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= Aldebaran =
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The '''Aldebaran''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Aldebaran V''', and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Tikonov Commonality]] within the [[Capellan Confederation]].<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref>
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The '''Aldebaran''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Aldebaran V''', and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Tikonov Commonality]] within the [[Capellan Confederation]].<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref>
  
==System Description==
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Aldebaran is located near the [[Zurich]] and [[Liao (system)|Liao]] systems.
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==System History==
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== System History ==
 
The Aldebaran system was settled during the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]].<ref name="HB:HMp16"/>
 
The Aldebaran system was settled during the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]].<ref name="HB:HMp16"/>
  
==Political Affiliation==
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== Political Affiliation ==  
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* [[2271]] - Inhabited world <ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p.16, "House Marik Founding [2271]"</ref>
* [[2271]] - Inhabited world<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "House Marik Founding [2271]"</ref>
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* [[2341]] - [[Terran Hegemony]] <ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13, "Lyran Commonwealth Founding [2341]" (obscured by Legend Pane, "...aran" visible)</ref>
* [[2341]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth Founding [2341]" (obscured by Legend Pane: "...aran" visible)</ref>
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* [[2366]] - [[Duchy of Liao]] <ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Founding, 2366"</ref>
* [[2366]] - [[Duchy of Liao]]<ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17: "Capellan Confederation Founding, 2366"</ref>
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* [[2367]] - [[Capellan Confederation]] <ref name="HB:HLp13">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 13, "Timeline: Capellan Zone 2367"</ref>
* [[2367]] - [[Capellan Confederation]]<ref name="HB:HLp13">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 13: "Timeline: Capellan Zone 2367"</ref>
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* [[2571]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="HB:HLp25">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25, "Capellan Confederation after Age of War [2571]"</ref>
* [[2571]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="HB:HLp25">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25: "Capellan Confederation after Age of War [2571]"</ref>
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* [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"</ref>
* [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - 2596"</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"</ref>
* [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - 2750"</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Terran Hegemony <ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', Inner Sphere - [2764]</ref>
* [[2764]] - Terran Hegemony<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', Inner Sphere - [2764]</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"</ref>  
* [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 2765"</ref>
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* [[2771]] - [[Amaris Empire]] <ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138, "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"</ref>  
* [[2771]] - [[Amaris Empire]]<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"/>
 
* [[2772]] - Terran Hegemony (from September)<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/>
* [[2783]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV2p118">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 118: "Digesting the Hegemony"</ref>
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* [[2783]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="H:LoTV2p118">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 118, "Digesting The Hegemony"</ref>
* [[2784]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="H:LoTV2p118"/>
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* [[2784]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="H:LoTV2p118"/>
* [[2797]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name=FSWp95>''First Succession War'', p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31, "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref>''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'', p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - 2822"</ref>
* [[2822]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31: "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref>''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"</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39, "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 38, "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War [2864] Map"</ref>
* [[2864]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39: "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 38: "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War [2864] Map"</ref>
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* [[3025]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40, "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 42, "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War [3025] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succession War [3025] Map"</ref>
* [[3025]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40: "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 42: "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War [3025] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War [3025] Map"</ref>
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* [[3028]] - [[Federated Suns]] <ref name="4SWMAV1p16"/>
* [[3028]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref name="4SWMAV1p16"/>
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* [[3030]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HLp49">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 49, "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War [3030]"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 51, "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 71, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"</ref>
* [[3030]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HLp49">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 49: "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War [3030]"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 51: "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 71: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"</ref>
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of 3039 Map"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"</ref>
* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of 3039 Map"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - 3040"</ref>
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* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050"</ref>
* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 3050"</ref>
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* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - 3052"</ref>
* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - 3052"</ref>
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* [[3057]] - [[Chaos March]] <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere [3057] Map"</ref>  
* [[3057]] - [[Chaos March]]<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere [3057] Map"</ref>
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* [[3058]] - Chaos March/Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp60">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 60, "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero [3058]"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 54, "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero [3058] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero [3058] Map"</ref>
* [[3058]] - Chaos March/Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp60">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 60: "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero [3058]"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 54: "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero [3058] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero [3058] Map"</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Capellan Confederation <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere [3063] Map"</ref>
* [[3063]] - Capellan Confederation<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere [3063] Map"</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68, "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War [3067]"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 56, "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"</ref><ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]"</ref>
* [[3067]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68: "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War [3067]"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 56: "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82: "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"</ref><ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]"</ref>
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* [[3075]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="JS:TBDp64">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64, "Inner Sphere - 3075"</ref>
* [[3075]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="JS:TBDp64">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64: "Inner Sphere - 3075"</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Capellan Confederation <ref>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 21, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Map"</ref>
* [[3079]] - Capellan Confederation<ref>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 21: "Capellan Confederation Deployment Map"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]] <ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref>
* [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref>
* [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref>
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* [[3130]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref name="MotIS3130">Map of the Inner Sphere 3130</ref>
* [[3135]] - Independent world<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref>
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* [[3135]] - Independent world <ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref>
* [[3136]] - Capellan Confederation (from October)<ref name=PoDc30>''Principles of Desolation'', ch. 30</ref>
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* [[3145]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>
* [[3145]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>
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=Aldebaran V=
==Aldebaran V==
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Aldebaran V, more commonly referred to simply as Aldebaran, was the fifth planet in the Aldebaran system.
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Alderbaran V - more commonly referred to simply as Aldebaran - was the fifth planet in the Aldebaran system.
  
