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	| class              = A2V, A5V<ref name=DARWp23>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 23: "Sabik"</ref>		| class              = A2V, A5V<ref name=DARWp23>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 23: "Sabik"</ref>
	| recharge            =		| recharge            =
−	| recharge stations  = None<ref name=SLp177>''The Star League'', p. 177: "Sabik" planet profile</ref>	+	| recharge stations  =
	| planets            = 12<ref name=DARWp23/>		| planets            = 12<ref name=DARWp23/>
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−	The '''Sabik''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Menkent II''', and as of June [[3152]] was located in the [[Vega Province]] of the [[Rasalhague Dominion]].<ref name=DDp85/>
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	==System Description==		==System Description==
−	'''Sabik''' is located near the [[Atria]] and [[Lone Star]] systems. It is a binary star system.<ref name=SLp177/>
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	==System History==		==System History==
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−	==Political Affiliation==	+
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	* [[2271]] - No record<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271] Map"</ref>		* [[2271]] - No record<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271] Map"</ref>
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	* [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>		* [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
	* [[3135]] - Independent World<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>		* [[3135]] - Independent World<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
−	* [[3136]] - [[Vegan Protectorate]] (from December)<ref name=datp6>''Dark Age Turning Points: Vega'', p. 6</ref><ref name=ER:3145p19>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 19: "Timeline of Events (cont.)"</ref>	+	* [[3145]] - [[Rasalhague Dominion]]<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>
−	* [[3144]] - [[Rasalhague Dominion]] (from June)<ref name=ER:3145p24>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 24: "Timeline of Events (cont.)"</ref>
−	* [[3145]] - Rasalhague Dominion<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>
	* [[3151]] - Rasalhague Dominion<ref name=SFp102-103>''Shattered Fortress'', pp. 102–103: "Inner Sphere - [3151] Map"</ref>		* [[3151]] - Rasalhague Dominion<ref name=SFp102-103>''Shattered Fortress'', pp. 102–103: "Inner Sphere - [3151] Map"</ref>
−	* [[3152]] - Rasalhague Dominion<ref name=DDp85>''Dominions Divided'', p. 85, "Rasalhague Dominion June 3152" (Map)</ref>
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	==Sabik IX==		==Sabik IX==
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	| position            = Ninth<ref name=DARWp23/>		| position            = Ninth<ref name=DARWp23/>
−	| distance            = 43 days<ref name=DARWp23/><ref name=SLp177/>	+	| distance            = 43 days<ref name=DARWp23/>
	| moons              = None<ref name=DARWp23/>		| moons              = None<ref name=DARWp23/>
	| gravity            = 0.98<ref name=DARWp23/>		| gravity            = 0.98<ref name=DARWp23/>
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	| temperature        = 44°C<ref name=DARWp23/>		| temperature        = 44°C<ref name=DARWp23/>
	| water              = 31%<ref name=DARWp23/>		| water              = 31%<ref name=DARWp23/>
−	| life                = Plants<ref name=DARWp23/><ref name=SLp177/>	+	| life                = Plants<ref name=DARWp23/>
−	| continents          = 1<ref name=DARWp23/>	+	| continents          =
	| colonized          =		| colonized          =
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	| language            =		| language            =
	| religion            =		| religion            =
−	| population          = 70,000 (2766),<ref name=SLp177/><br>20,000 (3025),<ref name=SLp177/><br>97,050 (3130)<ref name=DARWp23/><ref name=DARoSp6>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 6: "Prefecture I"</ref>	+	| population          = 97,050 (3130)<ref name=DARWp23/><ref name=DARoSp6>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 6: "Prefecture I"</ref>
	| ruler              =		| ruler              =
	| political          = [[Planetary Governor of Sabik|Planetary Governor]]		| political          = [[Planetary Governor of Sabik|Planetary Governor]]
−	| commander          = Legate [[Timothy Jarra]] (3130)<ref name=DARWp23/><ref name=DARoSp6/>	+	| commander          = [[Timothy Jarra]], Legate (3130)<ref name=DARWp23/><ref name=DARoSp6/>
	| capital            = Mofestos<ref name=DARWp23/>		| capital            = Mofestos<ref name=DARWp23/>
	| hpg                =		| hpg                =
	| hpgrep              =		| hpgrep              =
	}}		}}
−	Sabik is a smallish world orbiting between two stars that are each approximately 3.5 times as large as [[Terra]]'s Sol. The world is a combination of harsh deserts, rugged mountains, and jagged cliffs. There are only a few mineral resources, and these are locked away deep in the mountain ranges which makes extraction difficult and not economically viable.<ref name=DARWp23/>	+	'''Sabik''' is a smallish world orbiting between two stars that are each approximately 3.5 times as large as [[Terra]]'s Sol. The world is a combination of harsh deserts, rugged mountains, and jagged cliffs. There are only a few mineral resources, and these are locked away deep in the mountain ranges which makes extraction difficult and not economically viable.<ref name=DARWp23/>
−	===Planetary History===	+	=== Planetary History ===
	====Early History====		====Early History====
−	By [[2341]], Sabik had been colonized<ref name="HB:HSp13"/> and would become a part of the [[Lone Star Province]] of the Terran Hegemony,<ref name="H:RWp159"/> but only the [[Star League]] saw any real use for Sabik: the [[Star League Defense Force]] established two testing, training, and evaluation facilities on the world. The [[Harsh Terrain Test Center]] (HTTC) evaluated the performance of new infantry weapons, [[BattleMech]]s, and combat vehicles under the harshest desert conditions. The SLDF also created the [[Special Armed Services Training Center]] (SASTC) on the world. Here, the SLDF's Special Armed Services teams underwent training and evaluation.<ref name=DARWp23/>	+	By [[2341]] Sabik had been colonized<ref name="HB:HSp13"/> and would become a part of the [[Lone Star Province]] of the Terran Hegemony,<ref name="H:RWp159"/> but only the [[Star League]] saw any real use for Sabik: The [[SLDF]] established two testing, training, and evaluation facilities on the world. The [[Harsh Terrain Test Center]] (HTTC) evaluated the performance of new infantry weapons, [[BattleMech]]s, and combat vehicles under the harshest desert conditions. The SLDF also created the [[Special Armed Services Training Center]] (SASTC) on the world. Here, the SLDF's Special Armed Services teams underwent training and evaluation.<ref name=DARWp23/>
