Devil's Rock
Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)
Devil's Rock | |
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X:Y Coordinates | -36.19 : -15.30[e] |
The Devil's Rock system was home to at least one habitable world and as at 3145 was located in the Republic of the Sphere.[1][2]
Contents
System Description
The Devil's Rock system was located close to the Castor and Pollux systems.[3][1][2]
System History
The Devil's Rock system was settled during the First Exodus from Terra and became an independent system after the Demarcation Declaration.[4]
Political Affiliation
- 2271 - Inhabited world [4]
- 2319 - Terran Hegemony [5]
- 2366 - Terran Hegemony [6]
- 2571 - Terran Hegemony [7][8][9]
- 2596 - Terran Hegemony [10]
- 2750 - Terran Hegemony [3]
- 2765 - Terran Hegemony [11]
- 2767 - Amaris Empire [12]
- 2771 - Amaris Empire [13]
- 2774 - Amaris Empire [13]
- 2786 - Terran Hegemony [14]
- 2822 - Free Worlds League [15][16][17][18]
- 2864 - Free Worlds League [19][20]
- 3025 - Free Worlds League [21]
- 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth [19][20]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth [22]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth [23]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth [24]
- 3057 - Federated Commonwealth [25]
- 3058 - Free Worlds League [26]
- 3063 - Free Worlds League [27]
- 3067 - Free Worlds League [28][29][30]
- 3075 - Word of Blake Protectorate [31]
- 3079 - Word of Blake Protectorate [32]
- 3081 - Republic of the Sphere [33]
- 3085 - Republic of the Sphere [34]
- 3130 - Republic of the Sphere [35]
- 3135 - Republic of the Sphere [36]
- 3145 - Republic of the Sphere [1][2]
Planetary History
Early History
Having become independent as a result of the Demarcation Declaration, Devil's Rock was subsequently added to the resurgent Terran Hegemony; whilst some worlds joined the Hegemony during its early years as a result of diplomatic and trade incentives, many more were conquered in "campaigns of persuasion" launched by Director-General James McKenna, the first of which began in 2316 and ended with the capture of Towne in 2317. Devil's Rock was one of the worlds added to the Hegemony during or around the time of this first campaign of persuasion.[37][38][39]
By the end of the Reunification War the Devil's Rock system was a member of the Tyrfing Province of the Terran Hegemony.[10]
Devil's Rock was a mostly unremarkable world. With an economy based on trade it possessed a large number of spaceports across the planet's surface. In addition to legitimate trade, criminal organizations also settled the world. Though many controlling factions attempted to destroy these black market operations, none were successful.[40]
Operation GUERRERO
Devil's Rock was invaded in the second wave of Operation GUERRERO by the Third Free Worlds Guards. The defending Planetary Militia rapidly bogged down the Marik forces in a harsh fight, but eventually the invaders crushed all organized resistance.[41]
Jihad
On the 31st of October, Republic of the Sphere-affiliated forces attempted to ambush surviving elements of the Forty-ninth Shadow Division and the notorious Opacus Venatori Precentor, Berith, at the location known as the Gates of Hades on Devil's Rock. The Republican forces were acting on information provided by the intelligence operative known as Damocles, who accompanied them into battle; the ambush was actually the result of intelligence planted by Berith, who was determined to kill Damocles. In this, Berith succeeded; having goaded Damocles into a berserk, suicidal rage, three Opacus Venatori BattleMechs combined their fire on the charging Com Guard agent when he charged, killing him. The Blakist forces then retreated in good order, leaving the remaining Republican forces alive. During the ambush, Berith referred to Damocles as "Stryker".[42]
The Dark Age
The Republic of the Sphere research project known as the Rhodes Project which developed the Colossal-class tripod BattleMechs was based on Devil's Rock during the Dark Age[2] as part of the Republic's work on RISC technologies.[43] Anticipating that Devil's Rock would be in the first wave of planets to be attacked by the Wolf Empire in the event of an invasion of the Republic, the Republic Armed Forces augmented the standing garrison on Devil's Rock with a company of tripod Ares super-heavy BattleMechs, as well as rigging both the BattleMech factories and their power stations with powerful demolition charges to be used if they were at imminent risk of capture.[44]
Military Deployment
2821
3055
3145
Planetary Locations
- Gates of Hades: location of a notable battle during the Jihad.[42]
Industrial Centers
Nearby Systems
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 38, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map" Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 16, "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18, "Draconis Combine Founding - 2319"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Foundation [2366]]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 25, "Capellan Confederation After Age of War [2571]]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 24, "Free Worlds League after Age of War [2571]"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 104, "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 138, "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"
- ↑ First Succession War (Source Book), pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 34, "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822]"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ First Succession War (Source Book), pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864]"
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 38, "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War [2864]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025]"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3057"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 54, "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero [3058]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere - 3063"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70, "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 56, "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
- ↑ ' Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 41, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64, Inner Sphere [3075] Map
- ↑ Field Report: FWLM, p. 17, "Free Worlds League Military Deployment Map - August 3079"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere - March 3081"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
- ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
- ↑ The Star League, p. 16, "Terra's Errant Flock"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 18, "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18, "Draconis Combine Founding [2319]"
- ↑ Total Chaos, p. 241
- ↑ Shattered Sphere, p. 74, "Operation Guerrero, Second Wave"
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 78-79, "Chaos Undaunted: Scrap Iron"
- ↑ Technical Readout 3145: Republic of the Sphere, p. 2, "Introduction"
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 46, "ARS-V1 Ares"
- ↑ First Succession War (Source Book), p. 138, "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"
- ↑ ComStar (sourcebook), p. 85, "Com Guards Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 144, "Republic Armed Forces - Hastati Sentinels"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 7, "Simian Battle Armor"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 9, "Centaur Battle Armor"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 44, "PSD-V2 Poseidon"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145, pp. 18, 25, 182, 184
- ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 3, pp. 11, 33 - Triskelion "Introduction and development info for the Triskelion.
Bibliography
- ComStar (sourcebook)
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 3
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Report: FWLM
- First Succession War
- Handbook: House Kurita
- Handbook: House Liao
- Handbook: House Marik
- Handbook: House Steiner
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
- Shattered Sphere
- The Star League
- Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere
- Technical Readout: 3145
- Total Chaos