Mendham

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(References to Mendham)

Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)

X: 147.74 Y: -347.33 [e]


Planetary Garrison

2765

3038

3039

  • Illician Lancers[2]
  • Twenty-first Rangers (from October)[2]

3040

  • Illician Lancers[2]
  • Twenty-first Rangers[2]

3050

  • Illician Lancers[3]
  • Twenty-first Rangers[3]

3054

  • Illician Lancers[4]
  • Twenty-first Rangers[4]

3059

  • Illician Lancers[5]
  • Twenty-first Rangers[5]

3061

3079

3090

Manufacturing Centers & Companies

Owner History

Planetary History

Early History

Originally settled by the Taurian Concordat, Mendham became the target of aggression from the Capellan Confederation, which was expanding in search of additional planets. Despite being Taurian colonies, Mendham and several other worlds were targeted by Chancellor Kurnath Liao, who resolved to push the Taurians out of "Capellan holdings." The resulting military campaign ran from 2397 to 2422, began with clashes between the Capellan and Taurian navies and ended with the capture of three Taurian worlds, including Mendham. In contrast with the sporadic raids inflicted on Taurian worlds by the Federated Suns, the Capellan attacks were staged with a degree of savagery the Concordat hadn't encountered before; cruelty to prisoners and the outright massacre of Taurian civilians were commonplace events.[11]

The Jihad

In 3068 Duke George Hasek launched an invasion of the Capellan Confederation under the name Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE, ostensibly to liberate the worlds of the St. Ives Compact.[40] The CCAF responded with Operation THUNDERSTRIKE, which not only liberated the worlds seized by the Capellan March forces but which also struck back at worlds in the Federated Suns. Mendham was one of the worlds hit, with CCAF troops attacking on the 18th of February 3069 as part of a wave of attacks that hit eight separate systems on the same day.[41]

Mendham was conquered by the Taurian Concordat in February 3075.[32][33] The conquest of Mendham was one of a number of attacks made by the Taurian Concordat following the discovery of evidence implicating the Federated Suns as being responsible for the asteroid bombardment that destroyed the city of Samantha on Taurus in 3074.[33][42]

The Dark Age

In 3090 the Fourth Ceti Hussars LCT were stationed on Mendham when the Taurian Concordat raided the world. What the Concordat forces were unprepared for was the presence of a number of new Fulcrum hovertanks, which the Hussars had been issued just a few weeks beforehand; these new Fulcrum Hybrids were able to use their superior armor, Clantech weapons and Superchargers to take advantage of a feint and punch through the Taurian lines. The four Hybrids spent three days disrupting Taurian operations by hitting supply points, disrupting unit movements and even making an opportunistic attack on a grounded DropShip, losing just one Hybrid in the process; the cumulative effects of the constant harassment in their rear areas prevented the Taurians from forming a new line of battle and forced them to retreat from Mendham.[8]

Nearby Planets

Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years)
Closest planets first:
Planet Distance (LY) Jumps 2750 3025 3030 3040 3052 3057 3062
Horsham 12.67 1 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Yuris 14.48 1 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Frazer 22.01 1 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Robsart 23.68 1 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Shaunavon 25.01 1 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Wrentham 30.15 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Corodiz 32.64 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Zanzibar 34.81 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Bromhead 34.98 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Courcellete 34.99 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Glentworth 35.24 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Jacson 37.59 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Rollis 38.95 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Ashley 40.39 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Abruzzi 40.98 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Sirdar 41.38 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Mitchel 42.77 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Midale 45.48 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Flintoft 45.61 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Cotocallao 45.75 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
MacLeod's Land 47.74 2 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Laconis 48.56 2 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Jansen's Hold 49.45 2 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Mandaree 50.35 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Deifenbaker 50.96 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Pinard 52.01 2 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Carmichael 52.33 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
New Vallis 53.87 2 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Brisbane 54.70 2 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Victoria 55.64 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Muridox 56.14 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Bacum 56.85 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Aucara 56.94 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Flannagan's Nebulea 57.01 2 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Larsha 57.12 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Jonzac 57.95 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Ishtar 59.29 2 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Menke 59.34 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Lindsay 59.43 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Landsmark 59.58 2 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
New Gangemede 59.60 2 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Samantha 59.68 2 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Ridgebrook 59.73 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Safe Port 59.97 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC

Errata

The House Davion (The Federated Suns) sourcebook gives the impression that the planet Mendham and Mendham Electronics were just captured from the Capellan Confederation in the waning years of the Third Succession War. However, the Handbook: House Davion sourcebook states that the planet was taken from the Confederation in the First Succesion War and never given up. Perhaps the Capellans took possession of the planet for a short time during the Third Succession War before losing it again, but this has not been certified.

References

  1. ↑ Field Report 2765: Capellan Confederation, p. 13, "Regimental Status"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Historical: War of 3039, p. 141, "Deployment Table"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 20 Year Update, p. 21, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Objective Raids, p. 15, "FedCom Deployment Table"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 108, "Mercenary Deployment Table"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Shattered Sphere, p. 32, "FedCom Deployment Table"
  7. ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p.10
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 48, "Fulcrum Hybrid"
  9. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 172, "Other Major Companies in the Federated Suns"
  10. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Foundation [2366]"
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 The Periphery, 1st Edition, p. 20, "Struggle With Liao"
  12. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 25, "Capellan Confederation after Age of War [2571]"
  13. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 48, "Federated Suns After Age of War [2571]"
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 121, "Taurian Concordat after Age of War [2571], Fall of the Star League [2750] and End of the 3rd Succession War [3025]"
  15. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"
  16. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  17. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54, "Federated Suns After First Succession War [2822]"
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60, "Federated Suns After Second Succession War [2864]"
  20. ↑ The Periphery (Sourcebook), p. 151, "Maps of the Periphery"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70, "Federated Suns After Third Succession War [3025]"
  22. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 72, "Federated Suns After Fourth Succession War [3030]"
  23. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 74, "Federated Suns After War of 3039"
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p, 127, "Taurian Concordat after modern colonization drive [3040] and after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  25. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  26. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3050]"
  27. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere Map [3052]"
  28. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 78, "Federated Suns After Operation Guerrero [3058]" Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "HB:HDp78" defined multiple times with different content
  30. ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 111, "Taurian Concordat and Tortuga Dominions"
  31. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 14, "Timeline of the Jihad"
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 53, "The Jihad In Review"
  34. ↑ Field Report: Periphery, p. 23, "Taurian Concordat Region Deployment Map [3079]"
  35. ↑ Field Report: CCAF, p. 23, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Map [3079]"
  36. ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 23, "Federated Suns Deployment Map [3079]"
  37. ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  38. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
  39. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  40. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 45, "The Jihad In Review"
  41. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 46, "The Jihad In Review"
  42. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 52, "Timeline of the Jihad"

Bibliography

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