Harvest

Harvest
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Harvest nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates−62.052 : 375.286[e]

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

System Description[edit]

Harvest is located near the Planting and Csesztreg systems.

Political Affiliation[edit]

Harvest[edit]

Harvest
Geophysical
LandmassesAt least 1 (Ohio)[22]

Planetary History[edit]

Star League[edit]

During the final years of the Star League, Harvest was the host of a Star League Defense Force garrison.[52]

Second Succession War[edit]

The Draconis Combine attacked Harvest in 2841. The defending Lyran troops, Thirty-first York Regulars, held positions away from the cities and important agricultural industries. These positions protected the planet's infrastructure, but left the defenders scattered. The Nineteenth Rasalhague Regulars' attack proved so successful, that the unit's commander called for reinforcements to turn the raid into planetary conquest. With the arrival of the Fifth Arkab Legion and the Third Proserpina Hussars, Harvest fell to the Combine.[53]

Fourth Succession War[edit]

Harvest's role as a major agricultural world for the Rasalhague Military District made it a key early target for the Lyran Commonwealth during the Fourth Succession War, and it was one of the first worlds attacked in the opening wave of Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG. The Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces task force consisted of three BattleMech-led RCTs - the Fourth Donegal Guards and the First and Third Lyran Regulars supported by forty assorted regiments of infantry and armor.[22]

The garrison on Harvest when the LCAF invasion force arrived in August 3028 consisted of twenty assorted regiments of armor and infantry and two mercenary 'Mech regiments, the Fifth Amphigean Light Assault Group and Helmut's Hermits. The Lyran forces dropped on the Ohio continent en masse and made immediate and effective use of the new lightning companies created as a result of the cross-training and cooperation between the LCAF and the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns in the years before the invasion. In two key battles - one the Battle of Dangalobee Fields Where the First Lyran Regulars fought the Fifth Amphigean Light Assault Group, and the other the Battle for Pusou Hill where the Fourth Donegal Guards RCT and elements of both Lyran Regulars RCTs fought against the Hermits - the lightning companies exploited weaknesses in the enemy line to break through and wreak havoc in the DCMS rear areas, catching their opponents by complete surprise.[22][54]

Operation REVIVAL[edit]

Harvest was conquered by Clan Wolf during Operation REVIVAL as part of their Third Wave of attacks in July 3050. Opposing the 341st Assault Cluster, which committed its Supernova Second, Trinary Assault and Rogue Fighter Star, were the First and Second Royal Harvest Divisions. The defenders were under the command of Överste Kinson, a veteran of the famed Tyr Regiment during the Fourth Succession War. Kinson decided it was best flee into the Skonnsen mountain range with his forces, including a regiment of ancient 'Mechs, and conduct guerrilla operations against the Clan invaders. Their tactics worked, with major battles taking place at Josuph Corner, Rookhaven, Dangalobee and Aaron Ranch, until they were betrayed from within and Clan Wolf fell upon their hiding place. To decide the fate of their forces Överste Kinson challenged Star Captain Cary Vickers to an honor duel, and while he lost the skill and honor he displayed in combat inspired the Star Captain to ask him to head the planet's occupation government.[55]

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The information after this notice comes from apocryphal sources; the canonicity of such information is uncertain.
Please view the reference page for information regarding their canonicity.

In the game MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries, Harvest was the location of an aerospace fighter base under threat from Clan Wolf in 3051. Codenamed Birds Nest, the contract calls for the player to defend the base from Clan probing attacks until its complement of fighters could escape the planet, presumably to rendezvous with an FRR vessel in orbit.

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Jihad[edit]

As of 3072, a BattleMech Trinary commanded by Quinn Kerensky and named "Quinn's Ravagers" from the First Falcon Hussars raided prior to July the planet.[56]

Harvest was conquered again during the Jihad, when Clan Hell's Horses launched an invasion of Clan Wolf holdings in the Inner Sphere in early 3071, acquiring holdings for their own relocation to Spheroid space. Harvest was seized by the Hell's Horses between the 7th and 28th of June 3071.[37]

Dark Age[edit]

In 3118 Clan Wolf launched a probing attack on Harvest, only to be repelled by the Twenty-First Mechanized Assault Cluster; however, whilst the Twenty-First successfully rebuffed the Wolf attack, they used the new Hippogriff ProtoMechs they had obtained from Clan Snow Raven poorly, and the resulting poor performance of the Hippogriff led to it being redeployed to solahma units after the battle.[45]

