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Line 7: | prevclass = | prevclass = }} }} − ==History== ==History== − As of [[3059]] the ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer '''''Black Knight''''' was a [[WarShip]] within the [[Clan Hell's Horses]] [[Clan Hell's Horses Touman|''touman'']] and was serving as the CHH ''Black Knight'' alongside two sister ships, the [[Gold Knight|CHH ''Gold Knight'']] and the [[Red Knight|CHH ''Red Knight'']].<ref name="FM:CCp60">''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 60, "Naval Assets"</ref> The ''Black Knight'' would continue to be an active part of the ''touman'' until at least [[3067]].<ref name="FM:Up45">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 45, "Naval Assets"</ref> + As at [[3059]] the ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer '''''Black Knight''''' was a [[WarShip]] within the [[Clan Hell's Horses]] [[Clan Hell's Horses Touman|''touman'']] and was serving as the CHH ''Black Knight'' alongside two sister ships, the [[Gold Knight|CHH ''Gold Knight'']] and the [[Red Knight|CHH ''Red Knight'']].<ref name="FM:CCp60">''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 60, "Naval Assets"</ref> The ''Black Knight'' would continue to be an active part of the ''touman'' until at least [[3067]].<ref name="FM:Up45">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 45, "Naval Assets"</ref> − The ''Black Knight'' participated in the Hell's Horses invasion of the [[Clan Wolf]] Occupation Zone shortly after the start of the [[Jihad]], initially as allies of convenience with [[Clan Ice Hellion]], whose ''touman'' was also conducting an invasion of the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] Occupation Zone at the same time. However, relations between the Hell's Horses and Ice Hellions soured, with the Hell's Horses allying themselves with the Jade Falcons against their former allies. The reason for this change in allegiance was an Ice Hellion attack on [[Steelton]], a world occupied by the Hell's Horses.<ref name="WoRp69+">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 69-71, "The Hellion Strikes"</ref> + The ''Black Knight'' participated in the Hell's Horses invasion of the [[Clan Wolf]] Occupation Zone shortly after the start of the [[Jihad]], initially as allies of convenience with [[Clan Ice Hellion]], whose ''touman'' was also conducting an invasion of the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] Occupation Zone at the same time. However, relations between the Hell's Horses and Ice Hellions soured, with the Hell's Horses allying themselves with the Jade Falcons against their former allies. The reason for this change in allegiance was an Ice Hellion attack on [[Steelton]], a world occupied by the Hell's Horses.<ref name="WoRp69+">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 69-71, "The Hellion Strikes"</ref> − In September 3071 the ''[[Fredasa (WarShip class)|Fredasa]]''-class corvette [[Swift Bait|CIH ''Swift Bait'']] and the other vessels of the Ice Hellion [[Delta Naval Star (Clan Ice Hellion)|Delta Naval Star]] were deployed in support of [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)|Delta Galaxy]] in the attempt to capture Steelton. Delta Galaxy had been led to believe that Steelton was a Jade Falcon holding, but when the Ice Hellion forces arrived in-system they discovered that the planet had actually been occupied by [[Clan Hell's Horses]].<ref name="WoRp69+"/> + In September 3071 the ''[[Fredasa]]''-class corvette [[Swift Bait|CIH ''Swift Bait'']] and the other vessels of the Ice Hellion [[Delta Naval Star (Clan Ice Hellion)|Delta Naval Star]] were deployed in support of [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)|Delta Galaxy]] in the attempt to capture Steelton. Delta Galaxy had been led to believe that Steelton was a Jade Falcon holding, but when the Ice Hellion forces arrived in system they discovered that the planet had actually been occupied by [[Clan Hell's Horses]].