Alphecca

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Alphecca

Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)

Alphecca
← 3135
3151
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Alphecca nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates-46.79 : 61.98[e]
Spectral classA0V[1]
Planet(s)5[1]

The Alphecca system is the location of at least one inhabited world, Alphecca II, and as at 3145 was located in the Jade Falcon Occupation Zone.[2][3]

System Description

The Alphecca system has five planets and a single primary class A0V star.[1]

System History

The Alphecca system was settled prior to the mid-twenty-fourth century and was a member of the Federation of Skye prior to the formation of the Lyran Commonwealth.[4]

Alphecca II

Template:InfoBoxPlanetStandard Alphecca II is the second planet of five in the Alphecca system and has a single moon named Xanti.[1]

Planetary History

Alphecca has few mineral resources and so was settled as an agricultural world. With little industry to attract raiding forces, Alphecca was spared most of the devastation of the Succession Wars, FedCom Civil War, and the Jihad. The people of Alphecca were content, just surviving at a basic subsistence level without striving to change anything about their world. Although Alphecca changed hands between the Lyran Commonwealth and the Draconis Combine twice during the Succession Wars neither nation regaded it as anything more than a quiet location for rest and recuperation or an occasional staging area for raids. The native population continued to maintain quiet lives, with the main planetary exports being grain and gillarg meat - the gillar being an unintelligent native amphibian described as resembling a cross between a cowardly, toothless alligator and a cow.[1]

Fourth Succession War

Alphecca was an early target of Operation CONTAGION, the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery counter-offensive following the successes of the Lyran Commonwealth's Operations GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG and HOLDUR, which had seen the Commonwealth capture numerous worlds but spread the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces thinly. CONTAGION was intended to hit behind the front line and spread through weakly defended interior worlds; leading the invasion of Alphecca was a battalion from the Third Dieron Regulars, bolstered by numerous support regiments. Opposing the invaders was a planetary militia consisting of two armoured regiments, the First and Second Alphecca Guard, bolstered by a sorry collection of infantry and reservists. The Alphecca Guard fortified defensive lines near Galanette Rainbow, the planetary capital city, but after the initial contact attempted to hold the city, rather than falling back, and were swiftly defeated as a result.[5][6]

Dark Age

When the planet became part of Prefecture IX of the Republic, a large number of relocated citizens arrived. This was the single most exciting event to occur on Alphecca in forty years. Strangely, the new arrivals quickly adopted the lackadaisical attitude of the long-term residents.[1]

In 3144 Clan Jade Falcon assaulted Alphecca, and in a campaign lasting less than two weeks, drove the defending Hastati Sentinel forces offworld. The relative ease with which the Jade Falcons captured Alphecca was in large part due to the effective manner in which the Jade Falcons used the advanced Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle, variously using points of Kites to: find and disrupt the Sentinels mobile headquarters, allowing for a surgical strike against the Sentinel rear echelon forces; detect, prevent and disrupt ambushes against Jade Falcon forces while directing artillery against hidden units, and acting as part of a dedicated hunter-killer unit targeting attacks of opportunity against Sentinel units.[7]

Political Affiliation

Planetary Rulers

3130

  • Governor Thodore DeSalle[1]
  • Planetary Legate Garrold Rogers[1]

Military Deployment

3029

  • First Alphecca Guard[6]
  • Second Alphecca Guard[6]

3038

3054

3061

3145

Geography

Alphecca is a largely unremarkable world. The major landmasses on Alphecca consist of six island continents named Gataka, Greim, Korinthas, Mursank, Rubekka and Shario, and a host of smaller island chains; many of the islands spend much of their time covered by clouds and mist. The various islands are largely uniform in appearance, consisting of grassy plains and rolling hills interspersed with the occasional rocky mountain peak. Two of the continents, Gataka and Rubekka, are located in the northern hemisphere; the other four island continents are located in the southern hemisphere, with the polar continent of Greim being the southernmost continent.[1]

Planetary Locations

  • Fescher's Dock: located on Rubekka, Fescher's Dock is the largest seaport city on the planet.[1]
  • Galanette Rainbow: the planetary capital city, located on Gataka.[1]

Notable Species

Nearby Systems

Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years)
Closest systems first:
Unukalhai 8.3 Zebebelgenubi 19.9 Skye 20.9 Skondia 21.5
Kochab 21.9 La Blon 25.9 Alkalurops 27.7 Dromini VI 29.9
Nusakan 30.7 Ryde 31.2 Syrma 33.9 Galatea 34.9
Seginus 36.4 Carnwath 36.7 Balkan 37.2 Summer 38.3
Sabik 39.0 Atria 41.1 Marfik 41.9 Komephoros 42.6
Glengarry 44.9 Ko 46.77 Alrakis 46.78 Lyons 47.0
Menkent 47.5 Izar 48.6 Kimball II 48.9 Mizar 49.1
Haddings 50.8 Lone Star 53.6 Moore 54.5 Kessel 55.4
Nai-Stohl 58.7 Gladius 58.9 Zebeneschamali 59.2 Yed Posterior 59.7

References

  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 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 204, "Alphecca World Profile"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 befor [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"
  5. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 78, "Operation CONTAGION"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 78, "Early Successes"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries, p. 16, "Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle"
  8. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 16, "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"
  9. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18, "Draconis Combine - [2319] Map"
  10. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  11. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31, "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  12. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  13. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  14. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, "Inner Sphere" - [2764] Map
  15. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43, "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  18. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53, "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  21. ↑ Steiner (The Draconis Combine), "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
  22. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  23. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 132, "District and Prefecture Boundaries of Kurita Space"
  24. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64, "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  25. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66, "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  26. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  27. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  28. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  29. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"
  30. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere Map [3052]"
  31. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71, "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"
  32. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
  33. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  34. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 69, "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  35. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74, "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  36. ↑ ' Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 41, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map
  37. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  38. ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 19, "Lyran Commonwealth Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  39. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 29, "Terran Corridor Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  40. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  41. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127, "Inner Sphere - [ 3085] Map"
  42. ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  43. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  44. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 139, "Deployment Table"
  45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 Objective Raids, p.32
  46. ↑ Shattered Sphere, p. 48, "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table"
  47. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 168, "Clan Force Deployments - Clan Jade Falcon"

Bibliography

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