MOD:WCU:Enigma

The enigma sector is highly unusual in that it contains, at it's centre a black hole which as you may guess is a very intense gravitational source. As a result one jump point exists which crosses the entier sector, roughly. A Jump Point will not usually cross such a large area as the distortion to space-time required to produce it is enourmous, a black hole fits the bill quite nicely. As you can image, this meant that enigma was very heavily contested during the war as it potentially allowed either side to jump into the other's rear area^[1].

THE FIRST ENIGMA CAMPAIGN

(2653 -)2655 Confederation forces attempt to remove the Kilrathi from Enigma sector, where strategic jump nodes lead directly to human core colonies. The campaign ends in failure when an attack on the Kilrathi Enigma sector headquarter at K'Tithrak Mang fails, and the renowned Tiger's Claw is ambushed and destroyed by Kilrathi stealth fighters.

[Image: TCS Concordia dodging asteroids at Enigma]

THE BATTLE OF REPLEETAH

2657 During the years, the focus of the Intergalactic War drifts away from the decade-long Battle of Repleetah. Supply ships and reinforcements have long since ceased to visit the planet. Finally, by late 2664, only a handful of troops remain on either side. The sole surviving Terran officer, Lieutenant Miles D'Arby, leads his men in a last-ditch effort to overrun the Kilrathi position. It is believed that no one lives through this last action. The Battle of Repleetah has finally come to an end.

SECOND ENIGMA CAMPAIGN

2664 Following the disaster of the first Enigma Campaign, the Confederation is forced onto the defensive in the Enigma Sector. Finally, in 2664, the Confederation once again goes on the offensive. A daring jump behind enemy lines results in the destruction of the Kilrathi sector headquarter at K'Tithrak Mang.

In the meantime, the Confederation forces in the Deneb Sector are annihilated by Kilrathi forces under the direction of Crown Prince Thrakhath.(Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi)

THE GETTYSBURG INCIDENT

2664 Mutineers from the TCS Gettysburg take over the Rigel supply depot. The mutiny, it seems, was sparked by the commander of the Gettysburg ordering his crew to fire upon an unarmed Kilrathi civilian transport. The mutineers were divided into two factions: those who wish to continue their new careers of piracy and those who would rather return to the Confederation, if possible. Eventually, the pirate faction is destroyed and the remaining mutineers return to the Confederation under pardon. Meanwhile, several Kilrathi worlds on the front lines of the war, in particular Ghorah Khar, defect, teh first instance of direct insubordination of Kilrathi rule^[2]. (Special Operations I)

Systems

• Gwynedd: Location of Caernarvon base, where Blair was stationed at the beginning of WC2

Gwynedd missions; WC2

[Image: Caernavon Station]

[Image: Caernavon Station]

• Ghorah Khar: Location of Kilrathi planet that rebelled and joined the Confederation pre-WC2, home of the Olympus Space Station (nav 1)

Ghorah Khar missions; WC2 Ghorah Khar missions 1; SO1 Ghorah Khar missions 2; SO1

• Niven: Home of the Niven Colony.

Niven missions; WC2

[Image: Niven]

• Heaven's Gate: Home of a space station destroyed in WC2

Heaven's Gate missions; WC2

• K’Tithrak Mang: Home of a Kilrathi base^[3]

K’Tithrak Mang missions; WC2

[Image: Kilrathi HQ at K'Tithrak Mang]

Systems visited in WC2: Novaya Kiev Tesla Enigma Ktithrak Mang

Systems visited in Special Operations 1: Pembroke Rigel

Systems visited in WC4: Speradon Telamon Axius/Axis

1. ^ WC Timeline
2. ^ WC News
3. ^ WC2 Script

NOTES:

• Found a reference to an "Outpost ES-341" in Enigma, supposedly used by the TCS Lexington to refuel on its way to Kilrah.