As advertised, this has been a pet project of mine.  I always thought that the "fluff text" was a key part of Battletech's excellent Technical ReadOuts (TROs).  There is a lot of interesting fluff in there, like which mechs are made by which companies, or which mechs share common electronics, but the most interesting to me was which Houses or Clans fielded which mechs.  Obviously, some mechs are left over from the Star League era, so they are fairly common, and after a series of wars where BattleMechs were the prime salvage targets, most IS (and Clan) armies are probably quite mixed.  However, there are definitely some "typical" House or Clan mechs, and some that would be rare in other armies (like the newer ones), and a few that, sadly, are rare anywhere in the sphere. 

I like to make my battles as realistic as possible, so I tried to figure out which mechs belonged where, and I came up with this list.  Some mechs are left out because a) I haven't finished the list, or b) I dislike/hate/refuse to acknowledge existence of some mechs.  This can be for many different reasons, but most often its looks.  So, if your favorite mech isn't on here--it's probably because it's ugly.  If mechs are repeated it means that a later variant was developed by that power.

I made this list directly from the TROs, so I'm not sure if it agrees with the "Random mech assignment" tables in some sourcebooks.  If there's anything glaringly wrong, feel free to correct me.

I haven'tfinished a clan list yet, so until then, you can find a good one here.
Star League/Common
(Sorted by Wieght)

Locust
Wasp
Stinger
Thorn
Mongoose
Spider
(Urbanmech)
Firestarter

Cicada
Vulcan
Phoenix Hawk
Centurion (3025)
Trebuchet
Dervish
Griffin
Shadow Hawk
Wolverine

Quickdraw
Rifleman
Ostroc
Lancelot
Crusader
Thunderbolt
Bombardier
Archer
Grasshopper
Warhammer
Guillotine

Marauder
Orion
Flashman
Awesome
Charger
Victor
Thug
Stalker
Cyclops
Highlander
Banshee
Cerberus
Atlas
King Crab

RARE
Hussar
Assasin
Clint
Merlin
Black Night
Goliath
Spartan
Striker
Draconis Combine

Kabuto
Raptor
Jenner
Panther
Owens

Whitworth
Sentinel
Strider
Wolf Trap
Firestarter (omni)
Hunchback
Crab
Blackjack

Dragon
Grand Dragon
Black Hawk-ku
Avatar
Shugenja

Charger 3K
Hatamoto
O-Bakemono
Katana
Tai-sho
Mauler
Sunder		 Free Worlds League

Hermes II
Cicada

Hunchback
Trebuchet

Quickdraw
Yeoman
Tempest
Orion

Grand Titan
Federated Suns and
Fedcom (*)

Commando*
Javelin
Valkyrie
Firestarter*
Wolfhound

Whitworth
Blackjack
Hatchetman*
Firestarter (omni)*
Centurion 9D
Enforcer I/III
Enfield
Dervish

Jagermech
Axman*
Caesar*
Cataphract*
War Dog*

Victor 9K
Devestator*
Com Gaurds
Word Of Blake (*)

Mercury

Sentinel
Initiate*
Beowulf
Crab
Buccaneer*

Helios
Excaliber
Shootist
Toyama*

Spartan
Grand Crusader*
Crockett
Viking
Lyran Commonwealth
Lyran Alliance (*)
(also use FedCom)

Commando
Hollander

Hatchetman
Bushwacker

Starslayer
Barghest*

Zeus
Emperor*
Nightstar
Hauptman*
Thunder Hawk*
Capellan Confederation

Duan Gung
Urbanmech
Anubis
Raven

Sha Yu
Blackjack
Vindicator
Hunchback
Men Shen

Catapult
Ti Ts'ang
Jagermech
Jinggau
Cataphract
Lao Hu

Emperor
Yu Huang
St. Ives Compact

Helios

Emperor
Pillager
Wolf's Dragoons

Flea
Hornet
Falcon
Ostscout
Wolfhound

Archer

Shogun
Annihilator
Imp
Free Rasalhague Republic

Ex-Draconis mechs
Beowulf
Viking
Kell hounds

Artic Fox
Wolfhound
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