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Line 11: | planets = | planets = }} }} − − ==System Description== − '''Mendham''' is located near the [[Daol]] and [[Horsham]] systems. ==Political Affiliation== ==Political Affiliation== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * [[2366]] - [[Taurian Concordat]]<ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17: "Capellan Confederation Foundation [2366]"</ref> * [[2366]] - [[Taurian Concordat]]<ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17: "Capellan Confederation Foundation [2366]"</ref> * [[2417]] - [[Capellan Confederation]]<ref name="TP1Ep20">''The Periphery, 1st Edition'', p. 20: "Struggle With Liao"</ref> * [[2417]] - [[Capellan Confederation]]<ref name="TP1Ep20">''The Periphery, 1st Edition'', p. 20: "Struggle With Liao"</ref> Line 26:
Line 23: * [[2822]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref name="HB:HDp55">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54: "Federated Suns After First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> * [[2822]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref name="HB:HDp55">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54: "Federated Suns After First Succession War [2822]"</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]"</ref> * [[2864]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60: "Federated Suns After Second Succession War [2864]"</ref> − * [[3010]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name=HD(TFS)p172>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 172 (PDF p. 174): "Other Major Companies in the Federated Suns - [Mendham Electronics]"</ref> − * [[3011]] - Federated Suns<ref name=HD(TFS)p172/> * [[3022]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HA:TACp14-15>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'', pp. 14-15: "3022 Interstellar Expeditions. IAAS-349-SIFNM97-MMMXXII"</ref> * [[3022]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HA:TACp14-15>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'', pp. 14-15: "3022 Interstellar Expeditions. IAAS-349-SIFNM97-MMMXXII"</ref> * [[3025]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:MPSp121"/><ref name="TPp151">''The Periphery'', p. 151: "Maps of the Periphery"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Federated Suns After Third Succession War [3025]"</ref> * [[3025]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:MPSp121"/><ref name="TPp151">''The Periphery'', p. 151: "Maps of the Periphery"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Federated Suns After Third Succession War [3025]"</ref> Line 46:
Line 41: * [[3135]] - Federated Suns<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref> * [[3135]] - Federated Suns<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref> * [[3145]] - Federated Suns<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref> * [[3145]] - Federated Suns<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref> − {{div col end}} − ------------------------------------- + -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ==Mendham== ==Mendham== − {{InfoBoxPlanet + {{InfoBoxPlanetStandard | image = | image = + | caption = | name = Mendham | name = Mendham − | othernames = | position = | position = | distance = | distance = | moons = | moons = + | day = | gravity = | gravity = | pressure = | pressure = Line 63:
Line 58: | water = | water = | life = | life = − | continents = + | date = − | colonized = − | demonym = − | language = − | religion = − | population = | ruler = | ruler = − | political = − | commander = | capital = | capital = + | population = + | USIIR = | hpg = | hpg = − | hpgrep = }} }} ===Planetary History=== ===Planetary History=== ====Early History==== ====Early History==== − Originally settled by the Taurian Concordat, Mendham became the target of aggression from the Capellan Confederation, which was expanding in search of additional planets. Despite being Taurian colonies, Mendham and several other worlds were targeted by [[Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation|Chancellor]] [[Kurnath Liao]], who resolved to push the Taurians out of "Capellan holdings." The resulting military campaign ran from [[2397]] to [[2422]], began with clashes between the Capellan and Taurian navies and ended with the capture of three Taurian worlds, including Mendham. In contrast with the sporadic raids inflicted on Taurian worlds by the [[Federated Suns]], the Capellan attacks were staged with a degree of savagery the Concordat hadn't encountered before; cruelty to prisoners and the outright massacre of Taurian civilians were commonplace events.