Abadan

Abadan
Abadan 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-70.319 : -95.949[e]
Spectral classF1V[1]
Recharge time172 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)None[1]

The Abadan system was the location of at least one inhabited planet, Abadan V, and as of June 3152 was located in the Clan Protectorate of the Free Worlds League.[2]

System Description[edit]

The Abadan system had a single class F1V primary and was possessed at least five planets of which at least one planet, the fifth in the system, was inhabited, but by the end of the Jihad the system lacked any recharging stations.[1]

System History[edit]

Colonized during the First Exodus from Terra or shortly afterwards, Abadan was affiliated with the Free Worlds League for much of its history, having been a member of the Marik Commonwealth prior to the founding of the League.[3]

Political Affiliation[edit]


Abadan V[edit]

Abadan V
Astrophysical
System positionFifth[1]
Jump Point distance20.26 days[1]
MoonsNone[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity1.03[1]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature22°C (Cold-Temperate)[1]
Surface water63%[1]
Highest native lifeMammal[1]
Landmasses4 (Abadan Major, Abadan Minor, Kuran Major, Kuran Minor)[1]
History and Culture
Population185,000,000 (3079)[1]
Government and Infrastructure
CapitalAbbasid[1]
HPG ClassB[1]

Abadan V is the fifth planet in the Abadan system and is commonly referred to simply as Abadan. The world was noted for being home to facilities or factories owned by two defense manufacturing companies, Adam Tech Industries[37] and Austen-Armstrong Industries.[38]

Planetary History[edit]

The Jihad[edit]

Abadan was to be the home of a major Word of Blake production facility. The Jihad put those plans on hold, and as of 3079 all that existed of this plant was miles of upturned dirt and excavated land intended for foundations.[1]

Military Deployment[edit]

3145[edit]

Geography[edit]

Abadan has four continents named Abadan Major, Abadan Minor, Kuran Major, and Kuran Minor.[1]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Abbasid: capital city, which was located on Abadan Major[1]
  • Karun: city site of the Austen-Armstrong Industries factory
  • Khorramshahr[14]

Industrial Centers[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 52 systems (52 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
St. Gall 9.5 Pavia 16.7 Avellaneda 18.7 Sarkel 19.6
Holt 22.1 Marik 22.7 Elbing 25.8 Bonaire 26.3
Sorunda 27.4 Lungdo 28.6 Oceana 28.8 Angell 30.3
Augustine 32.8 Asellus Australis 34.7 Ling 36.4 McKenna 36.7
Gomeisa 37.5 Pliska 37.5 Asellus Borealis 37.6 Hamilton 37.6
Grobin 39.7 Miaplacidus 39.8 Nova Roma 40.1 Park Place 43.5
Alphard 44.2 Ariel 45.5 Lancaster 46.1 Irian 46.2
Nathan 46.9 Blue Sava 47.1 Sophie's World 48.3 Acubens 48.7
Bernardo 49.1 Fuentes 49.5 Ibstock 49.7 Savannah 50.2
Myrvoll 53.2 New Delos 55.2 Keystone 55.6 Emris 56.6
Remulac 56.7 Tania Borealis 56.7 Adhafera 56.8 August 57.2
Bedeque 57.4 Connaught 57.8 Jászberény 58.3 Second Chance 58.4
Kievanur 58.4 Merak 59.5 Drusibacken 59.8 Ohrensen 59.9

References[edit]

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 Objectives: Free Worlds League, p. 6: "Abadan"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Empire Alone, p. 78: "The Free Worlds League June 3152" (Map)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Handbook: House Marik, p. 16: "Marik Commonwealth world within the Free Worlds League before [2270] and after at their founding in [2271]"
  4. Handbook: House Marik, p. 24: "Free Worlds League after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  5. Historical: Reunification War, p. 158: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  6. Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  7. Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  8. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  9. First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  10. Handbook: House Marik, p. 34: "Free Worlds League after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  11. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  12. First Succession War, pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  13. Handbook: House Marik, p. 38: "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  14. 14.0 14.1 Better Days
  15. House Marik (The Free Worlds League), foldout: "Free Worlds League Map - [3025]"
  16. Handbook: House Marik, p. 42: "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  17. Handbook: House Marik, p. 51: "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  18. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  19. Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  20. Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  21. Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
  22. Handbook: House Marik, p. 54: "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
  23. Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  24. Handbook: House Marik, p. 56: "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  25. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map
  26. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  27. Field Report: FWLM, p. 17: "Free Worlds League Military Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  28. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  29. Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  30. Era Digest: Dark Age, p. 12: "Map of the Inner Sphere - 3130"
  31. Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map - [3135] Map"
  32. Field Manual: 3145, p. 24: "Timeline 3132-3145"
  33. Map of the Clan Protectorate included with Free Worlds League map as of [3139]
  34. Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  35. Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  36. Shattered Fortress, pp. 102–103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
  37. 37.0 37.1 Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League, pp. 22–25
  38. 38.0 38.1 Objectives: Free Worlds League, p. 6: "Austen-Armstrong Industries"
  39. Field Manual: 3145, p. 116: "Free Worlds League and Non-Affiliates Military Forces"

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