Military Deployment[edit]

2764[edit]

2765[edit]

2786[edit]

  • Thirty-second Lyran Guards[58]

2821[edit]

3025[edit]

3028[edit]

3050[edit]

3054[edit]

3079[edit]

3085[edit]

3118[edit]

  • Twenty-first Mechanized Assault Cluster[45]

3145[edit]

Geography[edit]

The continent of Ohio was the location of most of Harvest's major cities and industries by the time of the Fourth Succession War.[22]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Aaron Ranch: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL[65]
  • Dangalobee: a city and site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL[65]
  • Fire Salmon River: river south of Dangalobee and site of an important battle during the 4th Succession War.[66]
  • Josuph Corner: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL[65]
  • Pusou Hill: terrain feature and site of an important battle during the 4th Succession War.[54]
  • Rookhaven: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL[65]

Notes[edit]

  • Harvest is mentioned as "Auric II (Harvest)" in the apocryphal BattleTechnology, Issue #0102, page 5. This seems to suggest that Harvest is the name of the second planet in what is otherwise known as the Auric system.

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 36 systems (35 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Planting 13.4 Csesztreg 17.6 Norn 21.9 Kreller 22.5
Seiduts 24.2 Kirchbach 24.2 Chateau 24.4 Vantaa 26.0
Mozirje 26.7 Romulus 28.0 Ridderkerk 28.8 New Caledonia 30.4
Lovinac 36.1 Svarstaad 36.7 Maxie's Planet 37.2 Evciler 38.0
Liezen 41.4 Basiliano 42.1 The Edge 42.7 Feltre 43.9
Icar 44.1 Dell 44.5 Twycross 47.4 Zoetermeer 47.5
Alsace 48.3 Leskovik 50.8 Hohenems 51.3 Trell 53.2
Persistence 54.0 St. John 54.9 Vulcan 55.0 Skokie 56.5
Bruben 57.9 Treeline 58.0 Denizli 58.1 Alleghe 60.6

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tamar Rising, p. 72: "The Hinterlands June 3152" (Map)
  2. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18: "Draconis Combine - [2319] Map"
  3. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth Founding - [2341] Map"
  4. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  5. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  6. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  7. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  8. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  9. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  10. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  11. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  12. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  13. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  14. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  15. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 66: "Planet-Hopping and Sunstroke"
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  18. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  20. ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), foldout: "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 22.7 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 46: "Harvest"
  23. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  24. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  25. ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 103: "Free Rasalhague Republic map 3034"
  26. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
  27. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
  28. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  29. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  30. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"
  31. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"
  32. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057} Map"
  33. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 28: "Inner Sphere - [3063} Map"
  34. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70: "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  35. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  36. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 16: "Timeline of the Jihad"
  38. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 31: "Clan Occupation Zones - [3072] Map"
  39. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  40. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 27: "Clan Wolf/Clan Hell's Horses Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  41. ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 21: "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079] Map"
  42. ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - August 3079"
  43. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  44. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries, p. 46: "Hippogriff ProtoMech"
  46. ↑ Era Digest: Dark Age, p. 12: "Map of the Inner Sphere 3130"
  47. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  48. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  49. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  50. ↑ Shattered Fortress, pp. 102–103: "Inner Sphere - [3151] Map"
  51. ↑ Tamar Rising, poster map
  52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"
  53. ↑ Second Succession War, p. 58: "The Steiner-Kurita Front"
  54. ↑ 54.0 54.1 The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One, p. 38: "Holding Back The Tide"
  55. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 60
  56. ↑ Falcons Not Content With the Alliance
  57. ↑ Field Report 2765: LCAF, pp. 13–14: "Lyran Guards"
  58. ↑ 58.0 58.1 First Succession War, p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"
  59. ↑ 59.0 59.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 134: "Unit Deployment Table"
  60. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 60
  61. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 32
  62. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 13: "Clan Hell's Horses Deployment Status"
  63. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 124: "Deployment Table - 3085"
  64. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 168: "Kappa Galaxy (Clan Hell's Horses)"
  65. ↑ 65.0 65.1 65.2 65.3 Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 60: "Harvest"
  66. ↑ The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One, p. 38-39: "The Dangalobee Push"

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