Hobbie-Shelonei
| Donos-Adam | Jagged-Corey | Corran-Chris | Dana-Dana | Wes-Alison | Mike-Mike
| Fenig-Leah
DESCRIPTION: : *****START SIM****
DESCRIPTION : *****The rogues have just departed and are about to jump
into hyperspace to the planet Abaddon*****
Derek H Klivian : -=taps a few keys to pvt comm janson=-
Wes Janson : -=sets coordinates
into computer and waits for go to make the jump=-
Derek H Klivian
: wes pvt+c> You sure you're alright, buddy?
Wes Janson : pvt+com>
Once we're in hyperspace, you can fly.
Corran Horn : -=sets the
coords and sends them out to the rest=-
Wes Janson : If you're so
worried
Mike Ngo : ::delegates his astromech to prep the hyperspace
coordinates while he makes some final adjustments to his snubfighter's
power settings::
Col Jagged Fel : -=stays tucked in neatly
behind Corran while his R5 picks up the coords=-
Derek H Klivian
: -=sighs=-
Corran Horn : C>This is Red Lead, Big Hull
are you ready to jump?
Mike Ngo :
::maintains formation on Corran's
starboard wing, completing the daimond::
Wes Janson : C> BIg Hull
ready. Jump in ten...
Wes Janson : C> Nine....
Wes Janson : C> Eight....
Wes Janson : C> Six...
Fenig Durak : C>Where
did 7 go?
Wes Janson : C> Just
kidding.
Mike Ngo :
::his astromech beeps, he places
a hand on the hyperspace jump lever::
Corran Horn : C>Shut up Janson, jump on
my mark
Corran Horn : C>3, 2, 1, Mark!
Wes Janson : -=chuckles
and makes the jump to hyperspace=-
Corran Horn : -=pulls the hyp lever and launches
into hyperspace=-
Col Jagged Fel : -=Pulls back on the lever
and watches the stars elongate=-
Wes Janson : -=mutters=-
and we've gone to plaid.
Mike Ngo :
::He throws the lever and jumps
into HS:: ::whisles over
the comm, trying to bleed off some tension::
Derek H Klivian
: -=once the turbulence of hyperspace died down, hobbie
unbuckles himself and heads toward the bridge thingie=- -=eventually makes it, and knocks on the
door seperating him and janson=-
Dana Hogan :
-= he sat back in her
chair, sighing, HS travel always bored her =-
Derek H Klivian : -=knock knock BANG=-
Wes Janson : -=hears knocking=- Yeah
Derek H Klivian : Can I come in now?
Wes Janson : Sure... it's
not locked now.
Derek H Klivian : -=lets himself in and seats himself in
the nav chair/ copilot place=-
Wes Janson : -=stands and stretches. He's wearing a
different flight suit. Much looser and bulkier=- Have fun flying.
Mike Ngo : ::He suddenly wishes he got a drink or some
sort before departing.... Is thirsty for some reason::
Col Jagged Fel : Red C> Lead, two, do you suggest that we should be behind
the freighter or in front of it when those Imps jump us?
Derek H Klivian
: -=decides not to try talking to him right now, Wes is
impossible when he's like this=- have fun shooting.
Wes Janson : i intend too -=toothy grin=-
Corran Horn : C>In front, we don't want
it taking more hits than it has to
Col Jagged Fel : C> -=clicks his com=-
Derek H Klivian
: -=suddenly hopes that Amanda hadn't decided to come
to Abaddon for some reason....=-
DESCRIPTION : *****Approach lights and sirens come to life telling the
Rogue's they're about to exit*****
Wes Janson : -=gets settles
in rear gunner seat and fires up targeting system=-
Mike Ngo :
::He complies with the position
change and maintains formation with his squadmates::
Dana Hogan : -= she resumed her 'prepped, primed,
locked, loaded, and ready to kick some ass' pose in the chair =-
Derek H Klivian
: -=puts on headset so he can keep an ear on the gunners,
and settles himself for reversion=-
Mike Ngo : Here we go.... ::he says out loud matter-o-fact.
Flexes his gloved fingers on the flight controls and prepares for combat::
Derek H Klivian
: -=mutters=- I'm a x-wing pilot, not Han Solo.... hope
I can do some justice in this thing....
Dana Hogan : -= she adjusted her headset, wishing
she could have fixxed up the freighter before hand =-
Corran Horn : -=watches the timer count down,
with his hand resting on the hype lever=-
Derek H Klivian
: -=still muttering=- Snub jockey turned freighter pilot...
more at eleven. -=eyes the decreasing numbers=- -=rests a hand on the reveresion lever=-
Wes Janson : -=has com chatter turned down to a whisper
as to concentrate... knowing that if things go bad, he'll hear Hobbie's
yelling to get his attention=-
Mike Ngo : ::he
blinks, growing a little anxious:: Why the hell am I so nervous? this shouldn't happen. didn't
happen before...