<ref name="TP1Ep20"/> + Originally settled by the Taurian Concordat, Mendham became the target of aggression from the Capellan Confederation, which was expanding in search of additional planets. Despite being Taurian colonies, Mendham and several other worlds were targeted by [[Chancellor]] [[Kurnath Liao]], who resolved to push the Taurians out of "Capellan holdings." The resulting military campaign ran from [[2397]] to [[2422]], began with clashes between the Capellan and Taurian navies and ended with the capture of three Taurian worlds, including Mendham. In contrast with the sporadic raids inflicted on Taurian worlds by the [[Federated Suns]], the Capellan attacks were staged with a degree of savagery the Concordat hadn't encountered before; cruelty to prisoners and the outright massacre of Taurian civilians were commonplace events.<ref name="TP1Ep20"/> ====Second Succession War==== ====Second Succession War==== − In mid-[[2828]], [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] units attacked Mendham, with the [[First Centauri Guards]] and [[Sixth St. Ives Lancers]] surprising both the [[Fourteenth Syrtis Fusiliers]] and the other major defending unit, the [[Twenty-sixth Avalon Hussars]]. Despite their initial surprise at the attack, which was part of [[Operation CELT]]—an offensive aimed at recapturing [[Chesterton]]—the two [[AFFS]] units fought back hard, making a number of attempts to crush the CCAF landing zone at Munnings. Although the two AFFS regiments couldn't overwhelm the entrenched forces in the landing zone, they did prevent the Guards and Sentinels from breaking out, and all four units were battered by the time the CCAF units withdrew in late June.<ref name="SSWp24">''Second Succession War'', p. 24: "The Suns-Confederation Front"</ref> + In mid-[[2828]] [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] units attacked Mendham, with the [[First Centauri Guards]] and [[Sixth St. Ives Lancers]] surprising both the [[Fourteenth Syrtis Fusiliers]] and the other major defending unit, the [[Twenty-sixth Avalon Hussars]]. Despite their initial surprise at the attack, which was part of [[Operation CELT]] — an offensive aimed at recapturing [[Chesterton]] — the two [[AFFS]] units fought back hard, making a number of attempts to crush the CCAF landing zone at Munnings. Although the two AFFS regiments couldn't overwhelm the entrenched forces in the landing zone, they did prevent the Guards and Sentinels from breaking out, and all four units were battered by the time the CCAF units withdrew in late June.<ref name="SSWp24">''Second Succession War'', p. 24: "The Suns-Confederation Front"</ref> ====The Jihad==== ====The Jihad==== − In [[3068]], [[Duke of New Syrtis|Duke]] [[George Hasek (31st c.)|George Hasek]] launched an invasion of the Capellan Confederation under the name [[Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE]], ostensibly to liberate the worlds of the [[St. Ives Compact]].<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The [[CCAF]] responded with [[Operation THUNDERSTRIKE]], which not only liberated the worlds seized by the [[Capellan March]] forces but which also struck back at worlds in the [[Federated Suns]]. Mendham was one of the worlds hit, with CCAF troops attacking on 18 February [[3069]] as part of a wave of attacks that hit eight separate systems on the same day.<ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> + In [[3068]] [[Duke]] [[George Hasek II|George Hasek]] launched an invasion of the Capellan Confederation under the name [[Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE]], ostensibly to liberate the worlds of the [[St. Ives Compact]].<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The [[CCAF]] responded with [[Operation THUNDERSTRIKE]], which not only liberated the worlds seized by the [[Capellan March]] forces but which also struck back at worlds in the [[Federated Suns]]. Mendham was one of the worlds hit, with CCAF troops attacking on the 18th of February [[3069]] as part of a wave of attacks that hit eight separate systems on the same day.<ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Mendham was conquered by the Taurian Concordat in February [[3075]].<ref name="JHS:Tp14">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 14: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp53">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 53: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The conquest of Mendham was one of a number of attacks made by the Taurian Concordat following the discovery of evidence implicating the Federated Suns as being responsible for the asteroid bombardment that destroyed the city of Samantha on [[Taurus]] in [[3074]].<ref name="J:FRp53"/><ref name="JHS3076p52">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 52: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> Mendham was conquered by the Taurian Concordat in February [[3075]].