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| + | The '''Menkalinan''' system was home to at least one habitable world and as of [[3151]] was located in the [[Tikonov Commonality]] within the [[Capellan Confederation]].<ref name=SFp102-103/> | ||
| − | ==Planetary | + | ==System Description== |
| − | ===3029=== | + | Menkalinan is located near the [[Tall Trees]] and [[Saiph]] systems. |
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| + | ==Political Affiliation== | ||
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| + | * [[2271]] - Inhabited world<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2366]] - Independent world within the [[Capellan Zone]]<ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17: "Capellan Confederation Founding, 2366"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2367]] - [[Capellan Confederation]]<ref name="HB:HLp13">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 13: "Timeline: Capellan Zone 2367"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2571]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name="HB:HLp25">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25: "Capellan Confederation after Age of War [2571]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - 2596"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - 2750"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 2765"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2767]] - [[Amaris Empire]]<ref name="H:LoTV1p104">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 104: "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"</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"/> | ||
| + | * [[2797]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name=FSWp95>''First Succession War'', p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2822]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31: "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War [2822]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2830]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name=SSWp18>''Second Succession War'', pp. 18–19: "Inner Sphere - 2830"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2832]] - [[Free Worlds League]] (from July)<ref name=SSWp41>''Second Succession War'', p. 41: "The Eagle Swoops"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2842]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name=2SW48>Second Succession War, p. 48: "ComStar War 2837-2742"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2864]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39: "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3025]] - Capellan Confederation & Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40: "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref>{{ref label|affiliation|See Notes}} | ||
| + | * [[3029]] - Capellan Confederation & Free Worlds League<ref name="NAIS4SWp82">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 82</ref>{{ref label|affiliation|See Notes}} | ||
| + | * [[3030]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 12: "Lyran Commonwealth Jumpoff Movements"</ref><ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 78</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3039]] - Free Worlds League (from 5 May)<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 63: "Free Worlds League Operations"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3040]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - 3040"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3050]] - Free Worlds League<ref name=20YU24/> | ||
| + | * [[3058]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HLp60">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 60: "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero [3058]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3067]] - Free Worlds League<ref name=FMU161/><ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68: "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War [3067]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3068]] - Free Worlds League<ref name=JSTBDp19>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 19</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3072]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]<ref>''Starterbook Wolf and Blake'', p. 13</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 105</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3113]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Capellan Crusades'', p. 16</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3135]] - Independent world<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3139]] - [[Tall Trees Union]]<ref>''Map of the Tall Trees Union depicted along with Free Worlds League map as of [3139]''</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3145]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3151]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name=SFp102-103>''Shattered Fortress'', pp. 102–103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Menkalinan== | ||
