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==History==
 
==History==
As of [[3057]] the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser '''''Blue Lancer''''' was a [[WarShip]] within the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] [[Clan Jade Falcon Touman|''touman'']] and was serving as the CJF ''Blue Lancer'' assigned to the [[9th Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|9th Talon Cluster]].<ref name=F&Wp50>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 50 "Clan Jade Falcon Unit Summary"</ref>
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As of [[3057]] the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser '''''Blue Lancer''''' was a [[WarShip]] within the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] [[Clan Jade Falcon Touman|''touman'']] and was serving as the CJF ''Blue Lancer'' assigned to the [[9th Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|Ninth Talon Cluster]].<ref name=F&Wp50>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 50 "Clan Jade Falcon Unit Summary"</ref> As of [[3061]] the ''Blue Lancer'' was serving within the [[Clan Snow Raven]] [[Clan Snow Raven Touman|''touman'']] and was serving as the CSR ''Blue Lancer'', one of five WarShips that made up the [[Snow Raven Assault Star (Clan Snow Raven)|Snow Raven Assault Star]]. The ''Blue Lancer'' had only recently rejoined the Snow Raven Assault Star,<ref name="FM:WCp132">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 132, "Snow Raven Assault Star"</ref> having presumably been on loan to either [[Clan Jade Falcon]] or [[Clan Wolf]], as with a number of other Snow Raven WarShips of the period.
  
Most probably this is one of the ships belonging to the two Stars that Clan Snow Raven leased to Clan Jade Falcon for certain concessions in the [[Clan Homeworlds]].{{cn}}
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In [[3067]] the ''Blue Lancer'' was still deployed as a part of the Snow Raven Assault Star, operating alongside the ''[[Cameron (WarShip)|Cameron]]''-class battlecruiser [[Ice Storm (Cameron)|CSR ''Ice Storm'']], the ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer [[Vision of Terra|CSR ''Vision of Terra'']] and the ''[[Carrack]]''-class corvette [[Venture Star|CSR ''Venture Star'']].<ref name="FM:Up63">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 63-64, "Naval Assets"</ref>
 
 
As of [[3061]] the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser '''''Blue Lancer''''' was a [[WarShip]] within the [[Clan Snow Raven]] [[Clan Snow Raven Touman|''touman'']] and was serving as the CSR ''Blue Lancer'', one of five WarShips that made up the [[Snow Raven Assault Star (Clan Snow Raven)|Snow Raven Assault Star]]. The ''Blue Lancer'' had only recently rejoined the Snow Raven Assault Star,<ref name="FM:WCp132">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 132, "Snow Raven Assault Star"</ref> having presumably been on loan to either [[Clan Jade Falcon]] or [[Clan Wolf]], as with a number of other Snow Raven WarShips of the period.
 
 
 
In [[3067]] the ''Blue Lancer'' deployed as a part of the [[Snow Raven Assault (Clan Snow Raven)|Snow Raven Assault Star]] alongside the ''[[Cameron (WarShip)|Cameron]]''-class battlecruiser [[Ice Storm (Cameron)|CSR ''Ice Storm'']], the ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer [[Vision of Terra|CSR ''Vision of Terra'']] and the ''[[Carrack]]''-class corvette [[Venture Star|CSR ''Venture Star'']].<ref name="FM:Up63">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 63-64, "Naval Assets"</ref>
 
  
 
On the 20th of September [[3070]]  [[Clan Steel Viper]] introduced the Clans in the Homeworlds to their new flagship, the ''[[Leviathan Prime]]''-class battleship [[Perigard Zalman (Leviathan)|CSV ''Perigard Zalman'']]. The Steel Vipers did so by striking at the [[Clan Diamond Shark]] [[Black Diamond Naval Star (Clan Diamond Shark)|Black Diamond Naval Star]] above [[Strana Mechty]]; the ''Perigard Zalman'' quickly destroyed the ''Carrack''-class [[Bloodletter|CDS ''Bloodletter'']] and the ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer [[Predator (Lola III)|CDS ''Predator'']] in the first pass alone, and as the Diamond Shark civilian vessels frantically jumped out of the Strana Mechty system the ''Perigard Zalman'' continued its attack, destroying two more Diamond Shark WarShips before the last Diamond Shark WarShip, the ''[[Fredasa]]''-class corvette [[Swift Strike (Fredasa)|CDS ''Swift Strike'']], managed to jump out of the system.<ref name="WORp51">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 51, "Closing the Net"</ref>
 
