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| + | A ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class [[WarShip]], the '''''Dire Wolf''''' (formerly the SLS '''''Kharkov''''') is the flagship of [[Clan Wolf]]. The ship was modified at some point prior to [[3050]] to feature a sixth [[docking hardpoint]]s in addition to the usual five.<ref name=WC74>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 74 (Alpha Galaxy Support Vessels)</ref> | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===The Star League=== | ===The Star League=== | ||
| − | The | + | The ''Sovetskii Soyuz''-class heavy cruiser [[SLS]] ''Kharkov'' was the one of the ships serving within the 14th Line Squadron of the SLDF navy, also known as the High Command squadron, and a part of the [[1st Fleet (SLDF)|First Fleet]] under the overall command of the fleet flagship, the [[Enterprise|SLS ''Enterprise'']], in [[2765]].<ref name="H:LoTV1p79">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 79, "Struggle For The Terran System"</ref> The ''Enterprise'' and the High Command squadron typically spent most of their time above [[Terra]] or deployed within the borders of the [[Terran Hegemony]].<ref name="H:LoTV1p46">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 46, "First Fleet"</ref> |
| − | During [[Stefan Amaris]]' coup on [[Terra]] in late December [[2766]] the ''Enterprise'' and its squadron were responsible for destroying the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] flagship, the [[Stefan Amaris (Vessel)|RWS ''Stefan Amaris'']], along with numerous other Republican WarShips, as well as covering the evacuation of the surviving [[SLDF]] High Command staff from Terra before being destroyed by surface to orbit fire from defences on Terra under the control of the Republican forces. The ''Karkhov'' was a part of the group of ships from the High Command squadron designated as escorts for the ''Enterprise'', and | + | During [[Stefan Amaris]]' coup on [[Terra]] in late December [[2766]] the ''Enterprise'' and its squadron were responsible for destroying the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] flagship, the [[Stefan Amaris (Vessel)|RWS ''Stefan Amaris'']], along with numerous other Republican WarShips, as well as covering the evacuation of the surviving [[SLDF]] High Command staff from Terra before being destroyed by surface to orbit fire from defences on Terra under the control of the Republican forces. The ''Karkhov'' was a part of the group of ships from the High Command squadron designated as escorts for the ''Enterprise'', and fought alongside the flagship throughout the battle.<ref name="H:LoTV1p79">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 79, "Struggle For The Terran System"</ref> |
| − | By the time the High Command decided to evacuate from the Citadel on Terra, it was already 1910 TST; the evacuation then ran late, with the emergency [[DropShip]]s not launching from the Citadel until 2000 TST, by which point the ''Enterprise'' and her escort group had been reduced to just three | + | By the time the High Command decided to evacuate from the Citadel on Terra, it was already 1910 TST; the evacuation then ran late, with the emergency [[DropShip]]s not launching from the Citadel until 2000 TST, by which point the ''Enterprise'' and her escort group had been reduced to just three vessels—the ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser [[Theodor Logan|SLS ''Theodor Logan'']], the ''Kharkov'' and the ''Enterprise'' itself—while the rest of the 14th Line Squadron fought in higher orbit. Only two DropShips survived to reach the rendevouz with the ''Kharkov'', and as soon as DropShips had docked with the ''Kharkov'' all three vessels made for the nearest LaGrange point at top speed.<ref name="H:LoTV1p79"/> |
As soon as the ''Kharkov'' had jumped out of the Terran system, the ''Enterprise'' and the ''Theodor Logan'' returned to the fight, rendevouzing with an ad hoc attack squadron at the [[Metz Station]] and then leading this squadron on attack against the main concentration of [[Rim Worlds Republic]] vessels, which were located over Eastern Europe at the time. The Republican forces on the ground had also seized three ground based space defense weapons, and as the SLDF engaged in a sixteen hour battle that saw every Republican ship in orbit destroyed, the ground defenses added their fire to that of the Republican navy. The ''Enterprise'' was destroyed during this battle, having taken significant damage from the ground-based defenses; the ''Theodor Logan'', last of the ''Enterprise's'' group, was one of six SLDF vessels to survive the battle and withdraw back to the Metz for the final day of the struggle for control of Terra.<ref name="H:LoTV1p79"/> | As soon as the ''Kharkov'' had jumped out of the Terran system, the ''Enterprise'' and the ''Theodor Logan'' returned to the fight, rendevouzing with an ad hoc attack squadron at the [[Metz Station]] and then leading this squadron on attack against the main concentration of [[Rim Worlds Republic]] vessels, which were located over Eastern Europe at the time. The Republican forces on the ground had also seized three ground based space defense weapons, and as the SLDF engaged in a sixteen hour battle that saw every Republican ship in orbit destroyed, the ground defenses added their fire to that of the Republican navy. The ''Enterprise'' was destroyed during this battle, having taken significant damage from the ground-based defenses; the ''Theodor Logan'', last of the ''Enterprise's'' group, was one of six SLDF vessels to survive the battle and withdraw back to the Metz for the final day of the struggle for control of Terra.<ref name="H:LoTV1p79"/> | ||
