Port Arthur

Port Arthur
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3151
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Port Arthur nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates131.569 : 255.343[e]
Spectral classG8V[1]
Recharge time189 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)None[1]

The Port Arthur system is the location of at least one habitable world, Port Arthur III, and as of June 3152 was located in the Alshain Province of the Rasalhague Dominion.[2]

System Description[edit]

Port Arthur is located near the Tarazed and Asgard systems.

Political Affiliation[edit]

Port Arthur III[edit]

Port Arthur III
Port Arthur Flag.jpg
Astrophysical
System positionThird[1]
Jump Point distance6.19 days[1]
Moons1 (Mordred)[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity1.1[1]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature20°C (Temperate)[1]
Surface water50%[1]
Highest native lifeReptiles[1]
History and Culture
Population5,600,000 (3067)[1]
Government and Infrastructure
Noble RulerTozama Daimyo Rutherford Ellis (3067)[1]
CapitalAffendale[1]
HPG ClassA[1]

Planetary History[edit]

The Succession Wars[edit]

Port Arthur saw little in the way of fighting during the Succession Wars, but two raids by the Lyran Commonwealth destroyed critical infrastructure and left the planet dependent upon its neighbors for clean water.[1]

Clan Invasion Era[edit]

In March of 3052, Clan Smoke Jaguar attacked Port Arthur during the Fifth Wave of Operation REVIVAL. The strategic value of the resource-rich planet meant saKhan Sarah Weaver personally led the attack, involving the Shroud Keshik and Seventh Jaguar Dragoons. They immediately engaged the First Proserpina Hussars at Zuave Vale, forcing them to fall back to secondary positions at Disher. Here the Smoke Jaguar attack bogged down, forcing saKhan Weaver to order a "headhunter" Star to locate and destroy the First Hussars' command company. While they succeeded in wiping out half the unit they failed to kill Tai-sa Jeong Moon Lee who narrowly escaped. Regardless this attack caused the defenders to retreat again, with the Jaguars again pursuing them. However at Point aux Trembles the Hussars managed to draw the Smoke Jaguars into range of concealed remote-firing weapons protected in hardened positions. The Jaguars had to spend nearly a week rooting out these hidden defenses while the Hussars launched sporadic raids on Clan supply depots. The use of such "dishonorable" tactics only served to infuriate the Jaguars even more; they mercilessly hunted down the rest of the regiment until the survivors were eventually were forced to abandon the world.[32]

Port Arthur suffered a brutal occupation after it was claimed by the Smoke Jaguars. In one act of vandalism many of the capital city Affendale's beautiful parks were damaged due to being repurposed as DropShip landing zones.[1]

Operation BULLDOG[edit]

Port Arthur was invaded in the first wave of Operation BULLDOG by the First Davion Guards, the Seventeenth Benjamin Regulars, the Second Legion of Vega, and the Fifth Sword of Light. The defending 168th Garrison Cluster of Clan Smoke Jaguar fought fiercely against the invading taskforce, who had to call in reinforcements; the Inner Sphere forces eventually captured the planet.[33]

FedCom Civil War Era[edit]

Following the planet's liberation the inhabitants worked tirelessly to rebuild and remove the signs of its time as a Clan world. A Veteran's Memorial, dedicated to Combine warriors who died resisting the Smoke Jaguars, was unveiled by Hohiro Kurita when he visited Port Arthur in 3066. In a notable change in architectural patterns, the planet's inhabitants also ceased new construction outwards in the cities and instead expanded underground. This and new antipollution laws were intended to preserve Port Arthur as the prefecture's "Zen garden".[1]

ilClan Era[edit]

Attacked in June 3152 by the Rasalhague Dominion as part of a limited offensive towards Luthien, Port Arthur swiftly fell to the Third Freemen.[31]

Military Deployment[edit]

3054[edit]

3059[edit]

3067[edit]

Geography[edit]

A breadbasket world and notable for its natural beauty, Port Arthur also suffers from bacteria-heavy water and until the renaissance sparked by the Helm Memory Core was unable to purify local water sources.[1]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Affendale: planetary capital, noted for its small buildings and beautiful foliage[1]
  • Serpent Bay: home to a large commercial district[1]
  • Yokohama: site of the Veteran's Memorial unveiled in 3066[1]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 28 systems (28 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Tarazed 6.7 Asgard 11.9 Braunton 18.2 Avon 19.1
Yamarovka 27.6 Cyrenaica 31.1 Baruun Urt 31.4 Bicester 32.3
Xinyang 35.5 Luthien 36.4 Mualang 36.6 Caripare 39.0
Tuat 40.1 Kilmarnock 41.8 Dyfed 42.0 Kanowit 46.5
Tanh Linh 47.3 Leiston 47.6 Yumesta 48.7 Omagh 48.8
Chatham 49.6 Paracale 50.9 Itabaiana 52.4 Dover 54.0
Sakai 54.1 Babuyan 54.2 Juazeiro 55.7 Yardley 57.3

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 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 82: "Port Arthur"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dominions Divided, p. 85: "Rasalhague Dominion June 3152"
  3. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding" - [2319] Map
  4. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  5. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  6. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  7. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  8. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  9. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  10. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  11. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  12. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
  13. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  14. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  15. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - 3040 Map"
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
  17. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere [3050] Map"
  18. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  19. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
  20. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  22. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  23. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  24. ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 23: "Draconis Combine Deployment - [August 3079] Map"
  25. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere- [3081] Map"
  26. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  27. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  28. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  29. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  30. ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 Dominions Divided, p. 87: "A Short, Popular War"
  32. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 69
  33. ↑ The Dragon Roars, p. 16
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 Objective Raids, p. 65: "Unit Note"
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 Field Manual: ComStar, p. 128: "Nova Cats Deployment Table"
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 100: "Clan Nova Cat Deployment Table"

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