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Line 8: | class = [[Lola III]] | class = [[Lola III]] | prevclass = | prevclass = − | servicesince = − | serviceuntil = }} }} − The ''[[Lola III]]''-class '''''Ranger''''' was among the four [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] [[WarShip]]s that took part in [[Operation SERPENT]]. + + The ''[[Lola III]]''-class '''''Ranger''''' was among the four [[Com Guard]] [[WarShip]]s that took part in [[Task Force Serpent]]. ==History== ==History== − A former [[Star League Defense Force]] vessel, like many pieces of military hardware of the collapsed [[Star League]], the future ''Ranger'' fell into [[ComStar]] hands in the wake of the [[Operation EXODUS]]. Restored to function and entering active service sometime prior to [[3058]], ''Ranger'' was selected as one of the four WarShips that [[ComStar]] contributed to [[Task Force Serpent]], a strike force sent to the [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] homeworld of [[Huntress]].<ref name=TotC-8>''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 8: "Death of a Clan - Task Force Serpent Composition"</ref> + A former [[Star League Defense Force]] vessel, like many pieces of military hardware of the collapsed [[Star League]], the future ''Ranger'' fell into [[ComStar]] hands in the wake of the [[Operation Exodus]]. Restored to function and entering active service sometime prior to [[3058]], ''Ranger'' was selected as part of ComStar's contribution to Task Force Serpent, one of the four WarShips the [[ComStar Schism|secular Order]] contributed to the [[Inner Sphere]] strike against the [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]'s capital of [[Huntress]].<ref name=TotC-8>''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 8 "Death of a Clan - Task Force Serpent Composition"</ref> − Under the command of [[Precentor]]/[[Captain]] [[Mercia Winslow]], the ''Ranger'' was the first ship to detect and engage [[Clan Ghost Bear]] vessels during the [[Battle of Trafalgar]] in the [[Deep Periphery]].<ref name=TH23>''The Hunters'' ch. 23</ref> ''Ranger'' disabled the ''[[Winter Wind]]'' and suffered moderate damage in battle with the ''[[Shining Claw]]''.<ref name=TH27>''The Hunters'' ch. 27</ref> The damage was repaired in the field, and it continued its mission to Huntress. At the [[Battle of Huntress (3060)|Battle of Huntress]], ''Ranger'' was assigned to protect DropShips carrying ground forces to the planet, and later suffered heavy damage fighting WarShips of Clan Smoke Jaguar forces that arrived as reinforcements. ''Ranger'' ultimately survived the operation and returned home to the Inner Sphere.<ref name=TotC-10>''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 10: "Death of a Clan - Beyond the Periphery"</ref><ref name=TotC-12>''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 12: "Death of a Clan - The Conquest Continues"</ref><ref name=TotC-17>''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 17: "Scenario 1: Trafalgar"</ref> + Under the command of [[Precentor]]/[[Captain]] [[Mercia Winslow]], the ''Ranger'' was the first ship to engage the [[Clan Ghost Bear]] vessels during the the so-called Battle of Trafalgar in the [[Deep Periphery]], suffering moderate damage which could be repaired in the field, allowing it to continue on to Huntress. Assigned to protect the inbound ground forces of Serpent on their initial run to Huntress, the ''Ranger'' would later suffer heavy damage attempting to prevent the WarShips of the Clan Smoke Jaguar forces fleeing [[Operation Bulldog]] from reaching Huntress. Battered but still battle-ready, ''Ranger'' would ultimately survive the brutal fighting around Huntress and would return home to the Inner Sphere. <ref name=TotC-10>''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 10 "Death of a Clan - Beyond the Periphery"</ref> <ref name=TotC-12>''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 12 "Death of a Clan - The Conquest Continues"</ref> <ref name=TotC-17>''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 17 "Scenario 1: Trafalgar"</ref> − After Task Force Serpent was disbanded, ''Ranger'' was assigned to the Com Guard [[2nd Fleet (ComStar)|Second Fleet]], operating from the ComStar fleet base at [[Ross 248]].