Reddit reviews Classic Battletech Techmanual

Ok, that's great info thanks.

So, what's the difference, aside from being published 9 years apart, from the Classic Battletech Techmanul (2008) and the Battletech battlemech Manual (2017) ? In theory, could they work in conjunction with eachother?

Another question that I didn't ask in the OP, some printouts I'm seeing around just have a list of weapons with no range modifiers on them - is there a list of all weapons with damage and range modifiers?

I also couldn't find this in the Beginner's Box rules - regarding missiles there is a section on clustering damage but each LRM or SRM on the mechs only have a Qty of 1 - can you only shoot one missile at a time? Or can you just shoot multiple up to your ammo count? We also didn't play with heat yet, so I figure this could come into play...

That link shows me the first result priced at $29.33

This should be a link to the tech manual -> https://www.amazon.com/Battletech-Techmanual-Classic-Catalyst-Game/dp/0979204720/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=F1QF7PS0G5809A6BJHRM

Anyway, tech manual is the least important of the core rulebooks. Most of the work contained in it should instead be conducted using a computer program such as SSW, as Building units by hand is tedious and should be avoided. The most important point in the book is the construction of capital ships and dropships, for which a good program does not exist (yet?), but campaigns rarely concern themselves with this content.