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The '''Simpson Desert''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Simpson Desert IV''', and as of June [[3152]] was located in the [[Wolf Empire]].<ref name=EAp78/>
  
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The '''Simpson Desert''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Simpson Desert IV''', and as of June [[3152]] was located in the [[Wolf Empire]].<ref name=EAp78/>
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==System Description==
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Simpson Desert is located near the [[Zebrenaski]] and [[Tamarind]] systems.
  
 
==Political Affiliation==  
 
==Political Affiliation==  
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* [[2271]] - Inhabited world <ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 13, "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref>
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* [[2271]] - Inhabited world <ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding 2271"</ref>
 
* [[2571]] - [[Free Worlds League]] <ref name="HB:HMp24">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 24, "Free Worlds League after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2571]] - [[Free Worlds League]] <ref name="HB:HMp24">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 24, "Free Worlds League after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2596]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="H:RWp158">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2596]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="H:RWp158">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey <ref name="J:FRp62">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3081]] - Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey <ref name="J:FRp62">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3085]] - Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey <ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3085]] - Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey <ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
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* [[3130]] - Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey <ref>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 12, "Map of the Inner Sphere - 3130"</ref>
 
 
* [[3135]] - Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey <ref name="ER:3145p10">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3135]] - Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey <ref name="ER:3145p10">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3137]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]] (from December) <ref name=FaW22>''Fire at Will'', Chapter 22 (PDF version)</ref>
 
* [[3137]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]] (from December) <ref name=FaW22>''Fire at Will'', Chapter 22 (PDF version)</ref>
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* [[3145]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="ER:3145p38">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3145]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="ER:3145p38">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3151]] - Free Worlds League <ref name=SFp102>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 102, "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref>
 
* [[3151]] - Free Worlds League <ref name=SFp102>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 102, "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref>
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* [[3152]] - [[Wolf Empire]] (from February) <ref name=EAp78>''Empire Alone'', p. 78, "The Free Worlds League June 3152" (Map)</ref> <ref name=EAp63>''Empire Alone'', p. 63-64, "Just Deserts"</ref>
 
* [[3152]] - [[Wolf Empire]] (from February) <ref name=EAp78>''Empire Alone'', p. 78, "The Free Worlds League June 3152" (Map)</ref> <ref name=EAp63>''Empire Alone'', p. 63-64, "Just Deserts"</ref>
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==Simpson Desert IV==
 
==Simpson Desert IV==
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===Planetary Info===
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A spice discovered on this world, Simpson's Delight (discovered by Professor [[Waldo Simpson]]), was used by chefs in a new dish known as "Simpson's Dessert." This dish gave the world its name. When a clerk in the [[Terran Hegemony]] entered the name into their database, one "s" was accidentally dropped, leading to the name "Simpson Desert."<ref name=HM161/>
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Despite the name of the planet, the '''Simpson Desert''' is covered with beautiful thick forests, rolling hills and fields, and jagged rock formations that obscure movement. It is not a desert that world's name suggests. A mistake stemming from the first survey of the planet by early explorers.<ref>''Fire at Will'', p. 207</ref> A spice discovered on this world Simpson's Delight (discovered by Professor Waldo Simpson) was used by chefs in a new dish known as "Simpson's Dessert." This dish gave the world its name. When a clerk in the [[Terran Hegemony]] entered the name into their database, one "s" was accidentally dropped, leading to the name "Simpson's Desert."<ref name=HM161/>
 
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The world is home of remains of [[Fort Verdun]], a fort used by the first [[SLDF|Star League]].<ref>''Fire at Will'', p. 208</ref>
 
  
 
===Planetary History===
 
===Planetary History===
 
====Star League====
 
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Simpson desert was the place where the [[Star League]] built a military base, named "Fort Verdun".  
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The [[Star League Defense Force]] built a military base on Simpson Desert, named [[Fort Verdun]].<ref>''Fire at Will'', p. 208</ref>
  
 
====Dark Age====
 
====Dark Age====
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In late [[3137]] Simpson Desert was captured by the Lyran Commonwealth during [[Operation HAMMERFALL]]. The militia entrenched themselves in Fort Verdun, prolonging the fight. [[Camacho's Caballeros]] captured the planet after the defending [[3rd Tamarind Regulars|Third Tamarind Regulars]] put up a fierce resistance.<ref name="FM:3145p179"/> The planet was reclaimed by Tamarind-Abbey forces a year later.<ref name=ER:3145p21/>
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{{see|Battle of Simpson Desert (3137)}}
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In late [[3137]], Simpson Desert was captured by the Lyran Commonwealth during [[Operation HAMMERFALL]]. The militia entrenched themselves in Fort Verdun, prolonging the fight. [[Camacho's Caballeros]] captured the planet after the defending [[3rd Tamarind Regulars|Third Tamarind Regulars]] put up a fierce resistance.<ref name="FM:3145p179"/> The planet was reclaimed by Tamarind-Abbey forces a year later.<ref name=ER:3145p21/>
  
 
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In response to constant attacks by [[Wolf's Dragoons]] Star Colonel [[Othar]] dispatched the [[95th Wolf Assault|Ninety-fifth Wolf Assault Cluster]] to Simpson Desert in February [[3152]]. Easily seizing the planet from its militia, the Ninety-fifth soon found themselves under attack by a battalion of the [[7th Tamarind Regulars|Seventh Tamarind Regulars]]. Initially the hit-and-run battle in the forests went the Wolves' way as they damaged the Seventh's [[DropShip|DropShips]] badly enough to strand the Tamarind force on-planet. The Seventh turned the tables on the enemy by stealing the Wolf DropShips and departing Simpson Desert, leaving the Wolf Cluster effectively marooned there for the time being.<ref name=EAp63/>
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In response to constant attacks by [[Wolf's Dragoons]], Star Colonel [[Othar]] dispatched the [[95th Wolf Assault (Clan Wolf)|Ninety-fifth Wolf Assault Cluster]] to Simpson Desert in February [[3152]]. Easily seizing the planet from its militia, the Ninety-fifth soon found themselves under attack by a battalion of the [[Seventh Tamarind Regulars]]. Initially the hit-and-run battle in the forests went the Wolves' way as they damaged the Seventh's [[DropShip]]s badly enough to strand the Tamarind force on-planet. The Seventh turned the tables on the enemy by stealing the Wolf DropShips and departing Simpson Desert, leaving the Wolf Cluster effectively marooned there.<ref name=EAp63/>
  
 
===Military Deployment===
 
===Military Deployment===
 
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* [[3rd Tamarind Regulars|Third Tamarind Regulars]]<ref name="FM:3145p179">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 179-180, "Camacho's Caballeros"</ref>
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* [[Third Tamarind Regulars]]<ref name="FM:3145p179">''Field Manual: 3145'', pp. 179–180: "Camacho's Caballeros"</ref>
  
 
====3145====
 
====3145====
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* [[8th Tamarind Regulars|Eighth Tamarind Regulars]]<ref name="FM:3145p116">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 116, "Free Worlds League Military"</ref>
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* [[Eighth Tamarind Regulars]]<ref name="FM:3145p116">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 116: "Free Worlds League Military"</ref>
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===Geography===
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Despite the name of the planet, the Simpson Desert is covered with beautiful thick forests, rolling hills and fields, and jagged rock formations that obscure movement. It is not a desert that world's name suggests. A mistake stemming from the first survey of the planet by early explorers.<ref>''Fire at Will'', p. 207</ref>
  
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== Nearby Systems ==
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==Nearby Systems==
 
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* ''[[Dark Age: Touring the Stars (3130)]]''
 
* ''[[Dark Age: Touring the Stars (3130)]]''
 
* ''[[Empire Alone]]''
 
* ''[[Empire Alone]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
 
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
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Latest revision as of 14:35, 11 February 2024

Simpson Desert
← 3135
3151
Simpson Desert 3151.svg
Simpson Desert nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-271.591 : -99.305[e]
Spectral classG9V[1]
Recharge time190 hours[2]
Recharge station(s)None[1]

The Simpson Desert system was home to at least one habitable world, Simpson Desert IV, and as of June 3152 was located in the Wolf Empire.[3]

System Description[edit]

Simpson Desert is located near the Zebrenaski and Tamarind systems.

