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+ | The '''Rigil Kentarus''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Rigil Kentarus II''', and as of [[3151]] was located in the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] Occupation Zone.<ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref> | ||
− | ' | + | Regarding the system's apparently misspelled name, see Notes below.{{ref label|name|Click Here}} |
+ | __TOC__ | ||
− | == Political Affiliation == | + | ==System Description== |
− | * [[ | + | Rigil Kentarus is located near the [[Sol]] and [[Tau Ceti]] systems. |
− | * [[2319]] - [[Terran Hegemony]] <ref name=HB:HK>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18 | + | |
− | * [[2341]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13 | + | <!-- Commented out due to lack of information |
− | * [[2571]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="HB:HMp24">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 24 | + | ==System History== |
− | * [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159 | + | --> |
− | * [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37 | + | ==Political Affiliation== |
− | * [[2764]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. | + | {{div col|colwidth=25em}} |
− | * [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11 | + | * [[2117]] - [[Terran Alliance]]<ref name=TtS:RKp4/> |
− | * [[2767]] - [[Amaris Empire]] <ref name="H:LoTV1p104">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 104 | + | * [[2271]] - Terran Alliance<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16</ref> |
− | * [[2771]] - Amaris Empire <ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138 | + | * [[2319]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name=HB:HK>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18</ref> |
− | * [[2774]] - Amaris Empire <ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/> | + | * [[2341]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13</ref> |
− | * [[2786]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War | + | * [[2571]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="HB:HMp24">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 24</ref> |
− | * [[2822]] - | + | * [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159</ref> |
− | * [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40 | + | * [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37</ref> |
− | * [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47 | + | * [[2764]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> |
− | * [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56 | + | * [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11</ref> |
− | * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133 | + | * [[2767]] - [[Amaris Empire]]<ref name="H:LoTV1p104">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 104</ref> |
− | * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11 | + | * [[2771]] - Amaris Empire<ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138</ref> |
− | * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61 | + | * [[2774]] - Amaris Empire<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/> |
− | * [[3057]] - [[Lyran Alliance]] <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11 | + | * [[2786]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25</ref> |
− | * [[3063]] - Lyran Alliance <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29 | + | * [[2791]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name=FSWp76>''First Succession War'', p. 76: "Free Worlds League–Lyran Commonwealth Front 2786–2796"</ref> |
− | * [[3067]] - Lyran Alliance <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70 | + | * [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113</ref> |
− | * [[3075]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] <ref name="JS:TBDp65>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65 | + | * [[2830]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name=SSWp18>''Second Succession War'', pp. 18–19: "Inner Sphere - 2830"</ref> |
+ | * [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61</ref><ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3057]] - [[Lyran Alliance]]<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3063]] - Lyran Alliance<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3067]] - Lyran Alliance<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3075]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]<ref name="JS:TBDp65>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65</ref> | ||
* [[3078]] - Word of Blake Protectorate (until May)<ref name="J:FRp59"/> | * [[3078]] - Word of Blake Protectorate (until May)<ref name="J:FRp59"/> | ||
