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| image = Broken_Wheel_3151.svg
| caption = Broken Wheel [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]]
| name = Broken Wheel
| coord = 534.29 : -173.501{{e}}
| stars =
| class = G0V<ref name=OB:Pp23>''Objectives: Periphery'', pp. 23–24: "Broken Wheel"</ref>
| recharge = 181 hours<ref name=OB:Pp23/>
| recharge stations = Zenith<ref name=OB:Pp23/>
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The '''Broken Wheel''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Broken Wheel V''', and as of [[3151]] was located in the [[Filtvelt Coalition]].<ref name=SFp102/>

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==System Description==
Broken Wheel is located near the [[Marielund]] and [[Wetumpka]] systems<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of a class G0V primary orbited by at least five planets. During the late [[thirty-first century]] a recharge station was in place at the system zenith [[jump point]].<ref name=OB:Pp23/>

==System History==
The Broken Wheel system had been colonized by the end of the [[Age of War]]<ref name="HB:HDp48"/> and was a member of the [[Federated Suns]] continuously until the late thirty-first century.

==Political Affiliation==
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* [[2317]] - No record<ref name="HB:HDp18">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18: "Federated Suns at their Founding - [2317] Map"</ref>
* [[2571]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48: "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
* [[2596]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
* [[2750]] - Federated Suns<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</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: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref><ref name=FR:2765AAFSp29>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 29: "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref>
* [[2786]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War'', p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
* [[2822]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54: "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
* [[2864]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60: "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
* [[3025]] - Federated Suns<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', foldout: "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref>
* [[3030]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of [3039] - [3040] Map"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3050] Map</ref>
* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: Inner Sphere - [3052] Map</ref>
* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</ref>
* [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref>
* [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: Inner Sphere - [3063] Map</ref>
* [[3067]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82: "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
* [[3072]] - [[Filtvelt Coalition]]<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 78</ref>
* [[3075]] - Filtvelt Coalition<ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: Inner Sphere - [3075] Map</ref>
* [[3079]] - Filtvelt Coalition<ref name="FM:AFFSp21">''Field Manual: AFFS'', p. 21: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Deployment Map - August 3079"</ref><ref>''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 22: "Filtvelt Coalition Region Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
* [[3081]] - Filtvelt Coalition<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
* [[3085]] - Filtvelt Coalition<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - October 3085"</ref>
* [[3130]] - Filtvelt Coalition<ref>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 12: "Map of the Inner Sphere 3130"</ref>
* [[3135]] - Filtvelt Coalition<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
* [[3145]] - Filtvelt Coalition<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
* [[3151]] - Filtvelt Coalition<ref name=SFp102>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 102-103, "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref>
{{div col end}}

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==Broken Wheel V==
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| image =
| name = Broken Wheel V
| othernames =
| position = Fifth<ref name=OB:Pp23/>
| distance = 10.43 days<ref name=OB:Pp23/>
| moons = 1 (Axle)<ref name=OB:Pp23/>
| gravity = 1.08<ref name=OB:Pp23/>
| pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=OB:Pp23/>
| temperature = 47°C (Arid)<ref name=OB:Pp23/>
| water = 41%<ref name=OB:Pp23/>
| life = Mammal<ref name=OB:Pp23/>
| continents = 3 (Magg, Tyre, Valvo)<ref name=OB:Pp23/>
| colonized =
| demonym =
| language =
| religion =
| population = 127,500,000 (3079)<ref name=OB:Pp23/>
| ruler =
| political = [[Planetary Governor of Broken Wheel|Planetary Governor]]
| commander =
| capital = Tripet<ref name=OB:Pp23/>
| hpg = B<ref name=OB:Pp23/>
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Broken Wheel V, more commonly known simply as Broken Wheel, is the fifth planet in the Broken Wheel system and has a single moon named Axle.<ref name=OB:Pp23/>

=== Planetary History ===
Broken Wheel was part of the Federated Suns from the Age of War until the [[Jihad]].

In October [[3069]], an unknown pirate band struck the PDZ capital of Broken Wheel. Using a force of [[BattleMech#Light|light]] BattleMechs (one ''[[Battle Hawk]]'' and two other 'Mechs), half a dozen [[Patron|Patron LoaderMechs]] and six [[Plainsman]] the pirates where able to hold back metropolitan police forces while they ransacked a total of nineteen banks and currency exchanges in New Porter, leaving prior to the arrival of the [[Broken Wheel Crucis March Militia]]. The pirates' DropShip easily outpaced the older aerospace fighters available to the militia.<ref name=Broken_Wheel>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [31/10/3069]: "Pirates Strike Broken Wheel"''</ref>

When the Filtvelt Coalition formed, Broken Wheel joined in order to present a united front against pirates active in the [[Malagrotta Cooperative]]. The Coalition eagerly accepted Broken Wheel's application for admission in order to get control of a vehicle repair facility.<ref name=OB:Pp23/>

In late [[3080]] or early [[3081]], the Filtvelt Coalition upgraded the [[Quikscell Company]] repair facility on Broken Wheel to enable it to produce hovercraft as a part of a general expansion of the Coalition's military manufacturing.<ref name="J:FRp117">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 117: "Filtvelt Coalition"</ref>

