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==System Description==
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''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0)
'''Halloran''' is located near the [[Conwy]] and [[Buchlau]] systems.
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== System Description ==
  
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== System History ==
==System History==
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== Political Affiliation ==
==Political Affiliation==
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* [[2306]] - [[Marlette Association]] <ref name="HL(TCC)p22">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 22</ref>
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* [[2309]] - [[Tikonov Grand Union]] <ref name="HL(TCC)p22"/>
* [[2306]] - [[Marlette Association]]<ref name="HL(TCC)p22">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 22</ref>
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* [[2366]] - Tikonov Grand Union <ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Founding, 2366"</ref>
* [[2309]] - [[Tikonov Grand Union]]<ref name="HL(TCC)p22"/>
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* [[2367]] - [[Capellan Confederation]] <ref name="HB:HLp13">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 13, "Timeline: Capellan Zone 2367"</ref>
* [[2366]] - Tikonov Grand Union<ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17: "Capellan Confederation Founding, 2366"</ref>
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* [[2571]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp25">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25, "Capellan Confederation after Age of War [2571]"</ref> <ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48, "Federated Suns after Age of War [2571]"</ref>
* [[2367]] - [[Capellan Confederation]]<ref name="HB:HLp13">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 13: "Timeline: Capellan Zone 2367"</ref>
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* [[2596]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"</ref>
* [[2571]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp25">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25: "Capellan Confederation after Age of War [2571]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48: "Federated Suns after Age of War [2571]"</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"</ref>
* [[2596]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"</ref>  
* [[2750]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - 2750"</ref>
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* [[2786]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
* [[2765]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 2765"</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31, "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War [2822]"</ref> <ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54, "Federated Suns after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
* [[2786]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War'', p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39, "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref> <ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60, "Federated Suns after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref>
* [[2797]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name=FSWp95>''First Succession War'', p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"</ref>
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* [[3005]] - Capellan Confederation<ref>''Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)'', pp. 7-8</ref>
* [[2822]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31: "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54: "Federated Suns after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
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* [[3006]] - Federated Suns<ref>''Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)'', pp. 7-8</ref>
* [[2864]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39: "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60: "Federated Suns after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref>
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* [[3025]] - [[Federated Suns]] <ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40, "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref> <ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref>
* [[3005]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name=WDp7f>''Wolf's Dragoons'', pp. 7–8</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HLp49">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 49, "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War [3030]"</ref> <ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War [3030]"</ref>
* [[3006]] - Federated Suns<ref name=WDp7f/>
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of [3039]"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"</ref>
* [[3025]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40: "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref>
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* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050"</ref>
* [[3030]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HLp49">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 49: "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War [3030]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War [3030]"</ref>
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* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - 3052"</ref>
* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of [3039]"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - 3040"</ref>
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* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"</ref>
* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 3050"</ref>
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* [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HLp60">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 60, "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero [3058]"</ref> <ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero [3058]"</ref>
* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - 3052"</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref>
* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68, "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War [3067]"</ref> <ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War [3067]"</ref>
* [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HLp60">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 60: "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero [3058]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero [3058]"</ref>
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* [[3075]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] <ref name="JS:TBDp64">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64, "Inner Sphere - 3075"</ref>
* [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Capellan Confederation <ref>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 21, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Map"</ref>
* [[3067]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68: "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War [3067]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82: "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War [3067]"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]] <ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref>
* [[3075]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]<ref name="JS:TBDp64">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64: "Inner Sphere - 3075"</ref>
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* [[3135]] - Independent world <ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref>
* [[3079]] - Capellan Confederation<ref>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 21: "Capellan Confederation Deployment Map"</ref>
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* [[3145]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref>
* [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref>
 
* [[3135]] - Independent world<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref>
 
* [[3145]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref>
 
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==Halloran V==
 
==Halloran V==
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===Planetary History===
 
