Chukchi

Chukchi
Chukchi 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates−180.694 : 90.425[e]
Spectral classG5V[1][2]
Recharge time186 hours[2]
Recharge station(s)None[1][2]

The Chukchi system was home to at least one habitable world, Chukchi III, and as of 3145 was located in the Wolf Empire.[3][4]

System Description[edit]

Chukchi is located near the Dresden and Turinge systems[5][6] and consists of a class G5V primary orbited by at least three planets.[1][2]

System History[edit]

The Chukchi system was colonized by the Lyran Commonwealth during the Reunification War.[7][8]

Political Affiliation[edit]


Chukchi III[edit]

Chukchi III
Chukchi III Flag.jpg
Astrophysical
System positionThird[1][2]
Jump Point distance7.47 days[2]
Moons3 (Sakha, Koryak, Magadan)[2]
Geophysical
Surface gravity1.07[2]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[2]
Equatorial temperature24°C (Warm-Temperate)[2]
Surface water72%[2]
Highest native lifeReptile,[2] 40%[1]
Landmasses3 (Devra, Ruska, Volgus)[2]
History and Culture
Population723,000,000 (3079)[2]
Government and Infrastructure
Noble RulerDuke of Chukchi
Political LeaderPresident
CapitalNovaya Kiev[2]
HPG ClassC (3025),[1]
B (3079)[2]
HPG RepresentativePrecentor Paul Sibert (3025)[1]

Chukchi III is the third planet in the Chukchi system and has three moons named Koryak, Magadan, and Sakha.[2]

Planetary History[edit]

Succession Wars[edit]

The aerospace weaponry produced by Maxell Metals, Incorporated was considered be essential to the defense of the Commonwealth, but the citizens of Chukchi III were far from pleased to be the ones supplying it. Their once-beautiful planet was increasingly covered with the scabs of industrialization, and their once-peaceful cities were engulfed by crime. Local protesters repeatedly damaged the planet's new factories and were willing to be complicit in assisting raiders intent on doing the same.[1]

This tension stemmed from the discovery of titanium in the planet's crust. The resulting economic boom was endorsed by Chukchi's president, but the Duke of Chukchi advocated a slower, more considered approach to growth.[1]

Third Succession War[edit]

Wolf's Dragoons were first stationed on Chukchi after taking up their contract with the Lyran Commonwealth in 3020. There they were reviewed by Lyran officers who were impressed with their professionalism.[29]

Jihad[edit]

By the end of the Jihad, the Maxell Metals factories on Chukchi III were under threat from both the ecoterrorists and the Malthus Syndicate. Despite the pressure the company was under, the products produced on Chukchi III continued to remain highly sought after.[2] The factories were protected by half a dozen emplaced turrets; each sported a mix of pulse lasers and extended-range lasers and contained a bunker suitable for one or two squads of infantry. The infantry were armed with both lethal and nonlethal weapons, although the nonlethal options were largely for use on local protestors.[30]

Military Deployment[edit]

3020[edit]

3145[edit]

Geography[edit]

Chukchi has three continents named Devra, Ruska, and Volgus.[2]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Novaya Kiev: the planetary capital city, located on Devra[2]

Industrial Centers[edit]

Notes[edit]

In the (apocryphal) 1989 video game MechWarrior, Chukchi had a population of 2,500,000,000 in 3025.

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 28 systems (26 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Turinge 21.1 Dresden 23.9 Gallery 25.0 Aristotle 25.5
Colinas 29.2 Ciotat 30.6 Bjornlunda 30.8 Thuban 31.5
Clinton 39.3 Jaumegarde 40.8 Callisto 41.2 Eidsfoss 41.6
Soilihull 44.8 Furillo 45.1 Enkoping 45.8 Dagda 46.6
McKellan 47.3 Uzhgorod 47.3 Lintz 48.8 Graz 51.2
Mesa Verde 51.3 Svinngarn 53.0 Halmyre Deans 55.4 Aur 55.5
Trent 58.6 Tetersen 58.8 Arganda 60.1 Kitzingen 60.7

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 166 (PDF p. 168): "A Brief Atlas" – Chukchi III entry
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 Objectives: Lyran Alliance, p. 11: "Chukchi III"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 38: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  4. 4.0 4.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  5. 5.0 5.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25: "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League [2750]"
  6. 6.0 6.1 Era Report: 2750, p. 36: "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  7. 7.0 7.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"
  8. 8.0 8.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 158: "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
  9. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13: "Federation of Skye world within the Lyran Commonwealth before [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"
  10. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  11. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"
  12. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - 2822"
  13. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864]"
  14. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025]"
  15. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030]"
  16. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 39 [3040]"
  17. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  18. Era Report: 3052, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - 3050"
  19. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052]"
  20. Era Report: 3052, p. 22: "Inner Sphere - 3052"
  21. Era Report: 3062, p. 10: "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  22. Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  23. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70: "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"
  24. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]"
  25. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere - 3075"
  26. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 64: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  27. Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  28. Era Report: 3145, p. 9: "Inner Sphere - 3135"
  29. 29.0 29.1 Wolf's Dragoons, p. 26: "In Service to Steiner"
  30. Objectives: Lyran Alliance, p. 38: "Static Defenses"
  31. Field Manual: 3145, p. 170: "Clan Force Deployments - Wolf Empire"

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