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| + | The '''Weisau''' system was home to at least one habitable world and as at [[3145]] was located in the [[Kaznejoy Prefecture]] of the [[New Samarkand Military District]] within the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> | ||
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| − | == Political | + | == System Description == |
| − | * [[2571]] - | + | The Weisau system is located near the [[Delacruz]] and [[Valentina]] systems.<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> |
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| + | == System History == | ||
| + | The Weisau system was settled during the [[Age of War era]] and by the end of the era was a part of the [[Outworlds Alliance]].<ref name="HB:MPSp147"/> | ||
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| + | == Political Affiliation == | ||
| + | * [[2571]] - Outworlds Alliance <ref name="HB:MPSp147">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 147, "Outworlds Alliance after Age of War (2571) and at the Fall of the Star League (2750)"</ref> | ||
* [[2581]] - Outworlds Alliance (occupied by [[Star League Defense Force|SLDF]] forces from August) <ref name="H:RWp113"/> | * [[2581]] - Outworlds Alliance (occupied by [[Star League Defense Force|SLDF]] forces from August) <ref name="H:RWp113"/> | ||
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* [[2750]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:MPSp147"/><ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"</ref> | * [[2750]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:MPSp147"/><ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"</ref> | ||
* [[2764]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', Inner Sphere - [2764]</ref> | * [[2764]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', Inner Sphere - [2764]</ref> | ||
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* [[3135]] - Draconis Combine <ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref> | * [[3135]] - Draconis Combine <ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref> | ||
* [[3145]] - Draconis Combine <ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref> | * [[3145]] - Draconis Combine <ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref> | ||
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| − | Possessed of a hostile and particularly stormy atmosphere, | + | == Planetary History == |
| + | === Reunification War === | ||
| + | Possessed of a hostile and particularly stormy atmosphere, Weisau was a mining world and originally a part of the Outworlds Alliance up until it was occupied by [[Star League]] forces and subsequently annexed by the Draconis Combine during the [[Reunification War]].<ref name="H:RWp113"/> | ||
| − | Targeted during the first wave of attacks, with two [[brigade|brigades]] from the [[15th Division]] of [[V Corps (Star League)|V Corps]] - the [[43rd Brigade]] and the [[45th Brigade]]<ref name="H:RWp141">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 141, "Outworlds Alliance Front"</ref> - landing on the 2nd of August [[2581]], a few weeks after the opening attacks on [[Groveld III]] and [[Bryceland]]. The commander of the invasion force, [[Lieutenant General]] [[Clay Strombergs]], knew that Weisau was dependent on regular imports of food from other worlds, and his landings concentrated on four large targets, each of which was a transportation hub and spaceport, and each of which was targeted by a company of [[BattleMech|BattleMechs]] and two companies of infantry. Although the violent atmosphere of Weisau scattered troops widely, enough were on target or close enough to their targets for all four objectives to be seized within half an hour, with the remainder of the Star League forces landing soon after and taking control of the surrounding communities and facilities.<ref name="H:RWp113"/> | + | Targeted during the first wave of attacks, with two [[brigade|brigades]] from the [[15th Division|Fifteenth Division]] of [[V Corps (Star League)|V Corps]] - the [[43rd Brigade|Forty-third]] and the [[45th Brigade|Forty-fifth Brigades]]<ref name="H:RWp141">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 141, "Outworlds Alliance Front"</ref> - landing on the 2nd of August [[2581]], a few weeks after the opening attacks on [[Groveld III]] and [[Bryceland]]. The commander of the invasion force, [[Lieutenant General]] [[Clay Strombergs]], knew that Weisau was dependent on regular imports of food from other worlds, and his landings concentrated on four large targets, each of which was a transportation hub and spaceport, and each of which was targeted by a company of [[BattleMech|BattleMechs]] and two companies of infantry. Although the violent atmosphere of Weisau scattered troops widely, enough were on target or close enough to their targets for all four objectives to be seized within half an hour, with the remainder of the Star League forces landing soon after and taking control of the surrounding communities and facilities.<ref name="H:RWp113"/> |
