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Line 1: − {{infoBoxIndividualSpacecraft + {{infoBoxIndividualVessel | image = | image = | vesselname = Orpheus | vesselname = Orpheus | prevname = | prevname = − | type = [[WarShip]] + | type = WarShip | class = [[Essex]] | class = [[Essex]] | prevclass = | prevclass = − | servicesince = − | serviceuntil = }} }} − As of [[3061]], the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer '''''Orpheus''''' was a [[WarShip]] within the [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] [[Clan Goliath Scorpion Touman|''touman'']]. The ''Orpheus'' was serving in the five-ship naval [[star]] known as the [[Wild Hunt Battlegroup (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Wild Hunt Battlegroup]] as a military escort to [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Gamma Galaxy]].<ref name="FM:WCp108">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 108: "Naval Assets"</ref> ==History== ==History== − In June [[3072]], the ''Orpheus'' was involved in the conflict over various enclaves on the former [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] world of [[Huntress]]. Both the Goliath Scorpions and [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] were working together with the agreement of their respective [[Khan]]s to [[Trial of Reaving|Reave]] a number of Smoke Jaguar genetic legacies stored in Mount Szabo, the majority of which had remained unused since the [[Trial of Annihilation|Annihilation]] of the Smoke Jaguars.<ref name="WORp100+">''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 100–101: "Fall of Szabo"</ref>+ As of [[3061]] the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer '''''Orpheus''''' was a [[WarShip]] within the [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] [[Clan Goliath Scorpion Touman|''touman'']]. The ''Orpheus'' was serving in the five-ship naval [[star]] known as the [[Wild Hunt Battlegroup (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Wild Hunt Battlegroup]] as a military escort to [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Gamma Galaxy]].<ref name="FM:WCp108">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 108, "Naval Assets"</ref> − The combined Cloud Cobra and Scorpion forces took the Mount Szabo facility easily, despite resistance from a small [[Dark Caste]] force nearby—something that would be identified in future years to be a result of Mount Szabo having become a [[Society]] facility during the years in which the Clans believed the site to be unused. The two forces took only enough ''[[isorla]]'' to repair the damage taken during the brief battle, confirmed the presence of the various legacies, and then withdrew so that the facility could be destroyed by orbital bombardment on the 30th of June.<ref name="WORp100+"/> + In June [[3072]] the ''Orpheus'' was involved in the conflict over various enclaves on the former [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] world of [[Huntress]]. Both the Goliath Scorpions and [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] were working together with the agreement of their respective [[Khan]]s to [[Trial of Reaving|Reave]] a number of Smoke Jaguar genetic legacies stored in Mount Szabo, the majority of which had remained unused since the [[Trial of Annihilation|Annihilation]] of the Smoke Jaguars.<ref name="WORp100+">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 100-101, "Fall of Szabo"</ref> + + The combined Cloud Cobra and Scorpion forces took the Mount Szabo facility easily, despite resistance from a small [[Dark Caste]] force nearby - something that would be identified in future years to be a result of Mount Szabo having become a [[Society]] facility during the years in which the Clans believed the site to be unused. The two forces took only enough ''[[isorla]]'' to repair the damage taken during the brief battle, confirmed the presence of the various legacies, and then withdrew so that the facility could be destroyed by orbital bombardment on the 30th of June.<ref name="WORp100+"/> The advanced machines used by the Dark Caste forces convinced the Cobras and Scorpions to investigate Huntress further, looking for more evidence of such advanced technology; as they were working through various abandoned Smoke Jaguar enclaves a force from [[Clan Coyote]] appeared near Huntress via a [[pirate point]] and quickly dropped ground forces onto the planet, seizing a number of resource complexes and the ''[[Warhawk]]'' factory on Abysmal from the Scorpions. The Coyotes quickly stripped the captured facilities before the Scorpions could react, leaving pursuing Scorpion forces to engage the Coyote rearguard as they were leaving the planet.<ref name="WORp100+"/> The advanced machines used by the Dark Caste forces convinced the Cobras and Scorpions to investigate Huntress further, looking for more evidence of such advanced technology; as they were working through various abandoned Smoke Jaguar enclaves a force from [[Clan Coyote]] appeared near Huntress via a [[pirate point]] and quickly dropped ground forces onto the planet, seizing a number of resource complexes and the ''[[Warhawk]]'' factory on Abysmal from the Scorpions. The Coyotes quickly stripped the captured facilities before the Scorpions could react, leaving pursuing Scorpion forces to engage the Coyote rearguard as they were leaving the planet.