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| + | The '''Götterdämmerung''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Götterdämmerung II''', and as at [[3145]] was located in the [[Periphery]] region known as [[The Barrens]].<ref name=ER:3145p38/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> | ||
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| + | == System Description == | ||
| + | The Götterdämmerung system is located near the [[Botany Bay]] and [[Erewhon]] systems.<ref name="HB:MPSp25"/><ref name="ER:2750p36"/> | ||
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| + | == System History == | ||
| + | The Götterdämmerung system was colonised in the mid-twenty-fourth century by the [[Rim Worlds Republic]].<ref name="TP1Ep18"/> | ||
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| + | == Political Affiliation == | ||
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| + | = Götterdämmerung II = | ||
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| − | | name = | + | | name = Götterdämmerung II |
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| ruler = Dominatrix [[Maria Morgraine]]<ref name=P147/> | | ruler = Dominatrix [[Maria Morgraine]]<ref name=P147/> | ||
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| hpg = None<ref name=P147/> | | hpg = None<ref name=P147/> | ||
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| + | Götterdämmerung II - more commonly known simple as Götterdämmerung - is the second world in the Götterdämmerung system. | ||
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| + | == Planetary History == | ||
| + | ===Early History=== | ||
| + | Götterdämmerung was one of seven worlds settled by colonists from the Rim Worlds Republic between [[2334]] and [[2338]] as an attempt by [[Maxwell Rowe]] to create a buffer zone between the Republic, the [[Draconis Combine]] and the [[Tamar Pact]].<ref name="TP1Ep18">''The Periphery, 1st Edition'', p. 18, "From Rim to Tamar"</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Reunification War=== | ||
| + | By the end of the [[Age of War]] Götterdämmerung was a member of the [[Apollo Province]] of the Rim Worlds Republic.<ref name="HB:MPSp18">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 18, "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War (2571)"</ref> Civil war erupted in the Rim Worlds Republic in [[2575]], with the factions polarized around those loyal to [[First Consul]] [[Gregory Amaris]] and those loyal to the [[Rift Republican Army]] and the [[Rim Provisional Government]].<ref name="H:RWp130">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 130, "The Spark"</ref> | ||
| − | == | + | The [[Star League]] eventually decided to intervene in the civil war in support of Gregory Amaris, and in [[2579]] assembled [[Task Force MAILED FIST]] to help secure Amaris' control over the Rim Worlds Republic. A multinational force headed by the [[Star League Defense Force]], Task Force MAILED FIST was responsible for executing [[Operation MAILED FIST]], the name given to the military intervention. The first wave of attacks focused on securing significant worlds near [[Apollo (planet)|Apollo]],<ref name="H:RWp132">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 132, "Case Apollo"</ref> until a destructive raid on [[Alarion]] by the [[Fourth Amaris Fusiliers]] in retaliation prompted the SLDF to alter its initial strategy for the campaign, the focus shifted to reducing [[Rim Worlds Army]] concentrations throughout the Republic and the capture of key worlds.<ref name="H:RWp133">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 133, "Island Hopping (2582 - November 2590)"</ref> |
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| − | + | In late [[2584]] the SLDF changed tactics again; a number of major RWA units had been destroyed or captured, and the focus for the campaign shifted to capturing worlds of strategic importance, but the campaign was slowed by the greatly increased resistance offered by the RWA and local civilian populations, prompted by atrocities performed by the [[Draconis Auxiliary Corps]] when they captured [[Nightwish]] in mid-2584.<ref name="H:RWp134">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 134, "Arlina to Viborg (December 2584 - September 2588)"</ref> | |
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| + | [[General]] [[Nathan Isaacson]] assigned the [[2nd Marik Auxiliary Corps]] to the conquest of Gotterdammerung; three regiments from the Auxiliary Corps - the [[2nd Marik Militia|Second]] and [[6th Marik Militia|Sixth Marik Militias]] and the [[1st Fusiliers of Oriente|First Brigade]] of the [[Fusiliers of Oriente]] - successfully conquered Gotterdammerung in late [[2591]] or [[2592]],<ref name="H:RWp139">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 139, "Bitter Harvests (2591-2596)"</ref> and remained in place as the local garrison until they were redeployed for the conquest of [[Bensinger]] in [[2594]].<ref name="H:RWp153">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 153, "Rim Worlds Republic Front (2588-2596)"</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Amaris Civil War=== | ||
