Difference between revisions of "Van Diemen"
Sarna News
m |
m (Text replacement - "===Industrial Centers===" to "===Companies and Industries===") |
||
| (48 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
{{InfoBoxSystem | {{InfoBoxSystem | ||
| − | | image = | + | | image = Van_Diemen_3151.svg |
| − | | caption = Van Diemen | + | | caption = Van Diemen [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]] |
| − | | name = Van Diemen | + | | name = Van Diemen |
| − | | coord = -32. | + | | coord = -32.831 : -41.666{{e}} |
| stars = | | stars = | ||
| class = | | class = | ||
| Line 12: | Line 10: | ||
| planets = | | planets = | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | The '''Van Diemen''' system was home to at least one habitable world and as of [[3152]] was located in the [[Augustine Alliance]] of the [[Free Worlds League]].<ref name=EA78>''Empire Alone'', p. 78: "The Free Worlds League June 3152"</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==System Description== | ||
| + | The Van Diemen system is located near the [[Talitha]] and [[Tyrfing]] systems and is less than 60 light-years from [[Terra]]. The system had at least four planets.<ref name=EA78/><ref name=TRO3025p154/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==System History== | ||
| + | The Van Diemen system was colonized at sometime prior to [[2271]].<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding - [2271] Map"</ref> | ||
| − | == Political Affiliation == | + | ==Political Affiliation== |
| − | * [[2271]] - Inhabited world <ref name="HB:HMp16" | + | {{div col|colwidth=25em}} |
| − | * [[2366]] - [[Free Worlds League]] <ref name="HB:HLp13">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 13 | + | * [[2271]] - Inhabited world<ref name="HB:HMp16"/> |
| − | * [[2571]] - [[Terran Hegemony]] <ref name="HB:HMp24">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 24 | + | * [[2366]] - [[Free Worlds League]]<ref name="HB:HLp13">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 13: "Capellan Confederation Foundation - [2366] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159 | + | * [[2571]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name="HB:HMp24">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 24: "Free Worlds League after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp25">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25: "Capellan Confederation after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37 | + | * [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11 | + | * [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2767]] - [[Amaris Empire]] <ref name="H:LoTV1p104">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 104 | + | * [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2771]] - Amaris Empire <ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138 | + | * [[2767]] - [[Amaris Empire]]<ref name="H:LoTV1p104">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 104: "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"</ref> |
| + | * [[2771]] - Amaris Empire<ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138: "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"</ref> | ||
* [[2772]] - Terran Hegemony (from September)<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/> | * [[2772]] - Terran Hegemony (from September)<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/> | ||
| − | * [[2784]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="H:LoTV2p118">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 118 | + | * [[2784]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV2p118">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 118: "Digesting The Hegemony"</ref> |
| − | * [[2785]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="H:LoTV2p118"/> | + | * [[2785]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="H:LoTV2p118"/> |
| − | * [[2786]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War ( | + | * [[2786]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War (sourcebook)'', pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2822]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="HB:HMp34">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 34 | + | * [[2822]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HMp34">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 34: "Free Worlds League after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31: "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War (sourcebook)'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2838]] - [[Capellan Confederation]] (from September)<ref name="HM(TFWL)p33">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 33 | + | * [[2838]] - [[Capellan Confederation]] (from September)<ref name="HM(TFWL)p33">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 33: "At War With ComStar"</ref> |
| − | * [[2864]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="HB:HMp38">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 38 | + | * [[2843]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name=SSW67>''Second Succession War", p. 67: "La Reconquista"</ref> |
| − | * [[3025]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="HM(TFWL)pvii">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. vii | + | * [[2844]] - Free Worlds League<ref name=SSW67/> |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[2864]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HMp38">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 38: "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39: "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133 | + | * [[2903]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name=HDTFS81>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 81: "Prince Joseph The Second"</ref> |
| − | * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3050] Map</ref> | + | * [[2905]] - Free Worlds League<ref name=TRO3025p154>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p.154 ''F-90 Stingray''</ref> |
| − | * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23 | + | * [[3025]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HM(TFWL)pvii">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. vii: "Free Worlds League Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp42">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 42: "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40: "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3057]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11 | + | * [[3029]] - [[Tikonov Free Republic]] (from July)<ref name="FSWMAv2p81">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 81: "Republican Offensive"</ref> |
| − | * [[3058]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="HB:HMp54">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 54 | + | * [[3030]] - Tikonov Free Republic<ref name="FSWMAv2p94">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 94: "End Of The War"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp51">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 51: "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp49">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 49: "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3063]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29 | + | * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3067]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="HB:HMp56">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 56 | + | * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3050] Map</ref> |
| + | * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3057]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3058]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HMp54">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 54: "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp60">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 60: "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3063]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3067]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HMp56">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 56: "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68: "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name=JFRp42>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map</ref> | ||
* [[3069]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] (from October)<ref name="J:FRp47"/> | * [[3069]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] (from October)<ref name="J:FRp47"/> | ||
| − | * [[3075]] - Word of Blake Protectorate <ref name="JS:TBDp65>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65 | + | * [[3075]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref name="JS:TBDp65>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate <ref name="FR:Cp29">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 29 | + | * [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref name="FR:Cp29">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 29: "Terran Corridor/Clans Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref> |
| − | * [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]] | + | * [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii | + | * [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref> |
| − | + | * [[3135]] - Inhabited world<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> | |
| − | * [[3135]] - Inhabited world <ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11 | + | * [[3145]] - Free Worlds League<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> |
| − | * [[3145]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39 | + | * [[3149]] - Republic of the Sphere (from January)<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 62: "The Curtain Rises" - Van Diemen not explicitly named but appears as Republic territory in 3151 map</ref> |
| + | * [[3151]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name="SFortress">''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3152]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="EmpAlone">''Empire Alone'', p. 78: "The Free Worlds League - June 3152 (Map)</ref> | ||
| + | {{div col end}} | ||
| + | ------------------------------- | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Van Diemen IV== | ||
| + | {{InfoBoxPlanet | ||
| + | | image = | ||
| + | | name = Van Diemen IV | ||
| + | | othernames = | ||
| + | | position = Fourth{{cn}} | ||
| + | | distance = | ||
| + | | moons = | ||
| + | | gravity = | ||
| + | | pressure = | ||
| + | | temperature = | ||
| + | | water = | ||
| + | | life = | ||
| + | | continents = | ||
| + | | colonized = | ||
| + | | demonym = | ||
| + | | language = | ||
| + | | religion = | ||
| + | | population = approx 1B<ref name=DA:3136p99>''Dark Age: 3136 LinkNet'', p. 99: "Throwing in the Towel"</ref> | ||
| + | | ruler = | ||
| + | | political = | ||
| + | | commander = | ||
| + | | capital = | ||
| + | | hpg = | ||
| + | | hpgrep = | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Planetary Description=== | ||
| + | '''Van Diemen''' was described as a mining colony with a representative government.<ref name=HDTFS81/><ref name=HMTFWL74>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 74: "Representative Commonality"</ref> | ||
| − | == Planetary History == | + | ===Planetary History=== |
| − | === | + | ====Star League==== |
| − | + | During the reign of the [[Star League]], Van Diemen would host a [[Castle Brian]], a massive defensive fortress.<ref name=FM:SLDF264>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 264: "Star League Defense Forces Terran Hegemony Defensive Installations"</ref> | |
| − | + | The [[5th Army (Star League)|5th Army]] would liberate Van Diemen from the Amaris Empire in [[2772]] when the world was attacked as part of [[Operation CHIEFTAIN]].<ref name=HLOTV1p131>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 131: "Fifth and Twenty-Fourth Army Groups"</ref> | |
| − | |||
