{"product_id":"battletech-technical-readout-clan-invasion","title":"BattleTech: Technical Readout Clan Invasion","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is second volume in a series of Technical Readout by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEra, which is designed as an introductory companion volume to go with the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBattleMech Manual, and thus primarily addressing new players,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnical Readout: Clan Invasion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a compilation of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e'Mech\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edesigns from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTechnical Readout: 3050 Upgrade\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTechnical Readout: 3055 Upgrade\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTechnical Readout: 3058 Upgrade\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTechnical Readout: 3060\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTechnical Readout: 3067\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTechnical Readout: Project Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book's content is mostly taken verbatim from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTechnical Readout\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eproducts that preceded it. The book is part of reorganization of the original Technical Readouts to compile them per Era. Some Mechs are not present in this book that were mentioned in early products. Unlike the first book in this series, this book does not include additional\/new variants not published before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eInvaders from Beyond\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn 27 September\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3048, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eComStar\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eExplorer Corps\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJumpShip\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOutbound Light\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estumbled onto the Clan Homeworlds, setting in motion a massive invasion of the Inner Sphere by the Clans. At first sweeping all before them with their advanced technologies, the Clans met defeat at the Battle of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTukayyid\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand were stymied by a 15-year truce. With the clock ticking, the Inner Sphere's elite took the battle directly to the Clan Homeworlds. There, the destruction of Clan\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSmoke Jaguar\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the defeat of the Clans in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGreat Refusal\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eended the invasion.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn their absence, political machinations continued a cross the Inner Sphere. As the victorious forces returned home, the mighty\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFederated Commonwealth\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etore itself apart in a titanic Civil War spanning a thousand light years as Houses Davion and Steiner pitted brother against sister. These large-scale conflicts accelerated technical advancements, as a new generation of BattleMechs and weapons appeared on a hundred worlds of conflict.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnical Readout: Clan Invasion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebuilds on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnical Readout: Succession Wars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith 'Mechs previously found in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnical Readout: 3050 Upgrade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnical Readout: 3055 Upgrade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnical Readout: 3058 Upgrade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnical Readout: 3060\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnical Readout: 3067\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnical Readout: Project Phoenix\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e. 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