<ref name="JHS:Tp14">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 14: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp53">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 53: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The conquest of Mendham was one of a number of attacks made by the Taurian Concordat following the discovery of evidence implicating the Federated Suns as being responsible for the asteroid bombardment that destroyed the city of Samantha on [[Taurus]] in [[3074]].<ref name="J:FRp53"/><ref name="JHS3076p52">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 52: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> ====The Dark Age==== ====The Dark Age==== − In [[3090]], the [[Fourth Ceti Hussars]] LCT were stationed on Mendham when the Taurian Concordat raided the world. What the Concordat forces were unprepared for was the presence of a number of new [[Fulcrum]] hovertanks, which the Hussars had been issued just a few weeks beforehand; these new Fulcrum Hybrids were able to use their superior armor, Clantech weapons and [[Supercharger]]s to take advantage of a feint and punch through the Taurian lines. The four Hybrids spent three days disrupting Taurian operations by hitting supply points, disrupting unit movements and even making an opportunistic attack on a grounded [[DropShip]], losing just one Hybrid in the process; the cumulative effects of the constant harassment in their rear areas prevented the Taurians from forming a new line of battle and forced them to retreat from Mendham.<ref name="TRO:Pp48">''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 48: "Fulcrum Hybrid"</ref> + In [[3090]] the [[4th Ceti Hussars|Fourth Ceti Hussars LCT]] were stationed on Mendham when the Taurian Concordat raided the world. What the Concordat forces were unprepared for was the presence of a number of new [[Fulcrum]] hovertanks, which the Hussars had been issued just a few weeks beforehand; these new Fulcrum Hybrids were able to use their superior armor, Clantech weapons and [[Supercharger]]s to take advantage of a feint and punch through the Taurian lines. The four Hybrids spent three days disrupting Taurian operations by hitting supply points, disrupting unit movements and even making an opportunistic attack on a grounded [[DropShip]], losing just one Hybrid in the process; the cumulative effects of the constant harassment in their rear areas prevented the Taurians from forming a new line of battle and forced them to retreat from Mendham.<ref name="TRO:Pp48">''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 48: "Fulcrum Hybrid"</ref> ===Military Deployment=== ===Military Deployment=== − {{columns-start|num=3}} ====2765==== ====2765==== − * [[Fourteenth Sian Dragoons]]<ref>''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 13: "Regimental Status"</ref> + * [[14th Sian Dragoons|Fourteenth Sian Dragoons]]<ref>''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 13: "Regimental Status"</ref> ====2786==== ====2786==== Line 102:
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Line 101: * Illician Lancers<ref name="H:Wo3039p141"/> * Illician Lancers<ref name="H:Wo3039p141"/> :* Twenty-first Rangers (from October)<ref name="H:Wo3039p141"/> :* Twenty-first Rangers (from October)<ref name="H:Wo3039p141"/> − {{column}}+ ====3040==== ====3040==== * Illician Lancers<ref name="H:Wo3039p141"/> * Illician Lancers<ref name="H:Wo3039p141"/> Line 129:
Line 117: * Illician Lancers<ref name=FMM108>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 108: "Mercenary Deployment Table"</ref> * Illician Lancers<ref name=FMM108>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 108: "Mercenary Deployment Table"</ref> :* Twenty-first Rangers<ref name=FMM108/> :* Twenty-first Rangers<ref name=FMM108/> − {{column}}+ ====3061==== ====3061==== * [[Davion Light Guards|Davion Light Guards]] [[RCT]]<ref name=SS32>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 32: "FedCom Deployment Table"</ref> * [[Davion Light Guards|Davion Light Guards]] [[RCT]]<ref name=SS32>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 32: "FedCom Deployment Table"</ref> Line 137:
Line 125: ====3090==== ====3090==== − * [[Fourth Ceti Hussars]] [[LCT]]<ref name="TRO:Pp48"/> + * [[4th Ceti Hussars|Fourth Ceti Hussars]] [[LCT]]<ref name="TRO:Pp48"/> − {{columns-end}} ===Planetary Locations=== ===Planetary Locations=== − * Davion City<ref name=HB:HDp162>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 162: "Mendham Electronics (MhmEl)"</ref> (formerly Liao City during Capellan control<ref name=HD(TFS)p172/>) + * Doran City:<ref name=SH:I1p29>''Shrapnel'', Issue 1, p. 29</ref> − * Doran City<ref name=SH:I1p29>''Shrapnel'', Issue #1, pp. 29: ''Secrets of the Sphere: The Cameron Question''</ref>+ ** University of Mendham:<ref name=SH:I1p29/> − ** University of Mendham<ref name=SH:I1p29/> ===Industrial Center=== ===Industrial Center=== − * [[Mendham Electronics]]<ref name=HB:HDp162/> + * [[Mendham Electronics]]<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 172: "Other Major Companies in the Federated Suns"</ref> − ==Map Gallery== + == Map Gallery == <div class="system-map-gallery"></div> <div class="system-map-gallery"></div> − ==Nearby Systems== + == 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 --> <!-- 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;" {|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;" Line 301:
Line 287: |- |- |} |} + + ==Errata== + The ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' sourcebook gives the impression that the planet Mendham and Mendham Electronics were just captured from the Capellan Confederation in the waning years of the Third Succession War. However, the ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' sourcebook states that the planet was taken from the Confederation in the First Succession War and never given up. Perhaps the Capellans took possession of the planet for a short time during the Third Succession War before losing it again, but this has not been certified. ==References== ==References== Line 306:
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Line 306: * ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]'' * ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]'' * ''[[Field Report 2765: CCAF]]'' * ''[[Field Report 2765: CCAF]]'' − * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' + * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]'' Line 331:
Line 320: * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' − * ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]'' + * ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)]]'' − * ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)|The Periphery, Second Edition]]'' + * ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition]]'' − * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' + * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)]]'' * ''[[Shattered Sphere]]'' * ''[[Shattered Sphere]]'' − * [[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 1|''Shrapnel'', Issue #1]] + * ''[[Shrapnel Issue 1]]'' (magazine) * ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]'' − {{div col end}}+ </div> [[Category:Systems|Mendham]] [[Category:Systems|Mendham]]
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* [[2417]] - [[Capellan Confederation]]<ref name="TP1Ep20">''The Periphery, 1st Edition'', p. 20: "Struggle With Liao"</ref> | * [[2417]] - [[Capellan Confederation]]<ref name="TP1Ep20">''The Periphery, 1st Edition'', p. 20: "Struggle With Liao"</ref> | ||
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* [[2822]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref name="HB:HDp55">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54: "Federated Suns After First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> | * [[2822]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref name="HB:HDp55">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54: "Federated Suns After First Succession War [2822]"</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]"</ref> | * [[2864]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60: "Federated Suns After Second Succession War [2864]"</ref> | ||
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* [[3025]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:MPSp121"/><ref name="TPp151">''The Periphery'', p. 151: "Maps of the Periphery"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Federated Suns After Third Succession War [3025]"</ref> | * [[3025]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:MPSp121"/><ref name="TPp151">''The Periphery'', p. 151: "Maps of the Periphery"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Federated Suns After Third Succession War [3025]"</ref> | ||
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* [[3135]] - Federated Suns<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref> | * [[3135]] - Federated Suns<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref> | ||
* [[3145]] - Federated Suns<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref> | * [[3145]] - Federated Suns<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref> | ||
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===Planetary History=== | ===Planetary History=== | ||
