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| − | The '''Groveld''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Groveld III''', and as | + | |
| + | The '''Groveld''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Groveld III''', and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Kaznejoy Prefecture]] of the [[New Samarkand Military District]] within the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> | ||
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The Groveld system was colonized during or shortly before the [[Age of War]] by the [[Outworlds Alliance]].<ref name=HB:HKp18/><ref name="HB:MPSp147"/><ref name="HB:HKp31"/> | The Groveld system was colonized during or shortly before the [[Age of War]] by the [[Outworlds Alliance]].<ref name=HB:HKp18/><ref name="HB:MPSp147"/><ref name="HB:HKp31"/> | ||
| − | == Political Affiliation == | + | ==Political Affiliation== |
| − | * [[2319]] - No record <ref name=HB:HKp18>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18 | + | {{div col|colwidth=25em}} |
| − | * [[2571]] - [[Outworlds Alliance]] <ref name="HB:MPSp147">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 147 | + | * [[2319]] - No record<ref name=HB:HKp18>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine - [2319] Map"</ref> |
| + | * [[2571]] - [[Outworlds Alliance]]<ref name="HB:MPSp147">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 147: "Outworlds Alliance after Age of War (2571) and at the Fall of the Star League (2750)"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48: "Federated Suns After Age of War [2571]"</ref> | ||
* [[2581]] - Outworlds Alliance (occupied by [[Star League Defense Force|SLDF]] forces from August)<ref name="H:RWp112"/> | * [[2581]] - Outworlds Alliance (occupied by [[Star League Defense Force|SLDF]] forces from August)<ref name="H:RWp112"/> | ||
| − | * [[2585]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="H:RWp126"/> | + | * [[2585]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:RWp126"/> |
| − | * [[2596]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159 | + | * [[2596]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2750]] - [[Federated Suns]]/Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:MPSp147"/><ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37 | + | * [[2750]] - [[Federated Suns]]/Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:MPSp147"/><ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2764]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> | + | * [[2764]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2765]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11 | + | * [[2765]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref><ref name="FR2765:Pp36">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 36: "Outworlds Alliance Militia Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref><ref name=FR2765:DCMSp25>''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', p. 25: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref> |
| − | * [[2767]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="H:LoTv1p98">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 98 | + | * [[2767]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:LoTv1p98">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 98: "Outworlds Alliance - [2767] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2822]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43 | + | * [[2822]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><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> |
| − | * [[2864]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53 | + | * [[2864]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60: "Federated Suns After Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3025]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HD(TFS)pvii">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', | + | * [[3025]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HD(TFS)pvii">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', foldout: "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Federated Suns After Third Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HK(TDC)pvii">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref> |
* [[3029]] - Draconis Combine (from June)<ref name="4SWv2p26"/> | * [[3029]] - Draconis Combine (from June)<ref name="4SWv2p26"/> | ||
| − | * [[3030]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66 | + | * [[3030]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72: "Federated Suns After Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3040]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68 | + | * [[3040]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76: "Federated Suns After the War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3050]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11 | + | * [[3050]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3052]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23 | + | * [[3052]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3054]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="ORp24">''Objective Raids'', p.24 | + | * [[3054]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ORp24">''Objective Raids'', p. 24: "Map of Draconis Combine"</ref> |
| − | * [[3057]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11 | + | * [[3057]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3058]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78 | + | * [[3058]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78: "Federated Suns After Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3059]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="TPE2p110">''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 110 | + | * [[3059]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="TPE2p110">''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 110: "Outworlds Alliance"</ref> |
