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Line 8: | serviceuntil = ca. 1 October [[3057]] (destruction apocryphal, see text) | serviceuntil = ca. 1 October [[3057]] (destruction apocryphal, see text) }} }} − The [[DropShip]] '''''Bannockburn''''' was listed as part of the attached support vessels of the [[341st Assault (Clan Wolf)|341st Assault Cluster]] of [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)]] in a [[ComStar]] document dated 1 December [[3052]], as a ''[[Union]]''-class DropShip.<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 85</ref> + The [[DropShip]] '''''Bannockburn''''' was listed as part of the attached support vessels of the [[341st Assault (Clan Wolf)|341st Assault Cluster]] of [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)]] in a [[ComStar]] document dated 1 December [[3052]], as a ''[[Union]]''-class DropShip.<ref>''Wolf Clan Soucebook'', p. 85</ref> {{ApocryphalContentStart}} {{ApocryphalContentStart}} − According to an [[apocryphal]] source, the ''Bannockburn'' was destroyed on [[Zoetermeer]] during the [[Refusal War]] when it landed behind friendly lines for field repairs to its fusion core which rendered it defenseless. To draw off the attackers and relieve pressure from the [[10th Garrison (Clan Jade Falcon)|10th Garrison Cluster]]'s defense of the Nalon spaceport, the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] defenders destroyed the DropShip in a diversionary objective raid against the rear of the Clan Wolf forces.<ref>MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat, Clan Jade Falcon campaign mission #3: MIRROR CAGE</ref> The spheroid DropShip is identified as the ''Bannockburn'' in the audio confirmation of its destruction during the mission. + According to an [[apocryphal]] source, the ''Bannockburn'' was destroyed on [[Zoetermeer]] during the [[Refusal War]] when it landed behind friendly lines for field repairs to its fusion core which rendered it defenseless. To draw off the attackers and relieve pressure from the [[10th Garrison (Clan Jade Falcon)|10th Garrison Cluster]]'s defense of the Nalon spaceport, the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] defenders destroyed the DropShip in a diversionary objective raid against the rear of the Clan Wolf forces.<ref>MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat, Clan Jade Falcon campaign mission #3: MIRROR CAGE</ref> The speroid DropShip is identified as the ''Bannockburn'' in the audio confirmation of its destruction during the mission. (Canonically, the attack on Zoetermeer was launched on 30 September [[3057]] and was conducted by the [[Red Keshik (Clan Wolf)|11th Wolf Regulars (The Red Keshik)]], of [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Delta Galaxy]],<ref>''The Falcon and the Wolf, pp. 21-22 (Scenario "Passing the Torch")</ref> suggesting the ''Bannockburn'' was not attached to Beta Galaxy's 341st Assault Cluster anymore by that time.) (Canonically, the attack on Zoetermeer was launched on 30 September [[3057]] and was conducted by the [[Red Keshik (Clan Wolf)|11th Wolf Regulars (The Red Keshik)]], of [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Delta Galaxy]],<ref>''The Falcon and the Wolf, pp. 21-22 (Scenario "Passing the Torch")</ref> suggesting the ''Bannockburn'' was not attached to Beta Galaxy's 341st Assault Cluster anymore by that time.) Line 18:
Line 18: It should be noted that sources from the early [[Clan Invasion era]], including the ComStar report naming this vessel, have been known to misreport [[Clan]] DropShips of the ''[[Broadsword]]'', ''[[Union-C]]'' and ''[[Overlord-C]]'' classes in particular as vessels of equivalent [[Inner Sphere]] classes, namely the ''[[Leopard]]'', ''[[Union]]'', and ''[[Overlord]]''.<ref>According to an official [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=56035.0 ruling] by [[Ray "Adrian Gideon" Arrastia]], made in the "Ask the Lead Developers" section of the [[BattleTech Forum]] which is reserved for official rulings.</ref> This leaves a distinct possibility that the ''Bannockburn'' was in fact a ''Union-C''. However, at the same time, other sources differentiated between these designs and still observed both Clan designs and their Inner Sphere predecessor designs serving side-by-side among the invading [[Clans]].<ref>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', pp. 42-48 ("Clan Jade Wolf Unit Summary") and pp. 54-57 ("Wolf Clan in Exile Unit Summary") lists numerous ''Overlord-C'', ''Overlord'', ''Union-C'', ''Union'', ''Broadsword'' and ''Leopard'' class vessels with individual units formerly of Clan Wolf, as well as other DropShip types such as ''Sassanid'', ''Confederate'', ''Titan'', and ''Lion''; this is an in-universe internal document by [[WolfNet]], who owing to their Clan roots would easily be able to tell these DropShip classes from each other, and whose report can thus presumably be taken at face value. While the report does not name individual vessels, it does prove the existence of ''Leopard'', ''Union'' and ''Overlord'' class vessels of Clan origin, and that such a mix was still found in Clan ''[[touman]]s'' even five years after the Battle of Tukayyid.