| Cortez | |
| System | |
| Governing House | Independent |
| Region | Independent Worlds |
| Connected Systems | Manchester California Magellan Coronado |
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System Overview
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System Map
Areas of Interest
Nebulae
Paloma Ice Cloud
A medium-sized cloud of ice crystals. Rogues frequently hide in the mists, awaiting luxury cargos and passengers from Liberty bound for the pleasure planet of Curacao.
Roatan Ice Cloud
A medium-sized cloud of ice crystals. A popular hiding place for Rogues and Lane Hackers to attack Trade Lane traffic to and from Manchester.
Asteroid Fields
Corcovado Ice Field
A medium-sized field of ice asteroids. Most of the Rogue activity in the system seems centered here, though the Liberty Navy has yet to take any decisive action.
Orellana Ice Field
A small field of ice asteroids located in the northern part of Coronado. The ice field is reported to have unlawful activity, likely due to a gravitational source in the middle of the field.
Aruba Debris Field
>>>WARNING: NAVIGATION HAZARD<<<
The Aruba Debris Field formed in 826 AS, as a result of a large battle between the Gallic Royal Navy, and the allied Bretonia Armed Forces and Liberty Navy. DSE won a remediation contract for clearing the wreckage of the Battleships Betheny and Yukon, although work has been slow due to a lack of on-site smelting facilities, and regular pirate attacks.
Mineable Zone
COPPER ORE
Ore is a type of rock that contains minerals such as metals which can be extracted through mining and refined for use. The ores must be processed to extract the metals of interest from the waste rock and from the ore minerals. Many organizations prefer to receive unsmelted ores in order to keep the additional cost of their production and finish within the local economy, as opposed to paying markups to foreign laborers to do the work for them.
Wrecks
Betheny - D-4
CLASS: Charlemagne
CREW: 0
ARMAMENT: N/A
The Charlemagne battleships were designed around 760 AS, specifically for defensive and support purposes. Battleships of this class were configured to hold and maintain large numbers of fighters and cover them with powerful point defense turrets. By the time of the Gallic invasion of Bretonia, the dated Charlemagnes were used as the rearguard for advancing forces and for protecting vulnerable supply lines. After the destruction of the Oubli fleet in 822 AS, the Gallic Royal Navy dispatched the Betheny to garrison Leeds and provide support for the Carcassonne fleet's blockade of the Independent Worlds.
In 824 AS the Betheny received orders to advance into Magellan as the rearguard of the Carcassonne's continued assault into California. Its primary task was to maintain the "Starvation Strategy" blockade that prevented Libertonian supplies reaching Bretonia. An Allied invasion of Cortez in late 825 AS forced a rapid redeployment to prevent the re-opening of this route during the critical Siege of New London. After months of probing feints and skirmishes, the Betheny cunningly divided its forces to draw away the Bretonian Battleship Harlow, before committing itself to an attack on Liberty' Battleship Yukon.
The Betheny possessed a decisive edge in tonnage and armament, and quickly overran the elderly Yukon. Despite this, the veteran Liberty ship tenaciously clung on, inflicting damage and fighting a delaying action until the Harlow could arrive. While the Yukon was destroyed during the engagement, the combined Bretonian and Liberty fleets ultimately dispatched the Betheny and its escorts in turn. The wreckage of the battle eventually formed the Aruba Debris Field -- work to scrap the Betheny's broken hulk began in 828 AS.
Betheny - D-4
Previously a rearguard for the Gallic advance into Sirius, the Battleship Betheny followed the much more advanced Carcassonne as it departed the main bulk of forces at Leeds for a new target - California. Guarding the former flagship's flank as it secured a foothold into Liberty's doorstep, the Betheny then saw itself deployed to the Cortez system, stretching the front-line even farther as the Royal Navy made a bid to constrict the crucial supply line from Liberty to the besieged Bretonian state.
