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| caption            = Pike [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]]
 
| name                = Pike IV
 
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| class              = K9IV<ref name=DARWp35>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 35, "Pike IV World Profile"</ref>
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| class              = K9IV<ref name=DARWp38>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 38: "Pike IV"</ref>
 
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''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0)
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==System Description==
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'''Pike''' is located near the [[Chaville]] and [[Athenry]] systems.
  
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==System History==
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Pike was one of the systems abandoned by the [[Terran Alliance]] following the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] and the [[Demarcation Declaration]] of [[2242]],<ref name="HB:HMp16"/> but by the end of the [[Reunification War]] Pike had become one of the systems within the [[Lone Star Province]] of the Terran Hegemony.<ref name="H:RWp159"/>
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==Political Affiliation==
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* [[2271]] - Inhabited world<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16</ref>
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* [[2319]] - Inhabited world<ref name=HB:HKp18>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18</ref>
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* [[2341]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13</ref>
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* [[2571]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25</ref><ref name=HB:HKp31>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31</ref>
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* [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Terran Hegemony<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: Inner Sphere - [2764]</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11</ref>
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* [[2771]] - [[Amaris Empire]]<ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138</ref>
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* [[2773]] - Terran Hegemony (from March)<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/>
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* [[2797]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name=FSWp95>''First Succession War'', p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=HB:HKp43>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43</ref><ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=HB:HKp53>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53</ref><ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40</ref>
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* [[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><ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', foldout: Lyran Commonwealth Map [3025]</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=HB:HKp66>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56</ref>
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* [[3040]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133</ref><ref name=HB:HKp68>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59</ref>
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* [[3050]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref>
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* [[3052]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref><ref name=HB:HKp71>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61</ref>
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* [[3057]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=HB:HKp74>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70</ref><ref name=JFRp42>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42</ref>
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* [[3075]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]<ref name="JS:TBDp65>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21</ref><ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19</ref>
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* [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127</ref>
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* [[3135]] - Independent world<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11</ref>
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* [[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"</ref>
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==Pike IV==
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| image              = Pike IV.jpg
 
| image              = Pike IV.jpg
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| caption            = Orbital view
 
 
| name                = Pike IV
 
| name                = Pike IV
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| position            = 4<ref name=DARWp35/>
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| distance            = 3 days<ref name=DARWp35/>
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| position            = Fourth<ref name=DARWp38/>
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| moons              = None<ref name=DARWp35/>
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| distance            = 3 days<ref name=DARWp38/>
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| moons              = None<ref name=DARWp38/>
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| gravity            = 0.98<ref name=DARWp35/>
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| gravity            = 0.98<ref name=DARWp38/>
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| pressure            = High (Breathable)<ref name=DARWp35/>
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| pressure            = High (Breathable)<ref name=DARWp38/>
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| temperature        = 38°C<ref name=DARWp35/>
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| temperature        = 38°C<ref name=DARWp38/>
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| water              = 37%<ref name=DARWp35/>
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| water              = 37%<ref name=DARWp38/>
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| life                = Mammals<ref name=DARWp35/>
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| life                = Mammals<ref name=DARWp38/>
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| date                =  
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| continents          = 3 (Erubis, Blight, Karasia)<ref name=DARWp38/>
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| year                = 3130<ref name=DARWp35/>
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| ruler              = Maureen Elaris (Governor)<ref name=DARWp35/><br>Carl Snuka (Planetary Legate)<ref name=DARWp35/>
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| capital            = Rolfshire & Stratopolis<ref name=DARWp35/>
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| population          = 1,207,000,000<ref name=DARWp35/>
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| population          = 1,207,000,000 (3130)<ref name=DARWp38/><ref name=DARoSp7>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 7: "Prefecture II"</ref>
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| ruler              =
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| political          = [[Planetary Governor of Pike IV|Planetary Governor]]
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| commander          = Legate [[Carl Snuka]] (3130)<ref name=DARWp38/>
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| capital            = Rolfshire & Stratopolis<ref name=DARWp38/><ref name=DARoSp7/>
 