	Other than the SLDF presence on Sabik the major population of the planet was largely transitory, being composed mainly of those working on five or ten year contracts as a part of the mining industry. The contracts tended to be lucrative, to reflect the high-risk nature of the mining industry within the harsh Sabik environment, working the rich mineral deposits found across the planet.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84"/>		Other than the SLDF presence on Sabik the major population of the planet was largely transitory, being composed mainly of those working on five or ten year contracts as a part of the mining industry. The contracts tended to be lucrative, to reflect the high-risk nature of the mining industry within the harsh Sabik environment, working the rich mineral deposits found across the planet.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84"/>
	====Amaris Civil War====		====Amaris Civil War====
−	As with every other planet in the Terran Hegemony, Sabik was caught up with the coup launched by [[Stefan Amaris]] on 27 December [[2766]]. [[Rim Worlds Republic]] forces attacked the single [[Castle Brian]] on Sabik and the SASTC with nuclear strikes, but while the two facilities were damaged, being nuked failed to destroy them completely; the SASTC took heavier damage than the Castle Brian, but the underground bunkers and hangars beneath the SASTC survived.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 84: "Sabik"</ref>	+	As with every other planet in the Terran Hegemony, Sabik was caught up with the coup launched by [[Stefan Amaris]] on the 27th of December [[2766]]. [[Rim Worlds Republic]] forces attacked the single [[Castle Brian]] on Sabik and the SASTC with nuclear strikes, but while the two facilities were damaged, being nuked failed to destroy them completely; the SASTC took heavier damage than the Castle Brian, but the underground bunkers and hangars beneath the SASTC survived.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 84: "Sabik"</ref>
	Visiting the SLDF troops for the holiday season on Sabik was [[General]] [[Koji Talasko]], Director of the [[SLDF#Special Forces Command|SLDF Special Forces Command]]; the attacks caught him and the SLDF units on Sabik by surprise, but Talasko survived the initial attacks and personally planned and then led the SLDF counterattack against the Republican forces that had landed. Talasko and his troops weren't able to stop the Republicans from looting the bulk of the raw materials stored on Sabik, but within a few days the SLDF had pushed the Rim Worlds forces off the planet.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84"/>		Visiting the SLDF troops for the holiday season on Sabik was [[General]] [[Koji Talasko]], Director of the [[SLDF#Special Forces Command|SLDF Special Forces Command]]; the attacks caught him and the SLDF units on Sabik by surprise, but Talasko survived the initial attacks and personally planned and then led the SLDF counterattack against the Republican forces that had landed. Talasko and his troops weren't able to stop the Republicans from looting the bulk of the raw materials stored on Sabik, but within a few days the SLDF had pushed the Rim Worlds forces off the planet.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84"/>
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	Faced with the prospect of bringing in [[WarShip]]s or drafting in additional ground forces to hunt down Talasko and his relatively small force of Special Forces personnel, the Rim Worlds forces instead decided to disable the planetary [[HPG]] and removed every [[JumpShip]] in the system. They then left a handful of sentry vessels in place to monitor the system, and left Talasko and his forces isolated, in control of Sabik, but with no way to leave the system and with Sabik cut off from the rest of the Hegemony. Talasko had brought his own assault [[DropShip]] with him, which had survived the attacks, and the SLDF still had a number of other intact DropShips available to them, but the SLDF troops had nowhere to go, and had no options other than to try and repair the HPG and to wait for reinforcements.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84"/>		Faced with the prospect of bringing in [[WarShip]]s or drafting in additional ground forces to hunt down Talasko and his relatively small force of Special Forces personnel, the Rim Worlds forces instead decided to disable the planetary [[HPG]] and removed every [[JumpShip]] in the system. They then left a handful of sentry vessels in place to monitor the system, and left Talasko and his forces isolated, in control of Sabik, but with no way to leave the system and with Sabik cut off from the rest of the Hegemony. Talasko had brought his own assault [[DropShip]] with him, which had survived the attacks, and the SLDF still had a number of other intact DropShips available to them, but the SLDF troops had nowhere to go, and had no options other than to try and repair the HPG and to wait for reinforcements.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84"/>
−	In [[2783]], the Lyran Commonwealth annexed Sabik.<ref name="H:LoTV2p118"/>	+	In [[2783]] the Lyran Commonwealth annexed Sabik.<ref name="H:LoTV2p118"/>
	====Succession Wars====		====Succession Wars====
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	The Lyran Commonwealth captured Sabik as one of their conquests during [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]] in the [[Fourth Succession War]], although the mercenary unit [[Barrett's Fusiliers]] would lose half its strength to the defending [[Kingston Caballeros]] during the struggle.<ref name="FM:MRp42">''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 42: "Barrett's Fusiliers: The Light Musketeers"</ref> Having pushed the Caballeros off Sabik, the Fusiliers assumed that it would take the Caballeros some time to rebuild. What the Fusiliers didn't realize was that the Caballeros has a substantial stockpile of matériel on [[Moore]], along with enough technical manpower to rebuild quickly. While the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces launched the final wave of attacks made under GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG the [[DCMS]] launched a series of counterattacks, and Sabik was one of the worlds hit. The rebuilt Caballeros returned in strength, and the Fusiliers were reduced to a single battalion in strength before they finally retreated from Sabik, conceding the world to the Combine.