Hrissith System, Mission 6 (640.8)

Briefing Intro: (Movie Filename -- 1770.WVE)

CAG: Thanks to Lieutenant Casey's success in his last mission, we can now use our new plasma weapon to hit the enemy where it hurts. And that's exactly what we intend to do! Let's not celebrate too early. Now we're going have to work twice as hard, because they'll be twice as ready. Let's begin.
ICIS Text: The size of the battle group which has gathered around the Kilrah jump point necessitates that the Midway employ its new weapon. Due to differences in alien and Confed technology, our modified plasma burst will not detonate properly without an initial catalyst. For this reason, a small thermonuclear primer device must be planted at the center of the enemy fleet to assure the weapon's effectiveness. All available craft will deploy to remove any enemy fighters from the Midway's path. Your objective is to plant the primer device on this transport, which is positioned near the heart of the enemy fleet. The device will only lock on this target. When the device is in place, clear the area as quickly as possible to avoid the blast.

Briefing Exit: (Movie Filename -- 1776.WVE)

CAG: Stay focused. Good luck. And good hunting.

Takeoff Scene: Devastator (Movie Filename -- 2540.WVE)

[Fly Mission, Hrissith 6 - Painting the Target]

[Nav 1]
<Midway> Wow! There they are! We're counting on you to paint that target for us!

[Launch target disk at Triton bridge]
<Midway (Finley)> Good work, Casey. Now get the hell out of there, or you'll be vaporized.

Scene - Space
{If Casey is killed}
(Movie Filename -- 1795.WVE)

Landing Scene 1: (Movie Filename -- 1790.WVE)

[Check Terminal]

Landing Scene 2: Generic.

Scene - Rec Rom (Movie Filename -- 1850.WVE)
{Plays automatically}

Stiletto: Give me a couple more of those big guns and I'll carve out my own corner of the universe.
Maestro: I have a big gun. I have a happy gun.
Stiletto: Cute! Attention! Captain on Deck.
Wilford: At ease. Congratulations. We've cleared a path to the Kilrah jump point. Next stop, the Wormhole Gate itself. We must assume that our objective will be strongly defended. This job is far from over.
Zero: But Captain, won't our new toy make short work of the remaining aliens?
Wilford: Well, unfortunately, Lieutenant, our new 'toy' turned out to be a fire-and-forget weapon. We fired it once and now we can forget about using it again. Commander Finley estimates that if we charge it up a second time, there's a 67% probability that it will cause a fatal overload and destroy the Midway in the process. Now, I'd rather not test those odds until we absolutely have to. No, we'll have to fight our next engagement the old-fashioned way-- mission by mission. And that first mission will occur right after the jump to the Kilrah System. Carry on.

Scene - Ready Room
(Movie Filename -- 1880.WVE)

CAG: I don't care if you bullied your way back on the roster, you're still off the flight line.
Blair: The Captain will eat you alive for this.
CAG: The Captain will let me do my job!
Blair: Then why won't you let me do mine?
CAG: Because you're not ready. Period!
Blair: The flight surgeon cleared me, the Captain gave me his okay, you're the only one who says I'm not fit to fly!
CAG: I'm Commander Air Group. My decision is the only one that matters. Do you read me?
Blair: I'm too old for this. And you're too damn young.
Casey: You really want to do this?
Blair: More than anything. I'm a better pilot than I am a staff officer.
Casey: But after what they did to you.
Blair: Yeah. And I want to make damn sure they don't do it to anybody else. You know, I've spent half my life fighting the Kilrathi. They were ruthless, deadly. But, compared to what we're up against now, it makes the Kilrathi look like... housecats. They must be stopped. I don't care what the CAG says, I've gotta do my share. Period!

If you win Hrissith 6, go to Kilrah 1.

If you lose Hrissith 6, go to Losing Endgame X.