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	===Planetary History===		===Planetary History===
	====Early History====		====Early History====
−	Fort Loudon was first settled in [[2460]]. The planet was initially named LC/T-2395, but was renamed to honor [[Captain]] [[Calvin Loudon]] for his actions on [[Nox]] in [[2465]], wherein he saved his command at the cost of his life.<ref name=FCCW197/> Although Fort Loudon was colonized in 2460,<ref name=FCCW197/> by [[2571]] it had vanished from maps, suggesting that it had been abandoned or depopulated during the [[Age of War]].<ref name="HB:HSp25/>	+	Fort Loudon was first settled in [[2460]]. The planet was initially named LC/T-2395, but was renamed to honor [[Captain]] Calvin Loudon for his actions on [[Nox]] in [[2465]], wherein he saved his command at the cost of his life.<ref name=FCCW197/> Although Fort Loudon was colonized in 2460,<ref name=FCCW197/> by [[2571]] it had vanished from maps, suggesting that it had been abandoned or depopulated during the [[Age of War]].<ref name="HB:HSp25/>
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{{InfoBoxSystem | image = Fort_Loudon_3151.svg | caption = Fort Loudon [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]] | name = Fort Loudon | coord = -32.326 : 209.081{{e}} | stars = | class = G6III<ref name=FCCW197>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 197: "Fort Loudon" planet profile</ref> | recharge = 187 hours<ref name=FCCW197/> | recharge stations = Nadir<ref name=FCCW197/> | planets = }} The '''Fort Loudon''' system was the location of at least one inhabited world, '''Fort Loudon III''', and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Skandia Province]] of the [[Rasalhague Dominion]].<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> __TOC__ ==System Description== Fort Loudon is located near the [[Jabuka]] and [[Karbala]] systems<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of a class G6III primary orbited by at least three planets. During the [[thirty-first century]] a [[recharge station]] was in place at the system nadir [[jump point]].<ref name=FCCW197/> ==System History== The Fort Loudon system was colonized in [[2460]] by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref name=FCCW197/> Fort Loudon subsequently disappeared from maps during the [[Age of War]],<ref name="HB:HSp25/> reappearing during the [[Star League era]] at some point after the end of the [[Reunification War]],<ref name=HRWp159/><ref name="ER:2750p37"/> suggesting that the system had been abandoned or depopulated and then later recolonized. ==Political Affiliation== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * [[2341]] - No record <ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13, "Lyran Commonwealth Founding - [2341] Map"</ref> * [[2460]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]] <ref name=FCCW197/> * [[2571]] - No record <ref name="HB:HSp25>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref> * [[2596]] - No record <ref name=HRWp159>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"</ref> * [[2750]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"</ref> * [[2764]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> * [[2765]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"</ref> * [[2786]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War (sourcebook)'', pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref> * [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War (sourcebook)'', pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> * [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref> * [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HKp132">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 132, "District and Prefecture Boundaries of Kurita Space"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref> * [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref> * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040]</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"</ref> * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050"</ref> * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - 3052"</ref> * [[3057]] - [[Lyran Alliance]] <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"</ref> * [[3062]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name=RoF>''Reversal of Fortunes''</ref> * [[3063]] - Lyran Alliance<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref> * [[3067]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name=FCCW197/><ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70, "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref> * [[3070]] - [[Clan Wolf]] (from February)<ref name="J:FRp48"/> * [[3075]] - Clan Wolf <ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65, "Inner