<ref name="WORp100+"/> − The Coyote [[DropShips]] were engaged by the ''Orpheus'' and the ''[[Volga]]''-class transport [[Andromeda (Individual Volga-class WarShip)|CGS ''Andromeda'']], which [[Star Admiral]] [[Patel Suvorov]] had the foresight to have placed in position in advance of the Coyote's retreat. The two Scorpion WarShips caught and destroyed half of them, only to be attacked in turn by the [[Relentless Pursuit|CCS ''Relentless Pursuit'']], a Coyote ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent Mk. 39]]''-class corvette. The ''Relentless Pursuit'' quickly gutted the ''Andromeda'', while a combination of Coyote [[aerospace fighter]]s and previously unseen assault [[ProtoMech]]s with wings held the ''Orpheus'' off; with the ''Andromeda'' out of action, the Coyotes then used repeated strikes to hammer at the ''Orpheus'' until it broke up against the atmosphere of Huntress.<ref name="WORp100+"/> + The Coyote [[DropShips]] were engaged by the ''Orpheus'' and the ''[[Volga]]''-class transport [[Andromeda|CGS ''Andromeda'']], which [[Star Admiral]] [[Patel Suvorov]] had the foresight to have placed in position in advance of the Coyote's retreat. The two Scorpion WarShips caught and destroyed half of them, only to be attacked in turn by the [[Relentless Pursuit|CCS ''Relentless Pursuit'']], a Coyote ''[[Vincent|Vincent Mk. 39]]''-class corvette. The ''Relentless Pursuit'' quickly gutted the ''Andromeda'', while a combination of Coyote [[aerospace fighter]]s and previously unseen assault [[ProtoMech]]s with wings held the ''Orpheus'' off; with the ''Andromeda'' out of action, the Coyotes then used repeated strikes to hammer at the ''Orpheus'' until it broke up against the atmosphere of Huntress.<ref name="WORp100+"/> ==Notes== ==Notes== − * According to ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]'', the ''[[Liberator (WarShip class)|Liberator]]''-class cruiser [[Victoria Ward (Individual Liberator-class WarShip)|''Victoria Ward'']] was operating as a [[Clan Coyote]] WarShip in June [[3072]] and was responsible for the destruction or crippling of two [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] WarShips above the world of [[Huntress]], the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Orpheus|CGS ''Orpheus'']] and the ''[[volga]]''-class transport [[Andromeda (Individual Volga-class WarShip)|CGS ''Andromeda'']].<ref name="WORp100+"/> It has subsequently been confirmed that ''The Wars of Reaving'' is in error, and that the vessel responsible for the destruction of the ''Andromeda'' and the ''Orpheus'' was the ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent Mk. 42]]''-class corvette [[Relentless Pursuit|CCS ''Relentless Pursuit'']].<ref name="CGLEF20110815">[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,8778.msg214706.html#msg214706 Catalyst Game Labs Errata Forum, 15 Aug 2011]</ref> + * According to ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]'', the ''[[Liberator (WarShip class)|Liberator]]''-class cruiser [[Victoria Ward (Individual Liberator-class WarShip)|''Victoria Ward'']] was operating as a [[Clan Coyote]] WarShip in June [[3072]] and was responsible for the destruction or crippling of two [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] WarShips above the world of [[Huntress]], the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Orpheus|CGS ''Orpheus'']] and the ''[[volga]]''-class transport [[Andromeda|CGS ''Andromeda'']].<ref name="WORp100+">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 100-101, "Fall of Szabo"</ref> It has subsequently been confirmed that ''The Wars of Reaving'' is in error, and that the vessel responsible for the destruction of the ''Andromeda'' and the ''Orpheus'' was the ''[[Vincent|Vincent Mk. 42]]''-class corvette [[Relentless Pursuit|CCS ''Relentless Pursuit'']].<ref name="CGLEF20110815">[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,8778.msg214706.html#msg214706 Catalyst Game Labs Errata Forum, 15 Aug 2011]</ref> {{Quote|The correct ship should be the ''Relentless Pursuit'', per Ben.|[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,8778.msg214706.html#msg214706 Catalyst Game Labs Errata Forum, 15 Aug 2011]}} {{Quote|The correct ship should be the ''Relentless Pursuit'', per Ben.|[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,8778.msg214706.html#msg214706 Catalyst Game Labs Errata Forum, 15 Aug 2011]}} Line 31:
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | + | As of [[3061]] the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer '''''Orpheus''''' was a [[WarShip]] within the [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] [[Clan Goliath Scorpion Touman|''touman'']]. The ''Orpheus'' was serving in the five-ship naval [[star]] known as the [[Wild Hunt Battlegroup (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Wild Hunt Battlegroup]] as a military escort to [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Gamma Galaxy]].<ref name="FM:WCp108">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 108, "Naval Assets"</ref> | |
| − | The combined Cloud Cobra and Scorpion forces took the Mount Szabo facility easily, despite resistance from a small [[Dark Caste]] force | + | In June [[3072]] the ''Orpheus'' was involved in the conflict over various enclaves on the former [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] world of [[Huntress]]. Both the Goliath Scorpions and [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] were working together with the agreement of their respective [[Khan]]s to [[Trial of Reaving|Reave]] a number of Smoke Jaguar genetic legacies stored in Mount Szabo, the majority of which had remained unused since the [[Trial of Annihilation|Annihilation]] of the Smoke Jaguars.<ref name="WORp100+">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 100-101, "Fall of Szabo"</ref> |
