Topic: Taurian Civil War (Read 40466 times)

lrose · « **Reply #60 on:** July 22, 2012, 04:06:08 PM »

Quote from: Takiro on July 22, 2012, 02:23:39 PM

Interesting a SIC alliance??

Maybe not an alliance- just wait and see...

Takiro · « **Reply #61 on:** July 22, 2012, 05:38:08 PM »

Damn, I hate waiting!

masterarminas · « **Reply #62 on:** July 22, 2012, 06:27:24 PM »

You and me both, brother.

MA

lrose · « **Reply #63 on:** July 22, 2012, 06:48:29 PM »

Patience- the St Ives connection will make its appearance by December of 3064.

lrose · « **Reply #64 on:** July 22, 2012, 07:37:06 PM »

Memo from Clayton Rather, Minister of Military Production to Protector Grover Shraplen

To: Protector Grover Shraplen
From: Clayton Rather, Director Military Production
Re: Military Production Capacity of the Taurian Concordat
December 14th, 3063

Protector, as requested here is the latest update on the state of our weapons industry. The situation is far better then it was 4 months ago, but we still have a long way to go to meet all of our goals. Fortunately we have received extensive aid from both the Capellan Confederation and the Word of Blake. The Capellans have made up component shortages due to factories that were taken over by the rebels. This has allowed us to continue production until our new factory lines are operational. The Word of Blake has been quite generous in helping with that, providing the material and technical aid needed to expand our factories and add new ones. These new factories are equipped to produce designs using the latest advanced technologies. The price from the Word, a quarter of our production for the first 10 years, is quite reasonable. I expect to continue working closely with them in the future.

Factory Sites
Amber Grove
Paulina Weapons
Products: Cyrano Helicopters
Current Status: factory under construction

Paulina Weapons is just one of the many reasons why we consider the Word of Blake to be our true friends. After revealing how the original Paulina Weapons factory on New Vandenberg was destroyed by Comstar in an effort to suppress advanced technology, the Word of Blake announced that the least they could do was rebuild the factory. With the generous aid and technical assistance being provide the the WoB, we expect to begin producing new Cyranos by the end of next year.

Advanced Electronics Inc
Products: Communication & Targeting systems, Guardian ECMs, Beagle Active Probes, TAG
Current Status: Mostly operational

Advanced Electronics Inc, formerly a small consumer electronics factory owned by Pinard-Dicolais Electronics has been converted to our main manufacturer of military electronics. Once again the Word of Blake has provided generous aid in refitting the factory. The new Advanced Electronics Inc is the most high tech electronics manufacturer in the periphery. Production is running at near full capacity, reducing our dependency on electronics from the Capellan Confederation.

Cyrton
Bowie Industries
Products: Gabriel Hover Scout
Current Status: Operational
Yet another gift from the Word of Blake, the new factory has recently come on line. The design is proving popular with our armor corps and is being produced in large numbers.

Illiushin
Vandenberg Mechanized Industries
Products: Stinger, Commando & Falcon Light Mechs, Whitworth & Griffin Medium Mech, Union Dropship
Status: Mech lines operational, Dropship line idle

One of the leading manufacturers of light and medium mechs in the Concordat, the VMI factory on Illiushin has been greatly expanded. Following the Coup, the factory on Illiushin was idled due to shortages of many of the components needed for production. Fortunately the Capellan Confederation soon stepped in and provided much of what we needed, allowing the Stinger, Commando and Griffin to resume production. Unfortunately they could not provide the drives needed for the Union class dropships. The Word of Blake has since stepped in to help. Not only are they helping to build a factory to produce the fusion engines needed by VMI, but they have also helped add productions lines for the Falcon and Whitworth mechs, both of which are expected to begin production early next year. They are also helping to construct a new line for the drives needed by the Union dropships, but this is expected to take 2 years to complete.

Laconis
Taurus Majoris Mining
Products: Standard & Ferro-Fibrous Armor
Status: Operational

Already the leading armor manufacture in the Concordat, the Word of Blake provided the necessary know how to build Ferro-Fibrous Armor.

