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| − | {{Update Needed|[[Handbook: House Kurita]] | + | {{Update Needed|[[Handbook: House Kurita]]|[[Historical: Wars of the Republic Era]]}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{otheruses|the planetary system|the WarShip|Irece (Individual Samarkand-class WarShip)}} |
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{{InfoBoxSystem | {{InfoBoxSystem | ||
| − | | image = | + | | image = Irece_3151.svg |
| − | | caption = Irece | + | | caption = Irece [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]] |
| name = Irece | | name = Irece | ||
| − | | coord = 179. | + | | coord = 179.371 : 293.992{{e}} |
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| − | | class = F8III<ref name="HB:HKp80">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 80 | + | | class = F8III<ref name="HB:HKp80">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 80: "Irece"</ref><ref name=O:DCp17>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 17: "Irece"</ref><ref name=O:TCp25>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 25: "Irece Planet Profile"</ref> |
| recharge = 179 hours<ref name="HB:HKp80"/><ref name=O:DCp17/><ref name=O:TCp25/> | | recharge = 179 hours<ref name="HB:HKp80"/><ref name=O:DCp17/><ref name=O:TCp25/> | ||
| recharge stations = Zenith, Nadir<ref name="HB:HKp80"/><ref name=O:DCp17/><ref name=O:TCp25/> | | recharge stations = Zenith, Nadir<ref name="HB:HKp80"/><ref name=O:DCp17/><ref name=O:TCp25/> | ||
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| − | '' | + | ==System Description== |
| + | '''Irece''' is located near the [[Teniente]] and [[Juazeiro]] systems. | ||
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| + | ==Political Affiliation== | ||
| + | {{div col|colwidth=25em}} | ||
| + | * [[2319]] - No record<ref name=HB:HKp18>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2571]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2596]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2750]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2764]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2765]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2822]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2864]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3025]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3030]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3040]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3050]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3052]] - [[Clan Nova Cat]]<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3057]] - Clan Nova Cat<ref name="ER3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3063]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3067]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3075]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3079]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3081]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3085]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3130]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=DATtSXLII>''Dark Age: Touring the Stars (3130)'', pp. 83–84: "Volume XLII: Warriors of Vision—The Nova Cat Clan Today"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3135]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3142]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=IEIF>''It Ends in Fire''</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3145]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Irece IV== | ||
| + | {{InfoBoxPlanet | ||
| image = Irece flag.jpg | | image = Irece flag.jpg | ||
| − | | | + | | name = Irece IV |
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| − | + | | position = Fourth<ref name="HB:HKp80"/><ref name=O:DCp17/><ref name=O:TCp25/> | |
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| distance = 12.01 days<ref name="HB:HKp80"/><ref name=O:DCp17/><ref name=O:TCp25/> | | distance = 12.01 days<ref name="HB:HKp80"/><ref name=O:DCp17/><ref name=O:TCp25/> | ||
| moons = 1 (Bahia)<ref name="HB:HKp80"/><ref name=O:DCp17/><ref name=O:TCp25/> | | moons = 1 (Bahia)<ref name="HB:HKp80"/><ref name=O:DCp17/><ref name=O:TCp25/> | ||
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| pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name="HB:HKp80"/><ref name=O:DCp17/><ref name=O:TCp25/> | | pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name="HB:HKp80"/><ref name=O:DCp17/><ref name=O:TCp25/> | ||
