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== Political Affiliation ==
 
== Political Affiliation ==
* [[2571]] - [[Magistracy of Canopus]] <ref name="HB:MPSp93">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 93, "Magistracy of Canopus after Age of War [2571] and fall of the Star League [2750]"</ref>
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* [[2577]] - Magistracy of Canopus <ref name="H:RWp94">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 94, "Reunification War: Magistracy of Canopus Front Deployments (2577)"</ref>
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* [[2571]] - [[Magistracy of Canopus]]<ref name="HB:MPSp93">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 93: "Magistracy of Canopus after Age of War [2571] and fall of the Star League [2750]"</ref>
* [[2582]] - Magistracy of Canopus (occupied by SLDF/FWLM troops from November)<ref name="H:RWp101"/>
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* [[2577]] - Magistracy of Canopus<ref name="H:RWp94">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 94: "Reunification War: Magistracy of Canopus Front Deployments (2577)"</ref>
* [[2596]] - Magistracy of Canopus <ref name="H:RWp158">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
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* [[2582]] - Magistracy of Canopus (occupied by SLDF/FWLM troops from November)<ref name=H:RWp101>''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 101–102: "Tetski (September-November 2582)"</ref>
* [[2750]] - Magistracy of Canopus <ref name="HB:MPSp93"/><ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
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* [[2596]] - Magistracy of Canopus<ref name="H:RWp158">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
* [[2764]] - Magistracy of Canopus <ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Magistracy of Canopus<ref name="HB:MPSp93"/><ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
* [[2765]] - Magistracy of Canopus <ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref><ref name="FR2765:Pp35">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 35, "Magistracy Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Magistracy of Canopus<ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
* [[2767]] - Magistracy of Canopus <ref name="H:LOTV1p96">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 96, "Magistracy of Canopus - [2767] Map"</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Magistracy of Canopus<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref><ref name="FR2765:Pp35">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 35: "Magistracy Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref>
* [[2786]] - Magistracy of Canopus <ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
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* [[2767]] - Magistracy of Canopus<ref name="H:LOTV1p96">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 96: "Magistracy of Canopus - [2767] Map"</ref>
* [[2822]] - Magistracy of Canopus <ref name="H:LOTv2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
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* [[2786]] - Magistracy of Canopus<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
* [[2830]] - Magistracy of Canopus <ref name="SSWp18">''Second Succession War'', p. 18-19, "Inner Sphere - 2830"</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Magistracy of Canopus<ref name="H:LOTv2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
* [[2864]] - No record <ref name="SSWp78">''Second Succession War'', p. 78-79, "Inner Sphere - 2864"</ref>
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* [[2830]] - Magistracy of Canopus<ref name="SSWp18">''Second Succession War'', pp. 18–19: "Inner Sphere - 2830"</ref>
* [[3025]] - No record <ref name="HB:MPSp96">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 96, ''Magistracy of Canopus after Age of War'', p. 96, "Magistracy of Canopus after Third Succession War [3025] and after FedCom Civil War [3067]"</ref>
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* [[2864]] - No record<ref name="SSWp78">''Second Succession War'', pp. 78–79: "Inner Sphere - 2864"</ref>
* [[3040]] - No record <ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
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* [[3025]] - No record<ref name="HB:MPSp96">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 96: "Magistracy of Canopus after Third Succession War [3025] and after FedCom Civil War [3067]"</ref>
* [[3050]] - No record <ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
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* [[3040]] - No record<ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
* [[3052]] - No record <ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref>
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* [[3050]] - No record<ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
* [[3054]] - No record <ref name="ORp46">''Objective Raids'', p. 46, "Map of Periphery States"</ref>
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* [[3052]] - No record<ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref>
* [[3057]] - No record <ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref>
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* [[3054]] - No record<ref name="ORp46">''Objective Raids'', p. 46: "Map of Periphery States"</ref>
* [[3059]] - No record <ref name="TP2Ep112">''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 112, "Magistracy of Canopus & Tortuga Dominions"</ref>
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* [[3057]] - No record<ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref>
* [[3063]] - No record <ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref><ref name="ISp97">''Inner Sphere (sourcebook)'', p. 97, "Near Periphery Kingdoms"</ref>
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* [[3059]] - No record<ref name="TP2Ep112">''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 112: "Magistracy of Canopus & Tortuga Dominions"</ref>
* [[3067]] - No record <ref name="HB:MPSp96"/><ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
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* [[3063]] - No record<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref><ref name="ISp97">''Inner Sphere'', p. 97: "Near Periphery Kingdoms"</ref>
* [[3079]] - No record <ref name="FR:Pp20">''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 20, "Magistracy of Canopus Region Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
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* [[3067]] - No record<ref name="HB:MPSp96"/><ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
* [[3081]] - No record <ref name="J:FRp62">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
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* [[3079]] - No record<ref name="FR:Pp20">''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 20: "Magistracy of Canopus Region Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
* [[3085]] - No record <ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085]"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - No record<ref name="J:FRp62">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
* [[3135]] - No record <ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
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* [[3085]] - No record<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085]"</ref>
* [[3145]] - No record <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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* [[3135]] - No record<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
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* [[3145]] - No record<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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==Tetski==
=== Reunification War ===
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Settled at some point point prior to the [[Age of War]],<ref name="HB:MPSp93"/>, by the time of the [[Reunification War]] '''Tetski''' was a heavily industrialized world located at the rimward edge of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] and was one of the few worlds to have extensive [[BattleMech]] repair facilities. Despite how far Tetski was from the border with the [[Free Worlds League]] it had both military garrison on the world and a contingent of [[WarShip|WarShips]] assigned to the system permanently. During the Reunification War the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] constantly rotated 'Mech [[battalion|battalions]] through Tetski for repair and refit, making Tetski a key industrial world in the overall plan for defending the Magistracy.<ref name="H:RWp101"/>
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===Planetary History===
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====Reunification War====
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Settled at some point prior to the [[Age of War]],<ref name="HB:MPSp93"/> by the time of the [[Reunification War]] '''Tetski''' was a heavily industrialized world located at the rimward edge of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] and was one of the few worlds to have extensive [[BattleMech]] repair facilities. Despite how far Tetski was from the border with the [[Free Worlds League]] it had both military garrison on the world and a contingent of [[WarShip|WarShips]] assigned to the system permanently. During the Reunification War the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] constantly rotated 'Mech [[battalion|battalions]] through Tetski for repair and refit, making Tetski a key industrial world in the overall plan for defending the Magistracy.<ref name=H:RWp101/>
  
