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	* [[2787]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name="HKp54">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 54: "The Dragon Strikes"</ref><ref name="FSWp38"/>		* [[2787]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name="HKp54">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 54: "The Dragon Strikes"</ref><ref name="FSWp38"/>
	* [[2791]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FSWp44">''First Succession War'', p. 44: "Draconis Combine-Federated Suns Front 2786-2796"</ref>		* [[2791]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FSWp44">''First Succession War'', p. 44: "Draconis Combine-Federated Suns Front 2786-2796"</ref>
−	* [[2797]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=FSWp95>''First Succession War'', p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"</ref>
	* [[2806]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FSWp98"/>		* [[2806]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FSWp98"/>
	* [[2822]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54: "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>		* [[2822]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54: "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
−	* [[2830]] - Federated Suns<ref name=SSWp18>''Second Succession War'', pp. 18–19: "Inner Sphere - 2830"</ref>
	* [[2864]] - Federated Suns<ref name=HB:HDp60>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60: "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>		* [[2864]] - Federated Suns<ref name=HB:HDp60>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60: "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
	* [[3025]] - Federated Suns<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', foldout: "Federated Suns - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref>		* [[3025]] - Federated Suns<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', foldout: "Federated Suns - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref>
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	Cartago was one of the worlds to benefit from this reciprocal arrangement, but tensions on the world erupted in [[2411]] between the bulk of the population, who originated in the Federated Suns, and the Hegemony scientists and technicians. The Hegemony claimed that sanctions put in place by the planetary government on Cartago violated the terms of the agreement over jointly owned worlds; the population of Cartago responded by alleging that the Hegemony factories responsible for producing atmospheric oxygen on Cartago were actually stripping oxygen out of the atmosphere in retaliation for the sanctions. The Hegemony seized full control of Cartago, forcing the Federated Suns to respond in kind, and the [[Hegemony Armed Forces]] and [[Federated Peacekeeping Forces]] spent the next twenty years striking back and forth at each other as a result.<ref name=SL-29>''The Star League'', p. 29: "Richard Cameron"</ref><ref name=HHD-28>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 28: "New Government, New Challenges"</ref>		Cartago was one of the worlds to benefit from this reciprocal arrangement, but tensions on the world erupted in [[2411]] between the bulk of the population, who originated in the Federated Suns, and the Hegemony scientists and technicians. The Hegemony claimed that sanctions put in place by the planetary government on Cartago violated the terms of the agreement over jointly owned worlds; the population of Cartago responded by alleging that the Hegemony factories responsible for producing atmospheric oxygen on Cartago were actually stripping oxygen out of the atmosphere in retaliation for the sanctions. The Hegemony seized full control of Cartago, forcing the Federated Suns to respond in kind, and the [[Hegemony Armed Forces]] and [[Federated Peacekeeping Forces]] spent the next twenty years striking back and forth at each other as a result.<ref name=SL-29>''The Star League'', p. 29: "Richard Cameron"</ref><ref name=HHD-28>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 28: "New Government, New Challenges"</ref>
−	In [[2431]], Director-General [[Richard Cameron (25th c.)|Richard Cameron]] lost patience with the constant back and forth struggle for control of Cartago, and ordered the HAF to seize the [[Kentares]] system from the [[Terran March]] as an object lesson. While the HAF had less combat experience than the [[FPF]], it was more adept at fighting under the conditions of the [[Ares Conventions]], and captured Kentares after a six-month campaign.<ref name=SL-29/><ref name=HHD-28/><ref name=HDTFS-36>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 36: "History - Principality - The First Prince"</ref> The Prince of the Terran March, convinced that he could deal with the threat posed by the Hegemony alone, insisted on continuing to attempt to recapture Kentares, spending eight years on futile attacks before admitting defeat and calling for assistance from the [[First Prince of the Federated Suns|First Prince]], but by that point the Hegemony was already fielding its first [[BattleMech]]s, dominating the battlefield.