Arkab

Arkab
Arkab 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates77.285 : 200.8[e]

The Arkab system is the location of at least one inhabited world and as of 3145 was located in the Buckminster Prefecture of the Benjamin Military District within the Draconis Combine.[1][2]

System Description[edit]

The Arkab system is located near the Darius and Ogano systems.

System History[edit]

The Arkab system was settled at some point prior to the end of the Reunification War.[3]

Political Affiliation[edit]


Planetary History[edit]

Star League Era[edit]

With the resurgence of interest in Japanese culture, the local Moslem population rose up in rebellious protest against the forces teaching of Buddhism in the schools. This was met with swift vengeance by ISF who used brutal tactics to get rid of foreign influences.[6]

The Star League Defense Force kept a sizable garrison on planet at all times. Officially, this was to take advantage of the vast deserts across the world for desert training. Unofficially, the SLDF feared a rebellion so wanted a large force on hand in case of an uprising. Though the chance of such was low as the Arkab people preferred the SLDF troops to the Combine's.[35]

Jihad[edit]

On the 12th of February 3071 Arkab was struck by an asteroid strike that devastated the local population, killing tens of thousands and leading to an urgent appeal from the Azami to the Draconis Combine government for aid. At the time, there was no response from the Combine authorities, who were dealing with attacks from inside and outside the Draconis Combine.[36] Given the existence of the Word of Blake Erinyes vessel and its implicit - or explicit - involvement in the asteroid bombardment of Lopez and Taurus during the Jihad, it may be that the asteroid strike on Arkab was not a natural phenomenon.

Military Deployment[edit]

2764[edit]

2765[edit]

2786[edit]

  • Fourth Arkab Legion[39]

3025[edit]

3038[edit]

  • Sixth Arkab Legion[41]

3040[edit]

  • Sixth Arkab Legion[41]

3050[edit]

  • Sixth Arkab Legion[42]

3054[edit]

  • Sixth Arkab Legion[43]

3059[edit]

  • Sixth Arkab Legion[44]

3145[edit]

  • Sixth Arkab Legion[45]

Industrial Centers[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 44 systems (42 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Ogano 11.8 Darius 12.8 Baldur 13.0 Odabasi 14.3
Dumaring 22.6 Otho 24.5 Babuyan 24.9 Meilen 25.6
Paracale 26.9 Tok Do 28.0 Numki 28.2 Kiesen 30.6
Chandler 30.9 Sakai 32.5 Sulafat 33.3 Tanh Linh 34.1
Krenice 35.9 Sendai 37.6 Aix-la-Chapelle 38.2 Mannedorf 38.4
Kiamba 39.5 Toffen 41.4 Kanowit 41.9 Najha 42.9
Shibukawa 43.0 Xinyang 43.3 Awano 43.9 Pilkhua 44.0
Caldrea 44.1 Baruun Urt 46.5 Dove 49.0 Setubal 49.4
Sternwerde 49.7 Rubigen 49.8 Dyfed 50.5 Eguilles 51.5
Trolloc Prime 52.8 Ardoz 54.6 Dover 55.3 Chimpaw 56.4
Kajikazawa 59.2 Vaajakoski 59.7 Fefferfer 60.2 Shirotori 60.2

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
  4. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding" - 2319
  5. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - 2571"
  6. 6.0 6.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 47: "The Resurgence of the ISF"
  7. Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  8. Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: Inner Sphere - [2764]
  9. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  10. First Succession War, p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  11. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - 2822"
  12. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122: "Inner Sphere - 2822"
  13. First Succession War, p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  14. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - 2864"
  15. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
  16. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - 3025"
  17. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025] Map"
  18. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - 3030"
  19. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"
  20. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  21. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - 3040"
  22. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 [3040] Map"
  23. Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 3050"
  24. Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - 3052"
  25. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - 3052"
  26. Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  27. Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  28. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - 3067"
  29. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42: "Inner Sphere Map [October 3067]"
  30. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere - 3075"
  31. Field Report: DCMS, p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - August 3079"
  32. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  33. Field Manual: 3085, p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  34. Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
  35. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 173: "185th BattleMech Division"
  36. Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 12: "Timeline of the Jihad"
  37. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 256: "SLDF - Draconis Combine Military Command Map"
  38. Field Report 2765: DCMS, p. 9: "Regimental Status"
  39. First Succession War, p. 136: "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"
  40. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 135: "Unit Deployment Table"
  41. 41.0 41.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 139: "Deployment Table"
  42. 20 Year Update, p. 41: "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"
  43. Objective Raids, p. 66: "Unit Note"
  44. Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 133: "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"
  45. Field Manual: 3145, p. 63: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"

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