Franklin
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| Franklin | |
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← 3135 3151 | |
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| System Information | |
| X:Y Coordinates | 250.736 : 10.805[e] |
| Spectral class | F[1] |
| Recharge time | 179 hours[1] |
The Franklin system was home to at least one habitable world or construct and as of 3152 was located in the Draconis March within the Federated Suns.[2]
Contents
System Description[edit]
The Franklin system is located near the Allerton and Ballentine systems. It lies Spinward from Terra.[3][2]
System History[edit]
The Franklin system was colonized during or shortly after the First Exodus from Terra.[4]
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2317 - Inhabited world[4]
- 2319 - Inhabited world[5]
- 2571 - Federated Suns[6][7]
- 2596 - Federated Suns[8]
- 2750 - Federated Suns[3]
- 2764 - Federated Suns[9]
- 2765 - Federated Suns[10][11][12]
- 2786 - Federated Suns[13]
- 2787 - Draconis Combine[14]
- 2791 - Draconis Combine[15]
- 2818 - Federated Suns[16]
- 2822 - Federated Suns[17][18][19][20]
- 2830 - Federated Suns[21]
- 2859 - Federated Suns[22]
- 2862 - Draconis Combine[22]
- 2864 - Draconis Combine[23][24]
- 3025 - Federated Suns[25][26][27][28]
- 3030 - Federated Suns[29][30]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth[31][32][33]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth[34]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth[35][36]
- 3057 - Federated Commonwealth[37]
- 3058 - Federated Commonwealth[38]
- 3063 - Federated Commonwealth[39]
- 3067 - Federated Suns[40][41][42]
- 3075 - Federated Suns[43]
- 3079 - Federated Suns[44][45]
- 3081 - Federated Suns[46]
- 3085 - Federated Suns[47]
- 3135 - Federated Suns[48]
- 3145 - Draconis Combine[49][50]
- 3150 - Federated Suns (from March)[51]
- 3151 - Federated Suns[52]
- 3152 - Disputed system[2]
Franklin[edit]
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Planetary History[edit]
First Succession War[edit]
In May 2787, the Draconis Combine launched a massive invasion of the Federated Suns. The invasion was so swift and targeted communications and JumpShips so effectively that many border systems didn't have a chance to transmit warnings or alerts, leading to widespread confusion on the part of the AFFS. A second wave followed three days after the first, led personally by Coordinator Minoru Kurita and his son, Warlord Jinjiro Kurita, striking through the Clovis Combat Region and Dahar Combat Region in two thrusts, and proved devastatingly effective. The death of Field Marshal Grover Simons on Clovis caused the AFFS defensive line to collapse,[53] and the DCMS adopted a strategy of leapfrogging worlds, smashing some AFFS units while leaving others isolated and cut-off, to be subsequently destroyed later.[54]
The elite First Sword of Light commanded by Jinjiro Kurita himself was the DCMS force attacking Franklin.[55]
The majority of the AFFS units left behind enemy lines had been destroyed by mid-2789, but Gorgon battalion of the Fourth Robinson Chevaliers was one of a handful of commands that managed to survive longer, through a combination of good luck, resourcefulness and sheer resilience. Made up from remnants of the Fourth and those supporting units that had managed to escape destruction, Gorgon battalion went to ground for years after Franklin fell, causing as much havoc as they could for the DCMS garrison and raiding for supplies to survive.[54]
Despite the efforts made by Gorgon battalion, liberation would be a long time coming for Franklin. Targeted during the third Federated Suns counteroffensive, AFFS troops began an assault on Franklin in November or December of 2817,[56] and the campaign to liberate the planet stretched on into 2818.[16]
Military Deployment[edit]
2821[edit]
3145[edit]
- Fifth Ghost (2 battalions)[58]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
| Closest 40 systems (38 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allerton | 13.2 | Ballentine | 17.8 | Emporia | 18.3 | Lucerne | 18.9 |
| Bettendorf | 20.7 | Robinson | 25.0 | Rochester | 25.0 | Hoff | 29.1 |
| Sauk City | 29.4 | Dahar | 30.2 | DeWitt | 33.3 | Courtney | 33.5 |
| New Ivaarsen | 33.6 | Sakhara | 34.8 | Crossing | 36.5 | Carnac | 38.7 |
| Tallmadge | 40.0 | Charleywood | 41.0 | Royal | 43.9 | Le Blanc | 44.3 |
| Lima | 45.7 | Bogard | 47.0 | Klamriz | 48.8 | Benet | 48.8 |
| Dobson | 49.1 | Blandinsville | 49.2 | Fairfield | 51.8 | Doneval | 52.0 |
| Maynard | 54.4 | Glenmora | 54.5 | McComb | 54.8 | Saltural | 54.8 |
| Turkalia | 55.1 | Larned | 55.3 | Layover | 55.8 | Swales | 57.0 |
| Colchester | 59.7 | Wapakoneta | 59.7 | Nouveau Toulouse | 60.2 | Corydon | 60.2 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dominions Divided Poster Map
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dominions Divided, p. 75: "Draconis Combine & Federated Suns June 3152 Map"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Era Report: 2750, p. 37
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 18
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 48
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
- ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 29
- ↑ Field Report 2765: DCMS, p. 25
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 25
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 54: "The Dragon Strikes"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 44
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 First Succession War, p. 97: "The Davion Counter-Offensives"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 113
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 63: "Round Two Begins"
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 71: "Slow Down"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), foldout: "Federated Suns Map - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 71
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65
- ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 21
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 81
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 103
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 38–39: "The Battle for Clovis"
- ↑ 54.0 54.1 First Succession War, p. 40: "Rout"
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 53: "History - The First Succession War - The Dragon Strikes"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 115: "Timeline of the First Succession War"
- ↑ 57.0 57.1 First Succession War, p. 134: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 65: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"
Bibliography[edit]
- Dominions Divided
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Field Report: AFFS
- Field Report: DCMS
- Field Report 2765: AFFS
- Field Report 2765: DCMS
- First Succession War
- Handbook: House Davion
- Handbook: House Kurita
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Davion (The Federated Suns)
- House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- Shattered Fortress