Spica

Spica
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3151
Spica 3151.svg
Spica nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates92.538 : -237.625[e]

The Spica system was home to at least one habitable world, and as of 3151 was located in the St. Ives Commonality of the Capellan Confederation.[1]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Planetary History[edit]

Third Succession War[edit]

Spica was the scene of the Siege of Valencia in 3017 in which Justin Allard distinguished himself in driving off the Capellan invasion force. When the CCAF forces were on the verge of trapping the Fifth Davion Guards' command unit, Allard's unorthodox actions saved the Guards' CO, Sheridan Courtney and his staff from destruction, earning him the Diamond Sunburst. Allard also dueled a Capellan Vindicator and won; unbeknownst to him, the Capellan MechWarrior was Candace Liao, his future spouse.[18] [47] [48]

The Jihad[edit]

Spica was one of ten worlds assaulted by the CCAF during the third week of March 3069, a wave of attacks that formed a part of Operation THUNDERSTRIKE, the Capellan counteroffensive against the Capellan March in defiance of Duke George Hasek's campaign Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE.[49] Word of Blake forces from the nearby world of Kittery conquered Spica in the first week of November 3069.[36]

In March 3069 the mercenary unit known as the Federated Freemen were attempting to rebuild on Spica following heavy damage taken during SOVEREIGN JUSTICE when the Capellan First Janissary Brigade assaulted Spica. Colonel Xavier Pelt of the Freemen tried several feints to disrupt the Janissary Brigade, to no avail; with complete aerial supremacy, the Janissaries continually ground the Freemen down while launching devastating low-level attacks with VTOLs and Mechbusters. Colonel Pelt was killed on the 30th of April, at which point the surviving elements of the Freemen - some two mixed companies of combat vehicles and BattleMechs - negotiated a peaceful withdrawal, leaving hundreds of tons of 'Mech salvage behind.[35]

In 3069, elements of the 41st Shadow Division augmented by elements of the 13th Division captured Spica, both masquerading as elements of the "House Liao" offensive. The Avatars raised a Protectorate Militia on-planet and then retreated to Kittery.[50]

In 3071 AMC affiliated units (the Wild Geese and the 13th Stalking Horse) were battered while attacking Spica by the Protectorate Militia Unit.[51] The battle stopped the flow of relief materials to the Steel Forest devastated after an industrial accident there two weeks prior to the attack. The battles disrupted the relief columns for all three days, making the denizens of the forest suffer.[52]

The Late Republic Era[edit]

Spica was garrisoned by the Eighth Avalon Hussars LCT in 3104 when an attack was launched against the Hussars by the Third McCarron's Armored Cavalry. Knowing that they couldn't win a direct engagement with the Third, the Hussars instead planned and executed an ambush on the Third that saw the Eighth's 'Mechs used as bait. Commanded directly by General Stasi Ivanova, the Eighth's Mechs led the Third into a valley while the Hussars' hovertanks harassed the Armored Cavalry. When the Third's vanguard entered the valley it came under sustained fire from a company of Destrier Siege Vehicles assigned to the Hussars and was swiftly destroyed; the Hussars then counterattacked while the Ballista trailers attached to the Destriers launched missile artillery at the Third, and the Third was driven offworld.[42]

Military Deployment[edit]

2786[edit]

3061[edit]

3063[edit]

3067[edit]

3069[edit]

3085[edit]

- At this point in time, the 17th was at full of strength, with 100% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.

3104[edit]

Geography[edit]

Spica's terrain included rainforests and jungle.[59] [48]

Planetary Locations[edit]

Industrial Centers[edit]

Local Fauna[edit]

  • Spican Bloodfish [61]

Notes[edit]

It was confirmed by the Line Developers that the maps used in many of the Handbooks are in error or are misleading, and that Spica was a contested world between 3025-3029, and has been a Federated Suns possession since.

“ Spica is disputed in 3025-3029. It's Feddie since, it's just the maps are misleading.

The "CC" units on Spica in FM:U are all traitors terrorists being funded by the Haseks, as Free Capella.


