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March 3068

Shaunavon, Federated SunsNadir Jump Point

Lurking at the nadir jump point, the mercenary jumpship Tradewind waiting as a

tramp freighter made passage down to the jump point and the sails recharged the core.The four dropships aboard the Star Lord were a bee hive of activity as damaged war

machines were repaired, reloaded or in some cases rebuilt. Even the civilians on the

chartered passenger ship Star Caravan had been pulled in for the rebuilding effort.Aboard theMountain Rose, the largest cargo hold had been cleared of lower

ranking personnel had gathered the Highlander's command council, field grade officers

and non-commissioned officers. Only Lieutenant Colonel Campbell and Sergeant Majorvon Klaus wore a dress uniforms, the rest had gathered in civies, duty uniforms or work

clothes.

Campbell floated out to the middle of the gathering after von Klaus called the

group to at ease. "To start, rumors are getting out of control but they have some truth tothem. The HPG network is experiencing problems, which means its hard to find out what

is going on across the Sphere. We all remember Outreach was burned and Northwind iscut off. But other worlds have dropped off the grid as well. We are also getting a lot of

rumors of mercenaries going rogue to attack their employers, steal supplies or even one

report that some merc took a world and declared himself king! What was left of Olson'sRangers showed us it was the truth. Duke Hasek's offensive against the Capellan

Confederation has stalled from what we can find out. Yvonne is not going to back him

up, he is already loosing and thank the deities our contract is up. The two nearest hiringhalls are closed to us, the nearest employers are at war with the one just hiring us losing

badly. The Council has a couple of plans, but with all the chaos . . . we felt the need toopen this discussion.

"Let me tell you what the Council has decided we need. We need somewhere to

put down so we can get all the equipment back online. Gravity works better for that thanmicrogravity, and we can get people healthy again. We need some place we can

disappear but get fresh food and other basic supplies, I do not expect it to be a high tech

producing world. We also need to be in a position to pick up work when we can withouttraveling too far from where we set down."

The gathered personnel burst into conversation, some with questions others withsuggestions. None of the assembled members of the unit was trying to take the floor

though Campbell remained quietly floating in the middle waiting. Then the hulking

sergeant major of the infantry, Orson Caldwell, spoke up to cut through the chatter.

"I know somewhere, but we need to talk about it elsewhere."

Orson Caldwell floated on the nearly empty bridge of the Claymore. The Fortressclass dropship had the best astrogration facilities. Campbell called up the local star map

as the rest of the Council waited. The infantry drifted forward, reaching out to use the


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controls and shift the map down towards the Taurian Concordat the the 'bottom' of the

Inner Sphere. He halted once Detroit and Herotitus appeared on the map. Campbell hadsort of forgotten about Herotitus, a wannabe mercenary hiring world which handled the

less reputable contacts for Periphery realms. Caldwell tapped the empty space between

Detroit and Herotitus.

"Here is Bakunin," the infantry NCO said with his finger on empty space. "Well,

somewhere around there since this ship does not have it in the library. It is a forgotten

world, intentionally left alone by the Capellans, Canopians, Taurians and Reaches after afew early disasterous invasion attempts."

He spun slowly to face the Council. "It is also not a world such as you are used tobeing on, even after the Chaos March. No single government runs the planet, instead it is

divided between ten cities and over two hundred communes depending on the wars. The

cities are open each run in individual manner from the corporate owned Proudhon to

anarchic Godwin. The communes are much the same way, but smaller and each one has

its own code or philosophy that it pushes. While the cities are larger with the averageresident heavily armed, the communes are the orders more armed than you find in the

Chaos March. Depending on the size of the commune, it may field anywhere from acompany to battalions of infantry and armor. Mechs are pretty rare since Proudhon

generally does not allow them on planet, and they control the access to space.

"Pay Proudhon and you can land anywhere on the planet provided there is not

someone already there who objects. Treat it as hostile territory where any group may

decide to declare war on any other, which includes travelers like us. Its dangerous.

And its home," finished Caldwell as he turned back to the star map.


