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An ''[[Avenger]]''-class DropShip, the '''''Hainan''''' was in service with the [[Draconis Combine]] during the [[Clan Invasion]] era as the DCS ''Hainan''. The ''Hainan'' and a sister ship, the [[Dojo|DCS ''Dojo'']], were two of the three DropShips assigned to the ''[[Kyushu]]''-class frigate [[Haruna|DCS ''Haruna'']] as a part of the Combine contribution to the [[Second Star League]] [[Task Force Serpent|Task Force SERPENT]].<ref name="TOTCp18">''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 18, "Attacker"</ref> | An ''[[Avenger]]''-class DropShip, the '''''Hainan''''' was in service with the [[Draconis Combine]] during the [[Clan Invasion]] era as the DCS ''Hainan''. The ''Hainan'' and a sister ship, the [[Dojo|DCS ''Dojo'']], were two of the three DropShips assigned to the ''[[Kyushu]]''-class frigate [[Haruna|DCS ''Haruna'']] as a part of the Combine contribution to the [[Second Star League]] [[Task Force Serpent|Task Force SERPENT]].<ref name="TOTCp18">''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 18, "Attacker"</ref> | ||
| − | On the 15th of December [[3059]]<ref name="THp191">''The Hunters'', p. 191, "Chapter 22"</ref> Task Force SERPENT encountered a convoy from [[Clan Ghost Bear]] in the [[Deep Periphery]]. Task Force SERPENT jumped into a system some four jumps - 120 light years - past the system the [[Explorer Corps]] had named [[Meribah]] when they encountered the convoy, which was led by the ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate [[Shining Claw|CGB ''Shining Claw'']] and also included a pair of ''[[Whirlwind]]''-class destroyers, the [[Fire Fang|CGB ''Fire Fang'' and [[Ursus (Whirlwind)|CGB ''Ursus'']] | + | On the 15th of December [[3059]]<ref name="THp191">''The Hunters'', p. 191, "Chapter 22"</ref> Task Force SERPENT encountered a convoy from [[Clan Ghost Bear]] in the [[Deep Periphery]]. Task Force SERPENT jumped into a system some four jumps - 120 light years - past the system the [[Explorer Corps]] had named [[Meribah]] when they encountered the convoy, which was led by the ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate [[Shining Claw|CGB ''Shining Claw'']] and also included a pair of ''[[Whirlwind]]''-class destroyers, the [[Fire Fang|CGB ''Fire Fang'']] and [[Ursus (Whirlwind)|CGB ''Ursus'']], and the ''[[Invader]]''-class [[JumpShip]] [[Winter Wind|CGB ''Winter Wind'']].<ref name="TOTCp19">''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 18-19, "Defender"</ref> The ''Winter Wind'' was transporting scores of civilians in three attached [[DropShip]]s that the Ghost Bears were relocating to the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref name="THp203">''The Hunters'', p. 203-207, "Chapter 23"</ref> |
The ''Fire Fang'' attempted to protect the ''Winter Wind'' during the resulting battle; the ''Winter Wind'' was disabled early in the battle by the ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer [[Ranger|ISS ''Ranger'']],<ref name="THp203">''The Hunters'', p. 203-207, "Chapter 23"</ref> and the ''Haruna'' was tasked with delivering several [[DEST]] boarding parties aboard the ''Winter Wind''.<ref name="THp209">''The Hunters'', p. 209, "Chapter 24"</ref> | The ''Fire Fang'' attempted to protect the ''Winter Wind'' during the resulting battle; the ''Winter Wind'' was disabled early in the battle by the ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer [[Ranger|ISS ''Ranger'']],<ref name="THp203">''The Hunters'', p. 203-207, "Chapter 23"</ref> and the ''Haruna'' was tasked with delivering several [[DEST]] boarding parties aboard the ''Winter Wind''.<ref name="THp209">''The Hunters'', p. 209, "Chapter 24"</ref> | ||
