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On the 11th of November the SWS Blackgang left Maywar to assist the SWS Furious and SWS Swansea in bombarding the surviving TM outposts after airstrikes by the Falken Air Force. The cruiser never arrived to meet the enemy.
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The ship and its crew was last seen by a NovrdLisch-Parsha ferry at 23:40 sailing west of Maywar towards a patch of low-level fog. The cruiser failed to report on passing Geropia and has not been seen or heard of since.
Surface to air missile launcher on Blackgang's sister ship SWS Sandown.
It is known that the Blackgang hasn't sunk as its Primary Locator Beacon, which is activated on contact with water, hasn't been detected. The SWS Endeavour, SWS Buzzard and SWS Harrier have been sent to search for the missing vessel, but have found nothing. It is possible that the Monument-class cruiser has been captured by an aggressive foreign faction.
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SWS Blackgang Statistics:
Launched: 5th of March 2029.
Commissioned: 28th of April 2029.
Displacement: 12,000 tons full load.
Length: 181.5 metres.
Width: 22.2 metres.
Crew: 500 men.
Range: 6,250 nautical miles at 22 knots.
Aircraft carried: One UH-2O/A light observation and attack helicopter.
Motto: "We stand where our enemies have fallen."
Status: Missing in action, as of 11th of November 2030.
@Parshainaerospace
She is lying on her side on a sandbank 89 miles south-east of Maywar. She has damage to her superstructure, including her radio room, and a large hole in her side. Crewmembers appear to be lining the sandbank. Surrounding the Blackgang are several wrecked torpedo boats with their crews evidently killed by the Blackgang's crew.
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It seems that, after being driven from their last islands, a group of fourteen TM torpedo boats attacked Blackgang, chasing her south-east. At least two torpedo boats were destroyed in the chase, but they succeeded in severely damaging the SWS Blackgang. In the fog they ran into the sandbar, where we have now found them.
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After she reaches NovrdLisch on board a Parshain heavy lift ship the SWS Blackgang is expected to return to service after around nine months of repair. Her anti-torpedo blisters will be significantly upgraded in the process.
@TheFantasticTyphoon Im grateful that your ship is ok, hopefully this will not happen again
I don’t get it it’s kinda ridiculous I mean if you even looked at it you would see@TheFantasticTyphoon
I just have a comment to make you know how you reported me for not changing the aircraft well I actually did if you looked the rotor count is six instead of three and there is a completely different paint job@TheFantasticTyphoon
@Parshainaerospace This convo is slow, talk on discord
@Parshainaerospace it’s not like I know who did this....do I?
@Parshainaerospace again...idk
@Parshainaerospace I don’t know...
Chop Chop it is! @TheFantasticTyphoon
@KDS
Knees, please.
Your server, or your knees, take thy pick. @TheFantasticTyphoon
@KDS
The move to discord will be made in two hours time.
Those things, their kness, give them to me. @Jetpackturtle
@Parshainaerospace
Essen is announcing it at 21:00 GMT.
@Jetpackturtle
It is becoming active at 21:00 GMT.
back to the discord with thou
@Parshainaerospace
It's fine, the Tiger Mafia have lost their last outposts and can't sustain operations for long.
@Parshainaerospace
Thank you. All being well, the SWS Blackgang should return to service after around nine months of repair.
@Parshainaerospace
Would we be able to use one to take Blackgang back to NovrdLisch? We can provide escort with the SWS Harrier.
@Parshainaerospace
The Blackgang had her own helicopter on board and has a large array of anti-air missiles.
@Parshainaerospace
Do you have any heavy sealift ships that could carry Blackgang home?
@Parshainaerospace
The Blackgang was probably targeted because she was on her own and less suited to anti-ship warfare than other vessels. Your escort won't be needed though, as from now on all Monument-class cruisers will be accompanied by either torpedo boat escorts or Devastator-class destroyers and New Albany-class frigates.
@Parshainaerospace
She did, but we have been told by the crew that the radio systems were targeted as soon as the assault began, giving no chance to send a message. The systems on the bridge had been jammed.
@Parshainaerospace
I think we may have found the SWS Blackgang...
@Parshainaerospace
Hold up! We've just found the remains of a Tiger Mafia torpedo boat. No survivors, unfortunately.