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Table of Contents

Chapter 1- Background1.1 History 4

1.2 Geography 6

1.3 Culture 8

Chapter 2- Demographics2.1 Cities 9

2.2 Communes 12

2.3 Nomads 12

Chapter 3- Entities3.1 Military Industries 13

3.2 Places of Interest 18

3.3 Military Schools 19

3.4 Independent Military Force 20

Chapter 4- Bakunin Military Production

4.1 Tracked Armor

4.2 Wheeled Armor

4.3 Hovercraft

4.4 Conventional Fighters

4.5 Aerospace

Chapter 5- GameMaster Notes


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Bakunin

The world of Bakunin is a strange world in all the planets of the Inner Sphere or

Periphery even though it lies but a single jump from Herotitus, Detroit, and the Fronc

Reaches. Supporting a large population, the world has no single government and fiercely

resists joining one of the neighboring nations. While an anarchy, piracy neverestablished any roots on the planet and the increasing actions of first the New Colony

Region Marshalls who later became the Fronc Reaches removed the few who had

survived on the planet. Bakunin has been used by the Capellan Confederation, Taurian

Concordat and Magistry of Canopus to dump political dissidents and exiles. Capellans ofthe servitor class have been known to flee to Bakunin, though stowing away has its own

perils in the Periphery. Today it is a hub in the Periphery due to its lack of laws, onplanet manufacturing and ready availability of weapons and the mercenaries to use them.

Chapter 1 Background

History

No one is quite sure when Bakunin was first settled, or by who originally. Like

many worlds in the Periphery it absorbed refugees during the chaotic days of the fall ofthe Star League and the Succession Wars that followed. The first city was definately

Proudhon, established in the shadow of Proudhon Spaceport to support the official portal

to the stars. Proudhon Spaceport has maintained their control of orbital traffic, and thefees they demand, by maintaining the largest body of armed personnel- Proudhon

Spaceport Security. They also maintain the largest number of combat craft with a few

dropships and the only aerospace fighters on planet supported by a wing of combat smallcraft. Proudhon also maintains a minor station on one of the planet's moons as well as a


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small orbital station which is used to collect landing fees from dropships and small craft

which are not dropping to Proudhon Spaceport. The station also is the primary link fromgroundside to Proudhon's network of satellites and maintains watch on other corporations

and communes satellites.

As Proudhon grew, keeping their eye on the skies and establishing their orbital

control, another city started on the far side of the planet's only mountain range.Positioned at the mouth of the pass across the Dierdot Mountains, Godwin was the nexus

for road, rail and water transport moving goods to and from Proudhon for the western

cities and communes. Cities continued to form at the nexus of transportation, eithermoving raw resources or transferring finished products to consumers.

Before, and outside of, the cities other communities of various sizes had formed

by groups of like minded individuals. Called communes by the inhabitants of the planet,some formed around philosophical or economic ideals, but all were independent of each

other operating like ancient city-states of Terra. The communes formed trade deals,

alliances and waged war on each other over resources though the only thing that could

unit them would be some force trying to create a planetary government or join a

neighboring nation. The fierce independence and desire to fight against invaders has keptthis world from being annexed even with its large population and moderate industrial

base.In the 3030s, rumors flew around the planet suggesting the commune of Mo Tzu

was attempting to offer the planet to the Capellan Confederation for controlling

considerations. The rumors sparked a massive alliance of dozens of communes whichlaid siege to Mo Tzu and reduced it to nothing. Few of the members of that commune

managed to escape the slaughter. No evidence of such a plan was found in the

commune's computer network or among the leaders of the meritocracy. Mo Tzu was justthe most recent in the approximately twenty communes that have fallen to their enemies'

military. Many more have failed to bad planning, drought, hunger or abandonment.Bakunin's settlers faced the same technological decline as the rest of humanity

with the fall of the Star League but have been slightly faster than other Periphery planets

to recover. For example, a few years after the end of the Clan Invasion the dozen or so

weapons grade armor fabrication plants began to produce ferro-fibrous armor when theGreat Houses were struggling to ramp up their own production. This led to many of the

competing armor designs on planet to use the advanced armor composites over standard

armor when even Inner Sphere producers have not converted at this time.

