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| − | | caption = Waldorff | + | | caption = Waldorff [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]] |
| name = Waldorff | | name = Waldorff | ||
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| − | | class = G0V<ref name=ER:2750p130>''Era Report: 2750'', p. 130 | + | | class = G0V<ref name=ER:2750p130>''Era Report: 2750'', p. 130: "Planet Profile"</ref> |
| recharge = 181 hours<ref name=ER:2750p130/> | | recharge = 181 hours<ref name=ER:2750p130/> | ||
| − | | recharge stations = Nadir | + | | recharge stations = Zenith, Nadir<ref name=ER:2750p130/> |
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| − | The '''Waldorff''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Waldorff II''', and as | + | |
| + | The '''Waldorff''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Waldorff II''', and as of June [[3152]] was located in the [[Alyina Mercantile League]].<ref name=TRp72/> | ||
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| − | == System Description == | + | ==System Description== |
The Waldorff system is located near the [[Alyina]] and [[Butler]] systems<ref name="ER:3145p39"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of a class G0V primary orbited by at least two planets. During the [[twenty-eighth century]] recharge stations were in place at both the nadir and zenith [[jump point]]s.<ref name=ER:2750p130/> | The Waldorff system is located near the [[Alyina]] and [[Butler]] systems<ref name="ER:3145p39"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of a class G0V primary orbited by at least two planets. During the [[twenty-eighth century]] recharge stations were in place at both the nadir and zenith [[jump point]]s.<ref name=ER:2750p130/> | ||
| − | == System History == | + | ==System History== |
The Waldorff system was settled before or during the [[Age of War]] and was a member of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] by the end of that era.<ref name="HB:HSp25"/> | The Waldorff system was settled before or during the [[Age of War]] and was a member of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] by the end of that era.<ref name="HB:HSp25"/> | ||
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| − | --> | + | ==Political Affiliation== |
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| + | * [[2341]] - No record<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth at their Founding - [2341] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2571]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2596]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name=HRWp158>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158: "Inner Sphere Map - [2596]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2750]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2764]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2765]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2786]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - 2822"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HS(TLC)pvii">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. vii: "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3050]] - [[Clan Jade Falcon]] (from June)<ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref><ref name="JFSB"/> | ||
| + | * [[3051]] - [[Clan Steel Viper]] (from November)<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 91: "Waldorff (FC)"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3052]] - Clan Steel Viper<ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3057]] - Clan Steel Viper<ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3061]] - Clan Jade Falcon (from July)<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 27: "Timeline of Events"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3063]] - Clan Jade Falcon<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3067]] - Clan Jade Falcon<ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70: "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3075]] - Clan Jade Falcon<ref name="JS:TBDp64>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3079]] - Clan Jade Falcon<ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 21: "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3081]] - Clan Jade Falcon<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3085]] - Clan Jade Falcon<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3135]] - Clan Jade Falcon<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3145]] - Clan Jade Falcon<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3151]] - [[Alyina Mercantile League]] (from July)<ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref><ref name=TRp44>''Tamar Rising'', p. 44</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3152]] - Alyina Mercantile League<ref name=TRpm>''Tamar Rising'', poster map</ref><ref name=TRp72>''Tamar Rising'', p. 72: "The Hinterlands June 3152" (Map)</ref> | ||
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| − | = Waldorff II = | + | ==Waldorff II== |
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| distance = 10.43 days<ref name=ER:2750p130/> | | distance = 10.43 days<ref name=ER:2750p130/> | ||
| moons = 1 (Nikola)<ref name=ER:2750p130/> | | moons = 1 (Nikola)<ref name=ER:2750p130/> | ||
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| gravity = 0.97<ref name=ER:2750p130/> | | gravity = 0.97<ref name=ER:2750p130/> | ||