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| water = 44%<ref name="HB:HKp80"/><ref name=O:DCp17/><ref name=O:TCp25/> | | water = 44%<ref name="HB:HKp80"/><ref name=O:DCp17/><ref name=O:TCp25/> | ||
| life = Mammal<ref name="HB:HKp80"/><ref name=O:DCp17/><ref name=O:TCp25/> | | life = Mammal<ref name="HB:HKp80"/><ref name=O:DCp17/><ref name=O:TCp25/> | ||
| − | | | + | | continents = 3 (Santana, Salvador, Baiano)<ref name=O:TCp25/> |
| − | | | + | | colonized = |
| − | | ruler = [[Khan]] [[Santin West]] (3067)<ref name="HB:HKp80"/> | + | | demonym = |
| + | | language = | ||
| + | | religion = | ||
| + | | population = 3,230,000,000 (3067),<ref name="HB:HKp80"/><br>3,100,000,000 (3079)<ref name=O:DCp17/><ref name=O:TCp25/> | ||
| + | | ruler = | ||
| + | | political = | ||
| + | | commander = [[Khan]] [[Santin West]] (3067)<ref name="HB:HKp80"/> | ||
| capital = New Barcella<ref name="HB:HKp80"/><ref name=O:DCp17/><ref name=O:TCp25/> | | capital = New Barcella<ref name="HB:HKp80"/><ref name=O:DCp17/><ref name=O:TCp25/> | ||
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}} | }} | ||
| + | ===Planetary History=== | ||
| + | ====Operation REVIVAL==== | ||
| + | During the Fifth Wave of [[Operation Revival]] Irece was targeted by [[Clan Nova Cat]]'s [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Beta Galaxy]], who arrived in-system on 22 December [[3051]]. Irece was strategically significant for being home to [[LexaTech Industries]], the last remaining manufacturer of [[Land-Air 'Mech]]s in the entire [[Inner Sphere]], and so the elite [[Eighteenth Dieron Regulars]] commanded by ''[[Tai-sa]]'' Basil Itemji had been sent to defend the planet. ''Tai-sa'' Itemji answered the Nova Cats' ''[[batchall]]'' and asked for the battle to take place outside the LexaTech facility to minimize potential collateral damage. Suspecting Inner Sphere skullduggery, [[Galaxy Commander]] Rosse banned the use of bidding by his subordinates and decided to attack with the full force of Beta Galaxy.<ref name=IC113>''Invading Clans'', pp. 112–113</ref> | ||
| + | The Galaxy Commander's suspicions had paid off, as the defenders had set up numerous artillery positions and constructed hardened defensive lines to create a layered defense leading back to the factory itself. Taking a cautious approach, Galaxy Commander Rosse landed his forces outside of the artillery's range and instead unleashed his aerospace forces, which quickly gained air superiority and knocked out the big guns. For the next few days fighting was intense, and the Nova Cats quickly abandoned ''[[zellbrigen]]'' when the DCMS warriors refused to comply, unleashing their full fury and forcing the Eighteenth to abandon their first line of defenses and retreat to their second. Fighting here was also brutal, with the [[179th Striker (Clan Nova Cat)|179th Striker Cluster]] nearly wiped out when it was caught up in an ambush laid by an assault [[battalion]].<ref name=IC113/> | ||
| + | By the fourth day Rosse stooped to sending a [[Star]] of "headhunter" [[Elementals]] to liquidate the Eighteenth's commander structure, however their sneak attack was betrayed by a local animal species known as the "squawk." The regiment's command [[company]] was able to get into their 'Mechs and destroy the Elementals through concentrated fire, but in the process destroyed the woodland which had been providing them cover, forcing a fighting retreat to the next defensive line. ''Tai-sa'' Itemji responded to this attack by sending the 412th [[DEST]] company on a nighttime raid against his counterpart's command [[Trinary]] for the same purpose. Although they were eventually destroyed, the DEST commandos succeeded in destroying twenty [[OmniMechs]] and killing Galaxy Commander Rosse.<ref name=IC113/><ref name=IC114>''Invading Clans'', p. 114</ref> | ||
| − | + | [[Star Colonel]] [[Brian Lossey]] took command of Beta Galaxy, and building on his fallen predecessor's original battle plan systematically weakened the Dieron Regulars through a series of raids, forcing them to fall back further and further to the doorstep of the LexaTech factory. When Star Colonel Lossey sent a Trinary to strike the facility directly, ''Tai-sa'' Itemji played his last card and wiped the unit out with an artillery strike; their position revealed, the artillery was wiped out by Nova Cat air attacks. In their final stand on the grounds of the factory itself the surviving Dieron Regulars planned to use explosives throughout the complex in one final bid to deny the asset to the Nova Cats. However, Star Colonel Lossey had suspected such a plan and dispatched Elemental teams to disarm the devices, largely succeeding in their task. The remnants of the Eighteenth were finally crushed and the planet, along with the vital factory, fell to the Nova Cats.<ref name=IC114/> | |