Political Affiliation[edit]

Simpson Desert IV[edit]

Simpson Desert IV
Simpson Desert Flag.jpg
Astrophysical
System positionFourth[1]
Jump Point distance6 days[1]
Geophysical
Highest native lifeMammals[1]
History and Culture
Population619,000 (3025)[1]
Government and Infrastructure
Noble RulerCount of Simpson Desert
HPG ClassA[1]
HPG RepresentativePrecentor Phillipe Ortez (3025)[1]

A spice discovered on this world, Simpson's Delight (discovered by Professor Waldo Simpson), was used by chefs in a new dish known as "Simpson's Dessert." This dish gave the world its name. When a clerk in the Terran Hegemony entered the name into their database, one "s" was accidentally dropped, leading to the name "Simpson Desert."[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Star League[edit]

The Star League Defense Force built a military base on Simpson Desert, named Fort Verdun.[37]

Dark Age[edit]

Further information: Battle of Simpson Desert (3137)

In late 3137, Simpson Desert was captured by the Lyran Commonwealth during Operation HAMMERFALL. The militia entrenched themselves in Fort Verdun, prolonging the fight. Camacho's Caballeros captured the planet after the defending Third Tamarind Regulars put up a fierce resistance.[38] The planet was reclaimed by Tamarind-Abbey forces a year later.[32]

IlClan Era[edit]

In response to constant attacks by Wolf's Dragoons, Star Colonel Othar dispatched the Ninety-fifth Wolf Assault Cluster to Simpson Desert in February 3152. Easily seizing the planet from its militia, the Ninety-fifth soon found themselves under attack by a battalion of the Seventh Tamarind Regulars. Initially the hit-and-run battle in the forests went the Wolves' way as they damaged the Seventh's DropShips badly enough to strand the Tamarind force on-planet. The Seventh turned the tables on the enemy by stealing the Wolf DropShips and departing Simpson Desert, leaving the Wolf Cluster effectively marooned there.[36]

Military Deployment[edit]

3137[edit]

3145[edit]

Geography[edit]

Despite the name of the planet, the Simpson Desert is covered with beautiful thick forests, rolling hills and fields, and jagged rock formations that obscure movement. It is not a desert that world's name suggests. A mistake stemming from the first survey of the planet by early explorers.[40]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 36 systems (35 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Zebrenaski 15.8 Tamarind 16.2 Vicksland 19.1 Eromanga 22.8
Loongana 25.2 Mundrabilla 25.4 Millungera 29.3 Labouchere 30.8
Kakada 31.5 Kosciusko 32.2 Esztergom 34.5 Albert Falls 35.0
Niihau 39.1 Hell's Paradise 40.1 Ashburton 41.4 Paradise 41.7
Promised Land 42.3 Saltillo 42.6 Chalouba 42.9 Diamantina 43.3
Kilarney 45.4 Alula Borealis 47.0 Nockatunga 48.5 Trellisane 48.6
Spirit 52.1 Szepes 53.4 Shasta 53.5 Conakry 55.1
Preston 55.4 Bella 56.4 Malazan 56.5 Tchamba 56.5
Cavanaugh 58.7 Thirty Weight 59.2 Epsilon 59.8 Escobas 61.1

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 161 (PDF p. 163): "A Brief Atlas" – Simpson Desert entry
  2. ↑ Empire Alone, poster map
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Empire Alone, p. 78, "The Free Worlds League June 3152" (Map)
  4. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding 2271"
  5. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 24, "Free Worlds League after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  6. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  7. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 36, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  8. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  9. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  10. ↑ First Succession War (sourcebook), pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  11. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 34, "Free Worlds League after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  12. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  13. ↑ First Succession War (sourcebook), pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  14. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 38, "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  15. ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. vii, "Free Worlds League Map - [3025]"
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 42, "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 51, "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  18. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  19. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  20. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  21. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
  22. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 54, "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
  23. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  24. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 56, "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  25. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map
  26. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  27. ↑ Field Report: FWLM, p. 17, "Free Worlds League Military Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  28. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  29. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  30. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  31. ↑ Fire at Will, Chapter 22 (PDF version)
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 21, "Timeline of Events (cont.)"
  33. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 38, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  34. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  35. ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 102, "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 Empire Alone, p. 63-64, "Just Deserts"
  37. ↑ Fire at Will, p. 208
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 Field Manual: 3145, pp. 179–180: "Camacho's Caballeros"
  39. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 116: "Free Worlds League Military"
  40. ↑ Fire at Will, p. 207

Bibliography[edit]

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