On the 20th of September [[3070]]  [[Clan Steel Viper]] introduced the Clans in the Homeworlds to their new flagship, the ''[[Leviathan Prime]]''-class battleship [[Perigard Zalman (Leviathan)|CSV ''Perigard Zalman'']]. The Steel Vipers did so by striking at the [[Clan Diamond Shark]] [[Black Diamond Naval Star (Clan Diamond Shark)|Black Diamond Naval Star]] above [[Strana Mechty]]; the ''Perigard Zalman'' quickly destroyed the ''Carrack''-class [[Bloodletter|CDS ''Bloodletter'']] and the ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer [[Predator (Lola III)|CDS ''Predator'']] in the first pass alone, and as the Diamond Shark civilian vessels frantically jumped out of the Strana Mechty system the ''Perigard Zalman'' continued its attack, destroying two more Diamond Shark WarShips before the last Diamond Shark WarShip, the ''[[Fredasa]]''-class corvette [[Swift Strike (Fredasa)|CDS ''Swift Strike'']], managed to jump out of the system.<ref name="WORp51">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 51, "Closing the Net"</ref>
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Warned by the Diamond Sharks about the existence of the ''Perigard Zalman'', the Snow Ravens gathered the bulk of their remaining Homeworld naval assets at [[Lum]], where they were gathering a huge convoy of vessels together, destined for the Snow Raven holdings in the [[Outworlds Alliance]]. The Snow Ravens gathered together the remains of both the [[Brim Naval Assault Star (Clan Snow Raven)|Brim Naval Assault Star]] and the [[Circe Battle Star (Clan Snow Raven)|Circe Battle Star]], stripping the convoy of its escort vessels.<ref name="WORp52+">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 52-53, "Closing the Net"</ref>
 
Warned by the Diamond Sharks about the existence of the ''Perigard Zalman'', the Snow Ravens gathered the bulk of their remaining Homeworld naval assets at [[Lum]], where they were gathering a huge convoy of vessels together, destined for the Snow Raven holdings in the [[Outworlds Alliance]]. The Snow Ravens gathered together the remains of both the [[Brim Naval Assault Star (Clan Snow Raven)|Brim Naval Assault Star]] and the [[Circe Battle Star (Clan Snow Raven)|Circe Battle Star]], stripping the convoy of its escort vessels.<ref name="WORp52+">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 52-53, "Closing the Net"</ref>
  
The Steel Vipers gathered together the remainder of their Naval Reserve and struck at Lum within days of their assault on the Diamond Sharks; when [[saKhan]] Hoskins of the Steel Vipers declared his [[batchall]] for the entire system, the Ravens declared all they had to defend. The resulting battle pitched three naval stars on each side against each other, making the naval engagement far larger than that at Lum in [[3069]]. While the Snow Raven fleet was by far the more experienced, their level of skill was counterbalanced by the sheer firepower brought to the battle by the ''Perigard Zalman'' and her escorts. The battle lasted for seven hours before the last four surviving Snow Raven WarShips - the ''Fredasa''-class [[Black Beard|CSR ''Black Beard'']], the ''Aegis''-class [[Black Justice|CSR ''Black Justice'']] and [[Lord Death|CSR ''Lord Death'']] and the ''Carrack''-class [[Venture Star|CSR ''Venture Star'']] - forfeited the Trial by jumping out of the system, leaving Lum a Steel Viper holding.<ref name="WORp52+"/> The Snow Ravens lost three WarShips in the engagement - the ''Blue Lancer'', the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Eternity|CSR ''Eternity'']], and the ''[[Volga]]''-class transport [[Tenacity|CSR ''Tenacity'']].<ref>[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,34533.msg806356.html#msg806356 BattleTech Devloper confirms the destruction of the ''Eternity'', ''Blue Lancer'' and ''Tenacity'' at Lum]</ref>
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The Steel Vipers gathered together the remainder of their Naval Reserve and struck at Lum within days of their assault on the Diamond Sharks; when [[saKhan]] Hoskins of the Steel Vipers declared his [[batchall]] for the entire system, the Ravens declared all they had to defend. The resulting battle pitched three naval stars on each side against each other, making the naval engagement far larger than that at Lum in [[3069]]. While the Snow Raven fleet was by far the more experienced, their level of skill was counterbalanced by the sheer firepower brought to the battle by the ''Perigard Zalman'' and her escorts. The battle lasted for seven hours before the last four surviving Snow Raven WarShips - the ''Fredasa''-class [[Black Beard|CSR ''Black Beard'']], the ''Aegis''-class [[Black Justice|CSR ''Black Justice'']] and [[Lord Death|CSR ''Lord Death'']] and the ''Carrack''-class [[Venture Star|CSR ''Venture Star'']] - forfeited the Trial by jumping out of the system, leaving Lum a Steel Viper holding.<ref name="WORp52+"/> The Snow Ravens lost three WarShips in the engagement - the ''Blue Lancer'', the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Eternity|CSR ''Eternity'']], and the ''[[Volga]]''-class transport [[Tenacity|CSR ''Tenacity'']].<ref name="CGL:ATW">[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,34533.msg806356.html#msg806356 BattleTech Devloper confirms the destruction of the ''Eternity'', ''Blue Lancer'' and ''Tenacity'' at Lum]</ref>
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Revision as of 03:56, 22 October 2019

