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Line 1: − {{otheruses|the transport|the JumpShip|Andromeda (Individual JumpShip)}} + {{otheruses|the WarShip|the JumpShip (of unspecified class)|Andromeda (Individual JumpShip)}} − + {{infoBoxIndividualVessel − {{infoBoxIndividualSpacecraft | image = | image = | vesselname = Andromeda | vesselname = Andromeda | prevname = | prevname = − | type = [[WarShip]] + | type = WarShip | class = [[Volga]] | class = [[Volga]] | prevclass = | prevclass = − | servicesince = − | serviceuntil = }} }} − As of [[3061]], the ''[[Volga]]''-class transport '''''Andromeda''''' was a [[WarShip]] within the [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] [[Clan Goliath Scorpion Touman|''touman'']]. The ''Andromeda'' was serving in the five-ship naval [[star]] known as the [[Wild Hunt Battlegroup (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Wild Hunt Battlegroup]] and providing commercial support to [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Gamma Galaxy]].<ref name="FM:WCp108">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 108: "Naval Assets"</ref> ==History== ==History== − In June [[3072]], the ''Andromeda'' was involved in the conflict over various enclaves on the former [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] world of [[Huntress]]. Both the Goliath Scorpions and [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] were working together with the agreement of their respective [[Khan]]s to [[Trial of Reaving|Reave]] a number of Smoke Jaguar genetic legacies stored in Mount Szabo, the majority of which had remained unused since the [[Trial of Annihilation|Annihilation]] of the Smoke Jaguars.<ref name="WORp100+">''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 100–101: "Fall of Szabo"</ref>+ As of [[3061]] the ''[[Volga]]''-class transport '''''Andromeda''''' was a [[WarShip]] within the [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] [[Clan Goliath Scorpion Touman|''touman'']]. The ''Andromeda'' was serving in the five-ship naval [[star]] known as the [[Wild Hunt Battlegroup (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Wild Hunt Battlegroup]] and providing commercial support to [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Gamma Galaxy]].<ref name="FM:WCp108">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 108, "Naval Assets"</ref> − The combined Cloud Cobra and Scorpion forces took the Mount Szabo facility easily, despite resistance from a small [[Dark Caste]] force nearby—something that would be identified in future years to be a result of Mount Szabo having become a [[Society]] facility during the years in which the Clans believed the site to be unused. The two forces took only enough ''[[isorla]]'' to repair the damage taken during the brief battle, confirmed the presence of the various legacies, and then withdrew so that the facility could be destroyed by orbital bombardment on the 30th of June.<ref name="WORp100+"/> + In June [[3072]] the ''Andromeda'' was involved in the conflict over various enclaves on the former [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] world of [[Huntress]]. Both the Goliath Scorpions and [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] were working together with the agreement of their respective [[Khan]]s to [[Trial of Reaving|Reave]] a number of Smoke Jaguar genetic legacies stored in Mount Szabo, the majority of which had remained unused since the [[Trial of Annihilation|Annihilation]] of the Smoke Jaguars.<ref name="WORp100+">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 100-101, "Fall of Szabo"</ref> + + The combined Cloud Cobra and Scorpion forces took the Mount Szabo facility easily, despite resistance from a small [[Dark Caste]] force nearby - something that would be identified in future years to be a result of Mount Szabo having become a [[Society]] facility during the years in which the Clans believed the site to be unused. The two forces took only enough ''[[isorla]]'' to repair the damage taken during the brief battle, confirmed the presence of the various legacies, and then withdrew so that the facility could be destroyed by orbital bombardment on the 30th of June.<ref name="WORp100+"/> The advanced machines used by the Dark Caste forces convinced the Cobras and Scorpions to investigate Huntress further, looking for more evidence of such advanced technology; as they were working through various abandoned Smoke Jaguar enclaves a force from [[Clan Coyote]] appeared near Huntress via a [[pirate point]] and quickly dropped ground forces onto the planet, seizing a number of resource complexes and the ''[[Warhawk]]'' factory on Abysmal from the Scorpions. The Coyotes quickly stripped the captured facilities before the Scorpions could react, leaving pursuing Scorpion forces to engage the Coyote rearguard as they were leaving the planet.