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Line 1: − {{otheruses|the planetary system|the WarShip|Richmond (Individual Vincent-class WarShip)}}+ ''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0) {{InfoBoxSystem {{InfoBoxSystem Line 12:
Line 12: | planets = | planets = }} }} − The '''Richmond''' system is home to at least one inhabited world or construct, and as of [[3151]] is located in the [[Rasalhague Province]] of the [[Rasalhague Dominion]].<ref name=SFp103/> − ==System Description== + == Political Affiliation == − Richmond is located near the [[Glabach]] and [[Idlewind]] systems.+ * [[2319]] - No record <ref name=HB:HKp18>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18, "Draconis Combine - [2319] Map"</ref> + * [[2571]] - No record <ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31, "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref> + * [[2596]] - No record <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref> + * [[2750]] - [[Draconis Combine]] <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref> + * [[2764]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> + * [[2765]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref> + * [[2786]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War (Sourcebook)'', p. 25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref> + * [[2822]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43, "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War (Sourcebook)'', p. 113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> + * [[2864]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53, "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref> + * [[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] Map"</ref> + * [[3030]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66, "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref> + * [[3040]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68, "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref> + * [[3050]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref> + * [[3052]] - [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] <ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71, "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"</ref> + * [[3057]] - Clan Smoke Jaguar <ref name="ER3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</ref> + * [[3062]] - Draconis Combine (briefly captured by [[Clan Ghost Bear]] in November 3062 during the [[Combine-Ghost Bear War]], but re-conquered by March [[3064]]<ref>''Fall of the Blossom'', in ''[[First Strike (anthology)]]'', p. 316</ref>) + * [[3063]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref> + * [[3067]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74, "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42, "Inner Sphere - [October 3067] Map"</ref> + * [[3075]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65, Inner Sphere - [3075] Map</ref> + * [[3079]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref> + * [[3081]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref> + * [[3085]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref> + * [[3100]] - [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] (from November) <ref name=HWOTREp38>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 38</ref> + * [[3135]] - Rasalhague Dominion <ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> + * [[3145]] - Rasalhague Dominion <ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref> + * [[3151]] - Rasalhague Dominion <ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103, "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref> − ==Political Affiliation== + == Planetary Info == − {{div col|colwidth=25em}}+ '''Richmond''' appears to be a habitable planet, with breathable atmosphere, forests and rivers.{{cn}} − * [[2319]] - No record<ref name=HB:HKp18>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine - [2319] Map"</ref> − * [[2571]] - No record<ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref> − * [[2596]] - No record<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref> − * [[2750]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</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: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref> − * [[2786]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War'', p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref> − * [[2822]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> − * [[2864]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</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: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref> − * [[3030]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref> − * [[3040]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref> − * [[3050]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref> − * [[3052]] - [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"</ref> − * [[3057]] - Clan Smoke Jaguar<ref name="ER3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</ref> − * [[3062]] - Draconis Combine (briefly captured by [[Clan Ghost Bear]] in November 3062 during the [[Combine-Ghost Bear War]], but reconquered by March [[3064]]<ref>''Fall of the Blossom'', in ''First Strike'' (anthology), p. 316</ref>) − * [[3063]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref> − * [[3067]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [October 3067] Map"</ref> − * [[3075]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: Inner Sphere - [3075] Map</ref> − * [[3079]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref> − * [[3081]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref> − * [[3085]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref> − * [[3100]] - [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] (from