| − | + | While still technically a part of the Terran Hegemony, the Free Worlds League would peacefully annex Van Diemen in [[2785]] as the Hegemony began to fall apart.<ref name=HLOTV2p118>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 118: "Digesting the Hegemony"</ref> | |
| − | |||
| − | === | + | ====Second Succession War==== |
| − | + | Van Diemen IV was conquered by the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] in September 2838 while the Free Worlds League was under a communications interdiction imposed by [[ComStar]]. The loss of Van Diemen - after a battle that saw five [[battalion]]s of [[House Marik]] troops and a [[regiment]] from the [[Fusiliers of Oriente]] destroyed - was one of the defeats that led to [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Charles Marik (29th c.)|Charles Marik]] being forced to capitulate to ComStar's terms for ending the interdiction.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p33">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 33: "At War With ComStar"</ref> | |
| − | + | After the Capellan Confederation took Van Diemen in 2838, the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] would take the planet from them sometime before [[2844]]. In 2844, the Free Worlds League would once again control Van Diemen as they retook the world from the Lyran Commonwealth.<ref name=SSW67/> | |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | === | + | ====Third Succession War==== |
| − | + | In [[2903]], the Capellan Confederation was in control in Van Diemen. After a particularly wasteful aerospace battle against the [[Federated Suns]] that year, the Capellan Confederation would reach out to the Federated Suns for a temporary cease fire along their shared border. This cease fire would be called the [[Armistice of Van Diemen IV]] and signed by both parties in 2905. Though sometime before the armistice was signed, the Free Worlds League retook Van Diemen.<ref name=HDTFS81/><ref name=25YOAAF25>''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction'', p. 25: "Timeline 2905"</ref> | |
| − | + | In [[2905]], [[CCAF]] forces attacked Van Diemen. The Liao attack took the defending Marik forces by surprise, and the outer planets of the system fell before House Marik could mount a defense. A screen of ''[[Stingray]]''s and ''[[Cheetah]]'''s was assembled at Van Diemen IV against the invading Liao [[DropShip]]s. Drawing the enemy's fire, the ''Stingrays'' engaged the Liao fighters while the swift Marik ''Cheetahs'' evaded fighter cover and attacked the larger Liao vessels. By force of numbers, the Marik fighters destroyed two Liao ''[[Union]]''-class DropShips when they entered the planet's atmosphere. As the rest of the Liao forces began landing operations, the Marik ''Stingrays'' moved toward the surface to stop them while the ''Cheetahs'' continued to fight the Liao ships in orbit, the Marik ''Stingrays'' fired at Liao fighters and DropShips on the ground, destroying three more heavy transports before the 'Mechs they carried could debark. As House Marik's defending ground forces deployed to meet their attackers the ''Stingrays'' returned to base and were refitted with bombs. When those fighters arrived back to the fray they supported their [[BattleMech]]s and [[infantry]], forcing the Liao invaders to retreat. Nevertheless, the invasion force was still dug-in on the system's outer planets and the two warring Houses agreed to a hastily drawn-up treaty that called for trade concessions from the [[Free Worlds League]] in return for the [[Capellan Confederation]]'s withdrawal from the system. House Liao claimed victory in the conflict, but House Marik's aerospace fighters clearly saved the Marik military from an embarrassing defeat.<ref name=TRO3025p154/> | |
| − | |||
| − | === | + | ====Fourth Succession War==== |
| − | + | Goaded by requests from [[Archon]] [[Katrina Steiner]] and [[First Prince]] [[Hanse Davion]], and aided by advice from [[General]] [[Ardan Sortek]] of the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]], Supreme Lord [[Pavel Ridzik]] of the newly-formed Tikonov Free Republic decided to launch an offensive against the Free Worlds League in the second quarter of 3029. Ridzik's offensive targeted four League worlds, one of which was Van Diemen IV. Van Diemen IV became a target when the [[Free Worlds League Military]] redeployed away the [[Marik Guard]] for a planned offensive against the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]; this redeployment prompted Ridzik to send the [[Fifth Republican BattleMech Regiment]] to conquer the world, not anticipating any particular problems. The Fifth was a green regiment formed from survivors and cadets, and had more trouble with the invasion than expected because Ridzik and his advisers were unaware that the FWLM had deployed four front-line armored regiments to Van Diemen IV to replace the Marik Guard. Both the League regiments and the Fifth Republican were unfamiliar with the terrain, but the Republicans eventually overwhelmed the tank regiments and seized the planet for the Republic.<ref name="FSWMAv2p80">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 80: "Free Worlds League Front"</ref> | |
| − | === | + | ====Operation GUERRERO==== |
| − | + | Van Diemen IV was invaded in the Free Worlds League's first wave of [[Operation GUERRERO]] by the [[10th Marik Militia|Tenth]] and [[Twenty-third Marik Militia]], the [[Third Oriente Hussars]] and the [[First Sirian Lancers]]. The defending [[FedCom]] forces held out until [[Free Worlds League Military]] reinforcements arrived.<ref>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 74: "Operation Guerrero, First Wave"</ref> | |
| − | === | + | ====The Jihad==== |