===Planetary History===
 
====Early History====
 
====Early History====
The inhabitants of '''Halloran V''' developed two major industries that continued into the thirty-second century; the export of ice and copper. The export of ice eventually slowed when planetary officials listened to advice that recommended slowing the export in face of the very real risk that the supply of icebergs was likely to be exhausted inside a century, something that would've precipitated a major ecological crisis. Seventy percent of the planetary population would come to live on Chimera, and both the planetary capital city, Gethin, and the largest single city on the planet, Vanders, were located in the Shobol River valley on that continent. Tonka Li and Tonka Lu were never subject to high levels of development because of the active volcanoes there, whilst Newfoundland and Sunderland provided the copper exported by the colonists.<ref name=DARW105/> Like the nearby worlds of [[Algol]] and [[Demeter]] Halloran V imported quantities of the giant fish native to the planet [[Buchlau]].<ref name="DARWp100">''Dark Age Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 100: "Buchlau"</ref>
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The inhabitants of Halloran V developed two major industries that continued into the thirty-second century; the export of ice and copper. The export of ice eventually slowed when planetary officials listened to advice that recommended slowing the export in face of the very real risk that the supply of icebergs was likely to be exhausted inside a century, something that would've precipitated a major ecological crisis. Seventy percent of the planetary population would come to live on Chimera, and both the planetary capital city, Gethin, and the largest single city on the planet, Vanders, were located in the Shobol River valley on that continent. Tonka Li and Tonka Lu were never subject to high levels of development because of the active volcanoes there, whilst Newfoundland and Sunderland provided the copper exported by the colonists.<ref name=DARW105/> Like the nearby worlds of [[Algol]] and [[Demeter]] Halloran V imported quantities of the giant fish native to the planet [[Buchlau]].<ref name="DARWp99">''Dark Age Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 99, "Buchlau"</ref>
  
 
With the election of General [[Diana Chinn]] to the [[Tikonov Tetrarchy]] in 2307, the Tikonov Grand Union began an ambitious gamble against the [[Marlette Association]], and a number of Marlette Association worlds were invaded and annexed in short order. Tikonov Grand Union forces commanded by Diana Chinn conquered Halloran V in early [[2309]].<ref name="HL(TCC)p22"/>
 
With the election of General [[Diana Chinn]] to the [[Tikonov Tetrarchy]] in 2307, the Tikonov Grand Union began an ambitious gamble against the [[Marlette Association]], and a number of Marlette Association worlds were invaded and annexed in short order. Tikonov Grand Union forces commanded by Diana Chinn conquered Halloran V in early [[2309]].<ref name="HL(TCC)p22"/>
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====Third Succession War====
 
====Third Succession War====
 
=====Battle of Halloran=====
 
=====Battle of Halloran=====
In [[3005]] and [[3006]] the [[Blackwind Lancers]] and [[Marion's Highlanders]] used Halloran V as a base to raid the [[Federated Suns]] worlds of [[Demeter]], [[Chesterton]], [[Almach]] and [[Valexa]]. Wolf's Dragoons, recently hired by the Federated Suns, used their intelligence resources to pinpoint where the attacks were coming from.  In early February 3006, Jaime Wolf presented this information to the Federated Suns and requested permission to attack Halloran V.  A request [[First Prince]] [[Ian Davion]] granted.
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In [[3005]] and [[3006]] the [[Blackwind Lancers]] and [[Marion's Highlanders]] used Halloran V as a base to raid the [[Federated Suns]] worlds of [[Demeter]], [[Chesterton]], [[Almach]] and [[Valexa]]. The Wolf's Dragoons, recently hired by the Federated Suns, used their intelligence resources to pin point where the attacks were coming from.  In early February 3006, Jaime Wolf presented this information to the Federated Suns and requested permission to attack Halloran V.  A request [[First Prince]] [[Ian Davion]] granted.
  
The Dragoons jumped into the Halloran system and used the planet's moon, Meridian, to shield their arrival. Instead of attacking immediately, the Dragoons waited until the Blackwind Lancers and Marion's Highlanders returned from their attack on Valexa. Once the Liao units were grounded, the Dragoons launched their assault.  They achieved almost complete surprise.  They brushed aside the defending aerospace fighters and Zeta Battalion led the attack on the Liaos' main military base outside of the city of Gethin.  By the end of the first day of fighting the Lancer and Highlanders had surrendered the base and fled into defensive positions inside Gethin and into the rugged terrain of the Shobol River Valley.
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The Dragoons jumped into the Halloran system and used the planet's moon, Meridian, to shield their arrival. Instead of attacking immediately, the Dragoons waited until the Blackwind Lancers and Marion's Highlanders returned from their attack on Valexa. Once the Liao units were grounded, the Dragoons launched their assault.  They achieved almost complete surprise.  They brushed aside the defending aerospace fighters and Zeta Battalion led the attack on the Liao's main military base outside of the city of Gethin.  By the end of the first day of fighting the Lancer and Highlanders had surrendered the base and fled into defensive positions inside Gethin and into the rugged terrain of the Shobol River Valley.
  
