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−	The '''Asgard''' system is the location of at least one inhabited world, '''Asgard IV''', and as of June [[3152]] was located in the [[Alshain Province]] of the [[Rasalhague Dominion]].<ref name=DDp85/>	+	The '''Asgard''' system is the location of at least one inhabited world, '''Asgard IV''', and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Irece Prefecture]] of the [[Pesht Military District]].<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
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	==System Description==		==System Description==
−	Asgard is located near the [[Port Arthur]] and [[Tarazed]] systems<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of a class K9VI primary orbited by at least four planets.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>	+	The Asgard system is located near the [[Port Arthur]] and [[Tarazed]] systems<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of a class K9VI primary orbited by at least four planets.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
	==System History==		==System History==
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	==Political Affiliation==		==Political Affiliation==
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	* [[2239]] - [[Terran Alliance]]<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>		* [[2239]] - [[Terran Alliance]]<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
	* [[2240]] - Independent world<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>		* [[2240]] - Independent world<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
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	* [[2596]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>		* [[2596]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
	* [[2750]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>		* [[2750]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
−	* [[2764]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>	+	* [[2764]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'': "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
	* [[2765]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref>		* [[2765]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref>
	* [[2821]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War [2821]"</ref>		* [[2821]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War [2821]"</ref>
	* [[2864]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref>		* [[2864]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref>
−	* [[3025]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref>	+	* [[3025]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'': "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref>
	* [[3030]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War [3030]"</ref>		* [[3030]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War [3030]"</ref>
	* [[3040]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 [3040]"</ref>		* [[3040]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 [3040]"</ref>
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	* [[3085]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref>		* [[3085]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref>
	* [[3135]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>		* [[3135]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
−	* [[3145]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>	+	* [[3145]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>
−	* [[3151]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=SFp102-103>''Shattered Fortress'', pp. 102–103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref>	+	</div>
−	* [[3152]] - [[Rasalhague Dominion]] (from June)<ref name=DDp85>''Dominions Divided'', p. 85: "Rasalhague Dominion June 3152"</ref><ref name=DDp87>''Dominions Divided'', p. 87: "A Short, Popular War"</ref>	+
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	==Asgard IV==		==Asgard IV==
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	| name                = Asgard IV		| name                = Asgard IV
	| othernames          =		| othernames          =
−	| position            = Fourth<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>	+	| position            = 4th<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
	| distance            = 3.31 days<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>		| distance            = 3.31 days<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
	| moons              = 3 (Altheim, Midgard, Hel)<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>		| moons              = 3 (Altheim, Midgard, Hel)<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
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	| water              = 60%<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>		| water              = 60%<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
	| life                = Amphibians<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>		| life                = Amphibians<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
−	| continents          = 5 (Muspell)<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>	+	| continents          =
