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''(References to [[Special:Whatlinkshere/Crossing | Crossing]])''
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''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0)''
 
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= Crossing =
 
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| caption            = Crossing neighbouring systems
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| caption            = Crossing [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]] (3151)
 
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The '''Crossing''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Crossing IV''', and as at [[3145]] was located in the [[Barlow's End Prefecture]] of the [[New Samarkand Military District]] within the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name="ER:3145p39"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>
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== System Description ==
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The Crossing system is located near the [[Benet]] and [[Hoff]] systems<ref name="ER:2750p37"/> and consists of a class F9V primary orbited by at least four planets. During the [[thirty-first century]] a  recharge station was in place at the system's zenith [[jump point]].<ref name=OTPDtM4/>
  
''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0)
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== System History ==
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The Crossing system was colonized during or shortly before the [[Age of War]] and was a member of the [[Federated Suns]] by the end of the era.<ref name="HB:HDp18"/><ref name="HB:HDp48"/>
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== Political Affiliation ==
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= Crossing IV =
 
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| year                = 3028<ref name=OTPDtM4/>
 
| year                = 3028<ref name=OTPDtM4/>
| ruler              = Duke [[James Sandoval]]<ref name=OTPDtM4/><br>Baron Edvard Caine (Appointed Ruler)<ref name=OTPDtM4/>
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| ruler              = [[Baron of Crossing]]
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| population          = 282,730,000<ref name=OTPDtM4/>
 
| population          = 282,730,000<ref name=OTPDtM4/>
 
| USIIR              = C-C-D-C-B<ref name=OTPDtM4/>
 
| USIIR              = C-C-D-C-B<ref name=OTPDtM4/>
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==Owner History==
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Crossing IV - more commonly known simply as Crossing - is the fourth planet in the system and has four moons named Journeyman, Scope, Trinket and Wayfarer.<ref name=OTPDtM4/>
* [[2317]] - No record <ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18, "Federated Suns Map at their founding [2317]"</ref>
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* [[2571]] - [[Federated Suns]] <ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48, "Federated Suns after Age of War [2571]"</ref>
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== Planetary History ==
* [[2596]] - Federated Suns <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"</ref>
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=== Succession Wars ===
* [[2750]] - Federated Suns <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"</ref>
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Two of Crossing's moons were [[AFFS]] military reservations. Trinket was home to a hostile environment training center, where infantry units were trained in [[Xenoplanetary Infantry|xenoplanetary]], vacuum, and zero-gravity environments. Typically two regiments were present at any time. Wayfarer was used by the [[Department of the Quartermaster]] as a regional AeroSpace proving ground. The Quartermaster used the Wayfarer facility to test missile ammunition and seeker systems developed by new military contractors.<ref name=OTPDtM4/> Crossing was invaded during the first half of the major invasion into the Federated Suns launched by the [[Draconis Combine]] in May [[2787]].<ref name="FSWp44"/> Crossing was liberated by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] in [[2817]]-18, as part of the third and final major counter-offensive of the [[First Succession War]] against the Draconis Combine. Crossing was one of the last six worlds to be liberated by the Federated Suns.<ref name="FSWp98">''First Succession War'', p. 98, "The Davion Counter-Offensives"</ref>
* [[2765]] - Federated Suns <ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"</ref>
 
* [[2822]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54, "Federated Suns after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - 2822"</ref>
 
* [[2864]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60, "Federated Suns after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref>
 
* [[3007]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HKp87">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 87, "Military Revival"</ref>
 
* [[3025]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref>
 
* [[3030]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War [3030]"</ref>
 
* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"</ref>
 
* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere [3050] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere [3052] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"</ref>
 
* [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero [3058]"</ref>
 
* [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref>
 
* [[3067]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War [3067]"</ref><ref name=JFRp42>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067] </ref>
 
* [[3075]] - Federated Suns <ref name="JS:TBDp65>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65, "Inner Sphere [3075]"</ref>
 
* [[3079]] - Federated Suns <ref name="FR:AFFSp21">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 21, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Deployment Map - August 3079"</ref>
 
* [[3081]] - Federated Suns <ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref>
 
* [[3085]] - Federated Suns <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref>
 
* [[3130]] - Federated Suns <ref name="MotIS3130">''Map of the Inner Sphere 3130''</ref>
 
* [[3135]] - Federated Suns <ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref>
 
