Gibraltar

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This article is about the planetary system. For the JumpShip, see Gibraltar (Individual JumpShip).


Gibraltar
Gibraltar 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-359.596 : -139.898[e]
Spectral classM0V[1]
Recharge time201 hours[2]
Recharge station(s)Zenith, Nadir[1]
Planet(s)7[1]

The Gibraltar system was home to at least one habitable world, Gibraltar I, and as of June 3152 was located in the Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey in the Free Worlds League.[3]

System Description[edit]

Gibraltar is located near the Hammer and Manotick systems.

Political Affiliation[edit]


Gibraltar I[edit]

Gibraltar I
Gibraltar Orbital View.jpg
Astrophysical
System positionFirst[1]
Jump Point distance3.14 days[1]
MoonsNone[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity1.1[1]
Atmospheric pressureLow (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature25°C (Temperate)[1]
Surface water81%[1]
Highest native lifeReptile[1]
Landmasses7 (Argleton, Scarfolk, Middlemarch, Sodor, Royston, Walmington, Weatherfield)[1]
History and Culture
Colonized2351[1]
Population77,452,000 (3152)[1]
Government and Infrastructure
CapitalMountweasel[1]
HPG ClassA[1]

Planetary History[edit]

The Star League[edit]

In 2760, pirate forces, possibly supported by the Lyran Commonwealth, attacked the garrison of Star League Defense Force troops on Gibraltar. Severe damage to the barracks and BattleMech facilities reduced operations for the Fifteenth BattleMech Division while reconstruction at Fort Calpe progressed.[35]

Military Deployment[edit]

2764[edit]

2765[edit]

2786[edit]

  • Thirteenth Atrean Dragoons[38]

Geography[edit]

Gibraltar has seven continents named Argleton, Middlemarch, Royston, Scarfolk, Sodor, Walmington, and Weatherfield.[1]

Planetary Locations[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 32 systems (32 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Hammer 10.7 Manotick 14.2 Eion 17.2 Silver 22.3
Naissus 25.4 Tormentine 28.0 Maderas 29.3 Maxwell 30.7
Lepaterique 30.8 Schiedam 31.3 Aylmer 31.3 Sackville 33.4
Curaumilla 35.8 Kogl 37.0 Merton 37.8 Atzenbrugg 40.9
San Nicolas 41.9 Edmondson 42.5 Conakry 44.2 Calchedon 44.5
Dalcour 47.6 Bowang 48.6 Valil'yevskiy 48.6 Kilarney 51.6
Alorton 54.4 Hazeldean 55.9 Schererville 56.2 Kutludugun 57.9
Sierra 58.8 Huntington 59.0 Tchamba 59.2 Cerillos 59.6

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 Empire Alone, p. 105: Gibraltar planet profile
  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. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  9. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  10. First Succession War, 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, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  13. First Succession War, 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), foldout: "Free Worlds League - [3025] Map"
  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. 132: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  19. Era Report: 3052, p. 10: Inner Sphere - [3050] Map
  20. Era Report: 3052, p. 22: Inner Sphere - [3052] Map
  21. Era Report: 3062, p. 10: 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. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  26. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  27. Field Report: FWLM, p. 19: "Free Worlds League Deployment Map - [August]"
  28. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  29. Era Report: 3145, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  30. To Ride the Chimera, ch. 28
  31. Era Report: 3145, p. 38: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  32. Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  33. Hunting Season, ch. 17
  34. Empire Alone, pp. 31–33: "Between a Rock and a Hard Place"
  35. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 119: "15th BattleMech Division"
  36. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 254: "SLDF - Free Worlds League Military Command Map"
  37. Field Report 2765: FWLM, p. 9: "Atrean Dragoons"
  38. First Succession War, p. 138: "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"

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