Corran Horn : -=watches the timer click to
00.0 and pushes the lever forward to revert to realspace=-
Derek H Klivian
: -=reverts to realspace, then settles his hands on the
controls and hopes he's ready for this=-
Col Jagged Fel : -=drops his fighter from
HS=-
Dana Hogan : -= she watched the starfield appear
and then primed the guns, realizing she should have sooner but shrugs it
off =-
Mike Ngo : ::he reverts his fighter to realspace, checks
his position in relation to his wing, and then checks his scopes::
Col Jagged Fel : -=glances around searching for a large triangle=-
Corran Horn : C>All wings,
report in
Col Jagged Fel : C> Red 2 standing by.
Derek H Klivian
: C> Big Hull, standing by
Mike Ngo : C>Red 3, standing by.
DESCRIPTION : *****Gavin chimes in as well*****
Corran Horn : C>Ok Red squad accelerate to attack speed
and lock 'em
Dana Hogan : -= she kept her eyes open for the
usual metal of enemy TIEs, hoping to be able to spot them and relay their
formation before anyone else could =-
Corran Horn : -=pushes the throttle to 100% and locks
his s-foils=-
Mike Ngo : C>
copy red lead
Col Jagged Fel : -=Brings his fighter up to
speed and speads his wings=-
Mike Ngo : ::locks
s-foils in attack position and opens up with the throttle::
Derek H Klivian : -=eases throttle forward, keeping enough
behind them not to be a nuisance, but close enough not to be left behind...
for now=-
Corran Horn : C>When we
hit the fighter screen stay together for the first pass then split by
wing pairs
Myn Donos : -=sitting in one of the gun turrets=-
Col Jagged Fel : C> Copy that.
Mike Ngo :
C> Roger.
Col Jagged Fel : -=Checks his countdown clock
before the ambush still 3 mins to go=-
Wes Janson : -=starts to
doze=-
Dana Hogan : -= she kept watch from her dorsal
turret, planning in her head how the average pilot would respond =-
Mike Ngo :
::Checks his scopes periodically
to see if they've picked up more info on composition of the fighter screen,
and what to shoot at::
Derek H Klivian
: -=keeps his eyes pealed=-
DESCRIPTION : *****At 2.5 a Imp star
2 and 3 cruisers exit HS in front of the Rogues * 4 squads of ties exit the imp star*****
Myn Donos : -=mutters=- Lovely.
Corran Horn : C>Look alive
Reds things are about to get interesting
Col Jagged Fel : C> They're early!
Corran Horn : C>Cut the chatter, stay on course
Col Jagged Fel : -=shuts up=-
Corran Horn : -=clicks his
lasers to dual fire=-
Mike Ngo :
::his eyes widen from the sudden
jump in sensor contacts, and that huge ship-thingy that just junped out
in front of them::
Col Jagged Fel : -=links his lasers to quad=-
Derek H Klivian
: -=grits his teeth, his mouth a grim line, his expression
determined as he sees what they're up against=-
DESCRIPTION : *****Fighters close in
on Red squad*****
Myn Donos : -=aims at the nearest target=-
Mike Ngo : ::links his lasers single-fire to keep up
with the volume of imp contacts::
Dana Hogan : C> Can anyone see what they've
got for sure?
Corran Horn : C>A lot
Liutenant, that's why there's a 75% expected casualty rate
Mike Ngo :
::he centers one in his targetting
computer, setting shields full-forward::
Derek H Klivian
: -=peals his eyes=- C> Imp deuce and a few cruisers,
I t hink.
Corran Horn : -=drops his
reticle on an interceptor directly in front of him=-
Col Jagged Fel : -=Picks a target to the left
of Corran's=-
Dana Hogan : C> No duh... I meant fighters...
Two TIE line squads, right?
DESCRIPTION : *****Ties close to firing distance and space erupts with
green lasers****
Derek H Klivian : C> You bet, sweetheart
Corran Horn : -=tightens
on the trigger=-
Col Jagged Fel : -=pulls the trigger down gritting=-
Mike Ngo : ::braces, and lets loose with the laser
cannons::
Corran Horn : -=the pair of shots rips the interceptor apart=-
Col Jagged Fel : -=His lasers reach his target
and explode it with a flash=-
Corran Horn : -=corkscrews up and over the incoming fire=- C>On me, 2!
