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== System History ==
 
== System History ==
 
The Avon system was settled at some point during the [[Age of War]] or earlier.<ref name="H:RWp159"/>
 
The Avon system was settled at some point during the [[Age of War]] or earlier.<ref name="H:RWp159"/>
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== Political Affiliation ==
 
== Political Affiliation ==
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* [[2319]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name=HB:HKp18>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine - [2319] Map"</ref>
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* [[2571]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
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* [[2596]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
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* [[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>
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* [[3030]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
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* [[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>
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* [[3050]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
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* [[3052]] - [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]/[[Clan Nova Cat]]<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>
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* [[3057]] - Clan Smoke Jaguar/Clan Nova Cat<ref name="ER3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [October 3067] Map"</ref>
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* [[3075]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: Inner Sphere - [3075] Map</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref>
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* [[3135]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
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* [[3145]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>
  
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Avon V - more commonly referred to simply as Avon - is the fifth planet in the Avon system. The surface of Avon has been host to at least two significant defense manufacturers.<ref name=O:DCp7/><ref name=O:TCp24/>
 
Avon V - more commonly referred to simply as Avon - is the fifth planet in the Avon system. The surface of Avon has been host to at least two significant defense manufacturers.<ref name=O:DCp7/><ref name=O:TCp24/>
  
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== Planetary History ==
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=== Planetary History ===
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===Clan Invasion===
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====Clan Invasion====
 
Avon was conquered by both [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] and [[Clan Nova Cat]] during the Fifth Wave of [[Operation REVIVAL]] in November [[3051]].  Against the [[Second Amphigean Light Assault Group]] were arrayed the Smoke Jaguars' [[5th Jaguar Regulars (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Fifth Jaguar Regulars]], [[4th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Fourth Jaguar Dragoons]] and [[214th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|214th Jaguar Dragoons]], and the Nova Cats' [[274th Battle (Clan Nova Cat)|274th Battle Cluster]] and [[449th Assault Cluster (Clan Nova Cat)|449th Assault Cluster]].  Initially the two Clans landed only one [[Cluster]] each, but even this was too much for the Second to contemplate engaging in open battle.  Knowing they could not defeat their foes conventionally, the defenders instead began a short but fierce guerrilla campaign aimed at destroying as much of the Clans' supplies as possible.  Entire companies of 'Mechs attacked Clan supply depots under the cover of darkness, though in truth their attacks were merely diversions to allow commando units to infiltrate and plant explosives among the supplies. As a result of such "perfidious" tactics, the Smoke Jaguar commander ordered a "[[Elemental (battle armor)#Variants|headhunter]]" [[Star]] to locate and destroy the Second's command post.  The unit succeeded during a ruthlessly brutal strike that killed the entire command staff. Bereft of leadership the defenders' efforts began to falter, until finally the Second Amphigean was destroyed just days later from an attack by the 214th Jaguar Dragoons.<ref>''Invading Clans'', pp. 59–60</ref>
 
Avon was conquered by both [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] and [[Clan Nova Cat]] during the Fifth Wave of [[Operation REVIVAL]] in November [[3051]].  Against the [[Second Amphigean Light Assault Group]] were arrayed the Smoke Jaguars' [[5th Jaguar Regulars (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Fifth Jaguar Regulars]], [[4th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Fourth Jaguar Dragoons]] and [[214th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|214th Jaguar Dragoons]], and the Nova Cats' [[274th Battle (Clan Nova Cat)|274th Battle Cluster]] and [[449th Assault Cluster (Clan Nova Cat)|449th Assault Cluster]].  Initially the two Clans landed only one [[Cluster]] each, but even this was too much for the Second to contemplate engaging in open battle.  Knowing they could not defeat their foes conventionally, the defenders instead began a short but fierce guerrilla campaign aimed at destroying as much of the Clans' supplies as possible.  Entire companies of 'Mechs attacked Clan supply depots under the cover of darkness, though in truth their attacks were merely diversions to allow commando units to infiltrate and plant explosives among the supplies. As a result of such "perfidious" tactics, the Smoke Jaguar commander ordered a "[[Elemental (battle armor)#Variants|headhunter]]" [[Star]] to locate and destroy the Second's command post.  The unit succeeded during a ruthlessly brutal strike that killed the entire command staff. Bereft of leadership the defenders' efforts began to falter, until finally the Second Amphigean was destroyed just days later from an attack by the 214th Jaguar Dragoons.<ref>''Invading Clans'', pp. 59–60</ref>
  
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=== Operation BULLDOG ===
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==== Operation BULLDOG ====
 
