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Battlestar Raven BFC-002 Saturday Night’s Hub Destruction Mission in the Forum Chat

Hi everyone in the Battlestar Fan Club and the Battlestar Galactica Universe. This mission was planned by Battlestar Raven’s CAG Major Keith "Leonidas" Ranson and I over a week ago. We decided to put it off until last night in hopes that we could interest more people to join us.

It’s always better to have more people involved for a mission of this magnitude. Trying to make comments for others as if they’re present during the battle takes time away from your performance. Things happen quickly, you have to think fast to keep up with the comments being posted so everything flows together so the battle makes sense.

If this is what 7 members of the Raven can do, I can only imagine what an entire crew would be capable of accomplishing. Take a look and see if this is something you would like to take part in, and join us for the next mission. You’ll be glad you did!!!!!!!!!

SO SAY WE ALL! ! ! ! ! !

Mission Briefing

  Reply by Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

 (Port Flight Deck; Pilots Are Assembled)

ATTENTION ON DECK!!   At Ease!

  Here It Is; GAME TIME.  And Here's How it's going To go:

  After we Jump, We Will Launch, and Move Ahead; the Flying Tigers And the Hammers Will Get The party started; Then, The rest of The Flight Will Hit Them With the BOLT Formation; While We Keep Them occupied Blackbird One will Sneak up On The Hub,And Disable It's Power Grid; We Will Then Call The Raven,Who Will pop in,And Send The Marines; They will Board The Hub, 'Loot and pillage' Then pull Out; The Raven will Then Finish It Off; Then It's COMBAT LANDINGS, Then We Jump! We Will Have Two Vipers,And Two raptors Standing By With Nukes To Deal With Any Base Stars. That's The Game! Are We Ready To Play? ("OUU!OUU!OUU!")

 (Over The Ship's PA)

  ".....ATTENTION ALL HANDS.....ACTION STATIONS! SET CONDITION ONE THROUGHOUT THE SHIP...THIS IS NO DRILL!....REPEAT,ACTION STATIONS..SET CONDITION ONE THROUGHOUT THE SHIP...THIS IS NO DRILL!  " (then)

"  ATTENTION ALL PILOTS.. MAN YOUR PLANES AND PREPARE FOR LAUNCH!....ALL HANDS...PREPARE FOR JUMP IN FIVE MINUTES....MARK!"

                                              S  A  D  D  L  E     U  P  !                                   (Pilots Begin Scrambling To Planes,Planes Are Prepped For Launch)

   MISSION  WILL NOW GO TO FORUM CHAT

              Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Cag To CIC; We Are ready To Go, Copy? (" Copy,CAG; Good Hunting";)

• 9:50 PM
• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

(" ...STAND BY TO JUMP In....3......2......1.......JUMP!!"";)

• Me

OK Tiger's complete your pre-flight checks, and be ready to launch!!!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

(" CIC To Strike Package...You Are Clear To Launch')

• Me

Roger that, OK lets show them how we do it.......I'm launching see you out there.....

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"CAG LAUNCHING NOW"

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Finishing pre-flight......preparing to launch

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

("COOLBREEZE...LAUNCHING";)

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Pre-flight checks complete, preparing to launch

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Launching now

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

(BOOSTER GOLD....LAUNCHING";)

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

(BLUTO....LAUNCHING)

• Me

Tiger's form up in our finger four formation and lets head into battle.......

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Launching now

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

("DIRTY GIRL....LAUNCHING";)

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Roger that, Lt

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

(RED DOG TO CAG...SPARTANS IN AIR)

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Forming up Lt. and ready to go

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"ROGER...TRIPLE DIAMOND ON ME"

• Me

OK , where's Hitman...anyone see him....

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( WILD THING TO CAG...PERSEUS IN AIR)

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

No sir, haven't seen Hitman yet

• Me

lets get the party started everyone...

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

(TYPHOON TO CAG...SEEKERS IN AIR)

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Negative, Reamer.

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

No joy on Hitman

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"OK FOLKS, GAME FACES ON"

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Roger that, sir

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"DRADIS RAPTORS...SWITCH ON"

• Me

My dradis if chock full of bogies!!!!!! Yeah it's time to recycle some scrap metal.....

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" ROGER...CAG TO REAMER YOU GET IT GOING"

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"CAG TO FLIGHT...BETA TANGO ON MY ORDER"

• Me

Roger that CAG.....Finger Four squadron we'll all fire as we cut our way through them on our first pass....

