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| class              = G9V<ref name=HM161>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 161 (PDF p. 163): "A Brief Atlas" – Simpson Desert entry</ref>
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The '''Simpson Desert''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Simpson Desert IV''', and as of June [[3152]] was located in the [[Wolf Empire]].<ref name=EAp78/>
 
The '''Simpson Desert''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Simpson Desert IV''', and as of June [[3152]] was located in the [[Wolf Empire]].<ref name=EAp78/>
 
==System Description==
 
Simpson Desert is located near the [[Zebrenaski]] and [[Tamarind]] systems.
 
  
 
==Political Affiliation==  
 
==Political Affiliation==  
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* [[2271]] - Inhabited world <ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding 2271"</ref>
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* [[2271]] - Inhabited world <ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 13, "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref>
 
* [[2571]] - [[Free Worlds League]] <ref name="HB:HMp24">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 24, "Free Worlds League after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2571]] - [[Free Worlds League]] <ref name="HB:HMp24">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 24, "Free Worlds League after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2596]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="H:RWp158">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2596]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="H:RWp158">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey <ref name="J:FRp62">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3081]] - Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey <ref name="J:FRp62">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3085]] - Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey <ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3085]] - Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey <ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
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* [[3130]] - Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey <ref>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 12, "Map of the Inner Sphere - 3130"</ref>
 
* [[3135]] - Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey <ref name="ER:3145p10">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3135]] - Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey <ref name="ER:3145p10">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3137]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]] (from December) <ref name=FaW22>''Fire at Will'', Chapter 22 (PDF version)</ref>
 
* [[3137]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]] (from December) <ref name=FaW22>''Fire at Will'', Chapter 22 (PDF version)</ref>
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* [[3145]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="ER:3145p38">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3145]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="ER:3145p38">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3151]] - Free Worlds League <ref name=SFp102>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 102, "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref>
 
* [[3151]] - Free Worlds League <ref name=SFp102>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 102, "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref>
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* [[3152]] - [[Wolf Empire]] (from February) <ref name=EAp78>''Empire Alone'', p. 78, "The Free Worlds League June 3152" (Map)</ref> <ref name=EAp63>''Empire Alone'', p. 63-64, "Just Deserts"</ref>
 
* [[3152]] - [[Wolf Empire]] (from February) <ref name=EAp78>''Empire Alone'', p. 78, "The Free Worlds League June 3152" (Map)</ref> <ref name=EAp63>''Empire Alone'', p. 63-64, "Just Deserts"</ref>
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==Simpson Desert IV==
 
==Simpson Desert IV==
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| image              = Simpson Desert Flag.jpg
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| caption            = Planetary flag of Simpson Desert
 
| name                = Simpson Desert IV
 
| name                = Simpson Desert IV
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| position            = Fourth<ref name=HM161/>
 
 
| distance            = 6 days<ref name=HM161/>
 
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| year                = 3025<ref name=HM161/>
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| ruler              = Count Jan Erickson<ref name=HM161/>
| language            =
 
| religion            =
 
| population          = 619,000 (3025)<ref name=HM161/>
 
| ruler              = [[Count of Simpson Desert]]
 
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| capital            =  
 
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| population          = 619,000<ref name=HM161/>
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| hpg                = A<ref name=HM161/><br>([[Precentor]] [[Phillipe Ortez]])<ref name=HM161/>
 
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A spice discovered on this world, Simpson's Delight (discovered by Professor [[Waldo Simpson]]), was used by chefs in a new dish known as "Simpson's Dessert." This dish gave the world its name. When a clerk in the [[Terran Hegemony]] entered the name into their database, one "s" was accidentally dropped, leading to the name "Simpson Desert."<ref name=HM161/>
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===Planetary Info===
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Despite the name of the planet, the '''Simpson Desert''' is covered with beautiful thick forests, rolling hills and fields, and jagged rock formations that obscure movement. It is not a desert that world's name suggests. A mistake stemming from the first survey of the planet by early explorers.<ref>''Fire at Will'', p. 207</ref> A spice discovered on this world Simpson's Delight (discovered by Professor Waldo Simpson) was used by chefs in a new dish known as "Simpson's Dessert." This dish gave the world its name. When a clerk in the [[Terran Hegemony]] entered the name into their database, one "s" was accidentally dropped, leading to the name "Simpson's Desert."<ref name=HM161/>
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The world is home of remains of [[Fort Verdun]], a fort used by the first [[SLDF|Star League]].<ref>''Fire at Will'', p. 208</ref>
  
 
===Planetary History===
 
===Planetary History===
 
====Star League====
 
====Star League====
The [[Star League Defense Force]] built a military base on Simpson Desert, named [[Fort Verdun]].<ref>''Fire at Will'', p. 208</ref>
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Simpson desert was the place where the [[Star League]] built a military base, named "Fort Verdun".  
  
