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The '''''Alexander Nikolayev''''' was an [[Achilles (DropShip class)|''Achilles'']]-class [[DropShip]] with the [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] Terran Defense Fleet.

==History==
Together with the DropShips ''[[Charleston (Individual Avenger-class DropShip)|Charleston]]'', ''[[Jeanne D'Arc (Individual Leopard CV-class DropShip)|Jeanne D'Arc]]'', ''[[Casablanca (Individual Leopard CV-class DropShip)|Casablanca]]'', ''[[Sawakaze (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Sawakaze]]'', and ''[[Trafalgar (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Trafalgar]]'', the ''Alexander Nikolayev'' went into battle against the [[Word of Blake]]'s Liberation Flotilla when it [[Battle of Terra (3058)|attacked]] [[Terra]] on 28 February [[3058]], opposing Task Force Gold in particular. In this battle, the ''Alexander Nikolayev'' carried two ''[[Lucifer]]'' [[aerospace fighter]]s. Its crew was considered veteran.

Task Force Gold consisted of the DropShips ''[[Knox (Individual Overlord-class DropShip)|Knox]]'', ''[[Azov (Individual Overlord-class DropShip)|Azov]]'', ''[[Hobart (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Hobart]]'', ''[[DeGrasse (Individual Union-class DropShip)|DeGrasse]]'', ''[[Halland (Individual Achilles-class DropShip)|Halland]]'', ''[[Fife (Individual Leopard CV-class DropShip)|Fife]]'', and ''[[Perry (Individual Hamilcar-class DropShip)|Perry]]''. The Com Guard vessels managed to destroy approximately forty percent of Task Force Gold's ships, primarily transport vessels.<ref>''The Fall of Terra'', pp. 21–22</ref> It is unknown if the ''Alexander Nikolayev'' survived the battle; overall, the Word of Blake forces carried the day and Terra was conquered.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[The Fall of Terra]]''

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