Avon was successfully invaded in the first wave of [[Operation BULLDOG]] by the [[Fourth Pesht Regulars]]; the defending [[1st Nova Cat Guards (Clan Nova Cat)|First Nova Cat Guards]] were integrated into the Draconis Combine.<ref>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 16</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 109</ref><ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 125</ref> The planet was presumably subsequently lost and then recaptured in the second wave of Operation BULLDOG by the [[198th Division (ComStar)|198th Division]], [[Third Royal Guards]], Fourth Pesht Regulars, [[Eleventh Alshain Avengers]], First Star League Nova Cat Guards (Alpha), First Star League Garrison Cluster, and Third Star League Garrison Cluster. The defending Beta Galaxy Command Trinary and [[1st Jaguar Guards (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|First Jaguar Guards]] quickly lost the planet.<ref>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 25</ref>
 
Avon was successfully invaded in the first wave of [[Operation BULLDOG]] by the [[Fourth Pesht Regulars]]; the defending [[1st Nova Cat Guards (Clan Nova Cat)|First Nova Cat Guards]] were integrated into the Draconis Combine.<ref>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 16</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 109</ref><ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 125</ref> The planet was presumably subsequently lost and then recaptured in the second wave of Operation BULLDOG by the [[198th Division (ComStar)|198th Division]], [[Third Royal Guards]], Fourth Pesht Regulars, [[Eleventh Alshain Avengers]], First Star League Nova Cat Guards (Alpha), First Star League Garrison Cluster, and Third Star League Garrison Cluster. The defending Beta Galaxy Command Trinary and [[1st Jaguar Guards (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|First Jaguar Guards]] quickly lost the planet.<ref>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 25</ref>
  
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===The Jihad===
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====The Jihad====
 
On the 24th of July [[3072]] the renegade DCA ''[[Kirishima]]''-class cruiser [[Urizen II|DCS ''Urizen II'']] was destroyed in the Avon system by the [[Clan Nova Cat]] ''[[Black Lion]]''-class heavy cruiser and flagship ''[[Severen Leroux (Black Lion)|Severen Leroux]]''.<ref name="JHS3076p23">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 23: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp51">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 51: "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
 
On the 24th of July [[3072]] the renegade DCA ''[[Kirishima]]''-class cruiser [[Urizen II|DCS ''Urizen II'']] was destroyed in the Avon system by the [[Clan Nova Cat]] ''[[Black Lion]]''-class heavy cruiser and flagship ''[[Severen Leroux (Black Lion)|Severen Leroux]]''.<ref name="JHS3076p23">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 23: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp51">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 51: "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
  
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===Post-Jihad===
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====Post-Jihad====
 
The [[Matabushi Incorporated]] plant located near the city of Fresno on the Albion continent continued to produce both ''[[Union]]'' and ''[[Overlord]]''-class DropShips for the Combine and for [[Clan Nova Cat]] throughout the Jihad,<ref name="OB:DCp7+">''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 7: "Matabushi, Inc"</ref> despite having lost more than a third of its capacity during the conflict.<ref name="OB:DCp4">''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 4: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"</ref> The Matabushi plant had been restored to full operating capability well before [[3081]].<ref name="J:FRp89">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 89: "Pesht Military District"</ref>
 
The [[Matabushi Incorporated]] plant located near the city of Fresno on the Albion continent continued to produce both ''[[Union]]'' and ''[[Overlord]]''-class DropShips for the Combine and for [[Clan Nova Cat]] throughout the Jihad,<ref name="OB:DCp7+">''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 7: "Matabushi, Inc"</ref> despite having lost more than a third of its capacity during the conflict.<ref name="OB:DCp4">''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 4: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"</ref> The Matabushi plant had been restored to full operating capability well before [[3081]].<ref name="J:FRp89">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 89: "Pesht Military District"</ref>
  
 
The Matabushi plant wasn't the only plant on Avon to manufacture items to [[Clan]] specifications in support of the Nova Cats; [[Luthien Armor Works]] also maintained a small LAW-Barcella facility on the planet to manufacture [[OmniMech]] components and second-line BattleMechs solely for the Nova Cats.<ref name=O:DCp7/>
 
The Matabushi plant wasn't the only plant on Avon to manufacture items to [[Clan]] specifications in support of the Nova Cats; [[Luthien Armor Works]] also maintained a small LAW-Barcella facility on the planet to manufacture [[OmniMech]] components and second-line BattleMechs solely for the Nova Cats.<ref name=O:DCp7/>
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== Political Affiliation ==
 
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* [[2319]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name=HB:HKp18>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine - [2319] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2571]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2596]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2750]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2764]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'': "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2765]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2822]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2864]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3025]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'': "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3030]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[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>
 
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* [[3050]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3052]] - [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]/[[Clan Nova Cat]]<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>
 
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* [[3057]] - Clan Smoke Jaguar/Clan Nova Cat<ref name="ER3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</ref>
 
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* [[3063]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref>
 
