Difference between revisions of "Minette Operational Area"
Sarna News
(copy-edits) |
m (American spelling, citation fixes, whitespace cleanup) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
==History & Description== | ==History & Description== | ||
| − | The '''Minette Operational Area''' - also referred to as the '''Crucis March Edgeward Beta Combat Theater''' - was a regional command within the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]]. One of the subdivisions of the [[Crucis March]], the Minette 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 Minette 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 | + | The '''Minette Operational Area''' - also referred to as the '''Crucis March Edgeward Beta Combat Theater''' - was a regional command within the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]]. One of the subdivisions of the [[Crucis March]], the Minette 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 Minette 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> |
| − | At the end of the [[Age of War]] in [[2571]] the Minette OA encompassed four PDZs.<ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48 | + | At the end of the [[Age of War]] in [[2571]] the Minette OA encompassed four PDZs.<ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48: "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571]"</ref> Between the establishment of the five Marches by [[First Prince]] [[Simon Davion]] in March [[2418]]<ref name="HB:HDp27">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 27: "Timeline: Early Years and the Age of War"</ref> and the restructuring of the Marches in the aftermath of the [[Davion Civil War]] by First Prince [[Alexander Davion]]<ref name="HB:HDp37A">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 37: "Timeline: Revolution and Civil War"</ref> a significant proportion of the region encompassed by the [[Star League era]] Minette OA had likely formed a part of the [[Outer March]]. |
| − | The size and scope of the Minette OA remained largely stable during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] although the number of inhabited systems declined, in common with other regions of the Federated Suns.<ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54 | + | The size and scope of the Minette OA remained largely stable during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] although the number of inhabited systems declined, in common with other regions of the Federated Suns.<ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54: "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822]"</ref><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'', pp. 139–140: "Edgeward Beta Combat Theater (Minette Operational Area)"</ref> The most significant change in the borders of the Minette OA came in the aftermath of the [[Jihad]]; during the Jihad, a significant number of worlds within the Broken Wheel PDZ had broken away from the Federated Suns, forming a new nation - the [[Filtvelt Coalition]]. One of the responses to this was [[Princess-Regent]] [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]] establishing a new March, the [[Periphery March (Federated Suns)|Periphery March]]; creating the [[Anjin Muerto Operational Area]] as a part of the new Periphery March, the former Anjin Muerto PDZ and the remains of the Broken Wheel PDZ - now redesignated the Hortense PDZ - were incorporated into the new March, leaving the Minette OA responsible for just two PDZs.<ref name="FM:3085p52">''Field Manual: 3085'', pp. 52–53: "Camelot Summit"</ref><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> |
| − | During the invasion of the Federated Suns by the [[Draconis Combine]] in the mid-[[Thirty-second Century]] the Minette OA found itself on the front lines, as the invasion path known as the Dragon's Tongue burst through the [[Draconis March]] to swiftly annex more than half of the Tsamma PDZ within the OA, with the remaining portion being rapidly | + | During the invasion of the Federated Suns by the [[Draconis Combine]] in the mid-[[Thirty-second Century]] the Minette OA found itself on the front lines, as the invasion path known as the Dragon's Tongue burst through the [[Draconis March]] to swiftly annex more than half of the Tsamma PDZ within the OA, with the remaining portion being rapidly reorganized as the Ulysses PDZ.<ref name="FM:3145p92">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 92: "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> |
== Commanding Officers == | == Commanding Officers == | ||
| − | In [[3054]], the commanding officer of the Minette OA was [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Jonathan Steiner-Sortek]], with [[Hauptmann General]] [[Helen Halbrigston]] serving as his second in command.<ref name="ORp16">''Objective Raids'', p. 16 | + | In [[3054]], the commanding officer of the Minette OA was [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Jonathan Steiner-Sortek]], with [[Hauptmann General]] [[Helen Halbrigston]] serving as his second in command.<ref name="ORp16">''Objective Raids'', p. 16: "Edgeward Beta Combat Theater (Minette Operations Area)"</ref> In [[3067]] the Commanding Officer of the Markesan OA was Field Marshal [[Alexander Fielding]], with Marshal [[B. H. Kingsley Sharpe]] acting as his aide.<ref name="FM:Up139"/> In 3145 the Commanding Officer was [[Bonnie Colon]], with Marshal [[Alvin Fisher]] serving as aide.<ref name="FM:3145p92"/> |
== Sub Regions == | == Sub Regions == | ||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
* Anjin Muerto Combat Region<ref name="HD(TFS)p138"/><ref name="ORp16"/><ref name="FM:Up139"/> | * Anjin Muerto Combat Region<ref name="HD(TFS)p138"/><ref name="ORp16"/><ref name="FM:Up139"/> | ||
* Broken Wheel Combat Region<ref name="HD(TFS)p138"/><ref name="ORp16"/><ref name="FM:Up139"/> | * Broken Wheel Combat Region<ref name="HD(TFS)p138"/><ref name="ORp16"/><ref name="FM:Up139"/> | ||