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| + | | population = 875,000,000 (2750)<ref name=ER:2750p130/> | ||
| + | | ruler = [[Baron of Waldorff]] | ||
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Waldorff II - more commonly known simply as Waldorff - is the second planet in the system and has a single moon named Nikola.<ref name=ER:2750p130/> | Waldorff II - more commonly known simply as Waldorff - is the second planet in the system and has a single moon named Nikola.<ref name=ER:2750p130/> | ||
| − | == Planetary History == | + | ==Waldorff V== |
| − | === Clan Invasion === | + | The swamps of Waldorf V saw the first live-fire testing of the [[Infiltrator Mk. I]] suit during a raid by the [[First Somerset Strikers]]. A surprise counterattack by the [[Falcon's Claws]] proved the usefulness of the Inner Sphere's first battle armor in centuries, along with its limitations.<ref name=TRO3058U>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 14</ref> |
| − | Waldorff was conquered by Clan Jade Falcon during the Third Wave of [[Operation REVIVAL]] in June [[3050]]. Defending the planet against the invading [[2nd Falcon Jaegers (Clan Jade Falcon)|Second Falcon Jaegers]] was the planet's only armed force, the Waldorff City Police Department. Despite consisting of only one company of [[infantry]], two armored cars and an ''[[UrbanMech]]'', the police gave a good showing of themselves: four [[Elementals]] were killed and an [[OmniMech]] was crippled during the fighting due to the police's intimate knowledge of the city, which allowed them to lead the Clan invaders into prepared ambushes before escaping through the city's sewer and storm drainage system. Their heroic efforts were all for | + | |
| + | ==Waldorff VII== | ||
| + | The seventh planet of the system had at least one small moon, which itself was home to an abandoned refinery.<ref name=1SS-33>''1st Somerset Strikers'', p. 33</ref> The moon's name was not mentioned. In the available sources, the moon and the mining operation there are casually referred to as "Waldorff VII", suggesting the otherwise unnamed moon to be the only interesting or relevant aspect of the planet. | ||
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| + | An unusual feature of this moon was that it possessed vast, interconnected reservoirs of a high-quality hydrocarbon fuel that had its own oxidizer bound into it. The deposits were hidden under a kilometer-thick layer of non-porous rock, with solid granite below the fuel. [[Vickers Mining]] had set up an extraction plant on the moon by [[3022]] and planned to export the fuel to Waldorff II with minimal costs where it was estimated the local industry would "kill" for such a kind of super-fuel and convert at least half of all planetary transportation to make use of it within ten years, with the reserves on the moon of Waldorf VII expected to last for at least 100 years even in such a scenario. But CEO [[Barbara Edwards]] had a feeling that her staff was misrepresenting the facts of this supposed gold mine to her and sought a second opinion from [[Victoria Jones]] of [[Jones Consulting]]. In a report dated 10/05/3022, Jones advised Edwards that the volatile fuel would explode if heated too much (800 degrees on an unspecified scale are mentioned), and the multiple bore holes through the rock layer created by the extraction facility should be thought of as fuses where one errant spark might cause an extensive explosion that would destroy the facility if not the entire moon and undoubtedly cost lives. Jones described the moon as massive financial and moral disaster waiting to happen and a time bomb waiting to go off, strongly suggesting to shut the facility down immediately in her report's summary. The report somehow found its way into the [[MIIO]] archives.<ref name=1SS-33/> | ||
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| + | The [[First Somerset Strikers]] supposedly [[BattleTech: The Animated Series#Episode 8 - Bound by Honor|fought a Trial]] against elements of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] on the moon of Waldorff VII in ca. 3050, resulting in a stray missile setting off a chain reaction that apparently tore the moon apart. It is unknown if this was a real event or just a dramatized tale for the purpose of the Somerset Strikers propaganda holovid. | ||
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| + | ==Planetary History== | ||
| + | ===Clan Invasion=== | ||
| + | Waldorff was conquered by Clan Jade Falcon during the Third Wave of [[Operation REVIVAL]] in June [[3050]]. Defending the planet against the invading [[2nd Falcon Jaegers (Clan Jade Falcon)|Second Falcon Jaegers]] was the planet's only armed force, the Waldorff City Police Department. Despite consisting of only one company of [[infantry]], two armored cars and an ''[[UrbanMech]]'', the police gave a good showing of themselves: four [[Elementals]] were killed and an [[OmniMech]] was crippled during the fighting due to the police's intimate knowledge of the city, which allowed them to lead the Clan invaders into prepared ambushes before escaping through the city's sewer and storm drainage system. Their heroic efforts were all for naught though, and in the end most of the police were killed or captured and the central precinct house destroyed by the Jade Falcons.<ref name="JFSB">''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 40</ref> | ||
