Sgt. Slaughter Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 During the final minutes of the transition from Nar Shaddaa, Slaughter began composing a letter--not with a datapad, but with an ink-dispensing stylus and flimsi. It was an old-fashioned means of communication, prone to destruction and mishaps in delivery, but it was a medium that could not be easily intercepted or monitored, least of all by the censors that the Admiral suspected that Zinthos had monitoring the Rebel Alliance’s communications traffic. Besides, being surrounded by durasteel bulkheads that were as old as him had placed the Admiral in a traditional state of mind. A muted chime sounded at his door. “Enter.” So entered one of the gray-green clad officers of the Imperial contingent of the Rebel Alliance into his stateroom. At least, that was the term for these temporary quarters; the room was barely large enough to accommodate both a cot and his desk. True, that was a magnificent piece of furniture, a vast workspace that Slaughter suspected was at least partially made of real Kashyyyk wroshyr--a luxurious touch not commonly seen after the Clone Wars--but it was tiny compared to his quarters on Fidelity. “Admiral, five minutes until reversion.” Salute, salute returned. “Thank you, Lieutenant,” Slaughter muttered as he rose to his feet, neatly folding the flimsi into thirds and tucking the letter into the neck of his tunic. He glanced down at his large fingers, and noted with some dismay that there would be no time to wash off the ink blots that had stained his left hand. That would undoubtedly give the Imperial Knights and their censors something to discuss. Ten seconds of distance was all that separated his little stateroom from the bridge. Striding onto the bridge of Tripoli, Slaughter announced his presence with terse orders, “Action stations. Set material condition to Zerek throughout the ship. Batteries out of secure standby, load combat mix. Shields to ahead full.” There was no doubt that those orders had already been dispatched by Captain Tavantis--crimson auxiliary lights were already glowing at the floor panels and ceiling--but they came reflexively. Matching orders to action, Slaughter took his position at the tactical pit, hand grasping the encrypted comlink built into its perimeter. Thirty seconds later, hyperspace retreated to reveal the barren world of Korriban… and the orbital units that were certain to be defending the cultural homeworld of the Sith Empire. Already there was a screen of starfighters and the A-Wing spotters several kilometers in front of the Rebel Alliance fleet, ready to report the damage inflicted by the heavy guns of the artillery cruisers. Legendary Task Force Hunt Mission Imperial Knight Expeditionary Incendiary Artillery Battery |Aeneas| Taskforce Experience: Veteran (2xp) Sphyrna-class Corvette Aleppo |2/1| Sphyrna-class Corvette Beirut |2/1| Dreadnought-class Heavy Cruiser Tripoli |10/20| Imperial Remnant Incendiary Artillery Battery |Acre| Taskforce Experience: Veteran (2xp) Sphyrna-class Corvette Tiberias|2/1| Sphyrna-class Corvette Dimona |2/1| Dreadnought-class Heavy Cruiser Acre |10/20| Medical/Engineering Task Force |Bloodsteele| EF76 Nebulon-B Escort Frigate: Merciful Touch |3/3| EF76 Nebulon-B Escort Frigate: Raven’s Touch |3/3| Zebulon-B Frigate: Mecha Metal |3/3| Nargi-class Pursuit Frigate: Watchman |3/3| Corellian Rescue Frigate: Majesty |3/3| Corellian Rescue Frigate: Majestic |3/3| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Slaughter Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Rebel Alliance Fleet Status: End of Round One (Shields/Hull) Imperial Knight Expeditionary Incendiary Artillery Battery |Aeneas| Task Force Experience: Veteran (2xp) Sphyrna-class Corvette Aleppo |0/0| Sphyrna-class Corvette Beirut |0/0| Dreadnought-class Heavy Cruiser Tripoli |10/20| Imperial Remnant Incendiary Artillery Battery |Acre| Taskforce Experience: Veteran (2xp) Sphyrna-class Corvette Tiberias |2/1| Sphyrna-class Corvette Dimona |2/1| Dreadnought-class Heavy Cruiser Acre |10/20| Medical/Engineering Task Force |Bloodsteele| Taskforce Experience: Veteran (2xp) EF76 Nebulon-B Escort Frigate: Merciful Touch |3/3| EF76 Nebulon-B Escort Frigate: Raven’s Touch |3/3| Zebulon-B Frigate: Mecha Metal |3/3| Nargi-class Pursuit Frigate: Watchman |3/3| Corellian Rescue Frigate: Majesty |3/3| Corellian Rescue