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These four ''Pintos'' were the [[Gorgon (Individual Pinto-class WarShip)|WoBS ''Gorgon'']], [[Mayenne (Individual Pinto-class WarShip)|WoBS ''Mayenne'']], [[Milvano (Individual Pinto-class WarShip)|WoBS ''Milvano'']] and WoBS ''Syrstart''.<ref name="J:FRp128"/> The WoBS ''Syrstart'' was one of four ''Pinto''-class cruisers to serve in the Blakist fleet during the [[Jihad]];<ref name="J:FRp128"/> prior to the Jihad, the Word of Blake was only known to be operating a small black water navy of some six WarShips, none of which were ''Pintos'',<ref name="FM:Up90"/> but the Word of Blake had secretly recovered four ''Pintos'' from sites around the [[Inner Sphere]] such as the abandoned [[Star League Defense Force]] facility known as the [[Ruins of Gabriel]] and restored them to operational status. These four ''Pintos'' were the [[Gorgon (Individual Pinto-class WarShip)|WoBS ''Gorgon'']], [[Mayenne (Individual Pinto-class WarShip)|WoBS ''Mayenne'']], [[Milvano (Individual Pinto-class WarShip)|WoBS ''Milvano'']] and WoBS ''Syrstart''.<ref name="J:FRp128"/> − Following the defeat of the [[Allied Mercenary Command]] operation on [[Battle of Mars|Mars]] in [[3067]]<ref>''The Last Full Measure''</ref> the [[First Circuit]] of [[ComStar]] ordered the execution of [[Case White (event)|Case WHITE]], a plan for a massive counterstrike against [[Terra]] by the bulk of the [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] black water navy and ten [[division]]s of troops. Case WHITE had originally been constructed in [[3058]], and by the time it was implemented in March [[3068]] the Word of Blake had been preparing additional defenses in the Sol system for a decade.<ref name="DOTJp88+">''Dawn of the Jihad'', pp. 88–92</ref> + Following the defeat of the [[Allied Mercenary Command]] operation on [[Battle of Mars|Mars]] in [[3067]]<ref>''The Last Full Measure''</ref> the [[First Circuit]] of [[ComStar]] ordered the execution of [[Case White (event)|Case WHITE]], a plan for a massive counterstrike against [[Terra]] by the bulk of the [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] black water navy and ten [[division]]s of troops. Case WHITE had originally been constructed in [[3058]], and by the time it was implemented in March [[3068]] the Word of Blake had been preparing additional defenses in the Sol system for a decade.<ref name="DOTJp88+">''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 88-92</ref> The Com Guard task force was bedeviled with problems even before arriving in the Sol system, with the Com Guard flagship, the ''[[Cameron (WarShip class)|Cameron]]''-class battlecruiser [[Invisible Truth|CSV ''Invisible Truth'']], delayed from joining the operation due to sabotage, and various other ships such as the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class cruiser [[Vision of Truth|CSV ''Vision of Truth'']] also suffering attacks from saboteurs.<ref name="TBoCB">''The Breaking of Chemical Bonds</ref> Other ships such as the ''Aegis''-class [[Swift Justice (Individual Aegis-class WarShip)|CSV ''Swift Justice'']] were at least partially suborned, firing on their companions before being disabled themselves,<ref name="TBoCB"/><ref>''Stars in the Time of Dreaming''</ref> and the operation was a massive defeat for ComStar, effectively neutering their forces during the early years of the Jihad.<ref name="DOTJp88+"/> The Com Guard task force was bedeviled with problems even before arriving in the Sol system, with the Com Guard flagship, the ''[[Cameron (WarShip class)|Cameron]]''-class battlecruiser [[Invisible Truth|CSV ''Invisible Truth'']], delayed from joining the operation due to sabotage, and various other ships such as the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class cruiser [[Vision of Truth|CSV ''Vision of Truth'']] also suffering attacks from saboteurs.<ref name="TBoCB">''The Breaking of Chemical Bonds</ref> Other ships such as the ''Aegis''-class [[Swift Justice (Individual Aegis-class WarShip)|CSV ''Swift Justice'']] were at least partially suborned, firing on their companions before being disabled themselves,<ref name="TBoCB"/><ref>''Stars in the Time of Dreaming''</ref> and the operation was a massive defeat for ComStar, effectively neutering their forces during the early years of the Jihad.