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| + | ===Planetary History=== | ||
| + | ====Age of War==== | ||
| + | Menkalinan was an independent world within the [[Capellan Zone]] in [[2366]], but was conquered by the [[Terran Hegemony]] sometime before [[2571]].<ref>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17: "Capellan Confederation Foundation (2366)"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25: "Capellan Confederation after Age of War (2571)"</ref> | ||
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| + | ====Star League==== | ||
| + | For the duration of the Star League, Menkalinan was part of the Terran Hegemony's [[Terra Firma Province]]. No [[Castles Brian]] are known to have been built on the world.<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Star League Defense Forces Terran Hegemony Defensive Installations"{{cn}}</ref> Like every other Hegemony world, Menkalinan fell to the [[Amaris Coup]]. The Star League's [[24th Army Group (Star League)|Twenty-fourth Army Group]] consisting of [[7th Army (Star League)|Seventh Army]] liberated Menkalinan in September [[2772]] despite determined resistance which retreated within the world’s cities and extended the liberation campaign by months.<ref>''Liberation of Terra, Volume 1'', p. 131</ref> | ||
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| + | ====First Succession War==== | ||
| + | At the start of the [[First Succession War]], Menkalinan was still a part of the Terran Hegemony Remnants but would be conquered by the [[Capellan Confederation]] in the opening moves of the war.<ref>''First Succession War'', p. 59: Free Worlds League-Capellan Confederation Front 2786-2821"</ref> | ||
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| + | ====Second Succession War==== | ||
| + | During the [[Second Succession War]], [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Charles Marik (29th c.)|Charles Marik]] was being fed intelligence by a [[Jeanette Marik|source]] within [[ComStar]] that he used to take several worlds. [[Operation BLACKSMITH]] was one of those thrusts, with forces based on [[Hamilton]] and [[Augustine]] forming [[Task Force Hammer]]. The Task Force struck at five worlds simultaneously on 11 March, [[2832]], three of which fell in short order due to correct intelligence. Intelligence however underestimated the [[CCAF]] forces on Menkalinan leading to a more protracted fight. Despite the Confederation's determination the world belonged to the Free Worlds League by early July.<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 41: "The Eagle Swoops"</ref> | ||
| + | Charles Marik soon discovered the intelligence failure on Menkalinan and other worlds was not random, it was a concerted effort by ComStar to make the War longer and bloodier than it might otherwise be. Enraged, he ordered the destruction of his supposed source, his sister, and her ComStar station in [[2837]]. ComStar responded with an [[Interdiction]], cutting the League off from faster-than-light communications. The League's foes descended on it, with the Confederation recapturing the world sometime before [[2742]].<ref name=2SW48/> | ||
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| + | ====Third Succession War==== | ||
| + | In [[3002]] newly elevated Duke [[Anton Marik]] struck at several border worlds, including Menkalinan. Among the forces to assault the world were the [[Third Dismal Disinherited]].<ref>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 64</ref> Despite initial surprise the offensive ground to an almost immediate halt in a series of pitched battles the bogged down for years.<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 52</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 45</ref> This debacle was recounted in [[Sharon Ciardi|Sharon Ciardi's]] ''[[Griffin in Hell]]''.<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 53: "Buddies"</ref> | ||
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| + | ====Fourth Succession War==== | ||
| + | During the [[Fourth Succession War]], the League hoped to take advantage of the Confederation's distraction. In November 3028 they made another push on Menkalinan, led by Second Battalion, [[First Free Worlds Guards]], a heavy [[BattleMech]] unit. In a stroke of supreme bad luck, they launched their offensive at precisely the same time as the Federated Suns mercenary unit [[Screaming Eagles|First Screaming Eagles]]. [[Force Commander]] [[Kisha Bavara]] was advancing on the capital city of Carosasha over the Straits of Denar when the Screaming Eagles made planetfall just thirty kilometers southeast of the Guards. Bavara halted and requested orders from her superiors on [[Berenson]]. [[Colonel]] [[Walter Hokala]] warily advanced his forces toward the capital through the Rika Valley, coming into close contact with the Guards who observed them from the high ground. For three hours the Eagles slowly passed the Guards' position with no actions or communication. | ||
