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Warned by the Diamond Sharks about the existence of the ''Perigard Zalman'', the Snow Ravens gathered the bulk of their remaining Homeworld naval assets at [[Lum]], where they were gathering a huge convoy of vessels together, destined for the Snow Raven holdings in the [[Outworlds Alliance]]. The Snow Ravens gathered together the remains of both the [[Brim Naval Assault Star (Clan Snow Raven)|Brim Naval Assault Star]] and the [[Circe Battle Star (Clan Snow Raven)|Circe Battle Star]], stripping the convoy of its escort vessels.<ref name="WORp52+">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 52-53, "Closing the Net"</ref>
 
Warned by the Diamond Sharks about the existence of the ''Perigard Zalman'', the Snow Ravens gathered the bulk of their remaining Homeworld naval assets at [[Lum]], where they were gathering a huge convoy of vessels together, destined for the Snow Raven holdings in the [[Outworlds Alliance]]. The Snow Ravens gathered together the remains of both the [[Brim Naval Assault Star (Clan Snow Raven)|Brim Naval Assault Star]] and the [[Circe Battle Star (Clan Snow Raven)|Circe Battle Star]], stripping the convoy of its escort vessels.<ref name="WORp52+">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 52-53, "Closing the Net"</ref>
  
The Steel Vipers gathered together the remainder of their Naval Reserve and struck at Lum within days of their assault on the Diamond Sharks; when [[saKhan]] Hoskins of the Steel Vipers declared his ''[[batchall]]'' for the entire system, the Ravens declared all they had to defend. The resulting battle pitched three naval stars on each side against each other, making the naval engagement far larger than that at Lum in [[3069]]. While the Snow Raven fleet was by far the more experienced, their level of skill was counterbalanced by the sheer firepower brought to the battle by the ''Perigard Zalman'' and her escorts. The battle lasted for seven hours before the last four surviving Snow Raven WarShips - the ''Fredasa''-class [[Black Beard|CSR ''Black Beard'']], the ''Aegis''-class [[Black Justice|CSR ''Black Justice'']] and [[Lord Death|CSR ''Lord Death'']] and the ''Carrack''-class [[Venture Star|CSR ''Venture Star'']] - forfeited the Trial by jumping out of the system, leaving Lum a Steel Viper holding.<ref name="WORp52+"/> The Snow Ravens lost six WarShips in the engagement - the ''Eternity'', the ''Aegis''-class [[Blue Lancer|CSR ''Blue Lancer'']], the ''[[Lola III]]''-class ''[[Vision of Terra|CSR Vision of Terra]]'', the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class ''[[Rook (Individual Potemkin-class WarShip)|CSR Rook]]'' and ''[[Snowflake|CSR Snowflake]]'', and the ''[[Volga]]''-class transport [[Tenacity|CSR ''Tenacity'']].<ref>[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,34533.msg806356.html#msg806356 BattleTech Developer confirms the destruction of the ''Eternity'', ''Blue Lancer'' and ''Tenacity'' at Lum]</ref>
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The Steel Vipers gathered together the remainder of their Naval Reserve and struck at Lum within days of their assault on the Diamond Sharks; when [[saKhan]] Hoskins of the Steel Vipers declared his ''[[batchall]]'' for the entire system, the Ravens declared all they had to defend. The resulting battle pitched three naval stars on each side against each other, making the naval engagement far larger than that at Lum in [[3069]]. While the Snow Raven fleet was by far the more experienced, their level of skill was counterbalanced by the sheer firepower brought to the battle by the ''Perigard Zalman'' and her escorts. The battle lasted for seven hours before the last four surviving Snow Raven WarShips - the ''Fredasa''-class [[Black Beard|CSR ''Black Beard'']], the ''Aegis''-class [[Black Justice|CSR ''Black Justice'']] and [[Lord Death|CSR ''Lord Death'']] and the ''Carrack''-class [[Venture Star|CSR ''Venture Star'']] - forfeited the Trial by jumping out of the system, leaving Lum a Steel Viper holding.<ref name="WORp52+"/> The Snow Ravens lost six WarShips in the engagement - the ''Eternity'', the ''Aegis''-class [[Blue Lancer|CSR ''Blue Lancer'']], the ''[[Lola III]''-class ''[[Vision of Terra|CSR Vision of Terra]]'', the ''[[Potempkin]]''-class ''[[Rook (Individual Potemkin-class WarShip)|CSR Rook]]'' and ''[[Snowflake|CSR Snowflake]]'', and the ''[[Volga]]''-class transport [[Tenacity|CSR ''Tenacity'']].<ref>[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,34533.msg806356.html#msg806356 BattleTech Developer confirms the destruction of the ''Eternity'', ''Blue Lancer'' and ''Tenacity'' at Lum]</ref>
  
 
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