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| − | + | Although the Combine feared LexaTech's LAMs would soon be turned against them by the Nova Cats, information came in just weeks after the planet's fall that the factory had been razed to the ground. The Clans in general viewed the concept of the Land-Air 'Mech as an abomination, being not quite a 'Mech or a fighter and so unfit for use. Clan Nova Cat felt the same way and fought hard to take the planet so they would have the personal pleasure of destroying the facility themselves. According to some reports Nova Cat warriors were seen melting the computer chips necessary for LAM functionality by hand.<ref name=IC114/> | |
| − | + | ====Operation BULLDOG==== | |
| − | + | For [[Operation BULLDOG]], the [[Second An Ting Legion]] invaded Irece which, at the time, was defended by [[Clan Nova Cat]]'s [[5th Garrison (Clan Nova Cat)|Fifth Garrison Cluster]]. Control of the planet was decided in a drinking contest; the [[Draconis Combine]] representative Ewan Paltrow won and Clan Nova Cat relinquished the world.<ref name=FMCS120>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 120</ref> | |
| − | ====Operation | ||
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====Irece Prefecture==== | ====Irece Prefecture==== | ||
| − | When Clan Nova Cat was [[Abjured]] | + | When Clan Nova Cat was [[Abjured]], their elements still in the [[Clan Homeworlds]] fled to the Inner Sphere to join those in Combine space who had already defected to the [[Second Star League|Star League]] during [[Operation BULLDOG]]. They were welcomed by Coordinator [[Theodore Kurita]], who allowed the survivors to relocate within his territory and set up the Irece Prefecture. New Barcella, formerly a small town, was transformed by the Clan into its new capital in late 3050s and it was renamed after their [[Barcella|former homeworld]] in Clan Space. The city has its own spaceport, named Rosse Spaceport.<ref name=O:DCp17/> |
All the world's manufacturing capabilities were controlled by Clan Nova Cat. The [[DCMS]] maintained a prefecture headquarters on the world, but this was more of a liaison or oversight position, since the Nova Cats defend the entire Irece Prefecture.<ref name=O:DCp17/> | All the world's manufacturing capabilities were controlled by Clan Nova Cat. The [[DCMS]] maintained a prefecture headquarters on the world, but this was more of a liaison or oversight position, since the Nova Cats defend the entire Irece Prefecture.<ref name=O:DCp17/> | ||
====The Jihad==== | ====The Jihad==== | ||
| − | On | + | On 19 June [[3072]], the defenses that the Nova Cats had in place around Irece were able to prevent a nuclear raid by [[Word of Blake]] forces.<ref name="JHS3076p22">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp50">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 50: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> A month later on the 21st of July, Nova Cat forces from Irece attempted to assault the Blakist troops on [[Luthien]], suffering severe losses in the process.<ref name="J:FRp50"/><ref name="JHS3076p23">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 23: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> |
====Second Combine-Dominion War==== | ====Second Combine-Dominion War==== | ||
| − | On June | + | On 30 June [[3100]], a task force of two [[Clan Ghost Bear]] Galaxies launched raid of Nova Cat's planetary capital of New Barcella. Consisting of the [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Beta]] and [[Omega Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Omega Galaxies]], these two forces would split off after landing on planet. While Beta fought a long strung battle overnight to destroy the Cat's factories. The Omega Galaxy would wait for dawn to attack the city itself and kill Nova Cat Khan [[Ajax Drummond]]. Battle to breech the city's defense would prove to be difficult, with Galaxy Commander choosing to preserve his forces and send two waves of [[Cruise Missile 50|Type 50 Cruise missiles]] from his DropShips. Missile bombardment would wreck the city, while another wave would be sent to aid Beta Galaxy's battle at factory complexes which had gotten stalemated by the Nova Cat defenders. Two Galaxies would laid waste to both city and complexes thinking they had completed their tasks. After their departure on July 9th, Khan Drummond would be found alive, while Nova Cat's genetic legacies would be found intact in bunkers. However, Nova Cat's forces on planet would be destroyed with Clan's last means to rebuild itself lost.<ref>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', pp. 36–37: The Fall/Wave - 4 Irece - Invasion of Irece during the Second Combine-Dominion War and its aftereffects</ref> |
