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| name                = Tamar
 
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| class              = G6V<ref name=HSp172>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 172, "Tamar"</ref><ref name=MM>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 120-121, "Tamar"</ref><ref name=O:Cp28>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 28, "Tamar"</ref>
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| class              = G6V<ref name=HSp172>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 172: "Tamar"</ref><ref name=MM>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', pp. 120–121: "Tamar"</ref><ref name=O:Cp28>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 28: "Tamar"</ref>
 
| recharge            = 187 hours<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| recharge            = 187 hours<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| recharge stations  = None (3025)<ref name=HSp172/><br>Zenith (3076-3079)<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| recharge stations  = None (3025)<ref name=HSp172/><br>Zenith (3076-3079)<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
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The '''Tamar''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Tamar III''', and as of [[3151]] was located in the [[Clan Hell's Horses]] Occupation Zone.<ref name=SFp103/>
  
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''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0)
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==System Description==
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Tamar is located near the [[Kandis]] and [[Weingarten]] systems.
  
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{{InfoBoxPlanetStandard
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==Political Affiliation==
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* [[2340]] - [[Tamar Pact]]<ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13: "Tamar Pact world within the Lyran Commonwealth before [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"</ref>
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* [[2341]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HSp13"/>
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* [[2571]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
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* [[2596]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref>
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* [[2786]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
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* [[2915]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name="HKp79">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 79: "Tamar"</ref>
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* [[2916]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HKp79"/>
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* [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HS(TLC)pvii">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', foldout: "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HKp90">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 90: "The Continuing Alliance"</ref><ref name="HKp132">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 132: "District and Prefecture Boundaries of Kurita Space"</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB;HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
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* [[3047]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name=DD>''Diamandis' Dogs''</ref>
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* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
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* [[3052]] - [[Clan Wolf Occupation Zone]]<ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref>
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* [[3057]] - Clan Wolf<ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Clan Wolf<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Clan Wolf<ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70: "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', pp. 42–43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
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* [[3075]] - Clan Wolf<ref name="JS:TBDp64">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Clan Wolf<ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Clan Wolf<ref name="J:FRp62">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Clan Wolf<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
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* [[3135]] - Clan Wolf<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
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* [[3140]] - [[Clan Hell's Horses]]<ref name=ER3145p62>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 62: "Clan Wolf OZ conquests [3139-3140]" (Map)</ref>
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* [[3145]] - Clan Hell's Horses<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
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* [[3151]] - Clan Hell's Horses<ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref>
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==Tamar III==
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{{InfoBoxPlanet
 
| image              = Tamar.jpg
 
| image              = Tamar.jpg
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| caption            = Planetary flag
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| name                = Tamar III
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| imagewidth         = 150px
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| othernames         =  
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| name                = Tamar
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| position            = Third<ref name=HSp172/><ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
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| position            = 3rd<ref name=HSp172/><ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
 
| distance            = 7.01 days<ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| distance            = 7.01 days<ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| moons              = 2 (Karachi, Islamabad)<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| moons              = 2 (Karachi, Islamabad)<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
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| day                =
 
 
| gravity            = 1.2<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| gravity            = 1.2<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| pressure            = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| pressure            = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
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| water              = 32%<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| water              = 32%<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| life                = Plants<ref name=HSp172/><ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| life                = Plants<ref name=HSp172/><ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
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| date                =  
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| continents          = 4 (Dilis, Amirani, Kopala, Zadeni)<ref name=O:Cp28/>
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| year                = 3025<ref name=HSp172/> - 3079<ref name=O:Cp28/>
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| colonized          =
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| ruler              = [[Duke of Tamar]] (3025)<ref name=HSp172/><br>[[Khan]] [[Vladimir Ward]] (3076)<ref name=MM/>
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| demonym            =
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| language            =  
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| religion            =  
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| population          = 879,000,000 (3025, apocryphal),<ref>''MechWarrior'' (1989 video game)''</ref><br />2,194,686,000 (3076–3079)<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
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| ruler              = [[Duke of Tamar]]
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| political          =  
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| commander          =  
 
| capital            = Tamar City<ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| capital            = Tamar City<ref name=O:Cp28/>
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| population          = 879,000,000 (3025, apocryphal)<ref>''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)]] ([[apocryphal]])''</ref><br />2,194,686,000 (3076-3079)<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
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| hpg                = A<ref name=HSp172/><ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
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| USIIR              = A-A-B-D-C<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
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| hpgrep              = [[Precentor]] [[Virginia Hoppe]] (3025)<ref name=HSp172/>
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| hpg                = A<ref name=HSp172/><ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/> ([[Precentor]] Virginia Hoppe) (3025)<ref name=HSp172/>
 
