Editing Lair of Mighty Wyrms

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==History==
The '''DCS ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms''''' was a ''[[Tatsumaki]]''-class destroyer, commissioned by the [[DCMS]] and built and Trialed in secret in the [[Dieron]] system. By late [[3058]] it was stationed in the [[Luthien]] system, laired in hiding near the gas-giant Gilgamesh to avoid detection.<ref>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 15: "Aerospace Assets"</ref>

''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'' was damaged during [[Operation BULLDOG]], but [[Clan Nova Cat]] technicians were able to repair it.<ref>[http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/index.php/topic,4385.msg1392350.html#msg1392350 Re: Fate of a Warship] (dead link)</ref> By [[3067]] ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'' was the only ''Tatsumaki''-class ship left in service to the Combine, as her sister ship, the [[Dragon's Last Tear|DCS ''Dragon's Last Tear'']], had been destroyed by [[Clan Ghost Bear]] forces in the [[Alshain]] system during the attack that launched the [[1st Dominion-Combine War|First Dominion/Combine War]].<ref name="ER:3062p25">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 25: "The Combine-Dominion War"</ref>

''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'' served as one of two command vessels within [[Task Force CRONUS]], the predominantly Clan naval force responsible for capturing the [[Titan Yards]] in [[3078]] as a part of the allied coalition efforts to liberate [[Terra]] from the [[Word of Blake]].<ref name="JHS:Tp95">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 95: "Classified: Eyes Only - Top Secret"</ref><ref name="JHS:Tp98+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 98: "Captain's Log"</ref> By [[3079]], ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'' had been redeployed to the [[New Samarkand]] system, protecting the Combine's temporary capital world alongside the ''[[Kyushu]]''-class frigate [[Draconis Rift (Vessel)|DCS ''Draconis Rift'']].<ref name="FR:DCMSp5">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 5: "Safeguarding the Wounded Heart"</ref>

=== 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>

''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"/>

''Dieron Star'' made a close pass to Rasalhague at 1940 hours before a combination of reactor overloads and outgassing tore her apart; the Ghost Bears surveyed the remains but declared the wreck unsalvageable due to the destruction of her K-F drive and the stress damage caused to her structure. ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'' would escape the battle but ultimately fare little better than ''Dieron Star''; having managed to retreat from the Rasalhague system, ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'' suffered a catastrophic jump drive failure two jumps later in an uninhabited system and was scuttled by her crew to prevent the [[Rasalhague Dominion]] from recovering her.<ref name="H:WotREp35"/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]''
* ''[[Historical: Wars of the Republic Era]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''

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