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== System History ==
 
== System History ==
 
The Broken Wheel system had been colonized by the end of the [[Age of War]]<ref name="HB:HDp48"/> and was a member of the [[Federated Suns]] continuously until the late thirty-first century.
 
The Broken Wheel system had been colonized by the end of the [[Age of War]]<ref name="HB:HDp48"/> and was a member of the [[Federated Suns]] continuously until the late thirty-first century.
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== Political Affiliation ==
 
== Political Affiliation ==
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| year                = 3079<ref name=OB:Pp23/>
 
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| ruler              = Planetary Governor [[Harold Edgrer]] ([[3075]])<ref name=FRPp5>''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 5 "Peripheral Quotes"</ref>
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| capital            = Tripet<ref name=OB:Pp23/>
 
| capital            = Tripet<ref name=OB:Pp23/>
 
| population          = 127,500,000<ref name=OB:Pp23/>
 
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== Planetary History ==
 
== Planetary History ==
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Broken Wheel was part of the Federated Suns from the Age of War until the [[Jihad]].  
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Broken Wheel was part of the Federated Suns from the Age of War until the [[Jihad]].
  
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On October [[3069]], an unknown pirate band struck the PDZ capital of Broken Wheel. Using a force of light BattleMechs (one ''[[Battle Hawk]]'' and two other 'Mechs), half a dozen [[Patron|Patron LoaderMechs]] and six [[Plainsman]] the pirates where able to hold back metropolitan police forces while they ransacked a total of nineteen banks and currency exchanges in New Porter, leaving prior to the arrival of the [[Broken Wheel Crucis March Militia]]. The pirates Dropship easily outpaced the older aerospace fighters available to the militia.<ref name=Broken_Wheel>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [31/10/3069]: "Pirates Strike Broken Wheel"''</ref>
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On October [[3069]], an unknown pirate band struck the PDZ capital of Broken Wheel. Using a force of light BattleMechs (one ''[[Battle Hawk]]'' and two other 'Mechs), half a dozen [[Patron|Patron LoaderMechs]] and six [[Plainsman]] the pirates where able to hold back metropolitan police forces while they ransacked a total of nineteen banks and currency exchanges in New Porter, leaving prior to the arrival of the [[Broken Wheel Crucis March Militia]]. The pirates' DropShip easily outpaced the older aerospace fighters available to the militia.<ref name=Broken_Wheel>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [31/10/3069]: "Pirates Strike Broken Wheel"''</ref>
  
 
When the Filtvelt Coalition formed, Broken Wheel joined in order to present a united front against pirates active in the [[Malagrotta Cooperative]]. The Coalition eagerly accepted Broken Wheel's application for admission in order to get control of a vehicle repair facility.<ref name=OB:Pp23/>
 
When the Filtvelt Coalition formed, Broken Wheel joined in order to present a united front against pirates active in the [[Malagrotta Cooperative]]. The Coalition eagerly accepted Broken Wheel's application for admission in order to get control of a vehicle repair facility.<ref name=OB:Pp23/>
  
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In late [[3080]] or early [[3081]] the Filtvelt Coalition upgraded the [[Quikscell Company]] repair facility on Broken Wheel to enable it to produce hovercraft as a part of a general expansion of the Coalition's military manufacturing.<ref name="J:FRp117">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 117, "Filtvelt Coalition"</ref>
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In late [[3080]] or early [[3081]] the Filtvelt Coalition upgraded the [[Quikscell Company]] repair facility on Broken Wheel to enable it to produce hovercraft as a part of a general expansion of the Coalition's military manufacturing.<ref name="J:FRp117">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 117: "Filtvelt Coalition"</ref>
  
