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Menkar nearby systems (Map Legend) | |
System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | 90.726 : -92.066[e] |
Spectral class | M2IIIa[1] |
Planets | Nine[1] |
Contents
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2366 - Sarna Supremacy[2]
- 2367 - Capellan Confederation[3]
- 2571 - Capellan Confederation[4]
- 2596 - Capellan Confederation[5]
- 2750 - Capellan Confederation[6]
- 2764 - Capellan Confederation[7]
- 2765 - Capellan Confederation[8]
- 2786 - Capellan Confederation[9]
- 2822 - Capellan Confederation[10][11][12]
- 2864 - Capellan Confederation[13]
- 3025 - Capellan Confederation[14][15]
- 3030 - Federated Suns[16]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth[17]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth[18]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth[19]
- 3057 - Federated Commonwealth[20]
- 3058 - Chaos March[21]
- 3063 - Capellan Confederation[22]
- 3067 - Federated Suns[23][24]
- 3069 - Word of Blake Protectorate (from November)[25]
- 3075 - Word of Blake Protectorate[26]
- 3079 - Capellan Confederation[27]
- 3081 - Republic of the Sphere[28]
- 3085 - Republic of the Sphere[29]
- 3135 - Capellan Confederation[30]
- 3145 - Capellan Confederation[31][32]
Menkar[edit]
Menkar | |
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![]() Orbital view | |
Geophysical | |
System position | Fourth[1] |
Jump point distance |
Seven days[1] |
Moons | One (Metuchen)[1] |
Surface gravity | 1.1[1] |
Atmospheric pressure | Standard (Breathable)[1] |
Equatorial temperature | 35°C[1] |
Surface water | 66%[1] |
Highest native life | Mammals[1] |
Reference Year | 3130[1] |
Infrastructure | |
Ruler | Chuck Kincaid, Governor (3130)[33][1] Kirk O'Brien, Legate (3130)[33][1] |
Population | 1,134,458,000 (3130)[1][33] |
Planetary History[edit]
Succession Wars[edit]
Fourth Succession War[edit]
Menkar has only seen war twice: Once during the Fourth Succession War and once during the Jihad. The government of Menkar surrendered to Davion forces to prevent damage to their world.[1] During the last two weeks of October 3069 the Word of Blake launched a fresh wave of planetary assaults, further expanding the borders of the Word of Blake Protectorate. The assaults saw a number of new planets incorporated into the Protectorate, often after the threat - or use - of orbital bombardment or biological, chemical or nuclear weapons to destroy local defenses; Menkar was one of the worlds brought into the Protectorate in this fashion.[25]
Jihad[edit]
As with the Federated Suns attack during the Fourth Succession War the government surrendered to the Word of Blake to avoid further damage to the planet, but with a twist: one week after the Blakists installed their garrison and departed a plague swept through their camp. This plague killed every Blakist soldier on the world as well as 10% of the planet's population. After the Jihad the government released information that indicated the 10% of the population volunteered to be infected in order to spread the disease to the Blakists.[1]
During the last week of July 3075 the CCAF launched a campaign against the Word of Blake Protectorate garrisons on Menkar, Pleione and Wei. The civilian population of the three worlds took tens of thousands of civilian casualties during the offensive, as the Capellan forces used nuclear weapons to defeat the Blakists.[34][35]
Though Menkar is located in the constellation Terrans call "the Whale" it isn't the brightest star in the collection. Deneb Kaitos has that honor. Menkar's star is on the way to becoming unstable, like Mira, another system in the constellation. In the meantime the inhabitants of Menkar continue to collect plants from the jungle archipelagos of the world. These plants have been very useful creating new medications, particularly antirejection medications for organ transplants. The two large landmasses are filled with valleys fed by large rivers and the oceans are teeming with life.[1]
Dark Age[edit]
The planet's HPG station is one of the few working inside the Republic of the Sphere in 3135.[36]
Military Deployment[edit]
3145[edit]
- - At this time, the unit was at 70% of full strength with a "C" equipment rating. The unit was divided between the Menkar and Foochow systems.
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
Closest 68 systems (68 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
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Foochow | 5.7 | Jonathan | 9.9 | Algot | 10.5 | Tianamon | 11.5 |
Foot Fall | 18.2 | Hunan | 19.9 | Shipka | 21.4 | New Aragon | 21.5 |
Bell | 22.3 | Demeter | 22.5 | Ashkum | 23.1 | Halloran | 23.3 |
Valexa | 23.7 | Conwy | 24.5 | St. Andre | 26.5 | Highspire | 28.8 |
Poznan | 30.2 | Buchlau | 31.1 | Almach | 32.1 | Chesterton | 32.6 |
New Macao | 33.0 | Undra | 33.1 | Angelsey | 33.7 | Mandate | 34.2 |
Algol | 35.5 | New Hessen | 35.6 | Zaurak | 36.0 | Westphalia | 36.4 |
Shensi | 37.0 | Plataea | 37.8 | Wei | 38.2 | Mesartim | 39.4 |
Kansu | 39.7 | Ulan Batar | 40.0 | Menkib | 40.0 | Pleione | 41.2 |
Mira | 42.0 | Tsitsang | 42.1 | Axton | 42.1 | Alrescha | 43.1 |
Goshen | 44.0 | Moravian | 44.3 | Ningpo | 44.4 | Tedibyhr | 44.5 |
Matsu | 45.9 | Remshield | 48.3 | Styk | 48.9 | New Athens | 48.9 |
Tecumseh | 50.3 | Yangtze | 50.5 | Gan Singh | 50.7 | Tikonov | 51.3 |
Farwell | 51.4 | Slocum | 51.4 | Palos | 51.7 | Heligoland | 53.2 |
Angol | 53.3 | Aosia | 53.8 | Acala | 54.1 | Azha | 54.9 |
Hamal | 55.0 | Anaea | 55.8 | Sakhalin | 57.4 | Sichuan | 57.5 |
Tawas | 57.7 | Everett | 59.0 | Bharat | 59.6 | Sonnia | 59.9 |
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 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 109: "Menkar"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 17: "Capellan Confederation Founding - [2366] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 13: "Timeline: Capellan Zone 2367"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 25: "Capellan Confederation after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 31: "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War - [2822 Map]"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 39: "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
- ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), foldout: "Capellan Confederation Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 40: "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 49: "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
- ↑ 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 Liao, p. 60: "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 68: "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 47: "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
- ↑ Field Report: CCAF, p. 21: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere, p. 12: "Prefecture V"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 17: "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 54: "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Era Digest: Dark Age, p. 4: "Functional Republic HPGs as of 01 January 3135"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 44: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Table - 3145"
Bibliography[edit]
- Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere
- Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Field Report: CCAF
- First Succession War
- Handbook: House Liao
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Hot Spots: Terra