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{{otheruses|the planetary system|other uses|Robinson (disambiguation)}}
  
 
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| caption            = Systems neighbouring Robinson
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| caption            = Robinson [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]]
 
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| class              = G5IV<ref name=HBD102>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 102, "Planet Profile"</ref><ref name=OBFSp23>''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 23, "Industrial Systems"</ref>
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| class              = G5IV<ref name=HDTFSp193>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 193: "Robinson planet profile"</ref><ref name=HBDp102>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 102: "Robinson planetary profile"</ref><ref name=OBFSp23>''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 23: "Industrial Systems"</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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The '''Robinson''' system is the location of at least one habitable world, '''Robinson III''', and as of [[3152]] is the provincial capital of the [[Federated Suns]]' [[Draconis March]].<ref name=DD75>''Dominions Divided'', p. 75: "Draconis Combine & Federated Suns June 3152 Map"</ref>
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==System Description==
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Robinson is located near the [[Rochester]] and [[Carnac]] systems.  It contains at least three planets and lies [[Spinward]] from [[Terra]].<ref name=DD75/>
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==System History==
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The Robinson system was colonized at some time during the [[First Exodus]] from Terra.<ref name="HB:HDp18">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18: "Federated Suns at their Founding - [2317] Map"</ref>
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==Political Affiliation==
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* [[2241]] - [[Terran Alliance]]<ref name=HBDp102/>
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* [[2317]] - Independent world<ref name="HB:HDp18"/>
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* [[2319]] - Independent world<ref name=HB:HKp18>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18</ref>
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* [[2571]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48</ref><ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31</ref>
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* [[2596]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Federated Suns<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Federated Suns<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11</ref><ref name=FR:2765FSp29>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 29</ref><ref name=FR:2765DCp25>''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', p. 25</ref>
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* [[2786]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War'', p. 25</ref>
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* [[2787]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name=SI15>''Shrapnel Issue 15'': "Planet Digest: Le Blanc"</ref>
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* [[2791]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FSWp44">''First Succession War'', p. 44</ref>
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* [[2814]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FSWp98">''First Succession War'', p. 98: "The Davion Counter-Offensives"</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113</ref>
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* [[2840]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HKp66">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 66</ref>
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* [[2854]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HKp71">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 71</ref>
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* [[2858]] - Draconis Combine (from August)<ref name="HB:HDp59">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 59</ref>
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* [[2859]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HKp71">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 71</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53</ref><ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60</ref>
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* [[2891]] - Federated Suns (from August)<ref name="HB:HDp64">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 64</ref><ref name="HKp76">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 76</ref>
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* [[3025]] - Federated Suns<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', foldout: "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70</ref><ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72</ref><ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66</ref>
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133</ref>
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* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref>
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* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71</ref>
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* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref>
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* [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82</ref><ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42</ref>
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* [[3071]] - Disputed world (Federated Suns/[[Word of Blake]])<ref name="JHS3076p12"/><ref name="J:FRp49"/><ref name="JHS3076p21">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 21</ref><ref name="J:FRp50">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 50</ref>
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* [[3075]] - Federated Suns<ref name="JS:TBDp65>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FR:AFFSp21">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 21</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Federated Suns<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Federated Suns<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127</ref>
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* [[3135]] - Federated Suns<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11</ref>
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* [[3144]] - Draconis Combine (from August)<ref name=ER:3145p34>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 34</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] Map"</ref>
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* [[3149]] - Federated Suns (from November)<ref name=SFp116>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 101</ref>
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* [[3150]] - Federated Suns<ref>''Shrapnel Issue #3'': "Voices of the Sphere: Star League Day"</ref>
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* [[3151]] - Federated Suns<ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103</ref>
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* [[3152]] - Federated Suns<ref name=DD75/>
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==Robinson III==
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| image              = Robinson Flag.jpg
 
| image              = Robinson Flag.jpg
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| caption            = Planetary flag of Robinson
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| name                = Robinson III
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| othernames         =  
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| name               = Robinson
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| position            = Third<ref name=HDTFSp193/><ref name=HBDp102/>
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| distance            = 7.47 days<ref name=OBFSp23/><ref name=HBDp102/>
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| distance            = 7.47 days<ref name=HBD102/><ref name=OBFSp23/>
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| moons              = 1 (Bethel)<ref name=OBFSp23/><ref name=HBDp102/>
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| moons              = 1 (Bethel)<ref name=HBD102/><ref name=OBFSp23/>
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| gravity            = 1.0<ref name=OBFSp23/><ref name=HBDp102/>
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| pressure            = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=OBFSp23/><ref name=HBDp102/>
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| gravity            = 1.0<ref name=HBD102/><ref name=OBFSp23/>
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| temperature        = 35°C (Hot)<ref name=OBFSp23/><ref name=HBDp102/>
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| pressure            = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=HBD102/><ref name=OBFSp23/>
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| water              = 70%<ref name=OBFSp23/><ref name=HBDp102/>
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| temperature        = 35°C (Hot)<ref name=HBD102/><ref name=OBFSp23/>
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| life                = Mammal<ref name=OBFSp23/><ref name=HDTFSp193/><ref name=HBDp102/>
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| water              = 70%<ref name=HBD102/><ref name=OBFSp23/>
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| continents          = 3 (Canaan, Megiddo, Solomon)<ref name=OBFSp23/>
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| life                = 40%, Mammal<ref name=HBD102/><ref name=OBFSp23/>
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| year                = 3079
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| ruler              = Prince [[Charles Leighton]] (2514)<ref name="HB:HDp31"/><br>Prince [[Nikolai Rostov]] (2515)<ref name="HB:HDp31"/><br>Prince [[Dmitri Rostov]] (2528)<ref name="HB:HDp31"/><br>Duke [[Aaron Sandoval]] (3025)<ref name="HD(TFS)"/><br>Duke [[Tancred Sandoval]] (3067)<ref name=HBD102/>
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| religion            = Judaism<ref name=HB:HDp146>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 146</ref>
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| capital             = Beuller<ref name=HBD102/><ref name=OBFSp23/>
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| population          = 3,428,000,000 (3025, apoc.),<ref>''MechWarrior'' (1989 video game) ([[apocryphal]])</ref><br>5,675,350,000 (3067)<ref name=HBDp102/><br>5,675,350,000 (3079)<ref name=OBFSp23/>
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| population          = 3,428,000,000 (3025, apocryphal)<ref>''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)]]'' ([[apocryphal]])</ref><br />5,675,350,000 (3067)<ref name=HBD102/><br>5,675,350,000 (3079)<ref name=OBFSp23/>
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| ruler               = [[Lord Protector of Robinson|Lord Protector]]<br/>(pre-[[2417]])<br/>[[Prince of the Terran March|Prince]]<br/>(2417–[[2540]])<br/>[[Duke of Robinson]] (2540–)
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| USIIR               = A-A-B-B-C (3067)<ref name=HBD102/><br>A-A-B-B-C (3079)<ref name=OBFSp23/>
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| political          = [[Planetary Governor of Robinson|Council Leader]]
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| hpg                = A<ref name=HBD102/><ref name=OBFSp23/>
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| capital            = Bueller<ref name=OBFSp23/><ref name=HBDp102/>
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| hpg                = A<ref name=HDTFSp193/><ref name=HBDp102/><ref name=OBFSp23/>
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| hpgrep              = [[Precentor]] [[Ludmilla Rovta]] (3025)<ref name=HDTFSp193/>
 
