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Grand Base

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System Information
X:Y Coordinates46.002 : -298.878[e]
Spectral classG5IV[1][2]
Recharge time186 hours[2]
Recharge station(s)Zenith (3025)[1]
Zenith, Nadir[2]

Political Affiliation

Grand Base

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Planetary History

Fourth Succession War

Grand Base was the personal holding of Colonel Pavel Ridzik. It served as a large military training, staging, and repair facility. Grand Base also boasted the second-largest BattleMech production facility in the Capellan Confederation. Only Tikonov's vast factories are larger.[1]

In 3030, Grand Base became a battlefield. Warrior House Fujita drove the attacking Andurien forces off world.[35] The defeat of the Sixth Defenders of Andurien by the Warrior House, militia regiments, and Death Commando trainees, provided a huge morale boost to the Confederation's armed forces. Heavy investment by the Capellan Confederation through the 3030's insured that the planet's economy had recovered by 3040.[2]

Military Deployment

3025

3038

  • Death Commandos (1st Battalion)[37]
  • Warrior House Fujita (1st Battalion)[37]

3040

  • Death Commandos (1st Battalion)[37]
  • Warrior House Fujita (1st Battalion)[37]
  • Warrior House Fujita (2nd Battalion)[37]

3050

  • Warrior House Fujita[38]

3054

  • Warrior House Fujita[21]

3059

3063

3067

  • Warrior House Lu Sann[40]

3085

3145

- At this point in time, the unit was at 80% of full strength with an "A" equipment rating.

Geography

Grand Base's main continent is covered in rolling hills and mountains. The main continent has a large coastal mountain range along its east edge. There are three other continents on the world, all of them easily reached by atmospheric transport craft. More importantly the huge freshwater seas are home to many imported Terran fish as well as reptiles.[2] The Grand Base Giant Crocodile is the undisputed master of the 6,000 km Parung River.[43]

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The information after this notice comes from apocryphal sources; the canonicity of such information is uncertain.
Please view the reference page for information regarding their canonicity.

In the MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries High Reward Quest "Hazing of the Weak," Grand Base is depicted as a lush canyon biome with good visibility.[44]

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Industrial Centers

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Nearby Systems

Closest 68 systems (66 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Nihal 12.1 Sumy 12.5 Brest 15.9 Raphael 16.0
Belamor 16.6 Holloway 19.0 Homestead 19.3 Wright 21.2
Primus 22.2 Housekarle 25.4 Kirkvåg 25.9 Yàn-huì 27.0
Ife 27.7 Kasdach 28.8 Shaun 30.1 Prix 30.4
Velhas 30.8 Sendalor 32.1 Jungar Qi 34.9 Latice 35.8
Madras 36.0 Dicon 36.9 Manapire 36.9 Decatur 38.3
Carmen 38.6 Wantorill 38.6 Betelgeuse 41.1 Amu Darya 41.3
Ziliang 41.3 Xieng Khouang 41.4 Immenstadt 41.8 Purvo 42.3
Sigma Mare 42.7 Florarda 44.2 Ito 45.0 Uravan 46.0
Claxton 46.2 Lucknow 46.8 Pell 46.8 Krakatau 46.9
Decus 47.3 Bogerth 47.8 Palladaine 50.3 Tetschner 51.0
Buenos Aires 51.4 Mazdru 51.9 Oligar 52.0 Nukus 52.8
Kurvasa 53.1 Bellatrix 53.4 Hustaing 54.0 Mumbai 54.1
Verlo 54.7 Menke 55.0 Columbine 55.3 Dì-fang 55.7
Ambergrist 55.8 Shiba 56.0 Conquista 56.2 Westerhand 56.3
Indicass 56.4 Castrovia 56.4 Weatogue 57.2 Ikast 57.2
New Westin 57.4 Patan 59.7 Braum 60.1 Altorra 60.3

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 135: "A Brief Atlas" – Grand Base entry
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Handbook: House Liao, p. 78, "Grand Base"
  3. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 16
  4. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 17
  5. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 13
  6. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 25
  7. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
  8. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37
  9. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  10. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
  11. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24-25
  12. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 31
  13. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122-123
  14. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112-113
  15. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 39
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 40
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 49
  18. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132
  19. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 10
  20. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 22
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Objective Raids, p. 42, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"
  22. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 10
  23. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 60
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 107, "Mercenary Deployment Table"
  25. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
  26. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 68
  27. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43
  28. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64
  29. ↑ Field Report: CCAF, p. 21
  30. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
  31. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  32. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
  33. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39
  34. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  35. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 47
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 107, "Unit Deployment Table"
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 Historical: War of 3039, p. 140, "Deployment Table"
  38. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 63, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"
  39. ↑ Field Manual: Capellan Confederation, p. 120, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"
  40. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 33, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 Field Manual: 3085, p. 34, "Deployment Table - 3085"
  42. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 45, "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Table - 3145"
  43. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 140
  44. ↑ MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, "Hazing of the Weak"

Bibliography

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