Winfield (LC)
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Winfield (Treeline) | |
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System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | -111.711 : 405.264[e] |
Spectral class | G0V[1] |
Recharge station(s) | Zenith[1] |
Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)
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Contents
Political Affiliation
- 2571 - Rim Worlds Republic [2][3]
- 2596 - Rim Worlds Republic [4]
- 2750 - Rim Worlds Republic [5][6]
- 2764 - Rim Worlds Republic [7]
- 2765 - Rim Worlds Republic [8][9][10]
- 2767 - Rim Worlds Republic [11]
- 2775 - Lyran Commonwealth [12]
- 2786 - Lyran Commonwealth [13]
- 2822 - Lyran Commonwealth [14][15][16]
- 2864 - Lyran Commonwealth [17]
- 3025 - Lyran Commonwealth [18][19]
- 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth [20]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth [21][22]
- 3050 - Clan Jade Falcon (from March)[23][24]
- 3052 - Clan Jade Falcon [25][26]
- 3054 - Clan Jade Falcon [27]
- 3057 - Clan Jade Falcon [28]
- 3063 - Clan Jade Falcon [29][30]
- 3067 - Clan Jade Falcon [31][32]
- 3071 - Clan Ice Hellion (from June) [33]
- 3075 - Clan Jade Falcon [34]
- 3079 - Clan Jade Falcon [35][36]
- 3081 - Clan Jade Falcon [37]
- 3085 - Clan Jade Falcon [38]
- 3135 - Clan Hell's Horses[39]
- 3145 - Clan Hell's Horses [40][41]
- 3152 - Clan Hell's Horses [42]
Planetary Overview
The database of the (apocryphal) 1989 video game MechWarrior, set around the year 3025, gives a population of 1.150 billion for Winfield and describes the environment as "tropical" (out of only three broad impressions of planetary environments given in the game, these being "desert", "ice", or "tropical"). The description one-liner reads "Agricultural world with long growing season."
Planetary History
Rim Worlds Republic
The colony of Treeline was founded in 2334, and by 2571 was a part of the Apollo Province of the Rim Worlds Republic[2][3] and considered an Eden-like planet.[43]
With the Rim Worlds Republic in a state of civil war from 2575 onward, the Star League was forced to send troops to restore the authority of First Consul Gregory Amaris. The operation was named Operation MAILED FIST and began with a troop buildup along the border between the Lyran Commonwealth and the Rim Worlds Republic; in 2579 military operations began, and Treeline was one of the first targets. Anticipating a quick victory over the Eighth Amaris Dragoons, who had sided with the Rim Provisional Government, the Star League Defense Force deployed the Sixteenth Mechanized Infantry Division from VI Corps to conquer Treeline.[43]
The deployment of the Sixteenth was deliberately provocative, as the SLDF wanted to gauge the abilities of the Republican forces; the initial landings were uncontested, with the Sixteenth quickly seizing Felsonville and with it Treeline's administration and communication hubs. The Eighth Dragoons refused to surrender to the Sixteenth, and instead began a campaign of raids against the more numerous Sixteenth; while the Sixteenth had the advantage of both numbers and actual BattleMech forces - the Eighth being a regiment consisting of infantry and armor - the Eighth used their knowledge of the local terrain and their significant light armor forces to repeatedly launch quick strikes against the Sixteenth. The Eighth's campaign extended the battle for control of Treeline significantly beyond the SLDF's initial estimate of three weeks; it was three months before the SLDF felt that it had control of the worlds, and it was late December - a full seven months since the initial occupation of Felsonville - before the last Republican organized forces were rounded up.[43]
Star League Era
Treeline was conquered by the Lyran Commonwealth during the 2773-2775 Republic-Commonwealth war.[12][44]
Succession Wars
The planet Winfield was originally named Treeline. The planet was gifted to the commanding officer of the Stealths, Colonel Raymond Winfield, by Archon Elizabeth Steiner after the Stealths' destruction during the conquest of Sakhalin in 2863 and renamed "Winfield" in his honor.[45]
Clan Invasion
Winfield was conquered by Clan Jade Falcon during the First Wave of Operation Revival in March 3050. The 5th Battle Cluster faced off against Winfield's Regiment and the Winfield Militia Brigade, although faulty intelligence cause the Jade Falcons to underestimate their opponents. This resulted in the Clan's landing zones being surrounded and almost overrun by the defenders, with the tide of battle being turned after Star Colonel Evak Mattlov managed to break through the enemy lines with a team of Elementals. Forced to make an orderly retreat, Winfield's Regiment managed to organize the surviving militia into an effective resistance movement before escaping off-world.[46]
In 3052, Winfield's Brigade raided Winfield with the official objective to destroy the Kerensky Munitions and Armaments factory that the Falcons had constructed by refitting the old Fairfield Munitions plant and with the hidden objective of rescuing those prisoners still interned by the Jade Falcons. Using deception, and using a batchall as bait, the unit was able to success in both objectives.[47]
Clan Ice Hellion Invasion