<ref name="FSWMAv1p60">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', pp. 60–61: "End of the Offensive"</ref>		The Lyran Commonwealth captured Sabik as one of their conquests during [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]] in the [[Fourth Succession War]], although the mercenary unit [[Barrett's Fusiliers]] would lose half its strength to the defending [[Kingston Caballeros]] during the struggle.<ref name="FM:MRp42">''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 42: "Barrett's Fusiliers: The Light Musketeers"</ref> Having pushed the Caballeros off Sabik, the Fusiliers assumed that it would take the Caballeros some time to rebuild. What the Fusiliers didn't realize was that the Caballeros has a substantial stockpile of matériel on [[Moore]], along with enough technical manpower to rebuild quickly. While the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces launched the final wave of attacks made under GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG the [[DCMS]] launched a series of counterattacks, and Sabik was one of the worlds hit. The rebuilt Caballeros returned in strength, and the Fusiliers were reduced to a single battalion in strength before they finally retreated from Sabik, conceding the world to the Combine.<ref name="FSWMAv1p60">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', pp. 60–61: "End of the Offensive"</ref>
−	After a lull, the Commonwealth went on the offensive again with [[Operation HOLDUR]]. The Commonwealth attacked Sabik for a second time, this time deploying the fresh [[Twenty-fourth Lyran Guards]]. Although adverse weather conditions on Sabik forced the Twenty-fourth to redeploy to secondary landing zones rather than being able to make their primary landing zone, the Twenty-fourth deployed in the middle of a blizzard and began closing on the Caballeros. The militia on Sabik used the ice caves to launch surprise hit-and-run attacks on the Guards, but were unable to prevent the Guards from closing on the town of Zoa, where the Caballeros were based. Despite being outnumbered the Caballeros squared off against the Guards bravely, wiping out Alpha Company of the Guards' First Battalion before being forced to retreat before the full weight of the [[RCT]] could be brought down on them.<ref name="FSWMAv2p77">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 77: "Sabik"</ref>	+	After a lull the Commonwealth went on the offensive again with [[Operation HOLDUR]]. The Commonwealth attacked Sabik for a second time, this time deploying the fresh [[Twenty-fourth Lyran Guards]]. Although adverse weather conditions on Sabik forced the Twenty-fourth to redeploy to secondary landing zones rather than being able to make their primary landing zone, the Twenty-fourth deployed in the middle of a blizzard and began closing on the Caballeros. The militia on Sabik used the ice caves to launch surprise hit-and-run attacks on the Guards, but were unable to prevent the Guards from closing on the town of Zoa, where the Caballeros were based. Despite being outnumbered the Caballeros squared off against the Guards bravely, wiping out Alpha Company of the Guards' First Battalion before being forced to retreat before the full weight of the [[RCT]] could be brought down on them.<ref name="FSWMAv2p77">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 77: "Sabik"</ref>
	====Jihad====		====Jihad====
−	During the [[Jihad]], the [[Word of Blake]] sent in special forces to capture the world.<ref name=DARWp23/> The attack on Sabik began during the first week of April [[3069]], and soon saw Sabik added to the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]].<ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46: "The Jihad In Review"</ref>	+	During the [[Jihad]] the [[Word of Blake]] sent in special forces to capture the world.<ref name=DARWp23/> The attack on Sabik began during the first week of April [[3069]], and soon saw Sabik added to the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]].<ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46: "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
−	As the allied coalition created by [[Devlin Stone]] began striking against Word of Blake Protectorate worlds the combined [[Clan Ghost Bear]] and [[Clan Snow Raven]] task force which had agreed to support the coalition struck at a number of Blakist worlds on 21 July [[3076]].<ref name="JHS:Tp22"/><ref name="J:FRp56"/> Sabik was one of the worlds targeted by the Clan Ghost Bear Delta Wave, led by [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Delta Galaxy]] - who struck at both Sabik and the nearby world of [[Kervil]]<ref name="FR:Cp9">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 9: "Delta Galaxy"</ref> - whilst [[Xi Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Xi Galaxy]] took [[Ko]].<ref name="FR:Cp10X">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 10: "Xi Galaxy"</ref> Simultaneously, the Ghost Bear Alpha Wave struck at [[Dyev]], led by [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Alpha Galaxy]]<ref name="FR:Cp9A">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 9: "Alpha Galaxy"</ref> and supported by [[Omega Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Omega]]<ref name="FR:Cp10Z">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 10: "Omega Galaxy"</ref> and [[Pi Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Pi Galaxies]]<ref name="FR:Cp10P">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 10: "Pi Galaxy"</ref> whilst the Ghost Bear Beta Wave struck at [[Lambrecht]] with [[Rho Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Rho Galaxy]]<ref name="FR:Cp9R">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 9: "Rho Galaxy"</ref> and [[Moore]] with [[Theta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Theta Galaxy]].<ref name="FR:Cp9T">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 9: "Theta Galaxy"</ref><ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad In Review"</ref>	+	As the allied coalition created by [[Devlin Stone]] began striking against Word of Blake Protectorate worlds the combined [[Clan Ghost Bear]] and [[Clan Snow Raven]] task force which had agreed to support the coalition struck at a number of Blakist worlds on the 21st of July [[3076]].<ref name="JHS:Tp22"/><ref name="J:FRp56"/> Sabik was one of the worlds targeted by the Clan Ghost Bear Delta Wave, led by [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Delta Galaxy]] - who struck at both Sabik and the nearby world of [[Kervil]]<ref name="FR:Cp9">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 9: "Delta Galaxy"</ref> - whilst [[Xi Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Xi Galaxy]] took [[Ko]].