Geography

Bakunin deviates from normal planets in that it is a supercontinent on the worldthough the ocean covers over 40% of the planet. Scientists are unable to explain why

Bakunin is even able to be settled in a 'shirt sleeve' environment with most putting it

down to Star League era terraforming. Despite numerous treasure hunting expeditionsfor such equipment, nothing has ever been found. Running southwest to northeast the

planet's only mountain range, the Dierdot Mountains, form a ridge dividing the eastern

third of the continent from the rest. Situated on the eastern side of the Dierdots rain

shadow and on the southern edge of the Great Northern Desert is the city of Proudhon.Due to the barren nature of the eastern side of the Dierdots, Proudhon has no access to the

east coast outside of a road and rail link to the Aquarius Commune and Sartre. Very little


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of the land on the east side is arable, the communes and Sartre on that side of the

Dierdots providing most of their food from aquaculture of native and terran species.On the west side

of the mountains, the

land is generally well

watered and more fertileuntil it gets into the

polar regions. Godwin

is the primary city of thewest side of the

Dierdots, with the

Godwin River flowingmiles to the ocean.

Godwin Transit

Authority owns the toll

roads which link

Godwin and Proudhonthrough the High Vale

Pass Road as well as theWest Dierdot Highway.

Both poles are covered in icecaps which both extend to cover portions of thesupercontinent eventually giving way to tundra. To the west of the mountain ranges are

forests of native tree-analogs and actual trees planted by settler's attempts at terraforming.

The area also has a few rivers as well as swamp regions that modern geologist

say are settled lakes. The coasts have extensive deposits of petrochemicals though only afew island chains in the ocean.

CultureBakunin's culture is best described as varied and fiercely independent, the nearest

example would probably be pre-space Terra with its multitude of nations. What you will

not find is pacifism and rarely any Marxist-Leninism or communism- which is ironic asthe planet's population refers to the settlements outside of the city as communes. While

the planet as a whole could have its government described as anarchy, many of the

communes and a few of the cities are governed by a code of law which is not arbitrary.Peace rarely exists across the planet as communes fight each other over territory,

resources or philosophy. Sometimes a commune or communes also fight a city. Political

theorists are unable to explain how the planet has avoided attracting too much attentionfrom neighbors or falling under a single government.


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Chapter 2 Demographics

CitiesProudhon- A city built around a

spaceport, unlike the other cities which

have no or very loose governing bodiesthe Proudhon Spaceport Corporationrigidly controls the city as well as the

spaceport, making it a company town.

Proudhon also tends to be the home formany of the individual and very small

mercenary commands on planet since

it gives them quick access to leaving the planet's spaceport facilities. Most interplanetarytraffic is forced to go through the company owned spaceport due to the fees imposed for

off-site landing. Failure to pay results in visits from Security or the orbiting LINAC

(Linear Accelerator) satellites decelerating a iron bar on the site of the landing.

Godwin- Largest city on the planet, loosely run by an alliance of the largest corporations

and most influential individuals who call the city home. Godwin also hosts the Bakunin

Mercenary Collective, a local version of the MRBC with a few unique twists such asLucifer Contractual Services. Many of the military equipment producers at least have a

office if not a headquarters located near Godwin. Aside from aerospace equipment, any

used or salvage quality gear can also be had from various arms dealers in the city.Population- 36,431,100

Rousseau-A coastal city, Rousseau is home to the

majority of the planet's petrochemicalindustry and a center of industry.

Several large cartels run thepetrochemical business, and as such

provide ground and naval forces for

protecting their drilling, pumping andrefining sites. As part of the industrial

complexes, many of the refined products

used in manufacturing across the planet come from this city. Rousseau also the largestsource of ferro-fibrous armor on planet with three companies specializing in producing

FF and standard armor for armored vehicle production. The second largest business

sector in Rousseau is fishing, supplying most of the western continent with seafood.

Population- 30,048,000

Troy-Troy is an odd city, run by an oligarchy representing various sectors of business

and industry. They are not voted upon, but instead selected by the oligarchy and business

leaders of the different sectors. Troy also broadcasts much of the entertaining channels


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for the planet with Proudhon Spaceport Corporation's Alpha Channel being the only real

competition that is tolerated. Troy is also home to some of the more barbaric customsfound in the Periphery- slavery and human mortal combat. Resurrecting the Roman

arenas, modern gladiators die to the roar of crowds and have their combats broadcast

across the world. As such, the gladiator schools and slave houses of Troy tend to raid

communes that the oligarchy has not intimidated into exclusive and ruinous tradecontracts. The also attract the odd pirate force landing to sell captures.


