Editing Technical Readout: 3060

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| image = CAT35126 Technical-Readout-3060.gif
| name = ''Technical Readout: 3060''
| development = [[Randall Bills]]<br>[[Bryan Nystul]]
| primarywriting = [[Herbert Beas]]<br>[[Randall Bills]]<br>[[Hugh Browne]]<br>[[Loren Coleman]]<br>[[Dan Grendell]]<br>[[Chris Hartford]]<br>[[Christopher Hussey]]<br>[[Patrick Kirkland]]<br>[[Bryan Nystul]]<br>[[Christoffer Trossen]]
| cover = [[Doug Chaffee]] (original)<br>[[Alex Iglesias]] (CGL reprint)
| illustrations = [[Kevin Long]]<br>[[Matthew Plog]]<br>[[Brian Snoddy]]<br>[[Franz Vohwinkel]]
| era = [[Clan Invasion era]]
| type = Technical Readout
| publisher = [[FASA]], [[CGL]]
| year = 1998 (FASA),<br> 2009 (Catalyst)
| pages = 208 (FASA),<br> 202 (Catalyst)
| productioncode = 8622 (FASA),<br> [https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/collections/battletech/products/battletech-technical-readout-3060-pdf 35126] (Catalyst)
| ISBN10 = 1555603483
| series              = [[Technical Readout]]s
| precededby          = 
| followedby          = 
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==Description==
The '''''Technical Readout: 3060''''' (''TRO:3060'') is set immediately after [[Task Force Serpent]]'s annihilation of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]. The title, purporting to be a ComStar study, presents the latest [[Combat Vehicle|vehicles]] and [[BattleMech|'Mechs]] of the [[Clan Invasion]] era. Furthermore it introduces a new combat asset, the [[ProtoMech]].

The book was reprinted in 2009 under the [[Catalyst Game Labs]] emblem, with new cover art.  Unlike the other [[FASA]]-era Technical Readouts, ''TRO:3060'' did not receive the Catalyst Upgrade treatment, however.  Other than the new cover art, the record sheets and [[BattleForce 2]] statistics were removed, the [[Battle Value]]s listed were changed to the BV 2.0 system found in the [[TechManual]], and all errata to date were applied.  Accompanying the re-release was a new, PDF-only [[Record Sheets: 3060 Unabridged|PDF Record Sheet]] book, which included new variants developed during the [[Jihad]] (not detailed in ''TRO:3060'' itself).

==From the back cover==
{{quote|''The [[Great House]]s of the [[Inner Sphere]] have created a new [[Star League]] to end the Clan threat, launching an all-out attack against the most powerful [[Clan]], [[Clan Smoke Jaguar|Smoke Jaguar]]. During this campaign, the Inner Sphere was assaulted by a new and deadly creation: the [[ProtoMech]]. Swift and deadly, these half-size [['Mech]]s proved agile and difficult to destroy. Now, other Clans will quickly field this potent new weapon against the Inner Sphere, hoping to once more tip the balance of power in their favor.''

''BattleTech Technical Readout: 3060 provides descriptions, game statistics and complete rules for using the Clans' newest weapon in your BattleTech game: the ProtoMech. Additionally, new Inner Sphere and Clan BattleMechs and [[OmniMech]]s are included, as well as Clan vehicles.''}}

==Table of Contents==
<div class="desktop-3-col">
;Introduction
;Inner Sphere Vehicles
: Utility Vehicles<ref>The entry describes three different utility vehicles, [[Flatbed Truck]], [[BattleMech Recovery Vehicle]] and Heavy BattleMech Recovery Vehicle</ref>
: [[Mantis (Combat Vehicle)|Mantis]]
: [[APC|Heavy APC]]<ref>The entry describes three variants of Heavy APC, [[Heavy Hover APC]], [[Heavy Tracked APC]] and [[Heavy Wheeled APC]]</ref>
: [[Hawk Moth]]
: [[Pinto (Combat Vehicle)|Pinto]]
: [[Chevalier]]
: [[Gladius (Combat Vehicle)|Gladius]]
: [[Light SRM Carrier]]
: [[Myrmidon (Combat Vehicle)|Myrmidon]]
: [[Heavy LRM Carrier]]
: [[Schiltron]]
: [[Demolisher II]]

