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| − | | name = Bella | + | | name = Bella |
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| − | The '''Bella | + | The '''Bella''' system was the location of at least one habitable world and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Wolf Empire]].<ref name="ER:3145p38"/><ref name="FM:314pVI"/> |
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| − | == System Description == | + | ==System Description== |
| − | + | Bella is located close to the [[Alula Borealis]] and [[Hornir's Keep]] systems.<ref name="ER:2750p36"/> | |
| − | == System History == | + | ==System History== |
| − | The Bella | + | The Bella system was colonized during the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]] or shortly after.<ref name=HBHS13/> |
| − | == Political Affiliation == | + | ==Political Affiliation== |
| − | * [[2271]] - No record <ref name=HBHM16>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. | + | {{div col|colwidth=25em}} |
| − | * [[2341]] - Independent world <ref name=HBHS13>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13 | + | * [[2271]] - No record<ref name=HBHM16>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16</ref> |
| − | * [[2451]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]] <ref name="HM(TFWL)p16">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 16 | + | * [[2341]] - Independent world<ref name=HBHS13>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13</ref> |
| − | * [[2455]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HS(TLC)p21">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 21 | + | * [[2451]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name="HM(TFWL)p16">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 16: "Tenure of Geralk Marik"</ref> |
| − | * [[2456]] - [[Free Worlds League]] <ref name="HM(TFWL)p16"/> | + | * [[2455]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HS(TLC)p21">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 21: "The Bloodthirsty General"</ref> |
| − | * [[2468]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HM(TFWL)p16"/> | + | * [[2456]] - [[Free Worlds League]]<ref name="HM(TFWL)p16"/> |
| − | * [[2596]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name=HRWp158>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158 | + | * [[2468]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HM(TFWL)p16"/> |
| − | * [[2750]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="ER:2750p36">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 36 | + | * [[2596]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name=HRWp158>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158</ref> |
| − | * [[2764]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. vii | + | * [[2750]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="ER:2750p36">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 36</ref> |
| − | * [[2765]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="H:LoTV1p10>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 10 | + | * [[2764]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2786]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War | + | * [[2765]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="H:LoTV1p10>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 10</ref> |
| − | * [[2822]] - Free Worlds League <ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 34 | + | * [[2786]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25</ref> |
| − | * [[2864]] - Free Worlds League <ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 38 | + | * [[2805]] - Free Worlds League (from May)<ref name=FSWp115>''First Succession War'', p. 115: "Timeline of the First Succession War"</ref> |
| − | * [[3025]] - Free Worlds League <ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 42 | + | * [[2822]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 34</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113</ref> |
| − | * [[3030]] - Free Worlds League <ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 51 | + | * [[2830]] - Free Worlds League<ref name=SSWp18>''Second Succession War'', pp. 18–19: "Inner Sphere - 2830"</ref> |
| − | * [[3040]] - Free Worlds League <ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133 | + | * [[2864]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 38</ref> |
| − | * [[3050]] - Free Worlds League <ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 10 | + | * [[3025]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 42</ref> |
| − | * [[3052]] - Free Worlds League <ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 24 | + | * [[3030]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 51</ref> |
| − | * [[3057]] - Free Worlds League <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 10 | + | * [[3040]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133</ref> |
| − | * [[3058]] - Free Worlds League <ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 54 | + | * [[3050]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 10</ref> |
| − | * [[3063]] - Free Worlds League | + | * [[3052]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 24</ref> |
| − | * [[3067]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43 | + | * [[3057]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 10</ref> |
| − | * [[3075]] - Free Worlds League <ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64 | + | * [[3058]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 54</ref> |
| + | * [[3063]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 28</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3067]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3075]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64</ref> | ||
