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| − | Originally discovered shortly after the fall of the [[Terran Alliance]], '''Kikuyu''' was | + | ===Founding=== |
| + | Originally discovered shortly after the fall of the [[Terran Alliance]], '''Kikuyu''' was first colonized by New Zealanders, Australians, and Tasmanians. They found a world with a large continent (named Queensland) which was home to the Great Victorian Desert. Around this large desert continent were two large archipelagos. The Great Victorian Desert was the reason the planet was settled, or rather, what was under the desert was the reason: Large amounts of radioactive ores and rare metals.<ref name=FCCW200/> | ||
The two archipelagos were set up as independent nation states, one settled by New Zealanders and one by Tasmanians. One is named Auckland Archipelago while the other is named New Tasmania.<ref name=FCCW200/> | The two archipelagos were set up as independent nation states, one settled by New Zealanders and one by Tasmanians. One is named Auckland Archipelago while the other is named New Tasmania.<ref name=FCCW200/> | ||
| − | Kikuyu was a part of the [[Apollo Province]] of the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] and 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> | + | ===Reunification War=== |
| + | By the end of the [[Age of War]] Kikuyu was a part 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> In [[2584]] civil war had been raging within the Rim Worlds Republic for nine years, fought between supporters of [[First Consul]] [[Gregory Amaris]] and supporters of the [[Rim Provisional Government]], and Kikuyu was the garrison posting of the [[1st Amaris Dragoons|First Amaris Dragoons]]. The First Dragoons had lapsed into sectarian violence against each other, an internecine conflict sparked by the divided loyalties expressed within the Dragoons; when the [[Star League Defense Force]] launched the second wave of planetary campaigns as a part of [[Operation MAILED FIST]], the [[Star League]] intervention in the civil war to restore Gregory Amaris to power, the internal conflict within the First Dragoons led the [[SLDF]] to believe that the conquest of Kikuyu would be a relatively short and easy affair.<ref name="H:RWp154"/> | ||
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| + | The SLDF assigned the [[16th Mechanized Infantry Division|Sixteenth Mechanized Infantry Division]] from [[VI Corps (Star League)|VI Corps]] to the attack on Kikuyu; the Sixteenth landed on Kikuyu in March 2584 to begin combat operations, only to discover that their presence united the disparate elements of the First Dragoons by providing them with a common cause. Aided by irregulars raised from the civilian population, the heavily outnumbered First Dragoons turned the battle for Kikuyu into an extended campaign that didn't end until January [[2585]], almost a year after the initial landings. Casualties were high on both sides; the Rim Worlds losses amounted to thirty thousand people in total, two-thirds of whom were people who had joined the irregular formations that rose up after the SLDF landing. The Sixteenth had suffered two and a half thousand fatalities and another five and a half thousand injuries before the weary division finally secured the planet.<ref name="H:RWp134">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 134, "Helbrent to Nightwish (July 2582 - November 2584)"</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Star League Era=== | ||
| + | Kikuyu 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> | ||
==Garrisoning Military Force== | ==Garrisoning Military Force== | ||
| − | ===2581=== | + | ===2581-2584=== |
| − | * [[1st Amaris Dragoons]] (Divided in loyalty between Republican rebels and Amaris loyalists)<ref name="H:RWp128">''Historical: Reunifcation War'', p. 128, "Reunification War: Rim Worlds Republic Front Deployments (2581)"</ref> | + | * [[1st Amaris Dragoons|First Amaris Dragoons]] (Divided in loyalty between Republican rebels and Amaris loyalists)<ref name="H:RWp128">''Historical: Reunifcation War'', p. 128, "Reunification War: Rim Worlds Republic Front Deployments (2581)"</ref><ref name="H:RWp154">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 154, "Rim Worlds Republic Front (Jump-off - 2587)"</ref> |
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| + | ===2585-2587=== | ||
| + | * [[SLDF]] [[VI Corps (Star League)|VI Corps]]<ref name="H:RWp152">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 152, "Rim Worlds Republic Front (Jump-off - 2587)"</ref> | ||
| + | :* [[16th Mechanized Infantry Division|Sixteenth Mechanized Infantry Division]] | ||
===3054=== | ===3054=== | ||
Revision as of 04:26, 22 May 2013
(References to Kikuyu)
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| System Information | |
| X:Y Coordinates | -203.54:369.11[e] |
| Spectral class | G7V[1] |
| Recharge time | 188 hours[1] |
| Recharge station(s) | None[1] |
Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)
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Contents
Owner History
- 2571 - Rim Worlds Republic [2][3]
- 2596 - Rim Worlds Republic[4]
