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Clipperton | |
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← 3135 3151 | |
System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | -248.983 : -204.524[e] |
Spectral class | M1V[1] |
Recharge time | 202 hours[1] |
Recharge station(s) | Zenith, Nadir[1] |
The Clipperton system was home to at least one habitable world, Clipperton III, and as of June 3152 was located in the Free Worlds League.[2]
Contents
System Description[edit]
Clipperton is located near the Gibson and Molokai systems[3] and consists of a class M1V primary orbited by at least three planets. During the thirty-first century a recharge station was in place at both system jump points.[1]
System History[edit]
The Clipperton system was settled during the First Exodus from Terra and by the end of the Age of War had been incorporated into the Free Worlds League.[4]
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2271 - Inhabited world[4]
- 2571 - Free Worlds League[5]
- 2596 - Free Worlds League[6]
- 2750 - Free Worlds League[3]
- 2765 - Free Worlds League[7]
- 2822 - Free Worlds League[8][9]
- 2864 - Free Worlds League[10]
- 3025 - Free Worlds League[11]
- 3030 - Free Worlds League[12]
- 3040 - Free Worlds League[13]
- 3050 - Free Worlds League[14]
- 3052 - Free Worlds League[15]
- 3057 - Free Worlds League[16]
- 3058 - Free Worlds League[17]
- 3063 - Free Worlds League[18]
- 3067 - Free Worlds League[19][20]
- 3075 - Free Worlds League[21]
- 3078 - Principality of Regulus (from May)[22]
- 3079 - Principality of Regulus[23]
- 3081 - Principality of Regulus[24]
- 3085 - Principality of Regulus[25]
- 3130 - Regulan Fiefs[26]
- 3135 - Regulan Fiefs[27]
- 3139 - Regulan Fiefs[28]
- 3145 - Regulan Fiefs[29][30]
- 3148 - Free Worlds League (from July)[31]
- 3151 - Free Worlds League[32]
- 3152 - Free Worlds League[2]
Clipperton III[edit]
Clipperton III | |
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Astrophysical | |
System position | Third[1] |
Jump Point distance | 2.96 days[1] |
Moons | 2 (Socorro, Revillagigedo)[1] |
Geophysical | |
Surface gravity | 1.0[1] |
Atmospheric pressure | Standard (Breathable)[1] |
Equatorial temperature | 36°C (Temperate)[1] |
Surface water | 50%[1] |
Highest native life | Mammals[1] |
Landmasses | 2 (Revillagigedo, Sorocco)[1] |
History and Culture | |
Population | 210,080,000 (3079)[1] |
Government and Infrastructure | |
Capital | Passion[1] |
HPG Class | A[1] |
Clipperton III, more commonly referred to simply as Clipperton, is the third planet in the system and has two moons named Revillagigedo and Socorro. Clipperton is home to an orbital Irian Technologies industrial facility.[1]
Planetary History[edit]
The Jihad[edit]
Prior to the Jihad, Clipperton was a member of the three-world Principality of Gibson. When forces from the Principality of Regulus attacked Clipperton and the nearby Gibson Principality world of Molokai on 1 May 3078, the local forces on Clipperton tentatively welcomed the Regulans as liberators.[22] The Word of Blake responded by broadcasting footage of the Regulan Hussars using tactical nuclear devices on Futuna, Newcastle and Norfolk in 3077, an act that tarred both Hussars regiments with the very same brush the Blakists had been tarred with, resulting in the Hussars not being greeted as liberators by the civilian population, but instead provoking protests and riots. When protestors set up a burning barricade outside the barracks the Hussars were using, the two regiments found themselves having to actively deploy infantry in riot gear.[33]
Dark Age[edit]
On 15 December 3136, a terrorist attack destroyed the famous Chateau de Leon, killing almost ten thousand people.[34] Engineered by the Oriente Protectorate's Director of SAFE and authorized by Captain-General Jessica Marik, the attack successfully persuaded Regulan leader Lester Cameron-Jones of renewed Blakist activity, diverting him from Jessica Marik's actions elsewhere.[35][36]
Clipperton was raided by the Second Rim Commonality Guards in late 3146 during the war between the Regulan Fiefs and Free Worlds League, with the Guards disrupting the shipyards and making off with several completed JumpShips.[37]. In January 3147 Clan Sea Fox blockaded the system, lifting the interdiction in March the following year when FWLM forces were diverted to new targets. When the Fiefs finally capitulated and rejoined the Free Worlds in July 3148, Clipperton was one of its wealthy holdings turned over to direct League control.[38] [39]
Military Deployment[edit]
3078[edit]
3079[edit]
- - Deployed across Molokai and Clipperton, the unit was at 90% of full strength.