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| + | Now past the still-passive Guards, the Eagles descended on the Capellan militia, easily forcing the conventional forces into retreat. It was during this rout that Bavara received her orders, instructing her to "aid the brave Capellan defenders trying to push off the Davion scourge." Thus she turned to aid the Capellan forces she had been sent to destroy. The Eagles were about to enter downtown Carosasha when pickets reported Guards forces advancing through the forests to the Guards' rear. Hokala ordered First and Second Battalion to meet the new threat while Third stayed in the city. First and Second could not intercept the Guards before they overran the Eagle's rear supply caches and command and control equipment. Scattered Capellan militia forces hiding in the woods likewise joined into the foray against the Eagles. To avoid being cut off and surrounded, Hokala ordered all Eagle forces to break contact and reposition out of the city to the North. | ||
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| + | Repositioning was completed in good order, and the Eagles launched a counterattack at sundown that same day. First Battalion struck the Guards' 'Mechs on the left of the line while Third fell upon the Confederation conventional forces on the right. Eagle aerospace units made repeated passes against both forces but were far more effective against the Confederation flank as League 'Mechs were capable of accurate Anti-Air fire but the aerospace sorties were intended primarily as a distraction. Second Battalion under the command of [[Major]] Saunders was composed mostly of [[BattleMech#Light|light]] BattleMechs and were able to flank the Guards, causing havoc in the rear areas. Now in danger of being surrounded herself, Bavara ordered a retreat of all League forces, a movement she undertook without informing the Confederation forces. Surprised and surrounded, the Confederation forces quickly surrendered. | ||
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| + | The presence of League forces on a Confederation world lead Federated Suns intelligence to incorrectly surmise it was a jointly held world.<ref>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 44</ref><ref name=AtlasMenk/> | ||
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| + | ====War of 3039==== | ||
| + | Before the [[War of 3039]] began, [[SAFE]] managed a rare intelligence coup in detecting the [[151st Light Horse Regiment]] departing for their staging area [[David]]. While the Federated Commonwealth was distracted during the War of 3039 the League attempted to reclaim several worlds lost in the Fourth Succession War. The [[Thirteenth Marik Militia|Thirteenth]] and [[Fifteenth Marik Militia]] landed on Menkalinan on April 30 where they simply occupied the positions and installations the Light Horse vacated just weeks prior. Menkalinan was declared captured on 5 May, 3039. Despite only being opposed by planetary militia, both regiments managed to sustain moderate (11-25%) combat losses. This was the only successful operation the League launched during the War. The Federated Commonwealth filed diplomatic protests but took no immediate steps to retake the world. The Thirteenth Marik Militia would remain on Menkalinan while the Fifteenth returned to their base on [[Berenson]].<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 78</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 63: "Free Worlds League Operations"</ref><ref name="H:Wo3039p140">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 140: "Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
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| + | Curiously, some reports continue to show Federated Commonwealth forces stationed on Menkalinan after this, and a [[3040]] ComStar map shows it as another Federated Commonwealth holding but reverting to the League sometime before 3050.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 140: "Deployment Table" 151st Horse Post-War</ref><ref>''20 Year Update'', p. 24</ref><ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 22</ref> | ||
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| + | ====Clan Invasion==== | ||
| + | Menkalinan again changed hands sometime before [[3056]], only to be returned to the League in [[Operation GUERRERO]] in [[3057]].<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 16: "Chaos March (3057" Map</ref> | ||
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| + | In late 3061, Free Worlds League troop movements began reinforcing the border with the Capellan Confederation and the [[Sarna March|Disputed Territories]]. Forces arrived to reinforce Menkalinan in late December<ref>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 79: "End of an Alliance?" Sourcebook is dated 1/1/3062, dates derived from "past few months" and "just weeks ago"</ref> | ||