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

MARDET Raptors on deck and waiting the go order

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

'Stand By, boogman"

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Copy, Reamer

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Roger that Reamer

• Me

OK let em have it.......(Guns blazing) Yeah eat lead sucker.....

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Splash 1.......................... make that 2

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"CAG TO FLIGHT...BETA TANGO....99SPARTANS,STAGGER ONE,99PERSEUS,STAGGER TWO, 99MINOTAURS,STAGGER THREE....99BLACKST, MOBILE... WEAPONS HOT...LET"S GO!"ARS

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

!ROGER CAG, GOT ONE IN MY SIGHTS!)

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

(SPLASH ONE!)

• Me

Great shooting Tiger's stay in formation and fire at will.......remember make every shot count and use your missiles if you see any trukey's.......

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Is it just me or are these toasters getting dumber? Wonder if they're software is degrading?

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Roger that Lt. let's take them down

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( RAPTOR320...BASESTAR COMING IN!)

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Got 1 in my sights.......................oops, not any more. Scrap another

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" ROGER...HAMMER SIX......YOU GOT THIS"

• Me

That's all the better for us HotWire.....there's a turkey.........Yeah......missiles away.....WooHoo.....

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( HAMMER SIX....FIRING!)

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

!Two nukes hit basestar)

• Me

El Cid one at your 3 Oclock.....nail him....Roger that LT.....(Firing) got him....splash one toaster.....

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( YEEEAAAH!....GOT EM WHERE IT....) ( Viper explodes)

• Me

Great work El Cid......

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Got another one down, they're falling like flies

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( HAMMER SEVEN! WHAT THE HELL........) ( Another viper explodes)

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( TALLY HO! TALY HO! GOLDIE! GOLDIE!)

• Me

Keep your eyes open......here comes a whole bunch of Raiders....

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" ROGER! RED DOG! BLUTO! GET EM!"

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

I see them. I think we need more scrap metal, let's get them!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( COPY CAG! BOSSTER! BREEZE! YOUR"E WTH US!)

• Me

banking to starboard and lineing up.......(Guns Blazing).....scarp one toaster.....

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

'CAG TO BLACK BIRD ONE....ALL CLEAR...DO DAMAGE"

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( COPY....Moving In)

• Me

Tiger's lets come around for another pass at them....

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Roger that Reamer

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

(BLACK BIRD ONE MOVES INTO POSITION, AND Fires NUKE)

• Me

Hitman....Hows your group doing......

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( NUKE DIRECT HIT...LIGHTS ON HUB FLICKER...HUB STARTS TO DRIFT)

• Me

There's so many it's hard to choose which one to waste.......Yeah.....another one bites the dust....

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( BLACKBIRD TO CAG... IT READY TO PLCK)

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

3 at 2 o'clock, scrapped one

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"COPY....RAPTOR 32.. SEND TO RAVEN.....COME AND GET IT...REPEAT...COME AND GET IT"

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

We're flying they're dieing!

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

scrapped another!

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Hitman, there's one on my six I can't shake

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( RAVEN JUMPS INTO FIGHT)

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

Splashing scrap metal all over the place!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( BOOMSTICK TO BUNY....GOT HIM)

• Me

OK Tiger's...the Marine strike force will be here soon.......lets take out as many as possible so they won't have to fight any Raiders off as they dock with the Hub.....

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

'CAG TO BOOGMAN...ALL CLEAR...GET SOME"

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

MARDET flight LAUNCH

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Roger that Reamer

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( TANK GIRL...I'M HIT!)

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

(2 Raptors depart Raven enroute Hub)

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Copy that Reamer

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( BOOSTER TO CAG...THIS IS ONE SLICK SOB!)

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

More toasters in the trash!

• Me

Formation 1....lets hit that group of Riaders on our 10 O'clock.......(turning to port).....ready... fire as we break thought the pack.....

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Got a turkey in my sights.............

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" JUST WAX IT!"

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

On my mark break right 1...2... 3.... mark!

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

CAG, MARDET: Launch successful, making way to the Hub. Jammers working normally. Estimated coupling with Hub in 10 mikes

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Turkey, roasted

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" COPY MARDET....TUNA ANS 7/1..COVER THE MARDET"

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

MARDET Raptor 3 on ready alert.