<ref name=HDTFS-36/>	+	In [[2431]], Director-General [[Richard Cameron (25th c.)|Richard Cameron]] lost patience with the constant back and forth struggle for control of Cartago, and ordered the HAF to seize the [[Kentares]] system from the [[Terran March]] as an object lesson. While the HAF had less combat experience than the [[FPF]], it was more adept at fighting under the conditions of the [[Ares Conventions]], and captured Kentares after a six-month campaign.<ref name=SL-29/><ref name=HHD-28/><ref name=HDTFS-36>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 36: "History - Principality - The First Prince"</ref> The Prince of the Terran March, convinced that he could deal with the threat posed by the Hegemony alone, insisted on continuing to attempt to recapture Kentares, spending eight years on futile attacks before admitting defeat and calling for assistance from the [[First Prince]], but by that point the Hegemony was already fielding its first [[BattleMech]]s, dominating the battlefield.<ref name=HDTFS-36/>
	The Federated Suns wouldn't give up its claim to Kentares or Cartago, and another major effort was made to recapture the lost worlds in the late 2440s, with FPF forces fighting on a number of worlds including Kentares<ref name="TRO3075p190">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 190: "Manatee"</ref> and [[Basalt]]<ref name="IOp10">''Interstellar Operations'', pp. 10–13: "Charge of the Light"</ref> but Cartago would merely return to what it had originally been - a world jointly controlled by the Hegemony and Federated Suns. That wouldn't change until the end of the [[Star League era]].<ref name="H:LoTV1p135">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 135: "Federated Suns Front"</ref>		The Federated Suns wouldn't give up its claim to Kentares or Cartago, and another major effort was made to recapture the lost worlds in the late 2440s, with FPF forces fighting on a number of worlds including Kentares<ref name="TRO3075p190">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 190: "Manatee"</ref> and [[Basalt]]<ref name="IOp10">''Interstellar Operations'', pp. 10–13: "Charge of the Light"</ref> but Cartago would merely return to what it had originally been - a world jointly controlled by the Hegemony and Federated Suns. That wouldn't change until the end of the [[Star League era]].<ref name="H:LoTV1p135">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 135: "Federated Suns Front"</ref>
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	====First Succession War====		====First Succession War====
−	In May 2787, the Draconis Combine launched a massive invasion of the Federated Suns. The invasion was so swift and targeted communications and [[JumpShip]]s so effectively that many border systems didn't have a chance to transmit warnings or alerts, leading to widespread confusion on the part of the AFFS. Three days after the initial attacks another large wave of attacks was launched by the DCMS, based around two salients; one, under the overall command of [[Coordinator]] [[Minoru Kurita (28th c.)|Minoru Kurita]], struck into the Clovis Combat Region, beginning with invasions of Cartago, [[Clovis]] and [[Olancha]]. By the end of May almost all of the Clovis Combat Region was in Kuritan hands, along with half of each of the Robinson and Dahar Combat Regions and a chunk of the Fairfax Combat Region; Minoru Kurita himself stood on Cartago at the head of the [[Third Sword of Light]].<ref name="FSWp38">''First Succession War'', pp. 38–39: "The Battle for Clovis"</ref>	+	In May 2787 the Draconis Combine launched a massive invasion of the Federated Suns. The invasion was so swift and targeted communications and [[JumpShip]]s so effectively that many border systems didn't have a chance to transmit warnings or alerts, leading to widespread confusion on the part of the AFFS. Three days after the initial attacks another large wave of attacks was launched by the DCMS, based around two salients; one, under the overall command of [[Coordinator]] [[Minoru Kurita (28th c.)|Minoru Kurita]], struck into the Clovis Combat Region, beginning with invasions of Cartago, [[Clovis]] and [[Olancha]]. By the end of May almost all of the Clovis Combat Region was in Kuritan hands, along with half of each of the Robinson and Dahar Combat Regions and a chunk of the Fairfax Combat Region; Minoru Kurita himself stood on Cartago at the head of the [[Third Sword of Light]].<ref name="FSWp38">''First Succession War'', pp. 38–39: "The Battle for Clovis"</ref>