MacLeod's Land
Pinard Protectorates Limited
Products: Locust, Stinger, Catapult, & Guillotine mechs
Status: Locust & Stinger lines operational, Catapult& Guillotine lines under construction

A minor manufacturer of light mechs, the PPL factory on MacLeod's Land is undergoing massive changes. Through deals brokered by the Word of Blake, PPL has acquired a license to the Catapult Battlemech from Hollis Industries and the Guillotine Battlemech from Irian Technologies. Both lines are expected to be operational by the end of 3064.

Organo
Pinard Protectorates Limited
Products: Sabre Aerospace Fighters
Status: Operational

The PPL Sabre factory has long been something an unwanted stepchild to the corporation. Acquired shortly after the formation of PPL, the factory has seen almost no investments since that time. The Word of Blake has offered to help refurbish the factory and expand it's production, but so far PPL seems disinclined to take them up on their offer. It is unknown why PPL is unwilling to accept this free aid.

Perdition
Pinard Protectorates Limited
Products: Light SRM Carrier, Vedette & Po Tanks, J. Edgar & Fulcrum Hover Tank, Wasp, Orion and Thug Battlemechs, Thunderbird Aerospace Fighter
Status: Mostly operational, Po, Orion and Thug lines under production

The PPL factory on Perdition is actually composed of 4 separate factories. As with most of our factories, the PPL facility was heavily dependent on off world components. Aid from the Capellans has ensured that production continued uninterrupted. They have also provided us with a license for the Po Heavy tank which will enter production in the next 3 months. Separately we have been able to negotiate a license with Kali-Yama/Alphard Trading Corp for the Orion, while the Word of Blake has provided us with plans for the Thug. Both designs will enter production by the end of 3064, if not sooner.

Takiro · « **Reply #65 on:** July 22, 2012, 10:35:18 PM »

Wow, the Blakist Concordat is born. They own that dumb bastard Sharplen.

lrose · « **Reply #66 on:** July 22, 2012, 11:15:47 PM »

It's really not that different from the canon setting. Just read through Project Phoenix, the Jihad Books, TR3050U - the Blakists were providing the TC with a ton of aid - everything from help building FF Armor, new designs, new factories to the Vendetta. And truthfully this Blakist aid is not that much earlier then it was in canon- WoB was providing the TC with technical aid (see the Stinger in TRO:PP) starting sometime in 3065/3066.

I also don't totally accept that the premise that the Jihad was WOB throwing a temper tantrum. There may a be little to that, but they were doing to much, there were too many things being planned for years to it be as simple as, "You disbanded the Star League so instead of attacking the Clans we are going to attack you". And I think the TC was a part of those plans- get the paranoid bulls to attack the FS, distracting the Suns when they could least afford it. They still want Shraplen for that role- they can tell that Brenda and Kithrong won't go the way they want- and if they don't give Shraplen support he won't last long. At this point I almost feel sorry for Shraplen, I actually feel like here he's in over his head and making a string of bad decisions, rather then canon where he's portrayed as just a bumbling paranoid idiot.

Takiro · « **Reply #67 on:** July 23, 2012, 04:45:56 AM »

Agreed and most of what you say. The Jihad was not a Word of Blake temper tantrum anyway it was a master stroke to unite the factions in one goal. There was in 3067 a significant True Believer element that wouldn't go along with the whole take over the Sphere angle like the Toyama. The SL was the catalyst to unite them with the Toyama under the Master and it worked for a time.

lrose · « **Reply #68 on:** July 23, 2012, 10:59:42 PM »

Report from Senior Marshal Valerie Makepeace to Acting Protector Brenda Calderon

Bren-

We've completed the survey on our industrial capability that you request. It's better then we hoped for. Trade with the independent worlds has eliminated most of our shortages. The only major shortages we have are machine guns and SRMs. PPL's producing SRMs on Pinard but just enough to keep up with the production of the Plainsman HT, while we've lost our only supplier of machine guns. Rather then holding up production, we've tried to modify the designs to use available weapons, such Streak 2 missile launchers and flamers. We've also had a few problems sourcing armor, the loss of the Laconis factories was a pretty tough blow, but it forced us to put a lot of resources into Edge Industries- we've finally got a handle on Ferro-Fibrous armor production. I've also included a small update on the military industries of the Independent Worlds. With so many of the components we need coming from those worlds I felt it was important for you to have a current status of them. Recently I've had a few off the record talks with the ambassador from Sterope. He's asked to keep it real quiet for now, but the Independents are looking to beef up their defenses, both against pirates and Shraplen. He inquired if we would be open to increasing the amount of trade between us. I told him I would have to speak with you for official confirmation but I thought something could be worked out. I think we should pursue this- it will tie them closer to us and hopeful ultimately get them to renounce their neutrality and aid us in taking down Shraplen.