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The planet has several orbital stations, first among them the Sharon habitat with 11,000 souls aboard.<ref name=Robinson_Silenced>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [02/02/3071]: "Robinson Silenced"''</ref>
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===Planetary History===
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====Colonization and Rise of the Sandoval family====
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The planet was first settled by colonists during the [[Exodus (2242)|First Terran Exodus]], who were attracted by its rich black soil and pleasant living conditions. The majority of the land's early settlers were farmers who soon discovered the world was rich in mineral and oil deposits. However, off planet corporations seeking to exploit the mineral wealth soon arrived and came into conflict with the farmers, who had already claimed the majority of the planet's available land. The resulting political crisis fueled by conflicts with major mining concerns in the [[Terran Hegemony]] led to the collapse of the planetary government. The Robinson planetary militia commander, [[David Sandoval (23rd c.)|David Sandoval]], stepped forward and took control of the failed government.<ref name=HBDp102/> Declaring himself "[[Lord Protector of Robinson|Lord Protector]]," he seized the foreign companies' assets and lands to stabilize the situation.  He forged a land-reform bill which shifted control of all land transactions to his new government. This resulted in the Sandoval family becoming incredibly rich. Though new policies eventually came into place to weaken this arrangement, the Sandoval family would eventually become the planet's ruling nobility.<ref name=HDTFSp193/>
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====Age of War====
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In a deep raid to the planet made by [[DCMS]] forces, its heavy 'Mech [[Battalion]] encountered [[Estevez]] [[Combat Vehicle|tanks]]. The Combine commander was a firm believer in the [[Ares Conventions]] and when he was informed of the forces facing him, he suggested that the combat be fought using simulated munitions. This concession was not enough for the defenders to stop the Combine forces which easily won their objectives, but it saved their lives as after action reports calculated that with live ammunition, not even a full [[Regiment]] of tanks could have stopped the Kuritan forces.<ref>''Era Digest: Age of War'', p. 25: "Estevez MBT"</ref>
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====Founding of the Federated Suns and the Davion Civil War====
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With the founding of the Federated Suns, Robinson became one of the five seats of power under House Davion. Robinson became the capital world of the [[Terran March]], one of five Marches within the Federated Suns; the Princes of the Terran March were members of the Leighton family until Prince [[Charles Leighton]] and his family were killed in [[2515]]<ref name="HB:HDp31">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 31: "Council of Regents"</ref> in a raid by the [[Hegemony Armed Forces]].<ref name="HD(TFS)p41">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 41: "The Regency"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp31A">''Handbook: House Davion'', pp. 31–32: "Reign of Terror"</ref> As a result of political maneuverings within the Council of Regents [[General]] [[Nikolai Rostov]], one of the Federated Suns' most celebrated military leaders and serving member of the Council of Regents, was named Prince of the Terran March.<ref name=HB:HDp31/>
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Nikolai Rostov would continue to serve as Prince and then later as First Marshal while Robinson and the Terran March saw invasions from first the Terran Hegemony and then the Draconis Combine between his election in 2515 and the outbreak of civil war in [[2524]]. Nikolai Rostov led the forces of the Terran March in conjunction with the Draconis March forces led by [[Laura Davion]] on an assault into the [[Capellan March]] in an attempt to remove [[Cassandra Davion]] and [[David Varnay]] from power, sparking the civil war. When Nikolai Rostov was killed in [[Battle of Quittacas (2525)|Battle of Quittacas]], his son [[Dmitri Rostov|Dmitri]] became Prince of the Terran March.<ref name="HB:HDp33">''Handbook: House Davion'', pp. 33–34: "Flames of War"</ref>
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Dmitri led the Terran March forces in support of [[First Prince of the Federated Suns|First Prince]] [[Alexander Davion]] initially,<ref name="HB:HDp34">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 34: "Rostov's Legacy"</ref> fighting against the Varnay forces in the Capellan March and then Laura Davion's forces in the Draconis March.<ref name="HB:HDp35">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 35: "Bringing the War to the Pretenders"</ref> With the defeat of the Varnays and Laura Davion, Alexander Davion began to restructure the political layout of the Federated Suns; Dmitri Rostov openly opposed Alexander's reforms, culminating in Dmitri leading the military forces of the Terran March against Alexander in battle and a botched attempt to kidnap [[Cynthia Davion]] that saw Alexander's wife killed. The net result was a massive military response from Alexander which ended with a [[Battle of Robinson (2540)|battle]] on Robinson in November [[2540]] in which Alexander killed Dmitri.<ref name="HB:HDp36">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 36: "Prince Alexander"</ref> The Terran March was abolished soon after when Alexander reorganized the Federated Suns into just three Marches and Robinson became the capital of the new Draconis March.<ref name="HB:HDp37+">''Handbook: House Davion'', pp. 37–38: "Dividends of Peace"</ref>
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====First Succession War====
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Robinson was [[Battle of Robinson (2787)|invaded]] during the first half of the major invasion into the Federated Suns launched by the [[Draconis Combine]] in May [[2787]].<ref name="FSWp44"/> Robinson was [[Battle of Robinson (2814)|liberated]] by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] in [[2814]] as part of the third and final major AFFS counteroffensive of the [[First Succession War]] against the Draconis Combine.<ref name="FSWp98"/>
  
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== Political Affilation ==
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====Second Succession War====
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* [[2241]] - [[Terran Alliance]] <ref name=HBD102/>
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During the [[Second Succession War]], Robinson was one of a number of worlds [[Battle of Robinson (2840)|assaulted]] by the [[Draconis Combine]] in [[2840]] as part of a Combine plan to freeze AFFS forces in a contested area of the border between the two realms. A large raid was sent against Robinson in order to try and draw off Davion forces, but the assault was quickly repelled and had little effect in misdirecting the [[Federated Suns]] forces.<ref name="HKp66"/>
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* [[2317]] - Independent world <ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18, "Federated Suns Map at their Founding - [2317] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2319]] - Independent world <ref name=HB:HKp18>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18, "Draconis Combine Founding - [2319] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2571]] - [[Federated Suns]] <ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48, "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31, "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2596]] - Federated Suns <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2750]] - Federated Suns <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2764]] - Federated Suns <ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2765]] - Federated Suns <ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref><ref name=FR:2765FSp29>''Field Report 2765: Federated Suns'', p. 29, "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref><ref name=FR:2765DCp25>''Field Report 2765: Draconis Combine'', p. 25, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref>
 
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* [[2786]] - Federated Suns <ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2822]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54, "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822]"</ref><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 (Source Book)'', p. 113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2840]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HKp66">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 66, "Planet-Hopping and Sunstroke"</ref>
 
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* [[2854]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HKp71">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 71, "Early Sucesses"</ref>
 
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* [[2858]] - [[Draconis Combine]] (from August)<ref name="HB:HDp59">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 59, "Miyogi’s Marathon and Dainmar’s Disgrace"</ref>
 
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* [[2859]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HKp71">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 71, "Early Sucesses"</ref>
 
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* [[2864]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53, "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60, "Federated Suns After Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2891]] - Federated Suns (from August)<ref name="HB:HDp64">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 64, "Robinson Returned"</ref><ref name="HKp76">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 76, "The Rise of Taragi"</ref>
 
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* [[3025]] - Federated Suns <ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succession War [3025] Map"</ref><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>
 
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* [[3030]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66, "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68, "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref>''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>
 
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* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3067]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82, "Federated Suns After FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><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 - [3067] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3071]] - Disputed world (Federated Suns/[[Word of Blake]])<ref name="JHS3076p12"/><ref name="J:FRp49"/><ref name="JHS3076p21"/><ref name="J:FRp50"/>
 
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* [[3075]] - Federated Suns <ref name="JS:TBDp65>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3079]] - Federated Suns <ref name="FR:AFFSp21">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 21, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
 
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* [[3081]] - Federated Suns <ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3085]] - Federated Suns <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3130]] - Federated Suns <ref name="MotIS3130">''Map of the Inner Sphere 3130''</ref>
 
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* [[3135]] - Federated Suns <ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3145]] - Draconis Combine <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>
 
  
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== Planetary History ==
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During the [[Marathon Offensive]] of [[Miyogi Kurita]] in 2854, the Suns lost Robinson again. On 10 June, the [[Coordinator of Worlds|Coordinator]] led four [[Sword of Light]] regiments and ten support regiments against three defending regiments on the planet. The [[Battle of Robinson (2854)|invasion]] was early decided because the DCMS had attacked [[Kentares IV]] simultaneously, pinning down reserve units otherwise available as reinforcements. Employing nuclear, chemical, and biological attacks this assault became known as the "Rape of Robinson." The AFFS retreated off-world in August [[2858]] and swore to come back.  A [[Battle of Robinson (2858)|counteroffensive]] later in the year failed to reclaim the world for the Suns, though [[Cassandra Davion]] would see action for the first time in that attack while serving as a combat medic.<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 25: "The Duke and the Mercenary"</ref> Another [[Battle of Robinson (2860)|assault]] in [[2860]] likewise failed.<ref name=hdp.75>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 75</ref><ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 74: ""Marathon Offensive" (2854-2858)"</ref><ref name=SSW74>''Second Succession War'', pp. 74–76: "The Marathon Offensive"</ref>
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=== Colonization & Rise of the Sandoval family ===
 