* [[3145]] - [[Draconis Combine]] <ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref>
 
  
==Planetary Info==
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During the [[Second Succession War]] Crossing was targeted by the DCMS in [[Operation AKAI KAZE]] - also known as [[Operation RED WIND]] - an offensive against the Federated Suns launched in April [[2830]]. The [[Thirty-ninth Galedon Regulars]] dropped onto Crossing, which was defended by three [[AFFS]] training cadres - the [[1st New Avalon Military Academy Training Battalion|First NAMA]] and [[1st Sakhara Academy Training Battalion|First]] and [[4th Sakhara Academy Training Battalion|Fourth Sakhara Academy Training Battalions]] - and a mercenary regiment, the [[Eighth Striker Regiment]] of the [[Fighting Uruk Hai]]. The Commanding Officer of the Thirty-ninth was dismissive of all his opponents; he believed that the Eighth would lack commitment, being mercenaries, while he anticipated the training cadres' lack of experience would mean they had little value. He was proven wrong on all counts; despite a lack of experience, the cadres were determined, stubborn opponents, while the Eighth Striker Regiment proved itself entirely willing to take risks to defend the planet. By the time the Thirty-ninth withdrew, it was lucky to escape with a third of its original strength.<ref name="SSWp33">''Second Succession War'', p. 33, "The Dragon Strikes: Black Wind, Red Wind"</ref>
'''Crossing''' was a key part of the [[Federated Suns]] [[Draconis March]] for many years. It served as a transshipment point for [[AFFS]] troops heading to or returning from the border with the [[Draconis Combine]]. In fact the continent of Charon was completely devoted to military activities. Despite this, Crossing remained a popular tourist destination in the Draconis March. The Averrant Sea's crystal clear waters made the Shores area of the Ganse continent a very popular vacation spot. The capital city, Averrant City, was found about fourteen kilometers north of the Shores and was home to the world's largest civilian spaceport.
 
  
Two of Crossing's moons were AFFS military reservations. Trinket was home to a hostile environment training center, where infantry units were trained in [[Xenoplanetary Infantry|xenoplanetary]], vacuum, and zero-gravity environments. Typically two regiments were present at any time. Wayfarer was used by the [[Department of the Quartermaster]] as a regional AeroSpace proving ground. The Quartermaster used the Wayfarer facility to test missile ammunition and seeker systems developed by new military contractors.
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Crossing was home to a large civilian population. Many of these civilians were retired [[AFFS]] members, and so the [[MIIO]] maintained a presence on the world to look for activity that supported the [[Davion Warriors' Cabal|Warrior's Cabal]] or other anti-Federated Suns movements. By the end of the [[Third Succession War]] the designated ruler of Crossing, Baron Caine, was actively pushing for the [[Draconis March Militia]] to be expanded via the raising of an additional command from Crossing. It was uncertain whether Duke Sandoval, the ruler of the [[Draconis March]] would have been able to obtain the vehicles and [[BattleMech]]s needed for such an expansion given the number of commands engaged in combat across the March at any given time, but whereas in the past the suggestion of such an expansion had been fruitless given the combination of strong aerospace defenses on Wayfarer and the constant military traffic through the system, the advent of the [[Fourth Succession War]] made the idea more appealing.<ref name=OTPDtM4/>
  
