Avon

Avon
Avon 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates150.086 : 250.796[e]
Spectral classG8V[1][2]
Recharge time189 hours[1][2]
Recharge station(s)None[1][2]

The Avon system is home to at least one inhabited world, Avon V, and as of June 3152 was located in the Irece Prefecture of the Pesht Military District within the Draconis Combine.[3]

System Description[edit]

Avon is located near the Luthien and Port Arthur systems[4][5] and consists of a class G8V primary orbited by at least five planets.[1][2]

System History[edit]

The Avon system was settled at some point during the Age of War or earlier.[6]

Political Affiliation[edit]


Avon V[edit]

Avon V
Astrophysical
System positionFifth[1][2]
Jump Point distance6.19 days[1][2]
MoonsNone[1][2]
Geophysical
Surface gravity1.07[1][2]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[1][2]
Equatorial temperature37°C (Hot)[1][2]
Surface water47%[1][2]
Highest native lifeBirds[1][2]
Landmasses3 (Albion, Britannia, Norman)[1][2]
History and Culture
Population1,125,000,000(3079)[1][2]
Government and Infrastructure
CapitalStratford[1][2]
HPG ClassB[1][2]

Avon V, more commonly referred to simply as Avon, is the fifth planet in the Avon system. The surface of Avon has been host to at least two significant defense manufacturers.[1][2]

Planetary History[edit]

Clan Invasion[edit]

Avon was conquered by both Clan Smoke Jaguar and Clan Nova Cat during the Fifth Wave of Operation REVIVAL in November 3051. Against the Second Amphigean Light Assault Group were arrayed the Smoke Jaguars' Fifth Jaguar Regulars, Fourth Jaguar Dragoons and 214th Jaguar Dragoons, and the Nova Cats' 274th Battle Cluster and 449th Assault Cluster. Initially the two Clans landed only one Cluster each, but even this was too much for the Second to contemplate engaging in open battle. Knowing they could not defeat their foes conventionally, the defenders instead began a short but fierce guerrilla campaign aimed at destroying as much of the Clans' supplies as possible. Entire companies of 'Mechs attacked Clan supply depots under the cover of darkness, though in truth their attacks were merely diversions to allow commando units to infiltrate and plant explosives among the supplies. As a result of such "perfidious" tactics, the Smoke Jaguar commander ordered a "headhunter" Star to locate and destroy the Second's command post. The unit succeeded during a ruthlessly brutal strike that killed the entire command staff. Bereft of leadership the defenders' efforts began to falter, until finally the Second Amphigean was destroyed just days later from an attack by the 214th Jaguar Dragoons.[33]

Operation BULLDOG[edit]

Avon was successfully invaded in the first wave of Operation BULLDOG by the Fourth Pesht Regulars; the defending First Nova Cat Guards were integrated into the Draconis Combine.[34][35][36] The planet was presumably subsequently lost and then recaptured in the second wave of Operation BULLDOG by the 198th Division, Third Royal Guards, Fourth Pesht Regulars, Eleventh Alshain Avengers, First Star League Nova Cat Guards (Alpha), First Star League Garrison Cluster, and Third Star League Garrison Cluster. The defending Beta Galaxy Command Trinary and First Jaguar Guards quickly lost the planet.[37]

The Jihad[edit]

On 24 July 3072, the renegade DCA Kirishima-class cruiser DCS Urizen II was destroyed in the Avon system by the Clan Nova Cat Black Lion-class heavy cruiser and flagship Severen Leroux.[38][39]

Post-Jihad[edit]

The Matabushi Incorporated plant located near the city of Fresno on the Albion continent continued to produce both Union and Overlord-class DropShips for the Combine and for Clan Nova Cat throughout the Jihad,[40] despite having lost more than a third of its capacity during the conflict.[41] The Matabushi plant had been restored to full operating capability well before 3081.[42]

The Matabushi plant wasn't the only plant on Avon to manufacture items to Clan specifications in support of the Nova Cats; Luthien Armor Works also maintained a small LAW-Barcella facility on the planet to manufacture OmniMech components and second-line BattleMechs solely for the Nova Cats.[1]

ilClan Era[edit]

When the Rasalhague Dominion successfully mounted a limited offensive towards Luthien in June 3152, Avon was left as the last world directly between the Combine's capital and any future attack upon the Black Pearl.[43]

Military Deployment[edit]

Geography[edit]

Avon has three continents named Albion, Britannia, and Norman; the continents are covered in plains which are often subject to high winds.[1][2]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Fresno: a city located on Albion[40]
  • Home Plains: grassy plains[49]
  • Stratford: the planetary capital city, located on Albion[1][2]

Industrial Centers[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 28 systems (27 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Luthien 17.5 Port Arthur 19.1 Bicester 22.9 Tarazed 24.0
Cyrenaica 24.0 Braunton 24.9 Kilmarnock 25.7 Asgard 28.0
Leiston 29.2 Chatham 30.9 Yumesta 32.4 Omagh 39.5
Caripare 40.6 Yardley 44.1 Dyfed 44.1 Xinyang 45.0
Yamarovka 45.1 Baruun Urt 46.4 Corsica Nueva 50.0 Ulsan 50.7
Kagoshima 51.2 Irece 52.2 Juazeiro 52.4 Dover 52.5
Tuat 54.6 Mualang 55.7 Philadelphia 59.0 Sakai 60.6

References[edit]

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  34. The Dragon Roars, p. 16
  35. Field Manual: Updates, p. 109
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  49. Impetus of War, ch. 1
  50. Objectives: The Clans, p. 24: "Avon Alpha"
  51. Objectives: The Clans, p. 25: "Matabushi Incorporated"

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