−	In February [[2788]], First Prince [[John Davion]] launched [[Operation SOLAR SHIELD]], a desperate plan to try and disrupt the invasion of the Federated Suns launched by the Draconis Combine in May 2787. Prince John had been preparing to invade the [[Capellan Confederation]] when news of the Combine invasion reached him, and the forces he drew together for SOLAR SHIELD were based on those three [['Mech]] [[regiment]]s nearby earmarked for the abortive invasion of the Confederation plus some six assorted regiments of armor and infantry provided by regional militias within the Marlette Combat Region. Prince John divided his forces into three groups and launched strikes at three occupied worlds on the Terran flank of the invasion, hoping to disrupt the thrust being led personally by Coordinator Minoru Kurita.<ref name="FSWp40">''First Succession War'', pp. 40–41: "Fighting the Tsunami"</ref><ref name="FSWp41">''First Succession War'', p. 41: "An Expensive Learning Curve"</ref>	+	In February [[2788]] [[First Prince]] [[John Davion]] launched [[Operation SOLAR SHIELD]], a desperate plan to try and disrupt the invasion of the Federated Suns launched by the Draconis Combine in May 2787. Prince John had been preparing to invade the [[Capellan Confederation]] when news of the Combine invasion reached him, and the forces he drew together for SOLAR SHIELD were based on those three [['Mech]] [[regiment]]s nearby earmarked for the abortive invasion of the Confederation plus some six assorted regiments of armor and infantry provided by regional militias within the Marlette Combat Region. Prince John divided his forces into three groups and launched strikes at three occupied worlds on the Terran flank of the invasion, hoping to disrupt the thrust being led personally by Coordinator Minoru Kurita.<ref name="FSWp40">''First Succession War'', pp. 40–41: "Fighting the Tsunami"</ref><ref name="FSWp41">''First Succession War'', p. 41: "An Expensive Learning Curve"</ref>
	SOLAR SHIELD proved to be flawed from the outset; the units assembled lacked time to train together, Prince John's forces were limited in number, and he had only a handful of [[WarShip]]s available to use to escort his forces. Senior officers advised against the operation, but Prince John felt that speed was of the essence, and ordered that the operation go ahead. Cartago was one of the planets targeted by SOLAR SHIELD, and Prince John led the [[First Davion Guards]] to the system himself, escorted by the ''[[Davion II (WarShip class)|Davion II]]''-class destroyers [[Duke Henry|FSS ''Duke Henry'']] and [[Edmund Davion (Individual Davion II-class WarShip)|FSS ''Edmund Davion'']]. The strike initially appeared to go well, with the First encountering a small naval picket consisting of two ''[[Baron (WarShip class)|Baron]]''-class destroyers in orbit above the planet that only briefly contested the Guards' landing before retreating.<ref name="FSWp40"/>		SOLAR SHIELD proved to be flawed from the outset; the units assembled lacked time to train together, Prince John's forces were limited in number, and he had only a handful of [[WarShip]]s available to use to escort his forces. Senior officers advised against the operation, but Prince John felt that speed was of the essence, and ordered that the operation go ahead. Cartago was one of the planets targeted by SOLAR SHIELD, and Prince John led the [[First Davion Guards]] to the system himself, escorted by the ''[[Davion II (WarShip class)|Davion II]]''-class destroyers [[Duke Henry|FSS ''Duke Henry'']] and [[Edmund Davion (Individual Davion II-class WarShip)|FSS ''Edmund Davion'']]. The strike initially appeared to go well, with the First encountering a small naval picket consisting of two ''[[Baron (WarShip class)|Baron]]''-class destroyers in orbit above the planet that only briefly contested the Guards' landing before retreating.<ref name="FSWp40"/>
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	The presence of the ''Omodaka'' turned an orderly retreat from Cartago into a bloody pursuit that only broke off after the ''Duke Henry'' and ''Edmund Davion'' managed to destroy the two ''Barons'' - an action that cost Prince John the ''Duke Henry''. [[Operation SOLAR SHIELD]] was an abject disaster that cost the AFFS men and equipment it couldn't afford to lose, and the action on Cartago alone nearly saw the First Prince lost in action not once, but twice.<ref name="FSWp40"/>		The presence of the ''Omodaka'' turned an orderly retreat from Cartago into a bloody pursuit that only broke off after the ''Duke Henry'' and ''Edmund Davion'' managed to destroy the two ''Barons'' - an action that cost Prince John the ''Duke Henry''. [[Operation SOLAR SHIELD]] was an abject disaster that cost the AFFS men and equipment it couldn't afford to lose, and the action on Cartago alone nearly saw the First Prince lost in action not once, but twice.<ref name="FSWp40"/>
−	Cartago was liberated by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] in [[2805]]–[[2806]] during the first major [[AFFS]] counteroffensive of the [[First Succession War]] against the Draconis Combine.<ref name="FSWp98">''First Succession War'', p. 98: "The Davion Counter-Offensives"</ref>	+	Cartago was liberated by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] in [[2805]]-[[2806|06]] during the first major [[AFFS]] counteroffensive of the [[First Succession War]] against the Draconis Combine.<ref name="FSWp98">''First Succession War'', p. 98: "The Davion Counter-Offensives"</ref>
