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The ship remained in service with ComStar as of [[3067]].<ref name="FM:Up83">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 83, "ComStar Naval Assets"</ref> | The ship remained in service with ComStar as of [[3067]].<ref name="FM:Up83">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 83, "ComStar Naval Assets"</ref> | ||
| − | The ''Vision of Truth'' took part in [[Case White]], ComStar's ill-fated attack on [[Terra]], in March [[3068]]. During this operation, the ComStar ships suffered from treachery and sabotage. The ''[[Righteous Fury]]'' reported that the ''[[Swift Justice]]'' had fired a broadside into the ''Vision of Truth'' shortly before the ''Swift Justice'' herself was apparently disabled by three internal explosions.<ref name="DOTJp89+">''Dawn of the Jihad'', pp. 89, 91, "Case White Underway!"</ref> | + | The ''Vision of Truth'' took part in [[Case White]], ComStar's ill-fated attack on [[Terra]], in March [[3068]]. During this operation, the ComStar ships suffered from treachery and sabotage. The saboteur from three years earlier managed to plant another explosive charge to one of the ship's reactors and detonate it.<ref name=BoCB/> The ''[[Righteous Fury]]'' reported that a friendly vessel, the ''[[Swift Justice]]'', had fired a broadside into the ''Vision of Truth'' shortly before the ''Swift Justice'' herself was apparently disabled by three internal explosions.<ref name="DOTJp89+">''Dawn of the Jihad'', pp. 89, 91, "Case White Underway!"</ref> This happened shortly after an explosion (likely the aforementioned act of sabotage) took out the number two engine.<ref name=STD>''Stars in the Time of Dreaming''</ref> Following these combined events which caused heavy damage including explosive decompression to parts of the ship, the ''Vision of Truth'' lost power and was adrift, rapidly dropping towards Terra. |
| − | Although the exact fate of the ''Vision of Truth'' is | + | Although the exact fate of the ''Vision of Truth'' is not spelled out, it is heavily implied that it broke up over Terra, forming at least part of the rain of falling stars that could be observed from Tasmania around 0430 hours (GMT +11) on 14 March 3068.<ref name=STD> Conversely, there is no record of the ship either being salvaged by the [[Word of Blake]]<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Word of Blake Naval Assets"</ref> or having survived until [[3076]].<ref name="M&Mp211">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 211, "The Com Guard: Key Military Commands"</ref> |
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
| − | All ComStar WarShips that had participated in Case White, save for the ''[[Invisible Truth]]'', were listed missing and presumed destroyed,<ref name="DOTJp89+"/> although the Word of Blake were later discovered to have salvaged and restored the ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate ''[[Hollings York (Congress)|Hollings York]]'' and the ''Righteous Fury'' to active service in their fleet by [[3076]]<ref name="J:FRp128"/> and a further three former ComStar WarShips - the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Deathblow|WoBS ''Deathblow'']], the ''[[Dante (WarShip)|Dante]]''-class frigate [[Narbonne|WoBS ''Narbonne'']] and the ''[[Suffren]]''-class destroyer [[Manchester|WoBS ''Manchester'']] - were all undergoing repairs and operational enough to participate in the Blakist defense of Terra in [[3078]].<ref name=JHST-97>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 97-99</ref> | + | *All ComStar WarShips that had participated in Case White, save for the ''[[Invisible Truth]]'', were listed missing and presumed destroyed,<ref name="DOTJp89+"/> although the Word of Blake were later discovered to have salvaged and restored the ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate ''[[Hollings York (Congress)|Hollings York]]'' and the ''Righteous Fury'' to active service in their fleet by [[3076]]<ref name="J:FRp128"/> and a further three former ComStar WarShips - the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Deathblow|WoBS ''Deathblow'']], the ''[[Dante (WarShip)|Dante]]''-class frigate [[Narbonne|WoBS ''Narbonne'']] and the ''[[Suffren]]''-class destroyer [[Manchester|WoBS ''Manchester'']] - were all undergoing repairs and operational enough to participate in the Blakist defense of Terra in [[3078]].<ref name=JHST-97>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 97-99</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Stars in the Time of Dreaming]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Breaking of Chemical Bonds]]'' | * ''[[The Breaking of Chemical Bonds]]'' | ||
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History
The Vision of Truth was a Potemkin-class WarShip maintained by ComStar. In 3062 she was a part of the Com Guard First Fleet, operating from the ComStar fleet base at Luyten 68-28.[1]
While enroute to the Tukayyid system the Vision of Truth suffered a mainspace fire following a reactor explosion on 19 April 3065. It is unknown if the true reason for the explosion (sabotage) was discovered; in any case, the perpetrator remained unknown.[2]
The ship remained in service with ComStar as of 3067.[3]
The Vision of Truth took part in Case White, ComStar's ill-fated attack on Terra, in March 3068. During this operation, the ComStar ships suffered from treachery and sabotage. The saboteur from three years earlier managed to plant another explosive charge to one of the ship's reactors and detonate it.[2] The Righteous Fury reported that a friendly vessel, the Swift Justice, had fired a broadside into the Vision of Truth shortly before the Swift Justice herself was apparently disabled by three internal explosions.[4] This happened shortly after an explosion (likely the aforementioned act of sabotage) took out the number two engine.[5] Following these combined events which caused heavy damage including explosive decompression to parts of the ship, the Vision of Truth lost power and was adrift, rapidly dropping towards Terra.
Although the exact fate of the Vision of Truth is not spelled out, it is heavily implied that it broke up over Terra, forming at least part of the rain of falling stars that could be observed from Tasmania around 0430 hours (GMT +11) on 14 March 3068.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag or having survived until 3076.[6]
Notes
- All ComStar WarShips that had participated in Case White, save for the Invisible Truth, were listed missing and presumed destroyed,[4] although the Word of Blake were later discovered to have salvaged and restored the Congress-class frigate Hollings York and the Righteous Fury to active service in their fleet by 3076[7] and a further three former ComStar WarShips - the Essex-class destroyer WoBS Deathblow, the Dante-class frigate WoBS Narbonne and the Suffren-class destroyer WoBS Manchester - were all undergoing repairs and operational enough to participate in the Blakist defense of Terra in 3078.[8]
References
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 44, "The WarShip Fleet"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Breaking of Chemical Bonds
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 83, "ComStar Naval Assets"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dawn of the Jihad, pp. 89, 91, "Case White Underway!"
- ↑ Stars in the Time of Dreaming
- ↑ Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 211, "The Com Guard: Key Military Commands"
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedJ:FRp128 - ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 97-99