Kansu

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File:Kansu Neighbors.png

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(References to Kansu)

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

X: 68.33 Y: -60.24

Orbital view

Planetary Data

• Star Type: M4II
• Position in System: 4 (of 9)
• Number of Moons: 1 (Sheng Li)
• Days to Jump Point: 3
• Surface Water: 46%
• Atm. Pressure: High (Toxic)
• Surface Gravity: 1.0
• Equatorial Temp: 135°C (greenhouse)
• Highest Native Life: None

Era Specific Data

3130

• Governor: Tonia Al-Mahmoud
• Planetary Legate: Alex Fenner
• Population: 350,325,000

Garrisoning Military Force

3061

• 1st Republican

3067

• The Regulators

Owner History

• 2366 - Tikonov Grand Union
• 2367 - Capellan Confederation
• 2571 - Capellan Confederation
• 2822 - Capellan Confederation
• 2864 - Capellan Confederation
• 3025 - Capellan Confederation
• 3030 - Federated Suns
• 3058 - Federated Commonwealth
• 3061 - Federated Commonwealth
• 3067 - Federated Suns
• 3130 - Republic of the Sphere

Planetary Info

The small and frozen world of Kansu was only settled in the second half of the 24th century. The icy world's flora was unique in that it stored energy as frozen methane rather than as fat. The original colonists discovered this by accident after trying to use the plants as a traditional wood fuel source. Eventually they learned not to put the plants into a high-heat environment, but only after many people had lost limbs in explosions. The colonists later refined their technique, gathering the plants via remote drone systems and using them as a renewable energy resource.

During the Fourth Succession War the planet fell under control of the Federated Suns. The AFFS built a base on the continent known as "Fetid", likely for training its troops in hazardous environments as well as for defense. This isolation of the military forces left the natives of Kansu free to extract the radioactive ores from the main continent, Matawan.

When the Word of Blake invaded, the militia defending the world used artillery strikes to disable many of the invaders as they traveled through Kansu's forests. The high explosive rounds caused the methane stored in the trees and other plants to explode, inflicting serious losses on the Blakists. In retaliation, the Blakist fanatics detonated a nuclear weapon, apparently hoping to kow the defenders and destroy their morale. Instead the thermonuclear explosion ignited all the methane stored in the native flora for kilometers, triggering massive secondary explosions across the world. These explosions also triggered the release of methane stored in the undersea ice sheets and Kansu's polar regions. The resulting explosions created a runaway greenhouse effect that forced humans to live completely underground for more than a decade. The formerly arctic world has had its ecosphere completely disrupted, with temperatures at the equator exceeding the boiling point of water. Most of the population remains underground, with some relocating to Kansu's moon.

Nearby Planets

Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years). Closest planets first:
Planet	Distance (LY)	Jumps	2750	3025	3030	3040	3052	3057	3062
Algol	8.58	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Buchlau	9.43	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Slocum	12.26	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Ningpo	15.28	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMC	CC
Azha	16.36	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Hamal	16.68	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
New Hessen	16.72	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Halloran V	17.75	1	CC	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Yangtze	18.20	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Alrescha	19.90	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Bharat	20.29	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Poznan	22.27	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMC	CC
Pleione	25.95	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMC	CC
Demeter	25.96	1	FS	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Arboris	26.15	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMD	CMD
Nopah	28.43	1	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
New Aragon	28.75	1	CC	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Genoa	28.95	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMD	CMD
Achernar	29.28	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Angol	29.32	1	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Algot	29.54	1	CC	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Basalt	31.07	2	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Tigress	31.31	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Gan Singh	33.13	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	SC	SC
Woodstock	33.19	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Almach	33.43	2	CC	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Kawich	33.60	2	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Liao	34.79	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMC	CC
Shensi	35.51	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMC	CC
Acamar	35.57	2	TH	CC	TFR	FC	FC	CMD	CMD
Mesartim	35.85	2	CC	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Mira	36.83	2	CC	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Ruchbah	38.72	2	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Tikonov	39.65	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Menkar	40.02	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMC	CC
St. Andre	41.26	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMC	CC
Rio	41.93	2	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Fletcher (FWL)	42.18	2	TH	FWL	FWL	FWL	FWL	FWL	FWL
Aldebaran	43.54	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMC	CC
Foochow	43.68	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMC	CC
Ingress	45.30	2	TH	CC	TFR	FC	FC	DS	DS
Tybalt	45.55	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Styk	46.01	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	SC	SC
Nanking	46.09	2	TH	CC	TFR	FC	FC	FC	FC
Hean	46.18	2	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Sheratan	47.17	2	TH	CC	TFR	FC	FC	CMD	CMD
Jonathan	47.22	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMC	CC
Deneb Kaitos	47.30	2	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Zurich	48.11	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Chesterton	48.45	2	FS	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Ankaa	51.34	2	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Tsitsang	51.80	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMC	CC
Valexa	52.39	2	FS	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Terra Firma	52.70	2	TH	CC	TFR	FC	FC	TCC	TCC
Shipka	52.88	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMC	CC
Mirach	53.07	2	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Caselton	54.70	2	FS	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Small World	55.60	2	TH	CC	TFR	FC	FC	DS	DS
New Rhodes III	56.45	2	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Foot Fall	57.41	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMC	CC
Zion	58.02	2	TH	FWL	FWL	FWL	FWL	FWL	FWL
Sonnia	59.13	2	FS	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Epsilon Indi	59.15	2	TH	CC	TFR	FC	FC	CMD	CMD

Bibliography

• Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)
• Handbook: House Liao
• Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
• Mercenaries Supplemental
• Shattered Sphere