	| colonized          =		| colonized          =
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−	| population          = 1,975,000,000 (3059)<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>	+	| population          = 1,975,000,000<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
	| ruler              =		| ruler              =
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−	Asgard IV, more commonly known simply as Asgard, is the fourth planet in the Asgard system and has three moons named Altheim, Midgard, and Hel.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>	+
		+	Asgard IV - more commonly known simply as Asgard - is the fourth planet in the Asgard system and has three moons named Altheim, Midgard and Hel.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
	===Planetary History===		===Planetary History===
	====Early History====		====Early History====
−	Originally, Asgard was a [[Terran Alliance]] colony<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> and was one of the colonies abandoned as a result of the Demarcation Declaration of 2240. When [[Director of Alliance of Galedon|Director]] [[Shiro Kurita]] of the Alliance of Galedon conducted a year-long tour of worlds near the Alliance in 2309–[[2310]], he included both independent worlds such as Asgard and worlds controlling small states. Director Kurita brought with him evidence purporting to show that one or more of the small states nearby had designs on conquering Asgard, and offered to mediate between Asgard and its opponents. He also offered to protect Asgard by allowing Asgard to join the Alliance, thereby allying itself with a stronger power.<ref name="HKp23">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 23: "Political Maneuvers"</ref>	+	Originally, Asgard was a [[Terran Alliance]] colony<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> and was one of the colonies abandoned as a result of the Demarcation Declaration of 2240. When [[Director]] [[Shiro Kurita]] of the Alliance of Galedon conducted a year-long tour of worlds near the Alliance in 2309-[[2310]], he included both independent worlds such as Asgard and worlds controlling small states. Director Kurita brought with him evidence purporting to show that one or more of the small states nearby had designs on conquering Asgard, and offered to mediate between Asgard and its opponents. He also offered to protect Asgard by allowing Asgard to join the Alliance, thereby allying itself with a stronger power.<ref name="HKp23">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 23: "Political Maneuvers"</ref>
	Asgard accepted this proposal in 2309,<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> not realizing that Director Kurita had invented the evidence and deliberately played a number of small states and worlds off against each other to dramatically expand the size of the Alliance.<ref name="HKp23"/> The worlds of [[Dieron]] and [[Altair]] were responsible for Director Kurita's subterfuge coming to light, when in June [[2311]] a dispute broke out between the two; each called on its great ally only to discover that they were ''both'' allied with Director Shiro Kurita. Each planetary ruler discovered that they had been promised the same things, and word soon spread to the other planets seduced by Director Kurita's diplomatic campaign.<ref name="HKp24"/>		Asgard accepted this proposal in 2309,<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> not realizing that Director Kurita had invented the evidence and deliberately played a number of small states and worlds off against each other to dramatically expand the size of the Alliance.<ref name="HKp23"/> The worlds of [[Dieron]] and [[Altair]] were responsible for Director Kurita's subterfuge coming to light, when in June [[2311]] a dispute broke out between the two; each called on its great ally only to discover that they were ''both'' allied with Director Shiro Kurita. Each planetary ruler discovered that they had been promised the same things, and word soon spread to the other planets seduced by Director Kurita's diplomatic campaign.<ref name="HKp24"/>
−	Of all the worlds that had been tricked, those that took the greatest offense were the rulers of Asgard, [[Benjamin]], and [[Telos IV]]. Furious at having been manipulated and feeling betrayed, the three became increasingly hostile; Director Kurita responded by gathering together a thousand or more dignitaries and ruling lords from the northeast quadrant of the [[Inner Sphere]] to the [[Council of One]] summit in September 2311. He spoke passionately to those present of the need for cooperation between the worlds of the region for the betterment of all, and then called for a vote on his proposal of alliance. Those dignitaries who voted in favor departed safely; those who didn't were executed by the two companies of crack troops assembled around the summit by Shiro's brother [[Urizen Kurita (24th c.)|Urizen Kurita]] before being shipped back to their next of kin.<ref name="HKp24"/><ref name="HB:HKp17"/>	+	Of all the worlds that had been tricked, those that took the greatest offense were the rulers of Asgard, [[Benjamin]] and [[Telos IV]]. Furious at having been manipulated and feeling betrayed, the three became increasingly hostile; Director Kurita responded by gathering together a thousand or more dignitaries and ruling lords from the northeast quadrant of the [[Inner Sphere]] to the [[Council of One]] summit in September 2311. He spoke passionately to those present of the need for cooperation between the worlds of the region for the betterment of all, and then called for a vote on his proposal of alliance. Those dignitaries who voted in favor departed safely; those who didn't were executed by the two companies of crack troops assembled around the summit by Shiro's brother [[Urizen Kurita (24th c.)|Urizen Kurita]] before being shipped back to their next of kin.<ref name="HKp24"/><ref name="HB:HKp17"/>