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| + | ====Jihad==== | ||
| + | Menkalinan was made part of the [[Blake Protectorate]] sometime between [[3068]] and [[3072]]<ref name=JSTBDp19 /><ref>''Starterbook Wolf and Blake'', p. 13</ref> | ||
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| + | ====Republic==== | ||
| + | In [[3081]], Menkalinan was part of [[Prefecture VI]].<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 105</ref> | ||
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| + | ====Dark Age==== | ||
| + | In [[3136]], Menkalinan was part of the [[Tall Trees Union]], one of several "pocket fortress" founded by then-[[Paladin of the Republic|Paladin]] [[Thaddeus Marik (32nd c.)|Thaddeus Marik]]'s secret plan to recreate the Free Worlds League. The plan was derailed by the [[Wolf Hunters]] and by December [[3145]] Menkalinan was once more part of the Capellan Confederation.<ref>''To Ride the Chimera'', p. ?{{cn}}</ref><ref>''Wolf Hunters'', p. ?{{cn}}</ref><ref>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39</ref> At the end of 3145, [[Julian Davion|Julian Davion’s]] [[Task Force Navarre]] raided Menkalinan both to draw CCAF troops from the [[Capellan March]] and to replenish his stores. A detachment of [[First Davion Guards]] and two mercenary units smashed the Home Guard units and emptied supply dumps, raided munitions factories, and set others to the torch. Civilian population centers were spared, and Julian ordered his troops not to completely eliminate Home Guard forces who had been rendered combat ineffective. During this raid, [[Leftenant]] [[Morton Briggs]] of the Guards lost his ''[[Griffin]]'' in a Home Guard ambush. Presumed dead, he was interrogated about Julian's plans until Republic [[DMI]] agent [[Candace Genesee]] rescued him.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 16: "Raiding the Confederation"</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Military Deployment=== | ||
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| + | ====3029==== | ||
* [[Menkalinan Militia (Capellan Confederation)|Menkalinan Militia]] (Capellan Confederation territory)<ref name="NAIS4SWp82"/> | * [[Menkalinan Militia (Capellan Confederation)|Menkalinan Militia]] (Capellan Confederation territory)<ref name="NAIS4SWp82"/> | ||
| + | * [[Menkalinan Militia (Free Worlds League)|Menkalinan Militia]]; Second Battalion, [[First Free Worlds Guards]] (Free Worlds League territory)<ref name="NAIS4SWp82"/> | ||
| − | + | ====3038==== | |
| − | + | * [[Eridani Light Horse]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p140">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 140: "Deployment Table"</ref> | |
| − | ===3038=== | ||
| − | * [[Eridani Light Horse]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p140">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 140 | ||
:* [[151st Light Horse Regiment]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p140"/> | :* [[151st Light Horse Regiment]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p140"/> | ||
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| − | ===3040=== | + | ====3040==== |
* Eridani Light Horse<ref name="H:Wo3039p140"/> | * Eridani Light Horse<ref name="H:Wo3039p140"/> | ||
:* 151st Light Horse Regiment<ref name="H:Wo3039p140"/> | :* 151st Light Horse Regiment<ref name="H:Wo3039p140"/> | ||
| − | ===3040=== | + | ====3040==== |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Thirteenth Marik Militia]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p140">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 140: "Deployment Table"</ref> |
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| + | ====3050==== | ||
| + | * 151st Light Horse Regiment<ref name=20YU24>''20 Year Update'', p. 24: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
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| + | ====3067==== | ||
| + | * [[Iron Guard]]<ref name=FMU161>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 161: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Geography=== | ||
| + | Menkalinan has five major continents. It has few marketable resources aside from wood from its many forests.<ref name=AtlasMenk/> | ||
| − | === | + | ===Planetary Locations=== |
| − | * | + | * Carosasha: planetary capital<ref name=AtlasMenk/> |
| + | * Rika Valley<ref name=AtlasMenk/> | ||
| + | * Sasher's Fields<ref name=AtlasMenk/> | ||
| + | * Straits of Denar<ref name=AtlasMenk/> | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | * Menkalinan is spelled as Menkalin'''e'''n in some sources.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039''</ref><ref>''Historical: Brush Wars''</ref><ref>''Shattered Sphere</ref> | ||
