Federated Commonwealth (3026-3049)

3027[early] Clan Smoke Jaguar attacks Clan Star Adder. Clan Star Adder takes Aerospace Plant CM-T72673 on Marshall. [10 Jan] Major Justin Xiang Allard charged with treason and arrested. [20 Jan] Leftenant Andrew Redburn of 1st Kittery Training Battalion awarded Silver Sunburst for saving his troops during the ambush on Kittery. [30 Jan] Justin Allard's treason trial ends. He is stripped of rank and name and exiled to Solaris. [20 Feb] Justin Xiang defeats Billy Wolfson on Solaris. [Mar] Revolt on Wallis suppressed. [20 Mar] Justin Xiang fights and kills Peter Armstrong on Solaris. Takashi Kurita recalls Yorinaga Kurita and places him in charge of the newly formed Genyosha unit. [Apr] Rolling Thunder posted to garrison duty on Regulus. Denied frequent requests for support, Wolf's Dragoons stages unauthorized raid on Udibi in search of supplies. Captain Frank Woomack, MechWarrior Kathy Keegan, and MechWarrior Steven Geiger captured by McKinnon's Raiders. When they are released, they are given a message to give to Colonel Wolf by Quintus Allard, Director of Ministry of Intelligence Investigations and Operations. [20 Apr] Justin Xiang fights and kills Billy Wolfson on Solaris. [26 Apr] Monopole Silver Eagle leaves Tharkad. [5 May] Justin Xiang kills Gray Noton on Solaris. [19 May] Black Widows and the mysterious Bounty Hunter forced to work together to get off Benet III. [21 May] Silver Eagle hijacked by agents of Heimdall and taken to Styx in Draconis Combine. [22 May] Myndo Waterly, Precentor Dieron, informs Internal Security Force of Silver Eagle's presence at Styx and passenger list. [25 May] Internal Security Force and Genyosha raid Styx to capture Melissa Steiner, who was a passenger on the Silver Eagle. Kurita units raid Pacifica to destroy Kell Hounds, who are stationed there. Kell Hounds jump out of system to Styx, where they rescue Melissa Steiner. Patrick Kell killed in battle with Yorinaga Kurita. [26 May] Justin Xiang fights and kills Philip Capet on Solaris. Cameron St. Jamais born. [June] Morgan Hasek-Davion hosts Prince's Humanitarian Awards and Charity Ball on New Avalon. [5 June] Kell Hounds receive Dragonslayer's Ribbon. [10 June] Justin Xiang recruited by Maskirovka. Second Operations Galahad and Thor held. Charles Seneca recruited by ComStar from SAFE. Ryan Steiner exchanges his commission as a pilot in Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces for a position in the government. [28 Aug] Jaime Wolf meets with Takashi Kurita on Luthien. [Oct] Rolling Thunder posted to Lyran Commonwealth frontier. [10 Oct] Hanse Davion informs Michael Hasek-Davion of his impending wedding. [15 Oct] Maximilian Liao receives the announcement of Hanse Davion's impending wedding. [22 Oct] Captain Daniel Allard of Kell Hounds arrives on Zaniah III and informs Morgan Kell of his brother's death. Morgan comes out of retirement. Morgan Hasek-Davion announced as Hanse Davion's best man. [20 Nov] Maskirovka raid on Kittery fails to accomplish mission of killing Leftenant Andrew Redburn. Earthwerks, Ltd. begins Kuan Ti research project, but because of the war it is put on hold shortly after. Trent Arian enrolls at Sandhurst. Edelle Kearny born on Krimari in Magistracy of Canopus. Lucian wins Carns Bloodname.
