Mission Q: Hassan the Hero

Mission Q: Hassan the Hero
Date	2790
Type	Combat
Objectives	Keep the prison ship alive and destroy all Kindred ships.
Failure	This one counts, baby. If you bug out or the prison ship dies, you lose the main plot.
Previous	Mission P: Rhinehart Run
Next	Mission Q: Hassan the Hero

Mission Layout

• Nav #6
  • 1 Military Medium Fighter (P) (SK 9) ("DAVID HASSAN")

• Military, Nav #24
  • 1 Military Transport (SK 9)
  • 2 Military Medium Fighter (SK 4)
  • 1 Military Light Fighter (SK 5)

• Hostiles, Nav #24
  • 2 Blade (K) (SK 7)
  • 2 Vendetta (K) (SK 7)
  • 2 Kiowan Cruiser (K) (SK 7)
  • 2 Vector (K) (SK 4)
• Second Wave
  • 6 Vendetta (K) (SK 7)
• Third Wave
  • 6 Vendetta (K) (SK 7)

Official Guide

Who and Where

Go to the CIS offices on Hades. Click on Hassan.

In the midst of telling you that the CIS has caught Rhinehart, Hassan gets a message confirming Rhinehart's transportation to Hades per his orders. However, Hassan gave no such orders, and he realizes this is a trap. You both scramblle to save Rhinehart.

Once you take off, Hassan sends you more information:

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.

• Beef up your loadout at the booth before taking off. You'll need Nuke 'ems - four if you can afford them.
• This is the hardest mission in the game.
• You land in the middle of a fight as soon as you jump to Nav 24, so be ready.
• This mission features Kiowan Cruisers - some of the toughest ships in game. These will kill the prison ship if they get within range of it.
• When you first jump in, you will only be able to see one of the Kiowan Cruisers. There is another one behind it.
• After you jump in, you have only a minute to find the cruisers and drop two or three of your Nuke 'ems. If you wait any longer the cruisers will be too close to the prison ship, and you won't be able to use your Nuke 'ems.
• No amount of torpedoes will take these monsters out. Torpedoes take too long to lock, and don't do enough damage to be effective in this mission. You have to use Nuke 'ems.
• Once you've eliminated the Kiowan Cruisers, you don't have to worry about the prison ship blowing up. Just keep yourself from getting shot.
• Get between the remaining fighters and the prison ship. Point away from the prison ship, target a fighter and drop a Nuke 'em. (If you have another one left, save it for the second wave of fighters.)
• Once you've used up your Nuke 'ems, stick close to the prison ship and let its turrets do most of the work.

If you have your radar in celestial mode and at maximum range, and the prison ship is inside he center radar ring, you're too close to drop a Nuke 'em.

Next Step

If you win, go meet Hassan. If you lose, the plot stops here. Get used to the life of a drifter.

Diary

I don't know who this guy is, but if he goes down with that prison ship so do my hopes of getting to the truth. Better rendezvous with Hassan in space, and help him stop this ambush.

E-Mail

FROM : CMDR DAVID HASSAN
TO : SER LEV ARRIS

I've located the position of the prison ship which left Bex, she's already transmitted a mayday signal, she is under heavy attack. The ship's location is Nav Point 24.
I'll meet you there.

: David Hassan

Diary

Time to save the Prison ship at Nav Point 24.

E-Mail

Success	Failure
FROM : CMDR DAVID HASSAN TO : SER LEV ARRIS We're transporting the prisoner down to the prison pits on Hades - meet me there. I'm sure you have some questions for him... : David Hassan	FROM : CMDR DAVID HASSAN TO : SER LEV ARRIS Shit, that guy was our last link with Kronos and the Kindred. Your quest for your identity just went up with that ship. If you find any other leads, or your memory returns look me up. : David Hassan