−	With the Council of One dispensed with, Director Kurita deployed both the Alliance of Galedon fleet and his land forces to the conquest of Asgard, Benjamin and Telos IV. The troops landed that same September and began attempts to subdue the population. The inhabitants of Asgard were determined to retain their freedom and resisted bitterly, adopting the same guerrilla tactics used effectively by various worlds during the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] a century before. Director Kurita used every method at his disposal short of weapons of mass destruction, and the casualties on both sides were enormous, but eventually the three worlds were forced to capitulate, with Asgard surrendering in August 2312.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/><ref name="HKp24"/><ref name="HB:HKp17"/>	+	With the Council of One dispensed with, Director Kurita deployed both the Alliance of Galedon fleet and his land forces to the conquest of Asgard, Benjamin and Telos IV. The troops landed that same September and began attempts to subdue the population. The inhabitants of Asgard were determined to retain their freedom and resisted bitterly, adopting the same guerrilla tactics used effectively by various worlds during the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] a century before. Director Kurita used every method at his disposal short of weapons of mass destruction, and the casualties on both sides were enormous, but eventually the three worlds were forced to capitulate, with Asgard surrendering in August 2312.<ref name="HKp24"/><ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/><ref name="HB:HKp17"/>
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	====Clan Invasion====		====Clan Invasion====
−	In February of [[3052]], Clan Smoke Jaguar attacked Asgard during the Fifth Wave of [[Operation REVIVAL]]. [[Battle of Asgard (3052)|The attack]], led by the [[19th Striker (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Nineteenth Striker Cluster]] and [[4th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Fourth Jaguar Dragoons]], met strong resistance from the [[Third Benjamin Regulars]] as soon as they made planetfall with the opening of a continuous [[artillery]] bombardment.  This forced the invaders to conduct a night march to escape the bombardment, arriving at the city of Vernan a full day before the defenders had expected them.  In the fierce battle which followed the Third's heavy and assault 'Mechs tied up the Jaguars, allowing the rest of the regiment to withdraw to secondary defensive lines near the rock formation Odin's Retreat.  There they dug in and held the line over the course of an entire month of combat.  In the end, assault elements of the Fourth Jaguar broke through and rolled up the Third Regulars' western flank, forcing them to pull back across the Ragnarok Plains in a fighting retreat all the way to their [[DropShip]]s.  Little more than a battalion's worth of the Third Regulars managed to escape off-world.<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 69</ref>  After they were conquered, the citizens of Asgard remained willing to fight for their freedom, despite generations of brain-washing under Combine control.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>	+	In February of [[3052]], Clan Smoke Jaguar attacked Asgard during the Fifth Wave of [[Operation REVIVAL]]. [[Battle of Asgard (3052)|The attack]], led by the [[19th Striker (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Nineteenth Striker Cluster]] and [[4th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Fourth Jaguar Dragoons]], met strong resistance from the [[Third Benjamin Regulars]] as soon as they made planetfall with the opening of a continuous [[artillery]] bombardment.  This forced the invaders to conduct a night march to escape the bombardment, arriving at the city of Vernan a full day before the defenders had expected them.  In the fierce battle which followed the Third's heavy and assault 'Mechs tied up the Jaguars, allowing the rest of the regiment to withdraw to secondary defensive lines near the rock formation Odin's Retreat.  There they dug in and held the line over the course of an entire month of combat.  In the end, assault elements of the Fourth Jaguar broke through and rolled up the Third Regulars' western flank, forcing them to pull back across the Ragnarok Plains in a fighting retreat all the way to their [[DropShip]]s.  Little more than a battalion's worth of the Third Regulars managed to escape off-world.<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 69</ref>  After they were conquered, the citizens of Asgard remained willing to fight for their freedom, despite generations of brain-washing under Kuritan leadership.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
