Acari
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| Acari | |
|---|---|
| Vessel Profile | |
| 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]
Following the dissolution of the Free Worlds League during the Jihad the Acari became a part of the black water navy of the Duchy of Oriente, serving as the ODS Acari. The Acari and a sister ship, the ODS Kustarachnae, 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.
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.[4] 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.[4][5][6]
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: 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"