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Blackjack (system)

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Blackjack
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Blackjack nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates-158.31:367.73[e]
Spectral classG3V[1][2][3]
Recharge time184 hours[1][2][3]
Recharge station(s)None[1][2][3]

Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)

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Owner History

Planetary Info

Blackjack has three continents, Diamond where the capital city Lott's Revenge is located, Vada and Orbule.[3]

Planetary History

Early History

The planet was settled English and French settlers from Terra. These early pioneers had come to Blackjack due to its accessible mineral wealth. Though ores were in limited qualities, heavy industry had build up on the planet. By the Second Succession War, the valuable ores had been dried up and its industries were destroyed by Combine and Periphery Raiders.[1]

The planet became infamously known to being the home of the Blackjack School of Conflict, which continued to operate well into the mid-31st Century.

Clan Invasion

In August 3050, the Clan Jade Falcon's Delta Galaxy invaded the planet. In a Trial of Possession for Blackjack, the planet's only defenders was Blackjack School's Training Battalion. Fighting the 2nd Falcon Jaegers, the training battalion had suffered 80 percent casualties. The Falcons were impressed by cadet's actions let most of the survivors retreat from the planet.[1]

In 3052, Clan Steel Viper was given control of the planet and shortly after razed the Blackjack School.[27]

Lyran Alliance Invasion

During the Clan Jade Falcon's Incursion in the Lyran space, coalition of Lyran Alliance forces had counter-attacked Falcon's Occupational Zone. In December 3064, the General Christifori lead his Archer's Avengers in Trial of Possession for the planet. The Lyran forces had setup base in ruins of the Blackjack Schoool. In course of battle with Falcon's defending 8th and 10th Provisional Garrison Clusters, the Trial of Possession had turned into Trial of Annihilation due to events of Regiment's on Twycross. In orbit, Lyran forces had a allied Clan Wolf in Exile's WarShip, the Black Paw providing support for them. The ship engaged in battle with Jade Falcon Warship, White Talon during conflict for Blackjack. The Paw provided Orbit-to-Ground fire support for the Lyran troops. Six days into the conflict, General Adam Steiner arrives to with reinforcement and assists increasing weary Archer's Avengers. The Trial ends shortly after saKhan Samantha Clees arrives in system and declares Lyrans winner of trial.[28]

Second Falcon Incursion

Though the Lyran Alliance held the world in the late 3060s, they did little to actually improve the life of their former countrymen. The inhabitants of Blackjack maintained the Clan caste system they'd been living under for two decades, and the Alliance couldn't spare the money or manpower to rehabilitate them back into Sphereoids.[2] The Falcons invaded again in late January 3069,[21] and this time the Alliance simply left the world in their hands after putting up a token fight.[2]

Since retaking the planet the Jade Falcons have rebuilt the Blackjack School of Combat as the Jade Falcon School of Combat on Blackjack. On this campus the Clan maintains its traditional warrior training programs, with trueborns raised in sibkos and freeborns able to apply at age 13. Unlike other Falcon training sites, however, the Jade Falcon School of Combat on Blackjack also has a militia training facility. This is a much shorter program and trains its students to guard worlds and resources that don't warrant front-line or second-line troops from the Falcon touman. The militia program's focus is on driving off raiding forces and operating in search-and-rescue operations.[2]

Notable Locations

  • Blackjack School of Conflict - House Steiner Military academy, which was unique due to being the Commonwealth's only privately owned military school. The school was notorious for its courses shadier classes in less profession military skills. School was razed shortly after Clan Invasion of 3050 by Clan Jade Falcon.

Garrisoning Military Force

3050

3054 to 3061

3067

Nearby Planets

Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years)
Closest planets first:
Planet Distance (LY) Jumps 2750 3025 3030 3040 3052 3057 3062 3067
Goat Path 11.27 1 LC LC LC FC CSV CSV CJF CJF
Hot Springs 14.23 1 LC LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Malibu 17.94 1 RWR LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF LA
Beta VII 20.19 1 RWR LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Kookens Pleasure Pit 20.55 1 LC LC LC FC FC AR AR CJF
Waldorff 25.94 1 LC LC LC FC CSV CSV CJF CJF
Roadside 28.76 1 LC LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Alyina 32.47 2 LC LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Butler 32.91 2 LC LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Pasig 33.15 2 LC LC LC FC FC AR AR LA
Blue Hole 33.95 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA LA
Golandrinas 36.34 2 RWR LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Black Earth 37.84 2 LC LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF LA
Derf 40.31 2 LC LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Wotan 46.76 2 RWR LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Kikuyu 47.25 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA CJF
Denizli 47.56 2 LC LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Apolakkia 47.60 2 LC LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Mkuranga 47.63 2 LC LC LC FC FC AR AR LA
Chahar 48.36 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA CJF
Parakoila 48.76 2 LC LC LC FC CSV CSV CJF CJF
Trell I 48.88 2 LC LC LC FC CJF CSV CJF CJF
Twycross 49.04 2 LC LC LC FC CSV CSV CJF CDS
Clermont 54.79 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA LA
Devin 55.92 2 LC LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF CJF
Mogyorod 59.03 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA LA

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Handbook: House Steiner, pp. 80-81, "Blackjack Planet Profile"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, pp. 134, "Clan Jade Falcon Key Worlds"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Objectives: The Clans, p. 14, "Blackjack"
  4. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13, "Lyran Commonwealth at their Founding [2341] Map"
  5. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571] Map"
  6. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158, "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
  7. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25, "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League [2750]"
  8. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 36, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  9. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  10. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822] Map"
  11. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864] Map"
  12. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025] Map"
  13. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"
  14. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 [3040] Map"
  15. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3050]"
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052] Map"
  17. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere Map [3052]"
  18. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  19. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70, "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 46, "The Jihad In Review"
  22. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, "Inner Sphere [3075] Map"
  23. ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 19, "Lyran Commonwealth Deployment Map [3079]"
  24. ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  25. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
  26. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  27. ↑ Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 41, Blackjack - Trial of Possession ends in defeat for Blackjack school students & school gets destroyed later.
  28. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 118, "Blackjack" - Conflict between Archer's Avengers & Jade Falcons on Blackjack.
  29. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 24, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
  30. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 58, "Unit Note"
  31. ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 166, "Warden Clans Deployment Table"
  32. ↑ Merceanries Supplemental, p. 68, Mercenary Employment Table

Bibliography

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