Swamp Fox
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| Swamp Fox | |
|---|---|
| Vessel Profile | |
| Previous names | Vengeance[1] |
| Type | Naval Vessel[1] |
| Class | Monitor[1] |
The Swamp Fox was a Monitor-class Naval Vessel captured by rebel forces on Norn II, aka Verthandi, in 3025.[1]
Operational History[edit]
In mid-3025, a full scale rebellion broke out on Verthandi against the ruling Draconis Combine government. In the first month of the rebellion, rebel forces led by Frances Marrion disguised themselves as stevedores at Port Gaspin. When the Combine forces docked the Vengeance, a Monitor-class surface vessel, to take on supplies, the rebels overpowered the crew and took control of the vessel.
Frances renamed the ship Swamp Fox, after a mythical creature her late husband had once talked her of, and, acting by her won initiative, for the next four months raided Combine installations throughout the Silvan Basin, using only the Monitor and a jump infantry unit. Soon the rebels had almost complete control of the area.
To put down the rebellion on Verthandi, the Combine sent in massive reinforcements, and their prime target was the destruction of the Swamp Fox. The Combine forces lured the rebels in with a fake supply depot stationed near the river. When the Swamp Fox moved in to attack, launching their jump infantry, they found the depot empty and unguarded. Then, four BattleMechs that had been underwater emerged to engage the ship. However, refusing to surrender, the Monitor fought the lance. With a valiant resistance, they destroyed two Combine Marauders and crippled a Shadow Hawk, but by then, the Swamp Fox was critically damaged, and Frances lost consciousness. She awakening into a resistance base, days later, where she was informed than her ship had been sunk and her crew killed: only she and the jump squad had survived.[1][2]