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Revision as of 16:08, 20 January 2022
Contents
History
The impressive Capellan fleets are what gave Franco Liao the power to build the Capellan Confederation, and successive Chancellors have done what they could to keep that tradition alive.[1] By 2765, the year before the Amaris Civil War, there were 37 warships in the Capellan Navy, which were 5 Du Shi Wang battleships (vintage Black Lion battlecruisrs), 16 heavy cruisers (10 Soyal and 6 Aegis), 9 destroyers (3 Baron, 2 Carson, 2 Lola I, and 2 Essex I), and 6 corvettes (3 Vincent & 3 Vigilant).[2]
The fleet was divided into 6 squadrons, with each commonality getting a squadron. Each of those squadrons consisted of one battleship, two cruisers, and 2-3 smaller warships. A reserve squadron existed with the Typhon battlecruiser, 6 more cruisers, and 3 smaller warships. In the event of a major military action, the reserve squadron was deployed to reinforce the commonality fleet. House Liao was aware of the navy's vulnerability at that time, therefore they attempted to acquire as many warship hulls as they could and increased purchases of fighter carriers and assault Dropships. This effort was actually aided by the Amaris Coup when Delhi WarShips lost access to their main shipyards at Carver. Delhi smuggled plans for the Vincent and Essex to the Capella shipyards and began frantic production runs, which the Capellan Navy happily acquired. Significant numbers of these vessels would be built before the Succession Wars began, greatly enhancing the Navy even if they were comparatively outdated.[3][4]
With the collapse of the Star League in 2780, and the wars that raged in the centuries afterwards, the Capellan Navy went into decline. As the Confederation lost much technological infrastructure and experienced territorial losses, it resulted in an ever decreasing budget for the Capellan Navy. Its fortunes changed with the renaissance of the 3050s-60s, starting with the reintroduction of WarShips to its arsenal.[5] Two new classes of WarShips introduced to the Capellan Navy were the Feng Huang cruisers and Impavido destroyers, with the first ships of each class being produced in 3058.[6]
Like the fleets of the other Inner Sphere powers, the Capellan Navy suffered horrendous losses during the Jihad and lost most of its WarShips. As of 3145, the Capellan Navy possessed two heavy cruisers (the two surviving ships of the 6-ship Feng Huang class), each with a fleet of assault DropsShips. Not wanting to risk their cruisers, the navy's primary force consists of flotillas consisting of Pocket Warships of the Lung Wang and Vengeance-DC classes.[7]
Fleets
2765
- Typhon Black Lion Block I-class Battlecruiser
- Five Du Shi Wang Battleships (including Duncan Liao, Jasmine Liao, Mica Liao, and Sundermann Liao)
- Ten Soyal Heavy Cruisers (including Solstice)
- Six Aegis Heavy Cruisers
- Three Baron Destroyers (including Changsha and Mount Song)
- Two Carson Destroyers
- Two Lola I Destroyers
- Two Essex I Destroyers
- Three Vincent Corvettes
- Three Vigilant Corvettes
2780
92 active WarShips, not including reserve vessels.[8]
2784
119 active WarShips, not including reserve vessels.[8]
2786
157 active WarShips, including four reserve WarShips. Known force composition is detailed below but these numbers should be interpreted as a minimum count per class, not a definitive one:[8][9]
- Two Baron-class destroyers (including Changha (destroyed 2789) and Mount Song (destroyed 2789))[10]
- One Black Lion-class battlecruiser (Zulfiqar, possibly Typhon)[11]
- Two Carrack-class transports (one destroyed, one captured 2789)[11]
- Three Du Shi Wang-class battleships (including Mica Liao (destroyed 2787), Sunderman Liao (destroyed 2789), Duncan Liao (destroyed 2805))[11][12]
- Nine Essex-class destroyers (including Khalzan and Ai Di (destroyed 2787))[12]
- Two Lola III-class destroyers[12]
- One Soyal-class heavy cruiser (Solstice (destroyed 2787))[13]
- Six Vincent-class corvettes (including Vladislav (destroyed 2787))[14]
2821
12 active WarShips including the following vessels of unknown class:[9]
3067
Kong-jiang-jun Zhang Han Su commanded the Capellan Navy.[19]
- Xizang Impavido-class
- Zhejiang Impavido-class (destroyed 3070)
- Anhui Impavido-class (destroyed 3071)
- Elias Jung Feng Huang-class (destroyed 3070)
- Franco Martell Feng Huang-class (destroyed 3077)
- Aleisha Kris Feng Huang-class
- Sundermann Rhys Feng Huang-class (destroyed 3071)
- Ilsa Hyung Feng Huang-class (under construction in 3067)
3145
- Aleisha Kris Feng Huang-class
- Ilsa Hyung Feng Huang-class (destroyed 3146)
- Unknown number of Lung Wang Pocket Warships
- Unknown number of Vengeance Pocket Warships
References
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, pp. 102
- ↑ Field Report 2765: Capellan Confederation, pp. 5
- ↑ Field Report 2765: Capellan Confederation, pp. 5
- ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 30-31, "Essex I (Destroyer)"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, pp. 102
- ↑ MUL online date for the Capellan Confederation Navy
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, pp. 28
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 First Succession War, p. 17, "Comparative Inner Sphere Military Strengths"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 First Succession War, p. 140, "Active WarShips of the Great Houses"
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 54-55
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 First Succession War, p. 55
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 First Succession War, p. 56
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 60
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 83-85
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Second Succession War, p. 25
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Second Succession War, p. 36
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Second Succession War, p. 50
- ↑ Second Succession War, p. 64
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 102, "Capellan Navy"