Hard break to starboard, come around for another pass
Col Jagged Fel : C> Copy
Corran Horn : -=sets his lasers to quad and executes his previous order=-
Col Jagged Fel : -=follows Corran in his starboard
arc=-
Mike Ngo : ::he follows gavin's bird to port, cutting
off some throttle and applying rudder to make the turn::
Myn Donos : -=aims at one of the fighters heading on towards the freighter=-
Derek H Klivian : -=dives down and around, in an attempt
to slip past the ties=-
Mike Ngo : ::sets his lasers to dual fire::
Corran Horn : -=comes around behind the TIEs and finds a damaged and lagging
fighter=-
Wes Janson : -=watches tie's
fly by and takes a few shots as they slip past=-
Corran Horn : -=aims and fires=-
Myn Donos : -=fires at one of
the ties=-
Corran Horn : -=the shots converge on the fighter and it explodes=-
Col Jagged Fel : -=picks out a target a little ahead of the one Corran just
killed=-
Corran Horn : -=drops behind jag=- C>You have the lead, 2
Mike Ngo :
::he flies his fighter behind
a wing of ties on formation towards the freighter, and targets the right
wing TIE::
Col Jagged Fel : -=drops his rectile over the
Tie and fires=-
Wes Janson : -=three TIE's the sliped past the freighter
bite space dust=-
Myn Donos : -=misses by quite a bit=-
Col Jagged Fel : -=Tie evades his shots=-
Dana Hogan : -= she put her sights on the lead
TIE of an unbroken formation, firing in an attempt to destroy it =- SG
47
Myn Donos : -=fires again at
his target=-
Mike Ngo : ::sees his shots go wide and banks to port
to compensate::
Col Jagged Fel : C> Lead lets catch that trio heading for the freighter!
Derek H Klivian
: -=one switch locks up, and he has to bang around on
it before he can get it to follow his wants=-
Col Jagged Fel : C> they're at point oh
3
Myn Donos : -=close enough to
illuminate the Tie but still misses=-
Dana Hogan : -= compensates and fires again for
the wing-leader, knowing he was the one to take out =-
Mike Ngo : dammit... ::he dips to achieve a different
angle of attack and firs again::
Corran Horn : C>Copy that lead the way
Myn Donos : -=aims and leads
the fighter remembering to lead it a little more=-
Col Jagged Fel : -=performs a split S knowing Corran will stay with him
and vectors in on the trio=-
Mike Ngo :
::he sees his shots rupture
a power coupling in the tie's solar panels and the tie veers away and out
of formation::
Corran Horn : -=follows jag while checking the overall situation=-
Derek H Klivian
: -=pulls some rather lovely evasive maneuvres=-
Mike Ngo : ::side-slips to fire on the next TIE in
line::
Myn Donos : -=hits the Tie at the joint to the solar array=-
Mike Ngo : ::locks and fires::
Wes Janson : -=two tie's
missing their wing leader pass. takes aim and fires at both=-
Col Jagged Fel : C> I've got the one to the far right.
Corran Horn : C>-=double click=-
Wes Janson : -=just missed the first one,
but the second one explodes in a bright ball of fire=-
Dana Hogan : -= grins as she sees the TIE become
space debris, training on one of the now banking wingmen, squeezing off
bolts of energy to vape it =-
DESCRIPTION : *****Freighter rocks as lasers hit it*****
Mike Ngo : ::direct
hits near its manuvering jets. the TIE tries a hard bank and literally
tares itself apart from the damage::
Myn Donos : -=finds another cardboard fighter with wings=-
Corran Horn : -=splits away from jag slightly as he vectors in on the lefthand
fighter=-
Myn Donos : -=aims at the fighter
that fired at us=-
Corran Horn : -=closes and fires=-
Col Jagged Fel : -=Reaches his target before
it can fire on the freighter=-
Derek H Klivian : -=curses under his breath as he regains
control=-
Col Jagged Fel : -=fires=-
Wes Janson : -=wes, not buckled in, goes
flying and bangs head on turrent window=-
Derek H Klivian : SITH! -=has a wee bit of trouble=-
Mike Ngo : ::the
last TIE in the line opens up with its throttle and tries to outrun his
snub, veering to port::
Myn Donos : -=misses as the he fails to compensate for the freighter
maneuvering=-
Corran Horn : -=misses wide left, kicks the
rudder to stay behind it=-
Dana Hogan : -= he then took aim on a TIE that
had already made a flyby, squeezing of bolts for it's demise =-
Wes Janson : -=is barely able to stay concious, and shakes head slowly=-
Col Jagged Fel : -=His shots hit the fighters
solar array sending it into space=-
Corran Horn : -=closes a bit more and fires again=-
Mike Ngo :
Hal, bring up torpedo guidance
::his R2 complies with haste::
DESCRIPTION : *****The Rogues are about to fly over the Imp star and
supporting cruisers*****
Myn Donos : -=fires at his previous
target=-
Corran Horn : -=the shots blow apart the ball
cockpit and incinerate the rest in the resulting explosion=-
Derek H Klivian
: -=has trouble flying the freighter, curses profusely
over the comm=-
Mike Ngo : ::aquires a lock on the TIE, he's merely
trying to speed himslef away and not really manuevering very well::
Wes Janson : -=sees two
ties in front of him, then one... then three... aims at the one in the
middle=-
Col Jagged Fel : -=Hits the left rudder and
aims at the lead fighter=-
Mike Ngo : ::fires a single torp::
Myn Donos : -=misses the Tie
again=-
Dana Hogan :
C> Need help up there?!?
