Editing Kentares

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==System Description==
'''Kentares''' is a system in the [[Draconis March]] of the [[Federated Suns]]. Its world '''Kentares IV''' is known throughout the Inner Sphere as the site of the infamous [[Kentares Massacre]].

==Political Affiliation==
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* [[2317]] - Inhabited world<ref name="HB:HDp18">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18</ref>
* [[2319]] - Independent world<ref name="HB:HKp18">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18</ref>
* [[2431]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name="TRO3075p174"/>
* [[2571]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48</ref><ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31</ref>
* [[2596]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159</ref>
* [[2750]] - Federated Suns<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37</ref>
* [[2764]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FM:SLDF">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
* [[2765]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11</ref><ref name=FR:2765FSp29>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 29</ref>
* [[2791]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name="FSWp43"/>
* [[2796]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HKp55">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 55: "Kentares IV" Date last planet was captured</ref>
* [[2801]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FSWp98"/>
* [[2822]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122</ref>
* [[2864]] - Federated Suns<ref name=HB:HDp60>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60</ref><ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53</ref>
* [[3025]] - Federated Suns<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', foldout: "Federated Suns - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70</ref><ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64</ref>
* [[3030]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp71">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 71</ref><ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66</ref>
* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133</ref><ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68</ref>
* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref>
* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71</ref>
* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref>
* [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78</ref>
* [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref>
* [[3067]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82</ref><ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42</ref>
* [[3075]] - Federated Suns<ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65</ref>
* [[3079]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FR:AFFSp21">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 21</ref>
* [[3081]] - Federated Suns<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63</ref>
* [[3085]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
* [[3135]] - Federated Suns<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11</ref>
* [[3145]] - Federated Suns<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
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==Kentares IV==
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===Planetary History===
Kentares' pleasant climate drew many colonists during the exodus from [[Terra]]. The world gave the locals almost every resource they needed and it became a primarily agrarian world.

=====Terran Hegemony=====
In [[2431]], the [[Hegemony Armed Forces]] launched an invasion of Kentares IV as a part of [[Director-General]] [[James McKenna|James McKenna's]] campaign to forcibly reintegrate colonies abandoned by the [[Demarcation Declaration]] back into the [[Terran Hegemony]]. The campaign ran for six months, as Kentares was defended by battle-hardened [[Federated Suns]] troops; it was a campaign in which the limitations of combat vehicles powered by [[internal combustion engine]]s were starkly highlighted to the HAF, prompting the development of fusion-powered combat vehicles.<ref name="TRO3075p174">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 174: "Merkava Mk. VIII Heavy Tank"</ref>

The Federated Suns would contest the Hegemony control of Kentares, with the [[Fourth Avalon Hussars]] launching a campaign in the late 2440s to reclaim the planet. This conflict would involve the first deployment of [[DropShip]]s intended to be military [['Mech]] transports, with the Hegemony forces deploying a number of ''[[Manatee]]'' DropShips. The appearance of the ''Manatees'' led to some initial successes for the HAF, but the Hussars learned to exploit the light armor and weapons array of the ''Manatee'', destroying several of the DropShips along with their transported 'Mechs. Despite this, the ''Manatee'' deployment on Kentares proved the basic viability of the idea, even if heavier fighter screens would be needed.<ref name="TRO3075p190">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 190: "Manatee"</ref>

====First Succession War====
Kentares was one of the worlds occupied by the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] during the massive invasion of the Federated Suns that began in May [[2787]]. Although the naval battle at [[Cholame]] fought in March and April [[2790]] had cost the AFFS a huge price, it bought the Federated Suns something badly needed - time. For fourteen months, the invasion forces from the Combine were unable to make significant gains, and the AFFS used that opportunity to provide whatever aid it could to those forces still fighting in systems such as [[Dobson]], [[Galtor]], Kentares and [[New Rhodes III]].<ref name="FSWp43">''First Succession War'', p. 43: "On the Brink"</ref>

=====The Massacre=====
{{Main|Kentares Massacre}}
[[Coordinator of Worlds|Coordinator]] [[Minoru Kurita (28th c.)|Minoru Kurita]] was on the planet when he was shot by an infantryman of the [[Seventh Crucis Lancers]] in August of [[2796]]. When word of what had happened reached the AFFS High Command, [[First Prince of the Federated Suns|First Prince]] [[John Davion]] reacted swiftly; as skilled an opponent as Minoru Kurita had been, his son, [[Jinjiro Kurita]], was known to be a volatile, violent character, and the news of Minoru's death was met with great concern. John ordered the remaining AFFS forces on Kentares to fall back, in the hopes of denying Jinjiro a focus for his inevitable wrath. [[JumpShip]]s diverted from [[Sonnia]] managed to evacuate the last AFFS forces just as Jinjiro arrived - a decision everyone came to regret, as Jinjiro responded to Minoru's death by ordering the [[Kentares Massacre]]. Sergeant Pischel was one of those who managed to escape from Kentares ahead of the massacre, only to later commit suicide when he learned of the consequences of his fateful shot.<ref name="FSWp86">''First Succession War'', pp. 86–87: "Bloody Kentares"</ref>

This terrible war crime, later known as the [[Kentares Massacre]], continued for five months, during which more than 90 percent of the world's population was wiped out. It was a small compensation that, due to [[Jinjiro Kurita]]'s assignment of so many regiments to the massacre and the following decline of morale in the DCMS, the Kuritan thrust into the Federated Suns collapsed.

=====Aftermath=====
[[Image:KentaresMemorial.jpg|The Kentares Memorial reminds of the 52 million people killed during the Kentares Massacre|thumb|right|250px]]
The Counterattack by the Federated Suns was led by units employing ''[[Vulcan (BattleMech)|Vulcan]]'' BattleMechs to flush out Combine infantry from the cities of Amishton and Davisbury. The 'Mechs inflicted extensive damage to both cities.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 42</ref>
Finally, Kentares was liberated by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] in 2801 during the first major [[AFFS]] counteroffensive of the [[First Succession War]] against the Draconis Combine.<ref name="FSWp98">''First Succession War'', p. 98: "The Davion Counter-Offensives"</ref>

After AFFS forces liberated Kentares IV, and discovered that a company-sized group of survivors from the Seventh had not only managed to survive on the planet, but under the command of [[Captain]] [[Kieran McKinnon]], had managed to launch a spate of attacks and harassing actions against the remaining DCMS troops after Jinjiro had withdrawn from Kentares in 2797. The survivors—dubbed [[McKinnon's Raiders]]—made the liberation of Kentares considerably easier, and First Prince [[Paul Davion (29th c.)|Paul Davion]] used their ability to conduct long-term, long-range raiding campaigns effectively during the various AFFS counteroffensives against the DCMS for the remainder of the war.<ref>''First Succession War'', p. 91: "The First AFFS Counteroffensive: Beating Back the Dragon"</ref>

The world itself never completely recovered despite the [[Federated Suns]]' best efforts. Various factors, including the remembrance of the massacre and the looming presence of the Draconis Combine border kept people and investors away.

====Second Succession War====
In [[2854]], the Combine attacked Kentares IV again as, as the AFFS had turned into a forward logistic base. The Kuritans intended to steal all the possible supplies, but they couldn't. As more unit of both sides joined the battle, the Kuritans failed to take the planet, and eventually were forced to abandon it, repulsed by troops of [[Prime Marshal]] [[Peter Davion (29th c.)|Peter Davion]].<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 58</ref>
But the AFFS ignored than the battle was only prelude for [[Coordinator]] [[Miyogi Kurita]]'s [[Marathon Offensive]], leading to the fall of planet [[Robinson]].

====FedCom Civil War====
Some of the first clashes of the FedCom Civil War took place on Kentares IV whose duke [[Eric Dresari]] publicly denounced [[Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] as a despot and usurper inciting demonstrations among the people of Kentares against her rule. Therefore she ordered the [[5th Donegal Guards]] to take control of the planet. The situation escalated and culminated in the execution of Duke Dresari and his family. The surviving family members led a guerrilla war to regain control of the world.<ref name="Apocryphal">Most of this paragraph is taken from the video game ''MechWarrior IV: Vengeance'' and therefore may not be [[canon]]</ref>

Kentares was also a target of the [[DCMS]] reprisal attacks for the [[Draconis March]] invasion of [[Kurita]] space. On 23 January [[3065]], the [[Third Benjamin Regulars]] landed on the planet but the local Militia held off the Regulars until the arrival of the [[Tenth Lyran Guards]], who were due to pass through the system, defeated the invaders.

====Post-Jihad====
In 3085, after the Jihad, one of [[Anastasius Focht]]'s last acts, with aid from Victor Steiner-Davion, was to convince the Federated Suns to relocate his namesake academy, the [[Focht War College]], to Kentares IV and maintain it as a multinational institution.<ref name=FM3085-173>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 173: "Republic of the Sphere - State of Readiness - Academies - Focht War College</ref>

===Military Deployment===
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====3054====
* [[Clovis Draconis March Militia]]<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 13</ref>

====3062====
* Clovis Draconis March Militia<ref>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 136''</ref>

====3067====
* [[Kentares Draconis March Militia]]<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 140</ref>
{{column}}
====3079====
* Kentares Draconis March Militia<ref name=FRAFFSp18>''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 18</ref>

====3085====
* Kentares Draconis March Militia<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 71: "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>

====3145====
* [[Kentares DMM]] (1 Battalion)<ref name=FM3145p93>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 93: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns - Deployment Table - 3145"</ref>
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===Geography===
Kentares IV is a temperate and fertile world with plenty of common ores and other natural resources and almost ninety percent of the surface covered by water. But since the devastation of the [[First Succession War]] much of the planet's land area has been covered by ruined cities and factories, which were never rebuilt.

===Planetary Locations===
* Amishton: a city<ref name=TRO3025p42>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 42</ref>
* Carinda City<ref name=SoLaD>''Swords of Light and Darkness''</ref>
* Davisbury: a city<ref name=TRO3025p42/>
* Edgars: a city burned during the Kentares Massacre<ref name=KentaresMassacre/>
* Harwell: a city burned during the Kentares Massacre<ref name=KentaresMassacre>''How Many Bullets Can the Dracs Have''</ref>
* Gould: a city burned during the Kentares Massacre<ref name=KentaresMassacre2/>
* New Derry: a city burned during the Kentares Massacre<ref name=KentaresMassacre2>''You Can’t Imagine This''</ref>
* New Isaacson: a city burned during the Kentares Massacre<ref name=KentaresMassacre/>
* Winton: a city burned during the Kentares Massacre<ref name=KentaresMassacre/>

==Notes==
Kentares IV is the setting of the ''[[MechWarrior 4: Vengeance]]'' video game.

==Map Gallery==
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==Nearby Systems==
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! colspan="8" | Closest 48 systems (48 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first:
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Cartago]]
| class="lessthan30" | 10.1
| class="lessthan30" | [[Waycross]]
| class="lessthan30" | 12.6
| class="lessthan30" | [[Johnsondale]]
| class="lessthan30" | 15.0
| class="lessthan30" | [[Tallassee]]
| class="lessthan30" | 17.4
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Olancha]]
| class="lessthan30" | 19.1
| class="lessthan30" | [[Avawatz]]
| class="lessthan30" | 22.5
| class="lessthan30" | [[Elbar]]
| class="lessthan30" | 23.3
| class="lessthan30" | [[Logandale]]
| class="lessthan30" | 23.6
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Raman]]
| class="lessthan30" | 25.6
| class="lessthan30" | [[Edwards]]
| class="lessthan30" | 25.8
| class="over30" | [[Marlette]]
| class="over30" | 31.7
| class="over30" | [[Schedar]]
| class="over30" | 32.5
|-
| class="over30" | [[David]]
| class="over30" | 33.8
| class="over30" | [[Alnadal]]
| class="over30" | 34.3
| class="over30" | [[Clovis]]
| class="over30" | 34.8
| class="over30" | [[Barstow]]
| class="over30" | 34.9
|-
| class="over30" | [[Mara]]
| class="over30" | 35.3
| class="over30" | [[Rosamond]]
| class="over30" | 35.6
| class="over30" | [[Goderich]]
| class="over30" | 36.5
| class="over30" | [[Xhosa]]
| class="over30" | 37.0
|-
| class="over30" | [[Chota]]
| class="over30" | 38.2
| class="over30" | [[Sonnia]]
| class="over30" | 38.6
| class="over30" | [[Caselton]]
| class="over30" | 39.1
| class="over30" | [[Exeter]]
| class="over30" | 39.4
|-
| class="over30" | [[Mallory's World]]
| class="over30" | 42.5
| class="over30" | [[Mirach]]
| class="over30" | 42.8
| class="over30" | [[Tawas]]
| class="over30" | 44.8
| class="over30" | [[Sanilac]]
| class="over30" | 45.8
|-
| class="over30" | [[New Rhodes]]
| class="over30" | 47.1
| class="over30" | [[Proserpina]]
| class="over30" | 48.3
| class="over30" | [[Wroxeter]]
| class="over30" | 48.8
| class="over30" | [[Fellanin]]
| class="over30" | 49.2
|-
| class="over30" | [[Beecher]]
| class="over30" | 50.5
| class="over30" | [[Klathan]]
| class="over30" | 51.7
| class="over30" | [[Doneval]]
| class="over30" | 54.0
| class="over30" | [[Listowel]]
| class="over30" | 54.3
|-
| class="over30" | [[Ronel]]
| class="over30" | 54.8
| class="over30" | [[Tikonov]]
| class="over30" | 54.8
| class="over30" | [[Layover]]
| class="over30" | 55.2
| class="over30" | [[Tedibyhr]]
| class="over30" | 55.9
|-
| class="over30" | [[Cholame]]
| class="over30" | 56.0
| class="over30" | [[Rio]]
| class="over30" | 56.2
| class="over30" | [[Klamriz]]
| class="over30" | 56.7
| class="over30" | [[Sadalbari]]
| class="over30" | 57.3
|-
| class="over30" | [[Cylene]]
| class="over30" | 57.9
| class="over30" | [[Scheat]]
| class="over30" | 58.3
| class="over30" | [[New Florence]]
| class="over30" | 58.8
| class="over30" | [[Tybalt]]
| class="over30" | 59.9
|-
|}

==References==
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* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
* ''[[FedCom Civil War]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[Swords of Light and Darkness]]'' (short story)
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
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