Wilson-

Wilson is primarily known as the center of farming on Bakunin, much of the

production of food comes from the relatively flat plains that surround the city. Wilsonprocesses, packages and ships most of the food produced from the communes to the other

cities. Some of what is shipped to Proudhon across the World Ocean via Sartre is also

sold to offworld concerns. MilRat of Wilson is the primary producer of emergency food

stores and military rations of various qualities for most of Bakunin. Half of their business

is shipping long term rations to Proudhon for purchase and use by mercenaries. Wilsonalso claims to be the largest city on Bakunin though this is primarily because of 'urban

sprawl' which spreads the city across more square kilometers than any other with apopulation density lower than two-thirds of the planet's cities.


Sartre-

The only city on the same side of the Dierdot Mountains as Proudhon, it is nearly

dependent on Proudhon as much of the food from the communes comes from the city. Itdoes have two unique aspects, it hosts the second largest fishing fleet on the planet and is

the naval port for Proudhon. As the other passage for goods brought down from orbit, or


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going up, Sartre is linked to Proudhon by a heavy rail system. The Proudhon-Sartre

Railroad & Port is one of the largest employers in Sartre.Population- 24,720,000

New Lenin-

Started as a tribute to Marxist-Leninism, the original commune failedspectacularly leading the survivors to embrace free market capitalism to a degree that

makes the rest of the planet look tepid. The city is run by a council made up of the nine

persons with the greatest value of assets in the city. One of the members of the council isgenerally the CEO of Bakunin-Quikscell, as the headquarters of the company on planet

and its main factory is located here. One of the planet's sources of ferro-fibrous armor,

GalTech Protection, operates a large fabrication planet to the north of the city. NewLenin is also the second greatest transportation node on planet after Godwin due to the

city's free market philosophy centered on energy, transport and production speed.


New Paris-Bakunin's second center for food processing, New Paris also moves a lot of goods

on the system of canals they built in their area. The network rivals Godwin TransitAuthority in the area, connecting several communes as well as Celine and Sinclair to the

more central Godwin. The city's residents also generate a decent tourist income though

are viewed as snobs by much of the rest of the planet.Population- 18,244,000

Celine-Celine has spent much effort in terraforming their area, introducing terran species

of animals and trees while logging off much of the native whitewood to be shipped toother places. Mining is also a heavy industry in Celine, working in the foothills of the

Dierdots to produce various metals used by factories in Rousseau, Godwin and New

Lenin. The Celine School of Engineering produces graduates that are much sought after

for large scale building projects such as expansions of the Godwin Transit Authorityhighway system.


Sinclair-

Sinclair is thought of as a backwater, while the city's economy is as robust as

many of the others on planet they have nothing to set themselves apart from the otheranarchic cities on planet.


Jefferson-

Following a constitution and a bill of rights from some classical Terran nation,

Jefferson could be considered a commune grown to city size. However, calling it such is

a deadly insult to the citizens of Jefferson. Jefferson is one of the few cities outside ofGodwin to have a major arms production facility and headquarters located with in its

boundaries. Jeffersonians have been known to involve themselves in the struggles


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between the communes and have occasionally been directly assaulted by opposing

communes.Population- 5,623,000

Military- 14 brigades, 2 VTOL wings, 1 battalion armed IndiMechs

CommunesThe absolute number of communes has never been registered, especially as it

varies to the wars they wage between themselves. Roughly two thirds of the populationof the planet is on the communes however, as is most of the agricultural production. As

the majority source of food for the millions in the cities, it gives the communes some

leverage when interacting with the cities. Name a philosophy except most sorts of

pacifism and you will probably find a commune, former or attempted commune thatfollowed the philosophy.

