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| − | {{ | + | {{otheruses|the planetary system|other uses|Crossing (disambiguation)}} |
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| − | | image = | + | | image = Crossing_3151.svg |
| − | | caption = Crossing | + | | caption = Crossing [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]] |
| name = Crossing | | name = Crossing | ||
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| − | | class = G4V<ref name=OTPDtM4>''Operational Turning Points: Death to Mercenaries!'', p. 4 | + | | class = G4V<ref name=OTPDtM4>''Operational Turning Points: Death to Mercenaries!'', p. 4: "Crossing Planetary Data"</ref> |
| − | | recharge = 185 hours<ref name=OTPDtM4/> | + | | recharge = 185 hours<ref name=OTPDtM4/><ref name=DDPM>''Dominions Divided Poster Map''</ref> |
| recharge stations = Zenith<ref name=OTPDtM4/> | | recharge stations = Zenith<ref name=OTPDtM4/> | ||
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| − | The '''Crossing''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Crossing IV''', and as | + | The '''Crossing''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Crossing IV''', and as of [[3152]] was located within the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name=DDp75>”Dominions Divided”, p. 75, “Draconis Combine & Federated Suns June 3152” (Map)</ref> |
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| − | == System Description == | + | ==System Description== |
| − | + | Crossing is located near the [[Benet]] and [[Hoff]] systems<ref name="ER:2750p37"/> and consists of a class F9V primary orbited by at least four planets. It lies [[Spinward]] from [[Terra]]. During the [[thirty-first century]] a recharge station was in place at the system's zenith [[jump point]].<ref name=OTPDtM4/><ref name=DDp75/> | |
| − | == System History == | + | ==System History== |
| − | The Crossing system was | + | The Crossing system was colonized during or shortly before the [[Age of War]] and was a member of the [[Federated Suns]] by the end of the era.<ref name="HB:HDp18"/><ref name="HB:HDp48"/> |
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| − | == | + | ==Political Affiliation== |
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| + | * [[2317]] - Inhabited world<ref name="HB:HDp18">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18: "Federated Suns at their Founding - [2317] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2319]] - Inhabited world<ref name="HB:HKp18">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding" - [2319] Map</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2571]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48: "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2581]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:RWp106">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 106: "Reunification War: Outworlds Alliance Front Deployments (2581)"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2596]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596]" Map</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2750]] - Federated Suns<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2764]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FM:SLDF">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2765]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref><ref name=FR:2765FSp29>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 29: "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref><ref name=FR:2765DCp25>''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', p. 25: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2786]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War'', p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2791]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name="FSWp44">''First Succession War'', p. 44: "Draconis Combine-Federated Suns Front 2786-2796"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2818]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FSWp98"/> | ||
| + | * [[2822]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54: "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2864]] - Federated Suns<ref name=HB:HDp60>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60: "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3000]] - Federated Suns (from May)<ref name=THtF>''The Hand that Feeds''</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3025]] - Federated Suns<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', foldout: "Federated Suns - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3030]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of 3039 Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: Inner Sphere - [3063] Map</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3067]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82: "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3075]] - Federated