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Planet Name and basic concept by JJ. Details by AARON SKETCHLEY (aaronsketch@hotmail.com)
The Cola System
Cola
A yellow-white sun of average size. Due to gas clouds in the 2nd orbit, the sun often gets a brownish hue.
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2nd Orbit Dust
More of a navigation hazard then anything else.
Petite Cola Ad Colony #34
This colony was formed by colonists who wanted to have more control over their colony. They created the colony with in the law and signed a 50 year contract with Petite Cola for funding. In exchange for the money to start the colony the colonist agree to broadcast Petite Cola ads to all travellers passing by. This Colony is currently having trouble with Anti-UN raiders. The Colony is petitioning for permission from the UN to increase their self-defence forces.
- Population: 80,000 (Microns).
- Government: Self-Govern, UN Ambassador.
- Loyalty: UN 15%, Anti-UN 40%, Self/Other 55%.
- Type: Colony/Petite Sector Bottling Planet.
Military: Colony
- x1 Infantry Battalion.
- x1 Destroid Battalion (50% strength)
- x1 VF-5000 Group.
- x1 VF/A-14 Group
- x1 VF-11 Group.
- x1 VT-1C Squadron.
Military: UN
- x1 UNSM Infantry Platoon (Embassy).
Cities
- K'kap
Capital City, population: 30,000
Location: about the tropic of Cancer. In the center of a 20 Km wide, 50 Km long valley with low hills. Single river runs through the center.
- Capital Building
Center of the Colony Government in a medium sized building in the center of town on the river in the middle of a sprawling park. Looks like there has recently been camping or a circus in the park. Has a heliport with 1 helicopter (does double duty transporting injured to the nearby hospital).
- UN Embassy: In West-center of the city.
- UN Ambassador: (f) Ichigo Sherbet
- CO of the Marines: (m) Lieutenant A. G. Hammerstein
- Marine Signaler: (f) Corporal Ellan
- 1/2 UNSM Infantry Platoon
- Fleet vehicles - jeeps
- Bad part of town is towards the north. Offices of Zeon are there.
- Branch office of the Grabber corporation.
- Planetary Distribution Office of Petite Cola.
- ZEON Corp. Head Office (dubious outer rim company).
- Airport: 15 Km to the South of the Capital Building
- 1/2 SDF Infantry Company
- 1 SDF VF-5000 Wing/Group
- 2 Defender Units
- HQ of the SDF: near the airport.
- SDF Commander (m) P. B. Nickel
- 1 Infantry Company
- 6 Defender Units
- Spaceport: 30 Km to the south of the Capital Building
- 1/2 SDF Infantry Company
- 1 Galaxy Patrol Ship (refit)
- 1 SDF VF-9 Wing/Group
- 3 Defender Units
- UN Airstrip
about 80 Km West of the city, with hangar facilities in the center of a dusty plain; icky hot during the day and chilly cold during the night.
- XO of the Marines: (m) Sergeant Major Ricks
- Signaler of the Marines: (m) Corporal Johnson
- 1/2 UNSM Infantry Platoon
- 1 VTOL (rotating wing tip mounted engines) Lear-jet
- 2 medium size transport helicopters
- Fleet vehicles - HUMVEEs
- Bin
Site of the main Petite Cola bottling plant on the colony.
Population: 15,000
Location: ½ between the Arctic Circle and the tropic of cancer. North West of K'kap.
- Planetary HQ of the Petite Cola Company
- Petite Cola Bottling CEO (f) Marionette Créme
- Petite Cola Bottling Plant #8967
- Spaceport
customs office, large container area.
- 1/2 Infantry Company
- 3 Defender Units
- Airport
- Mole
Population: 10,000
Location: near K'kap - in the center of the primary agricultural area of the planet.
- Airstrip with attached military base
- 1/4 Infantry Company
- 1/2 VF-5000 Wing/Group
- 5 Defender Units
- Tropicana
Primary industry is fruit growing.
Population: 1,000
Location: about 500 Km south of K'kap
Mayor: Al Fonz
- Airstrip
Note: semi-autonomous from the colony government. Is the only settlement on the planet to have directly contacted the UN to say that an expansion to the SDF isn't necessary and has presented a petition to the UN to annex the colony.
- Wanna-Be
Population: ?
Location: Near Tropicana
- Six-Seven
site of the HQ for the space route monitoring and coordination of broadcasting of Petite Cola advertisements to passers-by.
Population: 5,000
Location: Near the arctic circle
- Six-Nine
Solitary broadcasting facility on the opposite side of the planet, center of government for this side of the planet
Population: 3,000
Location: in the tropics
- Government Building & Broadcasting Facilities
- 1/2 SDF Infantry Company
- 3 Defender Units
- Airport: 5 Km to the South-East
- 1/2 SDF Infantry Company
- 1/2 VF-5000 Wing/Group
- 3 Defender Units
- Baker
In the center of the secondary agricultural area of the planet.
Population: 2000
Location: near Six-Nine
- CDF Airforce Base Frodo: Airstrip & Military Base
- Commander: D.W. Burnsworth
- 1/4 Infantry Companies
- 3 Defender Units
- The Grabber Company Town
Population: 1,250
Location: in the tropics near Six-Nine
- Airstrip
- HQ of Grabber Corp (a Uranium mining company)
Notes: Grabber Corp is primarily ignored by the colony and the colony ignores them. They do, however, make sales of Uranium to the colony and other customers of disputed reputation.
- Various Corporations Active in the Colony
- ZEON Corp.: (dubious outer rim company) involved with drug production on this planet. Government ignores them as they pay lots in taxes.
- BearWEST Inc.: Diamond production company. Actively searching for diamonds on the planet. No information. Primarily located in the outback.
- Culloc Industries: Gundamium mining facilities scattered across the planet. In support of the governments actions.
Orbit:
Military: Colony
- x18 Galaxy Patrol Ship.
- x18 Cargo Freighters.
- x? Zentraedi Picket Ships
Small planet
Like Mars
Gas Giant
Like Neptune
Gas Giant
Like Uranus
Gas Giant
Like Saturn
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