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Line 7: | class = [[Robinson (WarShip class)|Robinson]] | class = [[Robinson (WarShip class)|Robinson]] | prevclass = | prevclass = − | servicesince = − | serviceuntil = }} }} − The FSS '''''New Ivaarsen''''' was a ''[[Robinson (WarShip class)|Robinson]]''-class transport in service with the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]]. − ==History== ==History== − In May [[2787]], the Draconis Combine launched a massive invasion of the [[Federated Suns]]. The invasion was so swift and targeted communications and [[JumpShip]]s so effectively that many border systems didn't have a chance to transmit warnings or alerts, leading to widespread confusion on the part of the AFFS. Three days after the initial attacks another large wave of attacks was launched by the DCMS, based around two salients; one, under the overall command of [[Coordinator of Worlds|Coordinator]] [[Minoru Kurita (28th c.)|Minoru Kurita]], struck into the Clovis Combat Region, beginning with invasions of [[Cartago]], [[Clovis]], and [[Olancha]].<ref name="FSWp38">''First Succession War'', pp. 38–39: "The Battle For Clovis"</ref>+ The '''''New Ivaarsen''''' was a ''[[Robinson (WarShip class)|Robinson]]''-class transport in service with the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] as the FSS ''New Ivaarsen'' in [[2787]]. In May 2787 the Draconis Combine launched a massive invasion of the [[Federated Suns]]. The invasion was so swift and targeted communications and [[JumpShip]]s so effectively that many border systems didn't have a chance to transmit warnings or alerts, leading to widespread confusion on the part of the [[AFFS]]. Three days after the initial attacks another large wave of attacks was launched by the DCMS, based around two salients; one, under the overall command of [[Coordinator]] [[Minoru Kurita (28th c.)|Minoru Kurita]], struck into the Clovis Combat Region, beginning with invasions of [[Cartago]], [[Clovis]] and [[Olancha]].<ref name="FSWp38">''First Succession War'', p. 38-39, "The Battle For Clovis"</ref> [[Field Marshal]] [[Grover Simons]], the Commanding Officer of the Clovis Combat Region, was in residence on Clovis when a substantial [[DCMS]] invasion force led by Coordinator Minoru Kurita arrived in the Clovis system. The naval flotilla from the [[Draconis Combine Admiralty]] [[3rd Fleet (Draconis Combine)|Third Fleet]] escorting the ground forces battled the small AFFS naval picket in the system, destroying the ''[[New Syrtis (WarShip class)|New Syrtis]]''-class carrier [[FSS Midale|FSS ''Midale'']] and the ''[[Davion II (WarShip class)|Davion]]''-class destroyer [[Reynard Davion (Individual Davion-class WarShip)|FSS ''Reynard Davion'']], with the only surviving ship from the picket being a second ''Davion'', the [[Samuel Davion (Individual Davion-class WarShip)|FSS ''Samuel Davion'']].<ref name="FSWp38"/> [[Field Marshal]] [[Grover Simons]], the Commanding Officer of the Clovis Combat Region, was in residence on Clovis when a substantial [[DCMS]] invasion force led by Coordinator Minoru Kurita arrived in the Clovis system. The naval flotilla from the [[Draconis Combine Admiralty]] [[3rd Fleet (Draconis Combine)|Third Fleet]] escorting the ground forces battled the small AFFS naval picket in the system, destroying the ''[[New Syrtis (WarShip class)|New Syrtis]]''-class carrier [[FSS Midale|FSS ''Midale'']] and the ''[[Davion II (WarShip class)|Davion]]''-class destroyer [[Reynard Davion (Individual Davion-class WarShip)|FSS ''Reynard Davion'']], with the only surviving ship from the picket being a second ''Davion'', the [[Samuel Davion (Individual Davion-class WarShip)|FSS ''Samuel Davion'']].<ref name="FSWp38"/> Line 20:
Line 15: Despite being heavily outnumbered, the AFFS WarShips managed to tie up the ''Hagiwawa's'' flotilla for six hours close to Clovis' lunar orbit but the loss of the ''Midale'' and the ''Reynard Davion'' effectively ended AFFS resistance in orbit. Simons' forces on the ground put up a fierce resistance for two weeks, during which the DCMS ground forces fought without calling on the ''Hagiwawa'' or any of the other WarShips for naval support. By the end of the first week, the attackers had seized only a small foothold in Gorst City Valley. The DCMS refrained from using orbital bombardment to destroy the defenders, but Simons' calls for reinforcements went largely unanswered because of the chaos engulfing the local region; those AFFS units not already destroyed were all either in retreat or desperately fighting for survival. The only forces able to respond were from [[Xhosa VII]], hastily loaded onto four DropShips and transported to the Clovis system by the ''New Ivaarsen''. The troops brought by the ''New Ivaarsen'' were nowhere near enough to turn the tide, but the ''New Ivaarsen'' arrived in the system five days into the second week of the invasion and was burning towards Clovis from the zenith jump point, preparing for a brutal encounter with the remaining Combine WarShips (the ''Narukami''-class [[Firewind|DCS ''Firewind'']] having been crippled by the defending WarShips, and the ''Samarkand''-class flagship [[DCS Hagiwawa|''Hagiwawa'']] having taken heavy damage) when Simons' position began crumbling on two flanks.