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==History==
 
==History==
As of [[3059]] the ''[[Fredasa (WarShip class)|Fredasa]]''-class corvette '''''Whelp''''' was a [[WarShip]] within the [[Clan Ice Hellion Touman|Clan Ice Hellion ''touman'']]. Also serving in the Ice Hellion ''touman'' at the time were two sister ships to the ''Whelp'', the [[Hellion's Pride|CIH ''Hellion's Pride'']] and the [[Swift Bait|CIH ''Swift Bait'']].<ref name="FM:CCp44">''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 81: "Naval Assets"</ref>
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As at [[3059]] the ''[[Fredasa]]''-class corvette '''''Whelp''''' was a [[WarShip]] within the [[Clan Ice Hellion]] [[Clan Ice Hellion Touman|''touman'']]. Also serving in the Ice Hellion ''touman'' at the time were two sister ships to the ''Whelp'', the [[Hellion's Pride|CIH ''Hellion's Pride'']] and the [[Swift Bait|CIH ''Swift Bait'']].<ref name="FM:CCp44">''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 81, "Naval Assets"</ref>
  
When the Ice Hellions launched their invasion of the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] Occupation Zone in the [[Inner Sphere]] in mid-[[3071]] the ''Whelp'' was one of the WarShips deployed. One of the first actions conducted by all thirteen Ice Hellion WarShips including the ''Whelp'' was to secure the [[Dark Nebula]], destroying the small Jade Falcon naval force there and securing the largely abandoned facility.<ref name="WoRp69+">''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 69–71: "The Hellion Strikes"</ref>
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When the Ice Hellions launched their invasion of the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] Occupation Zone in the [[Inner Sphere]] in mid-[[3071]] the ''Whelp'' was one of the WarShips deployed. One of the first actions conducted by all thirteen Ice Helion WarShips including the ''Whelp'' was to secure the [[Dark Nebula]], destroying the small Jade Falcon naval force there and securing the largely-abandoned facility.<ref name="WoRp69+">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 69-71, "The Hellion Strikes"</ref>
  
By March [[3072]] the tempo demanded by [[Khan]] Montose in continuing to launch attacks rather than consolidating existing gains had seen a resurgent Clan Jade Falcon push the Ice Hellions back on several fronts, assisted by [[Clan Hell's Horses]], with whom the Hellions had originally maintained a truce, and the Ice Hellions had been pushed back into three areas - the worlds of [[Evciler]] and [[Vantaa]], and the region known as the [[Dark Nebula]]. Operating alongside [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)|Beta Galaxy]], the ''Whelp'' was a part of the diminished Hellion naval forces still operating in the Dark Nebula.<ref name="WoRp85">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 85: "Icy Fire"</ref>
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By March [[3072]] the tempo demanded by [[Khan]] Montose in continuing to launch attacks rather than consolidating existing gains had seen a resurgent Clan Jade Falcon push the Ice Hellions back on several fronts, assisted by [[Clan Hell's Horses]], with whom the Hellions had originally maintained a truce, and the Ice Hellions had been pushed back into three areas - the worlds of [[Evciler]] and [[Vantaa]], and the region known as the [[Dark Nebula]]. Operating alongside [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)|Beta Galaxy]], the ''Whelp'' was a part of the diminished Hellion naval forces still operating in the Dark Nebula.<ref name="WoRp85">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 85, "Icy Fire"</ref>
  