Taurus Territorial Industries
Products (Taurus): Locust, Wasp, Hatchetman, Marshal, Thunderbolt, Warhammer & Marauder Battlemechs, Lightning & Thunderbird Aerospace fighters, Leopard Dropships

Products (Sterope): Seydlitz Aerospace Fighter, Tracked APC, Maultier APC, Hunter Tank, Union Dropship

Taurus Territorial Industries continues to be the leading supplier of military equipment to the Concordat. The main factory on Taurus has continued to maintain high levels of production. Several minor variations of existing mechs have had to be introduced due to component shortages. The Locust LCT- 2T replaces the standard armor with Ferro-Fibrous armor and the machine guns with a 2nd medium laser and a flamer. The Marshal, like other mechs using machine guns has had them replaced, in this case with 2nd medium pulse laser. The Thunderbolt TDR-6T replaces the SRM 2 launcher with a Medium Laser and an extra heatsink, while the Machine guns are replaced with a flamer and an other heatsink. The Warhammer WHR-6T replaces the SRM 6 Launcher with a pair of Streak-2 launchers and the Machine guns are replaced by a pair of flamers, allowing the mech to retain it's anti-infantry defense. The engineers at TTI have been able to quickly and seamlessly incorporate these changes, a testament to their skills.

The TTI factory on Sterope continues to operate, producing a variety of equipment for the militias of the independent worlds.

Vandenberg Mechanized Industries
Products (New Vandenberg): Stinger, Archer & Marauder Battlemechs, Chippewa Aerospace Fighter, Hunter Tank

Products (Pinard) Thunderbolt & Warhammer Battlemechs, Vedette Tank

Like TTI, VMI has continued to produce weapons for the TDF. The New Vandenberg factory has seen few interruptions, other then the Stinger line, which was retooled, replacing the Machine Guns with a Medium Laser and extra ton of armor. The remaining lines have continued to operate, importing some of the needed components from the Independent Worlds.

The Pinard factory is currently producing weapons for the Independent Worlds militias. As with the TTI, the T-Bolt and Warhammer have been retooled to compensate for unavailable components. The Vedette has also bee retooled, adding additional armor in place of the machine gun.

O/P Computer Electronics
Products (Brinton): Targeting & Tracking Systems, Communication Equipment

O/P Computer Electronics one of the main manufacturers of electronics in the Concordat. The company is currently suffering some financial problems due to the loss of sales to VMI on Illiushin and PPL on Organo. We are currently subsidizing the company to ensure that they can survive these set backs.

Pinard Protectorates Limited
Products (Pinard): Marauder, Plainsman Hovertank

PPL is continuing to produce Marauders and Plainsmen for the Independent Worlds militias. With the loss of so much of vehicle production capacity we have made an arrangement with PPL to purchase 50% of their annual production.

Pinard-Dicolais Electronics
Products (Pinard): Targeting & Tracking Systems, Communication Equipment

As with O/P Computer Electronics, Pinard-Dicolais has suffered some setbacks due to the loss of trade with the factories controlled by Shraplen's forces. This has had only limited effects on the company, which has converted some of it's now excess production capacity to the production of consumer goods.

