Planet Hamburg

While slightly more pleasant than Planet New Berlin, with temperatures rising as high as 8°C at the equator, Planet Hamburg is still a planet of forbidding grey skies, frosty summers and bitterly cold winters. Despite similar weather conditions to that of planet New Berlin, the axial inclination of Hamburg is such that a day lasts roughly 26 hours, and the seasons are roughly similar to those on old Earth. The famous Rheinland explorer, Joachim Schiller, discovered the Hamburg system in 87 A.S. and many settlers arrived later the same year to colonize planet Hamburg. Several corporations including Kruger Minerals and Republican Shipping also quickly set up bases, keen to exploit the resources of the newly discovered system.

Hamburg prospered over the centuries, becoming a cosmopolitan planet largely owned by Republican Shipping, through which pours large amounts of side arms, pharmaceuticals, water, oxygen and other vital commodities to and from Liberty and the other houses. Some cargo is offloaded onboard Altona, although most tends to be stored in planet-side warehouses these days, to guard from the endless Unioner attacks that plague the system. The planet's population is a curious mixture of suits, dock workers, security, police, traders, bounty hunters and other freelancers, looking for work amidst the bars, offices and markets that dominate Hamburg's capital city, Hafen City.

The planet suffered severely in the aftermath of the Eighty Years War, with over 30% of the entire system's population unemployed by 680 A.S. It has slowly recovered since then, especially during the reign of Kanzler Rheinhardt, and the planetary population has settled at around a comfortable 1 billion people, most of which are still employed by Republican Shipping and the burgeoning tourist industry, particularly in winter sports such as grav skiing and ice fighting.

Missions offered

 * Rheinland Federal Police
 * Bounty Hunters Guild

Ships sold

 * Heavy Lifter
 * Behemoth Transport
 * Camara Freighter