* [[3079]] - [[Lyran Alliance]] (from October)<ref name="J:FRp60"/> | * [[3079]] - [[Lyran Alliance]] (from October)<ref name="J:FRp60"/> | ||
| − | * [[3081]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="J:FRp62">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62 | + | * [[3081]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="J:FRp62">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62</ref> |
| − | * [[3085]] - Lyran Alliance <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii | + | * [[3085]] - Lyran Alliance<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref> |
| − | + | * [[3135]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3145p10">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 9</ref> | |
| − | * [[3135]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3145p10">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 9 | + | * [[3145]] - [[Wolf Empire]]<ref name="ER:3145p38">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38</ref><ref name="FM:314pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref> |
| − | * [[3145]] - Wolf Empire <ref name="ER:3145p38">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38 | + | {{div col end}} |
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| − | = | + | ==Bella I== |
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| + | ===Planetary History=== | ||
| + | ====Age of War==== | ||
| + | '''Bella I''' had the misfortune of being one of the key targets of [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Geralk Marik]]—also variously known as "Geralk the Bloodthirsty" and "The Bloodthirsty Giant"—who spent years on campaign against the Lyran Commonwealth, concentrating his efforts on securing Bella I and [[Alula Australis]] for the Free Worlds League.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p16"/> Geralk's attacks began in in mid-[[2455]], and were fought in complete defiance of the [[Ares Conventions]]; Geralk considered everyone on an enemy world to be a viable target, and made extensive use of massed artillery bombardments to allow his armored units to crush resistance. These brutal tactics saw him capture Bella I in early [[2456]], eleven months after the first League attacks.<ref name="HS(TLC)p21"/> | ||
| − | + | The Lyran Commonwealth was able to recapture Bella I and Alula Australis in [[2468]] through the use of [[BattleMech]]s, after Lyran 'Mechs had already ended Geralk's campaign by crushing him to death on Loric in [[2459]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p16"/> | |
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| − | == | + | ====First Succession War==== |
| − | = | + | Bella I was one of a number of Lyran Commonwealth border worlds to be struck by a devastating cross-border raids by the Free Worlds League between [[2786]] and [[2790]], as the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] began to crack under the pressure of continuing efforts to annex the [[Bolan Thumb]] while also attempting to maintain a defensive posture against both the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] and the [[Free Worlds League Military]].<ref name="FSWp62">''First Succession War'', p. 62: "The War of Raids: House Steiner's Succession War"</ref> |
| − | Bella I | ||
| − | The | + | ====Third Succession War==== |
| + | In [[2942]], a LCAF punitive raid against Bella I brought together ''Stingrays'' from both Successor States. The initial clashes in orbit proved inconclusive until House Steiner's heavy fighters brought their massive firepower to bear, driving the defending ''Stingrays'' into the atmosphere. LCAF landings followed, and the Stingray duels continued. Both sides fitted with ground attack weapons engaged in attack and counterattack against 'Mechs and supply areas. Eventually, the Steiner forces established air superiority and the raiding force departed with most of its objectives accomplished, with the ''Stingrays'' on both sides effectively canceling each other out.<ref name=TRO3025p154>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 154: "F-90 Stingray"</ref> | ||
| − | ===The Jihad=== | + | ====The Jihad==== |
| − | Following the dissolution of the Free Worlds League in January 3079, elements within the Lyran Alliance moved to annex a number of former League worlds between August and September that year. Bella I was one of seven worlds conquered during this period, and the invasion only stopped when [[Archon]] [[Adam Steiner]] declared that any other bouts of what he termed "unauthorized adventurism" would be considered an act of treason.<ref name="J:FRp60">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 60 | + | Following the dissolution of the Free Worlds League in January [[3079]], elements within the Lyran Alliance moved to annex a number of former League worlds between August and September that year. Bella I was one of seven worlds conquered during this period, and the invasion only stopped when [[Archon of the Lyran Commonwealth|Archon]] [[Adam Steiner]] declared that any other bouts of what he termed "unauthorized adventurism" would be considered an act of treason.<ref name="J:FRp60">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 60: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> |
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| − | = | + | ===Planetary Rulers=== |
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| − | == Planetary Rulers == | ||
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| − | == Military Deployment == | + | ===Military Deployment=== |
| − | ===2765=== | + | {{columns-start|num=3}} |
