Midale

This article is about the planetary system. For the WarShip, see Midale (Individual New Syrtis-class WarShip).
Midale
Midale 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates189.473 : -362.215[e]

System Description[edit]

Midale is located near the New Vallis and Carmichael systems.

Political Affiliation[edit]


Midale[edit]

Midale

Planetary History[edit]

Reunification War[edit]

Like the majority of the Taurian Concordat systems, Midale was conquered by the Star League Defense Force during the Reunification War campaign against the Concordat, which the SLDF dubbed Operation BULL RUN. Midale was spared the immense death toll and destruction that many other Taurian worlds suffered, however; this was due to General Lord Damien Onaga having replaced Field Marshal Amos Forlough as the overall Commanding Officer of the SLDF units deployed on BULL RUN in 2590. Onaga's approach to conquering Midale saw him deliberately rotating troops[7] from III Corps and XI Corps[52] in and out of battle, giving them an opportunity to blood themselves, while limiting his campaign to purely military targets, rather than cities and civilian infrastructure. This made the conquest of Midale a slower campaign than many previous planetary assaults, but inflicted far less damage, and with much of the planetary garrison having already been stripped away by the Taurian Defense Force to fight in other systems during earlier years of the war, the battle for Midale was over by the end of December 2590.[7]

Star League[edit]

The Star League Defense Force Fifth Fleet used the Midale system as their homeport. The orbital facilities, while basic, were enough to keep the fleet resupplied while handling minor repairs. Most of the command and control facilities were located on world while the flagship of the Fifth Fleet, the McKenna-class battleship SLS Duke of York was regularly in orbit.[53]

The Jihad[edit]

Midale was attacked by Taurian Defense Force troops on 15 February 3070; the TDF units were intended to be reinforcements for the Taurian forces fighting in the Pleiades Cluster, and the attack on Midale resulted in all of the TDF reinforcements being destroyed by the defending forces.[54]

In response to the asteroid bombardment of Taurus and evidence that implicated the Federated Suns, the Taurian Concordat launched a second invasion of the Federated Suns during the Jihad. Midale was an early target, captured during late June 3074. The Taurian conquest of Midale involved using nuclear weapons against AFFS pickets, as did the campaigns on Brockway and Bromhead, resulting in more than ten million Federated Suns civilian and military deaths.[41][42] Many of these nuclear weapons were launched from the Quixote-class frigate TCS Vendetta, which was responsible for an estimated six million deaths on Midale alone.[55]

Military Deployment[edit]

2764[edit]

3038[edit]

3039[edit]

  • Lexington Combat Group[57]
  • Marie's Golden Hammers (from October)

3040[edit]

  • Lexington Combat Group[57]
  • Marie's Golden Hammers

3050[edit]

  • Lexington Combat Group[58]
  • Marie's Golden Hammers

3054[edit]

  • Lexington Combat Group[59]
  • Marie's Golden Hammers

3059[edit]

  • Lexington Combat Group[60]
  • Marie's Golden Hammers

3067[edit]

  • Lexington Combat Group[61]

3085[edit]

3145[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 56 systems (53 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
New Vallis 13.5 Carmichael 16.6 Jansen's Hold 17.0 New Ganymede 17.1
Desolate Plains 17.6 Merlin 19.3 Parian 20.5 Lindsay 21.0
Diefenbaker 22.5 Samantha 23.0 Ishtar 25.9 Jamestown 26.1
Hyades Cluster 27.4 Robsart 28.8 Taurus 28.9 Flintoft 29.0
Brockway 29.4 Ina 30.4 Pinard 31.3 MacLeod's Land 32.0
Menion 32.3 Bromhead 33.4 Megaris 34.1 Horsham 34.9
Mithron 35.0 Landmark 36.8 Atreus Prime 39.9 Renfield 40.5
Wrentham 41.2 Illiushin 41.8 Non Diz 43.0 Ridgebrook 44.2
Rollis 44.4 Mendham 45.1 Merope 45.5 Maia 46.4
Electra 47.5 Camadeierre 48.4 Laconis 48.4 Shaunavon 48.5
Brisbane 50.3 Pleiades Cluster 50.4 Daol 50.5 Werfer 51.1
Maldive 51.5 Mandaree 53.7 Flaum 53.7 New Vandenburg 54.9
Corodiz 55.2 Yuris 56.0 Hè-shì 57.0 Burton 58.7
Ashley 59.4 Lochmantle 61.7 Woogi 62.3 Brusett 65.6

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