Ruchbah
(References to Ruchbah)
Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)
X: 57.34 Y: -22.95[e]
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Planetary Data[1]
- Star Type: F0VI
- Position in System: 1 (of 2)
- Number of Moons: None
- Days to Jump Point: 22
- Surface Water: 40%
- Atm. Pressure: Standard (Breathable)
- Surface Gravity: 1.1
- Equatorial Temp: 25°C
- Highest Native Life: Mammals
Manufacturing Centers
Era Specific Data
3130[1]
- Population: 148,000,000
- Governor: Marcella Slayton
- Planetary Legate: Garry Janetzke
Garrisoning Military Force
3067
3085
- - At this point in time, the IV Principes was at 80% of full strength, with 81% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
Owner History
- 2596 - Terran Hegemony [4]
- 2750 - Terran Hegemony [5]
- 2765 - Terran Hegemony [6]
- 3025 - Federated Suns
- 3030 - Federated Suns
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth
- 3057 - Federated Commonwealth
- 3062 - Federated Commonwealth
- 3067 - Federated Suns [2]
- 3069 - Word of Blake Protectorate (from July)[7]
- 3072 - Word of Blake Protectorate
- 3130 - Republic of the Sphere [8]
Planetary Info
Ruchbah has one continent dotted with several inland seas. The plains and tundra of this landmass make Ruchbah one of the most effective livestock producing planets in the Inner Sphere.
Planetary History
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 Grand Union to take over the planet in 2228.[9]
Though part of the Tikonov 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.
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.[2]
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.[7]
Nearby Planets
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 85, "Ruchbah"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Field Manual: Updates, p. 137, "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 186, "RAF Deployment Table - 3085"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 47, "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
- ↑ Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), page 85, "Ruchbah"