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| + | * [[2317]] - No record<ref name="HB:HDp18">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2571]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2596]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2750]] - Federated Suns<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2764]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FM:SLDF">''Field Manual: SLDF'': "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2765]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11</ref><ref name=FR:2765AAFSp29>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 29</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2822]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2864]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3025]] - Federated Suns<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'': "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3030]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3067]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82</ref><ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3072]] - [[Malagrotta Cooperative]]<ref name="jhs7294">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 94</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3075]] - Malagrotta Cooperative<ref name="JS:TBDp64">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3079]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FR:FSp21">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 21</ref><ref name="FR:Pp22">''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 22</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3081]] - Federated Suns<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3085]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3135]] - Independent world<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3145]] - Independent world<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Great Gorge V== | ||
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| − | + | | name = Great Gorge V | |
| − | | name = Great Gorge | + | | othernames = |
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| − | | distance = 21 days<ref name="hd202"/><ref name="HS:Cp2">''Hot Spots Contracts'', p. 2 | + | | distance = 21 days<ref name="hd202"/><ref name="HS:Cp2">''Hot Spots Contracts'', p. 2: "Crucis March Contract FC 56601-002-2"</ref> |
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| population = 1,988,000,000 (apocryphal)<ref>''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)]]'' ([[apocryphal]])</ref> | | population = 1,988,000,000 (apocryphal)<ref>''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)]]'' ([[apocryphal]])</ref> | ||
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| + | | capital = New Stockton<ref name="HS:Cp2"/> | ||
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| + | | hpgrep = [[Precentor]] [[Paul Thyres]]<ref name=hd202/> | ||
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| − | == Planetary Info == | ||
Originally the only feature of note was a large canyon that gave the world its name. A religious group from [[Terra]] settled on '''Great Gorge''' just before the first [[Star League]] was formed. This religious group scattered seeds from airplanes and fish eggs into the seas. The resulting oxygen generated by the plants allowed the fish to survive as they consumed the native algae. Originally a marginally habitable world with minor amounts of arable land, by the fall of the Star League the world was packed with settlers enjoying the plentiful air, water, and food. In addition, several mining companies found that the Great Gorge itself provided easy access to minerals and precious metals. As a result the standard of living rose.<ref name="hd202"/> | Originally the only feature of note was a large canyon that gave the world its name. A religious group from [[Terra]] settled on '''Great Gorge''' just before the first [[Star League]] was formed. This religious group scattered seeds from airplanes and fish eggs into the seas. The resulting oxygen generated by the plants allowed the fish to survive as they consumed the native algae. Originally a marginally habitable world with minor amounts of arable land, by the fall of the Star League the world was packed with settlers enjoying the plentiful air, water, and food. In addition, several mining companies found that the Great Gorge itself provided easy access to minerals and precious metals. As a result the standard of living rose.<ref name="hd202"/> | ||
| − | == Planetary History == | + | ===Planetary History=== |
===Early Years=== | ===Early Years=== | ||
| − | In the thirty-first century, Great Gorge was still a contrast in extremes; the planet’s surface was dominated by mountain ranges and some of the largest valleys and canyons to be found anywhere within the boundaries of the Inner Sphere. Located close to both the [[Mica Majority]] and the [[Tortuga Dominions]], Great Gorge sees many groups of varying reputation travel through, headed either for the gold-rush environment of the Majority or | + | In the thirty-first century, Great Gorge was still a contrast in extremes; the planet’s surface was dominated by mountain ranges and some of the largest valleys and canyons to be found anywhere within the boundaries of the Inner Sphere. Located close to both the [[Mica Majority]] and the [[Tortuga Dominions]], Great Gorge sees many groups of varying reputation travel through, headed either for the gold-rush environment of the Majority or traveling for more nefarious purposes. Great Gorge itself was a world rich in minerals and supported the population at a much higher standard of living than the typical Periphery world, but this in turn made Great Gorge a tempting target for pirates like [[Fuchida's Fusiliers]].<ref name="HS:Cp2"/> |
