Ruchbah
Ruchbah | |
---|---|
← 3135 3151 | |
System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | 57.383 : -22.794[e] |
Spectral class | F0VI[1] |
Planet(s) | 2[1] |
Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)
Contents
Ruchbah I
Template:InfoBoxPlanetStandard
Political Affiliation
- 2227 - Terran Alliance [1]
- 2228 - Tikonov Union [1]
- 2243 - Tikonov Grand Union [1]
- 2319 - Inhabited world [2]
- 2366 - Terran Hegemony [1][3][4]
- 2571 - Terran Hegemony [5][6][7]
- 2596 - Terran Hegemony [8]
- 2764 - Terran Hegemony [9]
- 2750 - Terran Hegemony [10]
- 2764 - Terran Hegemony [11]
- 2765 - Terran Hegemony [12]
- 2771 - Amaris Empire [13]
- 2773 - Terran Hegemony (from March)[13]
- 2786 - Terran Hegemony [14]
- 2822 - Capellan Confederation [15][16][17][18]
- 2864 - Capellan Confederation [19][20][16]
- 3025 - Federated Suns [21][22][23][24][25]
- 3030 - Federated Suns [26][27][28]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth [29][30][31]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth [32]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth [33][34]
- 3057 - Federated Commonwealth [35]
- 3058 - Federated Commonwealth [36][37]
- 3063 - Federated Commonwealth [38]
- 3067 - Federated Suns [39][40][41][42]
- 3069 - Word of Blake Protectorate (from July) [43]
- 3075 - Word of Blake Protectorate [44]
- 3079 - Word of Blake Protectorate [45]
- 3081 - Republic of the Sphere [46]
- 3085 - Republic of the Sphere [47]
- 3135 - Independent world [48]
- 3145 - Capellan Confederation [49][50]
Planetary Info
There are two canonical sources offering contradictory information about Ruchbah that cannot be reconciled:
The BattleCorps story Eclipse, which is set on Ruchbah, establishes that Michaelson Heavy Industries is situated on the southern continent and that the planet has several moons (implicitly, at least three judging from one moon being described as the "smallest").[51]
By contrast, Ruchbah is depicted as having one continent dotted with several inland seas in the Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130) document. Michaelson Heavy Industries is shown on the shore of an inland sea on the northern hemisphere.[1]
The plains and tundra of this landmass make Ruchbah one of the most effective livestock producing planets in the Inner Sphere.[1]
BattleTech developer Ray Arrastia commented that the fiction (i.e. the description in Eclipse) "is more likely correct" but clarified that there would not be a definitive answer until Ruchbah is revisited in an official canonical product.[52]
Planetary History
Early Years
When first settled, the colony of Ruchbah had a home-grown military consisting of little more than horse-mounted cavalry troopers, which after easily defeated, allowed the neighboring Tikonov Union to take over the planet in 2228.[1] With the Terran Alliance weakening, Ruchbah was one of several worlds captured by the Tikonov Union during this era; also conquered were the nearby worlds of Algol, Mirach, Rio and Tybalt, all conquered prior to the formation of the Tikonov Grand Union in 2243.[53]
Although part of the Tikonov Grand Union, Ruchbah chose to join the Terran Hegemony instead of the Capellan Confederation. During the First Succession War the Federated Suns took control of the world. For most of the next three hundred years, Ruchbah was a well-known backwater that provided animal products to the Federated Suns.[1]
Clan Invasion
During the Clan Invasion military spending reached an all-time high. Michaelson Heavy Industries expanded their factories. As a result, during the Jihad when the Word of Blake tried to integrate the world into their Protectorate, they faced a constant low-level guerrilla war. The traditional horse-mounted cavalry units were augmented by the swift VTOLs of Michaelson Industries.[54]
The Jihad
The Word of Blake launched a wave of attacks during the first two weeks of July 3069 that targeted the worlds of Bharat, Deneb Kaitos, Ingress, Kawich and Ruchbah. Ruchbah's armed forces were quickly overwhelmed during the conventional assault, but the population resisted incorporation into the Word of Blake Protectorate, shifting from conventional warfare to a campaign of guerrilla resistance.[1][43]
Dark Age
Star Colonel Ulan[55] led the Shiva Keshik[56] of the Spirit Cats in an operation to capture the Michaelson Heavy Industries plant on Ruchbah[55][56] at the end of June[57] 3133.[56][57] Ulan's forces arrived on Ruchbah as the same time as forces from the Steel Wolves, leading to a battle for control of the factories. The Shiva Keshik captured the plant first, and used it as a base from which to battle the Steel Wolves. The Wolves manage to briefly drive the Spirit Cats back long enough to make off with a significant amount of material, but the Shiva Keshik managed to recapture and hold the factories.[56] While the Steel Wolves were looking for resources, the Spirit Cats' assault on Ruchbah was an attempt to find the haven predicted in the visions of Kev Rosse.[58]
Military Deployment
3067
3085
- - At this point in time, the IV Principes was at 80% of full strength, with 81% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
3145
- - At this point in time, the unit was at 85% of full strength with an "A" equipment rating. The garrison was deployed across the Fletcher and Ruchbah systems.
Planetary Locations
Industrial Centers
- Michaelson Heavy Industries.[64] This company produced attack helicopters during the Jihad. When it became part of the Republic it converted to civilian models.[65] In 3093 Michaelson Heavy Industries began producing the Bishop Transport VTOL.[66]
Map Gallery
Nearby Systems
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 85, "Ruchbah World Profile"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18, "Draconis Combine Founding" - [2319] Map
- ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 26, "Tucas Is Removed"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Founding - [2366] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31, "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 25, "Capellan Confederation after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 48, "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 138, "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"
- ↑ First Succession War (Sourcebook), pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 31, "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43, "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ First Succession War (Sourcebook), pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 39, "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60, "Federated Suns After Second Succession War [2864]"
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. vii, "Federated Suns - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. vii, "Capellan Confederation - 3025 Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 40, "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64, "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 71, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66, "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 49, "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of 3039 Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68, "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71, "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 60, "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, Inner Sphere - [3063] Map
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82, "Federated Suns After FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 68, "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74, "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 47, "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, Inner Sphere - [3075] Map
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 29, "Terran Corridor Clans Deployment Map [August 3079]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] <,sü"
- ↑ Field Man: 3085, p. vii, "Inner Sphere Map - [3085] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ Eclipse
- ↑ Answer given in this thread in the "Ask the Writers" section of the official BattleTech Forum
- ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 20
- ↑ 54.0 54.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 137, "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"
- ↑ 55.0 55.1 A Silence In The Heavens p. 92-94
- ↑ 56.0 56.1 56.2 56.3 Era Digest: Dark Age, p. 7, "Important Military Actions of 3133"
- ↑ 57.0 57.1 Era Digest: Dark Age, p. 10, "Dark Age Timeline"
- ↑ Era Digest: Dark Age, p. 16, "Spirit Cats"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 186, "RAF Deployment Table - 3085"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 47, "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Table - 3145"
- ↑ Eclipse, Ch. 3
- ↑ Eclipse, Ch. 4
- ↑ Eclipse, Ch. 1
- ↑ Eclipse
- ↑ Republic Worlds p. 88
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3150 p. 110
Bibliography
- Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere
- Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)
- Eclipse (novella)
- Era Digest: Dark Age
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Field Manual: Updates
- Field Report: Clans
- First Succession War
- Handbook: House Davion
- Handbook: House Kurita
- Handbook: House Liao
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Davion (The Federated Suns)
- House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- A Silence in the Heavens (novel)