	====Operation BULLDOG====		====Operation BULLDOG====
	Asgard was invaded in the first wave of [[Operation BULLDOG]] by the Third Benjamin Regulars, the [[Davion Assault Guards]], the [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] [[278th Division (ComStar)|278th Division]], and the [[Third Proserpina Hussars]]. The defending Fourth Jaguar Dragoons were outnumbered four to one and inevitably lost the planet.<ref>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 16</ref>		Asgard was invaded in the first wave of [[Operation BULLDOG]] by the Third Benjamin Regulars, the [[Davion Assault Guards]], the [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] [[278th Division (ComStar)|278th Division]], and the [[Third Proserpina Hussars]]. The defending Fourth Jaguar Dragoons were outnumbered four to one and inevitably lost the planet.<ref>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 16</ref>
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−	====ilClan Era====
−	Attacked in June [[3152]] by the [[Rasalhague Dominion]] as part of a limited offensive towards [[Luthien]], Asgard swiftly fell to the [[3rd Freemen (Rasalhague Dominion)|Third Freemen]].<ref name=DDp87/>
	===Military Deployment===		===Military Deployment===
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	* [[208th BattleMech Division]]<ref name=FMSLDFp256 />		* [[208th BattleMech Division]]<ref name=FMSLDFp256 />
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	* [[12th Garrison (Clan Nova Cat)|Twelfth Garrison Cluster]]<ref name=FMCS128>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 128: "Nova Cats Deployment Table"</ref>		* [[12th Garrison (Clan Nova Cat)|Twelfth Garrison Cluster]]<ref name=FMCS128>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 128: "Nova Cats Deployment Table"</ref>
	* [[153rd Garrison (Clan Nova Cat)|153rd Garrison Cluster]]<ref name=FMCS128/>		* [[153rd Garrison (Clan Nova Cat)|153rd Garrison Cluster]]<ref name=FMCS128/>
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	* [[Nova Cat Rangers (Clan Nova Cat)|Nova Cat Rangers]]<ref name=FMU101>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 101: "Clan Nova Cat Deployment Table"</ref>		* [[Nova Cat Rangers (Clan Nova Cat)|Nova Cat Rangers]]<ref name=FMU101>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 101: "Clan Nova Cat Deployment Table"</ref>
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	* [[Nova Cat Fusiliers (Clan Nova Cat)|Nova Cat Fusiliers]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 130: "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>		* [[Nova Cat Fusiliers (Clan Nova Cat)|Nova Cat Fusiliers]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 130: "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
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	===Geography===		===Geography===
−	Asgard has five continents, the most notable of which is Muspell, as well as a number of island chains. Among the significant geological regions on Muspell are the Odin's Retreat Mountains, a chain described as "formidable"; the Ragnarok Plains begin in the foothills of Odin's Retreat.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>	+	Asgard has five continents, the most notable of which is Muspell, as well as a number of island chains. Among the significant geological regions on Muspell are the Odin's Retreat mountains, a chain described as "formidable"; the Ragnarok Plains begin in the foothills of Odin's Retreat.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
	===Planetary Locations===		===Planetary Locations===
−	* Odin's Retreat: mountain range<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>	+	* Odin's Retreat: Mountain range
−	* Ragnarok Plains<ref name=OSG>''On Solid Ground''</ref>	+	* Ragnarok Plains:<ref name=OSG>''On Solid Ground''</ref>
−	* Vernan: planetary capital city, located on the Ragnarok Plains in the foothills of Odin's Retreat<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>	+	* Vernan: planetary capital city, located on the Ragnarok Plains in the foothills of Odin's Retreat.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
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	===Companies and Industries===		===Companies and Industries===
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	==Map Gallery==		==Map Gallery==
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	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
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	* ''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction]]''		* ''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction]]''
−	* ''[[Dominions Divided]]''
	* ''[[The Dragon Roars]]''		* ''[[The Dragon Roars]]''
	* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''		* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
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	* ''[[Objective Raids]]''		* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