 
}}
 
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===Planetary History===
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====Exodus====
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Following the coup launched by [[Robert Marsden]] in [[2375]] that saw him installed as sole ruler of the Lyran Commonwealth, 22 worlds including Tamar were still opposed to his rule in [[2378]] and had withdrawn their support of both him and his new government. Many of these worlds were cowed into line through naval blockades that starved them into submission, but eight self-sufficient worlds - again, including Tamar - continued to hold out, and as a result were subject to full and bloody military invasions by Marsden's forces.<ref name="HS(TLC)p13">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 13: "Marsden in Power"</ref>
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====Star League Era====
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Tamar served as the headquarters world of the [[XLII Corps (Star League)|XLII Corps]] of the [[Star League Defense Force]] in the final years of the [[Star League]].<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 153: "259th BattleMech Division"</ref>
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Although two regiments of the Lyran Guards were garrisoning Tamar in 2765 - the [[41st Lyran Guards|Forty-first]] and [[Forty-fourth Lyran Guards]] - only the Forty-first was considered a full-time garrison for the planet; the Forty-fourth was expected to do service as a strategic reserve for the local region, deploying as needed.<ref name="FR2765p13">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 13: "Lyran Guards"</ref>
  
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== Political Affiliation ==  
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====First Succession War====
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* [[2340]] - [[Tamar Pact]] <ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13, "Tamar Pact world within the Lyran Commonwealth befor [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"</ref>
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In late [[2790]] the [[Draconis Combine Admiralty]] raided Tamar, striking with a [[WarShip]] group that broke through Tamar's orbital defenses and destroyed the [[Bolson-Tamar Shipyards]].<ref name="FSWp61">''First Succession War'', p. 61: "The War of Raids: House Steiner's Succession War"</ref>
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* [[2341]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]] <ref name="HB:HSp13"/>
 
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* [[2571]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2596]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2750]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2764]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2765]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2786]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2915]] - [[Draconis Combine]] <ref name="HKp79">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 79, "Tamar"</ref>
 
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* [[2916]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HKp79"/>
 
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* [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HS(TLC)pvii">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. vii, "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HKp90">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 90, "The Continuing Alliance"</ref><ref name="HKp132">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 132, "District and Prefecture Boundaries of Kurita Space"</ref>
 
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* [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB;HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War . [3030] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3052]] - [[Clan Wolf]] <ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3057]] - Clan Wolf <ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3063]] - Clan Wolf <ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3067]] - Clan Wolf <ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70, "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42-43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3075]] - Clan Wolf <ref name="JS:TBDp64">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3079]] - Clan Wolf <ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19, "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
 
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* [[3081]] - Clan Wolf <ref name="J:FRp62">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3085]] - Clan Wolf <ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3130]] - Clan Wolf <ref name="MotIS3130">''Map of the Inner Sphere 3130''</ref>
 
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* [[3135]] - Clan Wolf <ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3145]] - [[Clan Hell's Horses]] <ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
 
  
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== Planetary Info ==
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====Attack of 3022====
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The planet has four major landmasses, Dilis, Amirani, Kopala and Zadeni. The capital city, Tamar City, is located on Dilis.<ref name=O:Cp28/>
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{{main|Battle of Tamar (3022)}}
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Tamar was under attack by forces from the Draconis Combine in [[3022]], and the [[LCAF]] deployed additional units to reinforce the weak defense forces on the planet. Among these additional units was the mercenary unit [[Snord's Irregulars]]. The Irregulars' initial deployment went poorly, with the irregulars being dropped into the heart of Vrance, several kilometers away from their planned drop zone. At the time, Vrance was under the control of Combine forces headed by General [[Askam]], but [[Cranston Snord]] used various unorthodox tactics to capture and then hold the city. Askam was impressed enough with the Irregulars performance to attempt to sway them to the Combine's service, offering a contract paying twice what the Commonwealth was paying the Irregulars, but balked when Snord's contract demands included being allowed to select his own targets "for collecting purposes". Askam attempted to counter the demand by offering more money, but negotiations ended when [[Archon]] [[Katrina Steiner]] announced that she would be increasing the Irregulars base pay.<ref name=CSI6>''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', p. 6</ref>
  
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== Planetary History ==
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====Fourth Succession War====
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=== Exodus ===
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At the start of the [[Fourth Succession War]], the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] launched [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]], the largest Lyran invasion of the Draconis Combine in centuries. Overall, this attack was an overwhelming success, as several dozen Combine worlds fell to House Steiner, most of them planets that had formerly been part of the Tamar Pact, decades or even centuries before. The [[Thirteenth Rasalhague Regulars]], however, intended to counterattack rather than wait to be overwhelmed by the Commonwealth's war machine. They struck at Tamar, apparently without orders, knowing that a successful strike could demoralize the entire Commonwealth. They were opposed by the very capable [[Grave Walkers]] [[mercenary]] unit, with two heavy regiments.<ref name=NAISp67>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', pp. 67–68</ref>
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Following the coup launched by [[Robert Marsden]] in [[2375]] that saw him installed as sole ruler of the Lyran Commonwealth, 22 worlds including Tamar were still opposed to his rule in [[2378]] and had withdrawn their support of both him and his new government. Many of these worlds were cowed into line through naval blockades that starved them into submission, but eight self-sufficient worlds - again, including Tamar - continued to hold out, and as a result were subject to full and bloody military invasions by Marsden's forces.<ref name="HS(TLC)p13">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 13, "Marsden in Power"</ref>
 
