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The vast Draconis Rift is a region of the [[Orion Spur]], a dim interstellar "desert" that largely consists of red and orange dwarf stars and featuring few star systems with either habitable planets or spectrally bright stars. This slows movement through the Rift as it takes significantly longer for [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive]]s to recharge within this region.<ref name=FMSLDFp179>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 179 "Fifteenth Army"</ref>
 
The vast Draconis Rift is a region of the [[Orion Spur]], a dim interstellar "desert" that largely consists of red and orange dwarf stars and featuring few star systems with either habitable planets or spectrally bright stars. This slows movement through the Rift as it takes significantly longer for [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive]]s to recharge within this region.<ref name=FMSLDFp179>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 179 "Fifteenth Army"</ref>
  
As Shiro Kurita expanded his [[Alliance of Galedon]], he secured worlds stretching from the reduced borders of the [[Terran Alliance]] towards the partially explored Draconis Rift, culminating in him looking to formalizing his expanding nation with a new identity, the Draconis Combine, in [[2319]]. As [[Terra]] returned to the interstellar stage as the [[Terran Hegemony]], the location of the Draconis Rift also shaped the future expansion of Shiro's new realm, the region leaving him only three directions to grow: towards the [[Federated Suns]], towards the regions of held by the [[Federation of Skye]] and the [[Tamar Pact]] or towards the [[Principality of Rasalhague]].<ref name=HBHKp19>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 19 "History of the Nation - Dynasty Rising"</ref>
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As Shiro Kurita expanded his [[Alliance of Galedon]], he secured worlds stretching from the reduced borders of the [[Terran Alliance]] towards the partial explored Draconis Rift, culminating in him looking to formalizing his expanding nation with a new identity, the Draconis Combine, in [[2319]]. As [[Terra]] returned to the interstellar stage as the [[Terran Hegemony]], the location of the Draconis Rift also shaped the future expansion of Shiro's new realm, the region leaving him only three directions to grow: towards the [[Federated Suns]], towards the regions of held by the [[Federation of Skye]] and the [[Tamar Pact]] or towards the [[Principality of Rasalhague]].<ref name=HBHKp19>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 19 "History of the Nation - Dynasty Rising"</ref>
  
During the [[Star League era]] a number of [[recharge station]]s were constructed around the [[Jump Point]]s of the few inhabited systems within the Rift, with the [[Star League Defense Force]] [[15th Army (Star League)|Fifteenth Army]],<ref name=FMSLDFp179>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 179 "Fifteenth Army"</ref> with the [[XXXV Corps]] garrisoning the [[Terran Hegemony]]-facing [[rimward]] edge<ref name=FMSLDFp184>''Field Manual: SLDF'', pp. 184-185 "Fifteenth Army - XXXV Corps"</ref> while the [[XL Corps]] was deployed along the [[Periphery]]-facing [[coreward]] border.<ref name=FMSLDFp186>''Field Manual: SLDF'', pp. 186-187 "Fifteenth Army - XL Corps"</ref>
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During the [[Star League era]] a number of [[recharge station]]s were constructed around the [[Jump Point]]s of the few inhabited systems within the Rift, with the [[Star League Defense Force]] [[15th Army (Star League)|Fifteenth Army]],<ref name=FMSLDFp179>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 179 "Fifteenth Army"</ref> with the [[XXXV Corps]] garrisoning the [[Terran Hegemony]]-facing [[rimward]] edge<ref name=FMSLDFp184>''Field Manual: SLDF'', pp. 184-185 "Fifteenth Army - XXXV Corps"</ref> while the [[XL Corps]] was deployed along the [[Periphery]]-facing [[coreward]] border.<ref name=FMSLDFp186>''Field Manual: SLDF'', pp. 186-187 "Fifteenth Army - XL Corps"</ref>  
  
 
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