| − | * [[3063]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29 | + | * [[3063]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref><ref name="ISp97">''Inner Sphere'', p. 97: "Near Periphery Kingdoms Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3067]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74 | + | * [[3067]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:MPSp150">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 150: "Outworlds Alliance (3067)</ref><ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82: "Federated Suns After FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [October 3067] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3075]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65 | + | * [[3075]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3079]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21 | + | * [[3079]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldier Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref><ref>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 30: "Clan Snow Raven & Outworlds Alliance Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref> |
| − | * [[3081]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63 | + | * [[3081]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3085]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="FR:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii | + | * [[3085]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FR:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref> |
| − | + | * [[3135]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> | |
| − | * [[3135]] - Draconis Combine <ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11 | + | * [[3145]] - Draconis Combine<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> |
| − | * [[3145]] - Draconis Combine <ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39 | + | {{div col end}} |
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| − | = Groveld III = | + | ==Groveld III== |
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Groveld III is the third planet in the Groveld system. | Groveld III is the third planet in the Groveld system. | ||
| − | == Planetary History == | + | ==Planetary History== |
===Early History=== | ===Early History=== | ||
| − | In the | + | In the [[twenty-sixth century]], Groveld III was originally an Outworlds Alliance colony consisting of tiny mining camps dotted widely around the planet. Groveld III was targeted in the first wave of attacks on the Outworlds Alliance in [[2581]] by invading [[Star League]] forces intent on forcibly incorporating the Periphery states into the Star League following the mass rejection of the [[Pollux Proclamation]] by the major Periphery states. The [[Star League Defense Force]] unit given responsibility for capturing Groveld III was the [[Fifteenth Brigade]] of [[II Corps (Star League)|II Corps]], under the command of [[Lieutenant General]] [[Nathan Sóbis]].<ref name="H:RWp112"/> |
| − | At the time of the invasion, the Outworlds Alliance garrison on the planet consisted of just two armored battalions - the First and Second Groveld Armored Battalions - and a regiment of militia. The Fifteenth Brigade made planetfall at the Viking Flats on the 24th of July, but the planetary defenders under the command of Planetary | + | At the time of the invasion, the Outworlds Alliance garrison on the planet consisted of just two armored battalions - the First and Second Groveld Armored Battalions - and a regiment of militia. The Fifteenth Brigade made planetfall at the Viking Flats on the 24th of July, but the planetary defenders under the command of Planetary Defense Chairman [[Samuel Steading]] refused to engage the Star League forces in a straightforward battle; instead, the Alliance forces had been reorganized into two demi-regiments and dispersed around the planet to wage a guerrilla war.<ref name="H:RWp112"/> |
The first three weeks of the campaign to capture Groveld III saw two indecisive engagements at company strength during the first week, followed in the second week by the ambush of a Star League [[BattleMech]] and [[Combat Vehicle|armor]] company scouting on the St. Adrian Plains by the Second Groveld Armored Battalion. Although the Star League scout force was wiped out other than a couple of [['Mech|'Mechs]], the ambush gave away the position of the Second Groveld; forces from the Fifteenth Brigade destroyed the Second Groveld a week later at the Tabatt Scar, for the loss of a company of Star League armor and a BattleMech lance.<ref name="H:RWp112"/> | The first three weeks of the campaign to capture Groveld III saw two indecisive engagements at company strength during the first week, followed in the second week by the ambush of a Star League [[BattleMech]] and [[Combat Vehicle|armor]] company scouting on the St. Adrian Plains by the Second Groveld Armored Battalion. Although the Star League scout force was wiped out other than a couple of [['Mech|'Mechs]], the ambush gave away the position of the Second Groveld; forces from the Fifteenth Brigade destroyed the Second Groveld a week later at the Tabatt Scar, for the loss of a company of Star League armor and a BattleMech lance.<ref name="H:RWp112"/> | ||
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With the Second Groveld destroyed, the defense of the planet fell to the First Groveld Armored Battalion and their supporting militia infantry, who had dispersed across various widely separate locations intent on ambushing Star League forces. The First proceeded to do exactly that, in a series of more than twenty separate engagements by the end of August [[2581]]; every attack bled both sides of forces and manpower, but tied up SLDF troops. The First Groveld and the hundreds of infantry supporting them managed to tie up the Star League forces until the end of September, despite the disparity in strength and technology between the two forces.<ref name="H:RWp112"/> | With the Second Groveld destroyed, the defense of the planet fell to the First Groveld Armored Battalion and their supporting militia infantry, who had dispersed across various widely separate locations intent on ambushing Star League forces. The First proceeded to do exactly that, in a series of more than twenty separate engagements by the end of August [[2581]]; every attack bled both sides of forces and manpower, but tied up SLDF troops. The First Groveld and the hundreds of infantry supporting them managed to tie up the Star League forces until the end of September, despite the disparity in strength and technology between the two forces.<ref name="H:RWp112"/> | ||
