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[[Image:Halfway_Neighbors.png|Planets within 2 jumps|right|thumb|225px]]
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| image              = Halfway_3151.svg
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''(References to [[Special:Whatlinkshere/Halfway | Halfway]])''
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| caption            = Halfway [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]]
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| name                = Halfway
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| coord              = -252.553 : 86.034{{e}}
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| stars              =
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| class              = A4III<ref name=O:LAp14>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 14: "Industrial Systems"</ref>
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| recharge            = 165 hours<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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| recharge stations  = None<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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The '''Halfway''' system is the location of at least one inhabited world and as of [[3085]] was located in the [[Bolan Province]] of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref name="FM:3085pvii"/>
  
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''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0)
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==System Description==
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Halfway is located near the [[Nichol's Rest]] and [[Smolnik]] systems.
  
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'''X''': -252.36
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==System History==
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'''Y''': 86.65{{e}}
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By [[3130]], Halfway had disappeared from the interstellar charts.<ref name=EDDAp12>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 12: "Map of the Inner Sphere - 3130"</ref> The reason for this is unknown.{{ref label|disappeared|See Notes}}
  
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==Planetary Data<ref name=O:LAp14>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 14, "Industrial Systems"</ref>==
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==Political Affiliation==
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* Star Type (Recharge Time): A4III (165 hours)
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* Position in System: 2
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* [[2341]] - Inhabited system<ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth Founding - [2341] Map"</ref>
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* Time to Jump Point: 36.09 days
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* [[2445]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name="HM(TFWL)p16">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 16: "Struggle Between Marik and Parliament"</ref>
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* Number of Satellites: 2 (Quarterway, Fathom)
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* [[2446]] - [[Free Worlds League]]<ref name="HM(TFWL)p16"/>
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* Surface Gravity: 0.96
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* [[2571]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
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* Atm. Pressure: Thin (Breathable)
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* [[2596]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name=HRWp158>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
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* Equatorial Temperature: 12°C (Cold-Temperate)
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* [[2750]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:MPSp25">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 25: "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League - [2750] Map"</ref><ref name="ER:2750p36">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 36: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
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* Surface Water: 54%
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* [[2764]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
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* Recharging Station: None
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* [[2765]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="H:LoTV1p10">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref>
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* [[HPG]] Class Type: B
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* [[2786]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
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* Highest Native Life: Plant
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* [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
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* Landmasses (Capital City): Gespar (Torrence), Krakatau, Dobson
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* [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
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* [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
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* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref>
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* [[3057]] - [[Lyran Alliance]]<ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70: "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
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* [[3075]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="JS:TBDp64>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 21: "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
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* [[3135]] - No record<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
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* [[3145]] - No record<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. vi: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
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* [[3151]] - No record<ref name=SFp102>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 102: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref>
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{{div col end}}
  
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==Era Specific Data==
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===3079<ref name=O:LAp14/>===
 
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* Population: 3,563,000
 
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* Socio-Industrial Levels/[[USIIR]]: C-C-C-C-A
 
  
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==Planetary Garrison==
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==Halfway II==
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===3079===
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{{InfoBoxPlanet
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* Planetary Militia<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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| image              =
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:- The planetary militia's training programs, located in the capital city of Torrence on the Gespar continent, focuses on Vehicles and unarmored infantry.
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| name                = Halfway II
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| othernames          =
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| position            = Second<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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| distance            = 36.09 days<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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| moons              = 2 (Quarterway, Fathom)<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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| gravity            = 0.96<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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| pressure            = Thin (Breathable)<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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| temperature        = 12°C (Cold-Temperate)<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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| water              = 54%<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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| life                = Plant<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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| continents          = 3 (Dobson, Gespar, Krakatau)<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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| colonized          =  
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| demonym            =  
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| language            =  
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| religion            =  
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| population          = 3,563,000 (3079)<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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| ruler              = [[Duke of Halfway]]
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| political          =  
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| commander          =  
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| capital            = Torrence<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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| hpg                = B<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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| hpgrep              =
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}}
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===Planetary History===
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====Age of War====
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Reversing several losses against the Lyran Commonwealth, [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Peter Marik (25th c.)|Peter Marik II]] of the Free Worlds League led a successful campaign against the Lyran Commonwealth, recapturing worlds in [[2441]] and then, in 2446, striking into the Commonwealth with the capture of Halfway and [[Smolnik]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p16"/>
  
