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Line 6: | stars = | stars = | class = A5II<ref name="HDp194">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 194: "Kesai"</ref> | class = A5II<ref name="HDp194">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 194: "Kesai"</ref> − | recharge = 166 hours<ref name=FCCWp191>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 191: "Kesai IV (aka Kasai)" planet profile</ref> + | recharge = − | recharge stations = None<ref name="HDp194"/><ref name=FCCWp191/> + | recharge stations = None<ref name="HDp194"/> | planets = | planets = }} }} − − ==System Description== − '''Kesai''' is located near the [[Delacruz]] and [[Conroe]] systems. ==Political Affiliation== ==Political Affiliation== Line 43:
Line 40: ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- + ==Kesai IV== ==Kesai IV== {{InfoBoxPlanet {{InfoBoxPlanet | image = KesaiFlag.jpg | image = KesaiFlag.jpg | name = Kesai IV | name = Kesai IV − | othernames = Kasai + | othernames = − | position = Fourth<ref name="HDp194"/> + | position = 4th<ref name="HDp194"/> − | distance = 22 days<ref name="HDp194"/><br>33.12 days<ref name=FCCWp191/> + | distance = 22 days<ref name="HDp194"/> − | moons = None<ref name=FCCWp191/> + | moons = − | gravity = 1.0<ref name=FCCWp191/> + | gravity = − | pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=FCCWp191/> + | pressure = − | temperature = 50°C (Desert)<ref name=FCCWp191/> + | temperature = − | water = 30%<ref name=FCCWp191/> + | water = − | life = None<ref name="HDp194"/><ref name=FCCWp191/> + | life = none<ref name="HDp194"/> | continents = | continents = | colonized = | colonized = Line 61:
Line 59: | language = | language = | religion = | religion = − | population = 175,350 (3067)<ref name=FCCWp191/> + | population = | ruler = [[Duke of Kesai]] | ruler = [[Duke of Kesai]] | political = | political = | commander = | commander = | capital = | capital = − | hpg = B<ref name="HDp194"/><ref name=FCCWp191/> + | hpg = B<ref name="HDp194"/> | hpgrep = [[Precentor]] [[Reback Tyul]] (3025)<ref name="HDp194"/> | hpgrep = [[Precentor]] [[Reback Tyul]] (3025)<ref name="HDp194"/> }} }} − '''Kesai IV''', also known as '''Kasai''', is a system on the border between the [[Federated Suns]] and the [[Draconis Combine]] near the [[Periphery]]. Its world Kesai IV is an infertile desert planet which is the site of a major [[Star League]] supply depot. + '''Kesai''' (aka Kasai) is a system on the border between the [[Federated Suns]] and the [[Draconis Combine]] near the [[Periphery]]. Its world Kesai IV is an infertile desert planet which is the site of a major [[Star League]] supply depot. ===Planetary History=== ===Planetary History=== − Kesai IV was settled after the discovery of several deposits of radioactive minerals. When the deposits proved to be smaller than expected, only a few settlers remained. Thereafter the world was used as a prison planet until the [[Star League]] purchased the rights to use it as a depot for the [[Star League Defense Force]] from [[House Kurita]]. + Kesai IV was settled after the discovery of several deposits of radioactive minerals. When the deposits proved to be smaller than expected, only a few settlers remained. Thereafter the world was used as a prison planet until the [[Star League]] purchased the rights to use it as a depot for the [[SLDF]] from [[House Kurita]]. The League quickly built a vast complex of warehouses, factories, maintenance facilities, and DropShip pads around the planet's sea and stationed troops there. During the [[Reunification War]] the site already served as assembly point for [[Operation UNION HOLD]], the Star League invasion of the [[Outworlds Alliance]]. The [[6th Royal Division|Sixth Royal Division]], a part of [[II Corps (Star League)|II Corps]], gathered here until they moved on to [[Niles (DC)|Niles]] in [[2581]].<ref name="H:RWp106"/><ref name="H:RWp112">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 112: "First Strikes"</ref><ref name="H:RWp141">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 141: "Reunification War: Outworlds Alliance Front Deployments (2581)"</ref> The League quickly built a vast complex of warehouses, factories, maintenance facilities, and DropShip pads around the planet's sea and stationed troops there. During the [[Reunification War]] the site already served as assembly point for [[Operation UNION HOLD]], the Star League invasion of the [[Outworlds Alliance]]. The [[6th Royal Division|Sixth Royal Division]], a part of [[II Corps (Star League)|II Corps]], gathered here until they moved on to [[Niles (DC)|Niles]] in [[2581]].