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Line 9: ==History== ==History== − As of [[3061]] the ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer '''''Bloody Talon''''' was a [[WarShip]] within the [[Clan Snow Raven Touman|Clan Snow Raven ''touman'']] and was serving as the CSR ''Bloody Talon'', one of ten WarShips that made up the [[Lum Garrison Fleet (Clan Snow Raven)|Lum Garrison Fleet]]. Paired with the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Scabbard|CSR ''Scabbard'']], the ''Bloody Talon'' was responsible for patrolling the shipping lanes stretching out from Lum to the nadir jump point and the Hofburg station located there.<ref name="FM:WCp131">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 131: "Lum Garrison Fleet"</ref> + As of [[3061]] the ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer '''''Bloody Talon''''' was a [[WarShip]] within the [[Clan Snow Raven]] [[Clan Snow Raven Touman|Touman]] and was serving as the CSR ''Bloody Talon'', one of ten WarShips that made up the [[Lum Garrison Fleet (Clan Snow Raven)|Lum Garrison Fleet]]. Paired with the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Scabbard|CSR ''Scabbard'']], the ''Bloody Talon'' was responsible for patrolling the shipping lanes stretching out from Lum to the nadir jump point and the Hofburg station located there.<ref name="FM:WCp131">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 131: "Lum Garrison Fleet"</ref> − The ''Bloody Talon'' continued to serve in the Lum Garrison Fleet until at least [[3067]], operating alongside the ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Avalanche (Individual Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShip)|CSR ''Avalanche'']], the ''Aegis''-class [[Morning Violence|CSR ''Morning Violence'']] and ''Scabbard'', the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class cruisers [[Bonaventure (Individual Potemkin-class WarShip)|CSR ''Bonaventure'']] and [[Eden Rose|CSR ''Eden Rose'']], two other destroyers - the ''[[York (WarShip class)|York]]''-class [[Corvidae|CSR ''Corvidae'']] and the ''[[Whirlwind]]''-class [[Drake (Individual Whirlwind-class WarShip)|CSR ''Drake'']] - and the ''[[Vincent]]''-class corvette [[Huninn|CSR ''Huninn'']].<ref name="FM:Up64">''Field Manual: Updates'', pp. 64–65: "Naval Assets"</ref> + The ''Bloody Talon'' continued to serve in the Lum Garrison Fleet until at least [[3067]], operating alongside the ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Avalanche (Sovetskii Soyuz)|CSR ''Avalanche'']], the ''Aegis''-class [[Morning Violence|CSR ''Morning Violence'']] and ''Scabbard'', the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class cruisers [[Bonaventure (Potemkin)|CSR ''Bonaventure'']] and [[Eden Rose|CSR ''Eden Rose'']], two other destroyers - the ''[[York (WarShip)|York]]''-class [[Corvidae|CSR ''Corvidae'']] and the ''[[Whirlwind]]''-class [[Drake (Individual Whirlwind-class WarShip)|CSR ''Drake'']] - and the ''[[Vincent]]''-class corvette [[Huninn|CSR ''Huninn'']].<ref name="FM:Up64">''Field Manual: Updates'', pp. 64–65: "Naval Assets"</ref> === Wars of Reaving === === Wars of Reaving === Line 18:
Line 18: No sooner had the Star Adders retreated from the Lum system when a second hostile force arrived—[[Clan Goliath Scorpion|Clan Goliath Scorpion's]] [[Beta Naval Star (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Beta Naval Star]]. The Goliath Scorpions also announced a Trial of Possession, this time for the Lum naval yards, and the senior Snow Raven officer present, [[Star Admiral]] [[Thomas Waters (31st c.)|Thomas Waters]] bid the entire of the Lum system's assets in defense out of sheer exasperation.<ref name="WORp40"/> No sooner had the Star Adders retreated from the Lum system when a second hostile force arrived—[[Clan Goliath Scorpion|Clan Goliath Scorpion's]] [[Beta Naval Star (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Beta Naval Star]]. The Goliath Scorpions also announced a Trial of Possession, this time for the Lum naval yards, and the senior Snow Raven officer present, [[Star Admiral]] [[Thomas Waters (31st c.)|Thomas Waters]] bid the entire of the Lum system's assets in defense out of sheer exasperation.<ref name="WORp40"/> − Waters' decision proved to be a very costly mistake for the Snow Ravens. When the Lum Shipyards tried to cover the ''Bloody Talon'', which was facing down the ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate [[Bernlad (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|CGS ''Bernlad'']], one of the escorting Goliath Scorpion DropShips, the ''[[Carthage (Individual Goliath Scorpion DropShip)|Carthage]]'', was penetrated by point defense weapons from the shipyards and exploded. This led the ''Bernlad'' to immediately fire a broadside on the Lum shipyards, which were subsequently targeted by other Goliath Scorpion vessels as viable targets. Three days later, the remains of the shipyards, perhaps half of which had been destroyed, were in the possession of the Goliath Scorpions, and there were no Snow Raven naval assets left in the system.