Communes generally come in two flavors, open or closed. Another commonfeature to communes is that those who wish to join them have to buy their way in, either

in goods or cash. Open communes would be along the lines of Nanak (Punjab), a Sikhstronghold, or Ovidon, a bastion of followers of the Unfinished Book. Open communesgive a guarded welcome to travelers and offer opportunities for trade with other

communes and the cities. They also tend to have a larger population than closed

communes.The best example of a closed commune would be Synthesis, which has a

exclusion zone around the commune facilities of half a kilometer. At one kilometer the

commune begins warning away any approaching vehicles or aerocraft, stating they would

be fired upon if they crossed the exclusion zone. The only exception are those whobroadcast that they are pilgrims seeking refuge, those vehicles are met at the edge of the

zone to be escorted inside. Synthesis is the subject of many rumors, supposedly

connected to ComStar or the Word of Blake depending on who you ask. Some say thecommune is really a secret Star League library or science facility, many are speculative

fantasy. Long range observation shows nothing special about the buildings in the shadow

of the Dierdots, nor has any thing special ever been seen operating within the SynthesisExclusion Zone.

Approximate Commune Population- 614,300,000

NomadsThough the overall number of bands is few, Bakunin does have nomads who

wander the Great Northern Desert, Dierdot Mountains and the Southern Polar Cap.

Existing outside of cities and communes, some are exiles, some are from destroyedarmies and some are from communes who lost wars. Generally xenophobic, each band

has a few communes they consider allies they will interact with regularly. Finding a bandof nomads is difficult due to the nature of Troy's entertainment always sending out

groups of Hunters to capture fighters. The nomad fighters are preferred by the arena

organizers due to their hardy nature and willingness to fight.


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Entities

Military IndustryGodwin Arms & Ammunition (GA&A)

Godwin Arms & Ammunitionhas a facility to the north east of

Godwin, well outside of what anyonerecognizes as the city though it takes it

name. GA&A pays a small yearly fee to

Proudhon Spaceport Corporation toallow it to land dropships on its private

pad for picking up purchases. While

Bakunin has no laws governing theexport of anything, While Bakunin has

has no laws governing the export of anything, or taxes about it, many buyers appreciate

the discretion such a policy grants them as no one outside of GA&A knows about thedetails of any deal.

Products- Laser Rifles & Pistols, Demo charges, ammunition, Light/Medium/Heavy

Rifle guns and anti-tank gun carriages, Merkava VIIIB, Korvin Tank

Artist rendering of a Korvin Tank in action.

Bleek Munitions Limited (BML)

One of the main competitors to Godwin Arms & Ammuniton as an all roundproducer of military equipment. Rather than have a centralized location like GA&A,

Bleek Munitions Limited has smaller factories and warehouses spread throughout

Godwin and Rousseau to produce and transship products. They also are not as vertically


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integrated as GA&A, quite willing to buy parts from smaller suppliers or even larger ones

like Quikscell-Bakunin for a LB-10X autocannon or Royt Transports for wheeledsuspensions on Light SRM Carriers. Corporate headquarters are located in Godwin

adjacent to the mansion of the majority stockholder and CEO Ezra Bleek. A few years

ago CEO Bleek suffered some health problems and has since become somewhat of a

recluse in his mansion only allowing top aides to visit. For the regular Controlling Boardmeetings, his oldest daughter wields his proxy voting for the family interests.

Products- Ballistic weapons, ammunition, Light SRM Carrier, Light SRM Carrier(Impr), Gladius Med Hovertank (Impr), Marsden MBT II & IIA1

Dierdot Holding Company (DHC)

The Dierdot Holding Company is

primarily a joint venture of the two Sikh

communes Nanak and Punjab, Jewish

Masada, and minor parts producers inGodwin. Each of the three communes

supplies raw materials, components,compounds and finished modules which

are mated with the parts in the Godwin

assembly plant. The Godwin assemblyplant was a compromise between the

communes so that no one party could

'nationalize' finished product if thetemptation presented itself. It also

allows the finished products to bepresent in the largest and best market for

the weapons, Godwin. DHC products

are generally considered to be very well

built and have a good reputation on the

open market by users. The company has

also fended off several attempts at

hostile takeovers by Quikscell-Bakunin.

Dierdot Holding Company suppliesmany of the communes on planet with

their defensive equipment.

