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Line 18: === Second Combine-Dominion War === === Second Combine-Dominion War === − ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'' was destroyed during the [[Second Combine-Dominion War]]. The Draconis Combine had become aware that the planet [[Rasalhague]] was only protected by the ''[[Nightlord]]''-class battleship CGB ''[[Ursa Major]]'', and [[Coordinator]] [[Hohiro Kurita (31st c.)|Hohiro Kurita]] acted on this information by dispatching a large part of the Combine WarShip fleet to destroy the ''Ursa Major''. The first ship to enter the Rasalhague system was the ''Draconis Rift''. Arriving near the fifth planet in the system on the 29th of April [[3100]] before burning towards Rasalhague's moon Sigurd, ''Draconis Rift'' was detected and pursued by ''Ursa Major''. An hour after the pursuit began - the ''Ursa Major'' was ambushed by the surprise arrival of ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'' along with the ''[[Inazuma]]''-class corvette [[Winds of Heaven|DCS ''Winds of Heaven'']] and the ''Kyushu''-class [[Dieron Star|DCS ''Dieron Star'']], all of which jumped in directly ahead of ''Ursa Major''.<ref name="H:WotREp35">''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 35: "The Fall"</ref> + ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'' was destroyed during the [[Second Combine-Dominion War]]. The Draconis Combine had become aware that the planet [[Rasalhague]] was only protected by the ''[[Nightlord]]''-class battleship CGB ''[[Ursa Major]]''; [[Coordinator]] [[Hohiro Kurita (31st c.)|Hohiro Kurita]] acted on this information by dispatching a large part of the Combine WarShip fleet to destroy the ''Ursa Major''. The first ship to enter the Rasalhague system was the ''Draconis Rift''. Arriving near the fifth planet in the system on the 29th of April [[3100]] before burning towards Rasalhague's moon Sigurd, ''Draconis Rift'' was detected and pursued by ''Ursa Major''. An hour after the pursuit began the ''Ursa Major'' was ambushed by the surprise arrival of ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'' along with the ''[[Inazuma]]''-class corvette [[Winds of Heaven|DCS ''Winds of Heaven'']] and the ''Kyushu''-class [[Dieron Star|DCS ''Dieron Star'']], all of which jumped in directly ahead of ''Ursa Major''.<ref name="H:WotREp35">''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 35: "The Fall"</ref> ''Ursa Major'' attempted to retreat back towards Rasalhague to join the [[6th Valkyrie (Clan Ghost Bear)|Sixth Valkyrie Cluster]] which had launched from the surface of the planet. Intercepted by ''Winds of Heaven'', ''Ursa Major'' exchanged fire for ten minutes with the much lighter Combine WarShip until ''Winds of Heaven'' retreated, having suffered almost catastrophic damage from the Ghost Bear battleship. ''Winds of Heaven'' had succeeded in delaying ''Ursa Major'' long enough for the other three Combine WarShips to catch up and engage her. The resulting battle was savage; ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'' was heavily damaged before ''Dieron Star'' was subjected to a brutal broadside that cracked her structure and detonated the ammunition magazines, causing the crew to begin abandoning ship at 1827 hours. However, ''Ursa Major''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s killing strike on ''Dieron Star'' left it open to heavy fire from ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'', which succeeded in crippling ''Ursa Major''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s drive system. ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'' and ''Draconis Rift'' continued to battle ''Ursa Major'' as the [[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bear]] battleship span towards Rasalhague, increasingly out of control. At 1843 hours a final strike from ''Draconis Rift'' caused ''Ursa Major'' to explode, the centrifugal forces involved in her death-spin preventing the battleship from launching escape pods and distributing debris from the explosion across the Rasalhague system.<ref name="H:WotREp35"/> ''Ursa Major'' attempted to retreat back towards Rasalhague to join the [[6th Valkyrie (Clan Ghost Bear)|Sixth Valkyrie Cluster]] which had launched from the surface of the planet. Intercepted by ''Winds of Heaven'', ''Ursa Major'' exchanged fire for ten minutes with the much lighter Combine WarShip until ''Winds of Heaven'' retreated, having suffered almost catastrophic damage from the Ghost Bear battleship. ''Winds of Heaven'' had succeeded in delaying ''Ursa Major'' long enough for the other three Combine WarShips to catch up and engage her. The resulting battle was savage; ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'' was heavily damaged before ''Dieron Star'' was subjected to a brutal broadside that cracked her structure and detonated the ammunition magazines, causing the crew to begin abandoning ship at 1827 hours. However, ''Ursa Major''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s killing strike on ''Dieron Star'' left it open to heavy fire from ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'', which succeeded in crippling ''Ursa Major''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s drive system. ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'' and ''Draconis Rift'' continued to battle ''Ursa Major'' as the [[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bear]] battleship span towards Rasalhague, increasingly out of control. At 1843 hours a final strike from ''Draconis Rift'' caused ''Ursa Major'' to explode, the centrifugal forces involved in her death-spin preventing the battleship from launching escape pods and distributing debris from the explosion across the Rasalhague system.<ref name="H:WotREp35"/>