<ref name="WORp40"/> + Waters' decision proved to be a very costly mistake for the Snow Ravens. When the Lum Shipyards tried to cover the ''Bloody Talon'', which was facing down the ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate [[Bernlad (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|CGS ''Bernlad'']], one of the escorting Goliath Scorpion DropShips, the ''[[Carthage (Vessel)|Carthage]]'', was penetrated by point defense weapons from the shipyards and exploded. This led the ''Bernlad'' to immediately fire a broadside on the Lum shipyards, which were subsequently targeted by other Goliath Scorpion vessels as viable targets. Three days later, the remains of the shipyards, perhaps half of which had been destroyed, were in the possession of the Goliath Scorpions, and there were no Snow Raven naval assets left in the system.<ref name="WORp40"/> === The Jihad === === The Jihad === − The ''Bloody Talon'' and the ''Morning Violence'' were both reported in the [[Outworlds Alliance]] media as being involved in an attack on a Snow Raven flotilla holding a conclave in the [[Dante (system)|Dante]] system in March [[3071]]; the transcript, purportedly from a civilian agrofreighter named the ''[[Omniss Seed]]'' detailed the ''Morning Violence'' being badly damaged or destroyed via the arrival of a [[JumpShip]] that appeared almost on top of her, followed by the ''Bloody Talon'' taking command of the Snow Raven forces and ordering all ships to fire at will on inbound vessels, including [[Pocket WarShip]]s deployed by a second hostile JumpShip, with the impression being given by the transcript that the ''Omniss Seed'' had accidentally - or intentionally - been included as a hostile target.<ref name="JHS:3072p21">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', pp. 21–22: "Suicide Jump"</ref> + The ''Bloody Talon'' and the ''Morning Violence'' were both reported in the [[Outworlds Alliance]] media as being involved in an attack on a Snow Raven flotilla holding a conclave in the [[Dante (planet)|Dante]] system in March [[3071]]; the transcript, purportedly from a civilian agrofreighter named the ''[[Omniss Seed]]'' detailed the ''Morning Violence'' being badly damaged or destroyed via the arrival of a [[JumpShip]] that appeared almost on top of her, followed by the ''Bloody Talon'' taking command of the Snow Raven forces and ordering all ships to fire at will on inbound vessels, including [[Pocket WarShip]]s deployed by a second hostile JumpShip, with the impression being given by the transcript that the ''Omniss Seed'' had accidentally - or intentionally - been included as a hostile target.<ref name="JHS:3072p21">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', pp. 21–22: "Suicide Jump"</ref> − A Blakist attack on a Snow Raven flotilla in the Dante system did occur - an attack in which the Snow Raven flagship, the ''[[Nightlord]]''-class battleship [[Snow Raven (Individual Nightlord-class WarShip)|CSR ''Snow Raven'']] was destroyed via interpenetration with an inbound JumpShip<ref name="WORp64">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 64: "Machinations and Manipulations"</ref> The Snow Raven losses also included a complete [[Galaxy]], although [[saKhan]] [[Broderick Sukhanov]] was recovered despite being heavily wounded<ref name="J:FRp49">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 49: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> but the provenance of the recording from the ''Omniss Seed'' was dubious, given the inaccuracies present within it.<ref name="JHS:3072p21"/> + A Blakist attack on a Snow Raven flotilla in the Dante system did occur - an attack in which the Snow Raven flagship, the ''[[Nightlord]]''-class battleship [[Snow Raven (Nightlord)|CSR ''Snow Raven'']] was destroyed via interpenetration with an inbound JumpShip<ref name="WORp64">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 64: "Machinations and Manipulations"</ref> The Snow Raven losses also included a complete [[Galaxy]], although [[saKhan]] [[Broderick Sukhanov]] was recovered despite being heavily wounded<ref name="J:FRp49">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 49: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> but the provenance of the recording from the ''Omniss Seed'' was dubious, given the inaccuracies present within it.<ref name="JHS:3072p21"/> ==Notes== ==Notes==
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| − | As of [[3061]] the ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer '''''Bloody Talon''''' was a [[WarShip]] within the [[Clan Snow Raven | + | As of [[3061]] the ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer '''''Bloody Talon''''' was a [[WarShip]] within the [[Clan Snow Raven]] [[Clan Snow Raven Touman|Touman]] and was serving as the CSR ''Bloody Talon'', one of ten WarShips that made up the [[Lum Garrison Fleet (Clan Snow Raven)|Lum Garrison Fleet]]. Paired with the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Scabbard|CSR ''Scabbard'']], the ''Bloody Talon'' was responsible for patrolling the shipping lanes stretching out from Lum to the nadir jump point and the Hofburg station located there.<ref name="FM:WCp131">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 131: "Lum Garrison Fleet"</ref> |