| − | ===Clan Invasion=== | + | ====Clan Invasion==== |
| − | In the wake of the [[Clan Invasion]] the Federated Commonwealth redeployed the garrison forces which had been protecting Great Gorge and the surrounding area. In [[3055]] Marquis Lawrence Ulitock, the planetary ruler, was actively recruiting mercenaries to defend Great Gorge, as the planet had been struck repeatedly by pirates in a series of fierce raids.<ref name="HS:Cp2"/> The raids largely concentrated on attacking the mining areas and companies, although some attacks were launched against the various cities on Great Gorge to obtain slaves for trade; complicating the defense of Great Gorge were issues in obtaining supplies and ammunition for hired mercenary units, with supplies often arriving late or incomplete due to a lack of influence on the part of the Marquis.<ref name="HSp35">''Hot Spots Contracts'', p. 35 | + | In the wake of the [[Clan Invasion]] the Federated Commonwealth redeployed the garrison forces which had been protecting Great Gorge and the surrounding area. In [[3055]] Marquis Lawrence Ulitock, the planetary ruler, was actively recruiting mercenaries to defend Great Gorge, as the planet had been struck repeatedly by pirates in a series of fierce raids.<ref name="HS:Cp2"/> The raids largely concentrated on attacking the mining areas and companies, although some attacks were launched against the various cities on Great Gorge to obtain slaves for trade; complicating the defense of Great Gorge were issues in obtaining supplies and ammunition for hired mercenary units, with supplies often arriving late or incomplete due to a lack of influence on the part of the Marquis.<ref name="HSp35">''Hot Spots Contracts'', p. 35: "Contract FC 56601-002-2: Behind The Scenes"</ref> |
| − | ===Jihad=== | + | ====Jihad==== |
During the early years of the [[Jihad]], Great Gorge left the Federated Suns and joined with several other worlds to form the Malagrotta Cooperative.<ref name="jhs7294"/> | During the early years of the [[Jihad]], Great Gorge left the Federated Suns and joined with several other worlds to form the Malagrotta Cooperative.<ref name="jhs7294"/> | ||
| − | Elements of the [[1st Periphery Guard|First Periphery Guard]] deployed to Great Gorge in [[3139]] on a humanitarian relief mission despite Great Gorge having left the Federated Suns many years before. Tens of thousands of people had been left homeless after atypical spring rains led to flooding across large areas of New Stockton, and the Periphery Guard deployed almost twenty assorted [[VTOL]]s including a number of [[Bishop|Bishop Transport VTOLs]] to deliver clean water to relief centers and to rescue survivors.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp22">''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', p. 22 | + | ====Dark Age==== |
| + | Elements of the [[1st Periphery Guard|First Periphery Guard]] deployed to Great Gorge in [[3139]] on a humanitarian relief mission despite Great Gorge having left the Federated Suns many years before. Tens of thousands of people had been left homeless after atypical spring rains led to flooding across large areas of New Stockton, and the Periphery Guard deployed almost twenty assorted [[VTOL]]s including a number of [[Bishop (Combat Vehicle)|Bishop Transport VTOLs]] to deliver clean water to relief centers and to rescue survivors.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp22">''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', p. 22: "Bishop Transport VTOL"</ref> | ||
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| + | With the planetary militia in shambles a pirate group took advantage of the chaos by staging a raid, targeting the gold storehouses located near Great Gorge's planetary spaceport. With only a single lance of [[BattleMech]]s and few ground combat vehicles from the Periphery Guard on Great Gorge, some of the VTOL crews improvised; taking shipping containers of munitions that had been intended to be a goodwill gift to the planetary militia from the [[AFFS]], the crews rigged the munitions with detonators and proceeded to drop the containers on top of the pirate force and their ''[[Union]]''-class [[DropShip]] at the spaceport. The explosions caused by the crates containing tons of munitions surprised the pirates, and when the loads carried by the four Bishops had been dropped, the bulk of the pirate forces had been destroyed along with their DropShip.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp22"/> | ||
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| + | ====3050==== | ||
| + | * Pollux<ref name=20yup22>''20 Year Update'', p. 22</ref> | ||
| + | ===Geography=== | ||
{{ApocryphalContentStart}} | {{ApocryphalContentStart}} | ||
| − | The database of the ([[apocryphal]]) 1989 video game [[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]], set around the year [[3025]], gives a population of 1.988 billion for Great Gorge and describes the environment as "desert" (out of only three broad impressions of planetary environments given in the game, these being "desert" | + | The database of the ([[apocryphal]]) 1989 video game ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]]'', set around the year [[3025]], gives a population of 1.988 billion for Great Gorge and describes the environment as "desert" (out of only three broad impressions of planetary environments given in the game, these being "desert," "ice," and "tropical"). The description one-liner reads "Nice world rich in minerals on the edge of nowhere." |
