Borgan's Rift

Borgan's Rift
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Borgan's Rift nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates−105.063 : −412.086[e]
Spectral classF1V[1]
Recharge time172 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)None[1]

The Borgan's Rift system was home to at least one habitable world, Borgan's Rift II, and as of 3145 was located in the Magistracy of Canopus.[2][3]

System Description[edit]

Borgan's Rift is located near the Early Dawn and Fanardir systems.[2][3]

System History[edit]

The Borgan's Rift system was settled at some point during the Age of War.[4][5]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Borgan's Rift II[edit]

Borgan's Rift II
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Astrophysical
System positionSecond[1]
Jump Point distance20.26 days[1]
MoonsNone[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity0.91[1]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature35°C (Warm-Temperate)[1]
Surface water53%[1]
Highest native lifeMammal[1]
History and Culture
Population198,000,000 (3049)[1]
Government and Infrastructure
Noble RulerBaron of Borgan's Rift
HPG ClassB[1]

Borgan's Rift II, more commonly known simply as Borgan's Rift, is the second planet in the Borgan's Rift system.[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Reunification War[edit]

During the Reunification War, Borgan's Rift became a target for the Star League Defense Force invasion of the Magistracy of Canopus during the fourth year of the military campaign. The SLDF task force commanded by Captain-General Marion Marik launched their attack on Borgan's Rift in September 2581 and while the planetary invasion force was smaller than those used during 2578 and 2579, it still consisted of a complete SLDF brigade—the Fifty-eighth—supported by the 402nd Independent Regiment and the Third Marik Militia.[7][48]

Two mercenary regiments were defending Borgan's Rift at the time, Kincani's Dragoons and The Red Hand, and following the pattern used by the defending Magistracy Armed Forces units on Aspropirgos and Gallis the year before, the mercenaries stung the invading forces enough to contest the invasion and then retreated before the SLDF could mount an effective pursuit, preserving their strength as part of a general refit and rearmament campaign both sides were conducting.[7]

Star League[edit]

During the final years of the Star League, Borgan's Rift was the host to a SLDF garrison.[49]

Succession Wars[edit]

In the thirty-first century, Borgan's Rift was suffering from the crippling of interstellar economies and dramatic technological decline that characterized the Succession Wars. Up until 3040, Borgan's Rift was regularly pillaged by pirates and economically stagnant. Eventually Borgan's Rift was sold to Shanti Magliss of Magliss Spirits who built warehouses and distribution centers all over the planet, yet the pirate attacks continued.[1]

FedCom Civil War[edit]

In mid-3067, Borgan's Rift was one of a number of planets in the region to be an active battlefield. Capellan Confederation Armed Forces were patrolling the system, with at least one JumpShip and DropShip deployed in the system; Borgan's Rift was one of a number of border systems that the Magestrix had given the Capellans permission to conduct random patrols in. By mid-July the fighting had reached Old Port Town, the site of a largely disused DropPort that had been a major DropPort until the construction of a major new DropPort in Crescent City had reduced Old Port Town to a backup facility and the local community to a relative ghost town.[50]

The Jihad[edit]

Following the firebombing of the city of Crimson on Canopus IV, the Blakist Forty-first Shadow Division launched a series of attacks on other worlds within the Magistracy of Canopus between 3071[51] and 3073.[52] The Forty-first's rampage hit Bass before moving on to hit Lindenmarle, Megarez, Adherlwin and finally Borgan's Rift;[51] the Forty-first was then caught and hammered by a joint Canopian-Capellan task force in the Aspropirgos system in Free Worlds League space, ending their rampage.[51][52] During the Blakist campaign against the Magistracy the various Canopian military academies were specifically targeted, with the Canopian Institute of War on Canopus IV being destroyed along with the provincial academies on a number of worlds including Borgan's Rift.[53]

Military Deployment[edit]

2578[edit]

2581[edit]

2764[edit]

3058[edit]

3145[edit]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Newport: a city[1]
  • Howe: a city[1]
  • Crescent City: site of a major DropPort during the thirty-first century[50]
  • Old Port Town: site of a DropPort[50]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 28 systems (25 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Fanardir 18.7 Early Dawn 20.4 Hastur 24.1 Cassilda 25.3
Adherlwin 30.0 Zathras 30.2 Aspropirgos 34.5 Lockton 36.2
Butzfleth 38.4 Brixtana 40.3 Thurrock 42.8 Canopus 45.4
Joyz 47.3 Aquagea 49.0 New Abilene 51.0 Piriapolis 54.1
Fagerholm 54.3 Alamagordo 55.1 Viribium 56.4 Umka 56.4
Itica 56.6 Palm 57.9 Amnesty 58.2 Gouderak 58.6
Adhara 59.7 Bonavista 62.4 Banfora 62.8 Nobel 63.0

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 BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction, p. 33: "Borgan's Rift" planet profile
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 38
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 93
  5. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 17: "Capellan Confederation Founding [2366]"
  6. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 94
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Historical: Reunification War, p. 101
  8. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
  9. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 39
  10. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  11. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
  12. ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 35
  13. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 96
  14. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25
  15. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 31
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 34
  17. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123
  18. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113
  19. ↑ Second Succession War, pp. 18–19
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 39
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 38
  22. ↑ Second Succession War, pp. 78–79
  23. ↑ House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition), pp. 14–15: "3022 Interstellar Expeditions. IAAS-349-SIFNM97-MMMXXII"
  24. ↑ The Periphery, pp. 156–157
  25. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 40
  26. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 42
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 96
  28. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 49
  29. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 51
  30. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
  31. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 10
  32. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 22
  33. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 46
  34. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
  35. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 60
  36. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 54
  37. ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 112: "Magistracy of Canopus & Tortuga Dominions"
  38. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
  39. ↑ Inner Sphere, p. 97: "Near Periphery Kingdoms"
  40. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 68
  41. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 56
  42. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43
  43. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64
  44. ↑ Field Report: Periphery, p. 20
  45. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62
  46. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085]"
  47. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 10
  48. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 148: "Magistracy of Canopus Front (Jump-Off - 2582)"
  49. ↑ 49.0 49.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 257: "SLDF - Magistracy of Canopus Military Command Map"
  50. ↑ 50.0 50.1 50.2 Pledges of Allegiance, p. 4
  51. ↑ 51.0 51.1 51.2 Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 30: "Canopus United"
  52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 104: "41st Division unit profile"
  53. ↑ Objectives: Periphery, p. 15: "Strategic Integrity"
  54. ↑ 54.0 54.1 54.2 Historical: Reunification War, p. 150: "Magistracy of Canopus Front (Jump-Off - 2582)"
  55. ↑ The Periphery, Second Edition, p. 41: "The Magistracy Armed Forces - Deployment as of 3058"
  56. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 201: "Magistracy Highlanders"

Bibliography[edit]

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