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Great shooting Hotwire!

• Me

Let em have it....(Guns blazing and missiles launching)........Yeah Die you suckers......scratch several toasters.....

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

(COPY....GOT THEM COVERED)

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Hitman, raider at your 3 oclock

• Me

Great shooting Dutchman and El Cid........scrap metal sale in isle ten........LOL....

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

Got it!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( RED DOG! SPLAH GOLDIE!! SPLASH GOLDIE!!)

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" KNEW YOU WOULD!"

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Nice shooting, Hitman!

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Another down!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

(334...BASESTAR IN MY SIGHTS...FIRING!)

• Me

Hey everyone....I see a couple Goldies coming straight at us......

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Scrap another!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

(Basestar Breaks in Half)

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

I see them Reamer

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Copy that Reamer, let's turn them into scrap!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" RAPTORS316 HIT Them Up!"

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

It's what I do!

• Me

I got one im my sights....launching two HD-70's.......

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

CAG, MARDET Raptor 1 on final approach to coupling point. MARDET Raptor 2 holding position.

• Me

Yeah...scratch one Goldie.....

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"Copy Mardet"

• Bryan "GreyW0lf" McMinn

I see you in the distance.

• Me

Nothing but Gold dust in the wind......

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

I'm lining one up, firing missles! Got him!!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( RAPTOR 329... SCATTERED ANOTHER GOLDIE!)

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

Nice shot Lt!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( SOWCONE....HIT! EJECTING!)

• Me

Great shooting everyone....keep it up.....watch your ammo.....make every shot count......

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

CAG, MARDET Raptor 1 is coupled establishing entry now. MARDET Raptor 2 on approach to assigned coupling point.

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" ROG,MARDET...MAKE IT QUICK!"

• Me

Roger that Hitman....you're group is doing great as well.....

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Got 1 in my sights.....banking left......geeze this toaster's got some skills.....frakkin Goldie.........coming around.......FRAK YEAH! SCRAP MY 1ST GOLDIE!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( BROAD SWORD....Splas ONE!!)

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

Sorry, Hotwire, that was a Pyrite Cylon

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Ahahah! Dead all; the same!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( 'KEEP THEM BOXED IN...WE NEED TO GIVE THE MARDET TIME"

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

The only good toaster is a dead one!

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Copy

• Me

OK Tiger's concentrate on any Raiders near the HUB.......we must cover the MARDET while they board the Hub.....

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Roger, Lt

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Copy that Lt

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

Splash!

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

CAG, MARDET 1 breached the Hub. MARDET 2 has commenced coupling. We will proceed once MARDET 2 can assume rear security duties

• Bryan "GreyW0lf" McMinn

Flying blind my network is on the fritz, FRAKK!!!!!! Returning to Raven. Sorry guys.

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

(KICJKASS..SPLASH ONE!)

• Me

They will be sitting Ducks while docked to the Hub.....

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Got a shiny pair of toasters right in front of me

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"CAG...SPLASH ONE!"

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

Go get em Hotwire!

• Me

There's one.......firing.....Yeah got the little sucker........one less taoster at the party....

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

CAG, MARDET 2 is now in place. MARDET 1 is pressing forward to the central facility.

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

I see one at 2 o'clock... and he's scrap!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( 319 TO CAG,WE JUST PICKED UP SNOIWCONE)

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Roger that Hitman lining them up........YeeHaw...splash 2 more!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"COPY!"

• Me

Go get him Bunny, I have your six....

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Splash 1 more!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( BIGHOUSE...ON FIRE!)

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"EJECT!"

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

Oh Frakkin' Lords of Kobol!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

(Viper Explodes)

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Way to go Bunny!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"WE JUST LOST BIG HOUSE"

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

CAG, LAUNCH MARDET RAPTOR 3 and get us an evac RAPTOR

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Hey Hitman!

• Me

GreyWolf how many did you pick off.......your doing great for a first timer.....stay close to your wingman and you will make it home.......

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

There are humans in various states of injury from

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

(pukes)

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" CAG TO RAVEN..LAUNCH THIRD MARDET RAPTOR'

(COPY,LAUNCHING NOW)

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

Experimentation

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

*crackle crackle*

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

Meeting tough resistance

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

Hammer on your six .. I got him. Dive now!! ..... fire

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( HEARTBURN..SPLASH ONE!)

