Editing Rio

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==System Description==
'''Rio''' is located near the [[Tybalt]] and [[Angol]] systems.

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==System History==
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==Political Affiliation==
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* [[2222]] - [[Terran Alliance]]<ref name=DARWp86/><ref name="HL(TCC)p20">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 20</ref>
* [[2223]] - [[Tikonov Union]]<ref name=DARWp86/>
* [[2319]] - Independent world<ref name="HB:HKp18">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding" - [2319] Map</ref>
* [[2366]] - [[Tikonov Grand Union]]<ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17: "Capellan Confederation Founding - [2366] Map"</ref>
* [[2367]] - [[Capellan Confederation]]<ref name="HB:HLp13">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 13: "Timeline: Capellan Zone 2367"</ref>
* [[2571]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48: "Federated Suns After Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp25">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25: "Capellan Confederation after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
* [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
* [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
* [[2764]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="FM:SLDF">''Field Manual: SLDF'': "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
* [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] 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"/>
* [[2786]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War'', p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
* [[2787]] - [[Federated Suns]] (until August) / Capellan Confederation (from August)<ref name="FSWp45">''First Succession War'', p. 45: "Neglected Front: Liao Takes Advantage"</ref>
* [[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] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54: "Federated Suns After First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - 2822"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
* [[2830]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name=SSWp18>''Second Succession War'', pp. 18–19: "Inner Sphere - 2830"</ref>
* [[2864]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60: "Federated Suns After Second Succession War [2864]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39: "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
* [[3025]] - Federated Suns<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'': "Federated Suns - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><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><ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'': "Capellan Confederation - 3025 Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40: "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref>
* [[3030]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp71">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 71: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp49">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 49: "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of 3039 Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref>
* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"</ref>
* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</ref>
* [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp60">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 60: "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref>
* [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: Inner Sphere - [3063] Map</ref>
* [[3067]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82: "Federated Suns After FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68: "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><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>
* [[3075]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]<ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
* [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref name="FR:AFFSp21">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 21: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref><ref name="FR:CCAFp21">''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 21: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
* [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref>
* [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vi: "Inner Sphere - October 3085"</ref>
* [[3135]] - Independent world<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
* [[3145]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref>
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==Rio IV==
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| distance            = 12 days<ref name=DARWp86/>
| moons               = 1 (Aires)<ref name=DARWp86/>
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| pressure            = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=DARWp86/>
| temperature         = 30°C<ref name=DARWp86/>
| water               = 60%<ref name=DARWp86/>
| life                = Reptiles<ref name=DARWp86/>
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| population          = 15,000,000 (3130)<ref name=DARWp86/><ref name=DARoSp10>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 10: "Prefecture IV"</ref>
| ruler               = 
| political           = [[Planetary Governor of Rio|Planetary Governor]]
| commander           = [[Katina Walker]], Legate (3130)<ref name=DARWp86/><ref name=DARoSp10/>
| capital             = Reno<ref name=DARWp86/>
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===Planetary History===
====Succession Wars====
After the fall of the first Star League, Rio was contested by several factions. Initially annexed by the Federated Suns, Rio was conquered as part of a small-scale Capellan Confederation military operation launched in early [[2787]]; in addition to capturing Rio, by August 2787 the CCAF had also captured two other former Hegemony worlds that had been annexed by the Federated Suns, [[Angol]] and [[Tybalt]].<ref name="FSWp45"/> Soon, the Capellan Confederation and Draconis Combine were fighting for control of Rio.<ref name=DARWp86/> While cross-border clashes and raids between the [[CCAF]] and [[DCMS]] had been relatively common in the 2790s, the first full-scale battle between the two over control of Rio occurred in late [[2800]]. The Combine attempted to invade Rio with a regiment from the [[Dieron Regulars]] [[brigade]], following the routing of Capellan forces on the nearby world of [[Ronel]] in March 2800. The situation on Ronel was rather different to that on Rio, however; the defending garrison, the [[First Chesterton Voltigeurs]], began by intercepting the DCMS [[DropShip]]s with [[aerospace fighter]]s while the DropShips were entering the upper atmosphere, and successfully shot down two DropShips, which crashed into the surface south of the port city of San Lucas. The remaining Regulars' DropShips managed to land, but found themselves immediately subject to artillery fire from the Voltigeurs, forcing the DropShips to boost for safety as soon as the last [['Mech]]s had managed to disembark. The Regulars attempted to quickly seize San Lucas to use as a base for operations, only to discover that the Voltigeurs had rigged a number of the tallest buildings in the city to collapse using explosives, as well as mining half the streets. Within half an hour of landing, the Regulars found themselves trapped in a burning, fiery hell that had once been a pristine resort town on a world that had enjoyed a reputation as a holiday paradise during the [[Star League era]].<ref name=FSWp82>''First Succession War'', p. 82: "Caught in the Capellan Crossfire"</ref>

