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Line 22: While the [[Star League Defense Force]] had used similar tactics, the [[SLDF]] had only attempted such maneuvers using ships equipped with [[Lithium-Fusion Battery|Lithium-Fusion batteries]], so that if there was a problem, the ships could quickly jump back to safety. Of the WarShips assembled by Thaddeus, only the ''Bucharest'' had such a battery; nevertheless, the advantages in jumping in to such a risky pirate point outweighed the risks for Thaddeus - the arrival of his fleet would limit the Lyran response time, with emissions from the system primary masking both the arrival of the fleet and the signs of their swift acceleration towards Hesperus II.<ref name="FSWp63"/> While the [[Star League Defense Force]] had used similar tactics, the [[SLDF]] had only attempted such maneuvers using ships equipped with [[Lithium-Fusion Battery|Lithium-Fusion batteries]], so that if there was a problem, the ships could quickly jump back to safety. Of the WarShips assembled by Thaddeus, only the ''Bucharest'' had such a battery; nevertheless, the advantages in jumping in to such a risky pirate point outweighed the risks for Thaddeus - the arrival of his fleet would limit the Lyran response time, with emissions from the system primary masking both the arrival of the fleet and the signs of their swift acceleration towards Hesperus II.<ref name="FSWp63"/> − The task force approached Hesperus II from an unusual vector, intent on not repeating the mistakes made by the Draconis Combine and the [[Federated Suns]] during the first and second battles for Hesperus II. Unfortunately for the League task force, the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] had bolstered the garrison at Hesperus II just days before by assigning two cruisers to the system, the veteran WarShip [[Granite (Individual Aegis-class WarShip)|LCS ''Granite'']] and the [[Endeavor (Individual Aegis-class WarShip)|LCS ''Endeavor'']] under the overall command of [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Oscar F. Dewey]].<ref name="HS(TLC)p50"/> Veteran ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruisers, the ''Endeavor'' and ''Granite'' also possessed LF-batteries, having been refitted by the SLDF prior to the [[Amaris Civil War]]. Dewey responded to the urgent warnings of the inbound League fleet by ordering the ''Endeavor'' and ''Granite'' to execute an emergency jump to the lunar Lagrange point between Hesperus II and its moon, allowing the two Lyran heavy cruisers to reach planetary orbit at the same time as Thaddeus' ships were due to make contact with the bulk of the Hesperus II naval defenses.<ref name="FSWp63">''First Succession War'', pp. 63–64: "The Third Battle (vs. Marik)"</ref> + The task force approached Hesperus II from an unusual vector, intent on not repeating the mistakes made by the Draconis Combine and the [[Federated Suns]] during the first and second battles for Hesperus II. Unfortunately for the League task force, the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] had bolstered the garrison at Hesperus II just days before by assigning two cruisers to the system, the veteran WarShip [[Granite|LCS ''Granite'']] and the [[Endeavor (Individual Aegis-class WarShip)|LCS ''Endeavor'']] under the overall command of [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Oscar F. Dewey]].<ref name="HS(TLC)p50"/> Veteran ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruisers, the ''Endeavor'' and ''Granite'' also possessed LF-batteries, having been refitted by the SLDF prior to the [[Amaris Civil War]]. Dewey responded to the urgent warnings of the inbound League fleet by ordering the ''Endeavor'' and ''Granite'' to execute an emergency jump to the lunar Lagrange point between Hesperus II and its moon, allowing the two Lyran heavy cruisers to reach planetary orbit at the same time as Thaddeus' ships were due to make contact with the bulk of the Hesperus II naval defenses.