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The '''Bucklands''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Bucklands IV''', and as at [[3145]] was the administrative capital of the [[Bucklands Province]] within the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref name="ER:3145p38"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>
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The '''Bucklands''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Bucklands IV''', and as of [[3145]] was the administrative capital of the [[Bucklands Theater]] within the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]'s [[Coventry Province]].<ref name="ER:3145p38"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>
  
 
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== System Description ==
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==System Description==
 
The Bucklands system is located near the [[Neerabup]] and [[Willunga]] systems<ref name="ER:3145p38"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of a class K3V primary orbited by at least four planets.<ref name=OTP:FIp5/>
 
The Bucklands system is located near the [[Neerabup]] and [[Willunga]] systems<ref name="ER:3145p38"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of a class K3V primary orbited by at least four planets.<ref name=OTP:FIp5/>
  
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== System History ==
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==System History==
 
The Bucklands system was at some point during or prior to the [[Age of War]] and was a member of the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] prior to the [[Reunification War]].<ref name="HB:MPSp18"/>
 
The Bucklands system was at some point during or prior to the [[Age of War]] and was a member of the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] prior to the [[Reunification War]].<ref name="HB:MPSp18"/>
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= Bucklands IV =
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* [[2571]] - [[Rim Worlds Republic]]<ref name="HB:MPSp18">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 18</ref><ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25</ref>
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* [[2596]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref name="H:RWp158">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref name="HB:MPSp25">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 25</ref><ref name="ER:2750p36">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 36</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref name="H:LoTV1p10">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 10</ref><ref name="FR2765:Pp38">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 38</ref><ref name="FR2765:LCAFp25">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 25</ref>
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* [[2767]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref name="H:LoTV1p104>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 104</ref>
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* [[2775]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:MPSp37"/>
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* [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40</ref>
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* [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HS(TLC)pvii">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. vii: "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56</ref>
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59</ref><ref name="H:Wo3039p132">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132</ref>
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* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3052p10">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 10</ref>
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* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61</ref><ref name="ER:3052p22">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 22</ref>
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* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3062p10">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 10</ref>
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* [[3063]] - [[Lyran Alliance]]<ref name="ER:3062p28">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 28</ref><ref name="ISp75">''Inner Sphere'', p. 75</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70</ref><ref name="J:FRp42>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42</ref>
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* [[3075]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="JS:TBDp64>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="FR:LAAF">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="J:FRp62">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
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* [[3135]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name=ER:3145p10>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10</ref>
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* [[3145]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name=ER:3145p38>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
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==Bucklands IV==
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Bucklands IV - more commonly known simply as Bucklands - is the fourth planet in the Bucklands system.<ref name=OTP:FIp5/>
 
Bucklands IV - more commonly known simply as Bucklands - is the fourth planet in the Bucklands system.<ref name=OTP:FIp5/>
  
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== Planetary History ==
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===Reunification War===
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====Reunification War====
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Already a part of the [[Finmark Province]] of the Rim Worlds Republic, during the [[Reunification War]] Bucklands was targetted by [[Task Force MAILED FIST]], the [[Star League Defense Force]] task force created to intervene in the civil war raging within the Republic. By [[2582]] the Rim Worlds Republic had been in a state of civil war for seven years, and Bucklands was garrisoned by the [[Second Amaris Fusiliers]], a formation that had remained loyal to [[First Consul]] [[Gregory Amaris]]. The [[Star League]] had initiated [[Operation MAILED FIST]] in mid-[[2581]], but the SLDF plans had been forced to change after a deep raid by the one of the Second's sister regiments, the [[Fourth Amaris Fusiliers]], had managed to strike at the Lyran Commonwealth interior world of [[Alarion]].<ref name="H:RWp132+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 132-133, "Alarion (December 2581)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp132+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 132-133, "Alarion (December 2581)"</ref>
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Already a part of the [[Finmark Province]] of the Rim Worlds Republic, Bucklands was targeted by [[Task Force MAILED FIST]] during the [[Reunification War#Campaign Against the Rim Worlds Republic|Reunification War]], the [[Star League Defense Force]] task force created to intervene in the civil war raging within the Republic. By [[2582]], the Rim Worlds Republic had been in a state of civil war for seven years, and Bucklands was garrisoned by the [[Second Amaris Fusiliers]], a formation that had remained loyal to [[First Consul of the Rim Worlds Republic|First Consul]] [[Gregory Amaris]]. The [[Star League]] had initiated [[Operation MAILED FIST]] in mid-[[2581]], but the SLDF plans had been forced to change after a deep raid by the one of the Second's sister regiments, the [[Fourth Amaris Fusiliers]], had managed to strike at the Lyran Commonwealth interior world of [[Alarion]].<ref name="H:RWp132+">''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 132–133: "Alarion (December 2581)"</ref>
  