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* [[3067]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [October 3067] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3075]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: Inner Sphere - [3075] Map</ref>
 
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* [[3079]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
 
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* [[3081]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref>
 
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* [[3085]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref>
 
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* [[3135]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3145]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>
 
 
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== Military Deployment ==
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===3054===
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* [[Xi Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Xi Galaxy]]<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 63: "Unit Note"</ref>
 
* [[Xi Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Xi Galaxy]]<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 63: "Unit Note"</ref>
  
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===3062===
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====3062====
 
* Xi Galaxy<ref name=FMCS128>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 128: "Nova Cats Deployment Table"</ref>
 
* Xi Galaxy<ref name=FMCS128>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 128: "Nova Cats Deployment Table"</ref>
  
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===3067===
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====3067====
 
* [[Ryuken-ni]]<ref name=FMU101>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 101: "Clan Nova Cat Deployment Table"</ref>
 
* [[Ryuken-ni]]<ref name=FMU101>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 101: "Clan Nova Cat Deployment Table"</ref>
  
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===3079===
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====3079====
 
* [[Nova Cat Dragoons (Clan Nova Cat)|Nova Cat Dragoons]]<ref name=O:TCp24/>
 
* [[Nova Cat Dragoons (Clan Nova Cat)|Nova Cat Dragoons]]<ref name=O:TCp24/>
  
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===3085===
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====3085====
 
* [[Dragonsclaw (Clan Nova Cat)|Dragonsclaw]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 130: "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
 
* [[Dragonsclaw (Clan Nova Cat)|Dragonsclaw]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 130: "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
  
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===3145===
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====3145====
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* [[Crater Cobras]] (Shared with [[Yamarovka]])<ref name=FM3145p182>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 182: "Draconis Combine"</ref>
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* [[Crater Cobras]] (shared with [[Yamarovka]])<ref name=FM3145p182>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 182: "Draconis Combine"</ref>
  
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== Geography ==
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=== Geography ===
 
Avon has three continents named Albion, Britannia and Norman; the continents are covered in plains which are often subject to high winds.<ref name=O:DCp7/><ref name=O:TCp24/>
 
Avon has three continents named Albion, Britannia and Norman; the continents are covered in plains which are often subject to high winds.<ref name=O:DCp7/><ref name=O:TCp24/>
  
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* Fresno: A city located on Albion.<ref name="OB:DCp7+"/>
 
* Fresno: A city located on Albion.<ref name="OB:DCp7+"/>
 
* Home Plains: Grassy plains<ref name=IoWc1>''Impetus of War'', ch. 1</ref>
 
* Home Plains: Grassy plains<ref name=IoWc1>''Impetus of War'', ch. 1</ref>
 
* Stratford: The planetary capital city, located on Albion.<ref name=O:DCp7/><ref name=O:TCp24/>
 
* Stratford: The planetary capital city, located on Albion.<ref name=O:DCp7/><ref name=O:TCp24/>
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=== Industrial Centers ===
 
* [[Avon Alpha]]<ref>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 24: "Avon Alpha"</ref>
 
* [[Avon Alpha]]<ref>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 24: "Avon Alpha"</ref>
 
* [[Matabushi Incorporated]]<ref name=O:DCp7/><ref>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 25: "Matabushi Incorporated"</ref>
 
* [[Matabushi Incorporated]]<ref name=O:DCp7/><ref>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 25: "Matabushi Incorporated"</ref>
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[[Category:Systems|Avon]]

Revision as of 18:42, 9 March 2023

Avon
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Avon 3151.svg
Avon nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates150.086 : 250.796[e]
Spectral classG8V[1][2]
Recharge time189 hours[1][2]
Recharge station(s)None[1][2]

The Avon system is home to at least one inhabited world, Avon V, and as of 3145 was located in the Irece Prefecture of the Pesht Military District within the Draconis Combine.[3][4]

System Description

The Avon system is located near the Luthien and Port Arthur systems[3][4] and consists of a class G8V primary orbited by at least five planets.[1][2]

System History

The Avon system was settled at some point during the Age of War or earlier.[5]

Political Affiliation

Avon V

Template:InfoBoxPlanetStandard Avon V - more commonly referred to simply as Avon - is the fifth planet in the Avon system. The surface of Avon has been host to at least two significant defense manufacturers.[1][2]

