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Outpost 281 Rescue Mission 8-16-2014

This is the latest mission performed by the Battlestar Raven and its crew. Brigadier General Bill Mills and his XO Colonel Jake Yurisich of Rampart Station assisted the Raven with their fire power and forces. The mission is simple, save a distant Colonial Defense Forces Outpost.

Mission Details from Col Leonidas Raven CAG:

OK Folks, Here's Basically How It Will Go:
The Raven Has Orders To Proceed To The Outpost 281 To Back Up The Colonial Forces There; They've Been Under Siege By Cylon Forces, Who Keep Just Out Of range. In the Meantime, The Cylons have been Conducting Probing and Harassment Attacks on the Outpost.
  As We Are 'En route', About Early Saturday, The Outpost Will Send Out A Distress Signal To The Fleet, Reporting The Cylons Are Engaging In a Heavy Attack; They Have Shut Down Half Of The planetary defenses, And, Have Even Deployed Ground Troops; The Raven Will Immediately Jump to their location and Launch all Vipers, And Send Two Platoons Of Raven Marines To Back Up The Marines there. This will certainly be a fierce Battle; I know All Stations will be ready. If Anybody Has Any Ideas, Questions, Or Concerns, Get In Touch With Me ASAP.
                      CAG

Mission Begins:

• COL Parker "Archon" Gabriel

Colonel Archon to Core Command--how quickly can the "Galactica" engage its positive-polarized shields?

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

RAVEN is already at con 1 going through pre op prep just pre op chatter to keep it loose

• sir

• COL Parker "Archon" Gabriel

Ground-based scanners and sensors on-line...standing by.

• 8:53 PM
• COL Parker "Archon" Gabriel

Look sharp...this will be difficult, to say the least.

• 8:58 PM
• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

The RAVEN is always ready the challenge sir

• 9:01 PM
• Jake Yurisich

COL. Jake Yurisch reporting for duty BGen. Mills sir.

• 9:31 PM
• COL Parker "Archon" Gabriel

Has launch control been transferred to any vipers yet?

• 9:32 PM
• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

CAG: MARDET deployed as ordered. Assigned Raptors rigged and all Teams at "Stand to".

• 9:34 PM
• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

Iceworm standing by

• 9:36 PM
• Lt.Jg Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Perseus Squadron, start pre-flights

• 9:37 PM
• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

FLT;TAC, coming up on the far side of 281 in 20 min

• 9:38 PM
• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

FLT; TAC, ALL TEAMS TO YOUR POSITIONS 10 MINS to planet fall

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

This is MARDET, copy

• COL Parker "Archon" Gabriel

Notify me when launch control has been transferred to vipers.

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

Copy that

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

CAG TO SHOOTERS; MARDET RAPTORS TO LAUNCH FIRST WITH ESCORT; REST OF WING TO FOLLOW!

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

MARDET here, copy

• 350 here, six R's ready to launch.

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"FLTGHT CONTROL TO WING; MARDET HAS CLEARED SHIP;YOU ARE CLEARED TO LAUNCH WHEN READY

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

FLT; TAC, WE ARE CLEAR ON YOUR MARK

• COL Parker "Archon" Gabriel

Notify me when all squadrons are launched.

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

CAG LAUNCHING NOW

• Jake Yurisich

CoL Yuri XO of the Rampart standing by and ready to assist.

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

COPY RAMPART, WILL FORM UP AND ENGAGE STAND BY

• "SPARTAN FOUR LAUNCHING"

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

FLT; TAC, NO BADITS THEY HAVENT SEEN YOU...GOOD HUNTING

• Jake Yurisich

Aye Aye Rampart standing by.

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"MINOTAUR LAUNCHING"

• Lt.Jg Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Perseus Squadron's checklists are complete, ready for launch

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"SPARTAN SECTION THREE LAUNCHED, AWAITING FORMATION"

• COL Parker "Archon" Gabriel

Have any squadrons currently aloft spotted any Cylons yet?

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"HAMMER LEAD ON THE WAY"

• STAND BY ARCHON

• Lt.Jg Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Perseus Squadron launching!

• COL Parker "Archon" Gabriel

Ready.

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"TIGER SECTION TWO LAUNCHING"

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

ARCHON; TAC, FLT IS OUT

• COL Parker "Archon" Gabriel

Cylons not detected as yet.

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

99SPARTANS, TRIPLE DIAMOND ON ME; 99PERSEUS,PORT,99 TIGERS,STARBOARD

• Lt.Jg Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Ok, Perseus, let's form up!

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

CIC, 350 and 331 plus 4 approaching planet.

• Lt.Jg Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Roger that CAG!

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"HAMMERS AND MINOTAUR,STANDING BY"

• Lt.Jg Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Stay sharp everyone!