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| + | In November [[3051]], the planet was transferred from the Jade Falcons to the [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Vipers]], after a decision by [[ilKhan]] [[Ulric Kerensky]] himself. No fighting occurred between the two Clans during this move, and the [[Triasch Keshik (Clan Steel Viper)|Triasch Keshik]] took command of the planet.<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 88</ref> | ||
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| + | Sometime after this, a company of [[Twenty-third Arcturan Guards]] ’Mechs launched a harassment raid on Waldorff. While the raiders were away from their transport, a lone Ninth Fang ''[[Devil]]'' piloted by MechWarrior [[Fargo]] found the Guards' [[Union|''Union''-class]] [[DropShip]] while on a long-range patrol. After dispatching the two light [[tank]] sentries, he destroyed one of the landing struts, causing the Dropship to crash before it could take off to safety. When the Guards company returned, they immediately surrendered to the [[Trinary]] of [[OmniMech]]s waiting for them.<ref name=RG8p6>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 8'', p. 6: "Devil"</ref> | ||
| − | + | Waldorff served as the capital of Clan Steel Viper's occupation zone until [[3061]]. In that year the final battle of the [[Hegira War]] between the Jade Falcons and Steel Vipers took place on this planet, with the Vipers defeated and leaving the Inner Sphere entirely.<ref name="ER3062p23-24">''Era Report: 3062'', pp. 23–24: "The Bird and the Snake"</ref> | |
| − | == | + | ===ilClan Era=== |
| − | + | Following the collapse of Clan Jade Falcon's Occupation Zone into anarchy after the [[Battle of Terra (3151)|Battle of Terra]], Waldorff accepted the suzerainty of Merchant Factor [[Marena|Marena's]] nascent realm. The [[Alyina Mercantile League]] decided to continue operating the genetic repository that had been established on Waldorff during the REVIVAL years.<ref>''Tamar Rising'', p. 44, "Expanding Influence"</ref> | |
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| − | == Planetary Rulers == | + | ===Planetary Rulers=== |
| − | === 2750 === | + | ====2750==== |
| − | * Baron Wilhem Truder<ref name=ER:2750p130/> | + | * Baron [[Wilhem Truder]]<ref name=ER:2750p130/> |
| − | == Military Deployment == | + | ===Military Deployment=== |
| − | === 2765 === | + | ====2765==== |
| − | * [[Twenty-first Lyran Guards]]<ref name="FR2765p13">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', | + | * [[Twenty-first Lyran Guards]]<ref name="FR2765p13">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', pp. 13–14: "Lyran Guards"</ref> |
| − | === 2786 === | + | ====2786==== |
| − | * Twenty-first Lyran Guards<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War | + | * Twenty-first Lyran Guards<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War'', p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"</ref> |
| − | === 3050 === | + | ====3050==== |
| − | * [[Waldorff City Police Department]]<ref name=JFCS040>''Jade Falcon | + | * [[Waldorff City Police Department]]<ref name=JFCS040>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 40</ref> |
| − | === 3054 === | + | ====3054==== |
| − | * [[9th Fang (Clan Steel Viper)|Ninth Fang]]<ref name=OR60>''Objective Raids'', p. 60 | + | * [[9th Fang (Clan Steel Viper)|Ninth Fang]]<ref name=OR60>''Objective Raids'', p. 60: "Unit Note"</ref> |
* [[10th Fang (Clan Steel Viper)|Tenth Fang]]<ref name=OR60/> | * [[10th Fang (Clan Steel Viper)|Tenth Fang]]<ref name=OR60/> | ||
| − | === 3061 === | + | ====3061==== |
| − | * Ninth Fang<ref name=FMWC166>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 166 | + | :* [[9th Fang (Clan Steel Viper)|Ninth Fang]]<ref name=FMWC166>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 166: "Warden Clans Deployment Table"</ref> |
| − | * Tenth Fang<ref name=FMWC166/> | + | :* [[10th Fang (Clan Steel Viper)|Tenth Fang]]<ref name=FMWC166/> |
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| + | ====3085==== | ||
| + | * [[75th Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)|Seventy-fifth Striker Cluster]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 126: "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> | ||
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| − | == Planetary Locations == | + | ===Planetary Locations=== |
* Waldorff City: location of the only battle on Waldorff during the Clan Invasion.<ref name="JFSB"/> | * Waldorff City: location of the only battle on Waldorff during the Clan Invasion.<ref name="JFSB"/> | ||
| − | < | + | * Daemon: a desolate city, where the final battle of the Hegira War took place.<ref name="ER3062p23-24"/> |
| − | == | + | * Viper Valley.<ref>''Falcon Rising'', ch. 33 (PDF version)</ref> |
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| + | ===Companies and Industries=== | ||
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| + | ===Image gallery=== | ||
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== Nearby Systems == | == Nearby Systems == | ||
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| + | ! colspan="8" | Closest 36 systems (33 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first: | ||
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| + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Butler]] | ||
| + | | class="lessthan30" | 17.5 | ||
| + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Alyina]] | ||
| + | | class="lessthan30" | 18.1 | ||
| + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Denizli]] | ||
| + | | class="lessthan30" | 22.0 | ||
| + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Goat Path]] | ||
| + | | class="lessthan30" | 23.1 | ||
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| − | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Malibu]] |
| − | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | 23.4 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Apolakkia]] |
| − | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | 24.0 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Twycross]] |
| − | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | 24.4 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Blackjack (system)|Blackjack]] |
| − | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | 25.7 |
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| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Devin]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 32.6 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Trell]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 33.4 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Beta]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 34.4 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Kooken's Pleasure_Pit|Kookens Pleasure Pit]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 35.8 |
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| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Parakoila]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 35.9 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Derf]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 35.9 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Evciler]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 36.8 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Hot Springs]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 39.8 |
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| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Pasig]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 42.4 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Baker 3]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 44.1 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Maxie's Planet]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 46.9 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Romulus]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 46.9 |
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| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Leskovik]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 48.6 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Seiduts]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 50.0 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Golandrinas]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 50.0 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Mkuranga]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 50.5 |
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| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Wotan]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 50.7 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Winfield (LC)|Treeline]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 50.7 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Babaeski]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 51.2 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Persistence]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 54.0 |
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| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Roadside]] |
| − | || | + | | class="over30" | 54.2 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Blue Hole]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 55.7 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Almotacen|Stonarboi]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 58.9 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Vantaa]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 59.6 |
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| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Black Earth]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 59.8 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over60" | [[Zoetermeer]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | 60.7 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over60" | [[Antares]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | 61.4 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over60" | [[Biegga]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | 62.6 |
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
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* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Falcon Rising]]'' (novel) | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]'' | * ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[First Succession War ( | + | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' |
* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | + | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' |
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 8]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Tamar Rising]]'' | ||
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| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Systems|Waldorff]] |
