Orbisonia

Orbisonia
Orbisonia 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates150.173 : -155.163[e]
Spectral classK4V[1]
Recharge time195 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)Nadir[1]

System Description[edit]

Orbisonia is located near the Bahl's Retreat and Paches systems.

Political Affiliation[edit]


Orbisonia V[edit]

Orbisonia V
Orbisonia Flag.png
Astrophysical
System position5th
Jump Point distance4.31 days[1]
Moons1 (Wink)[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity0.99[1]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature35°C (Tropical)
Surface water56%[1]
Highest native lifeMammals[1]
History and Culture
Population1,208,244,000 (2828)[1]
Government and Infrastructure
Political LeaderLeopard Lawrence[1]
HPG ClassA[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Second Succession War[edit]

On 19 June 2828, Chancellor Ilsa Liao landed on Orbisonia in command of the Red Lancers and the Prefectorate Guard, intent on seizing an important Federated Suns supply world and preventing the defending garrison—the Second Ceti Hussars and Fourteenth Avalon Hussars—from relieving Chesterton, the overall focus of Ilsa's Operation CELT.[43] The main Capellan forces consisted primarily of Marauder and Warhammer heavy BattleMechs and soon threatened to overrun the main Federated Suns staging ground and overwhelm the defending forces.[44]

With the initial assault going well and Capellan Confederation Armed Forces units driving the defending garrison hard, Ilsa Liao went to bed after being informed that other CCAF units were assaulting Chesterton, expecting to be woken with good news about assaults on the Demeter and Sanilac systems. Instead, she was woken early in the morning with the news that the Davion Assault Guards were dropping onto Orbisonia, having arrived at a pirate point close to the planet. First Prince Paul Davion had been moving troops in anticipation of his own invasion of the Confederation, Operation DAO, and Ilsa's offensive had run straight into the teeth of Davion's marshaling forces.[43]

Ilsa ordered a general retreat, but the light forces of the Ceti Hussars and Avalon Hussars proved difficult to disengage from, and the Assault Guards landed across the CCAF positions, threatening to turn the retreat into a rout—or a massacre. Ilsa took to the field personally, taking command of the rearguard and refusing to retreat while she covered her withdrawing forces.[43] The garrison was able to make good use of information provided by Armed Forces of the Federated Suns recon and intelligence assets—primarily Darter scout cars—to outmaneuver and outsmart the attacking Capellan forces. After four days of combat, the Capellan forces were retreating from Orbisonia when the AFFS troops acted on intelligence indicating that Chancellor Liao was leading the rearguard personally. They launched an targeted strike and Ilsa Liao was the first Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation to die on the battlefield,[44] though she secured a safe retreat for almost four-fifths of her forces on Orbisonia.[43]

Military Deployment[edit]

2786[edit]

2821[edit]

2828[edit]

Image gallery[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 60 systems (59 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Bahl's Retreat 8.4 Paches 13.1 Oli 14.2 Monongahela 18.2
Andro 18.6 Mytilene 19.6 Gallitzin 20.3 Boeotia 21.7
Kathil 22.2 Perkasie 22.5 Noh-wan Hohm 23.7 Lacadon 25.6
Hurgh 26.4 Bethel 30.5 Caria 31.1 Genf 32.1
Lee 34.1 Vintru 34.1 Acala 34.7 Turko 36.4
Gahral 36.4 Smolensk 37.9 Stockpoll 39.4 Knutdor 39.8
Cammal 40.0 Aosia 40.1 Anaea 40.5 Novaya Zemlya 41.5
Brabent 44.4 Monhegan 44.7 Emerson 45.0 Kek 45.2
Beten Kaitos 45.5 Stein's Folly 46.2 Meinhof 46.7 Moravian 47.0
Alcyone 47.1 Axton 47.8 Daniels 48.6 Plataea 49.4
Staffin 49.9 Tecumseh 51.3 Khi 53.3 Undra 53.5
Helixmar 54.2 Remshield 54.9 Adler 55.7 Tsingtao 56.9
Salem 56.9 Fable 57.1 Westphalia 57.2 Muskegon 57.7
Necromo 57.8 Ares 57.9 Redfield 58.5 Herat 58.5
Alto 58.6 Talcott 58.7 Lhasa 59.2 Branzoll 60.3

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 Historical Turning Points: Orbisonia, p. 5
  2. Handbook: House Davion, p. 18
  3. Handbook: House Liao, p. 17
  4. Handbook: House Davion, p. 48
  5. Handbook: House Liao, p. 25
  6. Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
  7. Era Report: 2750, p. 37
  8. Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  9. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
  10. Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 29
  11. Field Report 2765: CCAF, p. 23
  12. First Succession War, p. 25:
  13. Handbook: House Davion, p. 54
  14. Handbook: House Liao, p. 31
  15. First Succession War, p. 113
  16. Handbook: House Davion, p. 60
  17. Handbook: House Liao, p. 39
  18. House Davion (The Federated Suns), foldout: "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"
  19. Handbook: House Davion, p. 70
  20. House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), foldout: "Capellan Confederation Map - [3025]"
  21. Handbook: House Liao, p. 40
  22. Handbook: House Davion, p. 72
  23. Handbook: House Liao, p. 49
  24. Handbook: House Davion, p. 76
  25. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
  26. Era Report: 3052, p. 11
  27. Era Report: 3052, p. 23
  28. Era Report: 3062, p. 11
  29. Handbook: House Davion, p. 78
  30. Handbook: House Liao, p. 60
  31. Era Report: 3062, p. 29
  32. Handbook: House Davion, p. 82
  33. Handbook: House Liao, p. 68
  34. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43
  35. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65
  36. Field Report: AFFS, p. 21
  37. Field Report: CCAF, p. 21
  38. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
  39. Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  40. Era Report: 3145, p. 11
  41. Era Report: 3145, p. 39
  42. Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  43. 43.0 43.1 43.2 43.3 Second Succession War, p. 27: "The Suns-Confederation Front"
  44. 44.0 44.1 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 220: "Darter Scout Car"
  45. 45.0 45.1 First Succession War, p. 135: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"
  46. Turning Points: Orbisonia, p. 10

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