| − | + | The [[Word of Blake]] attacked Van Diemen IV in September [[3069]], breaking the 3rd Oriente Hussars as they did so.<ref name="J:FRp47">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 47: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Having been occupied by the Word of Blake, Van Dieman IV was targeted for liberation by the allied coalition assembled by [[Devlin Stone]]; coalition forces assaulted Van Dieman IV on the 1st of July [[3076]] as one of four planetary assaults on Protectorate worlds that took place simultaneously, with the other strikes targeting the [[Al Na'ir]], [[Rio]], and [[Rochelle]] systems.<ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> | |
| − | === | + | ===Military Deployment=== |
| − | * [[ | + | {{columns-start|num=3}} |
| + | ====2786==== | ||
| + | * [[Second Marik Militia]]<ref name="FSWp138">''First Succession War (sourcebook)'', p. 138: "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"</ref> | ||
| − | === | + | ====2821==== |
| − | * | + | * [[First Tania Dragoons]]<ref name="FSWp138">''First Succession War (sourcebook)'', p. 138: "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"</ref> |
| − | === 3069 === | + | ====2830==== |
| + | * First Tania Dragoons<ref name=SSW98>''Second Succession War'', p. 98: "Free Worlds League Military (FWLM)"</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====2864==== | ||
| + | * [[15th Marik Militia]]<ref name=SSW98>''Second Succession War'', p. 98: "Free Worlds League Military (FWLM)"</ref> | ||
| + | {{column}} | ||
| + | ====3025==== | ||
| + | * [[Marik Guard]]<ref name=HM108>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 108: "Unit Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====3038==== | ||
| + | * [[3rd Republican|Third Republican]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138: "Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====3050==== | ||
| + | * Third Republican<ref name=20YU24>''20 Year Update'', p. 24: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====3054==== | ||
| + | * Third Republican<ref name=OR18>''Objective Raids'', p. 18: "FedCom Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
| + | {{column}} | ||
| + | ====3059==== | ||
| + | * [[3rd Oriente Hussars|Third Oriente Hussars]]<ref name=FMFWL114>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 114: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====3067==== | ||
| + | * Third Oriente Hussars<ref name=FMU161>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 161: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====3069==== | ||
* 3rd Oriente Hussars<ref name="J:FRp47"/> | * 3rd Oriente Hussars<ref name="J:FRp47"/> | ||
| − | == Notes == | + | ====3145==== |
| − | * The Tikonov Free Republic invasion of Van Diemen IV during the Fourth Succession War has been dated to June 3030 based on the detail given of the timings of the Republican offensive against Wasat in ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''<ref name="FSWMAv2p84">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 84 | + | * [[2nd Covenant Guards]]<ref name=FM3145p116>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 116: "Free Worlds League and Non-Affiliates Military Forces"</ref> |
| + | {{columns-end}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Companies and Industries=== | ||
| + | * [[IMB Systems]]<ref name=HMTFWL127>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 127: "Irian Technologies"</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | * The Tikonov Free Republic invasion of Van Diemen IV during the Fourth Succession War has been dated to June 3030 based on the detail given of the timings of the Republican offensive against Wasat in ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''<ref name="FSWMAv2p84">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 84: "Wasat"</ref> as the four planetary assaults appear to have been launched concurrently. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Map Gallery == | ||
| + | <div class="system-map-gallery"></div> | ||
| − | == Nearby | + | == Nearby Systems == |
| − | + | <!-- NOTE: This table is automatically generated by BattleTechWiki:Project_Planets/Mapping, and any edits to this section may be overwritten at any time by a bot --> | |
| − | + | {|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;" | |
| − | + | ! colspan="8" | Closest 80 systems (79 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | ! | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | | | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | | | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Talitha]] |
| − | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | 7.1 |
| − | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Tyrfing|Tabit]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | 13.3 |
| − | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Wasat]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | 18.3 |
| − | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Hall]] |
| − | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | 19.0 |
| − | | [[ | ||
| − | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Irian]] |
| − | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | 20.1 |
| − | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Acubens]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | 21.4 |
| − | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Connaught]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | 21.5 |
| − | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Hechnar]] |
| − | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | 22.3 |
| − | | [[ | ||
| − | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Blue Sava]] |
| − | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | 25.2 |
| − | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Castor]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | 26.1 |
| − | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Pollux]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | 26.1 |
| − | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Devil's Rock]] |
| − | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | 26.6 |
| − | | [[ | ||
| − | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[New Dallas]] |
| − | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | 27.5 |
| − | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Mandal]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | 28.0 |
| − | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Pliska]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | 28.5 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Outreach]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 30.5 |
| − | | [[ | ||
| − | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Bordon]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 31.4 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Graham]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 32.6 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Miaplacidus]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 33.4 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Alphard (FWL)|Alphard]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 34.2 |
| − | | [[ | ||
| − | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Carver]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 34.5 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Oliver]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 34.7 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Berenson]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 35.1 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Nathan]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 35.2 |
| − | | [[ | ||
| − | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Elgin|Chisholm]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 35.6 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Zosma]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 35.8 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Augustine]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 36.8 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Marcus]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 36.9 |
| − | | [[ | ||
| − | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Xi Ursae_Majoris|Xi Ursae Majoris]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 37.9 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Hamilton (FWL)|Hamilton]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 39.7 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Callison]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 39.9 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Denebola]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 40.4 |
| − | | [[ | ||
| − | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Remulac]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 40.4 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Hsien]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 40.5 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Capolla]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 40.8 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Brownsville]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 41.1 |
| − | | [[ | ||
| − | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Procyon]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 41.3 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Zavijava]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 41.4 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Tall Trees]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 41.9 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Afleir]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 42.9 |
| − | | [[ | ||
| − | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Elbing (FWL)|Elbing]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 43.7 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Menkalinan]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 43.8 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Dieudonné]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 45.2 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Sirius]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 45.4 |
| − | | [[ | ||
| − | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Dubhe]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 45.6 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Saiph]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 45.8 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Savannah (system)|Savannah]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 47.1 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Avellaneda]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 47.6 |
| − | | [[ | ||
| − | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Keid]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 47.8 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Wyatt]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 47.9 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Lipton]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 48.1 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Kristiandsund]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 48.1 |
| − | | [[ | ||
| − | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Chara]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 48.2 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Tau Ceti#Tau Ceti IV (New Earth)|Tau Ceti]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 49.2 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Myrvoll]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 49.3 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Chertan]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 49.3 |
| − | | [[ | ||
| − | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[New Home]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 49.4 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Belluevue]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 50.4 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Thorin]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 50.5 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[New Canton]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 51.6 |
