EA Civil War campaign Mission 41 : Alamo ---------------------------------- Briefing: ---------- Command Briefing: none ( hold by ) Mission Briefing: Ryan : Let's get this straight, we have a lot of work to do ! The situation is the following : The 4th Earthforce fleet is withdrawing from the front. On Their way back to Earth they'll pass Uranus closely, and a few vessels have reacted to the Windcry's distress signal. The have broken away from the main fleet and are coming here. (b41.1) Shadow : Alright, let's pack things up. (b41.2) Spawn : Not a chance, Derek. (b41.3) Balrok : So what do you wanna do ? Fool around with another Earthgov task force ? (b41.4) Ryan : Listen up ! They will try to draw us away again. This time they have enough firepower to force us to surrender, even with the Warlock on our side. (b41.5) Shadow : So, this will be a hell of a fight. (b41.6) Ryan : I am afraid not. The Warlock's energy grid is a mess. We have assembled a team of engineers and organzied some replacement parts, but they are improvised at best. (b41.7) Shadow : Well, that's another reason to pack up and leave ASAP. (b41.8) Ryan : Well, we will prepare to jump out if necessary, but not before we tried to force the issue. The whitestar fleet is already in the sol system, and the League ships backing them up shouldn't be far behind. (b41.9) Balrok : So, major, what is our plan ? (b41.10) Ryan : The retreating Earthgov vessels still want to try to take the prototype with them. Our engineers have also installed a small tactical nuke on the Warlock. They are still working on the energy grid, but if we are forced to withdraw we will evacuate them with our shuttle Roosevelt and detonate the nuke. (b41.11) HALE : With luck, this will be our last great battle engagement in the war. Well, I think Major Waters will be pretty pissed if we blow this thing up. Where is he ? (b41.12) Ryan : You are right. Currently he is in his quarters, emptying a few bottles of whiskey. (b41.13) Spawn : This damned prototype, we should have ignored the hyperspace beacon when we found it at Barnard's Star. (b41.14) Ryan : Spawn... Get to your fighters and goodspeed, pilots. (b41.15) The Mission: ---------------- Setting: - Uranus Yards Jumpgate - EAS Alexander ( Omega Destroyer ) - Alpha wing ( 3 Thunderbolts : you, Shadow(INV), Balrok(INV) ) - Beta wing ( 3 Nials : Valhahn(INV), Mason(INV), 1 wingman ) - Gamma wing ( 3 Thunderbolts : Boomer(INV), Viper(INV), Spawn (INV) ) - shuttle Roosevelt - Uranus Spacedocks ( EA Orion class ring station ) ( disabled , offline ) - EAS Warlock ( disabled ) - EAS Windcry ( Omega Destroyer ) - Hunter wing ( 4 Starfuries , lots of waves (STB) ) - Stalker wing ( 4 Thunderbolts , lots of waves (STB) ) - EAS Schwarzkopf ( Nova Dreadnought ) - Lurker wing ( 3 Thunderbolts, lots of waves (STB) ) - Phi wing ( 4 badgers , ? waves (STB) ) - EAS Charybdis ( Omega Destroyer ) - Iota wing ( 6 starfuries , ? waves (STB) ) - EAS Rome ( Midwinter cruiser ) - EAS Repulse ( Omega Destroyer ) - MF Filari ( Minbari Sharlin cruiser ) ** - MF Drosil ( Minbari Sharlin cruiser ) * - MF Sidek ( Minbari Sharlin cruiser ) * - EAS Vesta ( Omega Destroyer ) * EA Resistance fleet - EAS Nemesis ( Omega Destroyer ) * - White Star fleet ( stb ) * - more League vessels ( STB ) ** -- The mission starts. EAS Alexander and Warlock at 2 km distance, holding position. -- Spacedocks are also there. All fighter squadrons are launched. HALE : Hale to all fighters, be on the lookout ! Our guests can show up at any second ! Stay close to the Alexander at first. (41.1) Shadow : Roger that, Danny. So, how are you folks doing ? (41.2) Valhanh : Valhahn here. We are ready, Commander. May Valen protect us. (41.3) Mason : Beta 2 ready for combat. Everything is fine. (41.4) Balrok : Alpha 4 ready. Derek, are you nervous or what ? (41.5) Spawn : Alpha 3 reporting in. I can't blame him. I just hope the rest of our fleet arrives in time, otherwise we'll