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==System Description==
'''Strana Mechty''' is located near the [[Huntress]] and [[Ironhold]] systems. There are 327 stars within thirty light years of Strana Mechty.<ref>''Icons of War'', ch. 48</ref>

==System History==
The '''Norfolk Boneyard''', also referred to as '''Exodus Fleet Station Five''', is one of the locations where the [[Clans]] stored their mothballed spacecraft. It was located within the Strana Mechty system.<ref name=BoIE>''Betrayal of Ideals'', Epilogue (included with the initial BattleCorps edition, part 4, and print/print-on-demand editions of the novel except for the first print edition)</ref>

In October [[2823]], [[Clan Wolverine]] [[saKhan]] [[Franklin Hallis]] raided Norfolk Boneyard and [[San Diego Boneyard]] to bolster the Clan's space forces before the start of [[Operation SWITCHBACK]].

On 22 December [[2824]], the shuttle ''[[Shelby Foote]]'' carried a team including one Point Commander Darrow and technician Gaunt of [[Clan Ice Hellion]] to the Norfolk Boneyard on orders from the [[Grand Council]] to insert a virus to the navigation computers of all remaining jump-capable vessels there, to purge all copies of the [[Exodus Road]] of information on certain star systems including [[Barbados]]. The ''[[Aegis (WarShip class)|Aegis]]''-class ''[[General Stuart]]'' was named as the third ship they visited, with "at least a dozen to go" (even after Clan Wolverine had broken several ships out of mothballs there).<ref name=BoIE/>

==Political Affiliation==
* [[2795]] - [[SLDF]] Exodus<ref name=OTPREVIVALp4>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 4: "Strana Mechty"</ref>

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==Strana Mechty IV==
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Strana Mechty is a planet in the [[Kerensky Cluster]]. Its name is Russian for "Dream Country" (Страна Мечты). It is considered an almost sacred world to the [[Clans]]. It was the site where [[Nicholas Kerensky]] and his band of 800 others managed to escape, fleeing the chaos of the [[Pentagon Worlds]], which the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus Fleet]] first settled.  Nicholas Kerensky founded the rigid social structure of the Clans on Strana Mechty and the world can be seen as the birthplace of the Clans. The world has an enclave for each Clan and the [[Hall of Khans]], a place where the different Clans can meet to debate issues and appoint an [[ilKhan]]. The Hall of Khans is surrounded by individual [[Clan Hall|Clan Halls]]. Strana Mechty also contains a [[Gene Center]] that contains the genetic material of every Clan's [[Bloodname]]d warriors as a backup in case a Clan's Gene Center is destroyed.<ref name=TCWOK110/>

===Planet History===
The planet was surveyed in [[2792]],<ref name=VRcP>''Visions of Rebirth'', Prologue</ref><ref name=HOKp19>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 19</ref> colonized in [[2793]],<ref name=HOKp102/> and was prospering by [[2795]].<ref name=HOKp19/> By the outbreak of the Pentagon Civil War in [[2801]], it had become a thriving colony world capable of sustaining several adapted Terran species which would become Clan totems.<ref name=OTPREVIVALp4/>

On 8 June [[2802]], the [[Second Exodus]] began landing on Strana Mechty. Almost overnight, Strana Mechty's population went from 55,000<ref name=HOKp139/> to about a million.  Work began on [[Katyusha City]], named for the late [[Katyusha Kerensky]].<ref name=HOKp24>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 24</ref>  The city was shaped like a giant five-point star, which eventually became home to one of the five [[Clan Caste System|castes]].  A new military academy, officially the Katyusha City Military Academy but often called the DeChavilier Military Academy, was formed, and scientific and exploration work began anew.<ref name=HOKp25>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 25</ref>

Cultural changes were not always well-received, such as the fostering system.<ref name=HOKp27>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 27</ref> The immense pressures placed on the industrial infrastructure led to many difficulties and tragedies before reforms could eventually be fully enacted.<ref name=HOKp28>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 28</ref>  Incentives were offered to those who took part in arranged reproduction, and the birthrate climbed significantly.<ref name=HOKp29>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 29</ref>  The final break with the old ways came in late December [[2814]], when an assassin wounded Nicholas Kerensky and wounded and killed others during a parade through Katyusha.  After that, supporting the Kerensky vision was the only socially acceptable option.<ref name=HOKp30>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 30</ref>