	* ''[[On Solid Ground]]'' (short story)		* ''[[On Solid Ground]]'' (short story)
−	* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
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	[[Category:Systems|Asgard]]		[[Category:Systems|Asgard]]
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	[[Category: Independent Systems]]		[[Category: Independent Systems]]
−	[[Category: Rasalhague Dominion Systems]]
	[[Category: Terran Alliance Systems]]		[[Category: Terran Alliance Systems]]

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{{InfoBoxSystem | image = Asgard_3151.svg | caption = Asgard [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]] | name = Asgard | coord = 126.654 : 266.198{{e}} | stars = | class = K9VI<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177>''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction'', p. 177: "Asgard"</ref> | recharge = 200 hours<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> | recharge stations = Zenith<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> | planets = }} The '''Asgard''' system is the location of at least one inhabited world, '''Asgard IV''', and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Irece Prefecture]] of the [[Pesht Military District]].<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref> __TOC__ ==System Description== The Asgard system is located near the [[Port Arthur]] and [[Tarazed]] systems<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of a class K9VI primary orbited by at least four planets.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> ==System History== The Asgard system was colonized during the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]] and became independent following the [[Demarcation Declaration]].<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> ==Political Affiliation== <div class="desktop-3-col"> * [[2239]] - [[Terran Alliance]]<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> * [[2240]] - Independent world<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> * [[2309]] - Independent World<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/><ref name="HKp24">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 24: "Conquest of resistance"</ref> * [[2311]] - Independent World<ref name="HKp24">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 24: "Conquest of resistance"</ref> * [[2312]] - [[Alliance of Galedon]] (From August)<ref name="HKp23">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 23: "Political Maneuvers"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp17">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 17: "Macedonian Politics"</ref> * [[2319]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name=HB:HKp18>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Map Founding [2319]"</ref> * [[2571]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref> * [[2596]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref> * [[2750]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref> * [[2764]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'': "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> * [[2765]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref> * [[2821]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War [2821]"</ref> * [[2864]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref> * [[3025]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'': "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref> * [[3030]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War [3030]"</ref> * [[3040]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 [3040]"</ref> * [[3050]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref> * [[3052]] - [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052]"</ref> * [[3057]] - Clan Smoke Jaguar<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref> * [[3063]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref> * [[3067]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War [3067]"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [October 3067] Map"</ref> * [[3075]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: Inner Sphere - [3075] Map</ref> * [[3079]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref> * [[3081]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref> * [[3085]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref> * [[3135]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> * [[3145]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> </div> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ==Asgard IV== {{InfoBoxPlanet | image = Asgard.jpg | name = Asgard IV | othernames = | position = 4th<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> | distance = 3.31 days<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> | moons = 3 (Altheim, Midgard, Hel)<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> | gravity = 0.94<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> | pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> | temperature = 35°C (Mild-Temperate)<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> | water = 60%<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> | life = Amphibians<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> | continents = | colonized = | demonym = | language = | religion = | population = 1,975,000,000<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> | ruler = | political = | commander = | capital = Vernan<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> | hpg = B<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> | hpgrep = }} Asgard IV - more commonly known simply as Asgard - is the fourth planet in the Asgard system and has three moons named Altheim, Midgard and Hel.