<ref name="FM:CSp44">''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 44, "The WarShip Fleet"</ref> The CSV ''Ranger'' was still in service with ComStar as of [[3067]],<ref name="FM:Up83">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 83: "ComStar Naval Assets"</ref> but was subsequently reported as being deployed on the abortive [[Case White (event)|Case White]] attack on [[Terra]] in March [[3068]].<ref name="DOTJp89+">''Dawn of the Jihad'', pp. 89, 91: "Case White Underway!"</ref><ref name="DOTJp28">''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 28: "Voice of Blake"</ref> + After the conclusion of Serpent, as of [[3062]] the ''Ranger'' was a part of the Com Guard [[2nd Fleet (ComStar)|Second Fleet]], operating from the ComStar fleet base at [[Ross 248]].<ref name="FM:CSp44">''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 44, "The WarShip Fleet"</ref> The CSV ''Ranger'' was still in service with ComStar as of [[3067]],<ref name="FM:Up83">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 83, "ComStar Naval Assets"</ref> but was subsequently reported as being deployed on the abortive [[Case White]] attack on [[Terra]] in March [[3068]].<ref name="DOTJp89+">''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 89, p. 91, "Case White Underway!"</ref><ref name="DOTJp28">''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 28, "Voice of Blake"</ref> − There is no record of the CSV ''Ranger'' surviving Case White in ComStar service<ref name="M&Mp211">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 211: "The Com Guard: Key Military Commands"</ref> and there is no record of the ''Ranger'' being salvaged by the [[Word of Blake]],<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128: "Word of Blake Naval Assets"</ref> implying that the ''Ranger'' was destroyed during Case White. + There is no record of the CSV ''Ranger'' surviving Case White in ComStar service<ref name="M&Mp211">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 211, "The Com Guard: Key Military Commands"</ref> and there is no record of the ''Ranger'' being salvaged by the [[Word of Blake]]<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Word of Blake Naval Assets"</ref> implying that the ''Ranger'' was destroyed during Case White. − ===Fighter Complement=== + ===Fighter Compliment=== − As of the Battle of Trafalgar, the ''Ranger'''s assigned complement of [[aerospace fighter]]s consisted of: + As of the Battle of Trafalgar, the ''Ranger''s assigned compliment of [[AeroSpace Fighter]] consisted of: *''Might of Valor'' [[Level II|II-Pi]]<ref name=TotC-17/> *''Might of Valor'' [[Level II|II-Pi]]<ref name=TotC-17/> − ::2x TRN-3T ''[[Trident]]'' + ::2 TRN-3T ''[[Trident]]''s − ::4x [[Centurion (Aerospace Fighter class)|''Centurion'']] + ::4 [[Centurion (AeroSpace Fighter)|''Centurion''s]] ==References== ==References== Line 33:
Line 31: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' * ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' − * ''[[The Hunters]]'' (novel) * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' − * ''[[Shadows of War]]'' (novel) − * ''[[Sword and Fire]]'' (novel) * ''[[Twilight of the Clans]]'' * ''[[Twilight of the Clans]]'' − {{div col end}} − [[Category: Individual WarShips]] [[Category: Individual WarShips]] [[Category: Individual Destroyers]] [[Category: Individual Destroyers]] + [[Category: Individual Lola-class WarShips]] [[Category: Individual Lola III-class WarShips]] [[Category: Individual Lola III-class WarShips]]
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| + | The ''[[Lola III]]''-class '''''Ranger''''' was among the four [[Com Guard]] [[WarShip]]s that took part in [[Task Force Serpent]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | A former [[Star League Defense Force]] vessel, like many pieces of military hardware of the collapsed [[Star League]], the future ''Ranger'' fell into [[ComStar]] hands in the wake of the [[Operation | + | A former [[Star League Defense Force]] vessel, like many pieces of military hardware of the collapsed [[Star League]], the future ''Ranger'' fell into [[ComStar]] hands in the wake of the [[Operation Exodus]]. Restored to function and entering active service sometime prior to [[3058]], ''Ranger'' was selected as part of ComStar's contribution to Task Force Serpent, one of the four WarShips the [[ComStar Schism|secular Order]] contributed to the [[Inner Sphere]] strike against the [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]'s capital of [[Huntress]].<ref name=TotC-8>''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 8 "Death of a Clan - Task Force Serpent Composition"</ref> |
