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In [[3019]] the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]] decided to place several research facilities on Hoff, particularly the [[Friden Aerospace Park]] that played a crucial role in the (re-)discovery of several technologies including [[Double Heat Sink]]s and the development of the ''[[Super Wasp]]'' and ''[[Super Griffin]]'' [[BattleMechs]] into prototype stage. The facility was sacked by the [[Black Widow Company]]<ref name=BT20YoAaFp87/> in [[3022]] even though [[Eridani Light Horse]] units tried to prevent it, even enhanced in some case with the technology being developed by the NAIS,<ref name=HDp202/> during the period in which [[Wolf's Dragoons]] were in the employ of the Draconis Combine.<ref name=BT20YoAaFp87/> The Friden Aerospace Park, a small spaceport on Hoff's northern continent, had been abandoned for a long time prior to the NAIS restoring and refurbishing the facility. After the Dragoons' raid, Hoff was heavily reinforced by the AFFS, and the Park was reopened again; [[ComStar]] believed that [[Team Banzai]] were testing a variant of the ''[[Hatchetman]]'' [[BattleMech]] at the facility in [[3025]].<ref name=HDp202/>
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In [[3019]] the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]] decided to place several research facilities on Hoff, with one particularly at the [[Friden Aerospace Park]].  The Friden Aerospace Park, a small spaceport on Hoff's northern continent, had been abandoned for a long time prior to the NAIS restoring and refurbishing the facility. The facility would play a crucial role in the (re-)discovery of several technologies including [[Double Heat Sink]]s and the development of the ''[[Super Wasp]]'' and ''[[Super Griffin]]'' [[BattleMechs]] into prototype stage. [[Coordinator]] [[Takashi Kurita]] of the Draconis Combine would learn of these developments and was determined to seize these new technologies.
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In [[3023]], the [[17th Galedon Regulars]] would attack Hoff.  Later in April that year, the [[Wolf's Dragoons]], now in the employ of the Draconis Combine, would send forces to join the Combine troops.  They sent their [[Epsilon Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Epsilon Regiment]] under the command of [[Colonel]] [[Baxter Arbuthnot]] and the famous [[Black Widow Company]] under the command of [[Natasha Kerensky]].
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The facility was sacked by the [[Black Widow Company]]<ref name=BT20YoAaFp87/> in [[3023]] even though [[Eridani Light Horse]] units tried to prevent it, even enhanced in some case with the technology being developed by the NAIS,<ref name=HDp202/> during the period in which [[Wolf's Dragoons]] were in the employ of the Draconis Combine.<ref name=BT20YoAaFp87/> After the Dragoons' raid, Hoff was heavily reinforced by the AFFS, and the Park was reopened again; [[ComStar]] believed that [[Team Banzai]] were testing a variant of the ''[[Hatchetman]]'' [[BattleMech]] at the facility in [[3025]].<ref name=HDp202/>
  
 
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Image:Hoff-flag.png|Planetary flag of Hoff
 
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===Notes===
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In the [[Tales of the Black Widow Company]], it is noted that the year is [[3022]] when the Black Widows clash with the Eridani Light Horse on Hoff.  However, the later produced [[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)]] states that it is [[3023]] when the Dragoons enter the Draconis Combine's employ and attack Hoff.  As the sourcebook came after the Tales book, this article is written to show that information.
  
 
== Map Gallery ==
 
== Map Gallery ==

Revision as of 08:54, 12 October 2021

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

Hoff
← 3135
3151
Hoff 3151.svg
Hoff nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates264.176 : 36.654[e]
Spectral classG4III[1][2]
Recharge time185 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)Zenith[1][2]

The Hoff system was the location of at least one habitable world, Hoff IV, and as at 3145 was located in the Barlow's End Prefecture of the New Samarkand Military District within the Draconis Combine.[3][4]

System Description

The Hoff system is located near the Bettendorf and Sakhara V systems[5] and consists of at least four planets orbiting a class G64III primary. As of 3025, a recharge station was in place at the system zenith jump point.[1][2]

System History

The Hoff system was colonized during the First Exodus from Terra[6] and had joined or been annexed by the Federated Suns by the end of the Age of War.[7][8]

Political Affiliation

Hoff IV

Template:InfoBoxPlanetStandard

Hoff IV - more commonly known simply as Hoff - is the fourth planet in the system and has a single moon named Spad.[1][2] Hoff IV was also home to at least one notable manufacturing complex.[47]

Planetary Description

Hoff was an agricultural planet until it developed advanced industry prior to the Succession Wars. When the wars came the planetary industry was crippled, leaving it on a level equal to nineteenth century Terra.[1]

Planetary History

The Succession Wars

First Succession War

Hoff was invaded during the first half of the major invasion into the Federated Suns launched by the Draconis Combine in May 2787.[15] Hoff was liberated by the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns in 2817, as part of the third and final major AFFS counter-offensive of the First Succession War against the Draconis Combine.[16]

Third Succession War

In 3019 the New Avalon Institute of Science decided to place several research facilities on Hoff, with one particularly at the Friden Aerospace Park. The Friden Aerospace Park, a small spaceport on Hoff's northern continent, had been abandoned for a long time prior to the NAIS restoring and refurbishing the facility. The facility would play a crucial role in the (re-)discovery of several technologies including Double Heat Sinks and the development of the Super Wasp and Super Griffin BattleMechs into prototype stage. Coordinator Takashi Kurita of the Draconis Combine would learn of these developments and was determined to seize these new technologies.

