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| serviceuntil = Jul [[3072]]<ref name="JTP:Lp5"/>
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One of many [[WarShip]]s to be disabled and abandoned or lost during the [[Star League]] era or the early [[BattleTech eras|Succession Wars]], the ''[[Carson (WarShip class)|Carson]]''-class destroyer later known as the '''''Sword of Promise''''' was one of a number of ships recovered by the [[Word of Blake]]<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128: "Word of Blake Naval Assets"</ref> and restored to working order in secret.<ref name="FM:Up90">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 90: "Naval Assets and Militia Divisions"</ref>

==History==
The WoBS ''Sword of Promise'' was one of two ''Carson''-class destroyers to serve in the Blakist fleet at the height of its power, serving alongside her sister ship [[Sword of Enlightenment (Individual Carson-class WarShip)|WoBS ''Sword of Enlightenment'']].<ref name="J:FRp128"/> The ''Sword of Promise'' was a part of the Blakist forces participating in the conflict on [[Luthien]], capital of the [[Draconis Combine]], in the early years of the [[Jihad]], and faced [[Clan Nova Cat]] forces when the Nova Cats launched a campaign to liberate Luthien in [[3072]], with the vengeful [[Xi Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Xi Galaxy]] arriving on-planet on the 21st of July.<ref name=JTPL7-Xi>''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 7: "Xi Galaxy [Clan Nova Cat]"</ref><ref name="JHS3076p23">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 23: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp50">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 50: "The Jihad In Review"</ref>

Although the Nova Cat forces withdrew shortly after a decisive confrontation between their forces and the Blakist forces on the 21 August,<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 1: "Manifest Destiny"</ref><ref name=JTPL7-Xi/> the 3072 campaign for Luthien saw both the ''Sword of Promise'' and the ''[[Baron (WarShip class)|Baron]]''-class destroyer [[Light of Hope (Individual Baron-class WarShip)|WoBS ''Light of Hope'']] destroyed.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128: "Original Word Of Blake Fleet"</ref><ref name="JTP:Lp5">''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 5: "Naval Support"</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''
* ''[[Jihad Turning Points: Luthien]]''

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