-= she took aim on a trio squeezing of a set of bolts with spay-and-prey
tactics =-
Wes Janson : -=shot goes flying through concussion induced tie fighter,
but not the real one=-
Dana Hogan : -= needs to prey a lot more =-
Col Jagged Fel : -=pulls down the trigger=-
-=all the lasers converge
on the Tie's cockpit=-
Myn Donos : -=fires at his target again=-
Mike Ngo : ::the torp follows the TIE's ion signature
and detonates, leaving the solar panels intact and flying in the same trajectory::
Dana Hogan : -= pulls back the other direction hoping to get
one on this set =-
Corran Horn : C>Nice shooting 2, let's go clear a path for the freighter
-=kicks the fighter over in a loop=-
Myn Donos : -=misses the Tie again and wonders what's with his aim
today=-
Mike Ngo : ::He pulls a hard turn to starboard, keeping
pace with the freighter and looking for more TIE's to vape::
Col Jagged Fel : -=kicks his fighter up and
spins it to move to Corran's right=-
Wes Janson : -=shakes head and watches the
three ties merge into one, then takes aim and fires=-
Myn Donos : -=picks another
Tie making a run on the freighter and fires=-
Dana Hogan :
C> What's with these
pilots?!? You'd think they could handle four fighters and a freighter...
-= he tried to lead another TIE, firing off orange bolts for it's death
=-
Wes Janson : -=nails one of the solar wings and it beaks
apart, the tie spinning away=-
DESCRIPTION : *****Shots from the Imp star lace Mike's shields*****
Myn Donos : -=misses WIDE right=-
Corran Horn : C>Ok Red squad the big hull
will never make it past that impstar, try to take out the shield towers
so we at least have a fighting chance
Mike Ngo : ::his fighter shudders from turbolaser fire,
loses his rear shielding::
Myn Donos : -=fires at a Tie that has a ISD as a backdrop=-
Dana Hogan :
C> Ventral, take that
turret of yours and go for the Duce... I'll cover this side from fighters...
The cross fire should keep them from doing anything TOO stupid...
Mike Ngo : agh..... ::takes evasive action, veering
away from the cap ship and balancing what remaining shields he has::
Myn Donos : -=misses the Tie
but still hits the ISD=-
Dana Hogan : -= she fired at another trio of ties, trying to
use a cover method to get all three =-
Derek H Klivian : -=keeps flying in strange shapes trying
to keep from hitting anything... or being HIT by anything=-
Col Jagged Fel : -=Switched over to proton torps=- -=targets the nearest
shield gen=-
Corran Horn : C>Ok 2, evasive in to 50 meters
from the Impstar, then skim the surface to the towers
Col Jagged Fel : C> Copy
Mike Ngo :
::after gaining his bearings,
he brings his fighter around the star's engines and away from turbolasers
on an attack vector to the ship's 2nd shield gen::
Dana Hogan : -= she grinned as she hit the far TIE of the trio,
it spinning off and colliding with the other two, taking aim on other set
and firing the same way, hoping for a repeat preformance =-
Myn Donos : -=fires at his same
target=-
Col Jagged Fel : -=Suits actions to words and jinks his fighter=-
DESCRIPTION : *****Shields on the freighter fail as more shots hit it*****
Mike Ngo : ::locks his torpedoes to dual fire and prepares
to dumb-fire them, his position too close for a normal lock::
Corran Horn : -=loose corkscrews his way in
at the star destroyer=-
Derek H Klivian
: -=attempts evading more=-
Myn Donos : -=hits the Tie and
it forms a nice fireball=-
DESCRIPTION : *****Alarms sound in the
freighter*****
Wes Janson : -=takes a deep breath, then just strafes
the sky behind the freighter with lasers, since he can't get his target's
straight=-
Corran Horn : C>Keep that thing together Hobbie!
Mike Ngo : ::his fighter climbs, he inverts and inver-dives,
centering the cap ships's shield generator::
Myn Donos : Sith, not good.
