C2a: G'wriss - Alien Starship Encounter
| C2a: G'wriss - Alien Starship Encounter | |
|---|---|
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| Designation | C2a |
| Type | Escort Bomber |
| Date | 2681 |
| TCSM | 207.0 |
| Location | G'wriss |
| Disc | 1 |
| Fighter | Tigershark |
| Wingmen | Alpha Wing |
| Other Wings | Bravo Wing, CAP |
| Other Friendly Ships | TCS Midway |
| Primary Objectives | Ensure Destroyer Elimination |
| Secondary Objectives | Defend Shrikes Eliminate 66% of Destroyer Turrets Eliminate Alien Corvettes |
| Bonus Objectives | Eliminate 66% of Alien Fighters |
| Previous | C1: G'wriss - Convoy Rescue |
| Success | C3a: G'wriss - Cruiser Assault |
| Failure | C3b: G'wriss - Hydra Fleet Assault |
| Eject | Midway NAV (initial): Rescued NAV 1- Mission Ongoing: Captured Mission Accomplished: Rescued |
C2a: G'wriss - Alien Starship Encounter is a mission in Wing Commander Prophecy. It follows C1: G'wriss - Convoy Rescue and is followed by C3a: G'wriss - Cruiser Assault if flown successfully, C3b: G'wriss - Hydra Fleet Assault if failed.
Mission Briefing
The comm relay station in the H'hrass system is apparently no longer transmitting. The Midway must reach this system in order to repair the station and send a distress call to Confed. An enemy cruiser group has pursued us through the H'rekkah jump point and will intercept the Midway before we can reach the H'hrass jump point. Due to their assault on the Confed convoy, the cruiser has fallen behind its destroyer escorts. Your Alpha Wing will proceed to NAV 1 and engage the escorts' fighter screen. When you have broken through, eliminate the destroyers' turret and shield defenses so Bravo Wing's bombers can attack the enemy destroyers. Return to the Midway when your mission is complete.
Wing Layout
Alpha Wing
Designation Pilot Ship Type Profile Notes Alpha 1 Player Tigershark Alpha 2 Stiletto Tigershark Alpha 3 Dallas Tigershark (WW) Alpha 4 Tigershark (WW) Diamondback
Bravo Wing
Designation Pilot Ship Type Profile Notes Bravo 1 Shrike Diamondback to NAV 1 and back to Midway NAV Bravo 2 Shrike Diamondback to NAV 1 and back to Midway NAV Bravo 3 Shrike Diamondback to NAV 1 and back to Midway NAV Bravo 4 Shrike Diamondback to NAV 1 and back to Midway NAV
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 TCS Midway Midway Midway NAV
Mission Layout
Midway NAV
- START
NAV 1
# Faction Ship Type Callsign Profile Notes 2 Nephilim Squid English 9 1 Nephilim Squid English 4 1 Nephilim Squid English 5 1 Nephilim Squid English 7 1 Nephilim Squid English 15 1 Nephilim Squid No English 3 2 Nephilim Manta Alien 1 Nephilim Barracuda Unknown 2 Nephilim Orca
Notes
- Anderson will order you to retreat and the mission will be failed if you take more than 20 minutes.
Cutscenes
Pre-Flight Rec Room 0430 Talk to Finley Takeoff Introduction 2180 Dismissal 2185 Launch 2545 Landing Landing Generic Egress Generic
Rec Room
Script
Briefing
Speaker Speech Download Transcript ICIS 04010007.wav The comm relay station in the H'hrass system is apparently no longer transmitting. 04010008.wav The Midway must reach this system in order to repair the station and send a distress call to Confed. 04010009.wav An enemy cruiser group has pursued us through the H'rekkah jump point and will intercept the Midway before we can reach the H'hrass jump point. 04010010.wav Due to their assault on the Confed convoy, the cruiser has fallen behind its destroyer escorts. 04010011.wav Your Alpha Wing will proceed to NAV 1 and engage the escorts' fighter screen. 04010012.wav When you have broken through, eliminate the destroyers' turret and shield defenses so Bravo Wing's bombers can attack the enemy destroyers. 04010013.wav Return to the Midway when your mission is complete.
