Editing Tikonov

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The '''Tikonov''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Tikonov III''', and as of [[3151]] was the capital of the [[Tikonov Commonality]] in the [[Capellan Confederation]].<ref name=SFp103/>
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==System Description==
Tikonov is located near the [[Mira]] and [[Mesartim]] systems.

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==Political Affiliation==
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* [[2177]] - [[Terran Alliance]]<ref name=HL(TCC)p20>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 20: "The Tikonov Connection"</ref>
* [[2220]] - Inhabited world<ref name="HL(TCC)p9">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 9</ref>
* [[2235]] - Inhabited world<ref name="HL(TCC)p9"/>
* [[2243]] - [[Tikonov Union]]<ref name=HL10>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 10</ref>
* [[2366]] - [[Tikonov Grand Union]]<ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17</ref>
* [[2367]] - [[Capellan Confederation]]<ref name="HB:HLp13">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 13</ref>
* [[2571]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp25">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25</ref><ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48</ref>
* [[2596]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159</ref>
* [[2750]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37</ref>
* [[2764]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
* [[2765]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11</ref>
* [[2786]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War'', p. 25</ref>
* [[2822]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31:</ref><ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122+">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113</ref>
* [[2832]] - Contested (Capellan Confederation/Federated Suns) from April to October<ref name="SSWp35">''Second Succession War'', p. 35</ref>
* [[2833]] - Contested (Capellan Confederation/Federated Suns) from April to June<ref name="SSWp36"/>
* [[2864]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39</ref><ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60</ref>
* [[3008]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="WDsp11/>
* [[3025]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HL(TCC)pvii">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', foldout: "Capellan Confederation Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70</ref>
* [[3030]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref name="HB:HLp49">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 49</ref><ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72</ref>
* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76</ref><ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133</ref>
* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref>
* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref>
* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref>
* [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HLp60">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 60</ref><ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78</ref>
* [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref>
* [[3067]] - Capellan Confederation/Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68</ref><ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82</ref><ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43</ref>
* [[3075]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]<ref name="JS:TBDp64">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64</ref>
* [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref name="FR:CCAFp21">''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 21"</ref><ref name="FR:AFFSp21">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 21]"</ref>
* [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]] / Capellan Confederation<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63</ref><ref name=FM3085p18>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 18: "The Capellan Conflict"</ref>
* [[3083]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name=FM3085p18/>
* [[3132]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name=DAINNp10>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 10</ref>
* [[3135]] - Federated Suns<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11</ref>
* [[3145]] - Capellan Confederation (from October)<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 25: "Timeline of Events (cont.)"</ref>
* [[3151]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103</ref>
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==Tikonov III==
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| position            = Third<ref name=HBD90/>
| distance            = 6.19 days<ref name=HBD90/>
| moons               = 3 (Andropov, Andruyev, Ashkilov)<ref name=HBD90/>
| gravity             = 1.1<ref name=HBD90/>
| pressure            = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=HBD90/>
| temperature         = 29°C (Arid)<ref name=HBD90/>
| water               = 60%<ref name=HBD90/>
| life                = Mammals<ref name=HBD90/> (10%)<ref name=HL138>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 138: "A Brief Atlas" – Tikonov entry</ref>
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| colonized           = [[2177]]<ref name=HL(TCC)p20/>
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| language            = 
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| population          = 5,297,000,000 (3025),<ref name=HL138/><br>6,378,650,000 (3067),<ref name="FCCWp193">''FedCom Civil War'', p. 193: "Planet Profile"</ref><br>2,725,000,000 (3130)<ref name=DARW92>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 92: "Tikonov"</ref><ref name=DARoSp10>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 10: "Prefecture IV"</ref>
| ruler               = [[Duke of Tikonov]]
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| commander           = Legate [[Maureen Keating]] (3130)<ref name=DARW92/><ref name=DARoSp10/>
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| hpgrep              = [[Precentor]] [[Michael Dietrick]] (3025)<ref name=HL138/>
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===Planet History===
====Early History====
Settlers from [[Terra]] established a colony on Tikonov in [[2177]]. Mainly of Asian descent, they named the planet in honor of [[Oleg Tikonov]], the assassinated Soviet Premier.<ref name=HL(TCC)p20/><ref name=DARW92/> By [[2220]], Tikonov was already acknowledged as being a political leader in the region, and when the fourth [[Alliance Grand Survey|Grand Alliance Survey of Populated Worlds]] was conducted in [[2235]] it was noted that Tikonov didn't consider itself to be even nominally under the authority of the Terran Alliance.<ref name="HL(TCC)p9"/> The combination of aggressive political leaders and massive industrialization combined to make Tikonov the most important world in the region by the late [[twenty-third century]], a position that allowed Tikonov to become the leading world of a proto-interstellar nation.<ref name=DARW92/>

