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| − | '' | + | ==System Description== |
| + | '''Suk''' is located near the [[Rastaban]] and [[Domain]] systems. | ||
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| + | ==Political Affiliation== | ||
| + | {{div col|colwidth=25em}} | ||
| + | * [[2235]] - [[Tamar Pact]]<ref name="HS(TLC)p10">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 10: "Founding Fathers"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2340]] - Tamar Pact<ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13: "Tamar Pact world within the Lyran Commonwealth before [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2341]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HSp13"/> | ||
| + | * [[2596]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2750]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2764]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2765]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2750]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2786]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HS(TLC)pvii">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', foldout: "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HKp132">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 132: "District and Prefecture Boundaries of Kurita Space"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="H:Wo3039p132">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3052]] - [[Clan Wolf]]<ref name="ER:3052p22">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 22: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3057]] - Clan Wolf<ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3063]] - Clan Wolf<ref name="ER:3062p28">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 28: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3067]] - Clan Wolf<ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70: "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3075]] - Clan Wolf<ref name="JS:TBDp64">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3079]] - Clan Wolf<ref name="FR:Cp27">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 27: "Clan Wolf/Clan Hell's Horses Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref><ref name="FR:LAAFp21">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19: "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - [3079]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3081]] - Clan Wolf<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3085]] - Clan Wolf<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3135]] - Clan Wolf<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3145]] - [[Clan Jade Falcon]]<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> | ||
| + | * [[3151]] - Clan Jade Falcon<ref name=SFp102-103>''Shattered Fortress'', pp. 102–103: "Inner Sphere - [3151] Map"</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Suk II== | ||
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| + | | population = 987,000,000 (3025, apocryphal)<ref>''MechWarrior'' (1989 video game) </ref> | ||
| ruler = [[Duke of Suk II]] | | ruler = [[Duke of Suk II]] | ||
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| + | As the name implies, '''Suk II''' is the second planet of the Suk system. It is a mining world rich in rare and valuable resources, with five continents. Suk II would be a pleasant world if it were not for poisonous algae that contaminate around half of the world's water, and makes water purification plants a requirement at all settlements.<ref name=HSp172/> | ||
| − | + | The world is ruled through parliamentary democracy.<ref name=HSp172/> From a religious standpoint, Suk II was home to indigenous faiths such as the [[Suk Requiem Believers]], who merged [[w:Vajrayana|Tantric Buddhism]] with [[w:Christianity|Christianity]].<ref name=HSp104>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 104</ref> | |
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| − | == Planetary | + | ===Planetary History=== |
| − | + | ====Exodus==== | |
| + | When the Tamar family founded the interstellar state known as the Tamar Pact in [[2235]], Suk II was one of the worlds that formed a part of the Pact and represented one border of the realm, which stretched as far as [[Nox]] and [[Fatima]].<ref name="HS(TLC)p10"/> | ||
| − | + | ====Succession Wars==== | |
| + | Suk II was a border world on the [[Steiner]]-[[Kurita]] frontier up until the creation of the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]], and frequently raided by the [[Draconis Combine]] for the rare minerals mined here. Eventually conquered by Clan Wolf during the [[Clan Invasion]], it still presents a tempting target.<ref name=HSp172/> | ||
