Editing Great Bear

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One of the first pair of ''[[Leviathan Heavy Transport (WarShip class)|Leviathan]]'' vessels built for [[Clan Ghost Bear]], the '''''Great Bear''''' and its sister ship ''[[Leviathan (Individual Leviathan-class WarShip)|Leviathan]]'' were initially conceived as ''Leviathan''-class battleships. However, midway through their construction the design was changed into a heavily armed transport vessel. In fact, no ship was ever built to match the original ''Leviathan'' battleship plans.

==History==
===Career as a Heavy Transport===
As a heavy transport, the ''Great Bear'' played an important role in Clan Ghost Bear's relocation of their assets into the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]]. 
The ship along with it's sister ship would be over course of years to transport the Clan's civilian and military assets to the Inner Sphere holdings.
Once this task was complete, the ''Great Bear'' (and the ''Leviathan'') underwent modifications that turned them into battleships. These upgraded transporters, however, were different from the original ''Leviathan'' design specs and became known as ''[[Leviathan II]]''-class vessels.

===Career as a Heavy Battleship===
In [[3061]], the ''[[Leviathan II|Leviathan]]''-class battleship '''''Great Bear''''' was serving as the CGB ''Great Bear'' within the [[Clan Ghost Bear Touman|Clan Ghost Bear ''touman'']] and was a part of the substantial flotilla of transport [[WarShip]]s available to the Ghost Bears during this era.<ref name="FM:WCp86">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 86: "Naval Assets"</ref> The ''Great Bear'' remained an active part of the Ghost Bear ''touman'' for the next decade<ref name="FM:Up60">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 60: "Naval Assets"</ref> and into the chaos of the [[Jihad]].

====Campaign Against the Word of Blake and Its Destruction====
Active throughout the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] campaign against the [[Word of Blake]], the iconic ''Great Bear's'' final battle was fought as a part of [[Task Force CRONUS]], the allied coalition [[WarShip]] flotilla assigned to capture the [[Titan Yards]] near [[Terra]]. Task Force CRONUS was a flotilla of predominantly [[Clan]] WarShips drawn from all weight classes, consisting of two battleships - the ''Great Bear'' and the ''[[Nightlord]]''-class [[Ursa Major|CGB ''Ursus Major'']] - three ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruisers, the [[Jade Aerie|CJF ''Jade Aerie'']], [[White Aerie|CJF ''White Aerie'']] and [[Stealthy Kill|CW ''Stealthy Kill'']], two ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruisers, the [[Blue Quest|CSR ''Blue Quest'']] and [[Blue Talon|CJF ''Blue Talon'']], the ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Hawker (Individual Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShip)|CJF ''Hawker'']], the ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate [[Green  Lantern|CJF ''Green Lantern'']], a trio of destroyers - the ''[[Tatsumaki]]''-class [[The Lair of Mighty Wyrms|DCS ''The Lair of Mighty Wyrms'']], [[York (WarShip class)|''York'']]-class [[Corvidae|CSR ''Corvidae'']] and ''[[Whirlwind]]''-class [[Drake (Individual Whirlwind-class WarShip)|CSR ''Drake'']] - the [[Fox (WarShip class)|''Fox'']]-class corvette [[Robert Marsden (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|LAS ''Robert Marsden'']] and the ''[[Conqueror]]''-class carrier [[Ark Royal (Individual Conqueror-class WarShip)|CSR ''Ark Royal'']].<ref name="JHS:Tp95">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 95: "Classified: Eyes Only - Top Secret"</ref>

Operating under the overall command of Admiral [[Alex Douglas]], Task Force CRONUS was charged with what was viewed by many as a relatively easy precursor for the heavy fighting to come, the seat of the Word's WarShip and aerospace production and maintenance facility in the Terran system was discovered to be equipped with a fully functional [[Caspar II]] Drone network and a number of the deadly [["Dragon's Breath" Multiple Capital Missile Launch System]]s.<ref name=JHST-97>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 97–99</ref>

Task Force CRONUS jumped to a Pirate Point near the yards, with the Lyran and Combine vessels serving as reserve command ships and the Clan forces split into two naval "[[Star]]s", one consisting of the Ghost Bears and Ravens, the other the Jade Falcons and Wolves. The Coalition forces came under attack almost immediately; initially facing waves of manned and drone [[aerospace fighter]]s and long range missile attacks, the Coalition ships soon came under fire from a horde of manned and drone Pocket WarShips, as well as the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Deathblow|WoBS ''Deathblow'']], the ''[[Dante (WarShip class)|Dante]]''-class frigate [[Narbonne|WoBS ''Narbonne'']], and the ''[[Suffren]]''-class destroyer [[Manchester|WoBS ''Manchester'']]—three [[Com Guard]] WarShips salvaged from the disastrous [[Case White (event)|Case WHITE]] operation.<ref name=JHST-97/>

While losing the ''Blue Quest'' and ''Green Lantern'' during the height of the initial Caspar drones assault, the Coalition forces were able to steadily advance on the shipyard's facilities with the Combine's ''Lair of Mighty Wyrms'' and the ''Great Bear'' able to get their fighters within striking distance of the main Aerospace docks. Unfortunately, what appeared to be the crippled remains of an ore processing facility was in fact a [[Dragon's Breath Multiple Capital Missile Launch System]] - the Blakists' attempt to take their Q-Ship concept to the next level; the station was equipped with a "Dragon's Breath" multi-missile launcher and unleashed several waves of nuclear-tipped and ECM-equipped [[Killer Whale#Variants|Peacemaker]] missiles at virtually point-blank range. The ''Great Bear'' was struck numerous times, overwhelmed and then destroyed within moments of the station revealing its true nature. With the Coalition continuing its assault, the ''Hawker'' fell prey to another hidden station, while the ''Corvidae'' and ''Stealthy Kill'' went down in the face of continued Caspar drone attack groups.<ref name=JHST-97/>

While ultimately successful and providing valuable experience for the assault around Terra, Task Force CRONUS paid a heavy price. Lasting a little over four hours; in addition to the ''Great Bear'', the ''Blue Quest'', ''Corvidae'', ''Green Lantern'', ''Hawker'', and ''Stealthy Kill'' were all lost and the surviving WarShips had all suffered heavy damage. Hopes were totally dashed that ships of the CRONUS task force would be able to assist those of [[Task Force EARTHBOUND]] in the assault on Terra.<ref name=JHST-97/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[AeroTech 2 Revised Edition]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''

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