<ref name="FR:Cp10X">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 10: "Xi Galaxy"</ref> Simultaneously, the Ghost Bear Alpha Wave struck at [[Dyev]], led by [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Alpha Galaxy]]<ref name="FR:Cp9A">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 9: "Alpha Galaxy"</ref> and supported by [[Omega Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Omega]]<ref name="FR:Cp10Z">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 10: "Omega Galaxy"</ref> and [[Pi Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Pi Galaxies]]<ref name="FR:Cp10P">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 10: "Pi Galaxy"</ref> whilst the Ghost Bear Beta Wave struck at [[Lambrecht]] with [[Rho Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Rho Galaxy]]<ref name="FR:Cp9R">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 9: "Rho Galaxy"</ref> and [[Moore]] with [[Theta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Theta Galaxy]].<ref name="FR:Cp9T">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 9: "Theta Galaxy"</ref><ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
−	During [[Operation SCOUR]], Sabik was finally liberated by Lyran and Combine special operations troops.<ref name=DARWp23/> However, according to later media reports many Blakists simply blended in with the local population and carried on the battle as insurgents.<ref name="JHS:Tp64">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 64: "Pandemic On Sabik"</ref> Shortly after Sabik had been liberated the local population rose up and stormed the planetary HPG station, critically damaging the transmission equipment and killing most of the staff before the coalition forces could respond.<ref name="J:FRp57">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 57: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> After the liberation of Sabik, the allied coalition deployed various units to garrison the planet, units which included the [[Ninth Sword of Light]] and the [[Carnwath Militia]]. [[Colonel]] [[John Mather]] of the Carnwath Militia subsequently filed a report in early [[3077]] with Lyran intelligence alleging that the Ninth Sword of Light committed atrocities against the prisoner of war population.<ref name="JHS:Tp27"/>	+	During [[Operation SCOUR]] Sabik was finally liberated by Lyran and Combine special operations troops.<ref name=DARWp23/> However, according to later media reports many Blakists simply blended in with the local population and carried on the battle as insurgents.<ref name="JHS:Tp64">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 64: "Pandemic On Sabik"</ref> Shortly after Sabik had been liberated the local population rose up and stormed the planetary HPG station, critically damaging the transmission equipment and killing most of the staff before the coalition forces could respond.<ref name="J:FRp57">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 57: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> After the liberation of Sabik, the allied coalition deployed various units to garrison the planet, units which included the [[Ninth Sword of Light]] and the [[Carnwath Militia]]. [[Colonel]] [[John Mather]] of the Carnwath Militia subsequently filed a report in early [[3077]] with Lyran intelligence alleging that the Ninth Sword of Light committed atrocities against the prisoner of war population.<ref name="JHS:Tp27"/>
	The earlier destruction of the HPG station made the news that a massive flu pandemic was sweeping across Sabik in January and February [[3078]] spread slowly, and more than 30,000 people died from the virus, for which no clear origin was determined.<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> It was later identified by local scientists that the flu-like pandemic was actually [[Downing-Poltur's Disease]], a virulent and incurable form of viral encephalitis, a neurological disorder that attacked the logic centers of the brain and provoked violent activity before brain swelling killed those infected. Downing-Poltur's Disease was believed to have been extinct for centuries before it erupted in Mofestos, the only major city on Sabik.<ref name="JHS:Tp64"/>		The earlier destruction of the HPG station made the news that a massive flu pandemic was sweeping across Sabik in January and February [[3078]] spread slowly, and more than 30,000 people died from the virus, for which no clear origin was determined.<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> It was later identified by local scientists that the flu-like pandemic was actually [[Downing-Poltur's Disease]], a virulent and incurable form of viral encephalitis, a neurological disorder that attacked the logic centers of the brain and provoked violent activity before brain swelling killed those infected. Downing-Poltur's Disease was believed to have been extinct for centuries before it erupted in Mofestos, the only major city on Sabik.<ref name="JHS:Tp64"/>
	Sabik has absolutely no resources that cannot be exploited in other systems. In fact, it appears that the SLDF found the only real use for the world when it established the [[HTTC]] and SASTC.{{cn}}		Sabik has absolutely no resources that cannot be exploited in other systems. In fact, it appears that the SLDF found the only real use for the world when it established the [[HTTC]] and SASTC.{{cn}}
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−	===Military Deployment===	+	=== Military Deployment ===
−	{{columns-start|num=3}}	+	==== 2786 ====
−	====2786====
	* [[Ninth Arcturan Guards]]<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War'', p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"</ref>		* [[Ninth Arcturan Guards]]<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War'', p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"</ref>
−	====2821====	+	==== 2821 ====
	* [[Twentieth Dieron Regulars]]<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137: "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"</ref>		* [[Twentieth Dieron Regulars]]<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137: "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"</ref>
	====2864====		====2864====
	* [[Last Cowboys]]<ref name="SSWp100">''Second Succession War'', p. 100: "Second Succession War Deployment Table - Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces"</ref>		* [[Last Cowboys]]<ref name="SSWp100">''Second Succession War'', p. 100: "Second Succession War Deployment Table - Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces"</ref>
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	====3025====		====3025====
