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The '''Halfway''' system is the location of at least one inhabited world and as of [[3085]] was located in the [[Bolan Province]] of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref name="FM:3085pvii"/>
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==Political Affiliation==
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{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
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* [[2341]] - Inhabited system<ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth Founding - [2341] Map"</ref>
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* [[2445]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name="HM(TFWL)p16">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 16: "Struggle Between Marik and Parliament"</ref>
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* [[2446]] - [[Free Worlds League]]<ref name="HM(TFWL)p16"/>
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* [[2571]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
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* [[2596]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name=HRWp158>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:MPSp25">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 25: "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League - [2750] Map"</ref><ref name="ER:2750p36">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 36: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="H:LoTV1p10">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref>
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* [[2786]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
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* [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
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* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref>
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* [[3057]] - [[Lyran Alliance]]<ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70: "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
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* [[3075]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="JS:TBDp64>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 21: "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
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* [[3135]] - No record<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
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* [[3145]] - No record<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. vi: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
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* [[3151]] - No record<ref name=SFp102>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 102: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref>
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==Halfway II==
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| image              =  
 
| image              =  
| caption            =  
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| name                = Halfway II
| name                = Halfway
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| othernames          =  
 
| position            = 2nd<ref name=O:LAp14/>
 
| position            = 2nd<ref name=O:LAp14/>
 
| distance            = 36.09 days<ref name=O:LAp14/>
 
| distance            = 36.09 days<ref name=O:LAp14/>
 
| moons              = 2 (Quarterway, Fathom)<ref name=O:LAp14/>
 
| moons              = 2 (Quarterway, Fathom)<ref name=O:LAp14/>
| day                =
 
 
| gravity            = 0.96<ref name=O:LAp14/>
 
| gravity            = 0.96<ref name=O:LAp14/>
 
| pressure            = Thin (Breathable)<ref name=O:LAp14/>
 
| pressure            = Thin (Breathable)<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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| water              = 54%<ref name=O:LAp14/>
 
| water              = 54%<ref name=O:LAp14/>
 
| life                = Plant<ref name=O:LAp14/>
 
| life                = Plant<ref name=O:LAp14/>
| date                =  
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| year                = 3079
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| religion            =
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| population          = 3,563,000 (3079)<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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| ruler              = [[Duke of Halfway]]
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| political          =
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| commander          =  
 
| capital            = Torrence<ref name=O:LAp14/>
 
| capital            = Torrence<ref name=O:LAp14/>
| population          = 3,563,000<ref name=O:LAp14/>
 
| USIIR              = C-C-C-C-A<ref name=O:LAp14/>
 
 
| hpg                = B<ref name=O:LAp14/>
 
| hpg                = B<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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| hpgrep              =
 
}}
 
}}
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===Planetary History===
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====Age of War====
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Reversing several losses against the Lyran Commonwealth, [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Peter Marik (25th c.)|Peter Marik II]] of the Free Worlds League led a successful campaign against the Lyran Commonwealth, recapturing worlds in [[2441]] and then, in 2446, striking into the Commonwealth with the capture of Halfway and [[Smolnik]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p16"/>
  
== Political Affiliation ==
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====Star League====
* [[2341]] - Inhabited system <ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13, "Lyran Commonwealth Founding - [2341] Map"</ref>
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During the final years of the [[Star League]], Halfway was the host to a [[Star League Defense Force]] garrison.<ref name=FMSLDGp255>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"</ref>
* [[2445]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]] <ref name="HM(TFWL)p16">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 16, "Struggle Between Marik and Parliament"</ref>
 
* [[2446]] - [[Free Worlds League]] <ref name="HM(TFWL)p16"/>
 
* [[2571]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2596]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name=HRWp158>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2750]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:MPSp25">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 25, "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League - [2750] Map"</ref><ref name="ER:2750p36">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 36, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2764]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2765]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="H:LoTV1p10">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2786]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3057]] - [[Lyran Alliance]] <ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3063]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3067]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70, "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3075]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="JS:TBDp64>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3079]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 21, "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
 
* [[3081]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3085]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii , "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3130]] - No record <ref name="MotIS3130">''Map of the Inner Sphere 3130''</ref>
 
* [[3135]] - No record <ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3145]] - No record <ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
 
  
== Planetary Geography ==
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====Jihad====
'''Halfway''' has three major continents, Dobson, Gespar and Krakatau. The planetary capital, Torrence, was located on Gespar. Halfway is best described as a barely-habitable rock. With only primitive, fern-like vegetation as the highest form of life, Halfway has largely been a stopover point for travelers for centuries.<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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An enclave on the continent of Krakatau was "gifted" to the mercantile [[Clan Diamond Shark]] in the late 3070s, something that caused concern throughout the local region.<ref name=O:LAp14/> While the creation of the enclave marked a new level of interaction with the nations of the [[Inner Sphere]] for the Diamond Sharks,<ref name="J:FRp114">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 114: "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref> there were some reports circulating that falsely claimed that [[Devlin Stone]] had attempted to force [[Archon]] [[Adam Steiner]] to gift the entire planet to the Sharks.<ref name=O:LAp14/>
  