  
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=== Star League Era ===
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Unfortunately for the Grave Walkers, Duke Kelswa insisted on commanding the defense. When the Duke ordered the Grave Walkers into a death trap, [[Colonel]] [[Dennis Merwin]], the Walkers' commanding officer, knocked the Duke unconscious and placed Kelswa and his entourage under arrest. The Walkers proceeded to rout the Regulars completely, with only a handful of the Kuritans surviving to surrender. Duke Kelswa, however, placed Colonel Merwin under arrest for treason, scheduling his execution for the following morning. The Lyran high command, however, pressed the Duke on the issue, pointing out his lack of military background and informing him he would be publicly court-martialed if he continued with his charges against Merwin. The Duke reluctantly released the Grave Walkers commander.<ref name=NAISp67/>
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Tamar served as the headquarters world of the [[XLII Corps (Star League)|XLII Corps]] of the [[Star League Defense Force]] in the final years of the [[Star League]].<ref>Field Manual: SLDF, p. 153, "259th BattleMech Division"</ref>
 
  
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Although two regiments of the Lyran Guards were garrisoning Tamar in 2765 - the [[41st Lyran Guards|Forty-first]] and [[Forty-fourth Lyran Guards]] - only the Forty-first was considered a full-time garrison for the planet; the Forty-fourth was expected to do service as a strategic reserve for the local region, deploying as needed.<ref name="FR2765p13">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 13, "Lyran Guards"</ref>
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====Clan Invasion====
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{{main|Battle of Tamar (3051)}}
  
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=== First Succession War ===
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Despite the protests of [[Duke]] [[Selvin Kelswa III]], the government of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] refused to provide reinforcements to [[Tamar]]'s defense to meet the coming invaders, citing the need to defend other worlds. Furious, Kelswa returned to Tamar City to prepare his own defenses, refusing to cooperate with any AFFC officials, even those of the Twenty-sixth Guards, despite their years of service as Tamar's principal defenders. On 7 November [[3051]], [[saKhan]] [[Natasha Kerensky]] of [[Clan Wolf]] arrived in orbit over Tamar, leading the Wolves' [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Alpha Galaxy]]. The former command of [[Nicholas Kerensky]], the Dire Wolves were arguably the premier formation in all the Clans, the elite of the elite. [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Joy Corelli]] accepted Kerensky's ''[[batchall]]'', and arranged [[26th Lyran Guards|her defenses]] between the Clan landing zones and Tamar City. The first major clash between the two forces came at Shonick Dale, where the Wolves attempted to break through the Lyran lines of defense. Although they held for six hours against Kerensky, the Wolves' second attempt came at night and drove the Guards back amidst vicious fighting. Corelli reorganized at Smitton, a village north of the capital, organizing her troops in the thick forests to offset Clan air cover and their superior weapon ranges. Unfortunately, this allowed two [[Elemental (Battle Armor)#Variants|Elemental head hunter]] [[Star (Formation)|Stars]] to easily penetrate their lines, sowing confusion and chaos. When Alpha Galaxy attacked, they were forced to pull back once again. When they attempted to organize again at Tamar City, they were denied entry by Duke Kelswa, who by this point had gone mad. The Twenty-sixth Guards reluctantly set up their defenses outside the city walls, awaiting the coming Wolves. The following day, the assault began with a series of air strikes, followed up with harrying attacks by the [[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Thirteenth Wolf Guards]]. With nowhere left to run, Corelli decided to preserve the remainder of her forces and retreat offworld. Offering transport to Kelswa, the Duke declined and would ultimately die with his men, but did send his daughter, [[Morasha Kelswa]], along with the Guards. Steiner's Boots retreated to [[Kobe]].<ref name=WCS4344T-26LG-1>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', pp. 43–44: "Tamar", the Twenty-sixth Lyran Guards oppose Alpha Galaxy on Tamar, evacuating with Morasha Kelswa</ref><ref name=ER3052-137-T-1>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 137: "Situation", the Twenty-sixth Lyran Guard opposes the Clan invaders</ref> Not long thereafter, the Wolves attacked the capital, leading to the destruction of the [[Kelswa Guard]] and the [[Tamar War College Training Battalion]], with both units fighting almost to the death. Duke Kelswa himself fell at the controls of his ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]''.<ref name=WCS44T-26LG-1>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 44: "Tamar", Duke Kelswa refuses to work with the Twenty-sixth</ref> Despite the betrayal of Duke Kelswa, one of the Guards' armor units, the [[343rd Tamar Heavy Armor Regiment]], would serve as [[Duchess]] Morasha's honor guard in the years to come, and were permanently detached from the Twenty-sixth.<ref name=FMLA82-AB-1>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 82: "26th Lyran Guards Armor Brigade", the 343rd Tamar Heavy Armor Regiment leave to protect Morasha Kelswa</ref>
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In late [[2790]] the [[Draconis Combine Admiralty]] raided Tamar, striking with a [[WarShip]] group that broke through Tamar's orbital defenses and destroyed the [[Bolson-Tamar Shipyards]].<ref name="FSWp61">''First Succession War'', p. 61, "The War of Raids: House Steiner's Succession War"</ref>
 