”
  — Øystein, Catalyst Game Labs Ask The Writers Forum


Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 72 systems (69 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
St. Loris 5.1 Gurnet 6.6 Zindao 13.6 Kittery 17.2
Tantara 17.6 Scituate 18.2 Maladar 19.2 Weekapaug 19.5
Mentasta 21.7 Ambergrist 21.9 Indicass 23.2 Denbar 23.7
Bhykov 24.3 Patan 24.3 Laong 26.4 St. Ives 28.8
Taga 30.4 Bogerth 31.0 Uravan 31.1 Beid 32.6
Oligar 33.3 Warlock 34.2 Vestallas 34.5 Armaxa 34.7
Ziliang 35.8 Nashuar 35.9 Milos 37.0 Shoreham 37.1
Hustaing 38.3 Dowles 38.8 Purvo 39.1 Texlos 39.3
Weatogue 39.5 Brighton 39.6 Tallin 40.0 Lamu 41.5
Immenstadt 41.6 Sharpe 41.8 Haappajarvi 44.8 Alto 45.6
Royalston 46.2 Velhas 47.2 Ikast 47.3 Rhodos 48.2
Teng 49.2 Decus 50.1 Necromo 50.2 Hadnall 50.8
Corella 51.5 Capricorn 51.5 Yàn-huì 51.6 Blandou 51.8
Gei-Fu 52.0 Daniels 52.1 Khi 52.2 Harloc 52.4
Redfield 53.7 Relevow 54.1 New Westin 54.5 Alcyone 54.7
Ife 54.7 Tetschner 54.8 Overton 55.0 Maharet 55.5
Manapire 56.2 Kafr Silim 56.7 Sendalor 56.9 Homestead 57.6
Monhegan 58.5 Staffin 61.1 New Sagan 61.3 Dhaulgiri 61.4

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shattered Fortress, p. 103, "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
  2. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Founding - [2366] Map"
  3. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 13, "Timeline: Capellan Zone 2367"
  4. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 25, "Capellan Confederation after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  5. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 48, "Federated Suns 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, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  9. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  10. ↑ First Succession War (sourcebook), p. 25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  11. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 31, "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  12. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54, "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  13. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  14. ↑ First Succession War (sourcebook), p. 113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  15. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 39, "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60, "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  17. ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 77, "Red Lancers Unit Profile"
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 BattleTech: Legends, p. 17
  19. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 40, "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  22. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 72, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  23. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 49, "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  24. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of [3039] - [3040] Map"
  25. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  26. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3050] Map
  27. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, Inner Sphere - [3052] Map
  28. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
  29. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
  30. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 60, "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
  31. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, Inner Sphere - [3063] Map
  32. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  33. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  34. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 68, "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 Mercenaries Supplemental Update, p. 52, "Federated Freemen"
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 47, "The Jihad In Review"
  37. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 140, "13th Division loses control of Spica to Devlin Stone's forces becoming part of the Kittery Prefecture by 3073."
  38. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  39. ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 21, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  40. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  41. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 42.2 Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns, p. 28, "Destrier Siege Vehicle"
  43. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  44. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 24, "Timeline of Events (cont.)"
  45. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  46. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  47. ↑ Warrior: En Garde, Chapters 12-14 (PDF version)
  48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 48.2 Warrior: Riposte, Chapter 11 (PDF version)
  49. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 46, "The Jihad In Review"
  50. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents), p. 95 - "13th Division unit history" - birth to reduced raiding force in Liao space by 3073
  51. ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental Update, p. 14
  52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [17/05/3071]: "AMC Stragglers Shattered on Spica"
  53. ↑ First Succession War (sourcebook), p. 136, "First Succession War Deployment Table - CCAF"
  54. ↑ 54.0 54.1 Shattered Sphere, p. 31, "FedCom Deployment Table"
  55. ↑ 55.0 55.1 Field Manual: Capellan Confederation, p. 120, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"
  56. ↑ 56.0 56.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 34, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"
  57. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 138 - "Federated Suns Deployment Table"
  58. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 70, "AFFS Deployment Table - 3085"
  59. ↑ Warrior: En Garde, Chapter 30 (PDF version)
  60. ↑ "Operation: Stiletto", p. 69
  61. ↑ Warrior: Coupé, Chapter 3 (PDF version)

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