![]() ![]() Early copies of the third printing are nearly identical to the first edition with the Ostscout and Ostsol pictures swapped and a MSRP of $9.95. The images going with the 35-ton Ostscout and 60-ton Ostsol 'Mechs were swapped in the first through third editions.The PPC variant reference was dropped from the second 1986 printing onwards and replaced by some more detail on the units involved. In the first printing, the Battle History section for the Locust mentions a battle on Royal where the Federated Suns introduced an unsuccessful variant of the 'Mech with a PPC. ![]() As far as can be established, there were two printings in 1986, with the second printing apparently unmarked as such despite changes to the content, two different 1987 printings both marked as "Third Printing May 1987" in the imprint (one giving a MSRP of $9.95, the other of $12.00 technically marking it as a fourth printing), and two unnumbered "July 1994" printings, with the MSRP given as $12.00 and $15.00, respectively.īesides a number of minor typographic errors that were corrected over time, known changes include: Technical Readout: 3025 had several print runs with various changes incorporated at different times, though these were not properly marked and the ISBN remained the same. In all, 55 'Mechs, 15 fighters, 3 LAMs, 4 DropShips, and 12 Vehicles are described and illustrated, making this volume a must for all, from historians to MechWarriors.Ĭontents Introduction Light 'Mechs Locust Wasp Stinger Commando Javelin Spider UrbanMech Valkyrie Firestarter Jenner Ostscout Panther Medium 'Mechs Assassin Cicada Clint Hermes II Vulcan Whitworth Blackjack Hatchetman Phoenix Hawk Vindicator Centurion Enforcer Hunchback Trebuchet Dervish Griffin Shadow Hawk Scorpion Wolverine Heavy 'Mechs Dragon Ostroc Ostsol Quickdraw Rifleman Catapult Crusader JagerMech Thunderbolt Archer Grasshopper Warhammer Marauder Orion Assault 'Mechs Awesome Charger Goliath Victor Zeus BattleMaster Stalker Cyclops Banshee Atlas LAMs Stinger LAM Wasp LAM Phoenix Hawk LAM Aerospace Fighters Davion Sparrowhawk Corsair Stuka Kurita Sholagar Shilone Slayer Liao Thrush Transit Transgressor Marik Cheetah Stingray Riever Steiner Seydlitz Lucifer Chippewa DropShips Leopard DropShip Union DropShip Overlord DropShip Vehicles SwiftWind Scout Car Rommel/ Patton Tanks Von Luckner Heavy Tank Galleon Light Tank Packrat Long Range Patrol Vehicle Mobile Long Tom Artillery Boomerang Observation Plane Mobile HQ Coolant Trucks Ordnance Transport MASH Repair Installation Index Printings and Changes Focusing on BattleMechs and Aerospace Fighters, this volume also discusses important combat and support vehicles as well as the rare Land-Air-Mechs. ![]() This Technical Readout lists the capabilities and history of the most common pieces of military hardware used by the major houses of the Successor States in the year 3025. "The most complete equipment reference book published to date" The book was reissued and updated in 1996 as Technical Readout: 3025 Revised, which was in turn eventually superseded in 2009 by Technical Readout: 3039. fourth printing) to $15.00 (later editions of July 1994 printing, after earlier editions were still $12.00). The MSRP was gradually increased from $9.95 to $12.00 (later editions of "third" printing, i.e. Several minor, unmarked corrections and changes were made over time, see Editions below. A core game supplement as much as a universe sourcebook, it provided game attributes and fluff for the units included and general background details for the BattleTech universe, and would serve as a template for a whole series of similar books that was said to be one of the setting's best-selling product lines.įramed as a publication by ComStar Publishing from the year 3025, the book provides detailed in-universe write-ups on 55 BattleMechs, 15 aerospace fighters, 3 LAMs, 4 DropShips and 12 combat vehicles including all 'Mechs, LAMs, and DropShips (but none of the aerospace fighters or vehicles) featured in the various boxed sets published until then, namely Battledroids/ BattleTech, Second Edition, CityTech, and AeroTech. Technical Readout: 3025 was one of the first BattleTech sourcebooks ever, and the first that was not a scenario pack centered on an individual 'Mech company (four of which were published in the same or preceding year). ![]()
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