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}}
 
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===Planetary History===
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====Star League====
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During the [[Star League]]-era, the Terran Hegemony sent negotiators to work out a compromise during the worst conflict. An argument escalated into a brushfire war on the world with highlanders pitted against lowlanders. Though they worked out a compromise, these tensions affected their defenses from the fall of the Star League until the current time. In [[3012]] for example, raiders met resistance from highlanders and lowlanders, but local politics hampered the command structure and allowed the raiders to inflict millions of C-bills of damage on Paramus.<ref name=DARWp38/>
  
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== Political Affiliation ==
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====War of 3039====
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* [[2271]] - Inhabited world <ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16, "Free Worlds League Founding [[2271]"</ref>
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In the [[War of 3039]], the [[Thirtieth Lyran Guards]] and [[Hansen's Roughriders]] landed on Pike IV. They faced a few battalions of armor and a regiment's worth of [[IndustrialMech]]s with jury-rigged weaponry. Though they drove off the militia armor with direct combat, the Lyran forces used artillery to destroy the regiment of armed IndustrialMechs.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 38</ref> The local population had no love for the Lyrans, but didn't really like the Combine either. In any event when the [[Fifth Sword of Light]] and [[Twenty-fourth Dieron Regulars]] arrived, the [[LCAF]] units had to fight hard. The LCAF forces put up stiff resistance, and the arrival of the [[Seventeenth Skye Rangers]] provided more strength for the Lyrans. The battlefront eventually stabilized and the DCMS troops were in a poor position when two things changed the situation: First the Roughrider's contract expired and they withdrew from the field. The other factor was the arrival of a recall order from the LCAF High Command. Though Pike might've fallen to the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], the LCAF forces on world retreated.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', pp. 84–86</ref>
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* [[2319]] - Inhabited world <ref name=HB:HKp18>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18, "Draconis Combine Founding" - 2319</ref>
 
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* [[2341]] - [[Terran Hegemony]] <ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13, "Lyran Commonwealth Founding [2341]"</ref>
 
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* [[2571]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"</ref><ref name=HB:HKp31>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31, "Draconis Combine after Age of War - 2571"</ref>
 
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* [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"</ref>
 
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* [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"</ref>
 
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* [[2764]] - Terran Hegemony <ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', Inner Sphere - [2764]</ref>
 
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* [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"</ref>
 
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* [[2771]] - [[Amaris Empire]] <ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138, "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"</ref>
 
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* [[2773]] - Terran Hegemony (from March)<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/>
 
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* [[2822]] - [[Draconis Combine]] <ref name=HB:HKp43>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43, "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - 2822"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - 2822"</ref>
 
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* [[2864]] - [[Draconis Combine]] <ref name=HB:HKp53>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53, "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - 2864"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref>
 
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* [[3025]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name=HB:HKp64>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64, "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - 3025"</ref><ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', Lyran Commonwealth Map [3025]</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3030]] - Draconis Combine <ref name=HB:HKp66>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66, "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - 3030"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3040]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"</ref><ref name=HB:HKp68>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68, "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - 3040"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 [3040] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3050]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050"</ref>
 
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* [[3052]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - 3052"</ref><ref name=HB:HKp71>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71, "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - 3052"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3057]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3057"</ref>
 
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* [[3063]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere - 3063"</ref>
 
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* [[3067]] - Draconis Combine <ref name=HB:HKp74>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74, "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - 3067"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70, "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"</ref><ref name=JFRp42>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]</ref>
 
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* [[3075]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] <ref name="JS:TBDp65>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65, "Inner Sphere [3075]"</ref>
 
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* [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate <ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - August 3079"</ref><ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19, "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table [3079]"</ref>
 
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* [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]] <ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref>
 
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* [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref>
 
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* [[3130]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref name=DARWp35/><ref name="MotIS3130">''Map of the Inner Sphere 3130''</ref>
 
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* [[3135]] - Independent world <ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref>
 
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* [[3145]] - Draconis Combine <ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref>
 
