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| − | The | + | The '''''Caravan''''' was listed as part of the attached support vessels of the [[11th Battle (Clan Wolf)|Eleventh Battle Cluster]] of [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Gamma Galaxy]] in a [[ComStar]] document dated 1 December [[3052]], as an ''[[Overlord (DropShip class)|Overlord]]''-class [[DropShip]].<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 96</ref> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | It should be noted that sources from the early [[Clan Invasion era]], including the ComStar report naming this vessel, have been known to | + | It should be noted that sources from the early [[Clan Invasion era]], including the ComStar report naming this vessel, have been known to misreport [[Clan]] DropShips of the ''[[Broadsword]]'', ''[[Union-C]]'', and ''[[Overlord-C]]'' classes in particular as vessels of equivalent [[Inner Sphere]] classes, namely the ''[[Leopard (DropShip class)|Leopard]]'', ''[[Union (DropShip class)|Union]]'', and ''[[Overlord (DropShip class)|Overlord]]''.<ref>According to an official [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=56035.0 ruling] by [[Ray "Adrian Gideon" Arrastia]], made in the "Ask the Lead Developers" section of the [[BattleTech Forum]] which is reserved for official rulings.</ref> This leaves a distinct possibility that the ''Caravan'' was in fact an ''Overlord-C''. However, at the same time, other sources differentiated between these designs and still observed both Clan designs and their Inner Sphere predecessor designs serving side-by-side among the invading [[Clans]].<ref>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', pp. 42–48 ("Clan Jade Wolf Unit Summary") and pp. 54–57 ("Wolf Clan in Exile Unit Summary") lists numerous ''Overlord-C'', ''Overlord'', ''Union-C'', ''Union'', ''Broadsword'' and ''Leopard'' class vessels with individual units formerly of Clan Wolf, as well as other DropShip types such as ''Sassanid'', ''Confederate'', ''Titan'', and ''Lion''; this is an in-universe internal document by [[WolfNet]], who owing to their Clan roots would easily be able to tell these DropShip classes from each other, and whose report can thus presumably be taken at face value. While the report does not name individual vessels, it does prove the existence of ''Leopard'', ''Union'' and ''Overlord'' class vessels of Clan origin, and that such a mix was still found in Clan ''[[touman]]s'' even five years after the Battle of Tukayyid.</ref> For a lack of conclusive evidence to the contrary, the notion that the ''Caravan'' was an ''Overlord'' (and not an ''Overlord-C'') is therefore taken at face value for the purpose of this article. |
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| − | *''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' | + | * ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' |
[[Category: Individual DropShips]] | [[Category: Individual DropShips]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Overlord-class DropShips]] | [[Category: Individual Overlord-class DropShips]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:30, 26 January 2024
- This article is about the DropShip. For the aircraft design, see Caravan Heavy Transport.
| Caravan | |
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| Type | DropShip |
| Class | Overlord (see Notes) |
The Caravan was listed as part of the attached support vessels of the Eleventh Battle Cluster of Gamma Galaxy in a ComStar document dated 1 December 3052, as an Overlord-class DropShip.[1]
Notes[edit]
It should be noted that sources from the early Clan Invasion era, including the ComStar report naming this vessel, have been known to misreport Clan DropShips of the Broadsword, Union-C, and Overlord-C classes in particular as vessels of equivalent Inner Sphere classes, namely the Leopard, Union, and Overlord.[2] This leaves a distinct possibility that the Caravan was in fact an Overlord-C. However, at the same time, other sources differentiated between these designs and still observed both Clan designs and their Inner Sphere predecessor designs serving side-by-side among the invading Clans.[3] For a lack of conclusive evidence to the contrary, the notion that the Caravan was an Overlord (and not an Overlord-C) is therefore taken at face value for the purpose of this article.
References[edit]
- ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 96
- ↑ According to an official ruling by Ray "Adrian Gideon" Arrastia, made in the "Ask the Lead Developers" section of the BattleTech Forum which is reserved for official rulings.
- ↑ The Falcon and the Wolf, pp. 42–48 ("Clan Jade Wolf Unit Summary") and pp. 54–57 ("Wolf Clan in Exile Unit Summary") lists numerous Overlord-C, Overlord, Union-C, Union, Broadsword and Leopard class vessels with individual units formerly of Clan Wolf, as well as other DropShip types such as Sassanid, Confederate, Titan, and Lion; this is an in-universe internal document by WolfNet, who owing to their Clan roots would easily be able to tell these DropShip classes from each other, and whose report can thus presumably be taken at face value. While the report does not name individual vessels, it does prove the existence of Leopard, Union and Overlord class vessels of Clan origin, and that such a mix was still found in Clan toumans even five years after the Battle of Tukayyid.