| − | + | Although raids against Suk II typically aim to obtain the valuable ores, the water purification plants proved an additional target that had to be given priority in defense. Many such plants are therefore camouflaged, or placed within military installations for protection. Raids against the water purification facilities would invariably draw defenders away from the coveted ores at the mines and storehouses and spread them out, making an effective defense a difficult task.<ref name=HSp172/> | |
| − | == | + | Shortly before [[3011]], Suk II was raided by the [[Draconis Combine]] contracted [[Wilson's Hussars]], though they were successfully repelled by the local Lyran defenders.<ref name=MHp93>''Mercenary's Handbook'', p. 93</ref><ref name=S13UDWH>''Shrapnel Issue #13'', Unit Digest: Wilson's Hussars</ref> Suk II was plagued by a spate of terrorist bombings in the years immediately prior to 3025, which the [[Brotherhood of Cincinnatus]] were suspected to be behind.<ref name=HSp92>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 92</ref><ref name=IPp63>''Interstellar Players'', p. 63</ref> |
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| − | + | Suk II was the longtime base for the famous mercenary unit [[Hansen's Roughriders]] while they worked for the Lyran Commonwealth.<ref name=HSp172/> | |
| − | Suk II was | + | ====Clan Invasion==== |
| + | Suk II was invaded by [[Clan Wolf]] starting in January [[3052]] as part of [[Operation REVIVAL]]'s Fifth Wave. At the time the planet was defended by the [[Thirty-third Avalon Hussars]] [[RCT]], a veteran combat unit under the command of [[Hauptmann General]] [[John Yapt]] centered around a four-[[battalion]] strong regiment of heavy [['Mechs]]. [[Khan]] [[Natasha Kerensky]] knew that the coming fight would be a tough, drawn-out affair, and so deployed the entire [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Alpha Galaxy]] on the far side of the planet's primary continent, away from the expected defenses of the Hussars, and made a cautious approach to the heavily populated eastern seaboard. The expectation for heavy fighting was easily met by the Hussars, pitched battles breaking out at Mt. Attich, Suquamish Heights, the Yevers Valley and Ovivington. Indeed such was the combat's nature that the Wolves ran out of most of their supplies, especially ammunition, within the first week. Their logistical situation eventually forced the Khan to order all [[OmniMechs]] to change their loadouts to energy-based weapons only, leaving their dwindling ammunition stockpiles for special assault [[Stars]]. In the end Clan Wolf was victorious when in early February a mass [[Elemental]] attack overran a Hussars armored regiment, breaking a hole in their defensive line and allowing fast-moving 'Mechs to penetrate into their rear. With the battle beyond recovery the Hussars were forced to retreat to [[Orkney (LC)|Orkney]].<ref name=WCS068>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 68</ref><ref name=BRp38>''Bloodright'', p. 38</ref> | ||
| − | + | ====Dark Age==== | |
| + | Held by Clan Wolf until the abandoned their original Occupation Zone in [[3137]], as they travelled to what became the [[Wolf Empire]], Suk II was subsequently captured by the [[Rasalhague Dominion]], who defending it against [[Trial (Clan)|Trial]] launched by [[Clan Jade Falcon]]. During this engagement, a Ghost Bear [[Trinary]] on Suk's northern polar continent were shelled by a [[Republic Armed Forces]] [[Centaur (Battle Armor)|Centaur battle armor]] unit hidden in an old Hanson's Roughriders firebase heavily damaged the Bear force, causing them to ultimately leave the world to the Falcons.<ref name=TRO3145ROTS>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 8</ref><ref name=TRO3145>''Technical Readout: 3145'', p. 24</ref> | ||
| − | + | At the time of the [[IlClan Trial]] in [[3151]], Suk II was one of the Clan Jade Falcon worlds claimed almost unopposed by [[Clan Hell's Horses]]' [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Hell's Horses)|Alpha Galaxy]], in their attempt to get closer to [[Terra]] before who would be the [[IlClan]] was decided.<ref name=HOTW>''Hour of the Wolf'', Interlude 3</ref><ref name=TRp58>''Tamar Rising'', p. 58</ref> | |
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| − | === | + | ===Military Deployment=== |
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| + | ====2765==== | ||
| + | * [[Fifth Arcturan Guards]]<ref name="FM2765:LCp9">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 9: "Regimental Status"</ref> | ||
| − | + | ====2786==== | |
| + | * Fifth Arcturan Guards<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War'', p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"</ref> | ||
| − | + | ====2821==== | |
| + | * Fifth Arcturan Guards<ref name="FSWp139"/> | ||
| − | === | + | ====2840==== |
| − | + | * [[24th Lyran Guards|Twenty-fourth Lyran Guards]]<ref name=HSp54>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 54</ref> | |
| − | == | + | {{column}} |
