3042
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Contents
Battles
- A Federated Suns-registered commercial freighter mis-jumps into Taurian Concordat territory.
- The Taurian Defense Force overreacts and destroys the ship before it can identify itself.
- Band of the Damned pirate band first appears in a raid against the Draconis Combine world of Hongor.
- Hanse Davion sends the 9th FedCom RCT into the Tortuga Dominions to destroy the pirate enclave and capture Paula Trevaline; at great cost they succeed.
- Marik forces probe the Sarna March defenses by attacking Gan Singh, but are soundly defeated by the FedCom defenders under Andrew Redburn
Events
- April 1st: The Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces and Armed Forces of the Federated Suns are absorbed into singular Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth.
- The Arcadians mercenary regiment is formed by former AFFS officers.
Characters
- Ivan Kerensky, future Khan of Clan Wolf, is born.
- Christian Kell presents himself to Morgan Kell.
- Ian Calderon eaten by Thraxan Devourer.
Technology
- Imperator Marius O'Reilly commissions the Gladius medium hover tank.
- NAIS develops technique to mass-produce Listen-Kill Missiles.
- Mao-Heng Charioteer re-designed and brought back into production.
- Clan Ghost Bear begins construction on the Leviathan Class Warships.
- Alliance Motors, Limited introducing the Rock Hound Industrial 'Mech.
- K-2 series Black Boxes are introduced.
- Blackwell Corporation introduced the Kestrel SRM variant VTOL.
- Hatamoto-Chi is introduced