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Campbelton | |
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← 3135 3151 | |
System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | -168.439 : -112.094[e] |
Spectral class | G6V[1] |
Recharge time | 187 hours[1] |
Recharge station(s) | Zenith[1] |
The Campbelton system was home to at least one habitable world, Campbelton III, and as of June 3152 was located in the Wolf Empire.[2]
Contents
System Description[edit]
Campbelton is located near the Kirkenlaard and Washburn systems[3][4] and consists of a class G6V primary orbited by at least three planets. During the thirty-first century a recharge station was in place at the system zenith jump point.[1]
System History[edit]
The Campbelton system settled during or shortly before the Age of War and by the end of the era was a member of the Marik Commonwealth province of the Free Worlds League.[5]
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2271 - No record[6]
- 2571 - Free Worlds League[5]
- 2596 - Free Worlds League[7]
- 2750 - Free Worlds League[8]
- 2765 - Free Worlds League[9]
- 2822 - Free Worlds League[10][11]
- 2864 - Free Worlds League[12]
- 3025 - Free Worlds League[13]
- 3030 - Free Worlds League[14]
- 3040 - Free Worlds League[15]
- 3050 - Free Worlds League[16]
- 3052 - Free Worlds League[17]
- 3057 - Free Worlds League[18]
- 3058 - Free Worlds League[19]
- 3063 - Free Worlds League[20]
- 3067 - Free Worlds League[21]
- 3075 - Free Worlds League[22]
- 3079 - Marik Commonwealth[23]
- 3081 - Marik Commonwealth[24]
- 3085 - Marik-Stewart Commonwealth[25]
- 3135 - Marik-Stewart Commonwealth[26]
- 3140 - Clan Wolf[27]
- 3145 - Wolf Empire[3][4]
- 3151 - Wolf Empire[28][29][30]
- 3152 - Wolf Empire[2]
Campbelton III[edit]
Campbelton III | |
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Astrophysical | |
System position | Third[1] |
Jump Point distance | 7.01 days[1] |
Moons | 1 (Atholville)[1] |
Geophysical | |
Surface gravity | 1.0[1] |
Atmospheric pressure | Standard (Breathable)[1] |
Equatorial temperature | 35°C (Very Hot)[1] |
Surface water | 41%[1] |
Highest native life | Avian[1] |
Landmasses | 1 (Gaspe)[1] |
History and Culture | |
Population | 200,700,000 (3079)[1] |
Government and Infrastructure | |
Capital | Atholville[1] |
HPG Class | B[1] |
Campbelton III, more commonly known simply as Campbelton, is the third planet in the Campbelton system and has a single moon named Atholville. Campbelton has been host to at facilities operated by at least one significant defense manufacturing company and is notable for having a planetary capital with the same name as its moon.[1]
Planetary History[edit]
The Jihad[edit]
In February 3076, the civilian population of Campbelton suffered more than two million casualties as a result of attacks aimed at the Word of Blake's Twentieth Militia Division, which was on Campbelton at the time. The attacks came from a rogue force, suspected of having ComStar origins, who attacked the Twentieth Division at various points around the planet. The raiders used tactical nuclear weapons as a part of their attacks, destroying three major population centers around which the Twentieth Division had placed defenses.[31][32]
Military Deployment[edit]
3076[edit]
3079[edit]
- - Deployed across Laureles and Campbelton, the unit was at 55% of full strength.
3145[edit]
Geography[edit]
- Campbelton is a planet with a single major continent named Gaspe.[1]
Planetary Locations[edit]
- Atholville: the planetary capital and location of the Fusigon Heavy Weaponry facilities.[1][35]
- Djinn Canyon[35]
- Iridant[36]
- Masumo Hills[30]
- Sibko Facility Alpha[30]
- Themisto Ruins[35]
Companies and Industries[edit]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
Closest 40 systems (40 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
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Kirkenlaard | 12.8 | Washburn | 15.6 | Flychenia | 17.5 | Coriscana | 19.7 |
Dickinson | 21.9 | Laureles | 22.6 | Autumn Wind | 24.7 | Rasalas | 25.4 |
New Olympia | 25.8 | Tongatapu | 29.4 | Midkiff | 30.1 | Szombathely | 31.3 |
Ideyld | 36.1 | Gallatin | 38.4 | Jardine | 38.6 | Hódmezovásárhely | 39.3 |
Bainsville | 39.5 | Ionus | 43.4 | Keystone | 43.8 | August | 44.6 |
Köln | 45.7 | Drusibacken | 46.6 | Sterling | 47.2 | Escobas | 50.5 |
Shasta | 50.6 | Zempoatlepetl | 51.4 | Gannett | 51.6 | Rexburg | 52.5 |
Ariel | 54.4 | Aitutaki | 54.6 | Spirit | 54.6 | Tania Australis | 55.0 |
Alterf | 55.6 | Bedeque | 56.0 | Sheridan | 56.2 | Zortman | 56.3 |
Atreus | 56.4 | Tiber | 56.9 | Pingree | 57.7 | Lancaster | 57.8 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 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 Objectives: Free Worlds League, p. 8: "Campbelton"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Empire Alone, p. 78: "The Free Worlds League June 3152" (Map)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 38: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 24: "Free Worlds League after Age of War [2571] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158: "Inner Sphere - 2596"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 36: "Inner Sphere - 2750"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - 2765"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 34: "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - 2822"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 38: "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War [2864] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 42: "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 51: "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132: "Inner Sphere - 3040"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 10: "Inner Sphere [3050] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 24: "Inner Sphere [3052] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 10: "Inner Sphere [3057] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 54: "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero [3058] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 28: "Inner Sphere [3063] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere [3075] Map"
- ↑ Field Report: FWLM, p. 17: "FWLM Deployment Map [3079]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 9: "Inner Sphere - 3135"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 62: "Clan Wolf OZ conquests [3139-3140]" (Map)
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 102: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
- ↑ Redemption Rites, ch. 9
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 Lethal Lessons, ch. 1
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 20: "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 55: "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Field Report: FWLM, p. 8: "Marik Commonwealth"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 171: "Clan Force Deployments - Wolf Empire"
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 Lethal Lessons, ch. 2
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 130: "Fusigon-FlameTech Weapon Corporation (FusiFlam)"
Bibliography[edit]
- Empire Alone
- Era Digest: Dark Age
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Report: FWLM
- Handbook: House Marik
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Hot Spots: Terra
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- Lethal Lessons (novella)
- Objectives: Free Worlds League
- Shattered Fortress