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BattleTech Community Ads Eldonious Rex Aldebaran← 3135 3151 Aldebaran nearby systems(Map Legend)System InformationX:Y Coordinates24.813 : -64.414[⌖]Spectral classK5III[1]Recharge station(s)Zenith, Nadir[1] The Aldebaran system was home to at least one habitable world, Aldebaran V, and as of 3145 was located in the Tikonov Commonality within the Capellan Confederation.[2][3] Contents 1 System Description 2 System History 3 Political Affiliation 4 Aldebaran V 4.1 Planetary History 4.1.1 Early History 4.1.2 First Succession War 4.1.3 Third Succession War 4.1.4 Fourth Succession War 4.1.5 Dark Age 4.2 Military Deployment 4.2.1 3025 4.2.2 3028 4.2.3 3063–3067 4.2.4 3079 4.3 Geography 4.4 Planetary Locations 5 Notes 6 Map Gallery 7 Nearby Systems 8 References 9 Bibliography System Description[edit] Aldebaran is located near the Zurich and Liao systems. System History[edit] The Aldebaran system was settled during the First Exodus from Terra.[4] Political Affiliation[edit] 2271 - Inhabited world[4] 2341 - Terran Hegemony[5] 2366 - Duchy of Liao[6] 2367 - Capellan Confederation[7] 2571 - Terran Hegemony[8] 2596 - Terran Hegemony[9] 2750 - Terran Hegemony[10] 2764 - Terran Hegemony[11] 2765 - Terran Hegemony[12] 2771 - Amaris Empire[13] 2772 - Terran Hegemony (from September)[13] 2783 - Terran Hegemony[14] 2784 - Capellan Confederation[14] 2797 - Capellan Confederation[15] 2822 - Capellan Confederation[16][17][18] 2864 - Capellan Confederation[19][20] 3025 - Capellan Confederation[21][22][23] 3028 - Federated Suns[24] 3030 - Federated Suns[25][26][27] 3040 - Federated Commonwealth[28][29] 3050 - Federated Commonwealth[30] 3052 - Federated Commonwealth[31] 3057 - Chaos March[32] 3058 - Chaos March/Capellan Confederation[33][34][35] 3063 - Capellan Confederation[36] 3067 - Capellan Confederation[37][38][39][40] 3075 - Capellan Confederation[41] 3079 - Capellan Confederation[42] 3081 - Republic of the Sphere[43] 3085 - Republic of the Sphere[44] 3135 - Independent world[45] 3136 - Capellan Confederation (from October)[46] 3145 - Capellan Confederation[2][3] Aldebaran V[edit] Aldebaran VAstrophysicalSystem positionFifth[1]Jump Point distance4 days[1]Moons1[47]GeophysicalHighest native lifeMammal[1]Landmasses2 (Cochran, Hatzes)[48]History and CultureDemonym(s)Aldebarian[49]Population4,261,000,000 (3025)[1]Government and InfrastructureNoble RulerDiem of AldebaranPolitical LeaderPlanetary GovernorCapitalJifang Po City[50]HPG ClassA[1]HPG RepresentativePrecentor Trentus Milhaven (3025)[1] Aldebaran V, more commonly referred to simply as Aldebaran, was the fifth planet in the Aldebaran system. Planetary History[edit] Early History[edit] Between 2310 and 2320 Aldebaran had applied for membership of the Duchy of Liao, the state formed by Emile Liao; this gave Aldebaran protectorate status equivalent to that of Arboris, the first world to join Liao's nascent state.[51] First Succession War[edit] Aldebaran was the target of the first Free Worlds League offensive of the First Succession War; a contingent of Free Worlds League Military including the Thirteenth Marik Militia launched an attack on the JumpShip drydocks located in the system, an attack that was both highly successful and notably brutal.[52] In 2889 the commander-in-chief of the Free Worlds League Military and former commander of the Marik Guard, Admiral Lloyd Marik-Stanley, was killed in action on Aldebaran.[53] Third Succession War[edit] Aldebaran was one of a number of worlds to be hit by elements of an elite Free Worlds League Military strike force codenamed "Red Rover" between 2901 and 2910. Red Rover contained units from both the Defenders of Andurien and the Orloff Grenadiers and launched a series of raids targeting key Capellan Confederation Armed Forces supply depots, although the strong reserve forces established by Chancellor Otto Liao stopped the FWLM forces from remaining on any of the Capellan worlds.[54] By the end of the Third Succession War Aldebaran was the site of one of only eight BattleMech manufacturing plants left in the Capellan Confederation, although the plant on the planet was the smallest of those left.[55] Aldebaran was one of the oldest settled worlds in the Confederation at this point, and had been a major industrial and commercial center for much of that time. Aldebaran's location made it a natural invasion route for those striking at the heart of the Tikonov Commonality, and this combined with the industry present on the world merited Aldebaran a high defense priority and a permanent military garrison.[1] Aldebaran was attacked numerous times during the Succession Wars, remaining a tempting target for both Free Worlds League and Federated Suns raids; as a result,...