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| − | Originally settled by the Taurian Concordat, Mendham became the target of aggression from the Capellan Confederation, which was expanding in search of additional planets. Despite being Taurian colonies, Mendham and several other worlds were targeted by [[ | + | Originally settled by the Taurian Concordat, Mendham became the target of aggression from the Capellan Confederation, which was expanding in search of additional planets. Despite being Taurian colonies, Mendham and several other worlds were targeted by [[Chancellor]] [[Kurnath Liao]], who resolved to push the Taurians out of "Capellan holdings." The resulting military campaign ran from [[2397]] to [[2422]], began with clashes between the Capellan and Taurian navies and ended with the capture of three Taurian worlds, including Mendham. In contrast with the sporadic raids inflicted on Taurian worlds by the [[Federated Suns]], the Capellan attacks were staged with a degree of savagery the Concordat hadn't encountered before; cruelty to prisoners and the outright massacre of Taurian civilians were commonplace events.<ref name="TP1Ep20"/> |
====Second Succession War==== | ====Second Succession War==== | ||
| − | In mid-[[2828]] | + | In mid-[[2828]] [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] units attacked Mendham, with the [[First Centauri Guards]] and [[Sixth St. Ives Lancers]] surprising both the [[Fourteenth Syrtis Fusiliers]] and the other major defending unit, the [[Twenty-sixth Avalon Hussars]]. Despite their initial surprise at the attack, which was part of [[Operation CELT]] — an offensive aimed at recapturing [[Chesterton]] — the two [[AFFS]] units fought back hard, making a number of attempts to crush the CCAF landing zone at Munnings. Although the two AFFS regiments couldn't overwhelm the entrenched forces in the landing zone, they did prevent the Guards and Sentinels from breaking out, and all four units were battered by the time the CCAF units withdrew in late June.<ref name="SSWp24">''Second Succession War'', p. 24: "The Suns-Confederation Front"</ref> |
====The Jihad==== | ====The Jihad==== | ||
| − | In [[3068]] | + | In [[3068]] [[Duke]] [[George Hasek II|George Hasek]] launched an invasion of the Capellan Confederation under the name [[Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE]], ostensibly to liberate the worlds of the [[St. Ives Compact]].<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The [[CCAF]] responded with [[Operation THUNDERSTRIKE]], which not only liberated the worlds seized by the [[Capellan March]] forces but which also struck back at worlds in the [[Federated Suns]]. Mendham was one of the worlds hit, with CCAF troops attacking on the 18th of February [[3069]] as part of a wave of attacks that hit eight separate systems on the same day.<ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> |
Mendham was conquered by the Taurian Concordat in February [[3075]].<ref name="JHS:Tp14">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 14: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp53">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 53: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The conquest of Mendham was one of a number of attacks made by the Taurian Concordat following the discovery of evidence implicating the Federated Suns as being responsible for the asteroid bombardment that destroyed the city of Samantha on [[Taurus]] in [[3074]].<ref name="J:FRp53"/><ref name="JHS3076p52">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 52: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> | Mendham was conquered by the Taurian Concordat in February [[3075]].<ref name="JHS:Tp14">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 14: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp53">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 53: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The conquest of Mendham was one of a number of attacks made by the Taurian Concordat following the discovery of evidence implicating the Federated Suns as being responsible for the asteroid bombardment that destroyed the city of Samantha on [[Taurus]] in [[3074]].<ref name="J:FRp53"/><ref name="JHS3076p52">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 52: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> | ||
====The Dark Age==== | ====The Dark Age==== | ||
| − | In [[3090]] | + | In [[3090]] the [[4th Ceti Hussars|Fourth Ceti Hussars LCT]] were stationed on Mendham when the Taurian Concordat raided the world. What the Concordat forces were unprepared for was the presence of a number of new [[Fulcrum]] hovertanks, which the Hussars had been issued just a few weeks beforehand; these new Fulcrum Hybrids were able to use their superior armor, Clantech weapons and [[Supercharger]]s to take advantage of a feint and punch through the Taurian lines. The four Hybrids spent three days disrupting Taurian operations by hitting supply points, disrupting unit movements and even making an opportunistic attack on a grounded [[DropShip]], losing just one Hybrid in the process; the cumulative effects of the constant harassment in their rear areas prevented the Taurians from forming a new line of battle and forced them to retreat from Mendham.<ref name="TRO:Pp48">''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 48: "Fulcrum Hybrid"</ref> |
