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Line 16: | children = | children = }} }} − '''Thomas Waters''' was a Star Admiral of [[Clan Snow Raven]].<ref name=FMWC131>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 131: "Lum Garrison Fleet"</ref><ref name="FM:Up79">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 79: "Delta Galaxy (Second Line)"</ref> + + '''Thomas Waters''' was a Star Admiral of [[Clan Snow Raven]].<ref name=FMWC131>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 131, "Alpha Star Profile"</ref><ref name="FM:Up79">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 79, "Delta Galaxy (Second Line)"</ref> ==History== ==History== Line 23:
Line 24: In December [[3068]], a large [[Trial of Possession]] in the [[Lum]] system was called by [[Clan Star Adder|Clan Star Adder's]] [[Delta Naval Star (Clan Star Adder)|Delta Naval Star]] for control of the planet's orbital space. In December [[3068]], a large [[Trial of Possession]] in the [[Lum]] system was called by [[Clan Star Adder|Clan Star Adder's]] [[Delta Naval Star (Clan Star Adder)|Delta Naval Star]] for control of the planet's orbital space. − The resulting battle saw almost six [[Star]]s of WarShips and [[DropShip]]s and almost seven Stars of [[aerospace fighter]]s battle each other in one of the largest naval engagements to be fought in the [[Clan Homeworlds]] up to that point. The only Snow Raven WarShip to survive the engagement was the ''[[Bloody Talon]]''. The other two Snow Raven WarShips present<ref name="TWORp40"/>, the ''[[Avalanche (Individual Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShip)|Avalanche]]'' and the ''[[Morning Violence]]''<ref>[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,34533.msg806356.html#msg806356 BattleTech Developer confirms the destruction of the ''Avalanche'' and ''Morning Violence'' at Lum]</ref> were destroyed. So was the [[Cho Polu|CSA ''Cho Polu'']], a ''[[Volga]]''-class transport,that burned in Lum's atmosphere before carving large craters in the surface of the planet with its remains.<ref name="TWORp40">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 40: "Lamentations and the Raven"</ref> + The resulting battle saw almost six [[Star]]s of WarShips and [[DropShip]]s and almost seven Stars of [[aerospace fighter]]s battle each other in one of the largest naval engagements to be fought in the [[Clan Homeworlds]] up to that point. The only Snow Raven WarShip to survive the engagement was the ''[[Bloody Talon]]''. The other two Snow Raven WarShips present<ref name="WORp40"/>, the ''[[Avalanche (Individual Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShip)|Avalanche]]'' and the ''[[Morning Violence]]''<ref>[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,34533.msg806356.html#msg806356 BattleTech Developer confirms the destruction of the ''Avalanche'' and ''Morning Violence'' at Lum]</ref> were destroyed. So was the [[Cho Polu|CSA ''Cho Polu'']], a ''[[Volga]]''-class transport,that burned in Lum's atmosphere before carving large craters in the surface of the planet with its remains.<ref name="WORp40">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 40, "Lamentations and the Raven"</ref> − No sooner had the Star Adders retreated from the Lum system when a second hostile force arrived, this time [[Clan Goliath Scorpion|Clan Goliath Scorpion's]] [[Beta Naval Star (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Beta Naval Star]]. The Goliath Scorpions also announced a Trial of Possession, this time for the Lum naval yards only, and the senior Snow Raven officer present, Star Admiral Thomas Waters bid the entire of the Lum system's assets in defense out of sheer exasperation.<ref name="TWORp40"/> + No sooner had the Star Adders retreated from the Lum system when a second hostile force arrived, this time [[Clan Goliath Scorpion|Clan Goliath Scorpion's]] [[Beta Naval Star (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Beta Naval Star]]. The Goliath Scorpions also announced a Trial of Possession, this time for the Lum naval yards only, and the senior Snow Raven officer present, Star Admiral Thomas Waters bid the entire of the Lum system's assets in defense out of sheer exasperation.<ref name="WORp40"/> − Waters' decision proved to be a very costly mistake for the Snow Ravens. When the Lum Shipyards tried to cover the ''Bloody Talon'', which was facing down the ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate [[Bernlad (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|CGS ''Bernlad'']], one of the escorting Goliath Scorpion DropShips, the ''[[Carthage (Individual Goliath Scorpion DropShip)|Carthage]]'', was penetrated by point defense weapons from the shipyards and exploded. This led the ''Bernlad'' to immediately fire a broadside on the Lum shipyards, which were subsequently targeted by other Goliath Scorpion vessels as viable targets. Three days later, the remains of the shipyards, perhaps half of which had been destroyed, were in the possession of the Goliath Scorpions, and there were no Snow Raven naval assets left in the system.<ref name="TWORp40"/> + Waters' decision proved to be a very costly mistake for the Snow Ravens. When the Lum Shipyards tried to cover the ''Bloody Talon'', which was facing down the ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate [[Bernlad (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|CGS ''Bernlad'']], one of the escorting Goliath Scorpion DropShips, the ''[[Carthage (Individual Goliath Scorpion DropShip)|Carthage]]'', was penetrated by point defense weapons from the shipyards and exploded. This led the ''Bernlad'' to immediately fire a broadside on the Lum shipyards, which were subsequently targeted by other Goliath Scorpion vessels as viable targets. Three days later, the remains of the shipyards, perhaps half of which had been destroyed, were in the possession of the Goliath Scorpions, and there were no Snow Raven naval assets left in the system.<ref name="WORp40"/> ==References== ==References== Line 35:
Line 36: * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' − * ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]'' + * ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]'' (sourcebook) + − [[Category:Clan Snow Raven Characters|Waters (31st c.), Thomas]] + [[Category:Clan Snow Raven Characters|Waters, Thomas]]
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| − | '''Thomas Waters''' was a Star Admiral of [[Clan Snow Raven]].<ref name=FMWC131>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 131 | + | |
| + | '''Thomas Waters''' was a Star Admiral of [[Clan Snow Raven]].<ref name=FMWC131>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 131, "Alpha Star Profile"</ref><ref name="FM:Up79">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 79, "Delta Galaxy (Second Line)"</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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In December [[3068]], a large [[Trial of Possession]] in the [[Lum]] system was called by [[Clan Star Adder|Clan Star Adder's]] [[Delta Naval Star (Clan Star Adder)|Delta Naval Star]] for control of the planet's orbital space. | In December [[3068]], a large [[Trial of Possession]] in the [[Lum]] system was called by [[Clan Star Adder|Clan Star Adder's]] [[Delta Naval Star (Clan Star Adder)|Delta Naval Star]] for control of the planet's orbital space. | ||
| − | The resulting battle saw almost six [[Star]]s of WarShips and [[DropShip]]s and almost seven Stars of [[aerospace fighter]]s battle each other in one of the largest naval engagements to be fought in the [[Clan Homeworlds]] up to that point. The only Snow Raven WarShip to survive the engagement was the ''[[Bloody Talon]]''. The other two Snow Raven WarShips present<ref name=" | + | The resulting battle saw almost six [[Star]]s of WarShips and [[DropShip]]s and almost seven Stars of [[aerospace fighter]]s battle each other in one of the largest naval engagements to be fought in the [[Clan Homeworlds]] up to that point. The only Snow Raven WarShip to survive the engagement was the ''[[Bloody Talon]]''. The other two Snow Raven WarShips present<ref name="WORp40"/>, the ''[[Avalanche (Individual Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShip)|Avalanche]]'' and the ''[[Morning Violence]]''<ref>[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,34533.msg806356.html#msg806356 BattleTech Developer confirms the destruction of the ''Avalanche'' and ''Morning Violence'' at Lum]</ref> were destroyed. So was the [[Cho Polu|CSA ''Cho Polu'']], a ''[[Volga]]''-class transport,that burned in Lum's atmosphere before carving large craters in the surface of the planet with its remains.<ref name="WORp40">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 40, "Lamentations and the Raven"</ref> |
| − | No sooner had the Star Adders retreated from the Lum system when a second hostile force arrived, this time [[Clan Goliath Scorpion|Clan Goliath Scorpion's]] [[Beta Naval Star (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Beta Naval Star]]. The Goliath Scorpions also announced a Trial of Possession, this time for the Lum naval yards only, and the senior Snow Raven officer present, Star Admiral Thomas Waters bid the entire of the Lum system's assets in defense out of sheer exasperation.<ref name=" | + | No sooner had the Star Adders retreated from the Lum system when a second hostile force arrived, this time [[Clan Goliath Scorpion|Clan Goliath Scorpion's]] [[Beta Naval Star (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Beta Naval Star]]. The Goliath Scorpions also announced a Trial of Possession, this time for the Lum naval yards only, and the senior Snow Raven officer present, Star Admiral Thomas Waters bid the entire of the Lum system's assets in defense out of sheer exasperation.<ref name="WORp40"/> |
| − | Waters' decision proved to be a very costly mistake for the Snow Ravens. When the Lum Shipyards tried to cover the ''Bloody Talon'', which was facing down the ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate [[Bernlad (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|CGS ''Bernlad'']], one of the escorting Goliath Scorpion DropShips, the ''[[Carthage (Individual Goliath Scorpion DropShip)|Carthage]]'', was penetrated by point defense weapons from the shipyards and exploded. This led the ''Bernlad'' to immediately fire a broadside on the Lum shipyards, which were subsequently targeted by other Goliath Scorpion vessels as viable targets. Three days later, the remains of the shipyards, perhaps half of which had been destroyed, were in the possession of the Goliath Scorpions, and there were no Snow Raven naval assets left in the system.<ref name=" | + | Waters' decision proved to be a very costly mistake for the Snow Ravens. When the Lum Shipyards tried to cover the ''Bloody Talon'', which was facing down the ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate [[Bernlad (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|CGS ''Bernlad'']], one of the escorting Goliath Scorpion DropShips, the ''[[Carthage (Individual Goliath Scorpion DropShip)|Carthage]]'', was penetrated by point defense weapons from the shipyards and exploded. This led the ''Bernlad'' to immediately fire a broadside on the Lum shipyards, which were subsequently targeted by other Goliath Scorpion vessels as viable targets. Three days later, the remains of the shipyards, perhaps half of which had been destroyed, were in the possession of the Goliath Scorpions, and there were no Snow Raven naval assets left in the system.<ref name="WORp40"/> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]'' | + | * ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]'' (sourcebook) |
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| − | [[Category:Clan Snow Raven Characters|Waters | + | [[Category:Clan Snow Raven Characters|Waters, Thomas]] |