<ref name="WORp100+"/> The advanced machines used by the Dark Caste forces convinced the Cobras and Scorpions to investigate Huntress further, looking for more evidence of such advanced technology; as they were working through various abandoned Smoke Jaguar enclaves a force from [[Clan Coyote]] appeared near Huntress via a [[pirate point]] and quickly dropped ground forces onto the planet, seizing a number of resource complexes and the ''[[Warhawk]]'' factory on Abysmal from the Scorpions. The Coyotes quickly stripped the captured facilities before the Scorpions could react, leaving pursuing Scorpion forces to engage the Coyote rearguard as they were leaving the planet.<ref name="WORp100+"/> Line 22:
Line 20: The Coyote [[DropShips]] were engaged by the ''Andromeda'' and the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Orpheus|CGS ''Orpheus'']], which [[Star Admiral]] [[Patel Suvorov]] had the foresight to have placed in position in advance of the Coyote's retreat. The two Scorpion WarShips caught and destroyed half of them, only to be attacked in turn by the [[Relentless Pursuit|CCS ''Relentless Pursuit'']], a Coyote ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent Mk. 42]]''-class corvette. The ''Relentless Pursuit'' quickly gutted the ''Andromeda'', while a combination of Coyote [[aerospace fighter]]s and previously unseen assault [[ProtoMech]]s with wings held the ''Orpheus'' off; with the ''Andromeda'' out of action, the Coyotes then used repeated strikes to hammer at the ''Orpheus'', until it broke up against the atmosphere of Huntress.<ref name="WORp100+"/> The Coyote [[DropShips]] were engaged by the ''Andromeda'' and the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Orpheus|CGS ''Orpheus'']], which [[Star Admiral]] [[Patel Suvorov]] had the foresight to have placed in position in advance of the Coyote's retreat. The two Scorpion WarShips caught and destroyed half of them, only to be attacked in turn by the [[Relentless Pursuit|CCS ''Relentless Pursuit'']], a Coyote ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent Mk. 42]]''-class corvette. The ''Relentless Pursuit'' quickly gutted the ''Andromeda'', while a combination of Coyote [[aerospace fighter]]s and previously unseen assault [[ProtoMech]]s with wings held the ''Orpheus'' off; with the ''Andromeda'' out of action, the Coyotes then used repeated strikes to hammer at the ''Orpheus'', until it broke up against the atmosphere of Huntress.<ref name="WORp100+"/> − The ''Andromeda'' was subsequently recovered and partially repaired before being deployed to the area formerly occupied by the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] along with the [[3rd Scorpion Seekers (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Third Seeker Cluster]]. It was in the company of the Third Seeker Cluster that the ''Andromeda'' uncovered the presence of [[Bandit Caste]] forces at [[Waypoint 531]] in the [[Deep Periphery]] near [[Nueva Castile]].<ref name="WORp128">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 128: "Stellar System Waypoint 531"</ref> + The ''Andromeda'' was subsequently recovered and partially repaired before being deployed to the area formerly occupied by the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] along with the [[3rd Scorpion Seekers (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Third Seeker Cluster]]. It was in the company of the Third Seeker Cluster that the ''Andromeda'' uncovered the presence of [[Bandit Caste]] forces at [[Waypoint 531]] in the [[Deep Periphery]] near [[Nueva Castile]].<ref name="WORp128">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 128, "Stellar System Waypoint 531"</ref> The Bandits had been operating from Waypoint 531 since June [[3073]], having captured the space station constructed and operated in the system by the [[Word of Blake]]. While the Blakist personnel had been traded on [[Tanis]] for supplies, the Blakist matériel had been used by the Bandit Caste leader known as [[Russou Howell|Jaguar]] to equip his forces, and a contingent of his forces was in the system at the time, along with the ''[[Mako]]''-class corvette ''[[Fuchida]]''. Having detected the apparently derelict ''Fuchida'', the Scorpion forces believed that they had found a [[Star League]] cache and approached the station accordingly, up until the ''Fuchida'' launched [[DropShip]]s and aerospace fighters and began moving to intercept the ''Andromeda''.