  
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== Planetary Info ==
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====Jihad====
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'''Pike IV''' was one of the worlds that was abandoned by the [[Terran Alliance]] following the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] and the [[Demarcation Declaration]] of [[2242]],<ref name="HB:HMp16"/> but by the end of the [[Reunification War]] Pike IV had become one of the worlds within the [[Lone Star Province]] of the Terran Hegemony.<ref name="H:RWp159"/>  
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Pike IV was occupied by the [[Word of Blake]] during the [[Jihad]]; forces from [[Clan Ghost Bear]] and [[Clan Snow Raven]] acting in support of [[Devlin Stone|Devlin Stone's]] allied coalition assaulted Pike IV in September [[3076]], one of three campaigns fought that month by the combined Clan forces.<ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The Ghost Bears assigned [[Theta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Theta Galaxy]] to the attack; Theta was a primarily defensive [[Galaxy]] that had been moved into an offensive role due to the heavy damage other elements of Beta Wave took during an attack on [[Ascella]] the year before. Pike IV was the second attack to be launched by Theta, which had attacked Moore in July 3076; the attack on Moore had gone poorly, with Theta taking heavy casualties that could've been avoided, but the Pike IV campaign was an even poorer showing on Theta's part. Of particular concern to the Dominion Council was the destruction of the [[Seventh Phalanx (Clan Ghost Bear)|Seventh Phalanx]], which was lost after elements of the [[30th Provisional Garrison (Clan Ghost Bear)|Thirtieth Provisional Garrison Cluster]] refused to come to the assistance of the Seventh.<ref name="FR:Cp9">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 9: "Theta Galaxy"</ref>
  
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Pike IV was settled originally for its large amounts of mineral wealth. The scarcity of water and the high atmospheric pressure made colonization difficult, but the sheer amount of ore available made the effort worthwhile. The different conditions in the two main population bands has created a unique society divided into "highlanders" and "lowlanders". The "highlanders" founded their cities in the mountains of Blight and Erubis, the two northern continents. These mountains were lashed by frequent windstorms; to protect their cities the highlanders built thick walls around them. In contrast to the approach taken by the highlanders, the "lowlanders" settled in low-slung sealed buildings that let the less powerful windstorms flow over them. The two very different lifestyles led to an "us vs. them" mentality that led to symbolic fights between the two groups as each tried to maximize their resources.
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===Geography===
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Pike IV was settled originally for its large amounts of mineral wealth. The scarcity of water and the high atmospheric pressure made colonization difficult, but the sheer amount of ore available made the effort worthwhile. The different conditions in the two main population bands has created a unique society divided into "highlanders" and "lowlanders." The "highlanders" founded their cities in the mountains of Blight and Erubis, the two northern continents. These mountains were lashed by frequent windstorms; to protect their cities the highlanders built thick walls around them. In contrast to the approach taken by the highlanders, the "lowlanders" settled in low-slung sealed buildings that let the less powerful windstorms flow over them. The two very different lifestyles led to an "us vs. them" mentality that led to symbolic fights between the two groups as each tried to maximize their resources. The supercontinent of Karasia, just south of Blight, stretches all the way to the southern pole and claims the majority of the planet's landmass, metal ores, and gemstones.<ref name=DARWp38/>
  
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== Planetary History ==
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===Planetary Locations===
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===Star League===
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* Rolfshire: capital city of the lowlanders<ref name=DARWp38/>
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During the [[Star League]]-era, the Terran Hegemony sent negotiators to work out a compromise during the worst conflict. An argument escalated into a brushfire war on the world with highlanders pitted against lowlanders. Though they worked out a compromise, these tensions affected their defenses from the fall of the Star League until the current time. In [[3012]] for example, raiders met resistance from highlanders and lowlanders, but local politics hampered the command structure and allowed the raiders to inflict millions of C-Bills of damage on Paramus.
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* Stratopolis: capital city of the highlanders<ref name=DARWp38/>
  
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The capital city of the highlanders is Stratopolis, and the capital city of the lowlanders is Rolfshire.<ref name=DARWp35/>
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===Companies and Industries===
  
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===War of 3039===
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===Local Flora and Fauna===
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In the [[War of 3039]] the [[30th Lyran Guards]] and [[Hansen's Roughriders]] landed on Pike IV. They faced a few battalions of armor and a regiment's worth of [[IndustrialMech]]s with jury-rigged weaponry. Though they drove off the militia armor with direct combat, the Lyran forces used artillery to destroy the regiment of armed IndustrialMechs.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 38</ref> The local population had no love for the Lyrans, but didn't really like the Combine either. In any event when the [[5th Sword of Light]] and [[24th Dieron Regulars]] arrived, the [[LCAF]] units had to fight hard. the LCAF forces put up stiff resistance, and the arrival of the [[17th Skye Rangers]] provided more strength for the Lyrans. The battlefront eventually stabilized and the DCMS troops were in a poor position when two things changed the situation: First the Roughrider's contract expired and they withdrew from the field. The other factor was the arrival of a recall order from the LCAF High Command. Though Pike might've fallen to the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], the LCAF forces on world retreated.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', pp. 84-86</ref>
 
