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	| image      = Invisible Truth.jpg		| image      = Invisible Truth.jpg
	| vesselname = Invisible Truth		| vesselname = Invisible Truth
	| prevname  = Lady Shandra		| prevname  = Lady Shandra
−	| type      = [[WarShip]]	+	| type      = WarShip
−	| class      = [[Cameron (WarShip class)|Cameron]]	+	| class      = [[Cameron (WarShip)|Cameron]]
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−	| servicesince = (see Ship Notes)
−	| serviceuntil = [[3078]]<ref name=JHST-100>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 100–101: "The Final Dance"</ref>
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	==History==		==History==
−	The SLS '''''Lady Shandra''''' was a ''[[Cameron (WarShip class)|Cameron]]''-class battlecruiser in service with the [[Star League Defense Force]]. The ''Lady Shandra'' survived the [[Amaris Civil War]], and at some point after [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] led the bulk of the surviving SLDF on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] the ''Lady Shandra'' fell into the hands of [[ComStar]].<ref name="THp121"/>	+	The SLS '''''Lady Shandra''''' was a ''[[Cameron (WarShip)|Cameron]]''-class battlecruiser which was laid down in [[2672]]<ref>Shadows of War, p. 57</ref> and which subsequently entered service with the [[Star League Defense Force]]. The ''Lady Shandra'' survived the [[Amaris Civil War]], and at some point after [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] led the bulk of the surviving SLDF on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] the ''Lady Shandra'' fell into the hands of [[ComStar]].<ref name="THp121"/>
	==Task Force Serpent and Defense of Terra==		==Task Force Serpent and Defense of Terra==
−	[[Precentor]] [[Alain Beresick]] indicated in a conversation with [[Marshal of the Armies|Marshal]] [[Morgan Hasek-Davion]] during [[Task Force Serpent]] that the ComStar [[Explorer Corps (ComStar)|Explorer Corps]] had discovered the ''Lady Shandra'' and a sister ship, the [[Electa|SLS ''Electa'']], mothballed in a [[Deep Periphery]] system in an early expedition, that ComStar believed both ships to have been abandoned by the SLDF during the Exodus, and that ComStar had restored the ''Lady Shandra'' to service and renamed her the '''''Invisible Truth''''' with an IFF transponder of CG-1957-INTR.<ref name="THp121">''The Hunters'', p. 121</ref><ref>''Sword and Fire'', ch. 16</ref>	+	[[Precentor]] [[Alain Beresick]] indicated in a conversation with [[Marshal]] [[Morgan Hasek-Davion]] during [[Task Force Serpent]] that the ComStar [[Explorer Corps]] had discovered the ''Lady Shandra'' and a sister ship, the [[Electa|SLS ''Electa'']], mothballed in a [[Deep Periphery]] system in an early expedition, that ComStar believed both ships to have been abandoned by the SLDF during the Exodus, and that ComStar had restored the ''Lady Shandra'' to service and renamed her the '''''Invisible Truth'''''.<ref name="THp121">''The Hunters'', p. 121</ref>
−	While initially restored to operation after the creation of the Com Guards, as only one of the two rare ''Cameron''-class vessels controlled by the Order, issues with maintenance and parts in the wake of the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] forced ComStar to sacrifice the ''Invisible Truth''s sister-ship [[StarSword (Individual Cameron-class WarShip)|CSV ''StarSword'']]—the renamed ''Electa''—to maintain the ''Invisible Truth''. In [[3053]], Precentor Alain Beresick was transferred to the secret [[Luyten 68-28]] fleet base, bringing his customary efficiency to the cannibalization of the ''StarSword'', eventually receiving command of the ''Invisible Truth'' by [[3058]]. <ref name=MM-208>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 208: "ComStar -  Other Notable Personalities of 3076 - Alain Beresick"</ref>	+	While initially restored to operation after the creation of the Com Guards, as only one of the two rare ''Cameron''-class vessels controlled by the Order, issues