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Line 1: − {{InfoBoxIndividualSpacecraft + {{Update Needed|[[Field Manual: 3145]]}} + {{infoBoxIndividualSpacegoingVessel | image = | image = | vesselname = Flatus | vesselname = Flatus | prevname = Bordeaux | prevname = Bordeaux | type = [[WarShip]] | type = [[WarShip]] − | class = [[Dante (WarShip class)|Dante]] + | class = [[Dante]] | prevclass = | prevclass = }} }} ==History== ==History== − Constructed in [[2944]], the '''''Bordeaux''''' was the second of the ''[[Dante (WarShip class)|Dante]]''-class [[WarShip]]<ref name="TRO:3067">''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 202, "Dante (Frigate)"</ref> and in [[3062]] was a part of the [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] [[1st Fleet (ComStar)|First Fleet]], operating from the [[ComStar]] fleet base at [[Luyten 68-28]].<ref name="FM:CSp44">''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 44, "The WarShip Fleet"</ref> The CSV ''Bordeaux'' remained in service with ComStar as of [[3067]],<ref name="FM:Up83">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 83, "ComStar Naval Assets"</ref> and on the 1st of August [[3068]], the ''Bordeaux'' ran the [[Word of Blake|Blakist]] blockade of [[Tukayyid]]. Personnel from the [[104th Division (ComStar)|104th Division]] were able to rescue [[Primus of ComStar|Primus]] [[Sharilar Mori]] and some senior Com Guard officers from the planet before the ''Bordeaux'' returned ComStar's leader to [[Orestes]], reportedly only suffering minor damage during the rescue.<ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'' & ''Blake Ascending'', p. 121, "Daring Rescue"</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', pp. 17-18 & ''Blake Ascending'', pp. 177-178, "Timeline"</ref> + Constructed in [[2944]], the ''Bordeaux'' was the second of class of the ''[[Dante (WarShip)|Dante]]''-class [[WarShip]]<ref name="TRO:3067">''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 202, "Dante (Frigate)"</ref> and in [[3062]] was a part of the [[Com Guard]] [[1st Fleet (ComStar)|First Fleet]], operating from the [[ComStar]] fleet base at [[Luyten 68-28]].<ref name="FM:CSp44">''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 44, "The WarShip Fleet"</ref> The CSV ''Bordeaux'' remained in service with ComStar as of [[3067]],<ref name="FM:Up83">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 83, "ComStar Naval Assets"</ref> an on the 1st of August [[3068]], the ''Bordeaux'' ran the [[Word of Blake|Blakist]] blockade of [[Tukayyid]]. Personnel from the [[104th Division (ComStar)|104th Division]] were able to rescue [[Primus]] [[Sharilar Mori]] and some senior [[ComGuard]] officers from the planet before the ''Bordeaux'' returned ComStar's leader to [[Orestes]], reportedly only suffering minor damage during the rescue.<ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'' & ''Blake Ascending'', p. 121, "Daring Rescue"</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', pp. 17-18 & ''Blake Ascending'', pp. 177-178, "Timeline"</ref> − In the first week of November 3068, the ''Bordeaux'' was defending Orestes when Blakist forces attacked the planet. The ''Bordeaux'' was badly damaged, although ground troops were able to drive off the Word's forces.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', pp. 17-19 & ''Blake Ascending'', pp. 177-179, "Blake's Judgment"</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 11, "Timeline"</ref> Later in the [[Jihad]], the ''Bordeaux'' took part in the liberation of [[Chara]] in [[3077]],<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 60-61, "Charred Victory"</ref> but was later destroyed in action in the Luyten system.<ref name="CGLF20111029">[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,12100.msg287455.html#msg287455 Øystein Tvedten, BattleTech Developer, 29 Oct 2011]</ref> + In the first week of November 3068, the ''Bordeaux'' was defending Orestes when Blakist forces attacked the planet. The ''Bordeaux'' was badly damaged, although ground troops were able to drive off the Word's forces.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', pp. 17-19 & ''Blake Ascending'', pp. 177-179, "Blake's Judgment"</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 11, "Timeline"</ref> The ''Bordeaux'' took part in the liberation of [[Chara]] in [[3077]],<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 60-61, "Charred Victory"</ref> but was later destroyed in action in the Luyten system.<ref name="CGLF20111029">[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,12100.msg287455.html#msg287455 Øystein Tvedten, BattleTech Developer, 29 Oct 2011]</ref> === The Dark Age === === The Dark Age === − Due to the quasi-secret location of Luyten and the consequent lack of public knowledge about events in the system, the [[Republic of the Sphere]] was able to recover the remains of the ''Bordeaux'' and restore her to working order in secret during the [[Dark Age]].