William Wallace
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 | Apocryphal This article's subject is only mentioned in apocryphal sources, i.e. official BattleTech products which are not clearly Non-canon but do not meet the current Canon criteria either. For more information, check the Canonicity section. |
| William Wallace | |
|---|---|
| Vessel Profile | |
| Type | DropShip |
| Class | Lion |
Contents
History[edit]
In mid-January 2598 the Lion-class DropShip William Wallace under Commodore Fitzpatrick, together with the Leopard-class DropShips Langschwert and Stolz der Schotten, carried elements of the First company, Third battalion of the Royal Black Watch, from Engadin to Icar for extended training maneuvers, traveling on the JumpShip Wolkenlos.[1] The William Wallace was noted at the time to be a brand new vessel.[2]
When the ships were to be unloaded on Icar, it turned out that the militia base did not have the capacity to take all cargo and the cargo hold of the William Wallace remained unopened.[3]
Tensions between the Royal Black Watch and local militia units erupted into open fighting on 9 February 2598. Grounded outside a militia base, the William Wallace came under fire from militia armor. The vessel escaped a boarding attempt thanks to its ability to take off vertically (unlike the two Leopards which could not take off and were captured because their runways were blocked). It landed in a clearing in the southeast tip of the Sumar Swamps for a rendezvous with the remaining Royal Black Watch BattleMechs, replenished their training ammunition stockpiles with live munitions.[4]
One day later the William Wallace took off again to hide on another continent, out of reach (for the time at least) of the militia.[5]
Canonicity[edit]
Being mentioned only in an apocryphal source (the German-only novel Wahnsinn und Methode), the William Wallace must consequentially be considered apocryphal as well.