Sterope Defense Industries
Products (Sterope): Heavy Weapons

Sterope Defense Industries is one the largest manufactuers of heavy weapons in the Concordat. The company has seen significant growth, with many of it's products being used to replace components that are no longer available to the Concordat.

lrose · « **Reply #69 on:** July 30, 2012, 10:06:27 AM »

CCAF Still fighting in St Ives
New Syrtis Daily Times
Sven Markensen November 25th, 3063

Despite predictions from experts all over the Inner Sphere, the St Ives Compact continues to resist the advances of the Capellan Confederation. What once looked like a forgone conclusion is now not so certain. Where the forces of the Capellan Confederation had been steadily pushing back the forces of the St Ives Compact, for the last 4 months, the St Ives Defenders have stopped the Capellan onslaught and in some cases have even regained lost ground. Many military experts are pointing to the impact of the Taurian Civil War as the reason why the Capellan offensive has begun to flounder. Heavily dependent on Taurian troops, the Capellans have found themselves stripped of those forces. The Taurian Velites and Longwoods's Bluecoats have both returned to the Concordat. Unlike previously, when additional Taurian troops were dispatched to Capellans to replace other forces that either returned to the Concordat or were destroyed in the fighting, no new troops are headed to the Confederation. In fact, Protector Shraplen has invoked the Trinity Alliance and called upon the Capellan Chancellor to provide military aid in support of his actions against Protector Calderon's forces.

Recently MIIO and DMI have received reports of large quantities of military supplies heading from the Confederation to the Taurians. Many of these supplies have come from units tasked to fight in the Compact, hindering actions there. Many of our forces fighting to protect the St Ives Compact from the aggression of the Capellan Confederation have reported that the Capellan forces seem short of supplies and have had to halt their offensives. In several cases the St Ives forces have managed to push Capellan attackers off world. While the St Ives forces have not yet gone fully on the offensive, it appears more and more likely that this will happen soon. Many in the AFFS have called on the Princess to provide more support to our forces in the St Ives Compact. So far all of these calls have fallen on deaf ears as the Princess seems uninterested in confronting the Capellans. However reports from the front indicate that Duke Hasek has been providing support to the St Ives forces and that recently the Syrtis Fusiliers have been repositioned to worlds along the Compact border, where they will be in a position to quickly aid the St Ives defenders should orders come from the AFFS.

lrose · « **Reply #70 on:** July 30, 2012, 10:06:49 AM »

Longwood's Bluecoats return to TC
MacLeod Land Daily Times
Sandra Bernhart, November 15th, 3063

Longwood's Bluecoats, a mercenary unit with a long history of service to the Taurian Concordat has returned home after participating in the Capellan campaign against the St Ives Compact. Loaned to the Confederation in response to Chancellor Sun Tzu Liao's call for aid against the St Ives invaders, the Bluecoats have provided exemplary service, having won multiple victories for the Capellans. Recently, Protector Grover Shraplen called on the Capellan Chancellor to return the Bluecoats to the Concordat so that they could aid in operations against the rebel forces.

The Bluecoats are thrilled at the prospect of returning to the Concordat. Colonel Moses Longwood, commander of the regiment, was quoted as saying â€œWe are thrilled to be returning to our homes and being able to put our new skills and weapons to use against the rebels.â€ Many of the soldiers in the regiment are glad to be leaving the Confederation, they are excited at the prospect of being able to help restore order to the Concordat. The regiment is expected to be deployed against the rebels soon.

lrose · « **Reply #71 on:** July 30, 2012, 10:07:17 AM »

Bren-
As requested here's the latest status on Shraplen's forces and our own. Unfortunately after the Red Chasseurs were forced to retreat from Laconis, Tharn moved heavy reinforcement there. The same goes for Amber Grove. But in the long run I think it is better that we gave up those worlds and better positioned ourselves for Case Blue. We are set for the operation. Just waiting for your final authorization.
Val

Status as of December 19th, 3063
Shraplen Loyalist Forces
CO: Senior Marshal Boris Tharn
Aide: Comptroller Alexander Roshenko

II Corps
CO: Marshal Fiona Jamesen
Aide: Comptroller Edward Hamilton

Unit Name            Experience    Loyalty      Homeworld
Longwood's Bluecoats
   (CO: Colonel Moses Longwood)
   Mac's Hell-Raisers      Veteran   Questionable      Perdition
   (CO: Major Belinda MacKelvy)
   Ivan's Marauders      Veteran   Questionable      Perdition
   (CO: Major Ivan Tchorgin)