Crossing was home to a large civilian population. Many of these civilians were retired [[AFFS]] members, and so the [[MIIO]] maintained a presence on the world to look for activity that supported the [[Warrior's Cabal]] or other anti-Federated Suns movements.<ref name=OTPDtM4/>
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== Political Affiliation ==
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* [[2317]] - Inhabited world <ref name="HB:HDp18">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18, "Federated Suns at their Founding - [2317] Map"</ref>
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* [[2319]] - Inhabited world <ref name="HB:HKp18">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18, "Draconis Combine Founding" - [2319] Map</ref>
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* [[2571]] - [[Federated Suns]] <ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48, "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31, "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
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* [[2581]] - Federated Suns <ref name="H:RWp106">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 106, "Reunification War: Outworlds Alliance Front Deployments (2581)"</ref>
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* [[2596]] - Federated Suns <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596]" Map</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Federated Suns <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Federated Suns <ref name="FM:SLDF">''Field Manual: SLDF'', "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Federated Suns <ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref><ref name=FR:2765FSp29>''Field Report 2765: Federated Suns'', p. 29, "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref><ref name=FR:2765DCp25>''Field Report 2765: Draconis Combine'', p. 25, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref>
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* [[2786]] - Federated Suns <ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
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* [[2791]] - [[Draconis Combine]] <ref name="FSWp44">''First Succession War'', p. 44, "Draconis Combine-Federated Suns Front 2786-2796"</ref>
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* [[2818]] - Federated Suns <ref name="FSWp98"/>
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* [[2822]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54, "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43, "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Federated Suns <ref name=HB:HDp60>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60, "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53, "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
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* [[3025]] - Federated Suns <ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', "Federated Suns - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64, "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66, "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of 3039 Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68, "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref>
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* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
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* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71, "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"</ref>
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* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</ref>
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* [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HDp78>">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, Inner Sphere - [3063] Map</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74, "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
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* [[3075]] - Federated Suns <ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Federated Suns <ref name="FR:AFFSp21">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 21, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref><ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Federated Suns <ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Federated Suns <ref name="FM:3085p127">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
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* [[3130]] - Federated Suns <ref name="MotIS3130">''Map of the Inner Sphere, 3130''</ref>
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* [[3135]] - Federated Suns <ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
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* [[3145]] - Federated Suns <ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
  
==Planetary Garrison==
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== Military Deployment ==
 
===2765===
 
===2765===
* [[Sixteenth Avalon Hussars|Sixteenth Avalon Hussars]]<ref name=FR:2765AFFSp10>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 10, "Avalon Hussars - Regimental Status"</ref>
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* [[Sixteenth Avalon Hussars|Sixteenth Avalon Hussars]]<ref name=FR:2765FSp10>''Field Report 2765: Federated Suns'', p. 10, "Avalon Hussars - Regimental Status"</ref>
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===2786===
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* Sixteenth Avalon Hussars<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 134, "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"</ref>
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===2821===
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* [[1st NAIS Cadet Cadre|First NAMA Training Battalion]]<ref name="FSWp134"/>
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* [[1st Sakhara Academy Training Battalion|First Sakhara Academy Training Battalion]]<ref name="FSWp134"/>
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* [[4th Sakhara Academy Training Battalion|Fourth Sakhara Academy Training Battalion]]<ref name="FSWp134"/>
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* [[Fighting Urukhai|8th Striker]]<ref name="FSWp135">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 135, "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"</ref>
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=== 2830 ===
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* First NAMA Training Battalion<ref name="SSWp33"/>
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* First Sakhara Academy Training Battalion<ref name="SSWp33"/>
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* Fourth Sakhara Academy Training Battalion<ref name="SSWp33"/>
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* Fighting Uruk Hai<ref name="SSWp33"/>
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:* Eighth Striker Regiment<ref name="SSWp33"/>
  
 
===3038===
 
===3038===
* [[Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry]] [[RCT]]<ref name=20YU19>''20 Year Update'', p. 19, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref>
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* [[Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry]] [[RCT]]<ref name=20YUp19>''20 Year Update'', p. 19, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref>
  
 
===3050===
 
===3050===
 
* Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry RCT<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 136, "Deployment Table"</ref>
 
* Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry RCT<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 136, "Deployment Table"</ref>
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===3145===
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* [[Third Pesht Regulars|3rd Pesht Regulars]] (Btn)<ref name=FM3145p64>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 65, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"</ref>
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== Geography ==
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The two major continents on Crossing are named Charon and Ganse; Charon is located in the southern hemisphere, while Ganse is in the western hemisphere. Notable geographical features on Crossing include the Tartarus Caldera, a large bowl-shaped caldera, and a sea known as the Averrant Sea that has crystal-clear water due to an analogue of a monocellular plankton unique to the seas of Crossing and a complete lack of predators.<ref name=OTPDtM4/>
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== Planetary Locations ==
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* Averrant City: the planetary capital and site of the largest non-military spaceport on Crossing; located on Ganse.<ref name=OTPDtM4/>
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* Crassus: a city on Crossing notable for having an extremely high population of retired military veterans.<ref name=OTPDtM4/>
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* New Rhodes: a city on Crossing notable for having an extremely high population of retired military veterans.<ref name=OTPDtM4/>
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* The Shores: a popular tourist destination some fourteen kilometers south of Averrant City.<ref name=OTPDtM4/>
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== Industrial Centers ==
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== Nearby Systems ==
 
== Nearby Systems ==
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! colspan="8" | Closest 44 systems (41 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first:
 
