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Line 7: | class = | class = | prevclass = | prevclass = − | servicesince = − | serviceuntil = }} }} ==History== ==History== − As of [[3068]], the [[DropShip]] '''''Carthage''''' was in service with the [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] [[Clan Goliath Scorpion Touman|''touman'']]. The ''Carthage'' was destroyed during a [[Trial of Possession]] in 3068 in the [[Lum]] system. The events leading up to the destruction of the ''Carthage'' are as follows.<ref name=WORp40>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 40: "Lamentations and the Raven"</ref> + As of [[3068]] the [[DropShip]] '''''Carthage''''' was in service with the [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] [[Clan Goliath Scorpion Touman|''touman'']]. The ''Carthage'' was destroyed during a [[Trial of Possession]] in 3068 in the [[Lum]] system. The events leading up to the destruction of the ''Carthage'' are as follows.<ref name="WORp40"/> − In December [[3068]], [[Clan Snow Raven]] was involved in a large [[Trial of Possession]] in the Lum system called by [[Clan Star Adder|Clan Star Adder's]] [[Delta Naval Star (Clan Star Adder)|Delta Naval Star]] for control of the planet's orbital space. The resulting battle saw almost six [[Star]]s of WarShips and [[DropShip]]s, and almost seven Stars of [[aerospace fighter]]s, battle each other in one of the largest naval engagements to be fought in the [[Clan Homeworlds]] up to that point. The [[Bloody Talon|CSR ''Bloody Talon'']] survived the engagement, although the other two Snow Raven WarShips<ref name="WORp40"/>—subsequently confirmed as being the ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz (WarShip class)|Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Avalanche (Individual Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShip)|CSR ''Avalanche'']] and the ''[[Aegis (WarShip class)|Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Morning Violence|CSR ''Morning Violence'']]<ref>[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,34533.msg806356.html#msg806356 BattleTech Developer confirms the destruction of the ''Avalanche'' and ''Morning Violence'' at Lum]</ref>—were crippled and on fire, and the [[Cho Polu|CSA ''Cho Polu'']], a ''[[Volga]]''-class transport, was destroyed, burning in Lum's atmosphere before carving large craters in the surface of the planet with its remains.<ref name=WORp40/> + In December [[3068]] [[Clan Snow Raven]] was involved in a large [[Trial of Possession]] in the Lum system called by [[Clan Star Adder|Clan Star Adder's]] [[Delta Naval Star (Clan Star Adder)|Delta Naval Star]] for control of the planet's orbital space. The resulting battle saw almost six [[Star]]s of WarShips and [[DropShip]]s, and almost seven Stars of [[aerospace fighter]]s, battle each other in one of the largest naval engagements to be fought in the [[Clan Homeworlds]] up to that point. The [[Bloody Talon|CSR ''Bloody Talon'']] survived the engagement, although the other two Snow Raven WarShips<ref name="WORp40"/> - subsequently confirmed as being the ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Avalanche (Individual Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShip)|CSR ''Avalanche'']] and the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Morning Violence|CSR ''Morning Violence'']]<ref>[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,34533.msg806356.html#msg806356 BattleTech Developer confirms the destruction of the ''Avalanche'' and ''Morning Violence'' at Lum]</ref> - were crippled and on fire, and the [[Cho Polu|CSA ''Cho Polu'']], a ''[[Volga]]''-class transport, was destroyed, burning in Lum's atmosphere before carving large craters in the surface of the planet with its remains.<ref name="WORp40">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 40, "Lamentations and the Raven"</ref> − 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"/> − Water's 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 ''Bernlad'', the ''Carthage''—which was one of the escorting Goliath Scorpion DropShips—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"/> + Water's 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 ''Bernlad'', the ''Carthage'' - which was one of the escorting Goliath Scorpion DropShips - 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"/> ==Notes== ==Notes==
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | As of [[3068]] | + | As of [[3068]] the [[DropShip]] '''''Carthage''''' was in service with the [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] [[Clan Goliath Scorpion Touman|''touman'']]. The ''Carthage'' was destroyed during a [[Trial of Possession]] in 3068 in the [[Lum]] system. The events leading up to the destruction of the ''Carthage'' are as follows.<ref name="WORp40"/> |
| − | In December [[3068]] | + | In December [[3068]] [[Clan Snow Raven]] was involved in a large [[Trial of Possession]] in the Lum system called by [[Clan Star Adder|Clan Star Adder's]] [[Delta Naval Star (Clan Star Adder)|Delta Naval Star]] for control of the planet's orbital space. The resulting battle saw almost six [[Star]]s of WarShips and [[DropShip]]s, and almost seven Stars of [[aerospace fighter]]s, battle each other in one of the largest naval engagements to be fought in the [[Clan Homeworlds]] up to that point. The [[Bloody Talon|CSR ''Bloody Talon'']] survived the engagement, although the other two Snow Raven WarShips<ref name="WORp40"/> - subsequently confirmed as being the ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Avalanche (Individual Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShip)|CSR ''Avalanche'']] and the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Morning Violence|CSR ''Morning Violence'']]<ref>[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,34533.msg806356.html#msg806356 BattleTech Developer confirms the destruction of the ''Avalanche'' and ''Morning Violence'' at Lum]</ref> - were crippled and on fire, and the [[Cho Polu|CSA ''Cho Polu'']], a ''[[Volga]]''-class transport, was destroyed, burning in Lum's atmosphere before carving large craters in the surface of the planet with its remains.<ref name="WORp40">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 40, "Lamentations and the Raven"</ref> |
| − | No sooner had the Star Adders retreated from the Lum system when a second hostile force arrived | + | 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"/> |
| − | Water's 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 ''Bernlad'', the ''Carthage'' | + | Water's 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 ''Bernlad'', the ''Carthage'' - which was one of the escorting Goliath Scorpion DropShips - 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"/> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||