 
On the second day of fighting, the Dragoons pushed the Liao forces further back.  However, their progress was slowing and there was a worry that Capellan reinforcements could arrive on Halloran to turn the tide.  The Dragoons decided to change their strategy to defeat their opponents before that could happen.
 
On the second day of fighting, the Dragoons pushed the Liao forces further back.  However, their progress was slowing and there was a worry that Capellan reinforcements could arrive on Halloran to turn the tide.  The Dragoons decided to change their strategy to defeat their opponents before that could happen.
  
On the third day, February 13th, [[Colonel]] [[Jeremy Ellman]] would lead [[Beta Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Beta Regiment]] in the initial assault on Marion's Highlanders in the Shobol Valley. Colonel [[Wilhelmina Korsht]] would command [[Gamma Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Gamma Regiment]], with Colonel [[Frank Wells]] in charge of [[Zeta Battalion]]. Both would act as a reserve to Beta's attack. Meanwhile, Colonel [[Travis King]] would command [[Delta Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Delta Regiment]] to prevent the Blackwind Lancers in Gethin from coming to the Highlanders' aid while keeping Liao forces from the [[ComStar]] [[HPG]] station.
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On the third day, February 13th, [[Colonel]] [[Jeremy Ellman]] would lead the [[Beta Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Beta Regiment]] in the initial assault on Marion's Highlanders in the Shobol Valley. Colonel [[Wilhelmina Korsht]] would command [[Gamma Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Gamma Regiment with Colonel [[Frank Wells]] in charge of [[Zeta Battalion]]. Both would act as a reserve to Beta's attack. Meanwhile, Colonel [[Travis King]] would command [[Delta Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Delta Regiment]] to prevent the Blackwind Lancers in Gethin from coming to the Highlander's aid while keeping Liao forces from the [[Comstar]] [[HPG]] station.
  
Colonel Ellman called for an incendiary strike on the Highlanders position as he pressed the assault, turning the valley into a roaring inferno.  By the afternoon, the Highlanders were pushed back to secondary positions while Gamma Regiment pressed the attack.  Meanwhile, Delta Regiment has successfully kept the Lancers from coming to the Highlanders rescue and began to push into the city of Gethin.  By the evening, the Blackwind Lancers were pushed out of Gethin's suburbs while Marion's Highlanders were frantically trying to consolidate at the far end of the valley.  Delta Regiment halted its advanced into Gethin to consolidate its gains and prepare for a final assault on the remaining Liao positions the next day.  However, the Lancers would launch a counterattack just prior to midnight that drove the Dragoons back to the edge of the city.  From there, the Dragoons regrouped and pushed the Capellan attack back to retake the lost ground by dawn.
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Colonel Ellman called for an incendiary strike on the Highlanders position as he pressed the assault, turning the valley into a roaring inferno.  By the afternoon, the Highlanders were pushed back to secondary positions while Gamma Regiment pressed the attack.  Meanwhile, Delta Regiment has successfully kept the Lancers from coming to the Highlanders rescue and began to push into the city of Gethin.  By the evening, the Blackwind Lancers were pushed out of Gethin's suburbs while Marion's Highlanders were frantically trying to consolidate at the far end of the valley.  Delta Regiment halted it's advanced into Gethin to consolidate its gains and prepare for a final assault on the remaining Liao positions the next day.  However, the Lancers would launch a counter attack just prior to midnight that drove the Dragoons back to the edge of the city.  From there, the Dragoons reformed and pushed the Capellan attack back to retake the lost ground by dawn.
  
The fourth day brought further attacks and advances by the Dragoons, but the Liao units would restrict any gains made with a tenacious defense.  However, Jaime Wolf and Travis King thought the defenders were close to breaking and that one more attack would finish them off.
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The fourth day brought further attacks and advances by the Dragoons, but the Liao units would restrict any gains made with a tenacious defense.  However, Jamie Wolf and Travis King thought the defenders were close to breaking and that one more attack would finish them off.
  
