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BTST (tfs)

BTST rounds were dubbed "batshit" by American and Australian forces, and the name stuck.  Many languages' colloquial terms for BTST is something similar, such as "guano guns" or the like.

BTST rounds, while extremely effective, were considered beyond the pale by most civilized nations, especially due to their lingering after-effects and effects on civilians.  Thus, the LSN declared such weapons illegal in 2105;  in a famous speech, the chair of the BTST Policy Committee of the LSN declared, "Anyone so psychotic as to use BTST weapons on this earth belongs not in office but in protective custody."  The LSN granted itself the right to depose any government or regime which used BTST weapons, as well.

This was seen by many poorer nations as yet another example of developed nations declaring themselves the moral superiors of others.  Although the weapons were declared illegal, their increasing ease of manufacture (especially compared with the armors they were designed to stop) and effectiveness meant that many nations illicitly continued to make them.  When a Syrian special forces team used BTST's in an espionage operation against Israeli forces in 2117 (ironically to gain access to Israeli exoskeletal armor technology), Israel pressed for full punishment of Syria by LSN forces.  This was done, and Syria's government was removed from office forcefully in 2118 (after Israel provided sufficient evidence of Syrian BTST usage).  After this point, few nations within the range of LSN domination dared to use BTST's, bourgeosie plot or not.

The weapons continued to develop, and have continued to be manufactured by various illegal organizations throughout Known Space.  However, with the advent of gauss weapons and high-power lasers, BTST's proved unnecessary and excessively hazardous to their users.  BTST weapons are now used only by the eccentric.

Babylon (sys)

Although it is now the main system in the Islamic Sphere, it is not as old as, for example, Jayapura or Malacca.

Approximately 37 million Shojin live on Ur, which is also the central world of the system.  The Islamic Sphere is quite strict about non-intereference with the Shojin, who have been deemed too culturally immature to deal with the existence of non-Shojin sapients.  While humans (and, to a lesser extent, Starwhales) have settled Ur, their settlements are severely restricted as to location, radiation, etc.
 

Common name	Baylon
Main scientific name	Delta Pavonis
Other scientific names	None common
Sphere	Islamic Sphere
Number of stars	1

 

Star

Spectra

Luminosity (Sol = 1.00)

Diameter (Sol = 1.00)

X coord. (LY)

Y coord. (LY)

Z coord. (LY)

Planets of DTMP type A-C

Planets of DTMP type D-O

Planets of DTMP type P-S

Settlement years

Primary Settlers

Sentient Population, millions

A

G7IV

1.2

1.0

4.09

-6.49

-17.38

1

2

3

2140's

Islamic Sphere

1,598.00

 

Primary	Name	DMTP Type	Orbital  Distance	Major  Natural  Satellites	Gravity	Population	Notes
A	Saladin	E6	0.32 AU	0	0.23
A	>
A	Ur	A	1.09 AU	0	1.13	1,136,000,000	10,947 KM diameter, 77% hydrography; Home of the Shojin, capital world of the Islamic Sphere
A	>			0
A	>			0
A	Gibril	W22		0	1.00	1,300,000	Headquarters of the Islamic Sphere Defense Forces
A	>			0
A	Enlil	E10		0	0.73	>527,500,000	Main world in system; Location of Keuschburg
A	>			0	1.00	>>12,200,000	Main New Durban port station
A	Enkidu	P	3.54 AU	0	1.89
A	>			0
A	>Al-Kemal	W23		0	0.90	870,000	Headquarters of the Islamic Sphere Navy
A	Gilgamesh	R	6.02 AU	17	2.09
A	Hammurabi	P	12.13 AU	23	1.54	31,000,000
A	>Thou Shalt Not Kill	I		0	0.13	193,000	All the moons of Hammurabi are named for ethics or laws
A	Scheherezade	I	23.10	0	0.73	149,000	Largest member of the large Outer Belt
A	Acapulco	E3	23.15	0	0.65	79,000	Fairly typical member of the Outer Belt

Back Stretch,

Baluchistan,

Bangkok Accord,

Bassho

Bastogne,

Barnard's (sys)

Barnard's Star (str)

Barrymore,

Bayeux,

Belize,

Belorussia,

Belvedere,

Bengal,

Berbera,

Beyond, the (gen)

When discussing directions in the Beyond (as well as in Known Space, sometimes), people generally use Cartesian coordinates.  Thus, the areas of the Beyond which lie in the direction of the Earth's south celestial pole are referred to as the -Z, while those which lie "above" the plane of the ecliptic are referred to generally as the +Z.  Of course, such descriptions are usually pretty general, rather than technical.  Some have attempted to formalize the exact "quadrants" of the Beyond, but no single scheme is in popular use.

Colloquial terms for the Beyond include "The Big Black," "The Deeps" and "The Abyss."

Humanity has hints of what lies within the Beyond, but only vague ones.  Some Starwhales have reported seeing other intelligent beings beyond their section of Known Space, but they refuse to give details.  Some speculate that the Tripods called off their war against humanity when some greater threat from the Beyond necessitated their attention.

Bezmernie,

Bhutan (nat)

Biafra,

Big One, the (evn)

The Big One was also quite famous due to the extremely harsh conditions which remained for the survivors.  Large parts of southern California, including all of LA, remained under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's martial law for three years.  This caused the economy a huge loss, and California never again became the powerhouse it had been in the late 20th century.

Biko,

Biotech

Biotipped Slugthrowers (tfs)

Biwa,

Blancwald,

Bloemfontein,

Bolger,

Bolivia,

Botha

Brandeis,

Brazil,

Brighton,

Bulgaria