During June 3071, Winfield was briefly taken by Clan Ice Hellion[48] during the Ice Hellion campaign led by Khan Raina Montose to carve an occupation zone from Clan Jade Falcon space. The initial invasion destroyed Jade Falcon Industrial Complexes 245 & 249. Winfield retaken six months later by Clan Jade Falcon's Alpha Galaxy, who struck at the planet in December 3071[33][49][50] and finished recapturing it in late January 3072.[50][51]
Military Deployment
2581
- Eighth Amaris Dragoons (Republican rebels)[52] until May[43]
- SLDF VI Corps[43]
- Sixteenth Mechanized Infantry Division (from May)[43]
3025
3028
- Winfield's Brigade[54]
3038
- Winfield's Brigade[55]
3050
3059
3079
3145
Geography
Planetary Locations
- Felsonville: Location of Winfield's Regiment HQ.[24]
Industrial Centers
Image gallery
Map Gallery
Nearby Systems
Closest 32 systems (32 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
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Persistence | 5.6 | Steelton | 18.1 | Trell | 18.5 | Derf | 21.9 |
Maxie's Planet | 21.9 | Toland | 26.4 | Icar | 29.5 | Wotan | 30.6 |
Apollo | 32.6 | Butler | 33.3 | Romulus | 33.9 | Chateau | 37.3 |
Star's End | 39.2 | Twycross | 40.2 | New Ålborg | 42.3 | Bensinger | 42.8 |
Malibu | 43.4 | Csesztreg | 44.7 | Iron Land | 46.6 | Beta | 47.9 |
Golandrinas | 48.0 | Waldorff | 50.7 | Evciler | 51.3 | Somerset | 52.0 |
New Caledonia | 52.5 | Seiduts | 52.9 | Here | 55.2 | Norn | 57.6 |
Denizli | 57.9 | Harvest | 58.0 | Butte Hold | 58.2 | Zertarum | 59.9 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 173, "Planet Guide"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 18, "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158, "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
- ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25, "Rim Worlds Republic at the Fall of the Star League - [2750] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 36, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 38, "Rim Worlds Army Deployment Map - [2765]"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: Lyran Commonwealth, p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 104, "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 37, "The Republic-Commonwealth War"
- ↑ First Succession War (Sourcebook), pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ First Succession War (Sourcebook), pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864]"
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. vii, "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 10, "Inner Sphere Map - [3050] Map"
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 The Field is Lost, p. 2 (BattleCorps PDF version)
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 22, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 31, "Map of the Jade Falcon Territory"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 28, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
- ↑ Inner Sphere (sourcebook), p. 75, "Lyran Alliance Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70, "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, pp. 28-29 - "Operation: Ice Storm" - June 3071 & December 3071 - Ice Hellions fight over Winfield with Clan Jade Falcons.
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 26, "Clan Jade Falcon/Clan Wolf in Exile Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
- ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 19, "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ Tamar Rising, poster map
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 43.2 43.3 43.4 43.5 Historical: Reunification War, p. 132, "Persistence, Treeline, Star's End and Black Earth (May-December 2581)
- ↑ Catalyst Game Labs: Ask The Writers Forum, 22 Sep 2011 (dead link)
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 63
- ↑ Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 37
- ↑ ClanTroops, p. 47-49, "Retribution"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 17, "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 20, "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ 50.0 50.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 50, "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 21, "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 128, "Reunification War: Rim Worlds Republic Front Deployments (2581)"
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 116 Unit Deployment Table.
- ↑ 54.0 54.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p.45, "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 138 "Deployment Table"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 25 - "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
- ↑ Jade Falcon Clan Sourcebook, p. 37
- ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 153 - "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 15, "Clan Jade Falcon Deployment Status"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 168, "Omega Galaxy (Clan Hell's Horses)"
Bibliography
- 20 Year Update
- ClanTroops
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: Crusader Clans
- Field Report 2765: Lyran Commonwealth
- Field Report 2765: Periphery
- Field Report: LAAF
- Field Report: Clans
- First Succession War (Sourcebook)
- Handbook: House Steiner
- Handbook: Major Periphery States
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)
- Inner Sphere (sourcebook)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Hot Spots: 3076
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)
- NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1
- Objective Raids
- Jade Falcon Sourcebook
- The Field Is Lost (short story)