===Planetary History===
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== Planetary History ==
====Early History====
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===Early History===
Between [[2310]] and [[2320]] Aldebaran had applied for membership of the Duchy of Liao, the state formed by [[Emile Liao]]; this gave Aldebaran protectorate status equivalent to that of [[Arboris]], the first world to join Liao's nascent state.<ref name="HL(TCC)p17">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 17: "Loosening Up"</ref>
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Between [[2310]] and [[2320]] Aldebaran had applied for membership of the Duchy of Liao, the state formed by [[Emile Liao]]; this gave Aldebaran protectorate status equivalent to that of [[Arboris]], the first world to join Liao's nascent state.<ref name="HL(TCC)p17">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 17, "Loosening Up"</ref>
  
====First Succession War====
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===First Succession War===
Aldebaran was the target of the first [[Free Worlds League]] offensive of the [[First Succession War]]; a contingent of [[Free Worlds League Military]] including the [[Thirteenth Marik Militia]] launched an attack on the [[JumpShip]] drydocks located in the system, an attack that was both highly successful and notably brutal.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p90">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 90: "Marik Militia"</ref> In [[2889]] the commander-in-chief of the [[Free Worlds League Military]] and former commander of the [[Marik Guard]], [[Admiral]] [[Lloyd Marik-Stanley]], was killed in action on Aldebaran.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p38">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 38: "The Great Compromiser"</ref>
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Aldebaran was was the target of the first [[Free Worlds League]] offensive of the [[First Succession War]]; a contingent of [[Free Worlds League Military]] including the [[Thirteenth Marik Militia]] launched an attack on the [[JumpShip]] drydocks located in the system, an attack that was both highly successful and notably brutal.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p90">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 90, "Marik Militia"</ref> In [[2889]] the commander-in-chief of the [[Free Worlds League Military]] and former commander of the [[Marik Guard]], [[Admiral]] [[Lloyd Marik-Stanley]], was killed in action on Alderbaran.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p38">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 38, "The Great Compromiser"</ref>
  
====Third Succession War====
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===Third Succession War===
Aldebaran was one of a number of worlds to be hit by elements of an elite Free Worlds League Military strike force codenamed "Red Rover" between [[2901]] and [[2910]]. Red Rover contained units from both the [[Defenders of Andurien]] and the [[Orloff Grenadiers]] and launched a series of raids targeting key [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] supply depots, although the strong reserve forces established by [[Chancellor]] [[Otto Liao]] stopped the FWLM forces from remaining on any of the Capellan worlds.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p39">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 39: "The Great Compromiser"</ref>
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Aldebaran was one of a number of worlds to be hit by elements of an elite Free Worlds League Military strike force codenamed "Red Rover" between [[2901]] and [[2910]]. Red Rover contained units from both the [[Defenders of Andurien]] and the [[Orloff Grenadiers]] and launched a series of raids targeting key [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] supply depots, although the strong reserve forces established by [[Chancellor]] [[Otto Liao]] stopped the FWLM forces from remaining on any of the Capellan worlds.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p39">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 39, "The Great Compromiser"</ref>
  
