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	==Canonicity==		==Canonicity==
	The ''Ishiyama'' only appears in ''[[BattleTech: The Animated Series]]'', which is [[canon]] within the [[BattleTech]] universe only as a fictionalized account based on real events. As such, the ship's actual existence within the BattleTech universe is unconfirmed as it may be wholly or in part fictional even within the BattleTech universe. On this basis, the vessel is tagged as [[apocryphal]] for the purposes of the Sarna.net [[~~BattleTechWiki~~]].		The ''Ishiyama'' only appears in ''[[BattleTech: The Animated Series]]'', which is [[canon]] within the [[BattleTech]] universe only as a fictionalized account based on real events. As such, the ship's actual existence within the BattleTech universe is unconfirmed as it may be wholly or in part fictional even within the BattleTech universe. On this basis, the vessel is tagged as [[apocryphal]] for the purposes of the Sarna.net [[BattleIntelligence]].

	==History==		==History==

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The '''''Ishiyama''''' was a [[JumpShip]] used by the [[Draconis Combine]]'s [[Internal Security Force]] as of [[3050]], apparently commanded by [[Toshiro Okura]] of the ISF.

==Canonicity==
The ''Ishiyama'' only appears in ''[[BattleTech: The Animated Series]]'', which is [[canon]] within the [[BattleTech]] universe only as a fictionalized account based on real events. As such, the ship's actual existence within the BattleTech universe is unconfirmed as it may be wholly or in part fictional even within the BattleTech universe. On this basis, the vessel is tagged as [[apocryphal]] for the purposes of the Sarna.net [[BattleTechWiki]].

==History==
Seeking to arrest captain [[Jeroen Frestadt]] of the [[DropShip]] ''[[Kwaidan]]'', the ''Ishiyama'' pursued the [[First Somerset Strikers]]' JumpShip ''[[Katana (Individual Invader-class JumpShip)|Katana]]'' on their mission to [[Somerset]].

Just before the 1st Somerset Strikers' final jump to Somerset from [[Apollo (system)|Apollo]], Frestadt abducted [[Franklin Sakamoto]] and left the ''Kwaidan'', which he had sabotaged, in a two-seat [[aerospace fighter]]. Using the fighter as a shuttlecraft he returned to the ''Katana'' with his captive and jumped to [[Bensinger]]. Shortly after the ''Katana'' jumped out, the pursuing ''Ishiyama'' appeared. Upon learning of the situation from [[Adam Steiner]], Okura agreed to carry the stricken ''Kwaidan'' on the ''Ishiyama'' and help them reclaim their JumpShip.

Despite the acknowledged risk of damage to the ''Ishiyama'' or even a misjump, Okura opted to retract the [[jump sail]] early and merely quick-charge the ship's [[K-F drive]] ("jump on auxiliary power", in his words) because of the urgency of his pursuit. This could be interpreted to suggest the ''Ishiyama'' was equipped with a [[lithium-fusion battery]]; see Notes below.

The ''Ishiyama'' is not mentioned again after arriving at Bensinger and releasing the ''Kwaidan'' (which would proceed to dock with the ''Katana'' and unmask Frestad's lies that the ''Kwaidan'' had been captured by [[Clan]] forces).

==Notes==
* {{note|class}} Within the animated TV series ("holovid show"), the ''Ishiyama'' is consistently depicted as an ''[[Invader]]''-class JumpShip, and visually very similar to the ''Invader''-class ''Katana''.
* Okura seems rather casual about jumping "on auxiliary power", and there is no indication that the ''Ishiyama'' was damaged in the jump to Bensinger. It could thus be speculated that the ''Ishiyama'' was modified to carry a [[lithium-fusion battery]]; although there is no proof, some circumstantial evidence supports this theory:
**Although [[lostech]], the technology had been rediscovered by the [[Federated Commonwealth]] in [[3043]], and might thus be available to the Draconis Combine by 3050. (The ''[[Ellyohippus]]'' is an example of a Draconis Combine ''Invader'' that was refitted with a L-F battery and still capable of carrying two DropShips, as of [[3057]].) Besides the [[DCMS]], the ISF would be one agency within the Combine to conceivably have access to such cutting-edge technological assets at the time, and Okura's mission was considered to be of utmost importance.<br />The ''Ishiyama'' is not shown to carry any DropShip other than the ''Kwaidan'', and while at a later point it is implied to have carried a DropShip that had delivered Okura's BattleMechs to Bensinger II, it is never implied or even shown that the ''Ishiyama'' still had the capacity to carry three DropShips.
**The presence of a L-F battery would also explain why the ISF put an ''Invader''-class vessel on the mission in the first place. There was at least one vacant [[docking collar]] on the ''Ishiyama'', so carrying capacity was not a deciding factor; but if it was just a standard ''Invader'' then there was no reason to pick it for the mission over a smaller ship that would have been more suitable–the ''[[Scout (JumpShip class)|Scout]]'' class in particular is known not only for stealthiness but also for recharging its drive slightly faster than other JumpShips.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[BattleTech: The Animated Series]]''

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