The Great Loop

The Great Loop is the heart of the Greater Massilia Main.

• It is an astrographic feature and the main part of a major trade route.
• It lies within both Zarushagar Sector and Massilia Sector.

Description / Specifications

The Great Loop is the central part of the Greater Massilia Main, an important trade route lying across parts of Zarushagar Sector and Massilia Sector.

• The Loop has 34 member systems.

(Charts sourced from Traveller Map).

• Worlds on the Main are highlighted in green.

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Commercial Data

Corporations

Corporations and organizations active within the Loop include:

• Akagi Transport, a sector-wide transport and logistics corporation.
• Durdashilu Li, a sector-wide mining and manufacturing concern.
• Ling Standard Products, an Imperial megacorporation engaged in widescale resource extraction and processing.
• Llelish Interstellar, the Domain's leading media provider.
• Makhidkarun, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in communications and entertainment.
• Naasirka, an Imperial megacorporation that specializes in electronics and robotics.
• Sharurshid, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in finance and commerce.
• Tukera Lines, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in transport and logistics.
• Zaimen, Clammath and Hollings, a major producer of weapons systems and munitions.

Goods

Notable local commodities include:

• Avnira wood, generally available in the form of felled lumber or cut timber.

Security & Defense

The worlds of the region are patrolled by the Imperial 281st and 282nd Fleets in Massilia Sector and the Imperial 164th Fleet in Zarushagar Sector. They defend Imperial territory, suppress piracy, and ensure trade and commerce.

• The fleets regularly conduct joint training and exercises.

History & Background (Dossier)

High cargo capacity, low jump rating vessels move along the Loop, carrying vast amounts of goods and commodities between its member worlds.

Rebin Empire

(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)

The Rebin Empire dominated the trailing worlds of the Loop for much of the Long Night.

A basic chart showing the Empire at its maximum extent, right:

• Member worlds of the Empire are shown in brighter green.
• The region of Rebin influence is depicted in darker green.

Worlds & Sectors / Astrography

This astrographic feature is found in the following areas:

Charted Space – Third Imperium

• Massilia Sector
  • Kerr Subsector
  • Keum Subsector

• Zarushagar Sector
  • Gaussi Subsector

World Listing

Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds that are members of The Great Loop is available.

• The primary source material for all data is Traveller Map.
• Other sources may differ: some elements of the data may be contradictory or incorrect.
• Data is occasionally updated as new information becomes available.

AAB library archives contain expanded data about the following systems:

28 of 28 World articles in The Great Loop

Abarre  •  Amaya  •  Ambriana  •  Appomma  •  Balikessir  •  Banquo  •  Baza Lubrin  •  Emsingale  •  Enriter  •  Juweit  •  Kifri  •  Korthalis  •  Kuiper  •  Laxou  •  Lismal  •  Mairs  •  Makinen  •  Masawa  •  Mekele  •  Merestone  •  Nbheji  •  Porter  •  Rommen-Kucera  •  Salt  •  Sheqi  •  Shigi  •  Tamak  •  Tephant  •  

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Note that some Second Survey data, though only 40 years old, may already be out of date.

• Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.

References & Contributors / Sources

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This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), pages 21, 22. (charts showing the worlds of the Main)
• James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), pages 11, 48, 49. (dot maps locating the worlds of the Main)
• Author & Contributor: MIMIC - Minor Imp of the Ministry of Information and Communication
• Author & Contributor: IISS Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer Ensign Phillips
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science