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|-
| [[Benet III]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Benet]]
| 14.5
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| class="lessthan30" | 14.5
| [[Hoff]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Hoff]]
| 15.2
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| class="lessthan30" | 15.2
| [[Lima]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Lima]]
| 18.8
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| class="lessthan30" | 18.8
| [[Tallmadge]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Tallmadge]]
| 23.4
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| class="lessthan30" | 23.4
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Bettendorf]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Bettendorf]]
| 24.4
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| class="lessthan30" | 24.4
| [[Harrow's Sun]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Harrow's Sun]]
| 25.3
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| class="lessthan30" | 25.3
| [[Wapakoneta]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Wapakoneta]]
| 26.6
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| class="lessthan30" | 26.6
| [[Sakhara V]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Sakhara V|Sakhara]]
| 26.7
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| class="lessthan30" | 26.7
 
|-
 
|-
| [[New Ivaarsen]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[New Ivaarsen]]
| 29.3
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| class="lessthan30" | 29.3
| [[Bergman's Planet]]
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| class="over30" | [[Bergman's Planet]]
| 30.4
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| class="over30" | 30.4
| [[Ballentine]]
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| class="over30" | [[Ballentine]]
| 30.7
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| class="over30" | 30.7
| [[Royal]]
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| class="over30" | [[Royal]]
| 30.9
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| class="over30" | 30.9
 
|-
 
|-
| [[New Aberdeen]]
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| class="over30" | [[New Aberdeen]]
| 31.2
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| class="over30" | 31.2
| [[Glenmora]]
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| class="over30" | [[Glenmora]]
| 32.6
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| class="over30" | 32.6
| [[McComb]]
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| class="over30" | [[McComb]]
| 32.7
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| class="over30" | 32.7
| [[Nouveau Toulouse]]
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| class="over30" | [[Nouveau Toulouse]]
| 33.8
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| class="over30" | 33.8
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Fairfield]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Fairfield]]
| 35.7
+
| class="over30" | 35.7
| [[Franklin]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Franklin]]
| 36.5
+
| class="over30" | 36.5
| [[Dahar IV]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Dahar]]
| 37.7
+
| class="over30" | 37.7
| [[Elidere IV]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Elidere]]
| 39.1
+
| class="over30" | 39.1
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Lucerne]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Lucerne]]
| 41.0
+
| class="over30" | 41.0
| [[Allerton]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Allerton]]
| 41.3
+
| class="over30" | 41.3
| [[Misery]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Misery]]
| 43.2
+
| class="over30" | 43.2
| [[Marlowe's Rift]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Marlowe's Rift]]
| 44.6
+
| class="over30" | 44.6
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Gandy's Luck]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Gandy's Luck]]
| 45.9
+
| class="over30" | 45.9
| [[Marduk]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Marduk]]
| 46.7
+
| class="over30" | 46.7
| [[Deshler]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Deshler]]
| 46.9
+
| class="over30" | 46.9
| [[Thestria]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Thestria]]
| 49.8
+
| class="over30" | 49.8
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Swales]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Swales]]
| 50.6
+
| class="over30" | 50.6
| [[Rochester]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Rochester]]
| 51.5
+
| class="over30" | 51.5
| [[Courtney]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Courtney]]
| 52.2
+
| class="over30" | 52.2
| [[Harpster]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Harpster]]
| 53.3
+
| class="over30" | 53.3
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Dobson]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Dobson]]
| 53.4
+
| class="over30" | 53.4
| [[Barlow's End]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Barlow's End]]
| 53.6
+
| class="over30" | 53.6
| [[Emporia]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Emporia]]
| 53.9
+
| class="over30" | 53.9
| [[Tripoli]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Tripoli]]
| 54.1
+
| class="over30" | 54.1
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Le Blanc]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Le Blanc]]
| 54.6
+
| class="over30" | 54.6
| [[Turkalia]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Turkalia]]
| 55.2
+
| class="over30" | 55.2
| [[Sauk City]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Sauk City]]
| 55.5
+
| class="over30" | 55.5
| [[Robinson]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Robinson]]
| 57.6
+
| class="over30" | 57.6
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Breed]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Breed]]
| 58.4
+
| class="over30" | 58.4
|
+
| class="over60" | [[Paris]]
|
+
| class="over60" | 61.5
|
+
| class="over60" | [[Tishomingo]]
|
+
| class="over60" | 62.3
|
+
| class="over60" | [[Goldlure]]
|
+
| class="over60" | 62.9
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
  
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== References ==
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
 
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: Draconis Combine]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: Federated Suns]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]''
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* ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
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* ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
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* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
 
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
 
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
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* ''[http://home.ifi.uio.no/~oysteint/btech/maps/IS_3130.pdf Map of the Inner Sphere 3130]''
 
* ''[http://home.ifi.uio.no/~oysteint/btech/maps/IS_3130.pdf Map of the Inner Sphere 3130]''
 
* ''[[Operational Turning Points: Death to Mercenaries!]]''
 