Derek H Klivian : C> I'm not Solo, here! -=says a silent prayer and tries a bit
harder to fly straight=-
Dana Hogan :
-= she fired another
burst, ignoring the shields down alarms, hoping to get atleast the TIE
in her sights -=
Corran Horn : -=pulls out of his corkscrew and skims the surface of the
star destroyer, switching to single fire=-
Myn Donos : C>We need a miracle
and a Wraith.
Mike Ngo : ::fires off torpedoes while turning hard
right to evade crashing into the impstar2::
Wes Janson : -=hits three of the five Tie's that dared
cross his path when he hears the alarm=-
DESCRIPTION : *****Feni starts to work on the shields*****
Mike Ngo : ::both dumb-fires torpedoes strike the
shield-generator.... ::
Col Jagged Fel : -=Follows Corran and his R5 gives him a steady tone=-
Myn Donos : -=fires at another tie=-
Derek H Klivian : -=is having INCREASING trouble keeping
this freighter straight=-
Col Jagged Fel : -=Lets two torps fly=-
Dana Hogan : -= starts using her spray-and-pray
methos against the fighters to take out another triplet coming at them
=-
Corran Horn : -=bounces up and spits laserfire across the bridge and onto
the shield generator before clicking to torps and firing=-
Myn Donos : -=misses the Tie =-
DESCRIPTION : *****The shield gen is hit
by Mikes torps and is then hit again by Gavins and explodes*****
Dana Hogan : C> Anyone able to tell me where the hell the
bombers and intercepters are?
Mike Ngo : C>
Starboard shield-generator is down, lead.
Col Jagged Fel : -=Both are shot down and he lets more fly=-: -=Two of his torps make it past and hit the gen=-
Corran Horn : -=cuts throttle to line up a
second shot, then triggers a pair=-
Fenig Durak : ::Tweaks
with the shields, praying that this works::
Dana Hogan : -= she then fired at the two remaining TIEs, hoping
to hit one so it's collide with the other =-
Col Jagged Fel : -=switches to single and laces the gen=-
Mike Ngo : ::his
and gavin's fighter long-arcs toward corran and fel::
Corran Horn : -=his torps are blasted by the
bridge lasers so he switches back=-
Fenig Durak : C>
We got shields! ::She tapped the generator lovingly::
Derek H Klivian
: -=freighter shudders some with Hobbie's less than good
flying=-
Wes Janson : -=watches a bunch of Tie's on the freighter's
aft and opens fire=-
Corran Horn : -=guns the throttle and lays on the trigger, pouring fire
into the shield gens=-
Derek H Klivian : -=somehow, t hings get back in line,
and under control... finally=-
Dana Hogan : C> If we weren't busy, I'd hug
you! -= she squeezed of more bolts for the trianing TIEs, hating to miss
=-
Wes Janson : -=all the shots miss, Wes' vision getting fuzzier=-
Fenig Durak : C>You
can buy me something pretty later
DESCRIPTION : *****The gen explodes under the barrage of lasers*****
Myn Donos : -=fires at another Tie=-
Mike Ngo : C>Three
to Lead. give us a target. over. ::speaking for gavin and himself::
DESCRIPTION : *****The Imp Star is left
with no shields*****
Corran Horn : C>Good work Reds get back on those fighters
Corran Horn : C>Big Hull concentrate your fire on that impstar's bridge
Myn Donos : -=misses again and wonder how long it'll take to get a
hit=-
Derek H Klivian : C> Understood.
Myn Donos : -=fires at the ISD's
bridge=-
Derek H Klivian : -=brings freight around so everyone can
shoot, even him froom the nose doohickeyes=-
Dana Hogan : -= she swore once over the com,
firing off another barrage at the now turning ties =-
DESCRIPTION : *****A quad burst from a T/I catches Gavin's fighter and
flames begin to spew out from his engine ****
Myn Donos : -=nails the viewport=-
Mike Ngo : C>copy red 1. moving to intercept ::dives
under the impstar to add some more tie fighters in his fuselage::
Dana Hogan :
C> Sorry 'bout that...
-= she targets the T/I firing on gavin and let him have it =-
Dana Hogan :
-= but badly misses =-
Mike Ngo : C>GAvin!!
Corran Horn : C>Sith! Gavin get out of the combat zone until you get
that fixed!
