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| − | The '''''Zulfiqar''''' was a ''[[Black Lion]]''-class [[battlecruiser]] in service with the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] as the CCS ''Zulfiqar'' during the [[First Succession War]]. In September [[2787]] the ''Zulfiqar'' led a group of Capellan [[WarShip]]s in an ambush against [[Free Worlds League]] forces in the [[Wazan]] system, striking as the [[Marik Militia]] forces on the planet were in the process of redeploying to attack worlds within the [[Capellan Confederation]]. Striking first at the transport vessels located at the zenith and nadir [[jump point]]s, the ''Zulfiqar'' and the other ships of her | + | The '''''Zulfiqar''''' was a ''[[Black Lion]]''-class [[battlecruiser]] in service with the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] as the CCS ''Zulfiqar'' during the [[First Succession War]]. In September [[2787]] the ''Zulfiqar'' led a group of Capellan [[WarShip]]s in an ambush against [[Free Worlds League]] forces in the [[Wazan]] system, striking as the [[Marik Militia]] forces on the planet were in the process of redeploying to attack worlds within the [[Capellan Confederation]]. Striking first at the transport vessels located at the zenith and nadir [[jump point]]s, the ''Zulfiqar'' and the other ships of her group—four [[destroyer]]s, two each of the ''[[Essex I|Essex]]'' and ''[[Lola III]]'' classes—destroyed or captured a number of ships as the [[Free Worlds League Navy]] ships in orbit above the planet began in-system jumps in response.<ref name="FSWp56">''First Succession War'', p. 56, "Corey and Wazan"</ref> |
The League WarShips—the [[battleship]] [[FWLS Ragusa|FWLS ''Ragusa'']] and a pair of ''[[Lola I]]''-class destroyers, the [[Minsck|FWLS ''Minsck'']] and [[Warsaw|FWLS ''Warsaw'']]—were destroyed by the ''Zulfiqar'' and the other Capellan WarShips, but not before the destroyer ''[[Khalzan]]'' had taken enough damage to cause it to be scuttled.<ref name="FSWp56"/> | The League WarShips—the [[battleship]] [[FWLS Ragusa|FWLS ''Ragusa'']] and a pair of ''[[Lola I]]''-class destroyers, the [[Minsck|FWLS ''Minsck'']] and [[Warsaw|FWLS ''Warsaw'']]—were destroyed by the ''Zulfiqar'' and the other Capellan WarShips, but not before the destroyer ''[[Khalzan]]'' had taken enough damage to cause it to be scuttled.<ref name="FSWp56"/> | ||
Revision as of 13:05, 24 January 2018
| Zulfiqar | |
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| Type | WarShip |
| Class | Black Lion (see Notes) |
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History
The Zulfiqar was a Black Lion-class battlecruiser in service with the Capellan Confederation Armed Forces as the CCS Zulfiqar during the First Succession War. In September 2787 the Zulfiqar led a group of Capellan WarShips in an ambush against Free Worlds League forces in the Wazan system, striking as the Marik Militia forces on the planet were in the process of redeploying to attack worlds within the Capellan Confederation. Striking first at the transport vessels located at the zenith and nadir jump points, the Zulfiqar and the other ships of her group—four destroyers, two each of the Essex and Lola III classes—destroyed or captured a number of ships as the Free Worlds League Navy ships in orbit above the planet began in-system jumps in response.[1]
The League WarShips—the battleship FWLS Ragusa and a pair of Lola I-class destroyers, the FWLS Minsck and FWLS Warsaw—were destroyed by the Zulfiqar and the other Capellan WarShips, but not before the destroyer Khalzan had taken enough damage to cause it to be scuttled.[1]
Notes
The Terran Hegemony sold a number of Black Lion I-class battlecruisers during the Star League era,[2] of which the Capellan Confederation bought and reactivated at least one: the CNS Typhon. Although the class of the Zulfiqar is given simply as "Black Lion", it may well have been an older Black Lion I-class WarShip.[3]