Products- Computers, communication systems, targetting systems, guidancepackages, Katyusha Light Vehicle, Tiger T-12 Medium Tank, Tiger T-12A Medium

Tank, Brutus Strike Tank (Periphery), Light/Medium/Heavy Rifle Anti-Tank Guns

Quikscell-Bakunin

The largest weapons manufacturer not based in Godwin, Quikscell-Bakuninproduces slightly better equipment than the parent company's Inner Sphere reputation.

They are the only Bakunin weapons company that sells any advanced equipment in a

'assembly required' state, which makes them popular with distant or difficult to reach

communes.


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Products- Computers, communication systems, targetting systems, guidance

packages, ammunition, Vedette (Impr), Scorpion (Impr), Hetzer (Impr),Wheeled/Tracked/Hover APC & Heavy APC, Condor Heavy Hovertank (Davion/Impr),

LRM/MRM/SRM Carrier, Po Heavy Tank, Po (Impr) Heavy Tank, AC/5, 10, 20 Anti-

Tank Guns, Medium Rifle Anti-Tank Guns, SRM/MRM/LRM Anti-Tank Guns

Artist rendering of a Condor Heavy Hovertank in urban setting.

Bakunin Motors Corporation

BMC is the main competitor for Royt Transports in the civilian use vehicle

market, one of the few providers of hovercraft technology. Bakunin Motors Corporation

zealously guards the exclusivity of their products, having been known to raid othercorporations who have attempted to bring their own hovercraft production online. The

exception to this is Quikscell-Bakunin, which is not challenged since they are a largercorporation with more assets. While BMC produces a solid line of hovertanks for

consumers, their heavy tracked design is considered rather second rate.

Products- Hoverbike (MG & RL), Flatbed Truck (SRM), Blizzard Hover APC,

Harasser Missile Platform (Impr), Saladin Assault Hovertank (Impr), Saladin (LBX),Condor Heavy Hovertank (Impr), Bulldog Med Tank, Bulldog Med Tank (Impr), Bulldog

Med Tank (LRM), Bulldog Med Tank (AC/2)


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Jefferson Vehicles & Arms (JVA)

The primary heavy weapons producer for Jefferson, JVA products are kept by the

Jefferson Territorial Militia, sold to their commune allies or sold to offplanet mercenaries

who are not staying on planet. Jefferson's government has no desire to face theequipment they produce on the battlefield. JVA specializes in heavy tracked armor with

a few supporting light tracked armor designs and a small subsidiary for conventional

aircraft.

Products- Striker (Impr), Galleon 100 (Impr), AC/2

Carrier (Impr), Pike Support Vehicle, Pike SupportVehicle (Impr), Zhukov Heavy Tank, Zhukov Heavy

Tank (Impr), TAV-1 (Ice), Thumper Towed Gun, Boeing

Jump Bomber, Mechbuster (LB-20X)

Dittrich Electrics

Dittrich Electrics of Rousseau is nearly the only company on Bakunin that

produces any railgun type weaponry. DE's factories build products from small arms allthe way up to heavy armor's larger light gauss rifles, using technology stolen from a

broken mercenary company that landed at Proudhon. Hiring mercenaries to supplement

DE's security force, Dittrich Electric's R&D divison was able to acquire enough light

gauss rifle examples, manuals and technicians to be able to produce their own copy.Recent mercenary groups who have been on planet have been extremely reluctant for

anyone to know what advanced technology they possess. Rumors have been spread that

Dittrich learned of the equipment from Proudhon sources in exchange for upgradingsome of their equipment.

Products- Needler & Guass small arms, missile guidance packages, targettingsystems, communication systems, Gauss Rifle AT Guns, Po Heavy Tank (Light Gauss) &

(LGR Impr)

Royt Transports

Royt Transport is a multi-division company which produces a variety of ground

and aero based vehicles, some of which are militarized. Only on Bakunin are armored

vehicles carrying light weapons not considered 'militarized' by the producers. RoytTransports' primary factories are in Godwin, Rousseau and New Lenin with some

satellite facilities in other cities or a few communes. Royt Transports has sales locations

in every city though the larger cities of course have larger inventories and selection. RoytSales also sells products from a few of the other companies they have made arrangements

with over the years.