<ref name="FSWp63">''First Succession War'', pp. 63–64: "The Third Battle (vs. Marik)"</ref> Thaddeus had anticipated heavy defenses, and ordered the ''Devastator'' and a sister ship, the [[Skulker (Individual Soyal-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Skulker'']]<ref name="FSWp63"/> - the two largest WarShips assigned to the fleet tasked with capturing Hesperus II<ref name="HS(TLC)p50">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 50: "Attacks on Hesperus II"</ref> - to break off from the main battle and attack the factory sites. The sudden arrival of the ''Endeavor'' and ''Granite'' caught both League heavy cruisers by surprise;<ref name="FSWp63"/> the ''Endeavor'' and the ''Granite'' targeted the two ''Soyals'', exchanging furious broadsides with their opponents in a fashion akin to the blue water naval battles of old on [[Terra]], but after several broadsides it became apparent that the more modern ''Devastator'' was swiftly getting the upper hand against the much older ''Granite''. From his position aboard the ''Granite'' it became apparent to Dewey that he was faced with the potential loss of the entire battle, and as a consequence Dewey took a desperate step, ordering the ''Granite'' to ram the ''Devastator''. The Lyran cruiser drove its prow deep into the bowels of its opponent, pushing both of them out of orbit and into a spiral towards the surface of Hesperus II while the ''Endeavor'' and the ''Skulker'' continued to battle each other.<ref name="HS(TLC)p50"/> Thaddeus had anticipated heavy defenses, and ordered the ''Devastator'' and a sister ship, the [[Skulker (Individual Soyal-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Skulker'']]<ref name="FSWp63"/> - the two largest WarShips assigned to the fleet tasked with capturing Hesperus II<ref name="HS(TLC)p50">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 50: "Attacks on Hesperus II"</ref> - to break off from the main battle and attack the factory sites. The sudden arrival of the ''Endeavor'' and ''Granite'' caught both League heavy cruisers by surprise;<ref name="FSWp63"/> the ''Endeavor'' and the ''Granite'' targeted the two ''Soyals'', exchanging furious broadsides with their opponents in a fashion akin to the blue water naval battles of old on [[Terra]], but after several broadsides it became apparent that the more modern ''Devastator'' was swiftly getting the upper hand against the much older ''Granite''. From his position aboard the ''Granite'' it became apparent to Dewey that he was faced with the potential loss of the entire battle, and as a consequence Dewey took a desperate step, ordering the ''Granite'' to ram the ''Devastator''. The Lyran cruiser drove its prow deep into the bowels of its opponent, pushing both of them out of orbit and into a spiral towards the surface of Hesperus II while the ''Endeavor'' and the ''Skulker'' continued to battle each other.<ref name="HS(TLC)p50"/>
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While the [[Star League Defense Force]] had used similar tactics, the [[SLDF]] had only attempted such maneuvers using ships equipped with [[Lithium-Fusion Battery|Lithium-Fusion batteries]], so that if there was a problem, the ships could quickly jump back to safety. Of the WarShips assembled by Thaddeus, only the ''Bucharest'' had such a battery; nevertheless, the advantages in jumping in to such a risky pirate point outweighed the risks for Thaddeus - the arrival of his fleet would limit the Lyran response time, with emissions from the system primary masking both the arrival of the fleet and the signs of their swift acceleration towards Hesperus II.<ref name="FSWp63"/> | While the [[Star League Defense Force]] had used similar tactics, the [[SLDF]] had only attempted such maneuvers using ships equipped with [[Lithium-Fusion Battery|Lithium-Fusion batteries]], so that if there was a problem, the ships could quickly jump back to safety. Of the WarShips assembled by Thaddeus, only the ''Bucharest'' had such a battery; nevertheless, the advantages in jumping in to such a risky pirate point outweighed the risks for Thaddeus - the arrival of his fleet would limit the Lyran response time, with emissions from the system primary masking both the arrival of the fleet and the signs of their swift acceleration towards Hesperus II.<ref name="FSWp63"/> | ||