November)<ref name=HWOTREp38>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 38</ref> − * [[3135]] - Rasalhague Dominion<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> − * [[3145]] - Rasalhague Dominion<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref> − * [[3151]] - Rasalhague Dominion<ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref> − {{div col end}} − -------------------------------------+ By [[3062]], it was considered a "small" world, with the capital city of Newport containing the [[HPG]], the principal spaceport and a quarter of the total population. Nestled within an evergreen forest, Newport is situated on the bank of the very large New James River which is 600 meters across at its widest point, and deep enough for ocean-going ships. Another mentioned land feature is the Derrington Plateau, apparently situated to the south.<ref>''Of War and Peace and Cherry Trees'', part 1, p. 8 (BattleCorps PDF edition)</ref> − ==Richmond== − {{InfoBoxPlanet − | image = − | name = Richmond − | othernames = − | position = − | distance = − | moons = − | gravity = − | pressure = − | temperature = − | water = − | life = − | continents = − | colonized = − | demonym = − | language = − | religion = − | population = − | ruler = − | political = − | commander = − | capital = − | hpg = − | hpgrep = − }} − Richmond appears to be a habitable planet, with breathable atmosphere, forests, and rivers.{{cn}} − − By [[3062]], it was considered a "small" world, with the capital city of Newport containing the [[HPG]], the principal spaceport and a quarter of the total population. Nestled within an evergreen forest, Newport is situated on the bank of the very large New James River which is 600 meters across at its widest point, and deep enough for oceangoing ships. Another mentioned land feature is the Derrington Plateau, apparently situated to the south.<ref>''Of War and Peace and Cherry Trees'', part 1, p. 8 (BattleCorps PDF edition)</ref> − Richmond also housed an [[Interstellar Expeditions]] office in [[3095]]. This office coordinated all Coreward operations.<ref>''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', p. 12</ref> + Richmond also housed an [[Interstellar Expeditions]] office in [[3095]]. This office coordinated all Coreward operations.<ref>''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3 '', p. 12</ref> − ===Planetary History===+ == Planetary History == − ====Succession Wars==== + ===Succession Wars=== − In [[2825]], Richmond was home to an internment camp which was raided by the [[Minnesota Tribe]]. Although the tribe presumably couldn't know about the camp, the tribe took all of the prisoners off-world with them.<ref name="HKp62">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 62: "The Minnesota Tribe and the ''Chahar Profit''"</ref> + ====Between the First and Second Succession War==== + In [[2825]] Richmond was home to an internment camp which was raided by the [[Minnesota Tribe]]. Although the tribe presumably couldn't know about the camp, the tribe took all of the prisoners off world with them.<ref name="HKp62">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 62, "The Minnesota Tribe and the ''Chahar Profit''"</ref> − ====Clan Invasion====+ ===Clan Invasion=== − During the [[Clan Invasion]], the [[Clan Smoke Jaguar|Smoke Jaguars]] launched an attack on Richmond using two [[Trinary|Trinaries]] (Assault and Second Battle) of the [[5th Jaguar Regulars (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Fifth Jaguar Regulars]], [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Alpha Galaxy]]. [[Khan]] [[Lincoln Osis]] personally issued the ''[[batchall]]'' to the defending force, the [[First Alshain Regulars]], and was answered with honor by their commanding officer ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Donald Ashira]], who chose the rocky grounds of Crag Gorge as their appointed battlefield. Over the course of four days the defending Kurita soldiers fought with honor but, despite their superior numbers, could not overcome the Jaguars' superior technology. They made a final oath to never surrender and decided to make their final stand in Olderson Pass in the north wall of the gorge. In a brutal frontal assault the Smoke Jaguars overran the defenders' position and annihilated them, capturing less than five percent of the First Regulars as [[bondsmen]].<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 54</ref> + During the [[Clan Invasion]], the [[Clan Smoke Jaguar|Smoke Jaguars]] launched an attack on Richmond using two [[Trinary|Trinaries]] (Assault and Second Battle) of the [[5th Jaguar Regulars (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Fifth Jaguar Regulars]], [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Alpha Galaxy]]. [[Khan]] [[Lincoln Osis]] personally issued the ''[[batchall]]'' to the defending force, the [[1st Alshain Regulars|First Alshain Regulars]], and was answered with honor by their commanding officer ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Donald Ashira]], who chose to the rocky grounds of Crag Gorge as their appointed battlefield. Over the course of four days the defending Kurita soldiers fought with honor but, despite their superior numbers, could not overcome the Jaguars' superior technology. They made a final oath to never surrender and decided to make their final stand in Olderson Pass in the north wall of the gorge. In a brutal frontal assault the Smoke Jaguars overran the defenders' position and annihilated them, capturing less than five percent of the First Regulars as [[bondsmen]].