| − | | [[ | ||
| − | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Wing]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 52.4 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Terra|Sol]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 53.0 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Rigil Kentarus]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 53.4 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Bryant]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 54.1 |
| − | | [[ | ||
| − | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Bernardo]] |
| − | | 54. | + | | class="over30" | 54.2 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Milton]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 54.5 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Epsilon Eridani]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 55.1 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Alchiba]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 55.7 |
| − | | [[ | ||
| − | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Bonaire]] |
| − | | 55. | + | | class="over30" | 55.9 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Terra Firma]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 55.9 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Nanking]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 56.5 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Alhena]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 56.6 |
| − | | [[ | ||
| − | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Haddings]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 56.7 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Muphrid]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 57.1 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Zurich]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 57.2 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Aquileia]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 57.3 |
| − | | [[ | ||
| − | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Marik]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 57.6 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Phecda]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 57.8 |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Catroxx]] |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 58.3 |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | [[Zollikofen]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | 61.1 |
| − | | [[ | ||
| − | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
|} | |} | ||
| − | == References == | + | ==References== |
<references /> | <references /> | ||
| − | == Bibliography == | + | ==Bibliography== |
| + | {{div col|colwidth=25em}} | ||
* ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Dark Age: 3136 LinkNet]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Empire Alone]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | ||
| − | |||
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' | ||
| Line 800: | Line 370: | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
| − | |||
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[First Succession War ( | + | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' |
* ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]'' | ||
* ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' | ||
| Line 811: | Line 381: | ||
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' | ||
* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' | * ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | ||
| − | |||
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' | * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' | ||
* ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]] | ||
| + | * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | ||
* ''[[Shattered Sphere]]'' | * ''[[Shattered Sphere]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]'' | ||
| + | {{div col end}} | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Systems|Van Diemen]] |
| − | [[Category: Amaris Empire | + | [[Category: Amaris Empire Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Capellan Confederation | + | [[Category: Capellan Confederation Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Federated Commonwealth | + | [[Category: Federated Commonwealth Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Free Worlds League | + | [[Category: Free Worlds League Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Independent | + | [[Category: Independent Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Republic of the Sphere | + | [[Category: Republic of the Sphere Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Terran Hegemony | + | [[Category: Terran Hegemony Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Tikonov Free Republic | + | [[Category: Tikonov Free Republic Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Word of Blake | + | [[Category: Word of Blake Systems]] |
Latest revision as of 08:32, 23 April 2024
| Van Diemen | |
|---|---|
← 3135 3151 | |
 | |
| System Information | |
| X:Y Coordinates | -32.831 : -41.666[e] |
The Van Diemen system was home to at least one habitable world and as of 3152 was located in the Augustine Alliance of the Free Worlds League.[1]
Contents
System Description[edit]
The Van Diemen system is located near the Talitha and Tyrfing systems and is less than 60 light-years from Terra. The system had at least four planets.[1][2]
System History[edit]
The Van Diemen system was colonized at sometime prior to 2271.[3]
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2271 - Inhabited world[3]
- 2366 - Free Worlds League[4]
- 2571 - Terran Hegemony[5][6]
- 2596 - Terran Hegemony[7]
- 2750 - Terran Hegemony[8]
- 2765 - Terran Hegemony[9]
- 2767 - Amaris Empire[10]
- 2771 - Amaris Empire[11]
- 2772 - Terran Hegemony (from September)[11]
- 2784 - Terran Hegemony[12]
- 2785 - Free Worlds League[12]
- 2786 - Free Worlds League[13]
- 2822 - Free Worlds League[14][15][16]