| − | Although Weisau was notionally defended by a handful of armor companies and a few hundred infantry, this was far from the total extent of the opposition the | + | Although Weisau was notionally defended by a handful of armor companies and a few hundred infantry, this was far from the total extent of the opposition the Fifteenth Division forces would face; Weisau was populated by literally tens of thousands of miners spread across a hundred different locations and employed by mining concerns of varying sizes, and the majority of these miners were more than willing to defend their claims against the invaders using the tools of their trade: heavy vehicles, tools and copious quantities of explosives. Strombergs knew that time was on his side, and that clearing the extensive strip mines and mining sites on Weisau would be difficult compared to severing the planetary supply lines and simply starving the defenders out.<ref name="H:RWp113"/> |
With all of the initial objectives secure, Strombergs had choked off the supply of food and supplies to Weisau; he positioned his forces ready to respond to any hold-outs, while promising amnesty to any who laid down their weapons. The first two weeks saw a number of small mining concerns capitulate, but it wasn't until the Weisau-Gorbbels Mining Cooperative agreed to [[Star League]] oversight in early September in exchange for a lucrative contract that active violence erupted on Weisau. Weisau-Gorbbels was one of the largest groups operating on Weisau, and dozens of other mining concerns began scrambling to obtain similar deals... while just as many mining concerns launched attacks against both the [[SLDF]] forces and those attempting to submit to Star League control.<ref name="H:RWp114">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 114, "Weisau"</ref> | With all of the initial objectives secure, Strombergs had choked off the supply of food and supplies to Weisau; he positioned his forces ready to respond to any hold-outs, while promising amnesty to any who laid down their weapons. The first two weeks saw a number of small mining concerns capitulate, but it wasn't until the Weisau-Gorbbels Mining Cooperative agreed to [[Star League]] oversight in early September in exchange for a lucrative contract that active violence erupted on Weisau. Weisau-Gorbbels was one of the largest groups operating on Weisau, and dozens of other mining concerns began scrambling to obtain similar deals... while just as many mining concerns launched attacks against both the [[SLDF]] forces and those attempting to submit to Star League control.<ref name="H:RWp114">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 114, "Weisau"</ref> | ||
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On the 25th of July 2585 the [[Treaty of Cerberus]] was signed, declaring peace between those involved in the conquest of the Outworlds Alliance, and when the treaty took effect on the 1st of August Weisau and 13 other planets were formally ceded to the Draconis Combine as a part of the treaty terms.<ref name="H:RWp126">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 126, "Year Five: Peace In Our Time"</ref> | On the 25th of July 2585 the [[Treaty of Cerberus]] was signed, declaring peace between those involved in the conquest of the Outworlds Alliance, and when the treaty took effect on the 1st of August Weisau and 13 other planets were formally ceded to the Draconis Combine as a part of the treaty terms.<ref name="H:RWp126">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 126, "Year Five: Peace In Our Time"</ref> | ||
| + | === The Jihad === | ||
Weisau was assaulted and captured by [[WarShip]]s from Clan Snow Raven during the first two weeks of May [[3069]].<ref name="J:FRp47">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 47, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> | Weisau was assaulted and captured by [[WarShip]]s from Clan Snow Raven during the first two weeks of May [[3069]].<ref name="J:FRp47">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 47, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> | ||
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| + | == Political Affiliation == | ||
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== Military Deployment == | == Military Deployment == | ||
===2581=== | ===2581=== | ||
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===3085=== | ===3085=== | ||
* [[9th Raven Striker (Clan Snow Raven)|Ninth Raven Striker]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 128, "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> | * [[9th Raven Striker (Clan Snow Raven)|Ninth Raven Striker]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 128, "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> | ||