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==Manufacturing Center==
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====Star League====
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During the final years of the [[Star League]], Halfway was the host to a [[Star League Defense Force]] garrison.<ref name=FMSLDGp255>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"</ref>
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====Jihad====
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An enclave on the continent of Krakatau was "gifted" to the mercantile [[Clan Diamond Shark]] in the late 3070s, something that caused concern throughout the local region.<ref name=O:LAp14/> While the creation of the enclave marked a new level of interaction with the nations of the [[Inner Sphere]] for the Diamond Sharks,<ref name="J:FRp114">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 114: "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref> there were some reports circulating that falsely claimed that [[Devlin Stone]] had attempted to force [[Archon]] [[Adam Steiner]] to gift the entire planet to the Sharks.<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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The enclave on Halfway allowed the Sharks to gain influence as far away as [[Sian]] as they built and maintained connections with major Inner Sphere corporations.<ref name="J:FRp114"/> In the meantime, Halfway continued to develop military industries looking to use the planet's remote location as a form of defense; by [[3079]] the [[Arcturan Arms]] facility on Baldic Island was manufacturing the [[Marsden II]] Main Battle Tank on Halfway, while the [[Lestrade Motors]] plant near Wrightport on Dobson was producing the [[Büffel VII]] Engineering Support Vehicle.<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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===Military Deployment===
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====2764====
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* [[209th BattleMech Division]]<ref name=FMSLDGp255 />
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====3064====
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* [[Halfway Militia]]<ref name=SoFch4>''Storms of Fate'', ch. 4</ref>
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====3079====
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* Halfway Militia<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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:- The militia's training programs, located in the capital city of Torrence, focused on Vehicles and unarmored infantry.
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===Geography===
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Halfway has three major continents: Dobson, Gespar, and Krakatau. Halfway is best described as a barely habitable rock. With only primitive, fern-like vegetation as the highest form of life, Halfway has largely been a stopover point for travelers for centuries.<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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===Planetary Location===
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* Atholl<ref name=SoFch5>''Storms of Fate'', ch. 5</ref>
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* Baldic Island<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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:* Baldic Barony: site of the Arcturan Arms plant<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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* Bune: a city situated on the banks of the Graham River<ref name=SoFch4/>
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* Graham River<ref name=SoFch4/>
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* Torrence: planetary capital city on the Gespar continent<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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* Wrightport: location of the Lestrade Motors plant on Dobson<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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===Companies and Industries===
 
* [[Arcturan Arms]]<ref name=O:LAp14/>
 
* [[Arcturan Arms]]<ref name=O:LAp14/>
 
* [[Lestrade Motors]]<ref name=O:LAp14/>
 
* [[Lestrade Motors]]<ref name=O:LAp14/>
  
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==Owner History==
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==Notes==
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* [[2596]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]] <ref name=HRWp158>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158, "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"</ref>
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{{note|disappeared}} Regarding Halfway's disappearance from Inner Sphere maps after 3085, one of the BattleTech Line Developers has jokingly said that [https://bg.battletech.com/forums/ask-the-writers/calling-oystein/msg147832/#msg147832 Halfway perished of old age by 3130] before making a cryptic reference to radiation:
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* [[2750]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]] <ref name="HB:MPSp25">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 25, "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League [2750]"</ref><ref name="ER:2750p36">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 36, "Inner Sphere - 2750"</ref>
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* [[2765]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]] <ref name="H:LoTV1p10>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 10, "Inner Sphere - 2765"</ref>
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{{Quote|Halfway dies of natural causes sometime between 3079 and 3130. It lived to a ripe old age and in the end there was nothing to be done.
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* [[3025]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
 
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* [[3030]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
 
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]
 
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* [[3052]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]
 
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* [[3057]] - [[Lyran Alliance]]
 
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* [[3062]] - [[Lyran Alliance]]
 
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* [[3130]] - No record <ref name="MotIS3130">''Map of the Inner Sphere 3130''</ref>
 
  
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==Planetary History==
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if there are any Sea foxes there, they better be wearing space suits and radiation protection is all I'm saying...
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'''Halfway''' is best described as a barely-habitable rock. With only primitive, fern-like vegetation as the highest form of life, Halfway has largely been a stopover point for travelers for centuries.<ref name=O:LAp14/>
 
  
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===Jihad And Later===
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With regards,<br>
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An enclave on the continent of Krakatau was "gifted" to the mercantile [[Clan Diamond Shark]] in the late 3070s, something that caused concern throughout the local region.<ref name=O:LAp14/> While the creation of the enclave marked a new level of interaction with the nations of the [[Inner Sphere]] for the Diamond Sharks,<ref name="J:FRp114">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 114, "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref> there were some reports circulating that falsely claimed that [[Devlin Stone]] had attempted to force [[Archon]] [[Adam Steiner]] to gift the entire planet to the Sharks.<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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Øystein<br>
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Precentor Cartographic|[https://bg.battletech.com/forums/ask-the-writers/calling-oystein/msg147832/#msg147832 Øystein Tvedten, 3 June 2011]}}
  