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| + | The combined Cloud Cobra and Scorpion forces took the Mount Szabo facility easily, despite resistance from a small [[Dark Caste]] force nearby - something that would be identified in future years to be a result of Mount Szabo having become a [[Society]] facility during the years in which the Clans believed the site to be unused. The two forces took only enough ''[[isorla]]'' to repair the damage taken during the brief battle, confirmed the presence of the various legacies, and then withdrew so that the facility could be destroyed by orbital bombardment on the 30th of June.<ref name="WORp100+"/> | ||
The advanced machines used by the Dark Caste forces convinced the Cobras and Scorpions to investigate Huntress further, looking for more evidence of such advanced technology; as they were working through various abandoned Smoke Jaguar enclaves a force from [[Clan Coyote]] appeared near Huntress via a [[pirate point]] and quickly dropped ground forces onto the planet, seizing a number of resource complexes and the ''[[Warhawk]]'' factory on Abysmal from the Scorpions. The Coyotes quickly stripped the captured facilities before the Scorpions could react, leaving pursuing Scorpion forces to engage the Coyote rearguard as they were leaving the planet.<ref name="WORp100+"/> | The advanced machines used by the Dark Caste forces convinced the Cobras and Scorpions to investigate Huntress further, looking for more evidence of such advanced technology; as they were working through various abandoned Smoke Jaguar enclaves a force from [[Clan Coyote]] appeared near Huntress via a [[pirate point]] and quickly dropped ground forces onto the planet, seizing a number of resource complexes and the ''[[Warhawk]]'' factory on Abysmal from the Scorpions. The Coyotes quickly stripped the captured facilities before the Scorpions could react, leaving pursuing Scorpion forces to engage the Coyote rearguard as they were leaving the planet.<ref name="WORp100+"/> | ||
| − | The Coyote [[DropShips]] were engaged by the ''Orpheus'' and the ''[[Volga]]''-class transport [[Andromeda | + | The Coyote [[DropShips]] were engaged by the ''Orpheus'' and the ''[[Volga]]''-class transport [[Andromeda|CGS ''Andromeda'']], which [[Star Admiral]] [[Patel Suvorov]] had the foresight to have placed in position in advance of the Coyote's retreat. The two Scorpion WarShips caught and destroyed half of them, only to be attacked in turn by the [[Relentless Pursuit|CCS ''Relentless Pursuit'']], a Coyote ''[[Vincent|Vincent Mk. 39]]''-class corvette. The ''Relentless Pursuit'' quickly gutted the ''Andromeda'', while a combination of Coyote [[aerospace fighter]]s and previously unseen assault [[ProtoMech]]s with wings held the ''Orpheus'' off; with the ''Andromeda'' out of action, the Coyotes then used repeated strikes to hammer at the ''Orpheus'' until it broke up against the atmosphere of Huntress.<ref name="WORp100+"/> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * According to ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]'', the ''[[Liberator (WarShip class)|Liberator]]''-class cruiser [[Victoria Ward (Individual Liberator-class WarShip)|''Victoria Ward'']] was operating as a [[Clan Coyote]] WarShip in June [[3072]] and was responsible for the destruction or crippling of two [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] WarShips above the world of [[Huntress]], the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Orpheus|CGS ''Orpheus'']] and the ''[[volga]]''-class transport [[Andromeda | + | * According to ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]'', the ''[[Liberator (WarShip class)|Liberator]]''-class cruiser [[Victoria Ward (Individual Liberator-class WarShip)|''Victoria Ward'']] was operating as a [[Clan Coyote]] WarShip in June [[3072]] and was responsible for the destruction or crippling of two [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] WarShips above the world of [[Huntress]], the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Orpheus|CGS ''Orpheus'']] and the ''[[volga]]''-class transport [[Andromeda|CGS ''Andromeda'']].<ref name="WORp100+">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 100-101, "Fall of Szabo"</ref> It has subsequently been confirmed that ''The Wars of Reaving'' is in error, and that the vessel responsible for the destruction of the ''Andromeda'' and the ''Orpheus'' was the ''[[Vincent|Vincent Mk. 42]]''-class corvette [[Relentless Pursuit|CCS ''Relentless Pursuit'']].<ref name="CGLEF20110815">[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,8778.msg214706.html#msg214706 Catalyst Game Labs Errata Forum, 15 Aug 2011]</ref> |
{{Quote|The correct ship should be the ''Relentless Pursuit'', per Ben.|[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,8778.msg214706.html#msg214706 Catalyst Game Labs Errata Forum, 15 Aug 2011]}} | {{Quote|The correct ship should be the ''Relentless Pursuit'', per Ben.|[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,8778.msg214706.html#msg214706 Catalyst Game Labs Errata Forum, 15 Aug 2011]}} | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]'' | * ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]'' | ||
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[[Category: Individual WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual WarShips]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Destroyers]] | [[Category: Individual Destroyers]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Essex-class WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual Essex-class WarShips]] | ||