| − | * [[Eleventh Donegal Guards]]<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp11>''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 11 | + | ====2765==== |
| + | * [[Eleventh Donegal Guards]]<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp11>''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 11: "Donegal Guards" - Regimental Status</ref> | ||
| − | ===2786=== | + | ====2786==== |
| − | * Eleventh Donegal Guards<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War | + | * Eleventh Donegal Guards<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War'', p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"</ref> |
| − | ===2821=== | + | ====2821==== |
| + | '''LCAF''' | ||
* [[Thirteenth Lyran Guards]]<ref name="FSWp139"/> | * [[Thirteenth Lyran Guards]]<ref name="FSWp139"/> | ||
* [[Twelfth Lyran Regulars]]<ref name="FSWp139"/> | * [[Twelfth Lyran Regulars]]<ref name="FSWp139"/> | ||
| − | === 3020 === | + | '''FWLM''' |
| + | * [[151st Light Horse Regiment|151st Horse Regiment]]<ref name="FSWp138">''First Succession War'', p. 138: "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"</ref> | ||
| + | {{column}} | ||
| + | ====3020==== | ||
* [[Second Free Worlds Guards]]<ref name="Dispatch">''Dispatch''</ref> | * [[Second Free Worlds Guards]]<ref name="Dispatch">''Dispatch''</ref> | ||
| − | ===3025=== | + | ====3025==== |
| − | * Second Free Worlds Guards<ref name=HM108>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 108 | + | * Second Free Worlds Guards<ref name=HM108>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 108: "Unit Deployment Table"</ref> |
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| − | === | + | ====3050==== |
| − | * Second Free Worlds Guards<ref name= | + | * Second Free Worlds Guards<ref name=20YU56>''20 Year Update'', p. 56: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> |
| − | ===3059=== | + | ====3054==== |
| − | * Second Free Worlds Guards<ref name=FMFWL110>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 110 | + | * Second Free Worlds Guards<ref name=OR37>''Objective Raids'', p. 37: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> |
| + | {{column}} | ||
| + | ====3059==== | ||
| + | * Second Free Worlds Guards<ref name=FMFWL110>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 110: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
| − | ===3067=== | + | ====3067==== |
| − | * Second Free Worlds Guards<ref name=FMU159>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 159 | + | * Second Free Worlds Guards<ref name=FMU159>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 159: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> |
| − | ===3085=== | + | ====3085==== |
| − | * [[Fourth Lyran Regulars]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 107 | + | * [[Fourth Lyran Regulars]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 107: "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> |
| − | ===3145=== | + | ====3145==== |
| − | * [[24th Wolf Garrison (Clan Wolf)|Twenty-fourth Wolf Garrison Cluster]]<ref name=FM:3145p171>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 171 | + | * [[24th Wolf Garrison (Clan Wolf)|Twenty-fourth Wolf Garrison Cluster]]<ref name=FM:3145p171>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 171: "Clan Force Deployments - Wolf Empire"</ref> |
| + | {{columns-end}} | ||
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| − | == Geography == | + | ===Geography=== |
| − | == Planetary Locations == | + | ===Planetary Locations=== |
| − | == | + | ===Companies and Industries=== |
| − | == Image gallery == | + | ===Image gallery=== |
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| − | == Nearby Systems == | + | ==Map Gallery== |
| − | {|class="wikitable" | + | <div class="system-map-gallery"></div> |
| − | ! colspan="8" | | + | |
| + | ==Nearby Systems== | ||
| + | <!-- NOTE: This table is automatically generated by BattleTechWiki:Project_Planets/Mapping, and any edits to this section may be overwritten at any time by a bot --> | ||
| + | {|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;" | ||
| + | ! colspan="8" | Closest 36 systems (34 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first: | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Alula Borealis]] | ||
| + | | class="lessthan30" | 9.8 | ||
| + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Hornir's Keep]] | ||
| + | | class="lessthan30" | 10.7 | ||
| + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Trellisane]] | ||
| + | | class="lessthan30" | 13.5 | ||
| + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Malazan]] | ||
| + | | class="lessthan30" | 23.4 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Dixie]] | ||
| + | | class="lessthan30" | 23.6 | ||
| + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Colfax]] | ||
| + | | class="lessthan30" | 26.8 | ||
| + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Loric]] | ||
| + | | class="lessthan30" | 29.4 | ||
| + | | class="over30" | [[Ilion]] | ||
| + | | class="over30" | 30.2 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | class="over30" | [[Labouchere]] | ||
| + | | class="over30" | 30.8 | ||
| + | | class="over30" | [[Nockatunga]] | ||
| + | | class="over30" | 31.3 | ||
| + | | class="over30" | [[Szepes]] | ||
| + | | class="over30" | 32.9 | ||
| + | | class="over30" | [[Rochers]] | ||
