Vectain system
SYSTEM NAME: Vectain system
STAR NAME: Vectain Prime (yellow-white mature star), Nicephorian (Red dwarf)
AGE: 4 billion years
GOVERNMENT: Rebel Squadrons/New Republic
The Vectain system is the seat of power for the entire Cadrel Expanse. After its capture in the Cadrel Expanse Conflict, it was immediately declared the Rebel Squadrons' base of operations in the cluster. For this reason it was fortified and militarized faster than any other system conquered in the conflict. Strategically located in the middle of the Expanse, with a planet excellently suited for maintaining life, the Vectain system was the obvious choice. After the conflict ended the Fleet Commander declared the planet Mercurius to be the capital of the Cadrel Expanse and the second planet of the Rebel Squadrons, only below Blerthmore in importance. A suitable command center was erected on the southern continent in one of the open parries and other defenses are being deployed to protect the growing colony of civilians.
In the war, the Battle of Vectain system proved to be the turning point in the war for the Rebel Squadrons. After receiving such a punishing blow from the forces of the Emperor's Hammer in the Elornia system battles, the Battle for the Vectain system would prove to be the largest and bloodiest engagement of the entire Cadrel Conflict. The RS delivered swift retribution against the Emperor's Hammer forces by destroying a starfighter staging base and defeating large contingents of Stormtroopers on the humid world of Mercurius. Losses for both sides were high, but
RS commando units were able to destroy an Imperial communications facility on Mercurius that caused enough of a disruption for the main elements of the RS' fleet to launch its primary assault on the Vectain system through a hazardous 'back door' route lightly guarded by EH cruisers. The surprise assault gave the ships of the Rebel Squadrons the edge they needed to carry the day. From then on, the Rebel Squadrons gained enough momentum to take system by system in the Cadrel Expanse, leaving the Imperial remnants never able to catch up.
The following sections provide the physical and social characteristics for the significant planetary body in the Vectain System:
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Primary
Secondary
Orbit One
Primary Military Facilities
- Command Fortress (Mercurius)
- Planetside Starport (Mercurius)
- Orbital Platform Bases (Mercurius)
Primary Civilian Facilities
- Civilian Colony (Mercurius)
- Scientific Observation Posts (Mercurius)
