Dell

Dell
Dell 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-61.279 : 330.822[e]
Spectral classK3V[1]
Recharge time194 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)Zenith[1]

The Dell system was the location of at least one habitable world and as of 3145 was located in the Clan Hell's Horses Occupation Zone.[2][3]

System Description[edit]

Dell is located close to the Svarstaad and Vulcan systems[4] and consists of at least four planets orbiting a class K3V primary; at least one of the planets, Dell IV, has been inhabited, and during the thirty-first century a recharge station was in place at the zenith jump point.[1]

System History[edit]

The Dell system was colonized during the Star League era at some point after the end of the Reunification War.[5][4]

Political Affiliation[edit]


Dell IV[edit]

Dell IV
Astrophysical
System positionFourth[1]
Jump Point distance4.62 days[1]
Moons2 (Ai Kanaka, Lona)[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity0.98[1]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature27°C (Temperate)[1]
Surface water86%[1]
Highest native lifeAmphibians[1]
Landmasses6 (Hawaii, Honolulu, Kalawao, Kauai, Maui, Ohana)[1]
History and Culture
Population300,000,000 (3079)[1]
Government and Infrastructure
CapitalCosmopolis[1]
HPG ClassB[1]

Dell IV, more commonly referred to simply as Dell, is the fourth planet in the Dell system and has two moons named Ai Kanaka and Lona.[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Clan Invasion[edit]

In early September 3050, Dell was conquered by Clan Wolf as part of the fourth wave of Operation REVIVAL. Khan Ulric Kerensky had a personal hand in the planet's conquest, leading his Golden Keshik alongside most of the Fourth Wolf Guards minus Trinary Rogue against the Twenty-fourth Arcturan Guards RCT. The Twenty-fourth's commanding officer, Marshal Grace Shremp, assumed that Clan Wolf would conduct a surgical strike at the heart of the planet's megacomplex of Cosmopolis and so constructed a strong line of fortifications. These assumptions were proved incorrect when Khan Ulric Kerensky kept his forces just outside the defensive perimeter and instead skirmished with the Guards at Issel, Bainbridge and Cossin. These attacks caused little material damage but were psychologically devastating. The end came when Marshal Shremp made the decision to abandon the fortifications and meet the Wolves in Mercer Valley. In one of the few instances during the invasion in which Clan forces used such weapons, the valley had been mined with vibrabombs. These mines, in combination with interlocking fields of fire, produced a killing field from which very few Lyran Guards survived.[33]

Jihad[edit]

In 3072, Dell was raided by Quinn Kerensky and his Trinary "Quinn's Ravagers" from the First Falcon Hussars. She challenged for supplies, parts, and replacement 'Mechs, but when Dell Solahma Cluster denied her challenge she engaged the Cluster and annihilated the garrison. After that, Clan Jade Falcon picked the supply depot clean.[34]

Military Deployment[edit]

2765[edit]

2786[edit]

  • Twenty-third York Regulars[36]

2821[edit]

  • Twenty-third York Regulars[36]

3025[edit]

3028[edit]

  • Twenty-fourth Arcturan Guards[38]

3038[edit]

  • Twenty-fourth Arcturan Guards RCT[39]

Geography[edit]

Dell has six continents named Hawaii, Honolulu, Kalawao, Kauai, Maui, and Ohana.[1]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Bainbridge: site of a notable battle during the Clan invasion[33]
  • Cosmopolis: the planetary capital city, located on Kauai[1]
  • Cossin: site of a notable battle during the Clan invasion[33]
  • Issel: site of a notable battle during the Clan invasion[33]
  • Mercer Valley: site of a notable battle during the Clan invasion[33]

Industrial Centers[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 40 systems (38 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Svarstaad 7.8 Vulcan 11.7 Zoetermeer 16.8 Skokie 21.3
Kreller 22.1 Vantaa 23.6 Sevren 24.3 Ridderkerk 25.3
Basiliano 26.5 Leskovik 29.3 Moritz 31.1 Colmar 31.9
Laurent 32.7 Dompaire 33.6 Planting 34.7 Seiduts 37.1
Mozirje 38.5 Evciler 42.6 Stonarboi 43.3 Baker 3 43.7
Harvest 44.5 Sudeten 44.6 Hohenems 46.4 Cusset 48.5
Tamar 48.6 Maestu 49.3 Devin 49.4 Kufstein 51.3
Feltre 51.7 Graus 51.7 Weingarten 51.8 Volders 53.9
Denizli 54.3 Kandis 55.5 Apolakkia 55.9 Romulus 56.3
Kirchbach 56.5 Twycross 58.3 Csesztreg 61.0 Biota 61.5

References[edit]

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 Objectives: The Clans, p. 27: "Dell"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 39
  3. 3.0 3.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Era Report: 2750, p. 37
  5. 5.0 5.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
  6. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13
  7. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25
  8. Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  9. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
  10. First Succession War, pp. 24–25
  11. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36
  12. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123
  13. First Succession War, pp. 112–113
  14. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40
  15. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47
  16. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56
  17. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59
  18. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
  19. Era Report: 3052, p. 11
  20. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61
  21. Era Report: 3052, p. 23
  22. Era Report: 3062, p. 11
  23. Era Report: 3062, p. 29
  24. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70
  25. Jihad: Final Reckoning, pp. 42–43
  26. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65
  27. Field Report: Clans, p. 27
  28. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62
  29. Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  30. Era Report: 3145, p. 11
  31. Shattered Fortress, pp. 102–103
  32. Tamar Rising, poster map
  33. 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 62
  34. 34.0 34.1 Falcons Not Content with the Alliance
  35. Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 20: "York Regulars" - Regimental Status
  36. 36.0 36.1 First Succession War, p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"
  37. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 116: "Unit Deployment Table"
  38. 38.0 38.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 44: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"
  39. Historical: War of 3039, p. 137: "Deployment Table"
  40. 20 Year Update, p. 25: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
  41. Objective Raids, p. 32
  42. Field Report: Clans, p. 21: "Clan Wolf Deployment Status"
  43. 43.0 43.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. 167: "Clan Force Deployments - Clan Hell's Horses"
  44. Objectives: The Clans, p. 27: "Dell Aerospace Industriplex"

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