The Confederation finally won uncontested control of Rio in [[2806]], but only by using nuclear weapons. The radiation forced most of the population to flee, and in the end the Confederation had taken control of a dead world. This would later be a problem as the Federated Suns realized the system's valuable strategic position for raiding the Confederation. For most of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] the [[AFFS]] used the world as a strategic jump-off point for raids into the Confederation. In [[2980]] the [[CCAF]] attempted to conquer the world with a large fleet of aerospace fighters and other aerospace assets, but the fleet was soundly defeated. This defeat triggered a reorganization of the CCAF's aerospace arm.<ref name=DARWp86/>

====Jihad====
A member of the Word of Blake Protectorate during the [[Jihad]], Rio was one of the first worlds to be scouted by the allied coalition forged by [[Devlin Stone]]; scouts raided Rio and a number of other Protectorate worlds on the 25th of March [[3076]].<ref name="JHS:Tp21">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 21: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp55">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 55: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> This was followed with an assault by coalition forces on the 1st of July. The allied assault on Rio was one of four planetary assaults on Protectorate worlds that took place simultaneously, with the other assault forces targeting the [[Al Na'ir]], [[Rochelle]] and [[Van Diemen IV]] systems.<ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad in Review"</ref>

===Military Deployment===
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====2764====
* [[203rd Mechanized Infantry Division]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 251: "SLDF - Terran Hegemony Military Command Map"</ref>

====2800====
* [[First Chesterton Voltigeurs]]<ref name=FSWp82/>

====2821====
* First Chesterton Voltigeurs<ref name="FSWp135">''First Succession War'', p. 135: "First Succession War Deployment Table - CCAF"</ref>
* [[Tristram’s Avengers]]<ref name="FSWp135"/>

====3076====
* [[Blue Blazers]]<ref name=TCp154>''Total Chaos'', pp. 154–155: "Slugger’s Paradise"</ref>
* [[Rio Protectorate Militia]]<ref name=TCp154/>
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====3085====
* [[IV Triarii Protectors]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 186: "RAF Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
:- The IV Triarii was at 50% strength, with 52% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.

====3145====
* [[First Tikonov Guards]]<ref name=FM3145p47>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 47: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Table - 3145"</ref>
:- The unit was at 65% of full strength.
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===Geography===
When first settled, Rio was a beautiful world covered in scenic valleys. With little to export, the world instead became known as a prime vacation spot, artist colony, and [[tri-vid]] production planet. In 2223, the world joined<ref name=DARWp86/>—or was conquered by, depending on the historical account cited<ref name="HL(TCC)p20"/>—the Tikonov Union, and when that power merged into the Capellan Confederation, Rio separated and joined the Terran Hegemony. It would become one of the largest centers of fine art, high-end tourism, and film making in the first [[Star League]].<ref name=DARWp86/>

The planet has two continents named Grando and Pequeno.<ref name=DARWp86/>

===Planetary Locations===
* Reno: the planetary capital, located on Grando<ref name=DARWp86/>
* San Lucas: port city<ref name=FSWp82/>

