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* [[3057]] - Circinus Federation <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, Inner Sphere [3057] Map</ref>
 
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* [[3063]] - Circinus Federation <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, Inner Sphere [3063] Map</ref>
 
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* [[3081]] - Circinus Federation (dead or dying world) <ref name="J:FRp62">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62, "Inner Sphere - 3081"</ref>
 
* [[3081]] - Circinus Federation (dead or dying world) <ref name="J:FRp62">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62, "Inner Sphere - 3081"</ref>
 
* [[3085]] - No record <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref>
 
* [[3085]] - No record <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref>

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Circinus
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3151
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Circinus nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-388.25:-67.30[e]
Spectral classG5IV[1][2]
Recharge time186 hours[2]
Recharge station(s)None[1][2]

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

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Owner History

Planetary Info

Circinus is a dry world, rich with deposits of minerals, gemstones, and radioactive material (whether radioisotopes left from some disaster or naturally occurring uranium, etc., is unstated). The capital city is Clayborne Remembered, population ~10,000 people. Wild rumors persist that there are secret caches and training bases in the northern deserts, the spoils of looting worlds on the border with the Lyran Alliance and the Free Worlds League[1].

Planetary History

Marian Hegemony Invasion

Caesar Julius O'Reilly led an invasion of the Circinus Federation by the Marian Hegemony in 3066. O'Reilly landed on Circinus at the head of I Legio and IV Legio as part of the second wave of the invasion, having already secured the border worlds of Blantleff and Maximillian. Anticipating a Marian Invasion, President H. R. "Little Bob" McIntyre had sought assistance from other nations, successfully enlisting covert aid from the Magistracy of Canopus and the Rim Collection of the Free Worlds League in the form of small mercenary units hired by proxy for the Federation. President McIntyre used these mercenary units to tie up two Marian legions on Illyria and Lothario, preventing them from reinforcing Caesar O'Reilly; he also used those forces to launch hit-and-run attacks against III Legio and VI Legio on Maximillian and Blantleff. After agreeing various concessions with the Word of Blake, McIntyre had the McIntyre House Guard and the Black Warriors reequipped with new BattleMechs and, disguised as reinforcements from IV Legio, the two units attacked II Legio and VI Legio, preventing them from supporting O'Reilly's forces and robbing the invasion of momentum.[18]

With the McIntyre House Guard present on Circinus, the planetary defenses around the capital slowed the Marian invasion, and McIntyre had the Black Warriors launch an attack on the Marian capital world, Alphard. News of the attack was deliberately sent to the Marian forces, leading O'Reilly to halt the invasion and redeploy his forces, pulling both Legions off Circinus as he secured his own capital and the two worlds already captured, effectively ending the war despite the lack of any formal ceasefire. O'Reilly did send diplomats to Circinus after his forces withdrew, but McIntyre responded by having the diplomats returned to Alphard without their heads.[18]

The Jihad

Circinus was rendered uninhabitable in the closing battle of the Jihad which began on the 2nd of April 3081. A black water fleet from the Principality of Regulus had pursued The Master and his bodyguard from the world of Gibson, subjecting each world to which they tracked him to a systematic orbital and nuclear bombardment. To ensure the destruction of The Master and any remaining senior members of the Word of Blake the Regulan flotilla spent several days subjecting Circinus to a systematic nuclear bombardment, using cobalt-laced weapons to ensure the highest possible level of destruction and ultimately the complete sterilization of Circinus. Every city and military installation on the planet was destroyed, with both The Master and the President of the Circinus Federation, Calvin McIntyre reportedly being killed in the bombardment.[19] The Regulans also destroyed the two Blakist WarShips found in the system, the Vincent Mk. 39-class WoBS Blake's Redemption and the Avalon-class FSS Melissa Davion, captured from the Federated Suns navy years before.[20][21] In addition to destroying the last of the Word of Blake's leadership, the destruction of Circinus also spelled the end of the centuries-old Circinus Federation.[19]

Garrisoning Military Force

3067

Nearby Systems

Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years)
Closest planets first:
Planet Distance (LY) Jumps 2750 3025 3030 3040 3052 3057 3062
Poulsbo 13.47 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Khon Kaen 21.23 1 FWL LC LC FC FC LA LA
Clayborne II 22.08 1 N P P P P P P
Cerillos 23.42 1 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Diedre's Den 29.99 1 N P P P P P P
Madiun 32.89 2 FWL LC LC FC FC LA LA
Galisteo 32.97 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Dalcour 33.03 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Hardisey's Haven 36.40 2 N P P P P P P
Alorton 39.80 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Pencader 40.69 2 FWL LC LC FC FC LA LA
Andiron 41.62 2 N P P P P P P
Stantsiya 44.56 2 FWL LC LC FC FC LA LA
Son Hoa 45.21 2 FWL LC LC FC FC LA LA
Maderas 45.37 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Rajkot 48.18 2 FWL LC LC FC FC LA LA
Maxwell 49.33 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Sierra 50.74 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Baltazar III 52.86 2 N P P P P P P
Schererville 53.42 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Merton 55.47 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Timbiqui 55.58 2 FWL LC LC FC FC LA LA
Griffith 55.87 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Teyvareb 59.27 2 FWL LC LC FC FC LA LA
Penobscot 59.77 2 FWL LC LC FC FC LA LA

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Pheriphery (sourcebook), p. 145, "Circinus"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 237, "Circinus Planet Profile"
  3. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  4. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF,Map: Inner Sphere 2764
  5. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, Map: Inner Sphere 2765
  6. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132, "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  7. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, Inner Sphere [3050] Map
  8. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, Inner Sphere [3052] Map
  9. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, Inner Sphere [3057] Map
  10. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, Inner Sphere [3063] Map
  11. ↑ ' Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]
  12. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, Inner Sphere [3075] Map
  13. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62, "Inner Sphere - 3081"
  14. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  15. ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  16. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 10, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
  17. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 38, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 197, "The Caesar's War"
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 61, "The Jihad In Review"
  20. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 128, "Original Word Of Blake Fleet"
  21. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 128, "Captured Ships"
  22. ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental II, p. 65, "Mercenary Deployment Table"

Bibliography

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