| + | Unbeknownst to the inhabitants, Götterdämmerung was an unwitting accomplice to both the [[Periphery Uprising]] and [[Operation APOTHEOSIS]], [[Stefan Amaris]]' coup to assume control of the [[Terran Hegemony]]. Amaris deliberately aided and fuelled the Periphery Uprising to draw the forces of the [[Star League Defense Force]] into the [[Periphery]] and away from the Hegemony, but he also needed to show that his own realm, the [[Rim Worlds Republic]], was being beset with terrorist attacks and uprisings just like the [[Magistracy of Canopus]], [[Outworlds Alliance]] and [[Taurian Concordat]], but in a fashion that indicated that Rim Worlds forces loyal to Terra and the [[First Lord]] were capable of handling. Doing so would highlight that the Rim Worlds Republic was at threat, that the Rim Worlds forces were loyal to the [[Star League]] and prevent the SLDF from either being too inquisitive or sending forces back into the Republic. To meet these various aims a Republican propaganda team headed up by [[Samir Njari]] created an elaborate deception: the Battle for Götterdämmerung.<ref name="H:LoTV1p98">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 98, "The Rim Worlds Uprising"</ref> | ||
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| + | Njari and his team created the Battle for Götterdämmerung from the ground up, faking video footage, documentation and images presenting the illusion that a force of twenty assorted [[infantry]], [[Combat Vehicle|armor]] and [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s from the [[Rim Worlds Army]] had defeated a hostile BattleMech [[division]] in a massive battle on Götterdämmerung. The Republicans then leaked this information to the rest of the [[Inner Sphere]] in the spring of [[2765]], creating the desired impression and giving First Lord [[Richard Cameron|Richard Cameron II]] and his supporters proof of the prowess and loyalty of the Rim Worlds.<ref name="H:LoTV1p98"/> | ||
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| + | The extent of the deception perpetrated by Njari only began to come to light in [[2769]], when the SLDF arrived to conquer Götterdämmerung; reporters from the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] embedded within the SLDF forces to report on the war between the SLDF and the Republic took the opportunity to ask the local population of Götterdämmerung how the more recent battles compared to the Battle of Götterdämmerung, only to learn that the natives had no knowledge of any such battle having been fought on their world. The full truth of the deception would finally be revealed when elements of the [[RRA]] uncovered archives on Apollo after the SLDF occupation that highlighted the work of Njari and his team.<ref name="H:LoTV1p98"/> | ||
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| + | === Third Succession War === | ||
| + | By the end of the [[Third Succession War]] Götterdämmerung was home to as few as a thousand people, most of whom were either herding reindeer or supporting pirate operations.<ref name=P147/> | ||
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| + | ===Clan Invasion/Jihad=== | ||
| + | [[Clan Jade Falcon]] conquered Götterdämmerung during the opening stages of [[Operation Revival]], the [[Clan]] invasion of the [[Inner Sphere]]. Gotterdammerung was then invaded for a second time in October [[3071]], when forces from [[Clan Ice Hellion]] captured the world from the Falcons.<ref name="JHS3076p17">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 17, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp50">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 50, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The Ice Hellions were only able to hold Götterdämmerung for a few weeks, however; forces from [[Clan Hell's Horses]] assaulted Götterdämmerung in December, part of a series of strikes that shattered the Ice Hellion invasion force.<ref name="J:FRp50"/> | ||
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| + | ===Dark Age=== | ||
| + | In [[3084]], Clan Hell's Horses withdrew from the system, leaving the inhabitants on their own. The world joined with [[Botany Bay]] and [[Last Chance]] to form the [[Ragnarök Union]]. The new nation formed close trade ties with Merchants from [[Clan Jade Falcon]]. Some of those trade agreements included the refurbishing of a series of fortresses and tunnels on Gotterdammerung.<ref>''Interstellar Players 3: Interstellar Expeditions'', p. 42</ref> | ||
