New Valencia

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(References to New Valencia)

New Valencia
System Information
X:Y Coordinates219.972 : -50.015[e]
Spectral classG4V[1]
Recharge time185 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)Nadir[1]

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

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Political Affiliation

Planetary History

New Valencia was a major food exporter during the Star League era. The destruction of JumpShips during the Succession Wars resulted in New Valencia's agriculture shifting to expensive boutique foods.[1]

First Succession War

In 2789 the Draconis Combine began a hugely successful invasion of the Federated Suns, with Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery units pouring across the border and conquering system after system while the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns desperately tried to mount a defense amidst mass confusion and conflicting orders exacerbated by the DCMS specifically targeting communications systems and JumpShips as priorities for destruction to disrupt communications. The first attempt to break the invasion was mustered by First Prince John Davion in 2788, and that attempt - Operation SOLAR SHIELD - was an expensive disaster. By the time Prince John's second plan had begun at the end of 2789, New Valencia was one of the worlds under Combine occupation.[39][10]

Prince John's second plan - a massive naval response under the operational command of Admiral Kenneth Jones - saw AFFS forces return to New Valencia in early 2790, having already struck in the Imbrial III, Kestrel, Saltural, Saunemin and Acoma systems. The AFFS battle group spent a week hunting down the Draconis Combine Admiralty ships in the system, including managing to capture the Sovetskii Soyuz-class heavy cruiser DCS Sahand, before moving on to rendezvous with the other half of his forces in the Cholame system.[10]

New Valencia was liberated by the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns in 2805 during the first major AFFS counter-offensive of the First Succession War against the Draconis Combine.[12]

Third Succession War

In 3005 New Valencia's capital city was Raiteland. When Wolf's Dragoons was assigned New Valencia as their baseworld, they built a base camp north of the city.[40] In 3007 McCarron's Armored Cavalry raided the world to punish the Dragoons. The Big Mac destroyed Raiteland in the process.[41]

The Jihad

In April 3068 a combination of Word of Blake forces and mercenaries in their employ raided numerous worlds across the Inner Sphere, including New Valencia;[42] the Word of Blake struck again on the 12th of May 3075, and although a number of the Blakist's escaping transports were caught and destroyed by AFFS forces this time, this second raid successfully damaged the General Motors/Blackwell facilities on New Valencia.[43][44]

Military Deployment

2765

2786

3005

3025

3038

  • Second New Ivaarsen Chasseurs[51]

Industrial Centers

Companies

Geography

New Valencia has five continents named Algirós, Benimaclet, Campanar, Extramurs and Olivereta.[1]

Planetary Locations

  • Raiteland: the planetary capital city[40][1] located on Olivereta.[1]
  • San Angeles: the location of the General Motors facilities on Olivereta.[1]

Nearby Systems

Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years)
Closest systems first:
Corydon 14.56 Batavia 24.22 Blandinsville 25.16 Markesan 26.37
Saunemin 32.48 Cholame 36.26 Beecher 36.37 Saltural 39.16
Flushing 39.22 Carnac 39.85 Layover 45.84 Tiskilwa 46.45
Kestrel 51.53 Manteno 52.65 Klamriz V 55.48 Robinson 56.28
Strawn 56.53 Bristol 56.84 Rosamond 57.73 Chebanse 58.09
Barstow 58.49 Streator 59.89

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Objectives: Federated Suns, p. 19, "New Valencia"
  2. Handbook: House Davion, p. 18, "Federated Suns at their Founding - [2317] Map"
  3. Handbook: House Davion, p. 48, "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  4. Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  5. Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  6. Field Manual: SLDF, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  7. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  8. Field Report 2765: Federated Suns, p. 29, "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
  9. First Succession War (Source Book), p. 25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 First Succession War, p. 41-42, "Cholame"
  11. First Succession War, p. 44, "Draconis Combine-Federated Suns Front 2786-2796"
  12. 12.0 12.1 First Succession War, p. 98, "The Davion Counter-Offensives"
  13. Handbook: House Davion, p. 54, "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  14. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  15. First Succession War (Source Book), p. 113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  16. Handbook: House Davion, p. 60, "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  17. House Davion (The Federated Suns), "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"
  18. Handbook: House Davion, p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  19. Handbook: House Davion, p. 72, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  20. Handbook: House Davion, p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of [3039] - [3040] Map"
  21. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  22. Era Report: 3052, p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3050] Map
  23. Era Report: 3052, p. 23, Inner Sphere - [3052] Map
  24. Era Report: 3062, p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
  25. Handbook: House Davion, p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero [3058]"
  26. The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 111, "Taurian Concordat and Tortuga Dominions"
  27. Era Report: 3062, p. 29, Inner Sphere - [3063] Map
  28. Handbook: House Davion, p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  29. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  30. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  31. Field Report: AFFS, p. 21, "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  32. Field Report: CCAF, p. 21, "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  33. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  34. Field Manual: 3085, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  35. Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  36. Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  37. Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  38. Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  39. First Succession War, p. 41, "An Expensive Learning Curve"
  40. 40.0 40.1 40.2 Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook), p. 7
  41. Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook), p. 10
  42. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 45, "The Jihad In Review"
  43. Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 16, "Timeline of the Jihad"
  44. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 54, "The Jihad In Review"
  45. Field Report 2765: Federated Suns, p. 20, "Regimental Status"
  46. First Succession War (Source Book), p. 134, "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"
  47. First Succession War (Source Book), p. 135, "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"
  48. House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 135, "Unit Deployment Table"
  49. NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 11, "Operation RAT"
  50. NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 36, "Arboris - Battle of Blind Man's Bluff"
  51. Historical: War of 3039, p. 136, "Deployment Table"

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