| − | After the | + | After the conflict ended officially in [[3102]], Clansmen would be forced to live in culture preservation zones. This would end up separating them from the general population who had been tainted by [[Black Dragon Society]] propaganda to thinking the Clan was at fault for the conflict.<ref>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', pp. 36–37: The Fallout - Nova Cat Clan is separated from the Combine's population due to anti-Clan bias created by the Black Dragon Society</ref> |
| − | Nova Cat Clan is separated from the Combine's population due to anti- | ||
| − | === | + | ===Military Deployment=== |
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| − | *[[ | + | ====2764==== |
| + | * [[114th Mechanized Infantry Division]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 256: "SLDF - Draconis Combine Military Command Map"</ref> | ||
| − | == | + | ====3038==== |
| − | = | + | * [[Eleventh Pesht Regulars]]<ref name=H:Wo3039>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 139: "Deployment Table"</ref> |
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| − | === | + | ====3051==== |
| − | + | * [[Eighteenth Dieron Regulars]]<ref name=IC113/> | |
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| − | === | + | ====3054==== |
| − | * [[5th Garrison (Clan Nova Cat)]] <ref name=FMCS120/> | + | * [[5th Garrison (Clan Nova Cat)|Fifth Garrison Cluster]]<ref name=OR35>''Objective Raids'', p. 35</ref> |
| + | * [[6th Garrison (Clan Nova Cat)|Sixth Garrison Cluster]]<ref name=OR35/> | ||
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| + | ====3059==== | ||
| + | * Fifth Garrison Cluster<ref name=FMCS120/> | ||
| − | ===3062=== | + | ====3062==== |
| − | * [[1st Nova Cat Guards (Clan Nova Cat)]]<ref name=FMCS128/> | + | * [[1st Nova Cat Guards (Clan Nova Cat)|First Nova Cat Guards]]<ref name=FMCS128/> |
| − | * [[449th Assault | + | * [[449th Assault (Clan Nova Cat)|449th Assault Cluster]]<ref name=FMCS128/> |
| − | * [[489th Assault | + | * [[489th Assault (Clan Nova Cat)|489th Assault Cluster]]<ref name=FMCS128/> |
| − | === | + | ====3062–3067==== |
| − | * [[NovaStar Keshik (Clan Nova Cat)]]<ref name=FMCS127>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 127 | + | * [[NovaStar Keshik (Clan Nova Cat)|NovaStar Keshik]]<ref name=FMCS127>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 127: "Nova Cat Deployment Table"</ref><ref name=FMU100>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 100: "Clan Nova Cat Deployment Table"</ref> |
| − | * | + | * First Nova Cat Guards<ref name=FMCS128>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 128: "Nova Cats Deployment Table"</ref><ref name=FMU100/> |
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| − | ===3079=== | + | ====3079==== |
* [[Nekoryu Keshik (Clan Nova Cat)|Nekoryu Keshik Supernova Trinary]]<ref name=O:TCp25/> | * [[Nekoryu Keshik (Clan Nova Cat)|Nekoryu Keshik Supernova Trinary]]<ref name=O:TCp25/> | ||
* [[Nova Cat Hussars (Clan Nova Cat)|Nova Cat Hussars Cluster]]<ref name=O:TCp25/> | * [[Nova Cat Hussars (Clan Nova Cat)|Nova Cat Hussars Cluster]]<ref name=O:TCp25/> | ||
* [[Nova Cat Fusiliers (Clan Nova Cat)|Nova Cat Fusiliers Cluster]]<ref name=O:TCp25/> | * [[Nova Cat Fusiliers (Clan Nova Cat)|Nova Cat Fusiliers Cluster]]<ref name=O:TCp25/> | ||
| − | ===3085=== | + | ====3085==== |
| − | * [[Rossei Keshik (Clan Nova Cat)|Rossei Keshik Supernova]]<ref name=FM:3085p130>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 130 | + | * [[Rossei Keshik (Clan Nova Cat)|Rossei Keshik Supernova]]<ref name=FM:3085p130>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 130: "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> |
| − | * [[Nova Cat Renegades (Clan Nova Cat)]]<ref name=FM:3085p130/> | + | * [[Nova Cat Renegades (Clan Nova Cat)|Nova Cat Renegades]]<ref name=FM:3085p130/> |
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| + | ====3145==== | ||