| − | [[Category: Clan Jade Falcon | + | [[Category: Clan Jade Falcon Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Clan Steel Viper | + | [[Category: Clan Steel Viper Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Federated Commonwealth | + | [[Category: Federated Commonwealth Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Lyran Commonwealth | + | [[Category: Lyran Commonwealth Systems]] |
| + | [[Category: Alyina Mercantile League Systems]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:33, 23 April 2024
| Waldorff | |
|---|---|
← 3135 3151 | |
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| System Information | |
| X:Y Coordinates | -131.829 : 358.739[e] |
| Spectral class | G0V[1] |
| Recharge time | 181 hours[1] |
| Recharge station(s) | Zenith, Nadir[1] |
| Planet(s) | 7[citation needed] |
The Waldorff system was home to at least one habitable world, Waldorff II, and as of June 3152 was located in the Alyina Mercantile League.[2]
Contents
System Description[edit]
The Waldorff system is located near the Alyina and Butler systems[3][4] and consists of a class G0V primary orbited by at least two planets. During the twenty-eighth century recharge stations were in place at both the nadir and zenith jump points.[1]
System History[edit]
The Waldorff system was settled before or during the Age of War and was a member of the Lyran Commonwealth by the end of that era.[5]
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2341 - No record[6]
- 2571 - Lyran Commonwealth[5]
- 2596 - Lyran Commonwealth[7]
- 2750 - Lyran Commonwealth[8]
- 2764 - Lyran Commonwealth[9]
- 2765 - Lyran Commonwealth[10]
- 2786 - Lyran Commonwealth[11]
- 2822 - Lyran Commonwealth[12][13][14]
- 2864 - Lyran Commonwealth[15]
- 3025 - Lyran Commonwealth[16][17]
- 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth[18]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth[19][20]
- 3050 - Clan Jade Falcon (from June)[21][22]
- 3051 - Clan Steel Viper (from November)[23]
- 3052 - Clan Steel Viper[24][25]
- 3057 - Clan Steel Viper[26]
- 3061 - Clan Jade Falcon (from July)[27]
- 3063 - Clan Jade Falcon[28]
- 3067 - Clan Jade Falcon[29][30]
- 3075 - Clan Jade Falcon[31]
- 3079 - Clan Jade Falcon[32]
- 3081 - Clan Jade Falcon[33]
- 3085 - Clan Jade Falcon[34]
- 3135 - Clan Jade Falcon[35]
- 3145 - Clan Jade Falcon[3][4]
- 3151 - Alyina Mercantile League (from July)[36][37]
- 3152 - Alyina Mercantile League[38][2]
Waldorff II[edit]
| Waldorff II | |
|---|---|
| Astrophysical | |
| System position | 2nd[1] |
| Jump Point distance | 10.43 days[1] |
| Moons | 1 (Nikola)[1] |
| Geophysical | |
| Surface gravity | 0.97[1] |
| Atmospheric pressure | Standard (Breathable)[1] |
| Equatorial temperature | 28°C (Temperate)[1] |
| Surface water | 69%[1] |
| Highest native life | Plants[1] |
| History and Culture | |
| Population | 875,000,000 (2750)[1] |
| Government and Infrastructure | |
| Noble Ruler | Baron of Waldorff |
| HPG Class | B[1] |
Waldorff II - more commonly known simply as Waldorff - is the second planet in the system and has a single moon named Nikola.[1]
Waldorff V[edit]
The swamps of Waldorf V saw the first live-fire testing of the Infiltrator Mk. I suit during a raid by the First Somerset Strikers. A surprise counterattack by the Falcon's Claws proved the usefulness of the Inner Sphere's first battle armor in centuries, along with its limitations.[39]
Waldorff VII[edit]
The seventh planet of the system had at least one small moon, which itself was home to an abandoned refinery.[40] The moon's name was not mentioned. In the available sources, the moon and the mining operation there are casually referred to as "Waldorff VII", suggesting the otherwise unnamed moon to be the only interesting or relevant aspect of the planet.
An unusual feature of this moon was that it possessed vast, interconnected reservoirs of a high-quality hydrocarbon fuel that had its own oxidizer bound into it. The deposits were hidden under a kilometer-thick layer of non-porous rock, with solid granite below the fuel. Vickers Mining had set up an extraction plant on the moon by 3022 and planned to export the fuel to Waldorff II with minimal costs where it was estimated the local industry would "kill" for such a kind of super-fuel and convert at least half of all planetary transportation to make use of it within ten years, with the reserves on the moon of Waldorf VII expected to last for at least 100 years even in such a scenario. But CEO Barbara Edwards had a feeling that her staff was misrepresenting the facts of this supposed gold mine to her and sought a second opinion from Victoria Jones of Jones Consulting. In a report dated 10/05/3022, Jones advised Edwards that the volatile fuel would explode if heated too much (800 degrees on an unspecified scale are mentioned), and the multiple bore holes through the rock layer created by the extraction facility should be thought of as fuses where one errant spark might cause an extensive explosion that would destroy the facility if not the entire moon and undoubtedly cost lives. Jones described the moon as massive financial and moral disaster waiting to happen and a time bomb waiting to go off, strongly suggesting to shut the facility down immediately in her report's summary. The report somehow found its way into the MIIO archives.[40]
The First Somerset Strikers supposedly fought a Trial against elements of Clan Jade Falcon on the moon of Waldorff VII in ca. 3050, resulting in a stray missile setting off a chain reaction that apparently tore the moon apart. It is unknown if this was a real event or just a dramatized tale for the purpose of the Somerset Strikers propaganda holovid.