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The planet was first settled by colonists from the [[Exodus (2242)|First Terran Exodus]], who were attracted by its rich black soil and pleasant living conditions. The majority of the land's early settlers were farmers who soon discovered the world was rich in mineral and oil deposits. However, off planet corporations seeking to exploit the mineral wealth soon arrived and came into conflict with the farmers, who had already claimed the majority of the planet's available land. The resulting political crisis fuelled by conflicts with major mining concerns in the [[Terran Hegemony]] led to the collapse of the planetary government. The Robinson planetary militia commander, [[David Sandoval]], stepped forward and took control of the failed government.<ref name=HBD102/> Declaring himself "Lord Protector", he seized the foreign companies' assets and lands to stabilize the situation. He forged a land-reform bill which shifted control of all land transactions to his new government. This resulted in the Sandoval family becoming incredibly rich. Though new policies eventually came into place to weaken this arrangement, the Sandoval family would eventually become the planet's ruling nobility.<ref name="HD:TFS">''House Davion'' (The Federated Suns)'', "Planet Robinson profile" - settling of the planet and rise of the ruling family.</ref>
 
  
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=== Founding of the Federated Suns & Davion Civil War ===
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====Third Succession War====
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With the founding of the Federated Suns, Robinson became one of the five seats of power under House Davion. Robinson became the capital world of the [[Terran March]], one of five Marches within the Federated Suns; the Princes of the Terran March were members of the Leighton family until Prince [[Charles Leighton]] and his family were killed in [[2515]]<ref name="HB:HDp31">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 31, "Council of Regents"</ref> in a raid by [[Hegemony Armed Forces]].<ref name="HD(TFS)p41">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 41, "The Regency"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp31A">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 31-32, "Reign of Terror"</ref> As a result of political maneuverings within the Council of Regents [[General]] [[Nikolai Rostov]], one of the Federated Suns' most celebrated military leaders and serving member of the Council of Regents was named Prince of the Terran March.<ref name="HB:HDp31"/>
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Early in the [[Third Succession War]], [[Operation PENDRAGON]] would reclaim Robinson for the Federated Suns.<ref name=SSW74/> In late [[2891]], [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Joseph Davion II]] led the elite [[2nd Avalon Hussars|Second Avalon Hussar]] [[RCT]] in a bold [[Battle of Robinson (2891)|invasion]] of Robinson. While the [[Third Sword of Light]] saw the arriving Davion [[DropShip]]s well in advance, they were not prepared for Joseph's highly risky plan to drop his forces directly into the DCMS troops' midst, expecting a more conventional choice of drop zones. Though initially falling back, the elite Third Sword quickly mounted a counterattack which blunted the Second Avalon's advance, fighting toe-to-toe among the buildings of Robinson's capital city. The fighting would drag on for an entire month; though the Third excelled in small unit actions, coordination between the component parts of the Second's RCT allowed them to win in larger scale operations, with the Combine defense beginning to falter as Taragi ramped up his efforts and ensuring that the DCMS troops on-world received no supplies for an entire month. While fighting with all their skill, eventually the lack of supplies forced the imperiled Third Sword of Light to retreat off-planet to avoid destruction, conceding control of the world to the Federated Suns.<ref name=HKTDC-76>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', pp. 76–77: "The Third Succession War - The Rise of Taragi"</ref><ref name=HDTFS-82>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 82: "Third Succession War - Battle for Robinson"</ref>
  
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Nikolai Rostov would continue to serve as Prince and then later as First Marshal while Robinson and the Terran March saw invasions from first the Terran Hegemony and then the Draconis Combine between his election in 2515 and the outbreak of civil war in [[2524]]. Nikolai Rostov lead the forces of the Terran March in conjunction with the Draconis March forces led by [[Laura Davion]] on an assault into the [[Capellan March]] in an attempt to remove [[Cassandra Davion]] and [[David Varnay]] from power, sparking the civil war. When Nikolai Rostov was killed in battle on [[Quitticas]], his son [[Dmitri Rostov|Dmitri]] became Prince of the Terran March.<ref name="HB:HDp33">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 33-34, "Flames of War"</ref>
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{{ApocryphalContentStart}}
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[[Martin Sandoval]] and his Robinson Rangers entourage built up a sizeable drug and gambling debt with a loan shark off-world. When the lenders tried to collect, Martin ratted them out to his uncle [[Aaron Sandoval (30th c.)|Aaron Sandoval]], who used his political clout to have them arrested by Federated Suns authorities. What they didn't know was that the suppliers and loan sharks belonged to a much larger organization, one that wouldn't stand for a noble feeling he could walk out of his debt, and they placed a sizable bounty on Martin's head.<ref name=MW5M>''MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries'', "Head Hunting"</ref>
  
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Dmitri led the Terran March forces in support of [[First Prince]] [[Alexander Davion]] initially,<ref name="HB:HDp34">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 34, "Rostov's Legacy"</ref> fighting against the Varnays forces in the Capellan March and then Laura Davion's forces in the Draconis March.<ref name="HB:HDp35">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 35, "Bringing the War to the Pretenders"</ref> With the defeat of the Varnays and Laura Davion, Alexander Davion began to restructure the political layout of the Federated Suns; Dmitri Rostov openly opposed Alexander's reforms, culminating in Dmitri leading the military forces of the Terran March against Alexander in battle and a botched attempt to kidnap [[Cynthia Davion]] that saw Alexander's wife killed. The net result was a massive military response from Alexander which ended with a battle on Robinson in November [[2540]] in which Alexander killed Dmitri.<ref name="HB:HDp36">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 36, "Prince Alexander"</ref> The Terran March was abolished soon after when Alexander reorganized the Federated Suns into just three Marches and Robinson became the capital of the new Draconis March.<ref name="HB:HDp37+">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 37-38, "Dividends of Peace"</ref>
+
Sandoval and his friends were stationed under heavy protection on Robinson but the [[Bounty Hunter]] intended to collect. He found an opening when Sandoval's detachment was scheduled to be rotated to a remote outpost toward the base of a large mountain range to conduct training exercises. Due to particular difficulties the Bounty Hunter couldn't get around on his own, he brought a [[mercenary]] unit in on the job, sending two of his team in 'Mechs equipped with advanced [[ECM Suite|electronic countermeasures]] to screen the mercenary lance as they advanced, causing confusion and drawing away the Rangers' main forces while the Hunter approached from the rear. Sandoval and all defending forces were killed; the Hunter wanted to leave no survivors who could implicate his involvement.<ref name=MW5M/>
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{{ApocryphalContentEnd}}
  
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=== Star League & Succession Wars ===
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====Fourth Succession War====
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During the [[Second Succession War]] Robinnson was a number of worlds assaulted by the [[Draconis Combine]] in [[2840]] as part of a Combine plan to freeze [[AFFS]] forces in a contested area of the border between the two realms. A large raid was sent against Robinson in order to try and draw off Davion forces, but the assult was quickly repeled and haad little effect in misdirecting the [[Federated Suns]] forces. <ref name="HKp66">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 66, "Planet-Hopping and Sunstroke"</ref>
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Following the [[Battle of Misery (3028)|Battle of Misery]] [[Zeta Battalion]] escorted the [[Wolf's Dragoons]] families to Robinson for safekeeping before departing in early October in three rented ''[[Mule]]'' [[DropShip]]s and a [[Merchant|''Merchant''-class]] [[JumpShip]] to reinforce the beleaguered Dragoons in the [[Battle of Crossing (3029)|Battle of Crossing]]<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 34</ref>
  
