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{{otheruses|the heavy cruiser|the short story|Promise (short story)}}
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As of April [[3062]], the ''[[Aegis (WarShip class)|Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser '''''Promise''''' was a [[WarShip]] within the [[Clan Nova Cat]] [[Clan Nova Cat Touman|''touman'']] and as such was serving the [[Second Star League]] as the SLS ''Promise'' within the [[Vision Naval Star (Clan Nova Cat)|Vision Naval Star]].
 
 
 
==History==
 
==History==
Also serving in the Vision Naval Star were two sister ships to the ''Promise'', the [[Blood Oath|SLS ''Blood Oath'']] and the [[Bond|SLS ''Bond'']].<ref name="FM:CSp110">''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 133: "Naval Assets"</ref>
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As of April [[3062]], the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser '''''Promise''''' was a [[WarShip]] within the [[Clan Nova Cat]] [[Clan Nova Cat Touman|''touman'']] and as such was serving the [[Second Star League]] as the SLS ''Promise'' within the [[Vision Naval Star (Clan Nova Cat)|Vision Naval Star]]. Also serving in the Vision Naval Star were two sister ships to the ''Promise'', the [[Blood Oath|SLS ''Blood Oath'']] and the [[Bond|SLS ''Bond'']].<ref name="FM:CSp110">''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 133, "Naval Assets"</ref>
  
The ''Promise'' continued to serve in the Vision Naval Star at least until the beginning of the [[Jihad]],<ref name="FM:Up96A">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 96: "Naval Fleet"</ref> but both sister vessels were reported to have been among the seven Nova Cat WarShips lost during a [[Trial of Possession]] conducted against [[Clan Ghost Bear]] for control of the ''[[Leviathan II|Leviathan]]''-class battleship [[Rasalhague (Individual Leviathan-class WarShip)|CGB ''Rasalhague'']] in May [[3067]].<ref name="FM:Up96">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 96: "Nova Cat Retribution"</ref> Following the loss of the ''Blood Oath'' and the ''Bond'', the Vision Naval Star was joined by another ''Aegis''-class sister vessel to the ''Promise'', the [[Path of Honor|SLS ''Path of Honor'']].<ref name="FM:Up96A"/>
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The ''Promise'' continued to serve in the Vision Naval Star at least until the beginning of the [[Jihad]],<ref name="FM:Up96A">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 96, "Naval Fleet"</ref> but both sister vessels were reported to have been among the seven Nova Cat WarShips lost during a [[Trial of Possession]] conducted against [[Clan Ghost Bear]] for control of the ''[[Leviathan (Battleship)|Leviathan]]''-class battleship [[Rasalhague (Vessel)|CGB ''Rasalhague'']] in May [[3067]].<ref name="FM:Up96">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 96, "Nova Cat Retribution"</ref> Following the loss of the ''Blood Oath'' and the ''Bond'', the Vision Naval Star was joined by another ''Aegis''-class sister vessel to the ''Promise'', the [[Path of Honor|SLS ''Path of Honor'']].<ref name="FM:Up96A"/>
  
Serving as a part of the Nova Cat contribution to war efforts against the [[Word of Blake]], the NCS ''Promise'' was lost in action during the Jihad.<ref name="FR:Cp16">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 16: "Fleet Assets"</ref> The ''Promise'' was lost during the battle for [[New Home]]; the Coalition forces had anticipated fighting the [[Third Sirian Lancers]] and a [[Shadow Division]] on New Home, but the arrival of two more Shadow Divisions in a hugely risky jump that saw them arrive barely light-minutes from orbit threatened to destroy the Coalition forces.<ref name="JHS:Tp73+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 73–74: "Victory At New Home"</ref> Commanded by [[Star Admiral]] [[Alice Lenardon]], the ''Promise'' drove through Blakist aerospace forces above New Home while taking heavy fire from the [[Lioness|WoBS ''Lioness'']] to launch an orbital bombardment against the [[Forty-seventh Shadow Division]].<ref name="JHS:Tp85">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 85: "Stick Situation"</ref> Although the ''Promise'' was lost, the orbital strike hit the Forty-seventh directly, giving [[Stone's Lament]] a chance to launch a full counterattack that wiped out almost all the survivors from the Forty-seventh before linking up with additional forces led by [[General]] [[Belle Lee]]. As it was, ''[[Ryuken-roku]]'' and the [[Second FedSuns Armored Cavalry]] were effectively destroyed in the battle for New Home, and both the [[Battle Corps Legion]] and the Nova Cat [[Sigma Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Sigma Galaxy]] both lost almost three-quarters strength, but without the sacrifice made by the ''Promise'', the casualties would've been worse.<ref name="JHS:Tp73+"/>
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Serving as a part of the Nova Cat contribution to war efforts against the [[Word of Blake]], the NCS ''Promise'' was lost in action during the Jihad.<ref name="FR:Cp16">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 16, "Fleet Assets"</ref> The ''Promise'' was lost during the battle for [[New Home]]; the Coalition forces had anticipated fighting the [[Third Sirian Lancers]] and a [[Shadow Division]] on New Home, but the arrival of two more Shadow Divisions in a hugely risky jump that saw them arrive barely light-minutes from orbit threatened to destroy the Coalition forces.<ref name="JHS:Tp73+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 73-74, "Victory At New Home"</ref> Commanded by [[Star Admiral]] [[Alice Lenardon]], the ''Promise'' drove through Blakist aerospace forces above New Home while taking heavy fire from the [[Lioness|WoBS ''Lioness'']] to launch an orbital bombardment against the [[Forty-seventh Shadow Division]].<ref name="JHS:Tp85">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 85, "Stick Situation"</ref> Although the ''Promise'' was lost, the orbital strike hit the Forty-seventh directly, giving [[Stone's Lament]] a chance to launch a full counterattack that wiped out almost all the survivors from the Forty-seventh before linking up with additional forces led by [[General]] [[Belle Lee]]. As it was, ''[[Ryuken-roku]]'' and the [[Second FedSuns Armored Cavalry]] were effectively destroyed in the battle for New Home, and both the [[Battle Corps Legion]] and the Nova Cat [[Sigma Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Sigma Galaxy]] both lost almost three-quarters strength, but without the sacrifice made by the ''Promise'', the casualties would've been worse.<ref name="JHS:Tp73+"/>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
 
 
[[Category: Individual WarShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual WarShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual Heavy Cruisers]]
 
[[Category: Individual Heavy Cruisers]]
 
[[Category: Individual Aegis-class WarShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual Aegis-class WarShips]]

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