Tetski became a target for the [[Star League Defense Force]] invasion of the Magistracy of Canopus during the fifth year of the military campaign. The SLDF task force commanded by [[Captain-General]] [[Marion Marik]] launched their attack on Tetski in September 2582; a deep strike into Magistracy territory, this attack was intended to strike a blow directly at the industrial and military fabric of the Magistracy. Defending Tetski at the time was the [[3rd Canopian Light Horse]] and the naval contingent consisting of a pair of [[corvette|corvettes]], and it was these forces that responded when two battalions of the [[1st Marik Militia]] arrived in-system and began harassing orbital traffic on the 3rd of September 2582. The city of Sendai was the site of a major refinery and the chosen target for the Militia's landing; the Militia made planetfall and tore through the local garrison before leading the [[3rd Canopian Light Horse]] on a five-day chase through the wilds of the northern wilderness, constantly avoiding a direct engagement. While the Light Horse outnumbered the Militia and the Canopian naval picket prevented the Militia from leaving the planet, the Light Horse couldn't bring their greater numbers to bear against the Marik forces.<ref name="H:RWp101"/>
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Tetski became a target for the [[Star League Defense Force]] invasion of the Magistracy of Canopus during the fifth year of the military campaign. The SLDF task force commanded by [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Marion Marik]] launched their attack on Tetski in September 2582; a deep strike into Magistracy territory, this attack was intended to strike a blow directly at the industrial and military fabric of the Magistracy. Defending Tetski at the time was the [[Third Canopian Light Horse]] and the naval contingent consisting of a pair of [[corvette|corvettes]], and it was these forces that responded when two battalions of the [[First Marik Militia]] arrived in-system and began harassing orbital traffic on the 3rd of September 2582. The city of Sendai was the site of a major refinery and the chosen target for the Militia's landing; the Militia made planetfall and tore through the local garrison before leading the Third Canopian Light Horse on a five-day chase through the wilds of the northern wilderness, constantly avoiding a direct engagement. While the Light Horse outnumbered the Militia and the Canopian naval picket prevented the Militia from leaving the planet, the Light Horse couldn't bring their greater numbers to bear against the Marik forces.<ref name=H:RWp101/>
  