| + | | class="over30" | 34.2 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Aigle]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 35.2 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Cascade]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 36.3 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Millungera]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 36.4 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Altoona (LC)|Altoona]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 38.1 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Tamarind]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 40.2 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Hell's Paradise]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 40.7 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Niihau]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 41.8 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Preston (FWL)|Preston]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 44.4 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Tylarzka]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 44.6 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Thermopolis]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 46.1 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Megrez]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 48.1 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Cavanaugh]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 48.5 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Bolan]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 52.9 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Pressby]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 52.9 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Promised Land]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 53.1 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Giausar]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 54.4 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Zdice]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 56.3 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Simpson Desert]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 56.4 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Esztergom]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 57.1 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Zortman]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 57.1 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Epsilon]] |
| − | | 58. | + | | class="over30" | 58.9 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Zwenkau]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 59.8 |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | [[Pingree]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | 61.3 |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | [[Zebrenaski]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | 62.2 |
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
| − | == References == | + | ==References== |
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| − | == Bibliography == | + | ==Bibliography== |
| + | {{div col|colwidth=25em}} | ||
* ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | ||
| − | *''[[Dispatch]]'' ( | + | * ''[[Dispatch]]'' (in: ''[[Shrapnel (anthology)|Shrapnel]]'' anthology) |
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]'' | * ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[First Succession War ( | + | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' |
* ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' | ||
* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]'' | ||
| + | {{div col end}} | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Systems|Bella]] |
| − | [[Category: Free Worlds League | + | [[Category: Free Worlds League Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Lyran Alliance | + | [[Category: Lyran Alliance Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Lyran Commonwealth | + | [[Category: Lyran Commonwealth Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Wolf Empire | + | [[Category: Wolf Empire Systems]] |
Latest revision as of 02:58, 27 April 2024
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- This article is about the planetary system. For other uses, see Bella (disambiguation).
| Bella | |
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| System Information | |
| X:Y Coordinates | -259.291 : -44.251[e] |
The Bella system was the location of at least one habitable world and as of 3145 was located in the Wolf Empire.[1][2]
Contents
System Description[edit]
Bella is located close to the Alula Borealis and Hornir's Keep systems.[3]
System History[edit]
The Bella system was colonized during the First Exodus from Terra or shortly after.[4]
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2271 - No record[5]
- 2341 - Independent world[4]
- 2451 - Lyran Commonwealth[6]
- 2455 - Lyran Commonwealth[7]
- 2456 - Free Worlds League[6]
- 2468 - Lyran Commonwealth[6]
- 2596 - Lyran Commonwealth[8]
- 2750 - Lyran Commonwealth[3]
- 2764 - Lyran Commonwealth[9]
- 2765 - Lyran Commonwealth[10]
- 2786 - Lyran Commonwealth[11]
- 2805 - Free Worlds League (from May)[12]
- 2822 - Free Worlds League[13][14][15]
- 2830 - Free Worlds League[16]
- 2864 - Free Worlds League[17]
- 3025 - Free Worlds League[18]
- 3030 - Free Worlds League[19]
- 3040 - Free Worlds League[20]
- 3050 - Free Worlds League[21]
- 3052 - Free Worlds League[22]
- 3057 - Free Worlds League[23]
- 3058 - Free Worlds League[24]
- 3063 - Free Worlds League[25]
- 3067 - Free Worlds League[26]
- 3075 - Free Worlds League[27]
- 3079 - Lyran Alliance (from October)[28]
- 3081 - Lyran Alliance[29]
- 3085 - Lyran Alliance[30]
- 3135 - Lyran Commonwealth[31]
- 3145 - Wolf Empire[1][2]
Bella I[edit]
| Bella I | |
|---|---|
| Astrophysical | |
| System position | First[6] |
Planetary History[edit]
Age of War[edit]
