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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | The DCS '''''Galedon II''''' was the last of the [[Draconis Combine]]'s ''[[Samarkand | + | The DCS '''''Galedon II''''' was the last of the [[Draconis Combine]]'s ''[[Samarkand Block II (WarShip class)|Samarkand]]''-class carrier [[WarShip]]s, and one of the few remaining WarShips in the [[Inner Sphere]] following the [[First Succession War]]. |
In [[2853]] the ''Galedon II'' under ''Cho-sho'' [[Greg Hossu]], who had commanded her since [[2840]],<ref name=BSP>''BattleCorps Ship Profile: DCS Galedon II''</ref> took part in an offensive against [[Hesperus II]], later dubbed the sixth, seventh and eighth battles of Hesperus II where the Draconis Combine enacted a blockade of the Hesperus system. | In [[2853]] the ''Galedon II'' under ''Cho-sho'' [[Greg Hossu]], who had commanded her since [[2840]],<ref name=BSP>''BattleCorps Ship Profile: DCS Galedon II''</ref> took part in an offensive against [[Hesperus II]], later dubbed the sixth, seventh and eighth battles of Hesperus II where the Draconis Combine enacted a blockade of the Hesperus system. | ||
| − | The [[Lyran Commonwealth]] famously reactivated their ancient battlecruiser [[LCS]] ''[[Invincible (Individual Tharkad-class WarShip)|Invincible]]'' to break through the Combine siege. It jumped to the Hesperus system's nadir jump point on 25 October 2853 with six military [[DropShip]]s and smashed through the Combine blockade vessels, destroying most of them. Only the ''[[Galedon II]]'' escaped by means of a | + | The [[Lyran Commonwealth]] famously reactivated their ancient battlecruiser [[LCS]] ''[[Invincible (Individual Tharkad-class WarShip)|Invincible]]'' to break through the Combine siege. It jumped to the Hesperus system's nadir jump point on 25 October 2853 with six military [[DropShip]]s and smashed through the Combine blockade vessels, destroying most of them. Only the ''[[Galedon II]]'' escaped by means of a preplanned jump to an irregular jump point close to Hesperus II at the last minute, taking the [[DropShip]]s ''[[Katana (Individual Achilles-class DropShip)|Katana]]'', ''[[Rapier (Individual Achilles-class DropShip)|Rapier]]'', ''[[Broadsword (Individual Achilles-class DropShip)|Broadsword]]'' and ''[[Sabeeh]]'' plus a few squadrons of [[aerospace fighter]]s with it.<ref>BattleCorps scenario ''Tactics of Desperation''</ref> |
On 10 November 2853, the ''Invincible'' and the relief fleet accompanying it arrived at Hesperus II and engaged the Draconis Combine's planetary blockade fleet which had been reinforced by the ''Galedon II'' and its DropShips as well as a trio of corvettes that had been recalled from the zenith jump point blockade fleet. However, the Draconis Combine fleet was quickly routed (implicitly with heavy losses).<ref>BattleCorps scenario ''Tactics of Desperation II''</ref> All Draconis Combine WarShips that had participated in the blockade were destroyed.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', PDF p. 64</ref> | On 10 November 2853, the ''Invincible'' and the relief fleet accompanying it arrived at Hesperus II and engaged the Draconis Combine's planetary blockade fleet which had been reinforced by the ''Galedon II'' and its DropShips as well as a trio of corvettes that had been recalled from the zenith jump point blockade fleet. However, the Draconis Combine fleet was quickly routed (implicitly with heavy losses).<ref>BattleCorps scenario ''Tactics of Desperation II''</ref> All Draconis Combine WarShips that had participated in the blockade were destroyed.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', PDF p. 64</ref> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[BattleCorps Scenarios#Scenario: Tactics of Desperation I]]'' | + | * ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[BattleCorps Scenarios#Scenario: Tactics of Desperation II]]'' | + | * ''[[BattleCorps Scenarios#Scenario: Tactics of Desperation I|Scenario: Tactics of Desperation I]]'' |
| + | * ''[[BattleCorps Scenarios#Scenario: Tactics of Desperation II|Scenario: Tactics of Desperation II]]'' | ||
* ''[[BattleCorps Ship Profiles#Ship Profile: DCS Galedon II|Ship Profile: DCS Galedon II]]'' | * ''[[BattleCorps Ship Profiles#Ship Profile: DCS Galedon II|Ship Profile: DCS Galedon II]]'' | ||
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[[Category: Individual WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual WarShips]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Carriers]] | [[Category: Individual Carriers]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Samarkand-class WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual Samarkand-class WarShips]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:11, 2 September 2023
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| Type | WarShip |
| Class | Samarkand Block II (WarShip class) |
| In service until | 10 November 2853 |
History[edit]
The DCS Galedon II was the last of the Draconis Combine's Samarkand-class carrier WarShips, and one of the few remaining WarShips in the Inner Sphere following the First Succession War.
In 2853 the Galedon II under Cho-sho Greg Hossu, who had commanded her since 2840,[1] took part in an offensive against Hesperus II, later dubbed the sixth, seventh and eighth battles of Hesperus II where the Draconis Combine enacted a blockade of the Hesperus system.
The Lyran Commonwealth famously reactivated their ancient battlecruiser LCS Invincible to break through the Combine siege. It jumped to the Hesperus system's nadir jump point on 25 October 2853 with six military DropShips and smashed through the Combine blockade vessels, destroying most of them. Only the Galedon II escaped by means of a preplanned jump to an irregular jump point close to Hesperus II at the last minute, taking the DropShips Katana, Rapier, Broadsword and Sabeeh plus a few squadrons of aerospace fighters with it.[2]
On 10 November 2853, the Invincible and the relief fleet accompanying it arrived at Hesperus II and engaged the Draconis Combine's planetary blockade fleet which had been reinforced by the Galedon II and its DropShips as well as a trio of corvettes that had been recalled from the zenith jump point blockade fleet. However, the Draconis Combine fleet was quickly routed (implicitly with heavy losses).[3] All Draconis Combine WarShips that had participated in the blockade were destroyed.[4]