Diik
Diik | |
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← 3135 3151 | |
System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | 530.602 : -464.207[e] |
Spectral class | G7V[1] |
Recharge time | 198 hours[1] |
Recharge station(s) | None[1] |
The Diik system was home to at least one habitable world, Diik III, and as of 3145 was located in the Calderon Protectorate.[2][3]
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System Description[edit]
Diik is located close to the Gaul and Oscar systems[2][3] and consists of a class G7V primary orbited by at least three planets.[1]
System History[edit]
The Diik system was colonized in the mid-thirty-first century by the Taurian Concordat.[4][5]
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2571 - No record[4]
- 2596 - No record[6]
- 2750 - No record[4][7]
- 2764 - No record[8]
- 2765 - No record[9][10]
- 2786 - No record[11]
- 2822 - No record[12][13]
- 2830 - No record[14]
- 2864 - No record[15]
- 3025 - No record[4][16]
- 3040 - Taurian Concordat[5][17]
- 3050 - Taurian Concordat[18]
- 3052 - Taurian Concordat[19]
- 3057 - Taurian Concordat[20]
- 3059 - Taurian Concordat[21]
- 3063 - Taurian Concordat[22][23]
- 3066 - Calderon Protectorate (from December)[24]
- 3067 - Calderon Protectorate[5][25]
- 3075 - Calderon Protectorate[26]
- 3079 - Calderon Protectorate[27]
- 3081 - Calderon Protectorate[28]
- 3085 - Calderon Protectorate[29]
- 3105 - Calderon Protectorate[30]
- 3130 - Calderon Protectorate[31]
- 3135 - Calderon Protectorate[32]
- 3145 - Calderon Protectorate[2][3]
Diik III[edit]
Diik III | |
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Astrophysical | |
Also known as | Damned If I Know |
System position | Third[1] |
Jump Point distance | 6.57 days[1] |
Moons | None[1] |
Geophysical | |
Surface gravity | 1.05[1] |
Atmospheric pressure | Standard (Breathable)[1] |
Equatorial temperature | 40°C (Arid)[1] |
Surface water | 60%[1] |
Highest native life | Mammal[1] |
Landmasses | 3 (Overland, Netherland, Northland)[1] |
History and Culture | |
Population | 7,500,000 (3079)[1] |
Government and Infrastructure | |
Capital | Diik City[1] |
HPG Class | None[1] |
Diik III, more commonly known simply as Diik or Damned If I Know,[33] is the third planet in the system.[1]
Planetary History[edit]
Early History[edit]
When originally colonized, Diik attracted primarily those settlers of an independent nature, such as hunters, trappers, loners, and explorers, but by 3079, new and more socially minded colonists had begun arriving.[1]
Calderon Protectorate Secession[edit]
When Baron Cham Kithrong led four worlds to form the secessionist Calderon Protectorate in late 3066, Diik remained on the sidelines until Kithrong held a media interview in which he explained his reasons for forming the Protectorate in December of that year. The interview prompted Diik and three neighboring worlds to join the Protectorate,[24] with the military production factories on the planet becoming an important part in keeping the military of the fledgling Protectorate going.[34]
Jihad[edit]
In the wake of the Jihad, the factories on Diik continued to produce RetroTech BattleMechs and aerospace fighters at a respectable rate; the majority of this production went to the Protectorate's military forces, but the Protectorate also sold excess production to both the Fronc Reaches and the Filtvelt Coalition. In addition to the equipment sold to the two nearby Periphery realms, the Fiefdom of Randis also bought small quantities of the Star Dagger aerospace fighter for their own local defense forces.[35]
Dark Age[edit]
In 3105, the mercenary unit Clean Kill arrived covertly on Diik. The Clean Kill were in the employ of the Taurian Concordat at the time and had arrived clandestinely to conduct raids; for months, the Clean Kill managed to evade detection while striking at Protectorate targets. The Clean Kill were finally tracked down when Captain Jere MalDonaldo of the Protectorate military assembled an entire regiment of battle armor-equipped infantry using Spectre suits manufactured at the nearby Protectorate Arms Conglomerate plant. MalDonaldo passed the location of the Clean Kill to the Second Taurian Pride, but then rather than fading out and waiting for the arrival of the Pride, MalDonaldo had his troops infiltrate the Clean Kill encampment and launch a surprise attack.[30]
The opening wave of the attack by the Protectorate forces was very successful, killing a large part of the Clean Kill's command and support staff, but as the Clean Kill's defenses tried to react to the sudden attack MalDonaldo was killed by a Clean Kill Locust. The loss of MalDonaldo shattered the ad hoc Protectorate formation, most of whom were gunned down by the Clean Kill before the Second Taurian Pride arrived and routed the mercenaries.[30]
Military Deployment[edit]
Geography[edit]
Diik has three continents named Overland, Netherland, and Northland.[1]
Planetary Locations[edit]
- Diik City: planetary capital city, located on Overland[1]
- South Diik: a forest location with mild climate[1]
Companies and Industries[edit]
Notes[edit]
Diik's name has been explained in a canonical source (in-universe date of 3145) as "Damned if I know," which may or may not be its official registered name.[33]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
Closest 20 systems (5 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
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Oscar | 21.6 | Gaul | 28.8 | Marknick | 37.4 | Albaracht | 38.9 |
Lastpost | 40.0 | Erod's Escape | 60.5 | Fylovar | 74.2 | Colchis | 80.6 |
Luderitz | 81.2 | Belle Isle | 86.7 | San Carlos | 103.5 | Tyrrhenia | 105.3 |
Baltar | 110.2 | Famdo | 113.0 | Franmalin | 115.6 | Carvajal | 117.4 |
Sebha | 119.8 | Leh | 125.7 | Cadela | 127.6 | Charleston | 142.5 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 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 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 Objectives: Periphery, p. 13: "Diik"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 121: "Taurian Concordat after Age of War [2571], Fall of the Star League [2750] and End of the 3rd Succession War [3025]"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 127: "Taurian Concordat after modern colonization drive [3040] and after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
- ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 37
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113
- ↑ Second Succession War, pp. 18–19
- ↑ Second Succession War, pp. 78–79
- ↑ The Periphery, p. 151
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
- ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 111: "Taurian Concordat and Tortuga Dominions"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
- ↑ Inner Sphere, p. 97: "Nearby Periphery Kingdoms"
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 128: "Calderon Protectorate"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65
- ↑ Field Report: Periphery, p. 23
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - October 3085"
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 Technical Readout: 3145, p. 4: "Spectre Stealth Battle Armor"
- ↑ Era Digest: Dark Age, p. 12: "Map of the Inner Sphere 3130"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. 198; according to a forum posting on the official BattleTech Forum by BattleTech writer Aaron "Gravedigger" Pollyea, he decided this was the meaning behind "Diik" when he wrote the entry. (Forum posting also archived on this article's Talk page.)
- ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 129: "Under Siege: Economics in a Breakaway Nation"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 117: "Calderon Protectorate"
- ↑ Field Report: Periphery, p. 13: "Calderon Protectorate Regimental Status"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 151: "Deployment Table - 3085"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 202: "Calderon Protectorate"
- ↑ Objectives: Periphery, p. 13: "Protectorate Defense Conglomerate"
Bibliography[edit]
- Era Digest: Dark Age
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Field Report: Periphery
- Field Report 2765: Periphery
- First Succession War
- Handbook: Major Periphery States
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- Inner Sphere
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- Objectives: Periphery
- The Periphery
- The Periphery, Second Edition
- Second Succession War
- Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries