Sakhalin (CC)

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Sakhalin

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

Sakhalin
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Sakhalin nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates61.77 : -141.68[e]
Spectral classK2II[1]
Recharge time196 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)Nadir, Zenith[1]

The Sakhalin system was home to at least one habitable world, Sakhalin V, and as at 3145 was a part of the Sarna Commonality of the Capellan Confederation.[2][3]

System Description

The Sakhalin system is located near the Kaifeng and New Athens systems[4] and has a class K2II primary. During the thirty-second century recharge stations were in place at the system jump points.[1]

System History

The Sakhalin system was settled during or shortly after the First Exodus from Terra and was a member of the Sarna Supremacy prior to the formation of the Capellan Confederation.[5]

Sakhalin V

Template:InfoBoxPlanetStandard Sakhalin V - more commonly referred to simply as Sakhalin - is a cold world with three moons named Lopatina, Nogliki and Okhotsk.[1]

Planetary History

Fourth Succession War

Despite ComStar placing the Federated Suns under a communications interdiction after the invasion of Sarna in mid-3029, the Capellan Operations Command of the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns received enough positive reports from the fifth wave of Operation RAT to launch the sixth wave in the second week of August 3029. The decision to launch wave six was in part driven by contact from planetary governments in the unconquered region of the Sarna Commonality, indicating that the perceived threat of being annexed by the Free Worlds League was prompting a groundswell of opinion among those governments that being absorbed by the Federated Suns was a preferable alternative to being conquered by House Marik. The countless raids and invasions by the Free Worlds League Military over the centuries had embedded an intense hatred of House Marik among the planetary populations within the region, and confidence in the Capellan Confederation's ability to defend them was falling.[6]

The Fifth Crucis Lancers Regimental Combat Team was assigned to capture Sakhalin as a part of wave six, and were under the impression that the only garrison on the planet was the planetary militia. The initial landing parties from the Fifth were stunned when they came under attack from the First Battalion of Kamakura's Hussars; the Hussars lived up to their reputation for a lack of battlefield discipline by launching a rash, almost suicidal attack against the Fifth's drop zones. Breaking into lances and dispersing when they met heavy resistance, the Hussars were able to inflict damage and retreat while the bemused Lancers concentrated on securing their drop zones. The Hussars then fought for three weeks before enough damage was inflicted on them to convince them to abandon their hit-and-run attacks and abandon Sakhalin.[7]

Political Affiliation

Planetary Rulers

3111

  • Governor Aklina Petrov[1]
  • Planetary Legate Lerato Nazarov[1]

Military Deployment

2765

2786

  • Second Confederation Reserve Cavalry[36]

3025

3029

  • Kamakura's Hussars (First Battalion) (until October)[7]

3058

3085

- At this point in time, the 7th was at 80% of full strength, with 75% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.

Geography

What little is known about Sakhalin describes it as a frozen waste where crops can only be grown in expensive greenhouse environments; the population is concentrated in mining settlements along the equator that depend on food imports from elsewhere[40].

Notes

  • The system's name is alternately spelled Sachalin (esp. in German sources), probably to differentiate it from the Lyran Commonwealth world that also bears the name Sakhalin. For that world, see Sakhalin (LC).

Nearby Systems

Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years)
Closest systems first:
New Athens 11.9 Kaifeng 14.6 Sarna 14.8 Matsu 17.4
Menkib 18.7 Achilles 19.4 Minnacora 19.9 Palos 20.3
Sarmaxa 23.3 Truth 24.2 Heligoland 24.5 New Macao 24.9
Ulan Bator 25.9 Bora 28.1 Mandate 30.8 Ilmar 31.6
Minnacora 32.8 Randar 34.1 Tsingtao 34.3 Tsitsang 34.5
Remshield 35.7 No Return 36.1 Shipka 36.1 Second Try 37.7
Lhasa 38.0 Capella 38.6 New Sagan 40.3 Corey 40.7
St. Andre 41.2 Sichuan 42.4 Raballa 43.2 Highspire 44.6
Kek 44.8 Elnath 45.5 Foot Fall 45.7 Aer (Finnalon) 46.4
Ares 46.6 Hunan 46.7 Relevow 47.4 Moravian 48.2
Styk 48.4 Shensi 49.8 Geifer 50.7 Aosia 50.9
Phact 50.9 Capricorn III 51.6 Foochow 51.9 Aldertaine 52.2
Chamdo 52.5 Chitwan 52.9 Bell 53.0 Suzano 53.7
New Aragon 54.1 Cammal 54.8 Plataea 54.8 Lee 55.4
Lesalles 56.9 Staffin 57.1 Snailzar 57.3 Gei-Fu 57.5
Menkar 57.5 Undra 57.8 Old Kentucky 59.7

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Operational Turning Poits: Capellan Crusades, p. 4, "Atlas - Sakhalin"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Handbook: House Liao, p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Founding - 2366 Map"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 51, "Sixth Wave"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 54, "Sakhalin"
  8. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 13, "Timeline: Capellan Zone 2367"
  9. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 25, "Capellan Confederation after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  10. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  11. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  12. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  13. ↑ Field Report: 2765 Capellan Confederation, p. 23, "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
  14. ↑ First Succession War (Source Book), p. 25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  15. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 31, "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  16. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - 2822"
  17. ↑ First Succession War (Source Book), p. 113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 39, "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  19. ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. vii, "Map of the Capellan Confederation - [3025]
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 40, "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 49, "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  22. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  23. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  24. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  25. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
  26. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 60, "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
  27. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  28. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 68, "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  29. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  30. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  31. ↑ Field Report: CCAF, p. 21, "Capellan Confederation Region Deployment Map - [3079]"
  32. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  33. ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  34. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
  35. ↑ Field Report 2765: Capellan Confederation, p. 16, "Regimental Status"
  36. ↑ First Succession War (Source Book), p. 135, "First Succession War Deployment Table - CCAF"
  37. ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 106, "Unit Deployment Table"
  38. ↑ Chaos March (sourcebook), p. 12 - "Unit Note"
  39. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 34, "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Table - 3085"
  40. ↑ Chaos March, p. 13, "Alliances"

Bibliography

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