Frigate: Majestic |3/3| Imperial Light Defensive Escort: Suppressing Fire |Phobos| Task Force Experience: Veteran (4 xp) Star Galleon-Class Frigate Clermonte |3/3| Vengeance-Class Frigate Chartres |3/3| Interceptor-Class Frigate Francorum |3/3| Consular-Class Frigate Tancred |3/3| Sphyrna-Class Corvette Guiscard |2/1| Sphyrna-Class Corvette Dorylaeum |2/1| Paladin-Class Corvette Yağısıyan |2/1| Free Virgilla-Class Corvette Alexandretta |2/1| Rebel Alliance Lend-Lease Precision Strike: Carrier Group |Enyo| Taskforce Experience: Veteran (3xp) Quasar Fire-class Cruiser-Carrier Azincourt |9/9| Consular-Class Frigate Maelstrom |2/1| Consular-Class Frigate Languedoc |2/1| DP20 Corvette Augustus |2/1| DP20 Corvette Hussar |2/1| Hapan Asset Denial Force [Surgical Strike] |Auvergne| Taskforce Experience: Green (1xp) Nova-class battle cruiser Burgundy |9/9| MC-30c Frigate Picardy |3/3| MC-30c Frigate Alsace |3/3| RSD Paladin-class Corvette Poitu |2/1| RSD Paladin-class Corvette Lorraine |2/1| Mandalorian Neo-Crusader Destroyer Group [Missiles] |Bes'bev| Task Force Experience: Veteran (3xp) IPM Neo-Kandosii-class Battleship: Nat’ah |25/25| Mandalorian Neo-Crusader Destroyer Group [Railguns] |Akalenedat| Task Force Experience: Veteran (3xp) IPM Neo-Kandosii-class Battleship: Xaakzaamheid |25/19| Mandalorian Neo-Crusader Heavy Brawler Escort |Chayaikir| Task Force Experience: Veteran (3xp) IPM Neo-Kandosii-class Battleship: Oosterwijk |9/29| ________ After hours of hounding freight traffic, the Sith had finally come out to protect their cultural homeworld. Having maintained a battle formation throughout their harassments of freighters and barges, the Rebel Alliance was not caught off guard--it simply vectored to face the predicted response and maneuvered to close in. Xaakzaamheid and Nat'ah, built like ancient men-of-war with their armored prows, led the engagement, soon closing in on elements of the Sith fleet and engaging at close quarters in an attempt to catch Goliath in a pincer action. The artillery cruiser was an unusual hull to command a battle from. Despite the tremendous mass of the refitted Dreadnaught-class Heavy Cruiser, the ancient ship bucked as though its sublights had just accelerated to full throttle with every firing of its great guns. In fact, that was exactly what happened; with every salvo, station-keeping thrusters fired in order to keep Tripoli from shifting from the recoil of its oversized cannons. But it was more than the feel of the hull under his boots; the commander's displays were optimized for directing fire, not overall command of the field. Reams of calculations continually updated on the holoprojectors... but the resolution of the holograms left much to be desired. At least, it was easier to blame the technical limitations of the holoprojectors than his own mind, because it almost appeared as though one of the Mandalorian Battleships had sidled up alongside a Sith battlecruiser of unfamiliar design, almost as though in escort formation. "Comms; signal Nat'ah." Slaughter stabbed at the icon as though poking it with one of his fingers could prod back into formation. "What in the nine hells do they think they're doing? They're interfering with our firing solutions. " Static, garbled transmissions, confused background noise was the answer. "I see. Get a signal off to the Jedi when this damned interference lets up. New secondary objective; destroy that ship. It is not allowed to leave this system alive." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Slaughter Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 (edited) Rebel Alliance Fleet Status: End of Round Two (Shields/Hull) Imperial Knight Expeditionary Incendiary Artillery Battery |Aeneas| Task Force Experience: Veteran (2xp) Sphyrna-class Corvette Aleppo |0/0| Sphyrna-class Corvette Beirut |0/0| Dreadnought-class Heavy Cruiser Tripoli |0/14| Imperial Remnant Incendiary Artillery Battery |Acre| Taskforce Experience: Veteran (2xp) Sphyrna-class Corvette Tiberias |0/0| Sphyrna-class Corvette Dimona |0/0| Dreadnought-class Heavy Cruiser Acre |10/20| Medical/Engineering Task Force |Bloodsteele| Taskforce Experience: Veteran (2xp) EF76 Nebulon-B Escort Frigate: Merciful Touch |3/3| EF76 Nebulon-B Escort Frigate: Raven’s Touch |3/3| Zebulon-B Frigate: Mecha Metal |3/3| Nargi-class Pursuit Frigate: Watchman |3/3| Corellian Rescue Frigate: Majesty |3/3| Corellian Rescue Frigate: Majestic |3/3| Imperial Light Defensive Escort: Suppressing Fire |Phobos| Task Force Experience: Veteran (4 xp) Star Galleon-Class Frigate Clermonte |3/3| Vengeance-Class Frigate Chartres |3/3| Interceptor-Class Frigate Francorum |3/3| Consular-Class Frigate Tancred |1/3| Sphyrna-Class Corvette Guiscard |2/1| Sphyrna-Class Corvette Dorylaeum |2/1| Paladin-Class Corvette Yağısıyan |2/1| Free Virgilla-Class Corvette Alexandretta |2/1| Rebel Alliance Lend-Lease Precision Strike: Carrier Group |Enyo| Taskforce Experience: Veteran (3xp) Quasar Fire-class Cruiser-Carrier Azincourt |9/9| Consular-Class Frigate Maelstrom |3/3| Consular-Class Frigate Languedoc |3/3| DP20 Corvette Augustus |2/1| DP20 Corvette Hussar |2/1| Hapan Asset Denial Force [Surgical Strike] |Auvergne| Taskforce Experience: Green (1xp) Nova-class battle cruiser Burgundy |9/9| MC-30c Frigate Picardy |3/3| MC-30c Frigate Alsace |3/3| RSD Paladin-class Corvette Poitu |2/1| RSD Paladin-class Corvette Lorraine |2/1| Mandalorian Neo-Crusader Destroyer Group [Missiles] |Bes'bev| Task Force Experience: Veteran (3xp) IPM Neo-Kandosii-class Battleship: Nat’ah |22/19| Mandalorian Neo-Crusader Destroyer Group [Railguns] |Akalenedat| Task Force Experience: Veteran (3xp) IPM Neo-Kandosii-class Battleship: Xaakzaamheid |17/19| Mandalorian Neo-Crusader Heavy Brawler Escort |Chayaikir| Task Force Experience: Veteran (3xp) IPM Neo-Kandosii-class Battleship: Oosterwijk |9/29| Edited August 22, 2021 by ObliviousKnight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Slaughter Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Rebel Alliance Fleet Status: End of Round Three (Shields/Hull) Imperial Knight Expeditionary Incendiary Artillery Battery |Aeneas| Task Force Experience: Veteran (2xp) -- DESTROYED Sphyrna-class Corvette Aleppo |0/0| Sphyrna-class Corvette Beirut |0/0| Dreadnought-class Heavy Cruiser Tripoli |0/0| Imperial Remnant Incendiary Artillery Battery |Acre| Taskforce Experience: Veteran (2xp) Sphyrna-class Corvette Tiberias |0/0| Sphyrna-class Corvette Dimona |0/0| Dreadnought-class Heavy Cruiser Acre |10/20| Medical/Engineering Task Force |Bloodsteele| Taskforce Experience: Veteran (2xp) EF76 Nebulon-B Escort Frigate: Merciful Touch |3/3| EF76 Nebulon-B Escort Frigate: Raven’s Touch |3/3| Zebulon-B Frigate: Mecha Metal |3/3| Nargi-class Pursuit Frigate: Watchman |3/3| Corellian Rescue Frigate: Majesty |3/3| Corellian Rescue Frigate: Majestic |3/3| Imperial Light Defensive Escort: Suppressing Fire |Phobos| Task Force Experience: Veteran (4 xp) Star Galleon-Class Frigate Clermonte |3/3| Vengeance-Class Frigate Chartres |3/3| Interceptor-Class Frigate Francorum |3/3| Consular-Class Frigate Tancred |1/3| Sphyrna-Class Corvette Guiscard |2/1| Sphyrna-Class Corvette Dorylaeum |2/1| Paladin-Class Corvette Yağısıyan |2/1| Free Virgilla-Class Corvette Alexandretta |2/1| Rebel Alliance Lend-Lease Precision Strike: Carrier Group |Enyo| Taskforce Experience: Veteran (3xp) Quasar Fire-class Cruiser-Carrier Azincourt |9/9| Consular-Class Frigate Maelstrom |3/3| Consular-Class Frigate Languedoc |3/3| DP20 Corvette Augustus |2/1| DP20 Corvette Hussar |2/1| Hapan Asset Denial Force [Surgical Strike] |Auvergne| Taskforce Experience: Green (1xp) Nova-class battle cruiser Burgundy |9/9| MC-30c Frigate Picardy |3/3| MC-30c Frigate Alsace |3/3| RSD Paladin-class Corvette Poitu |2/1| RSD Paladin-class Corvette Lorraine |2/1| Mandalorian Neo-Crusader Destroyer Group [Missiles] |Bes'bev| Task Force Experience: Veteran (3xp) IPM Neo-Kandosii-class Battleship: Nat’ah |6/19| Mandalorian Neo-Crusader Destroyer Group [Railguns] |Akalenedat| Task Force Experience: Veteran (3xp) IPM Neo-Kandosii-class Battleship: Xaakzaamheid |17/18| Mandalorian Neo-Crusader Heavy Brawler Escort |Chayaikir| Task Force Experience: Veteran (3xp) IPM Neo-Kandosii-class Battleship: Oosterwijk |9/29| ______ “Admiral, fires reported on decks four through nine. Damage control indicates that they will not be able to control the spread without crew from the guns” A younger officer with a ghastly facial scar shouted from across the bridge. Slaughter opened his mouth, ready to give instructions on the target for what would likely be Tripoli’s final volley-- --and then the lights of the bridge darkened. Even the auxiliary lights flickered and died, bathing the entire bridge in perfect darkness. Even