Gathering to oppose the two remaining [[Cluster]]s of Beta Galaxy was the Jade Falcon's [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Delta Galaxy]] and several [[Star]]s of [[aerospace fighter]]s and assault [[DropShip]]s; the Hellion defenses consisted of just the ''Whelp'', the sorely damaged ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer [[Cold Hunter (Individual Lola III-class WarShip)|CIH ''Cold Hunter'']] and a small number of fighter Stars. While the Falcons had no WarShips, the arrival of [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Troy DelVillar]] of the Hell's Horses along with Horses' [[Theta Galaxy (Clan Hell's Horses)|Theta Galaxy]] gave the Falcons command of a substantial force.<ref name="WoRp85"/>
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Gathering to oppose the two remaining [[Cluster]]s of Beta Galaxy was the Jade Falcon's [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Delta Galaxy]] and several [[Star]]s of [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s and assault [[DropShip]]s; the Hellion defenses consisted of just the ''Whelp'', the sorely damaged ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer [[Cold Hunter (Lola III)|CIH ''Cold Hunter'']] and a small number of fighter stars. While the Falcons had no WarShips, the arrival of [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Troy DelVillar]] of the Hell's Horses along with Horses' [[Theta Galaxy (Clan Hell's Horses)|Theta Galaxy]] gave the Falcons command of a substantial force.<ref name="WoRp85"/>
  
The Hellion forces commanded by [[saKhan]] [[Connor Rood]] had gathered at the derelict Dark Nebula way station, and it was this the Jade Falcons targeted. The ''Cold Hunter'' was in no condition to fight, and surrendered before the Falcon forces reached firing distance; the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class cruiser [[Coterie|CIH ''Coterie'']] arrived at the nadir jump point shortly after the allied Falcon and Horses launched their assault, leaving it too far away to assist. That left the ''Whelp'' and the minimal fighter presence to defend Beta Galaxy, and the ''Whelp'' did her best to disrupt the attack, gutting a part of the incoming wave of enemy forces before being savaged by assault DropShips.<ref name="WoRp85"/>
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The Hellion forces commanded by [[saKhan]] [[Connor Rood]] had gathered at the derelict Dark Nebula Waystation, and it was this the Jade Falcons targeted. The ''Cold Hunter'' was in no condition to fight, and surrendered before the Falcon forces reached firing distance; the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class cruiser [[Coterie|CIH ''Coterie'']] arrived at the nadir jump point shortly after the allied Falcon and Horses launched their assault, leaving it too far away to assist. That left the ''Whelp'' and the minimal fighter presence to defend Beta Galaxy, and the ''Whelp'' did her best to disrupt the attack, gutting a part of the incoming wave of enemy forces before being savaged by assault DropShips.<ref name="WoRp85"/>
  
The ''Whelp'' was responsible for the destruction of the [[Jade Falcon Guards (Clan Jade Falcon)|Falcon Guards]], but one of the two Falcon Guards DropShips, the [[Falcon Xi|CJF ''Falcon Xi'']], managed to reorient itself as it began breaking apart, and launched a final volley against the underbelly of the ''Whelp''; while the ''Falcon Xi'' was destroyed, that last parting shot penetrated the ''Whelp''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s armor, venting a substantial portion of the ship into space. A Star of Jade Falcon fighters took advantage of this, launching an attack that destroyed the ''Whelp''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s bridge.<ref name="WoRp85"/><ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 30: March 3072 - At Dark Nebula the Whelp is destroyed by Combined Horses/Falcon aerospace forces</ref>
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The ''Whelp'' was responsible for the destruction of the [[Jade Falcon Guards (Clan Jade Falcon)|Falcon Guards]], but one of the two Falcon Guards DropShips, the [[Falcon Xi|CJF ''Falcon Xi'']], managed to reorientate itself as it began breaking apart, and launched a final volley against the underbelly of the ''Whelp''; while the ''Falcon Xi'' was destroyed, that last parting shot penetrated the ''Whelp's'' armor, venting a substantial portion of the ship into space. A Star of Jade Falcon fighters took advantage of this, launching an attack that destroyed the ''Whelp's'' bridge.<ref name="WoRp85"/><ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 30 - March 3072 - At Dark Nebula the Whelp is destroyed by Combined Horses/Falcon Aerospace forces.</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''
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* ''[[Wars of Reaving]]''
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category: Individual WarShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual WarShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual Corvettes]]
 
[[Category: Individual Corvettes]]
 
[[Category: Individual Fredasa-class WarShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual Fredasa-class WarShips]]

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