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==Description==
 
==Description==
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This book, while handling only vehicles, as [[Technical Readout: 3026]] does, focuses primarily on civilian models, including police and security versions. It is written from the perspective of senior [[IrTech]] executive collecting information of potential areas for production expansion and includes [[IndustrialMech]]s.
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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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==Contents==
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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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*Introduction
 
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::In-character forward to an internal corporate document
 
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:::[[Lucy Tsagarides]], Chief Operating Officer, [[Irian Media Interstellar]] ([[Charybdis Publishing]]) to [[Chris Blocher]] (1 December [[3070]])
 
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::Game Rules: regarding mass presentation and equipment ratings
 
  
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*'''Wheeled Support Vehicles'''
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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]].
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|[[Prairie Schooner (tractor)]]
 
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|[[Prairie Schooner (module)]]
 
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|[[Lesseps|Lesseps (dump truck)]]
 
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|[[Bruner|Bruner (dump truck)]]
 
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|[[Saturnus V|Saturnus V (circuit racer)]]
 
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|[[Blue Nova|Blue Nova convertible]]
 
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|[[Mao-Heng|Mao-Heng (charioteer)]]
 
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|[[Knox|Knox (armored car)]]
 
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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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|[[No. 2|No. 2 (motorcycle)]]
 
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|[[Flashbang ZZ100000|Flashbang ZZ100000 (motorcycle)]]
 
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|-
 
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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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|}
 
  
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==From the back cover==
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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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*'''Tracked Support Vehicles'''
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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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|[[Galaport (ground tug)]]
 
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|[[Galaport (ground tug trailer)]]
 
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|[[Elite Series 3|Elite Series 3 (land train tractor)]]
 
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|[[Elite Series 3T|Elite Series 3T (land train trailer)]]
 
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|[[White Wolverine|White Wolverine (arctic crawler)]]
 
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|[[Hesiod|Hesiod (utility vehicle)]]
 
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|[[Saturn|Saturn (harvester)]]
 
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|[[UL-series|UL-series (construction vehicles)]]
 
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|[[MTM|MTM (tunnel miner)]]
 
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|[[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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==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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*'''Hover Support Vehicles'''
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;Tracked Support Vehicles
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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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: [[Elite Series 3|Gienah-Durapaq Elite Series 3]]
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|[[Buffalo|Buffalo (transport)]]
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: [[White Wolverine|Luciano White Wolverine]]
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|[[Routemaster|Routemaster (shuttle)]]
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: [[Hesiod|Hesiod Utility Vehicle]] / [[Saturn Harvester]]
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|[[Skimmer|Skimmer (bus)]]
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: [[UL-Series|UL-Series Construction Vehicles]]
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|[[Crimson Streak|Crimson Streak (hover racer)]]
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: [[Corx Mobile Tunnel Miner]]
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|[[CS535|CS535 (hovercar)]]
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: [[Cellco Ranger UPU-3000]]
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: [[Cortez Series N|Croyle Cortez]]
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|[[Dillenger|Dillenger (police vehicle)]]
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: [[Magellan (Support Vehicle)|Donovan-Miter Magellan]]
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|[[Dusenberg|Dusenberg (VIP luxury hovercar)]]
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: [[Sherpa|Sherpa Armored Truck]]
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|[[Ina-Du|Ina-Du (swamp skimmer)]]
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: [[Rock Rover|RRV "Rock Rover" Half-Track]]
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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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|}
 
  
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*'''VTOL Support Vehicles'''
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;Hover Support Vehicles
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: [[Buffalo|BFFL "Buffalo"]]
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: [[Routemaster|Routemaster Shuttle]] / [[Lewis Skimmer Bus|Lewis Skimmer Bus]]
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|[[St. Christopher C1|St. Christopher C1 (cargo lifter)]]
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: [[Crimson Streak|Crimson Streak]] / [[CS535 Hover Car|CS535 Hover Cars]]
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|[[St. Christopher C2|St. Christopher C2 (cargo lifter)]]
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: [[Dillinger|Kressly Dillinger Police Vehicle]]
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|[[SOAR|SOAR (search & rescue VTOL)]]
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: [[Deusenberg|Deusenberg VIP Luxury Hovercar]]
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|[[Peacekeeper|Peacekeeper (SWAT carrier)]]
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: [[Ina-du|Ina-du Swamp Skimmer]]
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|[[Sky Eye|Sky Eye (news helicopter)]]
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: [[Slipper LX-Series|Slipper LX-Series]]
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: [[Bayamo|Bayamo Hoverbike]] / [[Freedom 900|Freedom 900 Hover Jeep]]
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|[[Pegasus (SUV)|Pegasus (passenger VTOL)]]
 
