Psi Wing (McAuliffe System)

Psi Wing
Date	2654.132.0600
Fighter	Scimitar
Wingmen	James Taggart
Objectives	Proceed to Jump point at RendezVous Escort back the Drayman-class tanker to the Tiger's Claw
Previous	Theta Wing (Enyo System)
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Mission Layout

• Nav 1
  • 4 Krant
• Nav 1 to Tiger's Claw
  • 3 Salthi

Preflight Conversations

Talk to SHOTGLASS

Hey there, Maverick. Get you somethin’?

I’m glad to see you and Paladin gettin’ along so well.

He’ll be retirin’ soon, you know?

Been flyin’ fighters for twenty-odd years, and now they’re puttin’ him out to pasture.

He and I used to fly together back before the war started.

Darn good man, the old Claw’ll miss him.

Talk to BOSSMAN

Chen Kien

Maverick, sit down. I want to compare notes with you.

I’ve been watching the way Dralthi manoeuvre, and I think I’ve noticed something.

Seems to me that when you’re hot on a Dralthi’s tail, and he pulls a loop to shake you,

he always goes up or down, never to the side. Ever notice that?

Maverick shrugs in tentative agreement.

Chen Kien

Well, they do… always up or down, never left or right.

James Taggart

Y’know, lad, I believe you’re right.

Chen Kien

I think it’s because those big wings block their vision to the sides,

but above and below – between the wings – their vision is clear.

Talk to PALADIN

I’d like ta tell ya, laddie, s’been good flyin’ with you.

We’ll be pullin’ outta McAuliffe soon, an’ the Colonel likes to shake up the wings every now an’ then.

So let me give you one last piece of advice, a young wingman ain’t goin’ ta stick by you the way I have, lad.

That’s no criticism of ’em, lad, just a fact.

A youngster’s got a name to make and a career to think on, ’e’ll be lookin’ to make a hero of ’imself.

An old man like meself, on the other hand…

well, I’m just wantin’ to make it back so I can retire in one piece.

Mission Briefing

Mission Briefing. McAuliffe System, 06:00 hours, 2654.132.

Peter Halcyon

We’ll be leaving McAuliffe late tomorrow, but first, we’ve got a half-dozen ’sports and tankers coming in.

With at least one Kilrathi carrier in the system, we’re expecting the hairballs to make a play for most of the ’sports.

Here are the assignments for transport escorts…

The Colonel makes the assignments for the wings. You draw the final run…

Peter Halcyon

Maverick and Paladin will take the last detail. Computer, display Psi.

You’ll rendezvous with a Drayman-class tanker here, at Nav 1.

As soon as it arrives, the tanker will head for the Tiger’s Claw.

It’ll be moving at top speed, and won’t deviate from its shortest course.

So you’ll have to protect it from any attackers.

Stay close, don’t let enemy fighters draw you away from the tanker.

Now, one more thing, boys and girls. Intelligence indicates Bhurak Starkiller may be in the system.

Jeannette Devereaux

Bhurak Starkiller, sir?

Peter Halcyon

He’s one of Kilrah’s best, flies a Salthi light fighter.

Our records credit him with 64 kills, counting fighters and battleships.

So let’s all be extra careful out there, all right? Squadron dismissed.

Mission Debriefing

Mission Debriefing. 10:00 hours, 2654.131.

Peter Halcyon

Well done, gentlemen. The tanker commander asked me to commend you both.

And my personal congratulations for dispatching Bhurak Starkiller.

Christopher Blair

I’m just glad to get that ’sport back to the Claw, sir.

James Taggart

Now, don’t go discountin’ the fun in givin’ the hairballs a black eye, lad.

Peter Halcyon

Enough of that, though. Let’s review the mission.

You racked up 7 Kilrathi, Maverick, and Paladin came up empty.

And you shot down Bhurak Starkiller.

Everything else aside, Maverick, that was excellent work.

And I want to see you in my office later, Maverick. Dismissed.