Andarmax

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Andarmax
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-3.38:-386.49[e]

The Andarmax system is the location of at least one habitable world or construct, and as at 3145 was located in the Victoria Commonality of the Capellan Confederation.[1][2]

System Description

The Andarmax system is located near the Espia and Sax systems.[3]

Apocryphal Content Starts

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 Andarmax system is described in some detail in the (apocryphal) German novel Gier, where Andarmax is portrayed as not a single planet, but a gas giant with three dozen moons orbiting it. Inhabited moons include (but are not necessarily limited to) Laßwitz, Brin, Clark, Asimov, Eschbach, Gibson, Bear, Vance, Dick and Heinlein. The latter, although one of Andarmax's smallest moons, holds the government seat and the ComStar temple. The moons have low gravity conditions, but are heavily terraformed including atmosphere generators to the point of featuring open environments. Vance is mentioned as an agricultural moon.

Mining stations, Hyperion station among them, exist in the gas giant's atmosphere to mine valuable inert gas.

Because of being spread across many moons, the system features a heavily used communication network accessible to everybody, at no cost. This network is used for political decision-making, as citizens can make suggestions and vote on issues, even provide input. The Refrector is also elected (and can be ousted from office) in this way.

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System History

The Andarmax system was settled during the Star League era at some point after the end of the Reunification War.[4][3]

Political Affiliation

Planetary History

Andarmax was conquered by the Magistracy of Canopus during the joint invasion of the Capellan Confederation launched by the Magistracy and the Duchy of Andurien shortly after the Fourth Succession War. Colonel Centrella had led the Second Canopian Cuirassiers in a swift assault that saw the Andarmax Planetary Militia wiped out with very few casualties on the part of the Canopians. A year later in 3034, the Capellans were waging a successful counterattack against the invading forces. With the Second Canopian Cuirassiers having moved on to Drozan, Andarmax was defended by a battalion of armor - the Second Magistracy Armed Forces Militia Armor Guard - and a mercenary unit, the Killer Bees, hired as a cadre unit to provide training.[17]

Citing a clause in their cadre contract, the Killer Bees withdrew from Andarmax in the face of a battalion of Rob's Renegades, a heavy BattleMech formation, which had landed to recapture the planet. The Militia Armor Guard refused to withdraw, despite being equipped with just two platoons of VTOLs and a mix of tanks and mobile artillery. The Militia Armored Guard deployed remote sensors throughout the Alamance Wastes, their fallback position, and intended to fight until reinforcements could arrive to support them. By the 13th of August the Second MAF Armor Guard had already taken heavy losses in the Alamance Mountains and were in retreat, whilst the Killer Bees had received word on their outbound DropShips that no support was available for the Armor Guard as Kincade's Rangers and House Dai Da Chi had hit the Second Cuirassiers hard on Drozan and forced them to retreat.[17]

Military Deployment

3034

3050

3054

  • Little Richard's Panzer Brigade (Second Battalion)[35]


Nearby Systems

Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years)
Closest systems first:
Sax 12.0 Espia 13.9 New Roland 15.5 Jacomarle 16.7
Chennai 18.2 Calseraigne 19.5 Repulse 22.3 Adrar 22.8
Pilpala 23.0 Ghorepani 24.1 Principia 28.8 Antias 29.9
Liu's Memory 30.8 Turin 30.8 Segerica 31.5 Salardion 35.5
Niomede 37.1 Drozan 38.4 Wyeth's Glory 39.9 Athna 40.0
Barras 40.4 Naryn 42.3 Cluff's Stand 42.7 Jia Tian 42.7
Gunthar 42.8 Hibuarius 42.8 Payia 43.5 Linhauiguan 43.7
Sadurni 43.7 Renown 46.4 Buenos Aires 49.4 Viribium 50.3
Ordino 51.2 Claybrooke 51.6 Pell 55.2 Kurvasa 55.3
Shiba 55.4 Aquagea 56.0 Kalindam 56.1 Joppa 56.5
Borden 57.0 Lurgatan 58.1 Achtur 58.6 Rosendal 59.1

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  4. 4.0 4.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"
  5. Handbook: House Liao, p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Founding, 2366"
  6. Handbook: House Liao, p. 25, "Capellan Confederation after Age of War [2571]"
  7. Handbook: House Marik, p. 24, "Free Worlds League after Age of War [2571] Map"
  8. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  9. Handbook: House Liao, p. 31, "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War [2822]"
  10. Handbook: House Marik, p. 34, "Free Worlds League after First Succesion War [2822] Map"
  11. Handbook: House Liao, p. 39, "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War [2864]"
  12. Handbook: House Marik, p. 38, "Free Worlds League after Second Succesion War [2864] Map"
  13. Handbook: House Liao, p. 40, "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War [3025]"
  14. Handbook: House Marik, p. 42, "Free Worlds League after Third Succesion War [3025] Map"
  15. Handbook: House Liao, p. 49, "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War [3030]"
  16. Handbook: House Marik, p. 51, "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succesion War [3030] Map"
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 Commitment"
  18. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  19. Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050"
  20. Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere - 3052"
  21. Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  22. Handbook: House Liao, p. 60, "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero [3058]"
  23. Handbook: House Marik, p. 54, "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero [3058] Map"
  24. Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  25. Handbook: House Liao, p. 68, "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  26. Handbook: House Marik, p. 56, "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"
  27. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]
  28. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64, "Inner Sphere - 3075"
  29. Field Report: CCAF, p. 21, "Capellan Confederation Region Deployment Map [3079]"
  30. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  31. Field Manual: 3085, p. 127, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  32. Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  33. Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
  34. 20 Year Update, p. 63, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"
  35. Objective Raids, p. 42, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"

Bibliography