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|[[Baronet|Baronet (passenger VTOL)]]
 
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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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|}
 
  
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;VTOL Support Vehicles
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: [[St. Christopher C1|St. Christopher Cargo Transport C1]]/[[St. Christopher C2|C2]]
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: [[Soar|SOAR]] / [[Peacekeeper (Combat Vehicle)|Peacekeeper SWAT Carrier]]
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: [[Sky Eye|Sky Eye News Helicopter]]
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: [[Pegasus (Combat Vehicle - VTOL)|Pegasus]] / [[Baronet (Combat Vehicle)|Baronet Passenger VTOLs]]
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: [[Swiftran|Cal-Boeing RTC-215M Swiftran]]
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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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: [[Cascatelle|Pion-Laurier Cascatelle]] / [[Lama-Deux]]
  
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*'''WiGE Support Vehicles'''
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;WiGE Support Vehicles
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: [[Coanda]] / [[Quicksilver|Quicksilver Personal Sports Craft]]
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: [[Cormorant|Cormorant Cargo Craft]] / [[Fulmar|Fulmar Patrol Craft]]
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|[[Coanda|Coanda (personal sports craft)]]
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: [[Koi]] / [[Ryu (vehicle)|Ryu Transport WIGEs]]
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|[[Quicksilver|Quicksilver (personal sports craft)]]
 
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|[[Cormorant|Cormorant (medium cargo craft)]]
 
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|[[Fulmar|Fulmat (patrol craft)]]
 
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|[[Koi|Koi (heavy transport)]]
 
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|[[Ryu|Ryu (heavy transport)]]
 
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|}
 
  
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;Airship Support Vehicles
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: [[Dawn Treader|Dawn Treader Cargo Airship]]
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: [[Corvair|Corvair Luxury Passenger Airliner]]
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: [[Schatten|Schatten Surveillance Airship]]
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: [[Cloud Nine|Cloud Nine Carrier Airship]]
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: [[Eckener|EC-1 Eckener Tanker Airship]]
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: [[Dixon (Combat Vehicle)|Dixon Law Enforcement]] / [[Dixon (Firetender)|Firetender Airships]]
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: [[Meteos|Meteos 9 Manned Dirigible]]
  
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*'''Airship Support Vehicles'''
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;Fixed Wing Support Vehicles
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: [[Comet Airliner|Avanti Aerospace ACL-800 Airliner]]
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: [[Longhaul|Federated-Boeing FB-335 Longhaul]]
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|[[Dawn Treader|Dawn Treader (cargo airship)]]
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: [[Jetta Coruna|Jetta Coruna 4X]] / [[S 2772]]
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|[[Corvair|Corvair (luxury passenger airliner)]]
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: [[Mosquito IX|Mosquito IX Radar Plane]]
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|[[Schatten|Schatten (surveillance airship)]]
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: [[C-790 Protector|C-790 Protector High-Speed Medevac]]
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|[[Cloud Nine|Cloud Nine (carrier airship)]]
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: [[Torrent|Torrent Heavy Bomber]]
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|[[EC-1 Eckener|EC-1 Eckener (tanker airship)]]
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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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|[[Dixon (law enforcement)|Dixon (law enforcement airship)]]
 
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|[[Dixon (firetender)|Dixon (firetender airship)]]
 
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|[[Meteos 9|Meteos 9 (manned dirigible)]]
 