  
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=== Third Succession War ===
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====Jihad====
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====2915====
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Tamar was the subject of a damaging attack from [[Word of Blake]] forces on 28 December [[3070]], the [[Scouring of Tamar]]. The Blakists didn't land ground forces; instead, the attack consisted of seventeen nuclear strikes aimed at a number of heavily populated areas, including the Clan Wolf headquarters. Much of Tamar's infrastructure, including its spaceports, was wrecked and thousands of laborer and technician caste civilians were slain along with the Wolf [[SaKhan of Clan Wolf|saKhan]] Marialle Radick and many Alpha Galaxy warriors. The attack on Tamar, capital world of the Clan Wolf Occupation Zone, coincided with an attack on [[Arc-Royal]], the capital world of [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]].<ref name="J:FRp48">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 48: "The Jihad In Review"</ref><ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 117: "Ivan Kerensky"</ref><ref name=M&Mp120-121>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', pp. 120–121: "Tamar"</ref>
  
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====3022====
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The Wolves determinedly repaired and rebuilt the damaged portions of the planet, turning Tamar into an armed camp. The [[War College of Tamar]], closed after the Wolf conquest two decades earlier, was reopened to bolster the Clan's depleted MechWarrior ranks and the planet served as a final assembly destination for BattleMechs. On the 1st of April [[3080]] Tamar was reestablished as the capital world for Clan Wolf in the wake of the [[Jihad]].<ref name="J:FRp61">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 61: "The Jihad In Review"</ref><ref name=M&Mp120-121/><ref>''Objectives: The Clans'', pp. 27–28</ref>
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Tamar was under attack by forces from the Draconis Combine in [[3022]], and the [[LCAF]] deployed additional units to reinforce the weak defense forces on the planet. Among these additional units was the mercenary unit [[Snord's Irregulars]]. The Irregulars' initial deployment went poorly, with the irregulars being dropped into the heart of Vrance, several kilometers away from their planned drop zone. At the time, Vrance was under the control of Combine forces headed by General [[Askam]], but [[Cranston Snord]] used various unorthodox tactics to capture and then hold the city. Aksam was impressed enough with the Irregulars performance to attempt to sway them to the Combine's service, offering a contract paying twice what the Commonwealth was paying the Irregulars, but balked when Snord's contract demands included being allowed to select his own targets "for collecting purposes". Askam attempted to counter the demand by offering more money, but negotiations ended when [[Archon]] [[Katrina Steiner]] announced that she would be increasing the Irregulars base pay.<ref name=CSI6>''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', p. 6</ref>
 
  
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=== Jihad ===
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====Dark Age====
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Tamar was the subject of a damaging attack from [[Word of Blake]] forces on the 28th of December [[3070]]. The Blakists didn't land ground forces; instead, the attack consisted of nuclear strikes aimed at a number of heavily populated areas, including the Clan Wolf headquarters. The attack on Tamar, capital world of the Clan Wolf Occupation Zone, coincided with an attack on [[Arc-Royal]], the capital world of [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]].<ref name="J:FRp48">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 48, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> On the 1st of April [[3080]] Tamar was re-established as the capital world for Clan Wolf in the wake of the [[Jihad]].<ref name="J:FRp61">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 61, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
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After Clan Wolf's warrior caste migrated out of its Occupation Zone in [[3137]], [[Clan Hell's Horses|Clan Hell's Horses']] [[Epsilon Galaxy (Clan Hell's Horses)|Epsilon Galaxy]] moved swiftly to annex Tamar. The defenseless world fell without a fight.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 154: "Epsilon Galaxy"</ref>
  
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== Military Deployment ==
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===Military Deployment===
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=== 2764 ===
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* [[259th BattleMech Division]]<ref>Field Manual: SLDF, p. 255, "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"</ref>
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====2764====
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* [[259th BattleMech Division]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"</ref>
  
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=== 2765 ===
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====2765====
 
* Forty-first Lyran Guards<ref name="FR2765p13"/>
 
* Forty-first Lyran Guards<ref name="FR2765p13"/>
 
* Forty-fourth Lyran Guards<ref name="FR2765p13"/>
 
* Forty-fourth Lyran Guards<ref name="FR2765p13"/>
  
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=== 2786 ===
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====2786====
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* Forty-first Lyran Guards<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 139, "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"</ref>
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* Forty-first Lyran Guards<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War'', p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"</ref>
 
* Forty-fourth Lyran Guards<ref name="FSWp139"/>
 
* Forty-fourth Lyran Guards<ref name="FSWp139"/>
 
* [[Tamar Tigers]]<ref name="FSWp139"/>
 
* [[Tamar Tigers]]<ref name="FSWp139"/>
  
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=== 2821 ===
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====2821====
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* [[Third Arcturan Guards]]<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 139, "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"</ref>
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* [[Third Arcturan Guards]]<ref name="FSWp139"/>
 
* Forty-first Lyran Guards<ref name="FSWp139"/>
 
* Forty-first Lyran Guards<ref name="FSWp139"/>
 
* Forty-fourth Lyran Guards<ref name="FSWp139"/>
 
* Forty-fourth Lyran Guards<ref name="FSWp139"/>
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====3025====
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* [[Twenty-sixth Lyran Guards]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 44: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref>
  
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=== 3025 ===
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====3028====
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* [[Twenty-sixth Lyran Guards]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p.44, "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref>
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* [[Twelfth Donegal Guards]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp44"/>
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* [[Fifteenth Lyran Regulars]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp44"/>
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=== 3028 ===
 
−
* [[12th Donegal Guards|Twelfth Donegal Guards]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp44"/>
 
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* [[15th Lyran Regulars|Fifteenth Lyran Regulars]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp44"/>
 