== Planetary History ==
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The enclave on Halfway allowed the Sharks to gain influence as far away as [[Sian]] as they built and maintained connections with major Inner Sphere corporations.<ref name="J:FRp114"/> In the meantime, Halfway continued to develop military industries looking to use the planet's remote location as a form of defense; by [[3079]] the [[Arcturan Arms]] facility on Baldic Island was manufacturing the [[Marsden II]] Main Battle Tank on Halfway, while the [[Lestrade Motors]] plant near Wrightport on Dobson was producing the [[Büffel VII]] Engineering Support Vehicle.<ref name=O:LAp14/>
=== Age of War ===
 
Reversing several losses against the Lyran Commonwealth, [[Captain-General]] [[Peter Marik (25th c.)|Peter Marik II]] of the Free Worlds League led a successful campaign against the Lyran Commonwealth, recapturing worlds in [[2441]] and then, in 2446, striking into the Commonwealth with the capture of Halfway and [[Smolnik]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p16"/>
 
  
=== Star League ===
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====Dark Age====
During the final years of the [[Star League]], Halfway was the host to a [[Star League Defense Force]] garrison.<ref>Field Manual: SLDF, p. 255, "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"</ref>
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By [[3130]] Halfway had disappeared from the interstellar charts.<ref name=EDDAp12>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 12, "Map of the Inner Sphere - 3130"</ref> The reason for this is unknown.<ref>See "Notes" for an official answer to Halfway's fate</ref>
  
=== Jihad And Later ===
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===Military Deployment===
An enclave on the continent of Krakatau was "gifted" to the mercantile [[Clan Diamond Shark]] in the late 3070s, something that caused concern throughout the local region.<ref name=O:LAp14/> While the creation of the enclave marked a new level of interaction with the nations of the [[Inner Sphere]] for the Diamond Sharks,<ref name="J:FRp114">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 114, "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref> there were some reports circulating that falsely claimed that [[Devlin Stone]] had attempted to force [[Archon]] [[Adam Steiner]] to gift the entire planet to the Sharks.<ref name=O:LAp14/>  
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====2764====
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* [[209th BattleMech Division]]<ref name=FMSLDGp255 />
  
The enclave on Halfway allowed the Sharks to gain influence as far away as [[Sian]] as they built and maintained connections with major Inner Sphere corporations.<ref name="J:FRp114"/> In the meantime, Halfway continued to develop military industries looking to use the planet's remote location as a form of defence; by [[3079]] the [[Arcturan Arms]] facility on Baldic Island was manufacturing the [[Marsden II]] Main Battle Tank on Halfway, while the [[Lestrade Motors]] plant near Wrightport on Dobson was producing the [[Büffel VII]] Engineering Support Vehicle.<ref name=O:LAp14/>  
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====3064====
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* [[Halfway Militia]]<ref name=SoFch4>''Storms of Fate'', ch. 4</ref>
  
== Military Deployment ==
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====3079====
=== 2764 ===
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* Halfway Militia<ref name=O:LAp14/>
* [[209th BattleMech Division]]<ref>Field Manual: SLDF, p. 255, "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"</ref>
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:- The planetary militia's training programs, located in the capital city of Torrence on the Gespar continent, focuses on Vehicles and unarmored infantry.
  
=== 3079 ===
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===Geography===
* Planetary Militia<ref name=O:LAp14/>
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'''Halfway''' has three major continents, Dobson, Gespar and Krakatau. The planetary capital, Torrence, was located on Gespar. Halfway is best described as a barely habitable rock. With only primitive, fern-like vegetation as the highest form of life, Halfway has largely been a stopover point for travelers for centuries.<ref name=O:LAp14/>
:- The planetary militia's training programs, located in the capital city of Torrence on the Gespar continent, focuses on Vehicles and unarmored infantry.
 