	====FedCom Civil War====		====FedCom Civil War====
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	* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''		* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
	* ''[[Objectives: Federated Suns]]''		* ''[[Objectives: Federated Suns]]''
−	* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
	* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''		* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
	* ''[[The Star League]]''		* ''[[The Star League]]''

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{{InfoBoxSystem | image = Cartago_3151.svg | caption = Cartago [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]] | name = Cartago | coord = 139.836 : -10.127{{e}} | stars = | class = F3V<ref name=O:FSp22>''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 22: "Cartago"</ref> | recharge = 174 hours<ref name=O:FSp22/> | recharge stations = None<ref name=O:FSp22/> | planets = }} The '''Cartago''' system is home to at least one habitable world, '''Cartago XIII''', and as of [[3151]] was located in the [[Robinson Operational Area]] of the [[Draconis March]] within the [[Federated Suns]].<ref name=SFp103/> __TOC__ ==System Description== Cartago is located near the [[Kentares IV]] and [[Waycross]] systems<ref name="ER:2750p37"/> and consists of a class F3V primary orbited by at least thirteen planets.<ref name=O:FSp22/> ==System History== The Cartago system was colonized at some point during or shortly after the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]]<ref name="HB:HDp18"/> and was the subject of the [[Cartago Conflict]] in the early 2400s. It had been incorporated into the [[Federated Suns]] by the end of the [[Age of War]]<ref name="HB:HDp48"/> but was one of a number of systems jointly controlled by the Federated Suns and [[Terran Hegemony]].<ref name="H:LoTV1p135">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 135: "Federated Suns Front"</ref> ==Political Affiliation== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * [[2317]] - Independent world<ref name="HB:HDp18">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18: "Federated Suns Map at their founding - [2317] Map"</ref> * [[2319]] - Independent world<ref name="HB:HKp18">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding" - [2319] Map</ref> * [[2410]] - [[Federated Suns]]/[[Terran Hegemony]] (jointly owned)<ref name=SL-29/><ref name=HHD-28/> * [[2411]] - Disputed world (Federated Suns/Terran Hegemony)<ref name=SL-29/><ref name=HHD-28/> * [[2571]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48: "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>/Terran Hegemony (jointly controlled)<ref name="H:LoTV1p135"/> * [[2596]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596]" Map</ref>/Terran Hegemony (jointly controlled)<ref name="H:LoTV1p135"/> * [[2750]] - Federated Suns<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>/Terran Hegemony (jointly controlled)<ref name="H:LoTV1p135"/> * [[2764]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FM:SLDF">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>/Terran Hegemony (jointly controlled)<ref name="H:LoTV1p135"/> * [[2765]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref><ref name=FR:2765FSp29>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 29: "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref>/Terran Hegemony (jointly controlled)<ref name="H:LoTV1p135"/> * [[2766]] - [[Amaris Empire]]<ref name="H:LoTV1p135"/> * [[2771]] - Amaris Empire<ref name="H:LoTV1p135"/> * [[2772]] - Federated Suns (from August)<ref name="H:LoTV1p135"/> * [[2786]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War'', p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref> * [[2787]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name="HKp54">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 54: "The Dragon Strikes"</ref><ref name="FSWp38"/> * [[2791]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FSWp44">''First Succession War'', p. 44: "Draconis Combine-Federated Suns Front 2786-2796"</ref> * [[2806]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FSWp98"/> * [[2822]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54: "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> * [[2864]] - Federated Suns<ref name=HB:HDp60>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60: "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref> * [[3025]] - Federated Suns<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', foldout: "Federated Suns - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref> * [[3030]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp71">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 