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| − | The '''''Alpha''''' was a [[DropShip]] of unspecified type, in service to | + | The '''''Alpha''''' was a [[DropShip]] of unspecified type, in service to [[Duke]] [[Hassid Ricol]] and associated with his private [[JumpShip]] ''[[Huntress (Vessel)|Huntress]]''. Ricol maintained an office in a spartan cabin aboard the ''Alpha'', which apparently served as something of a command ship for his operations abroad. |
| − | The ''Alpha'' later took off from Helmdown spaceport, joined Ricol's other five approaching vessels and set down in the Vermillion Plains where the Gray Death Legion was in the process of uncovering and defending the [[Helm Memory Core]]. This suggests the ships including the ''Alpha'' were of spheroid design and could land and take off vertically. | + | The ''Alpha'', which bore the red chevron of Ricol's flag,<ref>''Decision at Thunder Rift'', p. 200</ref> was among the DropShips that brought Ricol's forces to [[Trellwan]] (and later evacuated them) in [[3024]].<ref>''Decision at Thunder Rift''</ref> |
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| + | Similarly, in [[3028]] the ''Alpha'' carried Ricol and his forces to [[Helm]] as part of a group of six DropShips posing as merchanters and carried by two [[JumpShip]]s, one of them the ''Huntress''.<ref>''The Price of Glory'', pp. 198, 201</ref> On this mission the ''Alpha'' carried a lance of [[Galleon]] tanks and an infantry company numbering ninety men.<ref>''The Price of Glory'', p. 202</ref> It later took off from Helmdown spaceport, joined Ricol's other five approaching vessels and set down in the Vermillion Plains where the Gray Death Legion was in the process of uncovering and defending the [[Helm Memory Core]]. This suggests the ships including the ''Alpha'' were of spheroid design and could land and take off vertically. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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| + | *''[[Decision at Thunder Rift]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[The Price of Glory]]'' | ||
[[Category: Individual DropShips]] | [[Category: Individual DropShips]] | ||
Revision as of 06:24, 20 November 2015
- This article is about Duke Hassid Ricol's DropShip. For other uses, see Alpha (disambiguation).
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History
The Alpha was a DropShip of unspecified type, in service to Duke Hassid Ricol and associated with his private JumpShip Huntress. Ricol maintained an office in a spartan cabin aboard the Alpha, which apparently served as something of a command ship for his operations abroad.
The Alpha, which bore the red chevron of Ricol's flag,[1] was among the DropShips that brought Ricol's forces to Trellwan (and later evacuated them) in 3024.[2]
Similarly, in 3028 the Alpha carried Ricol and his forces to Helm as part of a group of six DropShips posing as merchanters and carried by two JumpShips, one of them the Huntress.[3] On this mission the Alpha carried a lance of Galleon tanks and an infantry company numbering ninety men.[4] It later took off from Helmdown spaceport, joined Ricol's other five approaching vessels and set down in the Vermillion Plains where the Gray Death Legion was in the process of uncovering and defending the Helm Memory Core. This suggests the ships including the Alpha were of spheroid design and could land and take off vertically.
References
Bibliography
(Cited references refer to the PDF editions of the novels; page numbers may differ for print editions.)