<ref name="H:RWp106"/><ref name="H:RWp112">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 112: "First Strikes"</ref><ref name="H:RWp141">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 141: "Reunification War: Outworlds Alliance Front Deployments (2581)"</ref> − Although the SLDF stripped Kesai of most of its supplies prior to their departure to the [[Periphery]], the remaining facilities and their inventory were still incredibly valuable for the [[Successor States]]. [[McKinnon's Company]] of the Second Battalion, [[142nd Battle Regiment]], [[251st BattleMech Division]] was stationed here and refused to retreat. Instead they pledged their support for [[House Davion]] and defended the complex against a superior [[DCMS]] force in the First Battle of Kesai in December [[2786]]. + Although the [[SLDF]] stripped Kesai of most of its supplies prior to their departure to the [[Periphery]], the remaining facilities and their inventory were still incredibly valuable for the [[Successor States]]. [[McKinnon's Company]] of the Second Battalion, [[142nd Battle Regiment]], [[251st BattleMech Division]] was stationed here and refused to retreat. Instead they pledged their support for [[House Davion]] and defended the complex against a superior [[DCMS]] force in the First Battle of Kesai in December [[2786]]. Regardless of the outcome of the battle the world ultimately fell to [[House Kurita]]. Since then Kesai has been attacked countless times and most cities and forest burned down, resembling the surrounding wasteland. Nevertheless, the depot remained a major source of supplies for the [[DCMS]] and later the [[AFFS]] who captured the world during the [[Third Succession War]]. Regardless of the outcome of the battle the world ultimately fell to [[House Kurita]]. Since then Kesai has been attacked countless times and most cities and forest burned down, resembling the surrounding wasteland. Nevertheless, the depot remained a major source of supplies for the [[DCMS]] and later the [[AFFS]] who captured the world during the [[Third Succession War]]. − In [[3065]], the [[Draconis Combine]] finally reconquered the planet in the course of their reprisal attacks for the [[Draconis March]] invasion during the [[FedCom Civil War]]. + In [[3065]] the [[Draconis Combine]] finally reconquered the planet in the course of their reprisal attacks for the [[Draconis March]] invasion during the [[FedCom Civil War]]. + + {{ApocryphalContentStart}}The database of the ([[apocryphal]]) 1989 video game [[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]], set around the year [[3025]], gives a population of 1.426 billion for Kesai IV and describes it as "Strategic military center and nothing else."{{ApocryphalContentEnd}} + + ===Geography=== + Kesai IV is a dry, barren world with a single sea. In the more temperate climate along the coasts forests are growing. The planet has only limited mineral resources and no native life. ===Military Deployment=== ===Military Deployment=== − {{columns-start|num=3}} ====3025==== ====3025==== − * [[Eleventh Avalon Hussars]]<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 135''</ref> + * [[11th Avalon Hussars|Eleventh Avalon Hussars]]<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 135''</ref> ====3028==== ====3028==== Line 97:
Line 99: ====3050==== ====3050==== − * Eleventh Avalon Hussars RCT<ref name=20yup20>''20 Year Update'', p. 20</ref> + * [[11th Avalon Hussars|11th Avalon Hussars RCT]]<ref name=20yup20>''20 Year Update'', p. 20</ref> ====3062==== ====3062==== − * [[Third Davion Guards]]<ref>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 135''</ref> + * [[3rd Davion Guards|Third Davion Guards]]<ref>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 135''</ref> − {{column}}+ ====3067==== ====3067==== − * [[Twelfth Galedon Regulars]]<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 118''</ref> + * [[12th Galedon Regulars|Twelfth Galedon Regulars]]<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 118''</ref> ====3085==== ====3085==== * [[Ryuken-san]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 50: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> * [[Ryuken-san]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 50: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> − :- The unit was operating at 75% strength, with 81% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology. + :- At this point in time the unit operating at 75% of full strength, with 81% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology. ====3145==== ====3145==== − * [[Seventh New Samarkand Regulars]] (2 battalions)<ref name=FM3145p64>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 65: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"</ref> + * [[7th New Samarkand Regulars|Seventh New Samarkand Regulars]] (2 battalions)<ref name=FM3145p64>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 65: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"</ref> − {{columns-end}} − − ===Geography=== − Kesai IV is a dry, barren world with a single sea. In the more temperate climate along the coasts forests are growing. The planet has only limited mineral resources and no native life.<ref name="HDp194"/> − − ===Planetary Locations=== − * Sea of Tears: the planet's lone sea<ref name=FCCWp191/> − * Walls of Sorrow: a north–south mountain range west of the Sea of Tears that extends across most of the planet<ref name=FCCWp191/> − − ==Notes== − * Much of the information on this page is from ''[[The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders]]'', which introduced the world (spelled as ''Kasai'') as a planet belonging to the Federated Suns since the fall of the Star League in contrast to the more recent ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''. − * The existence of the Star League depot was confirmed in ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'', but it is unknown if the information about the beginnings of [[McKinnon's Raiders]] are still correct. − * The database of the ([[apocryphal]]) 1989 video game ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]]'', set around the year [[3025]], gives a population of 1.426 billion for Kesai IV and describes it as a "strategic military center and nothing else." ==Map Gallery== ==Map Gallery== Line 206:
Line 195: |- |- |} |} + + ==Notes== + Much of the information on this page is from ''[[The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders]]'', which introduced the world (spelled as ''Kasai'') as a planet belonging to the Federated Suns since the fall of the Star League in contrast to the more recent ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''. + The existence of the Star League depot was confirmed in ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'', but it is unknown if the information about the beginnings of [[McKinnon's Raiders]] are still correct. ==References== ==References== Line 211:
Line 204: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}}+ <div class="desktop-3-col"> * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' − * ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' Line 235:
Line 227: * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' − * ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]]'' (1989 video game) + * ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)]]'' * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' − {{div col end}}+ </div> [[Category:Systems|Kesai]] [[Category:Systems|Kesai]]
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==Kesai IV== | ==Kesai IV== | ||
{{InfoBoxPlanet | {{InfoBoxPlanet | ||
| image = KesaiFlag.jpg | | image = KesaiFlag.jpg | ||
| name = Kesai IV | | name = Kesai IV | ||
| − | | othernames = | + | | othernames = |
| − | | position = | + | | position = 4th<ref name="HDp194"/> |
| − | | distance = 22 days<ref name="HDp194" | + | | distance = 22 days<ref name="HDp194"/> |
| − | | moons = | + | | moons = |
| − | | gravity = | + | | gravity = |
| − | | pressure = | + | | pressure = |
| − | | temperature = | + | | temperature = |
| − | | water = | + | | water = |
| − | | life = | + | | life = none<ref name="HDp194"/> |
| continents = | | continents = | ||
| colonized = | | colonized = | ||
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| language = | | language = | ||
| religion = | | religion = | ||
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| ruler = [[Duke of Kesai]] | | ruler = [[Duke of Kesai]] | ||
| political = | | political = | ||
| commander = | | commander = | ||
| capital = | | capital = | ||
| − | | hpg = B<ref name="HDp194" | + | | hpg = B<ref name="HDp194"/> |
| hpgrep = [[Precentor]] [[Reback Tyul]] (3025)<ref name="HDp194"/> | | hpgrep = [[Precentor]] [[Reback Tyul]] (3025)<ref name="HDp194"/> | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''Kesai | + | '''Kesai''' (aka Kasai) is a system on the border between the [[Federated Suns]] and the [[Draconis Combine]] near the [[Periphery]]. Its world Kesai IV is an infertile desert planet which is the site of a major [[Star League]] supply depot. |
===Planetary History=== | ===Planetary History=== | ||
| − | Kesai IV was settled after the discovery of several deposits of radioactive minerals. When the deposits proved to be smaller than expected, only a few settlers remained. Thereafter the world was used as a prison planet until the [[Star League]] purchased the rights to use it as a depot for the [[ | + | Kesai IV was settled after the discovery of several deposits of radioactive minerals. When the deposits proved to be smaller than expected, only a few settlers remained. Thereafter the world was used as a prison planet until the [[Star League]] purchased the rights to use it as a depot for the [[SLDF]] from [[House Kurita]]. |
The League quickly built a vast complex of warehouses, factories, maintenance facilities, and DropShip pads around the planet's sea and stationed troops there. During the [[Reunification War]] the site already served as assembly point for [[Operation UNION HOLD]], the Star League invasion of the [[Outworlds Alliance]]. The [[6th Royal Division|Sixth Royal Division]], a part of [[II Corps (Star League)|II Corps]], gathered here until they moved on to [[Niles (DC)|Niles]] in [[2581]].<ref name="H:RWp106"/><ref name="H:RWp112">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 112: "First Strikes"</ref><ref name="H:RWp141">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 141: "Reunification War: Outworlds Alliance Front Deployments (2581)"</ref> | The League quickly built a vast complex of warehouses, factories, maintenance facilities, and DropShip pads around the planet's sea and stationed troops there. During the [[Reunification War]] the site already served as assembly point for [[Operation UNION HOLD]], the Star League invasion of the [[Outworlds Alliance]]. The [[6th Royal Division|Sixth Royal Division]], a part of [[II Corps (Star League)|II Corps]], gathered here until they moved on to [[Niles (DC)|Niles]] in [[2581]].<ref name="H:RWp106"/><ref name="H:RWp112">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 112: "First Strikes"</ref><ref name="H:RWp141">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 141: "Reunification War: Outworlds Alliance Front Deployments (2581)"</ref> | ||