| + | * {{note|affiliation}} The 3025–3028 joint status and 3028 invasion has discrepancies which were retconned later but then reinserted at later dates. ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' (1988) states it was a jointly owned and occupied world, with the [[First Free Worlds Guards]] surreptitiously inserted to take advantage of the Confederation's distraction in order to claim sole ownership. ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' (1997) updates this by stating "the Guard's Second Battalion invaded the Capellan-held planet of Menkalinan - at precisely the same time the planet came under attack from a Davion-employed mercenary group called the First Screaming Eagles" with no reference of joint ownership or garrisons. However, the Handbook series (2004–2015) all contain "after Third Succession War (3025)" maps which have the League/Confederation border go directly through Menkalinan. In 2022, BattleTech Developer [[Raymond Arrastia]] [https://bg.battletech.com/forums/ask-the-writers/menkalinan-retcon-retconned/msg1818425/#msg1818425 stated] that "joint ownership" should be interpreted as "exchanged hands so often that ownership on any give [''sic''] day was questionable," cementing the interpretation of ''Field Manual: Free Worlds League''. | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | {{div col|colwidth=25em}} | ||
* ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' | ||
* ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]'' | ||
* ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' | ||
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* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]'' | * ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]'' | ||
* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' | * ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[http://cf.sarna.net/data/planets/free_worlds_league_3139.pdf Map of the Free Worlds League and bordering states as of 3139]'' | ||
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' | * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[ | + | * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' |
| − | * ''[ | + | * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' |
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| − | [[Category: Planets|Menkalinan]] | + | [[Category:Systems|Menkalinan]] |
| − | [[Category: Amaris Empire | + | [[Category:Planets|Menkalinan]] |
| − | [[Category: Capellan Confederation | + | [[Category: Amaris Empire Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Free Worlds League | + | [[Category: Capellan Confederation Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Independent Capellan Zone | + | [[Category: Free Worlds League Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Independent | + | [[Category: Independent Capellan Zone Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Republic of the Sphere | + | [[Category: Independent Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Tall Trees Union | + | [[Category: Republic of the Sphere Systems]] |
| + | [[Category: Tall Trees Union Systems]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:57, 26 April 2024
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| System Information | |
| X:Y Coordinates | -0.006 : -70.618[e] |
The Menkalinan system was home to at least one habitable world and as of 3151 was located in the Tikonov Commonality within the Capellan Confederation.[1]
Contents
System Description[edit]
Menkalinan is located near the Tall Trees and Saiph systems.
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2271 - Inhabited world[2]
- 2366 - Independent world within the Capellan Zone[3]
- 2367 - Capellan Confederation[4]
- 2571 - Terran Hegemony[5]
- 2596 - Terran Hegemony[6]
- 2750 - Terran Hegemony[7]
- 2765 - Terran Hegemony[8]
- 2767 - Amaris Empire[9]
- 2771 - Amaris Empire[10]
- 2772 - Terran Hegemony (from September)[10]
- 2797 - Capellan Confederation[11]
- 2822 - Capellan Confederation[12]
- 2830 - Capellan Confederation[13]
- 2832 - Free Worlds League (from July)[14]
- 2842 - Capellan Confederation[15]
- 2864 - Capellan Confederation[16]
- 3025 - Capellan Confederation & Free Worlds League[17][See Notes]
- 3029 - Capellan Confederation & Free Worlds League[18][See Notes]
- 3030 - Federated Commonwealth[19][20]
- 3039 - Free Worlds League (from 5 May)[21]
- 3040 - Free Worlds League[22]
- 3050 - Free Worlds League[23]
- 3058 - Free Worlds League[24]
- 3067 - Free Worlds League[25][26]
- 3068 - Free Worlds League[27]
- 3072 - Word of Blake Protectorate[28]
- 3081 - Republic of the Sphere[29]
- 3113 - Republic of the Sphere[30]
- 3135 - Independent world[31]
- 3139 - Tall Trees Union[32]
- 3145 - Capellan Confederation[33]
- 3151 - Capellan Confederation[1]
Menkalinan[edit]
| Menkalinan | |
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| Geophysical | |
| Landmasses | 5[34] |
| Government and Infrastructure | |
| Capital | Carosasha[34] |
Planetary History[edit]
Age of War[edit]
Menkalinan was an independent world within the Capellan Zone in 2366, but was conquered by the Terran Hegemony sometime before 2571.[35][36]
Star League[edit]