3085[edit]
3145[edit]
Geography[edit]
Clipperton has two continents named Revillagigedo and Sorocco.[1]
Planetary Locations[edit]
- Julon Mountain Range[34]
- Chateau de Leon: a tourist attraction that was bombed by terrorists in 3136[34]
- Passion: the planetary capital city, located on Revillagigedo[1]
Companies and Industries[edit]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
Closest 40 systems (37 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
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Gibson | 11.1 | Molokai | 12.6 | Tapachula | 14.1 | Ibarra | 22.9 |
Tuamotu | 23.3 | Chagos | 26.2 | Mackenzie | 26.8 | Sparta | 29.6 |
Aconcagua | 30.0 | Mohács | 30.4 | Hongqiao | 35.6 | Ankolika | 36.0 |
Norfolk | 36.6 | Fadiffolu | 38.6 | Trinidad | 39.1 | Futuna | 41.7 |
Cajamarca | 42.0 | Sardis | 42.6 | Jiddah | 43.8 | Isabela | 43.8 |
Newcastle | 46.8 | Rzhishchev | 48.8 | Hiratsuka | 49.8 | Home | 50.2 |
Wallis | 51.3 | Thirty Weight | 51.7 | Ellsworth | 52.2 | Atsugi | 53.0 |
Panjang | 53.8 | Manihiki | 55.3 | Lengkong | 55.4 | Westover | 55.8 |
Karakiraz | 56.5 | Katlehong | 57.0 | Gran | 57.9 | Karachi | 58.2 |
Alta | 59.3 | Bismarck | 60.6 | Faleolo | 60.9 | Loyalty | 64.0 |
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. 12: "Clipperton"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Empire Alone, p. 78
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Era Report: 2750, p. 36: "Inner Sphere - 2750"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 24: "Free Worlds League after Age of War [2571]"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158: "Inner Sphere - 2596"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - 2765"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 34: "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822]"
- ↑ 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]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 42: "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 51: "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War [3030]"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - 3040"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 10: Inner Sphere [3050] Map
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 22: 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]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 28: Inner Sphere [3063] Map
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 56: "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 41: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: Inner Sphere [3075] Map
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 59: "The Jihad in Review"
- ↑ Field Report: FWLM, p. 17: "FWLM Deployment Map [3079]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62: "Inner Sphere - March 3081"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
- ↑ Era Digest: Dark Age, p. 12, "Map of the Inner Sphere - 3130"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - 3135"
- ↑ To Ride the Chimera, Map of the Free Worlds League in 3139
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 38: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. vi: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 54, "A Hard Bargain"
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 102
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 79: "The Push Continues"
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 Pandora's Gambit, ch. 19
- ↑ Pandora's Gambit, ch. 20
- ↑ Pandora's Gambit, ch. 26
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 21
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 36
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 53-54
- ↑ Field Report: FWLM, p. 9: "Principality of Regulus"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 92: "Deployment Table - 3085"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 116: "Regulan Strategic Military Command"
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: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Hot Spots: Terra
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- Objectives: Free Worlds League
- Pandora's Gambit (novel)
- Shattered Fortress
- To Ride the Chimera (novel)