| − | Groveld III would remain an occupied planet until the signing of the [[Treaty of Cerberus]] on 25 July [[2585]], which | + | Groveld III would remain an occupied planet until the signing of the [[Treaty of Cerberus]] on 25 July [[2585]], which ceded Groveld and thirteen other worlds to the [[Draconis Combine]] as part of the terms laid out within the Treaty.<ref name="H:RWp126">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 126: "Year Five: Peace in Our Time"</ref> |
===Fourth Succession War=== | ===Fourth Succession War=== | ||
| − | During the early months of the [[Fourth Succession War]] [[Coordinator]] [[Takashi Kurita]] was focused on his conflict with the [[Wolf's Dragoons]] mercenary [[brigade]], but following pleas for help from [[Chancellor]] [[Maximilian Liao]] the DCMS planned and launched additional offensives against perceived weak spots on the Federated Suns border. The various AFFS forces and planetary militias on the planets invaded fought fiercely, slowing the DCMS campaign, and in common with the other theaters of the War, a lull settled over the Combine-Suns border in early [[3029]].<ref name="4SWv1p80">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', | + | During the early months of the [[Fourth Succession War]] [[Coordinator]] [[Takashi Kurita]] was focused on his conflict with the [[Wolf's Dragoons]] mercenary [[brigade]], but following pleas for help from [[Chancellor]] [[Maximilian Liao]] the DCMS planned and launched additional offensives against perceived weak spots on the Federated Suns border. The various AFFS forces and planetary militias on the planets invaded fought fiercely, slowing the DCMS campaign, and in common with the other theaters of the War, a lull settled over the Combine-Suns border in early [[3029]].<ref name="4SWv1p80">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', pp. 80–81: "Other Actions"</ref> |
| − | In May 3029 the DCMS went on the offensive again; in addition to stepping up the tempo of conflict on a number of contested worlds, the DCMS launched fresh attacks. One of the new targets for invasion was Groveld III, which was hit by the mercenary unit [[McGee's Cutthroats]] in May; the militia fought hard, but couldn't stop the Cutthroats from capturing the planet. After the planet fell, remnants of the militia formed a commando squad that managed to sneak into the Cutthroat's camp and assassinate the regiment's second-in-command.<ref name="4SWv2p26">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 26 | + | In May 3029 the DCMS went on the offensive again; in addition to stepping up the tempo of conflict on a number of contested worlds, the DCMS launched fresh attacks. One of the new targets for invasion was Groveld III, which was hit by the mercenary unit [[McGee's Cutthroats]] in May; the militia fought hard, but couldn't stop the Cutthroats from capturing the planet. After the planet fell, remnants of the militia formed a commando squad that managed to sneak into the Cutthroat's camp and assassinate the regiment's second-in-command.<ref name="4SWv2p26">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 26: "Federated Suns Front"</ref> |
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== Military Deployment == | == Military Deployment == | ||
===2581=== | ===2581=== | ||
| − | [[Outworlds Alliance]] garrison<ref name="H:RWp112">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 112 | + | [[Outworlds Alliance]] garrison<ref name="H:RWp112">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 112: "Groveld III"</ref> (until July September only) |
* First Groveld Armored Battalion | * First Groveld Armored Battalion | ||
* Second Groveld Armored Battalion | * Second Groveld Armored Battalion | ||
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===2584=== | ===2584=== | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Thirty-ninth Royal Brigade]], [[Thirteenth Royal Division]], [[V Corps (Star League)|V Corps]]<ref name="H:RWp140">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 140: "Outworlds Alliance Front (Jump Off - 2585)"</ref> |
===3025=== | ===3025=== | ||
| − | * [[Davion Light Guards|Davion Light Guards]] [[RCT]]<ref name=HD133>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 133 | + | * [[Davion Light Guards|Davion Light Guards]] [[RCT]]<ref name=HD133>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 133: "Unit Deployment Table"</ref><ref name="NAIS4SWp11">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 11: "Operation RAT"</ref> |
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
| − | Groveld III is an arid world, with short days. Notable terrain features on Groveld III include a desert named the Vashner Flats, a region surrounded by badlands,<ref name="TFTp18">''The Fox's Teeth'', pp. | + | Groveld III is an arid world, with short days. Notable terrain features on Groveld III include a desert named the Vashner Flats, a region surrounded by badlands,<ref name="TFTp18">''The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders'', pp. 18–19</ref> the Viking Flats and the St. Adrian Plains.<ref name="H:RWp112"/> |
== Planetary Locations == | == Planetary Locations == | ||
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== Nearby Systems == | == Nearby Systems == | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
| − | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | + | <div class="desktop-3-col"> |
| + | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Field Report 2765: | + | * ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Report 2765: DCMS]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report 2765: Periphery]]'' | * ''[[Field Report 2765: Periphery]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders]]'' |
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* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' | ||
* ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]'' | ||
* ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | + | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]'' | + | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]'' |
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | ||
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' | * ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' | ||
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' | * ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Inner Sphere (sourcebook)]]'' | + | * ''[[Inner Sphere (sourcebook)|Inner Sphere]]'' |
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | ||
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* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' | * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' | ||
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' | * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' | ||
* ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | ||
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* ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition]]'' | * ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition]]'' | ||
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| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Systems|Groveld]] |
| − | [[Category: Draconis Combine | + | [[Category: Draconis Combine Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Federated Suns | + | [[Category: Federated Suns Systems]] |
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| Groveld | |
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| System Information | |
| X:Y Coordinates | 386.961 : 113.43[e] |
The Groveld system was home to at least one habitable world, Groveld III, and as of 3145 was located in the Kaznejoy Prefecture of the New Samarkand Military District within the Draconis Combine.[1][2]
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System Description[edit]
The Groveld system is located near the Delacruz and Niles systems.[3][4][5]
System History[edit]
The Groveld system was colonized during or shortly before the Age of War by the Outworlds Alliance.[6][7][8]
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2319 - No record[6]
- 2571 - Outworlds Alliance[7][8][9]
- 2581 - Outworlds Alliance (occupied by SLDF forces from August)[10]
- 2585 - Draconis Combine[11]
- 2596 - Draconis Combine[12]
- 2750 - Federated Suns/Draconis Combine[7][13]
- 2764 - Draconis Combine[14]
- 2765 - Draconis Combine[3][4][5]
- 2767 - Draconis Combine[15]
- 2822 - Draconis Combine[16][17][18]
- 2864 - Draconis Combine[19][20]
- 3025 - Federated Suns[21][22][23][24]
- 3029 - Draconis Combine (from June)[25]
- 3030 - Draconis Combine[26][27]
- 3040 - Draconis Combine[28][29][30]
- 3050 - Draconis Combine[31]
- 3052 - Draconis Combine[32][33]
- 3054 - Draconis Combine[34]
- 3057 - Draconis Combine[35]
- 3058 - Draconis Combine[36]
- 3059 - Draconis Combine[37]
- 3063 - Draconis Combine[38][39]
- 3067 - Draconis Combine[40][41][42][43]
- 3075 - Draconis Combine[44]
- 3079 - Draconis Combine[45][46]
- 3081 - Draconis Combine[47]
- 3085 - Draconis Combine[48]
- 3135 - Draconis Combine[49]
- 3145 - Draconis Combine[1][2]
Groveld III[edit]
| Groveld III | |
|---|---|
| Astrophysical | |
| System position | Third |
| Government and Infrastructure | |
| Noble Ruler | Duke of Groveld |
Groveld III is the third planet in the Groveld system.
Planetary History[edit]
Early History[edit]
In the twenty-sixth century, Groveld III was originally an Outworlds Alliance colony consisting of tiny mining camps dotted widely around the planet. Groveld III was targeted in the first wave of attacks on the Outworlds Alliance in 2581 by invading Star League forces intent on forcibly incorporating the Periphery states into the Star League following the mass rejection of the Pollux Proclamation by the major Periphery states. The Star League Defense Force unit given responsibility for capturing Groveld III was the Fifteenth Brigade of II Corps, under the command of Lieutenant General Nathan Sóbis.[10]
At the time of the invasion, the Outworlds Alliance garrison on the planet consisted of just two armored battalions - the First and Second Groveld Armored Battalions - and a regiment of militia. The Fifteenth Brigade made planetfall at the Viking Flats on the 24th of July, but the planetary defenders under the command of Planetary Defense Chairman Samuel Steading refused to engage the Star League forces in a straightforward battle; instead, the Alliance forces had been reorganized into two demi-regiments and dispersed around the planet to wage a guerrilla war.[10]
The first three weeks of the campaign to capture Groveld III saw two indecisive engagements at company strength during the first week, followed in the second week by the ambush of a Star League BattleMech and armor company scouting on the St. Adrian Plains by the Second Groveld Armored Battalion. Although the Star League scout force was wiped out other than a couple of 'Mechs, the ambush gave away the position of the Second Groveld; forces from the Fifteenth Brigade destroyed the Second Groveld a week later at the Tabatt Scar, for the loss of a company of Star League armor and a BattleMech lance.[10]
With the Second Groveld destroyed, the defense of the planet fell to the First Groveld Armored Battalion and their supporting militia infantry, who had dispersed across various widely separate locations intent on ambushing Star League forces. The First proceeded to do exactly that, in a series of more than twenty separate engagements by the end of August 2581; every attack bled both sides of forces and manpower, but tied up SLDF troops. The First Groveld and the hundreds of infantry supporting them managed to tie up the Star League forces until the end of September, despite the disparity in strength and technology between the two forces.[10]