<ref name="WoRp69+"/> − Despite knowing that attacking Steelton would break the truce between the two Clans, [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Damon Hawkins]] declared a ''[[batchall]]'' anyway; his reasoning was that capturing a world rich in resources would outweigh any loss of honor he suffered for breaking the truce. The Delta Naval Star met stiff resistance on their approach from Hell's Horses [[aerospace fighter]]s and [[DropShip]]s, and as the Ice Hellion WarShips were battling their way through the Hell's Horses defenses, the ''Black Knight'' surprised the Hellions by emerging from a nearby pirate point.<ref name="WoRp69+"/> + Despite knowing that attacking Steelton would break the truce between the two Clans, [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Damon Hawkins]] declared a [[batchall]] anyway; his reasoning was that capturing a world rich in resources would outweigh any loss of honor he suffered for breaking the truce. The Delta Naval Star met stiff resistance on their approach from Hell's Horses [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s and [[DropShip]]s, and as the Ice Hellion WarShips were battling their way through the Hell's Horses defenses the ''Black Knight'' surprised the Hellions by emerging from a nearby pirate point.<ref name="WoRp69+"/> The various Delta Galaxy DropShips managed to make landfall on Steelton before the ''Black Horse'' could reach firing range, but the ''Black Horse'' quickly engaged the Delta Naval Star, inflicting heavy damage on the ''Swift Bait'' as the Hellion WarShips tried to break orbit.<ref name="WoRp69+"/> The various Delta Galaxy DropShips managed to make landfall on Steelton before the ''Black Horse'' could reach firing range, but the ''Black Horse'' quickly engaged the Delta Naval Star, inflicting heavy damage on the ''Swift Bait'' as the Hellion WarShips tried to break orbit.<ref name="WoRp69+"/> − This wasn't the only time during the abortive Ice Hellion invasion that the ''Black Knight'' would battle Ice Hellion WarShips; in November 3071 the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Moore's Honor|CIH ''Moore's Honor'']] was acting as an escort to the supply ships assigned to [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)|Beta Galaxy]] when the Hell's Horses attacked Beta Galaxy at [[Toland]]. The ''Moore's Honor'' was destroyed along with three Ice Hellion [[JumpShip]]s by the ''Black Knight'' and the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class cruiser [[Steel Shield|CHH ''Steel Shield'']].<ref name="WoRp76">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 76, "Line of Death"</ref><ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 29, "Operation Ice Hellion" - November, 3072 - Moore's Honor destroyed by two Hell's Horses WarShips.</ref> + This wasn't the only time during the abortive Ice Hellion invasion that the ''Black Knight'' would battle Ice Hellion WarShips; in November 3071 the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Moore's Honor|CIH ''Moore's Honor'']] was acting as an escort to the supply ships assigned to [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)|Beta Galaxy]] when the Hell's Horses attacked Beta Galaxy at [[Toland]]. The ''Moore's Honor'' was destroyed along with three Ice Hellion [[JumpShip]]s by the ''Black Knight'' and the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class cruiser [[Steel Shield|CHH ''Steel Shield'']].<ref name="WoRp76">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 76, "Line of Death"</ref><ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 29, "Operation Ice Hellion" - November, 3072 - Moore's Honor destroyed by two Hell's Horse WarShips.</ref> − The ''Black Knight'' was sent to rendezvous with the ''Potemkin''-class [[Blood Horse|CHH ''Blood Horse'']] in early June, bringing [[Eta Galaxy (Clan Hell's Horses)|Eta Galaxy]] to investigate the mysterious silence from the Horses' outpost at [[Nouveaux Paris]]. Arriving in July 3072, the two Hell's Horses were surprised to find a [[Cameron (WarShip class)|''Cameron'']]-class battlecruiser waiting at the zenith point of the Nouveaux Paris system. The ship - later identified as the [[Tremor|CBS ''Tremor'']] - was a former [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] WarShip captured by the [[Society]] and the resurgent [[Clan Burrock]]. The ''Tremor'' was acting in support of the [[Society]] cell that had seized the waystation; as the Hell's Horses forces moved towards the planet, they were shadowed by the Burrock forces, who refused to respond to any hails. When the Hell's Horses deployed [[DropShip]]s to land on the planet, the ''Tremor'''s screening forces attacked, inflicting heavy casualties on the Horses but unable to prevent at least some Hell's Horses forces from landing.