 
====Dark Age====
 
====Dark Age====
{{see|Battle of Simpson Desert (3137)}}
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In late [[3137]] Simpson Desert was captured by the Lyran Commonwealth during [[Operation HAMMERFALL]]. The militia entrenched themselves in Fort Verdun, prolonging the fight. [[Camacho's Caballeros]] captured the planet after the defending [[3rd Tamarind Regulars|Third Tamarind Regulars]] put up a fierce resistance.<ref name="FM:3145p179"/> The planet was reclaimed by Tamarind-Abbey forces a year later.<ref name=ER:3145p21/>
In late [[3137]], Simpson Desert was captured by the Lyran Commonwealth during [[Operation HAMMERFALL]]. The militia entrenched themselves in Fort Verdun, prolonging the fight. [[Camacho's Caballeros]] captured the planet after the defending [[3rd Tamarind Regulars|Third Tamarind Regulars]] put up a fierce resistance.<ref name="FM:3145p179"/> The planet was reclaimed by Tamarind-Abbey forces a year later.<ref name=ER:3145p21/>
 
  
 
====IlClan Era====
 
====IlClan Era====
In response to constant attacks by [[Wolf's Dragoons]], Star Colonel [[Othar]] dispatched the [[95th Wolf Assault (Clan Wolf)|Ninety-fifth Wolf Assault Cluster]] to Simpson Desert in February [[3152]]. Easily seizing the planet from its militia, the Ninety-fifth soon found themselves under attack by a battalion of the [[Seventh Tamarind Regulars]]. Initially the hit-and-run battle in the forests went the Wolves' way as they damaged the Seventh's [[DropShip]]s badly enough to strand the Tamarind force on-planet. The Seventh turned the tables on the enemy by stealing the Wolf DropShips and departing Simpson Desert, leaving the Wolf Cluster effectively marooned there.<ref name=EAp63/>
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In response to constant attacks by [[Wolf's Dragoons]], Star Colonel [[Othar]] dispatched the [[95th Wolf Assault|Ninety-fifth Wolf Assault Cluster]] to Simpson Desert in February [[3152]]. Easily seizing the planet from its militia, the Ninety-fifth soon found themselves under attack by a battalion of the [[7th Tamarind Regulars|Seventh Tamarind Regulars]]. Initially the hit-and-run battle in the forests went the Wolves' way as they damaged the Seventh's [[DropShip|DropShips]] badly enough to strand the Tamarind force on-planet. The Seventh turned the tables on the enemy by stealing the Wolf DropShips and departing Simpson Desert, leaving the Wolf Cluster effectively marooned there.<ref name=EAp63/>
  
 
===Military Deployment===
 
===Military Deployment===
 
====3137====
 
====3137====
* [[Third Tamarind Regulars]]<ref name="FM:3145p179">''Field Manual: 3145'', pp. 179–180: "Camacho's Caballeros"</ref>
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* [[3rd Tamarind Regulars|Third Tamarind Regulars]]<ref name="FM:3145p179">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 179-180, "Camacho's Caballeros"</ref>
  
 
====3145====
 
====3145====
* [[Eighth Tamarind Regulars]]<ref name="FM:3145p116">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 116: "Free Worlds League Military"</ref>
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* [[8th Tamarind Regulars|Eighth Tamarind Regulars]]<ref name="FM:3145p116">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 116, "Free Worlds League Military"</ref>
 
 
===Geography===
 
Despite the name of the planet, the Simpson Desert is covered with beautiful thick forests, rolling hills and fields, and jagged rock formations that obscure movement. It is not a desert that world's name suggests. A mistake stemming from the first survey of the planet by early explorers.<ref>''Fire at Will'', p. 207</ref>
 
  
==Map Gallery==
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== Map Gallery ==
 
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==Nearby Systems==
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== Nearby Systems ==
 
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==References==
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== References ==
 
<references/>
 
<references/>
  
==Bibliography==
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== Bibliography ==
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* ''[[Dark Age: Touring the Stars (3130)]]''
 
* ''[[Dark Age: Touring the Stars (3130)]]''
 
* ''[[Empire Alone]]''
 
* ''[[Empire Alone]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
 
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
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[[Category:Systems|Simpson Desert]]
 
[[Category:Systems|Simpson Desert]]

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