3028Bayle (Campbell) born into Clan Blood Spirit. [2 Jan] Internal Security Force commandos, pretending to be terrorists, occupy Wolf's Dragoons Hephaestus Station. [3 Jan] Wolf's Dragoons implement Hegira. Seventh Kommando raids ComStar Hyperpulse Generator station on An Ting. Hephaestus Station destroyed by occupying forces. [6 Jan] 1st Regulan Hussars raid Poulsbo. [14 Jan] Wolf's Dragoons begin to pull off An Ting to head for Misery. Gray Death Legion discovers an Star League library memory core on Helm. Duke Hassid Ricol of Draconis Combine meets with Grayson Death Carlyle on Helm and receives a copy of the library core. [Feb] Free Worlds League launches Operation Dagger against Federated Suns. [3 Mar] Kell Hounds return to regimental strength. Captain Daniel Allard given prototype WLF-1 Wolfhound. [13 Mar] Free Worlds League invades Loric with the 1st and 5th Regulan Hussars, 2nd Free Worlds Guards, three armored regiments, and a large group of AeroSpace fighters. [27 Mar] Free Worlds League forces retreat from Lyran reinforcements. Cosiron Kerensky cast out of Clan Wolf for unknown reasons. [11 Apr] Wolf's Dragoons dependents arrive on Cassias. [22 Apr] At midnight, as their contract with Draconis Combine expires, Wolf's Dragoons on Misery attack Combine troops. [May] 1st Regulan Hussars raid Ford. [20 May] Fighting ends on Misery with Wolf's Dragoons winning a Pyrrhic victory. [27 May] Minobu Tetsuhara commits seppuku. War College of Tamar graduates its first class. [June] Third Operations Galahad and Thor held. Constance Kurita deposes Abbot of the Order of Five Pillars for treason. [17 Aug] On Terra, Jaime Wolf confronts Takashi Kurita and declares a feud between the Dragoons and Draconis Combine. [18 Aug] Akira Brahe, Yorinaga Kurita, Jaime Wolf, and Morgan Kell learn that ComStar has been hoarding 'Mechs on Terra. [19 Aug] Assassination attempt against Quintus Allard on Terra. [20 Aug] Wedding of Hanse Davion and Melissa Steiner. Federated Suns invades Capellan Confederation, initiating Fourth Succession War. St. Andre hit by Davion Light Guards. [24 Aug] Lyran Commonwealth forces invade Marfik. Shin Yodama orphaned. Cochus captured. [12 Sept] 8th Galedon Regulars hit Harrow's Sun. [17 Sept] 12th Galedon Regulars and 3rd Proserpina Hussars hit Wapakoneta. [18 Sept] 5th Galedon Regulars hit Glenmora. [1 Oct] Operation Dagger begins. [Nov] Northwind Highlanders and the Clan Elders of Northwind begin negotiations with Federated Suns. Lyran Commonwealth hits Draconis Combine world of Kirchbach as part of Operation Götterdämmerung. Federated Suns raids Tikonov. 1st Canopian Fusiliers battle Marian Hegemony forces on Astrokaszy. Lyran Commonwealth invades Marfik. Shin Yodama orphaned and adopted into yakuza. [8 Nov] Cranston Snord discovers an abandoned Star League Defense Force base on Volders. [13 Dec] Northwind Agreement signed. [21 Dec] Operation Riposte hatched. Theodore Kurita receives the Katana Cluster. Omi Kurita born. Ranna of the Kerenskys born into a sibko on Stanici.
3029[12 Jan] Northwind Highlanders arrive on Northwind. [14 Jan] Algot hit by Capellan Confederation troops. [2 Feb] Maskirovka assassination attempt against Colonel Pavel Ridzik on Elgin fails due to Ministry of Intelligence Investigations and Operations intervention. [14 Feb] Michael Hasek-Davion killed on Sian by Justin Xiang. Leo Showers elected Khan of Clan Smoke Jaguar. Rumors of Lyran Commonwealth-Federated Suns union spark new debate on Inner Sphere invasion among Clan Grand Council. Clan Wolf Khan Ulric Kerensky manages to forestall a new vote. Leaders of Rasalhague resistance movement meet on Tamar. [9 Apr] Justin Xiang and 4th Tau Ceti Rangers raid Bethel, defended by Davion Light Guards, 1st Regiment, Delta Company. [1 May] Snord's Irregulars steal the Amaris Throne on Bordon. [May] Wolf's Dragoons Beta and Delta Regiments lift off Wapakoneta. [15 May] Internal Security Force troops raid Lyons and destroy New Freedom settlement. Only two adults and thirty children survive. Kell Hounds drive the raiders off. [20 May] Justin Xiang awarded Baton of Illustrious Service by Maximilian Liao. [28 May] Federated Suns troops land on Sarna. [May] ComStar