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''This article is about the planet. For the [[VTOL]], see [[Kestrel (Combat Vehicle)]]
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{{otheruses|the star system|other uses|Kestrel (disambiguation)}}
[[Image:Kestrel_Neighbors.png|Planets within 2 jumps|right|thumb|225px]]
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{{PlanetOverhaul|phase=2}}
''(References to [[Special:Whatlinkshere/Kestrel | Kestrel]])''
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{{InfoBoxSystem
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| image              = Kestrel_Neighbors.png
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| caption            = Kestrel neighbouring systems
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| name                = Kestrel
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| coord              = 268.31 : -46.83{{e}}
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| stars              =
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| class              = G8IV<ref name="HB:HDp94">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 94, "Kestrel"</ref>
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| recharge            = 189 hours<ref name="HB:HDp94"/>
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| recharge stations  = Zenith, Nadir<ref name="HB:HDp94"/>
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| planets            =
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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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''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0)''
  
'''X''': 270.71
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{{InfoBoxPlanetStandard
'''Y''': -47.20
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| image              = KestrelFlagBW.jpg
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| caption            = Planetary flag
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| name                = Kestrel
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| position            = 3rd<ref name="HB:HDp94"/>
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| distance            = 6.19 days<ref name="HB:HDp94"/>
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| moons              = 2 (Ariel, Persephone)<ref name="HB:HDp94"/>
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| day                =
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| gravity            = 1.05<ref name="HB:HDp94"/>
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| pressure            = Standard (Breathable)<ref name="HB:HDp94"/>
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| temperature        = 33°C (Temperate)<ref name="HB:HDp94"/>
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| water              = 64%<ref name="HB:HDp94"/>
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| life                = Avians<ref name="HB:HDp94"/>
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| date                =
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| year                = 3067<ref name="HB:HDp94"/>
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| ruler              = Duke [[Xerxes Cunningham]]<ref name="HB:HDp94"/>
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| capital            =
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| population          = 6,788,690,200<ref name="HB:HDp94"/>
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| USIIR              = A-B-A-B-A<ref name="HB:HDp94"/>
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| hpg                = A<ref name="HB:HDp94"/>
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}}
  
== Owner History ==
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== Political Affiliation ==
* 2750 - [[Federated Suns]]
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* [[2317]] - Independent world <ref name="HB:HDp18">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18, "Federated Suns at their Founding - [2317] Map"</ref>
* 3025 - [[Federated Suns]]
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* [[2571]] - [[Federated Suns]] <ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48, "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
* 3030 - [[Federated Suns]]
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* [[2596]] - Federated Suns <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
* 3040 - [[Federated Commonwealth]]
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* [[2750]] - Federated Suns <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
* 3052 - [[Federated Commonwealth]]
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* [[2764]] - Federated Suns <ref name="FM:SLDF">''Field Manual: SLDF'', "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
* 3057 - [[Federated Commonwealth]]
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* [[2765]] - Federated Suns <ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref><ref name=FR:2765AAFSp29>''Field Report 2765: Federated Suns'', p. 29, "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref>
* 3062 - [[Federated Commonwealth]]
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* [[2822]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54, "Federated Suns after First Succesion War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60, "Federated Suns after Second Succesion War - [2864] Map"</ref>
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* [[3025]] - Federated Suns <ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succesion War - [3025] Map"</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succesion War - [3030] Map"</ref>
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of [3039] - [3040] Map"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
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* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3050] Map</ref>
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* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, Inner Sphere - [3052] Map</ref>
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* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</ref>
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* [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero [3058]"</ref>
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* [[3059]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="TP2ep111">''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 111, "Taurian Concordat and Tortuga Dominions"</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, Inner Sphere - [3063] Map</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
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* [[3075]] - Federated Suns <ref name="JS:TBDp64">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Federated Suns <ref name="FR:FSp21">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 21, "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
 +
* [[3081]] - Federated Suns <ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
 +
* [[3085]] - Federatd Suns <ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
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* [[3130]] - Federatd Suns <ref name="MotIS3130">Map of the Inner Sphere 3130</ref>
 +
* [[3135]] - Federatd Suns <ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
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* [[3145]] - Federatd Suns <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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=== Planetary Info ===
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'''Kestrel''' is a heavily populated world in the coreward [[Crucis March]] of the Federated Suns. Furthermore it is the capital of the [[Kestrel Combat Region]] in the [[Markesan Operation Area]].
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== Geography ==
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Kestrel is a beautiful world with fertile plains and plentiful natural resources. The world's colonization and industrial expansion were planned wisely. Most of the heavy industry were shifted to Kestrel's two moons, which were terraformed into habitable worlds of their own. Most of the population lives in big cities, which contain a lot of skyscrapers, leaving enough space for vast fields, plains and forests. All this turns Kestrel into one of the Garden Worlds of the Federated Suns, whose food exports feed many worlds throughout the [[Crucis March|Crucis]] and [[Draconis March]]es.<ref name="HB:HDp94"/>
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== Planetary History ==
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After the founding of the [[Federated Suns]] in [[2317]] the world of Kestrel was one of the first new members of the young state. The systems location deep in the Suns' territory let the world prosper and made the satisfied population and the ducal family staunch supporters of the [[House Davion|Davion]]s. That is one of the reasons why the people of Kestrel have consistently been among the top five worlds providing the most number of recruits to the [[AFFS]].<ref name="HB:HDp94"/>
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During the [[Second Succession War]] Kestrel was one of many planets devastated by the Draconis Combine's search and destroy missions. <ref name="HKp64">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 64, "Jinjiro's last years"</ref>
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== Military Deployment ==
 +
===2764===
 +
* [[253rd Mechanized Infantry Division]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 252, "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"</ref>
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===3025===
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* [[1st Kestrel Grenadiers|First Kestrel Grenadiers]]<ref name=HDp137/><ref name="NAIS4SWp11">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 11, "Operation RAT"</ref>
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* [[Kestrel Crucis March Militia]]<ref name=HDp137>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 137</ref><ref name="NAIS4SWp12">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 12, "Operation RAT"</ref>
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===3028===
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* Kestrel CrMM<ref name="NAIS4SWp12"/>
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===3038===
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* Kestrel CrMM<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 136, "Deployment Table"</ref>
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===3054===
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* Kestrel CrMM<ref name=ORp15>''Objective Raids'', p. 15, "FedCom Deployment Table"</ref>
 +
 
