Invincible (Individual Tharkad-class WarShip)
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| Invincible | |
|---|---|
| Vessel Profile | |
| Type | WarShip |
| Class | Tharkad |
Combat losses, both in material and crew, whittled away at the number of functional Tharkads until finally only one remained, the LCS Invincible. Following the First Succession War, it was noted as the last major WarShip of the Lyran Commonwealth by the end of 2821.[1] As of 2853 the decreipt vessel had been turned into an orbiting museum years prior because the cost to repair it was deemed unfeasible.[2]
When House Kurita launched a massive assault against Hesperus II in 2853, the desperate Lyran defenders reactivated the museum piece which was stationed near the Tharkad zenith jump point,[3] crewed it with 200 equally ancient crewmembers, and sent it to run the blockade of Hesperus.[2] The Invincible was successful in breaking the DCMS blockade and ended the battles that became known as the sixth, seventh, and eigth battle of Hesperus II.[3][2][4] However, following the battle the Invincible famously disappeared in a misjump halfway back to Tharkad and was thought lost to jump drive failure.[3]
Even the most hopeful could hardly guess the Invincible's final fate.[5][6]
In November of 3067 the member states of the second Star League gathered on the Lyran capital of Tharkad for the Fourth Star League Conference. On 5 December the LCS Invincible reappeared above the icy blue skies of Tharkad, escorted by several other Blakist WarShips. The Word of Blake had found the derelict and returned it to operational capacity. It was intended as a gift to the Star League upon accepting the Word of Blake as a member, to showcase the Word of Blake's determination to bring the fight to the Clans.
When the conference unexpectedly resulted in the dissolution of the Star League, the confused and disappointed Word of Blake force attempted use military threat to make the Star League members reconsider. The situation quickly spun out of control and the Invincible ended up bombarding Tharkad from orbit. The city's very large but decreipt nuclear reactor became a collateral damage and exploded, sowing chaos across the capital. Initial reports claimed the Word of Blake had dropped a nuclear warhead on Tharkad.[5][6] The Invincible stayed in orbit around Tharkad to defend the Blakist ground forces.[7]
In January 3072, Archon Adam Steiner launched an assault that liberated Tharkad.[8] During that battle, the Invincible faced off against the LAS Yggdrasil. The Invincible was boarded and taken by Lyran forces, putting her back in Lyran hands for the first time in over 200 years.[9][10]
The Invincible took part in the liberation of Terra in 3078[11] under the command of Fleet Admiral Johanna Gaines; Devlin Stone issued a broadcast to all of the coalition vessels from the Invincible on the 17th of August that launched the attack on Terra.[12]
References
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), PDF p. 53
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 BattleCorps scenario Tactics of Desperation I
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), PDF pp. 63-64
- ↑ BattleCorps scenario Tactics of Desperation II
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jihad Hot Spots: 3070, p. 143 = Blake Ascending, p. 303
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 288
- ↑ Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad, pp. 8-9, "Taking a Bullet"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 21, "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, pp. 70-71, "Reflections of Hell"
- ↑ Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad, pp. 10-11, "Homecoming"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 95, "Classified: Eyes Only - Top Secret"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 100, "It Is Time"