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==History==
 
==History==
The SLS '''''Cairo''''' was a [[WarShip]] serving in the [[SLDF]] [[11th Fleet (SLDF)|Eleventh Fleet]] during the [[Periphery Uprising]]. When rebels in the [[Taurian Concordat]] used a fuel ship to destroy the flagship of the Eleventh Fleet, the ''[[Texas]]''-class battleship [[Nebraska|SLS ''Nebraska'']], the SLS ''Cairo'' was badly damaged by debris from the explosion. Whereas the SLS ''Nebraska'' was lost, the SLS ''Cairo'' managed to continue combat operations, despite having taken heavy damage.<ref name="H:LoTv1p47">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 47, "Eleventh Fleet"</ref>
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The SLS '''''Cairo''''' was a carrier [[WarShip]] serving in the [[SLDF]] [[11th Fleet (SLDF)|Eleventh Fleet]] during the [[Periphery Uprising]]. When rebels in the [[Taurian Concordat]] used a fuel ship to destroy the flagship of the Eleventh Fleet, the ''[[Texas]]''-class battleship [[Nebraska|SLS ''Nebraska'']], the SLS ''Cairo'' was badly damaged by debris from the explosion. Whereas the SLS ''Nebraska'' was lost, the SLS ''Cairo'' managed to continue combat operations, despite having taken heavy damage.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 78</ref><ref name="H:LoTv1p47">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 47, "Eleventh Fleet"</ref>
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During [[Operation LIBERATION]] the ''Cairo'' was attacked by [[Rim Worlds Republic]] [[aerospace fighter]]s while the rest of her squadrons were sortied.  Relying on [[Captain]] [[Pan Ballard]] and her squadron of ''[[Swift]]s'' for a screen they were successful in saving the ''Cairo''.  Ballard was posthumously awarded the [[Medal of Valor]] for her actions.<ref name=TRO3050Up226>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 226</ref>
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==Notes==
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The ''Cairo's'' class is unknown, but the SLDF had only a few carrier WarShips and deployment in the Eleventh Fleet suggests the ''[[Riga II]]''.<ref>''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 33</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
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* ''[[The Star League]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]''
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Revision as of 14:39, 29 October 2023

Cairo
Vessel Profile
TypeWarShip
ClassUnknown carrier[1]


History

The SLS Cairo was a carrier WarShip serving in the SLDF Eleventh Fleet during the Periphery Uprising. When rebels in the Taurian Concordat used a fuel ship to destroy the flagship of the Eleventh Fleet, the Texas-class battleship SLS Nebraska, the SLS Cairo was badly damaged by debris from the explosion. Whereas the SLS Nebraska was lost, the SLS Cairo managed to continue combat operations, despite having taken heavy damage.[2][3]

During Operation LIBERATION the Cairo was attacked by Rim Worlds Republic aerospace fighters while the rest of her squadrons were sortied. Relying on Captain Pan Ballard and her squadron of Swifts for a screen they were successful in saving the Cairo. Ballard was posthumously awarded the Medal of Valor for her actions.[1]

Notes

The Cairo's class is unknown, but the SLDF had only a few carrier WarShips and deployment in the Eleventh Fleet suggests the Riga II.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 226
  2. The Star League, p. 78
  3. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 47, "Eleventh Fleet"
  4. Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 33

Bibliography