Bessarabia

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System Information
X:Y Coordinates-25.605 : 276.803[e]

The Bessarabia system was the location of at least one habitable world and as of June 3152 was located in the Clan Hell's Horses Occupation Zone.[1]

System Description[edit]

Bessarabia is located close to the Hyperion and Shaula systems.[2][3]

System History[edit]

The Bessarabia system was colonized during the Star League era by the Lyran Commonwealth at some point after the end of the Reunification War.[4][5]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Bessarabia[edit]

Bessarabia
Government and Infrastructure
CapitalLothas[28][15]

Planetary History[edit]

Clan Invasion[edit]

In December 3051, Bessarabia was attacked by Clan Wolf during the Fifth Wave of the resumed Operation REVIVAL. With the entire Alpha Galaxy and Golden Keshik invading the planet, under the command of ilKhan Ulric Kerensky himself, the defending Fifth Davion Guards RCT under Hauptmann General William Galloway decided to erect defensive positions along the sand dunes of Sirocco's Den so as to defend both the capital Lothas and the important mining and industrial center Cintosh. Unfortunately dividing their focus between the two important cities gave the ilKhan all the opening he needed. By launching probing attacks at both cities as his warriors advanced closer, striking the Guards at Jinnah Rift, Wallah City, and Ruebhan, he forced the defenders to assume a reactionary position. At a critical juncture when the Fifth Davion attempted to second-guess the ilKhan by sending reinforcements to Cintosh, the Wolves instead attacked Lothas and overwhelmed the city's defenders. The Guards' losses at Lothas were so heavy that the unit was forced to retreat to La Grave.[28][15]

Jihad[edit]

In early March 3069, Clan Wolf took advantage of the Clan Jade Falcon attacks on the Lyran Alliance to launch their own attacks on several Falcon-held worlds. Bessarabia was one of the worlds the Wolves conquered in the first two weeks of March.[21] The Jade Falcons retook Bessarabia by 3075.[22]

Dark Age[edit]

In 3100, Bessarabia was once again taken by Clan Wolf, in a campaign notable for the coordinated tactics used by two FedSuns-turned-Wolf warriors Joshua Bashor and Jason Buford.[25]

Following Clan Wolf's abandonment of its Occupation Zone in 3137, Bessarabia was eventually taken by Clan Hell's Horses' Ninety-first Mechanized Assault Cluster.[29]

Military Deployment[edit]

3025[edit]

3028[edit]

3050[edit]

3079[edit]

3085[edit]

3145[edit]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Cintosh: city and important mining and industrial center[28][15]
  • Jinnah Rift: site of a battle during Operation REVIVAL[28]
  • Lothas: planetary capital city[28][15]
  • Ruebhan: site of a battle during Operation REVIVAL[28]
  • Sirocco's Den: large area of sand dunes[28]
  • Wallah City: city and site of a battle during Operation REVIVAL[28]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 48 systems (48 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Hyperion 6.2 Perrot 8.6 Kobe 11.6 Wheel 12.9
Hainfeld 14.7 Volders 15.1 Karston 15.3 Maestu 15.6
Rastaban 16.1 Thun 18.8 Biota 19.8 Suk 21.0
Thannhausen 22.9 Weingarten 24.3 Cusset 24.8 Galuzzo 27.7
Heiligendreuz 29.0 Domain 29.6 Laurent 32.1 Satalice 35.4
Montmarault 36.3 Carse 39.0 La Grave 39.2 Tamar 39.4
Gunzburg 40.3 Sevren 41.0 Lamar 41.6 Shardayne 42.3
Moritz 43.2 Quarell 44.5 Memmingen 45.2 Colmar 46.4
Orkney 47.8 Skokie 48.5 Kandis 49.1 Benfled 49.9
Diosd 51.8 Nox 53.6 Dompaire 54.3 Skandia 54.6
Stanzach 55.9 Vorarlberg 56.7 Jabuka 57.5 Lothan 58.3
Bushmill 59.8 Sudeten 59.8 Ramsau 59.9 Vulcan 60.0

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tamar Rising, p. 72
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 39
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Era Report: 2750, p. 37
  6. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13
  7. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
  8. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36
  9. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40
  10. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47
  11. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56
  12. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59
  13. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
  14. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 I Was Lost
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61
  17. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
  18. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
  19. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 46, "The Jihad In Review"
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65
  23. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62
  24. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Technical Readout: Dark Age, p. 172: "MechWarriors Joshua “Big Boss” Bashor and Jason “Bullfrog” Buford"
  26. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
  27. ↑ Shattered Fortress, pp. 102–103
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.6 28.7 Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 65
  29. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 154, "Epsilon Galaxy"
  30. ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 116, "Unit Deployment Table"
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p.45, "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"
  32. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 26, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
  33. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 15, "Clan Jade Falcon Deployment Status"
  34. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 125, "Deployment Table - 3085"
  35. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 167, "Clan Force Deployments - Clan Hell's Horses"

Bibliography[edit]

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