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The FWLS '''''Acari''''' was one of the second block of ''[[Zechetinu]]''-class corvettes to be launched by the [[Free Worlds League]] between [[3059]]<ref name="FM:FWLp119">''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 119, "Renovation/Construction"</ref> and [[3067]].<ref name="FM:Up90">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 90, "Naval Assets and Militia Divisions"</ref> More than half the fleet of ''Zechetinus'' in service to the League had been secretly infiltrated by personnel loyal to the [[Word of Blake]] and promptly defected to the Blakists during the [[Jihad]], but the ''Acari'' was one of the ships that remained in loyalist hands, at least initially.<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Original Word Of Blake Fleet"</ref> | The FWLS '''''Acari''''' was one of the second block of ''[[Zechetinu]]''-class corvettes to be launched by the [[Free Worlds League]] between [[3059]]<ref name="FM:FWLp119">''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 119, "Renovation/Construction"</ref> and [[3067]].<ref name="FM:Up90">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 90, "Naval Assets and Militia Divisions"</ref> More than half the fleet of ''Zechetinus'' in service to the League had been secretly infiltrated by personnel loyal to the [[Word of Blake]] and promptly defected to the Blakists during the [[Jihad]], but the ''Acari'' was one of the ships that remained in loyalist hands, at least initially.<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Original Word Of Blake Fleet"</ref> | ||
| − | + | The ''Acari'' was involved in a pitched naval battle in the [[Atreus]] system on the 25th of October [[3068]], where loyalist and Blakist elements of the Free Worlds League navy turned on each other. The Blakists had suborned a significant number of WarShips within the Free Worlds League navy, and those Blakist-affiliated ships in the Atreus system at the time - the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Nueva Badajoz|FWLS ''Nueva Badajoz'']], the ''[[Thera]]''-class carrier [[Corinth|FWLS ''Corinth'']] and one of her escorts, the ''[[Eagle (WarShip)|Eagle]]''-class frigate [[Mordred|FWLS ''Mordred'']], the ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser [[Xanthos (Black Lion)|FWLS ''Xanthos'']], the ''[[Agamemnon]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Aineas|FWLS ''Aeneas'']] and the ''Impavido''-class [[Impavido (Impavido)|FWLS ''Impavido'']] - attacked the League loyalist WarShips present in the system at the time.<ref name="JTP:ABC"/> | |
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| + | The loyalist WarShips in the system were mainly lighter destroyers and corvettes, and which consisted of the ''Acari'' and a sister ship, the [[Scorpion (Zechetinu)|FWLS ''Scorpion'']], the ''Eagle''-class [[Gawain|FWLS ''Gawain'']], the ''Impavido''-class [[Janos Marik (Impavido)|FWLS ''Janos Marik'']], the ''[[Zechetinu]]''-class corvette [[Sparta (Zechetinu)|FWLS ''Sparta'']] and the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Raven (Essex)|FWLS ''Raven'']]. The naval battle was a victory for the Blakist forces; none of the Blakist WarShips were destroyed, although all of them had suffered damage, but of the loyalist forces, only the FWLS ''Acari'' and FWLS ''Raven'' escaped to seek refuge in the [[Duchy of Oriente]].<ref name="JTP:ABC">''Jihad Turning Points: Atreus BattleCorps Exclusive Track'', p. 2, "True Colors Revealed"</ref> | ||
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| + | Redesignated as the ODS ''Acari'', the ''Acari'' was one of two ''Zechetinu II''-class WarShips in the Duchy of Oriente black water navy, serving alongside the [[Kustarachnae|ODS ''Kustarachnae'']]. The two corvettes were deployed in the [[Kyrkbacken]] and [[Suzano]] systems in February [[3079]] when a Blakist task force struck at the nearby [[Ohrensen]] system, destroying the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Schrack (Essex)|ODS ''Schrack'']] with nuclear weapons during their initial attack.<ref name="J:FRp19"/> | ||
The ''Acari'' and the ''Kustarachnae'' were deployed to Ohrensen in response along with the [[4th Fusiliers of Oriente]] to reinforce the defenders there, but failed to defeat the Blakists; the ''Kustarachne'' was apparently destroyed attempting to defend the Fourth and the ''Acari'', while the ''Acari'' was evidently badly damaged and was captured by ''[[Manei Domini]]'' forces.<ref name="J:FRp19">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 19, "Blakist Raids Savage Duchy Of Oriente"</ref> It was then used as a Trojan Horse in the Blakist attack on [[Oriente]] in March 3079, inflicting critical damage to the ''[[Thera]]''-class [[Santorini|FWLS ''Santorini'']] before being destroyed by [[Duchy of Oriente]] forces.