	*[[Kingston Caballeros]]<ref name=HKTDCp133>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 133: "DCMS Deployment Table"</ref>		*[[Kingston Caballeros]]<ref name=HKTDCp133>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 133: "DCMS Deployment Table"</ref>
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	====3050====		====3050====
	* Eleventh Lyran Regulars<ref name=20YU26>''20 Year Update'', p. 26: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref>		* Eleventh Lyran Regulars<ref name=20YU26>''20 Year Update'', p. 26: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref>
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	====3055====		====3055====
	* [[312th Division (ComStar)]]<ref name=CS85>''ComStar'', p. 85: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>		* [[312th Division (ComStar)]]<ref name=CS85>''ComStar'', p. 85: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>
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	* [[Fifth Bear Guards (Clan Ghost Bear)|Fifth Bear Guards]] (shared with [[Dromini VI]])<ref name=FM:3145p173>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 173: "Clan Force Deployments - Rasalhague Dominion"</ref>		* [[Fifth Bear Guards (Clan Ghost Bear)|Fifth Bear Guards]] (shared with [[Dromini VI]])<ref name=FM:3145p173>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 173: "Clan Force Deployments - Rasalhague Dominion"</ref>
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−	* Mofestos: located on the northern shores of Black Oasis, 500 kilometers from the north pole<ref name=DARWp23/>
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	* ''[[20 Year Update]]''		* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
	* ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]''		* ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]''
	* ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]''		* ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]''
	* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]''		* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]''
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	* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''		* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
	* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''		* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
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	* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''		* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
	* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''		* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
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{{Update Needed|[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]}} {{InfoBoxSystem | image = Sabik_3151.svg | caption = Sabik [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]] | name = Sabik | coord = -12.675 : 57.082{{e}} | stars = | class = A2V, A5V<ref name=DARWp23>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 23: "Sabik"</ref> | recharge = | recharge stations = | planets = 12<ref name=DARWp23/> }} __TOC__ <!-- Commented out due to lack of information ==System Description== ==System History== --> == Political Affiliation == {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * [[2271]] - No record<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271] Map"</ref> * [[2319]] - No record<ref name=HB:HKp18>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding" - [2319] Map</ref> * [[2341]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth Founding - [2341] Map"</ref> * [[2571]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth 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><ref name="HB:HMp24">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 24: "Free Worlds League after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref> * [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref> * [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref> * [[2764]] - Terran Hegemony<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: Inner Sphere - [2764]</ref> * [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref> * [[2767]] - Terran Hegemony (Sabik IX)<ref name="H:LoTV1p84"/>/[[Amaris Empire]] (system)<ref name="H:LoTV1p104">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 104: "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"</ref> * [[2771]] - Terran Hegemony (Sabik IX)<ref name="H:LoTV1p124">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 124: "When the Hammer Falls"</ref>/Amaris Empire (system)<ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138: "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"</ref> * [[2772]] - Terran Hegemony (from September)<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/> * [[2782]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV2p118">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 118: "Digesting the Hegemony"</ref> * [[2783]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name="H:LoTV2p118"/> * [[2786]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War'', p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref> * [[2822]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp34">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 34: "Free Worlds League after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> * [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth 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><ref name="HB:HMp38">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 38: "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref> * [[3025]] - Draconis Combine<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><ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', foldout: "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', foldout: "Federated Suns Map - [3025] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp42">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 42: "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref> * [[3028]] - Lyran Commonwealth (from October)<ref name="FSWMAv1p50">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', pp. 50–51: "Other Early Action"</ref> / Draconis Combine (from December)<ref name="FSWMAv1p60"/> * [[3029]] - Lyran Commonwealth (from July)<ref name="FSWMAv2p77"/> * [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth 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><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 71: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp51">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 51: "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref> * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref> * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref> * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: Inner Sphere - [3052] Map</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"</ref> * [[3057]] - [[Lyons Thumb]]<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref> * [[3058]] - Lyons Thumb<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp54">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 54: "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref> * [[3063]] - Lyons Thumb<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref> * [[3067]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82: "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70: "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp56">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 56: "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref> * [[3069]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] (from April)<ref name="J:FRp46"/> * [[3075]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref name="JS:TBDp65>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref> * [[3076]] - Word of Blake Protectorate (until [[3077]])<ref name="JHS:Tp27">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 27: "Unconscionable!"</ref> * [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref name="FR:Cp29">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 29: "Terran Corridor Clans Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref><ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19: "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - August 3079"</ref><ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref> * [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref> * [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref> * [[3135]] - Independent World<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> * [[3145]] - [[Rasalhague Dominion]]<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> * [[3151]] - Rasalhague Dominion<ref name=SFp102-103>''Shattered Fortress'', pp. 102–103: "Inner Sphere - [3151] Map"</ref> {{div col end}} --------------------- ==Sabik IX== {{InfoBoxPlanet | image = Sabik.jpg | name = Sabik IX | othernames = | position = Ninth<ref name=DARWp23/> | distance = 43 days<ref name=DARWp23/> | moons = None<ref name=DARWp23/> | gravity = 0.98<ref name=DARWp23/> | pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=DARWp23/> | temperature = 44°C<ref name=DARWp23/> | water = 31%<ref name=DARWp23/> | life = Plants<ref name=DARWp23/> | continents = | colonized = | demonym = | language = | religion = | population = 97,050 (3130)<ref name=DARWp23/><ref name=DARoSp6>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 6: "Prefecture I"</ref> | ruler = | political = [[Planetary Governor of Sabik|Planetary Governor]] | commander = [[Timothy Jarra]], Legate (3130)<ref name=DARWp23/><ref name=DARoSp6/> | capital = Mofestos<ref name=DARWp23/> | hpg = | hpgrep = }} '''Sabik''' is a smallish world orbiting between two stars that are each approximately 3.5 times as large as [[Terra]]'s Sol. The world is a combination of harsh deserts, rugged mountains, and jagged cliffs. There are only a few mineral resources, and these are locked away deep in the mountain ranges which makes extraction difficult and not economically viable.<ref name=DARWp23/> === Planetary History === ====Early History==== By [[2341]] Sabik had been colonized<ref name="HB:HSp13"/> and would become a part of the [[Lone Star Province]] of the Terran Hegemony,<ref name="H:RWp159"/> but only the [[Star League]] saw any real use for Sabik: The [[SLDF]] established two testing, training, and evaluation facilities on the world. The [[Harsh Terrain Test Center]] (HTTC) evaluated the performance of new infantry weapons, [[BattleMech]]s, and combat vehicles under the harshest desert conditions. The SLDF also created the [[Special Armed Services Training Center]] (SASTC) on the world. Here, the SLDF's Special Armed Services teams underwent training and evaluation.<ref name=DARWp23/> Other than the SLDF presence on Sabik the major population of the planet was largely transitory, being composed mainly of those working on five or ten year contracts as a part of the mining industry. The contracts tended to be lucrative, to reflect the high-risk nature of the mining industry within the harsh Sabik environment, working the rich mineral deposits found across the planet.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84"/> ====Amaris Civil War==== As with every other planet in the Terran Hegemony, Sabik was caught up with the coup launched by [[Stefan Amaris]] on the 27th of December [[2766]]. [[Rim Worlds Republic]] forces attacked the single [[Castle Brian]] on Sabik and the SASTC with nuclear strikes, but while the two facilities were damaged, being nuked failed to destroy them completely; the SASTC took heavier damage than the Castle Brian, but the underground bunkers and hangars beneath the SASTC survived.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 84: "Sabik"</ref> Visiting the SLDF troops for the holiday season on Sabik was [[General]] [[Koji Talasko]], Director of the [[SLDF#Special Forces Command|SLDF Special Forces Command]]; the attacks caught him and the SLDF units on Sabik by surprise, but Talasko survived the initial attacks and personally planned and then led the SLDF counterattack against the Republican forces that had landed. Talasko and his troops weren't able to stop the Republicans from looting the bulk of the raw materials stored on Sabik, but within a few days the SLDF had pushed the Rim Worlds forces off the planet.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84"/> Faced with the prospect of bringing in [[WarShip]]s or drafting in additional ground forces to hunt down Talasko and his relatively small force of Special Forces personnel, the Rim Worlds forces instead decided to disable the planetary [[HPG]] and removed every [[JumpShip]] in the system. They then left a handful of sentry vessels in place to monitor the system, and left Talasko and his forces isolated, in control of Sabik, but with no way to leave the system and with Sabik cut off from the rest of the Hegemony. Talasko had brought his own assault [[DropShip]] with him, which had survived the attacks, and the SLDF still had a number of other intact DropShips available to them, but the SLDF troops had nowhere to go, and had no options other than to try and repair the HPG and to wait for reinforcements.<ref name="H:LoTV1p84"/> In [[2783]] the Lyran Commonwealth annexed Sabik.