<ref name="FSWp38"/> Despite being heavily outnumbered, the AFFS WarShips managed to tie up the ''Hagiwawa's'' flotilla for six hours close to Clovis' lunar orbit but the loss of the ''Midale'' and the ''Reynard Davion'' effectively ended AFFS resistance in orbit. Simons' forces on the ground put up a fierce resistance for two weeks, during which the DCMS ground forces fought without calling on the ''Hagiwawa'' or any of the other WarShips for naval support. By the end of the first week, the attackers had seized only a small foothold in Gorst City Valley. The DCMS refrained from using orbital bombardment to destroy the defenders, but Simons' calls for reinforcements went largely unanswered because of the chaos engulfing the local region; those AFFS units not already destroyed were all either in retreat or desperately fighting for survival. The only forces able to respond were from [[Xhosa VII]], hastily loaded onto four DropShips and transported to the Clovis system by the ''New Ivaarsen''. The troops brought by the ''New Ivaarsen'' were nowhere near enough to turn the tide, but the ''New Ivaarsen'' arrived in the system five days into the second week of the invasion and was burning towards Clovis from the zenith jump point, preparing for a brutal encounter with the remaining Combine WarShips (the ''Narukami''-class [[Firewind|DCS ''Firewind'']] having been crippled by the defending WarShips, and the ''Samarkand''-class flagship [[DCS Hagiwawa|''Hagiwawa'']] having taken heavy damage) when Simons' position began crumbling on two flanks.<ref name="FSWp38"/> − Simons ordered a retreat from the planet for his surviving forces, which fell back to those surviving DropShips at the Gorst City Spaceport, but Simons died when his ''[[Leopard (DropShip class)|Leopard]]''-class DropShip, the last to leave Clovis, was intercepted by Combine [[aerospace fighter]]s ten kilometers above Clovis and attempted to fight its way clear, rather than surrendering; the combination of the fall of Clovis and the death of Simons led to a collapse in the AFFS defensive line in the region and swift, inexorable gains for the Combine.<ref name="FSWp38"/> + Simons ordered a retreat from the planet for his surviving forces, which fell back to those surviving DropShips at the Gorst City Spaceport, but Simons died when his ''[[Leopard]]''-class DropShip, the last to leave Clovis, was intercepted by Combine [[aerospace fighter]]s ten kilometers above Clovis and attempted to fight its way clear, rather than surrendering; the combination of the fall of Clovis and the death of Simons led to a collapse in the AFFS defensive line in the region and swift, inexorable gains for the Combine.<ref name="FSWp38"/> ==References== ==References== Line 26:
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | + | The '''''New Ivaarsen''''' was a ''[[Robinson (WarShip class)|Robinson]]''-class transport in service with the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] as the FSS ''New Ivaarsen'' in [[2787]]. In May 2787 the Draconis Combine launched a massive invasion of the [[Federated Suns]]. The invasion was so swift and targeted communications and [[JumpShip]]s so effectively that many border systems didn't have a chance to transmit warnings or alerts, leading to widespread confusion on the part of the [[AFFS]]. Three days after the initial attacks another large wave of attacks was launched by the DCMS, based around two salients; one, under the overall command of [[Coordinator]] [[Minoru Kurita (28th c.)|Minoru Kurita]], struck into the Clovis Combat Region, beginning with invasions of [[Cartago]], [[Clovis]] and [[Olancha]].<ref name="FSWp38">''First Succession War'', p. 38-39, "The Battle For Clovis"</ref> | |
[[Field Marshal]] [[Grover Simons]], the Commanding Officer of the Clovis Combat Region, was in residence on Clovis when a substantial [[DCMS]] invasion force led by Coordinator Minoru Kurita arrived in the Clovis system. The naval flotilla from the [[Draconis Combine Admiralty]] [[3rd Fleet (Draconis Combine)|Third Fleet]] escorting the ground forces battled the small AFFS naval picket in the system, destroying the ''[[New Syrtis (WarShip class)|New Syrtis]]''-class carrier [[FSS Midale|FSS ''Midale'']] and the ''[[Davion II (WarShip class)|Davion]]''-class destroyer [[Reynard Davion (Individual Davion-class WarShip)|FSS ''Reynard Davion'']], with the only surviving ship from the picket being a second ''Davion'', the [[Samuel Davion (Individual Davion-class WarShip)|FSS ''Samuel Davion'']].<ref name="FSWp38"/> | [[Field Marshal]] [[Grover Simons]], the Commanding Officer of the Clovis Combat Region, was in residence on Clovis when a substantial [[DCMS]] invasion force led by Coordinator Minoru Kurita arrived in the Clovis system. The naval flotilla from the [[Draconis Combine Admiralty]] [[3rd Fleet (Draconis Combine)|Third Fleet]] escorting the ground forces battled the small AFFS naval picket in the system, destroying the ''[[New Syrtis (WarShip class)|New Syrtis]]''-class carrier [[FSS Midale|FSS ''Midale'']] and the ''[[Davion II (WarShip class)|Davion]]''-class destroyer [[Reynard Davion (Individual Davion-class WarShip)|FSS ''Reynard Davion'']], with the only surviving ship from the picket being a second ''Davion'', the [[Samuel Davion (Individual Davion-class WarShip)|FSS ''Samuel Davion'']].<ref name="FSWp38"/> | ||
