Norad II

The Norad II, the flagship battlecruiser of Alpha Squadron, had enhanced weapons systems compared to most other battlecruisers. It was also defensively superior to standard Behemoth-class battlecruisers.

History
The Norad II, commanded by then-Colonel Edmund Duke, was making a routine patrol near the border with the Umojan Protectorate shortly after the destruction of Korhal when it received a communication from a mole onboard the Sons of Korhal battlecruiser, the Hyperion.

Duke was delighted. Not only could he capture the leader of the Sons of Korhal, General Arcturus Mengsk, but he could also retrieve a missing item from a secret Confederate program.

The Norad II ambushed the Hyperion from warp space, preventing it from attempting to escape. He ordered a squad of soldiers to board the Hyperion, along with a secret agent. The plan went awry when Mengsk's forces killed his troops and the Hyperion outmaneuvered and heavily damaged the Norad II using a startling tactic. Duke believed it would take months to fix the hole in his ship.

The Norad II was one of the first Confederacy ships to travel to Chau Sara and Mar Sara after the former world was purified by the protoss, carrying Universe News Network reporter Michael Liberty. It took part in a clumsy counterattack on the protoss, who were heading towards Mar Sara. The protoss evaded battle, which the Confederacy claimed was a victory for the terrans.

The Norad II took part in a Confederacy campaign at Antiga Prime. Antigan rebels had joined forces with the Sons of Korhal, and the world had been invaded by the zerg. The Norad II was attacked by the aliens; it crashed on Antiga Prime, but Duke and his crew were rescued by the Sons of Korhal, much to Duke's surprise.

After Duke joined the Sons of Korhal, it was repaired and joined in Duke's attack on the Confederate forces in orbit of Tarsonis.

It was later extensively refitted and renamed as Norad III by the time the Terran Dominion had traveled to Char.

Game Structure
Norad II appears as battlecruiser wreckage in the form of a structure in the StarCraft mission, Norad II. It has 700 hit points and may be repaired, and has no attack.

If the unit name is changed in StarEdit, the rank changes from "Edmund Duke" to "Admiral".