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| Marlowe's Rift | |
|---|---|
← 3135 3151 | |
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| System Information | |
| X:Y Coordinates | 234.711 : 87.839[e] |
The Marlowe's Rift system was home to at least one habitable world and as of 3151 was located in the Matsuida Prefecture of the New Samarkand Military District within the Draconis Combine.[1]
Contents
System Description[edit]
The Marlowe's Rift system neighbored the Gandy's Luck and Wapakoneta system Spinward of Terra.[2][3] The Marlowe's Rift system also sits next to a bubble of interstellar dust and gas also named Marlowe's Rift.[4]
System History[edit]
The Marlowe's Rift system was colonized sometime prior to 2319.[2]
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2319 - Independent world[2]
- 2571 - Draconis Combine[5]
- 2596 - Draconis Combine[6]
- 2750 - Draconis Combine[7]
- 2764 - Draconis Combine[8]
- 2765 - Draconis Combine[9]
- 2786 - Draconis Combine[10]
- 2822 - Draconis Combine[3][11][12]
- 2864 - Draconis Combine[13]
- 3025 - Draconis Combine[14][15]
- 3030 - Draconis Combine[16]
- 3040 - Draconis Combine[17][18]
- 3050 - Draconis Combine[19]
- 3052 - Draconis Combine[20][21]
- 3057 - Draconis Combine[22]
- 3063 - Draconis Combine[23]
- 3067 - Draconis Combine[24][25]
- 3075 - Draconis Combine[26]
- 3079 - Draconis Combine[27]
- 3081 - Draconis Combine[28]
- 3085 - Draconis Combine[29]
- 3089 - Disputed system[30]
- 3135 - Draconis Reach (disputed system)[31]
- 3139 - Draconis Combine (between March and December)[32]
- 3145 - Draconis Combine[33][34]
- 3151 - Draconis Combine[1]
Marlowe's Rift[edit]
| Marlowe's Rift |
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Planetary History[edit]
The planet was originally colonized as a scientific research station.[4]
Star League[edit]
The planet's history changed with the discovery of a unique form of citrus fruit tree. The Meat Tree was found in the deep jungles of the planet's equatorial regions and has the same taste and consistency of cooked beef. Needless to say, this fruit became a massive cash crop and the planet's cities and distribution centers grew up around the groves. The wealth this crop generated attracted the interest of raiders and pirates. Thus the Star League stationed a garrison of the Star League Defense Force to protect the world.[4]
Third Succession War[edit]
In early 3025, the Federated Suns attacked Marlowe's Rift.[35]
Dark Ages[edit]
Throughout the Republic era New Aberdeen became one of the Draconis Reach worlds disputed between the Combine and the Draconis March.[31] The stalemate ended in 3139 when Wolf's Dragoons, in service to the Combine, attacked Marlowe's Rift as part of a successful campaign to secure the Reach once and for all.[36]
Military Deployment[edit]
Planetary Locations[edit]
- Ashoka[citation needed]
Local Flora and Fauna[edit]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
| Closest 36 systems (33 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gandy's Luck | 16.3 | Wapakoneta | 19.0 | Westfield | 19.8 | Harpster | 22.1 |
| Deshler | 23.8 | New Aberdeen | 24.2 | Arlington | 25.0 | Harrow's Sun | 31.9 |
| Yufu | 32.0 | McComb | 32.7 | Bergman's Planet | 33.8 | Lima | 33.9 |
| Donenac | 34.4 | Marduk | 38.4 | Misery | 39.6 | Goldlure | 39.8 |
| Benet | 41.0 | Galtor | 43.2 | Crossing | 44.6 | Royal | 45.1 |
| Elidere | 46.8 | Shaul Khala | 48.0 | Kawabe | 48.2 | Irurzun | 48.6 |
| Ljugarn | 49.1 | Tripoli | 49.5 | Hun Ho | 51.3 | New Ivaarsen | 53.8 |
| Nouveau Toulouse | 56.6 | Thestria | 56.7 | Paris | 58.9 | Hoff | 59.1 |
| Reisling's Planet | 59.4 | Matsuida | 60.1 | Koping Chian | 60.6 | Igualada | 61.5 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shattered Fortress, p. 103
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 183: "29th Infantry Division"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: Inner Sphere - [2764]
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 113
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 23
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 19: disputed Draconis Reach area in existence by this year
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 21: "Timeline of Events (cont.)"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
- ↑ Wolf's Dragoons, p. 32: "Enemies in High Places"
- ↑ Redemption Rift, ch. 2
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 First Succession War, p. 137: "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 133: "Unit Deployment Table"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 138: "Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 50: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3085"
- ↑ Redemption Rift, ch. 5
Bibliography[edit]
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Field Report: DCMS
- First Succession War
- Handbook: House Kurita
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- Shattered Fortress
- Wolf's Dragoons