Betheny's presence in the system ground trade to a crawl, even with the deployment of the Yukon as a counterweight. While the Alberta-Poole hypergate lane kept Bretonia afloat, its eventual discovery and sabotage by Royal Intelligence put the focus of war planners on both sides back on the crucial artery of Cortez, and the Betheny battlegroup in particular. Quickly outnumbered and outgunned, the Betheny nevertheless held the line in a desperate last stand, crippling the Yukon as it went up in flames. Now little more than a burning husk, the Betheny stands as both a rare trophy for the beleaguered Allies, and a blow to the Royal Navy's once unshakeable belief in their war strategy.
Betheny - D-4
Previously a rearguard for the Gallic advance into Sirius, the Battleship Betheny followed the much more advanced Carcassonne as it departed the main bulk of forces at Leeds for a new target - California. Guarding the former flagship's flank as it secured a foothold into Liberty's doorstep, the Betheny then saw itself deployed to the Cortez system, stretching the front-line even farther as the Royal Navy made a bid to constrict the crucial supply line from Liberty to the besieged Bretonian state.
Betheny's presence in the system ground trade to a crawl, even with the deployment of the Yukon as a counterweight. While the Alberta-Poole hypergate lane kept Bretonia afloat, its eventual discovery and sabotage by Royal Intelligence put the focus of war planners on both sides back on the crucial artery of Cortez, and the Betheny battlegroup in particular. Quickly outnumbered and outgunned, the Betheny nevertheless held the line in a desperate last stand, crippling the Yukon as it went up in flames. Now little more than a burning husk, the Betheny stands as both a rare trophy for the beleaguered Allies, and a blow to the Royal Navy's once unshakeable belief in their war strategy.
Betheny - D-4
Previously a rearguard for the Gallic advance into Sirius, the Battleship Betheny followed the much more advanced Carcassonne as it departed the main bulk of forces at Leeds for a new target - California. Guarding the former flagship's flank as it secured a foothold into Liberty's doorstep, the Betheny then saw itself deployed to the Cortez system, stretching the front-line even farther as the Royal Navy made a bid to constrict the crucial supply line from Liberty to the besieged Bretonian state.
Betheny's presence in the system ground trade to a crawl, even with the deployment of the Yukon as a counterweight. While the Alberta-Poole hypergate lane kept Bretonia afloat, its eventual discovery and sabotage by Royal Intelligence put the focus of war planners on both sides back on the crucial artery of Cortez, and the Betheny battlegroup in particular. Quickly outnumbered and outgunned, the Betheny nevertheless held the line in a desperate last stand, crippling the Yukon as it went up in flames. Now little more than a burning husk, the Betheny stands as both a rare trophy for the beleaguered Allies, and a blow to the Royal Navy's once unshakeable belief in their war strategy.
- D-4
Yukon - D-4
CLASS: Eagle
CREW: 0
ARMAMENT: N/A
Commissioned in 745 AS, the Yukon was one of Liberty's oldest serving vessels at the start of the Gallic War, with some senior officers joking that she was more "modernization package" than hull. Her wartime presence as California's garrison ship is seen in hindsight as a symptom of deep-seated complacency among Liberty's military planners, who could not conceive of an enemy capable of defeating the might of the Liberty Navy. When the Gallic Carcassonne fleet breached California and destroyed San Diego Border Station in 824 AS, Congress was thrown into panic. The outmatched Yukon was quickly pulled back to Planet Los Angeles and reinforced by the Battleship Alma from Hudson.
While the Alma tackled the Carcassone, the Yukon was ordered to link up with Bretonia's Battleship Harlow for a joint offensive into Cortez. This bid to re-open a desperately needed supply artery to New London was quickly complicated by the counter-attack of Gallia's Betheny fleet. After months of feints, raids, and counter-raids, the Betheny divided its forces to lure the Harlow away, in what West Point begrudgingly studies as a masterpiece of deception warfare. The Yukon fleet found itself isolated and under attack by the heavier and more modern Valor. The Yukon suffered extensive damage in the resulting battle, with the crew tenaciously fighting a delaying action to buy time for Allied reinforcements to arrive.