Suns<ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3079]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FR:AFFSp21">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 21: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref><ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3081]] - Federated Suns<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3085]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FM:3085p127">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3135]] - Federated Suns<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3145]] - Federated Suns<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3151]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="SFp103">''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103: "Inner Sphere - [3151] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3152]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=DDp75/> | ||
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| − | = Crossing IV = | + | ==Crossing IV== |
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| − | | image = Crossing | + | | image = Crossing Flag.png |
| − | | | + | | name = Crossing IV |
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| distance = 7.96 days<ref name=OTPDtM4/> | | distance = 7.96 days<ref name=OTPDtM4/> | ||
| moons = 4 (Wayfarer, Journeyman, Trinket, Scope)<ref name=OTPDtM4/> | | moons = 4 (Wayfarer, Journeyman, Trinket, Scope)<ref name=OTPDtM4/> | ||
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| gravity = 0.99<ref name=OTPDtM4/> | | gravity = 0.99<ref name=OTPDtM4/> | ||
| pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=OTPDtM4/> | | pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=OTPDtM4/> | ||
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| water = 78%<ref name=OTPDtM4/> | | water = 78%<ref name=OTPDtM4/> | ||
| life = Insects<ref name=OTPDtM4/> | | life = Insects<ref name=OTPDtM4/> | ||
| − | | | + | | continents = 2 (Charon, Ganse)<ref name=OTPDtM4/> |
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| + | | population = 282,730,000 (3028)<ref name=OTPDtM4/> | ||
| + | | ruler = [[Baron of Crossing]] | ||
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| + | Crossing IV, more commonly known simply as Crossing, is the fourth planet in the system and has four moons named Journeyman, Scope, Trinket and Wayfarer.<ref name=OTPDtM4/> | ||
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| + | ===Planetary History=== | ||
| + | ====First Succession War==== | ||
| + | Two of Crossing's moons were [[AFFS]] military reservations. Trinket was home to a hostile environment training center, where infantry units were trained in [[Xenoplanetary Infantry|xenoplanetary]], vacuum, and zero-gravity environments. Typically two regiments were present at any time. Wayfarer was used by the [[Department of the Quartermaster]] as a regional aerospace proving ground. The Quartermaster used the Wayfarer facility to test missile ammunition and seeker systems developed by new military contractors.<ref name=OTPDtM4/> Crossing was invaded during the first half of the major invasion into the Federated Suns launched by the [[Draconis Combine]] in May [[2787]].<ref name="FSWp44"/> Crossing was liberated by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] in [[2817]]–[[2818]], as part of the third and final major counteroffensive of the [[First Succession War]] against the Draconis Combine. Crossing was one of the last six worlds to be liberated by the Federated Suns.<ref name="FSWp98">''First Succession War'', p. 98: "The Davion Counter-Offensives"</ref> | ||
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| + | ====Second Succession War==== | ||
| + | During the [[Second Succession War]] Crossing was targeted by the DCMS in [[Operation AKAI KAZE]] - also known as [[Operation RED WIND]] - an offensive against the Federated Suns launched in April [[2830]]. The [[Thirty-ninth Galedon Regulars]] dropped onto Crossing, which was defended by three [[AFFS]] training cadres - the [[1st New Avalon Military Academy Training Battalion|First NAMA]] and [[1st Sakhara Academy Training Battalion|First]] and [[4th Sakhara Academy Training Battalion|Fourth Sakhara Academy Training Battalions]] - and a mercenary regiment, the [[Eighth Striker Regiment]] of the [[Fighting Uruk Hai]]. The Commanding Officer of the Thirty-ninth was dismissive of all his opponents; he believed that the Eighth would lack commitment, being mercenaries, while he anticipated the training cadres' lack of experience would mean they had little value. He was proven wrong on all counts; despite a lack of experience, the cadres were determined, stubborn opponents, while the Eighth Striker Regiment proved itself entirely willing to take risks to defend the planet. By the time the Thirty-ninth withdrew, it was lucky to escape with a third of its original strength.<ref name="SSWp33">''Second Succession War'', p. 33: "The Dragon Strikes: Black Wind, Red Wind"</ref> | ||