Tikonov quickly became the seat of the Tikonov Grand Union mainly because of its central location in the surrounding systems.

Although the Tikonov Grand Union was subsumed into the Capellan Confederation, the industry present on Tikonov, particularly [[Earthwerks Limited]], continued to remain an important strategic asset.<ref name=DARW92/> During the time of the [[Star League]] Tikonov was a joint holding of the Capellan Confederation and the [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name=SLp179>''The Star League'', p. 179</ref> but the Confederation regained full control over Tikonov and its industries during the closing years of the Star League era.<ref name=DARW92/>

====Star League====
After a terrorist attack by the [[Chesterton Liberation Battalion]] in the later days of the Star League, the [[Star League Defense Force]] redeployed the [[16th Fleet (Star League)|Sixteenth Fleet]] to Tikonov. It was hoped that the presence of military might from the SLDF would keep the [[Federated Suns]] and Capellan Confederation from coming to blows.  During their stay, the commanding officer of the fleet prevented his troops from using accommodations on Tikonov. Instead, he set up alternate living spaces on one of the system's moons to help his sailors and soldiers remain objective during the situation.<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 198: "Homeport"</ref>

====First Succession War====
In [[2784]], Capellan "civic relief forces" arrived on Tikonov and the nearby world of [[Yangtze]], effectively annexing both planets.<ref name="FSWp27">''First Succession War'', p. 27: "Capellan Confederation Gains"</ref>

====Second Succession War====
The First Battle of Tikonov—dubbed [[Operation LION]] by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]]—began on 4 April [[2832]] when an AFFS naval flotilla jumped into the system and captured the recharge station at the nadir jump point in a pitched battle conducted wile AFFS [[WarShip]]s battled a pair of Capellan [[frigate]]s, the [[Jiaxing|CCS ''Jiaxing'']] and [[Zhaoqing|CCS ''Zhaoking'']]. With the station seized and the ''Jiaxing'' scuttled, the [[Second Ceti Hussars]] [[RCT]] dropped onto Tikonov under the command of [[General]] [[H. R. Greer|H. R. "Howler" Greer]] and fought a maneuver war that saw the Hussars capture most of Tikonov within a few weeks. Unfortunately, the Hussars lightweight, mobile nature wasn't suited to either brutal slugging matches or breaking through massive fortifications—and Tikonov had fortifications in abundance. While the Hussars controlled much of the planet and encircled both the major cities, such as Tikograd, as well as the High Kremlin—a massive former [[Star League Defense Force]] fortress—weeks of bombardment by the Hussars' light artillery couldn't breach the defenses. The defenders were unable to break out through the Hussars lines, and began to run short of food and supplies, but after six months the Hussars faced the arrival of [[CCAF]] reinforcements in the form of the [[Chesterton Reserves]]. With the fortifications on Tikonov potentially acting as an anvil to the Reserves' hammer, Greer chose to withdraw, leaving Tikonov in Capellan hands.<ref name="SSWp35"/>