On 20 March [[2821]], the Clans gathered on Strana Mechty for the final time before [[Operation KLONDIKE]].<ref name=HOKp33>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 33</ref>

===Military Deployment===
====3059====
* [[Kindraa Sainze (Clan Fire Mandrill)]]<ref name=FMCRC149>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 149: "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"</ref>
* [[Omega Keshik (Clan Hell's Horses)]]<ref name=FMCRC150>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 150: "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"</ref>
* [[Turkina Keshik (Clan Jade Falcon)]]<ref name=FMCRC153>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 153: "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"</ref>
* [[18th Armored Cavalry Squadron (Clan Star Adder)]]<ref name=FMCRC155>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 155: "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"</ref>
* [[Golden Keshik (Clan Wolf)]]<ref name=FMCRC157>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 157: "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"</ref>
* [[4th Striker (Clan Wolf)]]<ref name=FMCRC157/>
* [[Silver Keshik (Clan Wolf)]]<ref name=FMCRC157/>
* [[Red Keshik (Clan Wolf)]]<ref name=FMCRC158>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 158: "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"</ref>

====3061====
:<u>Clan Cloud Cobra</u>
:* [[Cobra Pharaoh Keshik (Clan Cloud Cobra)|Cobra Pharaoh Keshik]]<ref name=FMWC161>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 161: "Warden Clans Deployment Table"</ref>

:<u>Clan Coyote</u>
:* [[Golden Keshik (Clan Coyote)|Golden Keshik]]<ref name=FMWC161/>
:* [[Silver Keshik (Clan Coyote)|Silver Keshik]]<ref name=FMWC161/>

:<u>Clan Diamond Shark</u>
:* [[Diamond Skate (Clan Diamond Shark)|The Diamond Skate]]<ref name=FMWC162>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 162</ref>
:* [[Emerald Skate (Clan Diamond Shark)|Emerald Skate]]<ref name=FMWC162/>
:* [[83rd Combined Strike (Clan Diamond Shark)|83rd Combined Strike Cluster]]<ref name=FMWC163>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 163: "Warden Clans Deployment Table"</ref>

:<u>Clan Snow Raven</u>
:* [[Corvus Keshik (Clan Snow Raven)|Corvus Keshik]]<ref name=FMWC165>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 165: "Warden Clans Deployment Table"</ref>

:<u>Clan Clan Steel Viper</u>
:* [[Triasch Keshik (Clan Steel Viper)|Triasch Keshik]]<ref name=FMWC165/>

:<u>Clan Blood Spirit</u>
:* [[Blood Guard Keshik (Clan Blood Spirit)|Blood Guard Keshik]]<ref name=FMCRC148>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 148: "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"</ref>

:<u>Clan Hell's Horses</u>
:* [[Omega Keshik (Clan Hell's Horses)|Omega Keshik]]<ref name=FMCRC150>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 150: "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"</ref>

:<u>Clan Ghost Bear</u>
:* [[Shrill Keshik (Rasalhague Dominion)|Shrill Keshik]]<ref name=FMWC163/>

:<u>Clan Goliath Scorpion</u>
:* [[14th Scorpion Grenadiers (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|14th Scorpion Grenadiers]]<ref name=FMWC164>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 164</ref>

====3067====
:* [[Third Battle (Clan Jade Falcon)|Third Battle Cluster]]<ref name=FMU72+73>''Field Manual: Updates'', pp. 72–73</ref>

===Geography===
[[File:Katyusha City map.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Map of Katyusha City]]
Strana Mechty has four continents named Cameron, Kerensky Prime, McKenna, and Novy Terra.<ref name=HOKp139/>

===Planetary Locations===
* Bearcat: a city built by Clan Wolverine<ref name=BoIc3>''Betrayal of Ideals'', ch. 3</ref>
* Forest of Gunsburg<ref name=BoIc5>''Betrayal of Ideals'', ch. 5</ref>
* [[Katyusha City]]: the largest city in Clan space
** [[Hall of Khans]]<ref name=HOKp139/>
** Inner Sphere Embassy: temporarily "built" after the Annihilation of Clan Smoke Jaguar<ref>''MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans'', p. 104: "Vendettas"</ref>
** Master Genetics Repository<ref name=HOKp139/>
**Svoboda Zemylya Park: location of the Hall of Khans<ref name=HOKp139/>
* Mars Field Proving Ground: site of the Trial of Refusal Clan Wolf conducted to halt Operation REVIVAL in 3048<ref name=JFS20>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 20: "The Go Vote"</ref>
* Minsk Mountains<ref name=RoHcP>''Roar of Honor'', Prologue</ref>
* Newark Swamp: a swampland north of Bearcat<ref name=BoIc3/>
* Roth Plains<ref name=BoIc11>''Betrayal of Ideals'', ch. 11</ref>