III Corps
CO: Marshal Victor Sharpe
Aide: Colonel Amanda Hayes

Unit Name            Experience    Loyalty      Homeworld
Pleiades Hussars
   (CO: Colonel Maxwell Albritten)
   1st Battalion         Veteran   Fanatical      MacLeod's Land
   (CO: Brigadier Quince Baker)
   2nd Battalion         Veteran   Fanatical      MacLeod's Land
   (CO: Brigadier Gene Lind)

1st Taurian Lancers
   (CO: Colonel Elise Powell)
   1st Battalion         Regular   Reliable      Mithron
   (CO: Brigadier Rachel James)
   2nd Battalion         Green       Reliable      Illiushin
   (CO: Brigadier Monty Scott)
   3rd Battalion         Regular   Fanatical      Atreus Prime
   (CO: Austin Campbell)

Bannockburn's Bandits
   (CO: Colonel Sylvia Bannockburn)
   Morgan's Lancers      Veteran   Fanatical      MacLeod's Land
   (CO: Major Katherine Morgan)
   Carter's Commandos      Regular   Reliable      MacLeod's Land
   (CO: Major Isaac Carter)

IV Corps
CO: Marshal Alexia Dare
Aide: Comptroller Taron Black

Unit Name            Experience    Loyalty      Homeworld
Pleiades Lancers
   (CO: Colonel Robert Kosmic)
   1st Battalion         Veteran   Reliable      Althea's Choice
   (CO: Brigadier Florence Fowler)
   2nd Battalion         Regular   Reliable      Cyrton
   (CO: Brigadier David Hart)
   3rd Battalion         Regular   Reliable      Organo
   (CO: Brigadier Jordan Fisher)

2nd Taurian Lancers
   (CO: Colonel Brad Wolf)
   1st Battalion         Regular   Reliable      Laconis
   (CO: Brigadier Jasmine Frachs)
   2nd Battalion         Green      Reliable      Flaum
   (CO: Brigadier Theo â€œSocratesâ€ Kipplinger)
   3rd Battalion         Regular   Reliable      Laconis
   (CO: Brigadier Tom Payne

V Corps
CO: Marshal Thomas Jenkins
Aide: Brigadier Walter Roter

Unit Name            Experience    Loyalty      Homeworld
3rd Taurian Lancers
   (CO: Colonel Teresa Danielle)
   1st Battalion         Green      Reliable      Amber Grove
   (CO: Brigadier Miho Katsuba)
   2nd Battalion         Green       Fanatical      Amber Grove
   (CO: Brigadier Kalvin Hobbes)
   3rd Battalion         Green      Reliable      Logan's Land
   (CO: Brigadier Aaron Wells)

Calderon Forces
CO: Senior Marshal Valerie Makepeace
Aide: Comptroller Patrick Sterling

Taurian Guard
CO: Marshal Lee â€œT-boltâ€ Smith
Aide: Comptroller Diana Hudson

Unit Name            Experience    Loyalty      Homeworld
Taurian Guard
   (CO: Colonel James Sterling)
   1st Battalion         Elite      Fanatical      Taurus
   (CO: Brigadier Martin Compton)
   2nd Battalion         Veteran   Fanatical      Hyades Cluster
   (CO: Janilee Towarr)
   3rd Battalion         Veteran   Fanatical      Hyades Cluster
   (CO: Malcom Brightwater)

Taurian Velites (1 Battalion)      Elite      Fanatical      Hyades Cluster
   (CO: Colonel William Heise)

Concordat Commandos
   (CO: Colonel Jacob Mornay)
   1st Battalion         Veteran   Reliable      Brisbane
   (CO: Brigadier Amanda Conners)
   2nd Battalion          Veteran   Reliable      Brisbane
   (CO: William Renshaw)
   3rd Battalion         Veteran   Fanatical      New Ganymede
   (CO: Dalton Summers)

I Corps
CO: Marshal Kai Shoguwa
Aide: Colonel Adam Buefort

Unit Name            Experience    Loyalty      Homeworld
Concordat Jaegers
   (CO: Colonel Carol Trennouth)
   1st Battalion         Veteran   Fanatical      New Vandenberg
   (CO: Brigadier Kevin Stills)
   2nd Battalion         Veteran   Reliable      New Vandenberg
   (CO: Brigadier Aleisha Kovacs)
   3rd Battalion         Veteran   Fanatical      Brinton
   (CO: Brigadier James Howard)

