Sarna News: Bad 'Mechs - Icestorm

Editing FireCrest

Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.

The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.

Latest revision Your text
Line 8: Line 8:
 
}}
 
}}
 
==History==
 
==History==
The ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate '''''FireCrest''''' (also occasionally spelled '''''Fire Crest''''' or '''''Firecrest''''') was a [[WarShip]] operated by [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]].
+
The ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate '''''FireCrest''''' (also occasionally spelled '''''Fire Crest''''' or '''''Firecrest''''') was a [[WarShip]] operated by [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] as part of their [[The Jaguar's Den]] [[keshik]]in 3057. <ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 70</ref>
  
Attached to [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Smoke Jaguar)| Beta Galaxy]] the ''FireCrest'' took part in the attack on [[Wolcott]] on 2 October [[3050]], where it was noted for entering orbit over the world<ref>''Luthien'', p. 5</ref> (it was misreported as a ''[[Star Lord (JumpShip class)|Star Lord]]''-class [[JumpShip]], but JumpShips do not usually leave the [[jump point]]; it has officially been ruled by the [[BattleTech]] developers that the vessel in question must have been the ''Congress''-class ''Firecrest''<ref>An official ruling by [[Øystein Tvedten]] in [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,33603.0.html this thread] on the official [[BattleTech Forum]]: "It was being used as a glorified jumpship, but yes, they must have meant the Congress-class Firecrest."</ref>) but did not partake in the actual battle. After Tukayyid it was attached to [[The Jaguar's Den (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|The Jaguar's Den]] [[keshik]] along with the ''[[Essex]]''-class ''[[Sabre Cat]]'' also known to have operated with Beta during the invasion.<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 70</ref>
+
The ''FireCrest'' took part in the attack on [[Wolcott]] on 2 October [[3050]], where it was noted for entering orbit over the world<ref>''Luthien'', p. 5</ref> (it was misreported as a ''[[Star Lord]]''-class [[JumpShip]], but JumpShips do not usually leave the [[jump point]]; it has officially been ruled by the [[BattleTech]] developers that the vessel in question must have been the ''Congress''-class ''Firecrest''<ref>An official ruling by [[Øystein Tvedten]] in [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,33603.0.html this thread] on the official [[BattleTech Forum]]: "It was being used as a glorified jumpship, but yes, they must have meant the Congress-class Firecrest."</ref>) but did not partake in the actual battle.
  
The ''FireCrest'' was later captured during [[Operation Bulldog]] and was sent to [[Dieron]]; it never arrived at its destination, however, and its fate is unknown.<ref name="FM:Up105">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 105, "The WarShips of a Dead Clan"</ref>
+
The ''FireCrest'' was later captured during [[Operation Bulldog]] and was sent from [[Huntress]] to [[Dieron]]; it never arrived at its destination, however, and its fate is unknown.<ref name="FM:Up105">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 105, "The WarShips of a Dead Clan"</ref>
  
==Notes==
 
* A Clan ''Congress''-class Frigate the ''Fire Rose'' is reported in the Inner Sphere prior to 3057, it is possible that this is a misidentification of the ''FireCrest''.<ref>''Technical Readout 3057'', p. 148</ref>
 
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
Line 23: Line 21:
 
* ''[[Invading Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Invading Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Luthien (scenario pack)]]''
 
* ''[[Luthien (scenario pack)]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout 3057]]''
 
  
 
[[Category: Individual WarShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual WarShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual Frigates]]
 
[[Category: Individual Frigates]]
 
[[Category: Individual Congress-class WarShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual Congress-class WarShips]]

Please note that all contributions to BattleTechWiki are considered to be released under the GNU FDL 1.2 (see BattleTechWiki:Copyrights for details). If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will, then do not submit it here.
You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource. Do not submit copyrighted work without permission!

To edit this page, please answer the question that appears below (more info):

Cancel Editing help (opens in new window)

Advanced templates:

Editing: {{Merge}}   {{Moratorium}}   {{Otheruses| | | }}

Notices: {{NoEdit}}   {{Sign}}   {{Unsigned|name}}   {{Welcome}}

Administration: {{Essay}}   {{Policy}}   {{Procedure}}