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	The remaining three ships of the Ice Storm Star were assigned to [[Task Force CRONUS]] during the planning for the assault on [[Terra]] itself and were joined by the ''[[Conqueror]]''-class carrier [[Ark Royal (Individual Conqueror-class WarShip)|CSR ''Ark Royal'']]; CRONUS was a predominantly-Clan naval force consisting of fourteen assorted WarShips<ref name="JHS:Tp95">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 95: "Classified: Eyes Only - Top Secret"</ref> under the overall command of Admiral [[Alex Douglas]], and was charged with the neutralization of the Blakists' [[Titan Yards]]. While viewed by many as a relatively easy precursor for the heavy fighting to come, Titan was the seat of the Word's WarShip and aerospace production and maintenance facilities in the Terran system, and was equipped with a fully functional [[Caspar II]] Drone network and a number of the deadly [["Dragon's Breath" Multiple Capital Missile Launch System]]s.<ref name=JHST-97/>		The remaining three ships of the Ice Storm Star were assigned to [[Task Force CRONUS]] during the planning for the assault on [[Terra]] itself and were joined by the ''[[Conqueror]]''-class carrier [[Ark Royal (Individual Conqueror-class WarShip)|CSR ''Ark Royal'']]; CRONUS was a predominantly-Clan naval force consisting of fourteen assorted WarShips<ref name="JHS:Tp95">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 95: "Classified: Eyes Only - Top Secret"</ref> under the overall command of Admiral [[Alex Douglas]], and was charged with the neutralization of the Blakists' [[Titan Yards]]. While viewed by many as a relatively easy precursor for the heavy fighting to come, Titan was the seat of the Word's WarShip and aerospace production and maintenance facilities in the Terran system, and was equipped with a fully functional [[Caspar II]] Drone network and a number of the deadly [["Dragon's Breath" Multiple Capital Missile Launch System]]s.<ref name=JHST-97/>
−	Jumping into a Pirate Point near the yards, with the Lyran and [[Draconis Combine]] WarShips serving as reserve command ships and the Clan forces split into two naval "[[Star]]s", one consisting of the Ghost Bears and Ravens, the other the Jade Falcons and Wolves, the Coalition forces came under attack almost immediately. Initially facing waves of manned and drone [[aerospace fighter]]s and long-range missile attacks, the Coalition ships soon came under fire from a horde of manned and drone Pocket WarShips, as well as the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Deathblow|WoBS ''Deathblow'']], the ''[[Dante (WarShip class)|Dante]]''-class frigate [[Narbonne|WoBS ''Narbonne'']] and the ''[[Suffren]]''-class destroyer [[Manchester|WoBS ''Manchester'']] - three [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] WarShips salvaged by the Blakists from unsuccessful [[Case White (event)|Case WHITE]] attack on Terra.<ref name=JHST-97/>	+	Jumping into a Pirate Point near the yards, with the Lyran and [[Draconis Combine]] WarShips serving as reserve command ships and the Clan forces split into two naval "[[Star]]s", one consisting of the Ghost Bears and Ravens, the other the Jade Falcons and Wolves, the Coalition forces came under attack almost immediately. Initially facing waves of manned and drone [[aerospace fighter]]s and long-range missile attacks, the Coalition ships soon came under fire from a horde of manned and drone Pocket WarShips, as well as the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Deathblow|WoBS ''Deathblow'']], the ''[[Dante (WarShip)|Dante]]''-class frigate [[Narbonne|WoBS ''Narbonne'']] and the ''[[Suffren]]''-class destroyer [[Manchester|WoBS ''Manchester'']] - three [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] WarShips salvaged by the Blakists from unsuccessful [[Case White (event)|Case WHITE]] attack on Terra.<ref name=JHST-97/>
	The ''Blue Quest'' and the ''Congress''-class [[Green Lantern|CJF ''Green Lantern'']] were destroyed during the height of the initial Caspar drone assault, but the Coalition forces were able to steadily advance on the shipyard's facilities, with the ''[[Tatsumaki]]''-class destroyer [[The Lair of Mighty Wyrms|DCS ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'']] and the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] ''[[Leviathan II]]''-class battleship [[Great Bear|CGB ''Great Bear'']] able to get their fighters within striking distance of the main Aerospace docks. Unfortunately, what appeared to be the crippled remains of an ore processing facility was in fact the Blakists' attempt to take their Q-Ship concept to the next level, with a "Dragon's Breath" multi-missile station unleashing multiple waves of nuclear-tipped and ECM-equipped [[Killer Whale#Variants|Peacemaker]] missiles at virtually point-blank range, overwhelming and destroying the mighty ''Great Bear'' in moments. With the Coalition continuing its assault, the ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Hawker (Individual Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShip)|CJF ''Hawker'']] fell prey to another hidden station, while the ''Corvidae'' and the ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser [[Stealthy Kill|CWS ''Stealthy Kill'']] succumbed to continued Caspar drone group attacks.