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==Planetary History==
 
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Settled at some point prior to the end of the [[Age of War]]<ref name="HB:MPSp93"/> '''Lockton''' was a member of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] when a [[Star League Defense Force]] task force under the command of [[Captain-General]] [[Marion Marik]] was assigned to conquer the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] in [[2577]]. Lockton was targetted by the SLDF in [[2583]] following the catastrophic losses the [[MAF]] navy took at [[Thurrock]], and was conquered quickly by [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]]' [[57th Brigade]] in late 2583.<ref name="H:RWp103"/><ref name="H:RWp149">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 149, "Magistracy Of Canopus Front (2583-2588)"</ref>
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Settled at some point prior to the end of the [[Age of War]]<ref name="HB:MPSp93"/> '''Lockton''' was a member of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] when a [[Star League Defense Force]] task force under the command of [[Captain-General]] [[Marion Marik]] was assigned to conquer the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] in [[2577]]. Lockton was raided by the SLDF in [[2582]] in imitation of the raids the MAF had successfully conducted against SLDF assets,<ref name="H:RWp101">''Historical: Reunification war'', p. 101, "Reversals (2582-2583)</ref> and then Lockton was targetted for invasion in [[2583]] following the catastrophic losses the [[MAF]] navy took at [[Thurrock]]. Lockton and was conquered quickly by [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]]' [[57th Brigade]].<ref name="H:RWp103"/><ref name="H:RWp149">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 149, "Magistracy Of Canopus Front (2583-2588)"</ref>
  
 
Lockton would be occupied by the SLDF for the remainder of the war; once the Reunification War ended, a number of Magistracy worlds were annexed by the Free Worlds League, but Lockton remained a part of the Magistracy.<ref name="H:RWp103"/><ref name="H:RWp159"/>
 
Lockton would be occupied by the SLDF for the remainder of the war; once the Reunification War ended, a number of Magistracy worlds were annexed by the Free Worlds League, but Lockton remained a part of the Magistracy.<ref name="H:RWp103"/><ref name="H:RWp159"/>

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(References to Lockton)

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

X: -134.21 Y: -436.50[e]


Garrisoning Military Force

2581

3067

Owner History

Planetary History

Settled at some point prior to the end of the Age of War[3] Lockton was a member of the Magistracy of Canopus when a Star League Defense Force task force under the command of Captain-General Marion Marik was assigned to conquer the Magistracy of Canopus in 2577. Lockton was raided by the SLDF in 2582 in imitation of the raids the MAF had successfully conducted against SLDF assets,[18] and then Lockton was targetted for invasion in 2583 following the catastrophic losses the MAF navy took at Thurrock. Lockton and was conquered quickly by VII Corps' 57th Brigade.[5][19]

Lockton would be occupied by the SLDF for the remainder of the war; once the Reunification War ended, a number of Magistracy worlds were annexed by the Free Worlds League, but Lockton remained a part of the Magistracy.[5][6]

Nearby Planets

Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years).
Closest planets first:
Planet Distance (LY) Jumps 2750 3025 3030 3040 3052 3057 3062
Adherlwin 14.86 1 MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC
Joyz 15.12 1 MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC
Krimari 28.79 1 MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC
Trznadel Cluster 36.18 2 MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC
Borgan's Rift 36.51 2 MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC
Adhara 37.71 2 MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC
Fanardir 38.69 2 MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC
Canopus IV 40.68 2 MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC
Early Dawn 41.97 2 MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC
Megarez 44.42 2 MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC
Brixtana 46.20 2 MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC
Palm 49.32 2 MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC
Harminous 53.27 2 MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC MoC
Aspropirgos 55.35 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL

References

  1. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 150, "Magistracy Of Canopus Front (Jump-Off - 2582)"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mercenaries Supplemental, p. 68, "Mercenary Employment Table"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 93, Magistracy of Canopus after Age of War, p. 93, "Magistracy of Canopus after Age of War [2571] and fall of the Star League [2750]"
  4. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 94, "Reunification War: Magistracy of Canopus Front Deployments (2577)"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Historical: Reunification War, p. 103, "Endgame (2583-2584)"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"
  7. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 34, "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822]"
  8. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 38, "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War [2864]"
  9. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 42, "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War [3025]"
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 96, Magistracy of Canopus after Age of War, p. 96, "Magistracy of Canopus after Third Succession War [3025] and after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  11. ↑ The Periphery (sourcebook), p. 157, "Map of the Periphery"
  12. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 51, "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War [3030]"
  13. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 46, "Magistracy of Canopus"
  14. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 54, "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero [3058]"
  15. ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 112, "Magistracy of Canopus & Tortuga Dominions"
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 56, "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  17. ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  18. ↑ Historical: Reunification war, p. 101, "Reversals (2582-2583)
  19. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 149, "Magistracy Of Canopus Front (2583-2588)"

Bibliography

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