A week after the Marik Militia first appeared in-system, the SLDF task force launched the second stage of the attack on Tetski. A combined force consisting of the SLDF [[58th Brigade]] along with the [[5th Marik Militia]] and the [[3rd Fusiliers of Oriente|3rd Brigade]] of the [[Fusiliers of Oriente]] appeared at a pirate point less than ten hours out from Tetski and tore through the orbiting Canopian pickets, the SLDF and Marik [[WarShip]] escorts gutting both Canopian corvettes before dropping the 'Mech forces onto the planet. The Light Horse found themselves about to be heavily outnumbered and trapped in open terrain, and immediately broke off the attack on the 1st Marik Militia to race back to the city of Tokhai as fast as possible. The Light Horse made it back to the planetary capital just as the first contrails from dropping 'Mechs appeared in the sky above them.<ref name="H:RWp101"/><ref name="H:RWp148">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 148, "Magistracy Of Canopus Front(Jump-Off - 2582)"</ref>
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A week after the Marik Militia first appeared in-system, the SLDF task force launched the second stage of the attack on Tetski. A combined force consisting of the SLDF [[Fifty-eighth Brigade]] along with the [[Fifth Marik Militia]] and the [[Third Fusiliers of Oriente|Third Brigade]] of the [[Fusiliers of Oriente]] appeared at a pirate point less than ten hours out from Tetski and tore through the orbiting Canopian pickets, the SLDF and Marik [[WarShip]] escorts gutting both Canopian corvettes before dropping the 'Mech forces onto the planet. The Light Horse found themselves about to be heavily outnumbered and trapped in open terrain, and immediately broke off the attack on the First Marik Militia to race back to the city of Tokhai as fast as possible. The Light Horse made it back to the planetary capital just as the first contrails from dropping 'Mechs appeared in the sky above them.<ref name="H:RWp101"/><ref name="H:RWp148">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 148: "Magistracy of Canopus Front (Jump-Off - 2582)"</ref>
  
The SLDF forces quickly surrounded Tokhai, but now faced a determined foe dug into a highly defensible position with access to substantial reserves of food and equipment. A three week-long siege allowed the SLDF forces to push their way into Tokhai, slowly securing all of the various economic, industrial and political areas of importance within the capital despite the determined resistance offered by the Light Horse; when the commanding officer of the SLDF contingent offered generous terms for surrender, the Light Horse refused and instead fought to the last man, inflicting heavy casualties on both sides before the unit was finally destroyed. Despite the price paid for it, the capture of Tetski was a heavy blow to the economic and military infrastructure of the Magistracy as well as a sign that the initiative was slipping away from the [[MAF]] in their fight against the forces of the Star League.<ref name="H:RWp101"/>
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The SLDF forces quickly surrounded Tokhai, but now faced a determined foe dug into a highly defensible position with access to substantial reserves of food and equipment. A three-week siege allowed the SLDF forces to push their way into Tokhai, slowly securing all of the various economic, industrial and political areas of importance within the capital despite the determined resistance offered by the Light Horse; when the commanding officer of the SLDF contingent offered generous terms for surrender, the Light Horse refused and instead fought to the last man, inflicting heavy casualties on both sides before the unit was finally destroyed. Despite the price paid for it, the capture of Tetski was a heavy blow to the economic and military infrastructure of the Magistracy as well as a sign that the initiative was slipping away from the [[MAF]] in their fight against the forces of the Star League.<ref name=H:RWp101/>
  