<ref name="DOTJp88+"/> − While the Blakist victory over the Com Guards in the Sol system was total, the Blakist fleet did take casualties; five Blakist WarShips were destroyed in action and not recovered, including the ''Syrstart''. The ''[[Aegis (WarShip class)|Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Herald of Wisdom|WoBS ''Herald of Wisdom'']] was the largest Blakist WarShip to be destroyed as a result of Case WHITE; the other WarShips destroyed were the [[Riga (WarShip class)|''Riga'']]-class frigate [[White Devil|WoBS ''White Devil'']], the [[Naga (WarShip class)|''Naga'']]-class destroyer [[Enlightened Direction|WoBS ''Enlightened Direction'']], the WoBS ''Syrstart'' and her sister ship WoBS ''Gorgon''. The losses taken by the Blakists as a result of Case White would be partly offset by the successful recovery of several former Com Guard WarShips which were salvaged, repaired and restored to operational duty as a part of the Blakist fleet after Case WHITE.<ref name="J:FRp128"/> + While the Blakist victory over the Com Guards in the Sol system was total, the Blakist fleet did take casualties; five Blakist WarShips were destroyed in action and not recovered, including the ''Syrstart''. The ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Herald of Wisdom|WoBS ''Herald of Wisdom'']] was the largest Blakist WarShip to be destroyed as a result of Case WHITE; the other WarShips destroyed were the [[Riga (WarShip class)|''Riga'']]-class frigate [[White Devil|WoBS ''White Devil'']], the [[Naga (WarShip class)|''Naga'']]-class destroyer [[Enlightened Direction|WoBS ''Enlightened Direction'']], the WoBS ''Syrstart'' and her sister ship WoBS ''Gorgon''. The losses taken by the Blakists as a result of Case White would be partly offset by the successful recovery of several former Com Guard WarShips which were salvaged, repaired and restored to operational duty as a part of the Blakist fleet after Case WHITE.<ref name="J:FRp128"/> ==References== ==References==
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| − | One of many [[WarShip]]s to be disabled and abandoned or lost during the [[Star League]] era or the early [[BattleTech eras|Succession Wars]], the ''[[Pinto (WarShip class)|Pinto]]''-class corvette later known as '''''Syrstart''''' was one of a number of ships recovered by the [[Word of Blake]]<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128 | + | ==History== |
| + | One of many [[WarShip]]s to be disabled and abandoned or lost during the [[Star League]] era or the early [[BattleTech eras|Succession Wars]], the ''[[Pinto (WarShip class)|Pinto]]''-class corvette later known as the '''''Syrstart''''' was one of a number of ships recovered by the [[Word of Blake]]<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Word of Blake Naval Assets"</ref> and restored to working order in secret.<ref name="FM:Up90">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 90, "Naval Assets and Militia Divisions"</ref> | ||
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The WoBS ''Syrstart'' was one of four ''Pinto''-class cruisers to serve in the Blakist fleet during the [[Jihad]];<ref name="J:FRp128"/> prior to the Jihad, the Word of Blake was only known to be operating a small black water navy of some six WarShips, none of which were ''Pintos'',<ref name="FM:Up90"/> but the Word of Blake had secretly recovered four ''Pintos'' from sites around the [[Inner Sphere]] such as the abandoned [[Star League Defense Force]] facility known as the [[Ruins of Gabriel]] and restored them to operational status. These four ''Pintos'' were the [[Gorgon (Individual Pinto-class WarShip)|WoBS ''Gorgon'']], [[Mayenne (Individual Pinto-class WarShip)|WoBS ''Mayenne'']], [[Milvano (Individual Pinto-class WarShip)|WoBS ''Milvano'']] and WoBS ''Syrstart''.<ref name="J:FRp128"/> | The WoBS ''Syrstart'' was one of four ''Pinto''-class cruisers to serve in the Blakist fleet during the [[Jihad]];<ref name="J:FRp128"/> prior to the Jihad, the Word of Blake was only known to be operating a small black water navy of some six WarShips, none of which were ''Pintos'',<ref name="FM:Up90"/> but the Word of Blake had secretly recovered four ''Pintos'' from sites around the [[Inner Sphere]] such as the abandoned [[Star League Defense Force]] facility known as the [[Ruins of Gabriel]] and restored them to operational status. These four ''Pintos'' were the [[Gorgon (Individual Pinto-class WarShip)|WoBS ''Gorgon'']], [[Mayenne (Individual Pinto-class WarShip)|WoBS ''Mayenne'']], [[Milvano (Individual Pinto-class WarShip)|WoBS ''Milvano'']] and WoBS ''Syrstart''.<ref name="J:FRp128"/> | ||
