Benjamin
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| Astrophysical | |
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| System position | 3 |
| Government and Infrastructure | |
| Capital | Deber City |
(References to Benjamin)
Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)
X: 123.89 Y: 135.52[e]
Contents
Manufacturing Center
Era Specific Data
3025[1]
- District Governor: George Hakashi, Duke of Benjamin
- ComStar Representative: Precentor Kenta Delmorrow
- Population: 4,655,000,000
Planetary Garrison
3050
3055 to 3062 to 3067
3067
3079
- - At this point in time the 2nd operating at 25% of full strength, with 80% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
- - The Ryuken-roku operating at 20% of full strength, with 60% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
Planetary Description
The world of Benjamin is a large planet, which has dim star. The world is made habitable due to its twenty orbital "semi-suns", which similar to Jumpship's Solar Sails. These Semi-suns provide up to 20 percent boost to the world's sunlight that radiates from the its dim sun. Benjamin enjoys a pleasant climate weather and plenty of petrolium resouces. The planet boasts a strong mix of agricultural and manufacturing.
The world's capital city is Deber City. Planet services as the capital and namesake of the Benjamin Military District of the Draconis Combine.[1]
Plantary History
Jihad
In 3072, Word of Blake forces arrived in system and assaulted the planet. These forces, lead by the 28th Division with support from the 45th Shadow Division and mercenary units[11] seized the planet on the 12th of May.[12][13] Nine of the planet's semi-suns were destroyed the initial invasion. Benjamin's defending DCMS forces were overwhelmed by the Blakist forces, who secured the planet with surrender of the 6th Ghost Regiment. However, a guerilla resistance force fought on after occupation of the planet.[11]
The Combine attempted unsuccessfully to break the seige of Benjamin in a campaign fought during the first two weeks of November 3072.[14][15] Just a few weeks later, the DCMS were presented with the opportunity needed to free Benjamin; a naval flotilla from Clan Nova Cat backed up with ground forces attacked the defending Word of Blake forces in a sudden assault on the 16th of December 3072. The Nova Cat forces overwhelmed the majority of the defending Blakist forces before moving on, allowing the surviving DCMS forces still on Benjamin to reclaim the planet.[16][15]
At the end of June 3073, after weeks of negotiations and wrangling, the Azami worlds agreed to send delegates to Benjamin to meet with elements of the Combine leadership to discuss the crisis betwen the two. The Azami delegation was subsequently ambushed en route to Benjamin on the 21st of July by a small Word of Blake AeroSpace Fighter force. This exacerbated the tensions in the Arkab-Combine relationship, as the Azami accused the Combine government of failing to protect the Azami delegates intentionally.[17][15]
When the Blakists were eventually driven off of Benjamin, the Dragon's propaganda machine kicked into overdrive; the events of the Benjamin assault were trumpeted across the Combine, and number of recruits applying to join the Benjamin Regulars skyrocketed. To provide the best recruits to the Regulars the DCMS established the Osaka Fields Proving Grounds. This training facility takes in recruits and provides basic training before sending the most promising recruits on to other academies.[9]
On the 17th of October 3073, Coordinator Hohiro Kurita agreed to meet with Precentor Martial Victor Steiner-Davion and Devlin Stone on Tukayyid, and began preparations to travel as soon as possible from Benjamin. Just a few weeks later on the 19th of November rogue operatives from the Combine Internal Security Force attempted to assassinate the Gunji-no-Kanrei, Kiyomori Minamoto, on Benjamin, although the attempt failed.[18][19]
As a result of the assassination attempt a purge of local ISF and DCMS forces was ordered, and on the 10th of December 3073 Kanrei Minamoto declared that the Black Dragon Society elements had been successfully removed; he then invited the Azami worlds to send delegates to Benjamin for a second time to resume negotiations.[19][20]
The Blakists destroyed several of the "semi-suns" during their assault. These hadn't been repaired by 3079. The resulting loss in sunlight seriously reduced the agricultural output and forced Benjamin to import food.[9]
Owner History
- 2596 - Draconis Combine[21]
- 2750 - Draconis Combine
- 3025 - Draconis Combine
- 3030 - Draconis Combine
- 3040 - Draconis Combine
- 3052 - Draconis Combine
- 3057 - Draconis Combine
- 3062 - Draconis Combine
- 3067 - Draconis Combine[6]
- 3072 - Word of Blake (from mid-May)[12][13]
- 3073 - Draconis Combine [16][15]
- 3079 - Draconis Combine[22]
Nearby Planets
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 186, "A BRIEF ATLAS" - Benjamin Military District - World profile.
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 41, "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"
- ↑ 20 Year Updage, p. 70, "Com Guards Deployment Tabel"
- ↑ ComStar (sourcebook), p. 84, "Com Guards Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 125, "ComGuard Deployment Table"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 97, "Com Guards Deployment Table"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 116, "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 8, "Benjamin Regulars Regimental Status"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 23
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 17, "Ryuken Profile"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, p. 76, "Benjamin Falls"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 22, "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 50, "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 23, "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 51, "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 26, "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 33, "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 34, "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 52, "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 38, "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - August 3079"