Located rimward on the Commonwealth border, Kirchbach is less heavily fortified than Radstad or Rubingen, but still well defended. After the events on Harvest the prefecture is on high alert, and has received substantial reinforcements from the Pesht district. Still, it is a region well known to Lyran intelligence, and not every world can be heavily garrisoned. Kirchbach is sometimes the target of Periphery pirate raids, but is more frequently the target of trade with the Hanse (Deep Periphery traders).

Key worlds include HARVEST, (formerly) the site a mechwarrior training cadre facility and the target of the Lancer's first raid, and RODIGO, the seat of House RICOL, a samurai clan of some renown. Harvest has received a "substantial" garrison of mechs, and the Ricols are said to command an "entire legion" of mechs, whatever that means (Lyran intelligence is poorly informed about affairs on Rodigo). The prefecture capital is located on KIRCHBACH, a world of little importance, save for its role as administrative and military center. As prefecture capitals go its lightly garrisoned, except for a truly massive aerospace presence.

Other possible raid sites include the former Commonwealth worlds of NEW CALEDONIA (old battleground, Terran), CSESZTREG (resource rich, rugged) and VERTHANDI (agriculture, jungle). Lyran intelligence has particularly accurate surveys and reports from these three worlds. All three seem suitably for attack by reinforced companies or battalion-level commands.

The world of ST. JOHN is suggested by the WOLF as a good raiding target. It has a potent mech garrison of one battalion, guarding one of the Combine's infamous reeducation gulags. The Lancers already have detailed nav charts (pirate points included) for this particular world.