<ref name="WORp128"/> The Bandits had been operating from Waypoint 531 since June [[3073]], having captured the space station constructed and operated in the system by the [[Word of Blake]]. While the Blakist personnel had been traded on [[Tanis]] for supplies, the Blakist matériel had been used by the Bandit Caste leader known as [[Russou Howell|Jaguar]] to equip his forces, and a contingent of his forces was in the system at the time, along with the ''[[Mako]]''-class corvette ''[[Fuchida]]''. Having detected the apparently derelict ''Fuchida'', the Scorpion forces believed that they had found a [[Star League]] cache and approached the station accordingly, up until the ''Fuchida'' launched [[DropShip]]s and aerospace fighters and began moving to intercept the ''Andromeda''.<ref name="WORp128"/> Line 31:
Line 29: ==Notes== ==Notes== − * According to ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]'' the ''[[Liberator (WarShip class)|Liberator]]''-class cruiser [[Victoria Ward (Individual Liberator-class WarShip)|''Victoria Ward'']] was operating as a [[Clan Coyote]] WarShip in June [[3072]] and was responsible for the destruction or crippling of the ''Orpheus'' and the ''Andromeda'' above Huntress.<ref name="WORp100+"/> It has subsequently been confirmed that ''The Wars of Reaving'' is in error, and that the vessel responsible was the ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent Mk. 42]]''-class corvette [[Relentless Pursuit|CCS ''Relentless Pursuit'']].<ref name="CGLEF20110815">[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,8778.msg214706.html#msg214706 Catalyst Game Labs Errata Forum, 15 Aug 2011]</ref> + * According to ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]'' the ''[[Liberator (WarShip class)|Liberator]]''-class cruiser [[Victoria Ward (Individual Liberator-class WarShip)|''Victoria Ward'']] was operating as a [[Clan Coyote]] WarShip in June [[3072]] and was responsible for the destruction or crippling of the ''Orpheus'' and the ''Andromeda'' above Huntress.<ref name="WORp100+">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 100-101, "Fall of Szabo"</ref> It has subsequently been confirmed that ''The Wars of Reaving'' is in error, and that the vessel responsible was the ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent Mk. 42]]''-class corvette [[Relentless Pursuit|CCS ''Relentless Pursuit'']].<ref name="CGLEF20110815">[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,8778.msg214706.html#msg214706 Catalyst Game Labs Errata Forum, 15 Aug 2011]</ref> {{Quote|The correct ship should be the ''Relentless Pursuit'', per Ben.|[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,8778.msg214706.html#msg214706 Catalyst Game Labs Errata Forum, 15 Aug 2011]}} {{Quote|The correct ship should be the ''Relentless Pursuit'', per Ben.|[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,8778.msg214706.html#msg214706 Catalyst Game Labs Errata Forum, 15 Aug 2011]}} Line 45:
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | + | As of [[3061]] the ''[[Volga]]''-class transport '''''Andromeda''''' was a [[WarShip]] within the [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] [[Clan Goliath Scorpion Touman|''touman'']]. The ''Andromeda'' was serving in the five-ship naval [[star]] known as the [[Wild Hunt Battlegroup (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Wild Hunt Battlegroup]] and providing commercial support to [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Gamma Galaxy]].<ref name="FM:WCp108">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 108, "Naval Assets"</ref> | |
| − | The combined Cloud Cobra and Scorpion forces took the Mount Szabo facility easily, despite resistance from a small [[Dark Caste]] force | + | In June [[3072]] the ''Andromeda'' was involved in the conflict over various enclaves on the former [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] world of [[Huntress]]. Both the Goliath Scorpions and [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] were working together with the agreement of their respective [[Khan]]s to [[Trial of Reaving|Reave]] a number of Smoke Jaguar genetic legacies stored in Mount Szabo, the majority of which had remained unused since the [[Trial of Annihilation|Annihilation]] of the Smoke Jaguars.<ref name="WORp100+">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 100-101, "Fall of Szabo"</ref> |