| − | Following the defeat of the [[Allied Mercenary Command]] operation on [[Battle of Mars|Mars]] in [[3067]]<ref>''The Last Full Measure''</ref> the [[First Circuit]] of [[ComStar]] ordered the execution of [[Case White (event)|Case WHITE]], a plan for a massive counterstrike against [[Terra]] by the bulk of the [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] black water navy and ten [[division]]s of troops. Case WHITE had originally been constructed in [[3058]], and by the time it was implemented in March [[3068]] the Word of Blake had been preparing additional defenses in the Sol system for a decade.<ref name="DOTJp88+">''Dawn of the Jihad'', | + | Following the defeat of the [[Allied Mercenary Command]] operation on [[Battle of Mars|Mars]] in [[3067]]<ref>''The Last Full Measure''</ref> the [[First Circuit]] of [[ComStar]] ordered the execution of [[Case White (event)|Case WHITE]], a plan for a massive counterstrike against [[Terra]] by the bulk of the [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] black water navy and ten [[division]]s of troops. Case WHITE had originally been constructed in [[3058]], and by the time it was implemented in March [[3068]] the Word of Blake had been preparing additional defenses in the Sol system for a decade.<ref name="DOTJp88+">''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 88-92</ref> |
The Com Guard task force was bedeviled with problems even before arriving in the Sol system, with the Com Guard flagship, the ''[[Cameron (WarShip class)|Cameron]]''-class battlecruiser [[Invisible Truth|CSV ''Invisible Truth'']], delayed from joining the operation due to sabotage, and various other ships such as the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class cruiser [[Vision of Truth|CSV ''Vision of Truth'']] also suffering attacks from saboteurs.<ref name="TBoCB">''The Breaking of Chemical Bonds</ref> Other ships such as the ''Aegis''-class [[Swift Justice (Individual Aegis-class WarShip)|CSV ''Swift Justice'']] were at least partially suborned, firing on their companions before being disabled themselves,<ref name="TBoCB"/><ref>''Stars in the Time of Dreaming''</ref> and the operation was a massive defeat for ComStar, effectively neutering their forces during the early years of the Jihad.<ref name="DOTJp88+"/> | The Com Guard task force was bedeviled with problems even before arriving in the Sol system, with the Com Guard flagship, the ''[[Cameron (WarShip class)|Cameron]]''-class battlecruiser [[Invisible Truth|CSV ''Invisible Truth'']], delayed from joining the operation due to sabotage, and various other ships such as the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class cruiser [[Vision of Truth|CSV ''Vision of Truth'']] also suffering attacks from saboteurs.<ref name="TBoCB">''The Breaking of Chemical Bonds</ref> Other ships such as the ''Aegis''-class [[Swift Justice (Individual Aegis-class WarShip)|CSV ''Swift Justice'']] were at least partially suborned, firing on their companions before being disabled themselves,<ref name="TBoCB"/><ref>''Stars in the Time of Dreaming''</ref> and the operation was a massive defeat for ComStar, effectively neutering their forces during the early years of the Jihad.<ref name="DOTJp88+"/> | ||
| − | While the Blakist victory over the Com Guards in the Sol system was total, the Blakist fleet did take casualties; five Blakist WarShips were destroyed in action and not recovered, including the ''Syrstart''. The ''[[ | + | While the Blakist victory over the Com Guards in the Sol system was total, the Blakist fleet did take casualties; five Blakist WarShips were destroyed in action and not recovered, including the ''Syrstart''. The ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Herald of Wisdom|WoBS ''Herald of Wisdom'']] was the largest Blakist WarShip to be destroyed as a result of Case WHITE; the other WarShips destroyed were the [[Riga (WarShip class)|''Riga'']]-class frigate [[White Devil|WoBS ''White Devil'']], the [[Naga (WarShip class)|''Naga'']]-class destroyer [[Enlightened Direction|WoBS ''Enlightened Direction'']], the WoBS ''Syrstart'' and her sister ship WoBS ''Gorgon''. The losses taken by the Blakists as a result of Case White would be partly offset by the successful recovery of several former Com Guard WarShips which were salvaged, repaired and restored to operational duty as a part of the Blakist fleet after Case WHITE.<ref name="J:FRp128"/> |
==References== | ==References== | ||