<ref name="WORp119+">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 119-120, "Spreading Contagion"</ref> + The ''Black Knight'' was sent to rendezvous with the ''Potemkin''-class [[Blood Horse|CHH ''Blood Horse'']] in early June, bringing [[Eta Galaxy (Clan Hell's Horses)|Eta Galaxy]] to investigate the mysterious silence from the Horses' outpost at [[Nouveaux Paris]]. Arriving in July 3072, the two Hell's Horses were surprised to find a [[Cameron (WarShip)|''Cameron'']]-class battlecruiser waiting at the zenith point of the Nouveaux Paris system. The ship - later identified as the [[Tremor|CBS ''Tremor'']] - was a former [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] WarShip captured by the [[Society]] and the resurgent [[Clan Burrock]]. The ''Tremor'' was acting in support of the [[Society]] cell that had seized the waystation; as the Hell's Horses forces moved towards the planet, they were shadowed by the Burrock forces, who refused to respond to any hails. When the Hell's Horses deployed [[DropShip]]s to land on the planet, the ''Tremor'''s screening forces attacked, inflicting heavy casualties on the Horses but unable to prevent at least some Hell's Horses forces from landing.<ref name="WORp119+">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 119-120, "Spreading Contagion"</ref> The Burrock forces attacked as the Hell's Horses were trying to make planetfall, and before Eta Galaxy had a chance to establish a perimeter on the ground they were swamped by Burrock ground forces. Losing a [[DropShip]] and [[Star Colonel]] [[Kymma DeLaurel]] in quick succession, the bulk of Eta Galaxy was destroyed, with only the [[39th BattleMech (Clan Hell's Horses)|Thirty-Ninth Battle Cluster]] managing to pull back to the ''Black Knight''. Before the ''Black Knight'' had a chance to react, two [[Clan Star Adder]] WarShips arrived in the system - the ''Lola III''-class [[Warlock|CSA ''Warlock'']] and the ''[[Nightlord]]''-class battleship [[Absolute Truth|CSA ''Absolute Truth'']] and curtly ordered the Hell's Horses to either move out of the way or be run over. Left with little choice, the ''Black Knight'' retreated as the Star Adders began their battle to claim Nouveaux Paris.<ref name="WORp119+"/> The Burrock forces attacked as the Hell's Horses were trying to make planetfall, and before Eta Galaxy had a chance to establish a perimeter on the ground they were swamped by Burrock ground forces. Losing a [[DropShip]] and [[Star Colonel]] [[Kymma DeLaurel]] in quick succession, the bulk of Eta Galaxy was destroyed, with only the [[39th BattleMech (Clan Hell's Horses)|Thirty-Ninth Battle Cluster]] managing to pull back to the ''Black Knight''. Before the ''Black Knight'' had a chance to react, two [[Clan Star Adder]] WarShips arrived in the system - the ''Lola III''-class [[Warlock|CSA ''Warlock'']] and the ''[[Nightlord]]''-class battleship [[Absolute Truth|CSA ''Absolute Truth'']] and curtly ordered the Hell's Horses to either move out of the way or be run over. Left with little choice, the ''Black Knight'' retreated as the Star Adders began their battle to claim Nouveaux Paris.<ref name="WORp119+"/> Line 32:
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| − | As | + | As at [[3059]] the ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer '''''Black Knight''''' was a [[WarShip]] within the [[Clan Hell's Horses]] [[Clan Hell's Horses Touman|''touman'']] and was serving as the CHH ''Black Knight'' alongside two sister ships, the [[Gold Knight|CHH ''Gold Knight'']] and the [[Red Knight|CHH ''Red Knight'']].<ref name="FM:CCp60">''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 60, "Naval Assets"</ref> The ''Black Knight'' would continue to be an active part of the ''touman'' until at least [[3067]].<ref name="FM:Up45">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 45, "Naval Assets"</ref> |