The Yukon fell shortly after the Harlow entered the fight, however the damage the battleship and its escorts inflicted on its bitter enemy turned the tide of the ensuing battle. The Yukon's last stand resulted in the award of multiple Lone Star medals for heroism, and is a popular subject of novels, games, and holoreels in post-war Liberty. The wreckage of the battle eventually formed the Aruba Debris Field -- work to scrap the Yukon's broken hulk began in 828 AS.
Yukon - D-4
CLASS: Eagle
CREW: 0
ARMAMENT: N/A
Commissioned in 745 AS, the Yukon was one of Liberty's oldest serving vessels at the start of the Gallic War, with some senior officers joking that she was more "modernization package" than hull. Her wartime presence as California's garrison ship is seen in hindsight as a symptom of deep-seated complacency among Liberty's military planners, who could not conceive of an enemy capable of defeating the might of the Liberty Navy. When the Gallic Carcassonne fleet breached California and destroyed San Diego Border Station in 824 AS, Congress was thrown into panic. The outmatched Yukon was quickly pulled back to Planet Los Angeles and reinforced by the Battleship Alma from Hudson.
While the Alma tackled the Carcassone, the Yukon was ordered to link up with Bretonia's Battleship Harlow for a joint offensive into Cortez. This bid to re-open a desperately needed supply artery to New London was quickly complicated by the counter-attack of Gallia's Betheny fleet. After months of feints, raids, and counter-raids, the Betheny divided its forces to lure the Harlow away, in what West Point begrudgingly studies as a masterpiece of deception warfare. The Yukon fleet found itself isolated and under attack by the heavier and more modern Valor. The Yukon suffered extensive damage in the resulting battle, with the crew tenaciously fighting a delaying action to buy time for Allied reinforcements to arrive.
The Yukon fell shortly after the Harlow entered the fight, however the damage the battleship and its escorts inflicted on its bitter enemy turned the tide of the ensuing battle. The Yukon's last stand resulted in the award of multiple Lone Star medals for heroism, and is a popular subject of novels, games, and holoreels in post-war Liberty. The wreckage of the battle eventually formed the Aruba Debris Field -- work to scrap the Yukon's broken hulk began in 828 AS.
Yukon - D-4
CLASS: Eagle
CREW: 0
ARMAMENT: N/A
Commissioned in 745 AS, the Yukon was one of Liberty's oldest serving vessels at the start of the Gallic War, with some senior officers joking that she was more "modernization package" than hull. Her wartime presence as California's garrison ship is seen in hindsight as a symptom of deep-seated complacency among Liberty's military planners, who could not conceive of an enemy capable of defeating the might of the Liberty Navy. When the Gallic Carcassonne fleet breached California and destroyed San Diego Border Station in 824 AS, Congress was thrown into panic. The outmatched Yukon was quickly pulled back to Planet Los Angeles and reinforced by the Battleship Alma from Hudson.
While the Alma tackled the Carcassone, the Yukon was ordered to link up with Bretonia's Battleship Harlow for a joint offensive into Cortez. This bid to re-open a desperately needed supply artery to New London was quickly complicated by the counter-attack of Gallia's Betheny fleet. After months of feints, raids, and counter-raids, the Betheny divided its forces to lure the Harlow away, in what West Point begrudgingly studies as a masterpiece of deception warfare. The Yukon fleet found itself isolated and under attack by the heavier and more modern Valor. The Yukon suffered extensive damage in the resulting battle, with the crew tenaciously fighting a delaying action to buy time for Allied reinforcements to arrive.
The Yukon fell shortly after the Harlow entered the fight, however the damage the battleship and its escorts inflicted on its bitter enemy turned the tide of the ensuing battle. The Yukon's last stand resulted in the award of multiple Lone Star medals for heroism, and is a popular subject of novels, games, and holoreels in post-war Liberty. The wreckage of the battle eventually formed the Aruba Debris Field -- work to scrap the Yukon's broken hulk began in 828 AS.
