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''Classic BattleTech ''Technical Readout: Project Phoenix'' provides descriptions, game statistics and illustrations for twenty-nine classic BattleMechs that have been upgraded both in appearance and technology. Also, for the first time in any technical readout, additional illustrations representing all the variants for every design in the book are also included.''}}
 
''Classic BattleTech ''Technical Readout: Project Phoenix'' provides descriptions, game statistics and illustrations for twenty-nine classic BattleMechs that have been upgraded both in appearance and technology. Also, for the first time in any technical readout, additional illustrations representing all the variants for every design in the book are also included.''}}
  
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==Contents==
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==Table of Contents==
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* '''Short Story''' - ''[[Stalking the Legends]]''
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;Short Story - ''[[Stalking the Legends]]''
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;Introduction - (Precentor XIV-Delta [[Tempest Stryker]], [[ComStar]], to Precentor [[ROM]] [[Victoria Parrdeau]], 1 August [[3067]])
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;Inner Sphere BattleMechs - (Demi-Precentor X-Omega [[Martin Overstreet]], ComStar, 1 October, 3067)
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: ''[[Locust]]''
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: ''[[Stinger]]''
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: ''[[Wasp]]''
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: ''[[Valkyrie]]''
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: ''[[Ostscout]]''
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: ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]''
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: ''[[Griffin]]''
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: ''[[Scorpion (BattleMech)|Scorpion]]''
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: ''[[Shadow Hawk]]''
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: ''[[Wolverine (BattleMech)|Wolverine]]''
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: ''[[Ostroc]]''
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: ''[[Ostsol]]''
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: ''[[Rifleman]]''
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: ''[[Crusader]]''
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: ''[[Thunderbolt]]''
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: ''[[Archer]]''
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: ''[[Warhammer]]''
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: ''[[Marauder]]''
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: ''[[Goliath]]''
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: ''[[BattleMaster]]''
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: ''[[Longbow]]''
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: ''[[Marauder II]]''
  