− | * [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]] <ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62 | + | * [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62</ref> |
− | * [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii | + | * [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref> |
− | * [[3135]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11 | + | * [[3135]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11</ref> |
− | * [[3145]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39 | + | * [[3145]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref> |
− | * [[3150]] - [[Clan Jade Falcon]] (from December) <ref name=SFp101>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 101 | + | * [[3150]] - [[Clan Jade Falcon]] (from December)<ref name=SFp101>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 101: "Timeline of Events: 3146-3150"</ref> |
− | * [[3151]] - Clan Jade Falcon <ref name=SFp103>'' | + | * [[3151]] - Clan Jade Falcon<ref name=SFp103/> |
+ | {{div col end}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ------------------------------------- | ||
+ | ==Rigil Kentarus II== | ||
+ | {{InfoBoxPlanet | ||
+ | | image = Rigil Kentarus Orbital View.jpg | ||
+ | | name = Rigil Kentarus II | ||
+ | | othernames = Alpha C,<br>Regil Kent | ||
+ | | position = Second<ref name=DARWp249/> | ||
+ | | distance = 5.18 days<ref name=TtS:RKp4/> | ||
+ | | moons = 1 (Riken Minor)<ref name=DARWp249/> | ||
+ | | gravity = 0.85<ref name=DARWp249/> | ||
+ | | pressure = Standard (Tainted)<ref name=DARWp249/> | ||
+ | | temperature = 28°C<ref name=DARWp249/> | ||
+ | | water = 66%<ref name=DARWp249/> | ||
+ | | life = Mammals<ref name=DARWp249/> | ||
+ | | continents = 3 (Worrens, Arabia, Little America/New Dubai)<ref name=TtS:RKp4/> | ||
+ | | colonized = [[2117]]<ref name=TtS:RKp4/> | ||
+ | | demonym = Kentaran<ref name=TtS:RKp6>''Touring the Stars: Rigil Kentarus'', p. 6</ref> | ||
+ | | language = | ||
+ | | religion = | ||
+ | | population = 315,000,000 (3130)<ref name=DARWp249/><ref name=DARoSp22>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 22: "Prefecture IX"</ref> | ||
+ | | ruler = | ||
+ | | political = [[Planetary Governor of Rigil Kentarus|Planetary Governor]] | ||
+ | | commander = Legate [[Kamala DeLaurel]] (3130)<ref name=DARWp249/><ref name=DARoSp22/> | ||
+ | | capital = Minnesota<ref name=TtS:RKp4/> | ||
+ | | hpg = | ||
+ | | hpgrep = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | Previously known as '''Alpha C''' or '''Regil Kent''', Rigil Kentarus II was also one of the Prime or [[First Circuit]] Class A [[hyperpulse generator]] stations of the SLCOMNET and [[ComStar]] HPG Network. | ||
− | == | + | ===Planetary History=== |
− | === | + | ====Early settlement and Terran Alliance==== |
− | + | Rigil Kentarus was settled early on during the [[Exodus (2102)|First Exodus]]. The world had an inhabitable moon, and its position near Terra insured it would be one of the first worlds settled.<ref name=DARWp249/> Rigil Kentarus was one of the worlds that remained a part of the Terran Alliance following the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] and the [[Demarcation Declaration]] of [[2242]],<ref name="HB:HMp16"/> and provided a more liberal haven for members of the intelligentsia and media seeking refuge from the oppressive laws of Terra itself.<ref name=TTS:RKp6>''Touring the Stars: Rigil Kentarus'', p. 6</ref><ref name=S8"Hollywood">''Shrapnel'' - Issue 8, "Operation Hollywood"</ref> | |
− | === | + | ====Terran Hegemony==== |
− | + | When the Alliance was replaced with the Terran Hegemony, Rigil Kentaurus became one of the worlds within the [[Alliance Core]] province.<ref name="H:RWp159"/> Unlike [[Caph]] or [[Altair]], Rigil Kentaurus' population peacefully accepted Hegemony membership but required much convincing to surrender their autonomy and only narrowly voted to join. This attitude was reflected in the indifferent performance of Kentaran conscripts during [[James McKenna|James McKenna's]] [[Campaigns of Persuasion]], most notoriously on [[Denebola]] when a well-equipped Kentaran brigade broke before minor resistance and left the Terran infantry regiment they were supporting to achieve a glorious victory themselves. The subsequent decimation of the Kentaran unit motivated other non-Terran Hegemony soldiers to better standards of performance.<ref name=TTS:RKp6/> | |
− | + | As part of the Terran Hegemony, Rigil Kentarus received several [[Star League Defense Force]] bases to bolster Terran defense. These bases included several [[Castle Brian|Castles Brian]] and [[SDS]] systems on both the planet and the moon, Riken Minor.<ref name=DARWp249/> | |