| + | * [[Fourth Sword of Light]]<ref name=FM3145p67>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 67: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[Dragon's Breath (Mercenary Command)|Dragon's Breath]]<ref name=FM3145p182>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 182: "Draconis Combine"</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Geography=== | ||
| + | Irece IV has three continents named Santana, Salvador, and Baiano.<ref name=O:TCp25/> There is a mountain 9.7 km tall, known as Tengoku (Japanese translation of the name is ''Heaven''), which reaches into the planet's stratosphere and is located 100 km from the world's capital city.{{cn}} | ||
| − | == | + | ===Planetary Locations=== |
| − | * | + | * New Barcella: once a minor town, capital of the Clan Nova Cat enclaves as of [[3130]]<ref name=DATtSXLII/> |
| − | + | ** Rosse Spaceport<ref name=DATtSXLII/> | |
| − | * | + | ** Ways of Seeing Park: host location for the annual Oathmaster Grand Melee as of 3130<ref name=DATtSXLII/> |
| − | * | + | *** Clan Nova Cat genetic repository: as of 3130<ref name=DATtSXLII/> |
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| − | == | + | ===Companies and Industries=== |
| − | + | * [[Barcella Battle Armor Facility]]<ref>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 25: "Barcella Battle Armor Facility"</ref> | |
| − | + | * [[Barcella Beta]]<ref>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 25: "Barcella Beta"</ref> | |
| − | + | * [[Irece Alpha]]<ref>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 25: "Irece Alpha"</ref> | |
| − | + | * [[Irece Delta Refit Center]]<ref>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 25: "Irece Delta Refit Center"</ref> | |
| − | + | * [[LexaTech Industries]]<ref name=IC113/> | |
| − | + | * [[Luthien Armor Works|LAW-Barcella]]<ref>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 25: "Barcella - LAW"</ref> | |
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| − | + | ===Local Flora and Fauna=== | |
| − | + | * [[Squawk]] - native animal named so for its loud, distinctive cry.<ref name=IC113/> | |
| − | + | * [[Nova Cat (species)]] - imported by [[Clan Nova Cat]] | |
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| − | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Teniente]] |
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| − | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Juazeiro]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | 18.5 |
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| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 51.3 |
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| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 52.2 |
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| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 55.8 |
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| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 56.4 |
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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| + | * ''[[Dark Age: Touring the Stars (3130)]]'' | ||
* ''[[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: ComStar]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | ||
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' | * ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Invading Clans]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[It Ends in Fire]]'' (short story) | ||
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Objectives: Draconis Combine]]'' | * ''[[Objectives: Draconis Combine]]'' | ||
* ''[[Objectives: The Clans]]'' | * ''[[Objectives: The Clans]]'' | ||
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| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Systems|Irece]] |
| − | [[Category: Clan Nova Cat | + | [[Category: Clan Nova Cat Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Draconis Combine | + | [[Category: Draconis Combine Systems]] |
Latest revision as of 08:28, 23 April 2024
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- This article is about the planetary system. For the WarShip, see Irece (Individual Samarkand-class WarShip).
| Irece | |
|---|---|
← 3135 3151 | |
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| System Information | |
| X:Y Coordinates | 179.371 : 293.992[e] |
| Spectral class | F8III[1][2][3] |
| Recharge time | 179 hours[1][2][3] |
| Recharge station(s) | Zenith, Nadir[1][2][3] |
Contents
System Description[edit]
Irece is located near the Teniente and Juazeiro systems.