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| + | == Political Affiliation == | ||
| + | * ca. [[2334]]-[[2338]] - Rim Worlds Republic <ref name="TP1Ep18"/> | ||
| + | * [[2571]] - Rim Worlds Republic <ref name="HB:MPSp18"/><ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref> | ||
* [[2596]] - Rim Worlds Republic <ref name="H:RWp158">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref> | * [[2596]] - Rim Worlds Republic <ref name="H:RWp158">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref> | ||
* [[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> | * [[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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* [[3081]] - Clan Hell's Horses <ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref> | * [[3081]] - Clan Hell's Horses <ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref> | ||
* [[3085]] - Clan Hell's Horses <ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref> | * [[3085]] - Clan Hell's Horses <ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref> | ||
| − | * [[3095]] - | + | * [[3095]] - Ragnarök Union <ref name="ISP3p41">''Interstellar Players 3: Interstellar Expeditions'', p. 41, "The Ragnarök Union"</ref> |
| − | * [[3130]] - | + | * [[3130]] - The Barrens <ref name="MotIS3130">''Map of the Inner Sphere 3130''</ref> |
* [[3135]] - The Barrens <ref name=ER:3145p10>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> | * [[3135]] - The Barrens <ref name=ER:3145p10>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> | ||
* [[3145]] - The Barrens <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> | * [[3145]] - The Barrens <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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| − | + | Gotterdammerung is a cold world covered in ice and snow. There is only a thin band of habitable area around the world's equator, but even here only the tough reindeer-like animals can really survive and thrive.<ref name=P147/> | |
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| − | + | According to the deployment tables on p. 153-154 of ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' and the map on page 128, the [[5th Amaris Legionnaires]] were deployed on Gotterdammerung from 2581 onwards until their destruction. This contradicts the text on page 136, which has the 5th Amaris Legionnaires on Barcelona. [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/board,82.0.html The writer of ''Historical: Reunification War'' has indicated that Barcelona was the correct deployment for the 5th Amaris Legionnaires.] | |
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* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' | ||
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* ''[http://home.ifi.uio.no/~oysteint/btech/maps/IS_3130.pdf Map of the Inner Sphere 3130]'' | * ''[http://home.ifi.uio.no/~oysteint/btech/maps/IS_3130.pdf Map of the Inner Sphere 3130]'' | ||
* ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Planets|Gotterdammerung]] | [[Category:Planets|Gotterdammerung]] | ||
Revision as of 05:17, 7 August 2017
- This article is about the system. For the operation, see Operation Gotterdammerung.
Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)
| Götterdämmerung | |
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← 3135 3151 | |
| System Information | |
| X:Y Coordinates | -179.59 : 465.61[e] |
| Spectral class | M2V[1] |
| Recharge station(s) | None[1] |
The Götterdämmerung system was home to at least one habitable world, Götterdämmerung II, and as at 3145 was located in the Periphery region known as The Barrens.[2][3]
System Description
The Götterdämmerung system is located near the Botany Bay and Erewhon systems.[4][5]
System History
The Götterdämmerung system was colonised in the mid-twenty-fourth century by the Rim Worlds Republic.[6]
Götterdämmerung II
Template:InfoBoxPlanetStandard Götterdämmerung II - more commonly known simple as Götterdämmerung - is the second world in the Götterdämmerung system. -->
Planetary History
Early History
Götterdämmerung was one of seven worlds settled by colonists from the Rim Worlds Republic between 2334 and 2338 as an attempt by Maxwell Rowe to create a buffer zone between the Republic, the Draconis Combine and the Tamar Pact.[6]
Reunification War
By the end of the Age of War Götterdämmerung was a member of the Apollo Province of the Rim Worlds Republic.[7] Civil war erupted in the Rim Worlds Republic in 2575, with the factions polarized around those loyal to First Consul Gregory Amaris and those loyal to the Rift Republican Army and the Rim Provisional Government.[8]
