3046
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Contents
Conflicts
- Lima faces a light raid by the Draconis Combine.
- Grim Determination mercenary unit defends Sarna against a raid from the 12th Atrean Dragoons, ejecting the Free Worlds League unit with heavy losses.
- DCMS BattleMech battalion launches raid against the Lyran Commonwealth world of Ryde, the defending 12th Donegal Guards inflicting heavy damage on the Combine raiders before pushing them off-world.
- Rider Chism and Carson Kurita duel on Kaus Media.
- A crisis or campaign on Westover necessitates deployment of First Free World Legionnaires.
Events
- June The ECV Outbound Light departs from Bone-Norman on a standard three-year exploratory survey.
- Free Worlds League Parliament passes the Military Reorganization Act placing all military units in the League, federal or provincial, under the direct control of Parliament and the Captain-General.
- Norse-Storm Technologies Incorporated's long destroyed Loxley factory restored to operation.
- Clan Hell's Horses' Gamma Galaxy is formed as the Great Debate reaches fever pitch.
- Bandit group attempts to plunder the dead Draconis Combine world of Tangerz, secretly the abandoned Hidden World Mayadi, only to die from exposure to lethal planetary bioweapon.
Characters
- Clan Hell's Horses Khan Lair Seidman is killed by a Ghost Bear assault on Niles.
- Malavai Fletcher becomes Khan of Clan Hell's Horses.
- Scientist-General Mohammed (Kepler) is born.
- Marthe Pryde assumes command of Clan Jade Falcon's 2nd Falcon Jaegers.
- Brenda Bradley is elected to the rank of General and commanding officer of the Illician Lancers mercenary brigade.
- Heir-Designate of the Taurian Concordat Felix Calderon disappears during a deep space star mapping mission and is presumed dead.
- Jeffrey Calderon, fifth-born child of Thomas Calderon, is named Heir-Designate of the Taurian Concordat.
- First Prince Hanse Davion awards Helen Trempeleau with the title of Marquess for her efforts to improve life for citizens in the Federated Suns' Outback region.
- Shelly Brubaker graduates as a MechWarrior and reaches the rank of Lance Corporal in Wolf's Dragoons' Delta Regiment.
- Elizabeth Nichole promoted to command of Wolf's Dragoons' Epsilon Regiment.
- Ian Hawker named Khan of Clan Diamond Shark.
Technology
- SelaSys Inc. launches the prototype of the Tramp JumpShip.
- Brooks Incorporated ceases production of the Thumper Artillery Vehicle due to lack of sales.
- Wangker Aerospace begins production of the Banshee AeroSpace Fighter.
- Recovered technology allows Luthien Armor Works to resume production of the Combine's ubiquitous Jenner after nearly two centuries.
- Kali Yama Weapons Industries introduces the upgraded 5M variant of the venerable Hunchback.
- First production run of the wheeled Tokugawa Heavy Tank in centuries rolls off Buda Imperial Vehicles' production lines.
- Capellan Confederation recovers the technology to manufacture standard and homing Air-Launched Arrow Missiles.
- The HBK-5M variant of the Hunchback BattleMech is introduced.