Capellan Confederation Navy

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Du Shi Wang-class battleship of the Capellan Navy

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vessels would be built before the Succession Wars began, greatly enhancing the Navy even if they were comparatively outdated.[3][4]

Feng Huang-class Heavy Cruiser of the Capellan Navy.

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

2571

Approximately 135 active WarShips.[8]

2575

45 active WarShips.[9]

2600

45 active WarShips.[9]

2750

30 active WarShips.[10]

2765

37 active WarShips.[10][11]

2780

92 active WarShips, not including reserve vessels.[12]

2784

119 active WarShips, not including reserve vessels.[12]

2786

157 active WarShips, including four reserve vessels. Known fleet composition is detailed below but these numbers should be interpreted as a minimum count per class, not a definitive one:[12][13]

  • Three Du Shi Wang-class Battleships (including Mica Liao (destroyed 2787), Sunderman Liao (destroyed 2789), Duncan Liao (destroyed 2805))[14][15]
  • One or two Black Lion-class Battlecruisers (Zulfiqar, possibly Typhon)[14]
  • One Soyal-class Heavy Cruiser (Solstice (destroyed 2787))[16]
  • Two Lola III-class Destroyers[15]
  • Nine Essex-class Destroyers (including Khalzan, Ai Di (destroyed 2787), and Calseraigne (destroyed 2789))[15][16]
  • Two Baron-class Destroyers (including Changha (destroyed 2789) and Mount Song (destroyed 2789))[17]
  • Six Vincent-class corvettes (including Vladislav (destroyed 2787))[18]
  • Two Carrack-class Transports (one destroyed, one captured 2789)[14]

2821

12 active WarShips including the following vessels of unknown class:[13]

3067

Kong-jiang-jun Zhang Han Su commanded the Capellan Navy.[23]

3145

References

  1. Handbook: House Liao, pp. 102
  2. Field Report 2765: Capellan Confederation, pp. 5
  3. Field Report 2765: Capellan Confederation, pp. 5
  4. Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 30-31, "Essex I (Destroyer)"
  5. Handbook: House Liao, pp. 102
  6. MUL online date for the Capellan Confederation Navy
  7. Field Manual: 3145, pp. 28
  8. Reunification War, p. 34, "Integration with SLDF" - A transfer of "almost two-thirds of her nation's WarShips" requires an initial force of ~135 WarShips, with 90 going to the SLDF
  9. 9.0 9.1 Reunification War, p. 34, "CCAF Stats"
  10. 10.0 10.1 Liberation of Terra, vol 1, p. 49, "Member State Troop Strengths
  11. Field Report: Capellan Confederation 2765'c, p. 5, "Guarding the Vault of Heaven"
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 First Succession War, p. 17, "Comparative Inner Sphere Military Strengths"
  13. 13.0 13.1 First Succession War, p. 140, "Active WarShips of the Great Houses"
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 First Succession War, p. 55
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 First Succession War, p. 56
  16. 16.0 16.1 First Succession War, p. 60
  17. First Succession War, pp. 54-55
  18. First Succession War, pp. 83-85
  19. 19.0 19.1 Second Succession War, p. 25
  20. 20.0 20.1 Second Succession War, p. 36
  21. 21.0 21.1 Second Succession War, p. 50
  22. Second Succession War, p. 64
  23. Handbook: House Liao, p. 102, "Capellan Navy"

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