 +
===3061===
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* Kestrel CrMM<ref name=SSp33>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 33, "FedCom Deployment Table"</ref>
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===3085===
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* Kestrel CrMM<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 71, "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
  
 
== Nearby Planets ==
 
== Nearby Planets ==
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! Distance (LY)
 
! Distance (LY)
 
! Jumps
 
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! 2571
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! 2822
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! 2864
 
! 3025
 
! 3025
 
! 3030
 
! 3030
 
! 3040
 
! 3040
! 3052
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! 3058
! 3057
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! 3067
! 3062
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! 3130
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Bogard]]
 
| [[Bogard]]
 
| 14.64
 
| 14.64
 
| 1
 
| 1
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Kirklin]]
 
| [[Kirklin]]
 
| 23.22
 
| 23.22
 
| 1
 
| 1
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| [[Unknown Planet | N]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Saunemin]]
 
| [[Saunemin]]
 
| 24.42
 
| 24.42
 
| 1
 
| 1
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Imbrial III]]
 
| [[Imbrial III]]
 
| 26.21
 
| 26.21
 
| 1
 
| 1
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sodus]]
 
| [[Sodus]]
 
| 26.56
 
| 26.56
 
| 1
 
| 1
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[DeWitt]]
 
| [[DeWitt]]
 
| 27.46
 
| 27.46
 
| 1
 
| 1
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Evansville]]
 
| [[Evansville]]
 
| 27.71
 
| 27.71
 
| 1
 
| 1
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Northfield]]
 
| [[Northfield]]
 
| 31.04
 
| 31.04
 
| 2
 
| 2
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Streator]]
 
| [[Streator]]
 
| 32.54
 
| 32.54
 
| 2
 
| 2
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Coloma]]
 
| [[Coloma]]
 
| 33.29
 
| 33.29
 
| 2
 
| 2
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Cahokia]]
 
| [[Cahokia]]
 
| 33.45
 
| 33.45
 
| 2
 
| 2
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Larned]]
 
| [[Larned]]
 
| 35.63
 
| 35.63
 
| 2
 
| 2
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Emporia]]
 
| [[Emporia]]
 
| 42.34
 
| 42.34
 
| 2
 
| 2
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| [[Unknown Planet | N]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Blandinsville]]
 
| [[Blandinsville]]
 
| 43.05
 
| 43.05
 
| 2
 
| 2
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Capac]]
 
| [[Capac]]
 
| 43.34
 
| 43.34
 
| 2
 
| 2
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 +
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sauk City]]
 
| [[Sauk City]]
 
| 44.85
 
| 44.85
 
| 2
 
| 2
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Petrolia]]
 
| [[Petrolia]]
 
| 46.65
 
| 46.65
 
| 2
 
| 2
 +
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Potwin]]
 
| [[Potwin]]
 
| 48.03
 
| 48.03
 
| 2
 
| 2
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Delavan]]
 
| [[Delavan]]
 
| 48.80
 
| 48.80
 
| 2
 
| 2
 +
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
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| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Colchester]]
 
| [[Colchester]]
 
| 50.22
 
| 50.22
 
| 2
 
| 2
 +
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
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[[Category:Planets]]
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==Notes==
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* Kestrel is the home planet of most members of the famous [[McKinnon's Raiders]] since [[2786]] when [[First Prince]] [[John Davion]] bestowed [[Captain]] [[Kieran McKinnon]] and his company with titles and lands on this world in return for their service.<ref>''The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders'', p.6</ref>
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* In many of Michael A. Stackpole's novels, Kestrel is said to be the landhold of the Allard family (who are invested as the Counts of Kestrel).  It has never been explained how this reconciles with the existence of the ducal Cunningham family. {{cn}}
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==References==
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<references />
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
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* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
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* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
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* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: Federated Suns]]''
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* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]''
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* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
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* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
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* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
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* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
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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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* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
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* ''[[Shattered Sphere]]''
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* ''[[Starterbook: Sword and Dragon]]''
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* ''[[The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders]]''
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[[Category:Planets|Kestrel]]
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[[Category:Federated Commonwealth Planets]]
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[[Category:Federated Suns Planets]]

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Kestrel
System Information
X:Y Coordinates268.31 : -46.83[e]
Spectral classG8IV[1]
Recharge time189 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)Zenith, Nadir[1]

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

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Political Affiliation

Planetary Info

Kestrel is a heavily populated world in the coreward Crucis March of the Federated Suns. Furthermore it is the capital of the Kestrel Combat Region in the Markesan Operation Area.

Geography

Kestrel is a beautiful world with fertile plains and plentiful natural resources. The world's colonization and industrial expansion were planned wisely. Most of the heavy industry were shifted to Kestrel's two moons, which were terraformed into habitable worlds of their own. Most of the population lives in big cities, which contain a lot of skyscrapers, leaving enough space for vast fields, plains and forests. All this turns Kestrel into one of the Garden Worlds of the Federated Suns, whose food exports feed many worlds throughout the Crucis and Draconis Marches.[1]

Planetary History

After the founding of the Federated Suns in 2317 the world of Kestrel was one of the first new members of the young state. The systems location deep in the Suns' territory let the world prosper and made the satisfied population and the ducal family staunch supporters of the Davions. That is one of the reasons why the people of Kestrel have consistently been among the top five worlds providing the most number of recruits to the AFFS.[1]

During the Second Succession War Kestrel was one of many planets devastated by the Draconis Combine's search and destroy missions. [33]

Military Deployment

2764

3025

3028

3038

3054

3061

3085

Nearby Planets

Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years). Closest planets first:

Planet Distance (LY) Jumps 2571 2822 2864 3025 3030 3040 3058 3067 3130
Bogard 14.64 1 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Kirklin 23.22 1 N FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Saunemin 24.42 1 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Imbrial III 26.21 1 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Sodus 26.56 1 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
DeWitt 27.46 1 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Evansville 27.71 1 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Northfield 31.04 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Streator 32.54 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Coloma 33.29 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Cahokia 33.45 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Larned 35.63 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Emporia 42.34 2 N FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Blandinsville 43.05 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Capac 43.34 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Sauk City 44.85 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Petrolia 46.65 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Potwin 48.03 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Delavan 48.80 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Colchester 50.22 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
New Valencia 51.89 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Delphos 52.16 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Newton 52.20 2 N FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Corydon 52.78 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Lexington 53.54 2 N FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Huron 53.56 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Odell 54.19 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Robinson 54.32 2 FS FS DC FS FS FC FC FS FS
Augusta 54.54 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Allerton 54.72 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Strawn 54.83 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Markesan 54.97 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Saginaw 58.54 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
O'Fallon 58.62 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS

Notes

  • In many of Michael A. Stackpole's novels, Kestrel is said to be the landhold of the Allard family (who are invested as the Counts of Kestrel). It has never been explained how this reconciles with the existence of the ducal Cunningham family.[citation needed]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Handbook: House Davion, p. 94, "Kestrel"
  2. Handbook: House Davion, p. 18, "Federated Suns at their Founding - [2317] Map"
  3. Handbook: House Davion, p. 48, "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  4. Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  5. Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  6. Field Manual: SLDF, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  7. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  8. Field Report 2765: Federated Suns, p. 29, "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
  9. Handbook: House Davion, p. 54, "Federated Suns after First Succesion War - [2822] Map"
  10. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  11. Handbook: House Davion, p. 60, "Federated Suns after Second Succesion War - [2864] Map"
  12. House Davion (The Federated Suns), "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"
  13. Handbook: House Davion, p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succesion War - [3025] Map"
  14. Handbook: House Davion, p. 72, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succesion War - [3030] Map"
  15. Handbook: House Davion, p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of [3039] - [3040] Map"
  16. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  17. Era Report: 3052, p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3050] Map
  18. Era Report: 3052, p. 23, Inner Sphere - [3052] Map
  19. Era Report: 3062, p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
  20. Handbook: House Davion, p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero [3058]"
  21. The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 111, "Taurian Concordat and Tortuga Dominions"
  22. Era Report: 3062, p. 29, Inner Sphere - [3063] Map
  23. Handbook: House Davion, p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  24. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  25. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  26. Field Report: AFFS, p. 21, "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  27. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  28. Field Manual: 3085, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  29. Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  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. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 64, "Jinjiro's last years"
  34. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 252, "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"
  35. 35.0 35.1 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 137
  36. NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 11, "Operation RAT"
  37. 37.0 37.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 12, "Operation RAT"
  38. Historical: War of 3039, p. 136, "Deployment Table"
  39. Objective Raids, p. 15, "FedCom Deployment Table"
  40. Shattered Sphere, p. 33, "FedCom Deployment Table"
  41. Field Manual: 3085, p. 71, "Deployment Table - 3085"
  42. The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders, p.6

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