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==Description==
 
==Description==
Six years following the [[Clan Invasion]] of the [[Periphery]] and then the [[Inner Sphere]], new [[BattleMech]]s, [[OmniMech]]s and [[OmniFighter]]s have been added or identified in the various military arsenals. '''''Technical Readout: 3055''''' introduces these new machines of war in the form of a [[ComStar]] report as of 15 July [[3055]].
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Set six years after the [[Clan Invasion]] '''Technical Readout: 3055''' introduces a whole set of new unit designs. The [[Inner Sphere]] sections presents new [[BattleMech]]s utilizing the enhanced technology introduced with ''TRO:3050''. The [[Clan]] sections broadens the view on invading forces, by revealing second-line units, new [[OmniMech]] designs and [[OmniFighter]]s.
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The 1992 ''TRO:3055'' was the last TRO to be burdened with the [[Unseen]] issue. As with ''TRO:3025'', ''TRO:3026'' and ''TRO:3050'' a ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Revised]]'' was later (1996) published to address this problem. In 2005 ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]'' was released to supplant all previous editions.
  
 
==From the back cover==
 
==From the back cover==
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''The BattleTech ''Technical Readout: 3055'' contains illustrations, descriptions, and complete statistics for new Inner Sphere BattleMechs and Clan [[OmniMech]]s, [[OmniFighter]]s, and second-line BattleMechs.''}}
 
''The BattleTech ''Technical Readout: 3055'' contains illustrations, descriptions, and complete statistics for new Inner Sphere BattleMechs and Clan [[OmniMech]]s, [[OmniFighter]]s, and second-line BattleMechs.''}}
  
==Contents==
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==Table of Contents==
* Introduction
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'''Introduction'''
: [[Adept]] XXI-sigma [[Merle Jimmus]], [[ComStar]] (15 July, 3055)
 
  
* Inner Sphere Prototypes – status on [[BattleMech]] design and development in the [[Inner Sphere]]
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'''Inner Sphere Prototypes'''
** Light 'Mechs
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: '''Light 'Mechs'''
*** ''[[Fireball]]''
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:: ''[[Fireball]]''
*** ''[[Dart (BattleMech)|Dart]]''
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:: ''[[Dart (BattleMech)|Dart]]''
*** ''[[Tarantula]]''
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:: ''[[Tarantula]]''
*** ''[[Battle Hawk]]''
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:: ''[[Battle Hawk]]''
*** ''[[Hammer (BattleMech)|Hammer]]''
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:: ''[[Hammer (BattleMech)|Hammer]]''
*** ''[[Hitman]]''
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:: ''[[Hitman]]''
*** ''[[Jackal]]''
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:: ''[[Jackal]]''
*** ''[[Scarabus]]''
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:: ''[[Scarabus]]''
*** ''[[Hollander]]''
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:: ''[[Hollander]]''
*** ''[[Venom]]''
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:: ''[[Venom]]''
** Medium 'Mechs
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: '''Medium 'Mechs'''
*** ''[[Daimyo]]''
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:: ''[[Daimyo]]''
*** ''[[Watchman]]''
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:: ''[[Watchman]]''
*** ''[[Komodo]]''
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:: ''[[Komodo]]''
*** ''[[Snake]]''
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:: ''[[Snake]]''
*** ''[[Stealth]]''
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:: ''[[Stealth]]''
*** ''[[Huron Warrior]]''
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:: ''[[Huron Warrior]]''
*** ''[[Nightsky]]''
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:: ''[[Nightsky]]''
*** ''[[Apollo (BattleMech)|Apollo]]''
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:: ''[[Apollo (BattleMech)|Apollo]]''
*** ''[[Grim Reaper]]''
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:: ''[[Grim Reaper]]''
*** ''[[Wraith]]''
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:: ''[[Wraith]]''
** Heavy 'Mechs
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: '''Heavy 'Mechs'''
*** ''[[Anvil]]''
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:: ''[[Anvil]]''
*** ''[[Tempest]]''
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:: ''[[Tempest]]''
*** ''[[Daikyu]]''
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:: ''[[Daikyu]]''
*** ''[[Gallowglas]]''
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:: ''[[Gallowglas]]''
*** ''[[Hercules (BattleMech)|Hercules]]''
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:: ''[[Hercules (BattleMech)|Hercules]]''
*** ''[[Thunder]]''
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:: ''[[Thunder]]''
*** ''[[Bandersnatch]]''
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:: ''[[Bandersnatch]]''
*** ''[[Falconer]]''
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:: ''[[Falconer]]''
*** ''[[Penetrator]]''
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:: ''[[Penetrator]]''
*** ''[[Rakshasa]]''
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:: ''[[Rakshasa]]''
*** ''[[War Dog]]''
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:: ''[[War Dog]]''
** Assault 'Mechs
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: '''Assault 'Mechs'''
*** ''[[Salamander (BattleMech)|Salamander]]''
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:: ''[[Salamander (BattleMech)|Salamander]]''
*** ''[[Gunslinger]]''
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:: ''[[Gunslinger]]''
*** ''[[Albatross]]''
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:: ''[[Albatross]]''
*** ''[[Cerberus (BattleMech)|Cerberus]]''
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:: ''[[Cerberus (BattleMech)|Cerberus]]''
*** ''[[Naginata]]''
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:: ''[[Naginata]]''
*** ''[[Berserker]]''
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:: ''[[Berserker]]''
*** ''[[Grand Titan]]''
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:: ''[[Grand Titan]]''
  