Dana Hogan : -= curses again, retargeting and
firing, but careful not to hit Gavin =-
Derek H Klivian : -=is able to bring the freighter around
to pummel, and as the others do their thing, gets off a few shots of
his own with a feral grin... glad things are finally going his way=-
DESCRIPTION : *****Gavin's fighter spirals
towards the planet and the T/I leaves him for dead*****
Myn Donos : -=fires a sustained
burst at the bridge=-
DESCRIPTION : *****Fel takes a hard hit
and his shields fall, Corran is also hit with a glancing laser*****
Corran Horn : Sith sith sith -=flips his fighter
around to chase after gavin=- C>2! you have the group until further notice
Col Jagged Fel : C> Copy lead. -=is tossed
around as he's hit=-
Mike Ngo :
Sith! sithsithsith!! ::thinks
about Gavin, about Rei, who will no doubt be thoroughly upset... then shakes
his head and proceeds on mission::
Derek H Klivian
: -=growls, and hopes that Gavin is alright=- c'mon
kid....
Col Jagged Fel : C> Mike on me!
Mike Ngo :
C>You got it
Corran Horn : -=evens out his shields as he
winds his way through fighters and cap ships following gavin's smoke trail=-
Dana Hogan : -= she was pissed, targeting the
closes moving unfriendly and blasing it to space dust =-
Derek H Klivian : -=swoops around on target and takes some
s\more shots=-
DESCRIPTION : *****freighter is past the
imp star and is near the planet now*****
Myn Donos : -=happily sees the
Viewport darken and become opaque=-
Mike Ngo : ::rolls his fighter around toward fel's::
Wes Janson : -=turns com
up=- C> Hobs, we've got a ship tracor beam right? we can pull them
in if needs be?
Derek H Klivian
: -=one goes wide, but the other two are dead on=-
Col Jagged Fel : -=Tries to shake the fighter
on him=-
Derek H Klivian : C> -=through gritted busy teeth=- hope
so.
Col Jagged Fel : -=He jinks the fighter real
good leaving him sitting all alone for Mike to blast=-
Corran Horn : -=drops his sights on the lead of a trio of fighters in his
path and switches to quad=-
Corran Horn : -=fires=-
Dana Hogan : -= she brought her guns to target
an engine on the ISD II, firing a burst to damage the bastard =-
Mike Ngo : ::on cue, he hovers over like a swooping
Kalidor and fires scarlet laserbeams of death::
DESCRIPTION : ****Bridge is still intact*****
Mike Ngo : ::which
hit absolutely nothing. he traces his fire::
Dana Hogan : -= she then raised it for the bridge, firing her
own crimson bolts towards it =-
Derek H Klivian
: -=takes one last flyover, hoping they can take the bridge
down and get to the planet=-
Corran Horn : -=the fighter breaks apart before exploding and taking one
of its wingmen with it=-
Myn Donos : -=fires another
long burst at the bridge=-
Corran Horn : -=hits the rudder and fires on
the remaining fighter of the trio=-
Derek H Klivian
: -=two of Hobbie's front guns shots hit=-
Wes Janson : -=as the freighter goes over, takes a few
last shots to do more damage=-
Corran Horn : -=clips the fighter's wing and it spins off uncontrollably=-
Myn Donos :
-=hits the viewport again=-
Corran Horn : -=breaks into the open and finds gavin's fighter on his scan=-
Mike Ngo :
rr... ::redoubles his efforts
and fires at the wiley TIE::
Col Jagged Fel : -=loops around heading back towards Mike making sure no
lasers hit his unshield craft=-
Mike Ngo : C>got im. ::the tie explodes under a
steady barrage of laser-fire::
Col Jagged Fel : C> Thanks 3
Wes Janson : -=gets three
solid hits while flying over the imp star=-
Dana Hogan : -= she targeted a trailing TIE/ln
and fired a few bolts to remove it from the frey =-
Col Jagged Fel : C> Let's get back to that freighter.
Corran Horn : -=targets a pair of fighters
heading for gavin's derelict craft speeding towards the planet
Corran Horn : -=switches to torps and fires=-
Mike Ngo :
C>probably a good idea. ::a
little winded, he banks hard toward the freighter::
Dana Hogan :
-= she kepts targeting
the trailing TIEs, careful not to fire at a friendly X =-
Corran Horn : -=the TIE jinks the torp at the last second and stays on gavin=-
Derek H Klivian
: C> I'm feelign a little like a stinger in a gundark
nest here, guys..
Myn Donos : -=looks at the bridge and is supirsed to see it intact=-
DESCRIPTION : *****Mike is hit with a
turbolaser as he flies near the Imp star*****
Mike Ngo : ::he levels his ship out on intercept to
the freighter....::
Corran Horn : -=switches back to his quad
lasers and triggers two shots=-
Myn Donos : C>Can any of
you hit the bridge with a torp?
Mike Ngo : ::HAL gives out a loud shriek as the right
instrument panel gives out::
Col Jagged Fel : -=Pulls away from Mike=-
C> Three's hit!
