Sarna News: Bad 'Mechs - Icestorm

Editing Umka

Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.

The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.

Latest revision Your text
Line 1: Line 1:
 +
''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0)''
 
{{InfoBoxSystem
 
{{InfoBoxSystem
 
| image              = Umka_3151.svg
 
| image              = Umka_3151.svg
Line 13: Line 14:
  
 
==System Description==
 
==System Description==
−
Umka is located near the [[Gouderak]] and [[Vakarel]] systems<ref name=ER:3145p38/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of a class K6V primary orbited by at least four planets.<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
+
The Umka system is located near the [[Gouderak]] and [[Vakarel]] systems<ref name=ER:3145p38/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of a class K6V primary orbited by at least four planets.<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
  
 
==System History==
 
==System History==
 
The Umka system was either settled by the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] during or shortly before the [[Age of War]], or it was an already-inhabited system that became significant enough during this era that [[Inner Sphere]] nations began recording its location on maps.<ref name="HB:HLp17"/><ref name="HB:MPSp93"/><ref name="HB:HLp25"/><ref name="HB:HMp24"/>
 
The Umka system was either settled by the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] during or shortly before the [[Age of War]], or it was an already-inhabited system that became significant enough during this era that [[Inner Sphere]] nations began recording its location on maps.<ref name="HB:HLp17"/><ref name="HB:MPSp93"/><ref name="HB:HLp25"/><ref name="HB:HMp24"/>
 +
 +
==Umka IV==
 +
{{InfoBoxPlanetStandard
 +
| image              =
 +
| caption            =
 +
| name                = Umka IV
 +
| position            = 4th<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 +
| distance            = 3.91 days<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 +
| moons              = None<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 +
| day                =
 +
| gravity            = 1.0<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 +
| pressure            = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 +
| temperature        = 38°C (Very Hot)<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 +
| water              = 80%<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 +
| life                = Avian<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 +
| date                =
 +
| year                = 3079<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 +
| ruler              =
 +
| capital            = Shenville<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 +
| population          = 228,000,000<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 +
| USIIR              = B-C-A-C-C<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 +
| hpg                = B<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 +
}}
 +
 +
Umka IV - more commonly referred to simply as Umka - is the fourth planet in the system.<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 +
 +
===Planetary History===
 +
====Reunification War====
 +
Immediately prior to the Reunification War Umka was a world within the Magistracy of Canopus, where the major industries were aquaculture and deep-sea farming and with two [[battalion]]s of the [[First Canopian Light Horse]] stationed on-world in support of the irregular ground forces that made up the planetary garrison.<ref name="H:RWp97"/>
 +
 +
War between the [[Star League]] and the Magistracy of Canopus was inevitable after the Magistracy joined the other [[Periphery]] nations in rejecting the [[Pollux Proclamation]]; Umka was an early target in the initial [[Star League Defense Force]] campaign against the Magistracy, with a flotilla of SLDF craft arriving in the local system in August [[2577]]. The SLDF forces quickly dispersed the local pickets and began planetary landings with the [[Fifty-sixth Brigade]] arriving on Umka soon after to capture the world.<ref name="H:RWp97"/> The mercenary unit [[Mieselsen's Marauders]] had been on Umka immediately prior to the Star League invasion, but had been redeployed to Vakarel before the SLDF troops arrived, leaving the First Canopian Light Horse in place to support the planetary garrison.<ref name="H:RWp150"/>
 +
 +
The local garrison refused to surrender easily, and while the Fifty-sixth Brigade were able to capture the main industrial complexes quickly and eventually force the First Canopian Light Horse contingent off-world, the remaining garrison forces proceeded to wage a guerrilla war. Breaking up into small groups, the garrison dispersed around the islands and archipelagos of Umka and forced the Fifty-sixth Brigade to spend three months winkling them out; guerrilla groups with hovercraft or armed [[IndustrialMech]]s would frequently relocate across the shallow seas between islands, frustrating the SLDF forces efforts.<ref name="H:RWp97"/>
 +
 +
Although the Fifty-sixth Brigade were responsible for capturing Umka, the SLDF task force responsible for conquering the Magistracy stationed a number of other units on Umka during 2577, units which included the [[Sixty-third Royal Brigade]] (from the [[Twenty-First Royal Division]]), [[Third Regulan Hussars]] and the [[Juggernaut (Free Worlds League)|Juggernaut]] regiment of the [[Stewart Dragoons]].<ref name="H:RWp148">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 148: "Magistracy Of Canopus Front(Jump-Off - 2582)"</ref>
 +
 +
The Magistracy of Canopus had 13 worlds annexed by the Free Worlds League, either during the Reunification War<ref name="H:RWp159"/> or by Star League decree in [[2602]],<ref name="H:RWp161">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 161: "Good Neighbors To The Magistracy"</ref> and Umka was one of these worlds.
 +
 +
====The Jihad====
 +
When the Free Worlds League disbanded as a state, many worlds with notable industrial systems found themselves being incorporated by the various provincial states established afterwards - or attacked by them. As an independent world, Umka found itself in a precarious position, but managed to obtain protection from elements of the [[Eighteenth Marik Militia]].<ref name="O:FWLp3">''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 3: "Industrial Update"</ref>
 +
 +
Umka was one of many worlds to be struck during the wave of [[Bloody Tricentennial]] attacks that swept across the Inner Sphere in the wake of the fall of the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]. The city of Deep Hamilton was hit by a number of bomb blasts in the early hours of the 12th of October [[3080]] that killed more than 1200 people and devastated the commercial district of the city; this was followed by an attack that breached a major dam near the city later in the day, flooding the city. The breaching of the dam was witnessed during a live broadcast of the Umka World News local news network being presented by [[Julian Costamayor]] and his news team, who were most likely killed in the resulting flooding.<ref name="J:FRp19+">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', pp. 19–20: "Terrorists Flood Deep Hamilton"</ref>
  