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| − | ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'' was destroyed during the [[Second Combine-Dominion War]]. The Draconis Combine had become aware that the planet [[Rasalhague]] was only protected by the ''[[Nightlord]]''-class battleship CGB ''[[Ursa Major]]'' | + | ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'' was destroyed during the [[Second Combine-Dominion War]]. The Draconis Combine had become aware that the planet [[Rasalhague]] was only protected by the ''[[Nightlord]]''-class battleship CGB ''[[Ursa Major]]''; [[Coordinator]] [[Hohiro Kurita (31st c.)|Hohiro Kurita]] acted on this information by dispatching a large part of the Combine WarShip fleet to destroy the ''Ursa Major''. The first ship to enter the Rasalhague system was the ''Draconis Rift''. Arriving near the fifth planet in the system on the 29th of April [[3100]] before burning towards Rasalhague's moon Sigurd, ''Draconis Rift'' was detected and pursued by ''Ursa Major''. An hour after the pursuit began the ''Ursa Major'' was ambushed by the surprise arrival of ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'' along with the ''[[Inazuma]]''-class corvette [[Winds of Heaven|DCS ''Winds of Heaven'']] and the ''Kyushu''-class [[Dieron Star|DCS ''Dieron Star'']], all of which jumped in directly ahead of ''Ursa Major''.<ref name="H:WotREp35">''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 35: "The Fall"</ref> |
''Ursa Major'' attempted to retreat back towards Rasalhague to join the [[6th Valkyrie (Clan Ghost Bear)|Sixth Valkyrie Cluster]] which had launched from the surface of the planet. Intercepted by ''Winds of Heaven'', ''Ursa Major'' exchanged fire for ten minutes with the much lighter Combine WarShip until ''Winds of Heaven'' retreated, having suffered almost catastrophic damage from the Ghost Bear battleship. ''Winds of Heaven'' had succeeded in delaying ''Ursa Major'' long enough for the other three Combine WarShips to catch up and engage her. The resulting battle was savage; ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'' was heavily damaged before ''Dieron Star'' was subjected to a brutal broadside that cracked her structure and detonated the ammunition magazines, causing the crew to begin abandoning ship at 1827 hours. However, ''Ursa Major''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s killing strike on ''Dieron Star'' left it open to heavy fire from ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'', which succeeded in crippling ''Ursa Major''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s drive system. ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'' and ''Draconis Rift'' continued to battle ''Ursa Major'' as the [[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bear]] battleship span towards Rasalhague, increasingly out of control. At 1843 hours a final strike from ''Draconis Rift'' caused ''Ursa Major'' to explode, the centrifugal forces involved in her death-spin preventing the battleship from launching escape pods and distributing debris from the explosion across the Rasalhague system.<ref name="H:WotREp35"/> | ''Ursa Major'' attempted to retreat back towards Rasalhague to join the [[6th Valkyrie (Clan Ghost Bear)|Sixth Valkyrie Cluster]] which had launched from the surface of the planet. Intercepted by ''Winds of Heaven'', ''Ursa Major'' exchanged fire for ten minutes with the much lighter Combine WarShip until ''Winds of Heaven'' retreated, having suffered almost catastrophic damage from the Ghost Bear battleship. ''Winds of Heaven'' had succeeded in delaying ''Ursa Major'' long enough for the other three Combine WarShips to catch up and engage her. The resulting battle was savage; ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'' was heavily damaged before ''Dieron Star'' was subjected to a brutal broadside that cracked her structure and detonated the ammunition magazines, causing the crew to begin abandoning ship at 1827 hours. However, ''Ursa Major''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s killing strike on ''Dieron Star'' left it open to heavy fire from ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'', which succeeded in crippling ''Ursa Major''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s drive system. ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'' and ''Draconis Rift'' continued to battle ''Ursa Major'' as the [[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bear]] battleship span towards Rasalhague, increasingly out of control. At 1843 hours a final strike from ''Draconis Rift'' caused ''Ursa Major'' to explode, the centrifugal forces involved in her death-spin preventing the battleship from launching escape pods and distributing debris from the explosion across the Rasalhague system.<ref name="H:WotREp35"/> | ||