informs Theodore Kurita of the impending interdict against Federated Suns. [1 June] ComStar interdicts Federated Suns. [20 June] Skye soldiers impersonating Federated Suns troops infiltrate Tharkad to assassinate Katrina Steiner but fail. Jeana Clay killed. [21 July] Colonel Pavel Ridzik assassinated by Maskirovka. Donna Jean Connor born. Charles Antonescu joins Eridani Light Horse. [4 Aug] Nekegami strike teams hits Dromini VI and kill Lyran Commonwealth command there. [19 Aug] Primus Julian Tiepolo suffers a coronary. [29 Aug] 1st Kathil Uhlans formed. [4th Sept] 5th, 8th, 12th, and 16th Galedon Regulars land on Crossing. [7 Sept] Liao Death Commandos and 4th Tau Ceti Rangers hit Kathil but defeated by 1st Kathil Uhlans. [10 Sept] ComStar troops, disguised as Liao Death Commandos, raid New Avalon. [15 Sept] Duke Frederick Steiner captured by Theodore Kurita at Dromini VI and shot. [28 Sept] Draconis Combine troops on Wapakoneta make first attack against Wolf's Dragoons positions. [3 Oct] Second assault by Draconis Combine troops against Wolf's Dragoons positions. [9 Oct] Third assault by Draconis Combine troops against Wolf's Dragoons positions. [19 Oct] Alexi Malenkov of Maskirovka arrested for treason. [20 Oct] Draconis Elite Strike Team company lands on Crossing. Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment Colonel Andrei Shostokovitch killed. 10th Deneb Light Cavalry arrives to support Wolf's Dragoons. As the battle turns against Dragoons, Zeta Battalion appears and saves the day. [23 Oct] Duke Aldo Lestrade assassinated by Clovis Holstein. [24 Oct] Kell Hounds battle 5th Sword of Light on Nusakan. Morgan Kell battles Yorinaga Kurita. Yorinaga Kurita commits seppuku. Akira Brahe joins Kell Hounds. 1st Kathil Uhlans raid Sian and rescue Justin Xiang, Alexi Malenkov, and Candace Liao. [16 Nov] Justin Allard awarded Medal Excalibur. Major Andrew Redburn awarded Medal Excalibur, made a Knight of the Realm, and awarded lands on Firgrove. Alex Mallory awarded Diamond Sunburst. Katrina Steiner signs Intention of Free Rasalhague Peoples and recognizes Tyr movement as the legitimate government of any future Rasalhague state. Hanse-Off movement founded in Lyran Commonwealth. Primus Julian Tiepolo dies. Myndo Waterly, Precentor Dieron, elected Primus. Hanse Davion agrees to allow ComStar Guards to garrison Hyperpulse Generator stations within Federated Suns in exchange for ComStar's lifting of its interdiction. St. Ives Compact declares independence from Capellan Confederation. [Dec] ComStar lifts its interdiction of Federated Suns. [31 Dec] Justin Allard and Morgan Hasek-Davion inducted into Order of Davion.
3030sJohnston Industries abandons Addicks for New Syrtis. Their facilites on Addicks are renovated for use by the newly-formed Addicks Transport and Handling.
3030s[early] Explorer Corps expanded. Padraig O Bhaoil joins ComStar.
3030[Jan] Fourth Succession War ends. [Feb] Sarna March created in Federated Suns. [Mar] At the request of Duchess Candace Liao, Armed Forces of the Federated Suns troops briefly garrison St. Ives Compact. [early] Snord's Irregulars conduct a survey of Outreach for Hanse Davion. [12 Apr] Victor Ian Steiner-Davion born. Misha Auburn weds Andrew Redburn. Kai Allard-Liao born. Marthe (Pryde) tests out as Star Commander. [16 Aug] Wolf's Dragoons awarded title to Outreach by Hanse Davion. [Sept] Duchy of Andurien secedes from the Free Worlds League and allies with Magistracy of Canopus. They attack Capellan Confederation. Theodore Kurita inducted into the Order of the Dragon and appointed Gunji no Kanrei. Free Worlds League Internal Emergency Act passed, stripping provinces of their sovereignty. Janos Marik suffers a stroke. [30 Sept] Theodore Kurita meets secretly with Precentor Sharilar Mori and Primus Myndo Waterly of ComStar. [Oct] 2nd Canopian Cuirassiers formed. [8 Oct] Theodore Kurita allies with Michi Noketsuna, Dechan Fraser, and Jenette Rand. Trent Arian graduates from Sandhurst. Sharon Gardbaum born in London, Terra. Alex MacLaren transferred to Oshika Tiger program and joins Ryuken. Storm's Metal Thunder reaches battalion size. Severen Leroux elected saKhan of Clan Nova Cat.