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* '''Introduction''' - the speculation of [[Word of Blake]] origins for the ''Phoenix'' 'Mechs <br /> (Precentor XIV-Delta [[Tempest Stryker]], [[ComStar]], to Precentor [[ROM]] [[Victoria Parrdeau]], 1 August [[3067]])
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;Clan BattleMechs - (Demi-Precentor [[Rochelle Capetturn]], [[Explorer Corps]], to Precentor XXIV [[Padraig O Bhaoil]], Director, Explorer Corps, along with notes from Precentor XXIV Padraig O Bhaoil to Precentor Parrdeau, [[ComStar]])
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: ''[[Locust IIC]] 4''
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* '''Inner Sphere BattleMechs''' - the seeming immortality of the "classic" designs <br /> (Demi-Precentor X-Omega [[Martin Overstreet]], ComStar, 1 October, 3067)
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: ''[[Griffin IIC]] 4''
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** Light 'Mechs
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: ''[[Shadow Hawk IIC]] 4''
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*** ''[[Locust]]''
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: ''[[Rifleman IIC]] 3''
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*** ''[[Stinger]]''
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: ''[[Phoenix Hawk IIC]] 4''
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*** ''[[Wasp]]''
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: ''[[Warhammer IIC]]'' 4
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*** ''[[Valkyrie]]''
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: ''[[Marauder IIC]]'' 2
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*** ''[[Ostscout]]''
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; Battlemech Variant Illustrations
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** Medium 'Mechs
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: LCT-1V2 ''Locust''/LCT-5V2 ''Locust''
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*** ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]''
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: STG-6L ''Stinger''/WSP-3S ''Wasp''
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*** ''[[Griffin]]''
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: VLK-QD3 ''Valkyrie''/OTT-9S ''Ostscout''
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*** ''[[Scorpion (BattleMech)|Scorpion]]''
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: PHX-3PL ''Phoenix Hawk''/PHX-6D ''Phoenix Hawk''
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*** ''[[Shadow Hawk]]''
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: PHX-7CS ''Phoenix Hawk''/PHX-7S ''Phoenix Hawk''
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*** ''[[Wolverine (BattleMech)|Wolverine]]''
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: GRF-5M ''Griffin''/GRF-6CS ''Griffin''
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** Heavy 'Mechs
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: SCP-12C ''Scorpion''/SHD-7CS ''Shadow Hawk''
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*** ''[[Ostroc]]''
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: SHD-7M ''Shadow Hawk''/WVR-8C ''Wolverine''
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*** ''[[Ostsol]]''
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: WVR-8D ''Wolverine''/WVR-9D ''Wolverine''
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*** ''[[Rifleman]]''
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: OSR-3C ''Ostroc''/OTL-5D ''Ostsol''
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*** ''[[Crusader]]''
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: OTL-7M ''Ostsol''/OTL-8M ''Ostsol''
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*** ''[[Thunderbolt]]''
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: RFL-6X ''Rifleman''/RFL-7M ''Rifleman''
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*** ''[[Archer]]''
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: CRD-7L ''Crusader''/CRD-8M ''Crusader''
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*** ''[[Warhammer]]''
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: TDR-7SE ''Thunderbolt''/TDR-9NAIS ''Thunderbolt''
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*** ''[[Marauder]]''
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: TDR-10SE ''Thunderbolt''/ARC-6S ''Archer''
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** Assault 'Mechs
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: ARC-6W ''Archer''/ARC-7L ''Archer''
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*** ''[[Goliath]]''
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: WHM-4L ''Warhammer''/WHM-9D ''Warhammer''
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*** ''[[BattleMaster]]''
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: WHM-9S ''Warhammer''/MAD-5R ''Marauder''
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*** ''[[Longbow]]''
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: MAD-5T ''Marauder''/MAD-7D ''Marauder''
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*** ''[[Marauder II]]''
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: MAD-9M ''Marauder''/MAD-9S ''Marauder''
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: GOL-2H ''Goliath''/GOL-3S ''Goliath''
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* '''Clan BattleMechs''' - honorable appreciation for [[Clan Diamond Shark]] and the concern over their own apparent ''[[Project Phoenix]]''. <br /> (Demi-Precentor [[Rochelle Capetturn]], [[Explorer Corps]], to Precentor XXIV [[Padraig O Bhaoil]], Director, Explorer Corps, along with notes from Precentor XXIV Padraig O Bhaoil to Precentor Parrdeau, [[ComStar]])
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: GOL-5D ''Goliath''/BLR-5M ''BattleMaster''
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** Light 'Mechs
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: BLR-CM ''BattleMaster''/BLR-K3 ''BattleMaster''
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*** ''[[Locust IIC]]''
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: MAD-4H ''Marauder II''/''Marauder IIC''/''Locust IIC'' 5/''Griffin IIC'' 3
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** Medium 'Mechs
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: ''Shadow Hawk IIC'' 3/''Rifleman IIC'' 4
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*** ''[[Griffin IIC]]''
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: ''Phoenix Hawk IIC'' 3/''Warhammer IIC'' 3
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*** ''[[Shadow Hawk IIC]]''
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: ''Marauder IIC'' 3
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** Heavy 'Mechs
 
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*** ''[[Rifleman IIC]]''
 
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** Assault 'Mechs
 
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*** ''[[Phoenix Hawk IIC]]''
 
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*** ''[[Marauder IIC]]''
 
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*** ''[[Warhammer IIC]]''
 
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* '''Project Phoenix Variant Recognition Guide''' - [[BattleMech]] Variant Illustrations
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Revision as of 03:03, 1 September 2020

TRO PP.JPG
Technical Readout: Project Phoenix
Product information
Type Technical readout
Author Loren L. Coleman (Stalking the Legends)
Development Randall Bills
Primary writing Randall N. Bills
Warner Doles
David L. McCulloch
Christoffer Trossen
Pages 104
Cover Artwork Chris Lewis
Illustrations Chris Lewis
Publication information
Publisher FanPro (Original)
Product code [1]
35032 (corrected 2nd printing)
First published 2003
2005 (corrected 2nd printing)
ISBN-10 3890649912
ISBN-13 978-3890649917
MSRP 19.99
Content
Era Civil War era
Timeline 3067
Series Technical Readouts

Description

A special TRO release, this title officially addressed the Unseen in a way that allowed their graphical use back into publication. FanPro chose to re-commission artwork for each of the affected BattleMechs, with the in-character explanation that the designs had been modernized (and, hence, been brought back into the spotlight with a different outer appearance). In this fashion, the book is a belated companion to the Technical Readout: 3025 Revised.