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==Nearby Systems==
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! colspan="8" | Closest 72 systems (69 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first:
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Tybalt]]
| class="lessthan30" | 9.9
| class="lessthan30" | [[Angol]]
| class="lessthan30" | 12.6
| class="lessthan30" | [[Mirach]]
| class="lessthan30" | 13.6
| class="lessthan30" | [[New Rhodes]]
| class="lessthan30" | 14.7
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Tikonov]]
| class="lessthan30" | 15.4
| class="lessthan30" | [[New Florence]]
| class="lessthan30" | 17.8
| class="lessthan30" | [[Alpha Eridani]]
| class="lessthan30" | 18.5
| class="lessthan30" | [[Caselton]]
| class="lessthan30" | 20.5
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Tigress]]
| class="lessthan30" | 20.7
| class="lessthan30" | [[Alrescha]]
| class="lessthan30" | 23.4
| class="lessthan30" | [[Schedar]]
| class="lessthan30" | 23.7
| class="lessthan30" | [[Mira]]
| class="lessthan30" | 24.6
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Yangtze]]
| class="lessthan30" | 25.0
| class="lessthan30" | [[Hean]]
| class="lessthan30" | 25.1
| class="lessthan30" | [[Ronel]]
| class="lessthan30" | 26.1
| class="lessthan30" | [[Mesartim]]
| class="lessthan30" | 26.9
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Ankaa]]
| class="lessthan30" | 28.3
| class="lessthan30" | [[Basalt]]
| class="lessthan30" | 29.2
| class="over30" | [[New Hessen]]
| class="over30" | 30.6
| class="over30" | [[Sonnia]]
| class="over30" | 31.1
|-
| class="over30" | [[Ozawa]]
| class="over30" | 33.3
| class="over30" | [[Almach]]
| class="over30" | 33.3
| class="over30" | [[Hamal]]
| class="over30" | 33.9
| class="over30" | [[Deneb Kaitos]]
| class="over30" | 34.6
|-
| class="over30" | [[Addicks]]
| class="over30" | 36.9
| class="over30" | [[Edwards]]
| class="over30" | 36.9
| class="over30" | [[Elbar]]
| class="over30" | 37.5
| class="over30" | [[Mallory's World]]
| class="over30" | 38.2
|-
| class="over30" | [[Ruchbah]]
| class="over30" | 38.5
| class="over30" | [[Nopah]]
| class="over30" | 38.6
| class="over30" | [[Bharat]]
| class="over30" | 38.7
| class="over30" | [[Demeter]]
| class="over30" | 41.0
|-
| class="over30" | [[Kansu]]
| class="over30" | 41.6
| class="over30" | [[Kawich]]
| class="over30" | 41.6
| class="over30" | [[Galatia]]
| class="over30" | 43.2
| class="over30" | [[Slocum]]
| class="over30" | 44.0
|-
| class="over30" | [[Towne]]
| class="over30" | 45.0
| class="over30" | [[Tedibyhr]]
| class="over30" | 45.5
| class="over30" | [[Mara]]
| class="over30" | 45.8
| class="over30" | [[Conwy]]
| class="over30" | 46.1
|-
| class="over30" | [[Waycross]]
| class="over30" | 46.1
| class="over30" | [[Ingress]]
| class="over30" | 46.9
| class="over30" | [[Chesterton]]
| class="over30" | 46.9
| class="over30" | [[Buchlau]]
| class="over30" | 47.4
|-
| class="over30" | [[Azha]]
| class="over30" | 47.4
| class="over30" | [[Cartago]]
| class="over30" | 48.2
| class="over30" | [[Logandale]]
| class="over30" | 48.4
| class="over30" | [[Tawas]]
| class="over30" | 48.6
|-
| class="over30" | [[Small World]]
| class="over30" | 48.8
| class="over30" | [[Fletcher (CC)|Fletcher]]
| class="over30" | 48.9
| class="over30" | [[Algol]]
| class="over30" | 49.5
| class="over30" | [[Markab]]
| class="over30" | 51.5
|-
| class="over30" | [[Woodstock]]
| class="over30" | 51.8
| class="over30" | [[Murchison]]
| class="over30" | 52.8
| class="over30" | [[Halloran]]
| class="over30" | 53.3
| class="over30" | [[Goderich]]
| class="over30" | 53.3
|-
| class="over30" | [[Errai]]
| class="over30" | 53.6
| class="over30" | [[Helen]]
| class="over30" | 54.2
| class="over30" | [[Cylene]]
| class="over30" | 54.8
| class="over30" | [[Algot]]
| class="over30" | 54.9
|-
| class="over30" | [[Sheratan]]
| class="over30" | 55.0
| class="over30" | [[Tianamon]]
| class="over30" | 55.1
| class="over30" | [[Ulan Batar]]
| class="over30" | 55.3
| class="over30" | [[Skat]]
| class="over30" | 55.6
|-
| class="over30" | [[Ningpo]]
| class="over30" | 56.0
| class="over30" | [[Kentares]]
| class="over30" | 56.2
| class="over30" | [[Pokhara]]
| class="over30" | 56.3
| class="over30" | [[Acamar]]
| class="over30" | 56.7
|-
| class="over30" | [[Arboris]]
| class="over30" | 57.0
| class="over60" | [[Sanilac]]
| class="over60" | 60.1
| class="over60" | [[Tallassee]]
| class="over60" | 60.9
| class="over60" | [[Valexa]]
| class="over60" | 60.9
|-
|}

==References==
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]''
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]''
* ''[[Field Report: CCAF]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]''
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
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