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

(in the distance...LCPL Hudgens yells "GRENADE OUT";)

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

PHONE CALL

• Me

Here come some more Raiders 3 O'clock high.........watch it everyone.....

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

BRB

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

I see them

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Hitman?!? You ready for a party? I'm bringing 2 your way

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( GATOR...BINGO..MUST GO BACK)

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

I've got one in my sights! He's done for!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" FREEFALL...On Your SIX!"

• Me

Great work Bunny.....I got another one......

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

(AAAAHHH!)

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

Let's get these toaster bastards!

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Copy that Hitman! Let's do it!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( CAG...TEASER...INSECT JUST BOUGHT IT)

• Me

(Guns Blazing Dutchman, El Cid Bunny and I).......multiple explosions as Raiders disentergrate into scrap metal........

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Hitman, Bunny, on the count of 3 I'm going to break right. You take these frakkers out

• Me

WooHoo.... great shooting Tiger's nailed them good....

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( STORM SHADOW...YEAH! SPLASH TWO!)

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Copy that Hotwire

• Me

I'm on it with you Bunny.....

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" STAND YOUR GROUND SPARTANS!"

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

3.....2.....1......breaking now!

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Firing!

• Me

Missile away.........

• Me

Eat lead toaster.........

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( BAD BART...SOMEBODY HELP ME..CAN"t SHAKE THIS ONE!)

• Me

That's my last missile.......only 30mm cannons now.....

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" ON THE WAY!"

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

We'll make every shot count Lt

• Me

Watch your ammo everyone.....I'm getting low.....

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( YOUR"E CLEAR BAD BART)

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Nice shooting Bunny! Knew that I could count on you! You too Reamer

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

'CAG TO MARDET... READY TO GO?"

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

You got it Hotwire!

• Me

Roger that HotWire.....you're really hot tonight.....

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

I got 3 on my tail! Firefox away!......

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( PLAYBOY.....ZAP ZAP!)

• Me

Great work Tiger's......there's lots of space junk we have to watch out for..........but it's sooooooooo much fun to litter space.......LOL…..

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" JUST DON'T FLY THROUGH IT!"

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

Got Em! Now that's what I call pretty.

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Gotta love firefox!

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Good shooting Hitman

• Me

Yeah.....FireFox..........get those suckers and teach them to sneak up on a Tiger in flight........

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( ILL TAKE GUNS ANYTIME!)

• 10:45 PM
• Me

Guns are all an expericnced Viper Jock needs.....CAG Sir…..

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( WHEN ARE THGSE GRUNTS GOING TO FINISH..IT's GETTING HOT OUT HERE!)

• Me

Roger that CAG.....here comes some more.......

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

Yea. I'm beginning to run low on fuel.

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" PIPE DOWN SMOKER..WHEN THEY DO!"

• Me

Keep your eyes open Tiger's more scrap coming to the party......

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

(RAPTOR 32, LET ME HELP)

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Just popped off 2 more missiles for 2 more turkeys down. 1 left

• Me

Don't worry about fuel.....this picnic is almost complete.......

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

(322 FIRING CLUSTER)

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Spash another raider!

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

Let's show em what we're made of!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( DAMN! SIX WITH ONE SHOT!)

• Me

(coming around and lineing up the shot)..........Bang there goes another Raider.......

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" TURNING IN3..2..1"

• Me

Let him have it CAG.....

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

Here eat this metal mouth!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" DEAD......!"

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

I have two in my sights, banking right..... Got one!

• Me

Hey Hitman he likes it.......give him some more please......

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" CAG TO MARDET...YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES"

• Me

I got two on my tail.........

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

My pleasure Lt.

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Coming around........I see them Reamer

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

CAG, MARDET Team 1 is evacuating the people

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

We've all got your six Lt!

• Me

Crafty suckers.........Woosh....multiple missile launches......

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" HAMMERS..COVER THE MARDET'

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

MARDET Team 2 is wrapping up Intelligence collection

• Me

Yeah FireFox got them..........

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

MARDET Team 3 is covering rear security and are currently engaged

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( DRDIS!...BASE STAR!)

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

CAG, MARDET HEARD THAT

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" CAG TO RAVEN...WE MAY NEED HELP HERE!"

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

MARDET Teams 1 and 2 BREAK BREAK BREAK

• Me

I see it CAG.........

