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Line 9: | serviceuntil = | serviceuntil = }} }} − The [[FSS]] '''''Calona''''' was a [[DropShip]] of unspecified class that had carried elements of the [[Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers]] RCT (or attached conventional elements) to their ill-fated attack on [[Sarna]] in the [[Fourth Succession War]]. − ==History== ==History== − Following unopposed landings on 27 May [[3029]] the attack quickly faltered, as the attackers were met by strong and well-organized resistance. Their tank and infantry regiments came under attack from [[Capellan Confederation]] [[aerospace fighter]]s, and their DropShips were heavily damaged within minutes.<ref name=MA48>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 48</ref> + The [[FSS]] '''''Calona''''' was a [[DropShip]] of unspecified class that had carried elements of the [[Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers]] RCT (or attached conventional elements) to their ill-fated attack on [[Sarna]] in the [[Fourth Succession War]]. Following unopposed landings on 27 May [[3029]] the attack quickly faltered, as the attackers were met by strong and well-organized resistance. Their tank and infantry regiments came under attack from [[Capellan Confederation]] [[aerospace fighter]]s, and their DropShips were heavily damaged within minutes.<ref name=MA48>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 48</ref> It was noted that the crews of the DropShips ''[[Parker (Individual DropShip)|Parker]]'', ''[[Hasek (Individual DropShip)|Hasek]]'', ''[[Minos]]'', ''[[Haversham (Individual DropShip)|Haversham]]'', ''Calona'', and ''[[Deborah (Individual DropShip)|Deborah]]'' could probably have saved their lives by abandoning the Fusiliers, but didn't. This implies that the crews were killed in the fighting, and by extension that the DropShips were probably heavily damaged or destroyed. Their exact fate is not stated; it cannot be ruled out that they remained operable or could be repaired.<ref name=MA48/> It was noted that the crews of the DropShips ''[[Parker (Individual DropShip)|Parker]]'', ''[[Hasek (Individual DropShip)|Hasek]]'', ''[[Minos]]'', ''[[Haversham (Individual DropShip)|Haversham]]'', ''Calona'', and ''[[Deborah (Individual DropShip)|Deborah]]'' could probably have saved their lives by abandoning the Fusiliers, but didn't. This implies that the crews were killed in the fighting, and by extension that the DropShips were probably heavily damaged or destroyed. Their exact fate is not stated; it cannot be ruled out that they remained operable or could be repaired.<ref name=MA48/> − ==Notes== While no ship class is mentioned, context suggests that these DropShips, including the ''Calona'', were conventional forces transports and not [['Mech]] transport DropShips. While no ship class is mentioned, context suggests that these DropShips, including the ''Calona'', were conventional forces transports and not [['Mech]] transport DropShips.
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| − | Following unopposed landings on 27 May [[3029]] the attack quickly faltered, as the attackers were met by strong and well-organized resistance. Their tank and infantry regiments came under attack from [[Capellan Confederation]] [[aerospace fighter]]s, and their DropShips were heavily damaged within minutes.<ref name=MA48>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 48</ref> | + | The [[FSS]] '''''Calona''''' was a [[DropShip]] of unspecified class that had carried elements of the [[Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers]] RCT (or attached conventional elements) to their ill-fated attack on [[Sarna]] in the [[Fourth Succession War]]. Following unopposed landings on 27 May [[3029]] the attack quickly faltered, as the attackers were met by strong and well-organized resistance. Their tank and infantry regiments came under attack from [[Capellan Confederation]] [[aerospace fighter]]s, and their DropShips were heavily damaged within minutes.<ref name=MA48>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 48</ref> |
It was noted that the crews of the DropShips ''[[Parker (Individual DropShip)|Parker]]'', ''[[Hasek (Individual DropShip)|Hasek]]'', ''[[Minos]]'', ''[[Haversham (Individual DropShip)|Haversham]]'', ''Calona'', and ''[[Deborah (Individual DropShip)|Deborah]]'' could probably have saved their lives by abandoning the Fusiliers, but didn't. This implies that the crews were killed in the fighting, and by extension that the DropShips were probably heavily damaged or destroyed. Their exact fate is not stated; it cannot be ruled out that they remained operable or could be repaired.<ref name=MA48/> | It was noted that the crews of the DropShips ''[[Parker (Individual DropShip)|Parker]]'', ''[[Hasek (Individual DropShip)|Hasek]]'', ''[[Minos]]'', ''[[Haversham (Individual DropShip)|Haversham]]'', ''Calona'', and ''[[Deborah (Individual DropShip)|Deborah]]'' could probably have saved their lives by abandoning the Fusiliers, but didn't. This implies that the crews were killed in the fighting, and by extension that the DropShips were probably heavily damaged or destroyed. Their exact fate is not stated; it cannot be ruled out that they remained operable or could be repaired.<ref name=MA48/> | ||
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While no ship class is mentioned, context suggests that these DropShips, including the ''Calona'', were conventional forces transports and not [['Mech]] transport DropShips. | While no ship class is mentioned, context suggests that these DropShips, including the ''Calona'', were conventional forces transports and not [['Mech]] transport DropShips. | ||