Raven Alliance Naval Forces
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Clan Snow Raven operated under a "two Clan system" for many years. This ensured they could fight any mass naval engagements from two Clans simultaneously with a reasonable chance of victory, and maintain a space-bound fighting force twice as large as any other Clan. It was not until 3059 and the Absorption of Clan Burrock that the Star Adders were able to challenge the Snow Raven hegemony in space. The Ravens continued to monopolize construction and maintenance, though, primarily thanks to the expansive Snow Raven Yards at Lum.[1]
They routinely contracted their services to other Clans in exchange for resources, notably the Ghost Bears and the Leviathan project,[2][3] and the contract with the Jade Falcons in the beginning stages of Operation REVIVAL, eventually falling out of practice in 3055[4]. This practice was coming to an end with the fall of Huntress in 3060 and the rise in inter-Clan hostility that followed.
By 3085 and the founding of the Raven Alliance, the Snow Ravens maintained one of three sites in the Inner Sphere capable of building and maintaining JumpShips and WarShips at Quatre Belle.[5] The loss of so many civilian vessels in the Jihad ensured that most of any output would go towards non-military uses, though the sites would continue to expand as able.[6][7][8]
After the Jihad ended, Clan Snow Raven's fleet was reduced to approximately twenty WarShips. These WarShips were observed in the Outworlds Alliance. In addition, observers reported approximately half of the Clan's ground and aerospace forces were also in the Alliance, [9][10] a situation that led to friction as the Ravens took over protection of the Periphery nation.[11]
3061-3067
- Snow Raven, Nightlord-class Battleship – Lost at Clan kurultai at Dante, 3071[12]
- Scavenger, Volga-class Transport
- Wild Swan, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser
- Lord Death, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser
- Blue Quest, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser – Destroyed as a part of Operation SCOUR, above Terra 3078[13]
- James McKenna, McKenna-class Battleship – Lost above Ramora to Word of Blake subterfuge, 3069[14][15]
- Blizzard, Cameron-class Battle Cruiser – Lost above Ramora to subterfuge, 3069[14][15]
- White Cloud, Sovetskii Soyuz-class Heavy Cruiser – Destroyed by the Draconis Combine, 3067, while docked to Kazanka recharge station[16]
- White Terror, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser – Lost above Ramora to subterfuge, 3069[14][15]
- Spur, Lola III-class Destroyer – Lost above Ramora to subterfuge, 3069[14][15]
- Mountbatten, Texas-class Battleship – Destroyed during Trial of Annihilation after infestation of the Curse of Galedon found onboard[17]
- Kerensky's Hope, Cameron-class Battle Cruiser
- Ark Royal, Conqueror-class Battle Cruiser
- Storm Crow, Sovetskii Soyuz-class Heavy Cruiser – disabled and left drifting during Galedon Trial of Annihilation - later recovered and returned to service[17]
- Nestling, Carrack-class Transport – Destroyed during Galedon Trial of Annihilation [17]
- Conqueror, Conqueror-class Battle Cruiser
- Snowflake, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser – Adrift after the loss of Lum, 3070 [18][19] - Later salvaged by Clan Diamond Shark [20]
- Black Justice, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser– Destroyed against the Lum atmosphere after failed ramming attack against the CSV Perigard Zalman, 3070[18][19]
- Magpie, Congress-class Frigate
- William Adams, Whirlwind-class Destroyer
- Avalanche, Sovetskii Soyuz-class Heavy Cruiser – Destroyed above Lum in 3068 by Clan Star Adder[19][21]
- Morning Violence, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser – Lost above Lum against Clan Star Adder, 3068[19][21]
- Scabbard, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser – Lost during the Jihad against the Word of Blake, combined Clan Ghost Bear-Snow Raven task force above Dyev, 3076[22]
- Bloody Talon, Lola III-class Destroyer – Lost above Lum against Clan Star Adder, 3068[19][21]
- Eden Rose, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser
- Bonaventure, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser
- Eternity, Essex-class Destroyer – Destroyed abandoning Lum to Clan Steel Viper, 3070 [18][19]
- Huninn, Vincent Mk. 42-class Corvette - Lost at New Earth, part of the Jihad's Operation SCOUR, 3078[23][24]
Lum Reserve
- Corvidae, York-class Destroyer - Destroyed as a part of Operation SCOUR, Terra 3078[13]
- Drake, Whirlwind-class Destroyer
- Ice Storm, Cameron-class Battle Cruiser
- Blue Lancer, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser – Destroyed at the loss of Lum, 3070[18][19]
- Vision of Terra, Lola IIIclass Destroyer – Destroyed at the loss of Lum, 3070 [18][19]
- Venture Star, Carrack-class Transport – Destroyed after returning to Lum in vengeance, 3070 [18]
note: Field Manual: Warden Clans and Field Manual: Updates mention that this star includes a ship called the Cold Hunter [26][27]. This has been officially declared to be an error, and as such has been removed from this page. More information can be found on the Clan Ice Hellion Cold Hunter page. That this error numbers the Snow Raven Fleet at 39, instead of the reported 40-strong fleet is an open issue.