By the end of the [[Third Succession War]] Aldebaran was the site of one of only eight [[BattleMech]] manufacturing plants left in the Capellan Confederation, although the plant on the planet was the smallest of those left.<ref name="HL(TCC)p107">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 107: "BattleMech Production"</ref> Aldebaran was one of the oldest settled worlds in the Confederation at this point, and had been a major industrial and commercial center for much of that time. Aldebaran's location made it a natural invasion route for those striking at the heart of the Tikonov Commonality, and this combined with the industry present on the world merited Aldebaran a high defense priority and a permanent military garrison.<ref name=HSLp139/>
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By the end of the [[Third Succession War]] Aldebaran was the site of one of only eight [[BattleMech]] manufacturing plants left in the Capellan Confederation, although the plant on the planet was the smallest of those left.<ref name="HL(TCC)p107">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 107, "BattleMech Production"</ref> Aldebaran was one of the oldest settled worlds in the Confederation at this point, and had been a major industrial and commercial center for much of that time. Aldebaran's location made it a natural invasion route for those striking at the heart of the Tikonov Commonality, and this combined with the industry present on the world merited Aldebaran a high defense priority and a permanent military garrison.<ref name=HSLp139/>
  
Aldebaran was attacked numerous times during the Succession Wars, remaining a tempting target for both Free Worlds League and [[Federated Suns]] raids; as a result, it maintained several squadrons of [[aerospace fighter]]s and was the home base of [[Warrior House Ijori]].<ref name=HSLp139/>
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Aldebaran was attacked numerous times during the Succession Wars, remaining a tempting target for both Free Worlds League and [[Federated Suns]] raids; as a result, it maintained several squadrons of [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s and was the home base of [[Warrior House Ijori]].<ref name=HSLp139/>
 
[[File:Planetary Map - Aldebaran.jpg|right|thumb|Planetary Map of Aldebaran]]
 
[[File:Planetary Map - Aldebaran.jpg|right|thumb|Planetary Map of Aldebaran]]
  
====Fourth Succession War====
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===Fourth Succession War===
In August [[3028]], Aldebaran was one of the first Capellan Confederation worlds to be targeted as a part of [[Fourth Succession War|Operation RAT]], the Federated Suns' [[Fourth Succession War]] offensive against the Confederation. Defending Aldebaran at the time were the two battalions of elite warriors that made up [[Warrior House Ijori]] and sixteen assorted regiments of armor and infantry. The AFFS anticipated a difficult [[Battle of Aldebaran (3028)|battle for Aldebaran]], and assigned the combined forces of the [[4th Deneb Light Cavalry|Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry RCT]], the [[4th Davion Guards|Fourth Davion Guards RCT]] and [[Redfield's Renegades]] to conquering the planet.<ref name="4SWMAV1p15"/>
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In August [[3028]] Aldebaran was one of the first Capellan Confederation worlds to be targeted as a part of [[Fourth Succession War|Operation RAT]], the Federated Suns' [[Fourth Succession War]] offensive against the Confederation. Defending Aldebaran at the time were the two battalions of elite warriors that made up [[Warrior House Ijori]] and sixteen assorted regiments of armor and infantry. The AFFS anticipated a difficult [[Battle of Aldebaran (3028)|battle for Aldebaran]], and assigned the combined forces of the [[4th Deneb Light Cavalry|Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry RCT]], the [[4th Davion Guards|Fourth Davion Guards RCT]] and [[Redfield's Renegades]] to conquering the planet.<ref name="4SWMAV1p15"/>
  
