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Part 2 Mission Long Shot

• Me

Another bunch of Toasters jumping in at 9 O'clock.....

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

CAG To Minotaur Five, You Have Sparrows, Moving To Intercept Ship!

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

Preparing to break contact, SAPPERS and Tombstone package complete, loading Shuttle and two Raptors

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

CAG; TAC; we were able to pull up n inventory your getting a few serviceable relics

• Me

Turn to port and let em have it.....

• Roger Capt.....

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

Team Charlie and Sappers away.

• Me

Guns Blazing.....

• Ens. Maryann "Stargazer" Barto

Firing missiles Whoosh BOOM!!!!!!!

• Me

Woohoo great shooting Tiger's.....

• Ens. Maryann "Stargazer" Barto

Whoa I got five

• Me

Watch out for the scrap.....

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

Team Bravo and Alpha clearing a path to Raptors.

• Me

There's another....missile away....whoosh...

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

Last Security Shuttle is away.

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"Storm Breaker And Mjolnir Have Basestar Bracketed"

• Me

Yeah that's the way uh huh!!!!!

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"Minotaur Three, 8614 Is Clear"

• "6170, Taking Off!"

• Me

They just keep coming.....another bunch of Toasters jumping in.....12 O'clock even.....looks like they want to play chicken!!!!

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

“Base Star Explodes”

• Me

Let’s hit em hard on the first pass and come about and finish the rest off.....over....

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"FX to CAG, One Dead Frakker!"

• Me

Copy that Capt.....

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

Team Alpha and Bravo loaded and leaving, two wounded on R#327. Raptors away. CAG, my view shows we are last from the field, please confirm.

• Ens. Maryann "Stargazer" Barto

Firing!!!!!!

• Me

Guns blazing.....multiple missile launches......

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"Confirmed T Alpha, Las of Cargos Is In Orbit, Return to Raven"

• Me

Exploding Raiders everywhere.....

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Goose, Splash Two!

• Me

OK lets hit em again.....

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

CAG, all MARDET accounted for. ALL MOVEMENT ON GROUD IS NOW HOSTILE. Headed home.

• Me

Frak.....my guns are jammed....

• I only have one missile left....

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

“This Is the Responder Raven CAG, We Have the Cargo Ships Under Cover, and We Are About To Break Orbit"

• Ens. Maryann "Stargazer" Barto

Roger that Captain Launching missiles now

• Me

Missile away.....Whoosh......Boom!!!!!

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

GROUND; TAC; is the ammo bunker clear

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

R327 and 325 have hostiles, escort is engaged.

• Me

Yeah eat led sucker......

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"Section Seven Six on Low One, Port"

• Me

OK Tigers lets regroup, I need some cover.....

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

Bunker clear, package armed, trigger transferred to Raven......now. Call the ball.

• Me

I’m empty and guns not responding....over.....

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Detonate When All Ships Have Cleared"

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

The atmo is playing with the comms

• Me

We got you Sir....

• Copy that El Cid.....

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"#16 To CAG, All Ships Clear Of Surface, Ready To Detonate"

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

MARDET 350 can return to detonate danger-close if needed.

• Me

Watch it El Cid.....Raider jumping in front of us.....

• Break, Break, Break.....
• I'm hit.....my Port wing is badly damaged.....

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

“Nuclear Countdown.....Ten, Nine, Eight,"

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

325,327, 345 and 347 are aboard.

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

Comm keeps going down...CHIEF

• Me

Going into a spin.....

• I'm punching out.....I hope a SAR can get me.....

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

CAG To Raptor 317, Help Out Reamer

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

atm...c,,sing com failure

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

(Nuclear Detonation On Surface)

• CAG TO FLIGHT, BREAK BREAK BREAK!

• Ens. Maryann "Stargazer" Barto

Releasing missiles Whoosh Whoosh

• Me

Reamer's floating in space watching the Battle......

• Wow what a view out here.....I wish I packed some Ambrosia, but I wouldn’t be able to drink it if I did!!!!!LOL

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

FLIGHT, I’m reading radiation at higher than norm

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"317 To CAG, We Have Reamer In Sight, Moving To Recover"

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

350 Confirm visual on detonation, underground-to-surface dirty burst, expected coverage AND MORE seems to have occurred.

• Me

My O2 is about 50% and going down fast.....I must have a torn flight suit or something.....

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Spartan Four, Five On Three Low, Finish Them "Rog"

• Ens. Maryann "Stargazer" Barto

Watch out for debris from the exploding raiders

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"317, We Have Reamer, Headed Back To Raven"

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

GROUND; TAC; is ur team ok repeat is ur team ok

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

350 & 318 on final..........all MARDET aboard.

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

CAG To Flight, Finish The Rest Off, And Let's Get The Hell Back To The Ship!