Planetary History

Clan Invasion

Avon was conquered by both Clan Smoke Jaguar and Clan Nova Cat during the Fifth Wave of Operation REVIVAL in November 3051. Against the Second Amphigean Light Assault Group were arrayed the Smoke Jaguars' Fifth Jaguar Regulars, Fourth Jaguar Dragoons and 214th Jaguar Dragoons, and the Nova Cats' 274th Battle Cluster and 449th Assault Cluster. Initially the two Clans landed only one Cluster each, but even this was too much for the Second to contemplate engaging in open battle. Knowing they could not defeat their foes conventionally, the defenders instead began a short but fierce guerrilla campaign aimed at destroying as much of the Clans' supplies as possible. Entire companies of 'Mechs attacked Clan supply depots under the cover of darkness, though in truth their attacks were merely diversions to allow commando units to infiltrate and plant explosives among the supplies. As a result of such "perfidious" tactics, the Smoke Jaguar commander ordered a "headhunter" Star to locate and destroy the Second's command post. The unit succeeded during a ruthlessly brutal strike that killed the entire command staff. Bereft of leadership the defenders' efforts began to falter, until finally the Second Amphigean was destroyed just days later from an attack by the 214th Jaguar Dragoons.[31]

Operation BULLDOG

Avon was successfully invaded in the first wave of Operation BULLDOG by the Fourth Pesht Regulars; the defending First Nova Cat Guards were integrated into the Draconis Combine.[32][33][34] The planet was presumably subsequently lost and then recaptured in the second wave of Operation BULLDOG by the 198th Division, Third Royal Guards, Fourth Pesht Regulars, Eleventh Alshain Avengers, First Star League Nova Cat Guards (Alpha), First Star League Garrison Cluster, and Third Star League Garrison Cluster. The defending Beta Galaxy Command Trinary and First Jaguar Guards quickly lost the planet.[35]

The Jihad

On the 24th of July 3072 the renegade DCA Kirishima-class cruiser DCS Urizen II was destroyed in the Avon system by the Clan Nova Cat Black Lion-class heavy cruiser and flagship Severen Leroux.[36][37]

Post-Jihad

The Matabushi Incorporated plant located near the city of Fresno on the Albion continent continued to produce both Union and Overlord-class DropShips for the Combine and for Clan Nova Cat throughout the Jihad,[38] despite having lost more than a third of its capacity during the conflict.[39] The Matabushi plant had been restored to full operating capability well before 3081.[40]

The Matabushi plant wasn't the only plant on Avon to manufacture items to Clan specifications in support of the Nova Cats; Luthien Armor Works also maintained a small LAW-Barcella facility on the planet to manufacture OmniMech components and second-line BattleMechs solely for the Nova Cats.[1]

Military Deployment

3054

3062

3067

3079

3085

3145

Geography

Avon has three continents named Albion, Britannia and Norman; the continents are covered in plains which are often subject to high winds.[1][2]

Planetary Locations

  • Fresno: A city located on Albion.[38]
  • Home Plains: Grassy plains[46]
  • Stratford: The planetary capital city, located on Albion.[1][2]

Industrial Centers

Map Gallery

Nearby Systems

Closest 28 systems (27 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Luthien 17.5 Port Arthur 19.1 Bicester 22.9 Tarazed 24.0
Cyrenaica 24.0 Braunton 24.9 Kilmarnock 25.7 Asgard 28.0
Leiston 29.2 Chatham 30.9 Yumesta 32.4 Omagh 39.5
Caripare 40.6 Yardley 44.1 Dyfed 44.1 Xinyang 45.0
Yamarovka 45.1 Baruun Urt 46.4 Corsica Nueva 50.0 Ulsan 50.7
Kagoshima 51.2 Irece 52.2 Juazeiro 52.4 Dover 52.5
Tuat 54.6 Mualang 55.7 Philadelphia 59.0 Sakai 60.6

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 7: "Avon"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Objectives: The Clans, p. 24: "Avon Planet Profile"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  6. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18: "Draconis Combine - [2319] Map"
  7. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  8. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  9. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  10. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  11. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  12. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  13. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  14. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
  15. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  17. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
  19. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  20. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"
  22. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
  23. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  24. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  25. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [October 3067] Map"
  26. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: Inner Sphere - [3075] Map
  27. ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  28. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  29. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  30. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  31. ↑ Invading Clans, pp. 59–60
  32. ↑ The Dragon Roars, p. 16
  33. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 109
  34. ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 125
  35. ↑ The Dragon Roars, p. 25
  36. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 23: "Timeline of the Jihad"
  37. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 51: "The Jihad In Review"
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 7: "Matabushi, Inc"
  39. ↑ Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 4: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"
  40. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 89: "Pesht Military District"
  41. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 63: "Unit Note"
  42. ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 128: "Nova Cats Deployment Table"
  43. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 101: "Clan Nova Cat Deployment Table"
  44. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 130: "Deployment Table - 3085"
  45. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 182: "Draconis Combine"
  46. ↑ Impetus of War, ch. 1
  47. ↑ Objectives: The Clans, p. 24: "Avon Alpha"
  48. ↑ Objectives: The Clans, p. 25: "Matabushi Incorporated"

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