Australia

Australia
Australia 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-304.298 : 289.472[e]
Spectral classK8V[1]
Recharge time199 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)Zenith[1]

The Australia system is the location of at least one habitable world - Australia III - and as of 3151 was located in the Coventry Province of the Lyran Commonwealth.[2]

System Description

The Australia system is located near the Mandaoaaru and Tangua systems[3] and consists of a class K8V primary orbited by at least three worlds. In the thirty-first century there was a recharge station located at the Zenith jump point in the system.[1]

System History

The Australia system was colonized at some point during the Star League era after the end of the Reunification War.[4][5]

Political Affiliation


Australia III

Australia III
Australia-flag.png
Astrophysical
System positionThree[1]
Jump Point distance3.47 days[1]
MoonsOne (Perth)[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity1.08[1]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature35°C (Mild)[1]
Surface water76%[1]
Highest native lifeMammals[1]
History and Culture
Population949,150,000 (3058)[1]
Government and Infrastructure
Noble RulerDuke of Australia
CapitalWoolloomoloo[1]
HPG ClassA[1]

Australia III - more commonly known simply as Australia - is the third planet in the Australia system and has a single moon named Perth. For much of the history of the Lyran Commonwealth Australia was the site of a Commonwealth Mint and Reserve Bank, making Australia III an important financial center.

Planetary Info

Australia is vitally important to the Lyran state despite its unimportant location and relative lack of resources. It is the home of one of the Commonwealth's Mint and Reserve Banks, making it a vital financial center. Most of the bank's entrances and exits are classified, and only a few people have attempted a robbery. The few intrepid souls that have made it through one of the entrances were quickly killed or captured in the outermost ring of defenses.[1]

Planetary History

Star League

After the "Birthday Proclamations" of 2755, Australia was host to the headquarters of the LIX Corps of the Star League Defense Force.[28]

Clan Invasion

Prior to the Clan Invasion the Eleventh Lyran Regulars were transferred off the world to reinforce the Lyons Thumb. The banking institutes on the world took it upon themselves to finance a small security force to defend their interests. This corps of private security often trained with and exercised against the local militia unit.[1]

When Clan Jade Falcon attacked the planet in February 3058 during their first incursion, the Australian militia - primarily a conventional force - operated in hiding from the Outback Woodlands and tried slowing the Falcon advance with minefields and hidden defensive positions. These efforts had little effect on the Falcons' momentum and the angered Clanners easily crushed any defenders they found.[29][30]

Jihad

At least some members of the Friends of Cultural Heritage were based on planet as the Archon's wife Lady Heather Fyhne was scheduled to travel to Australia, in order to meet members of the Friends of Cultural Heritage.[31]

Military Deployment

2764

3025

3028

  • Eleventh Lyran Regulars[34]

Map Gallery

Nearby Systems

Closest 32 systems (30 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Tangua 17.9 Mandaoaaru 18.1 Miquelon 21.7 Recife 23.3
Ewanrigg 26.6 Khartoum 29.0 Anembo 29.7 Ellengurg 30.7
Windsor 30.8 Strandfontein 33.5 Brooloo 37.6 Millerton 39.2
Baggville 41.1 Zwipadze 43.4 Timehri 43.9 Abbadiyah 45.0
Bucklands 46.6 Howick 47.5 Inarcs 48.9 Arluna 50.0
Goetville 50.0 Tsarahavana 50.3 Abushiri 52.1 Trentham 53.9
Nouasseur 54.3 Guatavita 54.5 Prydain 54.7 Neerabup 56.3
New Capetown 59.6 Adelaide 59.7 Moriguchi 61.0 Winter 61.2

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 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion, p. 5: "Planet Profile"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Shattered Fortress, p. 102: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  4. 4.0 4.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 158: "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
  5. 5.0 5.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25: "Rim Worlds Republic at the Fall of the Star League [2750]"
  6. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13: "Protectorate of Donegal world within the Lyran Commonwealth before [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"
  7. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571] Map"
  8. Era Report: 2750, p. 36: "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  9. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  10. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822] Map"
  11. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864] Map"
  12. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025] Map"
  13. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"
  14. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 [3040] Map"
  15. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  16. Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map [3050]"
  17. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052] Map"
  18. Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere Map [3052]"
  19. Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  20. Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  21. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70: "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"
  22. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: "Inner Sphere [3075] Map"
  23. Field Report: LAAF, p. 19: "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table [3079]"
  24. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  25. Field Manual: 3085, p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  26. Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
  27. Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  28. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 234: "LIX Corps"
  29. Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion, p. 8
  30. Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion, p. 21
  31. Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 29
  32. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Region Command map"
  33. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 119: "Unit Deployment Table"
  34. 34.0 34.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 44: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"

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