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==History==
 
==History==
The ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser '''''Inquisitor''''' was a [[Star League Defense Force]] [[WarShip]] that survived the [[Hegemony Campaign]] to liberate [[Terra]] from the forces of [[Stefan Amaris]], and subsequently followed [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]].<ref name="H:OKp42+">''Historical: Operation Klondike'', pp. 42–43: "Sheridan's Battle"</ref>
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The ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser '''''Inquisitor''''' was a [[Star League Defense Force]] [[WarShip]] that survived the [[Hegemony Campaign]] to liberate [[Terra]] from the forces of [[Stefan Amaris]], and subsequently followed [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]].<ref name="H:OKp42+">''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 42-43, "Sheridan's Battle"</ref>
  
 
===Operation KLONDIKE===
 
===Operation KLONDIKE===
 
When the [[Pentagon Civil War]] erupted, the ''Inquisitor'' was one of the WarShips which followed [[Nicholas Kerensky]] to [[Strana Mechty]]. After Nicholas founded the [[Clan]]s the ''Inquisitor'' was deployed on [[Operation KLONDIKE]], Nicholas' plan to conquer the Pentagon worlds.<ref name="H:OKp42+"/>
 
When the [[Pentagon Civil War]] erupted, the ''Inquisitor'' was one of the WarShips which followed [[Nicholas Kerensky]] to [[Strana Mechty]]. After Nicholas founded the [[Clan]]s the ''Inquisitor'' was deployed on [[Operation KLONDIKE]], Nicholas' plan to conquer the Pentagon worlds.<ref name="H:OKp42+"/>
  
[[Star Captain]] [[Brucalter Sheridan]] was placed in command of the ''Inquisitor'' under the overall command of [[saKhan]] [[Rafe Kardaan]] of [[Clan Cloud Cobra]], the officer in charge of the naval contingent responsible with securing the [[Babylon]] system. Sheridan's part of the operation began with a strike on the mining colony of Babylon VI in July [[2821]]; he had the ''Inquisitor'' fire warning shots towards the colony while his [[JumpShip]]s used [[Lithium-Fusion Battery|Lithium-Fusion batteries]] to jump back to the system Lagrange points after disgorging their [[DropShip]]s.<ref name="H:OKp42+"/>
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[[Star Captain]] [[Brucalter Sheridan]] was placed in command of the ''Inquisitor'' under the overall command of [[saKhan]] [[Rafe Kardaan]] of [[Clan Cloud Cobra]], the officer in charge of the naval contingent responsible with securing the [[Babylon]] system. Sheridan's part of the operation began with a strike on the mining colony of Babylon VI in July [[2821]]; he had the ''Inquisitor'' fire warning shots towards the colony while his [[JumpShip]]s used [[Lithium-Fusion Battery|Lithium-Fusion batteries]] to jump back to the system LaGrange points after disgorging their [[DropShip]]s.<ref name="H:OKp42+"/>
  
 
What Sheridan and the crew of the ''Inquisitor'' didn't realize was that two of the warning shots had been placed too close to the mining colony, and had collapsed some of the underground structures; this sent the miners into a frenzy, and every colony DropShip in orbit targeted the ''Inquisitor'' with everything they could. In addition to the orbiting ships, every ship that could launch from the colony did so and joined the attack on the ''Inquisitor'', leaving the crew of the ''Inquisitor'' overwhelmed with potential targets. Sheridan ordered his gunners to disable the enemy DropShips, but was soon forced to order all weapons free when the gunners found themselves in danger of being swamped.<ref name="H:OKp42+"/>
 
What Sheridan and the crew of the ''Inquisitor'' didn't realize was that two of the warning shots had been placed too close to the mining colony, and had collapsed some of the underground structures; this sent the miners into a frenzy, and every colony DropShip in orbit targeted the ''Inquisitor'' with everything they could. In addition to the orbiting ships, every ship that could launch from the colony did so and joined the attack on the ''Inquisitor'', leaving the crew of the ''Inquisitor'' overwhelmed with potential targets. Sheridan ordered his gunners to disable the enemy DropShips, but was soon forced to order all weapons free when the gunners found themselves in danger of being swamped.<ref name="H:OKp42+"/>
  
The ''Inquisitor''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s naval autocannon quickly destroyed two enemy DropShips, but while the resulting clouds of debris discouraged some ships from attacking, it provided cover for others determined to press the assault; one such ship managed to get close enough to severely damage the ''Inquisitor''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s thrusters before being shot down by the WarShip. A fully loaded ore carrier made an attack run at the ''Inquisitor'' almost immediately after the ''Inquisitor''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s thrusters had been damaged, and while the ''Inquisitor'' was able to disable the ore carrier, it was unable to destroy it. The collision between the ''Inquisitor'', the remains of the disabled DropShip and the ten thousand tons of ore being carried by the DropShip almost broke the ''Inquisitor''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s back; Sheridan's gunners continued to engage the miners' DropShips as his damage control teams tried to deal with the fuel, atmosphere and even crew being vented into space.<ref name="H:OKp42+"/>
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The ''Inquisitor's'' naval autocannon quickly destroyed two enemy DropShips, but while the resulting clouds of debris discouraged some ships from attacking, it provided cover for others determined to press the assault; one such ship managed to get close enough to severely damage the ''Inquisitor's'' thrusters before being shot down by the WarShip. A fully loaded ore carrier made an attack run at the ''Inquisitor'' almost immediately after the ''Inquisitor's'' thrusters had been damaged, and while the ''Inquisitor'' was able to disable the ore carrier, it was unable to destroy it. The collision between the ''Inquisitor'', the remains of the disabled DropShip and the ten thousand tons of ore being carried by the DropShip almost broke the ''Inquisitor's'' back; Sheridan's gunners continued to engage the miners' DropShips as his damage control teams tried to deal with the fuel, atmosphere and even crew being vented into space.<ref name="H:OKp42+"/>
  
