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The ''[[McKenna (WarShip class)|McKenna]]''-class battleship '''''Obsidian''''' was the flagship of the [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] [[Clan Smoke Jaguar Touman|''touman'']] during the Golden Century until her loss in battle.
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
The ''Obsidian'' played a part in the Smoke Jaguar [[Trial of Absorption|Absorption]] of [[Clan Mongoose]] in the second half of the twenty-ninth century. Leading the Smoke Jaguar naval fleet into battle against the Mongoose fleet above [[Circe]], in what was the largest naval engagement in [[Clan]] history up to that point in time, the ''Obsidian'' was soon involved in a battle featuring almost thirty WarShips and large numbers of [[aerospace fighter]]s. When the ''Obsidian'' was crippled by the ''[[Quicksilver Mongoose]]'',<ref name="ED:GCp8"/> the ''[[Du Shi Wang]]''-class<ref name="TRO:3075p252">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 252: "Du Shi Wang"</ref> Mongoose flagship literally shattering the ''Obsidian's'' spine, that victory seemed likely to turn the battle in favor of the Mongoose forces. The momentum the Mongoose forces had built up was quickly stymied when the ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer [[Storm Cat|CSJ ''Storm Cat'']] engaged and subsequently crippled the ''Quicksilver Mongoose'', leaving the battleship venting atmosphere and unable to maneuver. The Smoke Jaguars still lost half their fleet but carried the day, with the last four surviving Mongoose WarShips forced to surrender.<ref name="ED:GCp8">''Era Digest: Golden Century'', p. 8: "Warriors Above Politicians"</ref>
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The ''[[McKenna (WarShip class)|McKenna]]''-class battleship '''''Obsidian''''' was the flagship of the [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] [[Clan Smoke Jaguar Touman|''touman'']] during the Golden Century until her loss in battle. The ''Obsidian'' played a part in the Smoke Jaguar [[Trial of Absorption|Absorption]] of [[Clan Mongoose]] in the second half of the twenty-ninth century. Leading the Smoke Jaguar naval fleet into battle against the Mongoose fleet above [[Circe]], in what was the largest naval engagement in [[Clan]] history up to that point in time, the ''Obsidian'' was soon involved in a battle featuring almost thirty WarShips and large numbers of [[aerospace fighter]]s. When the ''Obsidian'' was crippled by the ''[[Quicksilver Mongoose]]'',<ref name="ED:GCp8"/> the ''[[Du Shi Wang]]''-class<ref name="TRO:3075p252">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 252, "Du Shi Wang"</ref> Mongoose flagship literally shattering the ''Obsidian's'' spine, that victory seemed likely to turn the battle in favor of the Mongoose forces. The momentum the Mongoose forces had built up was quickly stymied when the ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer [[Storm Cat|CSJ ''Storm Cat'']] engaged and subsequently crippled the ''Quicksilver Mongoose'', leaving the battleship venting atmosphere and unable to maneuver. The Smoke Jaguars still lost half their fleet but carried the day, with the last four surviving Mongoose WarShips forced to surrender.<ref name="ED:GCp8">''Era Digest: Golden Century'', p. 8, "Warriors Above Politicians"</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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* ''[[Era Digest: Golden Century]]''
 
* ''[[Era Digest: Golden Century]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
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[[Category: Individual WarShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual WarShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual Battleships]]
 
[[Category: Individual Battleships]]
 
[[Category: Individual McKenna-class WarShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual McKenna-class WarShips]]

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