The Star League eventually decided to intervene in the civil war in support of Gregory Amaris, and in 2579 assembled Task Force MAILED FIST to help secure Amaris' control over the Rim Worlds Republic. A multinational force headed by the Star League Defense Force, Task Force MAILED FIST was responsible for executing Operation MAILED FIST, the name given to the military intervention. The first wave of attacks focused on securing significant worlds near Apollo,[9] until a destructive raid on Alarion by the Fourth Amaris Fusiliers in retaliation prompted the SLDF to alter its initial strategy for the campaign, the focus shifted to reducing Rim Worlds Army concentrations throughout the Republic and the capture of key worlds.[10]
In late 2584 the SLDF changed tactics again; a number of major RWA units had been destroyed or captured, and the focus for the campaign shifted to capturing worlds of strategic importance, but the campaign was slowed by the greatly increased resistance offered by the RWA and local civilian populations, prompted by atrocities performed by the Draconis Auxiliary Corps when they captured Nightwish in mid-2584.[11]
General Nathan Isaacson assigned the 2nd Marik Auxiliary Corps to the conquest of Gotterdammerung; three regiments from the Auxiliary Corps - the Second and Sixth Marik Militias and the First Brigade of the Fusiliers of Oriente - successfully conquered Gotterdammerung in late 2591 or 2592,[12] and remained in place as the local garrison until they were redeployed for the conquest of Bensinger in 2594.[13]
Amaris Civil War
Unbeknownst to the inhabitants, Götterdämmerung was an unwitting accomplice to both the Periphery Uprising and Operation APOTHEOSIS, Stefan Amaris' coup to assume control of the Terran Hegemony. Amaris deliberately aided and fuelled the Periphery Uprising to draw the forces of the Star League Defense Force into the Periphery and away from the Hegemony, but he also needed to show that his own realm, the Rim Worlds Republic, was being beset with terrorist attacks and uprisings just like the Magistracy of Canopus, Outworlds Alliance and Taurian Concordat, but in a fashion that indicated that Rim Worlds forces loyal to Terra and the First Lord were capable of handling. Doing so would highlight that the Rim Worlds Republic was at threat, that the Rim Worlds forces were loyal to the Star League and prevent the SLDF from either being too inquisitive or sending forces back into the Republic. To meet these various aims a Republican propaganda team headed up by Samir Njari created an elaborate deception: the Battle for Götterdämmerung.[14]
Njari and his team created the Battle for Götterdämmerung from the ground up, faking video footage, documentation and images presenting the illusion that a force of twenty assorted infantry, armor and BattleMech regiments from the Rim Worlds Army had defeated a hostile BattleMech division in a massive battle on Götterdämmerung. The Republicans then leaked this information to the rest of the Inner Sphere in the spring of 2765, creating the desired impression and giving First Lord Richard Cameron II and his supporters proof of the prowess and loyalty of the Rim Worlds.[14]
The extent of the deception perpetrated by Njari only began to come to light in 2769, when the SLDF arrived to conquer Götterdämmerung; reporters from the Lyran Commonwealth embedded within the SLDF forces to report on the war between the SLDF and the Republic took the opportunity to ask the local population of Götterdämmerung how the more recent battles compared to the Battle of Götterdämmerung, only to learn that the natives had no knowledge of any such battle having been fought on their world. The full truth of the deception would finally be revealed when elements of the RRA uncovered archives on Apollo after the SLDF occupation that highlighted the work of Njari and his team.[14]
Third Succession War
By the end of the Third Succession War Götterdämmerung was home to as few as a thousand people, most of whom were either herding reindeer or supporting pirate operations.[1]
Clan Invasion/Jihad
Clan Jade Falcon conquered Götterdämmerung during the opening stages of Operation Revival, the Clan invasion of the Inner Sphere. Gotterdammerung was then invaded for a second time in October 3071, when forces from Clan Ice Hellion captured the world from the Falcons.[15][16] The Ice Hellions were only able to hold Götterdämmerung for a few weeks, however; forces from Clan Hell's Horses assaulted Götterdämmerung in December, part of a series of strikes that shattered the Ice Hellion invasion force.[16]
Dark Age
In 3084, Clan Hell's Horses withdrew from the system, leaving the inhabitants on their own. The world joined with Botany Bay and Last Chance to form the Ragnarök Union. The new nation formed close trade ties with Merchants from Clan Jade Falcon. Some of those trade agreements included the refurbishing of a series of fortresses and tunnels on Gotterdammerung.[17]
