Diik

Diik
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates530.602 : -464.207[e]
Spectral classG7V[1]
Recharge time198 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)None[1]

The Diik system was home to at least one habitable world, Diik III, and as of 3145 was located in the Calderon Protectorate.[2][3]

System Description[edit]

Diik is located close to the Gaul and Oscar systems[2][3] and consists of a class G7V primary orbited by at least three planets.[1]

System History[edit]

The Diik system was colonized in the mid-thirty-first century by the Taurian Concordat.[4][5]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Diik III[edit]

Diik III
Astrophysical
Also known asDamned If I Know
System positionThird[1]
Jump Point distance6.57 days[1]
MoonsNone[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity1.05[1]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature40°C (Arid)[1]
Surface water60%[1]
Highest native lifeMammal[1]
Landmasses3 (Overland, Netherland, Northland)[1]
History and Culture
Population7,500,000 (3079)[1]
Government and Infrastructure
CapitalDiik City[1]
HPG ClassNone[1]

Diik III, more commonly known simply as Diik or Damned If I Know,[32] is the third planet in the system.[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Early History[edit]

When originally colonized, Diik attracted primarily those settlers of an independent nature, such as hunters, trappers, loners, and explorers, but by 3079, new and more socially minded colonists had begun arriving.[1]

Calderon Protectorate Secession[edit]

When Baron Cham Kithrong led four worlds to form the secessionist Calderon Protectorate in late 3066, Diik remained on the sidelines until Kithrong held a media interview in which he explained his reasons for forming the Protectorate in December of that year. The interview prompted Diik and three neighboring worlds to join the Protectorate,[24] with the military production factories on the planet becoming an important part in keeping the military of the fledgling Protectorate going.[33]

Jihad[edit]

In the wake of the Jihad, the factories on Diik continued to produce RetroTech BattleMechs and aerospace fighters at a respectable rate; the majority of this production went to the Protectorate's military forces, but the Protectorate also sold excess production to both the Fronc Reaches and the Filtvelt Coalition. In addition to the equipment sold to the two nearby Periphery realms, the Fiefdom of Randis also bought small quantities of the Star Dagger aerospace fighter for their own local defense forces.[34]

Dark Age[edit]

In 3105, the mercenary unit Clean Kill arrived covertly on Diik. The Clean Kill were in the employ of the Taurian Concordat at the time and had arrived clandestinely to conduct raids; for months, the Clean Kill managed to evade detection while striking at Protectorate targets. The Clean Kill were finally tracked down when Captain Jere MalDonaldo of the Protectorate military assembled an entire regiment of battle armor-equipped infantry using Spectre suits manufactured at the nearby Protectorate Arms Conglomerate plant. MalDonaldo passed the location of the Clean Kill to the Second Taurian Pride, but then rather than fading out and waiting for the arrival of the Pride, MalDonaldo had his troops infiltrate the Clean Kill encampment and launch a surprise attack.[30]

The opening wave of the attack by the Protectorate forces was very successful, killing a large part of the Clean Kill's command and support staff, but as the Clean Kill's defenses tried to react to the sudden attack MalDonaldo was killed by a Clean Kill Locust. The loss of MalDonaldo shattered the ad hoc Protectorate formation, most of whom were gunned down by the Clean Kill before the Second Taurian Pride arrived and routed the mercenaries.[30]

Military Deployment[edit]

3079[edit]

3085[edit]

  • Third Calderon Guard[36]

3105[edit]

3145[edit]

Geography[edit]

Diik has three continents named Overland, Netherland, and Northland.[1]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Diik City: planetary capital city, located on Overland[1]
  • South Diik: a forest location with mild climate[1]

Industrial Centers[edit]

Notes[edit]

Diik's name has been explained in a canonical source (in-universe date of 3145) as "Damned if I know," which may or may not be its official registered name.[32]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 20 systems (5 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Oscar 21.6 Gaul 28.8 Marknick 37.4 Albaracht 38.9
Lastpost 40.0 Erod's Escape 60.5 Fylovar 74.2 Colchis 80.6
Luderitz 81.2 Belle Isle 86.7 San Carlos 103.5 Tyrrhenia 105.3
Baltar 110.2 Famdo 113.0 Franmalin 115.6 Carvajal 117.4
Sebha 119.8 Leh 125.7 Cadela 127.6 Charleston 142.5

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 1.20 1.21 Objectives: Periphery, p. 13: "Diik"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 121: "Taurian Concordat after Age of War [2571], Fall of the Star League [2750] and End of the 3rd Succession War [3025]"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 127: "Taurian Concordat after modern colonization drive [3040] and after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  6. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
  7. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37
  8. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  9. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
  10. ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 37
  11. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25
  12. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123
  13. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113
  14. ↑ Second Succession War, pp. 18–19
  15. ↑ Second Succession War, pp. 78–79
  16. ↑ The Periphery, p. 151
  17. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
  18. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11
  19. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
  20. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
  21. ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 111: "Taurian Concordat and Tortuga Dominions"
  22. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
  23. ↑ Inner Sphere, p. 97: "Nearby Periphery Kingdoms"
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 128: "Calderon Protectorate"
  25. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43
  26. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65
  27. ↑ Field Report: Periphery, p. 23
  28. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
  29. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - October 3085"
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 Technical Readout: 3145, p. 4: "Spectre Stealth Battle Armor"
  31. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. 198; according to a forum posting on the official BattleTech Forum by BattleTech writer Aaron "Gravedigger" Pollyea, he decided this was the meaning behind "Diik" when he wrote the entry. (Forum posting also archived on this article's Talk page.)
  33. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 129: "Under Siege: Economics in a Breakaway Nation"
  34. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 117: "Calderon Protectorate"
  35. ↑ Field Report: Periphery, p. 13: "Calderon Protectorate Regimental Status"
  36. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 151: "Deployment Table - 3085"
  37. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 202: "Calderon Protectorate"
  38. ↑ Objectives: Periphery, p. 13: "Protectorate Defense Conglomerate"

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