<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 54</ref> ====Operation BULLDOG and after==== ====Operation BULLDOG and after==== − Richmond was invaded in the fourth wave of [[Operation BULLDOG]] by the [[Third Night Stalkers]]; the defending Clan Smoke Jaguar [[47th Garrison (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Forty-seventh Garrison Cluster]] had already retreated off-world by the time the invaders reached the planet.<ref>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 10</ref> + Richmond was invaded in the fourth wave of [[Operation BULLDOG]] by the [[3rd Night Stalkers]]; the defending Clan Smoke Jaguar [[47th Garrison (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|47th Garrison Cluster]] had already retreated off-world by the time the invaders reached the planet.<ref>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 10 </ref> Even after its reintegration into the Combine Richmond's already-small population declined, along with the size of its militia.<ref name=HWOTREp38/> Even after its reintegration into the Combine Richmond's already-small population declined, along with the size of its militia.<ref name=HWOTREp38/> − ====Second Combine-Dominion War====+ ===Second Combine-Dominion War=== − During the [[Second Combine-Dominion War]] Richmond was invaded by two [[Cluster]]s of the [[Rasalhague Dominion|Ghost Bear Dominion]]'s [[Taiga Galaxy (Rasalhague Dominion)|Taiga Galaxy]] in mid-November [[3100]]. Lacking any DCMS line regiments to oppose them, the planet surrendered just hours after the Dominion warriors made landfall.<ref name=HWOTREp38/> + During the [[Second Combine-Dominion War]] Richmond was invaded by two [[Cluster|Clusters]] of the [[Rasalhague Dominion|Ghost Bear Dominion's]] [[Taiga Galaxy (Rasalhague Dominion)|Taiga Galaxy]] in mid-November [[3100]]. Lacking any DCMS line regiments to oppose them, the planet surrendered just hours after the Dominion warriors made landfall.<ref name=HWOTREp38/> + + == Military Deployment == + ===2765=== + * [[1st Rasalhague Regulars|First Rasalhague Regulars]]<ref>Field Report 2765: DCMS, p. 16, "Rasalhague Regulars"</ref> + + ===2786=== + * [[1st Rasalhague Regulars|First Rasalhague Regulars]]<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War (Sourcebook)'', p. 137, "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"</ref> + + === 2821 === + * [[1st Rasalhague Regulars|First Rasalhague Regulars]]<ref name="FSWp137"/> + * [[4th Pesht Regulars|Fourth Pesht Regulars]]<ref name="FSWp137"/> − ===Military Deployment=== + ===3038=== − {{columns-start|num=3}}+ * [[1st Alshain Regulars|First Alshain Regulars]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138 "Deployment Table"</ref> − ====2765==== − * [[First Rasalhague Regulars]]<ref>''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', p. 16: "Rasalhague Regulars"</ref> − ====2786==== + ===3050=== − * First Rasalhague Regulars<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137: "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"</ref> + * [[1st Alshain Regulars]]<ref name=20YU43>''20 Year Update'', p. 43, "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"</ref> − ====2821==== + ===3067=== − * First Rasalhague Regulars<ref name="FSWp137"/>+ * [[2nd An Ting Legion|Second An Ting Legion]]<ref name=FMU119>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 119, "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"</ref> − * [[Fourth Pesht Regulars]]<ref name="FSWp137"/> − {{column}} − ====3038==== − * [[First Alshain Regulars]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138: "Deployment Table"</ref> − ====3050==== + ===3085=== − * First Alshain Regulars<ref name=20YU43>''20 Year Update'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"</ref> + * [[13th Sun Zhang Cadre|Thirteenth Sun Zhang Cadre]]<ref name=FM3085p51>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 51, "DCMS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> + :- At this point in time the 13th Sun Zhang Cadre were deployed across '''Richmond''' and [[Idlewind]]. The 13th was at 85% of full strength, with 96% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology. − ====3067==== + ===3145=== − * [[Second An Ting Legion]]<ref name=FMU119>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 119: "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"</ref> + * [[9th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Ghost Bear)|Ninth Provisional Garrison Cluster]]<ref name=FM:3145p172>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 172, "Clan Force Deployments - Rasalhague Dominion"</ref> − {{column}} − ====3085==== − * [[Thirteenth Sun Zhang Cadre]]<ref name=FM3085p51>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 51: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> − :- The unit was deployed across Richmond and [[Idlewind]]. The 13th was at 85% strength, with 96% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology. − ====3145==== − * [[9th Provisional Garrison (Clan Ghost Bear)|Ninth Provisional Garrison Cluster]]<ref name=FM:3145p172>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 172: "Clan Force Deployments - Rasalhague Dominion"</ref> − {{columns-end}} − ==Map Gallery== + == Map Gallery == <div class="system-map-gallery"></div> <div class="system-map-gallery"></div> − ==Nearby Systems== + == Nearby Systems == <!-- NOTE: This table is automatically generated by BattleTechWiki:Project_Planets/Mapping, and any edits to this section may be overwritten at any time by a bot --> <!-- NOTE: This table is automatically generated by BattleTechWiki:Project_Planets/Mapping, and any edits to this section may be overwritten at any time by a bot --> {|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;" {|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;" Line 183:
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| − | + | * [[2319]] - No record <ref name=HB:HKp18>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18, "Draconis Combine - [2319] Map"</ref> | |
| + | * [[2571]] - No record <ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31, "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2596]] - No record <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2750]] - [[Draconis Combine]] <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2764]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2765]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2786]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War (Sourcebook)'', p. 25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2822]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43, "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War (Sourcebook)'', p. 113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2864]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53, "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[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] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3030]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66, "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3040]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68, "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3050]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3052]] - [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] <ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71, "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3057]] - Clan Smoke Jaguar <ref name="ER3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3062]] - Draconis Combine (briefly captured by [[Clan Ghost Bear]] in November 3062 during the [[Combine-Ghost Bear War]], but re-conquered by March [[3064]]<ref>''Fall of the Blossom'', in ''[[First Strike (anthology)]]'', p. 316</ref>) | ||
| + | * [[3063]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3067]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74, "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42, "Inner Sphere - [October 3067] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3075]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65, Inner Sphere - [3075] Map</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3079]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3081]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3085]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3100]] - [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] (from November) <ref name=HWOTREp38>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 38</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3135]] - Rasalhague Dominion <ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3145]] - Rasalhague Dominion <ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3151]] - Rasalhague Dominion <ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103, "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref> | ||
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| − | Richmond also housed an [[Interstellar Expeditions]] office in [[3095]]. This office coordinated all Coreward operations.<ref>''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', p. 12</ref> | + | Richmond also housed an [[Interstellar Expeditions]] office in [[3095]]. This office coordinated all Coreward operations.<ref>''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3 '', p. 12</ref> |
| − | + | == Planetary History == | |
| − | ====Succession | + | ===Succession Wars=== |
| − | In [[2825]] | + | ====Between the First and Second Succession War==== |
| + | In [[2825]] Richmond was home to an internment camp which was raided by the [[Minnesota Tribe]]. Although the tribe presumably couldn't know about the camp, the tribe took all of the prisoners off world with them.<ref name="HKp62">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 62, "The Minnesota Tribe and the ''Chahar Profit''"</ref> | ||
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| − | During the [[Clan Invasion]], the [[Clan Smoke Jaguar|Smoke Jaguars]] launched an attack on Richmond using two [[Trinary|Trinaries]] (Assault and Second Battle) of the [[5th Jaguar Regulars (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Fifth Jaguar Regulars]], [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Alpha Galaxy]]. [[Khan]] [[Lincoln Osis]] personally issued the ''[[batchall]]'' to the defending force, the [[First Alshain Regulars]], and was answered with honor by their commanding officer ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Donald Ashira]], who chose the rocky grounds of Crag Gorge as their appointed battlefield. Over the course of four days the defending Kurita soldiers fought with honor but, despite their superior numbers, could not overcome the Jaguars' superior technology. They made a final oath to never surrender and decided to make their final stand in Olderson Pass in the north wall of the gorge. In a brutal frontal assault the Smoke Jaguars overran the defenders' position and annihilated them, capturing less than five percent of the First Regulars as [[bondsmen]].