<ref name=JHST-97/><ref name="JHS:Tp97">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 97: "Highest Honor"</ref>		The ''Blue Quest'' and the ''Congress''-class [[Green Lantern|CJF ''Green Lantern'']] were destroyed during the height of the initial Caspar drone assault, but the Coalition forces were able to steadily advance on the shipyard's facilities, with the ''[[Tatsumaki]]''-class destroyer [[The Lair of Mighty Wyrms|DCS ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'']] and the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] ''[[Leviathan II]]''-class battleship [[Great Bear|CGB ''Great Bear'']] able to get their fighters within striking distance of the main Aerospace docks. Unfortunately, what appeared to be the crippled remains of an ore processing facility was in fact the Blakists' attempt to take their Q-Ship concept to the next level, with a "Dragon's Breath" multi-missile station unleashing multiple waves of nuclear-tipped and ECM-equipped [[Killer Whale#Variants|Peacemaker]] missiles at virtually point-blank range, overwhelming and destroying the mighty ''Great Bear'' in moments. With the Coalition continuing its assault, the ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Hawker (Individual Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShip)|CJF ''Hawker'']] fell prey to another hidden station, while the ''Corvidae'' and the ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser [[Stealthy Kill|CWS ''Stealthy Kill'']] succumbed to continued Caspar drone group attacks.<ref name=JHST-97/><ref name="JHS:Tp97">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 97: "Highest Honor"</ref>

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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[Image:Galaxy Alpha (Clan Snow Raven) logo.png|191px|Insignia of Alpha Galaxy (Clan Snow Raven)]] | Designation = Ice Storm Star | Formed = [[3076]] | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = | Affiliation = [[Clan Snow Raven]] | Parent Command = [[Clan Snow Raven Touman|Clan Snow Raven ''touman'']] | Sub-Command = }} ==History== ===Formation=== The '''Ice Storm Star''' was formed by [[Clan Snow Raven]] in or around [[3076]] in the [[Outworlds Alliance]] following the exile of the [[Clan]] from the [[Clan Homeworlds]] during the [[Wars of Reaving]]. Soon after the formation of the Ice Storm Star the Snow Ravens responded to a request from [[Clan Ghost Bear]] to provide forces to the allied coalition assembled by [[Devlin Stone]] to battle the forces of the [[Word of Blake]] and participate in the campaign to liberate the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]], codenamed [[Operation SCOUR]].<ref name="JHS:3076p87+"/> The Ice Storm Star was first formed of five [[WarShip]]s: the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruisers [[Blue Quest|CSR ''Blue Quest'']] and [[Scabbard|CSR ''Scabbard'']], the ''[[York (WarShip class)|York]]''-class destroyer [[Corvidae|CSR ''Corvidae'']], the ''[[Whirlwind]]''-class destroyer [[William Adams (Individual Whirlwind-class WarShip)|CSR ''William Adams'']] and the ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent Mk. 42]]''-class corvette [[Huninn|CSR ''Huninn'']].<ref name="FR:Cp18">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 18: "Fleet Assets"</ref> ===Operation SCOUR=== ====Dyev==== The combined Ghost Bear and Snow Raven task force which had agreed to support the allied coalition struck at a number of [[Word of Blake|Blakist]] worlds on the 21st of July 3076; [[Dyev]] was one of the worlds targeted by the Clan forces, along with the nearby worlds of [[Kervil]], [[Ko]], [[Lambrecht]], [[Moore]] and [[Sabik]].<ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> What distinguished Dyev from the other campaigns was that in mid-December 3076 the Word of Blake launched a counteroffensive to try and recapture the planet, with the Blakist ground troops receiving support from a number of WarShips and [[Pocket WarShip]]s.<ref name="J:FRp56"/><ref name="JHS:Tp23">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 23: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="JHS:Tp18">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 18: "A Time Of Cleansing"</ref> However, the Blakist WarShips took on three Clan WarShips:<ref name="JHS:Tp20">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 20: "Autopsy Of Dyev"</ref> the ''[[Leviathan II]]''-class battleship [[Rasalhague (Individual Leviathan-class WarShip)|CGB ''Rasalhague'']], the ''[[Nightlord]]''-class battleship [[Ursa Major|CGB ''Ursa Major'']] and the ''Scabbard''. As the Blakist WarShips and their accompanying [[Pocket WarShip]]s and Assault [[DropShip]]s engaged the Clan WarShips, a second Blakist force arrived and delivered multiple troop DropShips onto Dyev, with two-thirds of the troops surviving and dispersing to avoid orbital bombardment from the Clan ships. Despite the successful insertion of the Blakist ground forces the Clan WarShips took a heavy toll on the Blakist WarShips; while the ''Scabbard'' was destroyed and the ''Ursa Major'' was heavily damaged, the Blakists lost three WarShips: the ''Whirlwind''-class ''[[Fire Fang]]'', the ''Aegis''-class [[Righteous Fury (Individual Aegis-class WarShip)|WoBS ''Righteous Fury'']] and the ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate [[Hollings York (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|WoBS ''Hollings York'']].