</ref> For a lack of conclusive evidence to the contrary, the notion that the ''Bannockburn'' was a ''Union'' (and not a ''Union-C'') is therefore taken at face value for the purpose of this article. It should be noted that sources from the early [[Clan Invasion era]], including the ComStar report naming this vessel, have been known to misreport [[Clan]] DropShips of the ''[[Broadsword]]'', ''[[Union-C]]'' and ''[[Overlord-C]]'' classes in particular as vessels of equivalent [[Inner Sphere]] classes, namely the ''[[Leopard]]'', ''[[Union]]'', and ''[[Overlord]]''.<ref>According to an official [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=56035.0 ruling] by [[Ray "Adrian Gideon" Arrastia]], made in the "Ask the Lead Developers" section of the [[BattleTech Forum]] which is reserved for official rulings.</ref> This leaves a distinct possibility that the ''Bannockburn'' was in fact a ''Union-C''. However, at the same time, other sources differentiated between these designs and still observed both Clan designs and their Inner Sphere predecessor designs serving side-by-side among the invading [[Clans]].<ref>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', pp. 42-48 ("Clan Jade Wolf Unit Summary") and pp. 54-57 ("Wolf Clan in Exile Unit Summary") lists numerous ''Overlord-C'', ''Overlord'', ''Union-C'', ''Union'', ''Broadsword'' and ''Leopard'' class vessels with individual units formerly of Clan Wolf, as well as other DropShip types such as ''Sassanid'', ''Confederate'', ''Titan'', and ''Lion''; this is an in-universe internal document by [[WolfNet]], who owing to their Clan roots would easily be able to tell these DropShip classes from each other, and whose report can thus presumably be taken at face value. While the report does not name individual vessels, it does prove the existence of ''Leopard'', ''Union'' and ''Overlord'' class vessels of Clan origin, and that such a mix was still found in Clan ''[[touman]]s'' even five years after the Battle of Tukayyid.</ref> For a lack of conclusive evidence to the contrary, the notion that the ''Bannockburn'' was a ''Union'' (and not a ''Union-C'') is therefore taken at face value for the purpose of this article. − The DropShip models in the MechWarrior 2 video game are rather generic, and lack sufficient detail to visually discern its class beyond being a spheroid design. Within the game, the ''Bannockburn'' is called a "spheroid DropShip" in the mission briefing and identified as "Wolf DropShip" in the cockpit targeting display, with no further hints as to its exact class. + The DropShip models in the MechWarrior 2 video game are rather generic, and lack sufficient detail to visually discern its class beyond being a speroid design. Within the game, the ''Bannockburn'' is called a "spheroid DropShip" in the mission briefing and identified as "Wolf DropShip" in the cockpit targeting display, with no further hints as to its exact class. ==References== ==References==
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| − | The [[DropShip]] '''''Bannockburn''''' was listed as part of the attached support vessels of the [[341st Assault (Clan Wolf)|341st Assault Cluster]] of [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)]] in a [[ComStar]] document dated 1 December [[3052]], as a ''[[Union]]''-class DropShip.<ref>''Wolf Clan | + | The [[DropShip]] '''''Bannockburn''''' was listed as part of the attached support vessels of the [[341st Assault (Clan Wolf)|341st Assault Cluster]] of [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)]] in a [[ComStar]] document dated 1 December [[3052]], as a ''[[Union]]''-class DropShip.<ref>''Wolf Clan Soucebook'', p. 85</ref> |
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| − | According to an [[apocryphal]] source, the ''Bannockburn'' was destroyed on [[Zoetermeer]] during the [[Refusal War]] when it landed behind friendly lines for field repairs to its fusion core which rendered it defenseless. To draw off the attackers and relieve pressure from the [[10th Garrison (Clan Jade Falcon)|10th Garrison Cluster]]'s defense of the Nalon spaceport, the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] defenders destroyed the DropShip in a diversionary objective raid against the rear of the Clan Wolf forces.<ref>MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat, Clan Jade Falcon campaign mission #3: MIRROR CAGE</ref> The | + | According to an [[apocryphal]] source, the ''Bannockburn'' was destroyed on [[Zoetermeer]] during the [[Refusal War]] when it landed behind friendly lines for field repairs to its fusion core which rendered it defenseless. To draw off the attackers and relieve pressure from the [[10th Garrison (Clan Jade Falcon)|10th Garrison Cluster]]'s defense of the Nalon spaceport, the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] defenders destroyed the DropShip in a diversionary objective raid against the rear of the Clan Wolf forces.<ref>MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat, Clan Jade Falcon campaign mission #3: MIRROR CAGE</ref> The speroid DropShip is identified as the ''Bannockburn'' in the audio confirmation of its destruction during the mission. |
