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==Description==
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Written from the perspective of the [[ComGuard]]s as a "how to" guide on objective raids, the '''Objective Raids''' book details the most notable worlds of military and industrial importance in the [[Inner Sphere]], be it [[Successor State]] or [[Clan]], along with troop deployments circa [[3054]]. The real meat of the book is the section covering the various manufacturers of each [[BattleMech]], [[Aerospace Fighter]], [[Combat Vehicle]], [[DropShip]] and [[JumpShip]], almost every military component, [[:Category:Weapons|weapon]] or piece of battlefield [[:Category:Technology|equipment]] produced in the Inner Sphere at that time. Among the manufacturing details, a number of new variants of existing designs are also briefly described.
  
==Description==
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The book gained notoriety for being inaccurate and containing many errors, oversights and omissions. For example, it curiously fails to mention [[Tikonov]] as a major industrial center and is one of the sources (wrongly) claiming that the [[Taurian Concordat]] produces the ''[[Rommel]]'' tank. In 2011, author [[Jeffrey Layton]] registered on the [[CBT Forum]] and posted some behind-the-scenes information about the production. According to him, Tikonov was covered in the manuscript and apparently lost to an oversight on the editor's behalf.
Written from the perspective of the [[ComGuard]]s as a "how to" guide on objective raids, the '''Objective Raids''' book details the most notable worlds of military and industrial importances in the [[Inner Sphere]], be it [[Successor State]] or [[Clan]], along with troop deployments circa [[3054]]. The real meat of the book is the section covering the various manufacturers of each [[BattleMech]], [[Aerospace Fighter]], [[Combat Vehicle]], [[DropShip]] and [[JumpShip]], almost every military component, [[:Category:Weapons|weapon]] or piece of battlefield [[:Category:Technology|equipment]] produced in the Inner Sphere at that time. Among the manufacturing details, a number of new variants of existing designs are also briefly described.
 
  
 
==From the back cover==
 
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
* The Objective Raids sourcebook has since gained notoriety for being inaccurate and containing many errors, oversights and omissions. For example, it curiously fails to mention [[Tikonov]] as a major industrial center and is one of the sources (wrongly) claiming that the [[Taurian Concordat]] produces the ''[[Rommel]]'' tank.
 
 
* All the pages in [[:Category:Manufacturing_Centers|Manufacturing Centers category]] on BTW, both content and format, are originally based on this book, albeit now expanded and updated from the mid 3050's era of this book.
 
* All the pages in [[:Category:Manufacturing_Centers|Manufacturing Centers category]] on BTW, both content and format, are originally based on this book, albeit now expanded and updated from the mid 3050's era of this book.
  
 
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Revision as of 17:07, 8 May 2011

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Objective Raids
Product information
Type Sourcebook
Development Mike Nystul
Sam Lewis
Primary writing Jeffrey Layton
Pages 192
Cover Artwork David Martin
Interior Artwork Earl Geier
Rick Harris
Denis Nelson
Tony Szczudlo
Publication information
Publisher FASA
Product code 1665
First published 1992
ISBN-10 1555601731
ISBN-13 978-1555601737
MSRP 15.00 US $
Content
Era Clan Invasion era
Timeline 3054

Description

Written from the perspective of the ComGuards as a "how to" guide on objective raids, the Objective Raids book details the most notable worlds of military and industrial importance in the Inner Sphere, be it Successor State or Clan, along with troop deployments circa 3054. The real meat of the book is the section covering the various manufacturers of each BattleMech, Aerospace Fighter, Combat Vehicle, DropShip and JumpShip, almost every military component, weapon or piece of battlefield equipment produced in the Inner Sphere at that time. Among the manufacturing details, a number of new variants of existing designs are also briefly described.

The book gained notoriety for being inaccurate and containing many errors, oversights and omissions. For example, it curiously fails to mention Tikonov as a major industrial center and is one of the sources (wrongly) claiming that the Taurian Concordat produces the Rommel tank. In 2011, author Jeffrey Layton registered on the CBT Forum and posted some behind-the-scenes information about the production. According to him, Tikonov was covered in the manuscript and apparently lost to an oversight on the editor's behalf.

From the back cover

Objective Raids is an indispensable resource for BattleTech and MechWarrior players, providing current listings of units and industries on worlds along the border of the Clan occupation zone.

A discussion of the tactics for conducting raids, two representative industrial floor plans, and a reference guide for locating the manufacturing site of any BattleMech, vehicle, aerospace fighter or component is also included.

Content

Notes

  • All the pages in Manufacturing Centers category on BTW, both content and format, are originally based on this book, albeit now expanded and updated from the mid 3050's era of this book.