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Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries
« on: 05 April 2013, 18:35:00 »
This thread is for all issues and problems with Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries.

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Re: Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries
« Reply #1 on: 06 April 2013, 06:04:26 »
PDF, TRO: 3145 Merc, pg63, Record Sheet of the Gun Trailer (Siege):

Stat block does not mention any ammunition for the mortars.

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Re: Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries
« Reply #2 on: 07 April 2013, 14:06:11 »
PDF, TRO: 3145 Merc:

None of the Clan technology vehicles have CASE listed on their record sheets.

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Re: Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries
« Reply #3 on: 09 April 2013, 06:03:50 »
PDF first release, pages 54 & 55:

Spectre record sheets are identical, but page 55 has unit listed as Spectre (RA). I'm guessing that RA means this is a Raven Alliance deployment organized in 5 suits to a point. If so, the record sheet on page 54 should remove one line of troopers to reflect Inner Sphere battle armor squad organization.
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Re: Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries
« Reply #4 on: 10 April 2013, 02:10:34 »
PDF release, p. 7, under the specifications for the Marauder Battle Armor:

The Marauder does not mount any manipulators, yet mounts Magnetic Clamps. As per the Battle Armor Capabilities Table on p. 167 of TechManual, a Heavy Battle Armor suits requires two Basic Manipulators or 1 Battle Claw to perform Mechanized Battle Armor operations.

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Re: Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries
« Reply #5 on: 10 April 2013, 11:35:57 »
PDF release, p. 7, under the specifications for the Marauder Battle Armor:

The Marauder does not mount any manipulators, yet mounts Magnetic Clamps. As per the Battle Armor Capabilities Table on p. 167 of TechManual, a Heavy Battle Armor suits requires two Basic Manipulators or 1 Battle Claw to perform Mechanized Battle Armor operations.

Thank you for your report, but alas, it is incorrect.

TechManual, p. 167, "Magnetic Clamps": This item allows a battle armor to use Mechanized Battle Armor rules on even non-Omni units, without meeting any other manipulator requirements.
This is confirmed in its own line on the very table that you quote yourself, found on p. 167! Check at bottom.

Incidentally, this table has been updated in the current TM errata, p. 27. Only 1 basic manipulator is needed for Mechanized Infantry (barring Magnetic Clamp use).
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Re: Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries
« Reply #6 on: 10 April 2013, 13:10:14 »
This is in conflict with TW page 228:
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A battle armor unit equipped with magnetic clamps that also satisfies the standard criteria for mechanized battle armor can mount standard BattleMechs and vehicles as though the carrying units were Omni units
My rules question here http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,28515.0.html has not yet been answered.

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Re: Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries
« Reply #7 on: 10 April 2013, 13:29:57 »
We're working on it internally.
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Re: Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries
« Reply #8 on: 10 April 2013, 21:48:34 »
PDF, First "Printing"

Page 47, Hippogriff ProtoMech
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Re: Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries
« Reply #9 on: 11 April 2013, 08:50:01 »
PDF first release, pages 54 & 55:

Spectre record sheets are identical, but page 55 has unit listed as Spectre (RA). I'm guessing that RA means this is a Raven Alliance deployment organized in 5 suits to a point. If so, the record sheet on page 54 should remove one line of troopers to reflect Inner Sphere battle armor squad organization.

I believe this to be correct, but if so, the BV also needs to be refigured, as it is the same on both sheets.

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Re: Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries
« Reply #10 on: 11 April 2013, 15:19:16 »
PDF first release
Pages 16 & 17, Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
"Technology Base" section shows it being Clan (mixed), this needs to be changed to Clan (Advanced) or (Experimental) since this hovercraft is produced by Clan Sea Fox

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Re: Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries
« Reply #11 on: 14 April 2013, 01:12:39 »
PDF First Release

Page 53.

The Nagasawa's wing arcs should have a heat of 91, instead of 123. (91 matches the RS in the back, and the heat for the listed weapons)

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Re: Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries
« Reply #12 on: 30 April 2013, 04:17:36 »
PDF First release

pg 42, Mad Cat Mk IV

"The first confirmed sighting of a Mad Cat Mk IV in the field was on Irian in 3139, piloted by Alpha Anastasia Kerensky, leader of the Wolf Hunters...  recordings have appeared of Kerensky taking out
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Presumably this is a recounting of a scene from the Wolf Hunters novel. If so, in the novel, that scene took place in 3137.
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Re: Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries
« Reply #13 on: 12 May 2013, 00:51:42 »
TRO 3145: Mercenaries PDF Format
Page 18-19

Cardinal Transport

Vehicle is a 50 ton VTOL that appears to use the combat vehicle design rules instead of support vehicle rules.
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Re: Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries
« Reply #14 on: 12 May 2013, 05:10:21 »
TRO 3145: Mercenaries PDF Format
Page 18-19

Cardinal Transport

Vehicle is a 50 ton VTOL that appears to use the combat vehicle design rules instead of support vehicle rules.

That is indeed correct. It uses the rules for super-heavy vehicles, TO p. 378. Please note that an errata post exists that confirms VTOLs are exempt from having 6 body locations, they use the same 4 as standard-sized vehicles.
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Re: Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries
« Reply #15 on: 06 June 2013, 21:50:05 »
PDF first release:

Gun Trailer (Siege) record sheet
No ammo listed for the Mech Mortar/2

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Re: Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries
« Reply #17 on: 24 September 2013, 14:58:08 »
PDF, 1st printing
Page 14, Lamprey Transport Helicopter, Deployment, 3rd Column:

"On Pompeii in the Marian Hegemony, one flight of Lampreys..."

Problem: According to various maps, including those in Field Report: Periphery, Handbook: Major Periphery States and Era Report: 3052, the given name of the Marian world is Pompey, not Pompeii.

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Re: Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries
« Reply #18 on: 06 November 2013, 12:14:54 »
PDF, 1st Printing
Page 36, Vulture Mk IV, Notable Units, 3rd Column:

"...when Morrison’s Heirs appeared at a pirate point inside Jubka’s second moon."

Problem: I don't think JumpShips are allowed to arrive inside solid objects - I'm not sure what the author intended, but I'd suggest perhaps "inside the orbit of Jubka's second moon." or "near Jubka's second moon." instead.



Page 46, Hippogriff ProtoMech, Deployment, 2nd Column:

"A mixed company of hover APCs and light ’Mechs was intercepted by a Binary of Rocs, Chysaor 2s and Hippogriffs on the Doone Plains."

Problem: This is a typo; the ProtoMech name as given in TRO:3075 is Chrysaor 2.



Page 50, NL-45 Gunboat, Deployment, 2nd Column

"The Lyrans’ attack at Wroclaw was typical."

Problem: This is a typo. As per this post from Øystein the name of the planet is Wrociaw.
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Re: Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries
« Reply #19 on: 03 June 2021, 19:38:37 »
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