Carvajal

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(References to Carvajal)

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

Carvajal
← 3135
3151
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Carvajal nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates417.12:-435.92[e]

Owner History

Planetary Garrison

3140

3145

  • Third Taurian Pride[25]

Planetary History

The Jihad

On the 23rd of May 3072 forces from the Calderon Protectorate raided a number of Taurian Concordat worlds, including Carvajal.[26][27] At some point after the Jihad[18] Carvajal transferred its allegiance to the Calderon Protectorate.[28]

The Dark Age

Carvajal was struck by the pirate band known as the Dominars in 3117, who were raiding outwards from the Pirates Haven; the local militia on Carvajal fought for as long as they could, but were exterminated by the pirates. The Calderon Protectorate deployed their nearest available forces to strike at the pirates; those forces were the Green Machine mercenary unit, which arrived too late to save the local militia but proceeded to hunt down the pirates, who had seized Carvajal's capital city. The Green Machine used heavy Hound 'Mechs to endure the fire thrown at them by the pirates and pushed the Dominars out of the residential areas of the city and into the Plains of Ecstasy. The Green Machine then proceeded to target the engines and weapon systems of the Dominars' DropShips, losing numerous 'Mechs and pilots but crippling the enemy vessels and rendering the Dominars easy targets in the resulting chaos.[19]

In 3140 Carvajal was raided by a pirate band, who sneaked a combined-arms battalion through the customs checks at the main jump points before making an orbital drop directly onto the city of Lancaster. The local garrison, the Third Taurian Pride, responded to the attack, but couldn't prevent the pirates from firing the planetary administration complex. Despite this setback, the commanding officer of the Third, Colonel Yulia Carlos personally led the Third in a hot pursuit of the pirates across Carvajal and even into space. The Third managed to catch and destroy the pirates while they were making for a pirate point - and then proceeded to capture and secure the Merchant-class JumpShip waiting for the raiders at that pirate point.[24]

These two raids were far from the only raids on Carvajal during the Dark Age, however; the Carvajal system had become strategically significant as the Calderon Protectorate forged closer relations with both the Federated Suns and Filtvelt Coalition, as both trade and military aid flowed into the Protectorate through Carvajal. As a consequence the planet - and the Third Taurian Pride - saw more than its fair share of raids.[24]

Nearby Systems

Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years)
Closest systems first:
Sebha 23.8 Belle Isle 32.3 Franmalin 37.3 Cadela 46.0
Charleston 47.0 Serenity 47.5 Mirfak 52.6 Orkney 53.0
Tyrrhenia 53.8 Micros III 55.7 San Carlos 56.3 Fiery Plains 56.6
Klenkar 58.7

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p, 121, "Taurian Concordat after Age of War [2571], Fall of the Star League [2750] and End of the 3rd Succession War [3025]"
  2. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"
  3. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  4. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  5. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - 2822"
  6. ↑ The Periphery (Sourcebook), p. 151, "Maps of the Periphery"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p, 127, "Taurian Concordat after modern colonization drive [3040] and after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  8. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  9. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3050]"
  10. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere Map [3052]"
  11. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  12. ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 111, "Taurian Concordat and Tortuga Dominions"
  13. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  14. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]"
  15. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, "Inner Sphere Map [3075]"
  16. ↑ Field Report: Periphery, p. 23, "Taurian Concordat Deployment Map [3079]"
  17. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere - March 3081"
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Inner Sphere - October 3085"
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries, p. 38, "HD-2F Hound"
  20. ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  21. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
  22. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  23. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. 197, "Calderon Protectorate"
  25. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 202, "Calderon Protectorate"
  26. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 22, "Timeline of the Jihad"
  27. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 50, "The Jihad In Review"
  28. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 77, "Second Calderon Guard"

Bibliography

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