3072

	Jihad era
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Battles

• May: The Word's 28th Division and the 45th Shadow Division assault the Kuritan world of Benjamin.
• July 14th: Clan Nova Cat's Xi Galaxy arrives over Luthien and issues a Trial of Annihilation against the 42nd Shadow Division.
• August 21st: The 42nd Shadow Division and Clan Nova Cat's Xi Galaxy engage in battle in the Nagasaki community zone on Luthien.
• August 23rd: The Battle of the Kyoto Zen Arcology Project is fought on Luthien.
• Adam Steiner returns the Archonship to Peter Steiner-Davion.
• The 43rd Shadow Division, along with the 2nd and 37th Divisions, assaults the Lyran Commonwealth world of Arc-Royal.
• The Word of Blake's 21st Division raids the Capellan world of Buenos Aires, attacking with biological weapons.
• The Word of Blake's 14th Division attacks Draconis Combine worlds of Espakeh, Loysville, and Ningxia.
• The 40th Dieron Regulars take serious casualties in engagements against both Clan Nova Cat and the Word of Blake.
• The Society attacks and conquers Ironhold in their first overt action, destroying Clan Steel Viper's Omicron Galaxy in the process.
• Bandit Caste forces led by The Jaguar destroy the Kindraa Faraday-Tanaga Sixteenth Assault Cluster on Atreus.
• Society forces besiege New Petra on Parakoila, only to be destroyed by orbital bombardment from the Aegis-class heavy cruiser CJF Hawk Eye along with the city.

Events

• February 20th: The Filtvelt Coalition declares itself independent from the Federated Suns.
• Devlin Stone forms the Kittery Prefecture.
• The Society strikes after centuries of quiet secrecy, seeking the submission of the Clans' warrior caste.

Characters

• Erik Kerensky dies.
• Raina Montose dies.
• Silas Kufahl dies in a Trial after calling a Reaving on ilKhan Brett Andrews.
• Major Elizabeth DeLaHunt is killed on Adherlwin by the 42nd Shadow Division; command of the 3rd Canopian Light Horse passes to Major Joe Cataio, the last surviving senior officer.
• Aris Sung is killed on Farandir fighting the Word of Blake.

Technology

• The Bolla Stealth Tank appears in combat on Galatea with the 47th Shadow Division.
• The Word of Blake develops the Piranha Sub-Capital Missile.
• The Word of Blake develops the Stingray Sub-Capital Missile.
• The Word of Blake develops the Swordfish Sub-Capital Missile.
• The Word of Blake develops the Manta Ray Sub-Capital Missile.
• Both the Federated Suns and Lyran Alliance develop the Thunderbolt Launcher in the 5, 10 , 15, 20 Classes.
• The Free Worlds League develops the Medium Variable Speed Pulse Laser in cooperation with the Word of Blake.
• The Free Worlds League develops the Light Air-to-Air Missile.
• The Lyran Alliance and Clan Wolf-in-Exile develop Air-to-Air Arrow Missile.
• ComStar develops Modular Armor.
• The C3 Remote Sensor Launcher is developed by the Draconis Combine.
• The 'Mech version of Magshot Gauss Rifle is developed by the Federated Suns.
• Clan Jade Falcon introduces the Talon weapon.
• Clan Hell's Horses introduce the Detachable Weapon Pack for battle armor.
• The Stalking Spider 3 variant is introduced.
• The Word of Blake introduces the Wyrm SDS Submersible Fortress.
• Gibson Federated BattleMechs introduces the Asura battle armor and all its variants.
• The Cephalus light BattleMech is introduced by The Society.
• The Jade Falcon and Hell's Horses variants of the Afreet are introduced.
• Hydra 4 ProtoMech is introduced.