  
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=== 3038 ===
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====3038====
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* [[Tamar War College Training Battalion]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138 "Deployment Table"</ref>
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* [[Tamar War College Training Battalion]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138: "Deployment Table"</ref>
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* Twenty-sixth Lyran Guards [[RCT]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 137, "Deployment Table"</ref>
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* Twenty-sixth Lyran Guards [[RCT]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 137: "Deployment Table"</ref>
  
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=== 3050 ===
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====3050====
 
* Tamar War College Training Battalion<ref name=20YU26/>
 
* Tamar War College Training Battalion<ref name=20YU26/>
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* [[Kelswa Guard]] <ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', pp. 43-45, 64</ref>
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* [[Kelswa Guard]]<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', pp. 43–45, 64</ref>
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* Twenty-sixth Lyran Guards RCT<ref name=20YU26>''20 Year Update'', p. 26, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref>
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* Twenty-sixth Lyran Guards RCT<ref name=20YU26>''20 Year Update'', p. 26: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref>
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* [[223rd Division (ComStar)|223rd Division]]<ref name=20YU71>''20 Year Update'', p. 71, "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>
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* [[223rd Division (ComStar)|223rd Division]]<ref name=20YU71>''20 Year Update'', p. 71: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>
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====3054====
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*[[4th Wolf Guards Assault (Clan Wolf)|Fourth Wolf Guards Assault]]<ref name=ORp32>''Objective Raids'', p. 32</ref>
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*[[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf)|Thirteenth Wolf Guards]], Trinary Charlie<ref name=ORp32>''Objective Raids'', p. 32</ref>
  
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=== 3054 ===
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====3085====
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*[[4th Wolf Guards Assault (Clan Wolf)|Fourth Wolf Guards Assault]] <ref name=ORp32>''Objective Raids'', p.32 </ref>
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* [[Golden Keshik (Clan Wolf)|Golden Keshik]]<ref name=FM:3085p126>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 126: "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
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*[[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf)|Thirteenth Wolf Guards]],Trinary Charlie<ref name=ORp32>''Objective Raids'', p.32 </ref>
 
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=== 3085 ===
 
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* [[Golden Keshik (Clan Wolf)|Golden Keshik]]<ref name=FM:3085p126>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 126, "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
 
 
* [[4th Striker (Clan Wolf)|Fourth Striker Cluster]]<ref name=FM:3085p126/>
 
* [[4th Striker (Clan Wolf)|Fourth Striker Cluster]]<ref name=FM:3085p126/>
  
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=== 3145 ===
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====3145====
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* [[Omega Keshik (Clan Hell's Horses)|Omega Keshik]]<ref name=FM:3145p167>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 167, "Clan Force Deployments - Clan Hell's Horses"</ref>
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* [[Omega Keshik (Clan Hell's Horses)|Omega Keshik]]<ref name=FM:3145p167>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 167: "Clan Force Deployments - Clan Hell's Horses"</ref>
 
* [[Epsilon Galaxy Command (Clan Hell's Horses)|Epsilon Galaxy Command]]<ref name=FM:3145p167/>
 
* [[Epsilon Galaxy Command (Clan Hell's Horses)|Epsilon Galaxy Command]]<ref name=FM:3145p167/>
 
* [[62nd Mechanized Assault (Clan Hell's Horses)|Sixty-second Mechanized Assault]]<ref name=FM:3145p167/>
 
* [[62nd Mechanized Assault (Clan Hell's Horses)|Sixty-second Mechanized Assault]]<ref name=FM:3145p167/>
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== Geography ==  
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===Geography===
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The planet has four major landmasses, Dilis, Amirani, Kopala, and Zadeni.<ref name=O:Cp28/>
  
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== Planetary Locations ==
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===Planetary Locations===
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* Barbale: Location of the [[Tamar War College|War College of Tamar]] on Dilis.<ref name=O:Cp28/>
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:* Dali: location of the OZ-1 and W-8 manufacturing facilities<ref name="O:TCp28"/>
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* Dali: Location of the OZ-1 and W-8 manufacturing facilities; located on Amirani.<ref name="O:TCp28"/>
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* Dilis (continent)
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* Red Hook: Birth place of Duke [[Selvin Kelswa III]].<ref name=HS:TLCp155>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'' - "Selvin Kelswa III profile", p. 155</ref>
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:* Barbale: location of the [[Tamar War College|War College of Tamar]]<ref name=O:Cp28/>
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* Tamar City: the planetary capital city, located on Dilis.<ref name=O:Cp28/>
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:* Smitton: a small village in a dense forest 20 kilometers north of Tamar City; site of an important battle during the Clan Invasion<ref name=WCS44/>
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* Vrance: a city and site of a notable battle during the Third Succession War.<ref name=CSI6/>
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:* Tamar City: the planetary capital city<ref name=O:Cp28/>
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::* Boncher Salvage<ref name=DD/>
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== Industrial Centers ==
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* Unspecified continent:
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:* Chevy Chase: a city destroyed in 2825<ref name=HHKp46>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 46: "The Dragon's Chain Gangs"</ref>
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:* Red Hook: birth place of Duke [[Selvin Kelswa III]]<ref name=HS:TLCp155>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'' - "Selvin Kelswa III profile", p. 155</ref>
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:* Vrance: a city and site of a notable battle during the Third Succession War<ref name=CSI6/>
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:* [[University of Tamar]]<ref name=H3039>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 22</ref>
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:* River Luvon: the "Right Bank" of this river is the historical center for this planet's art community<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 128</ref>
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:* Shonick Dale: site of an important battle during the Clan Invasion<ref name=WCS44>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 44: "Tamar"</ref>
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===Companies and Industries===
 