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During the [[Marathon Offensive]] of [[Myogi Kurita]] in the 2850s the Suns lost only one world to the [[Draconis Combine]], Robinson, but it was an symbol to the people of the Federated Suns. The Coordinator led 4 of his best 'Mech units ([[Sword of Light]]) against 3 defending Davion 'Mech regiments on the planet. The invasion was early decided because the DCMS had attacked [[Kentares IV]] simultaneously with Robinson and the Federation High Command have no reserve units available as reinforcements. The [[AFFS]] retreated off-world and swore to came back.<ref name=hdp.75>''House Davion (The Fedareted Suns)'', p.75</ref>
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====War of 3039====
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On 2 April [[3039]], [[Leftenant]] [[Adrian Robertson]] placed a briefcase containing detailed plans for the 16 April invasion of the Draconis Combine which was then stolen in what was intended as a mundane vehicle theft. The AFFS was understandably concerned and a planetwide search for suspected [[ISF]] agents was launched. Almost twenty-four hours after the initial theft, an anonymously phone call was placed to the Robinson City Police Department that the car was located in the city center. The briefcase had been forced opened, but all contents were there and the thief included a note stating only "I may be a thief, but I am a patriot too. I return this to you, together with my assurance that I have not copied or passed on the information it contains."  Dubbed the Patriotic Thief by the press after the War, they were never identified, and their identity as [[Teagen Reeves]] was known only to her accomplice Lee.<ref>''Be Not Afraid of Greatness''</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 13: "Thieves and Patriots"</ref>
  
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The planet lost portions of its rich soil to heavy mining during this period, limiting its ability to feed itself. However, its exports of raw materials allowed construction of [[DropShip|Dropships]] & [[JumpShip|JumpShips]], making the world wealthy and able to afford food imports.  Following the fall of the [[Star League]], [[House Kurita]] forces invaded and occupied the world for a number of decades. As a result, Robinson suffered a prolonged period of starvation and the destruction of many of its heavy industries. Only in the [[thirty-first century]] has the planet's economic wealth been restored.
+
By the end of the Succession Wars Robinson was the center of Judaism within the Federated Suns.<ref name=HBDp102/>
  
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By the end of the Succession Wars Robinson was the center of Judaism within the Federated Suns.<ref name=HBD102/>
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====Jihad====
 +
In January [[3071]], the [[Word of Blake]] [[Battle of Robinson (3071)|attacked]] Robinson.<ref name="JHS3076p12">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 12: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp49">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 49: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The first shots destroyed the orbital stations, among them the Sharon habitat with its 11,000 inhabitants.<ref name=Robinson_Silenced/> Fortunately for the residents of Robinson, the Blakists seemed to be unaware of a Star League era storehouse in the small town of Purki.  Had they moved to occupy the otherwise strategically unimportant location, [[Precentor]] [[Charles Reanner]] was under orders to destroy the storehouse (and thus the town) with a fifty kiloton nuclear weapon.<ref name=JHS3070p95/> It would be more than a year before Robinson was [[Battle of Robinson (3072)|liberated]] at the hands of a joint [[Com Guards|Com Guard]]–AFFS force. Robinson was finally free on 2 February [[3072]].<ref name="JHS3076p21"/><ref name="J:FRp50"/><ref>''Defiant Stand''</ref> Luckily for the Draconis March - and the Federated Suns as a whole - the decision by the Word of Blake to make use of [[Robinson Standard BattleWorks]], combined with quick thinking and action on the part of the liberating forces prevented the complete destruction of the manufacturing facilities. In March of that year DMI and ComStar established a quarantine zone around Purki and the warehouse, presumably to relocate whatever was stored there.<ref name="O:FSp22">''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 22: "Draconis March"</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072''. p, 72: "Footnote"</ref>
  
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=== Jihad ===
+
In [[3079]], Robinson was still recovering from the Jihad; the Robinson Standard BattleWorks plant had less than half of its production lines operating, while the Robinson Battle Academy, also located in the city of Tiberias, was being rebuilt in underground concrete bunkers.<ref name=OBFSp23/> While the Robinson Battle Academy suffered heavy damage during the Jihad and had yet to reconstitute its training battalion,<ref name="O:FSp4">''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 4: "Strategic Integrity"</ref> the [[Combat Training Center]] in Osis Minor on Solomon was still operating, training students via its [[infantry]], [[battle armor]], [[Combat Vehicle|conventional armor]] and [[Conventional Fighter|fighter]] training programs.<ref>''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 24: "Combat Training Center"</ref>
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In January [[3071]] the [[Word of Blake]] attacked Robinson;<ref name="JHS3076p12">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 12, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp49">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 49, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> and it would be more than a year before Robinson was liberated at the hands of a joint [[Com Guard]]-[[AFFS]] force. Robinson was finally free on the 2nd of February [[3072]].<ref name="JHS3076p21">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 21, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp50">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 50, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Luckily for the Draconis March - and the Federated Suns as a whole - the decision by the Word of Blake to make use of [[Robinson Standard BattleWorks]], combined with quick thinking and action on the part of the liberating forces prevented the complete destruction of the manufacturing facilities.<ref name="O:FSp22">''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 22, "Draconis March"</ref>
 
  
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===Post-Jihad Era===
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====Dark Age====
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In [[3079]] Robinson was still recovering from the Jihad; the Robinson Standard Battleworks plant had less than half of its production lines operating, while the Robinson Battle Academy, also located in the city of Tiberias, was being rebuilt in underground concrete bunkers.<ref name=OBFSp23/> While the Robinson Battle Academy suffered heavy damage during the Jihad and had yet to reconstitute its training battalion,<ref name="O:FSp4">''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 4, "Strategic Integrity"</ref> the [[Combat Training Centre]] in Osis Minor on Solomon was still operating, training students via its [[Infantry]], [[Battle Armor]],  [[Combat Vehicle|Conventional Armor]] and [[Conventional Fighter]] training programmes. <ref>''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 24, "Combat Training Center"</ref>
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The planet was [[Battle of Robinson (3144)|attacked]] by the Draconis Combine in August [[3144]] and was conquered by the invading forces.<ref>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 50: Fed Suns Map 3145 - Robinson falls to Draconis Combine in 3144</ref>
  
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=== Dark Age ===
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In [[3149]], [[Republic of the Sphere]] forces [[Battle of Robinson (3149)|retook]] the world for the Federated Suns.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', pp. 76–77: "The Heart of the Draconis March"</ref>
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The planet was attacked by the Draconis Combine some time in 3144 and was conquered by the invading forces.<ref>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 50 Fed Suns Map 3145 - Robinson falls to Draconis Combine in 3144.</ref>
 
  
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==Era Specific Data==
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Thinking the world underdefended, the Combine launched a [[3150]] [[Battle of Robinson (3150)|counterassault]] which was beaten back. As a result of their losses, Robinson was declared off limits for the immediate future, the Combine simply could not afford the cost in troops to retake the world without risking massive reprisals elsewhere.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', pp. 81–82: "The Robinson Situation"</ref>
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===3025<ref name="HD(TFS)">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', "Planet Profile"</ref>===
 
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* Political Leader: Council Leader Hurigu Deviin
 
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* [[ComStar]] Representative: [[Precentor]] Ludmilla Rovta
 
  
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== Military Deployment ==
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===Military Deployment===
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=== 2764 ===
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* [[100th BattleMech Division]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 252, "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"</ref>
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====2764====
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* [[100th BattleMech Division]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 252: "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"</ref>
  
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=== 2765 ===
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====2765====
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* [[Davion Heavy Guards]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp14">''Field Report 2765: Federated Suns'', p. 14, "Regimental Status"</ref>
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* [[Davion Heavy Guards]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp14">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 14: "Regimental Status"</ref>
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* [[Third Robinson Chevaliers]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp17">''Field Report 2765: Federated Suns'', p. 17, "Regimental Status"</ref>
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* [[Third Robinson Chevaliers]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp17">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 17: "Regimental Status"</ref>
  
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=== 2786 ===
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====2786====
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* Davion Heavy Guards<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 134, "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"</ref>
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* Davion Heavy Guards<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"</ref>
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* [[Third Robinson Chevaliers]]<ref name="FSWp135">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 135, "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"</ref>
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* Third Robinson Chevaliers<ref name="FSWp135">''First Succession War'', p. 135: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"</ref>
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* [[First Robinson Rangers]]<ref name="FSWp135"/>
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* [[Second Robinson Rangers]]<ref name="FSWp135"/>
  
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=== 2821 ===
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====2821====
 
* [[Eleventh Avalon Hussars]]<ref name="FSWp134"/>
 
* [[Eleventh Avalon Hussars]]<ref name="FSWp134"/>
 
* [[Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry]]<ref name="FSWp134"/>
 