As the attacks started on the fifth day, the Liao defenders in Gethin received reports of a large forced coming in behind them.  The Lancer commander decided to evacuate the city and join up with the Highlanders.  However, it was a ruse.  The reports of a large force were fake messages from the Dragoons' [[Seventh Kommando]] who had infiltrated the Lancer positions during Delta's opening artillery bombardment that day.  In the confusion of the Lancers meeting up with the Highlanders unexpectedly, the Highlander defense collapsed and the Dragoon forces began to surround the Liao defenders.  While the defenders were able to break out of the encirclement, they took such heavy damage that when Liao reinforcements did arrive they could only help the two Capellan regiments escape off world.  The Dragoons has secured their first victory in the Inner Sphere.<ref name=WDp7f/>
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As the attacks started on the fifth day, the Liao defenders in Gethin received reports of a large forced coming in behind them.  The Lancer commander decided to evacuate the city and join up with the Highlanders.  However, it was a ruse.  The reports of a large force were fake messages from the Dragoons [[Seventh Kommando]] who had infiltrated the Lancer positions during Delta's opening artillery bombardment that day.  In the confusion of the Lancers meeting up with the Highlanders unexpectedly, the Highlander defense collapsed and the Dragoon forces began to surround the Liao defenders.  While the defenders were able to break out of the encirclement, they took such heavy damage that when Liao reinforcements did arrive they could only help the two Capellan regiments escape off world.  The Dragoons has secured their first victory in the Inner Sphere.<ref>''Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)'', pp. 7-8</ref>
  
In [[3008]], the five regiments of Wolf's Dragoons were transferred to Halloran in preparation for their assault on [[New Aragon]].<ref name=WDsp11>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 11: "Battle of New Aragon"</ref>
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In [[3008]], the five regiments of Wolf's Dragoons were transferred to Halloran in preparation for their assault on [[New Aragon]].<ref name=WDsp11>''Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)'', p. 11, "Battle of New Aragon"</ref>
  
====Jihad====
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====The Jihad====
Halloran V was one of the worlds hit by the [[CCAF]] as a part of [[Operation THUNDERSTRIKE]], the Capellan counteroffensive prompted by [[Duke]] [[George Hasek II|George Hasek's]] [[Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE]]. The CCAF hit Halloran V on 9 August [[3069]]. The [[Word of Blake]] turned the two-way battle for Halloran V into a three-way battle on the 13th of October when Blakist naval forces began to bombard Halloran V from orbit.<ref name="J:FRp47">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 47: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The Capellan forces consisted of the veteran [[Sixth Confederation Reserve Cavalry]] who initially faced no significant opposition, but the [[Federated Suns Armored Cavalry]] arrived several weeks later and forced the Sixth to fight a fast cavalry campaign on Chimera - exactly the kind of campaign the Armored Cavalry excelled at, up until the Blakist bombardment of Chimera, which all but destroyed both units as well as levelling the major cities on the continent.<ref name=DARW105/>
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Halloran V was one of the worlds hit by the [[CCAF]] as a part of [[Operation THUNDERSTRIKE]], the Capellan counteroffensive prompted by [[Duke]] [[George Hasek II|George Hasek's]] [[Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE]]. The CCAF hit Halloran V on the 9th of August [[3069]]. The [[Word of Blake]] turned the two-way battle for Halloran V into a three-way battle on the 13th of October when Blakist naval forces began to bombard Halloran V from orbit.<ref name="J:FRp47">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 47, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The Capellan forces consisted of the veteran [[Sixth Confederation Reserve Cavalry]] who initially faced no significant opposition, but the [[Federated Suns Armored Cavalry]] arrived several weeks later and forced the Sixth to fight a fast cavalry campaign on Chimera - exactly the kind of campaign the Armored Cavalry excelled at, up until the Blakist bombardment of Chimera, which all but destroyed both units as well as levelling the major cities on the continent.<ref name=DARW105/>
  