- 2838 - Capellan Confederation (from September)[17]
- 2843 - Lyran Commonwealth[18]
- 2844 - Free Worlds League[18]
- 2864 - Free Worlds League[19][20]
- 2903 - Capellan Confederation[21]
- 2905 - Free Worlds League[2]
- 3025 - Free Worlds League[22][23][24]
- 3029 - Tikonov Free Republic (from July)[25]
- 3030 - Tikonov Free Republic[26][27][28]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth[29]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth[30]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth[31]
- 3057 - Free Worlds League[32]
- 3058 - Free Worlds League[33][34]
- 3063 - Free Worlds League[35]
- 3067 - Free Worlds League[36][37][38]
- 3069 - Word of Blake Protectorate (from October)[39]
- 3075 - Word of Blake Protectorate[40]
- 3079 - Word of Blake Protectorate[41]
- 3081 - Republic of the Sphere[42]
- 3085 - Republic of the Sphere[43]
- 3135 - Inhabited world[44]
- 3145 - Free Worlds League[45][46]
- 3149 - Republic of the Sphere (from January)[47]
- 3151 - Republic of the Sphere[48]
- 3152 - Free Worlds League[49]
Van Diemen IV[edit]
| Van Diemen IV | |
|---|---|
| Astrophysical | |
| System position | Fourth[citation needed] |
| History and Culture | |
| Population | approx 1B[50] |
Planetary Description[edit]
Van Diemen was described as a mining colony with a representative government.[21][51]
Planetary History[edit]
Star League[edit]
During the reign of the Star League, Van Diemen would host a Castle Brian, a massive defensive fortress.[52]
The 5th Army would liberate Van Diemen from the Amaris Empire in 2772 when the world was attacked as part of Operation CHIEFTAIN.[53]
While still technically a part of the Terran Hegemony, the Free Worlds League would peacefully annex Van Diemen in 2785 as the Hegemony began to fall apart.[54]
Second Succession War[edit]
Van Diemen IV was conquered by the Capellan Confederation Armed Forces in September 2838 while the Free Worlds League was under a communications interdiction imposed by ComStar. The loss of Van Diemen - after a battle that saw five battalions of House Marik troops and a regiment from the Fusiliers of Oriente destroyed - was one of the defeats that led to Captain-General Charles Marik being forced to capitulate to ComStar's terms for ending the interdiction.[17]
After the Capellan Confederation took Van Diemen in 2838, the Lyran Commonwealth would take the planet from them sometime before 2844. In 2844, the Free Worlds League would once again control Van Diemen as they retook the world from the Lyran Commonwealth.[18]
Third Succession War[edit]
In 2903, the Capellan Confederation was in control in Van Diemen. After a particularly wasteful aerospace battle against the Federated Suns that year, the Capellan Confederation would reach out to the Federated Suns for a temporary cease fire along their shared border. This cease fire would be called the Armistice of Van Diemen IV and signed by both parties in 2905. Though sometime before the armistice was signed, the Free Worlds League retook Van Diemen.[21][55]
In 2905, CCAF forces attacked Van Diemen. The Liao attack took the defending Marik forces by surprise, and the outer planets of the system fell before House Marik could mount a defense. A screen of Stingrays and Cheetah's was assembled at Van Diemen IV against the invading Liao DropShips. Drawing the enemy's fire, the Stingrays engaged the Liao fighters while the swift Marik Cheetahs evaded fighter cover and attacked the larger Liao vessels. By force of numbers, the Marik fighters destroyed two Liao Union-class DropShips when they entered the planet's atmosphere. As the rest of the Liao forces began landing operations, the Marik Stingrays moved toward the surface to stop them while the Cheetahs continued to fight the Liao ships in orbit, the Marik Stingrays fired at Liao fighters and DropShips on the ground, destroying three more heavy transports before the 'Mechs they carried could debark. As House Marik's defending ground forces deployed to meet their attackers the Stingrays returned to base and were refitted with bombs. When those fighters arrived back to the fray they supported their BattleMechs and infantry, forcing the Liao invaders to retreat. Nevertheless, the invasion force was still dug-in on the system's outer planets and the two warring Houses agreed to a hastily drawn-up treaty that called for trade concessions from the Free Worlds League in return for the Capellan Confederation's withdrawal from the system. House Liao claimed victory in the conflict, but House Marik's aerospace fighters clearly saved the Marik military from an embarrassing defeat.[2]
Fourth Succession War[edit]
Goaded by requests from Archon Katrina Steiner and First Prince Hanse Davion, and aided by advice from General Ardan Sortek of the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns, Supreme Lord Pavel Ridzik of the newly-formed Tikonov Free Republic decided to launch an offensive against the Free Worlds League in the second quarter of 3029. Ridzik's offensive targeted four League worlds, one of which was Van Diemen IV. Van Diemen IV became a target when the Free Worlds League Military redeployed away the Marik Guard for a planned offensive against the Lyran Commonwealth; this redeployment prompted Ridzik to send the Fifth Republican BattleMech Regiment to conquer the world, not anticipating any particular problems. The Fifth was a green regiment formed from survivors and cadets, and had more trouble with the invasion than expected because Ridzik and his advisers were unaware that the FWLM had deployed four front-line armored regiments to Van Diemen IV to replace the Marik Guard. Both the League regiments and the Fifth Republican were unfamiliar with the terrain, but the Republicans eventually overwhelmed the tank regiments and seized the planet for the Republic.[56]
Operation GUERRERO[edit]
Van Diemen IV was invaded in the Free Worlds League's first wave of Operation GUERRERO by the Tenth and Twenty-third Marik Militia, the Third Oriente Hussars and the First Sirian Lancers. The defending FedCom forces held out until Free Worlds League Military reinforcements arrived.[57]