 
The combination of the amount of damage taken by the ''Inquisitor'' and the inexperience of the damage control teams made it impossible to keep up with the damage. Sheridan called in the naval reserves assigned to the Babylon system and ordered an evacuation of the ''Inquisitor''; the naval reserve was able to secure the Babylon system, and with the various ships of the reserve contributing their damage control teams to the damage control operations aboard the ''Inquisitor'' the ship was saved, but it would take decades for the damage to be repaired.<ref name="H:OKp42+"/>
 
The combination of the amount of damage taken by the ''Inquisitor'' and the inexperience of the damage control teams made it impossible to keep up with the damage. Sheridan called in the naval reserves assigned to the Babylon system and ordered an evacuation of the ''Inquisitor''; the naval reserve was able to secure the Babylon system, and with the various ships of the reserve contributing their damage control teams to the damage control operations aboard the ''Inquisitor'' the ship was saved, but it would take decades for the damage to be repaired.<ref name="H:OKp42+"/>
  
The ''Inquisitor'' would remain in service with the Cloud Cobras as the CCS ''Inquisitor''; by [[3061]], the ''Inquisitor'' was the only WarShip assigned to [[Zeta Galaxy (Clan Cloud Cobra)|Zeta Galaxy]]<ref name="FM:WCp28">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 28: "Naval Forces"</ref> and was still listed as being in service with the Cloud Cobras as of [[3067]].<ref name="FM:Up55">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 55: "Naval Assets"</ref>
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The ''Inquisitor'' would remain in service with the Cloud Cobras as the CCS ''Inquisitor''; by [[3061]], the ''Inquisitor'' was the only WarShip assigned to [[Zeta Galaxy (Clan Cloud Cobra)|Zeta Galaxy]]<ref name="FM:WCp28">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 28, "Naval Forces"</ref> and was still listed as being in service with the Cloud Cobras as at [[3067]].<ref name="FM:Up55">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 55, "Naval Assets"</ref>
  
 
===Wars of Reaving===
 
===Wars of Reaving===
In August [[3069]] the ''Inquisitor'' was operating alongside the [[The Protector|CCS ''The Protector'']] in the [[Tanis]] system; when a small merchant fleet from [[Clan Ice Hellion]] jumped into the system unannounced on the 28th of August, Cloud Cobra [[Star Admiral]] [[Hollyann Kardaan]] took no chances, believing that the Ice Hellions may be attempting to capture the Tanis system, as had already been attempted at least once before in recent years. As a result, Kardaan ordered the ''Inquisitor'' and ''The Protector'' to attack, destroying three [[JumpShip]]s and their [[DropShip]]s; the Hellions would subsequently protest that the ships had simply jumped to the nearest inhabited system to effect repairs on a damaged JumpShip.<ref name="WORp39">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 39: "Patience of the Cobra"</ref>
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In August [[3069]] the ''Inquisitor'' was operating alongside the [[The Protector|CCS ''The Protector'']] in the [[Tanis]] system; when a small merchant fleet from [[Clan Ice Hellion]] jumped into the system unannounced on the 28th of August, Cloud Cobra [[Star Admiral]] [[Hollyann Kardaan]] took no chances, believing that the Ice Hellions may be attempting to capture the Tanis system, as had already been attempted at least once before in recent years. As a result, Kardaan ordered the ''Inquisitor'' and ''The Protector'' to attack, destroying three [[JumpShip]]s and their [[DropShip]]s; the Hellions would subsequently protest that the ships had simply jumped to the nearest inhabited system to effect repairs on a damaged JumpShip.<ref name="WORp39">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 39, "Patience of the Cobra"</ref>
  
The Ice Hellion ships, operating under the command of [[Star Captain]] [[Mora Taney]], had actually been a deliberate attempt to infiltrate Ice Hellion Watch personnel into the Tanis system, something that the Cloud Cobras discovered when sifting through the debris and which the Cloud Cobras alerted their allies in [[Clan Star Adder]] to afterwards.<ref name="WORp44">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 44: "The Hellion Plan"</ref>
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The Ice Hellion ships, operating under the command of [[Star Captain]] [[Mora Taney]], had actually been a deliberate attempt to infiltrate Ice Hellion Watch personnel into the Tanis system, something that the Cloud Cobras discovered when sifting through the debris and which the Cloud Cobras alerted their allies in [[Clan Star Adder]] to afterwards.<ref name="WORp44">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 44, "The Hellion Plan"</ref>
  
The ''Inquisitor'' was destroyed during the [[Trial of Abjuration|Abjuration]] of [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]; the ''Inquisitor'' was lost alongside the ''[[Fredasa (WarShip class)|Fredasa]]''-class [[Hell Fury|CCS ''Hell Fury'']] when the Cloud Cobras secured the world of [[Roche]] from the Scorpions in January [[3081]].<ref name="WORp160">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 160: "WarShips"</ref><ref name="WORp158">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 158: "Leaders (3085)"</ref>
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The ''Inquisitor'' was destroyed during the [[Trial of Abjuration|Abjuration]] of [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]; the ''Inquisitor'' was lost alongside the ''[[Fredasa]]''-class [[Hell Fury|CCS ''Hell Fury'']] when the Cloud Cobras secured the world of [[Roche]] from the Scorpions in January [[3081]]. <ref name="WORp160">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 160, "WarShips"</ref><ref name="WORp158">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 158, "Leaders (3085)"</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
 
 
* ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]''
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''
 
 
 
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[[Category: Individual Heavy Cruisers]]
 
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[[Category: Individual Aegis-class WarShips]]

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