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> ===Planetary History=== ====Early History==== Originally, Asgard was a [[Terran Alliance]] colony<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> and was one of the colonies abandoned as a result of the Demarcation Declaration of 2240. When [[Director]] [[Shiro Kurita]] of the Alliance of Galedon conducted a year-long tour of worlds near the Alliance in 2309-[[2310]], he included both independent worlds such as Asgard and worlds controlling small states. Director Kurita brought with him evidence purporting to show that one or more of the small states nearby had designs on conquering Asgard, and offered to mediate between Asgard and its opponents. He also offered to protect Asgard by allowing Asgard to join the Alliance, thereby allying itself with a stronger power.<ref name="HKp23">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 23: "Political Maneuvers"</ref> Asgard accepted this proposal in 2309,<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> not realizing that Director Kurita had invented the evidence and deliberately played a number of small states and worlds off against each other to dramatically expand the size of the Alliance.<ref name="HKp23"/> The worlds of [[Dieron]] and [[Altair]] were responsible for Director Kurita's subterfuge coming to light, when in June [[2311]] a dispute broke out between the two; each called on its great ally only to discover that they were ''both'' allied with Director Shiro Kurita. Each planetary ruler discovered that they had been promised the same things, and word soon spread to the other planets seduced by Director Kurita's diplomatic campaign.<ref name="HKp24"/> Of all the worlds that had been tricked, those that took the greatest offense were the rulers of Asgard, [[Benjamin]] and [[Telos IV]]. Furious at having been manipulated and feeling betrayed, the three became increasingly hostile; Director Kurita responded by gathering together a thousand or more dignitaries and ruling lords from the northeast quadrant of the [[Inner Sphere]] to the [[Council of One]] summit in September 2311. He spoke passionately to those present of the need for cooperation between the worlds of the region for the betterment of all, and then called for a vote on his proposal of alliance. Those dignitaries who voted in favor departed safely; those who didn't were executed by the two companies of crack troops assembled around the summit by Shiro's brother [[Urizen Kurita (24th c.)|Urizen Kurita]] before being shipped back to their next of kin.<ref name="HKp24"/><ref name="HB:HKp17"/> With the Council of One dispensed with, Director Kurita deployed both the Alliance of Galedon fleet and his land forces to the conquest of Asgard, Benjamin and Telos IV. The troops landed that same September and began attempts to subdue the population. The inhabitants of Asgard were determined to retain their freedom and resisted bitterly, adopting the same guerrilla tactics used effectively by various worlds during the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] a century before. Director Kurita used every method at his disposal short of weapons of mass destruction, and the casualties on both sides were enormous, but eventually the three worlds were forced to capitulate, with Asgard surrendering in August 2312.<ref name="HKp24"/><ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/><ref name="HB:HKp17"/> ====Star League==== During the final years of the [[Star League]], Asgard was the host to a [[Star League Defense Force]] garrison.<ref name=FMSLDFp256>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 256: "SLDF - Draconis Combine Military Command Map"</ref> ====Clan Invasion==== In February of [[3052]], Clan Smoke Jaguar attacked Asgard during the Fifth Wave of [[Operation REVIVAL]]. [[Battle of Asgard (3052)|The attack]], led by the [[19th Striker (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Nineteenth Striker Cluster]] and [[4th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Fourth Jaguar Dragoons]], met strong resistance from the [[Third Benjamin Regulars]] as soon as they made planetfall with the opening of a continuous [[artillery]] bombardment. This forced the invaders to conduct a night march to escape the bombardment, arriving at the city of Vernan a full day before the defenders had expected them. In the fierce battle which followed the Third's heavy and assault 'Mechs tied up the Jaguars, allowing the rest of the regiment to withdraw to secondary defensive lines near the rock formation Odin's Retreat. There they dug in and held the line over the course of an entire month of combat. In the end, assault elements of the Fourth Jaguar broke through and rolled up the Third Regulars' western flank, forcing them to pull back across the Ragnarok Plains in a fighting retreat all the way to their [[DropShip]]s. Little more than a battalion's worth of the Third Regulars managed to escape off-world.