Apollo (system)

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(References to Apollo)

Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)

X: -129.45 Y: 435.51[e]


Planetary Description

Notable Landmarks

  • Double Fortress of Stefan Amaris - This pair of Republican-built Fortresses was patterned after the construction methods used to build the Castles Brian of the Star League. Stefan Amaris ordered their construction prior to his Amaris Coup. They have survived through the centuries from the Succession Wars and well on past the later Clan Invasion.[1]

History

Early History

Apollo was settled on September 8th 2250 and was the former capital world of the Rim Worlds Republic. It was conquered by the Lyran Commonwealth during the 2773-2775 Republic-Commonwealth war.[2]

Reunification War

Efrimal Long

Events on Apollo in the early 2570s became the flashpoint for the Rim Worlds Republic Civil War. The primary instigators of the conflict were the First Consul of the Republic, Gregory Amaris, and an organization known as the Rift Republican Army, formerly an operational military formation but by this point a society similar to a veteran's association through which like-minded individuals could socialise. While the RRA hadn't previously been known to be particularly political or militant in its outlook, in 2573 members of a militant fringe of the RRA whipped the citizens of the city of Eleazor into a frenzy over taxation imposed by Amaris. The result was a riot severe enough that it saw the Eighth Amaris Dragoons deployed to disperse the rioters. While the Eighth was occupied by the rioters, several hundred people in RRA uniforms stormed the Eighth's headquarters at the Efrimal Long barracks, which was co-located alongside a high-security prison within which Amaris had imprisoned dissidents against his regime.[3]

The RRA force quickly captured the headquarters, executing captured personnel including the regimental command staff, and the RRA commander, Colonel Janissa DeCoe, used the Eighth's communications equipment to broadcast their own demands for foreign troops on Republic soil to be withdrawn, for the sovreignty of the Republic to be accepted, and for Amaris to cease imprisoning his political opponents. The RRA then jammed communications planetwide as Amaris reacted in a typically brutal fashion; the Fifth Amaris Fusiliers and the Republican Guards - the latter a part of Amaris' own household troops - were ordered into the city to suppress the RRA forces. The Fusiliers and the Guards expected a quick victory, as both were favoured units well-equipped with BattleMechs; instead, the two units faced stiff resistence from RRA personnel proficient in anti-'Mech tactics who quickly crippled a number of 'Mechs. The resulting setback drove a furious Amaris to order that the Efrimal Long site be bombarded by both artillery and air strikes, flattening the site and killing a third of the RRA personnel; yet more members of the RRA died as they came into contact with the loyalist units encircling the site, and in the wake of the battle Amaris imposed the Universal Act of Loyalty on the Republic, forcing citizens to either swear loyalty to the Amaris family and through them, the Star League.[3]

Civil War

With military action on the part of the Star League against the various Periphery nations looking increasingly likely, Gregory Amaris was able to present the Universal Act of Loyalty to the public as a needed mitigation to continue the Republic's independence; while that was effective for a time, Amaris subsequently followed it with the Manchester Directive in 2575, which outlawed the RRA. This, combined with the various high-handed tax measures and property seizures Amaris had enacted to implement an economic plan intended to elevate the Republic into the position of being a serious competitor to the various Great Houses, was enough to push the Repubic towards civil war. Despite the actions of radicals at Efrimal Long in 2573, the vast majority of the RRA were ex-servicemen, and membership of the RRA was widely considered to be an honor. The declaration that the RRA was an illegal body alienated large segments of the population, and Amaris' use of troops to seize RRA members, suppress RRA groups and seize the property owned by them further inflamed the situation.[4]

Things then became worse still as Amaris continued to favor outside industries and workers over those native to the Republic; on the 23rd of April 2575, the situation became so bad that workers at the Diplass Technologies BattleMech plant on Apollo went on strike, demanding legal reforms to protect the rights and wages of Republican workers ahead of foreigners, directly citing those technical and management staff brought into the plant from outside the Republic.[5]

Amaris' reaction was swift; declaring the strike to be the act of traitors and insurgents at a vital military-industrial facility, he ordered the Fourth Amaris Dragoons to seize the facility immediately. Either the Fourth or Amaris underestimated the strikers, because the small detachment from the Fourth was quickly overwhelmed; worse than that, ordering the military to use force against unarmed workers played directly into the hands of the RRA, who were more than willing to enter into a conflict with Amaris. RRA workers at Diplass declared that Amaris' actions showed he had lost the moral authority to rule, claimed that the government was corrupt, and announced that they would be forming a new government of the people known as the Rim Provisional Government (RPG).[5]

True to past behaviour, Amaris responded by ordering the military into action, dispatching the Seventh Amaris Legionnaires to seize the plant and announcing martial law across Apollo. In this, Amaris had miscalculated for a second time; anticipating a swift military assault that would quickly crush the incipient rebellion, Amaris was unprepared for the Seventh Legionnaires instead siding with the workers, with the Commanding Officer of the regiment, Colonel Katherine Dormax, declaring their support for the RPG. Amaris tried to compensate by ordering the Eighth Amaris Fusiliers to subdue the Legionnaires, only to have the Fusiliers in turn declare their support for the RRA and RPG.[5]

Clan Invasion of 3050

During the Clan Invasion of Inner Sphere, Apollo was targeted by Clan Jade Falcon with keen interest. This due to because of it being the former capital of the old Rim World Republic, its conquest would mark the beginning of rebuilding the Star League to the Falcons. The invasion began in May of 3050, when Turkina Keshik arrived with Gamma Galaxy in escort.

