Salem

Salem
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Salem nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates206.788 : -161.11[e]
Spectral classF8V[1]
Recharge time179 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)None[1]

System Description[edit]

Salem is located near the Branzoll and Meinhof systems.

Political Affiliation[edit]

Salem VII[edit]

Salem VII
Astrophysical
System positionSeventh[1]
Jump Point distance12.01 days[1]
Moons1 (Mawu)[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity1.15[1]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature23°C (Arid)[1]
Surface water30%[1]
Highest native lifeMammal[1]
Landmasses3 (Essex, Lawrence, New England)[1]
History and Culture
Population3,120,627,000 (3079)[1]
Government and Infrastructure
CapitalEden[1]
HPG ClassB[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Star League Era[edit]

By the height of the Star League, Salem was the location of a significant percentage of the defense manufacturing that supplied the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns. While the overall manufacturing base of the Federated Suns was highly dispersed and diversified, a core group of worlds—New Avalon, Crofton, Kathil, Panpour, Salem, and Talcott—supplied move than half of all the equipment used by the AFFS.[37]

First Succession War[edit]

In 2795, following the appointment of Sandol Quinn as regent to Ilsa Liao, the Capellan Confederation Armed Forces launched an invasion of the Federated Suns intended to capture the politically-significant Chesterton system. Planned by Quinn, the operation was intended to take advantage of the AFFS' continuing focus on trying to resist the massive Draconis Combine invasion of the Federated Suns, which stood poised to capture New Avalon itself. Quinn's plan involved encircling Chesterton by taking the systems around it, using mercenary units for the initial invasions - predominantly or exclusively former Star League Defense Force commands that had been recruited by the Confederation - and following up with CCAF line regiments to reinforce the assault and then secure the captured worlds. Whilst launching one or two planetary invasions aimed at systems around Chesterton, Quinn also had the CCAF copy tactics used by the Combine so effectively, leapfrogging over border systems to capture a number of systems further inside the Federated Suns to add pressure to the AFFS. Quinn's strategy worked well for several years; by 2797 the CCAF had occupied Salem, as well the Branzoll, Carmacks, Ogilvie, Sekulmun and Victoria, creating Capellan "islands" within the borders of the Federated Suns that forced the AFFS to spread its already-stretched border forces even more thinly at a critical time.[10]

Quinn never managed to secure Chesterton, however; unwilling to launch a mass assault led by strategic weapons that would have had devastating effects on the planet and its population, Quinn attempted to negotiate Chesterton's surrender, but the dug-in AFFS forces were absolutely fanatical in their determination to resist, and Chesterton was self-sustaining, incapable of simply being blockaded into submission, even if the CCAF had sufficient WarShips available to blockade the system. With the CCAF clashing with the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery on a number of former Terran Hegemony worlds, Quinn withdrew his forces from Salem and a number of the other isolated worlds nearby in late 2800 or early 2801.[11]

Military Deployment[edit]

2765[edit]

2786[edit]

  • Twentieth Syrtis Fusiliers[39]

3054–3061[edit]

3067[edit]

3079–3085[edit]

- The unit was at 90% strength, with 90% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.

Geography[edit]

Salem has three continents named Essex, Lawrence, and New England.[1]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Eden: planetary capital city, on New England[1]

Companies and Industries[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 36 systems (35 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Branzoll 14.1 Meinhof 17.0 Stockpoll 20.8 Meglan 24.6
Herat 25.4 Dol 25.5 Dirk's Gulf 27.0 Gravensteen 30.0
Skaslien 33.8 Fable 34.1 Novaya Zemlya 34.3 Kathil 37.6
Talcott 37.9 Kluane 39.7 Montcoal 41.7 Monongahela 42.1
Smolensk 42.3 Aggstein 43.9 Brabent 45.4 Smythe 47.2
Vecchio 47.5 Nis 50.8 Freisland 50.9 Reinhardstein 52.0
Boeotia 52.3 Helixmar 52.3 Nahoni 54.1 Noh-wan Hohm 54.6
Fortymile 54.8 Turko 55.1 Paches 55.4 Orbisonia 56.9
Bahl's Retreat 57.0 Emerson 57.6 Sekulmun 59.4 Caria 60.9

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 Objectives: Federated Suns, p. 10: "Salem"
  2. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 18: "Federated Suns at their Founding - 2317 Map"
  3. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 48: "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  4. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  5. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  6. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  7. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  8. ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 29: "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
  9. ↑ First Succession War, p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 First Succession War, p. 81: "Quinn's War: The Confederation-Suns Front"
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 First Succession War, p. 82: "Caught in the Capellan Crossfire"
  12. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54: "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  13. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  14. ↑ First Succession War, p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  15. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60: "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  16. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns): "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 72: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of [3039] - [3040] Map"
  20. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  21. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3050] Map
  22. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: Inner Sphere - [3052] Map
  23. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
  24. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero [3058]"
  25. ↑ The Periphery, Second Edition, p. 111: "Taurian Concordat and Tortuga Dominions"
  26. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: Inner Sphere - [3063] Map
  27. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82: "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  28. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  29. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  30. ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 21: "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  31. ↑ Field Report: CCAF, p. 21: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  32. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  33. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  34. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  35. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  36. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  37. ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 6: "Infrastructural Integrity"
  38. ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 19: "Regimental Status"
  39. ↑ First Succession War, p. 135: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"
  40. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 99: "Unit Note"
  41. ↑ Shattered Sphere, p. 33: "FedCom Deployment Table"
  42. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 137: "Federated Suns Deployment Table"
  43. ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 15: "Regimental Status"
  44. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 69: "AFFS Deployment Table - 3085"
  45. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 38

Bibliography[edit]

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