with maintenance and parts in the wake of the [[Battle of Tukayyid]] forced ComStar to sacrifice the ''Invisible Truth''s sister-ship [[StarSword|CSV ''StarSword'']] - the renamed ''Electa'' - to maintain the ''Invisible Truth''. In [[3053]] Precentor Alain Beresick was transferred to the secret [[Luyten 68-28]] fleet base, bringing his customary efficiency to the cannibalization of the ''StarSword'', eventually receiving command of the ''Invisible Truth'' by [[3058]]. <ref name=MM-208>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 208 "ComStar -  Other Notable Personalities of 3076 - Alain Beresick"</ref>
−	During "[[Battle of Terra (3058)|Operation ODYSSEUS]]," the Word of Blake conquest of [[Terra]] in 3058, Beresick and his crew successfully repulsed a strike by the ''[[Essex]]''-class WoBS ''[[Deliverance]]'' against the Luyten fleet base, taking minimal damage but preventing it from aiding the defense of Terra.	+	During "[[Operation Odysseus]]", the Word of Blake conquest of [[Terra]] in 3058, Beresick and his crew successfully repulsed a strike by the ''[[Essex]]''-class WoBS ''[[Deliverance]]'' against the Luyten fleet base, taking minimal damage but preventing it from aiding the defense of Terra.
−	When Task Force Serpent, a bold strike against the [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] homeworld of [[Huntress]] was conceived, Beresick and the ''Invisible Truth'' were a natural choice to serve as flagship. During the long voyage, the fleet ran across a convoy of ships from [[Clan Ghost Bear]]. The [[Inner Sphere]] taskforce fleet successfully defeated the Ghost Bears with minimal damage. The engagement was later named the [[Battle of Trafalgar]].	+	When Task Force Serpent, a bold strike against the [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] homeworld of [[Huntress]] was conceived, Beresick and the ''Invisible Truth'' were a natural choice to serve as flagship. During the long voyage, the fleet ran across a convoy of ships from [[Clan Ghost Bear]]. The [[Inner Sphere]] taskforce fleet successfully defeated the Ghost Bears with minimal damage. The engagement was later named [[Trafalgar]].
−	At Huntress, the ''Invisible Truth'' and its accompanying ships were successful in destroying the Jaguars' orbital defenders, and the initial invasion of the ground forces was a success. However, the ship was driven away from the planet when the Jaguars' reinforcements arrived.	+	At Huntress, the ''Invisible Truth'' and its accompanying ships were successful in destroying the Jaguars' orbital defenders, and the initial invasion of the ground forces was a success. However the ship was driven away from the planet when the Jaguars' reinforcements arrived.
	==Jihad==		==Jihad==
−	Much later, in late [[3067]], the ''Invisible Truth'' served not only as the flagship for the Com Guards but was also the headquarters for [[Precentor Martial of ComStar|Precentor Martial]] [[Victor Ian Steiner-Davion]], as well as his eventual wife, [[Isis Marik]]. The two were able to flee the attack on [[Tharkad]] at the close of the [[Fourth Whitting Conference]], and it served them well during the early years of the Jihad. It also survived [[Case White (event)|Case White]], Comstar's failed attempt to retake Terra in [[3068]], due to being ambushed by Blakist forces while traveling to the Case White staging area, causing the ''Invisible Truth'' to be four days late to the Sol system.<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45: "The Jihad In Review"</ref>	+	Much later, in late [[3067]], the ''Invisible Truth'' served not only as the flagship for the ComGuard, but was also the headquarters for [[Precentor Martial]] [[Victor Ian Steiner-Davion]], as well as his eventual wife, [[Isis Marik]]. The two were able to flee the attack on [[Tharkad]] at the close of the [[Fourth Whitting Conference]], and it served them well during the early years of the Jihad. It also survived [[Case White (event)|Case White]], Comstar's failed attempt to retake Terra in [[3068]], due to being ambushed by Blakist forces while traveling to the Case White staging area, causing the ''Invisible Truth'' to be four days late to the Sol system.<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