| − | Crossing | + | ====Third Succession War==== |
| + | Crossing was home to a large civilian population. Many of these civilians were retired [[AFFS]] members, and so the [[MIIO]] maintained a presence on the world to look for activity that supported the [[Davion Warriors' Cabal|Warrior's Cabal]] or other anti-Federated Suns movements. By the end of the [[Third Succession War]] the designated ruler of Crossing, Baron Caine, was actively pushing for the [[Draconis March Militia]] to be expanded via the raising of an additional command from Crossing. It was uncertain whether Duke Sandoval, the ruler of the [[Draconis March]] would have been able to obtain the vehicles and [[BattleMech]]s needed for such an expansion given the number of commands engaged in combat across the March at any given time, but while in the past the suggestion of such an expansion had been fruitless given the combination of strong aerospace defenses on Wayfarer and the constant military traffic through the system, the advent of the [[Fourth Succession War]] made the idea more appealing.<ref name=OTPDtM4/> | ||
| − | == | + | ====Fourth Succession War==== |
| − | = | + | On 4 September [[3029]], four Draconis Combine regiments engaged [[Wolf's Dragoons]] in the [[Battle of Crossing (3029)]].<ref name=WDSp42-43>''Wolf's Dragoons'', pp. 42–43: "Crossing"</ref> |
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| + | ====2765==== | ||
| + | * [[Sixteenth Avalon Hussars]]<ref name=FR:2765FSp10>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 10: "Avalon Hussars - Regimental Status"</ref> | ||
| − | == | + | ====2786==== |
| − | + | * Sixteenth Avalon Hussars<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"</ref> | |
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| − | === | + | * [[1st NAIS Cadet Cadre|First NAMA Training Battalion]]<ref name="FSWp134"/> |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[First Sakhara Academy Training Battalion]]<ref name="FSWp134"/> |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Fourth Sakhara Academy Training Battalion]]<ref name="FSWp134"/> |
| + | * [[Fighting Urukhai|Eighth Striker]]<ref name="FSWp135">''First Succession War'', p. 135: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"</ref> | ||
| − | == | + | ====2830==== |
| − | === | + | * First NAMA Training Battalion<ref name="SSWp33"/> |
| − | * [[ | + | * First Sakhara Academy Training Battalion<ref name="SSWp33"/> |
| + | * Fourth Sakhara Academy Training Battalion<ref name="SSWp33"/> | ||
| + | * Fighting Uruk Hai<ref name="SSWp33"/> | ||
| + | :* Eighth Striker Regiment<ref name="SSWp33"/> | ||
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| + | ====3029==== | ||
| + | * [[Wolf's Dragoons]]<ref name=WDSp42-43/> | ||
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| − | * | + | * [[Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry]] [[RCT]]<ref name=20YUp19>''20 Year Update'', p. 19: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref> |
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| − | * | + | * Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry RCT<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 136: "Deployment Table"</ref> |
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| − | * [[ | + | * [[Third Pesht Regulars]] (battalion)<ref name=FM3145p64>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 65: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"</ref> |
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| − | === | + | ===Geography=== |
| − | + | The two major continents on Crossing are named Charon and Ganse; Charon is located in the southern hemisphere, while Ganse is in the western hemisphere. Notable geographical features on Crossing include the Tartarus Caldera, a large bowl-shaped caldera, and a sea known as the Averrant Sea that has crystal-clear water due to an analogue of a monocellular plankton unique to the seas of Crossing and a complete lack of predators.<ref name=OTPDtM4/> | |
| − | == | + | ===Planetary Locations=== |
| − | + | * Averrant City: the planetary capital and site of the largest nonmilitary spaceport on Crossing; located on Ganse<ref name=OTPDtM4/> | |
| + | * Crassus: a city on Crossing notable for having an extremely high population of retired military veterans<ref name=OTPDtM4/> | ||
| + | * New Rhodes: a city on Crossing notable for having an extremely high population of retired military veterans<ref name=OTPDtM4/> | ||
| + | * Rawlings Plain<ref name=RRc17>''Redemption Rift'', ch. 17</ref> | ||
| + | * Tartarus Caldera: a two-kilometer wide crater formed from a collapsing volcano; site of the Battle of Crossing (3029)<ref name=WDSp42-43/> | ||
| + | * The Shores: a popular tourist destination some fourteen kilometers south of Averrant City<ref name=OTPDtM4/> | ||