71: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref> * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of 3039 Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref> * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref> * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"</ref> * [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</ref> * [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref> * [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: Inner Sphere - [3063] Map</ref> * [[3067]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82: "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref> * [[3075]] - Federated Suns<ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref> * [[3079]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FR:AFFSp21">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 21: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref> * [[3081]] - Federated Suns<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref> * [[3085]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FM:3085pVii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref> * [[3135]] - Federated Suns<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> * [[3145]] - Draconis Combine<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> * [[3150]] - Federated Suns (from March)<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 81</ref> * [[3151]] - Federated Suns<ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103</ref> {{div col end}} ------------------------------------- ==Cartago XIII== {{InfoBoxPlanet | image = | name = Cartago XIII | othernames = | position = Thirteenth<ref name=O:FSp22/> | distance = 17.36 days<ref name=O:FSp22/> | moons = None<ref name=O:FSp22/> | gravity = 1.25<ref name=O:FSp22/> | pressure = High (Breathable)<ref name=O:FSp22/> | temperature = 42°C (Tropical)<ref name=O:FSp22/> | water = 70%<ref name=O:FSp22/> | life = Mammal<ref name=O:FSp22/> | continents = 5 (Cartago, Jiménez, Oreamuno, Paraíso, Turrialba)<ref name=O:FSp22/> | colonized = | demonym = | language = | religion = | population = 3,697,431,000 (3079)<ref name=O:FSp22/> | ruler = [[Count of Cartago]] | political = | commander = | capital = Cartago<ref name=O:FSp22/> | hpg = B<ref name=O:FSp22/> | hpgrep = }} Cartago XIII, more commonly known simply as Cartago, is the thirteenth planet in the system.<ref name=O:FSp22/> ===Planetary History=== ====Early History==== Cartago was marginally suitable for colonization when it was originally discovered; the world was one of those to benefit from the concept of jointly owned worlds developed by a young planetary engineer named [[David Ocrassa]] during the reign of [[Director-General]] [[Margaret Cameron]]. Recognizing that the Hegemony had only a limited number of worlds within its borders that could be colonized or terraformed, and that going to war with the [[Great Houses]] for territory would ultimately be futile and self-destructive, the Hegemony negotiated agreements with the neighboring Houses to use the Hegemony's advanced technology to make previously uninhabitable worlds in their realms habitable, in return for ownership of half each planet's mineral resources and a say in the planet's government. While this would still result in the loss of some closely guarded technologies, the focus specifically on terraforming rather than even more valuable military systems outweighed the disadvantages.<ref name=SL-27>''The Star League'', p. 27: "Joint-Ownership of Worlds"</ref> Cartago was one of the worlds to benefit from this reciprocal arrangement, but tensions on the world erupted in [[2411]] between the bulk of the population, who originated in the Federated Suns, and the Hegemony scientists and technicians. The Hegemony claimed that sanctions put in place by the planetary government on Cartago violated the terms of the agreement over jointly owned worlds; the population of Cartago responded by alleging that the Hegemony factories responsible for producing atmospheric oxygen on Cartago were actually stripping oxygen out of the atmosphere in retaliation for the sanctions. The Hegemony seized full control of Cartago, forcing the Federated Suns to respond in kind, and the [[Hegemony Armed Forces]] and [[Federated Peacekeeping Forces]] spent the next twenty years striking back and forth at each other as a result.<ref name=SL-29>''The Star League'', p. 29: "Richard Cameron"</ref><ref name=HHD-28>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 28: "New Government, New Challenges"</ref> In [[2431]], Director-General [[Richard Cameron (25th c.)|Richard Cameron]] lost patience with the constant back and forth struggle for control of Cartago, and ordered the HAF to seize the [[Kentares]] system from the [[Terran March]] as an object lesson. While the HAF had less combat experience than the [[FPF]], it was more adept at fighting under the conditions of the [[Ares Conventions]], and captured Kentares after a six-month campaign.