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The appropriately named '''''FedCom Civil War''''' details the largest conflict to engulf the [[Inner Sphere]] in over a decade: the [[FedCom Civil War]]. The books begins with a short story, an introduction, and then a historical synopsis that traces the history of the [[Federated Commonwealth]], from its beginnings in the Fed-Com Accords signed by [[Katrina Steiner]] and [[Hanse Davion]], to the secession of the [[Lyran Alliance]] by [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]], up to the outbreak of war in December [[3062]].
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The appropriately named '''''FedCom Civil War''''' details the largest conflict to engulf the [[Inner Sphere]] in over a decade: the [[FedCom Civil War]]. The book begins with a short story, an introduction, and then a historical synopsis that traces the history of the [[Federated Commonwealth]]; from its beginnings in the Fed-Com Accords signed by [[Katrina Steiner]] and [[Hanse Davion]], to the secession of the [[Lyran Alliance]] by [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]], up to the outbreak of war in December [[3062]].
  
The meat of the book is in its descriptions of the battles that involved line units. It breaks the conflict up into various "waves" and sets the invasion by [[Clan Jade Falcon]] off by itself. It then follows the battles for each world during the war, including those that were in the [[Draconis Combine]] and Jade Falcon Occupation Zone. The source information ends with tables detailing every line units move throughout each wave and an atlas that provides planetary data for some of the worlds involved in the conflict. Finally, ''FedCom Civil War'' provides limited rules structure for those who wish to run games during this period
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The meat of the book is in its descriptions of the battles that involved line units. It breaks the conflict up into chronological "waves", though the the invasion by [[Clan Jade Falcon]] is set off by itself. It then follows the battles for each world during the war, including those that were in the [[Draconis Combine]] and Jade Falcon Occupation Zone. The source information ends with tables detailing each line unit's move throughout each wave and an atlas that provides planetary data for some of the worlds involved in the conflict. Finally, ''FedCom Civil War'' provides limited rules structure for those who wish to run games during this period
 
   
 
   
  

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Description

The appropriately named FedCom Civil War details the largest conflict to engulf the Inner Sphere in over a decade: the FedCom Civil War. The book begins with a short story, an introduction, and then a historical synopsis that traces the history of the Federated Commonwealth; from its beginnings in the Fed-Com Accords signed by Katrina Steiner and Hanse Davion, to the secession of the Lyran Alliance by Katherine Steiner-Davion, up to the outbreak of war in December 3062.

The meat of the book is in its descriptions of the battles that involved line units. It breaks the conflict up into chronological "waves", though the the invasion by Clan Jade Falcon is set off by itself. It then follows the battles for each world during the war, including those that were in the Draconis Combine and Jade Falcon Occupation Zone. The source information ends with tables detailing each line unit's move throughout each wave and an atlas that provides planetary data for some of the worlds involved in the conflict. Finally, FedCom Civil War provides limited rules structure for those who wish to run games during this period


Contents

  • "Requiem"
  • Introduction
  • Behind the Civil War
  • Prelude to War
  • Flashpoint
  • Wave One
  • Wave Two
  • Wave Three
  • Jade Falcon Incursion
  • Wave Four
  • Wave Five
  • Wave Six
  • Wave Seven
  • Postscript
  • Civil War Deployment Tables
  • Jade Falcon Incursion Deployment Tables
  • Atlas
  • Running the Civil War


Notes

  • This BattleTech sourcebook had the most words to date.
  • This was the second print sourcebook released by Fantasy Productions.