{{ApocryphalContentEnd}} | {{ApocryphalContentEnd}} | ||
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| + | * New Stockton: planetary capital<ref name="HS:Cp2"/> | ||
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| + | == Nearby Systems == | ||
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| + | ! colspan="8" | Closest 20 systems (11 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first: | ||
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| − | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Gronholt]] | |
| − | + | | class="lessthan30" | 27.2 | |
| − | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Adelson]] | |
| − | + | | class="lessthan30" | 29.3 | |
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| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 32.9 |
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| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 43.6 |
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| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 44.1 |
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| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Gillingham]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 56.0 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Mararn]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 57.8 |
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| − | | | + | | class="over60" | 62.4 |
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| − | | [[ | + | | class="over60" | [[Malagrotta]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | 64.8 |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | [[Redondo]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over60" | 65.4 |
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| − | | [[ | + | | class="over60" | 67.9 |
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | {{div col|colwidth=25em}} | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]'' | ||
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | + | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | + | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' |
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[ | + | * ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)]]'' |
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries]]'' | ||
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| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Systems|Great Gorge]] |
| − | [[Category: Federated Commonwealth | + | [[Category: Federated Commonwealth Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Federated Suns | + | [[Category: Federated Suns Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Independent | + | [[Category: Independent Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Malagrotta Cooperative | + | [[Category: Malagrotta Cooperative Systems]] |
Latest revision as of 01:15, 24 December 2023
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| System Information | |
| X:Y Coordinates | 492.678 : -266.866[e] |
| Spectral class | A3V[1] |
| Recharge station(s) | None[1] |
Contents
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2317 - No record[2]
- 2571 - Federated Suns[3]
- 2596 - Federated Suns[4]
- 2750 - Federated Suns[5]
- 2764 - Federated Suns[6]
- 2765 - Federated Suns[7][8]
- 2822 - Federated Suns[9][10]
- 2864 - Federated Suns[11]
- 3025 - Federated Suns[12][13]
- 3030 - Federated Suns[14]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth[15][16]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth[17]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth[18]
- 3057 - Federated Commonwealth[19]
- 3058 - Federated Commonwealth[20]
- 3063 - Federated Commonwealth[21]
- 3067 - Federated Suns[22][23]
- 3072 - Malagrotta Cooperative[24]
- 3075 - Malagrotta Cooperative[25]
- 3079 - Federated Suns[26][27]
- 3081 - Federated Suns[28]
- 3085 - Federated Suns[29]
- 3135 - Independent world[30]
- 3145 - Independent world[31]
Great Gorge V[edit]
| Great Gorge V | |
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| Astrophysical | |
| System position | 5th[1] |
| Jump Point distance | 21 days[1][32] |
| Geophysical | |
| Highest native life | Plants[1] |
| History and Culture | |
| Population | 1,988,000,000 (apocryphal)[33] |
| Government and Infrastructure | |
| Noble Ruler | Marquess of Great Gorge |
| Capital | New Stockton[32] |
| HPG Class | B[1] |
| HPG Representative | Precentor Paul Thyres[1] |
Planetary Info[edit]
Originally the only feature of note was a large canyon that gave the world its name. A religious group from Terra settled on Great Gorge just before the first Star League was formed. This religious group scattered seeds from airplanes and fish eggs into the seas. The resulting oxygen generated by the plants allowed the fish to survive as they consumed the native algae. Originally a marginally habitable world with minor amounts of arable land, by the fall of the Star League the world was packed with settlers enjoying the plentiful air, water, and food. In addition, several mining companies found that the Great Gorge itself provided easy access to minerals and precious metals. As a result the standard of living rose.[1]