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

Let's see if suckers like the taste of my guns!! Haha!! Got it!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( RAVEN FIRES TWO MISSILES)

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( MISSILES BREAK BASESTAR)

• Me

Watch out there's bound to be Raiders after the lot of us from that Basestar......

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

CAG, MARDET: Evacuees have boarded the Evac Raptor and it is lifting off.

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"COPY"

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

Team 2 is egressing to the evac point

• Me

Yeah......WooHoo.......alright Raven..........

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

Teams 1 and 3 are covering

• Me

Great to see the Raven.....what a releif.....

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

FRAK THERE'S A LOT OF TIN HEADS IN HERE

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" CAG TO FLIGHT...PREPARE TO RUN FOR HOME WHEN MARDET IS SECURE"

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

TEAM 3 BOARD THE FRAKKIN' RAPTOR

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

TEAM 1 PUT GRENADES OUT AND EVAC NOW NOW NOW

• Me

Roger that CAG.....

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Chalk up 1 more turkey & 3 more raiders

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

Raptor 3 is enroute back to Raven

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Copy, CAG

• Me

OK Tiger's claen up the last few Riaders that are within range.....

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" COPY, HAMERS COVER"

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

Raptor 2 is enroute back to Raven

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

Raptor 1 is having difficulty, bullets hitting the coupling

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Copy that Reamer

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

Copy that CAG

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

BREAK AWAY BREAK AWAY BREAK AWAY

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"WALMNART... GET YOUR TAIL BACK HERE!"

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( GOT HIM!)

• Me

OK lets head for home......

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" CAG TO FLIGHT, RUN FOR HOME COMBAT LANDINGS!"

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

Raven, this is MARDET Raptor 1 we're damaged and declaring inflight emergency

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Heading home, preparing for combat landing!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" RAPTOR 330, Cover!"

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

CAG, you better be covering our six godds dammit

• Me

Waste any Raiders in your path as we head back....

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" WE GOT THIS!"

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Copy, heading home

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

Roger that Lt.

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

MARDET Raptor 1 countermeasures degraded from battledamage

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( DRADIS RAPTORS ABOUARD)

• Me

Set FireFox to manual and fire any remaining missiles..........to cover our escape....

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

We're reduced to half speed due to engine damage

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( HOUND AND TUNA, COVER THGE RAPTORS!)

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Trashed another, setting firefox to manual

• Me

WE got you covered.....

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

DRADIS shows raiders on our 6 and closing

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

raiders count 3

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

firing

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" GOT HIM...SPLSH!"

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Firing remaining missiles now!

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

ONBOARD FIRE

• Me

Yeah.....FireFox got another one.....

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" PUSH IT,,WE COVER YOU!"

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

*CRACKLE* radio goes dead

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"RAPTOR 331 GET THE MARDET ON BOARD!"

• Me

They will make it CAG......there are enough of us to cover them Sir.....

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( COPY,ON IT!)

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Splash another!

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

(landing bay in sight...fire out...One MARINE with 2nd degree burns)

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

MARDET Raptor 1 lands hard and cartwheels in the landing bay

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" KNOCK IT OFF,REPEAT,KNOCK IT OFF! HAUL ASS BACK TO SHIP!"

• Me

We're getting close to the Raven.......Combat landings everyone.........

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" SPARTANS,WEVE GOT THE REAR"

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

LANDING BAY CONTROL: Starboard landing bay is fouled. combat landings in Port landing bay only.

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( RAVEN TO CAG,SPINNING UP FTL,READY TO JUMP)

• Me

Roger that Boogman.......

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" PORT LANDING,LET"S GO!

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Roger

• Me

I'm on approach.....

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

Copy that Boogman.

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"RIGHT BEHIND YOU"

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( HAMMERS AND PERSEUS ON BOARD)

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Roger that, heading for port landing

• Me

Landing now.....(Bouncing on the deck sparks flying as I skid to a stop)........rough landing...

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

SPARTANS READY

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" GO SOPARTANS!"

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Landing now

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Right behind you Hotwire

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

STARBOARD LANDING BAY: Get those people out of that frakking Raptor NOW! She's sparking. Hangar Bay Fire Party, apply foam.

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Landing now

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

" CAG TO CIC..AL ABOaRD...GET US Out Of Here!'

