- "Confirmed hit on target, [laughs] that’s #15 down, reload main battery!"
- ― Captain Woodward enjoying the vessel's heavy firepower[1]
The Eminent Domain was a Federation Navy battleship that was seized by Cascadian Independence Force-aligned Coast Guard members during the Cascadian Conflict.
For most of the war, the Eminent Domain served as the flagship of the CIF's naval force, participating in SAR, covert, and coastal shelling missions. It was responsible for defeating the 1st Naval Battlegroup at the Pacific Ocean, and was later sunk by Crimson 1 in the Presidian Disaster.
Overview[]
The Eminent Domain, original name FNS Jerusalem, was a brand-new battleship of the Federation, equipped with hi-spec armaments (including long-range ASMs and five quadruple gun turrets), an EW suite, and engines giving it a top speed equal to destroyers. Overall, its utility was considered almost equal to an entire battlegroup and its speed, armor, and firepower allowed it to make devastating hit-and-run attacks on numerically superior enemies and still survive.
Before its capture, the battleship contained vital intel, and its captain's quarters contained various personal effects including a whiskey bottle.[1][2]
History[]
Eminent Domain in battle
On March 7, AC 432, the Eminent Domain, presumably on a shakedown cruise in the Burning Coast, was attacked and captured by Cascadian Coast Guard remnants (three cruisers) led by Woodward a few hours prior to Operation Sea Farer. Renamed the Eminent Domain with Woodward as the new Captain, the battleship began fighting off the Federation Navy, sinking at least 15 ships before regrouping with CIF reinforcements (one cruiser and the resupply ship CCS Court) heading to repair, resupply, and extract vital intelligence from the ship's computers, the ship itself having lost most of its AA weaponry. Once it made contact, its CIC transmitted target data to Hitman Team's AWACS for them regarding the intercept battlegroup, reloaded, and activated secondary guns.
The battlegroup was eventually annihilated. Federation HQ, realizing it had all but lost the Eminent Domain into rebel hands, decided to just sink the ship using coast-launched Kiiyo cruise missiles, but all were intercepted by Hitman. After surviving the operation, it reached CIF territory safely and underwent refit and resupply.[1] From then on, it launched offensive operations on Federation coastal emplacements[2] and blockaded their naval logistics routes. Combined with the suppression of air logistics in Operation Broken Chain, they seriously hampered the Federation's military efforts in Cascadia.[3]
Eminent Domain vs. the 1st Naval Battlegroup
The Eminent Domain was present in Operation Guillotine conducting SAR for downed CIF-aligned pilots from the Bering Strait furball[4] and at the Scarred Sea picking up Sicario's SOF Ronin along with several Federation scientists from the now-destroyed Harkema Industrial Park as well.[5]
Eminent Domain sinking
The battleship took part in the final battles of the Cascadian Conflict, specifically at the Pacific Ocean sinking the 1st Naval Battlegroup at close range (the ocean's thermal interference prevented long-range engagement). It tried to help Hitman by engaging its sister ship, the Dejanus, and arming secondary guns again in a suicidal charge. Once the battlegroup was sunk, it formed a naval blockade cutting off surviving Federation forces in Cascadia from any further support and resupply.[6] During Operation Manifest Destiny, it and three of its four cruiser escorts approached Presidia and sank the last of the Federation Navy in-country before stationing themselves to provide artillery fire for the capital's liberation. It and its escorts were sunk in the Presidian Disaster,[7] though at least Woodward abandoned ship.[8]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sector D2. (2020). Project Wingman [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 07: "Eminent Domain."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sector D2 Limited. (2020). Project Wingman [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Files Archive → Pilot Entries: Eminent Domain
- ↑ Sector D2. (2020). Project Wingman [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 08: "Clear Skies."
- ↑ Sector D2. (2020). Project Wingman [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 11: "Cold War."
- ↑ Sector D2. (2020). Project Wingman [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 12: "Midnight Light."
- ↑ Sector D2. (2020). Project Wingman [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 19: "Red Sea."
- ↑ Sector D2. (2020). Project Wingman [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 20: "Presidia."
- ↑ Sector D2. (2020). Project Wingman [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 21: "Kings."
| Surface and airships and classes of the After Calamity Era | |
|---|---|
| Airships | Classes: Anura-class air cruiser • Arcion-class air heavy cruiser • Littoria-class air battlecruiser • 205-class air battleship Named ships: Espadon (air battlecruiser) • Koteng (air cruiser) • Ameria (air cruiser) • Gladeus (air battlecruiser) • Nag (air cruiser) • Silverwing (air cruiser) • Fishmonger (air heavy cruiser) • Naga (air battlecruiser) • Salvation (air battlecruiser) • Serule Blue (air battlecruiser) • Vermillion (air battlecruiser) • Albatross (air battleship) • Kongo (air battleship) • Robert Astley (air battleship) • Zetec (air battleship) • Epsilonic • Hellbender • Kagonish • Mosulola • Owl |
| Surface ships | Classes: Spy ship • PT boat • Cargo ship • Littoral combat ship • Cruiser • Battleship • Aircraft carrier • Land battleship Named ships: Meilynx (cargo ship) • FCG Antares (aircraft carrier) • CCS Court (cargo ship) • Eminent Domain (battleship) • Cat-Eye (spy ship) • Seldell (cargo ship) • Laplace '72 (cargo ship) • Dejanus (battleship) • Werewolf (aircraft carrier) |
| Cascadian National Guard | |
|---|---|
| Command Staff | |
| Army | Regiments: Wild Boar † Bases: Firebase Graeme † Personnel: Kenli • Uni • Rudmere † • Risso • Adrian • Sneeringer • Vanaris • Zeitwolf |
| Coast Guard | Battleships: Eminent Domain † Aircraft carriers: FCG Antares Cargo ships: CCS Court Personnel: Woodward • Pele |
 Air Force | Fighter units: Stardust • Crosstalk † • Orion • Kuiper • Triton Bomber units: Kornhill Transport units: Restiral • Wave Front • Skyseeker Personnel: J. Griffiths • Kornhill 1 • Darwin • Jerbo • Flavien • Orion 3 AWACS operators: AWACS Fowl • AWACS Sate Helicopter units: Jesterfield |
† indicates their death/shootdown/dissolution. | |