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− | + | Unfortunately, during the [[Amaris Civil War]] Rim Worlds troops drove the defending SLDF forces off Riken Minor. From the moon, they blasted the surface of Rigil Kentarus with the massive lasers and particle cannons available to them. At such ranges the fire was wildly inaccurate, and the Rim Worlds attacks inflicted massive amounts of damage on the world's surface.<ref name=DARWp249/> | |
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− | === | + | ====Jihad==== |
− | + | During the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], Rigil Kentarus started to recover with help from the Lyran Commonwealth government. These efforts weren't hampered by the occasional Draconis Combine or Free Worlds League raid. All that recovery work was undone however, during the [[Jihad]]. The Blakists wanted Rigil Kentarus to secure [[Terra]], and would stop at nothing to get it. After deploying nuclear and chemical weapons of mass destruction on the world and moon, nearly half the cities of Rigil Kentarus were destroyed and the atmosphere was tainted.<ref name=DARWp249/> | |
− | = | + | Rigil Kentarus was liberated by allied coalition forces in a campaign lasting just over two weeks in [[3078]]. The assault began on the 20th of May and ended on the 5th of June, but problems for the allied coalition didn't stop with the liberation of the planet; the bulk of the coalition forces who liberated the planet were [[Clan]] units drawn from [[Clan Ghost Bear]], Clan Jade Falcon and [[Clan Wolf]], and the three Clan blocs promptly divided the spoils from the campaign up amongst themselves via Clan Trials, ignoring the protests from the non-Clan elements of the allied contingent.<ref name="J:FRp59">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 59: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> After staging their Trials of Possession with the Ghost Bears, Clan Jade Falcon's [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Alpha Galaxy]] and Clan Wolf's [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Delta Galaxy]] departed Rigil Kentarus on the 5th of June.<ref name="JHS:Tp67">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 67: "Traitors Or Opportunists?"</ref> |
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− | + | In the wake of the [[Jihad]], the planetary government on Rigil Kentarus passed a law stating that any war matériel manufactured or used by the [[Word of Blake]] had to be destroyed; selling the equipment or parts of the equipment was illegal. As a result, companies such as Paddington Metals were employed to scrap and smelt down Blakist [['Mech]]s and equipment. The law passed on Rigil Kentarus was typical of that implemented on a number of worlds, and was both more moderate than the law passed on [[Freedom]] but stricter than the corresponding law implemented on [[New Earth]].<ref name="J:FRp36">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 36: "Swords To Slag: Anti-Salvage Trend Gains Ground"</ref> | |
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− | == | + | ===Military Deployment=== |
− | + | {{columns-start|num=3}} | |
+ | ====2821==== | ||
+ | * [[Eighteenth Lyran Guards]]<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War'', p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"</ref> | ||
− | == | + | ====2864==== |
− | + | * [[Bastards Battalion]]<ref name=2SWp100>''Second Succession War'', p. 100</ref> | |
− | + | ||
− | + | ====3050==== | |
− | + | * [[Sixty-sixth Division (ComStar)]]<ref name=20YU71>''20 Year Update'', p. 71: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref> | |
− | + | ||
− | + | ====3055–3062==== | |
− | + | * [[283rd Division (ComStar)]]<ref name=CS85>''ComStar'', p. 85: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref><ref name=FMCS126>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 126: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref><ref name=FMU98>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 98: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref> | |
− | + | {{column}} | |
− | + | ====3067==== | |
− | + | * [[Group W]]<ref name=MS68>''Mercenaries Supplemental'', p. 68: "Mercenary Employment Table"</ref> | |
− | + | ||
− | + | ====3079==== | |
− | + | * [[Seventh Falcon Eyrie (Clan Jade Falcon)|Seventh Falcon Eyrie]]<ref>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 15: "Clan Jade Falcon Deployment Status"</ref> | |
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− | == | + | ====3145==== |