<ref name=SL-29/><ref name=HHD-28/><ref name=HDTFS-36>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 36: "History - Principality - The First Prince"</ref> The Prince of the Terran March, convinced that he could deal with the threat posed by the Hegemony alone, insisted on continuing to attempt to recapture Kentares, spending eight years on futile attacks before admitting defeat and calling for assistance from the [[First Prince]], but by that point the Hegemony was already fielding its first [[BattleMech]]s, dominating the battlefield.<ref name=HDTFS-36/> The Federated Suns wouldn't give up its claim to Kentares or Cartago, and another major effort was made to recapture the lost worlds in the late 2440s, with FPF forces fighting on a number of worlds including Kentares<ref name="TRO3075p190">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 190: "Manatee"</ref> and [[Basalt]]<ref name="IOp10">''Interstellar Operations'', pp. 10–13: "Charge of the Light"</ref> but Cartago would merely return to what it had originally been - a world jointly controlled by the Hegemony and Federated Suns. That wouldn't change until the end of the [[Star League era]].<ref name="H:LoTV1p135">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 135: "Federated Suns Front"</ref> ====Star League Era==== The Federated Suns and Terran Hegemony would share control over a number of worlds in the border region between themselves throughout the Star League era, and Cartago was one of those systems. When [[Stefan Amaris]] seized control of the Hegemony and turned it into the [[Amaris Empire]] he also seized full control of Cartago, along with the other previously jointly owned systems of [[Elbar]], [[Mirach]] and [[Schedar]]. At first, he attempted to use his control over these four systems and other jointly administered systems as leverage with [[House Davion]], hoping to persuade the First Prince to ally with him, but none of the House Lords succumbed to this attempt to influence them. Amaris promptly changed tack, looking to use Cartago and the other systems as "free trade zones" through which he could sell Hegemony products, and he subsequently moved military forces onto each world, fully annexing them.<ref name="H:LoTV1p135"/> Cartago was still a relatively minor world at this point, in comparison to the richer, better-developed worlds of the Hegemony, and the population suffered during this period; Amaris was unwilling to assign the resources needed to develop Cartago, and First Prince [[Jon Davion]] was unable to help. The [[Amaris Empire Armed Forces]] garrison on Cartago was correspondingly a minor garrison, and when the [[Star League Defense Force]] launched [[Operation CHIEFTAIN]] in mid-[[2772]], the [[4th Army (Star League)|Fourth Army]] captured all four disputed systems in a matter of weeks, although the [[SLDF]] troops had to remain in place for months performing relief work until aid from the Federated Suns could arrive.<ref name="H:LoTV1p135"/> ====First Succession War==== In May 2787 the Draconis Combine launched a massive invasion of the Federated Suns. The invasion was so swift and targeted communications and [[JumpShip]]s so effectively that many border systems didn't have a chance to transmit warnings or alerts, leading to widespread confusion on the part of the AFFS. Three days after the initial attacks another large wave of attacks was launched by the DCMS, based around two salients; one, under the overall command of [[Coordinator]] [[Minoru Kurita (28th c.)|Minoru Kurita]], struck into the Clovis Combat Region, beginning with invasions of Cartago, [[Clovis]] and [[Olancha]]. By the end of May almost all of the Clovis Combat Region was in Kuritan hands, along with half of each of the Robinson and Dahar Combat Regions and a chunk of the Fairfax Combat Region; Minoru Kurita himself stood on Cartago at the head of the [[Third Sword of Light]].<ref name="FSWp38">''First Succession War'', pp. 38–39: "The Battle for Clovis"</ref> In February [[2788]] [[First Prince]] [[John Davion]] launched [[Operation SOLAR SHIELD]], a desperate plan to try and disrupt the invasion of the Federated Suns launched by the Draconis Combine in May 2787. Prince John had been preparing to invade the [[Capellan Confederation]] when news of the Combine invasion reached him, and the forces he drew together for SOLAR SHIELD were based on those three [['Mech]] [[regiment]]s nearby earmarked for the abortive invasion of the Confederation plus some six assorted regiments of armor and infantry provided by regional militias within the Marlette Combat Region. Prince John divided his forces into three groups and launched strikes at three occupied worlds on the Terran flank of the invasion, hoping to disrupt the thrust being led personally by Coordinator Minoru Kurita.