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The enclave on Halfway allowed the Sharks to gain influence as far away as [[Sian]] as they built and maintained connections with major Inner Sphere corporations.<ref name="J:FRp114"/> In the meantime, Halfway continued to develop military industries looking to use the planet's remote location as a form of defence; by [[3079]] the [[Arcturan Arms]] facility on Baldic Island was manufacturing the [[Marsden II]] Main Battle Tank on Halfway, while the [[Lestrade Motors]] plant near Wrightport on Dobson was producing the [[Büffel VII]] Engineering Support Vehicle.<ref name=O:LAp14/>  
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==Map Gallery==
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<div class="system-map-gallery"></div>
  
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==Nearby Planets==
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==Nearby Systems==
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! colspan="10" | Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years) <br />Closest planets first:
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{|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;"
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! colspan="8" | Closest 24 systems (23 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first:
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! Planet
 
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! Distance (LY)
 
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! Jumps
 
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! 2750
 
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! 3025
 
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! 3030
 
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! 3040
 
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! 3052
 
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! 3057
 
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! 3062
 
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|-
 
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| [[Smolnik]]
 
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| 25.04
 
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| 1
 
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| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
−
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
−
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
−
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
−
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
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|-
 
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| [[Lancaster]]
 
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| 29.22
 
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| 1
 
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
−
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
−
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
−
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
−
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Zvolen]]
 
−
| 38.40
 
−
| 2
 
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
−
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
−
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
−
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
−
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[York]]
 
−
| 39.67
 
−
| 2
 
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
−
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
−
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
−
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
−
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Medzev]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Nichol's Rest]]
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| 39.75
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| class="lessthan30" | 21.1
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| 2
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Smolnik]]
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| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="lessthan30" | 24.8
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Lancaster]]
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="lessthan30" | 29.0
−
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over30" | [[McKellan]]
−
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over30" | 30.0
−
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
−
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Rosice]]
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| class="over30" | [[Ukunela]]
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| 42.85
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| class="over30" | 30.1
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| 2
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| class="over30" | [[Dagda (LC)|Dagda]]
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| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | 30.8
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | [[Zvolen]]
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | 38.1
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over30" | [[York (LC)|York]]
−
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over30" | 39.3
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| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
−
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Drosendorf]]
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| class="over30" | [[Medzev]]
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| 45.59
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| class="over30" | 39.4
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| 2
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| class="over30" | [[Hegel]]
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| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | 42.1
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | [[Rosice]]
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | 42.5
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over30" | [[Drosendorf]]
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over30" | 45.2
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| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
−
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Uzhgorod]]
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| class="over30" | [[Annwyn]]
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| 48.77
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| class="over30" | 47.0
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| 2
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| class="over30" | [[Uzhgorod]]
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | 48.4
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | [[Kitzingen]]
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | 48.9
−
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over30" | [[Dresden]]
−
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over30" | 50.0
−
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
−
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Kitzingen]]
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| class="over30" | [[Aquavita]]
−
| 49.34
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| class="over30" | 51.2
−
| 2
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| class="over30" | [[Stellaris]]
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | 51.6
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | [[Carlisle]]
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | 52.5
−
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over30" | [[Graz]]
−
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over30" | 54.4
−
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
−
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Carlisle]]
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| class="over30" | [[Sierpc]]
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| 53.02
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| class="over30" | 55.2
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| 2
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| class="over30" | [[Gallery]]
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| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | 58.7
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | [[Duran]]
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | 59.6
−
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over60" | [[Abejorral]]
−
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over60" | 62.4
−
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
−
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Gallery]]
 
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| 59.18
 
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| 2
 
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| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
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| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
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| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
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| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
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| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
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* ''[[Ants]]'' (short story)
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* ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
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* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
 +
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
 +
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
 +
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
 +
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 +
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
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* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
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* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
 +
* ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
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* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
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* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
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* ''[http://home.ifi.uio.no/~oysteint/btech/maps/IS_3130.pdf Map of the Inner Sphere 3130]''
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* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Objectives: Lyran Alliance]]''
 
* ''[[Objectives: Lyran Alliance]]''
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* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
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* ''[[Storms of Fate]]'' (novel)
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Latest revision as of 08:28, 23 April 2024

Halfway
← 3135
3151
Halfway 3151.svg
Halfway nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-252.553 : 86.034[e]
Spectral classA4III[1]
Recharge time165 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)None[1]

The Halfway system is the location of at least one inhabited world and as of 3085 was located in the Bolan Province of the Lyran Commonwealth.[2]

System Description[edit]

Halfway is located near the Nichol's Rest and Smolnik systems.