− | + | * [[Stone's Liberators]]<ref name=FM:3145p145>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 145: "Republic Armed Forces - Stone's Brigade"</ref> | |
+ | {{columns-end}} | ||
− | + | ===Geography=== | |
+ | Rigil Kentarus has three continents named Worrens, Arabia, and Little America (also called New Dubai).<ref name=TtS:RKp4/> | ||
− | + | <!-- Commented out due to lack of information | |
+ | ===Planetary Locations=== | ||
− | + | ===Companies and Industries=== | |
− | + | ===Local Flora and Fauna=== | |
+ | --> | ||
+ | ------------------------------------- | ||
==Riken Minor== | ==Riken Minor== | ||
− | {{ | + | {{InfoBoxPlanet |
| image = | | image = | ||
− | |||
| name = Riken Minor | | name = Riken Minor | ||
+ | | othernames = | ||
| position = | | position = | ||
| distance = | | distance = | ||
| moons = | | moons = | ||
− | + | | gravity = 0.5<ref name=TtS:RKp4/> | |
− | | gravity = 0.5<ref name= | + | | pressure = Thin (Breathable)<ref name=TtS:RKp4/> |
− | | pressure = Thin (Breathable)<ref name= | + | | temperature = 15°C<ref name=TtS:RKp4/> |
− | | temperature = 15°C<ref name= | + | | water = 85%<ref name=TtS:RKp4/> |
− | | water = 85%<ref name= | ||
| life = | | life = | ||
− | | | + | | continents = 2 (Lesser Plateau, Naskia)<ref name=TtS:RKp4/> |
− | | | + | | colonized = |
+ | | demonym = | ||
+ | | language = | ||
+ | | religion = | ||
+ | | population = 27,000,000 (3130)<ref name=TtS:RKp4/> | ||
| ruler = | | ruler = | ||
− | | | + | | political = |
− | | | + | | commander = |
− | | | + | | capital = Destina Station and West Romaine<ref name=TtS:RKp4/> |
| hpg = | | hpg = | ||
+ | | hpgrep = | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | Riken Minor is the sole moon of Rigil Kentarus II and is the site of a small colony.<ref name= | + | Riken Minor is the sole moon of Rigil Kentarus II and is the site of a small colony.<ref name=TtS:RKp4/> |
+ | |||
+ | <!-- Commented out due to lack of information | ||
+ | ===Planetary History=== | ||
+ | --> | ||
+ | ===Geography=== | ||
+ | Riken Minor has two continents named Lesser Plateau and Naskia.<ref name=TtS:RKp4/> | ||
− | == | + | ==Image gallery== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Rigil Kentarus Flag.png|Planetary flag of Rigil Kentarus | Rigil Kentarus Flag.png|Planetary flag of Rigil Kentarus | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | == Map Gallery == | + | ==Notes== |
+ | {{note|name}} The BattleTech system of "Rigil Kentarus" aka "Alpha C" or "Rigil Kent" is apparently meant to represent the nonfictional [[w:Alpha Centauri|Alpha Centauri]] system, which is also known as Rigil Kenta'''u'''rus (mind the "u" which is omitted in BattleTech) and is a binary star system circled by a third star, Proxima Centauri. The description of a K1V star matches Alpha Centauri B, while Alpha Centauri A is a G2V class star. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Map Gallery== | ||
<div class="system-map-gallery"></div> | <div class="system-map-gallery"></div> | ||
− | == Nearby Systems == | + | ==Nearby Systems== |
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− | == References == | + | ==References== |
<references /> | <references /> | ||
− | == Bibliography == | + | ==Bibliography== |
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | ||
− | * ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]'' | + | * ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]'' |
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]'' | * ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]'' | ||
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]'' | * ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | ||
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]'' | * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' | ||
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | ||
− | + | * ''[[Shrapnel (magazine)|Shrapnel]]'', Issue 8 | |
+ | * ''[[Touring the Stars: Rigil Kentarus]]'' | ||
+ | {{div col end}} | ||
[[Category:Systems|Rigil Kentarus]] | [[Category:Systems|Rigil Kentarus]] |
Latest revision as of 04:08, 29 April 2024
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Rigil Kentarus | |
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← 3135 3151 | |
System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | -2.852 : 2.54[e] |
Spectral class | K1V[1] |
Recharge time | 167 hours[1] |
Planet(s) | 5[1][2] |
The Rigil Kentarus system was home to at least one habitable world, Rigil Kentarus II, and as of 3151 was located in the Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone.[3]
Regarding the system's apparently misspelled name, see Notes below.[Click Here]
Contents
System Description[edit]
Rigil Kentarus is located near the Sol and Tau Ceti systems.