Halloran V was given strategic importance for the first time in its history by the Word of Blake. The Word raised the [[Halloran V Protectorate Militia]], constructed ground-based capital missile launch facilities for a sophisticated SDS, positioned a Pocket WarShip squadron,
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Halloran V was given strategic importance for the first time in its history by the WoB. The Word raised the [[Halloran V Protectorate Militia]], constructed ground-based capital-missile launch facilities for asophisticated SDS, positioned a Pocket WarShip squadron,
and deployed a network of Caspar II SDS drones around the planet.<ref name="TCp162">''Total Chaos'', pp. 162–163: "Halloran V"</ref>
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and deployed a network of Caspar II SDS drones around the planet.<ref name="TCp162">''Total Chaos'', p. 162-163, "HALLORAN V"</ref>
  
During the [[Jihad]], Halloran V was raided on 26 March [[3076]] by scouts from the allied coalition formed by [[Devlin Stone]].<ref name="JHS:Tp21">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 21: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp55">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 55: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Operating independently rather than as a part of Stone's coalition, Capellan Confederation forces were fighting to liberate Halloran V on the 27th of February [[3077]] when the system's fully operational [[SDS]] network allegedly destroyed the ''[[Feng Huang]]''-class ''[[Franco Martell (Individual Feng Huang-class WarShip)|Franco Martell]]'', one of the Confederation's few [[WarShip]]s.<ref name="J:FRp57"/> According to reports in the Capellan media, Halloran V had been liberated by the 27th of February and had rejoined the Confederation.<ref name="JHS:Tp40">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 40: "Liberation At Hand"</ref>
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During the [[Jihad]], Halloran V was raided on the 26th of March [[3076]] by scouts from the allied coalition formed by [[Devlin Stone]].<ref name="JHS:Tp21">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 21, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp55">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 55, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Operating independently rather than as a part of Stone's coalition, Capellan Confederation forces were fighting to liberate Halloran V on the 27th of February [[3077]] when the system's fully-operational [[SDS]] network allegedly destroyed the ''[[Feng Huang]]''-class [[Feng_Huang#Named_Vessels|CCS ''Franco Martell'']], one of the Confederation's few [[WarShip]]s.<ref name="J:FRp57"/> According to reports in the Capellan media, Halloran V had been liberated by the 27th of February and had rejoined the Confederation.<ref name="JHS:Tp40">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 40, "Liberation At Hand"</ref>
  
An exclusive report by a news agency based on [[New Avalon]] in the Federated Suns carried an interview purporting to confirm the destruction of the ''Franco Martell''. Broadcast on the 18th of March, the interview featured [[Harry Chevalle]], captain of an independent merchant vessel named ''[[Ponsatrain]]''. The ''Ponsatrain'' had apparently been in transit to Halloran V when it observed a network of new orbital satellites and orbital stations above the planet. The new facilities hadn't responded to the ''Ponsatrain'', which observed the orders given by the planetary Traffic Control, but became active when the ''Franco Martell'' appeared in the system. The satellites moved slowly around the ''Franco Martell'' - implying that they may not have been satellites, as conventional satellites are not recognized as moving on an interplanetary scale, however slowly - and then upwards of twenty of the satellites launched missiles at the Capellan WarShip. The missiles - described as "ship killer missiles" by Chevalle - inflicted considerable damage on the ''Franco Martell'' by dint of numbers, rather than individual striking power, and when the ''Franco Martell'' moved into a drop position over the planet's surface it was struck by additional missiles from the surface, which allegedly destroyed the ship.<ref name="JHS:Tp41">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 41: "What We Saw"</ref>
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An exclusive report by a news agency based on [[New Avalon]] in the Federated Suns carried an interview purporting to confirm the destruction of the ''Franco Martell''. Broadcast on the 18th of March The interview featured [[Harry Chevalle]], the Captain of an independent merchant vessel named ''[[Ponsatrain]]''. The ''Ponsatrain'' had apparently been in transit to Halloran V when it observed a swathe of new orbital satellites and orbital stations above the planet. The new facilities hadn't responded to the ''Ponsatrain'', which observed the orders given by the planetary Traffic Control, but became active when the ''Franco Martell'' appeared in the system. The satellites moved slowly around the ''Franco Martell'' - implying that they may not have been satellites, as conventional satellites are not recognized as moving on an interplanetary scale, however slowly - and then upwards of twenty of the satellites launched missiles at the Capellan WarShip. The missiles - described as "ship killer missiles" by Chevalle - inflicted considerable damage on the ''Franco Martell'' by dint of numbers, rather than individual striking power, and when the ''Franco Martell'' moved into a drop position over the planet's surface it was struck by additional missiles from the surface, which allegedly destroyed the ship.<ref name="JHS:Tp41">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 41, "What We Saw"</ref>
  