−	Selected as the command ship of [[Task Force EARTHBOUND]], the [[Operation SCOUR]] assault on the orbital defenses around Terra, ''Invisible Truth'' came under heavy attack from a [[Naga (WarShip class)|''Naga''-class]] Caspar II Control Ship before encountering Beresick's former friend and Blakist counterpart [[Gregory Zwick]] in command of the Blakist flagship, the [[Farragut|''Farragut''-class]] [[Righteous Justice|WoBS ''Righteous Justice'']]. Beresick declined his friend's offer of surrender, and the pair's longstanding personal conflict ended as the ''Invisible Truth'' went down guns blazing, torn apart by Blakist forces. A recording of the final moments of the ''Invisible Truth'' and the last conversation between Beresick and Zwick was recovered in early January [[3079]], having been filmed by [[INN]] journalist [[Myra Kellison]] and her cameraman [[Bryant Mathison]] from the bridge of the ''Invisible Truth'' as the ship was destroyed.<ref name="JHST-100"/>	+	Selected as the commandship of [[Task Force EARTHBOUND]], the [[Operation SCOUR]] assault on the orbital defenses around Terra, ''Invisible Truth'' came under heavy attack from a [[Naga (WarShip)|''Naga''-class]] WarShip before it encountered Beresick's former friend and Blakist counterpart [[Gregory Zwick]] in command of the Blakist flagship, the [[Farragut|''Farragut''-class]] [[Farragut#Named Vessels|WoBS ''Righteous Justice'']]. Beresick declined his friend's offer of surrender, and the pair's personal conflict ended as the ''Invisible Truth'' went down guns blazing, torn apart by Blakist forces. A recording of the final moments of the ''Invisible Truth'' and the last conversation between Beresick and Zwick was recovered in early January [[3079]], having been filmed by [[INN]] journalist [[Myra Kellison]] and her cameraman [[Bryant Mathison]] from the bridge of the ''Invisible Truth'' as the ship was destroyed.<ref name=JHST-100>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 100-101 - "The Final Dance"</ref>
	==Ship Notes==		==Ship Notes==
−	* Although not explicitly stated, we may assume the ''Invisible Truth'' received the same modifications as the other ''Cameron'' class ships, correcting the various design flaws from the vessel's construction.	+	* Although not explicitly stated, we may assume the ''Invisible Truth'' received the same modifications as the other ''Cameron'' class ships received, correcting the various design flaws from the vessel's construction.
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−	* Details of the discovery of the ''Electa'' and the ''Lady Shandra'' were met with skepticism by Marshal Hasek-Davion;<ref name="THp121"/> later canon sources establishing the existence of secret former SLDF naval facilities and WarShips controlled by ComStar would seem to cast doubt on Beresick's claims. Still, no other detail on the discovery of the vessels is currently available.
−	* During the ''Twilight of the Clans'' novels, the ''Invisible Truth'' is depicted loading teleoperated Kraken missiles into her AR10 launchers and launching them at the enemy. Kraken missiles cannot be fired from AR10 launchers according to the game rules. It was confirmed on the official forums that this is an error in the text.<ref>[https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,65078.msg1496751#msg1496751 Official ruling by BattleTech author "Paul" in the official Ask the Writer forum]</ref>	+	* Details of the discovery of the ''Electa'' and the ''Lady Shandra'' were met with skepticism by Marshal Hasek-Davion;<ref name="THp121"/> later canon sources establishing the existence of secret former SLDF naval facilities and WarShips controlled by ComStar would seem to cast doubt on Beresick's claims, but no other detail on the discovery of the ''StarSword'' is currently available.
