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Line 11: | planets = | planets = }} }} + '''Freedom Station''' was a deep space installation in or near what was otherwise frequently described as a "nameless" system with an F3-class star 10.72 light-years rimward of [[Epsilon Indi]]<ref name=LoT90>''Liberation of Terra I'', p. 90, "Freedom Station"</ref> in the "Epsilon"-[[Terra Firma]]-[[Sheratan]] triangle<ref>''Liberation of Terra I'', p. 73, "Voyage of the Damned"</ref> (it remains unclear if the reference is to Epsilon Indi or [[Epsilon Eridani]]). The facility was effectively destroyed in the [[Second Succession War]], leaving the system uninhabited. − '''Freedom Station''' was a deep space installation in or near what was otherwise frequently described as a "nameless" system with an F3-class star 10.72 light-years rimward of [[Epsilon Indi]]<ref name=LoT90>''Liberation of Terra I'', p. 90: "Freedom Station"</ref> in the "Epsilon"-[[Terra Firma]]-[[Sheratan]] triangle<ref>''Liberation of Terra I'', p. 73: "Voyage of the Damned"</ref> (it remains unclear if the reference is to Epsilon Indi or [[Epsilon Eridani]]). The facility was effectively destroyed in the [[Second Succession War]], leaving the system uninhabited.+ In accordance with the established practice in the [[BattleTech]] universe to name systems after their primary inhabited world or construct,<ref>Explicitly spelled out in the "Rosetta" sidebox, ''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art and Fiction]]'', p. 47</ref> the entire system can thus arbitrarily be called Freedom Station. − − In accordance with the established practice in the [[BattleTech]] universe to name systems after their primary inhabited world or construct,<ref>''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction'', p. 47: explained in the "Rosetta" sidebox</ref> the entire system can thus arbitrarily be called Freedom Station. ==History== ==History== Line 21:
Line 20: After the liberation of [[Terra]], Freedom Station served as a recharge station for civilian traffic. The [[Capellan Confederation]] and the [[Federated Suns]] both used it in the [[First Succession War|First]] and [[Second Succession War]] until the latter destroyed the recharge station, rendering the installation worthless and soon forgotten.<ref name=LoT90/> After the liberation of [[Terra]], Freedom Station served as a recharge station for civilian traffic. The [[Capellan Confederation]] and the [[Federated Suns]] both used it in the [[First Succession War|First]] and [[Second Succession War]] until the latter destroyed the recharge station, rendering the installation worthless and soon forgotten.<ref name=LoT90/> − While Freedom Station was located rimward of Terra, a similar facility called [[Liberty Station]] was set up coreward from Terra around the same time.<ref>''Liberation of Terra I'', p. 91: "The Secret Fleet"</ref> + While Freedom Station was located rimward of Terra, a similar facility called [[Liberty Station]] was set up coreward from Terra around the same time.<ref>''Liberation of Terra I'', p. 91, "The Secret Fleet"</ref> ==Luyten 68-28== ==Luyten 68-28== Line 27:
Line 26: ==Notes== ==Notes== − *The safe proximity limit for an F3-class star, and thus the zenith/nadir [[jump point]] distance from the star, is around 5.51 billion kilometers.<ref>''Strategic Operations'', p. 86: "Proximity Point Distance Table"</ref> It is thus possible that the installation's stated distance of 17 million kilometers from star is in error, and meant to read "billion" instead of million (in which case it would be located pretty much in deep space); otherwise, the stated position might refer to the nadir jump point instead of the nadir of the sun proper. + *The safe proximity limit for an F3-class star, i.e. the minimal [[jump point]] distance from the star, is around 5.51 billion kilometers.<ref>''Strategic Operations]]'', p. 86, "Proximity Point Distance Table"</ref> It therefore seems almost impossible that a deep space facility could be a mere 17 million kilometers from the star, which in turn implies that Freedom Station was presumably 17 million kilometers further out from the star's nadir jump point, just over 0.3% beyond what is required by the proximity limit. ==References== ==References== Line 36:
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| + | '''Freedom Station''' was a deep space installation in or near what was otherwise frequently described as a "nameless" system with an F3-class star 10.72 light-years rimward of [[Epsilon Indi]]<ref name=LoT90>''Liberation of Terra I'', p. 90, "Freedom Station"</ref> in the "Epsilon"-[[Terra Firma]]-[[Sheratan]] triangle<ref>''Liberation of Terra I'', p. 73, "Voyage of the Damned"</ref> (it remains unclear if the reference is to Epsilon Indi or [[Epsilon Eridani]]). The facility was effectively destroyed in the [[Second Succession War]], leaving the system uninhabited. | ||
| − | + | In accordance with the established practice in the [[BattleTech]] universe to name systems after their primary inhabited world or construct,<ref>Explicitly spelled out in the "Rosetta" sidebox, ''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art and Fiction]]'', p. 47</ref> the entire system can thus arbitrarily be called Freedom Station. | |
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| − | In accordance with the established practice in the [[BattleTech]] universe to name systems after their primary inhabited world or construct,<ref>''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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After the liberation of [[Terra]], Freedom Station served as a recharge station for civilian traffic. The [[Capellan Confederation]] and the [[Federated Suns]] both used it in the [[First Succession War|First]] and [[Second Succession War]] until the latter destroyed the recharge station, rendering the installation worthless and soon forgotten.<ref name=LoT90/> | After the liberation of [[Terra]], Freedom Station served as a recharge station for civilian traffic. The [[Capellan Confederation]] and the [[Federated Suns]] both used it in the [[First Succession War|First]] and [[Second Succession War]] until the latter destroyed the recharge station, rendering the installation worthless and soon forgotten.<ref name=LoT90/> | ||
| − | While Freedom Station was located rimward of Terra, a similar facility called [[Liberty Station]] was set up coreward from Terra around the same time.<ref>''Liberation of Terra I'', p. 91 | + | While Freedom Station was located rimward of Terra, a similar facility called [[Liberty Station]] was set up coreward from Terra around the same time.<ref>''Liberation of Terra I'', p. 91, "The Secret Fleet"</ref> |
==Luyten 68-28== | ==Luyten 68-28== | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | *The safe proximity limit for an F3-class star, | + | *The safe proximity limit for an F3-class star, i.e. the minimal [[jump point]] distance from the star, is around 5.51 billion kilometers.<ref>''Strategic Operations]]'', p. 86, "Proximity Point Distance Table"</ref> It therefore seems almost impossible that a deep space facility could be a mere 17 million kilometers from the star, which in turn implies that Freedom Station was presumably 17 million kilometers further out from the star's nadir jump point, just over 0.3% beyond what is required by the proximity limit. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Facilities]] | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Facilities]] | ||