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Fronc

Fronc
Fronc 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates−1.12 : −517.269[e]
Spectral classG4V[1][2]
Recharge time185 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)None[1]

Fronc was a system located approximately 517 light-years from Terra in the rimward direction.

System Description[edit]

Fronc is located near the Cygnus and Chandan systems.

Political Affiliation[edit]


Fronc V[edit]

Fronc V
Astrophysical
System positionFifth[1][2]
Jump Point distance7.96 days[1][2]
Moons3 (Orleans, Stafford, Oswaltt)[1][2]
Geophysical
Surface gravity1.00[1][2]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[1][2]
Equatorial temperature35°C (Arid)[1][2]
Surface water41%[1][2]
Highest native lifeReptile[1][2]
Landmasses3 (Freedom's Ring, Agra Primo, Gopher)[1]
History and Culture
Population675,400,000 (3079),[1]
704,574,800 (3088)[2]
Government and Infrastructure
Political LeaderPlanetary Governor
CapitalParadiso[1][2]
HPG ClassB[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Fronc was the capital system of the Fronc Reaches. In 3079, it had the highest population in the Fronc Reaches.[1]

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The information after this notice comes from apocryphal sources; the canonicity of such information is uncertain.
Please view the reference page for information regarding their canonicity.

The planet was simultaneously colonized by the Magistracy of Canopus and the Taurian Concordat, and a fragile peace between the two colonial nations has been periodically broken by terrorism, local brush wars, and heated rhetoric.[33]

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Military Deployment[edit]

3079[edit]

3085[edit]

3145[edit]

  • Colonial Marshals[36]

Geography[edit]

Fronc featured three landmasses: Freedom's Ring, Agra Primo, and Gopher. These three continents had deserts in their central areas, but the oceans and rivers on Fronc were deep and provided a great deal of water.[1]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Ayms: a windy plains location[1]
  • Marshaltown: a mild badlands location[1]
  • Paradiso: capital city on the continent of Freedom's Ring[1]
  • Xaing's Nobb: a stormy and hilly location on the continent of Gopher[1]

Industrial Centers[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 20 systems (11 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Cygnus 18.2 Chandan 20.8 Addasar 28.3 Spencer 28.7
McEvans' Sacrifice 43.7 Taygete 43.9 Úr Cruinne 47.6 Don't 47.6
Contrilla 49.5 Bellerophon 50.6 Balawat 51.3 Independence 61.0
Project Libra Umbrella 63.7 Highwater 65.1 Detroit 67.9 Appian 67.9
Alloway 69.3 Dainmar Majoris 69.5 Polybius 70.4 Itzehoe 75.4

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 1.19 1.20 Objectives: Periphery, p. 21: "Fronc"
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Operational Turning Points: Fronc Reaches, p. 6: "Fronc"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 93: "Magistracy of Canopus after Age of War [2571] and fall of the Star League [2750]"
  4. Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  5. Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  6. Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  7. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  8. First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786]"
  9. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  10. First Succession War, pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - 2822"
  11. Second Succession War, pp. 18–19: "Inner Sphere - 2830"
  12. Second Succession War, pp. 78–79: "Inner Sphere - 2864"
  13. House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition), pp. 14–15: "3022 Interstellar Expeditions. IAAS-349-SIFNM97-MMMXXII"
  14. 14.0 14.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 96: "Magistracy of Canopus after Third Succession War [3025] and after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  15. The Periphery, First Edition, pp. 156–157: "Maps of the Periphery"
  16. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  17. Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  18. Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  19. Objective Raids, p. 46: "Magistracy of Canopus"
  20. Era Report: 3062, p. 12: "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  21. The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 112: "Magistracy of Canopus & Tortuga Dominions"
  22. Inner Sphere, p. 98: "Near Periphery Kingdoms Map""
  23. Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  24. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  25. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  26. Field Report: Periphery, p. 20: "Magistracy of Canopus Region Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  27. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  28. Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - October 3085"
  29. Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  30. Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  31. Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  32. Shrapnel, Issue #3: "Voices of the Sphere: Star League Day"
  33. BattleTech (video game)
  34. Field Report: Periphery, p. 11: "Regimental Status"
  35. Field Manual: 3085, p. 151: "Deployment Table - 3085"
  36. Field Manual: 3145, p. 203: "Fronc Reaches"
  37. The Marshal Way - Part 1, p. 2
  38. Objectives: Periphery, p. 21: "Fronc"

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