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The result was the reorganisation of the SLDF forces and their auxiliaries into three battlegroups, each responsible for the pacification of one of the three provinces that made up the Rim Worlds Republic.<ref name="H:RWp133">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 133, "Island Hopping (2582-2590)"</ref> Bucklands and the Second Fusiliers were the first targets of the battlegroup assigned to pacifying the Finmark Province, and the SLDF deployed [[VIII Corps (Star League)|VIII Corps]] - which actually consisted of two [[division]]s, the [[31st Armor Divison (Star League)|Thirty-First Armor Division]] and the [[32nd Divison (Star League)|Thirty-Second Division]] at the time, but was still predominantly an infantry corps - to the battle for Bucklands.<ref name="H:RWp133+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 132-133, "Alarion (December 2581)"</ref>
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The result was the reorganization of the SLDF forces and their auxiliaries into three battlegroups, each responsible for the pacification of one of the three provinces that made up the Rim Worlds Republic.<ref name="H:RWp133a">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 133: "Island Hopping (2582-2590)"</ref> Bucklands and the Second Fusiliers were the first targets of the battlegroup assigned to pacifying the Finmark Province, and the SLDF deployed [[VIII Corps (Star League)|VIII Corps]] - which actually consisted of two [[division]]s, the [[Thirty-first Armor Division]] and the [[32nd Division (Star League)|Thirty-second Division]] at the time, but was still predominantly an infantry corps - to the battle for Bucklands.<ref name="H:RWp132+">''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 132–133: "Alarion (December 2581)"</ref>
  
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VIII Corps planners thought that Buckland's broad plains would give them an advantage over the Rim Worlds Republic military forces stationed on the world. This proved incorrect, as the light armor forces within the Second Fusiliers proved very adept at evading SLDF patrols, repeatedly slipping past patrols and pickets to strike at weak points within the SLDF positions. The sheer tenacity displayed by the Rim Worlds defenders - a unit the SLDF was notionally supporting with their campaign to restore Gregory Amaris to power - was a shock for VIII Corps, whose infantry-heavy forces frequently found themselves on the retreat despite the numerical advantage the SLDF enjoyed on paper. The net result was an indication of what the SLDF would find happening on numerous other worlds within the Republic - an extended seven month campaign before Bucklands was pacified and the defending forces finally broken.<ref name="H:RWp133">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 133, "Helbrent to Nightwish (July 2582 - November 2584)"</ref>
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VIII Corps planners thought that Buckland's broad plains would give them an advantage over the Rim Worlds Republic military forces stationed on the world. This proved incorrect, as the light armor forces within the Second Fusiliers proved very adept at evading SLDF patrols, repeatedly slipping past patrols and pickets to strike at weak points within the SLDF positions. The sheer tenacity displayed by the Rim Worlds defenders - a unit the SLDF was notionally supporting with their campaign to restore Gregory Amaris to power - was a shock for VIII Corps, whose infantry-heavy forces frequently found themselves on the retreat despite the numerical advantage the SLDF enjoyed on paper. The net result was an indication of what the SLDF would find happening on numerous other worlds within the Republic - an extended seven month campaign before Bucklands was pacified and the defending forces finally broken.<ref name="H:RWp133c">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 133: "Helbrent to Nightwish (July 2582 - November 2584)"</ref>
  