artificial gravity failed, and Slaughter forced his body from drifting off the deckplates by pulling himself into the rails surrounding the tactical pit. The only remaining light cast was from some of the newfangled “smart” micropads that some of the younger officers wore on their wrists in spite of regulations. The great guns of the cruiser, for the first time in this battle, fell silent. And then all at once, a heavy ka-chunk reverberated through the hull as the emergency generators kicked in--the crimson emergency lights illuminated the edges of the bridge and its many terminals--and several crew yelped in surprise and pain as their drifting bodies collapsed to the deckplates and less comfortable surfaces when gravity reasserted itself. “Thank you, Captain Pullings. Signal all decks, abandon ship. Repeat, abandon ship. She’s given us all she can. Pullings--help me with Carik.” The Zeltron Master Gunner, having landed on her control terminal with her leg at an unfortunate angle, was staring at a shin that was protruding through her uniform. Even though her face was almost as white as the bone, the red-skinned humanoid refused to utter a sound at the incredible pain that she must have been experiencing. At least until the middle-aged Admiral and his flag-captain grabbed the gunner by the shoulders and hauled her to stand on one foot. Even then she only shrieked a single curse. “Admiral transferring to Azincourt.” Slaughter keyed his personal comlink, even though he knew it was unlikely that the transmission would be able to punch through the interference from an exposed hypermatter generator. The deckplates continued to shudder under the weight of secondary explosions even as the three officers limped towards his personal shuttle. The vacuum was crowded with escape pods and shuttlecraft after the LAAT/i escaped the hangar. One of the twin-hulled Nebulons--or a Zebulon, Slaughter couldn’t distinguish the two frigates at range--was already on station, hauling escape pods to safety with her tractor beams. However, Slaughter’s destination would not be the medical frigate. With a sharp turn that threw two of his deck officers against the wall of the shuttle and inspired a fit of cursing from the Zeltron Gunner, the LAAT/i veered towards a Quasar Fire-class cruiser whose hull was alight with the glow of dozens of starfighters.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Slaughter Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 (edited) Rebel Alliance Fleet Status: End of Round Four (Shields/Hull) Imperial Knight Expeditionary Incendiary Artillery Battery |Aeneas| Task Force Experience: Veteran (2xp) -- DESTROYED Sphyrna-class Corvette Aleppo |0/0| Sphyrna-class Corvette Beirut |0/0| Dreadnought-class Heavy Cruiser Tripoli |0/0| Imperial Remnant Incendiary Artillery Battery |Acre| Taskforce Experience: Veteran (2xp) -- WITHDRAWN Sphyrna-class Corvette Tiberias |0/0| Sphyrna-class Corvette Dimona |0/0| Dreadnought-class Heavy Cruiser Acre |10/20| Medical/Engineering Task Force |Bloodsteele| Taskforce Experience: Veteran (2xp) EF76 Nebulon-B Escort Frigate: Merciful Touch |3/3| EF76 Nebulon-B Escort Frigate: Raven’s Touch |3/3| Zebulon-B Frigate: Mecha Metal |3/3| Nargi-class Pursuit Frigate: Watchman |3/3| Corellian Rescue Frigate: Majesty |3/3| Corellian Rescue Frigate: Majestic |3/3| Imperial Light Defensive Escort: Suppressing Fire |Phobos| Task Force Experience: Veteran (4 xp) Star Galleon-Class Frigate Clermonte |3/3| Vengeance-Class Frigate Chartres |3/3| Interceptor-Class Frigate Francorum |3/3| Consular-Class Frigate Tancred |0/2| Sphyrna-Class Corvette Guiscard |2/1| Sphyrna-Class Corvette Dorylaeum |0/0| Paladin-Class Corvette Yağısıyan |0/0| Free Virgilla-Class Corvette Alexandretta |0/0| Rebel Alliance Lend-Lease Precision Strike: Carrier Group |Enyo| Taskforce Experience: Veteran (3xp) Quasar Fire-class Cruiser-Carrier Azincourt |9/9| Consular-Class Frigate Maelstrom |3/3| Consular-Class Frigate Languedoc |3/3| DP20 Corvette Augustus |2/1| DP20 Corvette Hussar |2/1| Hapan Asset Denial Force [Surgical Strike] |Auvergne| Taskforce Experience: Green (1xp) Nova-class battle cruiser Burgundy |9/9| MC-30c Frigate Picardy |3/3| MC-30c Frigate Alsace |3/3| RSD Paladin-class Corvette Poitu |2/1| RSD Paladin-class Corvette Lorraine |2/1| Mandalorian Neo-Crusader Destroyer Group [Missiles] |Bes'bev| Task Force