Barcelona

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Barcelona
Barcelona 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-204.78 : 411.468[e]
Spectral classG5V[1]
Recharge time186 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)None[1]
Planet(s)3[1]

The Barcelona system was home to at least one habitable world, and as of June 3152 was located in the Clan Hell's Horses Occupation Zone.[2]

System Description[edit]

Barcelona lies close to the Ambrose and Bone-Norman systems.[3] The star is a G5V brown dwarf.[1]

System History[edit]

The Barcelona system was settled prior to the Age of War, and possibly during the First Exodus from Terra.[4]

Political Affiliation[edit]


Barcelona I[edit]

Barcelona I
Astrophysical
System positionFirst[1]
Jump Point distance7.47 Days[1]
MoonsNone[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity0.93[1]
Atmospheric pressureLow (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature34°C (Temperate)[1]
Surface water45%[1]
Highest native lifeReptiles[1]
Landmasses2 (Norn, Moira)[1]
History and Culture
Population321,964,000 (3150)[1]
Government and Infrastructure
CapitalSkuld[1]
HPG ClassA[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Early History[edit]

Barcelona was one of four worlds acquired by the Rim Worlds Republic between 2347 and 2371 as an attempt by Arabella Rowe to expand the capabilities of the Republic armed forces; Barcelona was intended to be a "hedgehog," a giant fortified firebase that Republican forces could use to slow the advance of any invading force.[4]

Reunification War[edit]

By the end of the Age of War, Barcelona was a member of the Apollo Province of the Rim Worlds Republic.[5] Civil war erupted in the Rim Worlds Republic in 2575, with the factions polarized around those loyal to First Consul Gregory Amaris and those loyal to the Rift Republican Army and the Rim Provisional Government.[42]

The Star League eventually decided to intervene in the civil war in support of Gregory Amaris, and in 2579 assembled a multinational force headed by the Star League Defense Force to help secure Amaris' control over the Rim Worlds Republic.[43] Assigned to the conquest of Barcelona in April 2591 was the Lyran Auxiliary Corps and the Second Marik Auxiliary Corps along with the Thirty-first Armor Division from the SLDF VIII Corps; Archon Viola Steiner-Dinesen led all three regiments from the Lyran Auxiliary Corps to Barcelona (the Fourth Royal Guards, Twenty-fifth Skye Rangers, and the Tamar Tigers) while Duke Narinder Selaj led the Second and Sixth Marik Militias and the First Brigade of the Fusiliers of Oriente to Barcelona. This left a triumvirate of senior officers responsible for the operation—Duke Selaj, Archon Steiner-Dinesen, and Lieutenant-General Margaret Beck—and when their forces landed on Barcelona they found the Fifth Amaris Legionnaires in place on the world under the command of Colonel Franchetta Wong.[44][45]

Colonel Wong was a distant cousin of First Consul Gregory Amaris, and initially tried to use this familial connection to convince the three senior MAILED FIST officers that she was a representative of the ruling family. These claims were swiftly dismissed, although Duke Selaj recommended using Wong as a figurehead to try and stabilize the world; Selaj's recommendations were dismissed by the Archon, acting in the belief that to countenance such a charade would only create more political problems on Barcelona, and as a result Colonel Wong turned against the Star League forces and began to lead the Fifth Legionnaires in a campaign that proved her to be a skilled commander, using her numerically inferior forces in ways that stretched the Star League forces significantly over the next two months.[44]

Despite Wong's best efforts, the Star League advantages in numbers and equipment eventually swung the campaign back in their favor, and by early July the Fifth Legionnaires had been forced to fall back into the rugged terrain that dominated the northern continent of Barcelona, known as Norn. The Fifth Legionnaires would have been quickly defeated if not for events within the Lyran Commonwealth.[44]

Day of Rage[edit]

On 19 July 2591, courier ships brought news to Barcelona that the Archon-Designate, Viola Steiner-Dinesen's son Kevin Dinesen had gone missing in March and was presumed to have been kidnapped. Arriving along with the official news were rumors from the Commonwealth that the Duke of Skye and the Duke of TamarAldo Lestrade and Simon Kelswa, respectively—were responsible for the abduction. The rumors reached the Archon ahead of the official news, and the rumors combined with the frustration of years of campaigning in the Republic was enough to cause the Archon to snap; she led the Fourth Royal Guards personally to the cantonment within which the Twenty-fifth Skye Rangers and Tamar Tigers were bivouacked where she promptly destroyed the 'Mechs performing sentry duty and began a rampage through the camp, attacking the Skye and Tamar forces.[46]