| − | The ''Bloody Talon'' continued to serve in the Lum Garrison Fleet until at least [[3067]], operating alongside the ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Avalanche ( | + | The ''Bloody Talon'' continued to serve in the Lum Garrison Fleet until at least [[3067]], operating alongside the ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Avalanche (Sovetskii Soyuz)|CSR ''Avalanche'']], the ''Aegis''-class [[Morning Violence|CSR ''Morning Violence'']] and ''Scabbard'', the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class cruisers [[Bonaventure (Potemkin)|CSR ''Bonaventure'']] and [[Eden Rose|CSR ''Eden Rose'']], two other destroyers - the ''[[York (WarShip)|York]]''-class [[Corvidae|CSR ''Corvidae'']] and the ''[[Whirlwind]]''-class [[Drake (Individual Whirlwind-class WarShip)|CSR ''Drake'']] - and the ''[[Vincent]]''-class corvette [[Huninn|CSR ''Huninn'']].<ref name="FM:Up64">''Field Manual: Updates'', pp. 64–65: "Naval Assets"</ref> |
=== Wars of Reaving === | === Wars of Reaving === | ||
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No sooner had the Star Adders retreated from the Lum system when a second hostile force arrived—[[Clan Goliath Scorpion|Clan Goliath Scorpion's]] [[Beta Naval Star (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Beta Naval Star]]. The Goliath Scorpions also announced a Trial of Possession, this time for the Lum naval yards, and the senior Snow Raven officer present, [[Star Admiral]] [[Thomas Waters (31st c.)|Thomas Waters]] bid the entire of the Lum system's assets in defense out of sheer exasperation.<ref name="WORp40"/> | No sooner had the Star Adders retreated from the Lum system when a second hostile force arrived—[[Clan Goliath Scorpion|Clan Goliath Scorpion's]] [[Beta Naval Star (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Beta Naval Star]]. The Goliath Scorpions also announced a Trial of Possession, this time for the Lum naval yards, and the senior Snow Raven officer present, [[Star Admiral]] [[Thomas Waters (31st c.)|Thomas Waters]] bid the entire of the Lum system's assets in defense out of sheer exasperation.<ref name="WORp40"/> | ||
| − | Waters' decision proved to be a very costly mistake for the Snow Ravens. When the Lum Shipyards tried to cover the ''Bloody Talon'', which was facing down the ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate [[Bernlad (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|CGS ''Bernlad'']], one of the escorting Goliath Scorpion DropShips, the ''[[Carthage ( | + | Waters' decision proved to be a very costly mistake for the Snow Ravens. When the Lum Shipyards tried to cover the ''Bloody Talon'', which was facing down the ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate [[Bernlad (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|CGS ''Bernlad'']], one of the escorting Goliath Scorpion DropShips, the ''[[Carthage (Vessel)|Carthage]]'', was penetrated by point defense weapons from the shipyards and exploded. This led the ''Bernlad'' to immediately fire a broadside on the Lum shipyards, which were subsequently targeted by other Goliath Scorpion vessels as viable targets. Three days later, the remains of the shipyards, perhaps half of which had been destroyed, were in the possession of the Goliath Scorpions, and there were no Snow Raven naval assets left in the system.<ref name="WORp40"/> |
=== The Jihad === | === The Jihad === | ||
| − | The ''Bloody Talon'' and the ''Morning Violence'' were both reported in the [[Outworlds Alliance]] media as being involved in an attack on a Snow Raven flotilla holding a conclave in the [[Dante ( | + | The ''Bloody Talon'' and the ''Morning Violence'' were both reported in the [[Outworlds Alliance]] media as being involved in an attack on a Snow Raven flotilla holding a conclave in the [[Dante (planet)|Dante]] system in March [[3071]]; the transcript, purportedly from a civilian agrofreighter named the ''[[Omniss Seed]]'' detailed the ''Morning Violence'' being badly damaged or destroyed via the arrival of a [[JumpShip]] that appeared almost on top of her, followed by the ''Bloody Talon'' taking command of the Snow Raven forces and ordering all ships to fire at will on inbound vessels, including [[Pocket WarShip]]s deployed by a second hostile JumpShip, with the impression being given by the transcript that the ''Omniss Seed'' had accidentally - or intentionally - been included as a hostile target.<ref name="JHS:3072p21">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', pp. 21–22: "Suicide Jump"</ref> |
| − | A Blakist attack on a Snow Raven flotilla in the Dante system did occur - an attack in which the Snow Raven flagship, the ''[[Nightlord]]''-class battleship [[Snow Raven ( | + | A Blakist attack on a Snow Raven flotilla in the Dante system did occur - an attack in which the Snow Raven flagship, the ''[[Nightlord]]''-class battleship [[Snow Raven (Nightlord)|CSR ''Snow Raven'']] was destroyed via interpenetration with an inbound JumpShip<ref name="WORp64">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 64: "Machinations and Manipulations"</ref> The Snow Raven losses also included a complete [[Galaxy]], although [[saKhan]] [[Broderick Sukhanov]] was recovered despite being heavily wounded<ref name="J:FRp49">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 49: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> but the provenance of the recording from the ''Omniss Seed'' was dubious, given the inaccuracies present within it.<ref name="JHS:3072p21"/> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||