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The '''Ashio''' system is the location of at least one inhabited world, '''Ashio III''', and as of [[3145]] is located in the [[Ashio Prefecture]] of the [[Dieron Military District]] within the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> | The '''Ashio''' system is the location of at least one inhabited world, '''Ashio III''', and as of [[3145]] is located in the [[Ashio Prefecture]] of the [[Dieron Military District]] within the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> | ||
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== System History == | == System History == | ||
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== Political Affiliation == | == Political Affiliation == | ||
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| + | * [[2319]] - [[Alliance of Galedon]]<ref name="HB:HKp18"/> and [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name=HB:HKp18>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine - [2319] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2571]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2596]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2750]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2764]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2765]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2786]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War'', p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2822]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - 2822"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2864]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60: "Federated Suns After Second Succession War [2864]"</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 name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82: "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3030]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp71">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 71: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3040]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of 3039 Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3050]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3052]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3057]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3058]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3063]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3067]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82: "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [October 3067] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3075]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: Inner Sphere - [3075] Map</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3079]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref><ref name="FR:AFFSp21">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 21: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3135]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3145]] - Draconis Combine<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> | ||
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| − | = Ashio III = | + | == Ashio III == |
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Ashio III - more commonly known simply as Ashio - is the third planet in the Ashio system and has served as the Prefecture capital of the Ashio Prefecture within the Draconis Combine for much of its history. Ashio has three moons named Hyde, Kauner and Rossi.<ref name="DARWp28"/> | Ashio III - more commonly known simply as Ashio - is the third planet in the Ashio system and has served as the Prefecture capital of the Ashio Prefecture within the Draconis Combine for much of its history. Ashio has three moons named Hyde, Kauner and Rossi.<ref name="DARWp28"/> | ||
| − | == Planetary History == | + | === Planetary History === |
| − | === Early History === | + | ==== Early History ==== |
The colonists who settled on Ashio were able to raise the planetary economy above subsistence level by ranching the native mammoth species, which resembled an elephant-sized cow and which could be farmed for meat that was almost indistinguishable from [[Terra]]n beef. Over time, Ashio became one of the most prolific beef-exporting planets in the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref name="DARWp28"/> | The colonists who settled on Ashio were able to raise the planetary economy above subsistence level by ranching the native mammoth species, which resembled an elephant-sized cow and which could be farmed for meat that was almost indistinguishable from [[Terra]]n beef. Over time, Ashio became one of the most prolific beef-exporting planets in the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref name="DARWp28"/> | ||
| − | ===Star League=== | + | ====Star League==== |
During the final years of the [[Star League]], Ashio was host to a [[Star League Defense Force]] garrison.<ref name=FMSLDFp256>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 256: "SLDF - Draconis Combine Military Command Map"</ref> | During the final years of the [[Star League]], Ashio was host to a [[Star League Defense Force]] garrison.<ref name=FMSLDFp256>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 256: "SLDF - Draconis Combine Military Command Map"</ref> | ||
| − | ===Succession Wars=== | + | ====Succession Wars==== |
