Editing Experimental Technical Readout: Boondocks

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| image               = XTROBoondocks.jpg
| name                = Experimental Technical Readout: Boondocks
| type                = Technical Readout (PDF)
| author              = 
| development         = [[Herbert A. Beas II]] <br> [[Randall N. Bills]], [[Jason Schmetzer]] (Development Assistance)
| primarywriting      = [[Joel Steverson]] <br> Herbert A. Beas II (Writing Assistance)
| pages               = 27
| cover               = [[Matt Heerdt]] (Design & Layout) 
| interiorart         = [[David L. McCulloch]] (Record Sheets)
| illustrations       = [[Brent Evans]] <br/> [[Doug Chaffee]] <br/> [[Chris Lewis]] <br/> [[Jim Nelson]]
| publisher           = [[Catalyst Game Labs]]
| productioncode      = [https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-experimental-technical-readout-boondocks-pdf ECAT 35644]
| year                = June 2nd, 2010
| ISBN10              = 
| ISBN13              = 
| MSRP                = $4.95
| content             = 
| era                 = [[Jihad era|Jihad]]
| agency              = [[FrontierTech|FrontierTech, Inc.]]
| universedate        = 13 September [[3077]]
| timeline            = 
| series              = Experimental Technical Readouts
| precededby          = ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Corporations]]''
| followedby          = ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Davion]]''
}}

==Description==
The fifth in [[CGL]]'s PDF exclusive mini-''[[Technical Readout]]'' (or ''TROlet'') series, '''''Experimental Tech Readout: Boondocks''''' (abbreviated '''''XTRO:Boondocks''''') uses an extreme adventure holiday company as a framing device to provide full fluff, stats, and [[record sheets]] of a variety of prototypes and one off "[[FrankenMech]]" rebuilds of three [[BattleMech]]s, six [[Ccombat vehicle]]s,  two [[aerospace fighter]]s and an [[airship]] design from previously released ''Technical Readouts'', as well as a unique new underwater combat [[IndustrialMech]], all utilizing [[experimental technology]] manufactured and in use along the fringes between the [[Inner Sphere]] and the [[Periphery]].

In-universe, the ''TRO'' is a periodical, the ''FrontierTech Magazine'', released on 13 September [[3077]] as a quarterly guide to the adventure offerings of its parent company, [[FrontierTech|FrontierTech, Inc.]]

==From the back cover==
{{quote|''Testing the Fringes''
''No world has been left untouched by the [[Jihad]]. As the great states battle for survival against their fanatic enemies, the fringes have been left to their own devices, at risk for any number of plots by nearby opportunists and marauding brigands. While some interstellar companies have come to see these frontiers as a potential new customer base for defensive hardware, there are also many others on these “back woods” worlds who have called upon their own resourcefulness, to bring new weapons to bear in the war against eternal chaos.''

Experimental Tech Readout: Boondocks ''samples the custom and prototype designs that have begun to turn up on the lesser-known worlds of the [[BattleTech]] universe. Each design featured in this book incorporates some of the latest technologies developed by the realms of the Inner Sphere as the war against the [[Word of Blake]] continues. These technologies—first described in [[Tactical Operations]]—have yet to achieve widespread production, but each has been prototyped and rushed to the field for their desperate consumers. Statistics and Record Sheets are included for 13 new experimental [[BattleMech]]s, vehicles, and aerospace units presented in this book, ready for play in advanced BattleTech games.''}}

==Contents==
* '''Introduction'''
: [[Cornelius MacGilicutty]] - CEO, [[FrontierTech|FrontierTech, Inc.]] 13 September [[3077]]
* [[Whitworth#Custom Variants|WTH-5S ''Whitworth'']]
* [[Merlin (BattleMech)#Custom Variants|MLN-SX ''Merlin'']]
* [[Spindrift|SDT-1 ''Spindrift'' Aquatic SecurityMech]]
* [[Temax Cat Ninjabolt|TMC-NB ''Temax Cat Ninjabolt'']]
* [[Oceanic Series II#Custom Variants|Lexan Surveillance Helo]]
* [[Hunter (Combat Vehicle)#Custom Variants|"Sea Hunter" Maritime Tank]]
* [[Hetzer#Custom Variants|Jadgpanzer II]]
* [[Goblin#Custom Variants|Goblin-X]]
* [[Heavy LRM Carrier#Custom Variants|Heavy LRM Carrier (EN Variant)]]
* [[Koi#Custom Variants|Nishikigoi]]
* [[Thrush#Custom Variants|''Thrush'' "Nanook"]]
* [[Defender (Conventional Fighter)#Custom Variants|Drake Medium Strike Fighter]]
* [[Cloud Ten|Cloud Ten Carrier Airship]]

==Related TROs==
{{XTROList}}

==Notes==
* The cover art was originally used in the 1996 edition of [[The Periphery (1996)|''The Periphery'']] sourcebook.


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