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| − | == | + | ===Companies and Industries=== |
| − | == Image gallery == | + | ===Image gallery=== |
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| − | == Nearby Systems == | + | ==Map Gallery== |
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| + | ==Nearby Systems== | ||
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| + | {|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;" | ||
| + | ! colspan="8" | Closest 44 systems (41 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first: | ||
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| − | | [[Benet | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Benet]] |
| − | | 14.5 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 14.5 |
| − | | [[Hoff]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Hoff]] |
| − | | 15.2 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 15.2 |
| − | | [[Lima]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Lima]] |
| − | | 18.8 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 18.8 |
| − | | [[Tallmadge]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Tallmadge]] |
| − | | 23.4 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 23.4 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Bettendorf]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Bettendorf]] |
| − | | 24.4 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 24.4 |
| − | | [[Harrow's Sun]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Harrow's Sun]] |
| − | | 25.3 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 25.3 |
| − | | [[Wapakoneta]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Wapakoneta]] |
| − | | 26.6 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 26.6 |
| − | | [[Sakhara | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Sakhara]] |
| − | | 26.7 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 26.7 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[New Ivaarsen]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[New Ivaarsen]] |
| − | | 29.3 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 29.3 |
| − | | [[Bergman's Planet]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Bergman's Planet]] |
| − | | 30.4 | + | | class="over30" | 30.4 |
| − | | [[Ballentine]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Ballentine]] |
| − | | 30.7 | + | | class="over30" | 30.7 |
| − | | [[Royal]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Royal]] |
| − | | 30.9 | + | | class="over30" | 30.9 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[New Aberdeen]] | + | | class="over30" | [[New Aberdeen]] |
| − | | 31.2 | + | | class="over30" | 31.2 |
| − | | [[Glenmora]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Glenmora]] |
| − | | 32.6 | + | | class="over30" | 32.6 |
| − | | [[McComb]] | + | | class="over30" | [[McComb]] |
| − | | 32.7 | + | | class="over30" | 32.7 |
| − | | [[Nouveau Toulouse]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Nouveau Toulouse]] |
| − | | 33.8 | + | | class="over30" | 33.8 |
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| − | | [[Fairfield]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Fairfield]] |
| − | | 35.7 | + | | class="over30" | 35.7 |
| − | | [[Franklin]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Franklin]] |
| − | | 36.5 | + | | class="over30" | 36.5 |
| − | | [[Dahar | + | | class="over30" | [[Dahar]] |
| − | | 37.7 | + | | class="over30" | 37.7 |
| − | | [[Elidere | + | | class="over30" | [[Elidere]] |
| − | | 39.1 | + | | class="over30" | 39.1 |
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| − | | [[Lucerne]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Lucerne]] |
| − | | 41.0 | + | | class="over30" | 41.0 |
| − | | [[Allerton]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Allerton]] |
| − | | 41.3 | + | | class="over30" | 41.3 |
| − | | [[Misery]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Misery]] |
| − | | 43.2 | + | | class="over30" | 43.2 |
| − | | [[Marlowe's Rift]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Marlowe's Rift]] |
| − | | 44.6 | + | | class="over30" | 44.6 |
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| − | | [[Gandy's Luck]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Gandy's Luck]] |
| − | | 45.9 | + | | class="over30" | 45.9 |
| − | | [[Marduk]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Marduk]] |
| − | | 46.7 | + | | class="over30" | 46.7 |
| − | | [[Deshler]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Deshler]] |
| − | | 46.9 | + | | class="over30" | 46.9 |
| − | | [[Thestria]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Thestria]] |
| − | | 49.8 | + | | class="over30" | 49.8 |
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| − | | [[Swales]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Swales]] |
| − | | 50.6 | + | | class="over30" | 50.6 |
| − | | [[Rochester]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Rochester]] |