Although the SLDF would occupy Tetski for the remainder of the war, the system would remain a part of the Magistracy of Canopus; during the Star League era, Tetski founded the mining world of [[Adhara]] as a vassal planet and the two would continue to prosper until Tetski had to be abandoned during the 29th century. In a twist of fate, whilst Tetski had to be abandoned during the war between the Magistracy and the [[Taurian Concordat]] because of the release of biological agents on the world, [[Adhara]] survived, despite being exposed to those same biological weapons.<ref name="H:RWp158"/>
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Although the SLDF would occupy Tetski for the remainder of the war, the system would remain a part of the Magistracy of Canopus; during the Star League era, Tetski founded the mining world of [[Adhara]] as a vassal planet and the two would continue to prosper until Tetski had to be abandoned during the [[twenty-ninth century]]. In a twist of fate, while Tetski had to be abandoned during the war between the Magistracy and the [[Taurian Concordat]] because of the release of biological agents on the world, [[Adhara]] survived, despite being exposed to those same biological weapons.<ref name="H:RWp158"/>
  
 
Tetski was abandoned during the [[Second Succession War]].<ref name="SSWp18"/><ref name="SSWp78"/>
 
Tetski was abandoned during the [[Second Succession War]].<ref name="SSWp18"/><ref name="SSWp78"/>
  
== Military Deployment ==
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===Military Deployment===
=== 2578-2582 ===
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====2578-2582====
* 2 [[MAF]] [[corvette|corvettes]]<ref name="H:RWp101">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 101-2, "Tetski (September-November 2582)"</ref>
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* 2 [[MAF]] [[corvette|corvettes]]<ref name=H:RWp101/>
* [[MAF]] [[2nd Fleet]] ([[2579]] only)<ref name="H:RWp150"/>
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* [[MAF]] [[Second Fleet (MAF)|Second Fleet]] ([[2579]] only)<ref name="H:RWp150"/>
* [[1st Canopian Grenadiers]] ([[2578]]-[[2580]])<ref name="H:RWp150">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 150, "Magistracy Of Canopus Front(Jump-Off - 2582)"</ref>
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* [[First Canopian Grenadiers]] ([[2578]]-[[2580]])<ref name="H:RWp150">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 150: "Magistracy of Canopus Front (Jump-Off - 2582)"</ref>
* [[3rd Canopian Light Horse]] ([[2582]] only)<ref name="H:RWp101"/><ref name="H:RWp150"/>
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* [[Third Canopian Light Horse]] ([[2582]] only)<ref name="H:RWp101"/><ref name="H:RWp150"/>
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==Map Gallery==
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== Nearby Systems ==
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==Nearby Systems==
 
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== References ==
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==References==
 
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== Bibliography ==
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==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
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* ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report 2765: Periphery]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report 2765: Periphery]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
* ''[[Inner Sphere (sourcebook)]]''
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* ''[[Inner Sphere (sourcebook)|Inner Sphere]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
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* ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition|The Periphery, Second Edition]]''
 
* ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition|The Periphery, Second Edition]]''
 
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
 
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
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Latest revision as of 21:45, 10 February 2024

Tetski
Tetski 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates−125.748 : −475.26[e]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Tetski[edit]

Tetski
Government and Infrastructure
CapitalTokhai[3]

Planetary History[edit]

Reunification War[edit]

Settled at some point prior to the Age of War,[1] by the time of the Reunification War Tetski was a heavily industrialized world located at the rimward edge of the Magistracy of Canopus and was one of the few worlds to have extensive BattleMech repair facilities. Despite how far Tetski was from the border with the Free Worlds League it had both military garrison on the world and a contingent of WarShips assigned to the system permanently. During the Reunification War the Magistracy Armed Forces constantly rotated 'Mech battalions through Tetski for repair and refit, making Tetski a key industrial world in the overall plan for defending the Magistracy.[3]

Tetski became a target for the Star League Defense Force invasion of the Magistracy of Canopus during the fifth year of the military campaign. The SLDF task force commanded by Captain-General Marion Marik launched their attack on Tetski in September 2582; a deep strike into Magistracy territory, this attack was intended to strike a blow directly at the industrial and military fabric of the Magistracy. Defending Tetski at the time was the Third Canopian Light Horse and the naval contingent consisting of a pair of corvettes, and it was these forces that responded when two battalions of the First Marik Militia arrived in-system and began harassing orbital traffic on the 3rd of September 2582. The city of Sendai was the site of a major refinery and the chosen target for the Militia's landing; the Militia made planetfall and tore through the local garrison before leading the Third Canopian Light Horse on a five-day chase through the wilds of the northern wilderness, constantly avoiding a direct engagement. While the Light Horse outnumbered the Militia and the Canopian naval picket prevented the Militia from leaving the planet, the Light Horse couldn't bring their greater numbers to bear against the Marik forces.[3]