In May [[2833]], the Second Ceti Hussars returned to Tikonov, supported this time by the [[Seventeenth Avalon Hussars]] and the [[Ninth Deneb Light Cavalry]], on [[Operation LEOPARD]]—the second major attempt to capture the important industrial world. This time, the AFFS was better prepared, and dropped onto Tikonov with troops, artillery and aircraft suitable for breaking entrenched enemies out of heavy fortifications.<ref name="SSWp36">''Second Succession War'', p. 36: "Crossed Swords"</ref>

The AFFS forces managed to break into and capture the High Kremlin after a bloody two-week battle, and proceeded to capture the heavily fortified cities on Krasnodar and Pskov in early June, leaving all of the major population and industrial centers under AFFS control. What the AFFS couldn't do was pin down the surviving elements of the CCAF defending units, who faded into the wilderness and used exactly the same mobile tactics against the AFFS that the Ceti Hussars had used against them the year before. The three AFFS regiments broke down into increasingly smaller elements to try and pin down the CCAF units, and distributed supply caches around the world, only to be foxed by the arrival of the [[Capellan Hussars]] on the 13th of June. The Capellan Hussars destroyed many of the AFFS caches, a setback that the combined AFFS units could probably have overcome with time, but [[MIIO]] passed on intelligence indicating signs of massed CCAF troop movements towards Tikonov, prompting Greer to withdraw the AFFS forces from Tikonov, much to the chagrin of the [[First Prince of the Federated Suns|First Prince]], who rewarded Greer with KP duty on [[New Syrtis]] until the end of [[2834]].<ref name="SSWp36"/>

====Third Succession War====
Elements of [[Wolf's Dragoons]] raided Tikonov in [[3008]].<ref name="WDsp11>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 11: "String of Victories"</ref>

====Fourth Succession War====
Tikonov resisted numerous offensives launched by the AFFS during the centuries of warfare that marked the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] until the [[Fourth Succession War]] finally saw the Federated Suns gain control of the planet.<ref name=DARW92/>

The Davion forces included all eight Regimental Combat Teams of the [[Crucis Lancers]] against the defending the planet were six 'Mech regiments in addition to Tikonov's eighty-regiment planetary militia.<ref name=FSp19>''First Strike'', p. 19</ref>

====Civil War====
During the [[FedCom Civil War]], Tikonov was a major battleground between the various factions, but the final victor wasn't the Federated Suns or the [[Lyran Alliance]] but rather the Capellan Confederation, which successfully recaptured the world.<ref name=DARW92/>

====Jihad====
Following the attack on [[Wolf's Dragoons]] and their facilities on [[Outreach]] in October [[3067]], [[General]] [[Maeve Wolf]] ordered Gamma Regiment to exercise the escape clause in their contract and leave Tikonov in November.<ref name="J:FRp44"/> Two years later, the [[Word of Blake]] launched an offensive against Tikonov through September [[3069]] in an attempt to conquer the planet; the attackers met fierce resistance from the defending forces, who went so far as to destroy the local [[HPG]] facilities during their defense of the planet.<ref name="J:FRp47">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 47: "The Jihad in Review"</ref>

In October [[3074]], rebels within the Blakist Protectorate hired mercenary units on generous terms to strike at an Earthwerks Limited facility on Tikonov. The combined mercenary and rebel force successfully seized the facility, which was defended by security forces from the [[Tikonov Protectorate Militia]], at which point at least some of the mercenaries were able to depart with their acquired salvage while the rebels ransacked the facility. Additional Blakist forces intent on recapturing the facility arrived soon after the departure of the mercenaries only to be hit with nuclear weapons by the rebels - weapons which may also have engulfed the facility.<ref name="JHS3076p42">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 42–43: "Chaos Overwhelming: Dante's Daydream"</ref> During the battle, a lance of ''[[Firestarter (BattleMech)|Firestarter]]s'' burnt a portion of the city as well.<ref name=DADossiers52>''MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards'', p. 52: "William "Pyro" Peterson"</ref>