The original plan for attacking Aldebaran called for both [[AFFS]] Regimental Combat Teams to land on the northern continent and grind House Ijori down, but updated intelligence led them to change this plan; upon learning that House Ijori had assigned one battalion to the northern continent and the second to the southern continent of Aldebaran, the commander of the Fourth Guards, [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Eugine Drivers]], decided to split his forces as well. The Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry landed on the southern continent, while the fourth Guards landed in the north. The defending [[CCAF]] troops attempted to contest the landing, with aerospace fighters meeting the invaders as the two separate [[DropShip]] fleets entered Aldebaran's atmosphere; despite putting up a fierce resistance, the only significant casualty inflicted on the AFFS forces during the combat drop was when a disabled ''[[Thrush]]'' crashed into one of the Deneb Light Cavalry's ''[[Leopard]]'' DropShips.<ref name="4SWMAV1p15"/>
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The original plan for attacking Aldebaran called for both [[AFFS]] Regimental Combat Teams to land on the northern continent and grind House Ijori down, but updated intelligence led them to change this plan; upon learning that House Ijori had assigned one battalion to the northern continent and the second to the southern continent of Aldebaran, the commander of the Fourth Guards, [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Eugine Drivers]], decided to split his forces as well. The Fourth Deneb Light Cavalry landed on the southern continent, while the fourth Guards landed in the north. The defending [[CCAF]] troops attempted to contest the landing, with AeroSpace Fighters meeting the invaders as the two separate [[DropShip]] fleets entered Aldebaran's atmosphere; despite putting up a fierce resistance, the only significant casualty inflicted on the AFFS forces during the combat drop was when a disabled ''[[Thrush]]'' crashed into one of the Deneb Light Cavalry's ''[[Leopard]]'' DropShips.<ref name="4SWMAV1p15"/>
  
The Fourth Guards were the first AFFS forces to see combat on the ground; having elected to land close to House Ijori's first battalion, close to the important city of Chouchu,<ref name="4SWMAV1p15"/> the Fourth Guards [['Mech]] forces pushed towards the city from the south while the [[1st Bellevue Armored Regiment]] and two battalions from the [[17th Kestrel Mechanized Infantry]] advanced on Chouchu from the east.<ref name="4SWMAV1p14">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 14: "Aldebaran Northern Continent map"</ref> The Fourth Guards made little progress against the House Ijori forces despite their advantage in numbers, but did split the Capellan forces; this allowed the 1st Bellevue and the 17th Kestrel to advance into and seize Chouchu, the new [[Patton]] tanks of the 1st Bellevue romping over the vulnerable Capellan infantry forces. The news that Chouchu had fallen caused House Ijori to retreat, some of the 'Mech forces retreating west to waiting DropShips hidden in deep forest,<ref name="4SWMAV1p15"/> while others broke south and attempted to regroup with the rest of the Ijori forces.<ref name="4SWMAV1p14"/> The assault and battle cost the Fourth Davion Guards RCT only light casualties.<ref name="4SWMAV1p15"/>
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The Fourth Guards were the first AFFS forces to see combat on the ground; having elected to land close to House Ijori's first battalion, close to the important city of Chouchu,<ref name="4SWMAV1p15"/> the Fourth Guards [['Mech]] forces pushed towards the city from the south while the [[1st Bellevue Armored Regiment]] and two battalions from the [[17th Kestrel Mechanized Infantry]] advanced on Chouchu from the east.<ref name="4SWMAV1p14">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 14, "Aldebaran Northern Continent map"</ref> The Fourth Guards made little progress against the House Ijori forces despite their advantage in numbers, but did split the Capellan forces; this allowed the 1st Bellevue and the 17th Kestrel to advance into and seize Chouchu, the new [[Patton]] tanks of the 1st Bellevue romping over the vulnerable Capellan infantry forces. The news that Chouchu had fallen caused House Ijori to retreat, some of the 'Mech forces retreating west to waiting DropShips hidden in deep forest,<ref name="4SWMAV1p15"/> while others broke south and attempted to regroup with the rest of the Ijori forces.<ref name="4SWMAV1p14"/> The assault and battle cost the Fourth Davion Guards RCT only light casualties.<ref name="4SWMAV1p15"/>
  
 
The battle for the southern continent was far longer and more troublesome than the battle for the north. Marshal [[Vernon Fredericks]] of the Fourth Deneb found himself being led on a merry chase around the southern continent by [[Major]] [[Thomasina Frou]] and the second battalion of House Ijori, along with their supporting elite infantry forces. Despite the numerous ambushes executed by House Ijori that inflicted numerous casualties on the AFFS forces, Fredericks declared the southern continent to be secure in early September.<ref name="4SWMAV1p15"/>
 
The battle for the southern continent was far longer and more troublesome than the battle for the north. Marshal [[Vernon Fredericks]] of the Fourth Deneb found himself being led on a merry chase around the southern continent by [[Major]] [[Thomasina Frou]] and the second battalion of House Ijori, along with their supporting elite infantry forces. Despite the numerous ambushes executed by House Ijori that inflicted numerous casualties on the AFFS forces, Fredericks declared the southern continent to be secure in early September.<ref name="4SWMAV1p15"/>
  