<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 54</ref> | + | During the [[Clan Invasion]], the [[Clan Smoke Jaguar|Smoke Jaguars]] launched an attack on Richmond using two [[Trinary|Trinaries]] (Assault and Second Battle) of the [[5th Jaguar Regulars (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Fifth Jaguar Regulars]], [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Alpha Galaxy]]. [[Khan]] [[Lincoln Osis]] personally issued the ''[[batchall]]'' to the defending force, the [[1st Alshain Regulars|First Alshain Regulars]], and was answered with honor by their commanding officer ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Donald Ashira]], who chose to the rocky grounds of Crag Gorge as their appointed battlefield. Over the course of four days the defending Kurita soldiers fought with honor but, despite their superior numbers, could not overcome the Jaguars' superior technology. They made a final oath to never surrender and decided to make their final stand in Olderson Pass in the north wall of the gorge. In a brutal frontal assault the Smoke Jaguars overran the defenders' position and annihilated them, capturing less than five percent of the First Regulars as [[bondsmen]].<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 54</ref> |
====Operation BULLDOG and after==== | ====Operation BULLDOG and after==== | ||
| − | Richmond was invaded in the fourth wave of [[Operation BULLDOG]] by the [[ | + | Richmond was invaded in the fourth wave of [[Operation BULLDOG]] by the [[3rd Night Stalkers]]; the defending Clan Smoke Jaguar [[47th Garrison (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|47th Garrison Cluster]] had already retreated off-world by the time the invaders reached the planet.<ref>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 10 </ref> |
Even after its reintegration into the Combine Richmond's already-small population declined, along with the size of its militia.<ref name=HWOTREp38/> | Even after its reintegration into the Combine Richmond's already-small population declined, along with the size of its militia.<ref name=HWOTREp38/> | ||
| − | + | ===Second Combine-Dominion War=== | |
| − | During the [[Second Combine-Dominion War]] Richmond was invaded by two [[Cluster]] | + | During the [[Second Combine-Dominion War]] Richmond was invaded by two [[Cluster|Clusters]] of the [[Rasalhague Dominion|Ghost Bear Dominion's]] [[Taiga Galaxy (Rasalhague Dominion)|Taiga Galaxy]] in mid-November [[3100]]. Lacking any DCMS line regiments to oppose them, the planet surrendered just hours after the Dominion warriors made landfall.<ref name=HWOTREp38/> |
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| + | == Military Deployment == | ||
| + | ===2765=== | ||
| + | * [[1st Rasalhague Regulars|First Rasalhague Regulars]]<ref>Field Report 2765: DCMS, p. 16, "Rasalhague Regulars"</ref> | ||
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| + | * [[1st Rasalhague Regulars|First Rasalhague Regulars]]<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War (Sourcebook)'', p. 137, "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"</ref> | ||
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| + | === 2821 === | ||
| + | * [[1st Rasalhague Regulars|First Rasalhague Regulars]]<ref name="FSWp137"/> | ||
| + | * [[4th Pesht Regulars|Fourth Pesht Regulars]]<ref name="FSWp137"/> | ||
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| − | + | * [[1st Alshain Regulars|First Alshain Regulars]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138 "Deployment Table"</ref> | |
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| − | * | + | * [[1st Alshain Regulars]]<ref name=20YU43>''20 Year Update'', p. 43, "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"</ref> |
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| − | + | * [[2nd An Ting Legion|Second An Ting Legion]]<ref name=FMU119>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 119, "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"</ref> | |
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| − | * | + | * [[13th Sun Zhang Cadre|Thirteenth Sun Zhang Cadre]]<ref name=FM3085p51>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 51, "DCMS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> |
| + | :- At this point in time the 13th Sun Zhang Cadre were deployed across '''Richmond''' and [[Idlewind]]. The 13th was at 85% of full strength, with 96% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology. | ||
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| − | * [[ | + | * [[9th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Ghost Bear)|Ninth Provisional Garrison Cluster]]<ref name=FM:3145p172>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 172, "Clan Force Deployments - Rasalhague Dominion"</ref> |
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Historical: Wars of the Republic Era]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Wars of the Republic Era]]'' | ||
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' | * ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3]]'' | + | * ''[[Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3 ]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Invading Clans (sourcebook) | + | * ''[[Invading Clans (sourcebook)]]'' |
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | ||
* ''[[Of War and Peace and Cherry Trees]]'' (short story) | * ''[[Of War and Peace and Cherry Trees]]'' (short story) | ||
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Systems|Richmond]] | [[Category:Systems|Richmond]] | ||
[[Category:Planets|Richmond]] | [[Category:Planets|Richmond]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Clan Smoke Jaguar | + | [[Category: Clan Smoke Jaguar Planets]] |
| − | [[Category: Draconis Combine | + | [[Category: Draconis Combine Planets]] |
| − | [[Category: Rasalhague Dominion | + | [[Category: Rasalhague Dominion Planets]] |