Chaffee (LC)

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Chaffee
Chaffee (LC) 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-95.395 : 82.416[e]
Recharge station(s)None[1]

The Chaffee system was home to at least one habitable world or construct and as of 3145 was located in the Donegal Province of the Lyran Commonwealth.[2][3]

System Description[edit]

Chaffee is located near the Gladius and Nekkar systems.[2][3]

System History[edit]

The Chaffee system was colonized during or shortly after the First Exodus from Terra, and was a member of the Federation of Skye prior to the formation of the Lyran Commonwealth in the mid-twenty-fourth century.[4]

Political Affiliation[edit]


Chaffee[edit]

Chaffee
Astrophysical
MoonsGrissom[30]
Geophysical
LandmassesAt least 1 (Addisonia)[1]
History and Culture
PopulationHalf a billion (3134)[1]
Government and Infrastructure
Noble RulerDuke of Chaffee[1]
CapitalMcCauliffe[1]

Planetary History[edit]

During the Star League era, Chaffee was a planet most commonly known for its artistic retreats.[31]

As a part of Operation SCOUR, the Chaffee Militia was deployed to the recently liberated world of Chara in October 3077.[32]

In 3134, a small task force of Clan Jade Falcon, escorted by the Emerald Talon, launched an attack against the Republic of the Sphere after traveling first through Commonwealth space. The task force, ostensibly aimed at destroying what the Falcons termed the false wolves, pledged not to attack the Lyran state, but then landed attack forces on Porrima and Chaffee. Chaffee, was completely overrun, and it was there that Falcon forces slaughtered 50,000 inhabitants in the city of Hamilton—a savage and heavy-handed action that has outraged billions across the Inner Sphere and prompted calls for war against Jade Falcon.

The Hamilton Massacre came to light soon after the liberation of Chaffee by the Stormhammers, a pro-Commonwealth faction within The Republic of the Sphere, who acted in conjunction with the Steel Wolves to rout Jade Falcon there last November. Whether the successful campaign was accomplished with the direct support of the Commonwealth government remains unclear at this time, but it has become a rallying cry for many who feel the current administration is failing to deal with the more immediate threat Jade Falcon represents, even as tensions mount on Republican and League borders.[33]

Clan Invasion[edit]

In 3052, during the Clan Invasion, when ComStar Precentor Martial Anastasius Focht planned his battle against the Clans, he chose Chaffee as a possible alternative battlefield to Tukayyid.[34]

Military Deployment[edit]

2765[edit]

3038[edit]

Geography[edit]

  • Addisonia: eastern supercontinent[1]
    • Colquhon Mountains[29]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • McCauliffe: capital city[1]
    • Siegfuhr Airport[30]
  • Hamilton: a city[33][1]
  • Lazenby: a costal city[1]

Industrial Centers[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 44 systems (44 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Gladius 10.6 Nekkar 14.1 Laurieston 15.7 Zebeneschamali 19.2
Glengarry 19.4 Seginus 23.6 Whittington 26.4 Laiaka 28.7
Canonbie 30.7 Carnwath 32.3 Eaton 33.5 Kochab 33.7
Halmyre Deans 34.3 Alkaid 35.4 Edasich 38.3 Izar 38.5
Freedom 40.1 Furillo 42.1 Carsphairn 43.4 Trent 43.8
Kirkcaldy 44.7 Hesperus 45.5 Svinngarn 46.2 Veckholm 46.5
Enkoping 46.5 Jaumegarde 47.9 Skye 49.4 Alexandria 50.5
Unukalhai 50.7 Ryde 50.9 Caledonia 52.0 Alphecca 52.7
Yed Prior 53.3 Mesa Verde 53.4 Bjornlunda 54.9 Zebebelgenubi 55.5
Vindemiatrix 56.3 Marfik 56.9 Syrma 57.2 Alcor 57.4
Breukelen 59.4 Carstairs 59.8 Ciotat 59.8 Porrima 59.8

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Flight of the Falcon, ch. 12
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13: "Federation of Skye world within the Lyran Commonwealth before [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"
  5. Handbook: House Marik, p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"
  6. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571] Map"
  7. Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
  8. Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  9. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  10. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822] Map"
  11. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - 2822"
  12. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864] Map"
  13. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025] Map"
  14. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"
  15. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 [3040] Map"
  16. Historical: War of 3039, p. 132: "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  17. Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map [3050]"
  18. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052] Map"
  19. Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere Map [3052]"
  20. Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  21. Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  22. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70: "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"
  23. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]"
  24. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: "Inner Sphere [3075] Map"
  25. Field Report: LAAF, p. 19: "Lyran Commonwealth Deployment Map [3079]"
  26. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  27. Field Manual: 3085, p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  28. Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
  29. 29.0 29.1 A Rending of Falcons, ch. 26
  30. 30.0 30.1 Flight of the Falcon, ch. 13
  31. Field Report 2765: LCAF, pp. 8–9: "Arcturan Guards"
  32. Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, pp. 61–62: "Chaos Eternal: Bridge To Oblivion"
  33. 33.0 33.1 Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals, p. 193: "09 June 3135"
  34. ComStar, p. 67
  35. Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 9: "Regimental Status"
  36. Historical: War of 3039, p. 136: "Deployment Table"

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