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2117 - Terran Alliance[1]
- 2271 - Terran Alliance[4]
- 2319 - Terran Hegemony[5]
- 2341 - Terran Hegemony[6]
- 2571 - Terran Hegemony[7]
- 2596 - Terran Hegemony[8]
- 2750 - Terran Hegemony[9]
- 2764 - Terran Hegemony[10]
- 2765 - Terran Hegemony[11]
- 2767 - Amaris Empire[12]
- 2771 - Amaris Empire[13]
- 2774 - Amaris Empire[13]
- 2786 - Terran Hegemony[14]
- 2791 - Lyran Commonwealth[15]
- 2822 - Lyran Commonwealth[16][17][18]
- 2830 - Lyran Commonwealth[19]
- 2864 - Lyran Commonwealth[20]
- 3025 - Lyran Commonwealth[21]
- 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth[22]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth[23]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth[24]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth[25][26]
- 3057 - Lyran Alliance[27]
- 3063 - Lyran Alliance[28]
- 3067 - Lyran Alliance[29][30]
- 3075 - Word of Blake Protectorate[31]
- 3078 - Word of Blake Protectorate (until May)[32]
- 3081 - Republic of the Sphere[33]
- 3085 - Republic of the Sphere[34]
- 3135 - Republic of the Sphere[35]
- 3145 - Republic of the Sphere[36][37]
- 3150 - Clan Jade Falcon (from December)[38]
- 3151 - Clan Jade Falcon[3]
Rigil Kentarus II[edit]
Rigil Kentarus II | |
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Astrophysical | |
Also known as | Alpha C, Regil Kent |
System position | Second[2] |
Jump Point distance | 5.18 days[1] |
Moons | 1 (Riken Minor)[2] |
Geophysical | |
Surface gravity | 0.85[2] |
Atmospheric pressure | Standard (Tainted)[2] |
Equatorial temperature | 28°C[2] |
Surface water | 66%[2] |
Highest native life | Mammals[2] |
Landmasses | 3 (Worrens, Arabia, Little America/New Dubai)[1] |
History and Culture | |
Colonized | 2117[1] |
Demonym(s) | Kentaran[39] |
Population | 315,000,000 (3130)[2][40] |
Government and Infrastructure | |
Political Leader | Planetary Governor |
Military Commander | Legate Kamala DeLaurel (3130)[2][40] |
Capital | Minnesota[1] |
Previously known as Alpha C or Regil Kent, Rigil Kentarus II was also one of the Prime or First Circuit Class A hyperpulse generator stations of the SLCOMNET and ComStar HPG Network.
Planetary History[edit]
Early settlement and Terran Alliance[edit]
Rigil Kentarus was settled early on during the First Exodus. The world had an inhabitable moon, and its position near Terra insured it would be one of the first worlds settled.[2] Rigil Kentarus was one of the worlds that remained a part of the Terran Alliance following the Outer Reaches Rebellion and the Demarcation Declaration of 2242,[4] and provided a more liberal haven for members of the intelligentsia and media seeking refuge from the oppressive laws of Terra itself.[41][42]
Terran Hegemony[edit]
When the Alliance was replaced with the Terran Hegemony, Rigil Kentaurus became one of the worlds within the Alliance Core province.[8] Unlike Caph or Altair, Rigil Kentaurus' population peacefully accepted Hegemony membership but required much convincing to surrender their autonomy and only narrowly voted to join. This attitude was reflected in the indifferent performance of Kentaran conscripts during James McKenna's Campaigns of Persuasion, most notoriously on Denebola when a well-equipped Kentaran brigade broke before minor resistance and left the Terran infantry regiment they were supporting to achieve a glorious victory themselves. The subsequent decimation of the Kentaran unit motivated other non-Terran Hegemony soldiers to better standards of performance.[41]
As part of the Terran Hegemony, Rigil Kentarus received several Star League Defense Force bases to bolster Terran defense. These bases included several Castles Brian and SDS systems on both the planet and the moon, Riken Minor.[2]
Unfortunately, during the Amaris Civil War Rim Worlds troops drove the defending SLDF forces off Riken Minor. From the moon, they blasted the surface of Rigil Kentarus with the massive lasers and particle cannons available to them. At such ranges the fire was wildly inaccurate, and the Rim Worlds attacks inflicted massive amounts of damage on the world's surface.[2]
Jihad[edit]
During the Succession Wars, Rigil Kentarus started to recover with help from the Lyran Commonwealth government. These efforts weren't hampered by the occasional Draconis Combine or Free Worlds League raid. All that recovery work was undone however, during the Jihad. The Blakists wanted Rigil Kentarus to secure Terra, and would stop at nothing to get it. After deploying nuclear and chemical weapons of mass destruction on the world and moon, nearly half the cities of Rigil Kentarus were destroyed and the atmosphere was tainted.[2]