* [[Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry]]<ref name="FSWp134"/>
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* [[Fighting Urukhai|DeMaestri's Sluggers]]<ref name="FSWp135">''First Succession War'', p. 135: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"</ref>
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* [[Screaming Eagles|Night Eagles]]<ref name="FSWp134135">''First Succession War'', pp. 134–135: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"</ref>
  
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===3025===
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* [[Screaming Eagles|Snow Eagles]]<ref name="FSWp134135"/>
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* [[Kell Hounds]] (1 [[Battalion]])<ref name=HDp133/>
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* [[Screaming Eagles|Storm Eagles]]<ref name="FSWp134135"/>
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====3025====
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* [[Kell Hounds]] (one [[battalion]])<ref name=HDp133/><ref name=HDTFSp134>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 134: "Federated Suns Deployment Table"</ref>
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* First Robinson Rangers<ref name=HDp133>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 133: "Unit Deployment Table"</ref><ref name="NAIS4SWp11">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 11: "Operation RAT"</ref>
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* [[Robinson Draconis March Militia]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp12">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 12: "Operation RAT"</ref>
  
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===3025===
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====3028====
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* [[1st Robinson Rangers|First Robinson Rangers]]<ref name=HDp133>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 133, "Unit Deployment Table"</ref><ref name="NAIS4SWp11">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 11, "Operation RAT"</ref>
 
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* [[Robinson Draconis March Militia]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp12">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 12, "Operation RAT"</ref>
 
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===3028===
 
 
* Robinson DMM<ref name="NAIS4SWp12"/>
 
* Robinson DMM<ref name="NAIS4SWp12"/>
  
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===3038===
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====3038====
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* First Robinson Rangers<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 136, "Deployment Table"</ref>
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* First Robinson Rangers<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 136: "Deployment Table"</ref>
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* Robinson Battle Academy Training Battalion<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 137, "Deployment Table"</ref>
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* Robinson Battle Academy Training Battalion<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 137: "Deployment Table"</ref>
  
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===3039===
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====3039====
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* [[Kell Hounds]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p141">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 141, "Deployment Table"</ref>
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* [[Kell Hounds]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p141">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 141: "Deployment Table"</ref>
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:* [[1st Kell Hounds|First Kell Hounds]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p141"/>
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:* [[First Kell Hounds]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p141"/>
  
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===3050===
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====3050====
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* First Robinson Rangers<ref name=20YUp19>''20 Year Update'', p. 19, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref>
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* First Robinson Rangers<ref name=20YUp19>''20 Year Update'', p. 19: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref>
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* [[201st Division (ComStar)]]<ref name=20YUp70>''20 Year Update'', p. 70, "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>
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* [[201st Division (ComStar)]]<ref name=20YUp70>''20 Year Update'', p. 70: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>
 
* Robinson Battle Academy Training Battalion<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 19</ref>
 
* Robinson Battle Academy Training Battalion<ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 19</ref>
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====3054====
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* Robinson DMM (2nd and 3rd Battalion)<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 101: "Unit Note"</ref>
  
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===3054===
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====3061====
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* Robinson DMM (2nd and 3rd Battalion)<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 101, "Unit Note"</ref>
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* First Robinson Rangers<ref name=SSp28>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 28: "FedCom Deployment Table"</ref>
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* [[Tenth Lyran Guards]] [[RCT]]<ref name=SSp28/>
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* Robinson Battle Academy Training Battalion<ref name=SSp28/>
  
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===3061===
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====3079====
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* First Robinson Rangers<ref name=SSp28>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 28, "FedCom Deployment Table"</ref>
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* [[First Robinson Strikers]]<ref name=FR:AFFSp14>''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 14: "Regimental Status"</ref><ref name=OBFSp23/>
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* [[10th Lyran Guards|Tenth Lyran Guards]] [[RCT]]<ref name=SSp28/>
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* [[Second Robinson Strikers]]<ref name=FR:AFFSp14/><ref name=OBFSp23/>
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* Robinson Battle Academy Training Battalion<ref name=SSp28/>
 
  
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===3079===
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====3085====
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* [[1st Robinson Strikers|First Robinson Strikers]]<ref name=FR:AFFSp14>''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 14, "Regimental Status"</ref><ref name=OBFSp23/>
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* First Robinson Rangers<ref name=FM:3085p71>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 71: "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
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* [[2nd Robinson Strikers|Second Robinson Strikers]]<ref name=FR:AFFSp14/><ref name=OBFSp23/>
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* [[Second Avalon Hussars]] [[LCT]]<ref name=FM:3085p71/>
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* Robinson DMM [[LCT]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 72: "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
  
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===3085===
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====3145====
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* First Robinson Rangers<ref name=FM:3085p71>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 71, "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
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* [[Seventh Sword of Light]]<ref name=FM3145p64>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 65: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"</ref>
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* [[2nd Avalon Hussars|Second Avalon Hussars]] [[LCT]]<ref name=FM:3085p71/>
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* [[Eighth Sword of Light]]<ref name=FM3145p64>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 65: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"</ref>
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* Robinson DMM [[LCT]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 72, "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
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* [[Ryuken-nana]]<ref name=FM3145p64>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 65: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"</ref>
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== Planetary Geography ==
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===Geography===
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Robinson has three major landmasses, Canaan, Megiddo and Solomon. The capital city, Beuller, is located on Canaan.<ref name=OBFSp23/>
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Robinson has three major continents named Canaan, Megiddo and Solomon.<ref name=OBFSp23/>
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{{ApocryphalContentStart}}
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In the ''[[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries]]'' [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/High Reward Quests|High Reward Quest]] "Head Hunting," Robinson is depicted as an autumn forest biome with poor visibility.<ref name=MW5M/>
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{{ApocryphalContentEnd}}
  
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== Educational & Cultural Sites ==
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===Planetary Locations===
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* [[Battle Academy of Robinson|Robinson Battle Academy]]<ref name=OBFSp23/>
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* [[Bueller]]: planetary capital of Robinson<ref name=OBFSp23/>
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* Capital of the Draconis March
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** Benjamin Sandoval Memorial Spaceport
 +
* Purki: small town 500 km from Bueller that was secretly the entrance to a hidden ComStar-controlled "[[Castle Brian|Brian Cache]]"<ref name=JHS3070p95>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 95: "General Directive 72"</ref>
 +
* Tiberias: a city<ref name=SHp76>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 76</ref>
 +
** [[Battle Academy of Robinson|Robinson Battle Academy]]: Located in the northern portion of Tiberias<ref name=OBFSp23/><ref name=SHp76/>
 +
** [[Robinson Standard BattleWorks#Robinson|Robinson Standard BattleWorks Industrialplex]]: Factory complex near Tiberias.<ref name=SFp116/>
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** [[Valiant Systems]]<ref name=OBFSp23/>
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* Oris Minor<ref name=OBFSp23/>
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** [[Combat Training Center|Combat Training Center (CTC)]]<ref name=OBFSp23/>
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* [[University of Robinson]]<ref name="Nanotubes">''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [04/07/3073]: "Nanotubes Revolutionize 'Mech Construction"''</ref>
  
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==Industrial Centers==
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===Industrial Centers===
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* [[Jerricho Industries]]<ref name=XTRO:PV4p4>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 4'', p. 4, "SWD-1 Swordsman"</ref>
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* [[Cavalier Press]]<ref name=LSPp41>''Luthien'', p. 41: "Parry and Riposte"</ref>
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* [[HidaCorp Consortium]]<ref name="TRO:VArp94">''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised'', p. 94: "Meteos Manned Dirigible"</ref>
 +
* [[Jerricho Industries]]<ref name=XTRO:PV4p4>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 4'', p. 4: "SWD-1 Swordsman"</ref>
 
* [[Robinson Standard BattleWorks]]<ref name=OBFSp23/>
 
* [[Robinson Standard BattleWorks]]<ref name=OBFSp23/>
 
* [[Valiant Systems]]<ref name=OBFSp23/>
 
* [[Valiant Systems]]<ref name=OBFSp23/>
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' lists the years of 2879 and 2891 as the year that Robinson is reclaimed by the Federated Suns. Based on supporting information within the sourcebook, 2891 appears to be the correct year. ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' also lists the date as 2891.
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* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' lists the years of 2879 and 2891 as the year that Robinson is reclaimed by the Federated Suns. Based on supporting information within the sourcebook, 2891 appears to be the correct year. ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' also lists the date as 2891.
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* Several sources spell the capital city as Beuller, but Bueller has been [https://bg.battletech.com/forums/ask-the-writers/robinson-capital-city/msg1872191 confirmed] as the correct spelling.
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==Nearby Systems==
 
