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| Type = Intelligence Agency | | Type = Intelligence Agency | ||
| − | | Founded = [[2407]] | + | | Founded = ca. [[2407]]<ref name=TPp21>''The Periphery'', p. 21: "The First Amaris"</ref> |
| Dissolved = | | Dissolved = | ||
| Parent Organization = [[Rim Worlds Republic]] | | Parent Organization = [[Rim Worlds Republic]] | ||
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'''AsRoc''' was the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] intelligence service. | '''AsRoc''' was the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] intelligence service. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In [[2407]], the [[Draconis Combine]] and [[Lyran Commonwealth]] both approached the Rim Worlds Republic with offers of alliance after war broke out in the [[Federation of Skye|Skye]] and [[Tamar Pact|Tamar provinces]], to which [[First Consul of the Rim Worlds Republic|First Consul]] [[Heather Durant]] rejected in favor of official neutrality. As the war spread, the Rim Worlds became the scene of clandestine activities between the Kuritan and Lyran intelligence agencies and Durant saw a means to profit from this. She created the AsRoc intelligence service to acquire as many military secrets they could intercept and sell them to the highest bidder.<ref name=TPp21 | + | In [[2407]], the [[Draconis Combine]] and [[Lyran Commonwealth]] both approached the Rim Worlds Republic with offers of alliance after war broke out in the [[Federation of Skye|Skye]] and [[Tamar Pact|Tamar provinces]], to which [[First Consul of the Rim Worlds Republic|First Consul]] [[Heather Durant]] rejected in favor of official neutrality. As the war spread, the Rim Worlds became the scene of clandestine activities between the Kuritan and Lyran intelligence agencies and Durant saw a means to profit from this. She created the AsRoc intelligence service to acquire as many military secrets they could intercept and sell them to the highest bidder.<ref name=TPp21/><ref name=HRWp15>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 15: "Rim Worlds Republic" (sidebar)</ref> |
| − | In [[ | + | In [[2470]], AsRoc secured specifications and samples of [[jump jet]] technology that the [[Terran Hegemony]] had begun installing on their ''[[Wasp]]'' [[BattleMech]]s.<ref name=XTROPv5>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 5'', p. 4: "PX-1R Phoenix"</ref> With the Hegemony only having developed the prototype six years earlier,<ref name=ED:AoWp11>''Era Digest: Age of War'', p. 11: "BattleMech Tech Timeline (Highlights)"</ref> First Consul [[Terens Amaris]] invested substantial resources into acquiring them for reverse engineering and use in the Republic's own ''[[Phoenix (BattleMech)|Phoenix]]'' 'Mech.<ref name=TRO:3075p298>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 298: "PX-3R Phoenix"</ref> |
| − | By [[2773]], at the start of the Lyran Commonwealth's [[Operation ALMARIC]], the Republican intelligence apparatus was non-existent.<ref name=HLOTV1p111>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 111</ref> | + | In [[2751]], a classified report sent to [[Commanding General of the Star League Defense Force|Commanding General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the investigation of [[Simon Cameron]]'s death and visible only to [[Star League Intelligence Command]] and [[Hegemony Central Intelligence Bureau]] personnel, noted that the Rim Worlds Republic's intelligence agency had not demonstrated "appropriate fieldcraft" in recent years, though could not be ruled out entirely.<ref name=HLOTV1p21>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 21: "SLIC COMMS"</ref> |
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| + | By [[2773]], at the start of the Lyran Commonwealth's [[Operation ALMARIC]], the Republican intelligence apparatus was non-existent.<ref name=HLOTV1p111>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 111: "The Death of the Republic"</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * Though some BattleTech sources such as ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]'' (p. 21) and ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1]]'' (p. 15) mentioned the | + | * Though some BattleTech sources such as ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]'' (p. 21) and ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1]]'' (p. 15) mentioned the AsRoc as being involved in [[Operation PROMETHEUS]], [[InMediaRes Productions, LLC|Catalyst]] later retconned their involvement entirely, stating that despite what may have been said, the RWR had no involvement, and that the Lyrans carried out the operation on their own.<ref>The original thread was found in [https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=1718.0 this thread] on the forums</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 5]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]'' | * ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Intelligence Agencies]] | [[Category:Intelligence Agencies]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:28, 17 March 2024
AsRoc | |
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| Organization Profile | |
| Type | Intelligence Agency |
| Founded | ca. 2407[1] |
| Parent Organization | Rim Worlds Republic |
AsRoc was the Rim Worlds Republic intelligence service.
Contents
History[edit]
In 2407, the Draconis Combine and Lyran Commonwealth both approached the Rim Worlds Republic with offers of alliance after war broke out in the Skye and Tamar provinces, to which First Consul Heather Durant rejected in favor of official neutrality. As the war spread, the Rim Worlds became the scene of clandestine activities between the Kuritan and Lyran intelligence agencies and Durant saw a means to profit from this. She created the AsRoc intelligence service to acquire as many military secrets they could intercept and sell them to the highest bidder.[1][2]
In 2470, AsRoc secured specifications and samples of jump jet technology that the Terran Hegemony had begun installing on their Wasp BattleMechs.[3] With the Hegemony only having developed the prototype six years earlier,[4] First Consul Terens Amaris invested substantial resources into acquiring them for reverse engineering and use in the Republic's own Phoenix 'Mech.[5]
In 2751, a classified report sent to Commanding General Aleksandr Kerensky on the investigation of Simon Cameron's death and visible only to Star League Intelligence Command and Hegemony Central Intelligence Bureau personnel, noted that the Rim Worlds Republic's intelligence agency had not demonstrated "appropriate fieldcraft" in recent years, though could not be ruled out entirely.[6]
By 2773, at the start of the Lyran Commonwealth's Operation ALMARIC, the Republican intelligence apparatus was non-existent.[7]
Notes[edit]
- Though some BattleTech sources such as The Periphery (p. 21) and Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1 (p. 15) mentioned the AsRoc as being involved in Operation PROMETHEUS, Catalyst later retconned their involvement entirely, stating that despite what may have been said, the RWR had no involvement, and that the Lyrans carried out the operation on their own.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Periphery, p. 21: "The First Amaris"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 15: "Rim Worlds Republic" (sidebar)
- ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 5, p. 4: "PX-1R Phoenix"
- ↑ Era Digest: Age of War, p. 11: "BattleMech Tech Timeline (Highlights)"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, pp. 298: "PX-3R Phoenix"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 21: "SLIC COMMS"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 111: "The Death of the Republic"
- ↑ The original thread was found in this thread on the forums