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( ALL HANDS>>> PREPARE TO JUMP)

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

CRASH AND SALVAGE CREW: MEDICAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL EMERGENCY. MARDET RAPTOR 1 HAS SEVERE CASUALTIES

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( 3....2.....1....JUMP!";)

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

BOOGMAN IS UNCONSCIOUS

• Me

Tiger's sound off!!!!! is everyone back and accounted for?

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

LCPL HODGENS IS BURNED

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( RAVEN JUMPS AS CYLON MISSILES SCREAM BY)

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

PILOT IS UNRESPONSIVE

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

THE REST OF THE MARINES ARE AMBULATORY

• Ens. Justin "HotWire" James

Roger that Reamer. Bunny landed just behind me.

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Roger that Reamer

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( CAG IS TOWED TO BAY) GET THOSE WOUNDED TO MED BAY NOW!

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

Present! Barely, but here!

• Me

Looks like we all made it back!!!!!!!! Great everyone!!!!!!!!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( WOW! Did We Really Do That?)

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Yes, Hit girl,We Did1

• Me

You bet CAG Sir......we really hit them Hard this time Sir.......

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

MED CREW: Boogman has a bullet wound get him to surgery STAT

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Wel, We Can Be Sure They Won't Bother Us For A While

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

Talk about recycling!

• Me

Yaeh, we really made some scrap out there.

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( RED DOG SALUTES) ( All acounted for,Sir!)

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

How Many Did we Lose?

• Me

I know we lost a few, but none from the Flying Tiger's squadron Sir.

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

How many cubits you figure I can get for all that scrap. Haha!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( DIRTY GIRL And FAMOUS FLAME From HAMERS Squadron,Sir!)

• Me

Well Hitman, you could probably drink free Ambrosai for at leat one year!!!!!!

• Me

Anyone that can walk, I'm buying in the ships lounge!!!!!

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Sounds good sir!

• Me

Lets stop by sick bay and check on the MARDET first......

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

( Hammers Lost INSECT,Too)

• Me

Those guys really put it all on the line today!!!!!!!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

That'sWar; We Takje Lives To Save Lives.

• Eric "Hitman" Morelli

Absolutely! Those meat heads rocked it!

• Me

Yep, war's not fair that's for sure!!!!!!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

I'm Tired..Time For a Drink!

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

Staff Sergeant Hollings reports to CAG: 3 human survivors rescued from the Hub. 2 didn't make it.

• Me

Roger that CAG, Drinks are on me Sir!!!!!!!

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Thank You,Sgt. I Will Make The Report

• Me

See you in the lounge when your ready everyone.

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Whooo!

• Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Meet you there Reamer

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

Staff Sergeant Wilson reports to CAG: Data disks pulled from the Hub are being sent to Blindsword now.

• 11:20 PM
• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

Good night folks! Well played.

• 11:25 PM
• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Good... Make Sure They Are Examined Thoughorly.. Also, Keep The Civilian In Sickbay Under Guard..

• 11:26 PM
• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Okay,Folks... GODD DAMN JOB! (OUU! OUU! OUU! )

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

* GOOD

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

LOL

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

Thanks for the patience

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Yep ..Tired!

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

I hadn't anticipated getting a phone call

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

Great event, and I had a really good time

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

No Problem..Just Tried To Pace

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

Hope I didn't toss in too many monkey wrenches

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

NAH... Not Rteally

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

I'm Already In The Lounge

• MSgt Stephen "Boogman" Sardeson

I think I'm going to call it a night

• Maj. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

Mee Too Soon.

Well that’s how the crew of the Raven has fun on a Saturday night. The mission started just before 10:PM EST. The six of us are spread out across the US. I’m from Rhode Island and Hitman is out in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hitman joined us at approximately 7:PM PST.

Difference in time is always a factor when planning a mission. The Flying Tiger’s squadron is a multinational group with members across the US and into Europe.  Missions that are planned so our European members are able to participate usually take place at 10:AM EST which makes it 4:PM in Spain where Lt Jg Diego “El Cid “ Martin calls home.

The start time is always considered before any mission planning takes place so as many members are able to participate. In the end, it’s great to see a mission come together and be successful so everyone has fun. It’s the best way I know to keep pilots active and make them happy to be a part of the group.

Note: (7 members started the mission, 1 member droped out due to computer problems)

LT Roger “Reamer” Barstow

Flying Tiger's Squadron Leader

Battlestar Raven BFC-002