Editing Duke Alexander


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==History==
The '''''Duke Alexander''''' was a ''[[Davion II (WarShip class)|Davion II]]'' in service with the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] during the [[First Succession War]] as the FSS ''Duke Alexander''. In March [[2814]] the ''Duke Alexander'' was part of a three-ship [[WarShip]] escort for the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] task force assigned to recapture [[Dahar IV]], the former administrative capital of the Dahar Combat Region and one of many systems in the [[Draconis March]] to have been captured during the early years of a massive invasion of the [[Federated Suns]] mounted by the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name="FSWp94">''First Succession War'', p. 94-96, "Robinson and Dahar"</ref>

The ''Duke Alexander'' was serving alongside a sister ship, the ''[[Sarah Davion (Individual Davion II-class WarShip)|Sarah Davion]]'', under the overall command of [[Admiral]] [[Mateo Arrian]], a veteran of the [[Battle of Cholame (2788)|Battle of Cholame]], from the ''[[Congress|Congress-D]]''-class [[frigate]] [[Starlight Raider|FSS ''Starlight Raider'']]. Shortly before the attack on Dahar IV was due to be launched, Arrian received intelligence indicating that there were a pair of [[Draconis Combine Admiralty]] WarShips on station in the Dahar system: the ''[[Narukami (WarShip class)|Narukami II]]''-class destroyer [[Shōwakusei|DCS ''Shōwakusei'']] and the ''[[Samarkand Block II (WarShip class)|Samarkand II]]''-class fighter carrier [[New Samarkand (Individual Samarkand-class WarShip)|DCS ''New Samarkand'']], the former flagship of the [[2nd Fleet (Draconis Combine)|Second Fleet]] and one of the most experienced carrier crews to be found in the [[DCA]] at this point in the War.<ref name="FSWp94"/>

Arrian chose to press ahead with the attack, but switched three of his [[DropShip]]s over from carrying [[aerospace fighter]]s to carrying [[Land Air Mech]]s. When Arrian's forces attacked, the ''Duke Alexander'' and ''Sarah Davion'' engaged the ''Shōwakusei'', while the various fighter groups from the WarShips and accompanying [[DropShip]]s battled each other. All five WarShips were in fighting trim, but half of the ''New Samarkand's'' fighter complement were guarding key sites on the planet, and were unavailable for the battle. As the ''Starlight Raider'' engaged the ''New Samarkand'', the three DropShips carrying [[LAM]]s emerged from concealment behind the AFFS WarShips and drove for the ''New Samarkand''. When they were within range, the DropShips disgorged their [[squadron]]s of LAMs, which engaged the ''New Samarkand'' directly, before transforming into the [[BattleMech]] configuration and blasting their way into the inside of the ''New Samarkand'' through her flight bays. Once inside the ''New Samarkand'', the 'Mechs caused havoc, inflicting enough damage to cause the carrier to tumble out of control. Only three [[LAM]]s managed to escape from the burning hulk of the ''New Samarkand'', but the ''Starlight Raider'' took only moderate damage during the attack. Arrian's forces also destroyed the ''Shōwakusei'' during the battle, but not before the ''Sarah Davion'' was crippled.<ref name="FSWp94"/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''

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