====The Dark Age====
Broken Wheel was struck by the [[Border Lords]] pirate band in [[3101]], soon after the Border Lords had fled the [[Calderon Protectorate]] in search of easier hunting. The Border Lords dropped a mixed [[battalion]] of [[BattleMechs]], infantry and armor on Broken Wheel and rampaged through Conestoga while moving towards the [[Quikscell Company]] facility nearby. Opposing the Border Lords were elements of the Second Filtvelt Citizen's Militia, who began firing on the Border Lords while the pirates were still in Conestoga. The Second had a company of [[Hound|HD-2F ''Hound'']] 'Mechs available, augmented by a mixture of [[Pegasus Scout Hovertank]]s and [[Light Thunderbolt Carrier]]s manufactured on Broken Wheel.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp38">''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', p. 38: "HD-2F ''Hound''"</ref>

The Second had detailed knowledge of the layout of Conestoga and used the tight and twisting streets to their advantage; the city streets limited the mobility of the Border Lords, who were primarily equipped with light and medium 'Mechs, and the Second continually used their ''Hounds'' to ambush the Border Lords or lay down fire lanes. The pirates found themselves steadily losing 'Mechs; then, when the Border Lords tried to retreat, the Second cut them off, pinning the pirates in place long enough for the ''Hounds'' to wipe out the enemy infantry and armor units. Roughly half of the pirate 'Mechs managed to escape offworld without any of the matériel they'd hoped to capture.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp38"/>

In [[3146]] [[Broken Wheel]] suffered at least one severe pirate raid, prompting government critics to demand the recall of the [[Thumpers]] regiment to deal with them. However the Filtvelt Citizen's Militia's command believed the pirate attacks were under control and didn't want to cause panic or recall the Thumpers.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 19: "Piracy Has Reached 'Unacceptable Levels'"</ref>

===Military Deployment===
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====2786====
* [[Seventh Crucis Lancers]]<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"</ref>

====3025====
* [[First Argyle Lancers]]<ref name=HD135>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 135: "Unit Deployment Table"</ref><ref name="NAIS4SWp11">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 11: "Operation RAT"</ref>

====3054====
* [[First Albion Training Cadre]]<ref name=OR16>''Objective Raids'', p. 16: "FedCom Deployment Table"</ref>

====3061====
* First Albion Training Cadre<ref name=SS35>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 35: "FedCom Deployment Table"</ref>
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====3067====
* [[Third NAIS Cadet Cadre]]<ref name=FMU140>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 140: "Federated Suns Deployment Table"</ref>

====3101====
* Elements of the [[Second Filtvelt Citizen's Militia]]<ref name="TRO:3145Mp38"/>

====3145====
* [[First Filtvelt Citizen's Militia]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 203: "Filtvelt Coalition"</ref>
{{columns-end}}

===Geography===
Broken Wheel has three continents named Magg, Tyre, and Valvo.<ref name=OB:Pp23/>

===Planetary Locations===
* Cojan Mountain<ref name=FC:CWp81>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 81</ref>
* Conestoga: a city located on Magg and site of the Quikscell facility<ref name=OB:Pp23/>
* Seles Desert<ref name=FC:CWp81/>
* Sonoma Mountains<ref name=FC:CWp81/>
* Tripet: the planetary capital city, located on Magg<ref name=OB:Pp23/>

===Companies and Industries===
* [[Quikscell Company]]<ref name=OB:Pp23/>


==Map Gallery==
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==Nearby Systems==

{|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;"
! colspan="8" | Closest 24 systems (22 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first:
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Marielund]]
| class="lessthan30" | 9.0
| class="lessthan30" | [[Wetumpka]]
| class="lessthan30" | 11.4
| class="lessthan30" | [[Lackland]]
| class="lessthan30" | 12.2
| class="lessthan30" | [[Skepptana]]
| class="lessthan30" | 18.1
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Morven]]
| class="lessthan30" | 28.2
| class="lessthan30" | [[Frankson]]
| class="lessthan30" | 28.7
| class="lessthan30" | [[Filtvelt]]
| class="lessthan30" | 28.8
| class="lessthan30" | [[Kenilworth]]
| class="lessthan30" | 29.8
|-
| class="over30" | [[Summerstide]]
| class="over30" | 32.2
| class="over30" | [[Cogdell]]
| class="over30" | 34.3
| class="over30" | [[Rennes]]
| class="over30" | 38.3
| class="over30" | [[Vaucluse]]
| class="over30" | 39.2
|-
| class="over30" | [[Memphis]]
| class="over30" | 42.3
| class="over30" | [[Fugeres]]
| class="over30" | 44.9
| class="over30" | [[Merowinger]]
| class="over30" | 46.8
| class="over30" | [[Mararn]]
| class="over30" | 47.1
|-
| class="over30" | [[Gillingham]]
| class="over30" | 50.7
| class="over30" | [[Ebro]]
| class="over30" | 52.9
| class="over30" | [[Brockton]]
| class="over30" | 54.4
| class="over30" | [[Hortense]]
| class="over30" | 54.6
|-
| class="over30" | [[Valois]]
| class="over30" | 55.7
| class="over30" | [[Ulvskollen]]
| class="over30" | 58.7
| class="over60" | [[Bartrock]]
| class="over60" | 61.8
| class="over60" | [[Jesup]]
| class="over60" | 62.0
|-
|}

==References==
<references/>

==Bibliography==
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* ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Pirates Strike Broken Wheel|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 31/10/3069: "Pirates Strike Broken Wheel"]]''
* ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]'' (sourcebook)
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]''
* ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]''
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[Objectives: Periphery]]''
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
* ''[[Shattered Sphere]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries]]''
{{div col end}}

[[Category:Systems|Broken Wheel]]
[[Category: Federated Commonwealth Systems]]
[[Category: Federated Suns Systems]]
[[Category: Filtvelt Coalition Systems]]

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