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Clan Steel Viper's [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Alpha Galaxy]] moved against Clan Wolf Possessions on Grant's Station, defended by Clan Wolf Warriors under the command of [[Star Colonel]] [[Derin Wolf|Derin]]. The Trials began with a large aerospace dogfight above the planet. Of the defending Wolf [[Trinary]], only three aerospace fighters returned, but not before destroying one Viper Dropship and sending a second out of control. Once the Viper forces had landed outside New Thebes, the Wolves relied on waves of battle armor infantry and conventional vehicles to slow the Viper advance. The determined defense continued for three days, but disappeared on the third night in response to landings by [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]'s [[Mu Galaxy (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Mu Galaxy]]. The Scorpion landing diverted the attacks of the Steel Vipers, but the depleted Vipers were quickly forced to withdraw. With the Vipers routed, Star Colonel [[Allison Baba]] then offered the Wolf defenders single-combat duels for Possession of New Thebes. After killing Star Colonel Derin in single combat, Baba took Possession of New Thebes, and allowed all thirteen remaining Wolf Warriors to become Goliath Scorpion bondsmen, or ''[[Hegira|hegira]]'' to regroup with the Clan Wolf flotilla massing at [[Tranquil]]. All thirteen Warriors accepted ''hegira''.<ref name=WoRMM/>
 
Clan Steel Viper's [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Alpha Galaxy]] moved against Clan Wolf Possessions on Grant's Station, defended by Clan Wolf Warriors under the command of [[Star Colonel]] [[Derin Wolf|Derin]]. The Trials began with a large aerospace dogfight above the planet. Of the defending Wolf [[Trinary]], only three aerospace fighters returned, but not before destroying one Viper Dropship and sending a second out of control. Once the Viper forces had landed outside New Thebes, the Wolves relied on waves of battle armor infantry and conventional vehicles to slow the Viper advance. The determined defense continued for three days, but disappeared on the third night in response to landings by [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]'s [[Mu Galaxy (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Mu Galaxy]]. The Scorpion landing diverted the attacks of the Steel Vipers, but the depleted Vipers were quickly forced to withdraw. With the Vipers routed, Star Colonel [[Allison Baba]] then offered the Wolf defenders single-combat duels for Possession of New Thebes. After killing Star Colonel Derin in single combat, Baba took Possession of New Thebes, and allowed all thirteen remaining Wolf Warriors to become Goliath Scorpion bondsmen, or ''[[Hegira|hegira]]'' to regroup with the Clan Wolf flotilla massing at [[Tranquil]]. All thirteen Warriors accepted ''hegira''.<ref name=WoRMM/>
  
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When [[The Society]] mobilized at the beginning of 3072, Grant's Station was one of at least six systems in which the uprising successfully disrupted or disabled the [[Hyper Pulse Generator]] Network in late January (the others being [[New Kent]], [[Vinton]], [[Arcadia]], [[Hoard]], and [[Tokasha]]).<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 91-94, "Death Rides Forth"</ref> Under cover of the communications disruption, <ref name=Infest/>
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When [[The Society]] mobilized at the beginning of 3072, Grant's Station was one of at least six systems in which the uprising successfully disrupted or disabled the [[Hyper Pulse Generator]] Network in late January (the others being [[New Kent]], [[Vinton]], [[Arcadia]], [[Hoard]], and [[Tokasha]]).<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 91-94, "Death Rides Forth"</ref> Under cover of the communications disruption, all six Steel Viper enclaves had been assaulted in 14 months, beginning in January 3072. Two of the enclaves had been lost, with the civilian population forced into slave labor, executed, or starved near to death. The remaining four enclaves had barely held out. The [[33rd Phalanx (Clan Steel Viper)|33rd Phalanx]], defending Firebase Zebra, had been reduced to a single [[Binary|binary]], and had lost the aerospace factory and much of the city.<ref name=Infest/>
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates-66.81 : 1835.346[e]
Spectral classG6III
Planet(s)9

System Description

Grant's Station is a system located in the Kerensky Cluster in Clan space.