The TRO was announced as been replaced by Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged — Project Phoenix.[1]

From the back cover

“ As the FedCom Civil War swung into high gear and conflict swept through the Inner Sphere, the need for additional war materials was paramount. However, unlike many companies, which produced new, but expensive, BattleMechs, a new upstart company, Vicore Industries, took a different route. By taking centuries old machines and upgrading both their physical as well as technological capabilities, Vicore almost single handedly started a revolution that provided a cheap means to bring 'new' BattleMechs to the field commanders desperate for more assets.

Classic BattleTech Technical Readout: Project Phoenix provides descriptions, game statistics and illustrations for twenty-nine classic BattleMechs that have been upgraded both in appearance and technology. Also, for the first time in any technical readout, additional illustrations representing all the variants for every design in the book are also included.

”

Table of Contents

Short Story - Stalking the Legends
Introduction - (Precentor XIV-Delta Tempest Stryker, ComStar, to Precentor ROM Victoria Parrdeau, 1 August 3067)
Inner Sphere BattleMechs - (Demi-Precentor X-Omega Martin Overstreet, ComStar, 1 October, 3067)
Locust
Stinger
Wasp
Valkyrie
Ostscout
Phoenix Hawk
Griffin
Scorpion
Shadow Hawk
Wolverine
Ostroc
Ostsol
Rifleman
Crusader
Thunderbolt
Archer
Warhammer
Marauder
Goliath
BattleMaster
Longbow
Marauder II
Clan BattleMechs - (Demi-Precentor Rochelle Capetturn, Explorer Corps, to Precentor XXIV Padraig O Bhaoil, Director, Explorer Corps, along with notes from Precentor XXIV Padraig O Bhaoil to Precentor Parrdeau, ComStar)
Locust IIC 4
Griffin IIC 4
Shadow Hawk IIC 4
Rifleman IIC 3
Phoenix Hawk IIC 4
Warhammer IIC 4
Marauder IIC 2
Battlemech Variant Illustrations
LCT-1V2 Locust/LCT-5V2 Locust
STG-6L Stinger/WSP-3S Wasp
VLK-QD3 Valkyrie/OTT-9S Ostscout
PHX-3PL Phoenix Hawk/PHX-6D Phoenix Hawk
PHX-7CS Phoenix Hawk/PHX-7S Phoenix Hawk
GRF-5M Griffin/GRF-6CS Griffin
SCP-12C Scorpion/SHD-7CS Shadow Hawk
SHD-7M Shadow Hawk/WVR-8C Wolverine
WVR-8D Wolverine/WVR-9D Wolverine
OSR-3C Ostroc/OTL-5D Ostsol
OTL-7M Ostsol/OTL-8M Ostsol
RFL-6X Rifleman/RFL-7M Rifleman
CRD-7L Crusader/CRD-8M Crusader
TDR-7SE Thunderbolt/TDR-9NAIS Thunderbolt
TDR-10SE Thunderbolt/ARC-6S Archer
ARC-6W Archer/ARC-7L Archer
WHM-4L Warhammer/WHM-9D Warhammer
WHM-9S Warhammer/MAD-5R Marauder
MAD-5T Marauder/MAD-7D Marauder
MAD-9M Marauder/MAD-9S Marauder
GOL-2H Goliath/GOL-3S Goliath
GOL-5D Goliath/BLR-5M BattleMaster
BLR-CM BattleMaster/BLR-K3 BattleMaster
MAD-4H Marauder II/Marauder IIC/Locust IIC 5/Griffin IIC 3
Shadow Hawk IIC 3/Rifleman IIC 4
Phoenix Hawk IIC 3/Warhammer IIC 3
Marauder IIC 3

Notes

  • Though controversial in its commissioning, the title provided relief (of sorts) for which a vocal majority of fans had been clamoring. By incorporating features that suggested evolution of similar features on the Unseen, the Reseen, as they are colloquially known, were able to sidestep the issue of artwork outside of FASA/FanPro's studios. Debate still simmered from two camps: that from those who saw new miniatures lessening the 'value' of their limited Unseen figures and from those looking for relief from the ban of artwork from historical period (i.e., occurring before the Clan Invasion).
  • The product number of the original edition in 2003 was FPR 10991; a second "corrected printing" from 2005 exists with the product number FPR 35032.

References

  1. ↑ Notation on the Catalyst Game Lab's Errata Forum Rules & Index - Regarding status of TRO: Project Phoenix.

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