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In the closing years of the [[Star League]] Bucklands was conquered by the Lyran Commonwealth during the [[2773]]-[[2775]] [[Republic-Commonwealth War]].<ref name="HB:MPSp37">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 37, "The Republic-Commonwealth War"</ref> After it was absorbed by the Lyran Commonwealth, Bucklands became an important agricultural world. The farms and agricultural businesses on the planet exported food to many surrounding systems. The downside of this was that most farms were owned by families organized into small clans that constantly bickered over the best land, water rights, and harvests. These arguments could often be negotiated peacefully, but in several cases negotiations broke down. In order to prevent damage to the farmlands, the two parties in the dispute would take their security teams and fight to solve the problem. Taking place in designated free-fire zones, these conflicts often involved converted [[AgroMech]]s. Though many people in the Inner Sphere though these duels were far too much like [[Clan]] behavior, the duels were used to settle issues on Bucklands since [[2900]]. Unlike [[Solaris]], there wasn't really any market for [[holovid]]s of these fights.<ref name=OTP:FIp5/>
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After the SLDF left the Rim Worlds Republic in early [[2772]] on its quest to [[Operation LIBERATION|liberate Terra]], pro-[[House Amaris|Amaris]] supporters who had been largely in the shadows, biding their time during the occupation, now came out of hiding with a vengeance. The [[Rift Republican Army]]-affiliated governor of Bucklands was assassinated by infiltrators in his own guard detail.<ref name=HB:MPSp36-37>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', pp. 36–37</ref>
  
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Bucklands was also noteworthy for its other major export: soldiers. Looking at the back end of an AgroMech or horse and plowing fields wasn't exactly a thrilling life, so many young people joined the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] to see the rest of the universe. After serving their enrollment terms, many of these retired soldiers returned to Bucklands and joined one of the many retirement clubs on the world.<ref name=OTP:FIp5/>
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In the closing years of the Star League, Bucklands was conquered by the Lyran Commonwealth during the [[2773]]–[[2775]] [[Republic-Commonwealth War]].<ref name="HB:MPSp37">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 37: "The Republic-Commonwealth War"</ref>
  
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When word of the [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3068)|Falcon Incursion]] reached Bucklands, many of those retired soldiers welded armor plate onto their IndustrialMechs and announced their intention to face the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Falcons]]. Unfortunately an up-gunned ''[[Uni#Variants|Uni]]'' or ''[[AgroMech]]'' was no match for a ''[[Summoner (Thor)|Summoner]]'' or ''[[Hellbringer (Loki)|Hellbringer]]'' and the volunteers were destroyed by the [[3rd Falcon Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|Third Falcon Talon Cluster]].<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion'', p. 20</ref>
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After it was absorbed by the Lyran Commonwealth, Bucklands became an important agricultural world. The farms and agricultural businesses on the planet exported food to many surrounding systems. The downside of this was that most farms were owned by families organized into small clans that constantly bickered over the best land, water rights, and harvests. These arguments could often be negotiated peacefully, but in several cases negotiations broke down. In order to prevent damage to the farmlands, the two parties in the dispute would take their security teams and fight to solve the problem. Taking place in designated free-fire zones, these conflicts often involved converted [[AgroMech]]s. Though many people in the Inner Sphere though these duels were far too much like [[Clan]] behavior, the duels were used to settle issues on Bucklands since [[2900]]. Unlike [[Solaris]], there wasn't really any market for [[holovid]]s of these fights.<ref name=OTP:FIp5/>
  
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Bucklands was also noteworthy for its other major export: soldiers. Looking at the back end of an AgroMech or horse and plowing fields wasn't exactly a thrilling life, so many young people joined the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] to see the rest of the universe. After serving their enrollment terms, many of these retired soldiers returned to Bucklands and joined one of the many retirement clubs on the world.<ref name=OTP:FIp5/>
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* [[2571]] - Rim Worlds Republic <ref name="HB:MPSp18">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 18, "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2596]] - Rim Worlds Republic <ref name="H:RWp158">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2750]] - Rim Worlds Republic <ref name="HB:MPSp25">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 25, "Rim Worlds Republic at the Fall of the Star League - [2750] Map"</ref><ref name="ER:2750p36">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 36, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2764]] - Rim Worlds Republic <ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2765]] - Rim Worlds Republic <ref name="H:LoTV1p10">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref><ref name="FR2765:Pp38">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 38, "Rim Worlds Army Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref><ref name="FR2765:LCAFp25">''Field Report 2765: Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref>
 
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* [[2767]] - Rim Worlds Republic <ref name="H:LoTV1p104>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 104, "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2775]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]] <ref name="HB:MPSp37"/>
 