| − | Although the SLDF stripped Kesai of most of its supplies prior to their departure to the [[Periphery]], the remaining facilities and their inventory were still incredibly valuable for the [[Successor States]]. [[McKinnon's Company]] of the Second Battalion, [[142nd Battle Regiment]], [[251st BattleMech Division]] was stationed here and refused to retreat. Instead they pledged their support for [[House Davion]] and defended the complex against a superior [[DCMS]] force in the First Battle of Kesai in December [[2786]]. | + | Although the [[SLDF]] stripped Kesai of most of its supplies prior to their departure to the [[Periphery]], the remaining facilities and their inventory were still incredibly valuable for the [[Successor States]]. [[McKinnon's Company]] of the Second Battalion, [[142nd Battle Regiment]], [[251st BattleMech Division]] was stationed here and refused to retreat. Instead they pledged their support for [[House Davion]] and defended the complex against a superior [[DCMS]] force in the First Battle of Kesai in December [[2786]]. |
Regardless of the outcome of the battle the world ultimately fell to [[House Kurita]]. Since then Kesai has been attacked countless times and most cities and forest burned down, resembling the surrounding wasteland. Nevertheless, the depot remained a major source of supplies for the [[DCMS]] and later the [[AFFS]] who captured the world during the [[Third Succession War]]. | Regardless of the outcome of the battle the world ultimately fell to [[House Kurita]]. Since then Kesai has been attacked countless times and most cities and forest burned down, resembling the surrounding wasteland. Nevertheless, the depot remained a major source of supplies for the [[DCMS]] and later the [[AFFS]] who captured the world during the [[Third Succession War]]. | ||
| − | In [[3065]] | + | In [[3065]] the [[Draconis Combine]] finally reconquered the planet in the course of their reprisal attacks for the [[Draconis March]] invasion during the [[FedCom Civil War]]. |
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| + | {{ApocryphalContentStart}}The database of the ([[apocryphal]]) 1989 video game [[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]], set around the year [[3025]], gives a population of 1.426 billion for Kesai IV and describes it as "Strategic military center and nothing else."{{ApocryphalContentEnd}} | ||
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| + | ===Geography=== | ||
| + | Kesai IV is a dry, barren world with a single sea. In the more temperate climate along the coasts forests are growing. The planet has only limited mineral resources and no native life. | ||
===Military Deployment=== | ===Military Deployment=== | ||
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====3025==== | ====3025==== | ||
| − | * [[Eleventh Avalon Hussars]]<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 135''</ref> | + | * [[11th Avalon Hussars|Eleventh Avalon Hussars]]<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 135''</ref> |
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| − | * | + | * [[11th Avalon Hussars|11th Avalon Hussars RCT]]<ref name=20yup20>''20 Year Update'', p. 20</ref> |
====3062==== | ====3062==== | ||
| − | * [[Third Davion Guards]]<ref>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 135''</ref> | + | * [[3rd Davion Guards|Third Davion Guards]]<ref>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 135''</ref> |
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====3067==== | ====3067==== | ||
| − | * [[Twelfth Galedon Regulars]]<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 118''</ref> | + | * [[12th Galedon Regulars|Twelfth Galedon Regulars]]<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 118''</ref> |
====3085==== | ====3085==== | ||
* [[Ryuken-san]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 50: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> | * [[Ryuken-san]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 50: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> | ||
| − | :- | + | :- At this point in time the unit operating at 75% of full strength, with 81% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology. |
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| − | * [[Seventh New Samarkand Regulars]] (2 battalions)<ref name=FM3145p64>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 65: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"</ref> | + | * [[7th New Samarkand Regulars|Seventh New Samarkand Regulars]] (2 battalions)<ref name=FM3145p64>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 65: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"</ref> |
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| + | Much of the information on this page is from ''[[The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders]]'', which introduced the world (spelled as ''Kasai'') as a planet belonging to the Federated Suns since the fall of the Star League in contrast to the more recent ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''. | ||
| + | The existence of the Star League depot was confirmed in ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'', but it is unknown if the information about the beginnings of [[McKinnon's Raiders]] are still correct. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game) | + | * ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)]]'' |
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' | * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Systems|Kesai]] | [[Category:Systems|Kesai]] | ||