3031[Jan] Thomas Marik leaves ComStar to become Captain-General of the Free Worlds League. 2nd Canopian Cuirassiers hits New Roland and Andarmax. [Feb] Tyr Movement bombs Draconis Combine government buildings on seven Tamar pact worlds. Cassius N'Buta elected Clan Star Adder saKhan. [Mar] Director of the Explorer Service Hiyama resigns and leaves ComStar shortly after. Kennedy Odumbe appointed Director of the Explorer Service. [June] Ryuken and Genyosha disbanded and dispersed amongst Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery by order of Takashi Kurita. Alex MacLaren transferred to 7th Pesht Regulars. Four Legions of Vega also disbanded. Minoru Kurita born. Santin (West) born. [27 June] Phelan Patrick Kell born on Arc-Royal. [9 Aug] Sun-Tzu Liao born. [Sept] Tikonov Free Republic joins Federated Suns after a popular election. Federated Commonwealth suffers economic depression. Free Worlds League invades Andurien. 37th Striker Cluster, Clan Wolf Delta Galaxy, disbanded after commander shows fear in a Trial of Refusal. The commander is cast out of Clans and the Cluster's warriors are blackballed for the next ten years. [5 Nov] Black Widows ready for action. [7 Nov] Black Widows leave Outreach for Tsinghai. [14 Dec] Black Widow Battalion publicly ready for business. Widows arrive on Tsinghai and defeat Free Worlds League 4th Guards Regiment. John Christopher born in Nottingham, Terra. Hell's Black Aces ambush and destroy Filthy Lucre mercenary regiment on Bolan. Tamas Rubinsky born. Ana Marik born. Blackwell Industries oversees Wolf's Dragoons Star League-era production facilities on Outreach.
3032Charles Seneca appointed ROM chief for Lyran Commonwealth. Economic troubles caused by Fourth Succession War end. [Mar] Cranston Snord confronted by Wayne Waco. Capellan Confederation launches offensive against Andurien and Magistracy of Canopus. Capellan Confederation counterattacks New Roland and Andarmax with House Dai Da Chi and Kincade's Rangers. Clan Ghost Bear develops Jengiz OmniFighter. Black Warriors expand to three regiments. General Adam Cirion dies. H.R. McIntyre takes command of Black Warriors. [9 Sept] Snord's Irregulars meet Waco's Rangers in battle. [12 Sept] Black Widows attack Wallachia, defended by 2nd Oriente Hussars. [3 Oct] Black Widows defeat 2nd Oriente Hussars. [16 Nov] Katherine Morgan Steiner-Davion born. [late] Depression in Federated Commonwealth ends. Minoru Kurita born.
3033[14 Feb] Theodore Kurita makes alliance with Seimeiyoshi-rengo yakuza on Corsica Nueva. Adrian Macleod booted from Wolf's Dragoons. [3 Mar] Black Widows attack Kujari, defended by Steele's Eagles, McCrimmon's Light Cavalry, Rivaldi's Hussars, and St. Cyr's Armored Grenadiers. [28 Mar] Black Widows take Kujari. [1 May] Kali Liao born. High Council of Rollis disappears. Kurita Hatchetman prototype built. Cassandra and Kuan Yin Allard-Liao born. Photon Brett-Marik enlists in Free Worlds League military under the name Urien Domei. [18 Aug] Theodore Kurita's marriage to Tomoe Sakade made public. Melissa Steiner-Davion tours Outreach at invitation of Wolf's Dragoons. On mission to Periphery, Daniel Allard and Akira Brahe discover and bring back a young woman named Megan Kell. Morgan Kell acknowledges his paternity of Megan. Daniel Allard and Megan Kell wed. Neil Campbell born. Samantha Davion-Harland born. Director of the Explorer Corps Odumbe expands Explorer Corps operations. Padraig O Bhaoil joins Explorer Corps. Khorsakov's Cossacks employment with Earthwerks Ltd ends.