* Clan 'Mechs – description of the importance placed on conventional 'Mechs in the [[Clans]]
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'''Clan 'Mechs'''
** Inner Sphere Refits
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: '''Inner Sphere Refits'''
*** ''[[Locust IIC]]''
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:: ''[[Locust IIC|Locust]]''
*** ''[[Phoenix Hawk IIC]]''
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:: ''[[Phoenix Hawk IIC|Phoenix Hawk]]''
*** ''[[Griffin IIC]]''
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:: ''[[Griffin IIC|Griffin]]''
*** ''[[Shadow Hawk IIC]]''
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:: ''[[Shadow Hawk IIC|Shadow Hawk]]''
*** ''[[Rifleman IIC]]''
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:: ''[[Rifleman IIC|Rifleman]]''
*** ''[[Jenner IIC]]''
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:: ''[[Jenner IIC|Jenner]]''
*** ''[[Warhammer IIC]]''
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:: ''[[Warhammer IIC|Warhammer]]''
*** ''[[Marauder IIC]]''
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:: ''[[Marauder IIC|Marauder]]''
** Second-line 'Mechs
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: '''Second-line 'Mechs'''
*** ''[[Howler (Baboon)|Baboon]]''
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:: ''[[Howler (Baboon)|Baboon]]''
*** ''[[Incubus (Vixen)|Vixen]]''
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:: ''[[Incubus (Vixen)|Vixen]]''
*** ''[[Horned Owl (Peregrine)|Peregrine]]''
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:: ''[[Horned Owl (Peregrine)|Peregrine]]''
*** ''[[Conjurer (Hellhound)|Hellhound]]''
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:: ''[[Conjurer (Hellhound)|Hellhound]]''
*** ''[[Vapor Eagle (Goshawk)|Goshawk]]''
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:: ''[[Vapor Eagle (Goshawk)|Goshawk]]''
*** ''[[Glass Spider (Galahad)|Galahad]]''
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:: ''[[Glass Spider (Galahad)|Galahad]]''
*** ''[[Black Python (Viper)|Viper]]''
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:: ''[[Black Python (Viper)|Viper]]''
*** ''[[Stone Rhino (Behemoth)|Behemoth]]''
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:: ''[[Stone Rhino (Behemoth)|Behemoth]]''
*** ''[[Bane (Kraken)|Kraken]]''
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:: ''[[Bane (Kraken)|Kraken]]''
** OmniMechs
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: '''OmniMechs'''
*** ''[[Phantom (BattleMech)|Phantom]]''
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:: ''[[Phantom (BattleMech)|Phantom]]''
*** ''[[Pouncer]]''
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:: ''[[Pouncer]]''
*** ''[[Linebacker]]''
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:: ''[[Linebacker]]''
*** ''[[Naga (OmniMech)|Naga]]''
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:: ''[[Naga (OmniMech)|Naga]]''
  
* Aerospace Superiority – general status of intelligence on Clan [[OmniFighter]]s
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'''Aerospace Superiority'''
** OmniFighters
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:: ''[[Vandal]]''
*** ''[[Bashkir]]''
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:: ''[[Bashkir]]''
*** ''[[Vandal]]''
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:: ''[[Avar]]''
*** ''[[Avar]]''
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:: ''[[Batu]]''
*** ''[[Batu]]''
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:: ''[[Sulla]]''
*** ''[[Sulla]]''
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:: ''[[Turk]]''
*** ''[[Turk]]''
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:: ''[[Visigoth]]''
*** ''[[Visigoth]]''
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:: ''[[Jagatai]]''
*** ''[[Jagatai]]''
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:: ''[[Sabutai]]''
*** ''[[Sabutai]]''
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:: ''[[Jengiz]]''
*** ''[[Jengiz]]''
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:: ''[[Scytha]]''
*** ''[[Scytha]]''
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:: ''[[Kirghiz]]''
*** ''[[Kirghiz]]''
 
  
* Index
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'''Index'''
  