 
=== The Dark Age ===
 
=== The Dark Age ===
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Broken Wheel was struck by the [[Border Lords]] pirate band in [[3101]], soon after the Border Lords had fled the [[Calderon Protectorate]] in search of easier hunting. The Border Lords dropped a mixed [[battalion]] of [[BattleMechs]], infantry and armor on Broken Wheel and rampaged through Conestoga while moving towards the [[Quikscell Company]] facility nearby. Opposing the Border Lords were elements of the Second Filtvelt Citizen's Militia, who began firing on the Border Lords while the pirates were still in Conestoga. The Second had a company of [[Hound|HD-2F ''Hound'']] 'Mechs available, augmented by a mixture of [[Pegasus Scout Hovertank]]s and [[Light Thunderbolt Carrier]]s manufactured on Broken Wheel.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp38">''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', p. 38, "HD-2F ''Hound''"</ref>
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Broken Wheel was struck by the [[Border Lords]] pirate band in [[3101]], soon after the Border Lords had fled the [[Calderon Protectorate]] in search of easier hunting. The Border Lords dropped a mixed [[battalion]] of [[BattleMechs]], infantry and armor on Broken Wheel and rampaged through Conestoga while moving towards the [[Quikscell Company]] facility nearby. Opposing the Border Lords were elements of the Second Filtvelt Citizen's Militia, who began firing on the Border Lords while the pirates were still in Conestoga. The Second had a company of [[Hound|HD-2F ''Hound'']] 'Mechs available, augmented by a mixture of [[Pegasus Scout Hovertank]]s and [[Light Thunderbolt Carrier]]s manufactured on Broken Wheel.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp38">''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', p. 38: "HD-2F ''Hound''"</ref>
  
 
The Second had detailed knowledge of the layout of Conestoga and used the tight and twisting streets to their advantage; the city streets limited the mobility of the Border Lords, who were primarily equipped with light and medium 'Mechs, and the Second continually used their ''Hounds'' to ambush the Border Lords or lay down fire lanes. The pirates found themselves steadily losing 'Mechs; then, when the Border Lords tried to retreat, the Second cut them off, pinning the pirates in place long enough for the ''Hounds'' to wipe out the enemy infantry and armor units. Roughly half of the pirate 'Mechs managed to escape offworld without any of the matériel they'd hoped to capture.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp38"/>
 
The Second had detailed knowledge of the layout of Conestoga and used the tight and twisting streets to their advantage; the city streets limited the mobility of the Border Lords, who were primarily equipped with light and medium 'Mechs, and the Second continually used their ''Hounds'' to ambush the Border Lords or lay down fire lanes. The pirates found themselves steadily losing 'Mechs; then, when the Border Lords tried to retreat, the Second cut them off, pinning the pirates in place long enough for the ''Hounds'' to wipe out the enemy infantry and armor units. Roughly half of the pirate 'Mechs managed to escape offworld without any of the matériel they'd hoped to capture.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp38"/>
  
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== Political Affiliation ==  
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== Political Affiliation ==
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* [[2317]] - No record <ref name="HB:HDp18">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18, "Federated Suns at their Founding - [2317] Map"</ref>
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* [[2317]] - No record<ref name="HB:HDp18">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18: "Federated Suns at their Founding - [2317] Map"</ref>
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* [[2571]] - [[Federated Suns]] <ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48, "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
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* [[2571]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48: "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
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* [[2596]] - Federated Suns <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
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* [[2596]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Federated Suns <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Federated Suns<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Federated Suns <ref name="FM:SLDF">''Field Manual: SLDF'', "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FM:SLDF">''Field Manual: SLDF'': "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Federated Suns <ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref><ref name=FR:2765AAFSp29>''Field Report 2765: Federated Suns'', p. 29, "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref><ref name=FR:2765AAFSp29>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 29: "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref>
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* [[2786]] - Federated Suns <ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War (sourcebook)'', p. 25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
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* [[2786]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War'', p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54, "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War (sourcebook)'', p. 113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54: "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60, "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60: "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
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* [[3025]] - Federated Suns <ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref>
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* [[3025]] - Federated Suns<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'': "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of [3039] - [3040] Map"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of [3039] - [3040] Map"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
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* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3050] Map</ref>
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* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3050] Map</ref>
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* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, Inner Sphere - [3052] Map</ref>
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* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: Inner Sphere - [3052] Map</ref>
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* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</ref>
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* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</ref>
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* [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref>
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* [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, Inner Sphere - [3063] Map</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: Inner Sphere - [3063] Map</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82: "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
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* [[3072]] - [[Filtvelt Coalition]] <ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 78</ref>
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* [[3072]] - [[Filtvelt Coalition]]<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 78</ref>
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* [[3075]] - Filtvelt Coalition <ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65, Inner Sphere - [3075] Map</ref>
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* [[3075]] - Filtvelt Coalition<ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: Inner Sphere - [3075] Map</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Filtvelt Coalition <ref name="FM:AFFSp21">''Field Manual: AFFS'', p. 21, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Deployment Map - August 3079"</ref><ref>''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 22, "Filtvelt Coalition Region Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Filtvelt Coalition<ref name="FM:AFFSp21">''Field Manual: AFFS'', p. 21: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Deployment Map - August 3079"</ref><ref>''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 22: "Filtvelt Coalition Region Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Filtvelt Coalition <ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Filtvelt Coalition<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Filtvelt Coalition <ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - October 3085"</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Filtvelt Coalition<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - October 3085"</ref>
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* [[3135]] - Filtvelt Coalition <ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
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* [[3135]] - Filtvelt Coalition<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
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* [[3145]] - Filtvelt Coalition <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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* [[3145]] - Filtvelt Coalition<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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== Planetary Rulers ==
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=== Military Deployment ===
 