Blue Lancer
Vessel Profile
TypeWarShip
ClassAegis
In service until3070[1]

History

As of 3057 the Aegis-class heavy cruiser Blue Lancer was a WarShip within the Clan Jade Falcon touman and was serving as the CJF Blue Lancer assigned to the Ninth Talon Cluster.[2] As of 3061 the Blue Lancer was serving within the Clan Snow Raven touman and was serving as the CSR Blue Lancer, one of five WarShips that made up the Snow Raven Assault Star. The Blue Lancer had only recently rejoined the Snow Raven Assault Star,[3] having presumably been on loan to either Clan Jade Falcon or Clan Wolf, as with a number of other Snow Raven WarShips of the period.

In 3067 the Blue Lancer was still deployed as a part of the Snow Raven Assault Star, operating alongside the Cameron-class battlecruiser CSR Ice Storm, the Lola III-class destroyer CSR Vision of Terra and the Carrack-class corvette CSR Venture Star.[4]

On the 20th of September 3070 Clan Steel Viper introduced the Clans in the Homeworlds to their new flagship, the Leviathan Prime-class battleship CSV Perigard Zalman. The Steel Vipers did so by striking at the Clan Diamond Shark Black Diamond Naval Star above Strana Mechty; the Perigard Zalman quickly destroyed the Carrack-class CDS Bloodletter and the Lola III-class destroyer CDS Predator in the first pass alone, and as the Diamond Shark civilian vessels frantically jumped out of the Strana Mechty system the Perigard Zalman continued its attack, destroying two more Diamond Shark WarShips before the last Diamond Shark WarShip, the Fredasa-class corvette CDS Swift Strike, managed to jump out of the system.[5]

Warned by the Diamond Sharks about the existence of the Perigard Zalman, the Snow Ravens gathered the bulk of their remaining Homeworld naval assets at Lum, where they were gathering a huge convoy of vessels together, destined for the Snow Raven holdings in the Outworlds Alliance. The Snow Ravens gathered together the remains of both the Brim Naval Assault Star and the Circe Battle Star, stripping the convoy of its escort vessels.[6]

The Steel Vipers gathered together the remainder of their Naval Reserve and struck at Lum within days of their assault on the Diamond Sharks; when saKhan Hoskins of the Steel Vipers declared his batchall for the entire system, the Ravens declared all they had to defend. The resulting battle pitched three naval stars on each side against each other, making the naval engagement far larger than that at Lum in 3069. While the Snow Raven fleet was by far the more experienced, their level of skill was counterbalanced by the sheer firepower brought to the battle by the Perigard Zalman and her escorts. The battle lasted for seven hours before the last four surviving Snow Raven WarShips - the Fredasa-class CSR Black Beard, the Aegis-class CSR Black Justice and CSR Lord Death and the Carrack-class CSR Venture Star - forfeited the Trial by jumping out of the system, leaving Lum a Steel Viper holding.[6] The Snow Ravens lost three WarShips in the engagement - the Blue Lancer, the Essex-class destroyer CSR Eternity, and the Volga-class transport CSR Tenacity.[1]

Notes

The destruction of the Blue Lancer and four other Snow Raven WarShips unaccounted for specifically by name in sourcebooks was confirmed by the BattleTech Developer Øystein Tvedten via the Catalyst Game Labs Ask The Writers Forum:

*Opens Ye Olde Tome of Warshippe*

Avalanche - Lum 3068
Morning Violence - Lum 3068
Eternity - Lum 3070
Blue Lancer - Lum 3070
Tenacity - Lum 3070

With regards,
Øystein

  — Øystein Tvedten, 01 November 2013

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 BattleTech Devloper confirms the destruction of the Eternity, Blue Lancer and Tenacity at Lum
  2. The Falcon and the Wolf, p. 50 "Clan Jade Falcon Unit Summary"
  3. Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 132, "Snow Raven Assault Star"
  4. Field Manual: Updates, p. 63-64, "Naval Assets"
  5. Wars of Reaving, p. 51, "Closing the Net"
  6. 6.0 6.1 Wars of Reaving, p. 52-53, "Closing the Net"

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