| − | = | + | ====3025==== |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Hansen's Roughriders]]<ref name=HSp116>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 116: "Unit Deployment Table"</ref><ref name="NAIS4SWp45">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 45: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref> |
| − | === | + | ====3028==== |
| − | * | + | * Hansen's Roughriders<ref name="NAIS4SWp45"/> |
| − | === | + | ====3050==== |
| − | * | + | * [[Thirty-third Avalon Hussars]] [[RCT]]<ref name=20YUp26>''20 Year Update'', p. 26: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref> |
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| − | === | + | ===Geography=== |
| − | + | {{ApocryphalContentStart}} | |
| + | The smallest and least developed continent is named Alshaya, where rich platinum deposits were newly discovered between 3025 and 3030. Besides the highways connecting its main district and three mining districts, it is covered by extensive unexplored jungles and swamps. The largest city on Alshaya is Mach'beh.<ref name=WW>''Drachentrick''</ref> | ||
| + | {{ApocryphalContentEnd}} | ||
| − | === | + | ===Planetary Locations=== |
| − | * | + | * Kevilston: apocryphal city<ref name=WW/> |
| + | * Mt. Attich: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL<ref name=WCS068 /> | ||
| + | * Ovivington: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL<ref name=WCS068 /> | ||
| + | * Suquamish Heights: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL<ref name=WCS068 /> | ||
| + | * Yevers Valley: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL<ref name=WCS068 /> | ||
| − | == | + | ==Map Gallery== |
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| − | == Nearby Systems == | + | ==Nearby Systems== |
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| − | == Notes == | + | ==Notes== |
| − | A very detailed roleplaying campaign (named "Drachentrick") was published in the | + | A very detailed roleplaying campaign (named "Drachentrick") was published in the German fanzine ''Wunderwelten''. Information from this campaign is ambiguous canon. It depicts the defense of Alshaya by the player-run mercenaries (while Hansen's Roughriders look after the other continents) against a Kurita operation occurring between 3031 and 3034. Over the course of the campaign, Warlord [[Ivan Sorenson]] first has the [[Tooth of Ymir]] regiment stage a raid against Suk II and then secretly brings further troops onto the planet until a full surprise invasion can be launched. It is assumed that if the players fail to thwart the plan, Hansen's Roughriders will prevail and House Steiner will eventually reinforce (or retake) the planet. |
| − | == References == | + | ==References== |
<references /> | <references /> | ||
| − | == Bibliography == | + | ==Bibliography== |
| + | {{div col|colwidth=25em}} | ||
* ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Bloodright (scenario pack)|Bloodright]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Drachentrick]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' | ||
| − | + | * ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]'' | |
| − | * ''[[Field Report 2765: | + | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' |
| − | * ''[[First Succession War ( | ||
* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Hour of the Wolf]]'' | ||
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' | * ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' | ||
* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' | * ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Interstellar Players]]'' |
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Mercenary's Handbook]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue_13|Shrapnel Issue #13 - Unit Digest: Wilson's Hussars]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Tamar Rising]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3145]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' | ||
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| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Systems|Suk]] |
| − | [[Category: Clan Jade Falcon | + | [[Category: Clan Jade Falcon Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Clan Wolf | + | [[Category: Clan Wolf Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Federated Commonwealth | + | [[Category: Federated Commonwealth Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Lyran Commonwealth | + | [[Category: Lyran Commonwealth Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Tamar Pact | + | [[Category: Tamar Pact Systems]] |
Latest revision as of 05:22, 21 November 2023
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| System Information | |
| X:Y Coordinates | -29.214 : 256.116[e] |
| Spectral class | G5V[1] |
| Recharge station(s) | Zenith[1] |
Contents
System Description[edit]
Suk is located near the Rastaban and Domain systems.
