TCS Gettysburg
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TCS Gettysburg (CC-8)
Class:Waterloo class cruiser
Faction:Terran Confederation
In 2667, the Gettysburg was stationed at N'Tanya during the rebellion in that system. When several refugee ships of Imperial Kilrathi loyalists tried to leave the planet, the commander of the Gettysburg Commodore Cain ordered his pilots to open fire on the unarmed transports." The pilots refused triggering a mutiny. Due to Cain's illegal actions, the pilots are pardoned and return to the Confederation with the Gettysburg
At the time, the Gettysburg carried a complement of Ferrets and Epees. It also carried prototypes of Crossbow bombers.
Later that same year, the Gettysburg saw action at Vukar Tag, but was heavily damaged requiring a year in dry dock.