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The loyalist WarShips in the system were mainly lighter destroyers and corvettes, and which consisted of the ''Acari'' and a sister ship, the [[Scorpion (Individual Zechetinu-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Scorpion'']], the ''Eagle''-class [[Gawain|FWLS ''Gawain'']], the ''Impavido''-class [[Janos Marik (Individual Impavido-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Janos Marik'']], the ''[[Zechetinu]]''-class corvette [[Sparta (Individual Zechetinu-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Sparta'']] and the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Raven (Individual Essex-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Raven'']]. The naval battle was a victory for the Blakist forces; none of the Blakist WarShips were destroyed, although all of them had suffered damage, but of the loyalist forces, only the FWLS ''Acari'' and FWLS ''Raven'' escaped to seek refuge in the [[Duchy of Oriente]].<ref name="JTP:ABC">''Jihad Turning Points: Atreus BattleCorps Exclusive Track'', p. 2: "True Colors Revealed"</ref> The ''Acari'' did however run down and destroy the ''[[Overlord]]''-class [[DropShip]] ''[[Divine Providence]]'' which had deployed the [[aerospace fighter]]s that had attacked the dignitaries and parading [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]] on the ground with chemical weapons.<ref name="HC">''Homecoming'' (in: ''AeroTech 2 Revised Edition'')</ref>
 
The loyalist WarShips in the system were mainly lighter destroyers and corvettes, and which consisted of the ''Acari'' and a sister ship, the [[Scorpion (Individual Zechetinu-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Scorpion'']], the ''Eagle''-class [[Gawain|FWLS ''Gawain'']], the ''Impavido''-class [[Janos Marik (Individual Impavido-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Janos Marik'']], the ''[[Zechetinu]]''-class corvette [[Sparta (Individual Zechetinu-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Sparta'']] and the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Raven (Individual Essex-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Raven'']]. The naval battle was a victory for the Blakist forces; none of the Blakist WarShips were destroyed, although all of them had suffered damage, but of the loyalist forces, only the FWLS ''Acari'' and FWLS ''Raven'' escaped to seek refuge in the [[Duchy of Oriente]].<ref name="JTP:ABC">''Jihad Turning Points: Atreus BattleCorps Exclusive Track'', p. 2: "True Colors Revealed"</ref> The ''Acari'' did however run down and destroy the ''[[Overlord]]''-class [[DropShip]] ''[[Divine Providence]]'' which had deployed the [[aerospace fighter]]s that had attacked the dignitaries and parading [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]] on the ground with chemical weapons.<ref name="HC">''Homecoming'' (in: ''AeroTech 2 Revised Edition'')</ref>
  
Redesignated as the ODS ''Acari'', the ''Acari'' was one of two ''Zechetinu II''-class WarShips in the Duchy of Oriente black water navy, serving alongside the [[Kustarachnae|ODS ''Kustarachnae'']]. The two corvettes were deployed in the [[Kyrkbacken]] and [[Suzano]] systems in February [[3079]] when a Blakist task force struck at the nearby [[Ohrensen]] system, destroying the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Schrack (Individual Essex-class WarShip)|ODS ''Schrack'']] with nuclear weapons during their initial attack.<ref name="J:FRp19"/>
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Redesignated as the ODS ''Acari'', the ''Acari'' was one of two ''Zechetinu II''-class WarShips in the Duchy of Oriente black water navy, serving alongside the [[Kustarachnae|ODS ''Kustarachnae'']]. The two corvettes were deployed in the [[Kyrkbacken]] and [[Suzano]] systems in February [[3079]] when a Blakist task force struck at the nearby [[Ohrensen]] system, destroying the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Schrack (Essex)|ODS ''Schrack'']] with nuclear weapons during their initial attack.<ref name="J:FRp19"/>
  
 
The ''Acari'' and the ''Kustarachnae'' were deployed to Ohrensen in response along with the [[Fourth Fusiliers of Oriente]] to reinforce the defenders there, but failed to defeat the Blakists; the ''Kustarachne'' was apparently destroyed attempting to defend the Fourth and the ''Acari'', while the ''Acari'' was evidently badly damaged and was captured by ''[[Manei Domini]]'' forces.<ref name="J:FRp19">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 19: "Blakist Raids Savage Duchy Of Oriente"</ref> It was then used as a Trojan Horse in the Blakist attack on [[Oriente]] in March 3079, inflicting critical damage to the ''[[Thera]]''-class [[Santorini|FWLS ''Santorini'']] before being destroyed by [[Duchy of Oriente]] forces.<ref name="J:FRp19"/><ref name="J:FRp18+">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', pp. 18–19: "Shadows Over Oriente"</ref><ref name="J:FRp60">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 69: "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
 
The ''Acari'' and the ''Kustarachnae'' were deployed to Ohrensen in response along with the [[Fourth Fusiliers of Oriente]] to reinforce the defenders there, but failed to defeat the Blakists; the ''Kustarachne'' was apparently destroyed attempting to defend the Fourth and the ''Acari'', while the ''Acari'' was evidently badly damaged and was captured by ''[[Manei Domini]]'' forces.<ref name="J:FRp19">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 19: "Blakist Raids Savage Duchy Of Oriente"</ref> It was then used as a Trojan Horse in the Blakist attack on [[Oriente]] in March 3079, inflicting critical damage to the ''[[Thera]]''-class [[Santorini|FWLS ''Santorini'']] before being destroyed by [[Duchy of Oriente]] forces.<ref name="J:FRp19"/><ref name="J:FRp18+">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', pp. 18–19: "Shadows Over Oriente"</ref><ref name="J:FRp60">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 69: "The Jihad In Review"</ref>

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