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6-27-2015 “Operation Back Atcha”

This mission was planned by the Ravens CAG, Colonel Leonidas Ranson using an idea from our last mission Operation Green Haze and the irradiated Tylium on Planet EM.

Mission Plan:

ATTENTION ON DECK!     At Ease!

Well Folks, The Cylons Are about to attempt some Trickery on us; Guess what? It's THEY who are about to get 'Punk'd'!

After the Last Op at planet 'Green Haze', The Scientists at the Ministry of Defense Have pieced together A Puzzle Concerning EM Irradiated Tylium; Not only could the Stuff Create Havoc with Colonial Military Vessels, If Secretly Slipped in with Normal Tylium, In a big enough Amount, It can be used As A Poor man's Dirty Bomb, With Devastating Results!

 Further Intel Has Discovered That the Cylons have Loaded Two Standard Tankers With the Stuff; And, They intend to Transfer the Crap to two Colonial Civilian Freighters That have Almost been Reported Missing; Their Registries Still Being Active:

Colonial 6619-B, Registered with A Private Shipping Firm on Gemmenon, and:

Colonial 4108-H, Of Libran Fuel Industries Inc; Last Reported Leaving Ragnar Anchorage.

These Two Civilian freighters Obviously have been Hijacked by Cylon Infiltrators to be used in A Terrorist Attack on A Colonial Military Target; Loaded With the Hot Tylium, They could be used to Not only Destroy A Target, but also the Spread of the Tylium could Seriously Disrupt DRADIS and Communications for a Substantial Period of Time, Leaving The Affected Sector(s) Vulnerable to Cylon Attack.

Intel picked up by Stealth Spy Drones Have indicated A Cylon Build-up 25 Parsecs Past the Red Line, in the Kintara Sector. The Most Recent Recon Flight by the Raven Air Wing has revealed old type Cylon Basestars and Tankers.

Even though these are Older Ships from the First Cylon War, They are still Useful; And, Off to the Side, The recon flight Found the Two Civilian ships.

After this Location was pinpointed, it was found that the Closest Colonial Military Post of Importance was Listening Post TARTARIS, Which has A Direct Link to Fleet HQ on Picon;

This Post Is VITAL to Detecting Any Cylon Threats to the Colonies; The Deduced Plan is for the Cylons to Bring the Freighters with the Hot Tylium to the Station, Then Ram the Station, Destroying it, and Blacking out The Entire Sector with the Spread of Irradiated Dust; The Cylons would have Kicked in the Door, and Walked in.

However, We now have the Opportunity to Turn this Around on them; Our spy drones have Pinpointed A possible Location Where the Cylons will transfer the Hot Tylium from the Tankers to the Civilian ships; The Raven Air Wing will Pop in Just before they Begin the Transfer; We will destroy one of the Tankers, and Capture the other; Meanwhile Two MARDET Teams will Liberate the Civilian ships, and Return them to Colonial Space.

As this Transpires, The Lead MARDET Team Will Place a 10kt Nuclear device on the Cylon tanker, Then they will Pilot the Ship Back to The Cylon task force in the Kintara Sector, Which will be Waiting To Move in once the Station is destroyed; The Team will Activate the device, Put the Ship on Auto-Pilot, And Quickly Egress With the Raptors; As the Tanker Gets into the Middle of the Cylon force, The Device will Detonate, Disabling The Cylon Base Ships.

Timing is going to be Crucial; however, if things go Right, We can turn back a potential Wolf at our Doorstep.

Leonidas, CAG

Briefing:

(Port Flight Deck) ATTENTION!     As You Were!

OK Folks, We Now have the Toasters Right where we Want them; Spy Drone one Has Placed them At the Point where they Are going to Transfer the Hot Tylium to the Civvies; We're going to Crash that Party Within the Hour; Remember, We Kill one Tanker, Leave the Other; MARDET Team One will Be Taking that Back to the Cylons with A Little Surprise!

You Know Your Assignments; Get the Job Done.

(Over the PA) "ATTENTION FLIGHT CREWS: RAVEN HAS REACHED LAUNCH POINT; PILOTS, MAN YOUR PLANES; SET CONDITION TWO THROUGHOUT THE SHIP"

That's Our Cue, SADDLE UP!

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

Major (Salutes): MARDET Teams are assembled in Raptor bays. Security, Fast Response and Damage Control Teams are at "Stand to" in assigned areas. Your Raptor 316 and mine 317 are standing by with Sapper Raptor 350M.