<ref name="H:LoTV2p118"/> ====Succession Wars==== The Draconis Combine took control of the world after the fall of the first Star League. [[ComStar]] also established one of their bases on the world. Unbeknownst to the Dragon, ComStar found a hidden SLDF facility below the HTTC that contained two mixed companies of BattleMechs and tanks, but more importantly, detailed files on every Commonwealth and Combine world within five jumps of Sabik.<ref name=DARWp23/> The Lyran Commonwealth captured Sabik as one of their conquests during [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]] in the [[Fourth Succession War]], although the mercenary unit [[Barrett's Fusiliers]] would lose half its strength to the defending [[Kingston Caballeros]] during the struggle.<ref name="FM:MRp42">''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 42: "Barrett's Fusiliers: The Light Musketeers"</ref> Having pushed the Caballeros off Sabik, the Fusiliers assumed that it would take the Caballeros some time to rebuild. What the Fusiliers didn't realize was that the Caballeros has a substantial stockpile of matériel on [[Moore]], along with enough technical manpower to rebuild quickly. While the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces launched the final wave of attacks made under GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG the [[DCMS]] launched a series of counterattacks, and Sabik was one of the worlds hit. The rebuilt Caballeros returned in strength, and the Fusiliers were reduced to a single battalion in strength before they finally retreated from Sabik, conceding the world to the Combine.<ref name="FSWMAv1p60">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', pp. 60–61: "End of the Offensive"</ref> After a lull the Commonwealth went on the offensive again with [[Operation HOLDUR]]. The Commonwealth attacked Sabik for a second time, this time deploying the fresh [[Twenty-fourth Lyran Guards]]. Although adverse weather conditions on Sabik forced the Twenty-fourth to redeploy to secondary landing zones rather than being able to make their primary landing zone, the Twenty-fourth deployed in the middle of a blizzard and began closing on the Caballeros. The militia on Sabik used the ice caves to launch surprise hit-and-run attacks on the Guards, but were unable to prevent the Guards from closing on the town of Zoa, where the Caballeros were based. Despite being outnumbered the Caballeros squared off against the Guards bravely, wiping out Alpha Company of the Guards' First Battalion before being forced to retreat before the full weight of the [[RCT]] could be brought down on them.<ref name="FSWMAv2p77">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 77: "Sabik"</ref> ====Jihad==== During the [[Jihad]] the [[Word of Blake]] sent in special forces to capture the world.<ref name=DARWp23/> The attack on Sabik began during the first week of April [[3069]], and soon saw Sabik added to the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]].<ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> As the allied coalition created by [[Devlin Stone]] began striking against Word of Blake Protectorate worlds the combined [[Clan Ghost Bear]] and [[Clan Snow Raven]] task force which had agreed to support the coalition struck at a number of Blakist worlds on the 21st of July [[3076]].<ref name="JHS:Tp22"/><ref name="J:FRp56"/> Sabik was one of the worlds targeted by the Clan Ghost Bear Delta Wave, led by [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Delta Galaxy]] - who struck at both Sabik and the nearby world of [[Kervil]]<ref name="FR:Cp9">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 9: "Delta Galaxy"</ref> - whilst [[Xi Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Xi Galaxy]] took [[Ko]].<ref name="FR:Cp10X">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 10: "Xi Galaxy"</ref> Simultaneously, the Ghost Bear Alpha Wave struck at [[Dyev]], led by [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Alpha Galaxy]]<ref name="FR:Cp9A">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 9: "Alpha Galaxy"</ref> and supported by [[Omega Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Omega]]<ref name="FR:Cp10Z">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 10: "Omega Galaxy"</ref> and [[Pi Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Pi Galaxies]]<ref name="FR:Cp10P">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 10: "Pi Galaxy"</ref> whilst the Ghost Bear Beta Wave struck at [[Lambrecht]] with [[Rho Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Rho Galaxy]]<ref name="FR:Cp9R">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 9: "Rho Galaxy"</ref> and [[Moore]] with [[Theta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Theta Galaxy]].<ref name="FR:Cp9T">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 9: "Theta Galaxy"</ref><ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> During [[Operation SCOUR]] Sabik was finally liberated by Lyran and Combine special operations troops.<ref name=DARWp23/> However, according to later media reports many Blakists simply blended in with the local population and carried on the battle as insurgents.<ref name="JHS:Tp64">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 64: "Pandemic On Sabik"</ref> Shortly after Sabik had been liberated the local population rose up and stormed the planetary HPG station, critically damaging the transmission equipment and killing most of the staff before the coalition forces could respond.<ref name="J:FRp57">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 57: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> After the liberation of Sabik, the allied coalition deployed various units to garrison the planet, units which included the [[Ninth Sword of Light]] and the [[Carnwath Militia]]. [[Colonel]] [[John Mather]] of the Carnwath Militia subsequently filed a report in early [[3077]] with Lyran intelligence alleging that the Ninth Sword of Light committed atrocities against the prisoner of war population.<ref name="JHS:Tp27"/> The earlier destruction of the HPG station made the news that a massive flu pandemic was sweeping across Sabik in January and February [[3078]] spread slowly, and more than 30,000 people died from the virus, for which no clear origin was determined.<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> It was later identified by local scientists that the flu-like pandemic was actually [[Downing-Poltur's Disease]], a virulent and incurable form of viral encephalitis, a neurological disorder that attacked the logic centers of the brain and provoked violent activity before brain swelling killed those infected. Downing-Poltur's Disease was believed to have been extinct for centuries before it erupted in Mofestos, the only major city on Sabik.<ref name="JHS:Tp64"/> Sabik has absolutely no resources that cannot be exploited in other systems. In fact, it appears that the SLDF found the only real use for the world when it established the [[HTTC]] and SASTC.