Red Chasseurs
   (CO: Colonel Clarence Cheplak)
   1st Battalion         Veteran    Fanatical      Landmark
   (CO: Brigadier Andre Pharoh)
   2nd Battalion         Regular    Reliable      Brisbane
   (CO: Brigadier Maria Steibeck)
   3rd Battalion         Veteran    Reliable       Landmark
   (CO: Issak Shtern)

Gordon's Armored Cavalry
   (DO: Colonel Dick Gordon)
   Mitchell's Lancers      Veteran   Questionable      New Vallis
   (CO: Brigadier Alberta Mitchell)
   Arrow's Chasseurs       Elite      Questionable      New Vallis
   (CO: Brigadier Nathan Arrow)
   Simon's Banshees      Elite      Questionable      New Vallis
   (CO: Brigadier Carl Simon)

II Corps
CO: Marshal Luke Bonilla
Aide: Colonel Jackie Longfellow

Unit Name            Experience    Loyalty      Homeworld
Hyades Light Infantry
   (CO: Tanis Verbret)
   1st Battalion         Veteran   Reliable      Celentaro
   (CO: Alicia Nicholas)
   2nd Battalion         Veteran   Reliable      Celentaro
   (CO: Sarasvati Rinaldi)
   3rd Battalion         Green       Questionable      Spitz
   (CO: Tiberius James)

V Corps
CO: Marshal Gena Ortherson
Aide: Brigadier Hampton Yeltson

Unit Name            Experience    Loyalty      Homeworld
Vandelay's Valkyries (1 Battalion)   Regular   Reliable      Charleston
   CO: Colonel Charles Houver)


VI Corps
CO: Marshal Cham Kithrong
Aide: Colonel Freda Dursten

Unit Name            Experience    Loyalty      Homeworld
1st New Colony Lancers
   (CO: Colonel Brian Moore)
   1st Battalion         Green      Fanatical      Erod's Escape
   (CO: Brigadier Hans Gunter)
   2nd Battalion         Green      Fanatical      Tyrhennia
   (CO: Brigadier Darrin Thomason)
   3rd Battalion         Regular    Fanatical      Mirfak
   (CO: Liza Moody)

Protector's Pride
   (CO: Colonel Earnest Julian)
   1st Battalion         Green      Fanatical      Carvajal
   (CO: Brigadier Francis Blake)
   2nd Battalion         Green       Fanatical      Belle Isle
   (CO: Brigadier Marra Westin)

Clean Kill            Regular   Questionable      Jansen's Hold
   (CO: Major Phornes Bullard)

Prey's Divisionals         Regular   Fanatical      New Vallis
   (CO: Major J. â€œBad Karmaâ€ Benderoth)

Neutral Units
Unit Name            Experience    Loyalty      Homeworld
Lone Star Regiment
   (CO: Colonel George Brown)
   1st Battalion         Veteran   Questionable      Pinard
   (CO: Major Winston Dalton)
   2nd Battalion         Veteran   Questionable      Camadeierre
   (CO: Pam Walters)
   3rd Battalion         Veteran   Questionable      Norman's World

lrose · « **Reply #72 on:** July 30, 2012, 10:57:54 AM »

Planetary Loyalties
Excerpt from Doctoral Thesis â€œImpacts of the Taurian Civil War on the Society of the Taurian Concordatâ€ Marcus Ashford, Doctoral Candidate, University of Taurus