 
==Political Affiliation==
 
==Political Affiliation==
−
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
 
 
* [[2271]] - No record<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding - [2271] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2271]] - No record<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding - [2271] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2366]] - No record<ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17: "Capellan Confederation Founding [2366]"</ref>
 
* [[2366]] - No record<ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17: "Capellan Confederation Founding [2366]"</ref>
Line 42: Line 84:
 
* [[3058]] - Free Worlds League -<ref name=HB:HLp60">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 60: "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp54">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 54: "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3058]] - Free Worlds League -<ref name=HB:HLp60">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 60: "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp54">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 54: "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3059]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="TP2Ep112">''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 112: "Magistracy of Canopus & Tortuga Dominions"</ref>
 
* [[3059]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="TP2Ep112">''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 112: "Magistracy of Canopus & Tortuga Dominions"</ref>
−
* [[3061]] - Free Worlds League<ref name=UC>''Up Close''</ref>
 
 
* [[3063]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: Inner Sphere - [3063] Map</ref><ref name="ISp61">''Inner Sphere'', p. 61: "Free Worlds League Map"</ref>
 
* [[3063]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: Inner Sphere - [3063] Map</ref><ref name="ISp61">''Inner Sphere'', p. 61: "Free Worlds League Map"</ref>
 
* [[3067]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:MPSp96"/><ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68: "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp56">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 56: "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3067]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:MPSp96"/><ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68: "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp56">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 56: "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref>
Line 51: Line 92:
 
* [[3135]] - Duchy of Andurien<ref name=ER:3145p10>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3135]] - Duchy of Andurien<ref name=ER:3145p10>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3145]] - Duchy of Andurien<ref name=ER:3145p38>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3145]] - Duchy of Andurien<ref name=ER:3145p38>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
−
{{div col end}}
 
−
 
−
-------------------------------------
 
−
==Umka IV==
 
−
{{InfoBoxPlanet
 
−
| image              =
 
−
| name                = Umka IV
 
−
| othernames          =
 
−
| position            = Fourth<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 
−
| distance            = 3.91 days<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 
−
| moons              = None<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 
−
| gravity            = 1.0<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 
−
| pressure            = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 
−
| temperature        = 38°C (Very Hot)<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 
−
| water              = 80%<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 
−
| life                = Avian<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 
−
| continents          = 6 (Adriatic, Barajevo, Meljak, Sava, Velimer, Vranic)<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 
−
| colonized          =
 
−
| demonym            =
 
−
| language            =
 
−
| religion            =
 
−
| population          = 228,000,000 (3079)<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 
−
| ruler              =
 
−
| political          =
 
−
| commander          =
 
−
| capital            = Shenville<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 
−
| hpg                = B<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 
−
| hpgrep              =
 
−
}}
 
−
Umka IV, more commonly referred to simply as Umka, is the fourth planet in the system.<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
 
−
 
−
===Planetary History===
 
−
====Reunification War====
 
−
Immediately prior to the Reunification War Umka was a world within the Magistracy of Canopus, where the major industries were aquaculture and deep-sea farming and with two [[battalion]]s of the [[First Canopian Light Horse]] stationed on-world in support of the irregular ground forces that made up the planetary garrison.<ref name="H:RWp97"/>
 