* [[Bolson-Tamar Shipyards]] (destroyed 2789)<ref name="FSWp61"/>
 
* [[Bolson-Tamar Shipyards]] (destroyed 2789)<ref name="FSWp61"/>
 
* [[Clan Wolf Site OZ-1]] (destroyed during the Jihad)<ref name="O:TCp28"/>
 
* [[Clan Wolf Site OZ-1]] (destroyed during the Jihad)<ref name="O:TCp28"/>
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* [[Tamar Arms]]<ref name=XTRO:PV4p11>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 4'', p. 11, "Sturmblitz Assault Gun"</ref>
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* [[Tamar Arms]]<ref name=XTRO:PV4p11>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 4'', p. 11: "Sturmblitz Assault Gun"</ref>
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* [[W-8 Facilities]]<ref name="O:TCp28">''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 28, "W-8 Facilities"</ref>
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* [[W-8 Facilities]]<ref name="O:TCp28">''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 28: "W-8 Facilities"</ref>
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
 
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
 
* ''[[Cranston Snord's Irregulars (scenario pack)|Cranston Snord's Irregulars]]''
 
* ''[[Cranston Snord's Irregulars (scenario pack)|Cranston Snord's Irregulars]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
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* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]''
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* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
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* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
 
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
 
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Objectives: The Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Objectives: The Clans]]''
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* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
 
* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''
 
* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''
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Tamar
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3151
Tamar 3151.svg
Tamar nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-15.391 : 314.863[e]
Spectral classG6V[1][2][3]
Recharge time187 hours[2][3]
Recharge station(s)None (3025)[1]
Zenith (3076-3079)[2][3]

The Tamar system was home to at least one habitable world, Tamar III, and as of 3151 was located in the Clan Hell's Horses Occupation Zone.[4]

System Description[edit]

Tamar is located near the Kandis and Weingarten systems.

Political Affiliation[edit]

Tamar III[edit]

Tamar III
Tamar.jpg
Astrophysical
System positionThird[1][2][3]
Jump Point distance7.01 days[3]
Moons2 (Karachi, Islamabad)[2][3]
Geophysical
Surface gravity1.2[2][3]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[2][3]
Equatorial temperature36°C (Temperate)[2][3]
Surface water32%[2][3]
Highest native lifePlants[1][2][3]
Landmasses4 (Dilis, Amirani, Kopala, Zadeni)[3]
History and Culture
Population879,000,000 (3025, apocryphal),[40]
2,194,686,000 (3076–3079)[2][3]
Government and Infrastructure
Noble RulerDuke of Tamar
CapitalTamar City[3]
HPG ClassA[1][2][3]
HPG RepresentativePrecentor Virginia Hoppe (3025)[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Exodus[edit]

Following the coup launched by Robert Marsden in 2375 that saw him installed as sole ruler of the Lyran Commonwealth, 22 worlds including Tamar were still opposed to his rule in 2378 and had withdrawn their support of both him and his new government. Many of these worlds were cowed into line through naval blockades that starved them into submission, but eight self-sufficient worlds - again, including Tamar - continued to hold out, and as a result were subject to full and bloody military invasions by Marsden's forces.[41]

Star League Era[edit]

Tamar served as the headquarters world of the XLII Corps of the Star League Defense Force in the final years of the Star League.[42]

Although two regiments of the Lyran Guards were garrisoning Tamar in 2765 - the Forty-first and Forty-fourth Lyran Guards - only the Forty-first was considered a full-time garrison for the planet; the Forty-fourth was expected to do service as a strategic reserve for the local region, deploying as needed.[43]

First Succession War[edit]

In late 2790 the Draconis Combine Admiralty raided Tamar, striking with a WarShip group that broke through Tamar's orbital defenses and destroyed the Bolson-Tamar Shipyards.[44]

Attack of 3022[edit]

Main article: Battle of Tamar (3022)

Tamar was under attack by forces from the Draconis Combine in 3022, and the LCAF deployed additional units to reinforce the weak defense forces on the planet. Among these additional units was the mercenary unit Snord's Irregulars. The Irregulars' initial deployment went poorly, with the irregulars being dropped into the heart of Vrance, several kilometers away from their planned drop zone. At the time, Vrance was under the control of Combine forces headed by General Askam, but Cranston Snord used various unorthodox tactics to capture and then hold the city. Askam was impressed enough with the Irregulars performance to attempt to sway them to the Combine's service, offering a contract paying twice what the Commonwealth was paying the Irregulars, but balked when Snord's contract demands included being allowed to select his own targets "for collecting purposes". Askam attempted to counter the demand by offering more money, but negotiations ended when Archon Katrina Steiner announced that she would be increasing the Irregulars base pay.[45]

Fourth Succession War[edit]

