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The '''''Michael Norman''''' was a ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser that had joined [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]'s [[Operation Exodus]].
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==History==
 
==History==
The '''''Michael Norman''''' was a ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser that had joined [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]'s [[Operation Exodus]].
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Commanded by [[Admiral]] [[William Hopcroft]], a staunch [[House Davion|Davionist]] among the self-exiled [[SLDF]] fleet, the ''Michael Norman'' wound up in the [[Pentagon Civil War]]. On 8 October [[2802]], it moved to intercept two [[House Liao|Liao]]-aligned [[WarShip]]s under [[Commodore]] [[Amanda Noskeau]], the ''[[Long March (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|Long March]]'' ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate and the ''[[Noble House]]'' ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate, who were trying to capture mothballed WarShips from a cache in the [[Arcadia (Clan System)|Arcadia system]]. In the ensuing battle, the two sides destroyed each other. All three vessels were crippled in the fight and then suffered fatal collisions with asteroids.<ref name="BS31">''BattleSpace'' rulebook, p. 31 (Scenario "Hide and Seek")</ref>
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==Officers==
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Commanded by [[Admiral]] [[William Hopcroft]], a staunch [[House Davion|Davionist]] among the self-exiled [[SLDF]] fleet, the ''Michael Norman'' wound up in the [[Pentagon Civil War]]. On 8 October [[2802]] it moved to intercept two [[House Liao|Liao]]-aligned [[WarShip]]s under [[Commodore]] [[Amanda Noskeau]], the ''[[Long March]]'' and the ''[[Noble House]]'', who were trying to capture mothballed WarShips from a cache in the [[Arcadia (Clan)|Arcadia system]]. In the ensuing battle, the two sides destroyed each other. All three vessels were crippled in the fight and then suffered fatal collisions with asteroids.
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==Note==
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In the [[Empires Aflame]] multiverse, the ''Michael Norman'' is the the first vessel the Player Characters encounter.
  
 
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==References==

Latest revision as of 05:12, 31 January 2024

Michael Norman
Vessel Profile
TypeWarShip
ClassBlack Lion

The Michael Norman was a Black Lion-class battlecruiser that had joined Aleksandr Kerensky's Operation Exodus.

History[edit]

Commanded by Admiral William Hopcroft, a staunch Davionist among the self-exiled SLDF fleet, the Michael Norman wound up in the Pentagon Civil War. On 8 October 2802, it moved to intercept two Liao-aligned WarShips under Commodore Amanda Noskeau, the Long March Congress-class frigate and the Noble House Congress-class frigate, who were trying to capture mothballed WarShips from a cache in the Arcadia system. In the ensuing battle, the two sides destroyed each other. All three vessels were crippled in the fight and then suffered fatal collisions with asteroids.[1]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Michael Norman
Admiral William Hopcroft 2802[1]

Note[edit]

In the Empires Aflame multiverse, the Michael Norman is the the first vessel the Player Characters encounter.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 BattleSpace rulebook, p. 31 (Scenario "Hide and Seek")

Bibliography[edit]