Field Manual: 3145

Field Manual: 3145 is an in-universe military intelligence report that profiles the militaries of the Inner Sphere in the late Dark Age Era year 3145. Aside from providing profiles on brigades and galaxies known to operate during this time period in both the Clan and established Inner Sphere powers, the book covers recent events that have occurred from 3132 to 3145. The report highlights key turning moments for each of these interstellar nations. Included in this report are rules and descriptions of new technologies introduced in this time period including new unit types, armor, equipment and new weaponry. The book also features special command abilities for a number of listed units, as well expansive random assignment tables for all factions.

From the back cover
"ENEMIES AT THE GATES

It is the year 3145. Only thirteen years have passed since Gray Monday—the day that most of humanity's interstellar communications grid suddenly and mysteriously collapsed. Plunged into darkness and fearing the worst, the leaders and armies of the Inner Sphere scrambled to act, some fearing the approach of invaders, others seeking to exploit the chaos. Now, armies are on the march, war has erupted on every front, and the Republic of the Sphere—once a sign of mankind’s hope for a brighter future—has retreated behind its fortress walls to prepare for the inevitable.

Field Manual: 3145 updates the military and political state of the Inner Sphere as it stands in the year 3145. This report includes a brief history and overview of recent developments in the BattleTech universe, as well as current TO&Es for the major ’Mech forces and mercenary commands employed by the realms and Clans of the Dark Age Inner Sphere. Special era-specific rules are also included, enabling players to create characters and forces for use in campaigns set in and after this critical point in BattleTech history."