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Products- Flatbed Truck, Wheeled/Tracked/Hover APC & Heavy APC, Bailey

Armored Car, Longshoreman Air Transport, FB-335 Longhaul Cargoplane, BrunelDumptruck

Royt Military Supply- Augustus A3, Augustus A4, Light & Medium Rifle Anti-

Tank Guns, armed Industrial mechs

Royt Industrials- agromechs, loggermechs, miningmechs, constructionmechs

Royt Airframes- Torrent Heavy Bomber (-SC, -IC, -FC), KC-5 King Karnov,

MSF-42 Bluehawk, Hurricane Strike Fighter, Mechbuster (AC/20)

Tesla Advanced Electronics

Tesla is the major supplier of the military-grade computer systems on planet,though each commune seems to have its own small workshop building shielded

electronics. Located in New Lenin, they ship parts to every city and most communes

depending on the conflict status. Like many of the other Bakunin companies, theyreverse engineer products from the Inner Sphere, but they are responsible for a few of

their own breakthroughs in various fields. Tesla has two primary links to communes,

Academia and Massada, which perform some R&D functions as well as field testing ofnew product.

Products- Computers, communication systems, targetting systems, guidance

packages, reactor controls, primitive fusion reactors, small craft avionics, dropshipavionics, conventional fighter avionics, com & observation satellites


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Mikoyan Aircraft Design

Located in Proudhon, Mikoyan holds a special

relationship with Proudhon Spaceport Corporation,

falling outside of Proudhon's embargo of battlemech,aerospace and small craft technologies. They build

limited runs of small craft, the combat ones are mostly

sold to PSC. Occasionally other buyers purchase a few,though mostly they are from off planet and exempt to

PSC restrictions and fees.

Products- ASF-23 Protector, Crane Light Fighter, Roubvogel Bomber, Karnov

VTOL series, Cavalry VTOL series, Ferret VTOL series, Aquarius Escort Craft, TIG-15

Tigress patrol boat

Places of Interest

Like any other planet, there are a few places that will be of interest to travels,either for business or pleasure. Bakunin has very few sites for any traveler to see, rather

its the diversity of cultures the communes represent. Either revivals of old Terran

cultures or architecture as interpretations of philosophy could be of interest to travelers.

The following locations will be more of interest for those pursuing business purposes.

Void Sucker- Located just off the spaceport in Proudhon, in the district called The

Annex, Void Sucker is a bar dedicated to pilots of aerofighters, small craft, anddropships. Locally famous pilots selected by the bar's owner, a retired smuggler, have an

engraved mug behind the bar. No one else is entitled to use the mug except the engraved

owner and when the vacuum finally claims the owner the mug is flipped over so themouth rests against the board it sits on. Generally the Void Sucker caters to spacers and

aero pilots with most others discouraged to look else where for a drink. The one

exception to this rule is that Malcom recently allowed Proudhon Spaceport Corporation

Security's Marine Battalion to come in. They are still second class citizens to pilots.

Mofasa's Salvage Yard- Run by a tinkering former spacer, not much is known about

Mofasa except that he has the largest collection of used and former spacecraft on the

planet. Kept somewhat preserved by the dry climate around Proudhon, Mofasa's SalvageYard is south of the city and spaceport proper. No matter how old the production model,

Mofasa probably has a part that can keep your small craft or dropship running, and theprogramming code or software for working around any hardware difficulties.

Bakunin Mercenary Collective- The Bakunin Mercenary Collective is the only formal

hiring hall on Bakunin after the fire and gas main explosion bankrupt a cooperative start

up that was located in Proudhon a decade ago. While offering private meeting rooms,


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record keeping, arbitration services, equipment auction services, and a for-hire listing the

true draw for those looking for mercenaries is the Command Battle Simulation program.Employers can test the prospective hires against simulations of their choice, be it defense

or raid of a facility, invasion of someone's territory, or even pit two hire's units against

each other to check performances. A mercenary commander loads his offer into the

Simulation, then taking control of his force as he would in the field so that an employercan evaluate the mercenary command's performance. The Command Battle Simulation is

a joint venture between the Bakunin Mercenary Collective and the Academia commune.

