LNBs Unyielding (BB-4)

LNBs Unyielding
Class:	LNBs Claymore Block 3
First Battle Appearance:	Luminarian Schism
In Service:	Luminarian Schism - Present
Commander:	Admiral Aslai
Fate:	Survived 2nd Battle of Norsus

The LNBs Unyielding is the flagship of the Luminarian Navy's 2nd BattleFleet under the command of Admiral Aslai. A Claymore-class Battleship, she was the 4th of the first 5 Claymore class battleships to be launched. She participated in more major actions of the Great War against the Zaretian Monarchy than any other Luminarian ship. These actions included several engagements against Monarchy sector HQs in the Zaretian campaign, the Battle of Rigni, the Attack on Nu-Zartar, and the 2nd Battle of Norsus. She also has the most capital ship kills amongst the Luminarian Navy and on several occasions during the conflict, the Zaretians announced that she had been destroyed in battle, inspiring her nickname "Spectral Blade".

Construction and Commissioning

The fourth battleship of the Claymore-Class, the Unyielding was launched during the Schism. Assigned to Battlegroup Telethia of the 2nd Battlefleet under then Rear Admiral Aslai, the Unyielding would serve alongside then 2nd BattleFleet's flagship, the LNBs Magnificient.

Service history

Luminarian Schism

During the schism, the Unyielding would serve as 2nd BattleFleet's counter to the threat of the Empire's Battlestation. The Unyielding would engage the Battlestation many times over the course of the Schism. Only until the Defense of Akkada-2 would the Unyielding score her first victory against the Battlestation.

The Unyielding also participated in the Battle of Luminaria, the final battle in the war. She would take over the position of 2nd BattleFleet's flagship after the destruction of the LNBs Magnificient.

Zaretian Campaign

The Unyielding would take to the forefront once again during the Zaretian campaign. Admiral Aslai's tactics often put her right in the middle of enemy formations, forgoing the escort that Luminarian doctrine requires in order to spearhead offensives. However, this operational tempo comes at a high price, both in terms of personnel and logistics, and she was almost destroyed during the Battle of Rigni.

After a few months in the fleetyards after the Battle of Rigni, the Unyielding was upgraded to Block 2 standards just in time for the Battle of Nu-Zartar. The Unyielding would be credited with the kills of the Galaxy-Class Battleships, ZMS Tempest, ZMS Vengence and ZMS Shredder along with countless Cruiser kills, shattering the Monarchy's presence within the region.

2nd Battle of Norsus

When the 2nd Battle of Norsus commenced in earnest, the Unyielding was at the forefront of many Luminarian offensives, such as the Battle of the Norsus sector HQ. Dueling with the ZMS Bloodhound and ZMS Varthos's Fist, the Unyielding managed to fend off both Battleships allowing for the invasion to proceed.

After many operations against the warlord forces after the Margan Reappearance, the Unyielding would later be ambushed by a Margan hunter-killer team. Although managing to fight off her attackers, Admiral Aslai judged the damage to be too extensive and pulled the Luminarians out of the 2nd Battle of Norsus.

Present

Currently, the Unyielding has completed the upgrade to block 3 standards and is once again on the frontlines.