Planet Tangier

Planet Tangier is a young, terrestrial planet orbiting it's sun at a considerable distance. It is a cold world with a minimal atmosphere that is just able to support life. With its thin crust however temperatures are known to fluctuate and gravitational and electromagnetic disruptions are common. Large quantities of carbon and aluminium have been noted underground, surrounded by large, compressed oxygen pockets. Considerable iron, titanium, magnesium and other metal deposits have also been noted.

Tangier was once the scene of a colonisation attempt by the Corsairs although the settlement was thought to have failed and was abandoned. Later attempts by the Corsairs to discover the fate of their missing colonists were unsuccessful and the colony and its inhabitants were declared lost. The planet fell under the Hessian sphere of influence after the Casablanca offensive of 811 A.S. Hessian survey expeditions to the planet also revealed an abandoned Corsair installation but no trace of its occupants. The survey also found large amounts of minerals beneath the surface. In 816 A.S. a second expedition was launched to the planet, this time in order to construct a mining facility. Until a docking ring could be built, the mining colony would launch and receive specially designed atmospheric craft straight to or from the planet's thermosphere, supplying the orbiting Viernheim base with minerals ready for export to other Red Hessian bases.

The planet is still a scene of contention within the system. With their control of the planet by no means secure the Hessians maintain a vigorous defence of the area.