For the duration of the Star League, Menkalinan was part of the Terran Hegemony's Terra Firma Province. No Castles Brian are known to have been built on the world.[37] Like every other Hegemony world, Menkalinan fell to the Amaris Coup. The Star League's Twenty-fourth Army Group consisting of Seventh Army liberated Menkalinan in September 2772 despite determined resistance which retreated within the world’s cities and extended the liberation campaign by months.[38]
First Succession War[edit]
At the start of the First Succession War, Menkalinan was still a part of the Terran Hegemony Remnants but would be conquered by the Capellan Confederation in the opening moves of the war.[39]
Second Succession War[edit]
During the Second Succession War, Captain-General Charles Marik was being fed intelligence by a source within ComStar that he used to take several worlds. Operation BLACKSMITH was one of those thrusts, with forces based on Hamilton and Augustine forming Task Force Hammer. The Task Force struck at five worlds simultaneously on 11 March, 2832, three of which fell in short order due to correct intelligence. Intelligence however underestimated the CCAF forces on Menkalinan leading to a more protracted fight. Despite the Confederation's determination the world belonged to the Free Worlds League by early July.[40] Charles Marik soon discovered the intelligence failure on Menkalinan and other worlds was not random, it was a concerted effort by ComStar to make the War longer and bloodier than it might otherwise be. Enraged, he ordered the destruction of his supposed source, his sister, and her ComStar station in 2837. ComStar responded with an Interdiction, cutting the League off from faster-than-light communications. The League's foes descended on it, with the Confederation recapturing the world sometime before 2742.[15]
Third Succession War[edit]
In 3002 newly elevated Duke Anton Marik struck at several border worlds, including Menkalinan. Among the forces to assault the world were the Third Dismal Disinherited.[41] Despite initial surprise the offensive ground to an almost immediate halt in a series of pitched battles the bogged down for years.[42][43] This debacle was recounted in Sharon Ciardi's Griffin in Hell.[44]
Fourth Succession War[edit]
During the Fourth Succession War, the League hoped to take advantage of the Confederation's distraction. In November 3028 they made another push on Menkalinan, led by Second Battalion, First Free Worlds Guards, a heavy BattleMech unit. In a stroke of supreme bad luck, they launched their offensive at precisely the same time as the Federated Suns mercenary unit First Screaming Eagles. Force Commander Kisha Bavara was advancing on the capital city of Carosasha over the Straits of Denar when the Screaming Eagles made planetfall just thirty kilometers southeast of the Guards. Bavara halted and requested orders from her superiors on Berenson. Colonel Walter Hokala warily advanced his forces toward the capital through the Rika Valley, coming into close contact with the Guards who observed them from the high ground. For three hours the Eagles slowly passed the Guards' position with no actions or communication.
Now past the still-passive Guards, the Eagles descended on the Capellan militia, easily forcing the conventional forces into retreat. It was during this rout that Bavara received her orders, instructing her to "aid the brave Capellan defenders trying to push off the Davion scourge." Thus she turned to aid the Capellan forces she had been sent to destroy. The Eagles were about to enter downtown Carosasha when pickets reported Guards forces advancing through the forests to the Guards' rear. Hokala ordered First and Second Battalion to meet the new threat while Third stayed in the city. First and Second could not intercept the Guards before they overran the Eagle's rear supply caches and command and control equipment. Scattered Capellan militia forces hiding in the woods likewise joined into the foray against the Eagles. To avoid being cut off and surrounded, Hokala ordered all Eagle forces to break contact and reposition out of the city to the North.
Repositioning was completed in good order, and the Eagles launched a counterattack at sundown that same day. First Battalion struck the Guards' 'Mechs on the left of the line while Third fell upon the Confederation conventional forces on the right. Eagle aerospace units made repeated passes against both forces but were far more effective against the Confederation flank as League 'Mechs were capable of accurate Anti-Air fire but the aerospace sorties were intended primarily as a distraction. Second Battalion under the command of Major Saunders was composed mostly of light BattleMechs and were able to flank the Guards, causing havoc in the rear areas. Now in danger of being surrounded herself, Bavara ordered a retreat of all League forces, a movement she undertook without informing the Confederation forces. Surprised and surrounded, the Confederation forces quickly surrendered.