System History[edit]

By 3130, Halfway had disappeared from the interstellar charts.[3] The reason for this is unknown.[See Notes]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Halfway II[edit]

Halfway II
Astrophysical
System positionSecond[1]
Jump Point distance36.09 days[1]
Moons2 (Quarterway, Fathom)[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity0.96[1]
Atmospheric pressureThin (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature12°C (Cold-Temperate)[1]
Surface water54%[1]
Highest native lifePlant[1]
Landmasses3 (Dobson, Gespar, Krakatau)[1]
History and Culture
Population3,563,000 (3079)[1]
Government and Infrastructure
Noble RulerDuke of Halfway
CapitalTorrence[1]
HPG ClassB[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Age of War[edit]

Reversing several losses against the Lyran Commonwealth, Captain-General Peter Marik II of the Free Worlds League led a successful campaign against the Lyran Commonwealth, recapturing worlds in 2441 and then, in 2446, striking into the Commonwealth with the capture of Halfway and Smolnik.[5]

Star League[edit]

During the final years of the Star League, Halfway was the host to a Star League Defense Force garrison.[34]

Jihad[edit]

An enclave on the continent of Krakatau was "gifted" to the mercantile Clan Diamond Shark in the late 3070s, something that caused concern throughout the local region.[1] While the creation of the enclave marked a new level of interaction with the nations of the Inner Sphere for the Diamond Sharks,[35] there were some reports circulating that falsely claimed that Devlin Stone had attempted to force Archon Adam Steiner to gift the entire planet to the Sharks.[1]

The enclave on Halfway allowed the Sharks to gain influence as far away as Sian as they built and maintained connections with major Inner Sphere corporations.[35] In the meantime, Halfway continued to develop military industries looking to use the planet's remote location as a form of defense; by 3079 the Arcturan Arms facility on Baldic Island was manufacturing the Marsden II Main Battle Tank on Halfway, while the Lestrade Motors plant near Wrightport on Dobson was producing the Büffel VII Engineering Support Vehicle.[1]

Military Deployment[edit]

2764[edit]

3064[edit]

3079[edit]

  • Halfway Militia[1]
- The militia's training programs, located in the capital city of Torrence, focused on Vehicles and unarmored infantry.

Geography[edit]

Halfway has three major continents: Dobson, Gespar, and Krakatau. Halfway is best described as a barely habitable rock. With only primitive, fern-like vegetation as the highest form of life, Halfway has largely been a stopover point for travelers for centuries.[1]

Planetary Location[edit]

  • Baldic Barony: site of the Arcturan Arms plant[1]
  • Bune: a city situated on the banks of the Graham River[36]
  • Graham River[36]
  • Torrence: planetary capital city on the Gespar continent[1]
  • Wrightport: location of the Lestrade Motors plant on Dobson[1]

Companies and Industries[edit]

Notes[edit]

^ Regarding Halfway's disappearance from Inner Sphere maps after 3085, one of the BattleTech Line Developers has jokingly said that Halfway perished of old age by 3130 before making a cryptic reference to radiation:

“ Halfway dies of natural causes sometime between 3079 and 3130. It lived to a ripe old age and in the end there was nothing to be done.

if there are any Sea foxes there, they better be wearing space suits and radiation protection is all I'm saying...

With regards,
Øystein
Precentor Cartographic

”
  — Øystein Tvedten, 3 June 2011

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 24 systems (23 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Nichol's Rest 21.1 Smolnik 24.8 Lancaster 29.0 McKellan 30.0
Ukunela 30.1 Dagda 30.8 Zvolen 38.1 York 39.3
Medzev 39.4 Hegel 42.1 Rosice 42.5 Drosendorf 45.2
Annwyn 47.0 Uzhgorod 48.4 Kitzingen 48.9 Dresden 50.0
Aquavita 51.2 Stellaris 51.6 Carlisle 52.5 Graz 54.4
Sierpc 55.2 Gallery 58.7 Duran 59.6 Abejorral 62.4

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 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 Objectives: Lyran Alliance, p. 14: "Industrial Systems"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  3. ↑ Era Digest: Dark Age, p. 12: "Map of the Inner Sphere - 3130"
  4. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth Founding - [2341] Map"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 16: "Struggle Between Marik and Parliament"
  6. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  7. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  8. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25: "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League - [2750] Map"
  9. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 36: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  10. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  11. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  12. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  13. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  14. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  15. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
  20. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"
  22. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  23. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
  24. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  25. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70: "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  26. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  27. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  28. ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 21: "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  29. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  30. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  31. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  32. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. vi: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  33. ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 102: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 114: "Clan Diamond Shark"
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 Storms of Fate, ch. 4
  37. ↑ Storms of Fate, ch. 5

Bibliography[edit]

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