The results of the Archon's rampage scarred the psyches of those involved for decades afterwards; the Skye and Tamar regiments had been in the midst of rearming and resupplying when the Archon's rampage began, and faced the horrific dilemma of having to decide whether to defend themselves and their comrades by attacking the Archon. The warriors of the Fourth Royal Guards were equally horrified but attempted to protect the Archon as 'Mechs from the Skye and Tamar units began defending themselves. With many of the Skye and Tamar 'Mechs out of ammo because of the resupply effort going on when the Archon arrived, a large part of the battle was a chaotic and confused melee. Forces from the Thirty-First Armor Division[46] and the Fusiliers of Oriente[47] arrived to separate the various combatants, but by that point the Archon was unconscious as a result of her cockpit being crushed, and was discovered to have lost her left arm and suffered serious injuries to her head and chest.[46] Of the 117 soldiers that fell to their own leader, many were Marsden I crewmen.[48]

Following the battle the Rangers and the Tigers both requested and received permission to withdraw from Operation MAILED FIST, as both units were unwilling to continue serving under the Archon. The Archon herself took weeks to heal to the point where she could travel again, having refused to be fitted with a prosthetic limb to replace her missing arm, by which time she had been briefed by both the Lyran Intelligence Corps and the Hegemony Central Intelligence Directorate that evidence pointed to a member of the Estates General, not the Dukes of Tamar or Skye. Faced with a political crisis at home, the Archon also withdrew from Barcelona; the Star League forces had successfully completed the conquest of Barcelona in mid-September, a few weeks prior to the Archon leaving,[46] and the Thirty-first Armor Division would subsequently redeploy to Zertarum in 2592 while the forces from the Second Marik Auxiliary Corps were redeployed to Götterdämmerung.[45]

Star League Era[edit]

Barcelona was conquered by the Lyran Commonwealth during the 27732775 Republic-Commonwealth War.[11]

First Succession War[edit]

In August 2785, disguised Draconis Combine forces conducted a number of false-flag raids on Lyran Commonwealth worlds near the Periphery to gauge the readiness—and worthiness—of the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces. One of these raids struck Barcelona and Somerset, where raiders used aerospace forces—some allegedly sporting insignia from the Rim Worlds Army to harass civilian traffic and recharge facilities. This fueled local media reports that remnant Republic forces were preparing to exact vengeance for the Republic-Commonwealth War.[49]

Clan Jade Falcon Invasion[edit]

Barcelona was one of the first worlds targeted in Clan Jade Falcon's first wave of Operation Revival. The world was defended by the Seventeenth Skye Rangers and the Barcelona Militia when it was invaded in March 3050.

The Rangers were surprised by the Jade Falcon invasion, initially fighting against the Ninth Talon Cluster of the Gamma Galaxy. After overcoming their initial shock, the Rangers retaliated against the Falcons from their defensive positions at Mariah's Pinnacle, Su Filla, and Vacuum Ridge. The Rangers' retaliation was enough to stop the Falcons' advance on the planet's industrial complexes and Star Colonel Devon Hazen was forced to call down his reserve force. The Falcon Guards helped by breaking through the defensive positions of the Rangers around the planetary capital. In the resulting onslaught the Falcons overcame the Ranger and militia positions and most of the defending units were destroyed with only a few managing to evacuate.[50]

In April 3052, the Federated Commonwealth sent Kommandant Adam Steiner to the world to liberate it from the Jade Falcons. Although Barcelona was only defended by Provisional Garrison Clusters the Falcons put up a serious fight; the Federated Commonwealth did eventually retake the world, but the fighting lasted for two weeks.[51]

FedCom Civil War[edit]

In June 3064, Clan Jade Falcon reclaimed the planet as part of their operations during the FedCom Civil War.[29]

ilClan Era[edit]