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;Satellite Support Vehicles
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: [[Starcomm|Galax SEU-193D Starcomm]]
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: [[D40 (Satellite)|D40]] /[[SneakSat|SneakSat Communications Satellites]]
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: [[Skyward|SkyWard Model XII Warning Satellite]]
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: [[Figyel II|Figyel II Science Satellite]]
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: [[PowerSat]]
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: [[Cassion|Blankenburg Cassion Payload Satellite]]
  
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*'''Fixed Wing Support Vehicles'''
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;Rail Support Vehicles
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: [[Adelante|Adelante Passenger/Cargo Train]]
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: [[St. Bernard Express]]
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|[[ACL-800|ACL-800 (airliner)]]
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: [[Moray (monorail)|Moray Transfer Monorail]]
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|[[FB-335 Longhaul|FB-335 Longhaul (transport)]]
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: [[Pressurized Train]]
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|[[Jetta Coruna 4X|Jetta Coruna 4X (luxury plane)]]
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: [[RML-447 Nolan|RML-447C Nolan]]/[[RMC-3050 LevCar]]
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|[[S 2772|S 2772 (luxury plane)]]
 
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|[[Mosquito IX|Mosquito IX (radar plane)]]
 
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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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|}
 
  
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;Naval (Surface) Support Vehicles
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: [[Ahab (Surface Vessel) |Ahab Whaler]]
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: [[Whitestreak (speedboat)|Whitestreak Speedboat]] / [[Whitestreak (jetski)|Whitestreak Jetski]]
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: [[Atlantia-series|Atlantia-Series Luxury Yacht]]
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: [[Silverfin]] / [[Silverback|Silverback Coastal Cutters]]
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: [[Kaleen Bay|Kaleen Bay Tanker]] / [[Anastaska Maro|Anastaka Maro Freighter]] [''sic'']
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: [[Meabh|Meabh Heavy Cruiser]]
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: [[Luftenburg|Luftenberg Supercarrier]]
  
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*'''Satellite Support Vehicles'''
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;Naval (Submarine) Support Vehicles
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: [[Jonah|JN-002 Jonah Submarine]]
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: [[Baleena|Baleena Passenger Submarine]]
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|[[SEU-193D Starcomm|SEU-193D Starcomm (communications)]]
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: [[Seahorse]] / [[Verne|Verne Cargo Subs]]
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|[[D40|D40 (communications)]]
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: [[Triton Missile Submarine|Triton Missile Submarine]]
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|[[SneakSat|SneakSat (covert communications)]]
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: [[Lysander|Lysander Carrier Submarine]]
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|[[SkyWard Model XII|SkyWard Model XII (warning)]]
 
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|[[Figyel II|Figyel II (science)]]
 
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|[[PowerSat|PowerSat (power)]]
 
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|[[Cassion|Cassion (payload)]]
 
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|}
 
  
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;Exoskeletons
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: [[Groundhog|CEX-205 "Groundhog" Exoskeleton]]
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: [[Gladiator (Exoskeleton)|Gladiator Exoskeleton]]
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: [[Ailette|Ailette Zero-G Engineering Exoskeleton]]
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: [[Tunnel Rat|GM Tunnel Rat Mining Exoskeleton]]
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: [[Gorilla|PEX-2B Gorilla]] / [[Salrilla|PEX-2F Salrilla]]
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: [[HeavyHauler]] / [[PowerLoader|P-5000 PowerLoader]]
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: [[Resgate]] / [[Krise|Krise PA(L) Exoskeleton]]
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: [[Smoothdavid II]] / [[Smoothgoliath|Smoothgoliath II]]
  
