Thorn (system)

This article is about the planetary system. For the BattleMech, see Thorn (BattleMech).

Thorn
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Thorn nearby systems (Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates	−774.43 : 666.562

The Thorn system was the location of at least one habitable world or construct and as of 3141 was located in the Scorpion Empire. It is approximately 1,022 light-years from Terra in the coreward/anti-spinward direction.

System Description

Thorn is located near the Lynn and Gateway systems.

System History

Thorn was one of the systems that formed a part of the Deep Periphery nation known as the Hanseatic League.

Political Affiliation

• 3079 - Hanseatic League
• 3140 - Escorpión Imperio
• 3141 - Scorpion Empire

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Thorn

Thorn

Planetary History

During Escorpión Imperio's conquest of the League in 3140–3141, Thorn was the last system to surrender, roughly fifteen months after the invasion began on 3 January 3140.

Military Deployment

3140

• Regional Defense Force 5
• Convoy Defense Force 1

- Deployment shared with Gateway and Greifswald

Image gallery

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  Hanseatic League in 3079

Notes

• It is highly likely that the planet's name derives from the city of Toruń in Poland, which, in the Middle Ages, was called Thorn when it was ruled under Teutonic Knights (also, it was the member of real Hanseatic League in years 1264–1411).

Nearby Systems

Closest 20 systems (2 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Lynn	21.8	Gateway	58.5	Bergen	75.6	Visby	82.5
Köln	88.0	Greifswald	107.1	Dortmund	123.0	Goslar	138.4
Stralsund	141.0	Bremen	141.7	Anklan	144.3	Tomalov	158.0
Elbing	163.1	Lübeck	167.3	Falsterbo	177.5	Kalmar	202.6
Braunschweig	203.5	Hamburg	205.4	Riga	213.0	Bruges	220.2

Bibliography

• Field Report: Periphery
• Operational Turning Points: Hanseatic Crusade