The Jihad[edit]
The Word of Blake attacked Van Diemen IV in September 3069, breaking the 3rd Oriente Hussars as they did so.[39] Having been occupied by the Word of Blake, Van Dieman IV was targeted for liberation by the allied coalition assembled by Devlin Stone; coalition forces assaulted Van Dieman IV on the 1st of July 3076 as one of four planetary assaults on Protectorate worlds that took place simultaneously, with the other strikes targeting the Al Na'ir, Rio, and Rochelle systems.[58][59]
Military Deployment[edit]
Companies and Industries[edit]
Notes[edit]
- The Tikonov Free Republic invasion of Van Diemen IV during the Fourth Succession War has been dated to June 3030 based on the detail given of the timings of the Republican offensive against Wasat in NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2[70] as the four planetary assaults appear to have been launched concurrently.
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Empire Alone, p. 78: "The Free Worlds League June 3152"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Technical Readout: 3025, p.154 F-90 Stingray
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding - [2271] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 13: "Capellan Confederation Foundation - [2366] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 24: "Free Worlds League after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 25: "Capellan Confederation after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 104: "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 138: "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 118: "Digesting The Hegemony"
- ↑ First Succession War (sourcebook), pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 34: "Free Worlds League after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 31: "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ First Succession War (sourcebook), pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 33: "At War With ComStar"
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Second Succession War", p. 67: "La Reconquista"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 38: "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 39: "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 81: "Prince Joseph The Second"
- ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. vii: "Free Worlds League Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 42: "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 40: "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 81: "Republican Offensive"
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 94: "End Of The War"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 51: "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 49: "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3050] Map
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 54: "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 60: "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 56: "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 68: "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 47: "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 29: "Terran Corridor/Clans Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. vi: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 62: "The Curtain Rises" - Van Diemen not explicitly named but appears as Republic territory in 3151 map
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 103
- ↑ Empire Alone, p. 78: "The Free Worlds League - June 3152 (Map)
- ↑ Dark Age: 3136 LinkNet, p. 99: "Throwing in the Towel"
- ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 74: "Representative Commonality"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 264: "Star League Defense Forces Terran Hegemony Defensive Installations"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 131: "Fifth and Twenty-Fourth Army Groups"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 118: "Digesting the Hegemony"
- ↑ BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction, p. 25: "Timeline 2905"
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 80: "Free Worlds League Front"
- ↑ Shattered Sphere, p. 74: "Operation Guerrero, First Wave"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 56: "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ 60.0 60.1 First Succession War (sourcebook), p. 138: "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"
- ↑ 61.0 61.1 Second Succession War, p. 98: "Free Worlds League Military (FWLM)"
- ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 108: "Unit Deployment Table"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 138: "Deployment Table"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 24: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 18: "FedCom Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 114: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 161: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 116: "Free Worlds League and Non-Affiliates Military Forces"
- ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 127: "Irian Technologies"
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 84: "Wasat"
Bibliography[edit]
- 20 Year Update
- BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction
- Dark Age: 3136 LinkNet
- Empire Alone
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: Free Worlds League
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Field Manual: Updates
- Field Report: Clans
- First Succession War
- Handbook: House Liao
- Handbook: House Marik
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Davion (The Federated Suns)
- House Marik (The Free Worlds League)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Hot Spots: Terra
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2
- Objective Raids
- Second Succession War
- Shattered Fortress
- Shattered Sphere
- Technical Readout: 3025