Corran Horn : -=the first quad clips the fighter
but is followed by a second which blasts it into nothingness=-
Dana Hogan : -= she noted the closest INT and
blasted away at it =-
Derek H Klivian : C> Get outta here, Three - you can't
do any good right now
Col Jagged Fel : -=Drops behind Mike's fighter
and baits the Tie into following him=-
Mike Ngo : Fahq!....
C>I'm hit.....
Col Jagged Fel : -=The Tie follows him and he streaks in front of Mike=-
Mike Ngo : ::he
slips his fighter to port to try for one last kill::
Corran Horn : -=cuts his throttle and pulls
in behind the remaining TIE on gavin=-
Dana Hogan : -= she growled, taking his was not a good thing,
so she targeted a makeshift formation of TIEs and let their leader have
it, hoping he'd burst and let a few others do the same =-
Col Jagged Fel : -=He dives under the bridges com tower at the top of it's
bridge=-
Corran Horn : -=closes to .5 klicks and fires=-
Myn Donos :
-=fires at a Tie near the bridge=-
Mike Ngo : ::his last shots rupture a fuel cell in
the TIE and it explodes::
DESCRIPTION : *****The tie is hit by mike and instead on flying under
the tower crashes into it*****
Corran Horn : -=the tie anticipates and sideslips out of the way=-
Myn Donos : -=misses the Tie=-
Dana Hogan : -= she muttered something unintelligable,
firing again at a tie-fighter =-
DESCRIPTION : *****Flames fly from the center of the bridge*****
Corran Horn : -=switches to dual fire and
triggers 3 bursts=-
Mike Ngo : ::his fighter rockets outward, away from
the combat zone::
Wes Janson : -=sees a tie
trying to get a lock on the freighter's aft and lines up a shot=-
DESCRIPTION : *****The resulting explosion
covers Mike and Fel from the others sensors*****
Corran Horn : -=all 6 lasers pound the fighter into nothing but dust=-
Dana Hogan : -= watches a few ties assemble to
get some order, not smart, so she tried to blast their lead =-
Mike Ngo :
Hal, give me a diagnostic on
the manuvering jets ::Hal complies, and readouts show up momentarily::
dammit...
Wes Janson : -=nails the TIE and watches it break away,
smoking=-
Corran Horn : C>Gavin is clear but nonresponsive,
what's happening back there Hobbie?((i know she's afk))
Dana Hogan : -= smirks, the other two breaking
awya from the debris =-
Myn Donos : -=fires at the Ties that are regrouping=-
Derek H Klivian : -=pulls away and dives for the planet,
becoming a 'living' comet in the planet's atmosphere=-
DESCRIPTION : *****Fel and Mike reappear
on the sensors*****
Wes Janson : -=blinks, feeling a cold trickle come down
along his face. wipes away at it absently=- Must get HObbie more sim time
when we get back -=growls=-
Corran Horn : -=heels over and pulls up alongside
the freighter=- C>Reds, status report
Col Jagged Fel : -= Catches sight of Mike's damaged fighter=-
Myn Donos : -=misses the fighter barely=-
Mike Ngo : okay, what about my power systems? ::hal
gets to work. He looks up from his instruments to see a planet filling
up his viewports::
Col Jagged Fel : C> Lead, 2, Three's hit
pretty bad. Trying for radio contact now.
Col Jagged Fel : C>Three do you copy?
Derek H Klivian
: C> We're pretty well under control, here... I think
Col Jagged Fel : -=follows Mike towards the
planet=-
Corran Horn : C>Just get it on the ground
in one piece ok Klivian? I know you don't like to do that but just this
once
Derek H Klivian
: C> Can he get down?
Mike Ngo : C>This is three, i'm ah, having a little
trouble manuvering. the jets are practically wasted
DESCRIPTION : *****The Ties quit giving
chase and the ships are moving away from Imp star*****
Derek H Klivian
: C> aye aye sir
Mike Ngo : ::gets a readout on his power system:: C>
Power fluctuating all over the place too
Dana Hogan :
-= she sighed again as
the TIEs left range =-
Myn Donos : C> I'd like to land in one piece please Hobbie.
Derek H Klivian
: -=continues slipping through the atmosphere=-
Derek H Klivian
: C> aw, I guess I'll have to now. If I do, does that
make us even, Donos?
Dana Hogan : C> Might wanna get out of that
ventral turred incase...
Myn Donos : C> Yeah, then we hunt for girls.
Col Jagged Fel : C> Can you land it at the
landing zone 3?
Wes Janson : -=watches the
TIE's losing ground from the aft and makes faces at them from his turrent=-
Derek H Klivian
: -=sighs, shakes his head, and tries a roll=--=hits turbulence in the form of stormclouds=-
Corran Horn : -=tries one last time to contact
Gavin=- -=no response=-
Derek H Klivian
: -=gets things under control, slips beneath the storm,
and is able to land smoothely=- And you thought I couldn't do it.