−
 
−
War between the [[Star League]] and the Magistracy of Canopus was inevitable after the Magistracy joined the other [[Periphery]] nations in rejecting the [[Pollux Proclamation]]; Umka was an early target in the initial [[Star League Defense Force]] campaign against the Magistracy, with a flotilla of SLDF craft arriving in the local system in August [[2577]]. The SLDF forces quickly dispersed the local pickets and began planetary landings with the [[Fifty-sixth Brigade]] arriving on Umka soon after to capture the world.<ref name="H:RWp97"/> The mercenary unit [[Mieselsen's Marauders]] had been on Umka immediately prior to the Star League invasion, but had been redeployed to Vakarel before the SLDF troops arrived, leaving the First Canopian Light Horse in place to support the planetary garrison.<ref name="H:RWp150"/>
 
−
 
−
The local garrison refused to surrender easily, and while the Fifty-sixth Brigade were able to capture the main industrial complexes quickly and eventually force the First Canopian Light Horse contingent off-world, the remaining garrison forces proceeded to wage a guerrilla war. Breaking up into small groups, the garrison dispersed around the islands and archipelagos of Umka and forced the Fifty-sixth Brigade to spend three months winkling them out; guerrilla groups with hovercraft or armed [[IndustrialMech]]s would frequently relocate across the shallow seas between islands, frustrating the SLDF forces efforts.<ref name="H:RWp97"/>
 
−
 
−
Although the Fifty-sixth Brigade were responsible for capturing Umka, the SLDF task force responsible for conquering the Magistracy stationed a number of other units on Umka during 2577, units which included the [[Sixty-third Royal Brigade]] (from the [[Twenty-First Royal Division]]), [[Third Regulan Hussars]] and the [[Juggernaut (Free Worlds League)|Juggernaut]] regiment of the [[Stewart Dragoons]].<ref name="H:RWp148">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 148: "Magistracy Of Canopus Front(Jump-Off - 2582)"</ref>
 
−
 
−
The Magistracy of Canopus had 13 worlds annexed by the Free Worlds League, either during the Reunification War<ref name="H:RWp159"/> or by Star League decree in [[2602]],<ref name="H:RWp161">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 161: "Good Neighbors To The Magistracy"</ref> and Umka was one of these worlds.
 
−
 
−
====Clan Invasion Era====
 
−
The 25 May [[3061]], a group of [[pirates]] posing as [[Clan Jade Falcon]] warriors landed on Umka. They torched a small fishing village, Tenelid, killing most of the population, before drawing the local militia. However, they were really hunting a militiaman named Kent, for unknown reasons, but all were annihilated by the militia without achieving their goal.<ref>''Up Close'' in ''Shrapnel#11'' </ref>
 
−
 
−
====The Jihad====
 
−
When the Free Worlds League disbanded as a state, many worlds with notable industrial systems found themselves being incorporated by the various provincial states established afterwards - or attacked by them. As an independent world, Umka found itself in a precarious position, but managed to obtain protection from elements of the [[Eighteenth Marik Militia]].<ref name="O:FWLp3">''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 3: "Industrial Update"</ref>
 
−
 
−
Umka was one of many worlds to be struck during the wave of [[Bloody Tricentennial]] attacks that swept across the Inner Sphere in the wake of the fall of the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]. The city of Deep Hamilton was hit by a number of bomb blasts in the early hours of the 12th of October [[3080]] that killed more than 1200 people and devastated the commercial district of the city; this was followed by an attack that breached a major dam near the city later in the day, flooding the city. The breaching of the dam was witnessed during a live broadcast of the Umka World News local news network being presented by [[Julian Costamayor]] and his news team, who were most likely killed in the resulting flooding.<ref name="J:FRp19+">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', pp. 19–20: "Terrorists Flood Deep Hamilton"</ref>
 
  
 
===Military Deployment===
 
===Military Deployment===
−
{{columns-start|num=3}}
 
 
====2577====
 
====2577====
 
* [[Mieselsen's Marauders]]<ref name="H:RWp150">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 150: "Magistracy Of Canopus Front (Jump-Off-2582)"</ref>
 
* [[Mieselsen's Marauders]]<ref name="H:RWp150">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 150: "Magistracy Of Canopus Front (Jump-Off-2582)"</ref>
Line 109: Line 99:
  
 
====2764====
 
====2764====
−
* [[Forty-first Jump Infantry Division]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 254: "SLDF - Free Worlds League Military Command Map"</ref>
+
* [[41st Jump Infantry Division]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 254: "SLDF - Free Worlds League Military Command Map"</ref>
  