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| [[Rochester]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Rochester]]
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| 15.33
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| class="lessthan30" | 11.1
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| [[Carnac]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Carnac]]
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| 18.61
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| class="lessthan30" | 17.6
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| [[Lucerne]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Lucerne]]
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| 19.72
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| class="lessthan30" | 18.9
−
| [[Emporia]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Emporia]]
−
| 23.96
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| class="lessthan30" | 23.9
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Klamriz V]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Franklin]]
−
| 28.90
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| class="lessthan30" | 25.0
−
| [[Blandinsville]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Blandinsville]]
−
| 31.12
+
| class="lessthan30" | 26.8
−
| [[Ballentine]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Klamriz]]
−
| 31.89
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| class="lessthan30" | 26.9
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| [[Franklin]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Ballentine]]
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| 35.30
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| class="lessthan30" | 28.3
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[DeWitt]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[DeWitt]]
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| 40.26
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| class="lessthan30" | 29.3
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| [[Layover]]
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| class="over30" | [[Layover]]
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| 41.99
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| class="over30" | 31.5
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| [[Allerton]]
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| class="over30" | [[Allerton]]
−
| 44.35
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| class="over30" | 33.6
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| [[Exeter]]
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| class="over30" | [[Le Blanc]]
−
| 45.86
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| class="over30" | 35.7
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[New Ivaarsen]]
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| class="over30" | [[Corydon]]
−
| 46.87
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| class="over30" | 36.1
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| [[Sauk City]]
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| class="over30" | [[Doneval]]
−
| 47.19
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| class="over30" | 37.2
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| [[Corydon]]
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| class="over30" | [[Cholame]]
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| 48.45
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| class="over30" | 39.2
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| [[Doneval II]]
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| class="over30" | [[New Ivaarsen]]
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| 49.19
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| class="over30" | 41.5
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Le Blanc]]
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| class="over30" | [[Saltural]]
−
| 50.49
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| class="over30" | 42.6
−
| [[Cholame]]
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| class="over30" | [[Dobson]]
−
| 55.17
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| class="over30" | 43.5
−
| [[New Valencia]]
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| class="over30" | [[Sauk City]]
−
| 56.28
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| class="over30" | 44.0
−
| [[Saltural]]
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| class="over30" | [[Exeter]]
−
| 57.77
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| class="over30" | 44.3
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|-
 +
| class="over30" | [[Bogard]]
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| class="over30" | 44.8
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| class="over30" | [[New Valencia]]
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| class="over30" | 45.4
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| class="over30" | [[Bettendorf]]
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| class="over30" | 45.6
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| class="over30" | [[Charleywood]]
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| class="over30" | 45.6
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|-
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| class="over30" | [[Chota]]
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| class="over30" | 48.6
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| class="over30" | [[Saunemin]]
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| class="over30" | 51.7
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| class="over30" | [[Royal]]
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| class="over30" | 51.9
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| class="over30" | [[Courtney]]
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| class="over30" | 52.3
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|-
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| class="over30" | [[Hoff]]
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| class="over30" | 53.4
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| class="over30" | [[Clovis]]
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| class="over30" | 53.4
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| class="over30" | [[Dahar]]
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| class="over30" | 53.7
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| class="over30" | [[Kestrel]]
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| class="over30" | 53.8
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|-
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| class="over30" | [[Acoma]]
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| class="over30" | 56.4
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| class="over30" | [[Crossing]]
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| class="over30" | 57.6
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| class="over30" | [[Batavia]]
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| class="over30" | 58.2
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| class="over30" | [[Breed]]
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| class="over30" | 59.4
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| class="over30" | [[Sakhara]]
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| class="over30" | 59.7
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| class="over60" | [[Lima]]
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| class="over60" | 60.5
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| class="over60" | [[Rosamond]]
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| class="over60" | 60.5
 +
| class="over60" | [[Xhosa]]
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| class="over60" | 62.4
 
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|-
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| [[Charleywood]]
 
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| 58.23
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''  
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
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* ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Robinson Silenced|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 02/02/3071: "Robinson Silenced"]]''
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* ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Nanotubes Revolutionize 'Mech Construction|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 04/07/3073: "Nanotubes Revolutionize 'Mech Construction"]]''
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* ''[[Dominions Divided]]''
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* ''[[Era Digest: Age of War]]''
 
* ''[[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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* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 4]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: Draconis Combine]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: Federated Suns]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: DCMS]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
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* ''[http://home.ifi.uio.no/~oysteint/btech/maps/IS_3130.pdf Map of the Inner Sphere 3130]''
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* ''[[Luthien (scenario pack)|Luthien]]''
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* ''[[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries]]'' (video game)
 
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
* ''[[Objectives: Federated Suns]]''
 
* ''[[Objectives: Federated Suns]]''
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* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
 
* ''[[Shattered Sphere]]''
 
* ''[[Shattered Sphere]]''
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* ''[http://battlecorps.com/BC2/news.html?article=433 Robinson Silenced]''
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* ''[[Shrapnel Issue 3]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised]]''
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Latest revision as of 07:55, 21 February 2024

This article is about the planetary system. For other uses, see Robinson (disambiguation).


Robinson
← 3135
3151
Robinson 3151.svg
Robinson nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates232.72 : -6.482[e]
Spectral classG5IV[1][2][3]
Recharge time186 hours[2][3]
Recharge station(s)Zenith, Nadir[1][2][3]

The Robinson system is the location of at least one habitable world, Robinson III, and as of 3152 is the provincial capital of the Federated Suns' Draconis March.[4]

System Description[edit]

Robinson is located near the Rochester and Carnac systems. It contains at least three planets and lies Spinward from Terra.[4]

System History[edit]

The Robinson system was colonized at some time during the First Exodus from Terra.[5]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Robinson III[edit]

Robinson III
Robinson Flag.jpg
Astrophysical
System positionThird[1][2]
Jump Point distance7.47 days[3][2]
Moons1 (Bethel)[3][2]
Geophysical
Surface gravity1.0[3][2]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[3][2]
Equatorial temperature35°C (Hot)[3][2]
Surface water70%[3][2]
Highest native lifeMammal[3][1][2]
Landmasses3 (Canaan, Megiddo, Solomon)[3]
History and Culture
Main Religion(s)Judaism[63]
Population3,428,000,000 (3025, apoc.),[64]
5,675,350,000 (3067)[2]
5,675,350,000 (3079)[3]
Government and Infrastructure
Noble RulerLord Protector
(pre-2417)
Prince
(2417–2540)
Duke of Robinson (2540–)
Political LeaderCouncil Leader
CapitalBueller[3][2]
HPG ClassA[1][2][3]
HPG RepresentativePrecentor Ludmilla Rovta (3025)[1]

The planet has several orbital stations, first among them the Sharon habitat with 11,000 souls aboard.[65]

Planetary History[edit]

Colonization and Rise of the Sandoval family[edit]

The planet was first settled by colonists during the First Terran Exodus, who were attracted by its rich black soil and pleasant living conditions. The majority of the land's early settlers were farmers who soon discovered the world was rich in mineral and oil deposits. However, off planet corporations seeking to exploit the mineral wealth soon arrived and came into conflict with the farmers, who had already claimed the majority of the planet's available land. The resulting political crisis fueled by conflicts with major mining concerns in the Terran Hegemony led to the collapse of the planetary government. The Robinson planetary militia commander, David Sandoval, stepped forward and took control of the failed government.[2] Declaring himself "Lord Protector," he seized the foreign companies' assets and lands to stabilize the situation. He forged a land-reform bill which shifted control of all land transactions to his new government. This resulted in the Sandoval family becoming incredibly rich. Though new policies eventually came into place to weaken this arrangement, the Sandoval family would eventually become the planet's ruling nobility.[1]

Age of War[edit]