Planetary History[edit]
Clan Invasion[edit]
Waldorff was conquered by Clan Jade Falcon during the Third Wave of Operation REVIVAL in June 3050. Defending the planet against the invading Second Falcon Jaegers was the planet's only armed force, the Waldorff City Police Department. Despite consisting of only one company of infantry, two armored cars and an UrbanMech, the police gave a good showing of themselves: four Elementals were killed and an OmniMech was crippled during the fighting due to the police's intimate knowledge of the city, which allowed them to lead the Clan invaders into prepared ambushes before escaping through the city's sewer and storm drainage system. Their heroic efforts were all for naught though, and in the end most of the police were killed or captured and the central precinct house destroyed by the Jade Falcons.[22]
In November 3051, the planet was transferred from the Jade Falcons to the Steel Vipers, after a decision by ilKhan Ulric Kerensky himself. No fighting occurred between the two Clans during this move, and the Triasch Keshik took command of the planet.[41]
Sometime after this, a company of Twenty-third Arcturan Guards ’Mechs launched a harassment raid on Waldorff. While the raiders were away from their transport, a lone Ninth Fang Devil piloted by MechWarrior Fargo found the Guards' Union-class DropShip while on a long-range patrol. After dispatching the two light tank sentries, he destroyed one of the landing struts, causing the Dropship to crash before it could take off to safety. When the Guards company returned, they immediately surrendered to the Trinary of OmniMechs waiting for them.[42]
Waldorff served as the capital of Clan Steel Viper's occupation zone until 3061. In that year the final battle of the Hegira War between the Jade Falcons and Steel Vipers took place on this planet, with the Vipers defeated and leaving the Inner Sphere entirely.[43]
ilClan Era[edit]
Following the collapse of Clan Jade Falcon's Occupation Zone into anarchy after the Battle of Terra, Waldorff accepted the suzerainty of Merchant Factor Marena's nascent realm. The Alyina Mercantile League decided to continue operating the genetic repository that had been established on Waldorff during the REVIVAL years.[44]
Planetary Rulers[edit]
2750[edit]
- Baron Wilhem Truder[1]
Military Deployment[edit]
2765[edit]
2786[edit]
- Twenty-first Lyran Guards[46]
3050[edit]
3054[edit]
3061[edit]
3085[edit]
Geography[edit]
Planetary Locations[edit]
- Waldorff City: location of the only battle on Waldorff during the Clan Invasion.[22]
- Daemon: a desolate city, where the final battle of the Hegira War took place.[43]
- Viper Valley.[51]
Companies and Industries[edit]
Image gallery[edit]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
| Closest 36 systems (33 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler | 17.5 | Alyina | 18.1 | Denizli | 22.0 | Goat Path | 23.1 |
| Malibu | 23.4 | Apolakkia | 24.0 | Twycross | 24.4 | Blackjack | 25.7 |
| Devin | 32.6 | Trell | 33.4 | Beta | 34.4 | Kookens Pleasure Pit | 35.8 |
| Parakoila | 35.9 | Derf | 35.9 | Evciler | 36.8 | Hot Springs | 39.8 |
| Pasig | 42.4 | Baker 3 | 44.1 | Maxie's Planet | 46.9 | Romulus | 46.9 |
| Leskovik | 48.6 | Seiduts | 50.0 | Golandrinas | 50.0 | Mkuranga | 50.5 |
| Wotan | 50.7 | Treeline | 50.7 | Babaeski | 51.2 | Persistence | 54.0 |
| Roadside | 54.2 | Blue Hole | 55.7 | Stonarboi | 58.9 | Vantaa | 59.6 |
| Black Earth | 59.8 | Zoetermeer | 60.7 | Antares | 61.4 | Biegga | 62.6 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 Era Report: 2750, p. 130: "Planet Profile"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tamar Rising, p. 72: "The Hinterlands June 3152" (Map)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth at their Founding - [2341] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158: "Inner Sphere Map - [2596]"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - 2822"
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. vii: "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 40
- ↑ Invading Clans, p. 91: "Waldorff (FC)"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 27: "Timeline of Events"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70: "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
- ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 21: "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces 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"
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
- ↑ Tamar Rising, p. 44
- ↑ Tamar Rising, poster map
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 14
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 1st Somerset Strikers, p. 33
- ↑ Invading Clans, p. 88
- ↑ Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 8, p. 6: "Devil"
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 Era Report: 3062, pp. 23–24: "The Bird and the Snake"
- ↑ Tamar Rising, p. 44, "Expanding Influence"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: LCAF, pp. 13–14: "Lyran Guards"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"
- ↑ Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 40
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 Objective Raids, p. 60: "Unit Note"
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 166: "Warden Clans Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 126: "Deployment Table - 3085"
- ↑ Falcon Rising, ch. 33 (PDF version)
Bibliography[edit]
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Falcon Rising (novel)
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Field Manual: Warden Clans
- Field Report: LAAF
- Field Report 2765: LCAF
- First Succession War
- Handbook: House Steiner
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)
- Invading Clans (sourcebook)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- Objective Raids
- Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 8
- Shattered Fortress
- Tamar Rising