<ref name="CGL:ATLD">[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,33155.msg771919.html#msg771919 Status of the ''Bordeaux'' and ''Flatus'']</ref> She was renamed the '''''Flatus''''' and used by the [[Fidelis]] in the [[Republic Remnant]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 139</ref> + Due to the quasi-secret location of Luyten and the consequent lack of public knowledge about events in the system, the [[Republic of the Sphere]] was able to recover the remains of the ''Bordeaux'' and restore her to working order in secret during the [[Dark Age]].<ref name="CGL:ATLD">[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,33155.msg771919.html#msg771919 Status of the ''Bordeaux'' and ''Flatus'']</ref> − − The Flatus, after the raising of Fortress Republic, became the sole WarShip of the [[Republic Remnant]], fighting the [[Clan Wolf]] Invasion of the [[Dubhe]] system. She destroyed two Wolf [[DropShips]] before being critically damaged. Wolf troops boarded the vessel, taking it with heavy casualties under the fierce Fidelis defense. When they reached the bridge, however, it was too late; the last crew members had left it and made the ship self-destruct, killing all Wolf troops on board and damaging several of their nearby DropShips.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'' p. 70</ref> ==Notes== ==Notes== − * The destruction of all three ComStar ''Dante'' class vessels was confirmed by BattleTech Developer [[Øystein Tvedten]] in the Catalyst Game Lab BattleTech forums: + * The destruction of all three ComStar ''Dante'' class vessels was confirmed by BattleTech Devloper [[Øystein Tvedten]] in the Catalyst Game Lab BattleTech forums: − {{Quote|No ComStar Dantes were captured by the Word of Blake. ''Bordeaux'' died at Luyten, ''Monpellier'' [''sic''] at Columbus, and ''Narbonne'' bit it during Case White.|[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,12100.msg287455.html#msg287455 Øystein Tvedten, BattleTech Developer, 29 Oct 2011]}} + {{Quote|No ComStar Dantes were captured by the Word of Blake. ''Bordeaux'' died at Luyten, ''Monpellier'' (sic) at Columbus, and ''Narbonne'' bit it during Case White.|[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,12100.msg287455.html#msg287455 Øystein Tvedten, BattleTech Developer, 29 Oct 2011]}} − * The recovery of the ''Bordeaux'' by the Republic of the Sphere detailed in ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' apparently contradicted earlier clarifications on the fate of the ''Bordeaux'' provided by the Line Developers. The status of the ''Bordeaux'' was clarified on the official forums by Øystein Tvedten.<ref name="CGL:ATLD"/> + * The recovery of the ''Bordeaux'' by the Republic of the Sphere detailed in ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' apparently contradicted earlier clarifications on the face of the ''Bordeaux'' provided by the Line Developers. The status of the ''Bordeaux'' was clarified on the official forums by Øystein Tvedten.<ref name="CGL:ATLD"/> {{Quote|Actually, that the Bordeaux was destroyed was no lie. It was destroyed by the Word of Blake at Luyten. But because the location of the world was a pretty good secret, the Republic was able to salvage and repair the vessel later without it being public knowledge (unlike the other vessels which make up the RAF navy, which everyone knows they salvaged as it was done in open view in the Terran system). {{Quote|Actually, that the Bordeaux was destroyed was no lie. It was destroyed by the Word of Blake at Luyten. But because the location of the world was a pretty good secret, the Republic was able to salvage and repair the vessel later without it being public knowledge (unlike the other vessels which make up the RAF navy, which everyone knows they salvaged as it was done in open view in the Terran system). Line 34:
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Constructed in [[2944]], the | + | Constructed in [[2944]], the ''Bordeaux'' was the second of class of the ''[[Dante (WarShip)|Dante]]''-class [[WarShip]]<ref name="TRO:3067">''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 202, "Dante (Frigate)"</ref> and in [[3062]] was a part of the [[Com Guard]] [[1st Fleet (ComStar)|First Fleet]], operating from the [[ComStar]] fleet base at [[Luyten 68-28]].<ref name="FM:CSp44">''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 44, "The WarShip Fleet"</ref> The CSV ''Bordeaux'' remained in service with ComStar as of [[3067]],<ref name="FM:Up83">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 83, "ComStar Naval Assets"</ref> an on the 1st of August [[3068]], the ''Bordeaux'' ran the [[Word of Blake|Blakist]] blockade of [[Tukayyid]]. Personnel from the [[104th Division (ComStar)|104th Division]] were able to rescue [[Primus]] [[Sharilar Mori]] and some senior [[ComGuard]] officers from the planet before the ''Bordeaux'' returned ComStar's leader to [[Orestes]], reportedly only suffering minor damage during the rescue.<ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'' & ''Blake Ascending'', p. 121, "Daring Rescue"</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', pp. 17-18 & ''Blake Ascending'', pp. 177-178, "Timeline"</ref> |