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"RAPTOR 347, SPARROWS,100PLUS,PORT; 50 PLUS,STARBOARD, TWO BASE STARS BEARING 136 CARROM 42!"

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

FLT; TAC, BADITS COMMIN FRM THE GROUND NO SIGN OF BASE

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

ROGER 347: TIGERS RIGHT, PERSEUS LEFT; HAMMERS AND MINOTAUR,YOU GOT THE BASESTARS, ENGAGE AND KILL! WEAPONS HOT

• COL Parker "Archon" Gabriel

Confirmed, Two Cylon base stars detected--no, make that three. But their signals are rather hazy...are they using cloaking technology?

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

FLT; TAC, WILL BLAZE WUT GETS BY YOU

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

Scan shows hot spot on friendly airfield defense. Tombstone Team landing there. Enemy air active there.

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

SECTION TWO, THREE ON HIGH FIVE!

• Jake Yurisich

Rampart confirms 3 base stars on Dradis.

• BGen Bill Mills CDFXO5th Fleet

Col. Yurisich SITREP

• Lt.Jg Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Perseus Squadron, watch your sixes!

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

TAC; WEAPONS CON, FIRE FOR EFFECT LETS OPEN A HOLE

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

CAG TO RAMPART AND RAVEN, COULD USE SOME HELP

• Jake Yurisich

Rampart to the rescue CAG.

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

Team One approaching LZ near rear Command Center. No enemy air present.

• COL Parker "Archon" Gabriel

The raiders are trying to enclose you in their pinwheel attacks! WATCH IT!!!

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

COPY RAMPART

• Jake Yurisich

Rampart moves to position between the base star and the Raven

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

STRIKE RAPTORS YOU HAVE OPEN SHOT KILLIT!

• Jake Yurisich

All gun batteries open fire, protect the Raven.

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

Team One landed and engaged.

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

RAMPART; RAVEN; STACK AND SET UP FOR DBL BROADSIDES

• BGen Bill Mills CDFXO5th Fleet

Col. Yurisich I need a sitrep

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

CAG TO FLIGHT STAY OUT OF RAMPARTS FIRING SOLUTION!

• Lt.Jg Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Roger that CAG!

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

Friendly airfield under Raider bombardment, any friendlies near?

• COL Parker "Archon" Gabriel

"Galactica," have you engaged positive shields?

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

TIGER SIX< HAVE FOUR TRING TO GET LOW!

• Jake Yurisich

There coming at us hard sit but we are holding. Recommend launching all vipers to help.

• sir not sit

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

MARDET WHERE IS YOUR ESCORT?

• Me

Reamer's Vipers third engine isn't starting.....Reamer climbs out of his cockpit and gives the engine a quick look over and a swift kick.....the engine comes to life.....

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

Sent to airfield, now engaged.

• Lt.Jg Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Perseus, break formations to engage weapons hot!

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

MISILE FROM BASE STAR! WATCH OUT!

• BGen Bill Mills CDFXO5th Fleet

Do it Xo

• Me

I'm in the tube and launching....whoosh.....

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"OH GODS! COOLBREEZE IS HIT!"

• Lt.Jg Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Glad to have you with us Reamer!

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

Team One taking fire, mortars into enemy CIC.....on the way.

• Me

Copy that Bunny…Reamer to Tigers....over.....

• Jake Yurisich

Gets on the overhead. THIS IS THE XO LAUNCH ALL VIPERS NOW!!!

• Lt.Jg Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Beetle watch your 6, good shot Arrow!

• Me

I’ve finally launched....over.....I'll pick up the rear and watch our six....

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"317 TO CAG, COOLBREEZE HAS HAD IT"

• Ens. Francois “Deathstroke” Cote

I'm a bit late to the party but launching in 3.2.1 ... launching

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

RAMPART; RAVEN, SPLIT UP N HIT THE BASE'S 1 ON 1

• Ens. Maryann "Stargazer" Barto

Roger that captain

• Jake Yurisich

Aye CAPT.

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

CAG SPLASH ONE!

• BGen Bill Mills CDFXO5th Fleet

Copy that XO lets get them

• Me

Reamer quickly gets into formation.........

• Paul "Iceworm" Oakley

Team two reports escort has cleared outpost field, ground secured. Available for Viper refit rearm and emergency landings if needed.

• Lt.Jg Grace "Bunny" Nonemaker

Multiple missile launches! Woo!

• Jake Yurisich

ohh rah sir.

• Me

Lets look Sharpe flight 1.....

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

"HAMMER THREE, GOING IN TO KILL ONE BSAE STAR!"

• Capt. Juan (blindsword) Lopez

RESCUE; TAC, GET THOSE NIGHTING GALES IN THE AIR

• Col. Keith "Leonidas" Ranson

(Base Star Explodes)