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Grand Base | |
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← 3135 3151 | |
System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | 46.002 : -298.878[e] |
Spectral class | G5IV[1][2] |
Recharge time | 186 hours[2] |
Recharge station(s) | Zenith (3025)[1] Zenith, Nadir[2] |
The Grand Base system was home to at least one habitable world and as of 3151 was located in the Sian Commonality of the Capellan Confederation.[3]
Contents
System Description[edit]
Grand Base is located near the Nihal and Sumy systems and is rimward from Terra.[3]
System History[edit]
The Grand Base system was colonized at sometime before 2271. The system had Recharge Stations at both the Zenith and Nadir Jump Points circa 3067.[2][4][5]
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2271 - Inhabited world [4]
- 2365 - Sian Commonwealth [6]
- 2366 - Capellan Confederation [6]
- 2571 - Capellan Confederation [7]
- 2596 - Capellan Confederation [8]
- 2750 - Capellan Confederation [9]
- 2764 - Capellan Confederation [10]
- 2765 - Capellan Confederation [11]
- 2786 - Capellan Confederation [12]
- 2822 - Capellan Confederation [13][14][15]
- 2864 - Capellan Confederation [16]
- 3025 - Capellan Confederation [17]
- 3030 - Capellan Confederation [18]
- 3040 - Capellan Confederation [19]
- 3050 - Capellan Confederation [20]
- 3052 - Capellan Confederation [21]
- 3054 - Capellan Confederation [22]
- 3057 - Capellan Confederation [23]
- 3058 - Capellan Confederation [24]
- 3059 - Capellan Confederation [25]
- 3063 - Capellan Confederation [26]
- 3067 - Capellan Confederation [27][28]
- 3075 - Capellan Confederation [29]
- 3079 - Capellan Confederation [30]
- 3081 - Capellan Confederation [31]
- 3085 - Capellan Confederation [32]
- 3130 - Capellan Confederation [33]
- 3135 - Capellan Confederation [34]
- 3145 - Capellan Confederation [35][36]
- 3151 - Capellan Confederation[3]
Grand Base IV[edit]
Grand Base IV | |
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Astrophysical | |
System position | Fourth[1][2][5] |
Jump Point distance | 7.47 days[2][5] |
Moons | 2 (Hightower, Capetown)[2][5] |
Geophysical | |
Surface gravity | 1.10[2] |
Atmospheric pressure | Standard (Breathable)[2][5] |
Equatorial temperature | 36°C (Temperate)[2][5] |
Surface water | 34%[2][5] |
Highest native life | Reptile[1][2][5] |
Landmasses | At least 1 (Behemoth)[5] |
History and Culture | |
Population | 3,467,000,000 (3025),[1] 4,200,000,000 (3067),[2] 4,620,000,000 (3079)[5] |
Government and Infrastructure | |
Noble Ruler | Mandrinn of Grand Base |
Political Leader | Diem of Grand Base |
HPG Class | B[1][2] |
HPG Representative | Precentor Tobias Grimsley (3025)[1] |
Grand Base IV, or simply Grand Base, is an important industrial world deep within the Capellan Confederation and is known as the homeworld of the Death Commandos. It was orbited by two moons: Hightower and Capetown.[2][37]
Planetary History[edit]
Fourth Succession War[edit]
Grand Base was the personal holding of Colonel Pavel Ridzik. It served as a large military training, staging, and repair facility. Grand Base also boasted the second-largest BattleMech production facility in the Capellan Confederation. Only Tikonov's vast factories are larger.[1]
In 3030, Grand Base became a battlefield. Warrior House Fujita drove the attacking Andurien forces off world.[38] The defeat of the Sixth Defenders of Andurien by the Warrior House, militia regiments, and Death Commando trainees, provided a huge morale boost to the Confederation's armed forces. Heavy investment by the Capellan Confederation through the 3030's insured that the planet's economy had recovered by 3040.[2]
Military Deployment[edit]
3025[edit]
- Death Commandos (1 Battalion)[39]
- Warrior House Fujita (1st Battalion)[39]
3038[edit]
3040[edit]
- Death Commandos (1st Battalion)[40]
- Warrior House Fujita (1st Battalion)[40]
- Warrior House Fujita (2nd Battalion)[40]
3050[edit]
- Warrior House Fujita[41]
3054[edit]
- Warrior House Fujita[22]
3059[edit]
- St. Cyr's Armored Grenadiers (1 Battalion)[25]
3063[edit]
3067[edit]
- Warrior House Lu Sann[43]
3085[edit]
- Warrior House Imarra (2 Battalions)[44]
- Warrior House Kamata (1 Battalion)[44]
3145[edit]
- - The unit was at 80% of full strength.
