| Destroyer Shillelagh | |
| Owner | |
| Mollys | |
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| C-4/5, Dublin |
The Shillelagh is one of the few Scylla class destroyers produced at Foyle Shipyard. Over recent years it has operated as a commerce raider in New London and Manchester, before being recalled to Dublin in 831 AS. With the Mollys preparing to take action aboard Graves Station, the Shillelagh was to play a critical role in the second phase of their plan to capture the system.
Molly leaders believed that an independent Dublin could never be secured while the New London jump gate remained intact and Armed Forces reinforcements had unimpeded access to the system. The jump gate itself was heavily protected by the Battleship Essex and its support fleet, which would normally make a direct attack impossible.
Following the mutiny aboard Graves and the public execution of a number of BMM executives, the Essex was forced to intervene immediately. With Graves under Molly control and the Essex deployed to the edge of the Founder's Gold Field, a once in a lifetime opportunity was available; the Shillelagh and all of the Molly reserves were committed to a win or die assault.
The Shillelagh's escort incurred heavy casualties fighting through the battle hardened but outnumbered squadrons the Essex had left to guard the jump gate. Once a path had been cleared through this rearguard, the Shillelagh towed an enormous demolition mine into place and affixed it to the superstructure. The resulting explosion shattered the outer gate housing, destabilizing the gate core.
To avoid being cut off in Dublin, the Essex issued an immediate evacuation order. The survivors of the Molly diversion force and Shillelagh squadrons attempted to intercept the fleet as it withdrew, but were unable to prevent its escape to New London before the gate core detonated. The Shillelagh itself took heavy damage from the Essex's gunners before being forced to retreat.
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| Barghest | Bomber | 75,012$ |
| Wolfhound | Bomber | 51,362$ |
| Bloodhound | Very Heavy Fighter | 25,309$ |
News
| [834 AS] Reinforcements head for the Front |
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LISBURN ROCK -- 834 -- The Mollys may be suffering for supplies and manpower, but there’s one thing we’re not short of: Gold. As supplies run out across the sector, it’s more valuable than ever. Agents from Lisburn bring good news, fresh from a parlay with Omega-7's Ithaca Council. They may be ruthless pirates, but they do love Molly Gold. A number of Ithaca’s gangs have signed on for mercenary work. In other good news, reps on Arranmore confirm that after some hard bargaining, the Coalition Supreme Council’s has agreed to a military deployment in exchange for a hefty fee -- we should have reinforcements to help tip the balance soon enough. |
| [834 AS] Worth his weight in Gold |
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ARRANMORE -- 834 -- Dublin was isolated by the collapse of the Jump Hole network. Since then we have fought tooth and claw to break Corsair and Bretonian blockades that want to throttle our Republic in its infancy. The arrival of Zachary Phelps’ Dromedary freighter at Arranmore promises to change everything. The Zoner was prospecting Omega-48's Alegranza Cloud for minerals when he came across something far more valuable: an uncharted Jump Hole. Braving the unstable connection, he found himself in Dublin and hailed a Molly patrol. For his discovery, Arranmore awarded Phelps with his ship’s weight in Gold. We have already made contact with the Coalition and Militant cells on Gran Canaria about the resupply possibilities this presents. |
| [834 AS] Bretonian assault on Dublin imminent |
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LISBURN ROCK -- 834 AS -- Scouts in Cambridge have confirmed the arrival of both the Battleships Essex and Sommerset at Portsmouth Shipyard. More concerning, they were accompanied by Kishiro transports escorted by Kusari government agents. We don't know what Kusari is up to here, but it's nothing good for the Mollys or a Free Dublin. Withdrawing both Battleships at once is also unheard of -- the BAF must be making final preparations for their attack. There is a narrow window of opportunity to hit them in their drydock. Plans are being urgently drawn up; be ready to strike on short notice. |
| [834 AS] Oldest Molly Passes Away |
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ARRANMORE -- 834 AS -- Ian Carew has died peacefully in his sleep, aged 101. As a teenager, Ian famously hijacked a Bowex freighter during the Founder's Day Revolt. Helping to establish Arranmore, Ian preferred simple custodial tasks at base, keeping morale high with his musical talent and jokes. His stories of the movement's earliest days were an inspiration to many, and will be remembered fondly. Over the decades, Ian saw all his original comrades killed, captured or pass to age, but insisted he'd outlive BMM in Dublin. Though blind and bound to his wheelchair for his final years, he did indeed survive to see our great victory. With his passing, we will cherish the Founders' memories and honor their legacy as a new chapter of Molly history begins. |
| [834 AS] Dangerous anomaly appears in Dublin |
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ARRANMORE -- 834 -- Sensors across Dublin have gone haywire after a strange anomaly appeared in the wreckage of the New London Jump Gate. Molly leaders have ordered their pilots to keep clear after significantly elevated radiation and gravimetric fluctuations were detected. Some have speculated that the object may be the early formation of an abnormal type of Jump Hole, possibly caused by the damage inflicted during the Jump Gate's destruction. |
| [833 AS] Unexpected allies in Liberty? |
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ARRANMORE -- 833 -- Holding Dublin has taken a grueling toll on the movement, but we remain unbowed and unbroken. Bretonia’s blockade is not working, and they are coming under increasing pressure from the other Houses for throttling the sector’s Gold supply. Bretonia is going to make their move soon; our job is to make that push through the Achill Field as bloody as possible. Our sappers have deployed mines to give any Bretonian capital ships that make the crossing a nasty surprise. Liberty doesn't think Bretonia can win a straight fight here, and if we can bloody the BAF’s nose, they’ll be forced to negotiate on our terms. Dublin belongs to the miners. If the Crown wants our Gold, they can recognize the Dublin Republic and buy it… for a premium. |
| [832 AS] The Price of Freedom |
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ARRANMORE -- 832 AS -- We now control Dublin, with the wealth of its gold belonging to the miners who extract it. This also means we are responsible for protecting what is ours, and preventing invaders and usurpers from undoing our hard work. The Corsairs have long been a presence in Dublin that we have curtailed, but our expelling the Bretonians has emboldened the pirates to invade in force. We mourn for the loss of our brothers and sisters aboard the Hood, who the Corsairs murdered in cold blood. Additionally, many of the system's jump holes lost phase alignment when the New London jump gate was destroyed, meaning we are no longer able to access Omega 48 or Leeds for supplies. Both the barbaric Corsairs and cowardly Bretonians want to starve us out by blockading the New London jump hole, which is the last stable exit we are aware of. For a Free Dublin to survive, we will need supplies from the Junkers of Trafalgar or the Zoners of Freeport 1. Arranmore is requiring each Molly station to immediately dispatch a wing of their best smugglers for service in Dublin. |
| [832 AS] Bloodless Victory Turns Sour |
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KILREA -- 832 AS -- Liberation Day in Dublin allowed our forces to hit the tyrannical Bretonian Crown in the only place it would notice: the treasury. Starved of the bloody Gold they use to subsidize their repression, Bretonia announced its withdrawal from Poole in a bloodless victory for the Mollys. All Poole's liberation required was patience - simply to wait for DSE to finish disassembling the jump gate. Sadly, these aspirations have turned sour with the destabilization of the Dublin jump hole, and signs that the Cambridge and Omega 48 jump holes will soon follow suit. If these jump holes fail, our people will be cut off and stranded to starve. We cannot risk such a disaster in this critical stage of our fight for freedom. Colraine has issued evacuation orders to Kilrea and Garvagh. Mull Base has offered to provide transports to assist with extraction to Lisburn Rock in Cambridge. We will monitor this space; As soon as the jump holes return, so shall we. |
| [831 AS] Jump Hole Upheaval Causes Chaos |
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HEISENBERG -- 831 AS -- Jump holes across Sirius have become increasingly volatile and chaotic over the last year, with Professor Sophia Nagel from the Heisenberg Research Station linking the unusual phenomena to the Pulse. The Pulse was an unprecedented blast of hyperspace energy that was detected immediately prior to last year's jump gate Blackout. Professor Nagel and her team are certain the Pulse originated from outside Sirius, but are otherwise no closer to identifying its source or mitigating a future Blackout event. "Following the Blackout, we began to see immediate signs of jump hole destabilization in multiple different regions, with many ultimately falling out of phase alignment altogether", she commented. The dramatic upending of Sirius' jump hole network has already prompted many groups to abandon stations and withdraw from systems that appear to risk being cut off. While months-long trips between the stars are possible thanks to the Liberty Engine and many centuries of innovation, few ships are designed or provisioned to make such arduous journeys. Those who were displaced by Sirius' redrawn map hope that system connections will return, while adventurers and explorers rush to discover new routes. |
| [831 AS] Bretonian Focus Turns on Mollys |
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SHEFFIELD -- 831 AS -- The Bretonia Police Authority has announced that the eradication of the Molly movement is their top priority. In light of the loss of the Dublin system and the seemingly connected 'Blackout', the dangerous terrorist movement has leaped to the top of Bretonia's most wanted board. Bounties on Molly terrorists have doubled, with Bounty Hunters flocking to the beleaguered House. Guild Master Tina Hale of Sheffield Station commented that, "this is a good deal for a job that's less dangerous than many of our Edge World boards." Despite this, prospective Hunters should be cautious, as the Mollys are notoriously cunning and brutal fighters. The bounties and Police crackdown do appear to be having some initial effects however, with reports of Molly attacks on shipping in the Cambridge and Newcastle systems falling over recent weeks. |
| [831 AS] A New Dawn for Dublin |
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ARRANMORE -- 831 AS -- Bretonia has finally been evicted from Dublin! Molly forces across Bretonia were gathered to Dublin in preparation for the greatest battle in our movement's history. Agents aboard Graves Station had already laid the groundwork for the Second Revolt among a crew that was outraged by tyranny and mistreatment. A small nudge was all that was needed for the mutiny, and we salute the martyrs aboard the mining ship Glyndwr for their necessary contribution to the cause. Seizing control of Graves served as the perfect ruse to lure in the Battleship Essex, and the station's scuttling was a fitting end for the Bretonian Marines sent to take it back. Occupying the Essex's attention took the lives of many brave fighters, but allowed a strike force led by the Destroyer Shillelagh to penetrate the jump gate's remaining defenses and cripple it. With Graves destroyed, New London cut off and the Essex fled, Dublin is liberated from Bretonian oppression for the first time in history. This fight was the single bloodiest day in the Mollys' 80 year history, but it has won us true independence and true freedom. |
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