The planet was defended by the 2nd Regiment of the Grave Walkers and the Apollo Militia. Initial landings on the planet were hampered by the bad weather of the monsoon season. The Gravewalkers and Militia Troops put up a heavy resistence to the Falcon's invasion, but ultimately had to fall back to the Planet's ancient Fortifications. Several Stars of Elemental Battle Armor overran one of the Forts by using ancient plans found in their Star League era files of Apollo. The 2nd Grave Walkers resistance to the Falcon's efforts was incredibly frustrating. In response, Khans Timur Maltus & Elias Crichell ordered the 305th Assault Cluster to re-configure their OmniMechs to fire Arrow IV Homing Missiles into the remaining fortification. Using the Homing-Rounds kept the Falcon's bombardment from destroying villages that were next to the Walker's Position. The bombardment finally opened up a number of spots in the Fort's defenses to allow Falcon 'Mechs and Elementals entry. Shortly after the Grave Walkers surrendered, ending the battle for Apollo.[6]

Clan Ice Hellion Invasion

In July 3071, Clan Ice Hellion invaded Clan Jade Falcon's Occupational Zone. Apollo was invaded by elements of the Hellion's Beta Galaxy in September. Hellion's WarShip CIH Cold Hunter is damaged in course of the battle in orbit with Jade Falcon WarShips CJF Blue Talon & Falcon's Nest.[7] In November, the Ice Hellion forces were forced to withdraw from Apollo, as elements of Clan Hell's Horses forces took the planet for their Clan.[8][9]

Manufacturing Centers

Garrisoning Military Force

2573

2581

3050

3079

Owner History

Nearby Systems

Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years)
Closest planets first:
Planet Distance (LY) Jumps 2750 3025 3030 3040 3052 3057 3062 3067
Bensinger 12.28 1 RWR LC LC FC CJF CSV CJF CJF
Toland 13.86 1 RWR LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Here 24.33 1 RWR LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Steelton 26.06 1 RWR LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Wotan 27.42 1 RWR LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Somerset 31.00 2 RWR LC LC FC FC LA LA CJF
Winfield 32.77 2 RWR LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Persistence 35.28 2 RWR LC LC FC CJF CSV CJF CJF
Derf 38.10 2 LC LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Anywhere 38.25 2 RWR LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Lackhove 38.90 2 RWR P P P CJF CJF CJF CJF
Butte Hold 41.87 2 N P P P CW CW CW CW
Golandrinas 44.28 2 RWR LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Oberon VI 45.07 2 RWR P P P CW CW CW CW
Star's End 46.68 2 RWR P P P CW CW CW CW
Trell I 48.49 2 LC LC LC FC CJF CSV CJF CJF
Icar 50.07 2 RWR LC LC FC CW CW CW CW
Sigurd 54.26 2 RWR P P P CW CW CW CW
Last Chance 54.47 2 RWR P P P CJF CJF CJF CJF
Maxie's Planet 54.66 2 LC LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Beta VII 54.83 2 RWR LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Bone-Norman 56.84 2 LC LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Malibu 57.28 2 RWR LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Butler 57.74 2 LC LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Erewhon 58.45 2 RWR P P P CJF CJF CJF CJF

References

  1. ↑ Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 27, "Second Wave: The Falcon Strikes" - Rim Worlds Republican built Fortresses targeted by Jade Falcons in their invasion of Apollo in 3050. These fortress were un-named.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 37, "The Republic-Commonwealth War"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Historical: Reunification War, p. 127, "Descent Into Madness (2571-2580)"
  4. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 130, "The Manchester Directive"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Historical: Reunification War, p. 130, "The Spark"
  6. ↑ Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 27, 38, "Details of Jade Falcon's invasion of Apollo in 3050".
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 29, "Apollo exchanges hands during the fighting in Ice Hellion invasion".
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 20, "Timeline of the Jihad"
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 50, "The Jihad In Review"
  10. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 205-6, "Hipparch Cavalry Tank"
  11. ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, "Vulcan Aerospace Fighter Profile"
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Historical: Reunifcation War, p. 128, "Reunification War: Rim Worlds Republic Front Deployments (2581)"
  13. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 25, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
  14. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 13, "Clan Hell's Horses Deployment Status"
  15. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 18, "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War [2571]"
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"
  17. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158, "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
  18. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25, "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League [2750]"
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2822]"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025]"
  22. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030]"
  23. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 39 [3040]"
  24. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 10, "Inner Sphere Map [3050]"
  25. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052]"
  26. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 22, "Inner Sphere Map [3052]"
  27. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  28. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  29. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70, "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  30. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 25, "Clan Hell's Horses Deployment Map"
  31. ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130

Bibliography

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