Romulus

This article is about the planetary system. For other uses, see Romulus (disambiguation).
Romulus
Romulus 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-89.704 : 379.416[e]

System Description[edit]

Romulus is located near the Maxie's Planet and Seiduts systems.

Political Affiliation[edit]


Romulus[edit]

Romulus
Government and Infrastructure
CapitalRomulus City[19]

Planetary History[edit]

Star League Era[edit]

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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.

During the Star League era Romulus would be the home base of the 208th Striker Regiment.[39]

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Clan Invasion[edit]

In May of 3050, Clan Jade Falcon invaded Romulus as part of the Second Wave of Operation REVIVAL, sending the First Falcon Striker Cluster to confront the Romulus Militia. Equipped with super-heavy combat vehicles and heavy BattleMechs but lacking aerospace support the militia assumed defensive positions with the capital Romulus City. Despite the ferocity of their defense the militia was eventually destroyed, suffering 90% losses, and much of the city reduced to rubble.[19]

Ongoing guerrilla resistance against the Clan occupation, at least in part attributed to the First Somerset Strikers, eventually provoked Clan Jade Falcon into destroying the city of Remus City by means of an orbital bombardment as an object lesson, although they evacuated the city first.[40] This action was barely noticed in the Inner Sphere in the face of a similar action by Clan Smoke Jaguar who however infamously killed hundreds of thousands when they destroyed the city of Edo on Turtle Bay around the same time (without bothering to evacuate the city first).

The Jihad[edit]

Romulus was conquered again during the Jihad, when Clan Ice Hellion launched an invasion of Clan Jade Falcon holdings in the Inner Sphere in early 3071. Romulus was invaded by the Ice Hellions between 7 and 28 June 3071, but the Ice Hellion invasion stalled as heavy fighting continued on Romulus and other worlds throughout July 3071.[26][27][29][30]

Military Deployment[edit]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • AFFC Training Center Romulus: a Star League Era training facility[39]
  • Canderton Agricultural District[46]
  • Romulus City: capital city, reduced to rubble in battle during Operation REVIVAL[19]
  • Remus City[40] (destroyed by orbital bombardment in Clan Invasion)
  • Remus Spaceport[47]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 36 systems (36 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Maxie's Planet 12.1 Seiduts 19.4 Chateau 21.3 Evciler 23.4
Twycross 23.4 Csesztreg 23.6 Trell 25.4 Harvest 28.0
Persistence 31.6 Vantaa 32.7 Treeline 33.9 Icar 34.9
Butler 36.7 Norn 38.6 Planting 38.8 Denizli 39.6
Kreller 39.9 New Caledonia 40.2 Derf 43.9 Steelton 45.8
Leskovik 46.3 Waldorff 46.9 Apolakkia 47.3 Svarstaad 49.3
Devin 50.1 Zoetermeer 50.2 Kirchbach 50.8 Ridderkerk 51.8
Star's End 53.1 Mozirje 53.8 Malibu 55.6 Dell 56.3
Baker 3 57.3 Toland 58.1 Alyina 59.4 Wotan 59.9

References[edit]

  1. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth Founding - [2341] Map"
  2. Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 18: "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  3. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  4. Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  5. Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25: "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League - [2750] Map"
  6. Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  7. Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  8. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  9. First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  10. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  11. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  12. First Succession War, pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  13. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  14. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. vii: "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"
  15. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  16. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  17. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
  18. Historical: War of 3039, p. 132: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 38: "Romulus"
  20. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"
  21. Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  22. Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
  23. Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  24. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70: "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  25. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  26. 26.0 26.1 Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 16: "Timeline of the Jihad"
  27. 27.0 27.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 49: "The Jihad in Review"
  28. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 31: "Clan Occupation Zones [3072] Map"
  29. 29.0 29.1 Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 21: "Timeline of the Jihad"
  30. 30.0 30.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 50: "The Jihad in Review"
  31. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  32. Field Report: LAAF, p. 21: "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  33. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  34. Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  35. Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  36. Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  37. Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  38. Tamar Rising, poster map
  39. 39.0 39.1 BattleTech: The Animated Series, Episode 3: Warriors of Light and Steel
  40. 40.0 40.1 1st Somerset Strikers, p. 20: "Episode 4: Retribution - ISF Memorandum no. 56-13-664/B"
  41. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 116: "Unit Deployment Table"
  42. 42.0 42.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 44: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"
  43. Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 38
  44. Field Manual: 3085, p. 126: "Deployment Table - 3085"
  45. Field Manual: 3145, p. 167: "Clan Force Deployments - Clan Hell's Horses"
  46. A Bonfire of Worlds, ch. 4
  47. 1st Somerset Strikers, p. 17: "Episode 3: Warriors of Light and Steel - Intelligence Secretariat Preliminary Field Report no. B-227/899"

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