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Line 2: The '''Markesan Operational Area''' - also referred to as the '''Crucis March Coreward Combat Theater''' - was a regional command within the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]]. One of the subdivisions of the [[Crucis March]], the Markesan Operational Area was a completely military administration, with no civilian governing responsibilities, and was traditionally commanded by a [[Field Marshal]]. As an Operational Area the Markesan OA had command authority over a number of smaller regional commands commonly known as [[Polymorphous Defense Zone]]s or Combat Regions, although during the era of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] the PDZs were simply known as Commands.<ref name="FM:FSp17">''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 17, "Combat Theater"</ref><ref name="FM:FSp17A">''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 17, "Polymorphous Defense Zone/Combat Region"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp125">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 125, "Combat Theater/Operation Area"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp125A">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 125, "Polymorphous Defense Zone/Combat Region"</ref> The '''Markesan Operational Area''' - also referred to as the '''Crucis March Coreward Combat Theater''' - was a regional command within the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]]. One of the subdivisions of the [[Crucis March]], the Markesan Operational Area was a completely military administration, with no civilian governing responsibilities, and was traditionally commanded by a [[Field Marshal]]. As an Operational Area the Markesan OA had command authority over a number of smaller regional commands commonly known as [[Polymorphous Defense Zone]]s or Combat Regions, although during the era of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] the PDZs were simply known as Commands.<ref name="FM:FSp17">''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 17, "Combat Theater"</ref><ref name="FM:FSp17A">''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 17, "Polymorphous Defense Zone/Combat Region"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp125">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 125, "Combat Theater/Operation Area"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp125A">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 125, "Polymorphous Defense Zone/Combat Region"</ref> − The size and scope of the Markesan OA has remained largely stable since the [[Age of War]] in [[2571]], at which point the Markesan OA consisted of three PDZs encompassing the heart of the Federated Suns.<ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48, "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571]"</ref> A large part of the Markesan OA was occupied by the [[Draconis Combine]] during the [[First Succession War]], but had been reclaimed by the end of the War in [[2821]]. The [[Kathil Operational Area]]'s most coreward PDZ, the Chesterton Combat Region, had been divided in half by the [[Capellan Confederation]], with [[Chesterton]] and [[Demeter]] left isolated from the remainder of the CR; these systems were folded into the Achemar PDZ within the Markesan OA as a result.<ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54, "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822]"</ref> + The size and scope of the Markesan OA has remained largely stable since the [[Age of War]] in [[2571]], at which point the Markesan OA consisted of three PDZs encompassing the heart of the Federated Suns.<ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48, "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571]"</ref> A large part of the Markesan OA was occupied by the [[Draconis Combine]] during the [[First Succession War]], but had been reclaimed by the end of the War in [[2821]]. The [[Kathil Operational Area]]'s most coreward PDZ, the Chesterton Combat Region, had largely been captured by the [[Capellan Confederation]] during the War, and the two systems within this region retained by the Federated Suns at the end of the War - [[Chesterton]] and [[Demeter]] - were folded into the Achemar PDZ within the Markesan OA.<ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54, "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822]"</ref> By the end of the [[Second Succession War]] the Kathil OA had expanded and the Valexa PDZ had been formed, returning the Chesterton and Demeter systems to administration by the Capellan March, and the borders of the Markesan OA remained essentially static throughout the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], although the number of inhabited systems declined during both the Second and [[Third Succession War]]s.<ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60, "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of 3039 - [3040]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067]"</ref><ref name="FM:Up139">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 139, "Coreward Combat Theater (Markesan Operational Area)"</ref> Even the chaos of the Jihad and the formation of the [[Republic of the Sphere]] left the Markesan OA largely unchanged in terms of borders and number of systems.<ref name="FM:3085pVii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. Vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085]"</ref><ref name="FM:3085p71">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 71, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns"</ref> By [[3145]] the Markesan OA found itself precariously poised between a number of sustained [[DCMS]] incursions threatening all three PDZs, both from the annexation of large regions of the [[Draconis March]] and the sustained invasion path known as the Dragon's Tongue that had annexed more than half of the Ulysses PDZ within the [[Minette Operational Area]].<ref name="FM:3145p90">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 90, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns"</ref><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> By the end of the [[Second Succession War]] the Kathil OA had expanded and the Valexa PDZ had been formed, returning the Chesterton and Demeter systems to administration by the Capellan March, and the borders of the Markesan OA remained essentially static throughout the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], although the number of inhabited systems declined during both the Second and [[Third Succession War]]s.<ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60, "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of 3039 - [3040]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067]"</ref><ref name="FM:Up139">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 139, "Coreward Combat Theater (Markesan Operational Area)"</ref> Even the chaos of the Jihad and the formation of the [[Republic of the Sphere]] left the Markesan OA largely unchanged in terms of borders and number of systems.<ref name="FM:3085pVii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. Vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085]"</ref><ref name="FM:3085p71">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 71, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns"</ref> By [[3145]] the Markesan OA found itself precariously poised between a number of sustained [[DCMS]] incursions threatening all three PDZs, both from the annexation of large regions of the [[Draconis March]] and the sustained invasion path known as the Dragon's Tongue that had annexed more than half of the Ulysses PDZ within the [[Minette Operational Area]].<ref name="FM:3145p90">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 90, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns"</ref><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>
