Sahand
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| Sahand | |
|---|---|
| Vessel Profile | |
| Type | WarShip |
| Class | Sovetskii Soyuz |
History[edit]
The Sahand was a Sovetskii Soyuz-class heavy cruiser in service with the Draconis Combine Admiralty during the First Succession War as the DCS Sahand. An active participant in the massive invasion of the Federated Suns that began early in the War, the Sahand had the misfortune to be captured by the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns during the prolonged naval action in 2790 that led up to the climactic Battle of Cholame.[1]
The AFFS naval action was a desperate attempt to halt the invasion in its tracks before New Avalon could fall to the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery, whose forces were rapidly closing on the Federated Suns capital. Assembling the bulk of the surviving AFFS WarShip fleet plus escorts, Admiral Kenneth Jones and Vice Admiral Marjorie Stone divided the fleet into two large groups, with the first group - led by Jones - due to strike at the Imbrial III, Kestrel, Saltural, Saunemin, Acoma and New Valencia, while Stone's fleet struck at Evansville, Bogard, DeWitt, Blandinsville and Corydon, before the two fleets converged at Cholame in anticipation of further strikes into the remains of the Draconis March. The fleets only lingered in each system for a week, concentrating on DCA naval assets as targets before jumping out, in an effort to destroy the Combine's ability to support further attacks into Federated Suns by eroding their local aerospace superiority.[1]
Prior to arriving at Cholame, the AFFS task forces managed to destroy six DCA WarShips, twenty-two JumpShips and twenty-five DropShips, while capturing one WarShip - the Sahand - and four JumpShips. In exchange, the Sahand and the other DCA ships had managed to destroy a small but notable number of AFFS assets: four WarShips, four JumpShips and eight DropShips.[1]
Although the final fate of the Sahand isn't recorded, no WarShips survived the Second Succession War in an operational condition, and given the colossal losses taken on both sides during the Battle of Cholame, it's likely - but not certain - that the Sahand was one of the hundreds of ships destroyed at Cholame.