At the start of the Fourth Succession War, the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces launched Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG, the largest Lyran invasion of the Draconis Combine in centuries. Overall, this attack was an overwhelming success, as several dozen Combine worlds fell to House Steiner, most of them planets that had formerly been part of the Tamar Pact, decades or even centuries before. The Thirteenth Rasalhague Regulars, however, intended to counterattack rather than wait to be overwhelmed by the Commonwealth's war machine. They struck at Tamar, apparently without orders, knowing that a successful strike could demoralize the entire Commonwealth. They were opposed by the very capable Grave Walkers mercenary unit, with two heavy regiments.[46]

Unfortunately for the Grave Walkers, Duke Kelswa insisted on commanding the defense. When the Duke ordered the Grave Walkers into a death trap, Colonel Dennis Merwin, the Walkers' commanding officer, knocked the Duke unconscious and placed Kelswa and his entourage under arrest. The Walkers proceeded to rout the Regulars completely, with only a handful of the Kuritans surviving to surrender. Duke Kelswa, however, placed Colonel Merwin under arrest for treason, scheduling his execution for the following morning. The Lyran high command, however, pressed the Duke on the issue, pointing out his lack of military background and informing him he would be publicly court-martialed if he continued with his charges against Merwin. The Duke reluctantly released the Grave Walkers commander.[46]

Clan Invasion[edit]

Main article: Battle of Tamar (3051)

Despite the protests of Duke Selvin Kelswa III, the government of the Federated Commonwealth refused to provide reinforcements to Tamar's defense to meet the coming invaders, citing the need to defend other worlds. Furious, Kelswa returned to Tamar City to prepare his own defenses, refusing to cooperate with any AFFC officials, even those of the Twenty-sixth Guards, despite their years of service as Tamar's principal defenders. On 7 November 3051, saKhan Natasha Kerensky of Clan Wolf arrived in orbit over Tamar, leading the Wolves' Alpha Galaxy. The former command of Nicholas Kerensky, the Dire Wolves were arguably the premier formation in all the Clans, the elite of the elite. Marshal Joy Corelli accepted Kerensky's batchall, and arranged her defenses between the Clan landing zones and Tamar City. The first major clash between the two forces came at Shonick Dale, where the Wolves attempted to break through the Lyran lines of defense. Although they held for six hours against Kerensky, the Wolves' second attempt came at night and drove the Guards back amidst vicious fighting. Corelli reorganized at Smitton, a village north of the capital, organizing her troops in the thick forests to offset Clan air cover and their superior weapon ranges. Unfortunately, this allowed two Elemental head hunter Stars to easily penetrate their lines, sowing confusion and chaos. When Alpha Galaxy attacked, they were forced to pull back once again. When they attempted to organize again at Tamar City, they were denied entry by Duke Kelswa, who by this point had gone mad. The Twenty-sixth Guards reluctantly set up their defenses outside the city walls, awaiting the coming Wolves. The following day, the assault began with a series of air strikes, followed up with harrying attacks by the Thirteenth Wolf Guards. With nowhere left to run, Corelli decided to preserve the remainder of her forces and retreat offworld. Offering transport to Kelswa, the Duke declined and would ultimately die with his men, but did send his daughter, Morasha Kelswa, along with the Guards. Steiner's Boots retreated to Kobe.[47][48] Not long thereafter, the Wolves attacked the capital, leading to the destruction of the Kelswa Guard and the Tamar War College Training Battalion, with both units fighting almost to the death. Duke Kelswa himself fell at the controls of his Atlas.[49] Despite the betrayal of Duke Kelswa, one of the Guards' armor units, the 343rd Tamar Heavy Armor Regiment, would serve as Duchess Morasha's honor guard in the years to come, and were permanently detached from the Twenty-sixth.[50]

Jihad[edit]

Tamar was the subject of a damaging attack from Word of Blake forces on 28 December 3070, the Scouring of Tamar. The Blakists didn't land ground forces; instead, the attack consisted of seventeen nuclear strikes aimed at a number of heavily populated areas, including the Clan Wolf headquarters. Much of Tamar's infrastructure, including its spaceports, was wrecked and thousands of laborer and technician caste civilians were slain along with the Wolf saKhan Marialle Radick and many Alpha Galaxy warriors. The attack on Tamar, capital world of the Clan Wolf Occupation Zone, coincided with an attack on Arc-Royal, the capital world of Clan Wolf-in-Exile.[51][52][53]

The Wolves determinedly repaired and rebuilt the damaged portions of the planet, turning Tamar into an armed camp. The War College of Tamar, closed after the Wolf conquest two decades earlier, was reopened to bolster the Clan's depleted MechWarrior ranks and the planet served as a final assembly destination for BattleMechs. On the 1st of April 3080 Tamar was reestablished as the capital world for Clan Wolf in the wake of the Jihad.[54][53][55]

Dark Age[edit]

After Clan Wolf's warrior caste migrated out of its Occupation Zone in 3137, Clan Hell's Horses' Epsilon Galaxy moved swiftly to annex Tamar. The defenseless world fell without a fight.[56]

Military Deployment[edit]

2764[edit]

2765[edit]

  • Forty-first Lyran Guards[43]
  • Forty-fourth Lyran Guards[43]

2786[edit]

2821[edit]

3025[edit]

3028[edit]

3038[edit]

3050[edit]

3054[edit]