 
====2765====
 
====2765====
 
* [[Twenty-fourth Marik Militia]]<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp10A">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 10: "Regimental Status"</ref>
 
* [[Twenty-fourth Marik Militia]]<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp10A">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 10: "Regimental Status"</ref>
−
{{column}}
+
 
 
====2786====
 
====2786====
 
* Twenty-fourth Marik Militia<ref name="FSWp138">''First Succession War'', p. 138: "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"</ref>
 
* Twenty-fourth Marik Militia<ref name="FSWp138">''First Succession War'', p. 138: "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"</ref>
Line 122: Line 112:
 
====3079====
 
====3079====
 
* Elements of [[Eighteenth Marik Militia]]<ref>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 15: "Non-Aligned Forces"</ref>
 
* Elements of [[Eighteenth Marik Militia]]<ref>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 15: "Non-Aligned Forces"</ref>
−
{{column}}
+
 
 
====3085====
 
====3085====
−
* [[Pandora's Box (Mercenary Command)|Pandora's Box]] (1 [[Battalion]])<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 160: "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
+
* [[Pandora's Box]] (1 [[Battalion]])<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 160: "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
  
 
====3145====
 
====3145====
 
* [[Kraken Unleashed]]<ref name=FM:3145p182>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 182: "Notable Mercenary Forces - Free Worlds League"</ref>
 
* [[Kraken Unleashed]]<ref name=FM:3145p182>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 182: "Notable Mercenary Forces - Free Worlds League"</ref>
−
{{columns-end}}
 
  
 
===Geography===
 
===Geography===
−
Umka is a water-rich world where the major landmasses are chains of islands.<ref name="H:RWp97"/> The major landmasses are named Adriatic, Barajevo, Meljak, Sava, Velimer, and Vranic.<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
+
Umka is a water-rich world where the major landmasses are chains of islands.<ref name="H:RWp97"/> The major landmasses are named Adriatic, Barajevo, Meljak, Sava, Velimer and Vranic.<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
  
 
===Planetary Locations===
 
===Planetary Locations===
−
* Beevale: the main location or garrison of the planetary militia, located on Vranic<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
+
* Beevale: The main location or garrison of the planetary militia, located on Vranic.<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
−
* Deep Hamilton: a major city on Umka, devastated during the Bloody Tricentennial attacks<ref name="J:FRp19+"/>
+
* Deep Hamilton: a major city on Umka, devastated during the Bloody Tricentennial attacks.<ref name="J:FRp19+"/>
−
* Shenville: the planetary capital city, located on Barajevo; also home to the Kerr-McGinniss manufacturing facilities<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
+
* Shenville: the planetary capital city, located on Barajevo; Shenville is also home to the Kerr-McGinniss manufacturing facilities.<ref name=O:FWLp30/>
  
 
===Companies and Industries===
 
===Companies and Industries===
 
* [[Kerr-McGinniss]]<ref>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 30: "Kerr-McGinniss"</ref>
 
* [[Kerr-McGinniss]]<ref>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 30: "Kerr-McGinniss"</ref>
 +
 +
===Image gallery===
  
 
==Map Gallery==
 
==Map Gallery==
Line 218: Line 209:
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
−
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
+
<div class="desktop-3-col">
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
Line 239: Line 230:
 
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
 
* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''
 
* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''
−
* ''[[Inner Sphere (sourcebook)|Inner Sphere]]''
+
* ''[[Inner Sphere (sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
* ''[[Objectives: Free Worlds League]]''
 
* ''[[Objectives: Free Worlds League]]''
−
* ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)|The Periphery, Second Edition]]''
+
* ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition|The Periphery, Second Edition]]''
 
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
 
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
−
* ''[[Up Close]] (short story)
+
</div>
−
{{div col end}}
 
  
 
[[Category:Systems|Umka]]
 
[[Category:Systems|Umka]]

Please note that all contributions to BattleTechWiki are considered to be released under the GNU FDL 1.2 (see BattleTechWiki:Copyrights for details). If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will, then do not submit it here.
You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource. Do not submit copyrighted work without permission!

To edit this page, please answer the question that appears below (more info):

Cancel Editing help (opens in new window)

Advanced templates:

Editing: {{Merge}}   {{Moratorium}}   {{Otheruses| | | }}

Notices: {{NoEdit}}   {{Sign}}   {{Unsigned|name}}   {{Welcome}}

Administration: {{Essay}}   {{Policy}}   {{Procedure}}

Templates used on this page:

This page is a member of 1 hidden category:

Retrieved from "https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Umka"