The presence of League forces on a Confederation world lead Federated Suns intelligence to incorrectly surmise it was a jointly held world.[45][34]
War of 3039[edit]
Before the War of 3039 began, SAFE managed a rare intelligence coup in detecting the 151st Light Horse Regiment departing for their staging area David. While the Federated Commonwealth was distracted during the War of 3039 the League attempted to reclaim several worlds lost in the Fourth Succession War. The Thirteenth and Fifteenth Marik Militia landed on Menkalinan on April 30 where they simply occupied the positions and installations the Light Horse vacated just weeks prior. Menkalinan was declared captured on 5 May, 3039. Despite only being opposed by planetary militia, both regiments managed to sustain moderate (11-25%) combat losses. This was the only successful operation the League launched during the War. The Federated Commonwealth filed diplomatic protests but took no immediate steps to retake the world. The Thirteenth Marik Militia would remain on Menkalinan while the Fifteenth returned to their base on Berenson.[46][47][48]
Curiously, some reports continue to show Federated Commonwealth forces stationed on Menkalinan after this, and a 3040 ComStar map shows it as another Federated Commonwealth holding but reverting to the League sometime before 3050.[49][50][51]
Clan Invasion[edit]
Menkalinan again changed hands sometime before 3056, only to be returned to the League in Operation GUERRERO in 3057.[52]
In late 3061, Free Worlds League troop movements began reinforcing the border with the Capellan Confederation and the Disputed Territories. Forces arrived to reinforce Menkalinan in late December[53]
Jihad[edit]
Menkalinan was made part of the Blake Protectorate sometime between 3068 and 3072[27][54]
Republic[edit]
In 3081, Menkalinan was part of Prefecture VI.[55]
Dark Age[edit]
In 3136, Menkalinan was part of the Tall Trees Union, one of several "pocket fortress" founded by then-Paladin Thaddeus Marik's secret plan to recreate the Free Worlds League. The plan was derailed by the Wolf Hunters and by December 3145 Menkalinan was once more part of the Capellan Confederation.[56][57][58] At the end of 3145, Julian Davion’s Task Force Navarre raided Menkalinan both to draw CCAF troops from the Capellan March and to replenish his stores. A detachment of First Davion Guards and two mercenary units smashed the Home Guard units and emptied supply dumps, raided munitions factories, and set others to the torch. Civilian population centers were spared, and Julian ordered his troops not to completely eliminate Home Guard forces who had been rendered combat ineffective. During this raid, Leftenant Morton Briggs of the Guards lost his Griffin in a Home Guard ambush. Presumed dead, he was interrogated about Julian's plans until Republic DMI agent Candace Genesee rescued him.[59]
Military Deployment[edit]
3029[edit]
- Menkalinan Militia (Capellan Confederation territory)[18]
- Menkalinan Militia; Second Battalion, First Free Worlds Guards (Free Worlds League territory)[18]
3038[edit]
Geography[edit]
Menkalinan has five major continents. It has few marketable resources aside from wood from its many forests.[34]
Planetary Locations[edit]
Notes[edit]
- Menkalinan is spelled as Menkalinen in some sources.[60][61][62]
- ^ The 3025–3028 joint status and 3028 invasion has discrepancies which were retconned later but then reinserted at later dates. NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1 (1988) states it was a jointly owned and occupied world, with the First Free Worlds Guards surreptitiously inserted to take advantage of the Confederation's distraction in order to claim sole ownership. Field Manual: Free Worlds League (1997) updates this by stating "the Guard's Second Battalion invaded the Capellan-held planet of Menkalinan - at precisely the same time the planet came under attack from a Davion-employed mercenary group called the First Screaming Eagles" with no reference of joint ownership or garrisons. However, the Handbook series (2004–2015) all contain "after Third Succession War (3025)" maps which have the League/Confederation border go directly through Menkalinan. In 2022, BattleTech Developer Raymond Arrastia stated that "joint ownership" should be interpreted as "exchanged hands so often that ownership on any give [sic] day was questionable," cementing the interpretation of Field Manual: Free Worlds League.
