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Line 9: | serviceuntil = | serviceuntil = }} }} − ==History== ==History== The '''''Tigershark''''' was an ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser obtained by the [[Rim Worlds Republic]]. The Rim Worlds operated the ''Tigershark'' as the RWS ''Tigershark'', and during [[Operation APOTHEOSIS]], the coup launched by [[Stefan Amaris]] to seize control of the [[Terran Hegemony]], the ''Tigershark'' was involved in the battle for control of [[New Dallas]].<ref name="HTP:NDp11">''Historical Turning Points: New Dallas'', p. 11, "Hold The Line"</ref> The '''''Tigershark''''' was an ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser obtained by the [[Rim Worlds Republic]]. The Rim Worlds operated the ''Tigershark'' as the RWS ''Tigershark'', and during [[Operation APOTHEOSIS]], the coup launched by [[Stefan Amaris]] to seize control of the [[Terran Hegemony]], the ''Tigershark'' was involved in the battle for control of [[New Dallas]].<ref name="HTP:NDp11">''Historical Turning Points: New Dallas'', p. 11, "Hold The Line"</ref> Line 15:
Line 14: The initial Republican attempts to neutralize the [[Star League Defense Force]] garrison on New Dallas was unsuccessful, thanks to a combination of suspicion on the parts of the local SLDF commander and retired [[General]] [[Titus Clay]], governor of New Dallas, both of whom mistrusted the Republican forces on the planet under the command of General [[Viktoria Benboudaoud]]. Benboudaoud's [[154th Amaris Dragoons]] were unable to seize control of the [[HPG]] compound or much of the local [[SDS]] network, and the Amaris Dragoons were crushed on the ground while the Republican WarShip flotilla charged with seizing the jump points in the New Dallas system were destroyed by those SDS drones under the control of New Dallas.<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 83-84, "New Dallas"</ref> The initial Republican attempts to neutralize the [[Star League Defense Force]] garrison on New Dallas was unsuccessful, thanks to a combination of suspicion on the parts of the local SLDF commander and retired [[General]] [[Titus Clay]], governor of New Dallas, both of whom mistrusted the Republican forces on the planet under the command of General [[Viktoria Benboudaoud]]. Benboudaoud's [[154th Amaris Dragoons]] were unable to seize control of the [[HPG]] compound or much of the local [[SDS]] network, and the Amaris Dragoons were crushed on the ground while the Republican WarShip flotilla charged with seizing the jump points in the New Dallas system were destroyed by those SDS drones under the control of New Dallas.<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 83-84, "New Dallas"</ref> − On the 27th of January [[2767]] Republican [[Admiral]] [[Otto Idowu]] brought a fleet of thirty assorted Republican WarShips including the ''Tigershark'' to secure New Dallas, escorted by those SDS drones the Republicans had secured control of.<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> Idowu fought a bloody engagement with the remaining SDS drones in orbit above New Dallas, which the New Dallas forces augmented with the ground-based capital missiles they had available.<ref name="HTP:NDp11"/> Idowu then gave the planetary forces twenty-four hours to surrender; Clay and [[Major General]] [[Carlos Kataga]], the SLDF commander on-world, refused to surrender and launched the [[aerospace fighter]] [[squadron]]s they had available in a futile attempt to destroy the Republican forces.<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> With aerospace superiority assured, Idowu then proceeded to bombard every military installation on the planet from orbit, ending organized resistance and claiming control of New Dallas, although resistance against the Republican regime known as the [[Amaris Empire]] would be prolific and impossible to stamp out during the occupation.<ref name="HTP:NDp11"/><ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> + On the 27th of January [[2767]] Republican [[Admiral]] [[Otto Idowu]] brought a fleet of thirty assorted Republican WarShips including the ''Tigershark'' to secure New Dallas, escorted by those SDS drones the Republicans had secured control of.<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> Idowu fought a bloody engagement with the remaining SDS drones in orbit above New Dallas, which the New Dallas forces augmented with the ground-based capital missiles they had available.<ref name="HTP:NDp11"/> Idowu then gave the planetary forces twenty-four hours to surrender; Clay and [[Major General]] [[Carlos Kataga]], the SLDF commander on-world, refused to surrender and launched the [[AeroSpace Fighter]] [[squadron]]s they had available in a futile attempt to destroy the Republican forces.