Xhosa

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This article is about the planetary system. For the JumpShip, see Xhosa (Individual Invader-class JumpShip).
Xhosa
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Xhosa nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates173.962 : 14.424[e]

The Xhosa system is home to at least one inhabited world or construct, Xhosa VII, and as of June 3152 was located in the Robinson Operational Area of the Draconis March within the Federated Suns.[1]

System Description[edit]

Xhosa is located near the Clovis and Raman systems.[2][3]

System History[edit]

The Xhosa system was colonized by the Federated Suns during the Age of War.[4][5]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Xhosa VII[edit]

Xhosa VII
Astrophysical
System positionSeventh[22]

Planetary History[edit]

First Succession War[edit]

Xhosa VII was invaded during the first half of the major invasion into the Federated Suns launched by the Draconis Combine in May 2787.[15] Xhosa VII was liberated by the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns in 2811–2812 as part of the third and final major AFFS counteroffensive of the First Succession War against the Draconis Combine.[17]

Third Succession War[edit]

In 3022, Mercer Ravannion selected Xhosa for the second test of his Horde doctrine. The ensuing battle not only served to further discredit the Horde theory, but helped cast the Blackjack in a better light.[53][54]

Jihad[edit]

Having been subject to a number of deep raids across several worlds by Federated Suns commandos and Draconis March forces seeking POWs from the FedCom Civil War in early August 3068,[55] the Draconis Combine retaliated by launching a series of raids and attacks against Federated Suns worlds. The retaliatory attacks took place in the second week of September, and Xhosa VII was one of the worlds captured by Combine forces.[44] The First Sword of Light conquered Xhosa VII in 3068 after the Xhosa VII Militia surrendered.[56] They repelled five separate Federated Suns counterattacks, only leaving the world in 3074 to join Operation SCOUR.[57]

Dark Age[edit]

Xhosa VII easily fell to the Second Legion of Vega in 3144 or 3145 when the Draconis Combine invaded the Federated Suns.[58]

Military Deployment[edit]

2765[edit]

2786[edit]

  • Thirteenth Avalon Hussars[60]

2821[edit]

3038[edit]

3050[edit]

  • Davion Light Guards RCT[62]

3068[edit]

3085[edit]

3145[edit]

Geography[edit]

Xhosa has been described as an ice world, with at least one frigid, barren plain.[53][65][66]

Planetary Locations[edit]


Notes[edit]

  • The database of the (apocryphal) 1989 video game MechWarrior, set around the year 3025, gives a population of 2.975 billion for Xhosa VII and describes the environment as "tropical" (out of only three broad impressions of planetary environments given in the game, these being "desert," "ice," and "tropical"). The description one-liner reads "Aerospace industry somewhat depressed by war."
  • Xhosa VII is mentioned in the write-up for the Blackjack in both the Technical Readout: 3025 and Technical Readout: 3039, where it is described as an ice world. The "tropical" climate described in the MechWarrior video game therefore seems to be in error given the (fully canonical) Technical Readouts which were published in 1986 and 2009, respectively, i.e. both before and after.

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 44 systems (41 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Clovis 13.0 Raman 13.4 Klathan 17.1 Alnadal 17.6
Olancha 22.0 Proserpina 25.4 Doneval 25.5 Exeter 26.7
Scheat 27.9 Tallassee 29.1 Dobson 32.5 Breed 33.2
Le Blanc 33.3 David 34.2 Kentares 37.0 Paris 37.6
Chota 38.5 Klamriz 39.4 Johnsondale 39.7 Cartago 42.0
Matar 43.5 Avawatz 44.9 New Mendham 45.3 Fellanin 45.7
Layover 45.8 Sadalbari 46.0 Tripoli 46.2 Homam 46.6
Rosamond 48.3 Waycross 49.6 Elbar 52.4 Cussar 52.5
Mara 52.5 Cholame 53.9 Rochester 54.2 Barstow 55.4
New Ivaarsen 56.7 Marduk 57.0 Royal 57.1 Lucerne 57.9
Logandale 59.0 New Sumatra 60.8 Marlette 62.0 Galtor 62.0

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dominions Divided", p. 75: "Draconis Combine & Federated Suns June 3152" (Map)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 39
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 18
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 48
  6. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18
  7. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31
  8. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
  9. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37
  10. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  11. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
  12. ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 29
  13. ↑ Field Report 2765: DCMS, p. 25
  14. ↑ First Succession War, p. 25
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 First Succession War, p. 44: "Draconis Combine-Federated Suns Front 2786-2796"
  16. ↑ First Succession War, p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 First Succession War, p. 98: "The Davion Counter-Offensives"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43
  20. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122
  21. ↑ First Succession War, p. 113
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Second Succession War, pp. 18–19: "Inner Sphere - 2830"
  23. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60
  24. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 84
  26. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), foldout: "Federated Suns - [3025] Map"
  27. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70
  28. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
  29. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64
  30. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 71
  31. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66
  32. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
  33. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76
  34. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68
  35. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11
  36. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
  37. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71
  38. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
  39. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78
  40. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
  41. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82
  42. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74
  43. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 46: "The Jihad In Review"
  45. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65
  46. ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 21
  47. ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21
  48. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
  49. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  50. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
  51. ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 81: not explicitly named but implicitly one of the nine worlds in the region reclaimed by the AFFS
  52. ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 103
  53. ↑ 53.0 53.1 Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 4, p. 4
  54. ↑ Technical Readout: 3025, p. 48: Blackjack
  55. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 45: "The Jihad In Review"
  56. ↑ 56.0 56.1 56.2 Combine Forces Assault March Worlds Without Provocation
  57. ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 13
  58. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 61: "Second Legion of Vega"
  59. ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 10: "Avalon Hussars - Regimental Status"
  60. ↑ 60.0 60.1 First Succession War, p. 134: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"
  61. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 136: "Deployment Table"
  62. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 19: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
  63. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 160: "Deployment Table - 3085"
  64. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 64: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"
  65. ↑ Technical Readout: Succession Wars, p. 68
  66. ↑ 66.0 66.1 Technical Readout: War of 3039, p. 128
  67. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 119: "Xhosa VII (August-November)"
  68. ↑ Technical Readout: 3025, p. 36

Bibliography[edit]

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