Mission S: Rescue Nabakov

Mission S: Rescue Nabakov
Date	2790
Type	Combat
Objectives	Keep Nabakov's ship alive and destroy all Kindred ships.
Failure	If Nabakov's ship dies, you lose and never actually meet Kronos.
Previous	Mission R: Rhinehart Redux
Next	Mission T: Kronos

Mission Layout

• Nav #6
  • 1 Military Medium Fighter (SK 9) ("DAVID HASSAN")
• Military, Nav #36
  • 1 Military Dreadnought (P) (SK 9)
  • 6 Military Heavy Fighter (SK 6)
• Kindred, Nav #36
  • 4 Blade (K) (SK 7)
  • 4 Vendetta (K) (SK 7)
  • 1 Krono (SK 7)
• Second Wave
  • 4 Vendetta (K) (SK 7)
• Third Wave
  • 4 Blade (K) (SK 7)

Official Guide

Who and Where

This is a scramble. As soon as you take off, you get this messaeg:

Kronos' ship has no weapons. It poses no major threat in this battle and cannot be destroyed. When you win the mission, you will land on it.

Strategies

Warning: if you hit any CIS ship in this mission, you lose. Even if you barely damage a ship, you fail the mission and lose the game.

• You can only use a Nuke'em once in this mission, so only take one. Take Pythons, Proximity missiles or whatever other weapons you find effective. (Don't bother with torpedoes, though - they aren't very effective against fighters.)
• As soon as you jump in, find the enemy fighters. Drop your Nuke 'em immediately, before you get too close to the military ships before dropping it. If you don't use the Nuke 'em at this point, you probably won't win the mission.
  Finish off the first wave as quickly as possible and move into optimal position for a second wave launched from Kronos' ship. Dog-fighting the first wave too long costs valuable time.
• Nabakov is in the CIS dreadnought. Behind the dreadnought is Kronos' ship. Fly past the dreadnought until you can see Kronos' ship. You can ignore it - it has no guns, and it can't hurt you or the dreadnought.
• Hang out near the CIS dreadnought. Its turret lasers will protect you while you pick off the fighters that it misses.

Next Step

If you win the mission, you will get an e-mail from Hassan that triggers a cinematic in which you land on Kronos' ship. If you fail the mission, the plot ends and you cannot confront your brother.

Diary

I need to go and help Shiela Nabokov, she is going to be ambushed.

E-Mail

FROM : SHIELA NABOKOV - DIRECTOR CIS
TO : ALL CIS OPERATIVES

PRIORITY MESSAGE

Nav Point 36 - Urgent Assistance Required. Under heavy attack from Kindred and Pirate forces.

Diary

Need to get to Nav Point 36 before it is too late.

E-Mail

Success	Failure
FROM: CMDR DAVID HASSAN TO: SER LEV ARRIS Lev, looks like our work is done... I think I'm going to take some time off... strange to know what to do with yourself when a lifetimes goal is complete. Anyway take care of yourself, and do the right thing... : David	FROM: KRONOS TO: SER LEV ARRIS You have failed little brother. I will find you and have my revenge. : Kronos

Diary

This is it brother, the prodigal son is coming home for what's his.