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Colonial Administration Authority - The Inner Colonies

Colonial Administration Authority
The Inner Colonies


History

The Inner Colonies, sometimes referred to as the Core Worlds, were the first worlds terraformed and colonized by the Unified Earth Government and the United Nations Space Command, relieving the overpopulation pressure on Earth that resulted in the Interplanetary War.

The Inner Colony Wars
It is known that there was a war some time before the 26th century called the "Inner Colony Wars". Very little is known about it and it might just be an alternate name of the Interplanetary Wars, though the name would be of a post-Outer Colonies age, and probably only referring to the Sol system colonies.

Continuing Development
The Inner Colonies consisted of the 210 planets which were colonized before 2390. In 2490, Reach, which was located near the boundary of the Inner and Outer Colonies, became the UNSC's military center. As the UNSC began settling the Outer Colonies, the Inner Colonies, with their established social and economic infrastructures, became the political and economic basis of the UNSC, supplied with raw materials from the newer settlements.

The Insurrection
While the outer colonies held the brunt of the Insurrection, the inner colonies were not spared violence. Tribute was turned into a battleground as a part of Operation: TREBUCHET and Reach was the site of an attack on a luxury liner.

The Human-Covenant War
The war with the Covenant would take years to reach the inner colonies, mostly due in part to the Cole Protocol which was designed with the protection of Earth and the inner colonies in mind.

As the Covenant rampaged through the outer colonies, refugees poured into the border system of Ectanus 45.

The Siege of the Inner Colonies

In 2536 the Covenant breached into the inner colonies, despite the utmost diligence to the Cole Protocol.

As the years went on, many colonies were attacked and some were glassed, like Skopje. Some battles, like the Battle of Ballast, were even won by the UNSC. However, the odds were getting worse every year and in the July of 2552, Reach was discovered. The resulting battle would see the planet ultimately glassed, but would pave the way for the very significant Battle of Installation 04.

After almost 27 years of war, Earth and the Sol system were attacked. Earth's New Mombasa would get the first hit. Mars would also come under assault, a battle the UNSC lost. Earth would continue to be fought over up until December of 2552, when the portal to the Ark was discovered. This led to final battle of the war, the Battle of Installation 00.

Post-war
Immediately following the war, rebuilding the colonies was the biggest priority. Earth began rebuilding in January of 2553, and in November, Reach was scouted for possible reterraforming. During this period of reconstruction, several UNSCDF ships were repurposed into resupply ships for colonists in the Outer Colonies.

The Cities of Mars would be the first rebuilt after Earth, and fortified with ground-based Archer missile batteries.

Funding for the UNSC decreased sharply by 32% after the end of the war, forcing the C.A.A. to focus training and resources on planetary militias.

New Phoenix Incident
In the July of 2557, the Ur-Didact's ship, Mantle's Approach, arrived in Earth's orbit. The Didact would fire the Composer at the city of New Phoenix. The city was left in quarantine for eight months.

Inner-Outer Colony Disconnect
Following Benjamin Giraud's interruption of a joint UEG Senate and ONI meeting, the Waypoint buoys connecting the inner and outer colonies were shut down. When Benjamin was publicly discredited on ECB, tensions died down and the buoys were turned back on.


Infrastructure
Transit in the Inner Colonies is monitored by the Inner Territories Transportation Administration.


Defenses
The defenses of the Inner Colonies were known to be incredibly strong. On the edge of the Inner Colonies is Fort York, which housed the best and brightest soldiers. The Sabre Program was also designed with the defense of the Inner Colonies in mind. In fact, several Inner Colony worlds held launching stations for them. During the reconstruction period, Fort York was never rebuilt, while the Sabre launch stations were abandoned.

The colonies are patrolled regularly by the UNSC Navy.


Astrography
Much of the astrography of the Inner Colonies isn't known. It is known that the border worlds of the Inner Colonies are in the Outer Fringes. It is also known that the Inner colonies were within 38-lightyears of the Sol system. There is also one known FLEETCOM sector within the Inner Colonies, Sector One.


Known Colonies
There were 210 Inner Colonies before the Human-Covenant War,though not all were inhabited. After the War, less than a quarter of those colonies are still habitable.

Ectanus 45 System
Colony:
Chi Rho

Epsilon Eridani System
Colonies:
Reach, Tribute, Tantalus, Circumstance, Beta Gabriel

Groombridge 34 System
Colonies: Lactun

Lacaille 9352
Colonies:
Deci Val IV

Sol System
Colonies:
Earth, Luna, Mars, Jovian Moons

Tau Ceti System
Colonies:
Henderson, Lee Field, Washington

GLE 2354
Colonies:
Actium, Ballast, Camber, Gannick 22, Imber, Minister, New Carthage, Skopje

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