Rigil Kentarus was liberated by allied coalition forces in a campaign lasting just over two weeks in 3078. The assault began on the 20th of May and ended on the 5th of June, but problems for the allied coalition didn't stop with the liberation of the planet; the bulk of the coalition forces who liberated the planet were Clan units drawn from Clan Ghost Bear, Clan Jade Falcon and Clan Wolf, and the three Clan blocs promptly divided the spoils from the campaign up amongst themselves via Clan Trials, ignoring the protests from the non-Clan elements of the allied contingent.[32] After staging their Trials of Possession with the Ghost Bears, Clan Jade Falcon's Alpha Galaxy and Clan Wolf's Delta Galaxy departed Rigil Kentarus on the 5th of June.[43]
In the wake of the Jihad, the planetary government on Rigil Kentarus passed a law stating that any war matériel manufactured or used by the Word of Blake had to be destroyed; selling the equipment or parts of the equipment was illegal. As a result, companies such as Paddington Metals were employed to scrap and smelt down Blakist 'Mechs and equipment. The law passed on Rigil Kentarus was typical of that implemented on a number of worlds, and was both more moderate than the law passed on Freedom but stricter than the corresponding law implemented on New Earth.[44]
Military Deployment[edit]
Geography[edit]
Rigil Kentarus has three continents named Worrens, Arabia, and Little America (also called New Dubai).[1]
Riken Minor[edit]
Riken Minor | |
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Geophysical | |
Surface gravity | 0.5[1] |
Atmospheric pressure | Thin (Breathable)[1] |
Equatorial temperature | 15°C[1] |
Surface water | 85%[1] |
Landmasses | 2 (Lesser Plateau, Naskia)[1] |
History and Culture | |
Population | 27,000,000 (3130)[1] |
Government and Infrastructure | |
Capital | Destina Station and West Romaine[1] |
Riken Minor is the sole moon of Rigil Kentarus II and is the site of a small colony.[1]
Geography[edit]
Riken Minor has two continents named Lesser Plateau and Naskia.[1]
Image gallery[edit]
Notes[edit]
^ The BattleTech system of "Rigil Kentarus" aka "Alpha C" or "Rigil Kent" is apparently meant to represent the nonfictional Alpha Centauri system, which is also known as Rigil Kentaurus (mind the "u" which is omitted in BattleTech) and is a binary star system circled by a third star, Proxima Centauri. The description of a K1V star matches Alpha Centauri B, while Alpha Centauri A is a G2V class star.
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 Touring the Stars: Rigil Kentarus, p. 4: "Rigil Kentarus world profile"
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 249: "Rigil Kentarus"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shattered Fortress, p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 16
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 24
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 104
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 138
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 76: "Free Worlds League–Lyran Commonwealth Front 2786–2796"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113
- ↑ Second Succession War, pp. 18–19: "Inner Sphere - 2830"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 59: "The Jihad in Review"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 101: "Timeline of Events: 3146-3150"
- ↑ Touring the Stars: Rigil Kentarus, p. 6
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere, p. 22: "Prefecture IX"
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 Touring the Stars: Rigil Kentarus, p. 6
- ↑ Shrapnel - Issue 8, "Operation Hollywood"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 67: "Traitors Or Opportunists?"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 36: "Swords To Slag: Anti-Salvage Trend Gains Ground"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"
- ↑ Second Succession War, p. 100
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 71: "Com Guards Deployment Table"
- ↑ ComStar, p. 85: "Com Guards Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 126: "Com Guards Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 98: "Com Guards Deployment Table"
- ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental, p. 68: "Mercenary Employment Table"
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 15: "Clan Jade Falcon Deployment Status"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 145: "Republic Armed Forces - Stone's Brigade"
Bibliography[edit]
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