3072
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- January 11th - Archon Adam Steiner liberates Tharkad from Word of Blake control, handing Archonship back to Peter Steiner-Davion.[1]
- January 21th - ComStar’s military forces leaves the Rasalhague Republic.[1]
- February 2nd - Com Guard-AFFS forces liberate Robinson.[1]
- February 14th - Allied coalition lead by ComStar Precentor Martial Victor Steiner-Davion retake Donegal after two week battle with Word of Blake forces.
- Blakist forces fall back from planet, but use cobalt-clad nuclear devices to destroy two industrial complexes.[2]
- February 20th - Filtvelt Coalition declares itself independent from the FedSuns.[3]
- March - Clan Hell's Horses assaults Ice Hellion positions in the Dark Nebula, while Clan Jade Falcon and Horses troops land on Vantaa.[1]
- March 22th - A Word of Blake attack force sent to Arc-Royal is defeated.[1]
- 43rd Shadow Division with 2nd & 37th Divisions lead assault against Arc-Royal.
- Blake Forces are repulsed by Arc-Royal defenders, received heavy damage.
- Some Level II Formations manage land on planet and go uncover.[4]
- 28th Division leads invasion with the 45th Shadow Division, the Blakists are backed up support of mercenary forces.[5]
- The 28th Division forces the defending 6th Ghost Regiment to surrender.
- Benjamin Resistence forces conduct hit-and-run attacks against 45th Shadow.
- March 28 - Word of Blake's 21st Division raids Buenos Aires with viro-bio weapon.[6]
- April 12th - DCMS forces equipped with tactical nukes breach Algedi to liberate the captives.[1]
- May 1st - A JumpShip with ComStar HPG administrators expelled from the Outworlds Alliance arrives at Sterlington and is destroyed by aerospace forces believing them to be a Blakist trick.[1]
- May 12th - Benjamin is liberated.[3]
- July - Light of Hope and Sword of Promise, a Word of Black Baron-class destroyer and a Carson-class destroyer respectively, are destroyed in the Luthien system.
- Word of Blake's 14th Division attacks Draconis Combine worlds of Espakeh, Loysville, and Ningxia.[7]
- Black Dragon co-opted DCS Urizen II stages raids on Clan Nova Cat merchant shipping before being destroyed above Nova Cat WarShips above Avon. [8]
- Following Black Dragon influenced orders, DCS Siriwan attempts to cow the Arkab Legion into line with an orbital bombardment of two cities on Algedi, in retaliation the Azami destroy the WarShip with two Peacemaker-class missiles with nuclear warheads.[9]
- Word of Blake Taskforce invades Markesan with WarShip support.[10]
- Blake forces attempt to destroy FedSuns Princess Regent Yvonne Steiner-Davion's command center.
- Blakist forces are respulsed by Davion defenders and forced to withdraw.
- Clan Ice Hellion defeated on Vantaa.[3]
- Devlin Stone forms the Kittery Prefecture.[3]
- Clan Nova Cat attempts to liberate Luthien, but takes heavy losses.[3][11]
- Lyran Archonettes is formed.[3]
- Benjamin falls to Word of Blake.[12]
- Word of Blake's Bolla Stealth Tank appears in combat on Galatea with the 47th Shadow Division.[13]
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Jihad Hot Spots: 3076 pg.20-21 Jihad Timeline
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents page 24 - Operation Steel Hammer
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction
- ↑ ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents page 104 - 43rd Division information includes "failed" assault against Arc-Royal.
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents page 100 - 28th Division profile.
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents page 96 - 21st Division's raid causes millions to die over 2 years.
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents page 99 - 14th Division attacks in Combine in 3072.
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3072 - pg, 91
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3072 - pg, 74
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents page 93-94 - 22nd Division unit profile - brief history.
- ↑ Jihad Turning Points: Luthien, p. 1, "Destiny Manifest"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, p. 76, "Benjamin Falls"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076 page 76-77 - Bolla Stealth Tank - First appearance in combat.