| − | | 51.5 | + | | class="over30" | 51.5 |
| − | | [[Courtney]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Courtney]] |
| − | | 52.2 | + | | class="over30" | 52.2 |
| − | | [[Harpster]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Harpster]] |
| − | | 53.3 | + | | class="over30" | 53.3 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Dobson]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Dobson]] |
| − | | 53.4 | + | | class="over30" | 53.4 |
| − | | [[Barlow's End]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Barlow's End]] |
| − | | 53.6 | + | | class="over30" | 53.6 |
| − | | [[Emporia]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Emporia]] |
| − | | 53.9 | + | | class="over30" | 53.9 |
| − | | [[Tripoli]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Tripoli]] |
| − | | 54.1 | + | | class="over30" | 54.1 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Le Blanc]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Le Blanc]] |
| − | | 54.6 | + | | class="over30" | 54.6 |
| − | | [[Turkalia]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Turkalia]] |
| − | | 55.2 | + | | class="over30" | 55.2 |
| − | | [[Sauk City]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Sauk City]] |
| − | | 55.5 | + | | class="over30" | 55.5 |
| − | | [[Robinson]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Robinson]] |
| − | | 57.6 | + | | class="over30" | 57.6 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Breed]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Breed]] |
| − | | 58.4 | + | | class="over30" | 58.4 |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | [[Paris]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | 61.5 |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | [[Tishomingo]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | 62.3 |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | [[Goldlure]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | 62.9 |
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| − | == References == | + | ==References== |
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| − | == Bibliography == | + | ==Bibliography== |
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Dominions Divided]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[First Succession War ( | + | * ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Field Report 2765: DCMS]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' | ||
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' | ||
* ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Operational Turning Points: Death to Mercenaries!]]'' | * ''[[Operational Turning Points: Death to Mercenaries!]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)]]'' | + | * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]'' | ||
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| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Systems|Crossing]] |
| − | [[Category: Draconis Combine | + | [[Category: Draconis Combine Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Federated Commonwealth | + | [[Category: Federated Commonwealth Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Federated Suns | + | [[Category: Federated Suns Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Independent | + | [[Category: Independent Systems]] |
Latest revision as of 08:26, 23 April 2024
- This article is about the planetary system. For other uses, see Crossing (disambiguation).
| Crossing | |
|---|---|
← 3135 3151 | |
 | |
| System Information | |
| X:Y Coordinates | 253.313 : 47.262[e] |
| Spectral class | G4V[1] |
| Recharge time | 185 hours[1][2] |
| Recharge station(s) | Zenith[1] |
The Crossing system was home to at least one habitable world, Crossing IV, and as of 3152 was located within the Draconis Combine.[3]
Contents
System Description[edit]
Crossing is located near the Benet and Hoff systems[4] and consists of a class F9V primary orbited by at least four planets. It lies Spinward from Terra. During the thirty-first century a recharge station was in place at the system's zenith jump point.[1][3]
System History[edit]
The Crossing system was colonized during or shortly before the Age of War and was a member of the Federated Suns by the end of the era.[5][6]
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2317 - Inhabited world[5]
- 2319 - Inhabited world[7]
- 2571 - Federated Suns[6][8]
- 2581 - Federated Suns[9]
- 2596 - Federated Suns[10]
- 2750 - Federated Suns[4]
- 2764 - Federated Suns[11]
- 2765 - Federated Suns[12][13][14]
- 2786 - Federated Suns[15]
- 2791 - Draconis Combine[16]
- 2818 - Federated Suns[17]
- 2822 - Federated Suns[18][19][20][21]
- 2864 - Federated Suns[22][23]
- 3000 - Federated Suns (from May)[24]
- 3025 - Federated Suns[25][26][27][28]
- 3030 - Draconis Combine[29][30]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth[31][32][33]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth[34]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth[35][36]