Sphere [3075] Map"</ref> * [[3079]] - Clan Wolf <ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 21, "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref> * [[3081]] - Clan Wolf <ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref> * [[3085]] - Clan Wolf <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref> * [[3135]] - Clan Wolf <ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref> * [[3145]] - [[Rasalhague Dominion]] <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] Map"</ref> * [[3151]] - Rasalhague Dominion <ref name=SFp102-103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 102-103: "Inner Sphere - [3151] Map"</ref> {{div col end}} ------------------------------------- ==Fort Loudon III== {{InfoBoxPlanet | image = | name = Fort Loudon III | othernames = LC/T-2395<ref name=FCCW197/> | position = Third<ref name=FCCW197/> | distance = 7.01 days<ref name=FCCW197/> | moons = 1 (Précis)<ref name=FCCW197/> | gravity = 1.0<ref name=FCCW197/> | pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=FCCW197/> | temperature = 45°C (Jungle)<ref name=FCCW197/> | water = 80%<ref name=FCCW197/> | life = Mammals<ref name=FCCW197/> | continents = 3 (Anderssen, Brunei, Tunisonda)<ref name=FCCW197/> | colonized = [[2460]]<ref name=FCCW197/> | demonym = | language = | religion = | population = 1,350,780,000 (3067)<ref name=FCCW197/> | ruler = [[Duke of Fort Loudon]] | political = | commander = | capital = Palos<ref name=FCCW197/> | hpg = B<ref name=FCCW197/> | hpgrep = }} Fort Loudon III, more commonly known simply as Fort Loudon, has a single moon named Précis and was an important strategic world for the Lyran Commonwealth for much of its history.<ref name=FCCW197/> ===Planetary History=== ====Early History==== Fort Loudon was first settled in [[2460]]. The planet was initially named LC/T-2395, but was renamed to honor [[Captain]] Calvin Loudon for his actions on [[Nox]] in [[2465]], wherein he saved his command at the cost of his life.<ref name=FCCW197/> Although Fort Loudon was colonized in 2460,<ref name=FCCW197/> by [[2571]] it had vanished from maps, suggesting that it had been abandoned or depopulated during the [[Age of War]].<ref name="HB:HSp25/> ====Star League Era==== During the Star League era, the [[Star League Defense Force]] stationed the [[123rd Infantry Division]] at Fortress Loudon, a [[Castle Brian]] that remained operational through the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] and [[Clan Invasion]].<ref name=FCCW197/> ====Succession Wars==== The [[LCAF]] made extensive use of Fortress Loudon and Fort Loudon's strategic position to raid the [[Draconis Combine]] and the Clan occupation zones.<ref name=FCCW197/> ====The Jihad==== [[Clan Wolf]] attacked and conquered Fort Loudon during the second half of January [[3070]] as one of a series of assaults into [[Lyran Alliance]] space, shadowing the path taken by [[Clan Jade Falcon]], who were also using the disruption caused by the [[Jihad]] to annex a number of Lyran worlds.<ref name="J:FRp48">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 48: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> ===Military Deployment=== {{columns-start|num=3}} ====3038==== * [[Blue Star Irregulars]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p140">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 140: "Deployment Table"</ref> :* [[21st Rim Worlds|Twenty-first Rim Worlds]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p140"/> ====3040==== * Blue Star Irregulars<ref name="H:Wo3039p140"/> :* Twenty-first Rim Worlds<ref name="H:Wo3039p140"/> ====3050==== * Blue Star Irregulars<ref name=20YU26/> :* Twenty-first Rim Worlds<ref name=20YU26>''20 Year Update'', p. 26: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref> ====3054==== * [[Tenth Lyran Guards]] [[RCT]]<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 54: "Note of Unit"</ref> {{column}} ====3059==== * [[Knights of St. Cameron]]<ref name=FMM109>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 109: "Mercenary Deployment Table"</ref> ====3061==== * [[4th Davion Guards|Fourth Davion Guards RCT]]<ref name=SS48>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 48: "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table"</ref> * [[5th Alliance Guards|Fifth Alliance Guards RCT]]<ref name=SS48/> ====3062==== * [[48th Division (ComStar)|Forty-eighth Division]]<ref name=FMCS126>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 126: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref> ====3085==== * [[2nd Wolf Assault (Clan Wolf)|Second Wolf Assault Cluster]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 126: "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> ====3145==== * [[1st Hussars (Clan Ghost Bear)|First Hussars Cluster]]<ref name=FM:3145p172>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 172: "Clan Force Deployments - Rasalhague Dominion"</ref> {{columns-end}} ===Geography=== Fort Loudon has three continents named Anderssen, Brunei, and Tunisonda. All three are located largely in the equatorial regions of the planet; Brunei has substantial deposits of rare metals within its jungle mountains, while the foothills of the Dover Mountains range on Anderssen have veins of gold and platinum. The largest continent, Tunisonda, has the most arable land of the three continents.