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Pleiades Cluster System
File:Pleiades Cluster Neighbors.png
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(References to Pleiades Cluster)

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

X: 215.93 Y: -322.42[e]


The Pleiades are a star cluster that is 389.31 light years rimward of Terra in the Federated Suns' Capellan March. It contains 100 inhabitated systems, among them Maia, Electra and Merope.[citation needed]

Description

The Pleiades (or Seven Sisters) contains over 1,000 members and are dominated by hot blue and extremely luminous B-type stars. A dust cloud in the interstellar medium that the stars are currently passing through forms a faint reflection nebulosity around the brightest stars (hence the alternate name Maia Nebula after the star Maia). The cluster core radius is about 8 light years and tidal radius is about 43 light years.

The nine brightest stars of the Pleiades are named for the Seven Sisters of Greek mythology: Sterope, Merope, Electra, Maia, Taygete, Celaeno, and Alcyone, along with their parents Atlas and Pleione.

One hundred of the Pleiades systems are inhabited.[1] But the worlds of Maia, Electra and Merope are the most important and probably have the largest population.[2]

History

Visible with the naked eye at the Terran night sky the major systems of the Pleiades were already discovered and named early during the Pre-Spaceflight Era. After its founding the colonies of the star cluster joined the Taurian Concordat but were attacked in 2580 by the SLDF during the Reunification War and subsequently annexed by the Federated Suns.

Reunification War

The Pleiades Cluster had three major habitable worlds in 2580, and each was heavily industrialized and well-populated.[3] The SLDF deployed their IV Corps supported by elements of I Corps to take these three worlds. The fighting lasted until November, 2580. The defending Taurian units were destroyed, but the attacking SLDF divisions were reduced to below forty percent of their strength.[4]

The Pleiades Campaign

(For more information see Pleiades Campaign.)

In the January of 3067 the Concordat tried to exploit the weakness of the Federated Suns in the wake of the FedCom Civil War and sent troops to reconquer systems lost 500 years ago. The Taurian force, among them the Pleiades Hussars and the Pleiades Lancers trying to recapture their ancient homeworlds, initially made remarkable progress and reached the cluster in March. Then came the Davion counter assault that caused great damage among the Taurian forces, only the troops in the cluster could stand their ground. The tide turned again with the outbreak of the Jihad when the Davion leadership was thrown into chaos due to the occupation of New Avalon. At the end of the Jihad the Pleiades were under unchallenged control of the TDF.

Planetary Garrison

2578

  • Eighty-second Concordat Chasseurs[5]

2579

  • Eighty-second Concordat Chasseurs[5]
  • Eighty-eighth Concordat Chasseurs[5]

2581

  • Thirtieth Division, Second Reserve Corps[6]

2765

3067

3079

- At this point in time, the Pleiades Hussars were deployed across Merope and Pleiades Cluster. The Pleiades Hussars was at 70% of full strength.

Owner History

Nearby Systems

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

Planet Distance (LY) Jumps 2571 2822 2864 3025 3030 3040 3058 3067 3130
Electra 3.05 1 TC FS FS FS FS FC FC FS TC
Maia 4.08 1 TC FS FS FS FS FC FC FS TC
Merope 5.01 1 TC FS FS FS FS FC FC FS TC
Ridgebrook 15.13 1 TC FS FS FS FS FC FC FS TC
New Syrtis 27.78 1 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Flintoft 28.60 1 TC FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Diefenbaker 28.72 1 TC FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Taygeta 30.36 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Brusett 30.70 2 TC FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Lindsay 32.33 2 TC FS FS FS FS FC FC FS TC
Carmichael 34.22 2 TC FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Mandaree 35.80 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Brockway 36.82 2 TC FS FS FS FS FC FC FS TC
Firgrove 39.81 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Kaitangata 43.01 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Mithron 45.03 2 N TC TC TC TC TC TC TC P
Aucara 46.52 2 N FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Wrentham 46.55 2 TC FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Robsart 50.42 2 TC FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Midale 50.86 2 TC FS FS FS FS FC FC FS TC
Lothair 53.36 2 N FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Ashley 53.61 2 CC FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Atreus Prime 55.53 2 N TC TC TC TC TC TC TC P
Cumberland 55.83 2 N FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Oltepesi 56.63 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Mordialloc 56.71 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Shaunavon 56.72 2 CC FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Okains 57.16 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Jaipur 57.18 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Keuterville 58.87 2 TC FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS
Hobson 59.25 2 FS FS FS FS FS FC FC FS FS

Notes

The flag of the Pleiades is an eagle backed by a triangular field.[40]

References

  1. ↑ The high number of populated systems is confirmed by the writers. See [1]
  2. ↑ Most of this is "real word" information, so it need not to be correct in the BattleTech universe.
  3. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 72
  4. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 73
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Historical: Reunification War, p. 146
  6. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 144
  7. ↑ Field Report 2765: Federated Suns, p. 19, "Regimental Status"
  8. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 138
  9. ↑ Field Report: Periphery, p. 12, "Taurian Concordat Regimental Status"
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p, 121, "Taurian Concordat after Age of War [2571], Fall of the Star League [2750] and End of the 3rd Succession War [3025]"
  11. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"
  12. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  13. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  14. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 31, "Capellan Confederation After First Succession War [2822]"
  15. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54, "Federated Suns After First Succession War [2822]"
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 39, "Capellan Confederation After Second Succession War [2864]"
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60, "Federated Suns After Second Succession War [2864]"
  18. ↑ The Periphery (Sourcebook), p. 151, "Maps of the Periphery"
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70, "Federated Suns After Third Succession War [3025]"
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 40, "Capellan Confederation After Third Succession War [3025]"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 72, "Federated Suns After Fourth Succession War [3030]"
  22. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 49, "Capellan Confederation After Fourth Succession War [3030]"
  23. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 74, "Federated Suns After War of 3039"
  24. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 59, "Capellan Confederation After Fourth Succession War [3030]"
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p, 127, "Taurian Concordat after modern colonization drive [3040] and after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  26. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  27. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3050]"
  28. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere Map [3052]"
  29. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  30. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero [3058]"
  31. ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 111, "Taurian Concordat and Tortuga Dominions"
  32. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  33. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  34. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, "Inner Sphere Map [3075]"
  35. ↑ Field Report: Periphery, p. 23, "Taurian Concordat Deployment Map [3079]"
  36. ↑ Field Report: CCAF, p. 23, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Map [3079]"
  37. ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  38. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
  39. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  40. ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p. 62

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