<ref name="JHS:3076p87+">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 87–88: "Dyev Hit By Blakist Counterattack!"</ref><ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128: "Captured Ships"</ref> ====New Earth==== The ''Huninn'' was lost during the battle for [[New Earth]], where a contingent of roughly four [[Galaxy|Galaxies]] of mixed Clan forces drawn from the [[Lyran Alliance]] front of the Operation struck on the 8th of February [[3078]], meeting heavy resistance.<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The initial attack was rebuffed, with the Clan forces having retreated by mid-February; while the media reported that the [[SDS]] in the New Earth system had been destroyed or at least heavily damaged, it also reported that up to four Clan WarShips had been destroyed, and that the Clan forces had been forced to retreat due to the presence of not just the anticipated [[Word of Blake Protectorate Militia|Protectorate Militia Divisions]] and [[Word of Blake Militia|Blakist Militia Division]], but also at least one [[Shadow Division]]. There were also unsubstantiated rumors that the forces from the Ghost Bears, [[Clan Jade Falcon]] and [[Clan Wolf]] had arrived at different times, with the Ghost Bears arriving early, and that the Clan forces had then failed to work together.<ref name="JHS:Tp66">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 66: "Failed Gambit?"</ref> One of the destroyed WarShips was subsequently identified as the ''Aegis''-class [[Frost Falcon|CJF ''Frost Falcon'']];<ref name="FR:Cp15">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 15: "Fleet Assets"</ref> another was the ''[[Volga]]''-class transport [[Ursine Boatman|CGB ''Ursine Boatman'']],<ref name="FR:Cp11">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 11: "Fleet Assets"</ref> and the third was the ''Huninn''.<ref name=FR:Cp18">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 18: "Fleet Assets"</ref> ====Titan==== The remaining three ships of the Ice Storm Star were assigned to [[Task Force CRONUS]] during the planning for the assault on [[Terra]] itself and were joined by the ''[[Conqueror]]''-class carrier [[Ark Royal (Individual Conqueror-class WarShip)|CSR ''Ark Royal'']]; CRONUS was a predominantly-Clan naval force consisting of fourteen assorted WarShips<ref name="JHS:Tp95">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 95: "Classified: Eyes Only - Top Secret"</ref> under the overall command of Admiral [[Alex Douglas]], and was charged with the neutralization of the Blakists' [[Titan Yards]]. While viewed by many as a relatively easy precursor for the heavy fighting to come, Titan was the seat of the Word's WarShip and aerospace production and maintenance facilities in the Terran system, and was equipped with a fully functional [[Caspar II]] Drone network and a number of the deadly [["Dragon's Breath" Multiple Capital Missile Launch System]]s.<ref name=JHST-97/> Jumping into a Pirate Point near the yards, with the Lyran and [[Draconis Combine]] WarShips serving as reserve command ships and the Clan forces split into two naval "[[Star]]s", one consisting of the Ghost Bears and Ravens, the other the Jade Falcons and Wolves, the Coalition forces came under attack almost immediately. Initially facing waves of manned and drone [[aerospace fighter]]s and long-range missile attacks, the Coalition ships soon came under fire from a horde of manned and drone Pocket WarShips, as well as the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Deathblow|WoBS ''Deathblow'']], the ''[[Dante (WarShip)|Dante]]''-class frigate [[Narbonne|WoBS ''Narbonne'']] and the ''[[Suffren]]''-class destroyer [[Manchester|WoBS ''Manchester'']] - three [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] WarShips salvaged by the Blakists from unsuccessful [[Case White (event)|Case WHITE]] attack on Terra.