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Line 58: To their credit, the Dragoons responded, their ships and fighters closing ranks and snuffing out most of the smaller defenders. It bought enough time, however, for several dozen more of the new craft to engage, with devastating results. Soon, the ''Athena'' was lost, with most of the other task force ships taking heavy damage. Realizing they could not defeat the defending ships, the ''Beowulf'' attempted to disengage, possibly to regroup, or failing that, to escape.<ref>''The Last Full Measure'', pp. 17–24</ref><ref name=DOTJ34/> To their credit, the Dragoons responded, their ships and fighters closing ranks and snuffing out most of the smaller defenders. It bought enough time, however, for several dozen more of the new craft to engage, with devastating results. Soon, the ''Athena'' was lost, with most of the other task force ships taking heavy damage. Realizing they could not defeat the defending ships, the ''Beowulf'' attempted to disengage, possibly to regroup, or failing that, to escape.<ref>''The Last Full Measure'', pp. 17–24</ref><ref name=DOTJ34/> − The ''Beowulf'' would never make it out. Not far from the entry jump point was the ''[[Bonaventure (WarShip class)|Bonaventure]]''-class training WarShip WoBS ''Sheridan'', which was conducting instructions as part of the Military Academy of Aphros. Realizing that Mars was under attack, the ship's captain, [[Precentor]] Teodore Kopulos, and a native of Mars, ordered his crew—primarily cadets—to abandon ship while he piloted the ''Sheridan'' on a collision course with the invading Task Force. Seeing the ''Beowulf'' attempting to disengage, he rammed his ship into the larger vessel, sacrificing himself in the process.<ref>''The Last Full Measure'', pp. 23–24</ref> + The ''Beowulf'' would never make it out. Not far from the entry jump point was the ''[[Bonaventure]]''-class training WarShip WoBS ''Sheridan'', which was conducting instructions as part of the Military Academy of Aphros. Realizing that Mars was under attack, the ship's captain, [[Precentor]] Teodore Kopulos, and a native of Mars, ordered his crew—primarily cadets—to abandon ship while he piloted the ''Sheridan'' on a collision course with the invading Task Force. Seeing the ''Beowulf'' attempting to disengage, he rammed his ship into the larger vessel, sacrificing himself in the process.<ref>''The Last Full Measure'', pp. 23–24</ref> Even if the ''Beowulf'' managed to survive the impact, it would have been far too crippled to flee the defending ships. It made a brief last communication to the Dragoons before the message was cut off, most likely by the ''Sheridan'''s impact. It was received by a Dragoon operative on [[Keid]], and [[Wolfnet]] later concluded from reconstructing the communications that the defending force that destroyed the task force consisted of fighters, DropShips, and at least six WarShips. It also noted a heavy [[ECM]] presence in orbit that no doubt hampered the task force.<ref name=DOTJ34/> Exact information on the nature of these forces remains inconclusive, however. Even if the ''Beowulf'' managed to survive the impact, it would have been far too crippled to flee the defending ships. It made a brief last communication to the Dragoons before the message was cut off, most likely by the ''Sheridan'''s impact. It was received by a Dragoon operative on [[Keid]], and [[Wolfnet]] later concluded from reconstructing the communications that the defending force that destroyed the task force consisted of fighters, DropShips, and at least six WarShips. It also noted a heavy [[ECM]] presence in orbit that no doubt hampered the task force.<ref name=DOTJ34/> Exact information on the nature of these forces remains inconclusive, however.
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To their credit, the Dragoons responded, their ships and fighters closing ranks and snuffing out most of the smaller defenders. It bought enough time, however, for several dozen more of the new craft to engage, with devastating results. Soon, the ''Athena'' was lost, with most of the other task force ships taking heavy damage. Realizing they could not defeat the defending ships, the ''Beowulf'' attempted to disengage, possibly to regroup, or failing that, to escape.<ref>''The Last Full Measure'', pp. 17–24</ref><ref name=DOTJ34/> | To their credit, the Dragoons responded, their ships and fighters closing ranks and snuffing out most of the smaller defenders. It bought enough time, however, for several dozen more of the new craft to engage, with devastating results. Soon, the ''Athena'' was lost, with most of the other task force ships taking heavy damage. Realizing they could not defeat the defending ships, the ''Beowulf'' attempted to disengage, possibly to regroup, or failing that, to escape.<ref>''The Last Full Measure'', pp. 17–24</ref><ref name=DOTJ34/> | ||
| − | The ''Beowulf'' would never make it out. Not far from the entry jump point was the ''[[ | + | The ''Beowulf'' would never make it out. Not far from the entry jump point was the ''[[Bonaventure]]''-class training WarShip WoBS ''Sheridan'', which was conducting instructions as part of the Military Academy of Aphros. Realizing that Mars was under attack, the ship's captain, [[Precentor]] Teodore Kopulos, and a native of Mars, ordered his crew—primarily cadets—to abandon ship while he piloted the ''Sheridan'' on a collision course with the invading Task Force. Seeing the ''Beowulf'' attempting to disengage, he rammed his ship into the larger vessel, sacrificing himself in the process.<ref>''The Last Full Measure'', pp. 23–24</ref> |
Even if the ''Beowulf'' managed to survive the impact, it would have been far too crippled to flee the defending ships. It made a brief last communication to the Dragoons before the message was cut off, most likely by the ''Sheridan'''s impact. It was received by a Dragoon operative on [[Keid]], and [[Wolfnet]] later concluded from reconstructing the communications that the defending force that destroyed the task force consisted of fighters, DropShips, and at least six WarShips. It also noted a heavy [[ECM]] presence in orbit that no doubt hampered the task force.<ref name=DOTJ34/> Exact information on the nature of these forces remains inconclusive, however. | Even if the ''Beowulf'' managed to survive the impact, it would have been far too crippled to flee the defending ships. It made a brief last communication to the Dragoons before the message was cut off, most likely by the ''Sheridan'''s impact. It was received by a Dragoon operative on [[Keid]], and [[Wolfnet]] later concluded from reconstructing the communications that the defending force that destroyed the task force consisted of fighters, DropShips, and at least six WarShips. It also noted a heavy [[ECM]] presence in orbit that no doubt hampered the task force.<ref name=DOTJ34/> Exact information on the nature of these forces remains inconclusive, however. | ||