year of the Tiger
- The Chaos March
- Lost Assets
- 3067: Year of the Rabbit
- Tikonov
- Changes of Fortune
- Shadow Lances and Project Phoenix
- Naval Assets
- Capellan Hussars
- Red Lancers
- Prefectorate Guard
- Holdfast Guard
- Dynasty Guard
- Warrior Houses and Death Commandos
- House Imarra
- House Kamata
- House Dai Da Chi
- House Lu Sann
- House Hiritsu
- House Fujita
- House Ma-Tsu Kai
- House Ijori
- Death Commandos
- Confederation Reserve Cavalry
- 2nd Confederation Reserve Cavalry
- 3rd Confederation Reserve Cavalry
- 5th Confederation Reserve Cavalry
- 6th Confederation Reserve Cavalry
- 7th Confederation Reserve Cavalry
- Capellan Defense Force
- 1st Capellan Defense Force
- 2nd Capellan Defense Force
- 3rd Capellan Defense Force
- Victoria Commonality Rangers
- Kingston's Rangers
- Sung's Rangers
- Liao Chang-Cheng
- Phyr's (Kamakura's) Hussars
- Renshield's Dragoons
- Vong's Grenadiers
- Syn's Hussars
- McCarron's Armored Cavalry
- 1st McCarron's Armored Cavalry
- 2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry
- 3rd McCarron's Armored Cavalry
- 4th McCarron's Armored Cavalry
- 5th McCarron's Armored Cavalry
- Citizens' Honored
- 4th Tau Ceti Rangers
- 15th Dracon
- Lockhardt's Ironsides
- Laurel's Legion
- Capellan Brigade
- Ambermarle's Highlanders
- Harloc's Raiders
- Marshigama's Legionnaires
- Shin Legion
- St. Cyr's Armored Hussars
- St. Ives Armored Cavalry
- 1st St. Ives Lancers
- 2nd St. Ives Lancers
- St. Ives Academy of Martial Sciences Training Group
- St. Ives Janissaries
- 1st Janissaries
- 2nd Janissaries
- St. Ives Sentinels
- Toman's Mounted Fusiliers
- Devon's Armored Infantry
- Free Capella
- Brief Summary
- Free Republic Revolutionaries
- Current Status
- Blackwind Lancers Brigade
- Blackwing Lancers
- 51st Air Lancers
- 104th Armored Cavalry
- 85th Armored Infantry
- Jie Fang Legion Brigade
- Jie Fang Legion
- Legion Aerospace
- Legion Armored Cavalry
- Legion Armored Infanty
- 3063: Year of the Pig
- Capellan Confederation Armed Forces
- The Clans
- After the Jaguar
- Maneuvering From Afar
- Inevitable Destiny
- Seasons Change
- Blood Feud
- Incursion
- Other Forays
- And Onward...
- Matters of the Soul
- Today and Romorros
- Clan Blood Spirit
- Blood Spirit and Fire Mandrill
- Blood Spirit ilChi
- Blood Spirit Touman
- Clan Fire Mandrill
- Burning Bridges
- Touman
- Clan Hell's Horses
- Overview
- Hell's Horses Touman
- Clan Ice Hellion
- Ice Hellion Touman
- Clan Jade Falcon
- Overview
- Jade Falcon Touman
- Clan Star Adder
- Turbulent Wake
- Picking up the Pieces
- Lessons in Humility
- Forward the Adder
- Star Adder Touman
- Clan Wolf
- The Winter Years (3059-3064)
- A New Spring (3065-3067)
- Force Assets
- Clan Cloud Cobra
- Quiet Plotting
- Cloud Cobra Touman
- Clan Coyote
- Leading the Pack
- Coyote Touman
- Clan Diamond Shark
- Art of the Deal
- Debt Consolidation
- Diamond Shark Touman
- Clan Ghost Bear
- Overview
- Ghost Bear Touman
- Clan Goliath Scorpion
- Overview
- Goliath Scorpion Touman
- Clan Snow Raven
- Overview
- Snow Raven Touman
- Clan Steel Viper
- Overview
- Steel Viper Touman
- Clan Wolf (in Exile)
- Settling in
- The Jade Falcon Incursion
- Tharkad
- Solitude
- Clan Command
- After the Jaguar
- Crusader Clans TO&E
- Warden Clans TO&E
- ComStar
- Overview
- Naval Assets
- 1st Army V-Kappa
- 2nd Army V-Mu
- 3rd Army V-Lambda
- 4th Army V-Iota
- 5th Army V-Omicron
- 6th Army V-Kappa
- 7th Army V-Iota
- 8th Army V-Pi
- 9th Army V-Lambda
- 10th Army V-Nu
- 11th Army V-Eta
- 12th Army V-Beta
- Word of Blake
- Terra
- FedCom Civil War
- Star League Membership
- Chaos March
- Periphery
- The Rise of Toyama
- Recent Events
- Naval Assets and Militia Divisions
- Free Rasalhague Republic
- In the Shadow of Beasts
- Out From Under
- First Lord
- Hunting the Wolf
- Bear Necessities
- Star League Defense Force
- War to the Knife
- Those Who Stand and Wait
- New Members
