La Grave

La Grave
La Grave 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-51.189 : 247.068[e]

System Description[edit]

La Grave is located near the Orkney and Montmarault systems.

Political Affiliation[edit]


La Grave[edit]

La Grave

Planetary History[edit]

Operation REVIVAL[edit]

La Grave was defended by the Invasion-hardened Fifth Davion Guards. Using their knowledge of Clan style warfare earned against the Wolf Clan, the Bent Sword Brigade was surprised to find that the Jade Falcons could learn their enemy's tricks as well. Faced with the Fourth Falcon Talon and Ninety-fourth Striker Clusters, a Headhunter Star was successful in eliminating Hauptmann General William Galloway. Command then fell to Colonel James Allison, who ambushed the Jade Falcon forces until he was felled by overwhelming concentrated fire from an Assault Star. The Falcons would go on to be more pragmatic in their application in the rules of honor when facing Inner Sphere forces.[18]

Post-Operation REVIVAL[edit]

The first reported Inner Sphere raid on a Clan-held world took place in 3053 when recon elements of the Thirteenth Donegal Guards attacked a Falcon supply depot on La Grave.[23] The prototype Hercules DropShip assigned to the unit proved its mettle against aerospace forces from the Gurbeng Garrison Cluster.[21] While the attack was ultimately unsuccessful in returning the system to Federated Commonwealth control, the Inner Sphere force was able to escape the planet and the Falcons increased patrol frequency in response. The destruction of the raid and others like it worried ComStar about maintaining the truce they had earned at Tukayyid.[22]

The Jihad[edit]

Clan Wolf used the attacks on the Lyran Alliance launched by Clan Jade Falcon during the Jihad to launch their own series of planetary conquests, typically shadowing the Jade Falcon advance. A wave of attacks saw the Wolves capture La Grave, along with Domain, Jabuka, Orkney, and Rasalgethi, through the first week of October 3069.[37]

The Dark Age[edit]

When Clan Wolf abandoned their Occupation Zone in the mid-thirty-second century the other Clans nearby moved swiftly to gain new territory. La Grave was one of the worlds contested during the scramble for new possessions - both Clan Jade Falcon and the Rasalhague Dominion moved to take the world, with the First Falcon Jaegers scoring a convincing victory for the Jade Falcon's Epsilon Galaxy against the Dominion's Eighteenth Battle Cluster. The Jaeger's greater mobility allowed them to harass the Eighteenth until they had no option but to ask for hegira.[38]

Military Deployment[edit]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Bissau: important industrial site and target of 3053 raid by AFFC forces[23]
  • Cherbourg: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL[18]
  • Normandy: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL[18]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 48 systems (46 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Orkney 12.4 Montmarault 17.9 Domain 18.4 Rastaban 23.6
Suk 23.8 Crimond 23.9 Tomans 24.8 Quarell 25.2
Biota 25.4 Benfled 25.7 Wheel 27.3 Perrot 30.6
Ballynure 31.0 Pandora 35.6 Thun 35.7 Jabuka 35.8
Galuzzo 35.9 Rasalgethi 36.1 Carse 36.3 Cusset 36.8
Bessarabia 39.2 Fort Loudon 42.4 Koniz 43.3 Hainfeld 43.4
Hyperion 43.7 Maestu 44.7 Borghese 46.1 Lothan 49.0
Kelenfold 49.2 Graceland 49.4 Kobe 49.9 Karston 50.7
Diosd 51.6 Volders 52.3 Blair Atholl 53.3 Ueda 54.0
Colmar 54.3 Sudeten 55.4 Shardayne 55.8 Laurent 56.3
Ramsau 56.5 Dustball 56.6 Karbala 57.4 Dompaire 58.0
Satalice 58.8 Tukayyid 59.4 Qualip 61.7 Thannhausen 62.0

References[edit]

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  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 43: "La Grave"
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  20. Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  21. 21.0 21.1 21.2 Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, p. 50-51
  22. 22.0 22.1 Jade Falcon Sourcebook, pp. 33
  23. 23.0 23.1 23.2 Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 71: "13th Donegal Guards Unit Profile"
  24. Era Report: 3062, p. 10, Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
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  26. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70, "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  27. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  28. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  29. Field Report: Clans, p. 27, "Clan Wolf/Clan Hell's Horses Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  30. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  31. Field Manual: 3085, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  32. Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  33. Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  34. Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  35. Shattered Fortress, p. 102-103: "Inner Sphere - [3151] Map"
  36. Tamar Rising, poster map
  37. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 47: "The Jihad In Review"
  38. Field Manual: 3145, p. 156: "Epsilon Galaxy"
  39. 39.0 39.1 Objective Raids, p. 59: "Unit Note"
  40. Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 154: "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"
  41. Field Manual: Updates, pp. 72–73
  42. Field Report: Clans, p. 21: "Clan Wolf Deployment Status"
  43. Field Manual: 3085, p. 126: "Deployment Table - 3085"
  44. Field Manual: 3145, p. 168: "Epsilon Galaxy"

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