- Rook, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser – Destroyed at the loss of Lum, 3070[18][19]
- Treachery, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser
- Tenacity, Volga-class Transport – Destroyed at the loss of Lum, 3070[18][19]
- Black Beard, Fredasa-class Corvette – Destroyed after returning to Lum in vengeance, 3070 [18]
- Muninn, Vincent Mk. 42-class Corvette
3079-3085
- Ice Storm, (Cameron-class Battle Cruiser)
- Ark Royal (Conqueror-class Battle Cruiser)
- Magpie (Congress-class Frigate)
- Drake (Whirlwind-class Destroyer)
- Muninn (Vincent-class Corvette)
- Conqueror (Conqueror-class Battle Cruiser)
- Kerensky's Hope (Cameron-class Battle Cruiser)
- Storm Crow (Sovetskii Soyuz-class Heavy Cruiser)
- Lord Death (Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser)
- Raven's Nest, Thera-class Carrier - formerly FWLS Sardis and captured at Dieron in 3077[30]
- William Adams (Whirlwind-class Destroyer)
Eden Rose Naval Transport Star
- Eden Rose (Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser)
- Bonaventure (Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser)
- Epimetheus, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser – gained via trade with Clan Goliath Scorpion before 3067[31] - subsequently traded to Clan Diamond Shark in 3091[32][33]
- Treachery (Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser) - traded to Clan Diamond Shark in 3091[32][33]
- Wild Swan (Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser) - traded to Clan Diamond Shark in 3091[32][33]
- Scavenger (Volga-class Transport) - traded to Clan Diamond Shark in 3091[32][33]
3145
Ice Storm Naval Star
- Ice Storm, (Cameron-class Battle Cruiser)
- Ark Royal (Conqueror-class Battle Cruiser)
- Magpie (Congress-class Frigate)
- Drake (Whirlwind-class Destroyer)
- Muninn (Vincent-class Corvette)
Conqueror Naval Star
- Conqueror (Conqueror-class Battle Cruiser)
- Raven's Nest (Thera-class Carrier)
- Kerensky's Hope (Cameron-class Battle Cruiser)
- Storm Crow (Sovetskii Soyuz-class Heavy Cruiser)
- Lord Death (Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser)
- Lynn McKenna, Nightlord-class Battleship – formerly the Terror of the Deep, gained from the Diamond Sharks in 3091[31][32]
- Marshal Ney, Essex-class Destroyer – traded from Clan Diamond Shark, 3091[31][32]
- Mulhacén, Essex-class Destroyer – traded from Clan Diamond Shark, 3091[31][32]
- Kutkh, Fredasa-class Corvette – traded from Clan Diamond Shark, 3091[31][32]
- William Adams (Whirlwind-class Destroyer)
Eden Rose Naval Reserve Star
- Eden Rose (Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser)
- Bonaventure (Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser)
References
- ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 131, "Military Practices"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3067, pp. 222-223, "Leviathan Ship Profile"
- ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 194
- ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 121
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 113: "Clan Industry"
- ↑ Objectives: Clans, p. 16
- ↑ Objectives: Clans, p. 18
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 112: "Clan Snow Raven"
- ↑ Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 167
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 64
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 47: "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 64, "Machinations and Manipulations"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 98, "Terror At Titan"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 46: "The Jihad in Review"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Blake Ascending, p. 210: "Early 3069: The Fog of War"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 65, "Alpha Galaxy (Swift Wing Galaxy)"
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 The Wars of Reaving, p. 43, "Scourging the Plague"
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8 The Wars of Reaving, p. 52-53, "Closing the Net"
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.8 19.9 http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,34533.msg806356.html#msg806356 BattleTech Developer confirms the destruction of the Eternity, Blue Lancer and Tenacity at Lum]
- ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 172-173, "Clan Diamond Shark"
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 The Wars of Reaving, p. 40: "Lamentations and the Raven"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 20: "Autopsy of Dyev"
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 18, "Fleet Assets"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 58, "The Jihad in Review"
- ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 131, "Lum Garrison Fleet"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 65
- ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 132
- ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, pp. 124, 129–134
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 64-65, "Naval Assets"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 68, "Flight of the Raven"
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 Field Report: Clans, p. 18-19, "Fleet Assets"
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 32.5 32.6 32.7 Era Report: 3145, p. 74-76, "Alliance Naval Star"
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 Field Manual: 3145, p. 166, "The Alliance Fleet"
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 18
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 122