- Golden Future
- Eridani Light Horse Brigade
- Clan Nova Cat
- Way of the Nova Cats
- The Star League Nova Cats
- The Dragon and the Nova Cat
- The Cat and the Shark
- Nova Cat Retribution
- Nova Cat Touman
- Overview
- Com Guards
- Word of Blake Militia
- Kungsarme
- Star League Defense Force
- Clan Nova Cat
- Draconis Combine
- 3057-3058: Gathering Storm
- 3059-3061: The Jaguar Falls, The Dragon Rises
- 3062-3063: War on Two Fronts
- 3064: The Year of Darkness
- 3065-3066: The Dragon Strikes
- Recent Events and Current Affairs
- Draconis Combine Naval Assets
- Warships of a Dead Clan
- Benjamin Regulars
- Dieron Regulars
- Galedon Regulars
- Pesht Regulars
- Genyosha/Otomo/Izanagi
- Sword of Light
- Sun Zhang Cadre
- Alternate Paths
- Ghost Regiments
- Legions of Vega and Ryuken
- Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery
- Federated Suns
- Recent History
- Capellan Maneuvering
- Draconis Combine
- Taurian Aggression
- The AFFS
- Command and General Staff
- Reconstruction
- Repatriation and Redeployment
- State of the AFFS
- Independent Commands
- Avalon Hussars
- Ceti Hussars
- Chisholm's Raiders
- Crucis Lancers
- Davion Brigade of Guards
- Deneb Light Cavalry
- 1st Federated Suns Lancers
- New Ivaarsen Chasseurs
- Robinson Rangers
- Syrtis Fusiliers
- Capellan March Militia
- Crucis March Militia
- Draconis March Militia
- Academy and Training Units
- Recent History
- Armed Forces of the Federated Suns
- Free Worlds League
- Overview
- Growing Pains
- Fracture Lines
- The Great Debate
- Ships of the FWL
- Free Worlds Legionnaires
- Free Worlds Guards
- Atrean Hussars and Dragoons
- Marik Militia
- Knights of the Inner Sphere
- Fusiliers of Oriente
- Oriente Hussars
- Protectorate Guard
- Sirian Lancers: The Fury
- Silver Hawk Irregulars
- Stewart Dragoons
- Orloff Grenadiers
- Regulan Hussars
- Overview
- Free Worlds League Military
- Lyran Alliance
- Overview
- Ambitions
- Pebbles and Avalanches
- Ships of the Alliance
- Alliance Guard
- Alliance Jaegers
- Arcturan Guard
- Donegal Guard
- Lyran Guard
- Lyran Regulars
- Royal Guard
- Skye Rangers
- Training Militias
- Regional Militias
- Alarion Province Militia
- Timbuktu Theater Militia
- Coventry Province Militia
- Melissia Theater Militia
- Bolan Province Militia
- Cavanaugh Theater Militia
- Skye Province Militia
- Freedom Theater Militia
- Donegal Province Militia
- Arc-Royal Theater Militia
- Lyran Alliance Armed Forces
- Mercenaries
- The Modern Mercenary
- Taking the War to the Clans
- The Civil War
- Chaos Reigns
- Blake's Words
- The Final Salute
- The Modern Mercenary
- Mercenary Employment Roster
- The Periphery
- The Price of Alliance
- Regaining Lost Ground
- Family Aggression
- Taurian Blues
- Thirty Pieces
- Caesar's Legions
- Federation Gambit
- Yesterday and Today
- Raven in the Outworlds
- Clan Expansion
- Exodus Anew
- Pirates
- Uncertain Future
- Magistracy of Canopus
- Magistracy Military
- Taurian Concordat
- The Bittersweet Years (3064-3065)
- A Tragedy in Three Parts (3066-3067)
- Taurian Armed Forces
- Marian Hegemony
- Historical Brief
- The Marian Legions
- Outworlds Alliance
- The Long Road
- Alliance Military
- Circinus Federation
- The Caesar's War
- McIntyre House Guards
- The Black Warriors
- Lesser Periphery States
- Astrokaszy
- Calderon Protectorate
- Fiefdom of Randis
- Fronc Reaches
- Herotitus
- Mica Majority
- New St. Andrews
- Niops Association
- Rim Collection
- Pirates
- Lady Death
- Band of the Damned
- New Belt Pirates
- Shen-Se Tian
- Calderon's Commando
- Order of the Faithful
- Deep Periphery
- Hanseatic League
- Nueva Castile
- The Price of Alliance
- Periphery TO&E
- Rules
- Unit Assignment Tables
- Assigning 'Mechs
- Assigning Pilots
- Unit Assignment Tables
Notes
- The table of contents is over two pages long.
- There are two versions of the cover, one that reads "Update" and one that reads "Updates"