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| Pleiades Cluster | |
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| System Information | |
| X:Y Coordinates | 216.353 : -319.595[e] |
The Pleiades Cluster is a star cluster that is 389.31 light years rimward of Terra in the Federated Suns' Capellan March. It contains 100 inhabitated systems, among them Maia, Electra, and Merope.[1]
Contents
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2317 - No record[2]
- 2571 - Taurian Concordat[3][4]
- 2596 - Federated Suns[5]
- 2750 - Federated Suns[3][6]
- 2764 - Federated Suns[7]
- 2765 - Federated Suns[8][9][10]
- 2822 - Federated Suns[11][12]
- 2864 - Federated Suns[13][14]
- 3025 - Federated Suns[3][15][16][17][18]
- 3030 - Federated Suns[19][20]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth[21][22][23]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth[24]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth[25]
- 3057 - Federated Commonwealth[26]
- 3058 - Federated Commonwealth[27][28]
- 3059 - Federated Commonwealth[29]
- 3063 - Federated Commonwealth[30]
- 3067 - Federated Suns[21][31][32]
- 3075 - Taurian Concordat[33]
- 3079 - Taurian Concordat[34][35][36]
- 3081 - Taurian Concordat[37]
- 3085 - Taurian Concordat[38]
- 3130 - Taurian Concordat[39]
- 3135 - Taurian Concordat[40]
- 3145 - Taurian Concordat[41][42]
Description[edit]
The Pleiades (or Seven Sisters) contains over 1,000 members and are dominated by hot blue and extremely luminous B-type stars. A dust cloud in the interstellar medium that the stars are currently passing through forms a faint reflection nebulosity around the brightest stars (hence the alternate name Maia Nebula after the star Maia). The cluster core radius is about 8 light years and tidal radius is about 43 light years.
The nine brightest stars of the Pleiades are named for the Seven Sisters of Greek mythology: Sterope, Merope, Electra, Maia, Taygete, Celaeno, and Alcyone, along with their parents Atlas and Pleione.
One hundred of the Pleiades systems are inhabited, of which the worlds of Maia, Electra, and Merope are the most important.[1]
History[edit]
Visible with the naked eye at the Terran night sky the major systems of the Pleiades were already discovered and named early during the Pre-Spaceflight Era. After its founding the colonies of the star cluster joined the Taurian Concordat but were attacked in 2580 by the SLDF during the Reunification War and subsequently annexed by the Federated Suns.
Reunification War[edit]
The Pleiades Cluster had three major habitable worlds in 2580, and each was heavily industrialized and well populated.[43] The SLDF deployed their IV Corps supported by elements of I Corps to take these three worlds. The fighting lasted until November, 2580. The defending Taurian units were destroyed, but the attacking SLDF divisions were reduced to below forty percent of their strength.[44]
The Pleiades Campaign[edit]
- For more information, see Pleiades Campaign
In January 3067, the Concordat tried to exploit the weakness of the Federated Suns in the wake of the FedCom Civil War and sent troops to reconquer systems lost 500 years ago. The Taurian force, among them the Pleiades Hussars and the Pleiades Lancers trying to recapture their ancient homeworlds, initially made remarkable progress and reached the cluster in March. Then came the Davion counterassault that caused great damage among the Taurian forces, only the troops in the cluster could stand their ground. The tide turned again with the outbreak of the Jihad when the Davion leadership was thrown into chaos due to the occupation of New Avalon. At the end of the Jihad the Pleiades were under unchallenged control of the TDF.
Military Deployment[edit]
2578[edit]
2579[edit]
- Eighty-second Concordat Chasseurs[45]
- Eighty-eighth Concordat Chasseurs[45]
2581[edit]
- Thirtieth Division, Second Reserve Corps[46]
2765[edit]
Notes[edit]
- The flag of the Pleiades is an eagle backed by a triangular field.[50]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
| Closest 40 systems (40 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electra | 3.0 | Maia | 4.0 | Merope | 5.0 | Ridgebrook | 15.0 |
| Sanurcha | 16.8 | Kautokeino | 26.6 | New Syrtis | 27.0 | Flintoft | 28.3 |
| Diefenbaker | 28.4 | Hè-shì | 29.7 | Taygeta | 29.9 | Brusett | 30.4 |
| Lindsay | 32.0 | Werfer | 32.2 | Carmichael | 33.9 | Mandaree | 35.5 |
| Hobson | 35.7 | Brockway | 36.4 | Pietermaritzburg | 38.3 | Firgrove | 39.5 |
| Kaitangata | 42.7 | Desolate Plains | 42.8 | Crawford | 44.7 | Mithron | 44.7 |
| Aucara | 46.1 | Wrentham | 46.1 | Robsart | 49.9 | Midale | 50.4 |
| Zalzangor | 50.7 | Lothair | 52.9 | Ashley | 53.2 | Atreus Prime | 55.1 |
| Cumberland | 55.4 | Oltepesi | 56.1 | Mordialloc | 56.2 | Shaunavon | 56.2 |
| Chouli | 56.6 | Okains | 56.7 | Jaipur | 56.7 | Keuterville | 60.0 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The high number of populated systems is confirmed by the writers. See Political Map vs Jump Map discussion
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 18
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 121
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 48
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
- ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 29
- ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 37
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 31
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 39
- ↑ The Periphery, First Edition, p. 151
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns): "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 40
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 72
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 49
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 127
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 74
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 59
- ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 111: "Taurian Concordat and Tortuga Dominions"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 68
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65
- ↑ Field Report: Periphery, p. 23
- ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 21
- ↑ Field Report: CCAF, p. 21
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
- ↑ Era Digest: Dark Age, p. 12: "Map of the Inner Sphere 3130"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. vi: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 72
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 73
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 Historical: Reunification War, p. 146
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 144
- ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 19: "Regimental Status"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 138
- ↑ Field Report: Periphery, p. 12: "Taurian Concordat Regimental Status"
- ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p. 62
Bibliography[edit]
- 20 Year Update
- Dominions Divided
- Era Digest: Dark Age
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Field Manual: Updates
- Field Report: AFFS
- Field Report: CCAF
- Field Report: Periphery
- Field Report 2765: AFFS
- Field Report 2765: Periphery
- Handbook: House Davion
- Handbook: House Liao
- Handbook: Major Periphery States
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Davion (The Federated Suns)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- The Periphery
- The Periphery, Second Edition