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| − | The FSS '''''Chesterton''''' was a ''[[New Syrtis (WarShip)|New Syrtis]]''-class [[WarShip]] within the [[Federated Suns]] navy and one of five ''New Syrtis'' carriers to see combat action during the [[Taurian Concordat]] ambush known as [[Case Amber|Case AMBER]]<ref name="H:RWp220">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 220, "New Syrtis (Carrier)"</ref> in late [[2577]].<ref name="H:RWp67+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 67-68, "Case AMBER"</ref> The FSS ''Chesteron'' was a part of Task Force 2.7, a squadron consisting of twelve WarShips, five [[JumpShip]]s and seventeen [[DropShip]]s operating in the [[Panpour]] system<ref name="H:RWp69">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 69, "Battle for Tentativa"</ref> when Taurian naval forces commanded by [[Marshal]] [[David Santos (26th c.)|David Santos]] launched a surprise attack. The Taurian attack was a complete success, destroying or capturing the majority of the Federated Suns vessels while losing just a single WarShip and a handful of DropShips in exchange.<ref name="H:RWp67+"/> | + | The FSS '''''Chesterton''''' was a ''[[New Syrtis (WarShip)|New Syrtis]]''-class [[WarShip]] within the [[Federated Suns]] navy and one of five ''New Syrtis'' carriers to see combat action during the [[Taurian Concordat]] ambush known as [[Case Amber|Case AMBER]]<ref name="H:RWp220">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 220, "New Syrtis (Carrier)"</ref> in late [[2577]].<ref name="H:RWp67+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 67-68, "Case AMBER"</ref> The FSS ''Chesteron'' was a part of Task Force 2.7, a squadron consisting of twelve WarShips, five [[JumpShip]]s and seventeen [[DropShip]]s operating in the [[Panpour]] system<ref name="H:RWp69">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 69, "Battle for Tentativa"</ref> when Taurian naval forces commanded by [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[David Santos (26th c.)|David Santos]] launched a surprise attack. The Taurian attack was a complete success, destroying or capturing the majority of the Federated Suns vessels while losing just a single WarShip and a handful of DropShips in exchange.<ref name="H:RWp67+"/> |
The FSS ''Chesterton'' was one of three WarShips to be captured by Taurian forces during the battle at Panpour, as a result of most of the ''Chesterton's'' crew being off-ship along with the entire AeroSpace group at the time of the attack.<ref name="H:RWp220"/> | The FSS ''Chesterton'' was one of three WarShips to be captured by Taurian forces during the battle at Panpour, as a result of most of the ''Chesterton's'' crew being off-ship along with the entire AeroSpace group at the time of the attack.<ref name="H:RWp220"/> | ||
Revision as of 00:13, 25 July 2020
- This article is about the New Syrtis-class WarShip. For other uses, see Chesterton (disambiguation).
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| Type | WarShip |
| Class | New Syrtis |
History
The FSS Chesterton was a New Syrtis-class WarShip within the Federated Suns navy and one of five New Syrtis carriers to see combat action during the Taurian Concordat ambush known as Case AMBER[1] in late 2577.[2] The FSS Chesteron was a part of Task Force 2.7, a squadron consisting of twelve WarShips, five JumpShips and seventeen DropShips operating in the Panpour system[3] when Taurian naval forces commanded by Marshal David Santos launched a surprise attack. The Taurian attack was a complete success, destroying or capturing the majority of the Federated Suns vessels while losing just a single WarShip and a handful of DropShips in exchange.[2]
The FSS Chesterton was one of three WarShips to be captured by Taurian forces during the battle at Panpour, as a result of most of the Chesterton's crew being off-ship along with the entire AeroSpace group at the time of the attack.[1]