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2235 - Tamar Pact[2]
- 2340 - Tamar Pact[3]
- 2341 - Lyran Commonwealth[3]
- 2596 - Lyran Commonwealth[4]
- 2750 - Lyran Commonwealth[5]
- 2764 - Lyran Commonwealth[6]
- 2765 - Lyran Commonwealth[7]
- 2750 - Lyran Commonwealth[5]
- 2786 - Lyran Commonwealth[8]
- 2822 - Lyran Commonwealth[9][10][11]
- 2864 - Lyran Commonwealth[12]
- 3025 - Lyran Commonwealth[13][14][15]
- 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth[16]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth[17][18]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth[19]
- 3052 - Clan Wolf[20][21]
- 3057 - Clan Wolf[22]
- 3063 - Clan Wolf[23]
- 3067 - Clan Wolf[24][25]
- 3075 - Clan Wolf[26]
- 3079 - Clan Wolf[27][28]
- 3081 - Clan Wolf[29]
- 3085 - Clan Wolf[30]
- 3135 - Clan Wolf[31]
- 3145 - Clan Jade Falcon[32][33]
- 3151 - Clan Jade Falcon[34]
Suk II[edit]
| Suk II | |
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| Astrophysical | |
| System position | Second[1] |
| Jump Point distance | 7 days[1] |
| Geophysical | |
| Highest native life | 50% Reptile[1] |
| Landmasses | 5[1] |
| History and Culture | |
| Population | 987,000,000 (3025, apocryphal)[35] |
| Government and Infrastructure | |
| Noble Ruler | Duke of Suk II |
| Political Leader | Prime Minister |
| HPG Class | B[1] |
| HPG Representative | Precentor Marcus Drobneck (3025)[1] |
As the name implies, Suk II is the second planet of the Suk system. It is a mining world rich in rare and valuable resources, with five continents. Suk II would be a pleasant world if it were not for poisonous algae that contaminate around half of the world's water, and makes water purification plants a requirement at all settlements.[1]
The world is ruled through parliamentary democracy.[1] From a religious standpoint, Suk II was home to indigenous faiths such as the Suk Requiem Believers, who merged Tantric Buddhism with Christianity.[36]
Planetary History[edit]
Exodus[edit]
When the Tamar family founded the interstellar state known as the Tamar Pact in 2235, Suk II was one of the worlds that formed a part of the Pact and represented one border of the realm, which stretched as far as Nox and Fatima.[2]
Succession Wars[edit]
Suk II was a border world on the Steiner-Kurita frontier up until the creation of the Free Rasalhague Republic, and frequently raided by the Draconis Combine for the rare minerals mined here. Eventually conquered by Clan Wolf during the Clan Invasion, it still presents a tempting target.[1]
Although raids against Suk II typically aim to obtain the valuable ores, the water purification plants proved an additional target that had to be given priority in defense. Many such plants are therefore camouflaged, or placed within military installations for protection. Raids against the water purification facilities would invariably draw defenders away from the coveted ores at the mines and storehouses and spread them out, making an effective defense a difficult task.[1]
Shortly before 3011, Suk II was raided by the Draconis Combine contracted Wilson's Hussars, though they were successfully repelled by the local Lyran defenders.[37][38] Suk II was plagued by a spate of terrorist bombings in the years immediately prior to 3025, which the Brotherhood of Cincinnatus were suspected to be behind.[39][40]
Suk II was the longtime base for the famous mercenary unit Hansen's Roughriders while they worked for the Lyran Commonwealth.[1]
Clan Invasion[edit]
Suk II was invaded by Clan Wolf starting in January 3052 as part of Operation REVIVAL's Fifth Wave. At the time the planet was defended by the Thirty-third Avalon Hussars RCT, a veteran combat unit under the command of Hauptmann General John Yapt centered around a four-battalion strong regiment of heavy 'Mechs. Khan Natasha Kerensky knew that the coming fight would be a tough, drawn-out affair, and so deployed the entire Alpha Galaxy on the far side of the planet's primary continent, away from the expected defenses of the Hussars, and made a cautious approach to the heavily populated eastern seaboard. The expectation for heavy fighting was easily met by the Hussars, pitched battles breaking out at Mt. Attich, Suquamish Heights, the Yevers Valley and Ovivington. Indeed such was the combat's nature that the Wolves ran out of most of their supplies, especially ammunition, within the first week. Their logistical situation eventually forced the Khan to order all OmniMechs to change their loadouts to energy-based weapons only, leaving their dwindling ammunition stockpiles for special assault Stars. In the end Clan Wolf was victorious when in early February a mass Elemental attack overran a Hussars armored regiment, breaking a hole in their defensive line and allowing fast-moving 'Mechs to penetrate into their rear. With the battle beyond recovery the Hussars were forced to retreat to Orkney.[41][42]
Dark Age[edit]