  
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===Image gallery===
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Pike IV was occupied by the [[Word of Blake]] during the [[Jihad]]; forces from [[Clan Ghost Bear]] and [[Clan Snow Raven]] acting in support of [[Devlin Stone|Devlin Stone's]] allied coalition assaulted Pike IV in September [[3076]], one of three campaigns fought that month by the combined clan forces.<ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The Ghost Bears assigned [[Theta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Theta Galaxy]] to the attack; Theta was a primarily defensive [[Galaxy]] that had been moved into an offensive role due to the heavy damage other elements of Beta Wave took during an attack on [[Ascella]] the year before. Pike IV was the second attack to be launched by Theta, which had attacked Moore in July 3076; the attack on Moore had gone poorly, with Theta taking heavy casualties that could've been avoided, but the Pike IV campaign was an even poorer showing on Theta's part. Of particular concern to the Dominion Council was the destruction of the [[7th Phalanx (Clan Ghost Bear)|Seventh Phalanx]], which was lost after elements of the [[30th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Ghost Bear)|Thirtieth Provisional Garrison Cluster]] refused to come to the assistance of the Seventh.<ref name="FR:Cp9">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 9, "Theta Galaxy"</ref>
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==Nearby Systems==
 
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! colspan="8" | Closest 72 systems (72 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first:
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Chaville]]
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| class="lessthan30" | 8.2
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Athenry]]
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| class="lessthan30" | 8.7
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Dyev]]
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| class="lessthan30" | 14.6
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Inglesmond|New Britain]]
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| class="lessthan30" | 14.7
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Styx]]
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| class="lessthan30" | 14.8
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Kervil]]
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| class="lessthan30" | 15.5
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Lambrecht]]
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| class="lessthan30" | 19.5
 +
| class="lessthan30" | [[Asta]]
 +
| class="lessthan30" | 21.1
 +
|-
 +
| class="lessthan30" | [[Imbros]]
 +
| class="lessthan30" | 22.8
 +
| class="lessthan30" | [[Telos]]
 +
| class="lessthan30" | 23.8
 +
| class="lessthan30" | [[Nirasaki]]
 +
| class="lessthan30" | 24.5
 +
| class="lessthan30" | [[Deneb Algedi]]
 +
| class="lessthan30" | 24.7
 +
|-
 +
| class="lessthan30" | [[Dieron]]
 +
| class="lessthan30" | 25.6
 +
| class="lessthan30" | [[Lone Star]]
 +
| class="lessthan30" | 27.2
 +
| class="lessthan30" | [[Kuzuu]]
 +
| class="lessthan30" | 27.5
 +
| class="lessthan30" | [[Altair]]
 +
| class="lessthan30" | 27.9
 +
|-
 +
| class="lessthan30" | [[Saffel]]
 +
| class="lessthan30" | 27.9
 +
| class="lessthan30" | [[Nashira]]
 +
| class="lessthan30" | 28.1
 +
| class="lessthan30" | [[Moore]]
 +
| class="lessthan30" | 28.7
 +
| class="over30" | [[Yorii]]
 +
| class="over30" | 33.5
 +
|-
 +
| class="over30" | [[Fomalhaut]]
 +
| class="over30" | 33.9
 +
| class="over30" | [[Ascella]]
 +
| class="over30" | 35.2
 +
| class="over30" | [[Miyazaki]]
 +
| class="over30" | 36.2
 +
| class="over30" | [[Killbourn]]
 +
| class="over30" | 36.3
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Chaville]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Quentin]]
−
| 10.57
+
| class="over30" | 37.3
−
| [[Athenry]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Sabik]]
−
| 10.85
+
| class="over30" | 37.4
−
| [[Dyev]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Nai-Stohl]]
−
| 16.03
+
| class="over30" | 38.0
−
| [[Inglesmond]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Atria]]
−
| 18.96
+
| class="over30" | 38.3
−
| [[Styx]]
 