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*'''Rail Support Vehicles'''
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;IndustrialMechs
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: [[Harvester|HVR-99 "Harvester" AgroMech]]
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: [[Vampyr|SC-V-1 "Vampyr" ScavengerMech]]
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|[[Adelante|Adelante (passenger/cargo)]]
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: [[Harvester Ant|KIC-3 Harvester Ant]]
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|[[TGV Omni|TGV Omni (railcar)]]
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: [[Powerman|SC Powerman LoaderMech]] / [[Buster|SC Buster HaulerMech]]
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|[[St. Bernard Express (tractor)]]
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: [[Crosscut|ED-X Crosscut LoggerMech]]
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|[[St. Bernard Express (trailer)]]
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: [[Uni|ATAE-70 "Uni" CargoMech]]
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|[[Moray (tractor)|Moray (transfer monorail)]]
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: [[CattleMaster|RA-4 CattleMaster (Hunter/Herder)]]
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: [[Dig Lord|RCL-4 Dig Lord]]
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|[[Moray (railcar)]]
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: [[Carbine|CON-7 "Carbine" ConstructionMech]]
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|[[Pressurized Train (tractor)]]
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: [[Marco|MR-8C Marco]]
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|[[Pressurized Train (trailer)]]
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: [[Pompier|GM-3A Pompier FireMech]]
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|[[RML-447 Nolan|RML-447 Nolan (maglev)]]
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: [[Copper|CPK-6 "Copper" SecurityMech]]
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|[[RMC-3050 LevCar|RMC-3050 LevCar (maglev)]]
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==Remarks on content==
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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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** 40 [[Support Vehicle]]s
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** 11 [[VTOL]]s
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** 6 [[WiGE]]s
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** 8 Airships,
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** 9 [[Conventional Aircraft]]
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** 7 Satellite vehicles
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** 6 Rail vehicles
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** 16 [[Naval Vessel]]s
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** 12 [[Exoskeleton]]s
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** 13 [[IndustrialMech]]s
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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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*'''Naval (Surface) Vessel Support Vehicles'''
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==Notes==
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Trademarked ''Classic BattleTech Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex''.
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|[[Ahab|Ahab (whaler yacht)]]
 
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|[[Whitestreak (speedboat)]]
 
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|[[Whitestreak (jetski)]]
 
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|[[Atlantia-series|Atlantia-series (luxury yacht)]]
 
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|[[Silverfin|Silverfin (coastal cutter)]]
 
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|[[Silverback|Silverback (coastal cutter)]]
 
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|[[Kaleen Bay|Kaleen Bay (tanker)]]
 
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|[[Anastaska Maro|Anastaska Maro (freighter)]]
 
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|[[Meabh|Meabh (heavy cruiser)]]
 
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|[[Luftenburg|Luftenberg (supercarrier)]]
 
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==References==
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*'''Naval (Submarine) Vessel Support Vehicles'''
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|[[JN-002 Jonah|JN-002 Jonah (minisub)]]
 
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|[[Baleena|Baleena (passenger sub)]]
 
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|[[Seahorse|Seahorse (cargo)]]
 
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|[[Verne|Verne (cargo)]]
 
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|[[Triton|Triton (missile sub)]]
 
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|[[Lysander|Lysander (carrier sub)]]
 
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*'''Exoskeletons'''
 
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|-
 
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|[[CEX-205 Groundhog|CEX-205 Groundhog (combat engineer)]]
 
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|[[Gladiator|Gladiator (arena)]]
 
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|[[Ailette Zero-G|Ailette Zero-G (space engineering)]]
 
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|[[Tunnel Rat I/II|Tunnel Rat I/II (mining)]]
 
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|[[Tunnel Rat III|Tunnel Rat III (mining)]]
 
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|[[PEX-2B Gorilla|PEX-2B Gorilla (industrial)]]
 
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|[[PEX-2F Salrilla|PEX-2F Salrilla (salvage)]]
 
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|[[HeavyHauler|HeavyHauler (industrial)]]
 
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|[[P-5000 PowerLoader|P-5000 PowerLoader (loader)]]
 
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|[[Resgate|Resgate (search & rescue)]]
 
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|[[Krise|Krise (search & rescue)]]
 
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|[[Smoothdavid II|Smoothdavid II (police PA(L))]]
 
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|[[Smoothgoliath|Smoothgoliath II (counter-explosives PA(L))]]
 
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|}
 
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*'''IndustrialMechs'''
 
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|-
 
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|[[Harvester|Harvester (agromech)]]
 
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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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[[Category:Technical Readouts and Recognition Guides|Vehicle Annex]]

Latest revision as of 00:35, 1 February 2024

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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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