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Despite being heavily outnumbered, the AFFS WarShips managed to tie up the ''Hagiwawa's'' flotilla for six hours close to Clovis' lunar orbit but the loss of the ''Midale'' and the ''Reynard Davion'' effectively ended AFFS resistance in orbit. Simons' forces on the ground put up a fierce resistance for two weeks, during which the DCMS ground forces fought without calling on the ''Hagiwawa'' or any of the other WarShips for naval support. By the end of the first week, the attackers had seized only a small foothold in Gorst City Valley. The DCMS refrained from using orbital bombardment to destroy the defenders, but Simons' calls for reinforcements went largely unanswered because of the chaos engulfing the local region; those AFFS units not already destroyed were all either in retreat or desperately fighting for survival. The only forces able to respond were from [[Xhosa VII]], hastily loaded onto four DropShips and transported to the Clovis system by the ''New Ivaarsen''. The troops brought by the ''New Ivaarsen'' were nowhere near enough to turn the tide, but the ''New Ivaarsen'' arrived in the system five days into the second week of the invasion and was burning towards Clovis from the zenith jump point, preparing for a brutal encounter with the remaining Combine WarShips (the ''Narukami''-class [[Firewind|DCS ''Firewind'']] having been crippled by the defending WarShips, and the ''Samarkand''-class flagship [[DCS Hagiwawa|''Hagiwawa'']] having taken heavy damage) when Simons' position began crumbling on two flanks.<ref name="FSWp38"/> | Despite being heavily outnumbered, the AFFS WarShips managed to tie up the ''Hagiwawa's'' flotilla for six hours close to Clovis' lunar orbit but the loss of the ''Midale'' and the ''Reynard Davion'' effectively ended AFFS resistance in orbit. Simons' forces on the ground put up a fierce resistance for two weeks, during which the DCMS ground forces fought without calling on the ''Hagiwawa'' or any of the other WarShips for naval support. By the end of the first week, the attackers had seized only a small foothold in Gorst City Valley. The DCMS refrained from using orbital bombardment to destroy the defenders, but Simons' calls for reinforcements went largely unanswered because of the chaos engulfing the local region; those AFFS units not already destroyed were all either in retreat or desperately fighting for survival. The only forces able to respond were from [[Xhosa VII]], hastily loaded onto four DropShips and transported to the Clovis system by the ''New Ivaarsen''. The troops brought by the ''New Ivaarsen'' were nowhere near enough to turn the tide, but the ''New Ivaarsen'' arrived in the system five days into the second week of the invasion and was burning towards Clovis from the zenith jump point, preparing for a brutal encounter with the remaining Combine WarShips (the ''Narukami''-class [[Firewind|DCS ''Firewind'']] having been crippled by the defending WarShips, and the ''Samarkand''-class flagship [[DCS Hagiwawa|''Hagiwawa'']] having taken heavy damage) when Simons' position began crumbling on two flanks.<ref name="FSWp38"/> | ||
| − | Simons ordered a retreat from the planet for his surviving forces, which fell back to those surviving DropShips at the Gorst City Spaceport, but Simons died when his ''[[ | + | Simons ordered a retreat from the planet for his surviving forces, which fell back to those surviving DropShips at the Gorst City Spaceport, but Simons died when his ''[[Leopard]]''-class DropShip, the last to leave Clovis, was intercepted by Combine [[aerospace fighter]]s ten kilometers above Clovis and attempted to fight its way clear, rather than surrendering; the combination of the fall of Clovis and the death of Simons led to a collapse in the AFFS defensive line in the region and swift, inexorable gains for the Combine.<ref name="FSWp38"/> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook) | + | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]'' |
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[[Category: Individual WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual WarShips]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Transports]] | [[Category: Individual Transports]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Robinson-class WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual Robinson-class WarShips]] | ||