Even with the destruction of their WarShip, the Capellan forces continued fighting, and [[Laurel's Legion]], [[Lockhardt's Ironsides]], [[Fifth McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] had by early April the Protectorate Militia in full rout.<ref name="TCp162"/> But the Word of Blake forces on Halloran V were reinforced on the 3rd of April by the arrival of the [[Forty-eighth Shadow Division]], allowing the Blakists to recapture the planet.<ref name="J:FRp57">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 57: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The vicious counterassault turned into a protracted conflict that lasted a brutal eighteen months (September 3078) before the Word relented and left the Confederation two shattered units, a broken world, and a claim of victory.<ref name="TCp162"/>
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Even with the destruction of their WarShip, the Capellan forces continued fighting, and the  [[Laurel's Legion]], [[Lockhardt's Ironsides]], [[Fifth McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] had by early April the Protectorate Militia in full rout.<ref name="TCp162"/> But the Word of Blake forces on Halloran V were reinforced on the 3rd of April by the arrival of the [[48th Shadow Division]], allowing the Blakists to recapture the planet.<ref name="J:FRp57">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 57, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The vicious counterassault turned into a protracted conflict that lasted a brutal eighteen months (September 3078) before the Word relented and left the Confederation two shattered units, a broken world, and a claim of victory.<ref name="TCp162"/>
  
 
====Dark Age====
 
====Dark Age====
The [[Fourth Confederation Reserve Cavalry]] took part in the capture of Halloran V in [[3135]], and action where they beaten [[Ghost Legion‎‎]] forces.<ref name=DA3135PDAJp178>''Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals'', p. 178: "10 May 3135"</ref><ref name=DA3135PDAJp180>''Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals'', p. 180: "12 May 3135"</ref>
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The [[Fourth Confederation Reserve Cavalry]] took part in the capture of Halloran V in [[3135]], and action where they beaten [[Ghost Legion‎‎]] forces.<ref name=DA3135PDAJp178>''Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals'', p.178 "10 May 3135"</ref><ref name=DA3135PDAJp180>''Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals'', p.180 "12 May 3135"</ref>
  
 
===Military Deployment===
 
===Military Deployment===
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====2786====
 
====2786====
* [[First Kearny Highlanders]]<ref name="FSWp136">''First Succession War'', p. 136: "First Succession War Deployment Table - CCAF"</ref>
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* [[1st Kearny Highlanders|First Kearny Highlanders]]<ref name="FSWp136">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 136, "First Succession War Deployment Table - CCAF"</ref>
* [[Second Kearny Highlanders]]<ref name="FSWp136"/>
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* [[2nd Kearny Highlanders|Second Kearny Highlanders]]<ref name="FSWp136"/>
  
 
====2821====
 
====2821====
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====3006====
 
====3006====
* [[Blackwind Lancers]]<ref name="WDsp7>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 7</ref>
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* [[Blackwind Lancers]]<ref name="WDsp7>''Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)'', p. 7</ref>
 
* [[Marion's Highlanders]]<ref name="WDsp7/>
 
* [[Marion's Highlanders]]<ref name="WDsp7/>
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====3028====
 
====3028====
* [[Second New Ivaarsen Chasseurs]] [[RCT]]<ref name="4SWMAV1p100">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 100: "Halloran V"</ref>
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* [[Second New Ivaarsen Chasseurs]] [[RCT]]<ref name="4SWMAV1p100">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 100, "Halloran V"</ref>
* Second Screaming Eagles of the [[Screaming Eagles]]<ref name="4SWMAV1p100">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 100: "Halloran V"</ref>
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* 2nd Screaming Eagles of the [[Screaming Eagles]]<ref name="4SWMAV1p100">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 100, "Halloran V"</ref>
  