3034Hatchetman TR974-31V enters service with Northwind Highlanders. Suzanne Mulvanery leaves home to travel. [spring] Cranston Snord suffers a coronary. Jake Walmar retires. [13 Mar] Free Rasalhague Republic gains its independence. Haakon Magnusson becomes Elected Prince of Free Rasalhague Republic. [14 Mar] Draconis Combine recognizes Free Rasalhague Republic independence. Duke Hassid Ricol appointed Governor of Alshain District. Ronin War begins. Ryuken reformed. Alex MacLaren assigned to Ryuken-yon as company commander. Col. Raldin Lwai joins Blue Star Irregulars. Storm's Metal thunder reaches regiment size. They are assigned garrison duty on Loxley. Circinus Federation invades Illyrian Palatinate. Skye Crisis defused by Ryan Steiner. [23 May] Ronin War ends. [24 May] Marcus Kurita assassinated. Edward Calderon killed in a DropShip accident. President Avellar of Outworlds Alliance marries Baroness Rebecca DeSanders of Federated Suns. Mitchell Avellar born. Ryan Steiner weds Morasha Kelswa, heir to Tamar. [19 July] Michi Noketsuna appointed Warlord of Dieron. [21 July] Anastasius Focht presented to Primus Waterly by Theodore Kurita. He is appointed Precentor ROM. Duke Aaron Sandoval of Robinson abdicates in favor of his son James. Ragnar Magnusson born. Robert Kelswa-Steiner born. [fall] Federated Suns Operation Flush initiates clandestine war between Ministry of Intelligence Investigations and Operations and ROM. Suzanne Mulvanery joins ComGuards. [Dec] Ministry of Intelligence Investigations and Operations rounds up dozens of suspected ROM agents.
3035[Jan] Black Widows hired as back up for Kell Hound 1st Regiment on Taga, St. Ives Compact. They hit Gei Fu and defeat House Ijori Battalion. [2 Feb] Peter Ardan Steiner-Davion born. [Mar] Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment ready for action. Clame McDonald and John Malvinson retire from Snord's Irregulars. First Circuit passes Readjustment Act, reorganizing ComGuards and ROM. Position of Precentor Martial created. Primus Waterly appoints Anastasius Focht as first Precentor Martial. Capellan Confederacy retakes worlds captured by Andurien and Magistracy of Canopus. Jade Falcon pilot Vishnu Folkner suggests adding fighter bays to Comitatus-class JumpShip. Marthe Pryde wins Bloodname. Cassius N'Buta elected Clan Star Adder Khan. [1 June] Bomb kills Janos and Duggan Marik, and apparently Thomas Marik as well, making Duncan Marik Captain-General. Isis Marik born. [Dec] Ronin War ends. Last Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery troops withdrawn from Free Rasalhague Republic. Mitchell Avellar born. Oberon Confederation begins military buildup. Stanislav (N'Buta) born into Clan Star Adder. Damien Sorno begins crime spree on Caph, eventually making his way to the Periphery. Haruka and Mia Otanashi orphaned. They are sent to live with an uncle on Luthien. Capt. Gregor Rubinsky forms Rubinsky's Light Horse on Tikonov. Black Widow Battalion reorganized with three companies and using a Clan-based five BattleMech lance. Mitchell Avellar born. Black Warriors defeated by 5th Oriente Hussars on Sierra. Severen Leroux elected Khan of Clan Nova Cat.
3036Michelle Ellingham joins ComStar. Ragnar Magnusson born. BattleMech factories in Capellan Confederation resume production. Melissa Steiner-Davion intervenes to prevent economic exploitation of Sarna March worlds. First Jade Falcon-modified Comitatus-class JumpShips deployed. [21 Apr] Maximilian Liao dies, ostensibly of suicide. [12 May] Romano Liao becomes Chancellor of Capellan Confederation. She purges Maskirovka. Tsen Shang appointed Director of the Maskirovka. Theodore Kurita publishes Modern Tactics: The Combined Arms Approach. [5 Dec] Thomas Marik reappears before Free Worlds League Parliament and named rightful Captain-General in place of Duncan Marik.
3037[early] To commemorate their antagonism with Janos Marik, Cranston Snord and Jake Walmar sneak to Atreus and raise a toast on his grave. [4 Feb] Duncan Marik dies in an attack on Xanthe III. [17 Feb] Rhonda Snord becomes commander of Snord's Irregulars. Andurien rejoins the Free Worlds League. [14 July] Arthur Andrew Steiner-Davion born. Thomas Marik passes the Addendum to the Incorporation, doing away with Home Defense Act. ComStar forces save Koniz in Lyran Commonwealth from volcanic eruptions. Women and War by Misha Redburn published. Snord's Irregulars upgrade with Star League-era 'Mechs recovered from Phecda. Ulric Kerensky wins his Bloodname. Wolf's Dragoons Alpha Regiment ready for action. Wolf's Dragoons Delta Regiment formed. Kristin's Krushers begins operations and hired by Free Worlds League. Brother Galahad Trews elected Grand Knight of Brotherhood of Randis. Brotherhood of Randis institutes new training program.
3038Comitatus-class JumpShip Bright Katana destroys Dark Caste Union-class DropShip at pirate point near Tokasha. Listen-Kill Long-Range Missile and Short-Range Missile systems developed in Federated Commonwealth. New Avalon Institute of Science scientists engineer mycosia pseudoflora. In exchange for no increase in transmission rates for 25 years, ComGuards allowed to garrison Hyperpulse Generator stations in Capellan Confederation. Conal Ward embarrassed by Ulric Kerensky in competency trial. Kell Hounds posted to Kujari. Maskirovka assassin attempts to kill Daniel Allard but instead enters Morgan Kell's quarters. The assassin is killed by Phelan Kell's dog Grinner. Allyn Hasek and Tancred Sandoval compete on Olympic fencing team. Khorsakov's Cossacks return to Tikonov for rest and refit. Rubinsky's Light Horse joins Khorsakov's Cossacks. [late] Wolf's Dragoons Delta Regiment sent on first mission against 22nd Dieron Regulars on Murchison and are defeated.
3039Wolf's Dragoons Gamma Regiment ready for action. Earthwerks, Ltd. reopens Kuan Ti research project. [15 Mar] Katrina Steiner resigns as Archon in favor of Melissa. Yvonne Steiner-Davion born. [Apr] Federated Commonwealth invades Draconis Combine. War of 3039 begins. Assassination attempt on Emma Centrella. Rhonda Snord secretly adopts Alexander Tasha. Kyalla Centrella tries to assassinate her daughter Emma. Naomi Centrella born. Shin Yodama enlists in Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery. [12 July] Draconis Elite Strike Team commandos assassinate some Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth High Command officers. Field Marshal Nondi Steiner severely injured on Vega. Second wave of Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth attacks begin. [28 July] Snord's Irregulars Solomon Storm dies on Vega. [Aug] Field Marshal Ardan Sortek and the First Guards driven off An Ting. [9 Aug] First deployment of the HTM-27T Hatamoto-chi on An Ting. Shin Yodama leads a raid against Ronins on Najha. [Oct] Theodore Kurita leads an attack on Exeter. [Dec] Hanse Davion calls off second wave. War of 3039 ends. [12 Dec] 18th Marik Militia takes Hall. [24 Dec] Black Widows land on Hall.
3040[4 Jan] Katrina Steiner dies in her sleep. [8 Jan] Katrina Steiner's funeral on Tharkad. Rebellion almost breaks out in Skye but is defused by Ryan Steiner. With inheritance left to him by Katrina Steiner's will, Morgan Kell creates 2nd Kell Hounds regiment. [9 Jan] Attempt against Takashi Kurita by nekegami assassins. [spring] Free Worlds League captures Dame Catherine Humphreys of Andurien. Romano Liao seizes all privately owned lands and industries. [9 May] Emma Centrella deposes her mother Kyalla as Magestrix. Kurita Dragon ceases production. Luthien Armor Works begins production on DRG-5K Grand Dragon. [mid] Draconis Combine develops Listen-Kill Long-Range Missile countermeasures. Subhash Indrahar diagnosed with a degenerative muscular disease. Mycosia pseudoflora enters the commercial market. Clan Blood Spirit loses Trial of Refusal against Clan Wolf. Clan Wolf claim Sumner Johns as abtakha. Clan Smoke Jaguar retakes Aerospace Plant CM-T72673 from Clan Star Adder. Trent Arian appointed battalion commander in 83rd ComGuards Division. Alex MacLaren promoted to Chu-sa. Major Adam Fox leaves Kell Hounds to form Foxfire Fighters. Circinus Federation leaves Dersidatz.
3040sUnification Movement unites six worlds in Rim Collection. [late] Clan Smoke Jaguar begins design work on Charybdis-class DropShip.
3041[early] Armed Forces of Federated Commonwealth High Command formed and takes command of Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces and Armed Forces of the Federated Suns. Vilius Tejh, Precentor Sian, wounded in an assassination attempt by Maskirovka agents. Jen Li appointed to replace him. "Freezer" heat exchanger developed at New Avalon Institute of Science by Dr. Jorge Belasco. Gardner Riis appointed Precentor Rasalhague. Emma Centrella weds Nicholas Ramillie. Ryan Steiner loyalists detonate bomb at Ko Hyperpulse Generator station. Primus Waterly demands ComStar Guards be allowed to garrison its stations within Lyran Commonwealth, under pain of interdiction. Melissa Steiner reluctantly agrees. Star Colonel Athen claimed as abtakha by Clan Wolf after a Trial of Refusal against Clan Ghost Bear. Star Colonel Jera Carns promoted to command of 4th Wolf Guards Cluster, Alpha Galaxy. Damien Sorno and his gang flee Federated Commonwealth for Antallos. McIntyre House Guard formed. Michael Cirion leads coup against H.R. McIntyre. McIntyre steps down as leader of Black Warriors and appoints Major Fritz Donner to succeed him.