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2319 - No record[4]
- 2571 - Draconis Combine[5]
- 2596 - Draconis Combine[6]
- 2750 - Draconis Combine[7]
- 2764 - Draconis Combine[8]
- 2765 - Draconis Combine[9]
- 2822 - Draconis Combine[10][11]
- 2864 - Draconis Combine[12]
- 3025 - Draconis Combine[13][14]
- 3030 - Draconis Combine[15]
- 3040 - Draconis Combine[16][17]
- 3050 - Draconis Combine[18]
- 3052 - Clan Nova Cat[19][20]
- 3057 - Clan Nova Cat[21]
- 3063 - Draconis Combine[22]
- 3067 - Draconis Combine[23][24]
- 3075 - Draconis Combine[25]
- 3079 - Draconis Combine[26]
- 3081 - Draconis Combine[27]
- 3085 - Draconis Combine[28]
- 3130 - Draconis Combine[29]
- 3135 - Draconis Combine[30]
- 3142 - Draconis Combine[31]
- 3145 - Draconis Combine[32][33]
Irece IV[edit]
| Irece IV | |
|---|---|
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| Astrophysical | |
| System position | Fourth[1][2][3] |
| Jump Point distance | 12.01 days[1][2][3] |
| Moons | 1 (Bahia)[1][2][3] |
| Geophysical | |
| Surface gravity | 0.99[1][2][3] |
| Atmospheric pressure | Standard (Breathable)[1][2][3] |
| Equatorial temperature | 30°C (Warm-Temperate)[1][2][3] |
| Surface water | 44%[1][2][3] |
| Highest native life | Mammal[1][2][3] |
| Landmasses | 3 (Santana, Salvador, Baiano)[3] |
| History and Culture | |
| Population | 3,230,000,000 (3067),[1] 3,100,000,000 (3079)[2][3] |
| Government and Infrastructure | |
| Military Commander | Khan Santin West (3067)[1] |
| Capital | New Barcella[1][2][3] |
| HPG Class | A[1][2][3] |
Planetary History[edit]
Operation REVIVAL[edit]
During the Fifth Wave of Operation Revival Irece was targeted by Clan Nova Cat's Beta Galaxy, who arrived in-system on 22 December 3051. Irece was strategically significant for being home to LexaTech Industries, the last remaining manufacturer of Land-Air 'Mechs in the entire Inner Sphere, and so the elite Eighteenth Dieron Regulars commanded by Tai-sa Basil Itemji had been sent to defend the planet. Tai-sa Itemji answered the Nova Cats' batchall and asked for the battle to take place outside the LexaTech facility to minimize potential collateral damage. Suspecting Inner Sphere skullduggery, Galaxy Commander Rosse banned the use of bidding by his subordinates and decided to attack with the full force of Beta Galaxy.[34]
The Galaxy Commander's suspicions had paid off, as the defenders had set up numerous artillery positions and constructed hardened defensive lines to create a layered defense leading back to the factory itself. Taking a cautious approach, Galaxy Commander Rosse landed his forces outside of the artillery's range and instead unleashed his aerospace forces, which quickly gained air superiority and knocked out the big guns. For the next few days fighting was intense, and the Nova Cats quickly abandoned zellbrigen when the DCMS warriors refused to comply, unleashing their full fury and forcing the Eighteenth to abandon their first line of defenses and retreat to their second. Fighting here was also brutal, with the 179th Striker Cluster nearly wiped out when it was caught up in an ambush laid by an assault battalion.[34]
By the fourth day Rosse stooped to sending a Star of "headhunter" Elementals to liquidate the Eighteenth's commander structure, however their sneak attack was betrayed by a local animal species known as the "squawk." The regiment's command company was able to get into their 'Mechs and destroy the Elementals through concentrated fire, but in the process destroyed the woodland which had been providing them cover, forcing a fighting retreat to the next defensive line. Tai-sa Itemji responded to this attack by sending the 412th DEST company on a nighttime raid against his counterpart's command Trinary for the same purpose. Although they were eventually destroyed, the DEST commandos succeeded in destroying twenty OmniMechs and killing Galaxy Commander Rosse.[34][35]