Geography[edit]
Grand Base is a tropical world in temperature. Seventy-six percent of its surface is covered with land. Behemoth, the planet's main continent, dominates the world. Behemoth is covered in rolling hills and mountains. The main continent has a large coastal mountain range along its east edge. There are three other sub-continent landmasses on the world, all of them easily reached by atmospheric transport craft. More importantly the huge freshwater seas that make up the other 34% of the planet's surface are home to many imported Terran fish as well as reptiles.[5]
In the MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries High Reward Quest "Hazing of the Weak," Grand Base is depicted as a lush canyon biome with good visibility.[46]
Planetary Locations[edit]
- Hudson: city and planetary capital[5]
- Parung River: a 6,000 km long river in the southern hemisphere[47]
Companies and Industries[edit]
Local Flora and Fauna[edit]
Notes[edit]
Handbook: House Liao, published only a few months earlier than Objectives: Capellan Confederation, mentions that Grand Base has multiple continents, but does not name any of them. However, Objectives: Capellan Confederation states that there is only one continent named Behemoth. No other sources confirms or contradicts either piece of information at this time.
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
Closest 68 systems (66 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
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Nihal | 12.1 | Sumy | 12.5 | Brest | 15.9 | Raphael | 16.0 |
Belamor | 16.6 | Holloway | 19.0 | Homestead | 19.3 | Wright | 21.2 |
Primus | 22.2 | Housekarle | 25.4 | Kirkvåg | 25.9 | Yàn-huì | 27.0 |
Ife | 27.7 | Kasdach | 28.8 | Shaun | 30.1 | Prix | 30.4 |
Velhas | 30.8 | Sendalor | 32.1 | Jungar Qi | 34.9 | Latice | 35.8 |
Madras | 36.0 | Dicon | 36.9 | Manapire | 36.9 | Decatur | 38.3 |
Carmen | 38.6 | Wantorill | 38.6 | Betelgeuse | 41.1 | Amu Darya | 41.3 |
Ziliang | 41.3 | Xieng Khouang | 41.4 | Immenstadt | 41.8 | Purvo | 42.3 |
Sigma Mare | 42.7 | Florarda | 44.2 | Ito | 45.0 | Uravan | 46.0 |
Claxton | 46.2 | Lucknow | 46.8 | Pell | 46.8 | Krakatau | 46.9 |
Decus | 47.3 | Bogerth | 47.8 | Palladaine | 50.3 | Tetschner | 51.0 |
Buenos Aires | 51.4 | Mazdru | 51.9 | Oligar | 52.0 | Nukus | 52.8 |
Kurvasa | 53.1 | Bellatrix | 53.4 | Hustaing | 54.0 | Mumbai | 54.1 |
Verlo | 54.7 | Menke | 55.0 | Columbine | 55.3 | Dì-fang | 55.7 |
Ambergrist | 55.8 | Shiba | 56.0 | Conquista | 56.2 | Westerhand | 56.3 |
Indicass | 56.4 | Castrovia | 56.4 | Weatogue | 57.2 | Ikast | 57.2 |
New Westin | 57.4 | Patan | 59.7 | Braum | 60.1 | Altorra | 60.3 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 135: "A Brief Atlas" – Grand Base entry
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 Handbook: House Liao, p. 78: "Grand Base"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Shattered Fortress, p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151 Map"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding 2271 Map"
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 17: "Grand Base"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Handbook: House Liao, p. 17
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 25
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24-25
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 31
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122-123
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112-113
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 39
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 40
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 49
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 10
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 22
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Objective Raids, p. 42: "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 10
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 60
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 107: "Mercenary Deployment Table"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 68
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64
- ↑ Field Report: CCAF, p. 21
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
- ↑ Era Digest: Dark Age, p. 12: "Map of the Inner Sphere 3130"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 Handbook: House Liao, p. 140: "Grand Base Great Crocodile"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 47
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 107: "Unit Deployment Table"
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 Historical: War of 3039, p. 140: "Deployment Table"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 63: "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: Capellan Confederation, p. 120: "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 33: "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 Field Manual: 3085, p. 34: "Deployment Table - 3085"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 45: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Table - 3145"
- ↑ MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, "Hazing of the Weak"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 140
- ↑ Objectives: Capellan Confederation, pp. 3, 17
Bibliography[edit]
- 20 Year Update
- Era Digest: Dark Age
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: Capellan Confederation
- Field Manual: Mercenaries
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Field Manual: Updates
- Field Report: CCAF
- First Succession War
- Handbook: House Liao
- Handbook: House Marik
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries (video game)
- Objectives: Capellan Confederation
- Objective Raids
- Shattered Fortress