 
====3079====
 
====3079====
* [[Lockhardt's Ironsides]]<ref>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 16: "Citizen's Honored Regimental Status"</ref>
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* [[Lockhardt's Ironsides]]<ref>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 16, "Citizen's Honored Regimental Status"</ref>
:- At this time Lockhardt's Ironsides operating at 30% of full strength, with 40% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
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:- At this point in time the Lockhardt's Ironsides operating at 30% of full strength, with 40% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
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===Geography===
 
===Geography===
Halloran V has three continents and two archipelagoes and is a generally bleak and barren arctic world. A relatively young planet, Halloran V is still geologically active and has been in the grip of an ice age since its first human habitation. As late as the [[thirty-second century]] ice sheets covered thirty-five percent of both the northern and southern hemispheres despite the export of ice being one of the two largest industries on the planet.<ref name=DARW105/>
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'''Halloran V''' has three continents and two archipelagoes and is a generally bleak and barren arctic world. A relatively young planet, Halloran V is still geologically active and has been in the grip of an ice age since its first human habitation. As late as the [[thirty-second century]] ice sheets covered thirty-five percent of both the northern and southern hemispheres despite the export of ice being one of the two largest industries on the planet.<ref name=DARW105/>
  
Of the various landmasses on Halloran V, the largest is the continent of Chimera, which is also the most temperate of the various continents thanks to its equatorial location. In the northern hemisphere lies the continent of Newfoundland, while the continent of Sunderland lies in the southern hemisphere, and both are barren, frozen lands. The two archipelagoes on the planet are named Tonka Li and Tonka Lu, and both remain notably geologically active with numerous active volcanoes on both.<ref name=DARW105/>
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Of the various landmasses on Halloran V the largest is the continent of Chimera, which is also the most temperate of the various continents thanks to its equatorial location. In the northern hemisphere lies the continent of Newfoundland, while the continent of Sunderland lies in the southern hemisphere, and both are barren, frozen lands. The two archipelagoes on the planet are named Tonka Li and Tonka Lu, and both remain notably geologically active with numerous active volcanoes on both.<ref name=DARW105/>
  
 
===Planetary Locations===
 
===Planetary Locations===
* Chimera (continent)
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** Gethin: city<ref name="WDsp7/>
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*Chimera (continent)
** Vanders: city
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**Gethin: city<ref name="WDsp7/>
** Shobol River Valley<ref name="WDsp7/>
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**Vanders: city
** Caspian Mountains
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**Shobol River Valley<ref name="WDsp7/>
* Newfoundland (continent)
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**Caspian Mountains
* Sunderland (continent)
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* Tonka Li (archipelagos)
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*Newfoundland (continent)
* Tonka Lu (archipelagos)
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*Sunderland (continent)
  
===Companies and Industries===
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*Tonka Li (archipelagos)
* [[Corvatti Corporation]]<ref name=MW4M>MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries</ref>
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*Tonka Lu (archipelagos)
* [[Halloran Mining and Excavation]] (HM&E)<ref name=MW4M/>
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}}
* [[Transpax Corporation]]<ref name=MW4M/>
 
  
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===Industrial Centers===
===Local Flora and Fauna===
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*[[Halloran Mining and Excavation]] (HM&E)<ref name=MW4M/>
===Image gallery===
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*[[Transpax Corporation]]<ref name=MW4M/>
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===Gallery===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
File:Halloran V Flag.jpg|Planetary flag
 
File:Halloran V Flag.jpg|Planetary flag
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==Map Gallery==
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==Nearby Systems==
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== Nearby Systems ==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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* ''[[Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals]]''
 
* ''[[Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals]]''
 
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]''
 
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]''
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* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: CCAF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: CCAF]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
 
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
* ''[[MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries]]'' (video game)
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* ''[[MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries]]'' (Video Game)
* ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]''
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* ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)]]''
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[[Category:Systems|Halloran]]
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[[Category: Federated Suns Planets]]
[[Category: Independent Systems]]
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[[Category: Independent Planets]]
[[Category: Marlette Association Systems]]
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[[Category: Marlette Association Planets]]
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[[Category: Republic of the Sphere Planets]]
[[Category: Tikonov Grand Union Systems]]
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[[Category: Tikonov Grand Union Planets]]
[[Category: Word of Blake Systems]]
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[[Category: Word of Blake Planets]]

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