Cole Harbour
| Cole Harbour | |
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| X:Y Coordinates | -121.025 : -292.438[⌖] |
The Cole Harbour system was home to at least one habitable world or construct, and as of June 3152 was located in the Duchy of Andurien.[1]
System Description[edit]
Cole Harbour is located near the Guangzho and Siendou systems.[2][3]
System History[edit]
The Cole Harbour system was colonized during or shortly before the Age of War and by the end of the Age was an autonomous member of the Free Worlds League.[4][5]
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2271 - No Record[4]
- 2571 - Free Worlds League[5]
- 2577 - Free Worlds League[6]
- 2596 - Free Worlds League[7]
- 2750 - Free Worlds League[8]
- 2765 - Free Worlds League[9]
- 2786 - Free Worlds League[10]
- 2822 - Free Worlds League[11][12][13]
- 2864 - Free Worlds League[14]
- 3025 - Free Worlds League[15]
- 3030 - Free Worlds League[16]
- 3040 - Free Worlds League[17]
- 3050 - Free Worlds League[18]
- 3052 - Free Worlds League[19]
- 3057 - Free Worlds League[20]
- 3058 - Free Worlds League[21]
- 3063 - Free Worlds League[22]
- 3067 - Free Worlds League[23][24]
- 3075 - Free Worlds League[25]
- 3081 - Independent World[26]
- 3085 - Independent World[27]
- 3130 - Independent World[28]
- 3135 - Independent World[29]
- 3145 - Independent World[2][3]
- 3148 - Duchy of Andurien (from March)[30][31]
- 3151 - Duchy of Andurien [32]
- 3152 - Duchy of Andurien [1]
Cole Harbour[edit]
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Planetary History[edit]
Reunification War[edit]
In the buildup to the Reunification War, the Star League Defense Force began assembling SLDF Task Force Canopus, the large military formation consisting of SLDF and Free Worlds League Military units which it was planned would be responsible for annexing the Magistracy of Canopus once war between the Star League and the Magistracy became inevitable. It was determined that Andurien had the best infrastructure and communications for the SLDF operation to conquer the Magistracy, and it was originally intended that Andurien would be the site of the Task Force headquarters. However, Chancellor Ursula Liao of the Capellan Confederation refused to allow the presence of a Free Worlds League Captain-General—the commanding officer of the task force was Marion Marik—or any FWLM units on Andurien. Even if the units were operating under the auspices of the SLDF, the perception was that their very presence was an attempt to undermine the agreement reached between Captain-General Albert Marik and Chancellor Terrence Liao in 2556 that had ended the Third Andurien War and resolved disputes over the system by placing Andurien within the boundaries of the Confederation. Ursula Liao refused to budge from her position and as a result the Task Force HQ had to instead be established on Cole Harbour, delaying the operation.[33]
In 2583, the mercenary unit Buquoy's Bandits raided Cole Harbour, one of a number of raids conducted by units from the Magistracy Armed Forces throughout Free Worlds League and Capellan Confederation space intended to ensure that the SLDF Task Force had to keep directing resources to protect garrisons, supply worlds and staging areas. The Cole Harbour raid was one of the last raids to be conducted by the MAF, if not the last raid, as the destruction of the bulk of the Canopian Navy at Thurrock later in 2583 effectively destroyed the ability of the MAF to redeploy quickly en masse and to stage deep raids.[34]
Third Succession War[edit]
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Sometime around the end of the Third Succession War, the Black Inferno mercenary group attacked the main population center of the Coalition of Farmers on Cole Harbour. This was consistent with their pattern of driving civilian populations off of sites that had been discovered to be long-lost Star League Defense Force bases and supply depots so that they could excavate them and pillage whatever they could find. The Coalition sent out an open contract to anyone willing to intervene and Nik's Cavaliers answered, already having their own reasons to take them down a peg. The Inferno forces were repelled and an advanced exploration team from Interstellar Expeditions was sent to investigate and survey the area to see if there really was a Star League facility of some kind on the planet.[35] |
Military Deployment[edit]
2577[edit]
2786[edit]
Geography[edit]
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In the MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries Campaign Mission "Distress Call," Cole Harbour is depicted as a autumn forest biome with good visibility.[35] |
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
| Closest 36 systems (36 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
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| Siendou | 7.1 | Guangzho | 13.2 | Yanchep | 13.4 | Cap Rouge | 15.5 |
| Kearny | 18.9 | Bogrib | 22.6 | Barlaston | 26.0 | Kanata | 29.3 |
| Meadowvale | 32.8 | Marathon | 32.9 | Vikindu | 33.8 | Deschenes | 34.3 |
| Antipolo | 35.2 | Wisconsin | 37.9 | Cirebon | 39.2 | Skvorec | 40.2 |
| Hudeiba | 43.0 | Watermael | 43.7 | Granera | 44.3 | Scheuerheck | 45.1 |
| Chilung | 45.4 | Mansu-ri | 46.3 | Mauripur | 47.4 | Dansur | 51.4 |
| Ayn Tarma | 52.5 | Tintavel | 53.7 | Ryerson | 54.1 | Saonara | 54.3 |
| Kalmar | 54.3 | El Giza | 55.3 | Nullarbor | 56.4 | Fieferana | 57.0 |
| Mosiro | 57.1 | Pernik | 57.4 | Kwamashu | 58.6 | Tengil | 59.0 |
References[edit]
- ↑ a b Empire Alone, p. 79: "The Duchy of Andurien June 3152" (Map)
- ↑ a b Era Report: 3145, p. 38: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
- ↑ a b Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
- ↑ a b Handbook: House Marik, p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"
- ↑ a b Handbook: House Marik, p. 24: "Free Worlds League after Age of War [2571]"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 94: "Reunification War: Magistracy of Canopus Front Deployments (2577)"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158: "Inner Sphere - 2596"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - 2750"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 2765"
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 34: "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822]"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - 2822"
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 38: "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War [2864]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 42: "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 51: "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132: "Inner Sphere - 3040"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - 3050"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 22: "Inner Sphere - 3052"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere [3057] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 54: "Free Worlds League 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"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - 3075"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
- ↑ Era Digest: Dark Age, p. 12: "Map of the Inner Sphere 3130"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - 3135"
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 53: Andurien annexes eleven worlds between it and Regulus
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 100: "Timeline of Events: 3146–3151"
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, pp. 102–103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 97: "Over the Edge (2577)"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 151: "Magistracy of Canopus Front (2583-2588)"
- ↑ a b MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, Campaign Mission 9: "Distress Call"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 148: "Magistracy of Canopus Front (Jump-Off - 2582)"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 138: "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"
Bibliography[edit]
- Empire Alone
- Era Digest: Dark Age
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- First Succession War
- Handbook: House Marik
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries (video game)
- Shattered Fortress

