Franklin

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Franklin
Franklin 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates250.736 : 10.805[e]
Spectral classF[1]
Recharge time179 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]

System Description[edit]

Franklin 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]


Franklin[edit]

Franklin

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,[55] 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.[56]

The elite First Sword of Light commanded by Jinjiro Kurita himself was the DCMS force attacking Franklin.[57]

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.[56]

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,[58] and the campaign to liberate the planet stretched on into 2818.[17]

Military Deployment[edit]

2821[edit]

3145[edit]

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. 1.0 1.1 Dominions Divided Poster Map
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dominions Divided, p. 75: "Draconis Combine & Federated Suns June 3152 Map"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Era Report: 2750, p. 37
  4. 4.0 4.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 18
  5. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18
  6. Handbook: House Davion, p. 48
  7. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31
  8. Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
  9. Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  10. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
  11. Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 29
  12. Field Report 2765: DCMS, p. 25
  13. First Succession War, p. 25
  14. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 54: "The Dragon Strikes"
  15. First Succession War, p. 44
  16. First Succession War, p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"
  17. 17.0 17.1 First Succession War, p. 97: "The Davion Counter-Offensives"
  18. Handbook: House Davion, p. 54
  19. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43
  20. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  21. First Succession War, p. 113
  22. Second Succession War, pp. 18–19: "Inner Sphere - 2830"
  23. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 63: "Round Two Begins"
  24. 24.0 24.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 71: "Slow Down"
  25. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53
  26. Handbook: House Davion, p. 60
  27. House Davion (The Federated Suns), foldout: "Federated Suns Map - [3025] Map"
  28. Handbook: House Davion, p. 70
  29. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
  30. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64
  31. Handbook: House Davion, p. 71
  32. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66
  33. Handbook: House Davion, p. 76
  34. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68
  35. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
  36. Era Report: 3052, p. 11
  37. Era Report: 3052, p. 23
  38. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71
  39. Era Report: 3062, p. 11
  40. Handbook: House Davion, p. 78
  41. Era Report: 3062, p. 29
  42. Handbook: House Davion, p. 82
  43. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74
  44. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43
  45. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65
  46. Field Report: AFFS, p. 21
  47. Field Report: DCMS, p. 21
  48. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
  49. Field Manual: 3085, p. 127
  50. Era Report: 3145, p. 11
  51. Era Report: 3145, p. 39
  52. Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  53. Shattered Fortress, p. 81
  54. Shattered Fortress, p. 103
  55. First Succession War, pp. 38–39: "The Battle for Clovis"
  56. 56.0 56.1 First Succession War, p. 40: "Rout"
  57. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 53: "History - The First Succession War - The Dragon Strikes"
  58. First Succession War, p. 115: "Timeline of the First Succession War"
  59. 59.0 59.1 First Succession War, p. 134: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"
  60. Field Manual: 3145, p. 65: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"

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