Foochow

Foochow
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates88.919 : -97.499[e]
Spectral classF4V[1]
Planet(s)8[1]

The Foochow system was the location of at least one habitable world, Foochow IV, and as of 3145 was located in the Sarna Commonality of the Capellan Confederation.[2][3]

System Description[edit]

The Foochow system is located near the Jonathan and Menkar systems[2][3] and consists of a class F4V primary orbited by eight planets.[1]

System History[edit]

The Foochow system was colonized during the First Exodus from Terra in the late twenty-second century[1] and was a member of the Sarna Supremacy prior to the formation of the Capellan Confederation.[4]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Foochow IV[edit]

Foochow IV
Foochow.jpg
Astrophysical
System positionFourth[1]
Jump Point distance16 days[1]
Moons3 (Li-Lung, Lung-Wang, Pan-Lung)[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity0.7[1]
Atmospheric pressureLow (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature45°C[1]
Surface water80%[1]
Highest native lifeMammals[1]
Landmasses1 (Min-how)[1]
History and Culture
Population598,650,000 (3130)[1][33]
Government and Infrastructure
Political LeaderPlanetary Governor
Military CommanderLegate Kathryn Eykemans (3130)[1][33]
CapitalVashura[1]

Foochow IV, more commonly known simply as Foochow, is the fourth planet in the system and has three moons named Li-Lung, Lung-Wang, and Pan-Lung.[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Early History[edit]

Foochow was colonized in the late twenty-second century, having been discovered almost by accident. The colonists were escaping from China on Terra, and named Foochow after the capital of the Chinese province of Fujian. Having settled on Min-how, Foochow's only continent, the colonists spent the next fifty years fighting a combination of Dobars, native six-limbed carnivores the size of Terran black bears, and disease-bearing insects. By the time the population had managed to carve enough productive land from the jungles that were the predominant terrain feature of Foochow to expand, they had also managed to tame some of the Dobars.[1]

The inhabitants of Foochow didn't create much by way of industry until minerals were discovered on the southwest coast of Min-how; the discovery led to the founding of industries producing electronics using these newly located mineral reserves. The main export from Foochow continued to be seafood, however, with the bulk of the exports leaving Foochow via Vashura, the planetary capital and largest seaport.[1]

Fourth Succession War[edit]

Foochow was conquered by the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns during the Fourth Succession War.[1]

Operation GUERRERO[edit]

Thirty years after the Fourth Succession War Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao launched Operation GUERRERO in concert with the Free Worlds League and reclaimed a number of former Capellan worlds, including Foochow.[1]

Jihad[edit]

Foochow was initially undisturbed by the Jihad, until one of the Capellan Warrior Houses (Warrior House Dai Da Chi[34]) jumped into the system. The Word of Blake responded by deploying a small mercenary unit to Foochow, only for the mercenaries to be intercepted during their high-speed burn towards Foochow. The Warrior House had hidden among Foochow's three moons, and having detected the mercenaries, launched an aerospace attack that completely destroyed them.[1]

Dark Age[edit]

Made Republic of the Sphere territory after the Jihad, Foochow became a Capellan target in Operation GREAT FLOOD. In July 3134, Foochow's governor and legate were captured by the Zheng Zhilong naval squadron during the latter's blockade of the capital.[35]

Military Deployment[edit]

3029[edit]

3069[edit]

3145[edit]

- Divided between the Menkar and Foochow, the unit was at 70% of full strength.

Geography[edit]

The climate on Foochow resembles a greenhouse and as a result, there are no polar ice caps. Foochow's single continent, Min-how, lies on the planetary equator, and was predominantly covered in jungles when first discovered.[1]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Redswan: the leading industrial city on Min-how[1]
  • Vashura: the planetary capital city on the eastern coast of Min-how[1]

Local Flora and Fauna[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 72 systems (71 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Menkar 5.7 Jonathan 12.4 Foot Fall 13.6 Algot 15.1
Shipka 15.8 Tianamon 16.8 Hunan 17.8 Bell 19.6
New Aragon 21.5 Ashkum 23.3 St. Andre 23.5 Highspire 24.5
Halloran 26.0 Valexa 27.1 New Macao 27.3 Demeter 28.0
Conwy 28.5 Mandate 28.7 Zaurak 30.5 Undra 30.9
Poznan 31.0 Wei 33.2 Menkib 34.2 Buchlau 34.3
Plataea 34.8 Shensi 35.5 Angelsey 36.5 Westphalia 36.9
Chesterton 37.6 Almach 37.8 Algol 38.2 Tsitsang 38.6
Matsu 40.2 Moravian 40.3 New Hessen 40.7 Axton 41.4
Pleione 41.5 Remshield 43.2 Kansu 43.3 New Athens 43.6
Ulan Batar 44.2 Mesartim 45.1 Goshen 45.8 Ningpo 46.3
Styk 46.8 Palos 46.9 Heligoland 47.6 Mira 47.7
Alrescha 48.3 Tedibyhr 49.5 Aosia 49.7 Gan Singh 50.6
Tecumseh 51.0 Sakhalin 51.9 Acala 52.6 Sichuan 54.5
Farwell 54.7 Slocum 54.7 Yangtze 55.2 Anaea 55.4
Achilles 56.0 Tikonov 57.0 Kaifeng 57.4 Second Try 57.5
Lee 57.8 Tsingtao 57.8 Azha 57.9 Kek 58.0
Angol 58.7 Lacadon 58.8 Hamal 59.1 Everett 61.1

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 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 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 101: "Foochow"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Handbook: House Liao, p. 17: "Capellan Confederation Founding - [2366] Map"
  5. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 13: "Timeline: Capellan Zone 2367"
  6. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 25: "Capellan Confederation after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  7. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  8. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  9. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere" - [2764] Map
  10. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  11. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  12. ↑ First Succession War, p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"
  13. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 31: "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  14. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  15. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 39: "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 40: "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 49: "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  19. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  20. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 10: Inner Sphere - [3050] Map
  21. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 22: Inner Sphere - [3052] Map
  22. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 10: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
  23. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 60: "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
  24. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  25. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 68: "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  26. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere- [3067] Map"
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 110: "Word of Blake Mercenary Deployments"
  28. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  29. ↑ Field Report: CCAF, p. 21: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  30. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  31. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  32. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere, p. 10: "Prefecture IV"
  34. ↑ Blakists See Mixed Success, Failure on Capellan Front
  35. ↑ Technical Readout: Irregulars, p. 14: "Lucius Zhao Escort Carrier"
  36. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 86: "Other Actions"
  37. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 44: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Table - 3145"

Bibliography[edit]

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