Oliver
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Oliver | |
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System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | -31.78:-7.07[e] |
Spectral class | M5V[1][2] |
Recharge station(s) | Zenith, Nadir[1][2] |
Planet(s) | 2[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
- 2596 - Terran Hegemony [3]
- 2750 - Terran Hegemony [4]
- 2765 - Terran Hegemony [5]
- 3025 - Free Worlds League [2]
- 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth[citation needed]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth [6]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth[citation needed]
- 3057 - Free Worlds League[citation needed]
- 3062 - Free Worlds League[citation needed]
- 3067 - Free Worlds League [7]
- 3072 - Word of Blake Protectorate
- 3130 - Republic of the Sphere [1][8]
Planetary Geography
There are three major landmasses on Oliver named Clausia, Gaineshi and Marania. Clausia is located in Oliver's southern hemisphere, while Gaineshi is to the northeast.[1]
Planetary History
Early History
One of the colony worlds to be settled early in the first exodus from Terra, Oliver became one of the most quickly-developed colonies in human space thanks to the droves of colonists who arrived looking to exploit the rich resources that were readily available on the planet. Oliver was soon a significant world in the Terran Alliance thanks to it's industrial and military production, and the Terran Hegemony would continue to consider Oliver an important asset. During the early development of Oliver the continent of Marania was badly affected by rampant strip mining and would remain the least-populated of the three continents throughout the following centuries.[1] By the end of the Reunification War Oliver was a member of the Tyrfing Province of the Terran Hegemony.[3]
Star League Era
Production on Oliver expanded under the aegis of the Star League, with a number of major military manufacturers operating from the planet including the aerospace manufacturer AeroFighter Unlimited and the Brigadier Corporation, a major battleMech Manufacturer.[1]
Succession Wars
Oliver suffered badly during the Succession Wars because of its location and significance. Contested by forces from each of the major powers other than the Federated Suns, the repeated raids resulted in the destruction of the AeroFighter Unlimited plants on Oliver as well as the Brigadier Corporation factory at Warez. Oliver fell into a spiraling cycle of destruction and reconstruction that caused the economy to stagnate; the constant need for heightened defense that resulted from the constant raiding saw the planetary government devolve into a military dictatorship, and Oliver would become a member of a loose alliance of Free Worlds League planets known as the Ring Coalition. Whilst Marania was already mostly frozen tundra, the widespread use of weapons of mass destruction on Marania left much of the continent scarred and unusable, home to a fraction of the planetary population distributed throughout the cities and towns scattered across the continent.[1]
Operation GUERRERO
Oliver was invaded in the second wave of Operation Guerrero by the Twentieth Marik Militia and the First Orloff Grenadiers. The defending Third NAIS Cadet Cadre cost the Marik forces dearly, but eventually were forced off-planet.[9]
The Jihad
Swept up in the conflict that raged along the border between the Free Worlds League and the Lyran Commonwealth during the Jihad, a number of cities on Oliver were devastated including the capital city, Fort Jagger. In addition to the damage inflicted on the cities the Quikscell Company factories producing internal combustion engines were lost, another blow to the planet's economy and industrial base.[1]
The Dark Age
Oliver was ceded to the Republic of the Sphere, which resulted in an influx of new settlers to Oliver from other worlds across the Republic. This, combined with the "peace divided" that arose from the military-redemption programme directed by Devlin Stone helped the population and economy of Oliver begin to recover. The new capital city - located on Clausia along with the primary spaceport - was named Stone City in Devlin Stone's honor. The largest remaining Brigiadier Corporation plant, which was located in the city of Gordon on Gaineshi, was one of a number of factories that was extensively retooled and downsized during the shift to manufacturing goods for the civilian markets. The Brigadier facilities moved across to producing primarily Industrial 'Mechs for export, while the Quikscell Corporation plants were rebuilt and manufactured ICE engines for civilian vehicle and Industrial 'Mechs.[1]
Perhaps the most notable change during the Republic's rule of Oliver was the replacement of the military dictatorship that had ruled the planet with a democratically-elected government; this new representative democracy was similar to the government of the Republic, and offered those living on te planet a considerably greater degree of personal freedom and liberty.[1]
Planetary Garrison
3025
3055
3054
- Third NAIS Cadet Cadre (1st & 2nd Battalion)[13]
3067
Manufacturing Centers
Nearby Planets
References
- ↑ 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 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 191, "Oliver World Profile"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 164, "Oliver"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 159, "Fre Worlds League Deployment Table"
- ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
- ↑ Shattered Sphere, p. 74-75, "Operation Guerrero, Second Wave"
- ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 108, "Unit Deployment Table"
- ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 109, "Unit Deployment Table"
- ↑ ComStar (sourcebook), p. 85, "Com Guards Deployment Table"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 19, "FedCom Deployment Table"