Star Colonel Brian Lossey took command of Beta Galaxy, and building on his fallen predecessor's original battle plan systematically weakened the Dieron Regulars through a series of raids, forcing them to fall back further and further to the doorstep of the LexaTech factory. When Star Colonel Lossey sent a Trinary to strike the facility directly, Tai-sa Itemji played his last card and wiped the unit out with an artillery strike; their position revealed, the artillery was wiped out by Nova Cat air attacks. In their final stand on the grounds of the factory itself the surviving Dieron Regulars planned to use explosives throughout the complex in one final bid to deny the asset to the Nova Cats. However, Star Colonel Lossey had suspected such a plan and dispatched Elemental teams to disarm the devices, largely succeeding in their task. The remnants of the Eighteenth were finally crushed and the planet, along with the vital factory, fell to the Nova Cats.[35]
Although the Combine feared LexaTech's LAMs would soon be turned against them by the Nova Cats, information came in just weeks after the planet's fall that the factory had been razed to the ground. The Clans in general viewed the concept of the Land-Air 'Mech as an abomination, being not quite a 'Mech or a fighter and so unfit for use. Clan Nova Cat felt the same way and fought hard to take the planet so they would have the personal pleasure of destroying the facility themselves. According to some reports Nova Cat warriors were seen melting the computer chips necessary for LAM functionality by hand.[35]
Operation BULLDOG[edit]
For Operation BULLDOG, the Second An Ting Legion invaded Irece which, at the time, was defended by Clan Nova Cat's Fifth Garrison Cluster. Control of the planet was decided in a drinking contest; the Draconis Combine representative Ewan Paltrow won and Clan Nova Cat relinquished the world.[36]
Irece Prefecture[edit]
When Clan Nova Cat was Abjured, their elements still in the Clan Homeworlds fled to the Inner Sphere to join those in Combine space who had already defected to the Star League during Operation BULLDOG. They were welcomed by Coordinator Theodore Kurita, who allowed the survivors to relocate within his territory and set up the Irece Prefecture. New Barcella, formerly a small town, was transformed by the Clan into its new capital in late 3050s and it was renamed after their former homeworld in Clan Space. The city has its own spaceport, named Rosse Spaceport.[2]
All the world's manufacturing capabilities were controlled by Clan Nova Cat. The DCMS maintained a prefecture headquarters on the world, but this was more of a liaison or oversight position, since the Nova Cats defend the entire Irece Prefecture.[2]
The Jihad[edit]
On 19 June 3072, the defenses that the Nova Cats had in place around Irece were able to prevent a nuclear raid by Word of Blake forces.[37][38] A month later on the 21st of July, Nova Cat forces from Irece attempted to assault the Blakist troops on Luthien, suffering severe losses in the process.[38][39]
Second Combine-Dominion War[edit]
On 30 June 3100, a task force of two Clan Ghost Bear Galaxies launched raid of Nova Cat's planetary capital of New Barcella. Consisting of the Beta and Omega Galaxies, these two forces would split off after landing on planet. While Beta fought a long strung battle overnight to destroy the Cat's factories. The Omega Galaxy would wait for dawn to attack the city itself and kill Nova Cat Khan Ajax Drummond. Battle to breech the city's defense would prove to be difficult, with Galaxy Commander choosing to preserve his forces and send two waves of Type 50 Cruise missiles from his DropShips. Missile bombardment would wreck the city, while another wave would be sent to aid Beta Galaxy's battle at factory complexes which had gotten stalemated by the Nova Cat defenders. Two Galaxies would laid waste to both city and complexes thinking they had completed their tasks. After their departure on July 9th, Khan Drummond would be found alive, while Nova Cat's genetic legacies would be found intact in bunkers. However, Nova Cat's forces on planet would be destroyed with Clan's last means to rebuild itself lost.[40]
After the conflict ended officially in 3102, Clansmen would be forced to live in culture preservation zones. This would end up separating them from the general population who had been tainted by Black Dragon Society propaganda to thinking the Clan was at fault for the conflict.[41]