Mike Ngo : C>uhm...probably
Mike Ngo : ::Not long after his last comm message,
his low port sublight engine gives out, worsening his now inevitable descent
angle and triggering a cascade of alarms and warning lights::
Wes Janson : -=gets bounced around again, head spinning=-
Corran Horn : -=logs Gavin's last vector and
heads in to land=-
Col Jagged Fel : -=notices Mike's change of
course=-
Col Jagged Fel : C> I'm following you in
3.
Corran Horn : -=hits the storm, and fights
with the stick=-
Wes Janson : uuuuuhhh... -=holds spinning head in pain=-
Derek H Klivian : -=takes off headset and throws it across
the cockpit=- sithspit, nerfsith, Hoth and Kessel. Stang!
Mike Ngo : ::he tries to compensate on the lfight yoke::
C> sithspit this thing is a brick!
Myn Donos : -=puts his hand over his head and wipes his brow=-
Corran Horn : -=follows the freighter through easily and sets it down softly=-
Col Jagged Fel : Pvt. Lead C> Lead, 2, I'm
not sure if we'll hit the landing zone.
Myn Donos : -=takes off his headset and gets out of the turret=-
DESCRIPTION : *****Fel and Mike enter
the atmosphere*****
Mike Ngo : C>
Red three going down, Red three going down. ::tries to maintain composure
in his voice::
Corran Horn : C>Copy that two, do you have
projected landing coordinates?
Wes Janson : -=watches Fel and Mike from aft, trying
to keep focus=-
Col Jagged Fel : C> not yet he still has
partial contol.
Mike Ngo : ::tries to invert his fighter to take advantage
of the imbalance in his sublights and fix his descent angle::
Dana Hogan :
-= sits back and holds
on =-
Corran Horn : C>Keep me informed -=starts taking off his flight gloves
and helmet=-
Derek H Klivian : -=with a sigh of frustration mingled with
relief, he falls back into the pilot seat and listens to comm chatter=-
Col Jagged Fel : -=Stays with Mike and sees
now that they're going to over shoot=-
Mike Ngo : C>no
use. going to overshoot
Col Jagged Fel : C> Red lead he doesn't have enough control. He's going
to overshoot by a quarter mile.
Mike Ngo :
::his fighter bucks and shakes
from the atmospheric pressure::
Col Jagged Fel : -=Drops his speed and follows Mike at a safe distance=-
Corran Horn : C>Copy that, try to get down in one piece then contact
me, we'll work something out
Mike Ngo : ::he closes his s-foils to see if that will
help with the aerodyamics and cuts some power from the over-boosted engines::
::takes a quick note at the altimeter and
tightens his restraining harness::
Myn Donos :
-=grabs the headset and listens to the com
chatter=-
Wes Janson : -=goes to stand
up to go to cockpit to check on HObbie=-
Col Jagged Fel : C> May the force be with you 3.
Dana Hogan : -= he pulled off her com set, making
sure they were down as she couldn't see the ground at all from her turret
=-
Col Jagged Fel : -=pulls farther away to watch
and see where 3 ends up=-
Wes Janson : -=moved way
too fast and slumps back down in his chair in an unconcious concussion=-
Mike Ngo : :: his stomach turns in on itself, wondering
how in the world he let this happen:: C>brace yourself Hal. we're still
carrying a good deal of velocity... ::forgets to shut off his comm::
Col Jagged Fel : -=in staying with 3 he forgot all about his s-foils and
now closes them=-
Derek H Klivian
: -=grimaces from where he's seated, hoping things will
be okay=- C> get your nose up, it'll help. trust me.
Mike Ngo : ::sees the terrain in front of him go more
horizontal as he losses altitude::
Dana Hogan : -= grabs her two DL-44s and her
belt, climbing down from the turret =-
Mike Ngo :
::his mind in a thousand places
at once::
Derek H Klivian
: -=is no longer sitting back, but is leaning forward,
looking intently at the radar screen=-
DESCRIPTION : *****Fel's and Mike's
fighters pass over the landing zone*****
Derek H Klivian : -=is able to see the fighters visually
now, and whispers=- show us that Corellian luck, kid.
Fenig Durak : ::Concern
riddling her face, she goes to join Hobbie in the cockpit, having been
out of hte loop for most of this::
Mike Ngo :
::watches the altimeter:: ::
C>60 meters, 42, 33, 21....
Dana Hogan : -= she stood on the deck and strapped
the belt around her waist, she was going to kill lots of somethings that
were Imperial if she had her way next =-
Derek H Klivian
: -=he doesnt' notice her enter=-
Mike Ngo : C>Rei!! ::his comm unit gives out in
a burst of static::
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