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The '''Markesan Operational Area''' - also referred to as the '''Crucis March Coreward Combat Theater''' - was a regional command within the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]]. One of the subdivisions of the [[Crucis March]], the Markesan Operational Area was a completely military administration, with no civilian governing responsibilities, and was traditionally commanded by a [[Field Marshal]]. As an Operational Area the Markesan OA had command authority over a number of smaller regional commands commonly known as [[Polymorphous Defense Zone]]s or Combat Regions, although during the era of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] the PDZs were simply known as Commands.<ref name="FM:FSp17">''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 17, "Combat Theater"</ref><ref name="FM:FSp17A">''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 17, "Polymorphous Defense Zone/Combat Region"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp125">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 125, "Combat Theater/Operation Area"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp125A">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 125, "Polymorphous Defense Zone/Combat Region"</ref> | The '''Markesan Operational Area''' - also referred to as the '''Crucis March Coreward Combat Theater''' - was a regional command within the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]]. One of the subdivisions of the [[Crucis March]], the Markesan Operational Area was a completely military administration, with no civilian governing responsibilities, and was traditionally commanded by a [[Field Marshal]]. As an Operational Area the Markesan OA had command authority over a number of smaller regional commands commonly known as [[Polymorphous Defense Zone]]s or Combat Regions, although during the era of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] the PDZs were simply known as Commands.<ref name="FM:FSp17">''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 17, "Combat Theater"</ref><ref name="FM:FSp17A">''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 17, "Polymorphous Defense Zone/Combat Region"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp125">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 125, "Combat Theater/Operation Area"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp125A">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 125, "Polymorphous Defense Zone/Combat Region"</ref> | ||
| − | The size and scope of the Markesan OA has remained largely stable since the [[Age of War]] in [[2571]], at which point the Markesan OA consisted of three PDZs encompassing the heart of the Federated Suns.<ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48, "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571]"</ref> A large part of the Markesan OA was occupied by the [[Draconis Combine]] during the [[First Succession War]], but had been reclaimed by the end of the War in [[2821]]. The [[Kathil Operational Area]]'s most coreward PDZ, the Chesterton Combat Region, had been | + | The size and scope of the Markesan OA has remained largely stable since the [[Age of War]] in [[2571]], at which point the Markesan OA consisted of three PDZs encompassing the heart of the Federated Suns.<ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48, "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571]"</ref> A large part of the Markesan OA was occupied by the [[Draconis Combine]] during the [[First Succession War]], but had been reclaimed by the end of the War in [[2821]]. The [[Kathil Operational Area]]'s most coreward PDZ, the Chesterton Combat Region, had largely been captured by the [[Capellan Confederation]] during the War, and the two systems within this region retained by the Federated Suns at the end of the War - [[Chesterton]] and [[Demeter]] - were folded into the Achemar PDZ within the Markesan OA.<ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54, "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822]"</ref> |
By the end of the [[Second Succession War]] the Kathil OA had expanded and the Valexa PDZ had been formed, returning the Chesterton and Demeter systems to administration by the Capellan March, and the borders of the Markesan OA remained essentially static throughout the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], although the number of inhabited systems declined during both the Second and [[Third Succession War]]s.<ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60, "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of 3039 - [3040]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067]"</ref><ref name="FM:Up139">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 139, "Coreward Combat Theater (Markesan Operational Area)"</ref> Even the chaos of the Jihad and the formation of the [[Republic of the Sphere]] left the Markesan OA largely unchanged in terms of borders and number of systems.<ref name="FM:3085pVii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. Vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085]"</ref><ref name="FM:3085p71">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 71, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns"</ref> By [[3145]] the Markesan OA found itself precariously poised between a number of sustained [[DCMS]] incursions threatening all three PDZs, both from the annexation of large regions of the [[Draconis March]] and the sustained invasion path known as the Dragon's Tongue that had annexed more than half of the Ulysses PDZ within the [[Minette Operational Area]].<ref name="FM:3145p90">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 90, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns"</ref><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> | By the end of the [[Second Succession War]] the Kathil OA had expanded and the Valexa PDZ had been formed, returning the Chesterton and Demeter systems to administration by the Capellan March, and the borders of the Markesan OA remained essentially static throughout the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], although the number of inhabited systems declined during both the Second and [[Third Succession War]]s.<ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60, "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of 3039 - [3040]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067]"</ref><ref name="FM:Up139">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 139, "Coreward Combat Theater (Markesan Operational Area)"</ref> Even the chaos of the Jihad and the formation of the [[Republic of the Sphere]] left the Markesan OA largely unchanged in terms of borders and number of systems.<ref name="FM:3085pVii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. Vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085]"</ref><ref name="FM:3085p71">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 71, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns"</ref> By [[3145]] the Markesan OA found itself precariously poised between a number of sustained [[DCMS]] incursions threatening all three PDZs, both from the annexation of large regions of the [[Draconis March]] and the sustained invasion path known as the Dragon's Tongue that had annexed more than half of the Ulysses PDZ within the [[Minette Operational Area]].<ref name="FM:3145p90">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 90, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns"</ref><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> | ||