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| + | == Geography == | ||
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| + | == Planetary Locations == | ||
| + | * DiSalvo Mines: site of a major battle during the Reunification War.<ref name="H:RWp114"/> | ||
| + | * Gorch Canyon: site of a major battle during the Reunification War.<ref name="H:RWp114"/> | ||
| + | == Industrial Centers == | ||
| + | * Weisau-Gorbbels Mining Cooperative<ref name="H:RWp114"/> | ||
| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | Weisau is misspelled as "Wiesau" in the deployment tables on page 141 of ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''. | ||
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== Nearby Systems == | == Nearby Systems == | ||
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Revision as of 05:33, 16 April 2015
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The Weisau system was home to at least one habitable world and as at 3145 was located in the Kaznejoy Prefecture of the New Samarkand Military District within the Draconis Combine.[1][2]
Contents
System Description
The Weisau system is located near the Delacruz and Valentina systems.[1][2]
System History
The Weisau system was settled during the Age of War era and by the end of the era was a part of the Outworlds Alliance.[3]
Political Affiliation
- 2571 - Outworlds Alliance [3]
- 2581 - Outworlds Alliance (occupied by SLDF forces from August) [4]
- 2585 - Draconis Combine [5]
- 2750 - Draconis Combine [3][6]
- 2764 - Draconis Combine [7]
- 2765 - Draconis Combine [8]
- 2822 - Draconis Combine [9]
- 3025 - Draconis Combine [10]
- 3030 - Draconis Combine[citation needed]
- 3040 - Draconis Combine [11]
- 3050 - Draconis Combine [12]
- 3052 - Draconis Combine [13]
- 3057 - Draconis Combine [14]
- 3059 - Draconis Combine [15]
- 3063 - Draconis Combine [16]
- 3067 - Draconis Combine [17][18]
- 3069 - Clan Snow Raven [19]
- 3075 - Outworlds Alliance [20]
- 3079 - Outworlds Alliance [21]
- 3081 - Outworlds Alliance [22]
- 3085 - Raven Alliance [23]
- 3130 - Draconis Combine [24]
- 3135 - Draconis Combine [25]
- 3145 - Draconis Combine [1][2]
Planetary History
Reunification War
Possessed of a hostile and particularly stormy atmosphere, Weisau was a mining world and originally a part of the Outworlds Alliance up until it was occupied by Star League forces and subsequently annexed by the Draconis Combine during the Reunification War.[4]
Targeted during the first wave of attacks, with two brigades from the Fifteenth Division of V Corps - the Forty-third and the Forty-fifth Brigades[26] - landing on the 2nd of August 2581, a few weeks after the opening attacks on Groveld III and Bryceland. The commander of the invasion force, Lieutenant General Clay Strombergs, knew that Weisau was dependent on regular imports of food from other worlds, and his landings concentrated on four large targets, each of which was a transportation hub and spaceport, and each of which was targeted by a company of BattleMechs and two companies of infantry. Although the violent atmosphere of Weisau scattered troops widely, enough were on target or close enough to their targets for all four objectives to be seized within half an hour, with the remainder of the Star League forces landing soon after and taking control of the surrounding communities and facilities.[4]
Although Weisau was notionally defended by a handful of armor companies and a few hundred infantry, this was far from the total extent of the opposition the Fifteenth Division forces would face; Weisau was populated by literally tens of thousands of miners spread across a hundred different locations and employed by mining concerns of varying sizes, and the majority of these miners were more than willing to defend their claims against the invaders using the tools of their trade: heavy vehicles, tools and copious quantities of explosives. Strombergs knew that time was on his side, and that clearing the extensive strip mines and mining sites on Weisau would be difficult compared to severing the planetary supply lines and simply starving the defenders out.[4]
With all of the initial objectives secure, Strombergs had choked off the supply of food and supplies to Weisau; he positioned his forces ready to respond to any hold-outs, while promising amnesty to any who laid down their weapons. The first two weeks saw a number of small mining concerns capitulate, but it wasn't until the Weisau-Gorbbels Mining Cooperative agreed to Star League oversight in early September in exchange for a lucrative contract that active violence erupted on Weisau. Weisau-Gorbbels was one of the largest groups operating on Weisau, and dozens of other mining concerns began scrambling to obtain similar deals... while just as many mining concerns launched attacks against both the SLDF forces and those attempting to submit to Star League control.[27]