On 20 July [[3075]], the hold the Word of Blake had established over Tikonov was broken by an insurrection amongst the planet's population. Despite having their control over the planet shattered, the retreating Blakist forces took the opportunity to level more than half of the planet's factory complexes.<ref name="JHS:Tp17">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 17: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp54">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 54: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> Having lacked the forces to adequately control Tikonov, the Blakists had subjected the planet to years of destructive warfare.<ref name=DARW92/>

Following [[Operation SCOUR]] and the resulting liberation of Terra, public support for the Capellan Confederation on Tikonov was greatly diminished when pro-Capellan agents detonated a series of thirteen car bombs at a pro–[[Devlin Stone]] rally being held in Tikograd on the 22nd of September [[3079]]. The target for the attack may have been [[Melissa Allard-Liao]], daughter of [[Kai Allard-Liao]] and a public supporter of Stone, but nearly 200 people at the rally were killed. Melissa Allard-Liao escaped the blast unharmed, as did the other most noteworthy speaker at the event, actress [[Dasha Trubetskaya]]. Around six thousand people were attending the rally in the Vyacheslav Kozar Square, of whom 139 were killed immediately in the blast. Melissa Allard-Liao later reacted angrily to attempts by the press to politicize the bombing, and condemned those who attacked the rally and pledged to work hand in hand with the authorities on Tikonov to see the perpetrators caught.<ref name="J:FRp13">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 13: "Violence at Stone Rally"</ref><ref name="J:FRp60">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 60: "The Jihad in Review"</ref>

====Dark Age====
When the [[Capellan-Republic War]] broke out in late [[3081]], Tikonov fell to an assault by five [[Warrior House|Warrior Houses]]. The planet was reclaimed by the [[Republic of the Sphere|Republic]] in [[3083]] and was the site of the Treaty of Tikonov which ended the war in the Republic's favor two years later.<ref name=FM3085p18/>

As a part of the Republic of the Sphere, Tikonov recovered somewhat from the damage inflicted during the Succession Wars and the Jihad; during this era the Earthwerks factories on Tikonov retooled to produce IndustrialMechs, rather than BattleMechs.<ref name=DARW92/> In June [[3132]], Earthwerks expanded its operations on Tikonov, opening a new ConstructionMech plant in Lynchburg.<ref name=DAINNp10/>

Following the [[Blackout]] Tikonov was under Federated Suns control by 3135. A decade later it was conquered by the Capellan Confederation during [[Operation CELESTIAL REWARD]].<ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 37</ref>  At some time between [[3136]] and CELESTIAL REWARD, a Capellan raid hit Tikonov.  A company of evaluation ''[[Prey Seeker|Prey Seekers]]'' were stationed in Tukwila and sallied forth to provide reconnaissance against the raiding party.  Fortunately for those MechWarriors, the Capellan forces went in the opposite direction, saving them a likely disastrous direct confrontation.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns'', p. 30</ref>

===Military Deployment===
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====2765====
* [[Marshals of Tikonov]]<ref>''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 7: "Regimental Status"</ref>
* [[First Tikonov Lancers]]<ref>''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 15: "Regimental Status"</ref>

====2786====
* Marshals of Tikonov<ref name="FSWp135">''First Succession War'', p. 135: "First Succession War Deployment Table - CCAF"</ref>
* First Tikonov Lancers<ref name="FSWp136">''First Succession War'', p. 136: "First Succession War Deployment Table - CCAF"</ref>

====2821====
* Marshals of Tikonov<ref name="FSWp135"/>
* [[Second Ariana Fusiliers]]<ref name="FSWp135"/>
* [[Second Chesterton Voltigeurs]]<ref name="FSWp135"/>
* [[Third Chesterton Voltigeurs]]<ref name="FSWp135"/>

====2864====
* Marshals of Tikonov<ref name=2SWp95>''Second Succession War'', p. 95</ref>