Experience: Veteran (3xp) IPM Neo-Kandosii-class Battleship: Nat’ah |6/19| Mandalorian Neo-Crusader Destroyer Group [Railguns] |Akalenedat| Task Force Experience: Veteran (3xp) -- WITHDRAWN IPM Neo-Kandosii-class Battleship: Xaakzaamheid |8/15| Mandalorian Neo-Crusader Heavy Brawler Escort |Chayaikir| Task Force Experience: Veteran (3xp) IPM Neo-Kandosii-class Battleship: Oosterwijk |9/29| ______ A titanic explosion was visible in the Sith formation, but at the same time, a terrible confluence of enemy fire struck at the Mandalorian contingent. Slaughter winced as he witnessed hundreds of tiny pinpricks of light surrounding their ships, but the two Mandalorian battleships still appeared operational--and Nat’ah was still continuing to empty her magazines into the great bulk of the unfamiliar Sith battlecruiser. Squinting through the pilot’s canopy as Azincourt began to obscure his view, Slaughter seized the pilot’s comlink to relay his orders... “Azincourt, Azincourt, this is Slaughter. Confirmation code…” the middle-aged Admiral rattled off a string of digits prior to growling a set of complicated maneuvers. The triangular-shaped cruiser was still a few kilometers away, but there was such a stream of buzzing starfighters surrounding its position that, for the first time in about a week, Slaughter felt as though he was safe. At least he would be back aboard a Republic vessel again. Edited September 3, 2021 by ObliviousKnight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Slaughter Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 After a final hyperspace jump to realign the fleet with its re-entry vector and to tighten up its formation, the Third Fleet of the Galactic Alliance appeared above the Sith fortress-world of Korriban. Though the planet was little more than a brown pearl at the range that the MC90 cruiser Fidelity and Nebula-class Star Destroyer Benediction appeared at, every planetary sensor had to be screaming at the sudden arrival of the hostile fleet and dozens of starfighters. The fleet’s A-Wings, as usual, led the advance towards the planet, streaking downwards and relying on their prodigious speed and sensor jammers to reconnoiter hostile positions. They would begin an irritating operation of harassing potential Sith positions, approaching just close enough to risk provoking a response from interceptors and ground batteries–only to retreat to the safety of the fleet’s fighter screen. All the meanwhile, the fleet lumbered forward in a steady orbit that would eventually place it in a position to bombard the Valley of the Dark Lords. On the bridge of Fidelity, Admiral Slaughter quietly watched the progression of his task force at his tactical pit and fretted. He had actually begun to bite his fingernails out of nerves, a substitution for his habit of pacing and stalking about the tactical holographs. He knew that his task force could withstand a pounding from the batteries that his intelligence had identified–Fidelity’s reputation for toughness was legendary throughout the fleet and Benediction was little more than a hulk that had been gutted for hangar space–but the success of his attack depended wholly on a couple hundred brave volunteers whose survival was contingent on him being a very attractive target. “Comms, get me an open channel. I want everyone in system to hear this.” Slaughter grimaced and sent his voice into a lower register, the war-weathered growl that was his image. “Lords of Korriban,” his growl rasped in the back of his throat.. “Your attack on Nar Shaddaa has failed. The allied coalition lives. Your fleet was dealt a mortal blow. No help is coming. Systems across the galaxy are declaring for the Galactic Alliance. No help is coming. “The Galactic Alliance gives you this chance to end your war. You are to surrender your positions and disable your arms. We will take that as indication that you wish to save yourselves. If you fail to do so, then your outcome is inevitable.” Slaughter sighed and downed a canteen of water the moment that the transmission was cut off. That had been as much a performance as it had been a declaration of intent. Being the bloody-handed officer whose arrival promised violence was an essential part of the plan. With any luck, the Korriban garrisons would soon launch their first fires, and the conquest of the Sith homeworld would