Groveld III would remain an occupied planet until the signing of the Treaty of Cerberus on 25 July 2585, which ceded Groveld and thirteen other worlds to the Draconis Combine as part of the terms laid out within the Treaty.[11]
Fourth Succession War[edit]
During the early months of the Fourth Succession War Coordinator Takashi Kurita was focused on his conflict with the Wolf's Dragoons mercenary brigade, but following pleas for help from Chancellor Maximilian Liao the DCMS planned and launched additional offensives against perceived weak spots on the Federated Suns border. The various AFFS forces and planetary militias on the planets invaded fought fiercely, slowing the DCMS campaign, and in common with the other theaters of the War, a lull settled over the Combine-Suns border in early 3029.[50]
In May 3029 the DCMS went on the offensive again; in addition to stepping up the tempo of conflict on a number of contested worlds, the DCMS launched fresh attacks. One of the new targets for invasion was Groveld III, which was hit by the mercenary unit McGee's Cutthroats in May; the militia fought hard, but couldn't stop the Cutthroats from capturing the planet. After the planet fell, remnants of the militia formed a commando squad that managed to sneak into the Cutthroat's camp and assassinate the regiment's second-in-command.[25]
Military Deployment[edit]
2581[edit]
Outworlds Alliance garrison[10] (until July September only)
- First Groveld Armored Battalion
- Second Groveld Armored Battalion
- 1 Regiment of Groveld infantry militiamen
- CO: Planetary Defensive Chairman Samuel Steading
2584[edit]
3025[edit]
Geography[edit]
Groveld III is an arid world, with short days. Notable terrain features on Groveld III include a desert named the Vashner Flats, a region surrounded by badlands,[54] the Viking Flats and the St. Adrian Plains.[10]
Planetary Locations[edit]
- Seven Cities: a city or other large population center on Groveld III.[54]
- Tabatt Scar: the site of a notable battle during Operation UNION HOLD.[10]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
| Closest 28 systems (27 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niles | 13.3 | Delacruz | 14.5 | Kesai | 18.5 | Weisau | 22.9 |
| Conroe | 24.1 | Bryceland | 25.0 | Valentina | 30.2 | Latexo | 33.6 |
| Medron | 37.2 | Wittington | 38.1 | Cimeron | 38.2 | Anguilla | 42.2 |
| Waldheim | 44.2 | Saumur | 45.2 | Tancredi | 47.1 | Capra | 47.2 |
| Schirmeck | 47.5 | Budingen | 48.8 | Alegro | 53.0 | Sturgis | 53.8 |
| Périgueux | 54.1 | Altdorf | 54.1 | Kinkaid | 54.3 | Bremond | 54.8 |
| Colia | 55.1 | Senorbi | 55.1 | Lyceum | 56.0 | Kaznejoy | 60.6 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 36: "Outworlds Alliance Militia Deployment Map - [2765]"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Field Report 2765: DCMS, p. 25: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [2765]"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18: "Draconis Combine - [2319] Map"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 147: "Outworlds Alliance after Age of War (2571) and at the Fall of the Star League (2750)"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 48: "Federated Suns After Age of War [2571]"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 Historical: Reunification War, p. 112: "Groveld III"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 126: "Year Five: Peace in Our Time"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 98: "Outworlds Alliance - [2767] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54: "Federated Suns After First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60: "Federated Suns After Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), foldout: "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70: "Federated Suns After Third Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 26: "Federated Suns Front"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 72: "Federated Suns After Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76: "Federated Suns After the War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 24: "Map of Draconis Combine"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78: "Federated Suns After Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
- ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 110: "Outworlds Alliance"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
- ↑ Inner Sphere, p. 97: "Near Periphery Kingdoms Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 150: "Outworlds Alliance (3067)
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82: "Federated Suns After FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [October 3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldier Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 30: "Clan Snow Raven & Outworlds Alliance Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, pp. 80–81: "Other Actions"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 140: "Outworlds Alliance Front (Jump Off - 2585)"
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 133: "Unit Deployment Table"
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 11: "Operation RAT"
- ↑ 54.0 54.1 The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders, pp. 18–19
Bibliography[edit]
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Field Report: Clans
- Field Report: DCMS
- Field Report 2765: DCMS
- Field Report 2765: Periphery
- The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders
- Handbook: House Davion
- Handbook: House Kurita
- Handbook: Major Periphery States
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Davion (The Federated Suns)
- House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)
- Inner Sphere
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1
- NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2
- Objective Raids
- The Periphery, 2nd Edition