<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> With aerospace superiority assured, Idowu then proceeded to bombard every military installation on the planet from orbit, ending organized resistance and claiming control of New Dallas, although resistance against the Republican regime known as the [[Amaris Empire]] would be prolific and impossible to stamp out during the occupation.<ref name="HTP:NDp11"/><ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> ==Notes== ==Notes== − * The ''Tigershark'' is only mentioned by name in ''[[Historical Turning Points: New Dallas]]''; between thirty<ref name="TRO:2750p132">''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 132-133, "Aegis"</ref> and thirty-six<ref name="TRO:3057p144">''Technical Readout: 3057'', p. 144-145, "Aegis (Heavy Cruiser)"</ref><ref name="TRO:3057Rp142">''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 142-143, "Aegis (Heavy Cruiser"</ref> ''Aegis''-class ships were handed over to the various Star League council lords in the buildup to the [[Reunification War]], while the remainder received extensive refits and formed a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]], with new features installed that included a [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]] System.<ref name="TRO:2750p132"/><ref name="TRO:3057p144"/><ref name="TRO:3057Rp142"/> A question was asked on the official [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,37018.0.html Ask The Writers forum was asked] regarding which build standard of ''Aegis'' the ''Tigershark'' was, but no definitive answer was given.<ref>[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,37018.0.html Ask The Writers, 02 Feb 2014, "Historical Turning Points: New Dallas - the RWS Tigershark"]</ref>+ The ''Tigershark'' is only mentioned by name in ''[[Historical Turning Points: New Dallas]]''; between thirty<ref name="TRO:2750p132">''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 132-133, "Aegis"</ref> and thirty-six<ref name="TRO:3057p144">''Technical Readout: 3057'', p. 144-145, "Aegis (Heavy Cruiser)"</ref><ref name="TRO:3057Rp142">''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 142-143, "Aegis (Heavy Cruiser"</ref> ''Aegis''-class ships were handed over to the various Star League council lords in the buildup to the [[Reunification War]], while the remainder received extensive refits and formed a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]], with new features installed that included a [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]] System.<ref name="TRO:2750p132"/><ref name="TRO:3057p144"/><ref name="TRO:3057Rp142"/> A question was asked on the official [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,37018.0.html Ask The Writers forum was asked] regarding which build standard of ''Aegis'' the ''Tigershark'' was, but no definitive answer was given.<ref>[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,37018.0.html Ask The Writers, 02 Feb 2014, "Historical Turning Points: New Dallas - the RWS Tigershark"]</ref> − * In 2767, the ''Tigershark'' was assigned two ''[[Achilles (DropShip class)|Achilles]]''-class [[DropShips]].<ref name="HTP:NDp11"/>+ In 2767 the ''Tigershark'' was assigned two ''[[Achilles (DropShip class)|Achilles]]''-class [[DropShips]].<ref name="HTP:NDp11"/> ==References== ==References== Line 31:
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The '''''Tigershark''''' was an ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser obtained by the [[Rim Worlds Republic]]. The Rim Worlds operated the ''Tigershark'' as the RWS ''Tigershark'', and during [[Operation APOTHEOSIS]], the coup launched by [[Stefan Amaris]] to seize control of the [[Terran Hegemony]], the ''Tigershark'' was involved in the battle for control of [[New Dallas]].<ref name="HTP:NDp11">''Historical Turning Points: New Dallas'', p. 11, "Hold The Line"</ref> | The '''''Tigershark''''' was an ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser obtained by the [[Rim Worlds Republic]]. The Rim Worlds operated the ''Tigershark'' as the RWS ''Tigershark'', and during [[Operation APOTHEOSIS]], the coup launched by [[Stefan Amaris]] to seize control of the [[Terran Hegemony]], the ''Tigershark'' was involved in the battle for control of [[New Dallas]].<ref name="HTP:NDp11">''Historical Turning Points: New Dallas'', p. 11, "Hold The Line"</ref> | ||
