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(References to Asgard)

Asgard
System Information
X:Y Coordinates126.56:268.10[e]
Spectral classK9VI[1]
Recharge time200 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)Zenith[1]

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

Template:InfoBoxPlanetStandard

Owner History

Planetary Overview

Asgard is divided into five continents, the most notable one being Muspell, on which the capitol city of Vernan is located.[1]

Planetary History

Early History

Originally, Asgard was a Terran Alliance colony[1] 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.[3]

Asgard accepted this proposal in 2309,[1] not realising 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.[3] 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.[2]

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 before being shipped back to their next of kin.[2]

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 guerilla 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.[2][1]

Clan Invasion

In February of 3052, Clan Smoke Jaguar attacked Asgard during the Fifth Wave of Operation Revival. The attack, led by the 19th Striker Cluster and 4th Jaguar Dragoons, met strong resistance from the 3rd 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 DropShips. Little more than a battalion's worth of the Third Regulars managed to escape off-world.[20] After they were conquered, the citizens of Asgard remained willing to fight for their freedom, despite generations of brain-washing under Kuritan leadership.[1]

Operation Bulldog

Asgard was invaded in the first wave of Operation Bulldog by the 3rd Benjamin Regulars, the Davion Assault Guards, the 278th ComGuard Division, and the 3rd Proserpina Hussars. The defending Fourth Jaguar Dragoons were outnumbered four to one and inevitably lost the planet.[21]

Planetary Garrison

3054

3062

3067

3085

Nearby Planets

Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years)
Closest planets first:
Planet Distance (LY) Jumps 2750 3025 3030 3040 3052 3057 3062
Port Arthur 12.02 1 DC DC DC DC CSJ CSJ DC
Tarazed 14.87 1 DC DC DC DC CSJ CSJ DC
Yamarovka 17.27 1 DC DC DC DC CSJ CSJ DC
Avon 27.50 1 DC DC DC DC CNC CNC DC
Braunton 29.33 1 DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Mualang 30.51 2 DC DC DC DC CNC CNC DC
Caripare 32.46 2 DC DC DC DC CNC CNC DC
Itabaiana 41.73 2 DC DC DC DC CNC CNC DC
Cyrenaica 42.60 2 DC DC DC DC CNC CNC DC
Xinyang 43.62 2 DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Luthien 44.41 2 DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Bicester 44.51 2 DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Kilmarnock 46.53 2 DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Kanowit 47.45 2 DC DC DC DC CNC CNC DC
Tanh Linh 50.19 2 DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Juazeiro 50.90 2 DC DC DC DC CNC CNC DC
Dyfed 52.94 2 DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Tinaca 57.09 2 DC DC DC DC CGB CGB CGB
Chatham 57.11 2 DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Leiston 57.79 2 DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Paracale 57.86 2 DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Babuyan 58.35 2 DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Outer Volta 59.66 2 DC DC DC DC CSJ CSJ DC

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction, p. 177, "Asgard"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 24, "Conquest of resistance"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 23, "Political Manuvers"
  4. Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
  5. Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  6. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  7. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 193, "Draconis Combine - Map"
  8. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  9. Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050"
  10. Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere Map [3052]"
  11. Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  12. Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  13. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, "Inner Sphere Map [3075]"
  14. Field Report: DCMS, p. 21, "DCMS Deployment Table [3079]"
  15. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  16. Field Manual: 3085, p. 127, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  17. Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  18. Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
  19. Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  20. Invading Clans (sourcebook), p.69
  21. The Dragon Roars, p.16
  22. Objective Raids, p. 62 - "Unit Note"
  23. 23.0 23.1 Field Manual: ComStar, p. 128 - "Nova Cats Deployment Table"
  24. Field Manual: Updates, p. 101 - "Clan Nova Cat Deployment Table"
  25. Field Manual: 3085, p. 130, "Deployment Table - 3085"

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