==Notes==
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==Remarks on content==
* This TRO, like ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]'' and ''[[Technical Readout: 3050|3050]]'' before it, includes the ''[[Unseen]]'', which were removed in ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Revised]]''.
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* The title comprises descriptions of 71 units in total, all from [[Clan Invasion]] era all previously unpublished. It contains:
* The readout was reissued a second time in 2005, as ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]''.
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** 38 [[Inner Sphere]] [[BattleMech]] designs,
* The front page shows the rare [[Stone Rhino]].
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** 17 [[Clan]] BattleMech designs,
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** 4 Clan [[OmniMech]] designs and
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** 12 Clan [[OmniFighter]] designs.
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* The in-universe presentation is given by [[Adept]] XXI-sigma [[Merle Jimmus]], [[ComStar]] (15 July, 3055).
  
 
[[Category:Books]]
 
[[Category:Books]]
 
[[Category:Technical Readouts and Recognition Guides|3055]]
 
[[Category:Technical Readouts and Recognition Guides|3055]]

Revision as of 09:13, 16 August 2020

TRO 3055.jpg
Technical Readout: 3055
Product information
Type Technical readout
Author Jerry Stenson
Byran Nystul
Blaine Pardoe
Bob Charette
Chris Hartford
Ashley Watkins
Development Mike Nystul
Donna Ippolito (Senior Editor)
Sharon Turner Mulvihill (Assistant Editor)
Primary writing Jeff Laubenstein (Project Manager)
Pages 168
Cover Artwork Steve Venters
Kazuhiko Miyake
Interior Artwork Dana Knutson
Nobuyuki Ikigame
Atsushi Takeuchi
Illustrations Dana Knutson
Mike Nielsen
Joel Biske
Bill Sutherland
Tom Miller
Publication information
Publisher FASA
Product code 8619
First published 1992
ISBN-10 1555601642
ISBN-13 978-1555601645
MSRP 15.00 US $
Content
Era Clan Invasion era
Timeline 3055
Series Technical Readouts
Followed by Technical Readout: 3055 Revised

Description

Set six years after the Clan Invasion Technical Readout: 3055 introduces a whole set of new unit designs. The Inner Sphere sections presents new BattleMechs utilizing the enhanced technology introduced with TRO:3050. The Clan sections broadens the view on invading forces, by revealing second-line units, new OmniMech designs and OmniFighters.

The 1992 TRO:3055 was the last TRO to be burdened with the Unseen issue. As with TRO:3025, TRO:3026 and TRO:3050 a Technical Readout: 3055 Revised was later (1996) published to address this problem. In 2005 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade was released to supplant all previous editions.

From the back cover

In 3049, without warning, Kerensky's heirs set upon the Inner Sphere in a savage series of battles known collectively as the Invasion. On Tukayyid the Com Guards brought the seemingly unstoppable Clan war machine to a halt. The Invasion ended as suddenly as it had begun, and left in its place an uneasy peace. Both sides now had an opportunity to reassess their opponent's strengths and weaknesses and respond. By 3055, the first of a new breed of BattleMechs rolled off the assembly lines of the Inner Sphere, machines designed specifically to counter the technologically advanced weapons used by the Clans. Only time will tell if these new designs will be enough to turn the tide when battle is joined once again.

The BattleTech Technical Readout: 3055 contains illustrations, descriptions, and complete statistics for new Inner Sphere BattleMechs and Clan OmniMechs, OmniFighters, and second-line BattleMechs.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Inner Sphere Prototypes

Light 'Mechs
Fireball
Dart
Tarantula
Battle Hawk
Hammer
Hitman
Jackal
Scarabus
Hollander
Venom
Medium 'Mechs
Daimyo
Watchman
Komodo
Snake
Stealth
Huron Warrior
Nightsky
Apollo
Grim Reaper
Wraith
Heavy 'Mechs
Anvil
Tempest
Daikyu
Gallowglas
Hercules
Thunder
Bandersnatch
Falconer
Penetrator
Rakshasa
War Dog
Assault 'Mechs
Salamander
Gunslinger
Albatross
Cerberus
Naginata
Berserker
Grand Titan

Clan 'Mechs

Inner Sphere Refits
Locust
Phoenix Hawk
Griffin
Shadow Hawk
Rifleman
Jenner
Warhammer
Marauder
Second-line 'Mechs
Baboon
Vixen
Peregrine
Hellhound
Goshawk
Galahad
Viper
Behemoth
Kraken
OmniMechs
Phantom
Pouncer
Linebacker
Naga

Aerospace Superiority

Vandal
Bashkir
Avar
Batu
Sulla
Turk
Visigoth
Jagatai
Sabutai
Jengiz
Scytha
Kirghiz

Index

Remarks on content