In 3023, the 17th Galedon Regulars would attack Hoff. Later in April that year, the Wolf's Dragoons, now in the employ of the Draconis Combine, would send forces to join the Combine troops. They sent their Epsilon Regiment under the command of Colonel Baxter Arbuthnot and the famous Black Widow Company under the command of Natasha Kerensky.

The facility was sacked by the Black Widow Company[1] in 3023 even though Eridani Light Horse units tried to prevent it, even enhanced in some case with the technology being developed by the NAIS,[2] during the period in which Wolf's Dragoons were in the employ of the Draconis Combine.[1] After the Dragoons' raid, Hoff was heavily reinforced by the AFFS, and the Park was reopened again; ComStar believed that Team Banzai were testing a variant of the Hatchetman BattleMech at the facility in 3025.[2]

Planetary Rulers

3025

Military Deployment

3000

3021

3023

3085


Planetary Locations

  • Arlum Valley[50][22]
  • Belfast Heights[50][22]
  • Brand Valley
  • Flint: Mining Town
  • Hiakru-Weller Training Facility:[1]
  • Johnson's Farm: Agricultural center[51]
  • Johnson's Water Hole
  • Kethrin River[50]
  • Proud's Ridge

Industrial Centers

Image gallery

  • Planetary flag of Hoff

Notes

In the Tales of the Black Widow Company, it is noted that the year is 3022 when the Black Widows clash with the Eridani Light Horse on Hoff. However, the later produced Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook) states that it is 3023 when the Dragoons enter the Draconis Combine's employ and attack Hoff. As the sourcebook came after the Tales book, this article is written to show that information.

Map Gallery

Nearby Systems

Closest 40 systems (39 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Bettendorf 10.9 Sakhara 12.7 Tallmadge 13.0 Crossing 15.2
Benet 21.5 Dahar 22.5 Fairfield 26.4 Glenmora 26.7
Franklin 29.1 Allerton 29.5 Nouveau Toulouse 31.4 Ballentine 31.5
Lima 33.3 Harrow's Sun 34.5 New Ivaarsen 37.3 Courtney 37.3
Swales 38.2 Bergman's Planet 38.3 Lucerne 40.4 Turkalia 41.3
Wapakoneta 41.6 Sauk City 41.7 New Aberdeen 42.2 Royal 42.3
Elidere 42.3 Emporia 43.8 McComb 46.8 Barlow's End 48.2
Misery 49.4 Rochester 50.1 Thestria 50.8 Tishomingo 52.3
Maynard 53.0 Robinson 53.4 Waunakee 57.5 Gandy's Luck 58.1
DeWitt 58.8 Marlowe's Rift 59.1 Charleywood 59.5 Le Blanc 60.0

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction, p. 87, "Planet Profile"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 202, "Hoff"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145] Map"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 18, "Federated Suns at their Founding [2317] Map"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 48, "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31, "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  9. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18, "Draconis Combine Founding" - [2319] Map
  10. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596]" Map
  11. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  12. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  13. ↑ Field Report 2765: Federated Suns, p. 29, "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
  14. ↑ Field Report 2765: Draconis Combine, p. 25, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [2765]"
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 First Succession War, p. 44, "Draconis Combine-Federated Suns Front 2786-2796"
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 First Succession War, p. 98, "The Davion Counter-Offensives"
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54, "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43, "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  19. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60, "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53, "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 The Hand that Feeds
  23. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), "Federated Suns - [3025] Map"
  24. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  25. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
  26. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64, "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  27. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 71, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  28. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66, "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  29. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  30. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of 3039 Map"
  31. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68, "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
  32. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  33. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  34. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71, "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"
  35. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
  36. ↑ ">Handbook: House Davion, p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
  37. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, Inner Sphere - [3063] Map
  38. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  39. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74, "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  40. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42, "Inner Sphere - [October 3067] Map"
  41. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  42. ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 21, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  43. ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  44. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  45. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  46. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Succession Wars, Volume 1, p. 4,
  48. ↑ Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook), p. 29, "The Hoff Campaign"
  49. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 160, "Deployment Table - 3085"
  50. ↑ 50.0 50.1 50.2 50.3 Tales of the Black Widow Company, p. 38
  51. ↑ Tales of the Black Widow Company, p. 41-42

Bibliography

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