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Line 9: | serviceuntil = | serviceuntil = }} }} − The '''''Broken Knee''''' was a ''[[Scout (JumpShip class)|Scout]]''-class [[JumpShip]]. As of July [[3067]] it was assigned to carry [[Anton Hara]]'s ''[[Leopard]]''-class [[DropShip]] ''[[Kaylin]]'' with Hara in overall mission command to the point where the captain and crew of their JumpShip were never mentioned by name. On or shortly after 29 July [[3067]] they left their waiting position at the [[Alterf]] system's nadir [[jump point]] and prepared to move to the [[Shasta]] zenith jump point by way of the [[Escobas]] nadir jump.<ref name=HJ4>''The Quest for Jardine'', book 1: ''The Hunt for Jardine'', ch. 4</ref> + The '''''Broken Knee''''' was a ''[[Scout (JumpShip class)|Scout]]''-class [[JumpShip]]. − The ''Kaylin'' had been hired by [[Interstellar Expeditions]] to lend "mission support" to Dr. [[Brooklyn Stevens]] and her team on the JumpShip ''[[Sacajawea]]'' in their IE-mandated search for the lost world of [[Jardine]], and [[Nathan Bellamy]] was aboard the ''Kaylin'' as the IE [[liaison officer]]. When the ships met at Shasta on 13 October, Dr. Stevens for her part was distrustful of IE's motives in sending Hara's armed vessel along, suspecting he might mistake "mission support" for "mission control".<ref name=HJ4/>+ ==History== + By July [[3067]] the ''Broken Knee'' was assigned to carry the ''[[Leopard]]''-class [[DropShip]] ''[[Kaylin]]''; captain [[Anton Hara]] of the ''Kaylin'' was in overall mission command to the point where the captain and crew of their JumpShip were never mentioned. Under orders from [[Interstellar Operations]], they were waiting for orders at the [[Alterf]] system's nadir [[jump point]]. On or shortly after 29 July 3067 they received the signal they had been waiting for, and immediately set course for the [[Shasta]] zenith jump point by way of [[Escobas]] nadir. There, they met the JumpShip ''[[Sacajawea]]'' on 13 October. Hara's mission was to support the ''Sacajawea'' on its dangerous mission to find the lost world of [[Jardine]], but Dr. [[Brooklyn Stevens]] and her team were wary of Hara and his IE liaison, [[Nathan Bellamy]]. − On 16 October the ''Sacajawea'' and the ''Kaylin'' (attached to the ''Broken Knee'') came under surprise attack from the ''[[Luminus Omega]]'' just as the ''Sacajawea'' prepared to jump to "[[Herakleion]]" (Jardine), which they did during the battle.<ref>''The Quest for Jardine'', book 1: ''The Hunt for Jardine'', ch. 5</ref> The ''Broken Knee'', too, jumped out of the battle but due to broken coordinates transmitted from the ''Sacajawea'' during the fighting they had to jump into empty interstellar space first, recharge their [[K-F drive]] from the ship's reactor, and reconstruct suitable jump data before jumping to Jardine proper on 30 October, where they arrived at a pirate jump point eight AUs out.<ref name=FJ>''The Quest for Jardine'', book 2: ''Finding Jardine'', ch. 3, 5, 6</ref> + On 16 October the ''Sacajawea'' and the ''Kaylin'' (attached to the ''Broken Knee'') came under surprise attack from the ''[[Luminus Omega]]'' just as the ''Sacajawea'' prepared to jump to "[[Herakleion]]" (Jardine), which they did during the battle. The ''Broken Knee'', too, jumped out of the battle but due to broken coordinates transmitted from the ''Sacajawea'' during the fighting they had to jump into empty interstellar space, recharge their [[K-F drive]] from the ship's reactor, and reconstruct suitable jump data before jumping to Jardine on 30 October, where they arrived at a pirate jump point eight AUs out. − Once at Jardine, Hara and Bellamy plotted to double-cross Dr. Stevens.<ref>''The Quest for Jardine'', book 3: ''Escape from Jardine'', ch. 3, 5</ref> After quick-charging its drive the ''Broken Knee'' executed a mid-system jump to intercept what they thought was Stevens's [[K-1]] DropShuttle as it tried to escape Jardine under hostile pursuit.<ref>''The Quest for Jardine'', book 3: ''Escape from Jardine'', ch. 7</ref> The ''Kaylin'' undocked from the ''Broken Knee'' and moved to meet her DropShuttle. When the ships met on 9 November, the ''Kaylin'' discovered too late that the shuttle was a [[Stiletto-7|trojam horse]] and was heavily damaged and boarded by [[Manei Domini]] forces from Jardine in the ensuing fighting.