  
== Planetary Locations ==
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===Planetary Location===
 
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* Bune: <ref name=SoFch4>''Storms of Fate'', Ch. 4</ref>
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* Atholl:<ref name=SoFch5>''Storms of Fate'', ch. 5</ref>
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* Bune: City situated on the banks of the Graham River.<ref name=SoFch4/>
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* Graham River:<ref name=SoFch4/>
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* Torrence: Capital city.<ref name=O:LAp14/>
 
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== Industrial Centers==
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===Industrial Centers===
 
* [[Arcturan Arms]]<ref name=O:LAp14/>
 
* [[Arcturan Arms]]<ref name=O:LAp14/>
 
* [[Lestrade Motors]]<ref name=O:LAp14/>
 
* [[Lestrade Motors]]<ref name=O:LAp14/>
  
==Nearby Planets==
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==Map Gallery==
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! colspan="10" | Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years) <br />Closest planets first:
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==Nearby Systems==
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! Jumps
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! colspan="8" | Closest 24 systems (23 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first:
! 2750
 
! 3025
 
! 3030
 
! 3040
 
! 3052
 
! 3057
 
! 3062
 
 
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|-
| [[Smolnik]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Nichol's Rest]]
| 25.04
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| class="lessthan30" | 21.1
| 1
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Smolnik]]
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="lessthan30" | 24.8
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Lancaster]]
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="lessthan30" | 29.0
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over30" | [[McKellan]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over30" | 30.0
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Lancaster]]
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| class="over30" | [[Ukunela]]
| 29.22
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| class="over30" | 30.1
| 1
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| class="over30" | [[Dagda (LC)|Dagda]]
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | 30.8
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | [[Zvolen]]
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | 38.1
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over30" | [[York (LC)|York]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over30" | 39.3
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Zvolen]]
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| class="over30" | [[Medzev]]
| 38.40
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| class="over30" | 39.4
| 2
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| class="over30" | [[Hegel]]
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | 42.1
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | [[Rosice]]
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | 42.5
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over30" | [[Drosendorf]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over30" | 45.2
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[York (LC)|York]]
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| class="over30" | [[Annwyn]]
| 39.67
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| class="over30" | 47.0
| 2
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| class="over30" | [[Uzhgorod]]
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | 48.4
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | [[Kitzingen]]
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | 48.9
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over30" | [[Dresden]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over30" | 50.0
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Medzev]]
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| class="over30" | [[Aquavita]]
| 39.75
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| class="over30" | 51.2
| 2
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| class="over30" | [[Stellaris]]
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | 51.6
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | [[Carlisle]]
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | 52.5
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over30" | [[Graz]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over30" | 54.4
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Rosice]]
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| class="over30" | [[Sierpc]]
| 42.85
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| class="over30" | 55.2
| 2
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| class="over30" | [[Gallery]]
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | 58.7
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | [[Duran]]
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
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| class="over30" | 59.6
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over60" | [[Abejorral]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="over60" | 62.4
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Drosendorf]]
 
| 45.59
 
| 2
 
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
|-
 
| [[Uzhgorod]]
 
| 48.77
 
| 2
 
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
|-
 
| [[Kitzingen]]
 
| 49.34
 
| 2
 
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
|-
 
| [[Carlisle]]
 
| 53.02
 
| 2
 
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
|-
 
| [[Gallery]]
 
| 59.18
 
| 2
 
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
| [[Lyran Commonwealth | LC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
| [[Lyran Alliance | LA]]
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
== References ==
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==Notes==
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* Regarding Halfway's disappearance from Inner Sphere maps after 3085, one of the BattleTech Line Developers has jokingly said that [https://bg.battletech.com/forums/ask-the-writers/calling-oystein/msg147832/#msg147832 Halfway perished of old age by 3130] before making a cryptic reference to radiation:
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{{Quote|Halfway dies of natural causes sometime between 3079 and 3130. It lived to a ripe old age and in the end there was nothing to be done.
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if there are any Sea foxes there, they better be wearing space suits and radiation protection is all I'm saying...
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 +
With regards,<br>
 +
Øystein<br>
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Precentor Cartographic|[https://bg.battletech.com/forums/ask-the-writers/calling-oystein/msg147832/#msg147832 Øystein Tvedten, 3 June 2011]}}
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==References==
 
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== Bibliography ==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''  
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* ''[[Ants]]'' (short story)
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* ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]''
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* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
* ''[http://home.ifi.uio.no/~oysteint/btech/maps/IS_3130.pdf Map of the Inner Sphere 3130]''
 
 
* ''[[Objectives: Lyran Alliance]]''
 
* ''[[Objectives: Lyran Alliance]]''
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* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
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* ''[[Storms of Fate]]'' (novel)
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Halfway
Halfway 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-252.553 : 86.034[e]
Spectral classA4III[1]
Recharge time165 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)None[1]

The Halfway system is the location of at least one inhabited world and as of 3085 was located in the Bolan Province of the Lyran Commonwealth.[2]

Political Affiliation[edit]


Halfway II[edit]