====2830====
* Second Chesterton Voltigeurs<ref name=2SWp95>''Second Succession War'', p. 95</ref>
* Third Chesterton Voltigeurs<ref name=2SWp95/>
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====3025====
* Second Ariana Fusiliers (First and Second [[Battalion]])<ref name=HL105>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 105: "Unit Deployment Table"</ref>
* [[Ariana Grenadiers]]<ref name=HL105/>
* [[First Chesterton Voltigeurs]]<ref name=HL105/>
* Second Chesterton Voltigeurs<ref name=HL105/>
* Third Chesterton Voltigeurs<ref name=HL105/>
* [[Hamilton's Highlanders]] (First Battalion)<ref name=HL105/>
* [[MacGregor's Armored Scouts]] (First Battalion)<ref name=HL106>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 106: "Unit Deployment Table"</ref>
* [[Fourth Tau Ceti Rangers]] (First Battalion)<ref name=HL107>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 107: "Unit Deployment Table"</ref>
* [[Tikonov Militia]]<ref name="4SWMAV1p19">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 24: "Tikonov"</ref>

====3038====
* [[Second Crucis Lancers|Second Crucis Lancers RCT]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 136: "Deployment Table"</ref>
* [[Tikonov Martial Academy Training Group]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138: "Deployment Table"</ref>

====3050====
* Second Crucis Lancers RCT<ref name=20YU24/>

====3050–3061====
* Tikonov Martial Academy Training Group<ref name=20YU24>''20 Year Update'', p. 24: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref><ref name=SS30>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 30: "FedCom Deployment Table"</ref>
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====3067====
* [[Wolf's Dragoons]] ([[Gamma Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Gamma Regiment]])<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental'', p. 66: "Mercenary Deployment Table"</ref> (until November)<ref name="J:FRp44">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 44: "The Jihad in Review"</ref>
* [[Warrior House Dai Da Chi]]<ref name=FMU34>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 34: "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"</ref>

====3074====
* [[First Tikonov Protectorate Militia]]<ref name=TCp137>''Total Chaos'', p. 137: "Acid Rain"</ref><ref name="JS:BDp103">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 103: "Protectorate Militia Deployment"</ref>
* [[Second Tikonov Protectorate Militia]]<ref name="JS:BDp103"/>
* [[Third Tikonov Protectorate Militia]]<ref name="JS:BDp103"/>

====3145====
* [[Marshals of Tikonov]]<ref name=FM3145p46>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 46: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Table - 3145"</ref>
:- At this time, the unit was at 95% of full strength with a "C" equipment rating.
* [[House Dai Da Chi]] (2 Battalions)<ref name=FM3145p47>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 47: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Table - 3145"</ref>
:- At this time, the unit was at 80% of full strength with an "A" equipment rating.
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===Geography===
Tikonov III has four major continents: Kazan, Krasnodar, Pskov, and Ufa. Of the four continents Kazan is located in the northwest, Krasnodar in the southeast, Pskov in the southwest, and Ufa in the northeast.<ref name=DARW92/>

{{ApocryphalContentStart}}
In the ''[[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries]]'' [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Kestrel Lancers Missions|Kestrel Lancers Missions]], the city of Gizhiga depicted as a summer forest biome with reduced visibility, and the Kazan mountain range is depicted as a tourmaline desert biome with reduced visibility.<ref name=MW5M>''MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries'', Kestrel Lancers Missions</ref>
{{ApocryphalContentEnd}}