Midway NAV
- Arrival
Speaker Speech Download Transcript Stiletto 05010039.wav All right, Casey. You're on the clock now. Take out their cover so the bombers can do their stuff.
NAV 1
- Arrival
Speaker Speech Download Transcript Dallas 05010040.wav Those Destroyers are huge, Casey! Hope our Shrikes can handle 'em.
Ending
- Mission Accomplished
Speaker Speech Download Transcript Midway (Anderson) 05010044.mp4 Nice work, Lieutenant, but it's not over yet. We've still got that cruiser to deal with. At least now we have the upper hand.
- Mission Failed
Speaker Speech Download Transcript Midway (Anderson) 05010045.mp4 What's the problem, Lieutenant? We were counting on you to clear the way for those Shrikes. Word has it that we're going to attempt one last stand before we evac the sector.
General
- Out of Time
Speaker Speech Download Transcript Midway (Anderson) 05010043.mp4 All ships return to base. Your mission has been scrubbed. Repeat: return to base immediately!
Origin's Official Guide to Wing Commander Prophecy
C2a: G'wriss — Alien Starship Encounter
Finley (RR) — Finley's at the bar, drinking like a fish and reeking of sarcasm. You join her and listen to her relate the recent findings of the Science Division — which don't amount to much in the grand scheme of things. She explains the ancient Kilrathi prophecies and you hear, for the second time, the mention of Kn'thrak.
In the middle of your conversation, all pilots are called to the Briefing Room. But before you part ways, you manage to get through to her, and she decides against that last drink.
| Combat Summary — TCSM 207.0 | |
| Objective Ensure that destroyers are eliminated | |
| Alpha Wing Defend Shrikes, eliminate 66% of destroyer turrets, eliminate Alien corvettes | |
| Bonus Objective Eliminate 66% of Alien fighters | |
| Your Ship Tigershark | |
| Wingmen Stiletto, Dallas, +1 | |
| Other Friendly Ships 4 Shrikes | |
| Briefing. An Alien task force has followed the Midway into G'wriss, but the cruiser has become separated from its destroyer escorts. You're sent out to escort a bomber wing to get the destroyers before they can regroup. |
Alien Forces NAV 1 -- 7 Squid
1 Barracuda
2 Orca
2 Manta
Notes
This is the mission you get if you protected the Midway from all harm in the previous mission. It's a tough battle, but all the enemies are nicely bunched up at a single NAV point.
- On all bomber escort missions, your priorities are
- Eliminate enough enemy fighter escorts to clear the way for the bombers
- Destroy the enemy cap-ship's shield emitter
- Destroy all cap ship turrets
- By all means, use your missiles early to clear out those fighters quick.
- In general, concentrate on larger escort ships first. Their more powerful weapons are more likely to get past the bombers' defenses.
- Once you finish off the enemy fighters, your Autopilot light will pop on, but remember, you've only done half the job you came to do. Don't bug out until the job is over.
- If you take too long to finish off the destroyers, the mission will be scrubbed and Anderson will call you back to the Midway.
Success/Failure
Success go to C3a. / Failure go to C3b.
WC:CIC Game Guide
Notes
- Here you have a nice easy mission, at least compared to the two you could get if the Midway got damaged in the previous mission. The method is simple : Take out the enemy fighters, take out the capship's shield emitters, and rather than sit around getting bored waiting for the Shrikes to launch their torpedoes, take out some turrets. Focus on the missile turrets first though. You can cycle through turrets, shield emitters, and other targets by pressing R while the capship is targeted.
- One NAV point, one wave of fighters. Nothing to stop you using your missiles freely. Perfect.
- Barracudas are slow, bulky ships which can deal a lot of damage if you get in front of them, but due to their speed, you can get behind them and unload Dragonflies without taking a scratch.
- Your autopilot light will come on as soon as all of the fighters are destroyed. Be sure not to engage autopilot until the Orcas are destroyed, otherwise you'll fail the mission.
User Comments
Submitted by : Benoit Delage (delage.b@videotron.ca)
Mission : G'wriss 2a : Alien Starship Encounter
Comments : Dragonflies work pretty well for turrets, too! At 100cm per shot, for the Orca, you need 4 for gun turrets (400cm), 6 for missile turrets (600cm) and 8 for shield emitters (800cm). So with good aiming to can take out several turrets in one pass!