3085[edit]

3145[edit]

Geography[edit]

The planet has four major landmasses, Dilis, Amirani, Kopala, and Zadeni.[3]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Amirani (continent)
  • Dali: location of the OZ-1 and W-8 manufacturing facilities[68]
  • Dilis (continent)
  • Barbale: location of the War College of Tamar[3]
  • Smitton: a small village in a dense forest 20 kilometers north of Tamar City; site of an important battle during the Clan Invasion[69]
  • Tamar City: the planetary capital city[3]
  • Unspecified continent:
  • Chevy Chase: a city destroyed in 2825[70]
  • Red Hook: birth place of Duke Selvin Kelswa III[71]
  • Vrance: a city and site of a notable battle during the Third Succession War[45]
  • University of Tamar[72]
  • River Luvon: the "Right Bank" of this river is the historical center for this planet's art community[73]
  • Shonick Dale: site of an important battle during the Clan Invasion[69]

Companies and Industries[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 44 systems (44 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Kandis 11.4 Weingarten 15.1 Moritz 17.5 Memmingen 22.7
Bushmill 23.4 Thannhausen 23.8 Volders 24.6 Kufstein 26.9
Skokie 27.3 Sevren 29.1 Stanzach 29.9 Laurent 31.2
Maestu 32.7 Kobe 33.4 Hohenems 33.7 Basiliano 34.2
Gunzburg 37.1 Hyperion 38.0 Karston 38.1 Bessarabia 39.4
Vorarlberg 41.2 Engadin 41.4 Heiligendreuz 41.5 Cusset 46.1
Hainfeld 46.4 Feltre 47.5 Perrot 47.6 Ridderkerk 47.7
Dell 48.6 Vulcan 51.6 Wheel 52.2 Biota 52.2
Svarstaad 52.3 Unzmarkt 52.4 Mozirje 52.7 Colmar 53.1
Rastaban 55.1 Thun 55.2 Ferleiten 56.4 Muswell 56.6
Radstadt 56.8 Lamar 56.8 Satalice 58.1 Kreller 58.5

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 172: "Tamar"
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, pp. 120–121: "Tamar"
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 Objectives: The Clans, p. 28: "Tamar"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Shattered Fortress, p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13: "Tamar Pact world within the Lyran Commonwealth before [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"
  6. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  7. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  8. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  9. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  10. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  11. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  12. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  13. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  14. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  15. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 79: "Tamar"
  17. ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), foldout: "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  19. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 90: "The Continuing Alliance"
  20. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 132: "District and Prefecture Boundaries of Kurita Space"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  22. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
  23. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Diamandis' Dogs
  25. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  26. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"
  27. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  28. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
  29. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  30. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70: "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  31. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, pp. 42–43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  32. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  33. ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 19: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  34. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  35. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  36. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  37. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 62: "Clan Wolf OZ conquests [3139-3140]" (Map)
  38. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  39. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  40. ↑ MechWarrior (1989 video game)
  41. ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 13: "Marsden in Power"
  42. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 153: "259th BattleMech Division"
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 43.2 Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 13: "Lyran Guards"
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 First Succession War, p. 61: "The War of Raids: House Steiner's Succession War"
  45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 Cranston Snord's Irregulars, p. 6
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, pp. 67–68
  47. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, pp. 43–44: "Tamar", the Twenty-sixth Lyran Guards oppose Alpha Galaxy on Tamar, evacuating with Morasha Kelswa
  48. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 137: "Situation", the Twenty-sixth Lyran Guard opposes the Clan invaders
  49. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 44: "Tamar", Duke Kelswa refuses to work with the Twenty-sixth
  50. ↑ Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 82: "26th Lyran Guards Armor Brigade", the 343rd Tamar Heavy Armor Regiment leave to protect Morasha Kelswa
  51. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 48: "The Jihad In Review"
  52. ↑ Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 117: "Ivan Kerensky"
  53. ↑ 53.0 53.1 Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, pp. 120–121: "Tamar"
  54. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 61: "The Jihad In Review"
  55. ↑ Objectives: The Clans, pp. 27–28
  56. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 154: "Epsilon Galaxy"
  57. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"
  58. ↑ 58.0 58.1 58.2 58.3 58.4 58.5 First Succession War, p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"
  59. ↑ 59.0 59.1 59.2 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 44: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"
  60. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 138: "Deployment Table"
  61. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 137: "Deployment Table"
  62. ↑ 62.0 62.1 20 Year Update, p. 26: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
  63. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, pp. 43–45, 64
  64. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 71: "Com Guards Deployment Table"
  65. ↑ 65.0 65.1 Objective Raids, p. 32
  66. ↑ 66.0 66.1 Field Manual: 3085, p. 126: "Deployment Table - 3085"
  67. ↑ 67.0 67.1 67.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. 167: "Clan Force Deployments - Clan Hell's Horses"
  68. ↑ 68.0 68.1 68.2 Objectives: The Clans, p. 28: "W-8 Facilities"
  69. ↑ 69.0 69.1 Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 44: "Tamar"
  70. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 46: "The Dragon's Chain Gangs"
  71. ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth) - "Selvin Kelswa III profile", p. 155
  72. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 22
  73. ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 128
  74. ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 4, p. 11: "Sturmblitz Assault Gun"

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