After Clan Jade Falcon's touman was nearly obliterated fighting the Battle of Terra in 3151, some of the Falcon remnants under Star Commander M'oko established a new proto-state on Barcelona later that year. This Turkina Ascendancy briefly expanded its control over a couple of neighboring worlds but had no chance to grow into a real power, as Clan Hell's Horses invaded Barcelona in 3152 and crushed the Ascendancy's forces by early March.[40]

Military Deployment[edit]

Geography[edit]

Barcelona has two continents named Norn and Moira.[1]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Mariah's Pinnacle: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL[50]
  • Su Filla: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL[50]
  • Vacuum Ridge: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL[50]

Notes[edit]

According to the deployment tables on pp. 153–154 of Historical: Reunification War and the map on page 128, the Fifth Amaris Legionnaires were deployed on Götterdämmerung from 2581 onward until their destruction. This contradicts the text on page 136, which has the Fifth Amaris Legionnaires on Barcelona.[57]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 24 systems (23 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Bone-Norman 23.6 Ambrose 26.7 Renren 27.8 Illium 27.9
Newtown Square 29.8 Black Earth 30.2 Biegga 32.8 Mogyorod 35.6
Vulture's Nest 37.3 Erewhon 39.3 Anywhere 44.9 Kikuyu 45.0
Golandrinas 46.6 Roadside 47.0 Somerset 47.5 Ylemelke 49.9
Lackhove 50.6 Kolovraty 53.5 Hot Springs 55.5 Montsegur 56.0
Beta 56.9 Clermont 59.2 Götterdämmerung 59.7 Awyron 60.4

References[edit]

  1. 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 1.16 1.17 Tamar Rising, p. 101
  2. 2.0 2.1 Tamar Rising, p. 72
  3. 3.0 3.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Periphery, p. 19: "Mishka's Diplomacy"
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  6. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25
  7. Historical: Reunification War, p. 158
  8. Era Report: 2750, p. 37
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  10. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, Inner Sphere - [2765]
  11. 11.0 11.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 37
  12. First Succession War, pp. 24–25
  13. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36
  14. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123
  15. First Succession War, pp. 112–113
  16. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40
  17. 17.0 17.1 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 118: "Unit Deployment Table"
  18. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47
  19. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56
  20. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59
  21. Historical: War of 3039, p. 132
  22. Era Report: 3052, p. 10
  23. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61
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  25. 25.0 25.1 25.2 Objective Raids, p. 53: "Note of Defending Unit"
  26. Era Report: 3062, p. 11
  27. 27.0 27.1 Shattered Sphere, p. 50: "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table"
  28. Era Report: 3062, p. 29
  29. 29.0 29.1 FedCom Civil War, p. 114
  30. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70
  31. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43
  32. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64
  33. Field Report: LAAF, p. 19
  34. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62
  35. Field Manual: 3085, p. 126
  36. Era Report: 3145, p. 10
  37. Era Report: 3145, p. 38
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  39. Shattered Fortress, p. 102
  40. 40.0 40.1 40.2 Tamar Rising, pp. 60–61
  41. Tamar Rising, poster map
  42. Historical: Reunification War, p. 130: "The Spark"
  43. Historical: Reunification War, p. 129
  44. 44.0 44.1 44.2 Historical: Reunification War, p. 136: "Barcelona (April-September 2591)"
  45. 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 Historical: Reunification War, p. 153: "Rim Worlds Republic Front (2588-2596)"
  46. 46.0 46.1 46.2 46.3 Historical: Reunification War, pp. 137–138: "Barcelona: The Day of Rage (19 June 2591)"
  47. Historical: Reunification War, p. 38: "First Fusiliers of Oriente"
  48. Era Digest: Age of War, p. 23: "Marsden I Main Battle Tank"
  49. First Succession War, p. 21: "The Commonwealth Incursions"
  50. 50.0 50.1 50.2 50.3 50.4 50.5 Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 36: "Barcelona"
  51. Era Report: 3052, p. 18: Sidebar Timeline
  52. Historical: Reunification War, p. 136
  53. Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 20: "Amaris Regulars - Divisional Status"
  54. First Succession War, p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"
  55. NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 44: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"
  56. Field Report: Clans, p. 15: "Clan Jade Falcon Deployment Status"
  57. The writer of Historical: Reunification War has indicated that Barcelona was the correct deployment for the Fifth Amaris Legionnaires.

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