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* [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HS(TLC)pvii">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. vii, "Lyran Comonwealth Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="H:Wo3039p132">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3052p10">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="ER:3052p22">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 22, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3062p10">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3063]] - [[Lyran Alliance]] <ref name="ER:3062p28">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 28, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref><ref name="ISp75">''Inner Sphere (sourcebook)'', p. 75, "Lyran Alliance Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3067]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70, "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42>''Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3075]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="JS:TBDp64>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3079]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="FR:LAAF">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19, "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
 
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* [[3081]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="J:FRp62">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3085]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3130]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="MotIS3130">''Map of the Inner Sphere 3130''</ref>
 
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* [[3135]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name=ER:3145p10>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3145]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name=ER:3145p38>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
 
  
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=== 3058 ===
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When word of the [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3068)|Falcon Incursion]] reached Bucklands, many of those retired soldiers welded armor plate onto their IndustrialMechs and announced their intention to face the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Falcons]]. Unfortunately an upgunned ''[[Uni#Variants|Uni]]'' or ''[[AgroMech]]'' was no match for a ''[[Summoner (Thor)|Summoner]]'' or ''[[Hellbringer (Loki)|Hellbringer]]'' and the volunteers were destroyed by the [[3rd Falcon Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|Third Falcon Talon Cluster]].<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion'', p. 20</ref>
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* [[Second Amaris Fusiliers]] (Amaris loyalists)<ref name="H:RWp128">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 128: "Reunification War: Rim Worlds Republic Front Deployments (2581)"</ref>
  
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Bucklands
← 3135
3151
Bucklands 3151.svg
Bucklands nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-326.196 : 330.561[e]
Spectral classK3V[1]
Recharge time194 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)None[1]

The Bucklands system was home to at least one habitable world, Bucklands IV, and as of 3145 was the administrative capital of the Bucklands Theater within the Lyran Commonwealth's Coventry Province.[2][3]

System Description[edit]

The Bucklands system is located near the Neerabup and Willunga systems[2][3] and consists of a class K3V primary orbited by at least four planets.[1]

System History[edit]

The Bucklands system was at some point during or prior to the Age of War and was a member of the Rim Worlds Republic prior to the Reunification War.[4]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Bucklands IV[edit]

Bucklands IV
Bucklands-flag.png
Astrophysical
System position4[1]
Jump Point distance4.62 days[1]
MoonsNone[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity1.03[1]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature32°C (Mild)[1]
Surface water50%[1]
Highest native lifeMammals[1]
History and Culture
Population86,970,000 (3058)[1]
Government and Infrastructure
Noble RulerDuke of Bucklands
HPG ClassB[1]

Bucklands IV - more commonly known simply as Bucklands - is the fourth planet in the Bucklands system.[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Reunification War[edit]

Already a part of the Finmark Province of the Rim Worlds Republic, Bucklands was targeted by Task Force MAILED FIST during the Reunification War, the Star League Defense Force task force created to intervene in the civil war raging within the Republic. By 2582, the Rim Worlds Republic had been in a state of civil war for seven years, and Bucklands was garrisoned by the Second Amaris Fusiliers, a formation that had remained loyal to First Consul Gregory Amaris. The Star League had initiated Operation MAILED FIST in mid-2581, but the SLDF plans had been forced to change after a deep raid by the one of the Second's sister regiments, the Fourth Amaris Fusiliers, had managed to strike at the Lyran Commonwealth interior world of Alarion.[36]

The result was the reorganization of the SLDF forces and their auxiliaries into three battlegroups, each responsible for the pacification of one of the three provinces that made up the Rim Worlds Republic.[37] Bucklands and the Second Fusiliers were the first targets of the battlegroup assigned to pacifying the Finmark Province, and the SLDF deployed VIII Corps - which actually consisted of two divisions, the Thirty-first Armor Division and the Thirty-second Division at the time, but was still predominantly an infantry corps - to the battle for Bucklands.[36]

VIII Corps planners thought that Buckland's broad plains would give them an advantage over the Rim Worlds Republic military forces stationed on the world. This proved incorrect, as the light armor forces within the Second Fusiliers proved very adept at evading SLDF patrols, repeatedly slipping past patrols and pickets to strike at weak points within the SLDF positions. The sheer tenacity displayed by the Rim Worlds defenders - a unit the SLDF was notionally supporting with their campaign to restore Gregory Amaris to power - was a shock for VIII Corps, whose infantry-heavy forces frequently found themselves on the retreat despite the numerical advantage the SLDF enjoyed on paper. The net result was an indication of what the SLDF would find happening on numerous other worlds within the Republic - an extended seven month campaign before Bucklands was pacified and the defending forces finally broken.[38]

