Sigma Wing (Tartarus System)

Sigma Wing
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Date	???
Fighter	Rapier
Wingmen	N/A
Medal	None
Objectives	Proceed to Nav Point 1 Protect Defecting Dralthi Return to Tiger's Claw
Victory Points	N/A
Notes	Proceed to Nav Point 1 Protect Defecting Dralthi Return to Tiger's Claw
Previous	Alpha Wing (Border Zone System)
Next	Epsilon Wing (Cairo System)

Alpha Wing
Date	???
Fighter	Rapier
Wingmen	Ian St. John
Medal	None
Objectives	Proceed to Nav Point 1 Proceed to Nav Point 2 (Fralthi) Return to Tiger's Claw
Victory Points	N/A
Notes	Proceed to Nav Point 1 Proceed to Nav Point 2 (Fralthi) Return to Tiger's Claw
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Next	Sigma Wing (Tartarus System)

Mission Layout

• Between Tiger's Claw and Nav 1
  • 4 Gratha
• Nav 1
  • 3 Jalthi
  • 3 Krant
• Nav 2
  • 4 Gratha
  • 1 Fralthi

Preflight Conversations

[TALK TO SHOTGLASS] Shotglass: Maverick: Shotglass:

[COMMANDER HALCYON HAS CALLED YOU TO HIS OFFICE FOR A SPECIAL BREIFING] [TARTARUS SYSTEM, NEAR KILRATHI LINES] Halcyon: Come in Maverick, I need to speak to you. Maverick: Yes sir? Halcyon: I have a mission for you. One that's vitally important to our cause. We have been contacted by a Kilrathi Colonel who wishes to defect. I need you to fly out to meet him and guide him back to the Tiger's Claw . He will be in a Dralthi, and we want that ship intact. Do whatever is necessary to keep it that way, understood? Maverick: Yes sir! Halcyon: Good, the details of the mission are already entered into your flight recorder. If you encounter the enemy, remember. Your first priority is the safety of that Dralthi. If you can get a clear shot oh 'em go ahead, but don't risk the mission. You'll be in a Rapier. That's all, dismissed.

SIGMA DEFEND

[MISSION DEBRIEFING, TARTARUS SYSTEM NEAR KILRATHI LINES] Halcyon: Well Maverick, I understood you made it back safely with the Dralthi and Colonel Ralgha. Maverick: Yes sir. Halcyon: Lets hear your report. Maverick: Yes sir. I ran into a few wings of Kilrathi on the way, but took care of 'em. When I arrived at Nav 1, the convoy was under attack, but we got rid of them. The trip back was uneventful. Halcyon: Good, I couldn't have hoped for better results. I can't give you a medal for this mission, Lt., due to its sensitive nature, but I believe you deserve one. You have my thanks, Maverick Maverick: Thank you, sir. Halcyon: Yes, very well, then. Dismissed.

Comm Officer: Colonel, Jump point is 8 seconds away… 5, 4, 3, 2. [The Tiger's Claw jumps into the Cairo system].

Talk to SHOTGLASS

Shotglass

Have a drink, Maverick! We've got something to celebrate!

I just heard the news from Major Chapman on the Austin!

The Confed fleet chased the Kilrathi strike force from Vega prime.

It was kinda weird actually. There wasn't a major battle or anything like that.

The cats just closed up shop and left.

Christopher Blair

It sounds like they had somewhere else they wanted to go, Sam.

Shotglass

Makes you wonder, doesn't it? But still, they ran away.

That's a victory for our side, isn't it?

Talk to KNIGHT

Joseph Khumalo

Maverick! We were just talking about you, Angel and I.

She says you've been doing special work for the Colonel.

Can you tell us about it?

Christopher Blair

I'm afraid not. Not yet anyway.

Joseph Khumalo

Ah yes. Well we understand.

Talk to ANGEL

Maverick! Did you hear what happened on the last patrol?

Nearly all the pilots encountered enemy warships!

And one of the Tactical officers said that there might be more Kilrathi in this area.

Fortunately we are not alone in this sector.

If we need combat more pilots, they will transfer personell from the TCS Austin.

I truly hope that we will not need those other pilots,

but this could be an excellent chance to compare tactics with them, non?

Mission Briefing

Mission Briefing. Border Zone, En route to Tartarus System

Peter Halcyon

I hope everyone's been enjoying this trip so far…

because you're going to have to do some real work again.

We've received reports of a Fralthi moving to Tartarus system.

We need to take care of it now, before it arrives.

So we can maintain our mission status when we get there.

I know I can count on you to get the job done.

Michael Casey

What about shore leave?

Peter Halcyon

That's one reason we need to take out this Fralthi now, Iceman, to ensure the safety in Tartarus.

These are your assignments. Maverick, you'll be Alpha wing, with Hunter as your wingman.

You'll fly a Rapier - a good all purpose ship.

Go to Nav 1, in order to avoid the minefield between us and the Fralthi.

Destroy the Fralthi and return to the Tiger's Claw directly.

Colonel Halcyon assigns the other pilots to their duties

Peter Halcyon

Remember, the main objective is to destroy the Fralthi.

Don't risk using up your missiles on stray fighters.

Stick to your guns and only use missiles when absolutely necessary.

And something else I wanted to mention.

Hunter did a bolter yesterday, a 2 point touch and go landing.

He managed to snap off one of his ship's laser cannons, break 3 aerials and terrify the flight deck crew.

Pilots, we use the ACLS, our auto-landing system, for very good reasons.

The next hotshot pilot who tries a manual control landing will be scrubbing decks for a week.

Is that understood?

All right pilots, prepare for launch.

Dismissed.

Mission Debriefing

Mission debriefing. Border Zone, En route to Tartarus System.

Peter Halcyon

So how did it go out there, Maverick? Did you get that Fralthi?

Christopher Blair

Yes sir! We wasted her right on schedule.

Peter Halcyon

Good, that's just what I wanted to hear.

The destruction of that Fralthi was vital.

Good work. Well Maverick, you got 15 and Hunter got 0.

Okay. Get some rest before your next mission, Lt.