A week after the Marik Militia first appeared in-system, the SLDF task force launched the second stage of the attack on Tetski. A combined force consisting of the SLDF Fifty-eighth Brigade along with the Fifth Marik Militia and the Third Brigade of the Fusiliers of Oriente appeared at a pirate point less than ten hours out from Tetski and tore through the orbiting Canopian pickets, the SLDF and Marik WarShip escorts gutting both Canopian corvettes before dropping the 'Mech forces onto the planet. The Light Horse found themselves about to be heavily outnumbered and trapped in open terrain, and immediately broke off the attack on the First Marik Militia to race back to the city of Tokhai as fast as possible. The Light Horse made it back to the planetary capital just as the first contrails from dropping 'Mechs appeared in the sky above them.[3][31]

The SLDF forces quickly surrounded Tokhai, but now faced a determined foe dug into a highly defensible position with access to substantial reserves of food and equipment. A three-week siege allowed the SLDF forces to push their way into Tokhai, slowly securing all of the various economic, industrial and political areas of importance within the capital despite the determined resistance offered by the Light Horse; when the commanding officer of the SLDF contingent offered generous terms for surrender, the Light Horse refused and instead fought to the last man, inflicting heavy casualties on both sides before the unit was finally destroyed. Despite the price paid for it, the capture of Tetski was a heavy blow to the economic and military infrastructure of the Magistracy as well as a sign that the initiative was slipping away from the MAF in their fight against the forces of the Star League.[3]

Although the SLDF would occupy Tetski for the remainder of the war, the system would remain a part of the Magistracy of Canopus; during the Star League era, Tetski founded the mining world of Adhara as a vassal planet and the two would continue to prosper until Tetski had to be abandoned during the twenty-ninth century. In a twist of fate, while Tetski had to be abandoned during the war between the Magistracy and the Taurian Concordat because of the release of biological agents on the world, Adhara survived, despite being exposed to those same biological weapons.[4]

Tetski was abandoned during the Second Succession War.[13][14]

Military Deployment[edit]

2578-2582[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 20 systems (16 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Adhara 6.8 Palm 24.6 Joyz 28.6 Luxen 29.7
Trznadel Cluster 37.9 Brixtana 42.4 Lockton 42.7 Reinbak 49.0
Novo Tressida 49.9 Shipton 50.3 Krimari 51.2 Dunianshire 53.1
Cate's Hold 56.3 Early Dawn 57.0 Adherlwin 57.2 New Abilene 59.5
Modesto 63.4 Nobel 63.4 Dainmar Majoris 64.2 Itzehoe 65.7

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 93: "Magistracy of Canopus after Age of War [2571] and fall of the Star League [2750]"
  2. Historical: Reunification War, p. 94: "Reunification War: Magistracy of Canopus Front Deployments (2577)"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Historical: Reunification War, pp. 101–102: "Tetski (September-November 2582)"
  4. 4.0 4.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 158: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  5. Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  6. Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  7. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  8. Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 35: "Magistracy Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
  9. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 96: "Magistracy of Canopus - [2767] Map"
  10. First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  11. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  12. First Succession War, pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  13. 13.0 13.1 Second Succession War, pp. 18–19: "Inner Sphere - 2830"
  14. 14.0 14.1 Second Succession War, pp. 78–79: "Inner Sphere - 2864"
  15. 15.0 15.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 96: "Magistracy of Canopus after Third Succession War [3025] and after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  16. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  17. Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  18. Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  19. Objective Raids, p. 46: "Map of Periphery States"
  20. Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
  21. The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 112: "Magistracy of Canopus & Tortuga Dominions"
  22. Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  23. Inner Sphere, p. 97: "Near Periphery Kingdoms"
  24. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  25. Field Report: Periphery, p. 20: "Magistracy of Canopus Region Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  26. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  27. Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085]"
  28. Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  29. Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  30. Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  31. Historical: Reunification War, p. 148: "Magistracy of Canopus Front (Jump-Off - 2582)"
  32. 32.0 32.1 32.2 Historical: Reunification War, p. 150: "Magistracy of Canopus Front (Jump-Off - 2582)"

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