Amaris Civil War[edit]

After the SLDF left the Rim Worlds Republic in early 2772 on its quest to liberate Terra, pro-Amaris supporters who had been largely in the shadows, biding their time during the occupation, now came out of hiding with a vengeance. The Rift Republican Army-affiliated governor of Bucklands was assassinated by infiltrators in his own guard detail.[39]

In the closing years of the Star League, Bucklands was conquered by the Lyran Commonwealth during the 2773–2775 Republic-Commonwealth War.[14]

Succession Wars era[edit]

After it was absorbed by the Lyran Commonwealth, Bucklands became an important agricultural world. The farms and agricultural businesses on the planet exported food to many surrounding systems. The downside of this was that most farms were owned by families organized into small clans that constantly bickered over the best land, water rights, and harvests. These arguments could often be negotiated peacefully, but in several cases negotiations broke down. In order to prevent damage to the farmlands, the two parties in the dispute would take their security teams and fight to solve the problem. Taking place in designated free-fire zones, these conflicts often involved converted AgroMechs. Though many people in the Inner Sphere though these duels were far too much like Clan behavior, the duels were used to settle issues on Bucklands since 2900. Unlike Solaris, there wasn't really any market for holovids of these fights.[1]

Bucklands was also noteworthy for its other major export: soldiers. Looking at the back end of an AgroMech or horse and plowing fields wasn't exactly a thrilling life, so many young people joined the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces to see the rest of the universe. After serving their enrollment terms, many of these retired soldiers returned to Bucklands and joined one of the many retirement clubs on the world.[1]

Clan Invasion Era[edit]

When word of the Falcon Incursion reached Bucklands, many of those retired soldiers welded armor plate onto their IndustrialMechs and announced their intention to face the Falcons. Unfortunately an upgunned Uni or AgroMech was no match for a Summoner or Hellbringer and the volunteers were destroyed by the Third Falcon Talon Cluster.[40]

Military Deployment[edit]

2581[edit]

2582–2585[edit]

2765[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 32 systems (30 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Neerabup 13.4 Willunga 16.6 Baggville 18.0 Trentham 19.8
Howick 23.0 Jerangle 26.1 Strandfontein 29.0 Mandaoaaru 31.3
Inarcs 31.8 Winter 33.4 Swartklip 33.6 Engadine 34.9
Tsarahavana 39.6 Wypoute 39.7 Anembo 40.6 Ewanrigg 43.4
Arluna 44.8 Elume 46.3 Australia 46.6 Millerton 48.3
Kowloon 49.6 Miquelon 50.1 Sweet Water 50.9 Main Street 55.8
Moriguchi 56.1 Arlanda 56.3 Canal 56.5 Khartoum 56.7
Luanda 58.1 Abushiri 58.8 Tangua 61.6 Jesenice 61.7

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion, p. 5: "Planet Profile"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 38
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 18
  5. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25
  6. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158
  7. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25
  8. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 36
  9. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  10. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10
  11. ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 38
  12. ↑ Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 25
  13. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 104
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 37: "The Republic-Commonwealth War"
  15. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36
  16. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40
  18. ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. vii: "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59
  22. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132
  23. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 10
  24. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61
  25. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 22
  26. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 10
  27. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 28
  28. ↑ Inner Sphere, p. 75
  29. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70
  30. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42
  31. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64
  32. ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 19
  33. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62
  34. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  35. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 10
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 Historical: Reunification War, pp. 132–133: "Alarion (December 2581)"
  37. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 133: "Island Hopping (2582-2590)"
  38. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 133: "Helbrent to Nightwish (July 2582 - November 2584)"
  39. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, pp. 36–37
  40. ↑ Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion, p. 20
  41. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 128: "Reunification War: Rim Worlds Republic Front Deployments (2581)"
  42. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 152: "Rim Worlds Republic Front (Jump-off - 2587)"
  43. ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 19: "Republican Guards - Divisional Status"

Bibliography[edit]

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