Clan Nova Cat Naval Forces
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| Clan Nova Cat Naval Forces | |
| Affiliation | Clan Nova Cat |
| Parent Command | Clan Nova Cat touman |
For much of its history, Clan Nova Cat kept the third-largest naval fleet among the Clans. While the Clan lacked the most massive of the vessels, the sheer breadth available and the warrior's allowance of the Clan's Merchant Caste to work free of onerous oversight,[1] and the merchants were given several warships as protectors. This ability made the Nova Cats one of the leading Clans in exploiting new resources and revenue. During Operation BULLDOG, the Nova Cats allowed years of negotiation with the Draconis Combine to come to fruition, joining the Star League and redesignating their WarShips with the SLS prefix.[2]
The Combine-Ghost Bear War lay bare the disrespect with which the Clans held the Nova Cats following their Abjurement, a state which the Nova Cats were not willing to let continue, attacking the Naval Yards at Alshain in 3067. The Trial of Retribution required two batchalls and did not result in the Nova Cats gaining a Leviathan, but the Nova Cats finally recovered their honor, bloodying the Ghost Bears at the cost of much of their naval strength.[3]
The dissolution of the Second Star League was another blow to the Nova Cats, though they wholeheartedly joined the coalition against the Word of Blake, where the lost nearly all of their WarShips, eventually losing much of their ground Galaxies and the rest of their Naval strength to Devlin Stone and the Republic of the Sphere. Post-Jihad, they maintained a DropShip/Merchant Carrack Fleet only.[4]
Contents
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3058[edit]
- True Vision, Congress-class Frigate – Clan Flagship
- Thunderbolt,[5] Black Lion-class Battlecruiser
- Blood Oath, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser
- Bond, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser
- Promise, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser
- Blade, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser
- Path of Honor, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser
- Vision Quest, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser
- Chronicle, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser
- Principle, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser
- Remembrance, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser
- Righteous Return, Vincent Mk.42-class Corvette
- Spirit Vision, Vincent Mk.42-class Corvette
- Far Vision, Vincent Mk.42-class Corvette
3059[edit]
9th Pursuit Squadron[edit]
- Two Vincent-class corvettes (two of the three Vincent-class WarShips available to them)
- Future Triumph, Fredasa-class Raider/Corvette
- Spirit Sight, Fredasa-class Raider/Corvette
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3062[edit]
After the Nova Cats joined the Second Star League and were subsequently Abjured from the other Clans, the Nova Cat naval reserves became a part of the Second Star League Defense Force. The Nova Cats lost none of their naval assets in their relocation to the Inner Sphere.[6] Due to tensions between the newly settled Nova Cats and the Draconis Combine, the Nova Cats rotated assignments often to ensure that at least one WarShip was assigned to each planet in the Irece Prefecture.[2]
NovaStar Keshik[edit]
- Severen Leroux, Black Lion-class Battlecruiser– latest flagship, former NCS Thunderbolt, renamed in honor of Nova Cat Khan Severen Leroux
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- True Vision, Congress-class Frigate – heavily damaged by Clan Ghost Bear at Second Naval Battle of Alshain, or the Trial of Retribution[8][9]
- Faithful, Lola III-class Destroyer - destroyed by Clan Ghost Bear (3067)[8]
- Spirit Sight, Fredasa-class Corvette - destroyed by Clan Ghost Bear, 3067[8]
- True Path, Carrack-class Transport
- Blood Oath, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser - destroyed by Clan Ghost Bear, 3067[8]
- Bond, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser - destroyed by Clan Ghost Bear, 3067[8]
- Promise, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser
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- Anna Rosse, York-class Carrier – heavily damaged by Clan Ghost Bear at Trial of Retribution[8][10]
- Future Triumph, Fredasa-class Corvette
- Perilous Vision, Carrack-class Transport
- Righteous Return, Vincent Mk.42-class Corvette - destroyed by Clan Ghost Bear, 3067[8]
- Blade, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser
- Path of Honor, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser
- Vision Quest, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser
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- Spirit Vision, Vincent Mk.42-class Corvette
- Far Vision, Vincent Mk.42-class Corvette
- Void, Carrack-class Transport
- Chronicle, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser
- Principle, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser
- Remembrance, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser
3067[edit]