=== Military Deployment ===
 
=== 2786 ===
 
=== 2786 ===
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* [[Seventh Crucis Lancers]]<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War (sourcebook)'', p. 134, "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"</ref>
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* [[Seventh Crucis Lancers]]<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"</ref>
  
 
===3025===
 
===3025===
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* [[First Argyle Lancers]]<ref name=HD135>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 135, "Unit Deployment Table"</ref><ref name="NAIS4SWp11">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 11, "Operation RAT"</ref>
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* [[First Argyle Lancers]]<ref name=HD135>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 135: "Unit Deployment Table"</ref><ref name="NAIS4SWp11">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 11: "Operation RAT"</ref>
  
 
===3054===
 
===3054===
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* [[First Albion Training Cadre]]<ref name=OR16>''Objective Raids'', p. 16, "FedCom Deployment Table"</ref>
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* [[First Albion Training Cadre]]<ref name=OR16>''Objective Raids'', p. 16: "FedCom Deployment Table"</ref>
  
 
===3061===
 
===3061===
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* First Albion Training Cadre<ref name=SS35>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 35, "FedCom Deployment Table"</ref>
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* First Albion Training Cadre<ref name=SS35>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 35: "FedCom Deployment Table"</ref>
  
 
===3067===
 
===3067===
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* [[Third NAIS Cadet Cadre]]<ref name=FMU140>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 140, "Federated Suns Deployment Table"</ref>
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* [[Third NAIS Cadet Cadre]]<ref name=FMU140>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 140: "Federated Suns Deployment Table"</ref>
  
 
===3101===
 
===3101===
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===3145===
 
===3145===
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* [[First Filtvelt Citizen's Militia]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 203, "Filtvelt Coalition"</ref>
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* [[First Filtvelt Citizen's Militia]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 203: "Filtvelt Coalition"</ref>
  
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== Geography ==  
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== Geography ==
 
Broken Wheel has three continents named Magg, Tyre and Valvo.<ref name=OB:Pp23/>
 
Broken Wheel has three continents named Magg, Tyre and Valvo.<ref name=OB:Pp23/>
  
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== Industrial Centers ==
 
== Industrial Centers ==
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* [[Quikscell Company]]<ref>''Objectives: Periphery'', p. 24, "Quikscell Company"</ref>
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* [[Quikscell Company]]<ref>''Objectives: Periphery'', p. 24: "Quikscell Company"</ref>
  
 
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* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: Federated Suns]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]''
 
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries]]''
 
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[[Category:Systems|Broken Wheel]]
 
[[Category:Systems|Broken Wheel]]

Revision as of 06:31, 16 July 2022

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

Broken Wheel
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3151
Broken Wheel 3151.svg
Broken Wheel nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates534.29 : -173.501[e]
Spectral classG0V[1]
Recharge time181 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)Zenith[1]

The Broken Wheel system was home to at least one habitable world, Broken Wheel V, and as of 3145 was located in the Filtvelt Coalition.[2][3]

System Description

The Broken Wheel system is located near the Marielund and Wetumpka systems[2][3] and consists of a class G0V primary orbited by at least five planets. During the late thirty-first century a recharge station was in place at the system zenith jump point.[1]

System History

The Broken Wheel system had been colonized by the end of the Age of War[4] and was a member of the Federated Suns continuously until the late thirty-first century.

Broken Wheel V

Template:InfoBoxPlanetStandard Broken Wheel V - more commonly known simply as Broken Wheel - is the fifth planet in the Broken Wheel system and has a single moon named Axle.[1]

Planetary History

Broken Wheel was part of the Federated Suns from the Age of War until the Jihad.