• Me

Thanks guys, you wouldn't happen to have some Ambrosia would you......

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"Hammer Lead, Nothing Else For Us Here"

• Me

Sorry Captain, you'll have to wait till we dock aboard the Raven.....

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

If they don't I'll have it at the landing bay, Captain

• Me

Oh well, at least I'm safe I guess.......

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"PERSEUS LEAD, ON FINAL"

• Me

Thanks Iceworm.....

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

FLIGHT; TAC; I’m getting a strange energy spike form a couple of rocks up here

• Me

You Marines know how to take care of a guy!!!

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"99 Minotaur’s, Next In Pattern; Spartans Stand By"

• Ens. Maryann "Stargazer" Barto

I'll have to buy a round when I get back Captain

• Me

Reamer takes the back seat in Raptor 317.....Copy that Stargazer....over....

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

All MARDET accounted for and aboard, three in infirmary, one serious.

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Viper 10246 To Raven, Requesting Hands On "Rog 10246, Port Deck, Call The Ball"

• Me

Keep your eyes open and watch out for scrap and take a few more Toasters out for me....

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

Roger that call the ball

• Me

I'll get even next time....

• Ens. Maryann "Stargazer" Barto

Sure Captain

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Speed 110, I Have The Ball

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

Steady

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Tiger Beta Lead, Am In Cover

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

CAG; TAC; the chief is gonna have a field day with those new/old toys

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"Skids Down, Secure Maglock" "Skids down Maglock Secured"

• Me

I hope he's got enough Mk-II parts to build me a new ride.....

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Good! Lots of Fighting Left to Be Done, TAC

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

Not complaining, but some of the recovered weapons were lethal, and some were museum pieces.

• Me

Although the Chief will make me wait I think....

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

As long as they work

• as long as they work
• our little sister can use those cannons

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

(Emerging From Cockpit) OKAY, Lets Get Those Wounded To Life Station, The Rest Into Decon!

• " Last Of The Vipers Are Landing, Ready To Jump When Decks Are Secured"

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

A bright shiny new Gunstar probably doesn't need any of our hard earned prizes... but I'm sure we'll share with anyone that does.

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

CAG; have those alert vipers on stand by

• Me

Thanks for the ride; I hope I don't need another any time soon.....

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Guns Are Guns, No Matter Who Uses Them, As Long As They Are to scrap more Toasters!

• Me

Reamer counts his squadron as he stands and watches the Vipers landing....

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"ATTENTION ALL HANDS; JUMIPNG IN THREE....TWO....ONE...JUMP!"

• (Jump Completed)

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

Copy CAG, wounded have arrived, and everyone else is in the "carwash".

• Me

Looks like I was the only one hit out there, Great Job Tigers.....

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

CAG To Shooters, Launch The Next CAPO As Soon As They Are Ready.

• Me

Were all back to fight another day......

• Now let’s see about a few bottles of Ambrosia.....
• Yeah!!!!!(pilots yelling and screaming)…..

• Ens. Maryann "Stargazer" Barto

Absolutely Captain!!!!!

• Me

Looks like a great haul of ammo and spare parts CAG Sir.....

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Great Job, Folks, As Soon As We Get The Tally Of Spare Parts We Picked Up, We Can See Where We Stand; But, It Looks like We Grabbed More Than Our Share!

• Me

That ought to hold us for a while.

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Anybody Thirsty? I Am!

• Me

You know it CAG Sir; let me show you the way!!!!!LOL

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

I remember now this was an x-base they tested weapons out here

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Oh, I Know How! Just Need To Make The Report, First.

• Me

Pilots, Marines and deck personnel heading for the lounge!!!!!

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

ACTION STATIONS ACTION STATIONS CON 1 THROUGH OUT THE SHIP

• ACTION STATIONS SET CON 1 THROUGH OUT THE SHIP

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Well, I Still Can't See Why They Left Those Goodies Behind; Ah, Well, They Belong To Us, That's Important!

• Me

OK we'll save you a Bottle CAG, see you in the lounge Sir.....

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

I'm gonna' check on my wounded, then I'm gonna' inspect my grunts & weapons, and then I'm gonna' inspect my bunk.

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

Set con 1 through out the ship

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

CAG To TAC; What's The Deal?

• 10:49 PM
• Ens. Maryann "Stargazer" Barto

I'll be right there Captain to buy that round

• Me

What's happening, are the Cylons following the Raven?

• And I don't even have a bird to fight them.

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Cag To Shooters, Launch Blackstar Squadron!

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

We have a problem there’s a weapons platforms and they’re hot

• I count 2 repeat 2 med platform

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

CAG To Hammers, Launch As Soon As Refueled!

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

4 rocket pods n 4 anti ship cannon batteries

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Spartan Sections Five And Seven Stand By On Alert Two!

• 10:53 PM