B1: H'rekkah - Kilrathi Distress Call
| B1: H'rekkah - Kilrathi Distress Call | |
|---|---|
| |
| Designation | B1 |
| Type | Escort |
| Date | 2681 |
| TCSM | 100.8 |
| Location | H'rekkah |
| Disc | 1 |
| Fighter | Piranha |
| Wingmen | Alpha Wing |
| Other Wings | Bravo Wing, CAP |
| Other Friendly Ships | Marines, TCS Midway |
| Primary Objectives | Escort and Defend Dekker |
| Success | B2: H'rekkah - Black Widow Rescue |
| Failure | B2: H'rekkah - Black Widow Rescue |
| Eject | Rescued |
B1: H'rekkah - Kilrathi Distress Call is a mission in Wing Commander Prophecy. It is the first mission of the game and it is followed by B2: H'rekkah - Black Widow Rescue.
Mission Briefing
Your wing will deploy when the Midway jumps into the H'rekkah system. Panthers from the Black Widow Squadron will provide primary escort for a marine LC, with your Alpha Wing providing additional support. Escort the marines to the remains of the Kilrathi fleet. Your objective there is this Fralthi II Class cruiser. SWACS scans have detected faint life signs aboard. The LC will dock with the damaged ship, and Colonel Dekker will lead a detachment of marines aboard to recover the ship's data log and locate any survivors. When the marines have returned to their ship, escort them back to the Midway.
Wing Layout
Alpha Wing
Designation Pilot Ship Type Profile Notes Alpha 1 Player Piranha Alpha 2 Maestro Piranha Alpha 3 Stiletto Piranha
Bravo Wing
Designation Pilot Ship Type Profile Notes Bravo 1 Maniac Panther Midway NAV to NAV 1 and back Bravo 2 Panther Black Widow Midway NAV to NAV 1 and back
CAP
Designation Pilot Ship Type Profile Notes CAP 1 Panther Black Widow Midway NAV CAP 2 Panther Black Widow Midway NAV CAP 3 Panther Black Widow Midway NAV CAP 4 Panther Black Widow Midway NAV
Other Friendly Ships
Designation Pilot Ship Type Profile Notes Marines Hercules Midway NAV to NAV 1 and back TCS Midway Midway Midway NAV
Mission Layout
Midway NAV
- START
NAV 1
- ASTEROID FIELD
- DEBRIS FIELD
# Faction Ship Type Callsign Profile Notes 6 Nephilim Moray Unknown No English 1 arrive when Marines dock with Fralthi II 1 Kilrathi Fralthi II derelict
Notes
- Origin's Official Guide to Wing Commander Prophecy refers to the Fralthi II derelict as a freighter.
Cutscenes
Pre-Flight Rec Room 0050 Briefing Room 0070 Takeoff Introduction 0090 Dismissal 0096 Launch 2542 In-Flight NAV 1 Morays arrive Landing Landing 0170 Egress 0175 After Landing Rec Room 0190 plays automatically
Rec Room
Script
Briefing
Speaker Speech Download Transcript ICIS 04000000.wav Your wing will deploy when the Midway jumps into the H'rekkah system. 04000001.wav Panthers from the Black Widow Squadron will provide primary escort for a marine LC, with your Alpha Wing providing additional support. 04000002.wav Escort the marines to the remains of the Kilrathi fleet. 04000003.wav Your objective there is this Fralthi II Class cruiser. SWACS scans have detected faint life signs aboard. 04000004.wav The LC will dock with the damaged ship, and Colonel Dekker will lead a detachment of marines aboard to recover the ship's data log and locate any survivors. 04000005.wav When the marines have returned to their ship, escort them back to the Midway.
Midway NAV
- Arrival
Speaker Speech Download Transcript Maniac 05000002.wav About time you rookies decided to join us. Stiletto 05000004.wav Don't start, Maniac. Maniac 05000006.wav Now that you scrubs have figured out how to get here, let's engage our autopilots and get on with it.
NAV 1
- Arrival
Speaker Speech Download Transcript Maestro 05000008.wav Will ya look at that! Stiletto 05000009.wav Mother of God! Maniac 05000011.wav Looks like the cats had one hell of a party. Too bad we missed it.
- Marine LC Docks
Speaker Speech Download Transcript Dekker 05000013.mp4 Ok. We've docked at the cruiser, Alpha Wing. You watch our backs. Maestro 05000010.wav I have a very bad feeling about this. Dekker 05000014.mp4 Alpha Wing, this is Marine One. The engagement area is littered with dead cats. Whatever hit 'em hit 'em hard. Confirm the location of ship's auxiliary log. Downloading.