Planetary History[edit]
Early Years[edit]
In the thirty-first century, Great Gorge was still a contrast in extremes; the planet’s surface was dominated by mountain ranges and some of the largest valleys and canyons to be found anywhere within the boundaries of the Inner Sphere. Located close to both the Mica Majority and the Tortuga Dominions, Great Gorge sees many groups of varying reputation travel through, headed either for the gold-rush environment of the Majority or traveling for more nefarious purposes. Great Gorge itself was a world rich in minerals and supported the population at a much higher standard of living than the typical Periphery world, but this in turn made Great Gorge a tempting target for pirates like Fuchida's Fusiliers.[32]
Clan Invasion[edit]
In the wake of the Clan Invasion the Federated Commonwealth redeployed the garrison forces which had been protecting Great Gorge and the surrounding area. In 3055 Marquis Lawrence Ulitock, the planetary ruler, was actively recruiting mercenaries to defend Great Gorge, as the planet had been struck repeatedly by pirates in a series of fierce raids.[32] The raids largely concentrated on attacking the mining areas and companies, although some attacks were launched against the various cities on Great Gorge to obtain slaves for trade; complicating the defense of Great Gorge were issues in obtaining supplies and ammunition for hired mercenary units, with supplies often arriving late or incomplete due to a lack of influence on the part of the Marquis.[34]
Jihad[edit]
During the early years of the Jihad, Great Gorge left the Federated Suns and joined with several other worlds to form the Malagrotta Cooperative.[24]
Dark Age[edit]
Elements of the First Periphery Guard deployed to Great Gorge in 3139 on a humanitarian relief mission despite Great Gorge having left the Federated Suns many years before. Tens of thousands of people had been left homeless after atypical spring rains led to flooding across large areas of New Stockton, and the Periphery Guard deployed almost twenty assorted VTOLs including a number of Bishop Transport VTOLs to deliver clean water to relief centers and to rescue survivors.[35]
With the planetary militia in shambles a pirate group took advantage of the chaos by staging a raid, targeting the gold storehouses located near Great Gorge's planetary spaceport. With only a single lance of BattleMechs and few ground combat vehicles from the Periphery Guard on Great Gorge, some of the VTOL crews improvised; taking shipping containers of munitions that had been intended to be a goodwill gift to the planetary militia from the AFFS, the crews rigged the munitions with detonators and proceeded to drop the containers on top of the pirate force and their Union-class DropShip at the spaceport. The explosions caused by the crates containing tons of munitions surprised the pirates, and when the loads carried by the four Bishops had been dropped, the bulk of the pirate forces had been destroyed along with their DropShip.[35]
Military Deployment[edit]
3050[edit]
- Pollux[36]
Geography[edit]
The database of the (apocryphal) 1989 video game MechWarrior, set around the year 3025, gives a population of 1.988 billion for Great Gorge and describes the environment as "desert" (out of only three broad impressions of planetary environments given in the game, these being "desert," "ice," and "tropical"). The description one-liner reads "Nice world rich in minerals on the edge of nowhere."
Planetary Locations[edit]
- New Stockton: planetary capital[32]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
| Closest 20 systems (11 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gronholt | 27.2 | Adelson | 29.3 | Sodertalje | 31.6 | Hoonaar | 32.1 |
| Vackisujfalu | 32.9 | Olindo | 43.6 | Baranda | 44.1 | Fetsund | 52.8 |
| Jaboatao | 56.0 | Gillingham | 56.0 | Mararn | 57.8 | Fuveau | 62.4 |
| Malagrotta | 64.8 | Redondo | 65.4 | Rennes | 67.9 | Csomad | 70.1 |
| Gurrnazovo | 74.1 | Cooperland | 75.0 | Eustatius | 76.6 | Hawktor | 78.4 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 202: "Great Gorge"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 18
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 48
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
- ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 29
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns): "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 72
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, p. 94
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64
- ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 21
- ↑ Field Report: Periphery, p. 22
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 Hot Spots Contracts, p. 2: "Crucis March Contract FC 56601-002-2"
- ↑ MechWarrior (1989 Video Game) (apocryphal)
- ↑ Hot Spots Contracts, p. 35: "Contract FC 56601-002-2: Behind The Scenes"
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries, p. 22: "Bishop Transport VTOL"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 22
Bibliography[edit]
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Field Report: AFFS
- Field Report: Periphery
- Field Report 2765: AFFS
- Handbook: House Davion
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- Hot Spots
- Hot Spots Contracts
- House Davion (The Federated Suns)
- Jihad Hot Spots: 3072
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)
- Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries