Elias jung liao, quoted in the lessons of liao, book 2. The ambitious first lord of the resurrected star league launches a campaign to rebuild the ancient capellan confederation. Fought by mechwarriors, commanded by neofeudal officers, owned by national governments and band of mercenaries, loyal to one of the interstellar successor states or. In addition, the large history chapter stretches from franco liaos unification of the confederation to maximilian liaos devious plotting to control the inner sphere. I did this flashpoint they drop when the first vehicle is 1 turn from the evac zone. This gives the war even more public support, while also putting the idea in janos mariks head that the earlier rebellion of. Despite their small numbers, the compact forces put up the fight of their lives to maintain their freedom. The imperative need for unity among the new states created by the american revolution and the necessity of defining the relative powers of the continental congress and the individual states led congress to entrust the drafting of a federal constitution to a committee. It also hosts the online store for game items and merch, as well as all the community tools used by our fans. During the succession wars, and especially during the 4th succession war, the capellan confederation took a massive pounding from davion and marik forces. The congress of the confederation, or the confederation congress, formally referred to as the united states in congress assembled, was the governing body of the united states of america from march 1, 1781, to march 4, 1789. The smallest of the successor states, the capellan confederation is a selfproclaimed socialist meritocracy.
There were few mech combats and i found them rather uninspiring and lack the depth of tactical combat. For years, the capellan confederation has languished at the mercy of it. Lots of action, with a small amount of political maneuvering behind the scenes as he moves forces into place under the star league banner while he still has the chance. Violent expansion of the capellan confederation and the draconis combine has cost recently crowned first prince julian davion both his mentor and countless federated suns worlds.
If you need any background on the capellan confederation get this book. This book depicts the events leading to the invasion of st. In the fictional battletech universe, the capellan confederation is one of the five major interstellar powers, known as the successor states. For the reproduction of the history of the houses of the inner sphere and star league hat coordinator warner doles text ocr stuart elle text correction raymond d. Confederate states of america, a confederation of secessionist american states that existed between 1861 and 1865, consisting of eleven southern u. In a speech at nais hanse makes a public announcement of the casus belli for the war being the capellan conferderations confederation s attempt to have him replaced with a doppelganger, and even presents the latter. This is a new age of capellan strengththe next chap ter in our history books.
The capellan confederation is one of the fictional five successor states within the fictional battletech universe. Here, my love, i give you the capellan confederation. It evolved from the capellan defense force created by the first capellan chancellor franco liao. This is very unique book, all due to crazy sun tsu liao and his xing sheng policy which not just changed the face of capellan confederation, but transformed into a local superpower. Individual lifestyles remain largely unchanged from those of modern times, due in part to stretches of protracted interplanetary warfare during which technological progress slowed or. It also hosts the online store for game items and merch, as. The capellan confederation is the smallest and youngest of the successor states. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. This book is the first, in a two part collection, by this author. Caeme falls yuris capellan confederation july 17th, 3057. Capellan confederation armed forces battletechwiki. Capellan confederation describes the state of the major factories, training centers, and command centers of house liaos capellan confederation in the wake of the events described in jihad hot spots.
House arano the aurigan coalition source book duration. The capellan confederation enjoyed great prosperity with the peace brought about by the star league, but it was not to last. As such the story unfolds through strategy and political measures taken by both sides. This reedited book restructures the content of the original. Click download or read online button to get battletech book now. Not recommended for succession wars, but highly recommended for clan invasion and beyond. This gives suntzu the excuse he has been waiting for to go to war with the compact.
The book detailed the capellan confederation armed forces, including a brief history of the capellan confederation the focused on the smallest successor state s post 3025 existence, unit descriptions, synopses of major military training centers, and a description of the ways in which the ccafs military bureaucracy works. Generally, battletech assumes that its history is identical to realworld history up to until approximately 1984, when the reported histories begin to diverge. Ruthlessly dominated by the cunning maximilian liao, the confederation schemes to pick up the pieces of the shattered inner sphere and declare itself leader of a. Isis marik, fiance of suntzu liao, is attacked in capellan space by a rogue st. I think it looks sweet, and i always like to go to sarna and compare the evolution of the models and read a little bit about them and to my delight i read that the catapult is heavily used by the capellan confederation, although it is found in other great house armies in smaller numbers. Capellan confederation provides an indepth look at the rising power of house liao, including profiles on every confederation regiment and the regiments of the newly conquered st.
History for fanficthiswaseasieronthetabletop tv tropes. Interview no 191, interview of maskirovka commander ling potsien, age 30, formerly of the analysis and intentions section, affc desk. Capellan confederation ccsf organizations roberts space. The smallest of the five great houses after centuries of unrelenting warfare, house liao has come to embrace the harsh reality of police state politics and ruthless control to ensure their nations survival against its enemies. The confederations borders now appear to be welldefended, and the capellan military appears to be capable of launching an attack on any neighbor foolish enough to take it. The capellan confederation armed forces ccaf is the military of the capellan confederation. The capellan confederation is one of the five successor states of the star league, located rimward of terra.
The smallest of the five great houses after centuries of unrelenting warfare, house liao has come to embrace the harsh reality of police state politics and. The smallest of the successor states, the capellan confederation is a selfproclaimed socialist meritocracy ruled by house liao, from whom almost all of the nations ruling chancellors have been descended. This is very unique book, all due to crazy sun tsu liao and his xing sheng policy which not just changed the face of capellan confederation, but transformed. The story of confederation offers visitors the opportunity to experience province house in prince edward island national historic site and the charlottetown conference while province house is closed for conservation work over the next three to five years. With at least the illusion of potency, the capellan confederation has been able to hire ever more mercenaries, though the economy and the people have borne the immense cost. Originally, capcon was an equal union of liaosian, sarna, and most of all tikanov. More than one hundred fulllength battletech or mechwarrior science fiction novels have been. Dagger point, by thomas gressman, offers a non capellan viewpoint into the family dispute known as the capellan solution.
Roberts space industries is the official goto website for all news about star citizen and squadron 42. Originally founded on capella, its current capital world is sian. Arrastia graphics scanning pdf creation this is an interim copy meant to make the text available in a rapid manner. Preconfederation is a survey text that introduces undergraduate students to important themes in north american history to 1867.
From the capellan confederation to the free worlds league, from the forces of house davion to the intrigues of the draconis combine, the fate of entire worlds rests on the skill and daring of the mechwarrior. Although perceived as the weakest successor state, house liaos capellan confederation is still a wily, treacherous, and formidable foe. Battletechs fictional history covers the approximately 1150 years from the end of the 20th century to the middle of the 32nd. Ives compact, he is brought into direct conflict with his own family. With his sights set on expanding his borders through the reclamation of the st. The capellan confederation is a survivor, thanks to its greatest asset its people. The battlefields of the 31st century are commanded by the battlemech, twelvemetertall, 100ton bipedal engines of destruction. A confederation, an association of sovereign states or communities.
During the long history of house liao many interesting and unique individuals have made the capellan confederation what it is today. The capellan confederation started out as a collection of states united for common defense and wellbeing, but over hundreds of years, through the influences of certain schools of philosophy and the leadership of house liao, it has evolved to become an autocratic state with a controlled economy. At the outbreak of the star league civil war, chancellor barbara liao adopted a position of armed neutrality, allowing neither aleksandr kerensky s nor stefan amaris forces to enter capellan territory. Ruled by house liao, the confederation is the smallest and newest of the successor states and often the loser in conflicts against the other powers of the inner sphere.
The capellan confederation 1987, paperback for sale. List of books and articles about articles of confederation. After mission 3a, the flashpoint ends with no further choices. Included is a history of the black widow company and her commander, natasha kerensky, details of. The book detailed the capellan confederation armed forces, including a brief history of the capellan confederation the focused on the smallest successor states post3025 existence, unit descriptions, synopses of major military training centers, and a description of the ways in which the ccafs. Focusing on the eridani light horse and their attempts to bring order to a situation thats chaotic at the best of times, dagger point shows the difficulties in peacekeeping between two factions that arent interested in peace.
Capellan perspectives project federated commonwealth office of military history. World of mechwarrior it is the 31st century, and mankind has spread across the stars. The book itself would have also included an expansion of additional technologies which stipulated per time period in the game universes history, including revised rules for more advanced types of vehicles such as landair mechs, superheavy battlemechs, and unique period technologies. The confederation s borders now appear to be welldefended, and the capellan military appears to be capable of launching an attack on any neighbor foolish enough to take it. House liao the capellan confederation provides an overview of the history of the liao family and of the capellan confederation through 3025. Battlemech designs, as well as a long running federated suns comic book. Capellan confederation in the civil war era including inner sphere general. A capellan citizen sees it as his or her duty to serve the nation first and himself second. Still, there is a ton and a half of information in this book.
A socialistic police state with strong chinese and russian influences, the confederation is ruled by the authoritarian chancellor, who has almost always been a member of house liao. Even the periphery march was under threat with uprisings believed to be sponsored by the taurian concordat taking place on some worlds. The story of confederation confederation centre of the arts. Capellan confederation describes the state of the major factories, training centers, and command centers of house liaos capellan confederation in the wake of. Ministry of advanced education announced its support for the creation of open textbooks for the 40 highestenrolled first and second year subject areas in the provinces public postsecondary system. The capellan confederation 1987, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Capellan confederation was the seventh in the field manual series.
To rally his people, he funnels the fires of justice into an ambitious yet risky campaign to retake a vital system. In the end, the capellan march lost three regional capitals and dozens of other worlds in exchange. Capellan confederation is best confederation change my mind. This book is a composite of the original fasa house liao the capellan confederation source book. He sends out a message to troops from his own capellan confederation to take back worlds that seceded during the fourth succession war and formed the st. Ruthlessly dominated by the cunning maximilian liao, the confederation schemes to pick up the pieces of the shattered inner sphere and declare itself leader of a new star league. Through subterfuge and warfare, he is driven to reclaim everything the confederation has lost. Capellan confederation is best confederation battletech. The oriental capellan confederation is ruled by house liao. Capellan confederation although smaller than her rivals, the capellan confederation boasts a massive population that nearly matches the other great houses. House liao the capellan confederation battletechwiki. Mar 07, 2019 the cunning 8th capellan chargers conduct a recon mission on the fringes of fed suns space, but the royalston grenadiers are deployed to intercept. Ives lancers in the guise of one plucky cassandra allardliao and some other everyman capellan characters that arent supermen. Capellan confederation provides an indepth look at the rising power of house liao, including profiles on every confederation regiment and the regiments of.
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