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The initial Republican attempts to neutralize the [[Star League Defense Force]] garrison on New Dallas was unsuccessful, thanks to a combination of suspicion on the parts of the local SLDF commander and retired [[General]] [[Titus Clay]], governor of New Dallas, both of whom mistrusted the Republican forces on the planet under the command of General [[Viktoria Benboudaoud]]. Benboudaoud's [[154th Amaris Dragoons]] were unable to seize control of the [[HPG]] compound or much of the local [[SDS]] network, and the Amaris Dragoons were crushed on the ground while the Republican WarShip flotilla charged with seizing the jump points in the New Dallas system were destroyed by those SDS drones under the control of New Dallas.<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 83-84, "New Dallas"</ref> | The initial Republican attempts to neutralize the [[Star League Defense Force]] garrison on New Dallas was unsuccessful, thanks to a combination of suspicion on the parts of the local SLDF commander and retired [[General]] [[Titus Clay]], governor of New Dallas, both of whom mistrusted the Republican forces on the planet under the command of General [[Viktoria Benboudaoud]]. Benboudaoud's [[154th Amaris Dragoons]] were unable to seize control of the [[HPG]] compound or much of the local [[SDS]] network, and the Amaris Dragoons were crushed on the ground while the Republican WarShip flotilla charged with seizing the jump points in the New Dallas system were destroyed by those SDS drones under the control of New Dallas.<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 83-84, "New Dallas"</ref> | ||
| − | On the 27th of January [[2767]] Republican [[Admiral]] [[Otto Idowu]] brought a fleet of thirty assorted Republican WarShips including the ''Tigershark'' to secure New Dallas, escorted by those SDS drones the Republicans had secured control of.<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> Idowu fought a bloody engagement with the remaining SDS drones in orbit above New Dallas, which the New Dallas forces augmented with the ground-based capital missiles they had available.<ref name="HTP:NDp11"/> Idowu then gave the planetary forces twenty-four hours to surrender; Clay and [[Major General]] [[Carlos Kataga]], the SLDF commander on-world, refused to surrender and launched the [[ | + | On the 27th of January [[2767]] Republican [[Admiral]] [[Otto Idowu]] brought a fleet of thirty assorted Republican WarShips including the ''Tigershark'' to secure New Dallas, escorted by those SDS drones the Republicans had secured control of.<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> Idowu fought a bloody engagement with the remaining SDS drones in orbit above New Dallas, which the New Dallas forces augmented with the ground-based capital missiles they had available.<ref name="HTP:NDp11"/> Idowu then gave the planetary forces twenty-four hours to surrender; Clay and [[Major General]] [[Carlos Kataga]], the SLDF commander on-world, refused to surrender and launched the [[AeroSpace Fighter]] [[squadron]]s they had available in a futile attempt to destroy the Republican forces.<ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> With aerospace superiority assured, Idowu then proceeded to bombard every military installation on the planet from orbit, ending organized resistance and claiming control of New Dallas, although resistance against the Republican regime known as the [[Amaris Empire]] would be prolific and impossible to stamp out during the occupation.<ref name="HTP:NDp11"/><ref name="H:LoTV1p83+"/> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | + | The ''Tigershark'' is only mentioned by name in ''[[Historical Turning Points: New Dallas]]''; between thirty<ref name="TRO:2750p132">''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 132-133, "Aegis"</ref> and thirty-six<ref name="TRO:3057p144">''Technical Readout: 3057'', p. 144-145, "Aegis (Heavy Cruiser)"</ref><ref name="TRO:3057Rp142">''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 142-143, "Aegis (Heavy Cruiser"</ref> ''Aegis''-class ships were handed over to the various Star League council lords in the buildup to the [[Reunification War]], while the remainder received extensive refits and formed a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]], with new features installed that included a [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]] System.<ref name="TRO:2750p132"/><ref name="TRO:3057p144"/><ref name="TRO:3057Rp142"/> A question was asked on the official [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,37018.0.html Ask The Writers forum was asked] regarding which build standard of ''Aegis'' the ''Tigershark'' was, but no definitive answer was given.<ref>[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,37018.0.html Ask The Writers, 02 Feb 2014, "Historical Turning Points: New Dallas - the RWS Tigershark"]</ref> | |
| − | + | In 2767 the ''Tigershark'' was assigned two ''[[Achilles (DropShip class)|Achilles]]''-class [[DropShips]].<ref name="HTP:NDp11"/> | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]] | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]] | ||
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'' | ||
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[[Category: Individual WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual WarShips]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Heavy Cruisers]] | [[Category: Individual Heavy Cruisers]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Aegis-class WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual Aegis-class WarShips]] | ||