Editing Rex (Individual Lola III-class WarShip)
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone.
Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision
Your text
Line 1:
Line 1: − {{Otheruses|the destroyer|other uses|Rex}} + {{infoBoxIndividualVessel − − {{infoBoxIndividualSpacecraft | image = | image = | vesselname = Rex | vesselname = Rex Line 8:
Line 6: | class = [[Lola III]] | class = [[Lola III]] | prevclass = | prevclass = − | servicesince = − | serviceuntil = [[2767]]<ref name="TSLp86">''The Star League'', p. 86: "Admiral Braso's Last Transmission"</ref> }} }} − The SLS '''''Rex''''' was a ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer serving in the [[Star League Defense Force]] navy. − ==History== ==History== ===The Star League=== ===The Star League=== − When [[Stefan Amaris]] launched his coup in [[2766]], the ''Rex'' was one of four ''Lola III''-class destroyers within the [[568th Armed Transport Flotilla]] under the overall command of [[Admiral]] [[Amanda Braso]]. The ''Rex'' was one of eight [[WarShip]]s within the flotilla; in addition to the other three ''Lola IIIs'' the 568th also contained a ''[[Potemkin]]''-class cruiser, two ''[[Aegis (WarShip class)|Aegis]]''-class heavy cruisers, the [[Immortal Spirit|SLS ''E. Presley'']] and the [[Huston|SLS ''Huston'']], and the lead ship of the flotilla, Admiral Braso's ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser. The remainder of the flotilla was made up of twenty assorted transport vessels and an undisclosed number of support craft. When the bulk of the SLDF learned of the coup, one division, the [[Thirty-fourth Royal BattleMech Division]], was strongly associated with the world of [[Epsilon Indi]] and was determined to launch an unsanctioned attack to reclaim the Hegemony world. The 568th acted to support the forces of the Thirty-Fourth.<ref name="TSLp86"/> + When [[Stefan Amaris]] launched his coup in [[2766]] the ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer '''''Rex''''' was serving as the SLS ''Rex'', part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] black water navy, and one of four ''Lola III''-class destroyers within the [[568th Armed Transport Flotilla]] under the overall command of [[Admiral]] [[Amanda Braso]]. The ''Rex'' was one of eight [[WarShip]]s within the flotilla; in addition to the other three ''Lola IIIs'' the 568th also contained a ''[[Potemkin]]''-class cruiser, two ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruisers, the [[Immortal Spirit|SLS ''E. Presley'']] and the [[Huston|SLS ''Huston'']], and the lead ship of the flotilla, Admiral Braso's ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser. The remainder of the flotilla was made up of twenty assorted transport vessels and an undisclosed number of support craft. When the bulk of the [[SLDF]] learned of the coup, one division - the [[34th Royal BattleMech Division|Thirty-Fourth Royal BattleMech Division]] - was strongly associated with the world of [[Epsilon Indi]], and was determined to launch an unsanctioned attack to reclaim the Hegemony world. The 568th acted to support the forces of the Thirty-Fourth.<ref name="TSLp86">''The Star League'', p. 86, "Admiral Braso's Last Transmission"</ref> − The 568th divided their forces into two groups, one led by Admiral Braso and one led by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Mitchell Justin]] from the bridge of the ''E. Presley'' and arrived at the zenith and nadir jump points of the Epsilon Indi system at 0900 hrs on 1 July [[2767]]. The two groups began the transit to the planet, and were challenged by the first ''[[Caspar]]'' drone from the local [[SDS]] network a day away from the planet. The drone refused to acknowledge the SLDF codes, and the best efforts of the crews of the various SLDF WarShips had no success in attempting to gain control of the drone ship's systems. Soon, all fifty-six ''Caspars'' assigned to Epsilon Indi were in formation, waiting for the SLDF WarShips to approach; Admiral Braso ordered Vice Admiral Julian to take his ships to the other side of the planet while her group engaged the bulk of the drone forces, in the hope that Julian's group would be able to deploy their contingent of the Thirty-fourth unopposed. The ''Rex'' was one of the vessels that formed the group commanded directly by Admiral Braso.<ref name="TSLp86"/> + The 568th divided their forces into two groups, one led by Admiral Braso and one led by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Mitchell Justin]] from the bridge of the ''E. Presley'' and arrived at the zenith and nadir jump points of the Epsilon Indi system at 0900 hrs on the 1st of July [[2767]]. The two groups began the transit to the planet, and were challenged by the first ''[[Caspar]]'' drone from the local [[SDS]] network a day away from the planet. The drone refused to acknowledge the SLDF codes, and the best efforts of the crews of the various SLDF WarShips had no success in attempting to gain control of the drone ship's systems. Soon, all fifty-six ''Caspars'' assigned to Epsilon Indi were in formation, waiting for the SLDF WarShips to approach; Admiral Braso ordered Vice Admiral Julian to take his ships to the other side of the planet while her group engaged the bulk of the drone forces, in the hope that Julian's group would be able to deploy their contingent of the Thirty-Fourth unopposed. The ''Rex'' was one of the vessels that formed the group commanded directly by Admiral Braso.<ref name="TSLp86"/> − The ''Caspars'' coordinated their efforts precisely, inflicting heavy damage on the Star League WarShips and splitting into two groups as the SLDF troop transports made for the planet, one group attacking the deploying troops as the others engaged the WarShips and defending vessels. When the ''Rex'' attempted to break and run, several ''Caspar'' drones worked together to quickly destroy the isolated vessel; even as Admiral Braso's ''Black Lion'' managed to disable some of the drones through accurate gunnery, another ''Caspar'' rammed the ''Huston'', destroying the heavy cruiser outright. The remaining ships of the 568th were destroyed shortly after, with only a fraction of the Thirty-fourth making it to the planet through the gauntlet of ''Caspar'' drones and ground-based SDS weapons.