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| + | The combined Cloud Cobra and Scorpion forces took the Mount Szabo facility easily, despite resistance from a small [[Dark Caste]] force nearby - something that would be identified in future years to be a result of Mount Szabo having become a [[Society]] facility during the years in which the Clans believed the site to be unused. The two forces took only enough ''[[isorla]]'' to repair the damage taken during the brief battle, confirmed the presence of the various legacies, and then withdrew so that the facility could be destroyed by orbital bombardment on the 30th of June.<ref name="WORp100+"/> | ||
The advanced machines used by the Dark Caste forces convinced the Cobras and Scorpions to investigate Huntress further, looking for more evidence of such advanced technology; as they were working through various abandoned Smoke Jaguar enclaves a force from [[Clan Coyote]] appeared near Huntress via a [[pirate point]] and quickly dropped ground forces onto the planet, seizing a number of resource complexes and the ''[[Warhawk]]'' factory on Abysmal from the Scorpions. The Coyotes quickly stripped the captured facilities before the Scorpions could react, leaving pursuing Scorpion forces to engage the Coyote rearguard as they were leaving the planet.<ref name="WORp100+"/> | The advanced machines used by the Dark Caste forces convinced the Cobras and Scorpions to investigate Huntress further, looking for more evidence of such advanced technology; as they were working through various abandoned Smoke Jaguar enclaves a force from [[Clan Coyote]] appeared near Huntress via a [[pirate point]] and quickly dropped ground forces onto the planet, seizing a number of resource complexes and the ''[[Warhawk]]'' factory on Abysmal from the Scorpions. The Coyotes quickly stripped the captured facilities before the Scorpions could react, leaving pursuing Scorpion forces to engage the Coyote rearguard as they were leaving the planet.<ref name="WORp100+"/> | ||
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The Coyote [[DropShips]] were engaged by the ''Andromeda'' and the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Orpheus|CGS ''Orpheus'']], which [[Star Admiral]] [[Patel Suvorov]] had the foresight to have placed in position in advance of the Coyote's retreat. The two Scorpion WarShips caught and destroyed half of them, only to be attacked in turn by the [[Relentless Pursuit|CCS ''Relentless Pursuit'']], a Coyote ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent Mk. 42]]''-class corvette. The ''Relentless Pursuit'' quickly gutted the ''Andromeda'', while a combination of Coyote [[aerospace fighter]]s and previously unseen assault [[ProtoMech]]s with wings held the ''Orpheus'' off; with the ''Andromeda'' out of action, the Coyotes then used repeated strikes to hammer at the ''Orpheus'', until it broke up against the atmosphere of Huntress.<ref name="WORp100+"/> | The Coyote [[DropShips]] were engaged by the ''Andromeda'' and the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Orpheus|CGS ''Orpheus'']], which [[Star Admiral]] [[Patel Suvorov]] had the foresight to have placed in position in advance of the Coyote's retreat. The two Scorpion WarShips caught and destroyed half of them, only to be attacked in turn by the [[Relentless Pursuit|CCS ''Relentless Pursuit'']], a Coyote ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent Mk. 42]]''-class corvette. The ''Relentless Pursuit'' quickly gutted the ''Andromeda'', while a combination of Coyote [[aerospace fighter]]s and previously unseen assault [[ProtoMech]]s with wings held the ''Orpheus'' off; with the ''Andromeda'' out of action, the Coyotes then used repeated strikes to hammer at the ''Orpheus'', until it broke up against the atmosphere of Huntress.<ref name="WORp100+"/> | ||
| − | The ''Andromeda'' was subsequently recovered and partially repaired before being deployed to the area formerly occupied by the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] along with the [[3rd Scorpion Seekers (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Third Seeker Cluster]]. It was in the company of the Third Seeker Cluster that the ''Andromeda'' uncovered the presence of [[Bandit Caste]] forces at [[Waypoint 531]] in the [[Deep Periphery]] near [[Nueva Castile]].<ref name="WORp128">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 128 | + | The ''Andromeda'' was subsequently recovered and partially repaired before being deployed to the area formerly occupied by the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] along with the [[3rd Scorpion Seekers (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Third Seeker Cluster]]. It was in the company of the Third Seeker Cluster that the ''Andromeda'' uncovered the presence of [[Bandit Caste]] forces at [[Waypoint 531]] in the [[Deep Periphery]] near [[Nueva Castile]].<ref name="WORp128">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 128, "Stellar System Waypoint 531"</ref> |