<ref name="FSWp40">''First Succession War'', pp. 40–41: "Fighting the Tsunami"</ref><ref name="FSWp41">''First Succession War'', p. 41: "An Expensive Learning Curve"</ref> SOLAR SHIELD proved to be flawed from the outset; the units assembled lacked time to train together, Prince John's forces were limited in number, and he had only a handful of [[WarShip]]s available to use to escort his forces. Senior officers advised against the operation, but Prince John felt that speed was of the essence, and ordered that the operation go ahead. Cartago was one of the planets targeted by SOLAR SHIELD, and Prince John led the [[First Davion Guards]] to the system himself, escorted by the ''[[Davion II (WarShip class)|Davion II]]''-class destroyers [[Duke Henry|FSS ''Duke Henry'']] and [[Edmund Davion (Individual Davion II-class WarShip)|FSS ''Edmund Davion'']]. The strike initially appeared to go well, with the First encountering a small naval picket consisting of two ''[[Baron (WarShip class)|Baron]]''-class destroyers in orbit above the planet that only briefly contested the Guards' landing before retreating.<ref name="FSWp40"/> In the belief that his forces held the upper hand, Prince John landed in the valley near the capital city's spaceport along with the Guards, but became suspicious as soon as his troops had disembarked, just five kilometers away from the spaceport. When he observed that the majority of the [[DropShip]]s sitting at the spaceport were civilian vessels in obvious disrepair, rather than DCMS military transports, he quickly ordered the Guards to fall back - barely ahead of a nuclear explosion that consumed the site. The Guards lost a [[company]] of 'Mechs and a [[squadron]] of aerospace fighters to the blast, but Prince John was able to board a DropShip before the blast hit, ordering his troops to evacuate rapidly. As the Guards and their supporting conventional forces lifted off, hostile fighters swept over the landing area, attempting to down the Guards transports, while above the planet the two ''Barons'' returned to attack the ''Duke Henry'' and ''Edmund Davion'' again, this time with the addition of the [[Omodaka|DCS ''Omodaka'']], a ''[[Narukami (WarShip class)|Narukami II]]''-class destroyer that had been lurking in hiding on the far side of Cartago.<ref name="FSWp40"/> The presence of the ''Omodaka'' turned an orderly retreat from Cartago into a bloody pursuit that only broke off after the ''Duke Henry'' and ''Edmund Davion'' managed to destroy the two ''Barons'' - an action that cost Prince John the ''Duke Henry''. [[Operation SOLAR SHIELD]] was an abject disaster that cost the AFFS men and equipment it couldn't afford to lose, and the action on Cartago alone nearly saw the First Prince lost in action not once, but twice.<ref name="FSWp40"/> Cartago was liberated by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] in [[2805]]-[[2806|06]] during the first major [[AFFS]] counteroffensive of the [[First Succession War]] against the Draconis Combine.<ref name="FSWp98">''First Succession War'', p. 98: "The Davion Counter-Offensives"</ref> ====FedCom Civil War==== The various continents on Cartago are covered by vast tropical jungles filled with dangerous wildlife. While the local flora and fauna has always done its best to reduce the life expectancy of the planet's human population, the jungles have also produced a wealth of different pharmacological compounds responsible for hundreds of medical breakthroughs since the planet was first colonized. As a consequence, numerous interstellar biopharmaceutical companies have their research and development departments based on Cartago, and the average citizen of Cartago enjoys one of the longest life expectancies to be found anywhere in the Federated Suns.<ref name=O:FSp22/> ===Military Deployment=== {{columns-start|num=3}} ====2764==== * [[Ninth Mechanized Infantry Division]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 252: "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"</ref> ====2765==== * [[Ninth Robinson Chevaliers]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp17">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 17: "Regimental Status"</ref> ====2786==== * Ninth Robinson Chevaliers<ref name="FSWp135">''First Succession War'', p. 135: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"</ref> {{column}} ====2821==== * [[Ninth Deneb Light Cavalry]]<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"</ref> * [[Twentieth Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name="FSWp135">''First Succession War'', p. 135: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"</ref> ====3025==== * [[Clovis Draconis March Militia]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp12">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 12: "Operation RAT"</ref> {{column}} ====3038==== * Clovis Draconis March Militia<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 136: "Deployment Table"</ref> ====3050==== * Clovis Draconis March Militia<ref name=20YUp19>''20 Year Update'', p. 19: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref> {{columns-end}} ===Geography=== Cartago has five continents named Cartago, Jiménez, Oreamuno, Paraíso, and Turrialba.