<ref name="TSLp86"/> + The ''Caspars'' coordinated their efforts precisely, inflicting heavy damage on the Star League WarShips and splitting into two groups as the SLDF troop transports made for the planet, one group attacking the deploying troops as the others engaged the WarShips and defending vessels. When the ''Rex'' attempted to break and run, several ''Caspar'' drones worked together to quickly destroy the isolated vessel; even as Admiral Braso's ''Black Lion'' managed to disable some of the drones through accurate gunnery, another ''Caspar'' rammed the ''Huston'', destroying the heavy cruiser outright. The remaining ships of the 568th were destroyed shortly after, with only a fraction of the Thirty Fourth making it to the planet through the gauntlet of ''Caspar'' drones and ground-based SDS weapons.<ref name="TSLp86"/> ==References== ==References==
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{infoBoxIndividualVessel |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| image = | | image = | ||
| vesselname = Rex | | vesselname = Rex | ||
| Line 8: | Line 6: | ||
| class = [[Lola III]] | | class = [[Lola III]] | ||
| prevclass = | | prevclass = | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
}} | }} | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===The Star League=== | ===The Star League=== | ||
| − | When [[Stefan Amaris]] launched his coup in [[2766]] | + | When [[Stefan Amaris]] launched his coup in [[2766]] the ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer '''''Rex''''' was serving as the SLS ''Rex'', part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] black water navy, and one of four ''Lola III''-class destroyers within the [[568th Armed Transport Flotilla]] under the overall command of [[Admiral]] [[Amanda Braso]]. The ''Rex'' was one of eight [[WarShip]]s within the flotilla; in addition to the other three ''Lola IIIs'' the 568th also contained a ''[[Potemkin]]''-class cruiser, two ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruisers, the [[Immortal Spirit|SLS ''E. Presley'']] and the [[Huston|SLS ''Huston'']], and the lead ship of the flotilla, Admiral Braso's ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser. The remainder of the flotilla was made up of twenty assorted transport vessels and an undisclosed number of support craft. When the bulk of the [[SLDF]] learned of the coup, one division - the [[34th Royal BattleMech Division|Thirty-Fourth Royal BattleMech Division]] - was strongly associated with the world of [[Epsilon Indi]], and was determined to launch an unsanctioned attack to reclaim the Hegemony world. The 568th acted to support the forces of the Thirty-Fourth.<ref name="TSLp86">''The Star League'', p. 86, "Admiral Braso's Last Transmission"</ref> |
| − | The 568th divided their forces into two groups, one led by Admiral Braso and one led by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Mitchell Justin]] from the bridge of the ''E. Presley'' and arrived at the zenith and nadir jump points of the Epsilon Indi system at 0900 hrs on | + | The 568th divided their forces into two groups, one led by Admiral Braso and one led by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Mitchell Justin]] from the bridge of the ''E. Presley'' and arrived at the zenith and nadir jump points of the Epsilon Indi system at 0900 hrs on the 1st of July [[2767]]. The two groups began the transit to the planet, and were challenged by the first ''[[Caspar]]'' drone from the local [[SDS]] network a day away from the planet. The drone refused to acknowledge the SLDF codes, and the best efforts of the crews of the various SLDF WarShips had no success in attempting to gain control of the drone ship's systems. Soon, all fifty-six ''Caspars'' assigned to Epsilon Indi were in formation, waiting for the SLDF WarShips to approach; Admiral Braso ordered Vice Admiral Julian to take his ships to the other side of the planet while her group engaged the bulk of the drone forces, in the hope that Julian's group would be able to deploy their contingent of the Thirty-Fourth unopposed. The ''Rex'' was one of the vessels that formed the group commanded directly by Admiral Braso.<ref name="TSLp86"/> |
| − | The ''Caspars'' coordinated their efforts precisely, inflicting heavy damage on the Star League WarShips and splitting into two groups as the SLDF troop transports made for the planet, one group attacking the deploying troops as the others engaged the WarShips and defending vessels. When the ''Rex'' attempted to break and run, several ''Caspar'' drones worked together to quickly destroy the isolated vessel; even as Admiral Braso's ''Black Lion'' managed to disable some of the drones through accurate gunnery, another ''Caspar'' rammed the ''Huston'', destroying the heavy cruiser outright. The remaining ships of the 568th were destroyed shortly after, with only a fraction of the Thirty | + | The ''Caspars'' coordinated their efforts precisely, inflicting heavy damage on the Star League WarShips and splitting into two groups as the SLDF troop transports made for the planet, one group attacking the deploying troops as the others engaged the WarShips and defending vessels. When the ''Rex'' attempted to break and run, several ''Caspar'' drones worked together to quickly destroy the isolated vessel; even as Admiral Braso's ''Black Lion'' managed to disable some of the drones through accurate gunnery, another ''Caspar'' rammed the ''Huston'', destroying the heavy cruiser outright. The remaining ships of the 568th were destroyed shortly after, with only a fraction of the Thirty Fourth making it to the planet through the gauntlet of ''Caspar'' drones and ground-based SDS weapons.<ref name="TSLp86"/> |
==References== | ==References== | ||