Bella I had the misfortune of being one of the key targets of Captain-General Geralk Marik—also variously known as "Geralk the Bloodthirsty" and "The Bloodthirsty Giant"—who spent years on campaign against the Lyran Commonwealth, concentrating his efforts on securing Bella I and Alula Australis for the Free Worlds League.[6] Geralk's attacks began in in mid-2455, and were fought in complete defiance of the Ares Conventions; Geralk considered everyone on an enemy world to be a viable target, and made extensive use of massed artillery bombardments to allow his armored units to crush resistance. These brutal tactics saw him capture Bella I in early 2456, eleven months after the first League attacks.[7]
The Lyran Commonwealth was able to recapture Bella I and Alula Australis in 2468 through the use of BattleMechs, after Lyran 'Mechs had already ended Geralk's campaign by crushing him to death on Loric in 2459.[6]
First Succession War[edit]
Bella I was one of a number of Lyran Commonwealth border worlds to be struck by a devastating cross-border raids by the Free Worlds League between 2786 and 2790, as the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces began to crack under the pressure of continuing efforts to annex the Bolan Thumb while also attempting to maintain a defensive posture against both the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery and the Free Worlds League Military.[32]
Third Succession War[edit]
In 2942, a LCAF punitive raid against Bella I brought together Stingrays from both Successor States. The initial clashes in orbit proved inconclusive until House Steiner's heavy fighters brought their massive firepower to bear, driving the defending Stingrays into the atmosphere. LCAF landings followed, and the Stingray duels continued. Both sides fitted with ground attack weapons engaged in attack and counterattack against 'Mechs and supply areas. Eventually, the Steiner forces established air superiority and the raiding force departed with most of its objectives accomplished, with the Stingrays on both sides effectively canceling each other out.[33]
The Jihad[edit]
Following the dissolution of the Free Worlds League in January 3079, elements within the Lyran Alliance moved to annex a number of former League worlds between August and September that year. Bella I was one of seven worlds conquered during this period, and the invasion only stopped when Archon Adam Steiner declared that any other bouts of what he termed "unauthorized adventurism" would be considered an act of treason.[28]
Military Deployment[edit]
3020[edit]
3025[edit]
- Second Free Worlds Guards[38]
3050[edit]
- Second Free Worlds Guards[39]
3054[edit]
- Second Free Worlds Guards[40]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
| Closest 36 systems (34 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alula Borealis | 9.8 | Hornir's Keep | 10.7 | Trellisane | 13.5 | Malazan | 23.4 |
| Dixie | 23.6 | Colfax | 26.8 | Loric | 29.4 | Ilion | 30.2 |
| Labouchere | 30.8 | Nockatunga | 31.3 | Szepes | 32.9 | Rochers | 34.2 |
| Aigle | 35.2 | Cascade | 36.3 | Millungera | 36.4 | Altoona | 38.1 |
| Tamarind | 40.2 | Hell's Paradise | 40.7 | Niihau | 41.8 | Preston | 44.4 |
| Tylarzka | 44.6 | Thermopolis | 46.1 | Megrez | 48.1 | Cavanaugh | 48.5 |
| Bolan | 52.9 | Pressby | 52.9 | Promised Land | 53.1 | Giausar | 54.4 |
| Zdice | 56.3 | Simpson Desert | 56.4 | Esztergom | 57.1 | Zortman | 57.1 |
| Epsilon | 58.9 | Zwenkau | 59.8 | Pingree | 61.3 | Zebrenaski | 62.2 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 38
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Era Report: 2750, p. 36
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 16
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 16: "Tenure of Geralk Marik"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 21: "The Bloodthirsty General"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 115: "Timeline of the First Succession War"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 34
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113
- ↑ Second Succession War, pp. 18–19: "Inner Sphere - 2830"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 38
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 42
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 51
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 10
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 24
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 10
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 54
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 28
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 60: "The Jihad in Review"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 9
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 62: "The War of Raids: House Steiner's Succession War"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3025, p. 154: "F-90 Stingray"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 11: "Donegal Guards" - Regimental Status
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 First Succession War, p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 138: "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"
- ↑ Dispatch
- ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 108: "Unit Deployment Table"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 56: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 37: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 110: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 159: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 107: "Deployment Table - 3085"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 171: "Clan Force Deployments - Wolf Empire"
Bibliography[edit]
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