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Location: Planet Tikonov, Capellan
Confederation Controlled Space
Description:
Planetary Assault
Duration of Contract:
6 Months (45 Days in REAL TIME)
Employer:
AFFS (Armed Forces of the
Federated Suns)
Employer Contact:
Ambassador Bruce Haas
Mercenary Forces Recommended:
A Battalion Strength Detachment
Enemy Forces:
Warrior House Dai Da Chi & Militia Regiments
Supporting Forces:
3rd Ceti Hussars RCT, Hansen's Roughriders & Borodin's
Vindicators
Bounty Per Word:
1,700 c-Bills
Minimum Bounty:
10,000 Word Transcript
Supplement Contracts Offered:
A Combat Campaign
Bonus Salvage Bounty Target:
40,000 Word Transcript
Bonus Salvage Category:
Type-D Salvage
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PLANETARY DETAILS:
Named in honor of the last
premier of the Terran Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the planet
Tikonov was one of the first worlds colonized during the first wave of
colonial Terran expansion during the early 22nd century. Originally settled
by immigrants with strong Eurasian and western Asian background, Tikonov
more than any other world in the Confederation has maintained a link
(however tenuous) with its Terran heritage.
Tikonov one of the first worlds settled by Mankind. Its many large mineral
deposits quickly made it a center of industry. With industrial power came
political power, and by the late 23rd century Tikonov emerged as the
political nexus of the region by establishing the first republican union.
Existing technologies and vast distances made these original unions
temporary at best, but the inhabitants of Tikonov have never forgotten their
role as the prime organizers of the first political unification of the
Capellan Zone: The Tikonov Grand Union.
As the capital of the Tikonov Grand Union, Tikonov eventually became a
member of the fledgling Capellan Confederation, and then Star League. During
the Forth Succession War, Tikonov fell to the Federated Suns. In a deal with
Colonel Paval Ridzik, the former leader of the Capellan Armed Forces, The
Federated Suns agreed to recognize the Tikonov Free Republic and to
terminate all hostile operations within its borders in return for a pact of
mutual protection and defense. This deal allowed House Davion to reduce its
garrison forces, whilst also denuding the Confederation of more worlds.
After Ridzik's assassination, the TFR voted to join the nascent Federated
Commonwealth in 3031. During the FedCom Civil War, the Free Tikonov Movement
resurged on Tikonov, and with the aid of Warrior House Da Da Chi they
recaptured their world. Though technically now an independent world, Tikonov
is currently garrisoned by CCAF troops and is classified as a Capellan
holding.
Tikonov is a large arid world that has four major landmasses: Ufa in the
northeast, Krasnodar in the southeast, Pskov in the southwest, and Kazan in
the northwest. Tikograd, the capital of Tikonov, is located on Kazan. The
largest, and most heavily industrialized city on the planet, Tikograd has
long been divided into three areas: administrative, industrial and
residential. Each section is separated from the others by its own walls and
towers, with only a limited number of roads and subways connecting the three
sections. Surrounding the whole complex is another series of walls and
towers, though not as imposing as the inner ones.
The planet supports three major defense contractors: Earthwerks, Ceres
Metals and Harcourt Productions. Tikograd is located northeast of the Ural
Mountains, the capital and home to Earthwerks largest plant. Ceres Metals is
located on Asano Bay outside the city of New Moscow on the northwest coast
of Ufa. Tukwila Valley is a major agricultural center for Tikonov, and is
located on the continent of Ufa due south of New Moscow. Harcourt
Productions is located in the city of Tukwila. The Herosoma Mountains run
diagonally across the continent providing all the ore needed for production.
Tikonov has been blockaded
since Liao claimed it in 3067. Until recently, the Gamma Regiment of Wolf's
Dragoons has been garrisoning the planet along with Warrior House Dai Da
Chi. Word has reached us that Gamma Regiment has signed a new contract
elsewhere and is leaving the world. The CCAF has scraped together a
provincial regiment, mainly equipped with the locally-produced Cataphracts
to try and replace the Dragoons. In addition, the planetary fighter garrison
is very large, equipped with Thrush and Transit fighters.
Background info on the AFFS grouping: The blockade forces do nominally
include at least one warship, normally a Fox corvette, but use of any
bombardment in planetary actions is not permitted.
Field Marshal Hasek has promised Hansen's Roughriders support in strikes
against the Taurian Concordat if Tikonov is retaken.
Borodin's Vindicators is made up entirely of Capellan expatriates, but it's
quality and equipment are not far below an AFFS house unit.
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