| − | Under the command of [[Precentor]]/[[Captain]] [[Mercia Winslow]], the ''Ranger'' was the first ship to | + | Under the command of [[Precentor]]/[[Captain]] [[Mercia Winslow]], the ''Ranger'' was the first ship to engage the [[Clan Ghost Bear]] vessels during the the so-called Battle of Trafalgar in the [[Deep Periphery]], suffering moderate damage which could be repaired in the field, allowing it to continue on to Huntress. Assigned to protect the inbound ground forces of Serpent on their initial run to Huntress, the ''Ranger'' would later suffer heavy damage attempting to prevent the WarShips of the Clan Smoke Jaguar forces fleeing [[Operation Bulldog]] from reaching Huntress. Battered but still battle-ready, ''Ranger'' would ultimately survive the brutal fighting around Huntress and would return home to the Inner Sphere. <ref name=TotC-10>''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 10 "Death of a Clan - Beyond the Periphery"</ref> <ref name=TotC-12>''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 12 "Death of a Clan - The Conquest Continues"</ref> <ref name=TotC-17>''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 17 "Scenario 1: Trafalgar"</ref> |
| − | After | + | After the conclusion of Serpent, as of [[3062]] the ''Ranger'' was a part of the Com Guard [[2nd Fleet (ComStar)|Second Fleet]], operating from the ComStar fleet base at [[Ross 248]].<ref name="FM:CSp44">''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 44, "The WarShip Fleet"</ref> The CSV ''Ranger'' was still in service with ComStar as of [[3067]],<ref name="FM:Up83">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 83, "ComStar Naval Assets"</ref> but was subsequently reported as being deployed on the abortive [[Case White]] attack on [[Terra]] in March [[3068]].<ref name="DOTJp89+">''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 89, p. 91, "Case White Underway!"</ref><ref name="DOTJp28">''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 28, "Voice of Blake"</ref> |
| − | There is no record of the CSV ''Ranger'' surviving Case White in ComStar service<ref name="M&Mp211">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 211 | + | There is no record of the CSV ''Ranger'' surviving Case White in ComStar service<ref name="M&Mp211">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 211, "The Com Guard: Key Military Commands"</ref> and there is no record of the ''Ranger'' being salvaged by the [[Word of Blake]]<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Word of Blake Naval Assets"</ref> implying that the ''Ranger'' was destroyed during Case White. |
| − | ===Fighter | + | ===Fighter Compliment=== |
| − | As of the Battle of Trafalgar, the ''Ranger | + | As of the Battle of Trafalgar, the ''Ranger''s assigned compliment of [[AeroSpace Fighter]] consisted of: |
*''Might of Valor'' [[Level II|II-Pi]]<ref name=TotC-17/> | *''Might of Valor'' [[Level II|II-Pi]]<ref name=TotC-17/> | ||
| − | :: | + | ::2 TRN-3T ''[[Trident]]''s |
| − | :: | + | ::4 [[Centurion (AeroSpace Fighter)|''Centurion''s]] |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' | * ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Twilight of the Clans]]'' | * ''[[Twilight of the Clans]]'' | ||
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[[Category: Individual WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual WarShips]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Destroyers]] | [[Category: Individual Destroyers]] | ||
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[[Category: Individual Lola III-class WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual Lola III-class WarShips]] | ||