Ashio served as the Prefecture capital of the Ashio Prefecture for much of its history while the planet was still affiliated with the Draconis Combine. The Combine constructed Ashio University on the planet prior to the [[First Succession War]], an institute that served as a political and military college and which counted a number of members of the [[House Kurita|Kurita]] family during its history. The first Ashio University was destroyed during the First Succession War, but was rebuilt by the Combine government as a part of the [[People's Reconstruction Effort]] during that brief rebuilding program. Having been rebuilt, the University was subsequently destroyed again; the second incarnation of the university was destroyed by a fire, which was believed to have been started deliberately by anti-Kuritan insurgents.<ref name="DARWp28"/> | Ashio served as the Prefecture capital of the Ashio Prefecture for much of its history while the planet was still affiliated with the Draconis Combine. The Combine constructed Ashio University on the planet prior to the [[First Succession War]], an institute that served as a political and military college and which counted a number of members of the [[House Kurita|Kurita]] family during its history. The first Ashio University was destroyed during the First Succession War, but was rebuilt by the Combine government as a part of the [[People's Reconstruction Effort]] during that brief rebuilding program. Having been rebuilt, the University was subsequently destroyed again; the second incarnation of the university was destroyed by a fire, which was believed to have been started deliberately by anti-Kuritan insurgents.<ref name="DARWp28"/> | ||
Ashio University was rebuilt for a third time, with the third incarnation lasting into the [[Dark Age]], dedicated to studies relating to culture and the earth sciences and based out of the planetary capital city, Iscariot.<ref name="DARWp28"/> | Ashio University was rebuilt for a third time, with the third incarnation lasting into the [[Dark Age]], dedicated to studies relating to culture and the earth sciences and based out of the planetary capital city, Iscariot.<ref name="DARWp28"/> | ||
| − | ===Civil War | + | ====Civil War and Jihad==== |
In the thirty-first century Ashio served as the capital of the Ashio Prefecture; the planet benefited from a significant level of infrastructure geared towards acting as a logistical and command hub for the prefecture, as well as modest levels of agricultural, manufacturing and mining. Ashio was occupied by foreign troops twice between [[3060]] and [[3080]]; during the [[FedCom Civil War]] troops from the [[Draconis March]] of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] occupied the planet ([[Battle of Ashio (3064)]], and later during the [[Jihad]] the [[Word of Blake]] took control of the planet. These two occupations saw the industrial and urban sectors of Ashio take damage, but that damage was relatively mild compared to many other planets and the bulk of the rebuilding needed had been completed by [[3079]]. The largely agrarian portions of the planet managed to escape both occupations almost unscathed.<ref name=OBDC35/> | In the thirty-first century Ashio served as the capital of the Ashio Prefecture; the planet benefited from a significant level of infrastructure geared towards acting as a logistical and command hub for the prefecture, as well as modest levels of agricultural, manufacturing and mining. Ashio was occupied by foreign troops twice between [[3060]] and [[3080]]; during the [[FedCom Civil War]] troops from the [[Draconis March]] of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] occupied the planet ([[Battle of Ashio (3064)]], and later during the [[Jihad]] the [[Word of Blake]] took control of the planet. These two occupations saw the industrial and urban sectors of Ashio take damage, but that damage was relatively mild compared to many other planets and the bulk of the rebuilding needed had been completed by [[3079]]. The largely agrarian portions of the planet managed to escape both occupations almost unscathed.<ref name=OBDC35/> | ||
| − | ===Dark Age=== | + | ====Dark Age==== |
During the Dark Age the Geological Institute of Ashio announced that movement had been detected along one of the three major fault lines that converged under Vesuvius Prime, the continent that was home to a massive volcano named Mount Vesuvius Major. The volcano and fault lines had been inactive throughout the preceding centuries and mining industries had developed on Vesuvius Prime to extract the various minerals and ores present as a consequence of earlier geological activity, but the announcement by the GIA led to the mining industries gradually moving away from Vesuvius Prime.<ref name="DARWp28"/> | During the Dark Age the Geological Institute of Ashio announced that movement had been detected along one of the three major fault lines that converged under Vesuvius Prime, the continent that was home to a massive volcano named Mount Vesuvius Major. The volcano and fault lines had been inactive throughout the preceding centuries and mining industries had developed on Vesuvius Prime to extract the various minerals and ores present as a consequence of earlier geological activity, but the announcement by the GIA led to the mining industries gradually moving away from Vesuvius Prime.<ref name="DARWp28"/> | ||
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* Duke [[Elnar Kloven]]<ref name=HK187/> | * Duke [[Elnar Kloven]]<ref name=HK187/> | ||