−
| 19.39
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Kervil]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Ko]]
−
| 20.69
+
| class="over30" | 38.5
−
| [[Telos IV]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Rocky]]
−
| 24.82
+
| class="over30" | 39.6
−
| [[Lambrecht]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Caph]]
−
| 25.08
+
| class="over30" | 40.5
−
| [[Imbros III]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Al Na'ir]]
−
| 27.39
+
| class="over30" | 40.7
−
| [[Asta]]
 
−
| 29.73
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Kuzuu]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Elix]]
−
| 30.25
+
| class="over30" | 40.8
−
| [[Dieron]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Lockdale]]
−
| 32.29
+
| class="over30" | 41.8
−
| [[Saffel]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Kaus Media]]
−
| 32.83
+
| class="over30" | 42.7
−
| [[Nashira]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Lyons]]
−
| 33.15
+
| class="over30" | 43.2
−
| [[Deneb Algedi]]
 
−
| 34.12
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Nirasaki]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Rigil Kentarus]]
−
| 34.13
+
| class="over30" | 43.3
−
| [[Fomalhaut]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Terra|Sol]]
−
| 34.63
+
| class="over30" | 44.1
−
| [[Ascella]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Northwind]]
−
| 35.93
+
| class="over30" | 44.4
−
| [[Lone Star]]
+
| class="over30" | [[New Stevens]]
−
| 36.12
+
| class="over30" | 45.4
−
| [[Altair]]
 
−
| 36.81
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Moore]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Kaus Australis]]
−
| 39.29
+
| class="over30" | 46.5
−
| [[Ko]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Helen]]
−
| 42.92
+
| class="over30" | 47.4
−
| [[Lyons]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Pokhara]]
−
| 43.68
+
| class="over30" | 47.8
−
| [[Yorii]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Errai]]
−
| 46.26
+
| class="over30" | 48.2
−
| [[Caph]]
 
−
| 47.04
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[New Stevens]]
+
| class="over30" | [[New Earth|Tau Ceti]]
−
| 47.52
+
| class="over30" | 48.7
−
| [[Al Na'ir]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Dromini]]
−
| 47.95
+
| class="over30" | 49.1
−
| [[Atria]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Yance|Agador]]
−
| 48.59
+
| class="over30" | 51.2
−
| [[Miyazaki]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Biham]]
−
| 49.54
+
| class="over30" | 51.8
−
| [[Sabik]]
 
−
| 50.67
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Rocky]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Keid]]
−
| 51.31
+
| class="over30" | 52.2
−
| [[Killbourn]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Sirius]]
−
| 51.34
+
| class="over30" | 52.3
−
| [[Nai-Stohl]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Shitara]]
−
| 51.79
+
| class="over30" | 52.5
−
| [[Quentin]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Bryant]]
−
| 52.73
+
| class="over30" | 52.9
−
| [[Kaus Media]]
 
−
| 53.26
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Biham]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Zollikofen]]
−
| 54.29
+
| class="over30" | 53.0
−
| [[Northwind]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Muphrid]]
−
| 56.09
+
| class="over30" | 53.3
−
| [[Lockdale]]
+
| class="over30" | [[New Home]]
−
| 56.79
+
| class="over30" | 53.5
−
| [[Elix]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Thorin]]
−
| 57.33
+
| class="over30" | 53.7
−
| [[Ancha]]
+
|-
−
| 58.42
+
| class="over30" | [[Skondia]]
 +
| class="over30" | 54.4
 +
| class="over30" | [[Nusakan]]
 +
| class="over30" | 55.1
 +
| class="over30" | [[Ancha]]
 +
| class="over30" | 55.4
 +
| class="over30" | [[Epsilon Indi]]
 +
| class="over30" | 55.5
 +
|-
 +
| class="over30" | [[Kessel]]
 +
| class="over30" | 55.5
 +
| class="over30" | [[Small World]]
 +
| class="over30" | 56.0
 +
| class="over30" | [[Procyon]]
 +
| class="over30" | 56.3
 +
| class="over30" | [[Alkalurops]]
 +
| class="over30" | 56.4
 +
|-
 +
| class="over30" | [[Alya]]
 +
| class="over30" | 57.7
 +
| class="over30" | [[Kaus Borealis]]
 +
| class="over30" | 57.8
 +
| class="over30" | [[Murchison]]
 +
| class="over30" | 57.9
 +
| class="over30" | [[Halstead Station]]
 +
| class="over30" | 58.1
 +
|-
 +
| class="over30" | [[Towne]]
 +
| class="over30" | 58.2
 +
| class="over30" | [[Alrakis]]
 +
| class="over30" | 58.5
 +
| class="over30" | [[Chara]]
 +
| class="over30" | 59.3
 +
| class="over30" | [[Dabih]]
 +
| class="over30" | 59.5
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Kaus Australis]]
 