| − | Carrying away the Director of the JAG Command, [[General]] [[Sergey Araujo]], and General [[Kim Hyong Suk]], Director of the Rep-Dep Command, the ''Kharkov'' made | + | Carrying away the Director of the JAG Command, [[General]] [[Sergey Araujo]], and General [[Kim Hyong Suk]], Director of the Rep-Dep Command, the ''Kharkov'' made its way to one of the many SLDF relay points scattered around the uninhabited systems within the boundaries of the Terran Hegemony. Arriving at what would subsequently be known as [[Freedom Station]] towards the end of January, the ''Kharkov'' joined what became known as the "Secret Fleet", operating under the auspices of the two High Command officers rescued from Terra as well as other notable officers such as [[Admiral]] [[Vincenzo McTiernan]], Deputy Director of the Naval Command, and a handful of [[Rear Admiral]]s and senior captains.<ref name="H:LoTV1p89">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 89, "The Secret Fleet"</ref> |
One of the forty or so ''Sovetskii Soyuz''-class vessels to survive the Hegemony campaign, the SLS ''Kharkov'' joined [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the Exodus.<ref name="TRO:3057p152">''Technical Readout: 3057'', p. 152, "Sovetskii Soyuz (Heavy Cruiser)"</ref> | One of the forty or so ''Sovetskii Soyuz''-class vessels to survive the Hegemony campaign, the SLS ''Kharkov'' joined [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the Exodus.<ref name="TRO:3057p152">''Technical Readout: 3057'', p. 152, "Sovetskii Soyuz (Heavy Cruiser)"</ref> | ||
===The Clans=== | ===The Clans=== | ||
| − | The ''Kharkov'' would be incorporated into the [[Clan Wolf]] [[Clan Wolf Touman|''touman'']] after the rise of the [[Clans]], who took the ''Kharkov'' as their flagship and renamed it the '''''Dire Wolf'''''.<ref name="TRO:3057p152"/> | + | The ''Kharkov'' would be incorporated into the [[Clan Wolf]] [[Clan Wolf Touman|''touman'']] after the rise of the [[Clans]], who took the ''Kharkov'' as their flagship and renamed it the '''''Dire Wolf'''''.<ref name="TRO:3057p152"/> Listed among their [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Alpha Galaxy]]'s Trinary Clan Command,<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 76</ref><ref name=WC74/> it was one of only two Clan Wolf WarShips to be on active duty in the [[Inner Sphere]] during the initial [[Clan Invasion]], a result of the preference for bidding away WarShips during campaigns.<ref name="FM:CCp139">''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 139, "Naval Assets"</ref> |
| − | The ''Dire Wolf'' was the ship that [[ilKhan]] [[Leo Showers]] was aboard when he was killed by [[Tyra Miraborg]]'s suicide attack in [[3051]].<ref name=BoKO-323>''Blood of Keresnky Omnibus - Epub", pp. 323-329 "Lethal Heritage Chapter Forty"</ref> | + | The ''Dire Wolf'' was the ship that [[ilKhan]] [[Leo Showers]] was aboard when he was killed by [[Tyra Miraborg]]'s suicide attack in the [[Battle of Radstadt]] in [[3051]].<ref name=BoKO-323>''Blood of Keresnky Omnibus - Epub", pp. 323-329 "Lethal Heritage Chapter Forty"</ref> |
| − | + | After the [[Refusal War]], the ''Dire Wolf'' was not among the [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] forces. Instead, it was assigned to the Clan command keshik of the short lived [[Clan Jade Wolf]]<ref>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 44</ref> which reformed as the new Clan Wolf. | |
| − | + | The CWS ''Dire Wolf'' was still in service with Clan Wolf in [[3059]] and throughout the next decade<ref name="FM:Up52">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 52, "Naval Assets"</ref> and was one of the Clan Wolf ships known to have survived the [[Jihad]].<ref name="FR:Cp21">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 21, Fleet Assets"</ref> | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Falcon and the Wolf]]'' | * ''[[The Falcon and the Wolf]]'' | ||
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[[Category: Individual WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual WarShips]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Heavy Cruisers]] | [[Category: Individual Heavy Cruisers]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShips]] | ||
Revision as of 06:10, 6 July 2014
- This article is about the Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShip. For the OmniMech, see Dire Wolf (Daishi).