In a deep raid to the planet made by DCMS forces, its heavy 'Mech Battalion encountered Estevez tanks. The Combine commander was a firm believer in the Ares Conventions and when he was informed of the forces facing him, he suggested that the combat be fought using simulated munitions. This concession was not enough for the defenders to stop the Combine forces which easily won their objectives, but it saved their lives as after action reports calculated that with live ammunition, not even a full Regiment of tanks could have stopped the Kuritan forces.[66]

Founding of the Federated Suns and the Davion Civil War[edit]

With the founding of the Federated Suns, Robinson became one of the five seats of power under House Davion. Robinson became the capital world of the Terran March, one of five Marches within the Federated Suns; the Princes of the Terran March were members of the Leighton family until Prince Charles Leighton and his family were killed in 2515[67] in a raid by the Hegemony Armed Forces.[68][69] As a result of political maneuverings within the Council of Regents General Nikolai Rostov, one of the Federated Suns' most celebrated military leaders and serving member of the Council of Regents, was named Prince of the Terran March.[67]

Nikolai Rostov would continue to serve as Prince and then later as First Marshal while Robinson and the Terran March saw invasions from first the Terran Hegemony and then the Draconis Combine between his election in 2515 and the outbreak of civil war in 2524. Nikolai Rostov led the forces of the Terran March in conjunction with the Draconis March forces led by Laura Davion on an assault into the Capellan March in an attempt to remove Cassandra Davion and David Varnay from power, sparking the civil war. When Nikolai Rostov was killed in Battle of Quittacas, his son Dmitri became Prince of the Terran March.[70]

Dmitri led the Terran March forces in support of First Prince Alexander Davion initially,[71] fighting against the Varnay forces in the Capellan March and then Laura Davion's forces in the Draconis March.[72] With the defeat of the Varnays and Laura Davion, Alexander Davion began to restructure the political layout of the Federated Suns; Dmitri Rostov openly opposed Alexander's reforms, culminating in Dmitri leading the military forces of the Terran March against Alexander in battle and a botched attempt to kidnap Cynthia Davion that saw Alexander's wife killed. The net result was a massive military response from Alexander which ended with a battle on Robinson in November 2540 in which Alexander killed Dmitri.[73] The Terran March was abolished soon after when Alexander reorganized the Federated Suns into just three Marches and Robinson became the capital of the new Draconis March.[74]

First Succession War[edit]

Robinson was invaded during the first half of the major invasion into the Federated Suns launched by the Draconis Combine in May 2787.[17] Robinson was liberated by the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns in 2814 as part of the third and final major AFFS counteroffensive of the First Succession War against the Draconis Combine.[18]

Second Succession War[edit]

During the Second Succession War, Robinson was one of a number of worlds assaulted by the Draconis Combine in 2840 as part of a Combine plan to freeze AFFS forces in a contested area of the border between the two realms. A large raid was sent against Robinson in order to try and draw off Davion forces, but the assault was quickly repelled and had little effect in misdirecting the Federated Suns forces.[23]

During the Marathon Offensive of Miyogi Kurita in 2854, the Suns lost Robinson again. On 10 June, the Coordinator led four Sword of Light regiments and ten support regiments against three defending regiments on the planet. The invasion was early decided because the DCMS had attacked Kentares IV simultaneously, pinning down reserve units otherwise available as reinforcements. Employing nuclear, chemical, and biological attacks this assault became known as the "Rape of Robinson." The AFFS retreated off-world in August 2858 and swore to come back. A counteroffensive later in the year failed to reclaim the world for the Suns, though Cassandra Davion would see action for the first time in that attack while serving as a combat medic.[75] Another assault in 2860 likewise failed.[76][77][78]

Third Succession War[edit]

Early in the Third Succession War, Operation PENDRAGON would reclaim Robinson for the Federated Suns.[78] In late 2891, Marshal Joseph Davion II led the elite Second Avalon Hussar RCT in a bold invasion of Robinson. While the Third Sword of Light saw the arriving Davion DropShips well in advance, they were not prepared for Joseph's highly risky plan to drop his forces directly into the DCMS troops' midst, expecting a more conventional choice of drop zones. Though initially falling back, the elite Third Sword quickly mounted a counterattack which blunted the Second Avalon's advance, fighting toe-to-toe among the buildings of Robinson's capital city. The fighting would drag on for an entire month; though the Third excelled in small unit actions, coordination between the component parts of the Second's RCT allowed them to win in larger scale operations, with the Combine defense beginning to falter as Taragi ramped up his efforts and ensuring that the DCMS troops on-world received no supplies for an entire month. While fighting with all their skill, eventually the lack of supplies forced the imperiled Third Sword of Light to retreat off-planet to avoid destruction, conceding control of the world to the Federated Suns.[79][80]

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Please view the reference page for information regarding their canonicity.

Martin Sandoval and his Robinson Rangers entourage built up a sizeable drug and gambling debt with a loan shark off-world. When the lenders tried to collect, Martin ratted them out to his uncle Aaron Sandoval, who used his political clout to have them arrested by Federated Suns authorities. What they didn't know was that the suppliers and loan sharks belonged to a much larger organization, one that wouldn't stand for a noble feeling he could walk out of his debt, and they placed a sizable bounty on Martin's head.[81]

Sandoval and his friends were stationed under heavy protection on Robinson but the Bounty Hunter intended to collect. He found an opening when Sandoval's detachment was scheduled to be rotated to a remote outpost toward the base of a large mountain range to conduct training exercises. Due to particular difficulties the Bounty Hunter couldn't get around on his own, he brought a mercenary unit in on the job, sending two of his team in 'Mechs equipped with advanced electronic countermeasures to screen the mercenary lance as they advanced, causing confusion and drawing away the Rangers' main forces while the Hunter approached from the rear. Sandoval and all defending forces were killed; the Hunter wanted to leave no survivors who could implicate his involvement.[81]

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Fourth Succession War[edit]

Following the Battle of Misery Zeta Battalion escorted the Wolf's Dragoons families to Robinson for safekeeping before departing in early October in three rented Mule DropShips and a Merchant-class JumpShip to reinforce the beleaguered Dragoons in the Battle of Crossing[82]

War of 3039[edit]

On 2 April 3039, Leftenant Adrian Robertson placed a briefcase containing detailed plans for the 16 April invasion of the Draconis Combine which was then stolen in what was intended as a mundane vehicle theft. The AFFS was understandably concerned and a planetwide search for suspected ISF agents was launched. Almost twenty-four hours after the initial theft, an anonymously phone call was placed to the Robinson City Police Department that the car was located in the city center. The briefcase had been forced opened, but all contents were there and the thief included a note stating only "I may be a thief, but I am a patriot too. I return this to you, together with my assurance that I have not copied or passed on the information it contains." Dubbed the Patriotic Thief by the press after the War, they were never identified, and their identity as Teagen Reeves was known only to her accomplice Lee.[83][84]

By the end of the Succession Wars Robinson was the center of Judaism within the Federated Suns.[2]

Jihad[edit]

In January 3071, the Word of Blake attacked Robinson.[48][49] The first shots destroyed the orbital stations, among them the Sharon habitat with its 11,000 inhabitants.[65] Fortunately for the residents of Robinson, the Blakists seemed to be unaware of a Star League era storehouse in the small town of Purki. Had they moved to occupy the otherwise strategically unimportant location, Precentor Charles Reanner was under orders to destroy the storehouse (and thus the town) with a fifty kiloton nuclear weapon.[85] It would be more than a year before Robinson was liberated at the hands of a joint Com Guard–AFFS force. Robinson was finally free on 2 February 3072.[50][51][86] Luckily for the Draconis March - and the Federated Suns as a whole - the decision by the Word of Blake to make use of Robinson Standard BattleWorks, combined with quick thinking and action on the part of the liberating forces prevented the complete destruction of the manufacturing facilities. In March of that year DMI and ComStar established a quarantine zone around Purki and the warehouse, presumably to relocate whatever was stored there.[87][88]

In 3079, Robinson was still recovering from the Jihad; the Robinson Standard BattleWorks plant had less than half of its production lines operating, while the Robinson Battle Academy, also located in the city of Tiberias, was being rebuilt in underground concrete bunkers.[3] While the Robinson Battle Academy suffered heavy damage during the Jihad and had yet to reconstitute its training battalion,[89] the Combat Training Center in Osis Minor on Solomon was still operating, training students via its infantry, battle armor, conventional armor and fighter training programs.[90]

