Hello,
1) Yes, in the later stages of development--when we were racing to put the book out the door as quickly as possible--the AToW rules for the Republic of the Sphere faction were deleted to save time. Unfortunately, this was after the Introduction was submitted to layout, and a Line Developer was in far too much hurry to fix it. By way of errata, consider that reference to AToW rules for the RotS stricken.
2) Yes, that is also a vestigial remnant from cut rules, and should be viewed as stricken. In the case of the Objectives series, that material was deleted entirely, perhaps never to see the light of day in the name of expediency.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Thank you,
- Herbert Beas
BattleTech
Catalyst Game Labs