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−	The dawn of the [[IlClan Era]] surprised the ''Rasalhague'' on Alshain. When the [[Dominion Civil War]] erupted, both Ghost bear's factions attempted to made the navy to join their field, but [[Star Admiral]] [[Tanya Bourjon]] instead declared the navy neutral, keeping all JumpShip's traffic through the Dominion open, until the conflict ended.<ref>''Dominions Divided'' p. 62</ref>	+	The dawn of the [[ILClan Era]] surprised the ''Rasalhague'' on Alshain. When the [[Dominion Civil War]] erupted, both Ghost bear's factions attempted to made the navy to join their field, but [[Star Admiral]] [[Tanya Bourjon]] instead declared the navy neutral, keeping all JumpShip's traffic through the Dominion open, until the conflict ended.<ref>''Dominions Divided'' p. 62</ref>
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{{Otheruses|the battleship|the planetary system|Rasalhague}} {{infoBoxIndividualSpacecraft | image = Rasalhague (Vessel).jpg | vesselname = Rasalhague | prevname = | type = [[WarShip]] | class = [[Leviathan II|Leviathan]] | prevclass = | servicesince = | serviceuntil = }} ==History== ''See: [[Trial of Retribution]]'' Construction began on the ''[[Leviathan II|Leviathan]]''-class battleship '''''Rasalhague''''' in the shipyards above [[Alshain]] prior to [[3067]],<ref name="FM:WCp86">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 86: "Naval Assets"</ref> and before even entering service the ''Rasalhague'' was the subject of a fiercely fought [[Trial of Possession]] issued by [[Clan Nova Cat]] that saw both the Nova cats and Ghost Bears take heavy losses.<ref name="FM:Up81+">''Field Manual: Updates'', pp. 81–83: "The Second Naval Battle of Alshain"</ref><ref>''[[Trial of Retribution]]''</ref> ===The Jihad=== ====Dyev==== Launched in December [[3069]],<ref name="BAp227">''Blake Ascending'', p. 227: "Wolf Watch"</ref> the ''Rasalhague'' went on to take an active role in the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] campaign against the [[Word of Blake]] during the [[Jihad]]. As the allied coalition created by [[Devlin Stone]] began striking against [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] worlds the combined [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] and [[Clan Snow Raven]] task force which had agreed to support the coalition struck at a number of Blakist worlds on 21 July [[3076]]. [[Dyev]] was one of the worlds targeted by the Clan forces, along with the nearby worlds of [[Kervil]], [[Ko]], [[Lambrecht]], [[Moore]], and [[Sabik]].<ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The Word of Blake launched a counterassault on Dyev in mid-December, with the Blakist ground troops receiving support from a number of [[WarShip]]s and [[Pocket WarShip]]s.<ref name="J:FRp56"/><ref name="JHS:Tp23">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 23: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> However, the Blakist vessels had to take on three [[Clan]] WarShips<ref name="JHS:Tp20">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 20: "Autopsy Of Dyev"</ref>: the CGB ''Rasalhague'', the ''[[Nightlord]]''-class battleship [[Ursa Major|CGB ''Ursa Major'']], and the [[Clan Snow Raven]] ''[[Aegis (WarShip class)|Aegis]]''-class [[Scabbard|CSR ''Scabbard'']]. As the Blakist WarShips and their accompanying Pocket WarShips and Assault [[DropShip]]s engaged the Clan WarShips, a second Blakist force arrived and delivered multiple troop DropShips onto Dyev, with two-thirds of the troops surviving and dispersing to avoid orbital bombardment from the Clan ships. The ''Scabbard'' was lost, but the Clan WarShips exacted a heavy toll on the Blakist forces,<ref name="JHS:3076p87+">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 87–88: "Dyev Hit By Blakist Counterattack!"</ref> destroying the ''[[Whirlwind]]''-class destroyer ''[[Fire Fang]]'', the ''Aegis''-class heavy cruiser [[Righteous Fury (Individual Aegis-class WarShip)|WoBS ''Righteous Fury'']] and the ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate [[Hollings York (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|WoBS ''Hollings York'']].<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128: "Captured Ships"</ref> ====Terra==== One of twenty-six allied WarShips to form a part of [[Task Force EARTHBOUND]], the ''Rasalhague'' was directly involved in battling the Blakist [[SDS]] network around [[Terra]] in support of the allied coalition landings.<ref name="JHS:Tp98">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 98, "Classified: Eyes Only - Top Secret"</ref> Despite supporting the allied coalition forces, [[Khan]] [[Aletha Kabrinski]] of the Ghost Bears was adamant that neither the ''Rasalhague'' nor any other Clan vessel would engage in orbital bombardment against targets on Terra, which was viewed as the sacred crèche of humanity.<ref name="JHS:Tp105">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 105: "We Will Not Strike Terra"</ref> The ''Rasalhague'' was the only ''Leviathan''-class battleship to survive the Jihad.<ref name="FR:Cp11">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 11: "Fleet Assets"</ref> ===Second Combine-Ghost Bear War=== In [[3099]], the ''Rasalhague'' was assigned to raid the [[Draconis Combine]] system codenamed [[Bikini Atoll]]. Leading a flotilla of [[JumpShip]]s that carried six Stars of [[Pocket WarShip]]s and aerospace fighter carriers, it arrived on 18 December 3099. The [[Draconis Combine Admiralty]] had stationed the factory ships ''[[Yamato (Individual Yamato-class WarShip)|Yamato]]'' and ''[[Ryū]]'' in the system, guarded by the ''[[Amber Lotus]]'' and three ''[[Okinawa (DropShip class)|Okinawa]]''-class [[DropShip]]s.<ref>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 32</ref> All the Combine ships in the system were destroyed.<ref>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 33</ref> ===IlClan Era=== The dawn of the [[ILClan Era]] surprised the ''Rasalhague'' on Alshain. When the [[Dominion Civil War]] erupted, both Ghost bear's factions attempted to made the navy to join their field, but [[Star Admiral]] [[Tanya Bourjon]] instead declared the navy neutral, keeping all JumpShip's traffic through the Dominion open, until the conflict ended.<ref>''Dominions Divided'' p. 62</ref> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Dominions Divided]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' * ''[[Historical: Wars of the Republic Era]]'' * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' * ''[[Trial of Retribution]]'' [[Category: Individual WarShips]] [[Category: Individual Battleships]] [[Category: Individual Leviathan-class WarShips]]

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