Strombergs was forced to use his troops to respond to the attacks, but the combination of severe weather and the difficulty of identifying friend from foe resulted in chaos - which other large, well-organized groups used as cover to launch more raids and secure supplies to allow them to continue to hold out against the Star League forces.[27]
The major resistance on Weisau finally ended in October 2581; by the beginning of October, more than thirty assorted communities and mining concerns were actively resisting, but more than seventy were under Star League control and dozens more had been either abandoned or destroyed in the fighting. Stromberg launched major attacks against three of the most resilient opponents on the 8th of October, each intended to completely destroy the opposition; these attacks were ultimately successful, and by the 10th of October the Star League forces had defeated all three. Of the three major engagements, those at Gorch Canyon and DiSalvo mines were the most destructive, the sites littered with bodies and destroyed equipment as a result of the ferocity of the fighting on both sides, but the Star League forces had a supply chain that would allow them to rebuild these losses. Despite defeating the three most significant opponents, Stromberg's troops would be forced to fight another 17 significant battles before the last organized resistance was defeated.[27]
Although the planet was declared to have been pacified on the 17th of November 2581, the last hold-outs managed to resist until the end of the year. The losses inflicted on the Star League forces were only moderate, but the Star League regiments required several weeks to repair all of the damage inflicted on their equipment by the citizens of Weisau.[27]
On the 25th of July 2585 the Treaty of Cerberus was signed, declaring peace between those involved in the conquest of the Outworlds Alliance, and when the treaty took effect on the 1st of August Weisau and 13 other planets were formally ceded to the Draconis Combine as a part of the treaty terms.[5]
The Jihad
Weisau was assaulted and captured by WarShips from Clan Snow Raven during the first two weeks of May 3069.[19]
Military Deployment
2581
3085
Planetary Locations
- DiSalvo Mines: site of a major battle during the Reunification War.[27]
- Gorch Canyon: site of a major battle during the Reunification War.[27]
Industrial Centers
- Weisau-Gorbbels Mining Cooperative[27]
Notes
Weisau is misspelled as "Wiesau" in the deployment tables on page 141 of Historical: Reunification War.
Nearby Systems
| Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years) Closest systems first: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delacruz | 21.4 | Valentina | 21.9 | Groveld III | 22.8 | Schirmeck | 24.6 |
| Niles | 25.7 | Budingen | 28.3 | Kesai IV | 29.2 | Waldheim | 31.5 |
| Senorbi | 35.2 | Goubellat | 40.3 | Conroe | 42.6 | Belacruz | 45.0 |
| Santiago | 46.1 | Altdorf | 46.3 | Capra | 46.4 | Bryceland | 46.6 |
| Kaznejov | 47.7 | Medron | 50.9 | Cimeron | 52.1 | Delitzsch | 52.2 |
| Alegro | 53.7 | Wittington | 55.0 | Latexo | 56.0 | Cosenza | 58.0 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 147, "Outworlds Alliance after Age of War (2571) and at the Fall of the Star League (2750)"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Historical: Reunification War, p. 113, "Weisau"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 126, "Year Five: Peace In Our Time"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, Inner Sphere - [2764]
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - 2822"
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 193, "Draconis Combine - Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere - 3052"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
- ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 110, "Outworlds Alliance"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
- ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 150, "Outworlds Alliance (3067)
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]"
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 47, "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64, "Inner Sphere - 3075"
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldier Deployment Map - August 3079"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere - March 3081"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vi, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
- ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 141, "Outworlds Alliance Front"
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.6 Historical: Reunification War, p. 114, "Weisau"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 128, "Deployment Table - 3085"
Bibliography
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Handbook: Major Periphery States
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
- The Periphery, 2nd Edition