Halfway II
Astrophysical
System position2nd[1]
Jump Point distance36.09 days[1]
Moons2 (Quarterway, Fathom)[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity0.96[1]
Atmospheric pressureThin (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature12°C (Cold-Temperate)[1]
Surface water54%[1]
Highest native lifePlant[1]
History and Culture
Population3,563,000 (3079)[1]
Government and Infrastructure
Noble RulerDuke of Halfway
CapitalTorrence[1]
HPG ClassB[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Age of War[edit]

Reversing several losses against the Lyran Commonwealth, Captain-General Peter Marik II of the Free Worlds League led a successful campaign against the Lyran Commonwealth, recapturing worlds in 2441 and then, in 2446, striking into the Commonwealth with the capture of Halfway and Smolnik.[4]

Star League[edit]

During the final years of the Star League, Halfway was the host to a Star League Defense Force garrison.[33]

Jihad[edit]

An enclave on the continent of Krakatau was "gifted" to the mercantile Clan Diamond Shark in the late 3070s, something that caused concern throughout the local region.[1] While the creation of the enclave marked a new level of interaction with the nations of the Inner Sphere for the Diamond Sharks,[34] there were some reports circulating that falsely claimed that Devlin Stone had attempted to force Archon Adam Steiner to gift the entire planet to the Sharks.[1]

The enclave on Halfway allowed the Sharks to gain influence as far away as Sian as they built and maintained connections with major Inner Sphere corporations.[34] In the meantime, Halfway continued to develop military industries looking to use the planet's remote location as a form of defense; by 3079 the Arcturan Arms facility on Baldic Island was manufacturing the Marsden II Main Battle Tank on Halfway, while the Lestrade Motors plant near Wrightport on Dobson was producing the Büffel VII Engineering Support Vehicle.[1]

Dark Age[edit]

By 3130 Halfway had disappeared from the interstellar charts.[35] The reason for this is unknown.[36]

Military Deployment[edit]

2764[edit]

3064[edit]

3079[edit]

  • Halfway Militia[1]
- The planetary militia's training programs, located in the capital city of Torrence on the Gespar continent, focuses on Vehicles and unarmored infantry.

Geography[edit]

Halfway has three major continents, Dobson, Gespar and Krakatau. The planetary capital, Torrence, was located on Gespar. Halfway is best described as a barely habitable rock. With only primitive, fern-like vegetation as the highest form of life, Halfway has largely been a stopover point for travelers for centuries.[1]

Planetary Location[edit]

  • Atholl:[38]
  • Bune: City situated on the banks of the Graham River.[37]
  • Graham River:[37]
  • Torrence: Capital city.[1]

Industrial Centers[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 24 systems (23 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Nichol's Rest 21.1 Smolnik 24.8 Lancaster 29.0 McKellan 30.0
Ukunela 30.1 Dagda 30.8 Zvolen 38.1 York 39.3
Medzev 39.4 Hegel 42.1 Rosice 42.5 Drosendorf 45.2
Annwyn 47.0 Uzhgorod 48.4 Kitzingen 48.9 Dresden 50.0
Aquavita 51.2 Stellaris 51.6 Carlisle 52.5 Graz 54.4
Sierpc 55.2 Gallery 58.7 Duran 59.6 Abejorral 62.4

Notes[edit]

  • Regarding Halfway's disappearance from Inner Sphere maps after 3085, one of the BattleTech Line Developers has jokingly said that Halfway perished of old age by 3130 before making a cryptic reference to radiation:
Halfway dies of natural causes sometime between 3079 and 3130. It lived to a ripe old age and in the end there was nothing to be done.

if there are any Sea foxes there, they better be wearing space suits and radiation protection is all I'm saying...

With regards,
Øystein
Precentor Cartographic

  — Øystein Tvedten, 3 June 2011

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 1.19 1.20 1.21 Objectives: Lyran Alliance, p. 14: "Industrial Systems"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  3. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth Founding - [2341] Map"
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 16: "Struggle Between Marik and Parliament"
  5. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  6. Historical: Reunification War, p. 158: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  7. Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25: "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League - [2750] Map"
  8. Era Report: 2750, p. 36: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  9. Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  10. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  11. First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  12. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  13. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  14. First Succession War, pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  15. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  16. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  17. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  18. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
  19. Historical: War of 3039, p. 132: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  20. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"
  21. Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  22. Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
  23. Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  24. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70: "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  25. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  26. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  27. Field Report: LAAF, p. 21: "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  28. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  29. Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  30. Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  31. Field Manual: 3145, p. vi: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  32. Shattered Fortress, p. 102: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
  33. 33.0 33.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"
  34. 34.0 34.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 114: "Clan Diamond Shark"
  35. Era Digest: Dark Age, p. 12, "Map of the Inner Sphere - 3130"
  36. See "Notes" for an official answer to Halfway's fate
  37. 37.0 37.1 37.2 Storms of Fate, ch. 4
  38. Storms of Fate, ch. 5

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