Wolcott

Wolcott
Wolcott 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates147.08 : 337.282[e]

The Wolcott system is home to at least one habitable world or construct, and as of June 3152 was located in the Albiero Prefecture of the Pesht Military District within the Draconis Combine.[1]

System Description[edit]

The Wolcott system is located near the Labrea and Byesville systems.[2][3]

System History[edit]

The Wolcott system was colonized at some point during or prior to the Age of War.[4]

Political Affiliation[edit]


Wolcott[edit]

Wolcott

Planetary History[edit]

Clan Invasion Era[edit]

By the fourth wave of the Clan Invasion Coordinator Theodore Kurita was desperate to give his realm any victory over Clan Smoke Jaguar, and so meticulously prepared the defense of Wolcott. Selected as the battle site for the expected Trial was an area of foggy marshland with numerous trees, with reflective metal strips hung from the latter. These features would negate the Jaguar OmniMechs' superior range and scanners. In addition the two elite Genyosha regiments transferred to Wolcott were falsely listed as green units, and Theodore Kurita made certain that the Jaguars learned the identities of the two men commanding the defense - future Coordinator Hohiro Kurita and Shin Yodama. Both had humiliated the Jaguars by escaping on Turtle Bay and the Clanners would find them irresistible as a target.[34] [35]

In October 3050 the expected invasion was begun by the Mistweavers Galaxy, commanded by Galaxy Commander Dietr Osis. Osis issued a batchall to the defending Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery troops, with Hohiro Kurita answering the challenge with the following terms. If the Clan forces won they could have the planet, but if the Combine forces won then the Smoke Jaguars would have to give up four OmniMechs and two dozen suits of Elemental armor as well as swearing never to attack Wolcott again. Osis, initially balking at this suggestion, eventually accepted after subtle goading by Hohiro. In the ensuing battle the Jaguars were beaten thanks to the defenders' battle skills as well as the terrain advantage of the planet's wooded marshes. The acquired 'Mechs and battle armor resulted in the Combine being able to reverse engineer the technology and produce advanced designs, such as their own battle armor.[36] [37]

The stunning defeat of the Smoke Jaguars also contributed to ilKhan Leo Showers' decision to call for the Grand Kurultai at Radstadt that ended in his death and the stalling of the entire invasion.[34]

After the Combine's epic victory on Luthien in January 3052, the Ryuken units based on Wolcott were ordered to raid nearby Clan-held worlds, hitting supply caches and equipping resistance groups.[38] In the years after the Battle of Tukayyid Wolcott became a Combine outpost for anti-Clan activity within the Smoke Jaguar and Nova Cat Occupation Zone.[39]

During Operation BULLDOG Victor Steiner-Davion and the Second SLDF established a headquarters on Wolcott, and continued using the world as a base for offensive operations.[40]

Military Deployment[edit]

3052[edit]

3057[edit]

3059[edit]

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Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 28 systems (26 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Labrea 14.5 Byesville 14.6 Marshdale 17.8 Savinsville 19.6
Albiero 19.8 Outer Volta 21.0 Luzerne 27.0 Bangor 32.0
Hanover 33.6 Itabaiana 35.8 Jeronimo 36.1 Schuyler 38.7
Juazeiro 38.9 Bilma 39.3 Caripare 46.0 Teniente 48.1
Garstedt 49.4 Brocchi's Cluster 52.0 Courchevel 52.5 Polcenigo 53.4
Irece 54.0 Coudoux 56.5 Nykvarn 56.7 Tuat 57.5
Hyner 57.9 Duxfort 58.0 Almunge 62.0 Soverzene 63.3

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dominions Divided, p. 85: "Rasalhague Dominion June 3152"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  4. 4.0 4.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
  5. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18
  6. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31
  7. Era Report: 2750, p. 37
  8. Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  9. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
  10. First Succession War, pp. 24–25
  11. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43
  12. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122
  13. First Succession War, pp. 112–113
  14. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53
  15. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. vii: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
  16. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64, "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  17. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66
  18. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
  19. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68
  20. Era Report: 3052, p. 11
  21. Era Report: 3052, p. 23
  22. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71
  23. Era Report: 3062, p. 11
  24. Era Report: 3062, p. 29
  25. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74
  26. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42
  27. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64
  28. Field Report: DCMS, p. 21
  29. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
  30. Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  31. Era Report: 3145, p. 11
  32. Shattered Fortress, pp. 102–103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
  33. Dominions Divided, p. 87: "A Short, Popular War"
  34. 34.0 34.1 Invading Clans, p. 57-58, "Wolcott"
  35. Lethal Heritage, Chapter 33 (PDF version)
  36. 36.0 36.1 LosTech: The Mechwarrior Equipment Guide, p. 96
  37. Lethal Heritage, Chapter 38 (PDF version)
  38. Invading Clans, p. 61
  39. Invading Clans, p. 6
  40. Grave Covenant, Chapters 17 and 32 (PDF version)
  41. D.R.T
  42. Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 106: "Mercenary Deployment Table"
  43. Mercenaries Supplemental II, p. 65: "Mercenary Deployment Table"

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