- 2750 - Rim Worlds Republic [5]
- 2775 - Lyran Commonwealth [6]
- 2822 - Lyran Commonwealth [7]
- 2864 - Lyran Commonwealth [8]
- 3025 - Lyran Commonwealth [9]
- 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth [10]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth [11]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth [12]
- 3054 - Federated Commonwealth [13]
- 3059 - Lyran Alliance [14]
- 3061 - Lyran Alliance [15]
- 3067 - Clan Jade Falcon [1][16]
- 3079 - Clan Jade Falcon
- 3130 - Clan Jade Falcon [17]
Planetary History
Founding
Originally discovered shortly after the fall of the Terran Alliance, Kikuyu was first colonized by New Zealanders, Australians, and Tasmanians. They found a world with a large continent (named Queensland) which was home to the Great Victorian Desert. Around this large desert continent were two large archipelagos. The Great Victorian Desert was the reason the planet was settled, or rather, what was under the desert was the reason: Large amounts of radioactive ores and rare metals.[1]
The two archipelagos were set up as independent nation states, one settled by New Zealanders and one by Tasmanians. One is named Auckland Archipelago while the other is named New Tasmania.[1]
Reunification War
By the end of the Age of War Kikuyu was a part of the Apollo Province of the Rim Worlds Republic.[2] In 2584 civil war had been raging within the Rim Worlds Republic for nine years, fought between supporters of First Consul Gregory Amaris and supporters of the Rim Provisional Government, and Kikuyu was the garrison posting of the First Amaris Dragoons. The First Dragoons had lapsed into sectarian violence against each other, an internecine conflict sparked by the divided loyalties expressed within the Dragoons; when the Star League Defense Force launched the second wave of planetary campaigns as a part of Operation MAILED FIST, the Star League intervention in the civil war to restore Gregory Amaris to power, the internal conflict within the First Dragoons led the SLDF to believe that the conquest of Kikuyu would be a relatively short and easy affair.[18]
The SLDF assigned the Sixteenth Mechanized Infantry Division from VI Corps to the attack on Kikuyu; the Sixteenth landed on Kikuyu in March 2584 to begin combat operations, only to discover that their presence united the disparate elements of the First Dragoons by providing them with a common cause. Aided by irregulars raised from the civilian population, the heavily outnumbered First Dragoons turned the battle for Kikuyu into an extended campaign that didn't end until January 2585, almost a year after the initial landings. Casualties were high on both sides; the Rim Worlds losses amounted to thirty thousand people in total, two-thirds of whom were people who had joined the irregular formations that rose up after the SLDF landing. The Sixteenth had suffered two and a half thousand fatalities and another five and a half thousand injuries before the weary division finally secured the planet.[19]
Star League Era
Kikuyu was conquered by the Lyran Commonwealth during the 2773-2775 Republic-Commonwealth war.[6]
Garrisoning Military Force
2581-2584
- First Amaris Dragoons (Divided in loyalty between Republican rebels and Amaris loyalists)[20][18]
2585-2587
3054
- Eridani Light Horse (21st Striker, 2 Battalions)[13]
- 2nd Crucis Lancers (1 Battalion)[13]
3054-3061
3061
3059
3079
Nearby Planets
Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years). Closest planets first:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 200, "Planet Profile"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 18, "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War [2571]" Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "HB:MPSp18" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158, "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
- ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25, "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League [2750]"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 37, "The Republic-Commonwealth War"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2822]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 39 [3040]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052]"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Objective Raids, p. 55 - "Note of Unit"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 109 - "Mercenary Deployment Table"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Shattered Sphere, p. 50 - "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70, "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
- ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 154, "Rim Worlds Republic Front (Jump-off - 2587)"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 134, "Helbrent to Nightwish (July 2582 - November 2584)"
- ↑ Historical: Reunifcation War, p. 128, "Reunification War: Rim Worlds Republic Front Deployments (2581)"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 152, "Rim Worlds Republic Front (Jump-off - 2587)"
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 15, "Clan Jade Falcon Deployment Status"