| − | === 3067 === | + | ==== 3067 ==== |
* Duke [[Nikolai Jansma]]<ref name=FCCW203/> | * Duke [[Nikolai Jansma]]<ref name=FCCW203/> | ||
| − | === 3130 === | + | ==== 3130 ==== |
* Governor Seth Jasma<ref name="DARWp28"/> | * Governor Seth Jasma<ref name="DARWp28"/> | ||
* Planetary Legate Bianca Fetladral<ref name="DARWp28"/> | * Planetary Legate Bianca Fetladral<ref name="DARWp28"/> | ||
| − | == Military Deployment == | + | === Military Deployment === |
| − | ===2764=== | + | ====2764==== |
* [[192nd Mechanized Infantry Division]]<ref name=FMSLDFp256 /> | * [[192nd Mechanized Infantry Division]]<ref name=FMSLDFp256 /> | ||
| − | ===2786=== | + | ====2786==== |
* [[Ninth Dieron Regulars]]<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137: "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"</ref> | * [[Ninth Dieron Regulars]]<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137: "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"</ref> | ||
| − | ===3025=== | + | ====3025==== |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Twelfth Dieron Regulars]]<ref name=HK133/> |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Twenty-fourth Dieron Regulars]]<ref name=HK133>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 133: "Unit Deployment Table"</ref> |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Twenty-seventh Dieron Regulars]]<ref name=HK133/><ref name=HKDCp187>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 187 "Ashio"</ref> |
| − | ===3038=== | + | ====3038==== |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Second Genyosha]]<ref name=H:Wo3039>''Historical: War of 3039'', pp. 135–141: "Deployment Table"</ref> |
* Twelfth Dieron Regulars<ref name=H:Wo3039/> | * Twelfth Dieron Regulars<ref name=H:Wo3039/> | ||
* Twenty-fourth Dieron Regulars<ref name=H:Wo3039/> | * Twenty-fourth Dieron Regulars<ref name=H:Wo3039/> | ||
| − | ===3040=== | + | ====3040==== |
* Twelfth Dieron Regulars<ref name=H:Wo3039/> | * Twelfth Dieron Regulars<ref name=H:Wo3039/> | ||
* Twenty-fourth Dieron Regulars<ref name=H:Wo3039/> | * Twenty-fourth Dieron Regulars<ref name=H:Wo3039/> | ||
| − | ===3050=== | + | ====3050==== |
* Twelfth Dieron Regulars<ref name=20YU40/> | * Twelfth Dieron Regulars<ref name=20YU40/> | ||
| − | * | + | * Twenty-seventh Dieron Regulars<ref name=20YU40>''20 Year Update'', p. 40: "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"</ref> |
| − | ===3067=== | + | ====3067==== |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Sixteenth Sun Zhang Cadre]]<ref name=FMU117>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 117: "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"</ref> |
| − | ===3085=== | + | ====3085==== |
* [[II Triarii Protectors]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 186: "RAF Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> | * [[II Triarii Protectors]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 186: "RAF Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> | ||
| − | :- At this | + | :- At this time, the II Triarii was at 30% of full strength, with 66% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology. |
| − | ===3145=== | + | ====3145==== |
| − | * [[First | + | * [[First Arkab Legion]]<ref name=FM3145p64>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 64: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"</ref> |
| − | == Geography == | + | === Geography === |
The continents on Ashio are named Rhodesia, Vesuvius Prime and Zaire.<ref name=FCCW203/><ref name=OBDC35/> Ashio is a young planet, and as such has high mountains and deep oceans; all three continents are mountainous, as are the handful of island chains dotted around the surface of the planet. Ashio has relatively modest deposits of minerals and the amount of arable land available is limited, but it is home to extremely large mammoths native to the planet. The mammoths resemble cattle, but are elephant-sized.<ref name="DARWp28"/> | The continents on Ashio are named Rhodesia, Vesuvius Prime and Zaire.<ref name=FCCW203/><ref name=OBDC35/> Ashio is a young planet, and as such has high mountains and deep oceans; all three continents are mountainous, as are the handful of island chains dotted around the surface of the planet. Ashio has relatively modest deposits of minerals and the amount of arable land available is limited, but it is home to extremely large mammoths native to the planet. The mammoths resemble cattle, but are elephant-sized.<ref name="DARWp28"/> | ||
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The continent of Zaire is located in the northern hemisphere of Ashio, while Rhodesia is located to the northeast of Zaire.<ref name="DARWp28"/> | The continent of Zaire is located in the northern hemisphere of Ashio, while Rhodesia is located to the northeast of Zaire.<ref name="DARWp28"/> | ||
| − | == Planetary Locations == | + | === Planetary Locations === |
* Ashio University: an institute of higher learning that had been destroyed no less than three times by the [[thirty-second century]], with the third incarnation of the University being located in the city of Iscariot.<ref name="DARWp28"/> | * Ashio University: an institute of higher learning that had been destroyed no less than three times by the [[thirty-second century]], with the third incarnation of the University being located in the city of Iscariot.<ref name="DARWp28"/> | ||