Dark Age[edit]

The planet was attacked by the Draconis Combine in August 3144 and was conquered by the invading forces.[91]

In 3149, Republic of the Sphere forces retook the world for the Federated Suns.[92]

Thinking the world underdefended, the Combine launched a 3150 counterassault which was beaten back. As a result of their losses, Robinson was declared off limits for the immediate future, the Combine simply could not afford the cost in troops to retake the world without risking massive reprisals elsewhere.[93]

Military Deployment[edit]

2764[edit]

2765[edit]

2786[edit]

2821[edit]

3025[edit]

3028[edit]

3038[edit]

  • First Robinson Rangers[104]
  • Robinson Battle Academy Training Battalion[105]

3039[edit]

3050[edit]

3054[edit]

  • Robinson DMM (2nd and 3rd Battalion)[110]

3061[edit]

3079[edit]

3085[edit]

3145[edit]

Geography[edit]

Robinson has three major continents named Canaan, Megiddo and Solomon.[3]

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The information after this notice comes from apocryphal sources; the canonicity of such information is uncertain.
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In the MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries High Reward Quest "Head Hunting," Robinson is depicted as an autumn forest biome with poor visibility.[81]

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Planetary Locations[edit]

Industrial Centers[edit]

Notes[edit]

  • Handbook: House Davion lists the years of 2879 and 2891 as the year that Robinson is reclaimed by the Federated Suns. Based on supporting information within the sourcebook, 2891 appears to be the correct year. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine) also lists the date as 2891.
  • Several sources spell the capital city as Beuller, but Bueller has been confirmed as the correct spelling.

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 40 systems (37 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Rochester 11.1 Carnac 17.6 Lucerne 18.9 Emporia 23.9
Franklin 25.0 Blandinsville 26.8 Klamriz 26.9 Ballentine 28.3
DeWitt 29.3 Layover 31.5 Allerton 33.6 Le Blanc 35.7
Corydon 36.1 Doneval 37.2 Cholame 39.2 New Ivaarsen 41.5
Saltural 42.6 Dobson 43.5 Sauk City 44.0 Exeter 44.3
Bogard 44.8 New Valencia 45.4 Bettendorf 45.6 Charleywood 45.6
Chota 48.6 Saunemin 51.7 Royal 51.9 Courtney 52.3
Hoff 53.4 Clovis 53.4 Dahar 53.7 Kestrel 53.8
Acoma 56.4 Crossing 57.6 Batavia 58.2 Breed 59.4
Sakhara 59.7 Lima 60.5 Rosamond 60.5 Xhosa 62.4

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 193: "Robinson planet profile"
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 Handbook: House Davion, p. 102: "Robinson planetary profile"
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 Objectives: Federated Suns, p. 23: "Industrial Systems"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Dominions Divided, p. 75: "Draconis Combine & Federated Suns June 3152 Map"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 18: "Federated Suns at their Founding - [2317] Map"
  6. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18
  7. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 48
  8. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31
  9. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
  10. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37
  11. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  12. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
  13. ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 29
  14. ↑ Field Report 2765: DCMS, p. 25
  15. ↑ First Succession War, p. 25
  16. ↑ Shrapnel Issue 15: "Planet Digest: Le Blanc"
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 First Succession War, p. 44
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 First Succession War, p. 98: "The Davion Counter-Offensives"
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54
  20. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43
  22. ↑ First Succession War, p. 113
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 66
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 71
  25. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 59
  26. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53
  27. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60
  28. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 64
  29. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 76
  30. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), foldout: "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"
  31. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70
  32. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
  33. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64
  34. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 72
  35. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66
  36. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76
  37. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68
  38. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
  39. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11
  40. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
  41. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71
  42. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
  43. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78
  44. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
  45. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82
  46. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74
  47. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42
  48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 12: "Timeline of the Jihad"
  49. ↑ 49.0 49.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 49: "The Jihad in Review"
  50. ↑ 50.0 50.1 Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 21
  51. ↑ 51.0 51.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 50
  52. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65
  53. ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 21
  54. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
  55. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127
  56. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
  57. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 34
  58. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39
  59. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  60. ↑ 60.0 60.1 Shattered Fortress, p. 101
  61. ↑ Shrapnel Issue #3: "Voices of the Sphere: Star League Day"
  62. ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 103
  63. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 146
  64. ↑ MechWarrior (1989 video game) (apocryphal)
  65. ↑ 65.0 65.1 BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [02/02/3071]: "Robinson Silenced"
  66. ↑ Era Digest: Age of War, p. 25: "Estevez MBT"
  67. ↑ 67.0 67.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 31: "Council of Regents"
  68. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 41: "The Regency"
  69. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, pp. 31–32: "Reign of Terror"
  70. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, pp. 33–34: "Flames of War"
  71. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 34: "Rostov's Legacy"
  72. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 35: "Bringing the War to the Pretenders"
  73. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 36: "Prince Alexander"
  74. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, pp. 37–38: "Dividends of Peace"
  75. ↑ Second Succession War, p. 25: "The Duke and the Mercenary"
  76. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 75
  77. ↑ Second Succession War, p. 74: ""Marathon Offensive" (2854-2858)"
  78. ↑ 78.0 78.1 Second Succession War, pp. 74–76: "The Marathon Offensive"
  79. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), pp. 76–77: "The Third Succession War - The Rise of Taragi"
  80. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 82: "Third Succession War - Battle for Robinson"
  81. ↑ 81.0 81.1 81.2 MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, "Head Hunting"
  82. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 34
  83. ↑ Be Not Afraid of Greatness
  84. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 13: "Thieves and Patriots"
  85. ↑ 85.0 85.1 Jihad Hot Spots: 3070, p. 95: "General Directive 72"
  86. ↑ Defiant Stand
  87. ↑ Objectives: Federated Suns, p. 22: "Draconis March"
  88. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3072. p, 72: "Footnote"
  89. ↑ Objectives: Federated Suns, p. 4: "Strategic Integrity"
  90. ↑ Objectives: Federated Suns, p. 24: "Combat Training Center"
  91. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 50: Fed Suns Map 3145 - Robinson falls to Draconis Combine in 3144
  92. ↑ Shattered Fortress, pp. 76–77: "The Heart of the Draconis March"
  93. ↑ Shattered Fortress, pp. 81–82: "The Robinson Situation"
  94. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 252: "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"
  95. ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 14: "Regimental Status"
  96. ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 17: "Regimental Status"
  97. ↑ 97.0 97.1 97.2 First Succession War, p. 134: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"
  98. ↑ 98.0 98.1 98.2 98.3 First Succession War, p. 135: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"
  99. ↑ 99.0 99.1 99.2 First Succession War, pp. 134–135: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"
  100. ↑ 100.0 100.1 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 133: "Unit Deployment Table"
  101. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 134: "Federated Suns Deployment Table"
  102. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 11: "Operation RAT"
  103. ↑ 103.0 103.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 12: "Operation RAT"
  104. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 136: "Deployment Table"
  105. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 137: "Deployment Table"
  106. ↑ 106.0 106.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 141: "Deployment Table"
  107. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 19: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
  108. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 70: "Com Guards Deployment Table"
  109. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 19
  110. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 101: "Unit Note"
  111. ↑ 111.0 111.1 111.2 Shattered Sphere, p. 28: "FedCom Deployment Table"
  112. ↑ 112.0 112.1 Field Report: AFFS, p. 14: "Regimental Status"
  113. ↑ 113.0 113.1 Field Manual: 3085, p. 71: "Deployment Table - 3085"
  114. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 72: "Deployment Table - 3085"
  115. ↑ 115.0 115.1 115.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. 65: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"
  116. ↑ 116.0 116.1 Shattered Fortress, p. 76
  117. ↑ BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [04/07/3073]: "Nanotubes Revolutionize 'Mech Construction"
  118. ↑ Luthien, p. 41: "Parry and Riposte"
  119. ↑ Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised, p. 94: "Meteos Manned Dirigible"
  120. ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 4, p. 4: "SWD-1 Swordsman"

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