| − | The ''Haruna'' ended up taking damage from repeated volleys from the ''Fire Fang''; the ''Fire Fang'' was damaged in turn by the ''Haruna'', the ''[[Fox (WarShip)|Fox]]''-class corvette [[Antrim|FCS ''Antrim'']] and both the ''Dojo'' and ''Hainan''.<ref name="THp216">''The Hunters'', p. 216-218, "Chapter 24"</ref> The ''Dojo'' and the '' | + | The ''Haruna'' ended up taking damage from repeated volleys from the ''Fire Fang''; the ''Fire Fang'' was damaged in turn by the ''Haruna'', the ''[[Fox (WarShip)|Fox]]''-class corvette [[Antrim|FCS ''Antrim'']] and both the ''Dojo'' and ''Hainan''.<ref name="THp216">''The Hunters'', p. 216-218, "Chapter 24"</ref> The ''Dojo'' and the ''Hainan'' saved the ''Haruna'' from crippling damage at the hands of the ''Fire Fang'', but the ''Hainan'' was lost after taking heavy damage from the Clan [[WarShip]] at close range. Captain Cho of the ''Hainan'' was killed in the engagement, and while the order to abandon ship was given,<ref name="THp236">''The Hunters'', p. 236-237, "Chapter 27"</ref> only half her crew escaped to be recovered, and the majority of those who escaped were wounded.<ref name="THp240">''The Hunters'', p. 240, "Chapter 27"</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:27, 9 January 2014
| Hainan | |
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| Type | DropShip |
| Class | Avenger |
History
An Avenger-class DropShip, the Hainan was in service with the Draconis Combine during the Clan Invasion era as the DCS Hainan. The Hainan and a sister ship, the DCS Dojo, were two of the three DropShips assigned to the Kyushu-class frigate DCS Haruna as a part of the Combine contribution to the Second Star League Task Force SERPENT.[1]
On the 15th of December 3059[2] Task Force SERPENT encountered a convoy from Clan Ghost Bear in the Deep Periphery. Task Force SERPENT jumped into a system some four jumps - 120 light years - past the system the Explorer Corps had named Meribah when they encountered the convoy, which was led by the Congress-class frigate CGB Shining Claw and also included a pair of Whirlwind-class destroyers, the CGB Fire Fang and CGB Ursus, and the Invader-class JumpShip CGB Winter Wind.[3] The Winter Wind was transporting scores of civilians in three attached DropShips that the Ghost Bears were relocating to the Inner Sphere.[4]
The Fire Fang attempted to protect the Winter Wind during the resulting battle; the Winter Wind was disabled early in the battle by the Lola III-class destroyer ISS Ranger,[4] and the Haruna was tasked with delivering several DEST boarding parties aboard the Winter Wind.[5]
The Haruna ended up taking damage from repeated volleys from the Fire Fang; the Fire Fang was damaged in turn by the Haruna, the Fox-class corvette FCS Antrim and both the Dojo and Hainan.[6] The Dojo and the Hainan saved the Haruna from crippling damage at the hands of the Fire Fang, but the Hainan was lost after taking heavy damage from the Clan WarShip at close range. Captain Cho of the Hainan was killed in the engagement, and while the order to abandon ship was given,[7] only half her crew escaped to be recovered, and the majority of those who escaped were wounded.[8]
References
- ↑ Twilight of the Clans, p. 18, "Attacker"
- ↑ The Hunters, p. 191, "Chapter 22"
- ↑ Twilight of the Clans, p. 18-19, "Defender"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Hunters, p. 203-207, "Chapter 23"
- ↑ The Hunters, p. 209, "Chapter 24"
- ↑ The Hunters, p. 216-218, "Chapter 24"
- ↑ The Hunters, p. 236-237, "Chapter 27"
- ↑ The Hunters, p. 240, "Chapter 27"