Held by Clan Wolf until the abandoned their original Occupation Zone in 3137, as they travelled to what became the Wolf Empire, Suk II was subsequently captured by the Rasalhague Dominion, who defending it against Trial launched by Clan Jade Falcon. During this engagement, a Ghost Bear Trinary on Suk's northern polar continent were shelled by a Republic Armed Forces Centaur battle armor unit hidden in an old Hanson's Roughriders firebase heavily damaged the Bear force, causing them to ultimately leave the world to the Falcons.[43][44]
At the time of the IlClan Trial in 3151, Suk II was one of the Clan Jade Falcon worlds claimed almost unopposed by Clan Hell's Horses' Alpha Galaxy, in their attempt to get closer to Terra before who would be the IlClan was decided.[45][46]
Military Deployment[edit]
Geography[edit]
The smallest and least developed continent is named Alshaya, where rich platinum deposits were newly discovered between 3025 and 3030. Besides the highways connecting its main district and three mining districts, it is covered by extensive unexplored jungles and swamps. The largest city on Alshaya is Mach'beh.[53]
Planetary Locations[edit]
- Kevilston: apocryphal city[53]
- Mt. Attich: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL[41]
- Ovivington: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL[41]
- Suquamish Heights: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL[41]
- Yevers Valley: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL[41]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
| Closest 48 systems (48 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rastaban | 8.0 | Domain | 8.8 | Wheel | 8.9 | Thun | 11.9 |
| Perrot | 13.7 | Galuzzo | 14.6 | Hainfeld | 20.1 | Bessarabia | 21.0 |
| Carse | 21.7 | Biota | 21.9 | Hyperion | 23.1 | Quarell | 23.6 |
| La Grave | 23.8 | Karston | 28.2 | Orkney | 28.7 | Kobe | 29.0 |
| Montmarault | 30.8 | Maestu | 33.4 | Cusset | 34.2 | Shardayne | 35.0 |
| Satalice | 35.5 | Volders | 36.0 | Jabuka | 36.7 | Diosd | 37.1 |
| Heiligendreuz | 39.1 | Tomans | 40.2 | Lothan | 40.4 | Thannhausen | 41.5 |
| Benfled | 43.9 | Ramsau | 44.3 | Lamar | 45.2 | Weingarten | 45.3 |
| Nox | 45.4 | Rasalgethi | 45.7 | Crimond | 46.9 | Fort Loudon | 47.1 |
| Laurent | 49.1 | Ueda | 50.5 | Tukayyid | 52.0 | Skandia | 52.2 |
| Altenmarkt | 53.7 | Gunzburg | 53.8 | Ballynure | 53.9 | Utrecht | 56.3 |
| Colmar | 56.8 | Sevren | 59.1 | Pandora | 59.3 | Karbala | 59.7 |
Notes[edit]
A very detailed roleplaying campaign (named "Drachentrick") was published in the German fanzine Wunderwelten. Information from this campaign is ambiguous canon. It depicts the defense of Alshaya by the player-run mercenaries (while Hansen's Roughriders look after the other continents) against a Kurita operation occurring between 3031 and 3034. Over the course of the campaign, Warlord Ivan Sorenson first has the Tooth of Ymir regiment stage a raid against Suk II and then secretly brings further troops onto the planet until a full surprise invasion can be launched. It is assumed that if the players fail to thwart the plan, Hansen's Roughriders will prevail and House Steiner will eventually reinforce (or retake) the planet.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 172: "Suk II" planet profile
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 10: "Founding Fathers"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13: "Tamar Pact world within the Lyran Commonwealth before [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), foldout: "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 132: "District and Prefecture Boundaries of Kurita Space"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 22: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 28: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70: "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 27: "Clan Wolf/Clan Hell's Horses Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
- ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 19: "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - [3079]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, pp. 102–103: "Inner Sphere - [3151] Map"
- ↑ MechWarrior (1989 video game)
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 104
- ↑ Mercenary's Handbook, p. 93
- ↑ Shrapnel Issue #13, Unit Digest: Wilson's Hussars
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 92
- ↑ Interstellar Players, p. 63
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.4 Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 68
- ↑ Bloodright, p. 38
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 8
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145, p. 24
- ↑ Hour of the Wolf, Interlude 3
- ↑ Tamar Rising, p. 58
- ↑ Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 9: "Regimental Status"
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 First Succession War, p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 54
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 116: "Unit Deployment Table"
- ↑ 51.0 51.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 45: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 26: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 Drachentrick
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