- 3057 - Federated Commonwealth[37]
- 3058 - Federated Commonwealth[38]
- 3063 - Federated Commonwealth[39]
- 3067 - Federated Suns[40][41][42]
- 3075 - Federated Suns[43]
- 3079 - Federated Suns[44][45]
- 3081 - Federated Suns[46]
- 3085 - Federated Suns[47]
- 3135 - Federated Suns[48]
- 3145 - Federated Suns[49][50]
- 3151 - Draconis Combine[51]
- 3152 - Draconis Combine[3]
Crossing IV[edit]
| Crossing IV | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Astrophysical | |
| System position | Fourth[1] |
| Jump Point distance | 7.96 days[1] |
| Moons | 4 (Wayfarer, Journeyman, Trinket, Scope)[1] |
| Geophysical | |
| Surface gravity | 0.99[1] |
| Atmospheric pressure | Standard (Breathable)[1] |
| Equatorial temperature | 37°C (Arid)[1] |
| Surface water | 78%[1] |
| Highest native life | Insects[1] |
| Landmasses | 2 (Charon, Ganse)[1] |
| History and Culture | |
| Population | 282,730,000 (3028)[1] |
| Government and Infrastructure | |
| Noble Ruler | Baron of Crossing |
| HPG Class | B[1] |
Crossing IV, more commonly known simply as Crossing, is the fourth planet in the system and has four moons named Journeyman, Scope, Trinket and Wayfarer.[1]
Planetary History[edit]
First Succession War[edit]
Two of Crossing's moons were AFFS military reservations. Trinket was home to a hostile environment training center, where infantry units were trained in xenoplanetary, vacuum, and zero-gravity environments. Typically two regiments were present at any time. Wayfarer was used by the Department of the Quartermaster as a regional aerospace proving ground. The Quartermaster used the Wayfarer facility to test missile ammunition and seeker systems developed by new military contractors.[1] Crossing was invaded during the first half of the major invasion into the Federated Suns launched by the Draconis Combine in May 2787.[16] Crossing was liberated by the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns in 2817–2818, as part of the third and final major counteroffensive of the First Succession War against the Draconis Combine. Crossing was one of the last six worlds to be liberated by the Federated Suns.[17]
Second Succession War[edit]
During the Second Succession War Crossing was targeted by the DCMS in Operation AKAI KAZE - also known as Operation RED WIND - an offensive against the Federated Suns launched in April 2830. The Thirty-ninth Galedon Regulars dropped onto Crossing, which was defended by three AFFS training cadres - the First NAMA and First and Fourth Sakhara Academy Training Battalions - and a mercenary regiment, the Eighth Striker Regiment of the Fighting Uruk Hai. The Commanding Officer of the Thirty-ninth was dismissive of all his opponents; he believed that the Eighth would lack commitment, being mercenaries, while he anticipated the training cadres' lack of experience would mean they had little value. He was proven wrong on all counts; despite a lack of experience, the cadres were determined, stubborn opponents, while the Eighth Striker Regiment proved itself entirely willing to take risks to defend the planet. By the time the Thirty-ninth withdrew, it was lucky to escape with a third of its original strength.[52]
Third Succession War[edit]
Crossing was home to a large civilian population. Many of these civilians were retired AFFS members, and so the MIIO maintained a presence on the world to look for activity that supported the Warrior's Cabal or other anti-Federated Suns movements. By the end of the Third Succession War the designated ruler of Crossing, Baron Caine, was actively pushing for the Draconis March Militia to be expanded via the raising of an additional command from Crossing. It was uncertain whether Duke Sandoval, the ruler of the Draconis March would have been able to obtain the vehicles and BattleMechs needed for such an expansion given the number of commands engaged in combat across the March at any given time, but while in the past the suggestion of such an expansion had been fruitless given the combination of strong aerospace defenses on Wayfarer and the constant military traffic through the system, the advent of the Fourth Succession War made the idea more appealing.[1]
Fourth Succession War[edit]
On 4 September 3029, four Draconis Combine regiments engaged Wolf's Dragoons in the Battle of Crossing (3029).[53]
Military Deployment[edit]
2765[edit]
2786[edit]
- Sixteenth Avalon Hussars[55]
2821[edit]
- First NAMA Training Battalion[55]
- First Sakhara Academy Training Battalion[55]
- Fourth Sakhara Academy Training Battalion[55]
- Eighth Striker[56]
2830[edit]
- First NAMA Training Battalion[52]
- First Sakhara Academy Training Battalion[52]
- Fourth Sakhara Academy Training Battalion[52]
- Fighting Uruk Hai[52]
- Eighth Striker Regiment[52]
Geography[edit]