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
| Closest 68 systems (66 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tall Trees | 4.0 | Saiph | 5.3 | New Canton | 8.6 | Belluevue | 9.3 |
| Berenson | 13.7 | Kristiandsund | 15.9 | Mandal | 17.1 | Hsien | 17.2 |
| Chisholm | 19.7 | Zion | 19.8 | Zurich | 21.5 | Kyrkbacken | 23.9 |
| Myrvoll | 25.2 | Wasat | 25.6 | Aldebaran | 25.6 | Bhaktapur | 25.7 |
| Nanking | 29.6 | Hall | 29.8 | Capolla | 30.3 | Asuncion | 31.5 |
| Bernardo | 32.0 | Blue Sava | 33.5 | Manennaia | 33.5 | Cynthiana | 34.4 |
| Outreach | 36.1 | Hamilton | 37.2 | Snailzar | 37.3 | Ibstock | 37.7 |
| Ilmachna | 38.0 | Genoa | 40.5 | Bex | 40.5 | Brownsville | 41.3 |
| Gan Singh | 42.6 | Terra Firma | 43.3 | Van Diemen | 43.8 | Augustine | 44.1 |
| Jilin | 44.7 | Suzano | 46.2 | Arboris | 47.2 | Hechnar | 47.6 |
| Pliska | 48.6 | Irian | 48.7 | Talitha | 49.6 | Park Place | 50.0 |
| Styk | 50.0 | Carver | 50.2 | Acamar | 50.9 | Bonaire | 51.0 |
| Sichuan | 51.8 | Pleione | 52.2 | Epsilon Eridani | 52.7 | Ventabren | 52.8 |
| Ohrensen | 53.7 | Tabit | 53.7 | Ningpo | 54.4 | Woodstock | 55.7 |
| Acubens | 55.9 | Second Try | 56.8 | Azha | 57.1 | Shensi | 58.1 |
| New Home | 58.4 | Avellaneda | 58.8 | Bryant | 58.9 | Holt | 59.0 |
| Elnath | 59.6 | Procyon | 59.8 | Keid | 60.6 | Slocum | 61.0 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shattered Fortress, pp. 102–103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 17: "Capellan Confederation Founding, 2366"
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- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 25: "Capellan Confederation after Age of War [2571]"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - 2596"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - 2750"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 2765"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 104: "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 138: "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"
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- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 82
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 12: "Lyran Commonwealth Jumpoff Movements"
- ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 78
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 63: "Free Worlds League Operations"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - 3040"
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- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 60: "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero [3058]"
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 161: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
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- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 19
- ↑ Starterbook Wolf and Blake, p. 13
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- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 17: "Capellan Confederation Foundation (2366)"
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- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Star League Defense Forces Terran Hegemony Defensive Installations"[citation needed]
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- ↑ First Succession War, p. 59: Free Worlds League-Capellan Confederation Front 2786-2821"
- ↑ Second Succession War, p. 41: "The Eagle Swoops"
- ↑ Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised, p. 64
- ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 52
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 45
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- ↑ 48.0 48.1 48.2 48.3 48.4 48.5 Historical: War of 3039, p. 140: "Deployment Table"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 140: "Deployment Table" 151st Horse Post-War
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 24
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 22
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 16: "Chaos March (3057" Map
- ↑ Shattered Sphere, p. 79: "End of an Alliance?" Sourcebook is dated 1/1/3062, dates derived from "past few months" and "just weeks ago"
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- ↑ To Ride the Chimera, p. ?[citation needed]
- ↑ Wolf Hunters, p. ?[citation needed]
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39
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- ↑ Historical: War of 3039
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- ↑ Shattered Sphere
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