Episode 4 - Winning Mission 5 - Clearing the Path
| Clearing the Path | |
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| Date | 2668.363.2125 |
| Fighter | Sabre |
| Wingmen | Cougar and Troll |
| Other Friendly Ships | 3 wings of Rapiers, 1 wing of Sabres, 1 wing of Morningstars (arrive mid-mission), 1 wing of Epees (arrive mid-mission) |
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| Previous | Episode 3 - Winning Mission 3A - Rearguard Action OR Episode 3 - Winning Mission 3B - Holding the Line OR Episode 3 - Winning Mission 4 - Destroyer Rescue OR Episode 3 - Losing Mission 4A - Marching to Sirius OR Episode 3 - Losing Mission 3B - Making Way |
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Preflight Conversations
Briefing
It's time to really get to work, Captain. Today, our fleet will be launching an all-across-the-board attack at the Kilrathi. This will be the biggest battle we've ever faced... at least until the next one. Anyway, here's the plan for today. Most of our fleet's ships will be going directly after the carriers. Our job, however, will be different - your wing will concentrate on the escorts, to give the strike force a better chance of reaching their targets. It's difficult to say how many enemy vessels you're going to encounter out there. You probably will not be able to destroy them all. Take out as many as you can - the more damage we can deal to their perimeter defences, the more likely we are to get a shot at their carriers. Good hunting.
Mission Layout
Player Notes
This mission has you thinning out the Kilrathi fleet’s picket line. Your priority during the mission should be the capships. Use your torpedoes carefully and make sure to allow your wingmen the time to do their damage.
Until all Kilrathi capships have been destroyed, ejection at Target Area NAV means capture. Everywhere else, ejection is safe at any time.
You fly a Sabre on this mission. It is armed in its anti-capship role. Your strike force is fairly large consisting of nine Rapiers and six Sabres.
There is an intercept nav between the Target Area Nav and the Firekka. At this intercept nav is eight Kamekhs, twelve Drakhri and six Sartha. No matter what you do, you will always encounter this intercept nav when you autopilot.
Target Area Nav contains 6 Targu II frigates and 3 Ralatha destroyers. The capships are escorted by three Drakhri and six Jalkehi, including Kramm Deathfang in a Jalkehi. After six of the first nine ships are destroyed, six Krants and three Jalkehi appear. Five minutes later, three Sartha and six Drakhri appear.
Once all torpedoes are fired or less than three Sabres are left you will receive a recall order. Make sure to use your torpedoes wisely. The more ships you destroy in this mission results in less ships in the next mission.