−
| 58.68
 
−
| [[Nusakan]]
 
−
| 58.97
 
−
| [[Terra]]
 
−
| 59.39
 
−
| [[Bryant]]
 
−
| 59.45
 
−
| [[Rigil Kentarus]]
 
−
| 59.71
 
 
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Latest revision as of 10:55, 26 April 2024

This article is about the planetary system. For the combat vehicle, see Pike (Combat Vehicle).
Pike IV
← 3135
3151
Pike (system) 3151.svg
Pike IV nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates20.153 : 39.24[e]
Spectral classK9IV[1]
Planet(s)8[1]

System Description[edit]

Pike is located near the Chaville and Athenry systems.

System History[edit]

Pike was one of the systems abandoned by the Terran Alliance following the Outer Reaches Rebellion and the Demarcation Declaration of 2242,[2] but by the end of the Reunification War Pike had become one of the systems within the Lone Star Province of the Terran Hegemony.[3]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Pike IV[edit]

Pike IV
Pike IV.jpg
Astrophysical
System positionFourth[1]
Jump Point distance3 days[1]
MoonsNone[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity0.98[1]
Atmospheric pressureHigh (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature38°C[1]
Surface water37%[1]
Highest native lifeMammals[1]
Landmasses3 (Erubis, Blight, Karasia)[1]
History and Culture
Population1,207,000,000 (3130)[1][44]
Government and Infrastructure
Political LeaderPlanetary Governor
Military CommanderLegate Carl Snuka (3130)[1]
CapitalRolfshire & Stratopolis[1][44]

Planetary History[edit]

Star League[edit]

During the Star League-era, the Terran Hegemony sent negotiators to work out a compromise during the worst conflict. An argument escalated into a brushfire war on the world with highlanders pitted against lowlanders. Though they worked out a compromise, these tensions affected their defenses from the fall of the Star League until the current time. In 3012 for example, raiders met resistance from highlanders and lowlanders, but local politics hampered the command structure and allowed the raiders to inflict millions of C-bills of damage on Paramus.[1]

War of 3039[edit]

In the War of 3039, the Thirtieth Lyran Guards and Hansen's Roughriders landed on Pike IV. They faced a few battalions of armor and a regiment's worth of IndustrialMechs with jury-rigged weaponry. Though they drove off the militia armor with direct combat, the Lyran forces used artillery to destroy the regiment of armed IndustrialMechs.[45] The local population had no love for the Lyrans, but didn't really like the Combine either. In any event when the Fifth Sword of Light and Twenty-fourth Dieron Regulars arrived, the LCAF units had to fight hard. The LCAF forces put up stiff resistance, and the arrival of the Seventeenth Skye Rangers provided more strength for the Lyrans. The battlefront eventually stabilized and the DCMS troops were in a poor position when two things changed the situation: First the Roughrider's contract expired and they withdrew from the field. The other factor was the arrival of a recall order from the LCAF High Command. Though Pike might've fallen to the Lyran Commonwealth, the LCAF forces on world retreated.[46]

Jihad[edit]