<ref name=JHST-97/> The ''Blue Quest'' and the ''Congress''-class [[Green Lantern|CJF ''Green Lantern'']] were destroyed during the height of the initial Caspar drone assault, but the Coalition forces were able to steadily advance on the shipyard's facilities, with the ''[[Tatsumaki]]''-class destroyer [[The Lair of Mighty Wyrms|DCS ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'']] and the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] ''[[Leviathan II]]''-class battleship [[Great Bear|CGB ''Great Bear'']] able to get their fighters within striking distance of the main Aerospace docks. Unfortunately, what appeared to be the crippled remains of an ore processing facility was in fact the Blakists' attempt to take their Q-Ship concept to the next level, with a "Dragon's Breath" multi-missile station unleashing multiple waves of nuclear-tipped and ECM-equipped [[Killer Whale#Variants|Peacemaker]] missiles at virtually point-blank range, overwhelming and destroying the mighty ''Great Bear'' in moments. With the Coalition continuing its assault, the ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Hawker (Individual Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShip)|CJF ''Hawker'']] fell prey to another hidden station, while the ''Corvidae'' and the ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser [[Stealthy Kill|CWS ''Stealthy Kill'']] succumbed to continued Caspar drone group attacks.<ref name=JHST-97/><ref name="JHS:Tp97">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 97: "Highest Honor"</ref> Whilst ultimately successful and providing valuable experience for the assault around Terra, Task Force CRONUS paid a heavy price. The battle for the Titan yards lasted a little over four hours and at least half a dozen ships were destroyed with the survivors all having suffered heavy damage. Hopes were totally dashed that ships of the CRONUS task force would be able to assist those of [[Task Force EARTHBOUND]] for the assault on Terra.<ref name=JHST-97>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 97–99</ref> ===Rebuilding=== The reconstituted Ice Storm Star was back in service by [[3079]] and led by the namesake battlecruiser, the [[Cameron (WarShip class)|''Cameron'']]-class [[Ice Storm (Individual Cameron-class WarShip)|CSR ''Ice Storm]], accompanied by the ''Ark Royal'', the ''Congress''-class [[Magpie|CSR ''Magpie'']], the ''Whirlwind''-class [[Drake (Individual Whirlwind-class WarShip)|CSR ''Drake'']] and the ''Vincent Mk. 42''-class [[Muninn|CSR ''Muninn'']]. By this point, the Ice Storm Star was one of just three naval Stars left in service with the Snow Ravens, the other two being the [[Conqueror Naval Star (Clan Snow Raven)|Conqueror Naval Star]] and the [[Eden Rose Naval Transport Star (Clan Snow Raven)|Eden Rose Naval Transport Star]].<ref name="FR:Cp18"/> As of [[3145]] the Ice Storm Star remained in the same composition,<ref name=FM3145>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 166</ref> organized as part of [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Snow Raven)]] and under the command of one [[Star Admiral]] [[Iqbal Lankenau]], with [[Kirbyville]] as their nominal homeworld.<ref name=FM3145p173>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 173</ref> ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command |- | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Ice Storm Star''' |- | [[saKhan of Clan Snow Raven|saKhan]]||[[Thorsten Magnus]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p128>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 128: "Clan Military Forces"</ref> |- | [[Star Admiral]]||[[Iqbal Lankenau]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM3145p173/> |- |} ==Tactics== Unknown. ==Composition History== ===3076=== * ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruisers [[Blue Quest|CSR ''Blue Quest'']] and [[Scabbard|CSR ''Scabbard'']]<ref name="FR:Cp18"/> * ''[[York (WarShip class)|York]]''-class destroyer [[Corvidae|CSR ''Corvidae'']]<ref name="FR:Cp18"/> * ''[[Whirlwind]]''-class destroyer [[William Adams (Individual Whirlwind-class WarShip)|CSR ''William Adams'']]<ref name="FR:Cp18"/> * ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent Mk. 42]]''-class corvette [[Huninn|CSR ''Huninn'']]<ref name="FR:Cp18"/> ===3079=== * [[Cameron (WarShip class)|''Cameron'']]-class battlecruiser [[Ice Storm (Individual Cameron-class WarShip)|CSR ''Ice Storm]]<ref name="FR:Cp18"/> * ''[[Conqueror]]''-class carrier [[Ark Royal (Individual Conqueror-class WarShip)|''Ark Royal'']]<ref name="FR:Cp18"/> * ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate [[Magpie|CSR ''Magpie'']]<ref name="FR:Cp18"/> * ''Whirlwind''-class [[Drake (Individual Whirlwind-class WarShip)|CSR ''Drake'']]<ref name="FR:Cp18"/> * ''Vincent Mk. 42''-class [[Muninn|CSR ''Muninn]]''<ref name="FR:Cp18"/> ===3085=== * ''Cameron''-class battlecruiser CSR ''Ice Storm''<ref name=FM3085p122>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 122: "The Alliance Fleet"</ref> * ''Conqueror''-class carrier CSR ''Ark Royal''<ref name=FM3085p122/> * ''Congress''-class frigate CSR ''Magpie''<ref name=FM3085p122/> * ''Whirlwind''-class destroyer CSR ''Drake''<ref name=FM3085p122/> * ''Vincent Mk. 42''-class corvette CSR ''Muninn''<ref name=FM3085p122/> ===3145=== (as 3085)<ref name=FM3145/> ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' [[Category:Clan Snow Raven Commands|Ice Storm Star]] [[Category:Raven Alliance Commands|Ice Storm Star]]

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