<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 69</ref> After they were conquered, the citizens of Asgard remained willing to fight for their freedom, despite generations of brain-washing under Kuritan leadership.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> ====Operation BULLDOG==== Asgard was invaded in the first wave of [[Operation BULLDOG]] by the Third Benjamin Regulars, the [[Davion Assault Guards]], the [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] [[278th Division (ComStar)|278th Division]], and the [[Third Proserpina Hussars]]. The defending Fourth Jaguar Dragoons were outnumbered four to one and inevitably lost the planet.<ref>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 16</ref> ===Military Deployment=== ====2764==== * [[208th BattleMech Division]]<ref name=FMSLDFp256 /> ====3054==== * [[4th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Fourth Jaguar Dragoons]]<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 62: "Unit Note"</ref> ====3062==== * [[12th Garrison (Clan Nova Cat)|Twelfth Garrison Cluster]]<ref name=FMCS128>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 128: "Nova Cats Deployment Table"</ref> * [[153rd Garrison (Clan Nova Cat)|153rd Garrison Cluster]]<ref name=FMCS128/> ====3067==== * [[Nova Cat Rangers (Clan Nova Cat)|Nova Cat Rangers]]<ref name=FMU101>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 101: "Clan Nova Cat Deployment Table"</ref> ====3085==== * [[Nova Cat Fusiliers (Clan Nova Cat)|Nova Cat Fusiliers]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 130: "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> ===Geography=== Asgard has five continents, the most notable of which is Muspell, as well as a number of island chains. Among the significant geological regions on Muspell are the Odin's Retreat mountains, a chain described as "formidable"; the Ragnarok Plains begin in the foothills of Odin's Retreat.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> ===Planetary Locations=== * Odin's Retreat: Mountain range * Ragnarok Plains:<ref name=OSG>''On Solid Ground''</ref> * Vernan: planetary capital city, located on the Ragnarok Plains in the foothills of Odin's Retreat.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> <!-- Commented out due to lack of information ===Companies and Industries=== ===Image gallery=== --> ==Map Gallery== <div class="system-map-gallery"></div> ==Nearby Systems== <!-- NOTE: This table is automatically generated by BattleTechWiki:Project_Planets/Mapping, and any edits to this section may be overwritten at any time by a bot --> {|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;" ! colspan="8" | Closest 28 systems (28 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first: |- | class="lessthan30" | [[Port Arthur]] | class="lessthan30" | 11.9 | class="lessthan30" | [[Tarazed]] | class="lessthan30" | 14.7 | class="lessthan30" | [[Yamarovka]] | class="lessthan30" | 17.1 | class="lessthan30" | [[Avon]] | class="lessthan30" | 28.0 |- | class="lessthan30" | [[Tuat]] | class="lessthan30" | 28.2 | class="lessthan30" | [[Braunton]] | class="lessthan30" | 29.1 | class="over30" | [[Mualang]] | class="over30" | 30.2 | class="over30" | [[Cyrenaica]] | class="over30" | 30.9 |- | class="over30" | [[Caripare]] | class="over30" | 32.2 | class="over30" | [[Baruun Urt]] | class="over30" | 35.4 | class="over30" | [[Itabaiana]] | class="over30" | 41.4 | class="over30" | [[Xinyang]] | class="over30" | 43.4 |- | class="over30" | [[Luthien]] | class="over30" | 43.9 | class="over30" | [[Bicester]] | class="over30" | 44.1 | class="over30" | [[Kilmarnock]] | class="over30" | 46.1 | class="over30" | [[Kanowit]] | class="over30" | 46.5 |- | class="over30" | [[Tanh Linh]] | class="over30" | 49.7 | class="over30" | [[Juazeiro]] | class="over30" | 50.5 | class="over30" | [[Dyfed]] | class="over30" | 52.5 | class="over30" | [[Tinaca]] | class="over30" | 56.6 |- | class="over30" | [[Chatham]] | class="over30" | 56.6 | class="over30" | [[Bilma]] | class="over30" | 57.0 | class="over30" | [[Leiston]] | class="over30" | 57.3 | class="over30" | [[Paracale]] | class="over30" | 57.3 |- | class="over30" | [[Babuyan]] | class="over30" | 57.8 | class="over30" | [[Outer Volta]] | class="over30" | 59.1 | class="over30" | [[Yumesta]] | class="over30" | 59.6 | class="over30" | [[Irece]] | class="over30" | 59.6 |- |} ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== * ''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction]]'' * ''[[The Dragon Roars]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]'' * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' * ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' * ''[[On Solid Ground]]'' (short story) [[Category:Systems|Asgard]] [[Category: Alliance of Galedon Systems]] [[Category: Clan Smoke Jaguar Systems]] [[Category: Draconis Combine Systems]] [[Category: Independent Systems]] [[Category: Terran Alliance Systems]]

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