rest in peaces. (41.6) Boomer : Boomer here. Does anyone know how long we have to hold out ? (41.7) Viper : Viper reporting in. Well, we should ask Major Ryan. Actually I don't care, I am already fed up with Uranus, so what's the point ? (41.8) -- After some time (STB) Earthforce battlegroup jumps in at a distance ( 7-8 km perhaps ? ) -- Holding position. Note that the Warlock is mostly between the Alexander and those ships. Boomer : There they are ! The Windcry is back, and brought along some friends. (41.9) Ryan : All fighters, don't engage yet, stay close to the Alexander. (41.10) Windcry : Earth Alliance destroyer Windcry to Alexander and renegade ships. Ed, do you hear me ? We'll take the Warlock with us. I suggest you jump out while you can and join your fleet. (41.11) Ryan : You should know me better than that. You won't take the Warlock with you. We have placed a tactical nuke on the ship, if you force us to withdraw we push the trigger. You see, Brad, I suggest YOU jump out while you can and run away before our reinforcements arrive and dismantle your ship. (41.12) -- nothing for 30 seconds. Shadow : Looks as if they are still considering. (41.13) -- nothing for 20 seconds. -- Then Windcry and other ships launch fighters which head for Alexander. In addition, the -- capital ships also start engines and move in. HALE : They have lauched fighters ! (41.14) Windcry : Just calm down. Our fighters are combat ready. However, they are not ordered to attack. They'll make a scan of the Warlock to see if that explosive device is there. Our pilots are a little nervous on the stick, so don't provoke them, they will return fire instantly. If you really want us to leave you here, you should make a gesture of good will, change to IFF friendly and let our fighters scan the Warlock. (41.15) Viper : This is a private channel. Wow ! Now THAT is our chance, people ! (41.16) HALE : what do we do now ? Major ? (41.17) Spawn : Our chance for What ? To prove them we are not bluffing ? What if they are bluffing ? Making the scan also puts them into an optimal attack position for a run on the Alexander ! (41.18) Ryan : We'll play along at first. Turn IFF friendly. (41.19) -- All enemy vessels turn IFF friendly. Earthgov fighters close on Warlock and fly around -- it. after some time : Windcry : The scans confirm it. A mark 6 tactical nuke , close to the reactor core. Well, I think that means we won't start a fight. (41.20) -- Earthgov fighters stay near Warlock. Viper : They are still moving in on the Warlock. (41.21) Ryan : Alexander to Earthgov battlegroup. Stop you approach ! What's THAT good for, Brad ? (41.22) Windcry : As I see it, you cannot blow up the Warlock right now, you are too close. So, you have to move away from it. But then WE will be really close to it. (41.23) Shadow : What is he hinting at ? (41.24) Windcry : I know you, Ed. You wouldn't detonate that nuke, knowing it would also kill the crews of the Repulse, the Charybdis and the Schwarzkopf, yould you ? Not for preventing us to get that unfinished piece of scrap. We will disarm it now, and prepare to pull it out. We will just shoot everything that comes too close. (41.25) -- nothing for 5 secs. Windcry : So, we are coming ! What is it major ? Do you want to fight us and loose, murder us, or just fly away ? Captain Brad Simmons to the Alexander's fighter wings, if you try to escape we won`t stop you. (41.26) Viper : Damn it ! I think our plan isn't working ! We should have blown up the Warlock when we had the chance. (41.27) -- shortly after Ryan : All fighters, prepare to defend yourselves ! We'll stay here as long as we can. The engineers and Major Waters have volunteered to stay on the Warlock to keep the weapons operational. (41.28) -- Enemy ships IFF hostile, fighting begins. -- The Warlock damages the Charybdis badly. ship jumps out in the fight. -- The basic idea is the following : -- Warlock and Alexander hold position and fire upon Earthgov