−	* The ''Invisible Truth'' was ostensibly in service since [[2672]].<ref name="SoW57">Shadows of War, p. 57</ref> This date is 16 years before the known service dates of the ''Cameron'' class. The class had begun production 11 years earlier according to sources,<ref name=TRO3057R>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 154: "Cameron Profile"</ref> though this date is still out of that range.	+	* During the ''Twilight of the Clans'' novels, the ''Invisible Truth'' is depicting loading teleoperated Kraken missiles into her AR10 launchers and launching them at the enemy. Kraken missiles cannot be fired from AR10 launchers according to the game rules. It was confirmed on the official forums that this is an error in the text.<ref>[https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,65078.msg1496751#msg1496751 Official ruling by BattleTech author "Paul" in the official Ask the Writer forum]</ref>
	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery>		<gallery>
−	Image:Invisible Truth, Emerald, Starlight.jpg|The ISS ''Invisible Truth'' flanked by the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyers [[Emerald|ISS ''Emerald'']] and [[Starlight (Individual Essex-class WarShip)|ISS ''Starlight'']] during [[Operation SERPENT]]	+	Image:Invisible Truth, Emerald, Starlight.jpg|The ISS ''Invisible Truth'' flanked by the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyers [[Emerald|ISS ''Emerald'']] and [[Starlight|ISS ''Starlight'']] during [[Operation SERPENT]]
	</gallery>		</gallery>
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	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
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	* ''[[The Hunters]]''		* ''[[The Hunters]]''
	* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''		* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
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	* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''		* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
	* ''[[Shadows of War]]''		* ''[[Shadows of War]]''
−	* ''[[Sword and Fire]]''
−	* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]''
	* ''[[Twilight of the Clans]]''		* ''[[Twilight of the Clans]]''
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	[[Category: Individual WarShips|{{PAGENAME}}]]		[[Category: Individual WarShips|{{PAGENAME}}]]
	[[Category: Individual Cameron-class WarShips]]		[[Category: Individual Cameron-class WarShips]]

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{{infoBoxIndividualVessel | image = Invisible Truth.jpg | vesselname = Invisible Truth | prevname = Lady Shandra | type = WarShip | class = [[Cameron (WarShip)|Cameron]] | prevclass = }} ==History== The SLS '''''Lady Shandra''''' was a ''[[Cameron (WarShip)|Cameron]]''-class battlecruiser which was laid down in [[2672]]<ref>Shadows of War, p. 57</ref> and which subsequently entered service with the [[Star League Defense Force]]. The ''Lady Shandra'' survived the [[Amaris Civil War]], and at some point after [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] led the bulk of the surviving SLDF on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] the ''Lady Shandra'' fell into the hands of [[ComStar]].<ref name="THp121"/> ==Task Force Serpent and Defense of Terra== [[Precentor]] [[Alain Beresick]] indicated in a conversation with [[Marshal]] [[Morgan Hasek-Davion]] during [[Task Force Serpent]] that the ComStar [[Explorer Corps]] had discovered the ''Lady Shandra'' and a sister ship, the [[Electa|SLS ''Electa'']], mothballed in a [[Deep Periphery]] system in an early expedition, that ComStar believed both ships to have been abandoned by the SLDF during the Exodus, and that ComStar had restored the ''Lady Shandra'' to service and renamed her the '''''Invisible Truth'''''.<ref name="THp121">''The Hunters'', p. 121</ref> While initially restored to operation after the creation of the Com Guards, as only one of the two rare ''Cameron''-class vessels controlled by the Order, issues with maintenance and parts in the wake of the [[Battle of Tukayyid]] forced ComStar to sacrifice the ''Invisible Truth''s sister-ship [[StarSword|CSV ''StarSword'']] - the renamed ''Electa'' - to maintain the ''Invisible Truth''. In [[3053]] Precentor Alain Beresick was transferred to the secret [[Luyten 68-28]] fleet base, bringing his customary efficiency to the cannibalization of the ''StarSword'', eventually receiving command of the ''Invisible Truth'' by [[3058]]. <ref name=MM-208>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 208 "ComStar - Other Notable Personalities