The Bandits had been operating from Waypoint 531 since June [[3073]], having captured the space station constructed and operated in the system by the [[Word of Blake]]. While the Blakist personnel had been traded on [[Tanis]] for supplies, the Blakist matériel had been used by the Bandit Caste leader known as [[Russou Howell|Jaguar]] to equip his forces, and a contingent of his forces was in the system at the time, along with the ''[[Mako]]''-class corvette ''[[Fuchida]]''. Having detected the apparently derelict ''Fuchida'', the Scorpion forces believed that they had found a [[Star League]] cache and approached the station accordingly, up until the ''Fuchida'' launched [[DropShip]]s and aerospace fighters and began moving to intercept the ''Andromeda''.<ref name="WORp128"/> | The Bandits had been operating from Waypoint 531 since June [[3073]], having captured the space station constructed and operated in the system by the [[Word of Blake]]. While the Blakist personnel had been traded on [[Tanis]] for supplies, the Blakist matériel had been used by the Bandit Caste leader known as [[Russou Howell|Jaguar]] to equip his forces, and a contingent of his forces was in the system at the time, along with the ''[[Mako]]''-class corvette ''[[Fuchida]]''. Having detected the apparently derelict ''Fuchida'', the Scorpion forces believed that they had found a [[Star League]] cache and approached the station accordingly, up until the ''Fuchida'' launched [[DropShip]]s and aerospace fighters and began moving to intercept the ''Andromeda''.<ref name="WORp128"/> | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * According to ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]'' the ''[[Liberator (WarShip class)|Liberator]]''-class cruiser [[Victoria Ward (Individual Liberator-class WarShip)|''Victoria Ward'']] was operating as a [[Clan Coyote]] WarShip in June [[3072]] and was responsible for the destruction or crippling of the ''Orpheus'' and the ''Andromeda'' above Huntress.<ref name="WORp100+"/> It has subsequently been confirmed that ''The Wars of Reaving'' is in error, and that the vessel responsible was the ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent Mk. 42]]''-class corvette [[Relentless Pursuit|CCS ''Relentless Pursuit'']].<ref name="CGLEF20110815">[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,8778.msg214706.html#msg214706 Catalyst Game Labs Errata Forum, 15 Aug 2011]</ref> | + | * According to ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]'' the ''[[Liberator (WarShip class)|Liberator]]''-class cruiser [[Victoria Ward (Individual Liberator-class WarShip)|''Victoria Ward'']] was operating as a [[Clan Coyote]] WarShip in June [[3072]] and was responsible for the destruction or crippling of the ''Orpheus'' and the ''Andromeda'' above Huntress.<ref name="WORp100+">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 100-101, "Fall of Szabo"</ref> It has subsequently been confirmed that ''The Wars of Reaving'' is in error, and that the vessel responsible was the ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent Mk. 42]]''-class corvette [[Relentless Pursuit|CCS ''Relentless Pursuit'']].<ref name="CGLEF20110815">[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,8778.msg214706.html#msg214706 Catalyst Game Labs Errata Forum, 15 Aug 2011]</ref> |
{{Quote|The correct ship should be the ''Relentless Pursuit'', per Ben.|[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,8778.msg214706.html#msg214706 Catalyst Game Labs Errata Forum, 15 Aug 2011]}} | {{Quote|The correct ship should be the ''Relentless Pursuit'', per Ben.|[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,8778.msg214706.html#msg214706 Catalyst Game Labs Errata Forum, 15 Aug 2011]}} | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]'' | * ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]'' | ||
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[[Category: Individual WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual WarShips]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Transports]] | [[Category: Individual Transports]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Volga-class WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual Volga-class WarShips]] | ||