| − | The ''Black Knight'' participated in the Hell's Horses invasion of the [[Clan Wolf]] Occupation Zone shortly after the start of the [[Jihad]], initially as allies of convenience with [[Clan Ice Hellion]], whose ''touman'' was also conducting an invasion of the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] Occupation Zone at the same time. However, relations between the Hell's Horses and Ice Hellions soured, with the Hell's Horses allying themselves with the Jade Falcons against their former allies. The reason for this change in allegiance was an Ice Hellion attack on [[Steelton]], a world occupied by the Hell's Horses.<ref name="WoRp69+">'' | + | The ''Black Knight'' participated in the Hell's Horses invasion of the [[Clan Wolf]] Occupation Zone shortly after the start of the [[Jihad]], initially as allies of convenience with [[Clan Ice Hellion]], whose ''touman'' was also conducting an invasion of the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] Occupation Zone at the same time. However, relations between the Hell's Horses and Ice Hellions soured, with the Hell's Horses allying themselves with the Jade Falcons against their former allies. The reason for this change in allegiance was an Ice Hellion attack on [[Steelton]], a world occupied by the Hell's Horses.<ref name="WoRp69+">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 69-71, "The Hellion Strikes"</ref> |
| − | In September 3071 the ''[[ | + | In September 3071 the ''[[Fredasa]]''-class corvette [[Swift Bait|CIH ''Swift Bait'']] and the other vessels of the Ice Hellion [[Delta Naval Star (Clan Ice Hellion)|Delta Naval Star]] were deployed in support of [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)|Delta Galaxy]] in the attempt to capture Steelton. Delta Galaxy had been led to believe that Steelton was a Jade Falcon holding, but when the Ice Hellion forces arrived in system they discovered that the planet had actually been occupied by [[Clan Hell's Horses]].<ref name="WoRp69+"/> |
| − | Despite knowing that attacking Steelton would break the truce between the two Clans, [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Damon Hawkins]] declared a | + | Despite knowing that attacking Steelton would break the truce between the two Clans, [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Damon Hawkins]] declared a [[batchall]] anyway; his reasoning was that capturing a world rich in resources would outweigh any loss of honor he suffered for breaking the truce. The Delta Naval Star met stiff resistance on their approach from Hell's Horses [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s and [[DropShip]]s, and as the Ice Hellion WarShips were battling their way through the Hell's Horses defenses the ''Black Knight'' surprised the Hellions by emerging from a nearby pirate point.<ref name="WoRp69+"/> |
The various Delta Galaxy DropShips managed to make landfall on Steelton before the ''Black Horse'' could reach firing range, but the ''Black Horse'' quickly engaged the Delta Naval Star, inflicting heavy damage on the ''Swift Bait'' as the Hellion WarShips tried to break orbit.<ref name="WoRp69+"/> | The various Delta Galaxy DropShips managed to make landfall on Steelton before the ''Black Horse'' could reach firing range, but the ''Black Horse'' quickly engaged the Delta Naval Star, inflicting heavy damage on the ''Swift Bait'' as the Hellion WarShips tried to break orbit.<ref name="WoRp69+"/> | ||
| − | This wasn't the only time during the abortive Ice Hellion invasion that the ''Black Knight'' would battle Ice Hellion WarShips; in November 3071 the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Moore's Honor|CIH ''Moore's Honor'']] was acting as an escort to the supply ships assigned to [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)|Beta Galaxy]] when the Hell's Horses attacked Beta Galaxy at [[Toland]]. The ''Moore's Honor'' was destroyed along with three Ice Hellion [[JumpShip]]s by the ''Black Knight'' and the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class cruiser [[Steel Shield|CHH ''Steel Shield'']].