===Planetary Locations===
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* Arkhangelsk<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 18</ref>
* Arano Bay: the site of the [[Ceres Metals Industries]] facility<ref name=SoFch27>''Storms of Fate'', ch. 27</ref>
* Asura: a coastal city with huge graving docks along the harbor; also location of a spaceport<ref name=H:HLp131>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 131: "Lebedev Nautical Enterprises"</ref>
* Hang-Than<ref name=SoFch27/>
* Herosoma Mountains<ref name=SoFch23>''Storms of Fate'', ch. 23</ref>
* Jurai Foothills<ref name=FRc6>''Fortress Republic'', ch. 6</ref>
* Kai Lampur<ref name=FRc9>''Fortress Republic'', ch. 9</ref>
* Kolcha: a city<ref name=SoFch20>''Storms of Fate'', ch. 20</ref>
* Lynchburg: a city, population approximately 80,000 in June 3132; the location of an [[Earthwerks Limited]] ConstructionMech manufacturing plant from that date<ref name=DAINNp10/>
** Synasco: an Earthwerks-owned oil refinery<ref name=DAINNp10/>
* Retsin River Valley<ref name=SoFch1>''Storms of Fate'', ch. 1</ref>
* Rockland: a city<ref name=SoFch23/>
* Tikograd: capital city<ref name="SSWp37"/>
* Tukwila Valley: the location of Tukwila city<ref name=SoFch25>''Storms of Fate'', ch. 25</ref>
** Tukwila City: the location of [[Harcourt Industries]]<ref name=SoFch25/>
* Ulan: city<ref name=FSp19>''First Strike'', p. 19</ref>
* Volobus<ref name=SoFch25/>
* White Volga River: a river near the primary Earthwerks Limited BattleMech facility, splitting the city<ref name=DADossiers52/>
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===Companies and Industries===
* [[Ceres Metals Industries]]
* [[Earthwerks Limited]]
* [[Grand Union Battle Works]]
* [[Harcourt Industries]]<ref name=SoFch25/>
* [[Lebedev Nautical Enterprises]]<ref name=H:HLp131/>