===Companies and Industries===
* [[Bear's Den]]
* [[Kerensky Memorial Manufacturing]]
* [[Strana Mechty 'Mech Production Facility Beta]]
* [[Strana Mechty MechWorks]]<ref name=HOKp164>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 164</ref><ref name=HOKp166>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 166</ref><ref name=HOKp172>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 172</ref>
* [[Strana Mechty Shipyards]]<ref name=TRO:3057Rp78>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 78: "Union-C"</ref>
* [[Upsilon Plant 2J]] (from 3002)<ref name="TRO:CIp28">''Technical Readout: Clan Invasion'', p. 28: "Dragonfly"</ref>
* [[Wolf Clan Site 1]]<ref name=TRO:CIp82>''Technical Readout: Clan Invasion'', p. 82: "Daishi"</ref>
* [[Wolf Clan Site 2]]<ref name=ED:GCp25>''Era Digest: Golden Century'', p. 25: "Woodsman"</ref>

===Local Flora and Fauna===
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* [[Diamond Shark (species)|Diamond Shark]]
* [[Ghost Bear (species)|Ghost Bear]]<ref name=HOKp121>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 121</ref>
* [[Mechtian Enslaver]]<ref>''Vector''</ref>
* [[Sea Fox (species)|Sea Fox]]<ref name=HOKp129>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 129</ref>
* [[Shipeley Wheat]]<ref name=ICp16>''Invading Clans'', p. 16</ref>
* [[Smoke Jaguar (species)|Smoke Jaguar]]
* [[Snow Raven (species)|Snow Raven]]
* [[Star Adder (species)|Star Adder]]<ref name=CBCp145>''Classic BattleTech Companion'', p. 145: "Creatures"</ref>
* [[Strana Mechty Wolf]]<ref name=HOKp106>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 106</ref>
* [[Wolverine (species)|Wolverine]]
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==Nearby Systems==
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! colspan="8" | Closest 20 systems (10 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first:
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Huntress]]
| class="lessthan30" | 19.6
| class="lessthan30" | [[Ironhold]]
| class="lessthan30" | 26.7
| class="lessthan30" | [[Lum]]
| class="lessthan30" | 28.3
| class="over30" | [[Foster]]
| class="over30" | 36.6
|-
| class="over30" | [[Marshall]]
| class="over30" | 36.8
| class="over30" | [[Shadow]]
| class="over30" | 38.7
| class="over30" | [[Priori]]
| class="over30" | 49.2
| class="over30" | [[Atreus (Clan_System)|Atreus]]
| class="over30" | 51.8
|-
| class="over30" | [[Gatekeeper]]
| class="over30" | 56.1
| class="over30" | [[Brim]]
| class="over30" | 56.8
| class="over60" | [[Delios]]
| class="over60" | 61.5
| class="over60" | [[Tathis]]
| class="over60" | 69.2
|-
| class="over60" | [[Hellgate]]
| class="over60" | 75.9
| class="over60" | [[Tokasha]]
| class="over60" | 85.4
| class="over60" | [[Albion (Clan_System)|Albion]]
| class="over60" | 86.0
| class="over60" | [[Kirin]]
| class="over60" | 89.2
|-
| class="over60" | [[New Kent]]
| class="over60" | 90.1
| class="over60" | [[Tranquil]]
| class="over60" | 93.0
| class="over60" | [[Glory (Clan system)|Glory]]
| class="over60" | 95.3
| class="over60" | [[Tamaron]]
| class="over60" | 95.6
|-
|}

==References==
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[Betrayal of Ideals]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Classic BattleTech Companion]]''
* ''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
* ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]''
* ''[[MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans]]''
* ''[[Roar of Honor]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Technical Readout: Clan Invasion]]''
* ''[[Vector (short story)|Vector]]'' (short story)
* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''
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[[Category:Systems|Strana Mechty]]
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[[Category: Kerensky Cluster]]
[[Category: Clan Homeworlds]]