3042Kristin's Krushers hired by ComStar. Wolf's Dragoons Epsilon Regiment returns to active duty. Major Elizabeth Nichole given command of Able Battalion. Jax family assumes hereditary command of 4th Tau Ceti Rangers. Erde Centrella born. 2nd Taurian Lancers formed. University of Alpheratz expands curriculum to include more scientific and technical subjects. Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth defeat Tortuga pirates and capture Paula "Lady Death" Trevaline. Jade Falcon take Diamondstar from Steel Viper. Christian Månsdöttar appointed Landtmarskalk (Marshal of the Lands) by Rasalhague Riksdag. Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces and Armed Forces of the Federated Suns completely integrated. Jade Falcon takes world of Diamondstar from Steel Viper. Andrew Redburn organizes defense of Gan Singh from Free Worlds League troops. Christian Kell presents himself to Morgan Kell, who retires and takes Chris to Outreach for training. Federated Suns commercial freighter misjumps into Landmark system and destroyed by Taurian Concordat forces. Draconis Combine gives Listen-Kill missiles and Electronic Counter-Measures systems to Capellan Confederation. [24 Dec] Thelos Auburn dies on Clinton.
3043Thomas Marik creates the League General Accounting Office. Takashi Kurita institutes Pillar Reforms to relax class restrictions. Caradoc Trevena joins Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth. Haruka Otanashi graduates from Hachiman Technical Institute. Harry Sanders joins Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth.
3044Haakon Magnusson requests and is granted another term as Elected Prince of Free Rasalhague Republic. Hanse Davion calls off Operation Flush. Galaxy Commander Djuna Kerensky of Clan Wolf Epsilon Galaxy killed in accident. Christian Kell joins Black Widow Battalion. Donna Jean Connor, a Kell Hound dependent, accepted to Nagelring Military Academy on Tharkad. Michelle Ellingham appointed field coordinator for Free Worlds League intelligence. Haruka Otanashi joins Draconis Combine Admiralty.
3045Dedrickson's Devils mercenary company raids Taurian Concordat world of Pinard. ComStar loses contact with Oberon VI and Elysian Fields. Chris Kell leaves Black Widows and joins Kell Hounds as a Lieutenant. Kell Hounds participate in Ambergrist Crisis. Bayle Campbell becomes Clan Blood Spirit Loremaster. Amon Freeder appointed General of Bryceland Royal Guards. Anika Janssen and Tyra Miraborg join Gunzburg Eagles. Wolf's Dragoons Delta Regiment returns to duty.
3046Ian Hawker elected Khan of Clan Diamond Shark. Andurien AeroTech facilities resume production. New version of Tramp-class JumpShip introduced by SelaSys, which begins full production within the year. Phelan Kell accepted to Nagelring Military Academy. Capellan Confederation trades improved myomer technology to Free Worlds League for help with 'Mech production and access to foundtech. [mid June] ComStar Explorer Corps vessel Outbound Light leaves Bone Norman for the Periphery. Clan Hell's Horses form Gamma Galaxy. Clan Ghost Bear assault on Niles kills Clan Hell's Horses Khan Lair Seidman. Malavai Fletcher is elected Clan Hell's Horses Khan and his Clan joins the Crusaders. Gregor Rubinsky dies of massive heart attack. Elizabeth Nichole promoted to Colonel of Wolf's Dragoons Epsilon Regiment. Norse-Storm BattleMechs operational. Felix Calderon lost during a star-mapping mission in Deep Periphery. Lucian Carns elected saKhan of Clan Nova Cat.