<ref>''The Quest for Jardine'', book 3: ''Escape from Jardine'', ch. 9, 10</ref> + Once at Jardine, Hara and Bellamy plotted to capture Dr. Stevens. After quick-charging its drive the ''Broken Knee'' executed a mid-system jump to intercept the [[K-1]] Dropshuttle, unawares that the shuttle she ostensibly used to flee the hostile world was not hers but [[Stiletto-7|a fake one]] designed to trap them. The ''Kaylin'' then undocked from the ''Broken Knee'' and moved to meet the Dropshuttle. When the ships met on 9 November, the ''Kaylin'' was crippled and boarded by [[Manei Domini]] forces from Jardine in the ensuing fighting. − The ''Broken Knee'' had been operating under a very tight schedule. The plan had been to quick-recharge its drive again after the in-sytem jump while the ''Kaylin'' recovered (captured) Stevens's DropShuttle, so that they could jump out in the nick of time before the pursuing hostiles could catch up with the JumpShip. This did not work out and the ''Broken Knee'', too, was subsequently captured; [[Apollyon]] himself traveled aboard the ''Broken Knee'' and had arrived at the zenith jump point of the [[Skye]] system by 12 December 3067.<ref>''The Quest for Jardine'', book 3: ''Escape from Jardine'', Epilogue</ref> + The ''Broken Knee'', too, was subsequently captured; [[Apollyon]] himself traveled aboard the ''[[Broken Knee]]'' and had arrived at the zenith jump point of the [[Skye]] system by 12 December 3067. ==References== ==References==
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| − | The '''''Broken Knee''''' was a ''[[Scout (JumpShip class)|Scout]]''-class [[JumpShip]]. | + | The '''''Broken Knee''''' was a ''[[Scout (JumpShip class)|Scout]]''-class [[JumpShip]]. |
| − | + | ==History== | |
| + | By July [[3067]] the ''Broken Knee'' was assigned to carry the ''[[Leopard]]''-class [[DropShip]] ''[[Kaylin]]''; captain [[Anton Hara]] of the ''Kaylin'' was in overall mission command to the point where the captain and crew of their JumpShip were never mentioned. Under orders from [[Interstellar Operations]], they were waiting for orders at the [[Alterf]] system's nadir [[jump point]]. On or shortly after 29 July 3067 they received the signal they had been waiting for, and immediately set course for the [[Shasta]] zenith jump point by way of [[Escobas]] nadir. There, they met the JumpShip ''[[Sacajawea]]'' on 13 October. Hara's mission was to support the ''Sacajawea'' on its dangerous mission to find the lost world of [[Jardine]], but Dr. [[Brooklyn Stevens]] and her team were wary of Hara and his IE liaison, [[Nathan Bellamy]]. | ||
| − | On 16 October the ''Sacajawea'' and the ''Kaylin'' (attached to the ''Broken Knee'') came under surprise attack from the ''[[Luminus Omega]]'' just as the ''Sacajawea'' prepared to jump to "[[Herakleion]]" (Jardine), which they did during the battle. | + | On 16 October the ''Sacajawea'' and the ''Kaylin'' (attached to the ''Broken Knee'') came under surprise attack from the ''[[Luminus Omega]]'' just as the ''Sacajawea'' prepared to jump to "[[Herakleion]]" (Jardine), which they did during the battle. The ''Broken Knee'', too, jumped out of the battle but due to broken coordinates transmitted from the ''Sacajawea'' during the fighting they had to jump into empty interstellar space, recharge their [[K-F drive]] from the ship's reactor, and reconstruct suitable jump data before jumping to Jardine on 30 October, where they arrived at a pirate jump point eight AUs out. |
| − | Once at Jardine, Hara and Bellamy plotted to | + | Once at Jardine, Hara and Bellamy plotted to capture Dr. Stevens. After quick-charging its drive the ''Broken Knee'' executed a mid-system jump to intercept the [[K-1]] Dropshuttle, unawares that the shuttle she ostensibly used to flee the hostile world was not hers but [[Stiletto-7|a fake one]] designed to trap them. The ''Kaylin'' then undocked from the ''Broken Knee'' and moved to meet the Dropshuttle. When the ships met on 9 November, the ''Kaylin'' was crippled and boarded by [[Manei Domini]] forces from Jardine in the ensuing fighting. |
| − | The | + | The ''Broken Knee'', too, was subsequently captured; [[Apollyon]] himself traveled aboard the ''[[Broken Knee]]'' and had arrived at the zenith jump point of the [[Skye]] system by 12 December 3067. |
==References== | ==References== | ||