Yukon - D-4
CLASS: Eagle
CREW: 0
ARMAMENT: N/A
Commissioned in 745 AS, the Yukon was one of Liberty's oldest serving vessels at the start of the Gallic War, with some senior officers joking that she was more "modernization package" than hull. Her wartime presence as California's garrison ship is seen in hindsight as a symptom of deep-seated complacency among Liberty's military planners, who could not conceive of an enemy capable of defeating the might of the Liberty Navy. When the Gallic Carcassonne fleet breached California and destroyed San Diego Border Station in 824 AS, Congress was thrown into panic. The outmatched Yukon was quickly pulled back to Planet Los Angeles and reinforced by the Battleship Alma from Hudson.
While the Alma tackled the Carcassone, the Yukon was ordered to link up with Bretonia's Battleship Harlow for a joint offensive into Cortez. This bid to re-open a desperately needed supply artery to New London was quickly complicated by the counter-attack of Gallia's Betheny fleet. After months of feints, raids, and counter-raids, the Betheny divided its forces to lure the Harlow away, in what West Point begrudgingly studies as a masterpiece of deception warfare. The Yukon fleet found itself isolated and under attack by the heavier and more modern Valor. The Yukon suffered extensive damage in the resulting battle, with the crew tenaciously fighting a delaying action to buy time for Allied reinforcements to arrive.
The Yukon fell shortly after the Harlow entered the fight, however the damage the battleship and its escorts inflicted on its bitter enemy turned the tide of the ensuing battle. The Yukon's last stand resulted in the award of multiple Lone Star medals for heroism, and is a popular subject of novels, games, and holoreels in post-war Liberty. The wreckage of the battle eventually formed the Aruba Debris Field -- work to scrap the Yukon's broken hulk began in 828 AS.
Yukon - D-4
CLASS: Eagle
CREW: 0
ARMAMENT: N/A
Commissioned in 745 AS, the Yukon was one of Liberty's oldest serving vessels at the start of the Gallic War, with some senior officers joking that she was more "modernization package" than hull. Her wartime presence as California's garrison ship is seen in hindsight as a symptom of deep-seated complacency among Liberty's military planners, who could not conceive of an enemy capable of defeating the might of the Liberty Navy. When the Gallic Carcassonne fleet breached California and destroyed San Diego Border Station in 824 AS, Congress was thrown into panic. The outmatched Yukon was quickly pulled back to Planet Los Angeles and reinforced by the Battleship Alma from Hudson.
While the Alma tackled the Carcassone, the Yukon was ordered to link up with Bretonia's Battleship Harlow for a joint offensive into Cortez. This bid to re-open a desperately needed supply artery to New London was quickly complicated by the counter-attack of Gallia's Betheny fleet. After months of feints, raids, and counter-raids, the Betheny divided its forces to lure the Harlow away, in what West Point begrudgingly studies as a masterpiece of deception warfare. The Yukon fleet found itself isolated and under attack by the heavier and more modern Valor. The Yukon suffered extensive damage in the resulting battle, with the crew tenaciously fighting a delaying action to buy time for Allied reinforcements to arrive.
The Yukon fell shortly after the Harlow entered the fight, however the damage the battleship and its escorts inflicted on its bitter enemy turned the tide of the ensuing battle. The Yukon's last stand resulted in the award of multiple Lone Star medals for heroism, and is a popular subject of novels, games, and holoreels in post-war Liberty. The wreckage of the battle eventually formed the Aruba Debris Field -- work to scrap the Yukon's broken hulk began in 828 AS.
- D-4
Edward Kane - C-5
The wreck of the Edward Kane, a Bowex armored transport carrying Gold. Hijacked by the Rogues.
Contains:
- 9x Starbeam Turret
- 20x Gold
Jump Gates/Holes
| Target System | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester | Jump Gate | B-5/4 |
| California | Jump Gate | G/F-4/5 |
| Magellan | Jump Hole | F/E-7/6 |
| Coronado | Jump Hole | D/E-2/1 |
| California | Jump Hole | F/G-5 |
| Coronado | Jump Gate | B-2 |