Field Manual: Lyran Alliance

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Field Manual: Lyran Alliance
Attribution
Development	Randall N. Bills
Writing	Chris Hartford Christoffer Trossen
Cover art
Illustrations	Steve Bryant Doug Chaffee Des Hanley Brad McDevitt Matthew Plog Christina Wald Loston Wallace
Chronology
Era(s)	Clan Invasion era Civil War era
Publication information
Type	Sourcebook
Publisher	FASA
Released	2000
Pages	165
Product Code	1720
ISBN	1555603963

[edit] Description

The ninth in the Field Manual series, Field Manual: Lyran Alliance describes the Lyran Alliance and its military circa 3062. Like Field Manual: Federated Suns before it, FM:LA describes the units, hierarchy, and training practices of the LAAF immediately prior to the Federated Commonwealth Civil War. Also included is a brief history that provides information on the Alliance up to 3062.

Like the other Field Manuals before it, FM:LA includes rules that provides each Lyran unit with special abilities, provides new life paths and sub-affiliations for RPG characters, and new equipment for use in now-Classic BattleTech. FM:LA saw the debut of the Heavy Gauss Rifle and Light Engine, as well as the Stiletto and Fafnir BattleMechs that make use of them. Finally, the massive Mjolnir-class WarShip got its start here, as well.

[edit] From the back cover

“

House Steiner has always been the unchallenged economic power of the Inner Sphere. Transformed from merchant-princes to a military juggernaut by years of war, the alliance with House Davion gave them the most powerful 'Mechs money can buy and a streamlined chain of command. Now, the Steiner-Davion alliance has fractured from within, threatening to engulf both nations in civil war. BattleTech Field Manual: Lyran Alliance reveals the strengths and weaknesses of the new Alliance forces. This manual describes each Lyran regiment and its loyalties, profiles and special rules, plus cutting-edge equipment and the latest 'Mechs from the famed Steiner factories.

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[edit] Contents

• "Chain Reaction"
• Introduction
• By Any Means Necessary

• The Mailed Fist
  • Command Structure
  • Structure of the LAAF
  • The Lyran Intelligence Corps
  • Regional Commands
  • Types of Units

• The Lyran Alliance Armed Forces
  • Uniforms and Insignias

• Awards and Decorations

• New Blood
  • Boot Camp
  • Military Academies

• LAAF Rosters
  • Alliance Guards
  • Alliance Jaegers
  • Arcturan Guards
  • Donegal Guards
  • Lyran Guards
  • Lyran Regulars
  • Royal Guards
  • Skye Rangers
  • Tamar Cavaliers
  • Tikonov Republican Guard
  • Regional Militias
  • Training Units

• Lyran Alliance Forces

• Rules
  • Unit Assignment Tables
  • LAAF Units

• MechWarrior Rules
  • Character Creation

• New Equipment
  • Heavy Gauss Rifle
  • Light Engines
  • BattleMech 'Variants
  • STO-4A Stiletto
  • FNR-5 Fafnir
  • Mjolnir-class Battle Cruiser