* The Geological Institute of Ashio: an institute of higher learning located in Shigata and affiliated with Ashio University.<ref name="DARWp28"/> | * The Geological Institute of Ashio: an institute of higher learning located in Shigata and affiliated with Ashio University.<ref name="DARWp28"/> | ||
* Iscariot: the planetary capital city, located on Rhodesia.<ref name="DARWp28"/> | * Iscariot: the planetary capital city, located on Rhodesia.<ref name="DARWp28"/> | ||
* Shigata: a large city located in southern Zaire.<ref name="DARWp28"/> | * Shigata: a large city located in southern Zaire.<ref name="DARWp28"/> | ||
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| + | === Industrial Centers === | ||
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| − | == Image gallery == | + | === Image gallery === |
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
| − | The Duke of Ashio in 3067, Nikola Jansma, is a reference to the founder of the BattleTech wiki. | + | * The Duke of Ashio in 3067, Nikola Jansma, is a reference to the founder of the BattleTech wiki. |
== Map Gallery == | == Map Gallery == | ||
Revision as of 20:48, 4 May 2023
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| System Information | |
| X:Y Coordinates | 73.565 : 66.743[e] |
| Spectral class | G6IV[1][2][3] |
| Recharge time | 187[1][2][3] |
| Recharge station(s) | Nadir[1][2] |
| Planet(s) | Eight[1][2][3] |
The Ashio system is the location of at least one inhabited world, Ashio III, and as of 3145 is located in the Ashio Prefecture of the Dieron Military District within the Draconis Combine.[4][5]
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System Description
The Ashio system is located near the Albalii and Piedmont systems[4][5] and consists of a class G6IV primary orbited by eight worlds, the third of which is habitable.[1][2][3]
Political Affiliation
- 2319 - Alliance of Galedon[6] and Draconis Combine[6]
- 2571 - Draconis Combine[7]
- 2596 - Draconis Combine[8]
- 2750 - Draconis Combine[9]
- 2764 - Draconis Combine[10]
- 2765 - Draconis Combine[11]
- 2786 - Draconis Combine[12]
- 2822 - Draconis Combine[13][14]
- 2864 - Draconis Combine[15]
- 3025 - Draconis Combine[16][17][18]
- 3030 - Draconis Combine[19][20]
- 3040 - Draconis Combine[21][22][23]
- 3050 - Draconis Combine[24]
- 3052 - Draconis Combine[25][26]
- 3057 - Draconis Combine[27]
- 3058 - Draconis Combine[28]
- 3063 - Draconis Combine[29]
- 3067 - Draconis Combine[30][18][31]
- 3075 - Draconis Combine[32]
- 3079 - Draconis Combine[33][34]
- 3081 - Republic of the Sphere[35]
- 3085 - Republic of the Sphere[36]
- 3135 - Draconis Combine[37]
- 3145 - Draconis Combine[4][5]
Ashio III
Template:InfoBoxPlanetStandard Ashio III - more commonly known simply as Ashio - is the third planet in the Ashio system and has served as the Prefecture capital of the Ashio Prefecture within the Draconis Combine for much of its history. Ashio has three moons named Hyde, Kauner and Rossi.[3]
Planetary History
Early History
The colonists who settled on Ashio were able to raise the planetary economy above subsistence level by ranching the native mammoth species, which resembled an elephant-sized cow and which could be farmed for meat that was almost indistinguishable from Terran beef. Over time, Ashio became one of the most prolific beef-exporting planets in the Inner Sphere.[3]
Star League
During the final years of the Star League, Ashio was host to a Star League Defense Force garrison.[38]
Succession Wars
Ashio served as the Prefecture capital of the Ashio Prefecture for much of its history while the planet was still affiliated with the Draconis Combine. The Combine constructed Ashio University on the planet prior to the First Succession War, an institute that served as a political and military college and which counted a number of members of the Kurita family during its history. The first Ashio University was destroyed during the First Succession War, but was rebuilt by the Combine government as a part of the People's Reconstruction Effort during that brief rebuilding program. Having been rebuilt, the University was subsequently destroyed again; the second incarnation of the university was destroyed by a fire, which was believed to have been started deliberately by anti-Kuritan insurgents.[3]
Ashio University was rebuilt for a third time, with the third incarnation lasting into the Dark Age, dedicated to studies relating to culture and the earth sciences and based out of the planetary capital city, Iscariot.[3]
Civil War and Jihad
In the thirty-first century Ashio served as the capital of the Ashio Prefecture; the planet benefited from a significant level of infrastructure geared towards acting as a logistical and command hub for the prefecture, as well as modest levels of agricultural, manufacturing and mining. Ashio was occupied by foreign troops twice between 3060 and 3080; during the FedCom Civil War troops from the Draconis March of the Federated Commonwealth occupied the planet (Battle of Ashio (3064), and later during the Jihad the Word of Blake took control of the planet. These two occupations saw the industrial and urban sectors of Ashio take damage, but that damage was relatively mild compared to many other planets and the bulk of the rebuilding needed had been completed by 3079. The largely agrarian portions of the planet managed to escape both occupations almost unscathed.[2]
Dark Age
