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|name = TCS ''Achilles'' | |name = TCS ''Achilles'' | ||
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|primary user = [[user:=Terran Confederation]] | |primary user = [[user:=Terran Confederation]] | ||
|service = [[Border Worlds Conflict]] | |service = [[Border Worlds Conflict]] | ||
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In 2673, ''Achilles'' and [[Cruiser|cruiser]] [[TCS Dornier|''Dornier'']], accompanied by several fighters, were sent in [[Pursuit of BWS Intrepid|pursuit of the BWS ''Intrepid'']] during punitive action against the [[Outer Worlds Fleet]]. In the ensuing battle, two torpedoes from ''Achilles'' struck the bridge of the ''Intrepid'', killing her command staff and a third of her crew, while ''Achilles'' herself was lost, with between three hundred and three-hundred thirty of her crew killed. | In 2673, ''Achilles'' and [[Cruiser|cruiser]] [[TCS Dornier|''Dornier'']], accompanied by several fighters, were sent in [[Pursuit of BWS Intrepid|pursuit of the BWS ''Intrepid'']] during punitive action against the [[Outer Worlds Fleet]]. In the ensuing battle, two torpedoes from ''Achilles'' struck the bridge of the ''Intrepid'', killing her command staff and a third of her crew, while ''Achilles'' herself was lost, with between three hundred and three-hundred thirty of her crew killed. | ||
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Revision as of 11:07, 15 May 2012
| TCS Achilles | |
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| Type | Heavy Cruiser |
| Primary User | Terran Confederation |
| Service | Border Worlds Conflict |
| Source | Wing Commander: The Price of Freedom |
Confederation Fleet heavy cruiser. She and a sister ship, the Agamemnon, were considered among the most powerful of the post-war Confederation navy's heavy cruisers.
In 2673, Achilles and cruiser Dornier, accompanied by several fighters, were sent in pursuit of the BWS Intrepid during punitive action against the Outer Worlds Fleet. In the ensuing battle, two torpedoes from Achilles struck the bridge of the Intrepid, killing her command staff and a third of her crew, while Achilles herself was lost, with between three hundred and three-hundred thirty of her crew killed.