<ref name="J:FRp19"/><ref name="J:FRp18+">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 18-19, "Shadows Over Oriente"</ref><ref name="J:FRp60">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 69, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> | The ''Acari'' and the ''Kustarachnae'' were deployed to Ohrensen in response along with the [[4th Fusiliers of Oriente]] to reinforce the defenders there, but failed to defeat the Blakists; the ''Kustarachne'' was apparently destroyed attempting to defend the Fourth and the ''Acari'', while the ''Acari'' was evidently badly damaged and was captured by ''[[Manei Domini]]'' forces.<ref name="J:FRp19">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 19, "Blakist Raids Savage Duchy Of Oriente"</ref> It was then used as a Trojan Horse in the Blakist attack on [[Oriente]] in March 3079, inflicting critical damage to the ''[[Thera]]''-class [[Santorini|FWLS ''Santorini'']] before being destroyed by [[Duchy of Oriente]] forces.<ref name="J:FRp19"/><ref name="J:FRp18+">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 18-19, "Shadows Over Oriente"</ref><ref name="J:FRp60">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 69, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[BattleCorps Scenarios#Jihad Turning Point: Atreus Battlecorps Exclusive|Jihad Turning Points: Atreus (BattleCorps Exclusive Track)]]'' | ||
[[Category: Individual WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual WarShips]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Corvettes]] | [[Category: Individual Corvettes]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Zechetinu-class WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual Zechetinu-class WarShips]] | ||
Revision as of 19:07, 30 December 2013
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| Type | WarShip |
| Class | Zechetinu II |
History
The FWLS Acari was one of the second block of Zechetinu-class corvettes to be launched by the Free Worlds League between 3059[1] and 3067.[2] More than half the fleet of Zechetinus in service to the League had been secretly infiltrated by personnel loyal to the Word of Blake and promptly defected to the Blakists during the Jihad, but the Acari was one of the ships that remained in loyalist hands, at least initially.[3]
The Acari was involved in a pitched naval battle in the Atreus system on the 25th of October 3068, where loyalist and Blakist elements of the Free Worlds League navy turned on each other. The Blakists had suborned a significant number of WarShips within the Free Worlds League navy, and those Blakist-affiliated ships in the Atreus system at the time - the Aegis-class heavy cruiser FWLS Nueva Badajoz, the Thera-class carrier FWLS Corinth and one of her escorts, the Eagle-class frigate FWLS Mordred, the Black Lion-class battlecruiser FWLS Xanthos, the Agamemnon-class heavy cruiser FWLS Aeneas and the Impavido-class FWLS Impavido - attacked the League loyalist WarShips present in the system at the time.[4]
The loyalist WarShips in the system were mainly lighter destroyers and corvettes, and which consisted of the Acari and a sister ship, the FWLS Scorpion, the Eagle-class FWLS Gawain, the Impavido-class FWLS Janos Marik, the Zechetinu-class corvette FWLS Sparta and the Essex-class destroyer FWLS Raven. The naval battle was a victory for the Blakist forces; none of the Blakist WarShips were destroyed, although all of them had suffered damage, but of the loyalist forces, only the FWLS Acari and FWLS Raven escaped to seek refuge in the Duchy of Oriente.[4]
Redesignated as the ODS Acari, the Acari was one of two Zechetinu II-class WarShips in the Duchy of Oriente black water navy, serving alongside the ODS Kustarachnae. The two corvettes were deployed in the Kyrkbacken and Suzano systems in February 3079 when a Blakist task force struck at the nearby Ohrensen system, destroying the Essex-class destroyer ODS Schrack with nuclear weapons during their initial attack.[5]
The Acari and the Kustarachnae were deployed to Ohrensen in response along with the 4th Fusiliers of Oriente to reinforce the defenders there, but failed to defeat the Blakists; the Kustarachne was apparently destroyed attempting to defend the Fourth and the Acari, while the Acari was evidently badly damaged and was captured by Manei Domini forces.[5] It was then used as a Trojan Horse in the Blakist attack on Oriente in March 3079, inflicting critical damage to the Thera-class FWLS Santorini before being destroyed by Duchy of Oriente forces.[5][6][7]
References
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 119, "Renovation/Construction"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 90, "Naval Assets and Militia Divisions"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 128, "Original Word Of Blake Fleet"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jihad Turning Points: Atreus BattleCorps Exclusive Track, p. 2, "True Colors Revealed"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 19, "Blakist Raids Savage Duchy Of Oriente"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 18-19, "Shadows Over Oriente"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 69, "The Jihad In Review"