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{{otheruses|the JumpShip|other uses|Katana}}
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{{otheruses|the individual JumpShip|other uses|Katana (disambiguation)}}
 
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The '''''Katana''''' was a [[JumpShip]] operated by [[Isesaki Shipping]] of the [[Draconis Combine]].
 
 
 
==History==
 
==History==
The ''Katana'' and its attached [[DropShip]] ''[[Kwaidan]]'' were impounded for smuggling by [[Federated Commonwealth]] officials at the nadir [[jump point]] of the [[Tharkad]] system in mid-[[3050]].<ref>Based on Clan Jade Falcon attacking Somerset in May 3050 (according to the ''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 39) and Adam Steiner recapturing the world in November 3050 (according to ''Era Report: 3052'', p. 12 sidebar)</ref> Both ships and their crews were subsequently requisitioned by then-[[Major]] [[Adam Steiner]] when he formed the [[First Somerset Strikers]]. The Strikers, the ''Katana'', and the ''Kwaidan'' became somewhat famous through [[Tharkad Broadcasting Company]]'s (somewhat inaccurate) [[BattleTech: The Animated Series|holovid about the unit's exploits]]; the 'real' existence of the vessels and their involvement with the unit was confirmed beyond said holovid by other sources.<ref>including memos by the FedCom Intelligence Secretariat (''1st Somerset Strikers'' sourcebook, pp. 41, 47)</ref>
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The '''''Katana''''' was a [[JumpShip]] operated by [[Isesaki Shipping]] of the [[Draconis Combine]]. The ''Katana'' and its attached [[DropShip]] ''[[Kwaidan]]'' were impounded for smuggling by [[Federated Commonwealth]] officials at the nadir [[jump point]] of the [[Tharkad]] system in mid-[[3050]].<ref>Based on Clan Jade Falcon attacking Somerset in May 3050 (according to the ''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 39) and Adam Steiner recapturing the world in November 3050 (according to ''Era Report: 3052'', p. 12 sidebar)</ref> Both ships and their crews were subsequently requisitioned by then-[[Major]] [[Adam Steiner]] when he formed the [[1st Somerset Strikers]]. The Strikers, the ''Katana'' and the ''Kwaidan'' became somewhat famous through [[Tharkad Broadcasting Company]]'s (somewhat inaccurate) [[BattleTech: The Animated Series|holovid about the unit's exploits]]; the 'real' existence of the vessels and their involvement with the unit was confirmed beyond said holovid by other sources.<ref>including memos by the FedCom Intelligence Secretariat (''1st Somerset Strikers'' sourcebook, p. 41 and p. 47)</ref>
  
According to available sources, the Draconis Combine consented with the requisition of the ships and sanctioned their service with the First Somerset Strikers. It was not stated what happened to them after the First Somerset Strikers were disbanded.
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According to available sources, the Draconis Combine consented with the requisition of the ships and sanctioned their service with the 1st Somerset Strikers. It was not stated what happened to them after the 1st Somerset Strikers were disbanded.
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook)|1st Somerset Strikers]]''
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*''[[1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook)]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
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*''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
* ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]''
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*''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]''
  
 
[[Category: Individual JumpShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual JumpShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual Invader-class JumpShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual Invader-class JumpShips]]

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