Contents

 * Credits
 * THE DEATH OF GLORY (Short Story)
 * INTRODUCTION
 * How to Use This Book
 * HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
 * A Silence in the Heavens
 * Rise of the Renegades
 * Enemies Old and New
 * The Chancellor's Revenge
 * Desant
 * Internal Affairs
 * The Dragon's Coils
 * Fortress Republic
 * Raising the Walls
 * Clans in Turmoil
 * A Rending of Falcons
 * Masters of War
 * Commonwealth in Ruins
 * The Hammer Falls
 * League Reborn
 * Snapping Wolves
 * Dragon's Fury
 * Fallen House, Rising Fortunes
 * Sharpened Claws
 * Solar Eclipse
 * Border Crossings
 * Palmyra Disaster
 * A Second Front Opens
 * Life Behind the Walls
 * Cleaning House
 * Awakening
 * Timeline 3132 - 3145
 * THE CAPELLAN CONFEDERATION
 * General Review
 * Cultural Revolution
 * The Sea of Stars
 * The Inner Wall
 * State of Readiness
 * The State of Capellan Industry
 * State of Capellan Training Academies
 * Capellan Hussars
 * Warrior House Orders
 * Death Commandos
 * McCarron's Armored Cavalry
 * Citizens' Honored
 * Capellan Chargers
 * Liao Guards
 * Sian Dragoons
 * St. Ives Armored Cavalry
 * Tikonov Guards
 * Confederation Reserve Cavalry
 * Capellan Defense Force
 * Liao Cháng-Chéng
 * St. Ives Sentinels
 * Victoria Rangers
 * Capellan Confederation Armed Forces
 * THE DRACONIS COMBINE
 * General Review
 * New Old District
 * Bolstering the Heart
 * Punishing the Enemy
 * Securing the Home
 * Naval Assets
 * State of Combine Readiness
 * Industrial Strength
 * The Next Generation
 * Benjamin Regulars
 * Dieron Regulars
 * Galedon Regulars
 * New Samarkand Regulars
 * Pesht Regulars
 * Genyosha, Otomo, and Izanagi Warriors
 * Sword of Light
 * Sun Zhang Cadre
 * Ghost Regiments
 * Legions of Vega and Ryuken
 * Alternate Paths
 * Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery
 * THE FEDERATED SUNS
 * General Review
 * State of Readiness
 * Material Readiness
 * Training Readiness
 * Command Cohesion
 * Naval Assets
 * What Happened to Yvonne's army?
 * Independent Commands
 * Federated Suns Lancers
 * Avalon Hussars
 * Ceti Hussars
 * Crucis Lancers
 * Davion Brigade of Guards
 * Capellan March Brigade
 * Periphery March Guard
 * Robinson March Brigade
 * Capellan March Militia
 * Crucis March Militia
 * Draconis March Militia
 * Periphery March Militia
 * Academy and Training Units
 * Task Force Navarre
 * Armed Forces of the Federated Suns
 * THE FREE WORLDS LEAGUE AND NON-AFFILIATES
 * General Review
 * Homecoming
 * Family Reunion
 * Estate Planning
 * New Adoptees
 * Black Sheep
 * Rank Equivalency Table (Former Free Worlds League Forces)
 * State of Free Worlds Readiness
 * The Family Business
 * The Next Generation
 * The Military Strength
 * The Free Worlds League Military
 * Fusiliers of Oriente/Orloff Grenadiers
 * Oriente Hussars
 * Tamarind Regulars
 * Rim Commonality Guards
 * Loyalty Defenders/Covenant Guards
 * Silver Hawks Irregulars/Atrean Dragoons/Protectorate Guard
 * Clan Protectorate Military
 * Regulan Strategic Military Command
 * Andurien Defense Force
 * Independent Commands
 * Free Worlds League and Non-Affiliates Military Forces
 * THE LYRAN COMMONWEALTH
 * General Review
 * Reconstruction
 * Andrew and Melissa
 * Succession War
 * State of Lyran Readiness
 * Bolan Province
 * Buena Province
 * Coventry Province
 * Donegal Province
 * Lyran Commonwealth Military Academies
 * Naval Assests
 * Commonwealth Guards
 * Royal Guards
 * Arcturan Guards
 * Lyran Guards
 * Donegal Guards
 * Lyran Regulars
 * Commonwealth Jaegers
 * Regional Militias
 * Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces
 * THE REPUBLIC OF THE SPHERE
 * General Review
 * Behind the Wall
 * Cracks in the Facade
 * Devlin's Return
 * State of Republic Readiness
 * The Arms Race
 * Training for Liberation
 * The Republic of the Sphere Military
 * Knights of the Realm
 * Command and Control
 * New Champions
 * Naval Readiness
 * Hastati Sentinels
 * Principes Guards
 * Triarii Protectors
 * Stone's Brigade
 * Republic Armed Forces
 * THE CLANS
 * General Review
 * Rise of the Mongols
 * Tearing Down the House
 * Targets of Opportunity
 * Standby Mode
 * State of Clan Readiness
 * Clan Hell's Horses
 * Clan Jade Falcon
 * Clan Sea Fox
 * Wolf Empire
 * Rasalhague Dominion
 * Raven Alliance
 * Clan Wolf (in Exile)
 * Clan Hell's Horses
 * Clan Jade Falcon
 * Clan Sea Fox
 * Wolf Empire
 * Rasalhague Dominion
 * Raven Alliance
 * Clan Wolf (in Exile)
 * Clan Force Deployments
 * MERCENARIES
 * General Review
 * New is the Old Old
 * Water, Water Everywhere
 * State of Mercenary Readiness
 * The Mercenary Hubs
 * Mercenaries Today
 * Capellan Confederation
 * Draconis Combine
 * Federated Suns
 * Free Worlds League
 * Lyran Commonwealth
 * Unaligned
 * The Periphery
 * Notable Mercenary Forces
 * THE PERIPHERY
 * General Review
 * Magistracy of Canopus
 * Marian Hegemony
 * Taurian Concordat
 * Calderon Protectorate
 * Fiefdom of Randis
 * Filtvelt Coalition
 * Fronc Reaches
 * Lothian League
 * Mica Majority
 * New St. Andrews
 * Niops Association
 * Rim Collection
 * State of Periphery Readiness
 * Magistracy of Canopus
 * Marian Hegemony
 * Taurian Concordat
 * Calderon Protectorate
 * Fiefdom of Randis
 * Filvelt Coalition
 * Fronc Reaches
 * Lothian League
 * Mica Majority
 * New St. Andrews
 * Niops Association
 * Rim Collection
 * Magistracy of Canopus
 * Taurian Concordat
 * Marian Hegemony
 * Lesser Periphery States
 * Periphery Military Forces
 * RULES ANNEX
 * BattleTech Rules
 * General BattleTech Rules
 * Special Command Abilities
 * Record Sheet Source Table
 * Random Assignment Tables
 * Using the Random Assignment Tables
 * Factions Not Featured
 * New Technologies
 * Anti-Penetrative Ablation (ABA) Armor
 * Heat-Dissipating Armor
 * Impact-Resistant Armor
 * Ballistic-Reinforced Armor
 * Re-engineered Lasers
 * Tight-Stream Electro-Magnetic Pulse (TSEMP) Weapons
 * HarJel Repair Systems
 * Radical Heat Sinks
 * New Unit Types
 * QuadVees
 * Tripod 'Mechs
 * Superheavy 'Mechs
 * Dark Age Weapons and Equipment Combat Data
 * Special Cost and Battle Value Notes
 * Record Sheets

Related Products

 * Technical Readout: 3145
 * Era Report: 3145