* ''[[Operational Turning Points: Death to Mercenaries!]]''
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Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)

Crossing

Crossing
Crossing 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates253.313 : 47.262[e]
Spectral classG4V[1]
Recharge time185 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)Zenith[1]

The Crossing system was home to at least one habitable world, Crossing IV, and as at 3145 was located in the Barlow's End Prefecture of the New Samarkand Military District within the Draconis Combine.[2][3]

System Description

The Crossing system is located near the Benet and Hoff systems[4] and consists of a class F9V primary orbited by at least four planets. During the thirty-first century a recharge station was in place at the system's zenith jump point.[1]

System History

The Crossing system was colonized during or shortly before the Age of War and was a member of the Federated Suns by the end of the era.[5][6]

Crossing IV

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Crossing IV - more commonly known simply as Crossing - is the fourth planet in the system and has four moons named Journeyman, Scope, Trinket and Wayfarer.[1]

Planetary History

Succession Wars

Two of Crossing's moons were AFFS military reservations. Trinket was home to a hostile environment training center, where infantry units were trained in xenoplanetary, vacuum, and zero-gravity environments. Typically two regiments were present at any time. Wayfarer was used by the Department of the Quartermaster as a regional AeroSpace proving ground. The Quartermaster used the Wayfarer facility to test missile ammunition and seeker systems developed by new military contractors.[1] Crossing was invaded during the first half of the major invasion into the Federated Suns launched by the Draconis Combine in May 2787.[7] Crossing was liberated by the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns in 2817-18, as part of the third and final major counter-offensive of the First Succession War against the Draconis Combine. Crossing was one of the last six worlds to be liberated by the Federated Suns.[8]

During the Second Succession War Crossing was targeted by the DCMS in Operation AKAI KAZE - also known as Operation RED WIND - an offensive against the Federated Suns launched in April 2830. The Thirty-ninth Galedon Regulars dropped onto Crossing, which was defended by three AFFS training cadres - the First NAMA and First and Fourth Sakhara Academy Training Battalions - and a mercenary regiment, the Eighth Striker Regiment of the Fighting Uruk Hai. The Commanding Officer of the Thirty-ninth was dismissive of all his opponents; he believed that the Eighth would lack commitment, being mercenaries, while he anticipated the training cadres' lack of experience would mean they had little value. He was proven wrong on all counts; despite a lack of experience, the cadres were determined, stubborn opponents, while the Eighth Striker Regiment proved itself entirely willing to take risks to defend the planet. By the time the Thirty-ninth withdrew, it was lucky to escape with a third of its original strength.[9]

Crossing was home to a large civilian population. Many of these civilians were retired AFFS members, and so the MIIO maintained a presence on the world to look for activity that supported the Warrior's Cabal or other anti-Federated Suns movements. By the end of the Third Succession War the designated ruler of Crossing, Baron Caine, was actively pushing for the Draconis March Militia to be expanded via the raising of an additional command from Crossing. It was uncertain whether Duke Sandoval, the ruler of the Draconis March would have been able to obtain the vehicles and BattleMechs needed for such an expansion given the number of commands engaged in combat across the March at any given time, but whereas in the past the suggestion of such an expansion had been fruitless given the combination of strong aerospace defenses on Wayfarer and the constant military traffic through the system, the advent of the Fourth Succession War made the idea more appealing.[1]

Political Affiliation

Military Deployment

2765

2786

  • Sixteenth Avalon Hussars[51]

2821

2830

  • First NAMA Training Battalion[9]
  • First Sakhara Academy Training Battalion[9]
  • Fourth Sakhara Academy Training Battalion[9]
  • Fighting Uruk Hai[9]
  • Eighth Striker Regiment[9]

3038

3050

  • Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry RCT[54]