Political Affiliation
- ca. 2334-2338 - Rim Worlds Republic [6]
- 2571 - Rim Worlds Republic [7][18]
- 2596 - Rim Worlds Republic [19]
- 2750 - Rim Worlds Republic [4][5]
- 2764 - Rim Worlds Republic [20]
- 2765 - Rim Worlds Republic [21][22][23]
- 2767 - Rim Worlds Republic [24]
- 2822 - Independent world [25][26]
- 2864 - Independent world [27]
- 3025 - Morgraine's Valkyrate [28][29]
- 3030 - Greater Valkyrate [30]
- 3040 - Greater Valkyrate [31][32]
- 3050 - Bandit Kingdoms [33]
- 3052 - Clan Jade Falcon [34][35]
- 3054 - Clan Jade Falcon [36]
- 3057 - Clan Jade Falcon [37]
- 3059 - Clan Jade Falcon [38]
- 3063 - Clan Jade Falcon [39]
- 3067 - Clan Jade Falcon [40][41]
- 3071 - Clan Ice Hellion (from October)[15][16]
- 3072 - Clan Hell's Horses[16]
- 3075 - Clan Hell's Horses [42]
- 3079 - Clan Hell's Horses [43]
- 3081 - Clan Hell's Horses [44]
- 3085 - Clan Hell's Horses [45]
- 3095 - Ragnarök Union [46]
- 3130 - The Barrens [47]
- 3135 - The Barrens [48]
- 3145 - The Barrens [2][3]
Military Deployment
2592-2593
Geography
Gotterdammerung is a cold world covered in ice and snow. There is only a thin band of habitable area around the world's equator, but even here only the tough reindeer-like animals can really survive and thrive.[1]
Notes
According to the deployment tables on p. 153-154 of Historical: Reunification War and the map on page 128, the 5th Amaris Legionnaires were deployed on Gotterdammerung from 2581 onwards until their destruction. This contradicts the text on page 136, which has the 5th Amaris Legionnaires on Barcelona. The writer of Historical: Reunification War has indicated that Barcelona was the correct deployment for the 5th Amaris Legionnaires.
Nearby Systems
| Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years) Closest systems first: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botany Bay | 17.6 | Erewhon | 20.7 | Last Chance | 22.9 | Lackhove | 25.2 |
| Anywhere | 32.1 | Battaraigi | 33.4 | Koskenkorva | 35.9 | Here | 36.0 |
| Illium | 38.3 | Cryfder | 38.6 | Bone-Norman | 41.1 | Zertarum | 44.4 |
| Somerset | 44.7 | Erin (Von Strang's World) | 53.9 | Bensinger | 55.0 | Blackstone | 56.3 |
| Ylemelke | 56.4 | Vargtass | 57.1 | Givrodat | 57.3 | Renren | 58.6 |
| Gorfynt | 58.8 | Barcelona | 59.7 | Apollo | 60.0 | ||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Periphery (sourcebook), p. 147, "Gotterdammerung"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 38, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25, "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League - [2750] Map"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Era Report: 2750, p. 36, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 The Periphery, 1st Edition, p. 18, "From Rim to Tamar"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 18, "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War (2571)"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 130, "The Spark"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 132, "Case Apollo"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 133, "Island Hopping (2582 - November 2590)"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 134, "Arlina to Viborg (December 2584 - September 2588)"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 139, "Bitter Harvests (2591-2596)"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 153, "Rim Worlds Republic Front (2588-2596)"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 98, "The Rim Worlds Uprising"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 17, "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 50, "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Interstellar Players 3: Interstellar Expeditions, p. 42
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 38, "Rim Worlds Army Deployment Map - [2765]"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: Lyran Commonwealth, p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 104, "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ The Periphery (sourcebook), p. vii, "Map of the Periphery"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 31, "Map of the Jade Falcons Territory"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
- ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 111, "Greater Valkyrate, Oberon Confederation & Illysian Fields"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70, "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 27, "Clan Wolf/Clan Hell's Horses Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
- ↑ Interstellar Players 3: Interstellar Expeditions, p. 41, "The Ragnarök Union"
- ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
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