<ref name="WoRp76">'' | + | This wasn't the only time during the abortive Ice Hellion invasion that the ''Black Knight'' would battle Ice Hellion WarShips; in November 3071 the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Moore's Honor|CIH ''Moore's Honor'']] was acting as an escort to the supply ships assigned to [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)|Beta Galaxy]] when the Hell's Horses attacked Beta Galaxy at [[Toland]]. The ''Moore's Honor'' was destroyed along with three Ice Hellion [[JumpShip]]s by the ''Black Knight'' and the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class cruiser [[Steel Shield|CHH ''Steel Shield'']].<ref name="WoRp76">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 76, "Line of Death"</ref><ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 29, "Operation Ice Hellion" - November, 3072 - Moore's Honor destroyed by two Hell's Horse WarShips.</ref> |
| − | The ''Black Knight'' was sent to rendezvous with the ''Potemkin''-class [[Blood Horse|CHH ''Blood Horse'']] in early June, bringing [[Eta Galaxy (Clan Hell's Horses)|Eta Galaxy]] to investigate the mysterious silence from the Horses' outpost at [[Nouveaux Paris]]. Arriving in July 3072, the two Hell's Horses were surprised to find a [[Cameron (WarShip | + | The ''Black Knight'' was sent to rendezvous with the ''Potemkin''-class [[Blood Horse|CHH ''Blood Horse'']] in early June, bringing [[Eta Galaxy (Clan Hell's Horses)|Eta Galaxy]] to investigate the mysterious silence from the Horses' outpost at [[Nouveaux Paris]]. Arriving in July 3072, the two Hell's Horses were surprised to find a [[Cameron (WarShip)|''Cameron'']]-class battlecruiser waiting at the zenith point of the Nouveaux Paris system. The ship - later identified as the [[Tremor|CBS ''Tremor'']] - was a former [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] WarShip captured by the [[Society]] and the resurgent [[Clan Burrock]]. The ''Tremor'' was acting in support of the [[Society]] cell that had seized the waystation; as the Hell's Horses forces moved towards the planet, they were shadowed by the Burrock forces, who refused to respond to any hails. When the Hell's Horses deployed [[DropShip]]s to land on the planet, the ''Tremor'''s screening forces attacked, inflicting heavy casualties on the Horses but unable to prevent at least some Hell's Horses forces from landing.<ref name="WORp119+">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 119-120, "Spreading Contagion"</ref> |
The Burrock forces attacked as the Hell's Horses were trying to make planetfall, and before Eta Galaxy had a chance to establish a perimeter on the ground they were swamped by Burrock ground forces. Losing a [[DropShip]] and [[Star Colonel]] [[Kymma DeLaurel]] in quick succession, the bulk of Eta Galaxy was destroyed, with only the [[39th BattleMech (Clan Hell's Horses)|Thirty-Ninth Battle Cluster]] managing to pull back to the ''Black Knight''. Before the ''Black Knight'' had a chance to react, two [[Clan Star Adder]] WarShips arrived in the system - the ''Lola III''-class [[Warlock|CSA ''Warlock'']] and the ''[[Nightlord]]''-class battleship [[Absolute Truth|CSA ''Absolute Truth'']] and curtly ordered the Hell's Horses to either move out of the way or be run over. Left with little choice, the ''Black Knight'' retreated as the Star Adders began their battle to claim Nouveaux Paris.<ref name="WORp119+"/> | The Burrock forces attacked as the Hell's Horses were trying to make planetfall, and before Eta Galaxy had a chance to establish a perimeter on the ground they were swamped by Burrock ground forces. Losing a [[DropShip]] and [[Star Colonel]] [[Kymma DeLaurel]] in quick succession, the bulk of Eta Galaxy was destroyed, with only the [[39th BattleMech (Clan Hell's Horses)|Thirty-Ninth Battle Cluster]] managing to pull back to the ''Black Knight''. Before the ''Black Knight'' had a chance to react, two [[Clan Star Adder]] WarShips arrived in the system - the ''Lola III''-class [[Warlock|CSA ''Warlock'']] and the ''[[Nightlord]]''-class battleship [[Absolute Truth|CSA ''Absolute Truth'']] and curtly ordered the Hell's Horses to either move out of the way or be run over. Left with little choice, the ''Black Knight'' retreated as the Star Adders began their battle to claim Nouveaux Paris.<ref name="WORp119+"/> | ||
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