Arena of Troy- The largest and most prestigious of Troy's gladiator arenas, many of the

top businesses in Troy retain audience boxes with private entrances for entertaining

clients. Other seating arrangements can be had for all potential viewers though thefacility attempts to be a high tech replica of Roman arenas. Unlike many of Troy's others

arenas, the Arena of Troy is able to modify the floor of the arena even occasionally

flooding it for special events such as ancient naval combat like galleys and boarding

actions.

Military Schools

School of Military Arts- The commune Academia specializes in educational fields andresearch. Positioned closely to Godwin, it is sometimes confused for a suburb of that city

by newcomers to Bakunin. SMA's training cadre forms the core of the defensive

formations for the commune though it has been decades since another commune hasseriously tested their defenses. Corporate raiders are however a different story as some

companies would rather steal Academia University's research than pay for it. SMA

specializes in technical training for the students, represented by the level of advanced

equipment the SMA Cadre field. SMA trains enlisted, warrants, officers and technicians.

Nalwa Martial Institute- The Sikh communes military school, the Nalwa Martial

Institute is open to members of other communes as well as city dwellers if they can paythe tuition. Inability to pay the tuition is not a barrier however as Sikhs believe in the

work ethic, thus they offer the education for six years service in the Sikh infantry or

armor battalions. Those who chose this path start off as enlisted even if they may havetrained for a specialization or as an officer. NMI specializes in jungle and mountain

warfare with an emphasis on cavalry tactics to get the troops to the vital points. NMI

oversees training for both Sikh enlisted, warrants and officers.

Washington Military Academy- Jefferson Territorial Militia's officer training facilityfollows a very traditional four year program that creates officers with a standard

educational background to supplement their military education. WMA focuses on a verytechnological way to wage war, primarily as part of a combined arms approach mixing

infantry, armor, artillery and air support all in the 'battlespace.' Cadets are instructed in

the theories of armored, air mobile and amphibious warfare though Jefferson is nowherenear the ocean. Washington also supports a technical training program in cooperation

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Midgard Training Facility- A facility that trains a civilian in the basic combat skills,MTF trains many of the militia for various communes as well as operating opposing force

exercises for on planet mercenary companies. The school does not offer technical or

officer training, rather it aims to take drafts and turn them into finished platoons and

companies for the customer's use. MTF is a very physically demanding program, whichdoes cover modern technological contributions to warfare but focuses more on the

individual soldier. The one concession MTF makes to more technologically advanced

training is in regards to their Battle Armor training program. Battle Armor fits theMidgard ideal of each individual soldier's contribution to the overall unit.

Markus Flight School- Located in Proudhon and partially sponsored by PSC Security,the Markus Flight School trains most of the pilots for Proudhon's patrol boats and

conventional fighters. MFS also trains pilots for the three shipping companies based off

Bakunin and even draws candidates from other Periphery worlds. The school was

founded by Gene Markus, a former Outworlds Alliance aerospace fighter pilot who was

forced to retire after publicly embarrassing his chain of command.

Independent Military ForcesProudhon Spaceport Security

The ground forces are primarily concerned with securing the spaceport and its city

with two armored brigades where all infantry is mechanized. The aero forces are tasked

with patrolling orbital space, intercepting any smugglers (basically those who do not payPSC's fees), and the orbital station. Possessing the only four aerospace fighters on the

planet as well as a wing of patrol boats (armed small craft) allows PSC to enforce strict

adherence to the flight regulations which are a source of their profit. The conventionalfighter squadron offers close air support to the ground forces or can supplement some

interdiction efforts.

2 Armored Brigade

1 Infantry Brigade

Marine BattalionPatrol Boat Wing

Aerospace Lance

Conventional Fighter Squadron

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Bleek Munitions Limited Protective Force

Mechanized Infantry Battalion, 2 Armored Companies, VTOL squadron

Quikscell-Bakunin Security

Dierdot Holding Company Guards

Godwin Transit Authority PatrolThe GTA uses the Patrol to ensure bandits and would be pirates do not raid the

paying customers on Godwin Transit Authority's superhighway network. Usually

operating in mechanized troops, the Patrol is also available for contracted escorts on thesuperhighway. Rarely is the whole four squadrons assembled in a single location as it

leaves the road open to the raiders. The GTA rarely comes into conflict with the

communes though it has happened occasionally when pushing a new spur into a

commune's territory- usually a closed commune objecting.