3145

Geography

The two major continents on Crossing are named Charon and Ganse; Charon is located in the southern hemisphere, while Ganse is in the western hemisphere. Notable geographical features on Crossing include the Tartarus Caldera, a large bowl-shaped caldera, and a sea known as the Averrant Sea that has crystal-clear water due to an analogue of a monocellular plankton unique to the seas of Crossing and a complete lack of predators.[1]

Planetary Locations

  • Averrant City: the planetary capital and site of the largest non-military spaceport on Crossing; located on Ganse.[1]
  • Crassus: a city on Crossing notable for having an extremely high population of retired military veterans.[1]
  • New Rhodes: a city on Crossing notable for having an extremely high population of retired military veterans.[1]
  • The Shores: a popular tourist destination some fourteen kilometers south of Averrant City.[1]

Nearby Systems

Closest 44 systems (41 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Benet 14.5 Hoff 15.2 Lima 18.8 Tallmadge 23.4
Bettendorf 24.4 Harrow's Sun 25.3 Wapakoneta 26.6 Sakhara 26.7
New Ivaarsen 29.3 Bergman's Planet 30.4 Ballentine 30.7 Royal 30.9
New Aberdeen 31.2 Glenmora 32.6 McComb 32.7 Nouveau Toulouse 33.8
Fairfield 35.7 Franklin 36.5 Dahar 37.7 Elidere 39.1
Lucerne 41.0 Allerton 41.3 Misery 43.2 Marlowe's Rift 44.6
Gandy's Luck 45.9 Marduk 46.7 Deshler 46.9 Thestria 49.8
Swales 50.6 Rochester 51.5 Courtney 52.2 Harpster 53.3
Dobson 53.4 Barlow's End 53.6 Emporia 53.9 Tripoli 54.1
Le Blanc 54.6 Turkalia 55.2 Sauk City 55.5 Robinson 57.6
Breed 58.4 Paris 61.5 Tishomingo 62.3 Goldlure 62.9

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Operational Turning Points: Death to Mercenaries!, p. 4, "Crossing Planetary Data"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145] Map"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  4. 4.0 4.1 Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  5. 5.0 5.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 18, "Federated Suns at their Founding - [2317] Map"
  6. 6.0 6.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 48, "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  7. 7.0 7.1 First Succession War, p. 44, "Draconis Combine-Federated Suns Front 2786-2796"
  8. 8.0 8.1 First Succession War, p. 98, "The Davion Counter-Offensives"
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Second Succession War, p. 33, "The Dragon Strikes: Black Wind, Red Wind"
  10. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18, "Draconis Combine Founding" - [2319] Map
  11. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31, "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  12. Historical: Reunification War, p. 106, "Reunification War: Outworlds Alliance Front Deployments (2581)"
  13. Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596]" Map
  14. Field Manual: SLDF, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  15. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  16. Field Report 2765: Federated Suns, p. 29, "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
  17. Field Report 2765: Draconis Combine, p. 25, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [2765]"
  18. First Succession War (Source Book), p. 25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  19. Handbook: House Davion, p. 54, "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  20. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43, "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  21. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  22. First Succession War (Source Book), p. 113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  23. Handbook: House Davion, p. 60, "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  24. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53, "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  25. House Davion (The Federated Suns), "Federated Suns - [3025] Map"
  26. Handbook: House Davion, p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  27. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
  28. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64, "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  29. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66, "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  30. Handbook: House Davion, p. 72, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  31. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  32. Handbook: House Davion, p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of 3039 Map"
  33. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68, "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
  34. Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  35. Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  36. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71, "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"
  37. Era Report: 3062, p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
  38. ">Handbook: House Davion, p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
  39. Era Report: 3062, p. 29, Inner Sphere - [3063] Map
  40. Handbook: House Davion, p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  41. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74, "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  42. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  43. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  44. Field Report: AFFS, p. 21, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  45. Field Report: DCMS, p. 21, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  46. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  47. Field Manual: 3085, p. 127, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  48. Map of the Inner Sphere, 3130
  49. Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  50. Field Report 2765: Federated Suns, p. 10, "Avalon Hussars - Regimental Status"
  51. 51.0 51.1 51.2 51.3 First Succession War (Source Book), p. 134, "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"
  52. First Succession War (Source Book), p. 135, "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"
  53. 20 Year Update, p. 19, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
  54. Historical: War of 3039, p. 136, "Deployment Table"
  55. Field Manual: 3145, p. 65, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"

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