begin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Slaughter Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 “As expected.” Slaughter glanced downwards towards a chronometer at the base of his tactical pit, beneath the holographic overlay that depicted the orbit of his fleet above Korriban. Orange specks bloomed on the holographic surface of the planet as sensors detected ground fires–anti-orbitals of some sort. “Reinforce shields to starboard, loosen up the formation and begin evasive maneuvers–” “Incoming missiles! Launches from locations eight through eighteen!” Came a shout from the crewpits. Slaughter gave the orders, but his voice was utterly superfluous and necessary for beginning a maneuver that he drilled obsessively into every unit that he commanded. The formation began to loosen up, the six supporting corvettes drifting a hundred meters away from Fidelity and Benediction to form an intercepting screen between the capital ships and any attacks that might be launched from Korriban. Their laser cannons opened up at the approach of the incoming missiles, projecting a web of crimson fire in the hopes of detonating the missiles before they reached their targets. But there was a slight variation on that maneuver: the spread of the intercepting fire was just a little bit looser than the standard pattern for starfighter-launched warheads. “Target locations nine through twelve. Open fire, turbolasers and ions only. Signal Geist squadron to observe for effect.” Slaughter eyed the vectors that traced the projected flight of the incoming missiles with some concern. Ground-launched missiles were a rare anti-orbital weapon--most militaries favored turbolasers, rather than deal with the necessary cost of storing the weapons and wasting fuel on defeating gravity.. However, the weapons could be much more sophisticated than a turbolaser cannon or a starfighter-launched missile. There was every possibility that the weapons were equipped with break-off decoys or cluster warheads--or delayed-fuse warheads than the simple impact fuses that starfighters typically used. They also tended to reach much higher velocities than their miniaturized counterparts… Even as the turbolasers aboard Fidelity began to rain down crimson fire upon four of the anti-orbital batteries, Slaughter silently fretted and watched as the missiles approached the point-defense fire from his squadron. His hands went to the handles of his wheelchair and idly pushed himself back and forth a few inches. It was an utterly unsatisfactory way to fret. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Slaughter Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 The duel between the great guns continued, with neither side really accomplishing much of significance. True, a couple of the ground-side batteries were no longer firing, but the missiles were succeeding in keeping the Galactic Alliance fleet from descending further to execute a more lethal bombardment. The mere presence of all those batteries threatened to utterly maul the supporting ships in the squadron. It wouldn’t be until the Talons succeeded in knocking out a few of the anti-orbitals that they could risk anything heavier than starfighters… A green blip appeared on his tactical display at the same moment as an officer called out from the command pits. “Signals from Wurm Squadron. First attack run in motion, Talons landing.” “Very well. Guns, belay those fire orders. Shift targets to… two through twelve.” That would shift Fidelity’s turbolasers from the Valley of the Dark Lords to several of the batteries that were protecting Dreshdae’s spaceports. “Let’s give our ground-pounders a chance to do their work. Move in the secondary strike package.” Slaughter’s fingers rapped impatiently on the sides of his wheelchairs. A vein was beginning to pop out in his forehead. A part of his heart that forever belonged to the infantry badly wanted to move up his own timetable… but until a few more of the anti-orbitals were brought out of action, it would be a lethal environment for his ships. They wouldn’t be entirely without support. In addition to the first wave of bombs delivered by Wurm Squadron, the Y-Wings of Basilisk Squadron and the X-Wings of Hawkbat and Vrelt Squadrons would soon be on station to respond to calls for air support. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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