Political Affiliation

Grant's Station III

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Planetary History


Wars of Reaving

As Khan Vlad Ward attempted to depart the Clan Homeworlds, he and the Khans of Clan Coyote negotiated a series of material and unit transfers. In return, the Wolves agreed to ease transfer of Clan Wolf Homeworlds to the Coyotes. The timeline for this transfer began to tighten in early 3071, after the nuclear attack on the Wolf Occupation Zone capital of Tamar.[9] On April 10, Clan Wolf deployed the First Wolf Lancers to help escort their genetic repositories off Strana Mechty and deliver them to Tranquil, where a flotilla was forming to depart to the Inner Sphere. News of the operation prompted the Clan Grand Council to Abjure the Wolves on April 15. Ostensibly to enforce the Abjurement, Clan Coyote Trial for and won the right to Abjure their allies, defeating units from Clan Goliath Scorpion and Clan Steel Viper on the Plains of Kerensky on Strana Mechty.[4]The Wars of Reaving, pp. 65-69, "Merges and Moves"</ref>

For the next few weeks, the Wolf exodus continued unmolested while Clan Coyote, under the command of saKhan Raven Clearwater[10], took Possession immobile facilities. However, by the end of the first month, Clans Blood Spirit, Steel Viper, and Cloud Cobra grew impatient with the Abjurement, and voided the outcome of the Trials.[4]

Clan Steel Viper's Alpha Galaxy moved against Clan Wolf Possessions on Grant's Station, defended by Clan Wolf Warriors under the command of Star Colonel Derin. The Trials began with a large aerospace dogfight above the planet. Of the defending Wolf Trinary, only three aerospace fighters returned, but not before destroying one Viper Dropship and sending a second out of control. Once the Viper forces had landed outside New Thebes, the Wolves relied on waves of battle armor infantry and conventional vehicles to slow the Viper advance. The determined defense continued for three days, but disappeared on the third night in response to landings by Clan Goliath Scorpion's Mu Galaxy. The Scorpion landing diverted the attacks of the Steel Vipers, but the depleted Vipers were quickly forced to withdraw. With the Vipers routed, Star Colonel Allison Baba then offered the Wolf defenders single-combat duels for Possession of New Thebes. After killing Star Colonel Derin in single combat, Baba took Possession of New Thebes, and allowed all thirteen remaining Wolf Warriors to become Goliath Scorpion bondsmen, or hegira to regroup with the Clan Wolf flotilla massing at Tranquil. All thirteen Warriors accepted hegira.[4]

When The Society mobilized at the beginning of 3072, Grant's Station was one of at least six systems in which the uprising successfully disrupted or disabled the Hyper Pulse Generator Network in late January (the others being New Kent, Vinton, Arcadia, Hoard, and Tokasha).[11] Under cover of the communications disruption, all six Steel Viper enclaves had been assaulted in 14 months, beginning in January 3072. Two of the enclaves had been lost, with the civilian population forced into slave labor, executed, or starved near to death. The remaining four enclaves had barely held out. The 33rd Phalanx, defending Firebase Zebra, had been reduced to a single binary, and had lost the aerospace factory and much of the city.[6]

While Clan Goliath Scorpion's enclaves were

Military Deployment

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Planetary Locations

  • New Thebes - an urban enclave of Clan Wolf[4]
  • Firebase 4 - an enclave of Clan Steel Viper[6]
  • Firebase Zebra - the largest enclave Possessed by Clan Steel Viper[6]

Manufacturing Centers

  • Unnamed Kirghiz and Sabutai manufacturing complex in Firebase Zebra[6]
  • Unnamed, "massive BattleMech factories", presumably near New Thebes, as Clan Goliath Scorpion took Possession of the factories from Clan Wolf[6]

Map Gallery

Nearby Systems

Closest 20 systems (7 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
York 28.6 Zara 38.2 Kirin 43.3 Paxon 44.5
Londerholm 44.7 Albion 46.3 Delios 58.6 Tamaron 68.3
Gatekeeper 71.3 Barcella 74.7 Priori 75.7 Brim 79.0
Colleen 79.8 Strato Domingo 89.9 Lum 106.2 Vinton 107.0
Shadow 107.2 Hellgate 107.4 Hoard 115.1 Strana Mechty 119.9

Notes

  • According to a blog posting by author Blaine Lee Pardoe, back when he created the first map of Clan space (for the 1991 Wolf Clan Sourcebook) he named the Grant’s Station system after the antique shop that his parents owned in Galesburg, Michigan (Grant’s Antique Market).

References

  1. ↑ Clan Homeworlds 3052 Poster (Kickstarter)
  2. ↑ The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky, p. 114
  3. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 39
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 The Wars of Reaving, pp. 65-69, "Merges and Moves"
  5. ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 70, "Vanishing Point"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 The Wars of Reaving, pp. 116-117, "Infestation"
  7. ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 248, "Political Balance Table, 3075"
  8. ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 249, "Political Balance Table, 3085"
  9. ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 63, "The Torrent Begins"
  10. ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 184-185, "Raven Clearwater"
  11. ↑ The Wars of Reaving, pp. 91-94, "Death Rides Forth"
  12. ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 166: "Warden Clans Deployment Table"
  13. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 80: "Warden Clans TO&E"
  14. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 75: "Crusader Clans TO&E"

Bibliography

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