fleet. Warlock suffers a hit -- and energy grid breaks down. Shuttle Roosevelt evacuates the engineers and the marines, -- and the Alexander performs evasive action while its fighters try to prevent Earthgov from -- pulling out the Warlock. Shadow : Weapons hot, and always watch your six, we are badly outnumbered ! (41.29) Balrok : This is madness ! We have failed, we cannot prevent them to get their hands on the Warlock ! What are we doing here ? (41.30) HALE : Buying time for our reinforcements ! Come on, buddy ! (41.31) -- after a while (STB) the cutscene with charybdis and the enemy badgers hitting the Warlock -- which goes zero. Spawn : Major, The Warlock isn't firing any more ! Waters : Waters here ! The Warlock's energy grid has been destroyed ! We are packing, coming back to the barn ! (41.32) Ryan : Yes, we see it. Our fleet is nor far away, hold it up ! (41.33) -- After some time : Balrok : I'm hit ! I'm hit ! Trying to .......... *comm breaks off* (41.34) -- Balroks starfury explodes. Suitable music change. Spawn : Balrok ! John !!! (41.35) -- after 3 sec Boomer : My god, I don't have a reading on a life pod... (41.36) -- again after some time (STB) : Windcry : Captain Brad Simmons speaking. We have lost enough pilots over this incident. Major, tell you fighters to return to base, then jump out ! Do you really want to force me to destroy your ship ? (41.37) -- Now all enemy ships move to intercept Alexander. Windcry : Damn it, Ed, talk to me ! (41.38) Ryan : The Alexander will perfom evasive action and try stay stay around. Fighter squads, don't allow tractor squad to pull out the Warlock ! Hold it up ! (41.39) -- Countdown runs, dramatic music, ETA until reinforcements arrive is stated by computer. -- after some time : Resistance fleet jumps in. Some via the gate, some somewhere around. -- music change. Vesta : This is Captain Edward MacDougan from the Vesta ! Earthgov Destroyer group, you are ordered to stand down or leave Uranus at once ! (41.40) Shadow : They are here ! They are here ! Our reinforcements have arrived! (41.41) Viper : Ah ! Finally ! (41.42) -- Enemy ships jump out, except the EAS Repulse Ryan : They have withdrawn ! It's over. All fighters, return to base. Alpha wing, you have a done a hell of a job today. I wished Balrok would have made it. (41.43) -- after 10 secs. Spawn : The Repulse is still holding position near the Warlock. (41.44) Repulse : This is Captain Christopher Sebastian from the EAS Repulse to Earthforce Resistance battllegroup. We didn't jump out with the Windcry, we want to join up with you. (41.45) -- EAS Repulse turns IFF friendly. Spawn : You son of a bitch, you come up with this now that everything is over ? (41.46) Ryan : Spawn !! (41.47) Repulse : I am sorry, gamma 3, we have been waiting for a chance to defect, but it didn't come till now. We didn't expect this to turn into such a fight, we thought you would just leave here peacefully. Major Ryan, your men performed superbly, you should be proud. We didn't participate in this fight, our fighters are still aboard. (41.48) Ryan : Thank you, captain. (41.49) Repulse : Lt.Commander Hale, there is something I want to tell you. We were on our way back to Mars when we received oder to form up with the Windcry and to attack the Alexander here at Uranus. The order originally came from an Earthgov Senator, his name is Morgenstern. (41.50) Repulse : To me, it sounded as if he was more concerned about bringing the Alexander down than to bringing the Warlock out of here. For him, this is something personal. I not sure it has something to do with the Alexander in general, it is something about you, Mr.Hale. I suggest you be cautious when you are back on Earth. (41.51) HALE : Strange. Thanks, captain. (41.52) -- If player attacks scanning vessels.... -- Ryan : Commander Hale ! What do you think you are doing ??? (41.52) -- continue with 41.39 Debriefing : ( hold by ) ---------------------------------------