;Clan Vehicles
: [[Shamash]]
: [[Asshur]]
: [[Odin (Combat Vehicle)|Odin]]
: [[Donar]]
: [[Mithras]]
: [[Anhur]]
: [[Indra]]
: [[Svantovit]]
: [[Zorya]]
: [[Ares (Combat Vehicle)|Ares]]
: [[Epona]]
: [[Hachiman (Combat Vehicle)|Hachiman]]
: [[Ku]]
: [[Oro]]
: [[Ishtar (Combat Vehicle)|Ishtar]]
: [[Athena (Combat Vehicle)|Athena]]
: [[Huitzilopochtli]]
: [[Mars (Combat Vehicle)|Mars]]

;Inner Sphere BattleMechs
: ''[[Cossack (BattleMech)|Cossack]]''
: ''[[Kabuto]]''
: ''[[Duan Gung]]''
: ''[[Eagle (BattleMech)|Eagle]]''
: ''[[Arctic Fox (OmniMech)|Arctic Fox]]''
: ''[[Garm]]''
: ''[[Initiate]]''
: ''[[Sentry]]''
: ''[[Beowulf (BattleMech)|Beowulf]]''
: ''[[Bishamon]]''
: ''[[Cobra (BattleMech)|Cobra]]''
: ''[[Blitzkrieg]]''
: ''[[Enforcer III]]''
: ''[[Buccaneer (BattleMech)|Buccaneer]]''
: ''[[Marshal (BattleMech)|Marshal]]''
: ''[[Men Shen]]''
: ''[[Helios (BattleMech)|Helios]]''
: ''[[Ti Ts'ang]]''
: ''[[Yeoman]]''
: ''[[JagerMech III]]''
: ''[[Jinggau]]''
: ''[[Barghest]]''
: ''[[Shugenja]]''
: ''[[Toyama (BattleMech)|Toyama]]''
: ''[[Black Watch]]''
: ''[[Tai-sho (BattleMech)|Tai-sho]]''
: ''[[Viking]]''
: ''[[Yu Huang]]''
: ''[[Hauptmann]]''
: ''[[Sirocco]]''

;Clan BattleMechs
: ''[[Snow Fox]]''
: ''[[Commando IIC]]''
: ''[[Icestorm]]''
: ''[[Mandrill]]''
: ''[[Pack Hunter]]''
: ''[[UrbanMech IIC]]''
: ''[[Cougar]]''
: ''[[Arctic Wolf]]''
: ''[[Clint IIC]]''
: ''[[Corvis]]''
: ''[[Great Wyrm]]''
: ''[[Wyvern IIC]]''
: ''[[Stalking Spider]]''
: ''[[Ursus (BattleMech)|Ursus]]''
: ''[[Stooping Hawk]]''
: ''[[Matador]]''
: ''[[Predator (BattleMech)|Predator]]''
: ''[[Fire Scorpion]]''
: ''[[Ha Otoko]]''
: ''[[Guillotine IIC]]''
: ''[[Nova Cat (OmniMech)|Nova Cat]]''
: ''[[Orion IIC]]''
: ''[[Canis]]''
: ''[[Thunder Stallion]]''
: ''[[Blood Asp]]''
: ''[[Highlander IIC]]''

;ProtoMechs
: ''[[Harpy]]''
: ''[[Siren (ProtoMech)|Siren]]''
: ''[[Satyr]]''
: ''[[Centaur (ProtoMech)|Centaur]]''
: ''[[Hydra (ProtoMech)|Hydra]]''
: ''[[Roc]]''
: ''[[Gorgon (ProtoMech)|Gorgon]]''
: ''[[Minotaur]]''
</div>