| Dire Wolf | |
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| Vessel Profile | |
| Previous names | Kharkov |
| Type | WarShip |
| Class | Sovetskii Soyuz |
A Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShip, the Dire Wolf (formerly the SLS Kharkov) is the flagship of Clan Wolf. The ship was modified at some point prior to 3050 to feature a sixth docking hardpoints in addition to the usual five.[1]
History
The Star League
The Sovetskii Soyuz-class heavy cruiser SLS Kharkov was the one of the ships serving within the 14th Line Squadron of the SLDF navy, also known as the High Command squadron, and a part of the First Fleet under the overall command of the fleet flagship, the SLS Enterprise, in 2765.[2] The Enterprise and the High Command squadron typically spent most of their time above Terra or deployed within the borders of the Terran Hegemony.[3]
During Stefan Amaris' coup on Terra in late December 2766 the Enterprise and its squadron were responsible for destroying the Rim Worlds Republic flagship, the RWS Stefan Amaris, along with numerous other Republican WarShips, as well as covering the evacuation of the surviving SLDF High Command staff from Terra before being destroyed by surface to orbit fire from defences on Terra under the control of the Republican forces. The Karkhov was a part of the group of ships from the High Command squadron designated as escorts for the Enterprise, and fought alongside the flagship throughout the battle.[2]
By the time the High Command decided to evacuate from the Citadel on Terra, it was already 1910 TST; the evacuation then ran late, with the emergency DropShips not launching from the Citadel until 2000 TST, by which point the Enterprise and her escort group had been reduced to just three vessels—the Black Lion-class battlecruiser SLS Theodor Logan, the Kharkov and the Enterprise itself—while the rest of the 14th Line Squadron fought in higher orbit. Only two DropShips survived to reach the rendevouz with the Kharkov, and as soon as DropShips had docked with the Kharkov all three vessels made for the nearest LaGrange point at top speed.[2]
As soon as the Kharkov had jumped out of the Terran system, the Enterprise and the Theodor Logan returned to the fight, rendevouzing with an ad hoc attack squadron at the Metz Station and then leading this squadron on attack against the main concentration of Rim Worlds Republic vessels, which were located over Eastern Europe at the time. The Republican forces on the ground had also seized three ground based space defense weapons, and as the SLDF engaged in a sixteen hour battle that saw every Republican ship in orbit destroyed, the ground defenses added their fire to that of the Republican navy. The Enterprise was destroyed during this battle, having taken significant damage from the ground-based defenses; the Theodor Logan, last of the Enterprise's group, was one of six SLDF vessels to survive the battle and withdraw back to the Metz for the final day of the struggle for control of Terra.[2]
Carrying away the Director of the JAG Command, General Sergey Araujo, and General Kim Hyong Suk, Director of the Rep-Dep Command, the Kharkov made its way to one of the many SLDF relay points scattered around the uninhabited systems within the boundaries of the Terran Hegemony. Arriving at what would subsequently be known as Freedom Station towards the end of January, the Kharkov joined what became known as the "Secret Fleet", operating under the auspices of the two High Command officers rescued from Terra as well as other notable officers such as Admiral Vincenzo McTiernan, Deputy Director of the Naval Command, and a handful of Rear Admirals and senior captains.[4]
One of the forty or so Sovetskii Soyuz-class vessels to survive the Hegemony campaign, the SLS Kharkov joined General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus.[5]
The Clans
The Kharkov would be incorporated into the Clan Wolf touman after the rise of the Clans, who took the Kharkov as their flagship and renamed it the Dire Wolf.[5] Listed among their Alpha Galaxy's Trinary Clan Command,[6][1] it was one of only two Clan Wolf WarShips to be on active duty in the Inner Sphere during the initial Clan Invasion, a result of the preference for bidding away WarShips during campaigns.[7]
The Dire Wolf was the ship that ilKhan Leo Showers was aboard when he was killed by Tyra Miraborg's suicide attack in the Battle of Radstadt in 3051.[8]
After the Refusal War, the Dire Wolf was not among the Clan Wolf-in-Exile forces. Instead, it was assigned to the Clan command keshik of the short lived Clan Jade Wolf[9] which reformed as the new Clan Wolf.
The CWS Dire Wolf was still in service with Clan Wolf in 3059 and throughout the next decade[10] and was one of the Clan Wolf ships known to have survived the Jihad.[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 74 (Alpha Galaxy Support Vessels)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 79, "Struggle For The Terran System"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 46, "First Fleet"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 89, "The Secret Fleet"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Technical Readout: 3057, p. 152, "Sovetskii Soyuz (Heavy Cruiser)"
- ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 76
- ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 139, "Naval Assets"
- ↑ Blood of Keresnky Omnibus - Epub", pp. 323-329 "Lethal Heritage Chapter Forty"
- ↑ The Falcon and the Wolf, p. 44
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 52, "Naval Assets"
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 21, Fleet Assets"