<ref name=FCCW197/> ===Planetary Locations=== * Dover Mountains<ref name=FCCW197/> * Palos: the planetary capital city, located on Anderssen<ref name=FCCW197/> * Fortress Loudon: a Star League era [[Castle Brian]] operational until at least the late [[thirty-first century]]<ref name=FCCW197/> <!-- Commented out due to lack of information ===Companies and Industries=== ===Local Flora and Fauna=== ===Image gallery=== --> ==Map Gallery== <div class="system-map-gallery"></div> ==Nearby Systems== <!-- NOTE: This table is automatically generated by BattleTechWiki:Project_Planets/Mapping, and any edits to this section may be overwritten at any time by a bot --> {|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;" ! colspan="8" | Closest 44 systems (43 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first: |- | class="lessthan30" | [[Rasalgethi]] | class="lessthan30" | 10.0 | class="lessthan30" | [[Jabuka]] | class="lessthan30" | 11.0 | class="lessthan30" | [[Karbala]] | class="lessthan30" | 15.1 | class="lessthan30" | [[Ueda]] | class="lessthan30" | 18.3 |- | class="lessthan30" | [[Meacham]] | class="lessthan30" | 22.0 | class="lessthan30" | [[Tomans]] | class="lessthan30" | 22.8 | class="lessthan30" | [[Quarell]] | class="lessthan30" | 23.6 | class="lessthan30" | [[Lothan]] | class="lessthan30" | 25.3 |- | class="lessthan30" | [[Kelenfold]] | class="lessthan30" | 27.3 | class="lessthan30" | [[Tukayyid]] | class="lessthan30" | 27.9 | class="lessthan30" | [[Blue Diamond]] | class="lessthan30" | 29.2 | class="over30" | [[Orkney (LC)|Orkney]] | class="over30" | 30.5 |- | class="over30" | [[Al Hillah]] | class="over30" | 31.2 | class="over30" | [[Fatima]] | class="over30" | 33.4 | class="over30" | [[Carse]] | class="over30" | 34.2 | class="over30" | [[Ramsau]] | class="over30" | 34.8 |- | class="over30" | [[Grumium]] | class="over30" | 35.3 | class="over30" | [[Diosd]] | class="over30" | 36.9 | class="over30" | [[Domain]] | class="over30" | 39.0 | class="over30" | [[Dehgolan]] | class="over30" | 39.1 |- | class="over30" | [[Morningside]] | class="over30" | 41.2 | class="over30" | [[Orestes]] | class="over30" | 42.0 | class="over30" | [[Crimond]] | class="over30" | 42.1 | class="over30" | [[La Grave]] | class="over30" | 42.4 |- | class="over30" | [[Kerensky's Vision|Qualip]] | class="over30" | 44.9 | class="over30" | [[Galuzzo]] | class="over30" | 45.1 | class="over30" | [[Borghese]] | class="over30" | 47.0 | class="over30" | [[Suk]] | class="over30" | 47.1 |- | class="over30" | [[Altenmarkt]] | class="over30" | 48.3 | class="over30" | [[Fefferfer]] | class="over30" | 49.8 | class="over30" | [[Dalkeith]] | class="over30" | 51.7 | class="over30" | [[Ganshoren]] | class="over30" | 52.1 |- | class="over30" | [[Thun]] | class="over30" | 52.7 | class="over30" | [[Shardayne]] | class="over30" | 53.0 | class="over30" | [[Rastaban]] | class="over30" | 53.8 | class="over30" | [[Shirotori]] | class="over30" | 54.0 |- | class="over30" | [[Camlann (DC)|Camlann]] | class="over30" | 54.5 | class="over30" | [[Nox]] | class="over30" | 54.9 | class="over30" | [[Wheel]] | class="over30" | 55.9 | class="over30" | [[Arcturus]] | class="over30" | 57.4 |- | class="over30" | [[Sakhalin (LC)|Sakhalin]] | class="over30" | 58.0 | class="over30" | [[Glenlivet]] | class="over30" | 58.2 | class="over30" | [[Pandora]] | class="over30" | 58.2 | class="over60" | [[Surcin]] | class="over60" | 60.1 |- |} ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== <div class="desktop-3-col"> * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' * ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' * ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]'' * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' * ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' * ''[[Reversal of Fortunes]]'' (short story) * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' * ''[[Shattered Sphere]]'' </div> [[Category:Systems|Fort Loudon]] [[Category: Clan Wolf Systems]] [[Category: Federated Commonwealth Systems]] [[Category: Lyran Alliance Systems]] [[Category: Lyran Commonwealth Systems]] [[Category: Rasalhague Dominion Systems]]

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