During the Dark Age the Geological Institute of Ashio announced that movement had been detected along one of the three major fault lines that converged under Vesuvius Prime, the continent that was home to a massive volcano named Mount Vesuvius Major. The volcano and fault lines had been inactive throughout the preceding centuries and mining industries had developed on Vesuvius Prime to extract the various minerals and ores present as a consequence of earlier geological activity, but the announcement by the GIA led to the mining industries gradually moving away from Vesuvius Prime.[3]
Planetary Rulers
3025
- Duke Elnar Kloven[39]
3067
- Duke Nikolai Jansma[1]
3130
Military Deployment
2764
2786
3025
- Twelfth Dieron Regulars[41]
- Twenty-fourth Dieron Regulars[41]
- Twenty-seventh Dieron Regulars[41][42]
3038
- Second Genyosha[43]
- Twelfth Dieron Regulars[43]
- Twenty-fourth Dieron Regulars[43]
3040
3050
3067
3085
- - At this time, the II Triarii was at 30% of full strength, with 66% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
3145
Geography
The continents on Ashio are named Rhodesia, Vesuvius Prime and Zaire.[1][2] Ashio is a young planet, and as such has high mountains and deep oceans; all three continents are mountainous, as are the handful of island chains dotted around the surface of the planet. Ashio has relatively modest deposits of minerals and the amount of arable land available is limited, but it is home to extremely large mammoths native to the planet. The mammoths resemble cattle, but are elephant-sized.[3]
The single most distinct geological feature on Ashio is Mount Vesuvius Major, a volcano ten kilometers tall, located on the continent of Vesuvius Prime, which may be the largest volcano in the Inner Sphere. Mount Vesuvius Major dominates the landscape of the southern continent of Vesuvius Prime and sits at crux of three major fault lines, which have been inactive for the majority of Ashio's settled history.[3] By 3025 scientists estimated that if Vesuvius Major erupted, it could block all sunlight from the planet, sending it into an ice age.[42]
The continent of Zaire is located in the northern hemisphere of Ashio, while Rhodesia is located to the northeast of Zaire.[3]
Planetary Locations
- Ashio University: an institute of higher learning that had been destroyed no less than three times by the thirty-second century, with the third incarnation of the University being located in the city of Iscariot.[3]
- The Geological Institute of Ashio: an institute of higher learning located in Shigata and affiliated with Ashio University.[3]
- Iscariot: the planetary capital city, located on Rhodesia.[3]
- Shigata: a large city located in southern Zaire.[3]
Notes
- The Duke of Ashio in 3067, Nikola Jansma, is a reference to the founder of the BattleTech wiki.
Map Gallery
Nearby Systems
| Closest 48 systems (45 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albalii | 12.0 | Piedmont | 12.5 | Shinonoi | 14.2 | Agador | 15.6 |
| Chichibu | 18.8 | Dabih | 21.6 | Halstead Station | 23.7 | Miyazaki | 24.0 |
| Shimonita | 25.6 | Elix | 28.2 | Algedi | 29.2 | Biham | 30.1 |
| Ancha | 30.7 | Sadachbia | 31.7 | Kurhah | 32.3 | Waddesdon | 35.5 |
| Shitara | 37.9 | Al Na'ir | 38.0 | Telos | 39.7 | Nashira | 42.1 |
| Lapida | 42.3 | Skat | 44.5 | Kervil | 44.6 | Grootfontein | 45.1 |
| Celebes | 45.4 | Okaya | 45.5 | Murchison | 46.9 | Kitalpha | 49.3 |
| Tannil | 49.3 | Markab | 50.2 | Kuzuu | 50.6 | Minakuchi | 50.7 |
| Pokhara | 51.2 | New Britain | 51.5 | Deneb Algedi | 52.1 | Rukbat | 52.5 |
| Cylene | 52.8 | Ascella | 53.2 | Galatia | 55.2 | Alya | 55.9 |
| Altais | 56.4 | Towne | 58.9 | Helen | 59.0 | Sutama | 59.5 |
| Chaville | 59.6 | Pike | 60.1 | Lambrecht | 60.8 | Quentin | 61.0 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 FedCom Civil War, p. 203
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 35: "Industrial Worlds
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 28: "Ashio"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18: "Draconis Combine - [2319] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - 2822"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60: "Federated Suns After Second Succession War [2864]"
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 82: "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 71: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of 3039 Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [October 3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: Inner Sphere - [3075] Map
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
- ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 21: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 256: "SLDF - Draconis Combine Military Command Map"
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedHK187 - ↑ First Succession War, p. 137: "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 133: "Unit Deployment Table"
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 187 "Ashio"
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 43.2 43.3 43.4 Historical: War of 3039, pp. 135–141: "Deployment Table"
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 20 Year Update, p. 40: "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 117: "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 186: "RAF Deployment Table - 3085"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 64: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"
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