{{cn}} <!-- Commented out due to lack of information ===Planetary Rulers=== --> === Military Deployment === ==== 2786 ==== * [[Ninth Arcturan Guards]]<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War'', p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"</ref> ==== 2821 ==== * [[Twentieth Dieron Regulars]]<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137: "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"</ref> ====2864==== * [[Last Cowboys]]<ref name="SSWp100">''Second Succession War'', p. 100: "Second Succession War Deployment Table - Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces"</ref> ====3025==== *[[Kingston Caballeros]]<ref name=HKTDCp133>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 133: "DCMS Deployment Table"</ref> ====3038==== * [[Eleventh Lyran Regulars]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 137: "Deployment Table"</ref> ====3050==== * Eleventh Lyran Regulars<ref name=20YU26>''20 Year Update'', p. 26: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref> ====3055==== * [[312th Division (ComStar)]]<ref name=CS85>''ComStar'', p. 85: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref> ====3145==== * [[Fifth Bear Guards (Clan Ghost Bear)|Fifth Bear Guards]] (shared with [[Dromini VI]])<ref name=FM:3145p173>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 173: "Clan Force Deployments - Rasalhague Dominion"</ref> <!-- Commented out due to lack of information ===Geography=== ===Planetary Locations=== ===Industrial Centers=== ===Local Fauna=== ===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 68 systems (66 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first: |- | class="lessthan30" | [[Atria]] | class="lessthan30" | 6.4 | class="lessthan30" | [[Lone Star]] | class="lessthan30" | 10.4 | class="lessthan30" | [[Dromini]] | class="lessthan30" | 12.2 | class="lessthan30" | [[Ko]] | class="lessthan30" | 14.3 |- | class="lessthan30" | [[Skondia]] | class="lessthan30" | 19.2 | class="lessthan30" | [[Moore]] | class="lessthan30" | 19.6 | class="lessthan30" | [[Nai-Stohl]] | class="lessthan30" | 20.9 | class="lessthan30" | [[Lyons]] | class="lessthan30" | 21.1 |- | class="lessthan30" | [[Dyev]] | class="lessthan30" | 24.5 | class="lessthan30" | [[La Blon]] | class="lessthan30" | 24.8 | class="lessthan30" | [[Imbros]] | class="lessthan30" | 25.3 | class="lessthan30" | [[Alrakis]] | class="lessthan30" | 25.8 |- | class="lessthan30" | [[Nusakan]] | class="lessthan30" | 26.0 | class="lessthan30" | [[Lambrecht]] | class="lessthan30" | 26.1 | class="lessthan30" | [[Alkalurops]] | class="lessthan30" | 26.1 | class="lessthan30" | [[Kessel]] | class="lessthan30" | 26.6 |- | class="over30" | [[Kaus Media]] | class="over30" | 30.8 | class="over30" | [[Chaville]] | class="over30" | 31.7 | class="over30" | [[Kaus Australis]] | class="over30" | 32.1 | class="over30" | [[Rocky]] | class="over30" | 32.6 |- | class="over30" | [[Alphecca]] | class="over30" | 34.5 | class="over30" | [[Balkan]] | class="over30" | 34.5 | class="over30" | [[Asta]] | class="over30" | 35.7 | class="over30" | [[Unukalhai]] | class="over30" | 35.9 |- | class="over30" | [[Yorii]] | class="over30" | 36.2 | class="over30" | [[Kuzuu]] | class="over30" | 36.9 | class="over30" | [[Pike (system)|Pike]] | class="over30" | 37.4 | class="over30" | [[Ascella]] | class="over30" | 37.8 |- | class="over30" | [[Athenry]] | class="over30" | 40.0 | class="over30" | [[Konstance]] | class="over30" | 40.0 | class="over30" | [[Zebebelgenubi]] | class="over30" | 40.7 | class="over30" | [[Komephoros]] | class="over30" | 41.0 |- | class="over30" | [[Zollikofen]] | class="over30" | 41.1 | class="over30" | [[Menkent]] | class="over30" | 42.7 | class="over30" | [[Eltanin]] | class="over30" | 43.6 | class="over30" | [[Muphrid]] | class="over30" | 44.4 |- | class="over30" | [[Summer]] | class="over30" | 44.4 | class="over30" | [[Killbourn]] | class="over30" | 44.6 | class="over30" | [[Skye]] | class="over30" | 44.7 | class="over30" | [[Kaus Borealis]] | class="over30" | 46.1 |- | class="over30" | [[Galatea]] | class="over30" | 47.1 | class="over30" | [[Ryde]] | class="over30" | 47.6 | class="over30" | [[Kervil]] | class="over30" | 48.1 | class="over30" | [[Altair]] | class="over30" | 48.4 |- | class="over30" | [[Kimball]] | class="over30" | 48.5 | class="over30" | [[Syrma]] | class="over30" | 48.7 | class="over30" | [[Dieron]] | class="over30" | 49.0 | class="over30" | [[Marfik]] | class="over30" | 49.3 |- | class="over30" | [[Styx]] | class="over30" | 49.8 | class="over30" | [[Thorin]] | class="over30" | 50.3 | class="over30" | [[Vega]] | class="over30" | 50.4 | class="over30" | [[Inglesmond|New Britain]] | class="over30" | 52.0 |- | class="over30" | [[Chara]] | class="over30" | 53.3 | class="over30" | [[Haddings]] | class="over30" | 53.3 | class="over30" | [[New Earth|Tau Ceti]] | class="over30" | 54.0 | class="over30" | [[Lipton]] | class="over30" | 54.9 |- | class="over30" | [[Rigil Kentarus]] | class="over30" | 55.4 | class="over30" | [[Mizar]] | class="over30" | 55.5 | class="over30" | [[Alya]] | class="over30" | 55.6 | class="over30" | [[Kochab]] | class="over30" | 55.8 |- | class="over30" | [[New Wessex]] | class="over30" | 56.3 | class="over30" | [[Carnwath]] | class="over30" | 56.4 | class="over30" | [[Terra|Sol]] | class="over30" | 58.5 | class="over30" | [[Baxter]] | class="over30" | 58.6 |- | class="over30" | [[Telos]] | class="over30" | 59.1 | class="over30" | [[Saffel]] | class="over30" | 59.2 | class="over60" | [[Elix]] | class="over60" | 60.0 | class="over60" | [[Nirasaki]] | class="over60" | 60.3 |- |} ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== <div class="desktop-3-col"> * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' * ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]'' * ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]'' * ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' * ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' * ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' * ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' * ''[[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)]]'' * ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' </div> [[Category:Systems|Sabik]] [[Category: Amaris Empire Systems]] [[Category: Chaos March Systems]] [[Category: Draconis Combine Systems]] [[Category: Federated Commonwealth Systems]] [[Category: Independent Systems]] [[Category: Lyran Commonwealth Systems]] [[Category: Rasalhague Dominion Systems]] [[Category: Republic of the Sphere Systems]] [[Category: Terran Hegemony Systems]] [[Category: Word of Blake Systems]]

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