<ref name=O:FSp22/> ===Planetary Locations=== * Cartago: the planetary capital city, located on the continent of Cartago.<ref name=O:FSp22/> * San Rafael: the location of the Joint Equipment Systems plant on Jiménez.<ref name=O:FSp22/> ===Companies and Industries=== * [[Joint Equipment Systems]]<ref name=TRO3085-48>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 48</ref><ref name=MM-109>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 109</ref><ref name=O:FSp22/> <!-- Commented out due to lack of information ===Image gallery=== --> ==Map Gallery== <div class="system-map-gallery"></div> ==Nearby Systems== <!-- NOTE: This table is automatically generated by BattleTechWiki:Project_Planets/Mapping, and any edits to this section may be overwritten at any time by a bot --> {|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;" ! colspan="8" | Closest 52 systems (52 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first: |- | class="lessthan30" | [[Kentares]] | class="lessthan30" | 10.1 | class="lessthan30" | [[Waycross]] | class="lessthan30" | 12.7 | class="lessthan30" | [[Elbar]] | class="lessthan30" | 13.3 | class="lessthan30" | [[Tallassee]] | class="lessthan30" | 15.7 |- | class="lessthan30" | [[Edwards]] | class="lessthan30" | 23.5 | class="lessthan30" | [[Johnsondale]] | class="lessthan30" | 24.6 | class="lessthan30" | [[Schedar]] | class="lessthan30" | 24.6 | class="lessthan30" | [[Logandale]] | class="lessthan30" | 26.1 |- | class="lessthan30" | [[Mara]] | class="lessthan30" | 26.1 | class="lessthan30" | [[Olancha]] | class="lessthan30" | 27.6 | class="lessthan30" | [[Raman]] | class="lessthan30" | 29.1 | class="lessthan30" | [[David]] | class="lessthan30" | 29.4 |- | class="over30" | [[Avawatz]] | class="over30" | 31.7 | class="over30" | [[Mallory's World]] | class="over30" | 32.6 | class="over30" | [[Caselton]] | class="over30" | 33.2 | class="over30" | [[Alnadal]] | class="over30" | 35.0 |- | class="over30" | [[Mirach]] | class="over30" | 35.3 | class="over30" | [[Sonnia]] | class="over30" | 35.7 | class="over30" | [[Marlette]] | class="over30" | 37.4 | class="over30" | [[New Rhodes]] | class="over30" | 37.9 |- | class="over30" | [[Goderich]] | class="over30" | 39.6 | class="over30" | [[Xhosa]] | class="over30" | 42.0 | class="over30" | [[Clovis]] | class="over30" | 42.4 | class="over30" | [[Barstow]] | class="over30" | 43.5 |- | class="over30" | [[Fellanin]] | class="over30" | 43.6 | class="over30" | [[Ronel]] | class="over30" | 44.8 | class="over30" | [[Rosamond]] | class="over30" | 45.4 | class="over30" | [[Tawas]] | class="over30" | 45.9 |- | class="over30" | [[Proserpina]] | class="over30" | 48.1 | class="over30" | [[Rio]] | class="over30" | 48.2 | class="over30" | [[Chota]] | class="over30" | 48.3 | class="over30" | [[Exeter]] | class="over30" | 48.6 |- | class="over30" | [[Cylene]] | class="over30" | 48.8 | class="over30" | [[Tikonov]] | class="over30" | 49.0 | class="over30" | [[New Florence]] | class="over30" | 49.2 | class="over30" | [[Sanilac]] | class="over30" | 49.4 |- | class="over30" | [[Tybalt]] | class="over30" | 50.9 | class="over30" | [[Sadalbari]] | class="over30" | 53.0 | class="over30" | [[Markab]] | class="over30" | 53.4 | class="over30" | [[Klathan]] | class="over30" | 54.6 |- | class="over30" | [[Galatia]] | class="over30" | 54.8 | class="over30" | [[Tedibyhr]] | class="over30" | 55.4 | class="over30" | [[Mira]] | class="over30" | 55.5 | class="over30" | [[Wroxeter]] | class="over30" | 55.6 |- | class="over30" | [[Ozawa]] | class="over30" | 56.6 | class="over30" | [[Okaya]] | class="over30" | 57.2 | class="over30" | [[Mesartim]] | class="over30" | 57.8 | class="over30" | [[Listowel]] | class="over30" | 58.3 |- | class="over30" | [[Angol]] | class="over30" | 59.4 | class="over30" | [[Scheat]] | class="over30" | 59.4 | class="over30" | [[Skat]] | class="over30" | 59.4 | class="over30" | [[Beecher]] | class="over30" | 59.5 |- |} ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' * ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]'' * ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]'' * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]'' * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]'' * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' * ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' * ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' * ''[[Objectives: Federated Suns]]'' * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' * ''[[The Star League]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]'' {{div col end}} [[Category:Systems|Cartago]] [[Category: Amaris Empire Systems]] [[Category: Draconis Combine Systems]] [[Category: Federated Commonwealth Systems]] [[Category: Federated Suns Systems]] [[Category: Independent Systems]] [[Category: Terran Hegemony Systems]]

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