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The '''53rd Aerospace Interceptors''' was an [[aerospace fighter]] command in the service of the [[LCAF]] at the time of the [[First Succession War]]. | The '''53rd Aerospace Interceptors''' was an [[aerospace fighter]] command in the service of the [[LCAF]] at the time of the [[First Succession War]]. | ||
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The Bolson Shipyards in the [[New Kyoto]] system were located in orbit above Wang-Chiu, the largest of New Kyoto's moons. The Bolson Shipyards consisted of five box-like construction bays in orbit around Wang-Chiu, the largest of [[New Kyoto]]'s moons.<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/> In addition to being a major producer of both freighters and [[JumpShips]], the Bolson Shipyards were also involved in producing WarShip support systems for various classes of WarShip as well as periodic refits.<ref name="FSWp66">''First Succession War'', p. 66</ref> | The Bolson Shipyards in the [[New Kyoto]] system were located in orbit above Wang-Chiu, the largest of New Kyoto's moons. The Bolson Shipyards consisted of five box-like construction bays in orbit around Wang-Chiu, the largest of [[New Kyoto]]'s moons.<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/> In addition to being a major producer of both freighters and [[JumpShips]], the Bolson Shipyards were also involved in producing WarShip support systems for various classes of WarShip as well as periodic refits.<ref name="FSWp66">''First Succession War'', p. 66</ref> | ||
| − | The [[Free Worlds League]] dispatched a task force sent to attack the shipyards<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/><ref name="FSWp66"/> in February<ref name="FSWp114">''First Succession War'', p. 114 | + | The [[Free Worlds League]] dispatched a task force sent to attack the shipyards<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/><ref name="FSWp66"/> in February<ref name="FSWp114">''First Succession War'', p. 114: "Timeline of the First Succession War"</ref><ref name="FSWp66"/> [[2787]],<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/><ref name="FSWp66"/> one of many Commonwealth-based naval and aerospace manufacturing facilities to be attacked early in that year as the [[Great Houses]] began the [[First Succession War]].<ref name="HS(TLC)p46">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 46: "The Bolson Shipyards"</ref> |
By the time the League task force arrived, the defenses in the New Kyoto system had been increased to no less than five [[squadron]]s of corvettes and an aerospace fighter formation, the '''Fifty-third Aerospace Interceptors''' regiment.<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/> The task force consisted of the ''[[Cameron (WarShip class)|Cameron]]''-class<ref name="FSWp66"/> [[battlecruiser]] [[Rasalas|FWLS ''Rasalas'']] as lead vessel,<ref name="FSWp66"/> along with two cruisers,<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/> three squadrons of destroyers<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/><ref name="FSWp66"/> and two reinforced [[Wing (Formation)|wings]] of aerospace fighters.<ref name="FSWp66"/> The [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] had assigned command of the defenses to Hauptmann-Kommodore '''Ustus Tillbert''', who had divided the naval and fighter forces into five separate groups guarding five different approaches to the shipyards.<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/> | By the time the League task force arrived, the defenses in the New Kyoto system had been increased to no less than five [[squadron]]s of corvettes and an aerospace fighter formation, the '''Fifty-third Aerospace Interceptors''' regiment.<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/> The task force consisted of the ''[[Cameron (WarShip class)|Cameron]]''-class<ref name="FSWp66"/> [[battlecruiser]] [[Rasalas|FWLS ''Rasalas'']] as lead vessel,<ref name="FSWp66"/> along with two cruisers,<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/> three squadrons of destroyers<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/><ref name="FSWp66"/> and two reinforced [[Wing (Formation)|wings]] of aerospace fighters.<ref name="FSWp66"/> The [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] had assigned command of the defenses to Hauptmann-Kommodore '''Ustus Tillbert''', who had divided the naval and fighter forces into five separate groups guarding five different approaches to the shipyards.<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/> | ||
| − | The task force arrived at the zenith jump point in the New Kyoto system on the 14th of February and made a three-day high-speed approach from the jump point to attack the shipyards. The Lyran corvette screen attempted to intercept and block the League task force, with the Lyran ''Mako''-class corvette [[Augustus|LCS ''Augustus'']] becoming the first casualty of the engagement after being mobbed by aerospace fighters and then flanked by the destroyers [[Ripper (Individual WarShip)|FWLS ''Ripper'']] and [[Tomain|FWLS ''Tomain'']].<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/> | + | The task force arrived at the zenith jump point in the New Kyoto system on the 14th of February and made a three-day high-speed approach from the jump point to attack the shipyards. The Lyran corvette screen attempted to intercept and block the League task force, with the Lyran ''Mako''-class corvette [[Augustus (Individual Mako-class WarShip)|LCS ''Augustus'']] becoming the first casualty of the engagement after being mobbed by aerospace fighters and then flanked by the destroyers [[Ripper (Individual WarShip)|FWLS ''Ripper'']] and [[Tomain|FWLS ''Tomain'']].<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/> |