As a result of Fredericks' declaration, the AFFS command soon ordered the mercenary unit Redfield's Renegades to leave Aldebaran. Unbeknownst to the AFFS forces on Aldebaran, Major Frou had intercepted the orders transmitted to the Renegades, and elected to lead a daring ambush against them the night before their due departure date.<ref name="4SWMAV1p16">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 16: "Aldebaran"</ref>
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As a result of Fredericks' declaration, the AFFS command soon ordered the mercenary unit Redfield's Renegades to leave Aldebaran. Unbeknownst to the AFFS forces on Aldebaran, Major Frou had intercepted the orders transmitted to the Renegades, and elected to lead a daring ambush against them the night before their due departure date.<ref name="4SWMAV1p16">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 16, "Aldebaran"</ref>
  
 
Frou led her forces through the Duocal swamp, threading them between the Second Battalion of Redfield's Renegades and a nearby mechanized infantry unit, the First battalion of the [[Corydon Regulars]]. Frou's target was the three DropShips assigned to transport the Renegades, and she led the House Ijori forces into position to attack the Renegades just after midnight. The ambush was a success initially, with the Renegades taking heavy losses and retreating rapidly back towards the DropShips, under constant pressure from the Capellan forces.<ref name="4SWMAV1p16"/>
 
Frou led her forces through the Duocal swamp, threading them between the Second Battalion of Redfield's Renegades and a nearby mechanized infantry unit, the First battalion of the [[Corydon Regulars]]. Frou's target was the three DropShips assigned to transport the Renegades, and she led the House Ijori forces into position to attack the Renegades just after midnight. The ambush was a success initially, with the Renegades taking heavy losses and retreating rapidly back towards the DropShips, under constant pressure from the Capellan forces.<ref name="4SWMAV1p16"/>
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With the loss of House Ijori's Second Battalion and the departure of the 1st Battalion, the will to fight among the remaining Capellan forces on Aldebaran collapsed, with organized resistance fading as the Federated Suns assumed control of the planet. The Fourth Deneb left Aldebaran shortly after to join the assault on [[Zurich]], while the Fourth Guards remained until their relief arrived in December.<ref name="4SWMAV1p16"/>
 
With the loss of House Ijori's Second Battalion and the departure of the 1st Battalion, the will to fight among the remaining Capellan forces on Aldebaran collapsed, with organized resistance fading as the Federated Suns assumed control of the planet. The Fourth Deneb left Aldebaran shortly after to join the assault on [[Zurich]], while the Fourth Guards remained until their relief arrived in December.<ref name="4SWMAV1p16"/>
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* [[Warrior House Ijori]] (2 [[Battalion]]s)<ref name=HL107>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 107 - "Unit Deployment Table"</ref>
  
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* Warrior House Ijori (2 Battalions)<ref name="4SWMAV1p15">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 15, "Aldebaran"</ref>
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* Warrior House Ijori (2 Battalions)<ref name="4SWMAV1p15">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 15: "Aldebaran"</ref>
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* [[Ambermarle's Highlanders]]<ref name=FMCC119>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 119 - "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"</ref><ref name=FMU33>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 33 - "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"</ref>
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* [[Ambermarle's Highlanders]]<ref name=FMCC119>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 119: "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"</ref><ref name=FMU33>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 33: "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"</ref>
 
  
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* [[First McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]<ref>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 15: "McCarron's Armored Cavalry Regimental Status"</ref>
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* [[First McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]<ref>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 15, "McCarron's Armored Cavalry Regimental Status"</ref>
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:- At this point in time the 1st is operating at 25% of full strength, with 75% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
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* Chouchu: an important city<ref name="4SWMAV1p15"/>
 
* Ducoal River<ref name="4SWMAV1p15"/>
 
* Ducoal Swamp: the site of a battle in [[3028]] on the southern continent<ref name="4SWMAV1p15"/><ref name=TRO3039>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 60</ref>
 
* Jifang Po City: the capital city<ref name=HSCp10/>
 
  
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* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
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* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
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* ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
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* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
 
* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
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* ''[http://home.ifi.uio.no/~oysteint/btech/maps/IS_3130.pdf Map of the Inner Sphere 3130]''
 
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Principles of Desolation]]'' (novel)
 
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