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==History==
 
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Six ''[[Avatar]]''-class cruisers survived the [[Amaris Civil War]] and followed [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]]; all six ''Avatars'' were subjected to an extensive refurbishment and upgrade programme in the thirty-first century to produce the new ''[[Liberator (WarShip)|Liberator]]''-class cruiser,<ref name="TRO:3057Rp152">''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 152, "Liberator"</ref> including the '''''Victoria Ward'''''.
  
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In June [[3072]] the [[Clan Coyote]] [[WarShip]] CCS '''''Victoria Ward''''' was involved in the conflict over various enclaves on the former [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] world of [[Huntress]]. Both [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] 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+">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 100-101, "Fall of Szabo"</ref>
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As at [[3059]] the ''Victoria Ward'' was serving as the CWS ''Victoria Ward'' within the [[Clan Wolf]] [[Clan Wolf Touman|''touman'']] and was acting either as an escort vessel between the worlds of the Clan Wolf Occupation Zone and the [[Clan Homeworlds]] or as a patrol vessel within the Homeworlds.<ref name="FM:CCp139">''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 139, "Naval Assets"</ref> The ''Victoria Ward'' remained an active part of the Wolf ''touman'' for the next decade<ref name="FM:Up52">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 52, "Naval Assets"</ref> and into the chaos of the [[Jihad]].
  
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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+"/>
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The ''Victoria Ward'' was one of a handful of Clan Wolf WarShips confirmed to have survived the Jihad.<ref name="FR:Cp21">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 21, "Fleet Assets"</ref>
  
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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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According to ''[[Wars of Reaving]]'' the ''Victoria Ward'' was operating as a [[Clan Coyote]] WarShip in June [[3072]] and was responsible for the destruction or crippling of two [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] WarShips above the world of [[Huntress]], the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Orpheus|CGS ''Orpheus'']] and the ''[[volga]]''-class transport [[Andromeda|CGS ''Andromeda'']].<ref name="WORp100+">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 100-101, "Fall of Szabo"</ref> It has subsequently been confirmed that ''Wars of Reaving'' is in error, and that the vessel responsible for the destruction of the ''Andromeda'' and the ''Orpheus'' was the ''[[Vincent|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>
  
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The Coyote [[DropShips]] were engaged by the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Orpheus|CGS ''Orpheus'']] and the ''[[volga]]''-class transport [[Andromeda|CGS ''Andromeda'']], 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 ''Victoria Ward''; the ''Victoria Ward'' quickly destroyed the ''Andromeda'' while a compbination of Coyote [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s and previously-unseen Assault [[ProtoMech]]s with wings held the ''Orpheus'' off. With the ''Andromeda'' destroyed, the Coyotes then used repeated strikes to hammer at the ''Orpheus'' until it broke up against the atmosphere of Huntress.<ref name="WORp100+"/>
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{{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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''Victoria Ward'' was not listed within the Coyote touman by [[3085]],<ref name="WoRp165">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 165, "WarShips"</ref> indicating that the ship was most likely destroyed or abandoned during the Wars of Reaving.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 08:10, 22 April 2013

Victoria Ward
Vessel Profile
TypeWarShip
ClassLiberator
Previous classesAvatar

History

Six Avatar-class cruisers survived the Amaris Civil War and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus; all six Avatars were subjected to an extensive refurbishment and upgrade programme in the thirty-first century to produce the new Liberator-class cruiser,[1] including the Victoria Ward.

As at 3059 the Victoria Ward was serving as the CWS Victoria Ward within the Clan Wolf touman and was acting either as an escort vessel between the worlds of the Clan Wolf Occupation Zone and the Clan Homeworlds or as a patrol vessel within the Homeworlds.[2] The Victoria Ward remained an active part of the Wolf touman for the next decade[3] and into the chaos of the Jihad.

The Victoria Ward was one of a handful of Clan Wolf WarShips confirmed to have survived the Jihad.[4]

Note

According to Wars of Reaving the Victoria Ward was operating as a Clan Coyote WarShip in June 3072 and was responsible for the destruction or crippling of two Clan Goliath Scorpion WarShips above the world of Huntress, the Essex-class destroyer CGS Orpheus and the volga-class transport CGS Andromeda.[5] It has subsequently been confirmed that Wars of Reaving is in error, and that the vessel responsible for the destruction of the Andromeda and the Orpheus was the Vincent Mk. 42-class corvette CCS Relentless Pursuit.[6]

“ The correct ship should be the Relentless Pursuit, per Ben. ”
  — Catalyst Game Labs Errata Forum, 15 Aug 2011

References

  1. ↑ Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, p. 152, "Liberator"
  2. ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 139, "Naval Assets"
  3. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 52, "Naval Assets"
  4. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 21, "Fleet Assets"
  5. ↑ Wars of Reaving, p. 100-101, "Fall of Szabo"
  6. ↑ Catalyst Game Labs Errata Forum, 15 Aug 2011

Bibliography

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