The two major continents on Crossing are named Charon and Ganse; Charon is located in the southern hemisphere, while Ganse is in the western hemisphere. Notable geographical features on Crossing include the Tartarus Caldera, a large bowl-shaped caldera, and a sea known as the Averrant Sea that has crystal-clear water due to an analogue of a monocellular plankton unique to the seas of Crossing and a complete lack of predators.[1]
Planetary Locations[edit]
- Averrant City: the planetary capital and site of the largest nonmilitary spaceport on Crossing; located on Ganse[1]
- Crassus: a city on Crossing notable for having an extremely high population of retired military veterans[1]
- New Rhodes: a city on Crossing notable for having an extremely high population of retired military veterans[1]
- Rawlings Plain[60]
- Tartarus Caldera: a two-kilometer wide crater formed from a collapsing volcano; site of the Battle of Crossing (3029)[53]
- The Shores: a popular tourist destination some fourteen kilometers south of Averrant City[1]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
| Closest 44 systems (41 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benet | 14.5 | Hoff | 15.2 | Lima | 18.8 | Tallmadge | 23.4 |
| Bettendorf | 24.4 | Harrow's Sun | 25.3 | Wapakoneta | 26.6 | Sakhara | 26.7 |
| New Ivaarsen | 29.3 | Bergman's Planet | 30.4 | Ballentine | 30.7 | Royal | 30.9 |
| New Aberdeen | 31.2 | Glenmora | 32.6 | McComb | 32.7 | Nouveau Toulouse | 33.8 |
| Fairfield | 35.7 | Franklin | 36.5 | Dahar | 37.7 | Elidere | 39.1 |
| Lucerne | 41.0 | Allerton | 41.3 | Misery | 43.2 | Marlowe's Rift | 44.6 |
| Gandy's Luck | 45.9 | Marduk | 46.7 | Deshler | 46.9 | Thestria | 49.8 |
| Swales | 50.6 | Rochester | 51.5 | Courtney | 52.2 | Harpster | 53.3 |
| Dobson | 53.4 | Barlow's End | 53.6 | Emporia | 53.9 | Tripoli | 54.1 |
| Le Blanc | 54.6 | Turkalia | 55.2 | Sauk City | 55.5 | Robinson | 57.6 |
| Breed | 58.4 | Paris | 61.5 | Tishomingo | 62.3 | Goldlure | 62.9 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 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 1.21 1.22 Operational Turning Points: Death to Mercenaries!, p. 4: "Crossing Planetary Data"
- ↑ Dominions Divided Poster Map
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 ”Dominions Divided”, p. 75, “Draconis Combine & Federated Suns June 3152” (Map)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 18: "Federated Suns at their Founding - [2317] Map"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 48: "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding" - [2319] Map
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 106: "Reunification War: Outworlds Alliance Front Deployments (2581)"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596]" Map
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 29: "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: DCMS, p. 25: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [2765]"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 First Succession War, p. 44: "Draconis Combine-Federated Suns Front 2786-2796"
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 First Succession War, p. 98: "The Davion Counter-Offensives"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54: "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60: "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
- ↑ The Hand that Feeds
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), foldout: "Federated Suns - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 72: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of 3039 Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: Inner Sphere - [3063] Map
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82: "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
- ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 21: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 103: "Inner Sphere - [3151] Map"
- ↑ 52.0 52.1 52.2 52.3 52.4 52.5 Second Succession War, p. 33: "The Dragon Strikes: Black Wind, Red Wind"
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 53.2 Wolf's Dragoons, pp. 42–43: "Crossing"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 10: "Avalon Hussars - Regimental Status"
- ↑ 55.0 55.1 55.2 55.3 First Succession War, p. 134: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 135: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 19: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 136: "Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 65: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"
- ↑ Redemption Rift, ch. 17
Bibliography[edit]
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- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
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- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Field Report: AFFS
- Field Report: DCMS
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- Field Report 2765: DCMS
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