| − | The task force approached Hesperus II from an unusual vector, intent on not repeating the mistakes made by the Draconis Combine and the [[Federated Suns]] during the first and second battles for Hesperus II. Unfortunately for the League task force, the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] had bolstered the garrison at Hesperus II just days before by assigning two cruisers to the system, the veteran WarShip [[Granite | + | The task force approached Hesperus II from an unusual vector, intent on not repeating the mistakes made by the Draconis Combine and the [[Federated Suns]] during the first and second battles for Hesperus II. Unfortunately for the League task force, the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] had bolstered the garrison at Hesperus II just days before by assigning two cruisers to the system, the veteran WarShip [[Granite|LCS ''Granite'']] and the [[Endeavor (Individual Aegis-class WarShip)|LCS ''Endeavor'']] under the overall command of [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Oscar F. Dewey]].<ref name="HS(TLC)p50"/> Veteran ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruisers, the ''Endeavor'' and ''Granite'' also possessed LF-batteries, having been refitted by the SLDF prior to the [[Amaris Civil War]]. Dewey responded to the urgent warnings of the inbound League fleet by ordering the ''Endeavor'' and ''Granite'' to execute an emergency jump to the lunar Lagrange point between Hesperus II and its moon, allowing the two Lyran heavy cruisers to reach planetary orbit at the same time as Thaddeus' ships were due to make contact with the bulk of the Hesperus II naval defenses.<ref name="FSWp63">''First Succession War'', pp. 63–64: "The Third Battle (vs. Marik)"</ref> |
Thaddeus had anticipated heavy defenses, and ordered the ''Devastator'' and a sister ship, the [[Skulker (Individual Soyal-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Skulker'']]<ref name="FSWp63"/> - the two largest WarShips assigned to the fleet tasked with capturing Hesperus II<ref name="HS(TLC)p50">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 50: "Attacks on Hesperus II"</ref> - to break off from the main battle and attack the factory sites. The sudden arrival of the ''Endeavor'' and ''Granite'' caught both League heavy cruisers by surprise;<ref name="FSWp63"/> the ''Endeavor'' and the ''Granite'' targeted the two ''Soyals'', exchanging furious broadsides with their opponents in a fashion akin to the blue water naval battles of old on [[Terra]], but after several broadsides it became apparent that the more modern ''Devastator'' was swiftly getting the upper hand against the much older ''Granite''. From his position aboard the ''Granite'' it became apparent to Dewey that he was faced with the potential loss of the entire battle, and as a consequence Dewey took a desperate step, ordering the ''Granite'' to ram the ''Devastator''. The Lyran cruiser drove its prow deep into the bowels of its opponent, pushing both of them out of orbit and into a spiral towards the surface of Hesperus II while the ''Endeavor'' and the ''Skulker'' continued to battle each other.<ref name="HS(TLC)p50"/> | Thaddeus had anticipated heavy defenses, and ordered the ''Devastator'' and a sister ship, the [[Skulker (Individual Soyal-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Skulker'']]<ref name="FSWp63"/> - the two largest WarShips assigned to the fleet tasked with capturing Hesperus II<ref name="HS(TLC)p50">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 50: "Attacks on Hesperus II"</ref> - to break off from the main battle and attack the factory sites. The sudden arrival of the ''Endeavor'' and ''Granite'' caught both League heavy cruisers by surprise;<ref name="FSWp63"/> the ''Endeavor'' and the ''Granite'' targeted the two ''Soyals'', exchanging furious broadsides with their opponents in a fashion akin to the blue water naval battles of old on [[Terra]], but after several broadsides it became apparent that the more modern ''Devastator'' was swiftly getting the upper hand against the much older ''Granite''. From his position aboard the ''Granite'' it became apparent to Dewey that he was faced with the potential loss of the entire battle, and as a consequence Dewey took a desperate step, ordering the ''Granite'' to ram the ''Devastator''. The Lyran cruiser drove its prow deep into the bowels of its opponent, pushing both of them out of orbit and into a spiral towards the surface of Hesperus II while the ''Endeavor'' and the ''Skulker'' continued to battle each other.<ref name="HS(TLC)p50"/> | ||