(Canonically, the attack on Zoetermeer was launched on 30 September [[3057]] and was conducted by the [[Red Keshik (Clan Wolf)|11th Wolf Regulars (The Red Keshik)]], of [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Delta Galaxy]],<ref>''The Falcon and the Wolf, pp. 21-22 (Scenario "Passing the Torch")</ref> suggesting the ''Bannockburn'' was not attached to Beta Galaxy's 341st Assault Cluster anymore by that time.) | (Canonically, the attack on Zoetermeer was launched on 30 September [[3057]] and was conducted by the [[Red Keshik (Clan Wolf)|11th Wolf Regulars (The Red Keshik)]], of [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Delta Galaxy]],<ref>''The Falcon and the Wolf, pp. 21-22 (Scenario "Passing the Torch")</ref> suggesting the ''Bannockburn'' was not attached to Beta Galaxy's 341st Assault Cluster anymore by that time.) | ||
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It should be noted that sources from the early [[Clan Invasion era]], including the ComStar report naming this vessel, have been known to misreport [[Clan]] DropShips of the ''[[Broadsword]]'', ''[[Union-C]]'' and ''[[Overlord-C]]'' classes in particular as vessels of equivalent [[Inner Sphere]] classes, namely the ''[[Leopard]]'', ''[[Union]]'', and ''[[Overlord]]''.<ref>According to an official [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=56035.0 ruling] by [[Ray "Adrian Gideon" Arrastia]], made in the "Ask the Lead Developers" section of the [[BattleTech Forum]] which is reserved for official rulings.</ref> This leaves a distinct possibility that the ''Bannockburn'' was in fact a ''Union-C''. However, at the same time, other sources differentiated between these designs and still observed both Clan designs and their Inner Sphere predecessor designs serving side-by-side among the invading [[Clans]].<ref>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', pp. 42-48 ("Clan Jade Wolf Unit Summary") and pp. 54-57 ("Wolf Clan in Exile Unit Summary") lists numerous ''Overlord-C'', ''Overlord'', ''Union-C'', ''Union'', ''Broadsword'' and ''Leopard'' class vessels with individual units formerly of Clan Wolf, as well as other DropShip types such as ''Sassanid'', ''Confederate'', ''Titan'', and ''Lion''; this is an in-universe internal document by [[WolfNet]], who owing to their Clan roots would easily be able to tell these DropShip classes from each other, and whose report can thus presumably be taken at face value. While the report does not name individual vessels, it does prove the existence of ''Leopard'', ''Union'' and ''Overlord'' class vessels of Clan origin, and that such a mix was still found in Clan ''[[touman]]s'' even five years after the Battle of Tukayyid.</ref> For a lack of conclusive evidence to the contrary, the notion that the ''Bannockburn'' was a ''Union'' (and not a ''Union-C'') is therefore taken at face value for the purpose of this article. | It should be noted that sources from the early [[Clan Invasion era]], including the ComStar report naming this vessel, have been known to misreport [[Clan]] DropShips of the ''[[Broadsword]]'', ''[[Union-C]]'' and ''[[Overlord-C]]'' classes in particular as vessels of equivalent [[Inner Sphere]] classes, namely the ''[[Leopard]]'', ''[[Union]]'', and ''[[Overlord]]''.<ref>According to an official [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=56035.0 ruling] by [[Ray "Adrian Gideon" Arrastia]], made in the "Ask the Lead Developers" section of the [[BattleTech Forum]] which is reserved for official rulings.</ref> This leaves a distinct possibility that the ''Bannockburn'' was in fact a ''Union-C''. However, at the same time, other sources differentiated between these designs and still observed both Clan designs and their Inner Sphere predecessor designs serving side-by-side among the invading [[Clans]].<ref>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', pp. 42-48 ("Clan Jade Wolf Unit Summary") and pp. 54-57 ("Wolf Clan in Exile Unit Summary") lists numerous ''Overlord-C'', ''Overlord'', ''Union-C'', ''Union'', ''Broadsword'' and ''Leopard'' class vessels with individual units formerly of Clan Wolf, as well as other DropShip types such as ''Sassanid'', ''Confederate'', ''Titan'', and ''Lion''; this is an in-universe internal document by [[WolfNet]], who owing to their Clan roots would easily be able to tell these DropShip classes from each other, and whose report can thus presumably be taken at face value. While the report does not name individual vessels, it does prove the existence of ''Leopard'', ''Union'' and ''Overlord'' class vessels of Clan origin, and that such a mix was still found in Clan ''[[touman]]s'' even five years after the Battle of Tukayyid.</ref> For a lack of conclusive evidence to the contrary, the notion that the ''Bannockburn'' was a ''Union'' (and not a ''Union-C'') is therefore taken at face value for the purpose of this article. | ||
| − | The DropShip models in the MechWarrior 2 video game are rather generic, and lack sufficient detail to visually discern its class beyond being a | + | The DropShip models in the MechWarrior 2 video game are rather generic, and lack sufficient detail to visually discern its class beyond being a speroid design. Within the game, the ''Bannockburn'' is called a "spheroid DropShip" in the mission briefing and identified as "Wolf DropShip" in the cockpit targeting display, with no further hints as to its exact class. |
==References== | ==References== | ||