| − | * Point Barrow Combat Region<ref name="HD(TFS)p138">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 138 | + | * Point Barrow Combat Region<ref name="HD(TFS)p138">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 138: "'Mech Unit Deployment Table"</ref><ref name="ORp16"/><ref name="FM:Up139"/><ref name="FM:3145p92"/> |
* Tsamma Combat Region<ref name="HD(TFS)p138"/><ref name="ORp16"/><ref name="FM:Up139"/> | * Tsamma Combat Region<ref name="HD(TFS)p138"/><ref name="ORp16"/><ref name="FM:Up139"/> | ||
* Ulysses Combat Region<ref name="FM:3145p92"/> | * Ulysses Combat Region<ref name="FM:3145p92"/> | ||
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
===Capitol=== | ===Capitol=== | ||
| − | * [[Minette]] | + | * [[Minette]] |
=== Regional Capitols === | === Regional Capitols === | ||
Revision as of 17:03, 17 September 2022
Contents
History & Description
The Minette Operational Area - also referred to as the Crucis March Edgeward Beta Combat Theater - was a regional command within the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns. One of the subdivisions of the Crucis March, the Minette 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 Minette OA had command authority over a number of smaller regional commands commonly known as Polymorphous Defense Zones or Combat Regions, although during the era of the Federated Commonwealth the PDZs were simply known as Commands.[1][2][3][4]
At the end of the Age of War in 2571 the Minette OA encompassed four PDZs.[5] Between the establishment of the five Marches by First Prince Simon Davion in March 2418[6] and the restructuring of the Marches in the aftermath of the Davion Civil War by First Prince Alexander Davion[7] a significant proportion of the region encompassed by the Star League era Minette OA had likely formed a part of the Outer March.
The size and scope of the Minette OA remained largely stable during the Succession Wars although the number of inhabited systems declined, in common with other regions of the Federated Suns.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] The most significant change in the borders of the Minette OA came in the aftermath of the Jihad; during the Jihad, a significant number of worlds within the Broken Wheel PDZ had broken away from the Federated Suns, forming a new nation - the Filtvelt Coalition. One of the responses to this was Princess-Regent Yvonne Steiner-Davion establishing a new March, the Periphery March; creating the Anjin Muerto Operational Area as a part of the new Periphery March, the former Anjin Muerto PDZ and the remains of the Broken Wheel PDZ - now redesignated the Hortense PDZ - were incorporated into the new March, leaving the Minette OA responsible for just two PDZs.[16][17][18]
During the invasion of the Federated Suns by the Draconis Combine in the mid-Thirty-second Century the Minette OA found itself on the front lines, as the invasion path known as the Dragon's Tongue burst through the Draconis March to swiftly annex more than half of the Tsamma PDZ within the OA, with the remaining portion being rapidly reorganized as the Ulysses PDZ.[19][20][21]
Commanding Officers
In 3054, the commanding officer of the Minette OA was Marshal Jonathan Steiner-Sortek, with Hauptmann General Helen Halbrigston serving as his second in command.[22] In 3067 the Commanding Officer of the Markesan OA was Field Marshal Alexander Fielding, with Marshal B. H. Kingsley Sharpe acting as his aide.[15] In 3145 the Commanding Officer was Bonnie Colon, with Marshal Alvin Fisher serving as aide.[19]
Sub Regions
The following sub-regions have all been a part of the Minette OA at some point during their history:
- Anjin Muerto Combat Region[23][22][15]
- Broken Wheel Combat Region[23][22][15]
- Point Barrow Combat Region[23][22][15][19]
- Tsamma Combat Region[23][22][15]
- Ulysses Combat Region[19]
Systems of Note
Capitol
Regional Capitols
- Anjin Muerto (Anjin Muerto CR)[23][22][15]
- Broken Wheel (Broken Wheel CR)[23][22][15]
- Point Barrow (Point Barrow CR)[23][22][15][19]
- Tsamma (Tsamma CR)[23][22][15]
- Ulysses (Ulysses CR)[19]
See Also
References
- ↑ Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 17: "Combat Theater"
- ↑ Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 17: "Polymorphous Defense Zone/Combat Region"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 125: "Combat Theater/Operation Area"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 125: "Polymorphous Defense Zone/Combat Region"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 48: "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 27: "Timeline: Early Years and the Age of War"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 37: "Timeline: Revolution and Civil War"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54: "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60: "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 72: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of 3039 - [3040]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82: "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067]"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.9 Field Manual: Updates, pp. 139–140: "Edgeward Beta Combat Theater (Minette Operational Area)"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, pp. 52–53: "Camelot Summit"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085]"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 71: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns"
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 Field Manual: 3145, p. 92: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 22.7 22.8 Objective Raids, p. 16: "Edgeward Beta Combat Theater (Minette Operations Area)"
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.7 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 138: "'Mech Unit Deployment Table"