Military Deployment[edit]
Geography[edit]
Irece IV has three continents named Santana, Salvador, and Baiano.[3] There is a mountain 9.7 km tall, known as Tengoku (Japanese translation of the name is Heaven), which reaches into the planet's stratosphere and is located 100 km from the world's capital city.[citation needed]
Planetary Locations[edit]
Companies and Industries[edit]
- Barcella Battle Armor Facility[51]
- Barcella Beta[52]
- Irece Alpha[53]
- Irece Delta Refit Center[54]
- LexaTech Industries[34]
- LAW-Barcella[55]
Local Flora and Fauna[edit]
- Squawk - native animal named so for its loud, distinctive cry.[34]
- Nova Cat (species) - imported by Clan Nova Cat
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
| Closest 28 systems (27 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teniente | 15.0 | Juazeiro | 18.5 | Meinacos | 21.8 | Ulsan | 24.3 |
| Cyrenaica | 30.4 | Pesht | 31.1 | Kilmarnock | 31.6 | Caripare | 32.7 |
| Outer Volta | 33.9 | Marshdale | 39.4 | Hyner | 42.1 | Maldonado | 42.5 |
| Chatham | 43.9 | Kagoshima | 44.8 | Luthien | 45.1 | Unity | 45.7 |
| Jeronimo | 46.8 | Labrea | 51.3 | Avon | 52.2 | Itabaiana | 53.9 |
| Wolcott | 54.0 | Bangor | 55.8 | Shimonoseki | 56.4 | Ebensburg | 58.4 |
| Leiston | 59.5 | Asgard | 59.6 | Herndon | 59.9 | Port Arthur | 61.5 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 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 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 80: "Irece"
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 17: "Irece"
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 Objectives: The Clans, p. 25: "Irece Planet Profile"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 Dark Age: Touring the Stars (3130), pp. 83–84: "Volume XLII: Warriors of Vision—The Nova Cat Clan Today"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
- ↑ It Ends in Fire
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 Invading Clans, pp. 112–113
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 Invading Clans, p. 114
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 Field Manual: ComStar, p. 120
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 50: "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 23: "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ Historical: Wars of the Republic Era, pp. 36–37: The Fall/Wave - 4 Irece - Invasion of Irece during the Second Combine-Dominion War and its aftereffects
- ↑ Historical: Wars of the Republic Era, pp. 36–37: The Fallout - Nova Cat Clan is separated from the Combine's population due to anti-Clan bias created by the Black Dragon Society
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 256: "SLDF - Draconis Combine Military Command Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 139: "Deployment Table"
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 Objective Raids, p. 35
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 Field Manual: ComStar, p. 128: "Nova Cats Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 127: "Nova Cat Deployment Table"
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 100: "Clan Nova Cat Deployment Table"
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 Field Manual: 3085, p. 130: "Deployment Table - 3085"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 67: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 182: "Draconis Combine"
- ↑ Objectives: The Clans, p. 25: "Barcella Battle Armor Facility"
- ↑ Objectives: The Clans, p. 25: "Barcella Beta"
- ↑ Objectives: The Clans, p. 25: "Irece Alpha"
- ↑ Objectives: The Clans, p. 25: "Irece Delta Refit Center"
- ↑ Objectives: The Clans, p. 25: "Barcella - LAW"
Bibliography[edit]
- Dark Age: Touring the Stars (3130)
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: ComStar
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Field Manual: Updates
- Field Report: DCMS
- Handbook: House Kurita
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)
- Invading Clans
- It Ends in Fire (short story)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Hot Spots: 3076
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- Objectives: Draconis Combine
- Objectives: The Clans