One of the most misunderstood aspects of the Taurian Civil War is the concept of planetary loyalty. Many reports refer to planetary loyalty as if each world was a solitary entity, not a world of millions if not billions of people. In reality, the loyalty of each planet is not as simple as black, white or gray. Even worlds that are considered fanatically loyal to a side may have millions of people who support the opposition. In some cases the majority of the planet's population may not even have an opinion on the matter, being willing to follow along with a vocal minority. This created a situation where each side was forced to garrison nominally loyal worlds. In many cases this issue proved more troublesome for the Calderon forces, the Shraplen loyalists could depend on the Concordat Constabulary to help maintain order. However as most of the Constabulary supported Protector Shraplen, Protector Calderon was required to call upon the TDF to maintain civil order. Fortunately for the Calderon forces the vast majority of the TDF remained loyal to the former Senior Marshal. Once again this is a commonly misunderstood aspect of the Taurian Concordat. Unlike the militaristic Inner Sphere powers, the TDF is focused on defending the Concordat against foreign aggressors and pirates, not wars of conquest. While in the Inner Sphere the Battlemech forces, with their greater versatility and performance in offensive operations, are the main combat arm, in the TDF they take a back seat to the Armor and Infantry Corps. The main defenders of the Concordat, the large armor and infantry forces can be found on every world. These forces are focused exclusively on defending their worlds from enemy attack. During the reign of Thomas Calderon it was these forces that experienced first hand the folly of his Davion Paranoia. While the Armor and Infantry Corps were the main defense against pirates, the Battlemech Corps played a key role, providing both a mobile reserve to back up the conventional forces and a response force capable of chasing down and destroying pirates at their bases. During the early years of Protector Shraplen's rule, the conventional forces saw him heading down the same path as the Thomas Calderon. The involvement with the Trinity Alliance only confirmed these suspicions, as the TDF began to focus on fighting in the St Ives Compact at the expense of dealing with the ever present pirate threat. Brenda Calderon was seen by many in the TDF as a saner voice, someone who understood the threats to the Concordat and how to best deploy the TDF to protect the citizens of the Concordat. The exceptions were largely found on worlds along the border with the Federated Suns. Having suffered occasional raids from the Federated Suns and a dose of Davion Paranoia, these worlds felt that the alliance with Capellan Confederation would help provide protection against a potential attack by the AFFS. However on many of these worlds the support of Protector Shraplen was moderate at best and so the Constabulary was forced to expend significant efforts to maintain order. Table 4.1 below details the nominal loyalty of each world with notes where needed.

Table 4.1 Nominal Loyalty of Taurian Worlds Dec 3063

World         Loyalty   Notes
Aea         Neutral
Althea's Choice   Shraplen   Nominally controlled by Shraplen, under martial law
Amber Grove      Shraplen
Argos         Calderon
Atreus Prime      Shraplen
Belle Isle      Calderon   Raided after Shraplen loyal forces left- fiercely loyal to Calderon
Brinton      Calderon
Brisbane      Calderon
Burton         Calderon
Cadiz         Calderon
Camadeierre      Neutral
Carthage      Calderon
Carvajal      Calderon
Celano         Calderon
Celentaro      Calderon
Charleston      Calderon
Colchis      Calderon
Cyrton         Shraplen
Davetal II      Calderon
Davetal III      Calderon
Dicallus      Neutral
Diik         Calderon
Erod's Escape      Calderon
Eushelus      Neutral
Flaum         Shraplen
Gant         Calderon
Gaul         Calderon
Grossbach      Neutral
Hellespont      Calderon   Large number of Shraplen supporters on world.
Illiushin      Shraplen
Ishtar         Calderon
Jamestown      Calderon
Jansen's Hold      Calderon
Laconis      Shraplen
Landmark      Calderon   Controlled by Calderon Forces with strong Shraplen Sympathies
Lastpost      Calderon
Logan's Land      Shraplen
MacLeod's Land   Shraplen
Marknick      Calderon   Protector Shraplen's temporary capital
Micros III      Calderon
Mirfak         Calderon
Mithron      Shraplen   Nominally under Shraplen control- Far Lookers opposed to him
New Ganymede   Calderon
New Vallis      Calderon
New Vandenberg   Calderon
Norman's World   Neutral
Organo      Shraplen
Orkney      Calderon
Oscar         Calderon
Perdition      Shraplen
Pinard         Neutral
Regis Roost      Calderon
Renfield      Shraplen   Far Looker Knossos Asteroid Habitat supports Calderon
Samantha      Calderon
Spitz         Calderon
Sterope      Neutral
Taurus         Calderon
Tyrrhenia      Calderon

Takiro · « **Reply #73 on:** July 30, 2012, 11:18:42 AM »

Good stuff Irose! Wonder if Blacknova could cook us up a map? Puh-lease!!

Blacknova · « **Reply #74 on:** July 30, 2012, 07:02:15 PM »

I'll see what I can do. Based upon the 3057 map I have I would guess?

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