Pike IV was occupied by the Word of Blake during the Jihad; forces from Clan Ghost Bear and Clan Snow Raven acting in support of Devlin Stone's allied coalition assaulted Pike IV in September 3076, one of three campaigns fought that month by the combined Clan forces.[47][48] The Ghost Bears assigned Theta Galaxy to the attack; Theta was a primarily defensive Galaxy that had been moved into an offensive role due to the heavy damage other elements of Beta Wave took during an attack on Ascella the year before. Pike IV was the second attack to be launched by Theta, which had attacked Moore in July 3076; the attack on Moore had gone poorly, with Theta taking heavy casualties that could've been avoided, but the Pike IV campaign was an even poorer showing on Theta's part. Of particular concern to the Dominion Council was the destruction of the Seventh Phalanx, which was lost after elements of the Thirtieth Provisional Garrison Cluster refused to come to the assistance of the Seventh.[49]

Geography[edit]

Pike IV was settled originally for its large amounts of mineral wealth. The scarcity of water and the high atmospheric pressure made colonization difficult, but the sheer amount of ore available made the effort worthwhile. The different conditions in the two main population bands has created a unique society divided into "highlanders" and "lowlanders." The "highlanders" founded their cities in the mountains of Blight and Erubis, the two northern continents. These mountains were lashed by frequent windstorms; to protect their cities the highlanders built thick walls around them. In contrast to the approach taken by the highlanders, the "lowlanders" settled in low-slung sealed buildings that let the less powerful windstorms flow over them. The two very different lifestyles led to an "us vs. them" mentality that led to symbolic fights between the two groups as each tried to maximize their resources. The supercontinent of Karasia, just south of Blight, stretches all the way to the southern pole and claims the majority of the planet's landmass, metal ores, and gemstones.[1]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Rolfshire: capital city of the lowlanders[1]
  • Stratopolis: capital city of the highlanders[1]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 72 systems (72 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Chaville 8.2 Athenry 8.7 Dyev 14.6 New Britain 14.7
Styx 14.8 Kervil 15.5 Lambrecht 19.5 Asta 21.1
Imbros 22.8 Telos 23.8 Nirasaki 24.5 Deneb Algedi 24.7
Dieron 25.6 Lone Star 27.2 Kuzuu 27.5 Altair 27.9
Saffel 27.9 Nashira 28.1 Moore 28.7 Yorii 33.5
Fomalhaut 33.9 Ascella 35.2 Miyazaki 36.2 Killbourn 36.3
Quentin 37.3 Sabik 37.4 Nai-Stohl 38.0 Atria 38.3
Ko 38.5 Rocky 39.6 Caph 40.5 Al Na'ir 40.7
Elix 40.8 Lockdale 41.8 Kaus Media 42.7 Lyons 43.2
Rigil Kentarus 43.3 Sol 44.1 Northwind 44.4 New Stevens 45.4
Kaus Australis 46.5 Helen 47.4 Pokhara 47.8 Errai 48.2
Tau Ceti 48.7 Dromini 49.1 Agador 51.2 Biham 51.8
Keid 52.2 Sirius 52.3 Shitara 52.5 Bryant 52.9
Zollikofen 53.0 Muphrid 53.3 New Home 53.5 Thorin 53.7
Skondia 54.4 Nusakan 55.1 Ancha 55.4 Epsilon Indi 55.5
Kessel 55.5 Small World 56.0 Procyon 56.3 Alkalurops 56.4
Alya 57.7 Kaus Borealis 57.8 Murchison 57.9 Halstead Station 58.1
Towne 58.2 Alrakis 58.5 Chara 59.3 Dabih 59.5

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 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 1.15 1.16 1.17 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 38: "Pike IV"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 16
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
  4. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18
  5. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13
  6. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25
  7. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31
  8. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37
  9. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: Inner Sphere - [2764]
  10. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 138
  12. ↑ First Succession War, p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"
  13. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43
  14. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36
  15. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40
  18. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64
  20. ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), foldout: Lyran Commonwealth Map [3025]
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47
  22. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66
  23. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56
  24. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
  25. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68
  26. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59
  27. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11
  28. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
  29. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71
  30. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61
  31. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
  32. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
  33. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74
  34. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70
  35. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42
  36. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65
  37. ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21
  38. ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 19
  39. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
  40. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127
  41. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
  42. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39
  43. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere, p. 7: "Prefecture II"
  45. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 38
  46. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, pp. 84–86
  47. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"
  48. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 56: "The Jihad in Review"
  49. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 9: "Theta Galaxy"

Bibliography[edit]

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