of 3076 - Alain Beresick"</ref> During "[[Operation Odysseus]]", the Word of Blake conquest of [[Terra]] in 3058, Beresick and his crew successfully repulsed a strike by the ''[[Essex]]''-class WoBS ''[[Deliverance]]'' against the Luyten fleet base, taking minimal damage but preventing it from aiding the defense of Terra. When Task Force Serpent, a bold strike against the [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] homeworld of [[Huntress]] was conceived, Beresick and the ''Invisible Truth'' were a natural choice to serve as flagship. During the long voyage, the fleet ran across a convoy of ships from [[Clan Ghost Bear]]. The [[Inner Sphere]] taskforce fleet successfully defeated the Ghost Bears with minimal damage. The engagement was later named [[Trafalgar]]. At Huntress, the ''Invisible Truth'' and its accompanying ships were successful in destroying the Jaguars' orbital defenders, and the initial invasion of the ground forces was a success. However the ship was driven away from the planet when the Jaguars' reinforcements arrived. ==Jihad== Much later, in late [[3067]], the ''Invisible Truth'' served not only as the flagship for the ComGuard, but was also the headquarters for [[Precentor Martial]] [[Victor Ian Steiner-Davion]], as well as his eventual wife, [[Isis Marik]]. The two were able to flee the attack on [[Tharkad]] at the close of the [[Fourth Whitting Conference]], and it served them well during the early years of the Jihad. It also survived [[Case White (event)|Case White]], Comstar's failed attempt to retake Terra in [[3068]], due to being ambushed by Blakist forces while traveling to the Case White staging area, causing the ''Invisible Truth'' to be four days late to the Sol system.<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Selected as the commandship of [[Task Force EARTHBOUND]], the [[Operation SCOUR]] assault on the orbital defenses around Terra, ''Invisible Truth'' came under heavy attack from a [[Naga (WarShip)|''Naga''-class]] WarShip before it encountered Beresick's former friend and Blakist counterpart [[Gregory Zwick]] in command of the Blakist flagship, the [[Farragut|''Farragut''-class]] [[Farragut#Named Vessels|WoBS ''Righteous Justice'']]. Beresick declined his friend's offer of surrender, and the pair's personal conflict ended as the ''Invisible Truth'' went down guns blazing, torn apart by Blakist forces. A recording of the final moments of the ''Invisible Truth'' and the last conversation between Beresick and Zwick was recovered in early January [[3079]], having been filmed by [[INN]] journalist [[Myra Kellison]] and her cameraman [[Bryant Mathison]] from the bridge of the ''Invisible Truth'' as the ship was destroyed.<ref name=JHST-100>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 100-101 - "The Final Dance"</ref> ==Ship Notes== * Although not explicitly stated, we may assume the ''Invisible Truth'' received the same modifications as the other ''Cameron'' class ships received, correcting the various design flaws from the vessel's construction. * Details of the discovery of the ''Electa'' and the ''Lady Shandra'' were met with skepticism by Marshal Hasek-Davion;<ref name="THp121"/> later canon sources establishing the existence of secret former SLDF naval facilities and WarShips controlled by ComStar would seem to cast doubt on Beresick's claims, but no other detail on the discovery of the ''StarSword'' is currently available. * During the ''Twilight of the Clans'' novels, the ''Invisible Truth'' is depicting loading teleoperated Kraken missiles into her AR10 launchers and launching them at the enemy. Kraken missiles cannot be fired from AR10 launchers according to the game rules. It was confirmed on the official forums that this is an error in the text.<ref>[https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,65078.msg1496751#msg1496751 Official ruling by BattleTech author "Paul" in the official Ask the Writer forum]</ref> ==Gallery== <gallery> Image:Invisible Truth, Emerald, Starlight.jpg|The ISS ''Invisible Truth'' flanked by the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyers [[Emerald|ISS ''Emerald'']] and [[Starlight|ISS ''Starlight'']] during [[Operation SERPENT]] </gallery> ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== * ''[[The Hunters]]'' * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' * ''[[Shadows of War]]'' * ''[[Twilight of the Clans]]'' [[Category: Individual WarShips|{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category: Individual Cameron-class WarShips]]

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