Kobe

Kobe
Kobe 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-15.01 : 281.453[e]
Spectral classG0V[1]
Recharge station(s)None[1]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Kobe[edit]

Kobe III
Kobe Flag.jpg
Astrophysical
System positionThird[1]
Jump Point distance8 days[1]
Geophysical
Highest native lifeNone[1]
Government and Infrastructure
Noble RulerDuke of Kobe
HPG ClassB[1]
HPG RepresentativePrecentor Tuv Stockdale (3025)[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Kobe was originally settled in the early twenty-fifth century. At that time the planet had just settled down - the continents and seas had formed, and the volcanoes of a young world were silent for the first time. The founding population of Kobe had died out by the end of the Age of War, but Kobe would be repopulated during the Star League era; Kobe's inhabitants would turn their world into a beautiful garden paradise that featured flora and fauna from across the Inner Sphere. It became a popular vacation spot during the Star League era.[1]

All that changed after the fall of the Star League. Shortly after the Amaris Civil War started, Kobe entered a new phase of volcanic activity. This poured hundreds of tons of ash into the air, blocking sunlight. The world went from a tropical paradise to an arctic wilderness in just a few short years. The inhabitants were able to keep their industrial base producing computer parts, but the radical environmental shifts rendered three of the five continents uninhabitable.[1]

During the Second Succession War Kobe was one of many planets devastated by the Draconis Combine's search and destroy missions.[8]

Clan Invasion[edit]

During Operation REVIVAL's Fifth Wave the planet was attacked by Clan Wolf in December 3051. The planet still held a special place in Clan mythology as one of the Inner Sphere's "paradise worlds" and thus the Wolves were disappointed to find it transformed from its former beauty. Under the command of saKhan Garth Radick the entire Beta Galaxy fought against the planet's defenders, the Twenty-sixth Lyran Guards RCT under the command of Hauptmann General Joy Corelli and the supporting First and Second Kobe Mechanized Brigades which contributed two battalions of 'Mechs to the fight. The two sides first met at Ash Valley, where an Elemental unit succeeded in infiltrating the Guards' lines and assassinating the general, causing their retreat. Leftenant General Jinders Green-Davion displayed remarkable skill in keeping the Guards' retreat from becoming a rout and proved himself an able commander in the subsequent battles at New Pompeii and Cinder Bay. Unfortunately the Guards took too many losses to keep the Wolves away from the planet's industrial and political center, and they were forced to retreat to Thun, conceding the planet to Clan Wolf.[27]

Military Deployment[edit]

3028[edit]

3051[edit]

3145[edit]

Geography[edit]

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The information after this notice comes from apocryphal sources; the canonicity of such information is uncertain.
Please view the reference page for information regarding their canonicity.

The database of the (apocryphal) 1989 video game MechWarrior, set around the year 3025, gives a population of 1,009,000,000 for Kobe and describes the environment as "ice" (out of only three broad impressions of planetary environments given in the game, these being "desert," "ice," and "tropical"). The description one-liner reads "Major producer of electronics and chemical engines."

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Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Ash Valley: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL.[27]
  • Cinder Bay: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL.[27]
  • New Pompeii: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL.[27]

Map Gallery[edit]

Notes[edit]

It was confirmed by one of the BattleTech Developers that Kobe's absence from maps prior to 2750 was due to the world being depopulated after the initial colonization and then subsequently repopulated.

As for Kobe - it was settled in the early 25th, died out for some reason, and was resettled during the Star League.
  — Øystein Tvedten, BattleTech Developer, 09 Oct 2012

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 48 systems (46 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Hyperion 6.2 Karston 6.4 Bessarabia 11.6 Thannhausen 12.4
Hainfeld 13.0 Volders 13.7 Heiligendreuz 18.7 Weingarten 19.4
Perrot 19.5 Maestu 21.7 Thun 21.9 Wheel 22.7
Rastaban 26.3 Gunzburg 28.8 Suk 29.0 Satalice 29.4
Galuzzo 30.5 Biota 31.3 Lamar 33.2 Tamar 33.4
Cusset 34.4 Memmingen 34.6 Laurent 36.2 Domain 37.8
Shardayne 39.5 Kandis 41.5 Moritz 41.8 Carse 42.4
Sevren 43.3 Vorarlberg 45.2 Stanzach 45.3 Montmarault 47.9
Skandia 48.2 Skokie 49.0 La Grave 49.9 Nox 50.3
Muswell 50.9 Bushmill 51.2 Quarell 51.3 Diosd 52.5
Colmar 54.2 Oyevaina 55.5 Orkney 57.4 Maule 59.2
Utrecht 59.2 Halesowen 59.4 Kufstein 60.1 Ramsau 60.7

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 171: "A Brief Atlas" – Kobe entry
  2. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13
  3. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25
  4. Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
  5. Era Report: 2750, p. 37
  6. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
  7. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36
  8. 8.0 8.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 64
  9. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40
  10. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47
  11. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 132
  12. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56
  13. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59
  14. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
  15. Era Report: 3052, p. 11
  16. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61
  17. Era Report: 3052, p. 23
  18. Era Report: 3062, p. 11
  19. Era Report: 3062, p. 29
  20. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70
  21. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65
  22. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62
  23. Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  24. Era Report: 3145, p. 11
  25. Era Report: 3145, p. 39
  26. Shattered Fortress, pp. 102–103
  27. 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.6 Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 67
  28. 28.0 28.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 45: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"
  29. Field Manual: 3145, p. 167: "Clan Force Deployments - Clan Hell's Horses"

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