• Maj. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

(returns salute)copy that...looks like a good day to take out the trash

• weapons check complete
• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

Roger that Major.

• Maj. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

Nice job

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

Chaplain "Prometheus": Corpsmen request and CAG approved you to move to port landing bay in triage area to aid and comfort those incoming wounded in the "expectant" category.

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

NCOIC to all MARDET away Teams: Load your craft and report when ready.

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

(Skyblaster) Team Two UP.

• (Bonecrusher) Team Three UP.
• (Merlin) Sapper Team UP.
• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

Copy. Team One is UP. Major, Your Teams are loaded and ready.

• Maj. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

tac; Blindsword: Monitor HOT ZONE for any Cylon ships and keep n eye on the colonial ships. if they so much as float sideways i want to know...

• Maj. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

Blindsword; Tac: Copy that if they move will inform...

• Chief; comms are garbled again
• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

CAG TO SHOOTERS: PREPARE TO LAUNCH WHEN READY; MARDET RAPTORS CLOSE HATCHES AND SECURE CARGO.

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

CAG and CIC: Per orders "package" was switched to "simple" and not "messy".

• Hatches secure.
• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Roger That: It will still make A Big Mess.

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

MARDET Teams ready to launch.

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

CAG LAUNCHING

• "Spartan Three Ready to Go"
• "MINOTAUR LEAD LAUNCHING"
• Ens. Michael "Mik Mo" Morelock

Raptor 343 fuelled and awaiting orders

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

CAG to Flight Deck Clear Raptors for Launch

• "HAMMERS AIRBORNE"
• "Spartan Section Five has Cleared"
• Maj. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

OH Frak!!! how does this thing work again.. (Holding MP7)

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"Blue Squadron Clear and Forming Up"

• "Perseus Twelve Having Problems, Foul Tube"
• Me

Flying Tigers ready to launch...

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"SPARTAN SECTION SEVEN ON YOUR WAKE"

• "319 Air Borne, DRADIS on"
• Me

Reamer to Tigers...launch when ready...over...

• Reamer launches and takes position along with Flight 1...
• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

CAG to 343, You are Clear, Any Contacts?

• Me

Let’s get formed up Tigers, over.....Copy that Maj Sir....

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

MARDET ready to launch

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

You Are Clear, Mardet

• Me

Hitman to Reamer, over....go ahead Hitman....

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

MARDET Launching.......clear.

• Me

We're ready for the fireworks Sir....over...

• Maj. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

raptor 316 ready for go

• Me

Copy that Hitman... where's everyone else?

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

Team One trailing Perseus Sdrn, Teams two and three trailing Minotaur Sqdrn.

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"Red Dog to CAG, Squadron Clear and Formed"

• Me

They're getting into formation.....Hotwire here Sir ready to kick some chrome butt....Sir...

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"318 to CAG, About 30 KM to Target, Picking up Fain DRADIS"

• Me

OK, keep alive and be ready, over.....

• Maj. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

MARDET; BLINDSWORD; let’s try to keep it by the numbers

• Ens. Maryann "Stargazer" Barto

Roger that Major

• Ens. Michael "Mik Mo" Morelock

Raptor 343 awaiting launch clearance

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

'CAG to 343, How's DRADIS Looking?

• You Are Clear.
• Me

OK Stargazer....keep your eyes open.....over....

• Ens. Maryann "Stargazer" Barto

Yes Sir

• That's why they call me Stargazer
• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

Copy Major

• Ens. Michael "Mik Mo" Morelock

343 airborne, dradis clear

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

CAG to Picket Raptors, Assume Positions

• "BLUE LEADER TO CAG,HAVE TARGET IN SIGHT ,CLOSING"
• Ens. Michael "Mik Mo" Morelock

343 acknowledged

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Roger, Cag To Flight, WEAPONS HOT,LET'S GO!

• Me

Copy that Col.....we're itching to let em have it Sir.....

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

MARDET stay with your Viper Squadrons

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" Blue Lead to Hammer Lead, will Surround First Target, You Set up Firing Perimeter, Acknowledge"

• "Roger That Blue Lead, Moving Strike Raptors into Positon"
• Maj. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

TEAM !: BLINDSWORD; lock n load

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"MAEDET TWO, Closing In on Target"

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

317 and 350M acknowledge

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"Perseus Six, On your Left!"

• Me

My Dradis is lighting up.......looks like we have company.......Yeah.....