==Remarks on content==
* The title comprises descriptions of 98 units in total, all from Clan Invasion era, most presented units or variants of already introduced units were previously unpublished. It contains:
** 46 [[Inner Sphere]] designs,
*** 30 [[BattleMech]] designs (from which 3 are [[OmniMech]]s) and
*** 16 [[Combat Vehicle]] designs,
** 85 [[Clan]] designs,
*** 26 'Mech designs (from which 4 are OmniMechs),
*** 18 Combat Vehicle designs and
*** 8 [[ProtoMech]] designs.
* Some content is not listed in the Table of Content:
** a section with background information and rules for the new ProtoMech units with subsections
*** History of the ProtoMech
*** ProtoMech Rules
*** Construction
** 2 pages of ProtoMech Record Sheets (5 units per sheet)
** Index
* The title comes with various in-character introductions, these are
** [[Demi-Precentor]] VII-Sigma [[Merle Jimmus]], [[ComStar]] (1 November, [[3060]]) on Inner Sphere designs,
** [[Precentor]] I-Omega [[Jared Pascal]], ComStar (7 December, 3060) on Clan designs,
** Precentor VIII-Lambda/Omega [[Igarashi Miya]], ComStar (18 October, 3060) on Inner Sphere vehicle designs
** [[Adept]] XVI-Omega Jared Pascal, ComStar (25 November, 3060) on Clan vehicle designs,
** Adept XII-Omega [[Francess Pryce|Frances Pryce]], ComStar (20 October, 3060) on Inner Sphere 'Mech designs,
** Precentor I-Omega Jared Pascal, ComStar (17 November, 3060) on Clan 'Mech designs and
** Adept XVI-Omega Jared Pascal, ComStar (27 November, 3060) on Clan ProtoMech designs.
* The title contains some small errata, one of which is a wrong rank for the in-character author Jared Pascal in Clan 'Mech section, who was presumably promoted from Adept to Precentor only after contributing to the study.

==German Edition==
{{InfoBoxForLangProduct
| image               = Hardware-Handbuch 3060.jpg
| name                = Hardware-Handbuch 3060
| language            = German
| contribution        = [[Hartwig Nieder-Gassel]] (Translation & Editor & Copy-Editor)<br />[[Frank Werschke]] (Editor & Layout & Copy-Editor)<br />[[Florian Schauen]], [[Thomas Römer]] (Copy-Editors)<br />DTP Studio Meyer, Düsseldorf (Exposition)<br />Druckerei Krull, Neuss (Printing)
| pages               = 208
| publisher           = [[Fantasy Productions]]
| year                = 1999
| ISBN10              = 3890649424
| ISBN13              = 978-3890649429
| MSRP                = 45,- DM, 42,- SFr, 330 ÖS
}}
Published by licensee [[FanPro]] '''Hardware Handbuch 3060''' is the German edition of ''Technical Readout: 3060'' (''TRO:3060''). Unlike previous TROs, this edition matches the original edition in all aspects. The last page of ''Hardware-Handbuch 3060'' contains a list of German BattleTech products available at time of publication. The German version is printed as DIN A4, a standard European paper size, which is a little larger then North American [[w:Paper size|Letter]].

===Spelling and Names===
As with other German products some spelling and abbreviations were regularly adjusted. For instance the planet [[Götterdämmerung (system)|Gotterdammerung]] was respelled to ''Götterdämmerung'', the ''[[DCMS]]'' (''Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery'') became ''VSDK'' (''Vereinigte Streitkräfte des Draconis Kombinats'') and so on. The practice of translating design names had been ceased in 1997 however.

==Notes==
* FASA edition trademarked as ''BattleTech Technical Readout: 3060'' on back cover, as ''BattleTech: Technical Readout 3060'' in indicia. The error in the indicia trademark was corrected in the Catalyst reprint.
* FASA edition had five printings.
* Catalyst's reprint was the "Corrected Sixth Printing. First Printing by Catalyst Game Labs."

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:TRO 3060.JPG|Original 1998 edition ([[FASA]]) cover. Art by Doug Chaffee.
File:Hardware-Handbuch 3060.jpg|German 1999 edition ([[FanPro]]) cover.
File:CAT35126 Technical-Readout-3060.gif|Corrected but otherwise unaltered 2009 edition ([[CGL]]) cover. Art by Alex Iglesias.
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:German Editions]]