| − | In the first week of November 3068, the ''Bordeaux'' was defending Orestes when Blakist forces attacked the planet. The ''Bordeaux'' was badly damaged, although ground troops were able to drive off the Word's forces.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', pp. 17-19 & ''Blake Ascending'', pp. 177-179, "Blake's Judgment"</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 11, "Timeline"</ref> | + | In the first week of November 3068, the ''Bordeaux'' was defending Orestes when Blakist forces attacked the planet. The ''Bordeaux'' was badly damaged, although ground troops were able to drive off the Word's forces.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', pp. 17-19 & ''Blake Ascending'', pp. 177-179, "Blake's Judgment"</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 11, "Timeline"</ref> The ''Bordeaux'' took part in the liberation of [[Chara]] in [[3077]],<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 60-61, "Charred Victory"</ref> but was later destroyed in action in the Luyten system.<ref name="CGLF20111029">[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,12100.msg287455.html#msg287455 Øystein Tvedten, BattleTech Developer, 29 Oct 2011]</ref> |
=== The Dark Age === | === The Dark Age === | ||
| − | Due to the quasi-secret location of Luyten and the consequent lack of public knowledge about events in the system, the [[Republic of the Sphere]] was able to recover the remains of the ''Bordeaux'' and restore her to working order in secret during the [[Dark Age]].<ref name="CGL:ATLD">[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,33155.msg771919.html#msg771919 Status of the ''Bordeaux'' and ''Flatus''] | + | Due to the quasi-secret location of Luyten and the consequent lack of public knowledge about events in the system, the [[Republic of the Sphere]] was able to recover the remains of the ''Bordeaux'' and restore her to working order in secret during the [[Dark Age]].<ref name="CGL:ATLD">[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,33155.msg771919.html#msg771919 Status of the ''Bordeaux'' and ''Flatus'']</ref> |
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * The destruction of all three ComStar ''Dante'' class vessels was confirmed by BattleTech | + | * The destruction of all three ComStar ''Dante'' class vessels was confirmed by BattleTech Devloper [[Øystein Tvedten]] in the Catalyst Game Lab BattleTech forums: |
| − | {{Quote|No ComStar Dantes were captured by the Word of Blake. ''Bordeaux'' died at Luyten, ''Monpellier'' | + | {{Quote|No ComStar Dantes were captured by the Word of Blake. ''Bordeaux'' died at Luyten, ''Monpellier'' (sic) at Columbus, and ''Narbonne'' bit it during Case White.|[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,12100.msg287455.html#msg287455 Øystein Tvedten, BattleTech Developer, 29 Oct 2011]}} |
| − | * The recovery of the ''Bordeaux'' by the Republic of the Sphere detailed in ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' apparently contradicted earlier clarifications on the | + | * The recovery of the ''Bordeaux'' by the Republic of the Sphere detailed in ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' apparently contradicted earlier clarifications on the face of the ''Bordeaux'' provided by the Line Developers. The status of the ''Bordeaux'' was clarified on the official forums by Øystein Tvedten.<ref name="CGL:ATLD"/> |
{{Quote|Actually, that the Bordeaux was destroyed was no lie. It was destroyed by the Word of Blake at Luyten. But because the location of the world was a pretty good secret, the Republic was able to salvage and repair the vessel later without it being public knowledge (unlike the other vessels which make up the RAF navy, which everyone knows they salvaged as it was done in open view in the Terran system). | {{Quote|Actually, that the Bordeaux was destroyed was no lie. It was destroyed by the Word of Blake at Luyten. But because the location of the world was a pretty good secret, the Republic was able to salvage and repair the vessel later without it being public knowledge (unlike the other vessels which make up the RAF navy, which everyone knows they salvaged as it was done in open view in the Terran system). | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]'' | * ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | ||
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]'' | ||
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[[Category: Individual WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual WarShips]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Frigates]] | [[Category: Individual Frigates]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Dante-class WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual Dante-class WarShips]] | ||