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First constructed by the Terran Hegemony in 2391, each Castle Brian was a massive defensive fortress. They were built on numerous worlds during the Hegemony and Star League eras.
Contents
Overview
Since the first Castle was built on Telos IV the SLDF put huge effort behind the build up. Constructed as a thorn in the side of any invader these huge complexes was camouflaged. The landscape of entire regions was shifted to integrate the large underground complexes. The engineer corps were the masters of their kinds.[1]
Description
Each Castle Brian had a minimum of 20 heavily armed turrets carrying an assortment of direct fire and missile weaponry, mated to the massive passive strength of the fortress itself which was usually built deep inside a mountain and safe from all but the heaviest nuclear or orbital bombardment. The majority of the Castles Brian were built on the border worlds of the Hegemony, with many worlds having multiple facilities.[2] While often mistakenly believed to have been built to prevent invasion or takeover of a planet, the static fortresses were not meant to protect anything other then themselves and the forces contained within.[3] With the limited resources of Terran Hegemony, compared to the nations of the Great Houses, and the later Star League's sheer size preventing blanket defense coverage of most worlds, a Castle Brian was intended to be a hindrance against a blitzkrieg invasion, storing enough weapons, food and men to allow any defenders to hold out and harass the invaders hopefully until reinforcements could arrive.
The correct plural form is Castles Brian[4]; the name stems from the first name of Brian Cameron[5].
Castles Brian on Terra
The following Castles Brian were on Terra at the start of Operation Odysseus.[6]
- North America
- Hilton Head, South Carolina
- Gunnison, Colorado
- Tacoma, Washington
- Port Altred, Quebec
- South America
- Mariaus, Brazil (Amazonia Administrative District)
- Cuntiba, Brazil (Parana Administrative District)
- Tinogasta, Argentina
- Europe
- Sandhurst, British Isles
- Bochum, Germany
- Sverdlovsk, Russia
- Africa
- Cairo, Egypt
- Magadi, Kenya
- Thabana, Lesotho, Azania
- Asia
- T'ienchen, China (Heibei Administrative District)
- Takayama, Japan
- Ipoh, Malaysia
- Katmandu, Nepal
- Columbo, Sri Lanka
- Australasia
- Glen Valley, Australia
- White Cliffs, New Zealand
Kinds of Castles[7]
The SLDF divided the defense structure in several classes as discriped below.
- Castles
- The earliest form of a fortified bases. The fortress was often build in mountain regions because they could easily defended and allowed the garrison to set ambushes.
- Castles Brians
- As strongpoints of the cain of fortresses around the hegonomy, these large bases could hold up unitl 6 regiments. Every hostile neighbour think twice before he invade a Hegonomy world.
- Outpost Castles
- After the Reunification War the SLDF built many bases on hostile worlds. The bases was build around the concept of a normal Castle Brian but at a smaller scale.
- Port Castles
- These kind of base was a fortifed space port. The only purpose was to allow friendly troops a save heaven in hostile enivorment. Only few were build, because they were liable to air strike.
- Mini Castles
- As a shortened version the structure held fewer troops, often 3 battlions or below, and was designed to defend important places
Parts of a Castle Brian
Reinforced Weapons Bunker (RWB)
Anti-Aerospace Bunker
Below is the shematic of a common Aerospace Hangar of a Castle Brian complex [8]
Aerospace Hangar | |||
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Hex 1 | |||
Hex 2 | Hex 4 | ||
Hex 3 | |||
Hex 5 | Hex 7 | ||
Hex 6 | |||
Hex 8 | Hex 10 | ||
Hex 9 |
Command and Control Bunker
Anti-Aerospace Bunker
Below is the shematic of a common Aerospace Hangar of a Castle Brian complex [9]
Aerospace Hangar | |||||
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Hex 1 4 LPL 4 MPL 4 SRM 6+ Artemis (450) 4 MG (800) |
Hex 3 6 Officers Quarters 25 Crew Quarters Field Kitchens 2 M.A.S.H 2 Operating Theatres |
Hex 5 | |||
Hex 2 Mobile Field Bases |
Hex 4 Mobile Field Bases 4 LPL 4 MPL 4 SRM 6+ Artemis (450) 4 MG (800) | ||||
Hex 6 200-ton capacity 2 level Industrial Elevator |
Hex 8 | Hex 10 6 Officers Quarters 25 Crew Quarters Paramedic Equipment | |||
Hex 7 | Hex 9 | ||||
Hex 11 200-ton capacity 2 level Industrial Elevator |
Hex 13 | Hex 15 | |||
Hex 12 | Hex 14 6 Officers Quarters 25 Crew Quarters Paramedic Equipment | ||||
Hex 16 | Hex 18 | Hex 20 4 LPL 4 MPL 4 SRM 6+ Artemis (450) 4 MG (800) | |||
Hex 17 | Hex 19 | ||||
Hex 21 Mobile Field Bases |
Hex 22 6 Officers Quarters 25 Crew Quarters Field Kitchens Paramedic Equipment |
Hex 23 Mobile Field Bases 4 LPL 4 MPL 4 SRM 6+ Artemis (450) 4 MG (800) |
Fortified Brian Wall
Castle Brian Aerospace Hangar
Large Portal (Mobile Structure)
Castle Brian Weapon Emplacements
Brian Caches
The term Brian Cache, describing a Clan equipment store (typically one established during the demobilization process Kerensky created upon arriving in the Pentagon Worlds), is derived from the Castle Brian fortresses.
References
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots p.201
- ↑ The Star League, p. 29, "Castle Brian Fortresses"
- ↑ The Star League, p. 29, "Castle Brian Fortresses"
- ↑ Official CBT forum reply by Herbert A. Beas II
- ↑ Official CBT forum reply
- ↑ The Fall of Terra (scenariobook), pp. 7-11
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots, p. 201
- ↑ Jihad Turning points Terra p.208
- ↑ Jihad Turning points Terra p.208