It took the FWLS ''Rasalas'' six minutes of battle to break through the corvette screen and begin bearing down on the Bolson Shipyards, but a suicide run by a Lyran<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/><ref name="FSWp66"/> ''[[Chippewa]]''<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/> fighter into the belly of the ''Rasalas'' inflicted substantial damage,<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/><ref name="FSWp66"/> destroying the fuel store aboard the ''Rasalas'' that powered her drive and maneuvering engines. With no control over her trajectory, the crew of the ''Rasalas'' abandoned ship<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/> and the ''Rasalas'' rammed directly into the heart of the Shipyards, perishing along with the yards in a massive explosion.<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/><ref name="FSWp66"/> | It took the FWLS ''Rasalas'' six minutes of battle to break through the corvette screen and begin bearing down on the Bolson Shipyards, but a suicide run by a Lyran<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/><ref name="FSWp66"/> ''[[Chippewa]]''<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/> fighter into the belly of the ''Rasalas'' inflicted substantial damage,<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/><ref name="FSWp66"/> destroying the fuel store aboard the ''Rasalas'' that powered her drive and maneuvering engines. With no control over her trajectory, the crew of the ''Rasalas'' abandoned ship<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/> and the ''Rasalas'' rammed directly into the heart of the Shipyards, perishing along with the yards in a massive explosion.<ref name="HS(TLC)p46"/><ref name="FSWp66"/> | ||
Latest revision as of 04:22, 2 December 2023
| Fifty-third AeroSpace Interceptors | |
| Affiliation | Lyran Commonwealth |
| Parent Command | LCAF |
The 53rd Aerospace Interceptors was an aerospace fighter command in the service of the LCAF at the time of the First Succession War.
History[edit]
Ustus Tillbert was leading the naval defense of the Bolson Shipyards - one of the Lyran Commonwealth's largest JumpShip manufacturers before the First Succession War.
The Bolson Shipyards in the New Kyoto system were located in orbit above Wang-Chiu, the largest of New Kyoto's moons. The Bolson Shipyards consisted of five box-like construction bays in orbit around Wang-Chiu, the largest of New Kyoto's moons.[1] In addition to being a major producer of both freighters and JumpShips, the Bolson Shipyards were also involved in producing WarShip support systems for various classes of WarShip as well as periodic refits.[2]
The Free Worlds League dispatched a task force sent to attack the shipyards[1][2] in February[3][2] 2787,[1][2] one of many Commonwealth-based naval and aerospace manufacturing facilities to be attacked early in that year as the Great Houses began the First Succession War.[1]
By the time the League task force arrived, the defenses in the New Kyoto system had been increased to no less than five squadrons of corvettes and an aerospace fighter formation, the Fifty-third Aerospace Interceptors regiment.[1] The task force consisted of the Cameron-class[2] battlecruiser FWLS Rasalas as lead vessel,[2] along with two cruisers,[1] three squadrons of destroyers[1][2] and two reinforced wings of aerospace fighters.[2] The Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces had assigned command of the defenses to Hauptmann-Kommodore Ustus Tillbert, who had divided the naval and fighter forces into five separate groups guarding five different approaches to the shipyards.[1]
The task force arrived at the zenith jump point in the New Kyoto system on the 14th of February and made a three-day high-speed approach from the jump point to attack the shipyards. The Lyran corvette screen attempted to intercept and block the League task force, with the Lyran Mako-class corvette LCS Augustus becoming the first casualty of the engagement after being mobbed by aerospace fighters and then flanked by the destroyers FWLS Ripper and FWLS Tomain.[1]
It took the FWLS Rasalas six minutes of battle to break through the corvette screen and begin bearing down on the Bolson Shipyards, but a suicide run by a Lyran[1][2] Chippewa[1] fighter into the belly of the Rasalas inflicted substantial damage,[1][2] destroying the fuel store aboard the Rasalas that powered her drive and maneuvering engines. With no control over her trajectory, the crew of the Rasalas abandoned ship[1] and the Rasalas rammed directly into the heart of the Shipyards, perishing along with the yards in a massive explosion.[1][2]
In total, the League attack on the New Kyoto shipyards cost the Rasalas, seven destroyers, and most of the task force aerospace fighter contingent; for the Commonwealth, in addition to the loss of the shipyards themselves, the LCAF lost almost a dozen corvettes and the bulk of the Fifty-third.[2]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 53rd Aerospace Interceptors | |||
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition History[edit]
Unknown.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 46: "The Bolson Shipyards"
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 First Succession War, p. 66
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 114: "Timeline of the First Succession War"