- Moray Arrival
Speaker Speech Download Transcript Maniac 05000015.wav Whoa! Heads up, plebes! We've got company! Stiletto 05000016.wav Where the hell did they come from? Maestro 05000017.wav Those aren't Kilrathi fighters. Dekker 05000024.mp4 Alpha Wing, we're taking fire! We're bugging out! Maniac 05000028.wav Crap! All craft break and attack! Marine One 05000025.wav MARINES! WE ARE LEAVING! 05000026.wav Marine one, dusting off.
- Morays Destroyed
Speaker Speech Download Transcript Maniac 05000029.wav Hope you plebes can make it home alone, 'cause I've gotta catch up with my patrol. Marine One 05000027.wav All right, Alpha Wing, get us back to the Midway.
Origin's Official Guide to Wing Commander Prophecy
B1: H'rekkah — Kilrathi Distress Call
Stiletto (FD) — Your initial hours onboard the Midway prove a bit disheartening. You and your buddy Maestro are "greeted" by Stiletto, the hard-line leader of the Diamondback squadron. She doesn't approve of your attitudes or the Altairian brandy Maestro smuggled onboard.
Maniac (RR) — Next, you manage to irritate Maniac, the resident braggart. You run into him the first time you enter the Rec Room.
Zero (RR) — After Maniac's insult session, an onlooking vet pilot takes you under his wing and gives you a tour of your new home. You end up in the Briefing Room, where you meet Dallas and unwittingly insult Blair while in his presence.
Finally, you're whisked into duty under a Red Alert. Your first briefing, given by the captain and the CAG, includes a live video feed displaying a tattered Kilrathi freighter. The rest of the briefing is brief and tense as you're sent to investigate a distress call from H'rekkah System. To your surprise. Stiletto has assigned you command of the Diamondback wing.
| Combat Summary — TCSM 100.8 | |
| Objective Escort and defend Dekker | |
| Your Ship Piranha | |
| Wingmen Maniac, Stiletto, Maestro, +1 | |
| Other Friendly Ships: Marine transport, Kilrathi freighter (hulk) at NAV 1 | |
| Briefing. Your mission is to escort a transport full of marines out to investigate a wrecked Kilrathi freighter. When you arrive, you're jumped by six small fighters of unknown type. |
Alien Forces NAV 1 -- 6 Moray
Notes
- This is a simple, introductory skirmish.
- The Marines won't be in any serious danger as long as you keep the enemy occupied.
- Be prepared to take evasive action right away — the enemy will hove you in a target lock practically the second they ore identified.
- Since this is a one NAV-point mission, don't hesitate to use your missiles freely in the early stages of the combat, to thin the enemy ranks (you might want to keep one or two of your favorite missile types in reserve, just in case you need an edge in a dogfight later in the combat).
Success/Failure
Success / Failure go to B2.
WC:CIC Game Guide
Notes
- First mission. I hope that you've flown the first few simulator missions before flying for real. If not, do it.
- Six enemy fighters and nothing more. You can use your missiles freely because you probably won't have a chance to run out. The same goes for Stormfire ammo.
Cut Content
These audio files are present in the game files but is not triggered by the mission. An earlier version of the mission seems to have had a third wing, Charlie, commanded by Spyder which first notices the aliens. There is also a lengthy conversation establishing that cloaking devices are ineffective against the aliens.
Speaker Speech Download Transcript 05000003.wav Maniac Let's go, Plebe Patrol. Form up. 05000005.wav Maestro Oooh! It's Maniac! THE Maniac? 05000000.wav Marine One All right. We're all docked up, nice and cozy. 05000001.wav Marine One Thanks for the escort, ladies. 05000007.wav Spyder All wings, this is Charlie. We've got unidentified craft on our scopes. Vectoring to intercept. 05000012.mp4 Anderson All craft, be advised: Charlie and Echo wings report unknown hostile encounter. 05000018.wav Stiletto Just stay cloaked until we figure out if they're friendly. 05000019.wav Maestro Um... they're shooting at me. Guess they're not friendly. 05000020.wav Stiletto Activate your cloaking device, Maestro! 05000021.wav Maestro I am using my cloaking device! 05000022.wav Stiletto Hey! They're shooting at me, too! 05000023.wav Stiletto Watch it, kids! They can see through our cloaking somehow!