===Military Deployment=== | ===Military Deployment=== | ||
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====2765==== | ====2765==== | ||
| − | * [[Fourteenth Sian Dragoons]]<ref>''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 13: "Regimental Status"</ref> | + | * [[14th Sian Dragoons|Fourteenth Sian Dragoons]]<ref>''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 13: "Regimental Status"</ref> |
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* [[Fourteenth Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name="FSWp135">''First Succession War'', p. 135: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"</ref> | * [[Fourteenth Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name="FSWp135">''First Succession War'', p. 135: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"</ref> | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[26th Avalon Hussars]]<ref name="FSWp134135">''First Succession War'', pp. 134–135: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"</ref> |
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* Illician Lancers<ref name="H:Wo3039p141"/> | * Illician Lancers<ref name="H:Wo3039p141"/> | ||
:* Twenty-first Rangers (from October)<ref name="H:Wo3039p141"/> | :* Twenty-first Rangers (from October)<ref name="H:Wo3039p141"/> | ||
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* Illician Lancers<ref name="H:Wo3039p141"/> | * Illician Lancers<ref name="H:Wo3039p141"/> | ||
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* Illician Lancers<ref name=FMM108>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 108: "Mercenary Deployment Table"</ref> | * Illician Lancers<ref name=FMM108>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 108: "Mercenary Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
:* Twenty-first Rangers<ref name=FMM108/> | :* Twenty-first Rangers<ref name=FMM108/> | ||
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* [[Davion Light Guards|Davion Light Guards]] [[RCT]]<ref name=SS32>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 32: "FedCom Deployment Table"</ref> | * [[Davion Light Guards|Davion Light Guards]] [[RCT]]<ref name=SS32>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 32: "FedCom Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
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| − | * [[Fourth Ceti Hussars]] [[LCT]]<ref name="TRO:Pp48"/> | + | * [[4th Ceti Hussars|Fourth Ceti Hussars]] [[LCT]]<ref name="TRO:Pp48"/> |
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===Planetary Locations=== | ===Planetary Locations=== | ||
| − | * | + | * Doran City:<ref name=SH:I1p29>''Shrapnel'', Issue 1, p. 29</ref> |
| − | + | ** University of Mendham:<ref name=SH:I1p29/> | |
| − | ** University of Mendham<ref name=SH:I1p29/> | ||
===Industrial Center=== | ===Industrial Center=== | ||
| − | * [[Mendham Electronics]]<ref | + | * [[Mendham Electronics]]<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 172: "Other Major Companies in the Federated Suns"</ref> |
| − | ==Map Gallery== | + | == Map Gallery == |
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| − | ==Nearby Systems== | + | == Nearby Systems == |
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| + | ==Errata== | ||
| + | The ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' sourcebook gives the impression that the planet Mendham and Mendham Electronics were just captured from the Capellan Confederation in the waning years of the Third Succession War. However, the ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' sourcebook states that the planet was taken from the Confederation in the First Succession War and never given up. Perhaps the Capellans took possession of the planet for a short time during the Third Succession War before losing it again, but this has not been certified. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report 2765: CCAF]]'' | * ''[[Field Report 2765: CCAF]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook) | + | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]'' |
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' | ||
* ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | ||
* ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook) | + | * ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[The Periphery, 2nd | + | * ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook) | + | * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)]]'' |
* ''[[Shattered Sphere]]'' | * ''[[Shattered Sphere]]'' | ||
| − | * [[Shrapnel | + | * ''[[Shrapnel Issue 1]]'' (magazine) |
* ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]'' | ||
| − | + | </div> | |
[[Category:Systems|Mendham]] | [[Category:Systems|Mendham]] | ||