3047Tabitha Paik elected Clan Star Adder saKhan after defeating saKhan Delton Lahiri in a Trial of Grievance. Dante Truscott given command of Clan Star Adder's Alpha Galaxy. Thomas Marik weds Sophina Desiree, Duchess of Oceana. Clan Wolf captures Star Captain Charles Dinour in Trial of Refusal against Clan Goliath Scorpion. Claymore design project begins in Federated Commonwealth. Semier Data Tron closes its factory due to lack of needed parts. Joshua Marik born. Clan Ghost Bear assaults Clan Hell's Horses on Niles in a Trial of Possession for Industriplex Alpha. Although Clan Hell's Horses successfully defend the factory, Khan Leir Seidman is killed. Sharon Gardbaum joins Branch of Terran Affairs diplomatic staff. Haruka Otanashi enters officer training at Aerospace and Interstellar Institute. 'Mech Magic Incorporated sets up shop on Outreach. Kristin's Krushers hired by Free Worlds League. Federated Commonwealth-registered freighter misjumps into Taurian Concordat and is destroyed by Taurian Concordat fighters. Thomas Calderon places Taurian Defense Force on alert for potential Federated Commonwealth aggression.
3048John Cristopher joins ComGuards. Edelle Kearny joins ComGuards. Star Captain Marcus Marghar taken by Jade Falcon as isorla from Clan Burrock. Clan Hell's Horses 201st Mechanized Assault Cluster formed. Sabutai OmniFighter introduced by Clan Smoke Jaguar. Ranna of the Kerenskys promoted to Star Commander. Donna Jean Connor graduates from Nagelring. She dies in action two months later. Asgard chosen to replace Reykjavik as capital city of Free Rasalhague Republic. Free Worlds League and Draconis Combine begin negotiations. Evantha Fetladral wins her Bloodname. Padraig O Bhaoil captains Explorer Corps vessel Free Spirit on mission spinward. [27 Sept] Outbound Light jumps into Huntress system. The crew is captured by Clan Smoke Jaguar and interrogated by Khan Leo Showers. He uses this incident to reopen the Great Debate. [21 Nov] All Clans except Clan Wolf vote in favor of Inner Sphere invasion. Clan Wolf demands Trial of Refusal. Clan Wolf loses Trial. During Trial, Clan Ghost Bear Khans Nornian Tseng and Ursula Jorgensson killed. Karl Bourjon and Theresa DelVillar elected new Clan Ghost Bear Khans. [12 Dec] Leo Showers elected ilKhan. Upgraded Avenger-class DropShip introduced by Dynamico Ltd. of Delavan. Severe blizzard hits Tharkad. Phelan Kell discharged from Nagelring and joins Kell Hounds 1st Regiment. Norse-Storm BattleMechs produce Devastator. Marius O'Reilly dies in climbing accident on Herculaneum. Sean O'Reilly becomes Caesar. Herculaneum renamed Marius' Tears. Rim Collection formed with James Moroney as President.
3049[Jan] Hohiro Kurita posted to 14th Legion of Vega on Turtle Bay. Kell Hounds 1st Regiment, 3rd Battalion hired by Free Rasalhague Republic. Prototype FS9-S Firestarter variant from Coventry Metal Works undergoes trials on Tharkad. 21st Centauri Lancers negotiate new contract with Free Worlds League. Newly-elected Khan Elias Crichell reorganizes Jade Falcon touman. Samantha Clees given command of Delta Galaxy. [21 Feb] Clan advance units leave for Periphery. Morgan Hasek-Davion appointed Commander in Chief of Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth. [May] Kell Hounds 1st Regiment, 3rd Battalion suffers blown helium seal on JumpShip and stranded on Gunzburg. [19 May] Victor Steiner-Davion graduates from Nagelring. Clan Blood Spirit form Upsilon Provisional Galaxy. Major Susan Barber begins refitting Miller's Marauders with Marauder IIs. [June] Shin Yodama assigned to 14th Legion of Vega on Turtle Bay. [mid June] Gathering of Clan forces over Strana Mechty. Operation Revival launches. Anika Janssen and Tyra Miraborg join 1st Rasalhague Drakons. [Aug] First contact between advance Clan units and Periphery forces. Jade Falcon 24th Provisional Garrison Cluster occupies "Khwarazm Empire" in Periphery. [13 Aug] Phelan Kell and Kenny Ryan captured by Clan Wolf on The Rock. [18 Sept] 11th Wolf Guards of Clan Wolf defeat 1st Oberon Guards on Oberon VI. Hendrik Grimm commits suicide rather than be captured. [Sept] Clan Wolf finishes its preliminary invasion wave through Periphery. [Nov] Explorer Corps vessel finally makes contact with invading Clans. [Dec] Taurian Concordat Defense Force on alert. Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth stages Future Victor '49 military exercises in Lindsay and Brockway systems.

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