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- Far Vision, Vincent Mk.42-class – lost as part of Operation SCOUR and Task Force EARTHBOUND, Terra[11]
- True Path, Carrack-class Transport - lost during the battle for Bharat as a part of Operation SCOUR[11]
- Promise, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser – lost in action during the Jihad, above New Home[11]
- Path of Honor, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser – lost Task Force EARTHBOUND, 3078[11][12]
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- Future Triumph, Fredasa-class Corvette - lost in action late in the Jihad[11]
- Perilous Vision, Carrack-class Transport – destroyed in 3077 at Chara III by a nuclear weapon-equipped Word of Blake SDS[13]
- Blade, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser
- Vision Quest, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser – captured by the Word of Blake, later destroyed above Luthien, 3075[14]
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- Severen Leroux, Black Lion-class – lost to Bryant SDS in surprise attack 3078[15][11]
- Spirit Vision, Vincent Mk.42-class– lost to Bryant SDS in surprise attack 3078[15][11]
- Void, Carrack-class Transport – destroyed above Avon by the Black Dragon Society[11]
- Chronicle, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser – lost 3078, Task Force EARTHBOUND[12][11]
- Principle, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser - destroyed during the Word of Blake ambush at New Home[11] in 3078[16]
- Remembrance, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser – lost Task Force EARTHBOUND[11]
Under Repair following Trial of Retribution[edit]
- True Vision, Congress-class – lost in Task Force EARTHBOUND above Terra[12][11]
- Anna Rosse, York-class Carrier – lost Task Force EARTHBOUND in 3078 above Terra[11]
Merchant Fleet[edit]
- Growler, Lola III-class – destroyed above Irece 3072 after Word of Blake Pocket WarShips attack[17][11]
- Ranger - Lola III-class – uncertain (See Ship Page or Nova Cat Rover, possibly destroyed above Terra, 3078[12][11]
- Hunter, Lola III-class
- Far Star, Carrack-class Transport - *see Note below
- Enlightened Path, Carrack-class Transport- *see Note below
- Nebula, Carrack-class Transport - *see Note below
- Glory Road, Carrack-class Transport - *see Note below
- Blessed Vision, Carrack-class Transport - *see Note below
- Pathfinder, Carrack-class Transport - *see Note below
- Guiding Vision, Carrack-class Transport - *see Note below
- Bright Star, Carrack-class Transport - *see Note below
- Faithful Rite, Carrack-class Transport - *see Note below
3085[edit]
- Blade, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser – renamed RSS Auspicium
- Hunter, Lola III-class - RSS Triumphus after being kept by Republic of the Sphere
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the Clan Nova Cat Naval Reserve | |||
| Star Admiral | Jan Jorgensson | 3058[6]-3061[19] | |
| Star Commodore | Antila | SLS Severen Leroux (3061)[citation needed] | |
Note[edit]
While most Clan Nova Cat Carrack-class vessels are not noted as having survived the Jihad, it was clarified by one of the Line Developers that the Clan Nova Cat merchant caste ships, as noncombat ships, should not have been listed in the first place, and that some at least survived.
| “ | It is not a WarShip per say, so it is not included in the rolls of offensive weapons. Same with the Clan Merchant Carracks, they were removed because they should never had been included in the first place. But Clan Nova Cat does have some merchant Carracks left, even if they have no proper WarShips.
With regards, Øystein |
” |
| — Øystein Tvedten, BattleTech Line Developer, 13 Jan 2012 | ||
References[edit]
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 107
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Field Manual: ComStar, p. 110
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 81: "The Second Naval Battle of Alshain"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 114
- ↑ Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 44: "Circe Outposts"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Invading Clans, p. 122: "Front Line Unit Summary"
- ↑ Explorer Corps, p. 54: "Known Nova Cat Facilities"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 Field Manual: Updates, p. 96
- ↑ Trial of Retribution Scenario 4.1: "Scenario 2: Redemption! - Attacker"
- ↑ Trial of Retribution Scenario 4.1: "Scenario 1: Retribution! - Attacker"
- ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 Field Report: Clans, p. 16: "Fleet Assets"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 95: "Classified: Eyes Only - Top Secret"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 48: "Chara Operational Report"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 128: "Original Word Of Blake Fleet"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 58: "The Jihad in Review"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 59: "The Jihad in Review"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, p. 76: "Agents Provocateurs"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 185: "Republic Navy"
- ↑ Path of Glory, p. 12