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! colspan="8" | Closest 72 systems (69 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first:
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Mira]]
| class="lessthan30" | 9.8
| class="lessthan30" | [[Mesartim]]
| class="lessthan30" | 12.4
| class="lessthan30" | [[Angol]]
| class="lessthan30" | 15.3
| class="lessthan30" | [[Rio]]
| class="lessthan30" | 15.4
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Caselton]]
| class="lessthan30" | 15.8
| class="lessthan30" | [[Mirach]]
| class="lessthan30" | 16.4
| class="lessthan30" | [[Almach]]
| class="lessthan30" | 19.5
| class="lessthan30" | [[Alrescha]]
| class="lessthan30" | 19.7
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Sonnia]]
| class="lessthan30" | 20.7
| class="lessthan30" | [[New Hessen]]
| class="lessthan30" | 24.0
| class="lessthan30" | [[Tybalt]]
| class="lessthan30" | 25.3
| class="lessthan30" | [[Schedar]]
| class="lessthan30" | 25.8
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[New Rhodes]]
| class="lessthan30" | 26.4
| class="lessthan30" | [[Alpha Eridani]]
| class="lessthan30" | 27.4
| class="lessthan30" | [[Yangtze]]
| class="lessthan30" | 27.4
| class="lessthan30" | [[Demeter]]
| class="lessthan30" | 29.6
|-
| class="over30" | [[Tedibyhr]]
| class="over30" | 30.5
| class="over30" | [[Edwards]]
| class="over30" | 30.9
| class="over30" | [[Tigress]]
| class="over30" | 30.9
| class="over30" | [[Chesterton]]
| class="over30" | 31.5
|-
| class="over30" | [[New Florence]]
| class="over30" | 32.9
| class="over30" | [[Tawas]]
| class="over30" | 35.6
| class="over30" | [[Hamal]]
| class="over30" | 38.0
| class="over30" | [[Conwy]]
| class="over30" | 38.5
|-
| class="over30" | [[Basalt]]
| class="over30" | 39.0
| class="over30" | [[Kansu]]
| class="over30" | 39.3
| class="over30" | [[Hean]]
| class="over30" | 39.5
| class="over30" | [[Ulan Batar]]
| class="over30" | 40.0
|-
| class="over30" | [[Ronel]]
| class="over30" | 40.2
| class="over30" | [[Logandale]]
| class="over30" | 40.8
| class="over30" | [[Elbar]]
| class="over30" | 41.6
| class="over30" | [[Tianamon]]
| class="over30" | 41.8
|-
| class="over30" | [[Buchlau]]
| class="over30" | 42.2
| class="over30" | [[Goderich]]
| class="over30" | 42.3
| class="over30" | [[Waycross]]
| class="over30" | 42.9
| class="over30" | [[Ankaa]]
| class="over30" | 43.3
|-
| class="over30" | [[Bharat]]
| class="over30" | 43.9
| class="over30" | [[Algot]]
| class="over30" | 44.0
| class="over30" | [[Algol]]
| class="over30" | 45.8
| class="over30" | [[Slocum]]
| class="over30" | 45.8
|-
| class="over30" | [[Halloran]]
| class="over30" | 45.9
| class="over30" | [[Valexa]]
| class="over30" | 45.9
| class="over30" | [[Nopah]]
| class="over30" | 46.5
| class="over30" | [[Sanilac]]
| class="over30" | 47.6
|-
| class="over30" | [[Deneb Kaitos]]
| class="over30" | 48.1
| class="over30" | [[Ozawa]]
| class="over30" | 48.5
| class="over30" | [[Mallory's World]]
| class="over30" | 48.9
| class="over30" | [[Cartago]]
| class="over30" | 49.0
|-
| class="over30" | [[Ruchbah]]
| class="over30" | 49.4
| class="over30" | [[Azha]]
| class="over30" | 49.9
| class="over30" | [[Kawich]]
| class="over30" | 50.7
| class="over30" | [[Angelsey]]
| class="over30" | 50.7
|-
| class="over30" | [[Jonathan]]
| class="over30" | 50.9
| class="over30" | [[Menkar]]
| class="over30" | 51.3
| class="over30" | [[Marlette]]
| class="over30" | 51.8
| class="over30" | [[Addicks]]
| class="over30" | 52.1
|-
| class="over30" | [[Farwell]]
| class="over30" | 53.2
| class="over30" | [[Listowel]]
| class="over30" | 53.7
| class="over30" | [[Mara]]
| class="over30" | 54.4
| class="over30" | [[Ningpo]]
| class="over30" | 54.4
|-
| class="over30" | [[Kentares]]
| class="over30" | 54.8
| class="over30" | [[Poznan]]
| class="over30" | 56.1
| class="over30" | [[New Aragon]]
| class="over30" | 56.8
| class="over30" | [[Foochow]]
| class="over30" | 57.0
|-
| class="over30" | [[Galatia]]
| class="over30" | 57.7
| class="over30" | [[Ingress]]
| class="over30" | 58.2
| class="over30" | [[Woodstock]]
| class="over30" | 58.9
| class="over30" | [[Fletcher (CC)|Fletcher]]
| class="over30" | 59.1
|-
| class="over30" | [[Ashkum]]
| class="over30" | 59.6
| class="over60" | [[Towne]]
| class="over60" | 60.4
| class="over60" | [[Arboris]]
| class="over60" | 60.4
| class="over60" | [[Johnsondale]]
| class="over60" | 61.0
|-
|}

==References==
<references />

==Bibliography==
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN]]''
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]''
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]''
* ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]''
* ''[[Field Report: CCAF]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: CCAF]]''
* ''[[First Strike]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
* ''[[Fortress Republic (novel)|Fortress Republic]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]''
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
* ''[[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries]]'' (video game)
* ''[[MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards]]''
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
* ''[[Shattered Sphere]]''
* ''[[Storms of Fate]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]''
{{div col end}}

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[[Category: Capellan Confederation Systems]]
[[Category: Federated Commonwealth Systems]]
[[Category: Federated Suns Systems]]
[[Category: Independent Systems]]
[[Category: Republic of the Sphere Systems]]
[[Category: Terran Alliance Systems]]
[[Category: Tikonov Grand Union Systems]]
[[Category: Word of Blake Systems]]