On October 3069, an unknown pirate band struck the PDZ capital of Broken Wheel. Using a force of light BattleMechs (one Battle Hawk and two other 'Mechs), half a dozen Patron LoaderMechs and six Plainsman the pirates where able to hold back metropolitan police forces while they ransacked a total of nineteen banks and currency exchanges in New Porter, leaving prior to the arrival of the Broken Wheel Crucis March Militia. The pirates' DropShip easily outpaced the older aerospace fighters available to the militia.[5]

When the Filtvelt Coalition formed, Broken Wheel joined in order to present a united front against pirates active in the Malagrotta Cooperative. The Coalition eagerly accepted Broken Wheel's application for admission in order to get control of a vehicle repair facility.[1]

In late 3080 or early 3081 the Filtvelt Coalition upgraded the Quikscell Company repair facility on Broken Wheel to enable it to produce hovercraft as a part of a general expansion of the Coalition's military manufacturing.[6]

The Dark Age

Broken Wheel was struck by the Border Lords pirate band in 3101, soon after the Border Lords had fled the Calderon Protectorate in search of easier hunting. The Border Lords dropped a mixed battalion of BattleMechs, infantry and armor on Broken Wheel and rampaged through Conestoga while moving towards the Quikscell Company facility nearby. Opposing the Border Lords were elements of the Second Filtvelt Citizen's Militia, who began firing on the Border Lords while the pirates were still in Conestoga. The Second had a company of HD-2F Hound 'Mechs available, augmented by a mixture of Pegasus Scout Hovertanks and Light Thunderbolt Carriers manufactured on Broken Wheel.[7]

The Second had detailed knowledge of the layout of Conestoga and used the tight and twisting streets to their advantage; the city streets limited the mobility of the Border Lords, who were primarily equipped with light and medium 'Mechs, and the Second continually used their Hounds to ambush the Border Lords or lay down fire lanes. The pirates found themselves steadily losing 'Mechs; then, when the Border Lords tried to retreat, the Second cut them off, pinning the pirates in place long enough for the Hounds to wipe out the enemy infantry and armor units. Roughly half of the pirate 'Mechs managed to escape offworld without any of the matériel they'd hoped to capture.[7]

Political Affiliation

Military Deployment

2786

3025

3054

3061

  • First Albion Training Cadre[42]

3067

3101

3145

Geography

Broken Wheel has three continents named Magg, Tyre and Valvo.[1]

Planetary Locations

  • Cojan Mountain:[45]
  • Conestoga: a city located on Magg and site of the Quikscell facility.[1]
  • Seles Desert:[45]
  • Sonoma Mountains:[45]
  • Tripet: the planetary capital city, located on Magg.[1]

Industrial Centers


Map Gallery

Nearby Systems

Closest 24 systems (22 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Marielund 9.0 Wetumpka 11.4 Lackland 12.2 Skepptana 18.1
Morven 28.2 Frankson 28.7 Filtvelt 28.8 Kenilworth 29.8
Summerstide 32.2 Cogdell 34.3 Rennes 38.3 Vaucluse 39.2
Memphis 42.3 Fugeres 44.9 Merowinger 46.8 Mararn 47.1
Gillingham 50.7 Ebro 52.9 Brockton 54.4 Hortense 54.6
Valois 55.7 Ulvskollen 58.7 Bartrock 61.8 Jesup 62.0

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Objectives: Periphery, p. 23: "Broken Wheel"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 48: "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  5. ↑ BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [31/10/3069]: "Pirates Strike Broken Wheel"
  6. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 117: "Filtvelt Coalition"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries, p. 38: "HD-2F Hound"
  8. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 18: "Federated Suns at their Founding - [2317] Map"
  9. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  10. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  11. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  12. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  13. ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 29: "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
  14. ↑ First Succession War, p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  15. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54: "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  16. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  17. ↑ First Succession War, p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60: "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  19. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns): "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 72: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  22. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of [3039] - [3040] Map"
  23. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  24. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3050] Map
  25. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: Inner Sphere - [3052] Map
  26. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
  27. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
  28. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: Inner Sphere - [3063] Map
  29. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82: "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  30. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  31. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, p. 78
  32. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: Inner Sphere - [3075] Map
  33. ↑ Field Manual: AFFS, p. 21: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Deployment Map - August 3079"
  34. ↑ Field Report: Periphery, p. 22: "Filtvelt Coalition Region Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  35. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  36. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - October 3085"
  37. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  38. ↑ First Succession War, p. 134: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"
  39. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 135: "Unit Deployment Table"
  40. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 11: "Operation RAT"
  41. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 16: "FedCom Deployment Table"
  42. ↑ Shattered Sphere, p. 35: "FedCom Deployment Table"
  43. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 140: "Federated Suns Deployment Table"
  44. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 203: "Filtvelt Coalition"
  45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 FedCom Civil War, p. 81
  46. ↑ Objectives: Periphery, p. 24: "Quikscell Company"

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