You enter the big briefing room in the basements of Cretes spaceport- you see grim looking Corsairs, ready for everything. The air is tense, which is not helped by some hermanos smoking thick cigars or not washing their flight suits. You grab a seat next to your wingman, exchange some greetings - Then it is time for business.
Commandante Jose steps up to the holo-projector, the room falls silent.
"Hermanos y Hermanas....you know why we are here...we are here to fight for the glory of the Empire and to strike fear into the hearts of our enemies!! Today, a unique chance has presented itself - those Bretonian crumpet eaters are parading their new teabag headed fanfarrona of an Admiral Garibaldi around...as if they had won any kind of war, those burros!"
Laughter bursts in the briefing room.
Jose continues:
"Hermanos....., listen - tonight we will estrellar their already crumbling morale by taking away their figure head...right from under their very noses, during her grand moment!! They will not know what has happened until it is too late and we will be one step further toward our conquest of Bretonnia!! Viva los Corsairs!!!"
The sound of chearing is deafening. As the crowd quietens down, Elder Trueno takes over next to the holo projector, a bundle of notes in hands.
" Hermanos, I will instruct your wings for tonights strike. Our forces will mostly consist of Titans as we need its speed and agility to launch quick strikes with overwhelming fire power. You will be divided into the Engaño and Puñal wings.
Our information is that the Bretonians are planning a big parade for their new Admiral, a Senora Garibaldi. Underestimating our strength they have deployed much of their forces on the Gallic front and only have the old burros at the parade to cheer their newest failure. This is why we are going to launch a cunning strike at them to capture this Admiral and to crush the Crumpeteers morale!
The Engaño wing will start a faked raid on Planet Cambridge and its adjacent Trade lanes
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as can be seen here, marked with a B. Cadiz will be our forward base of operations. Once you enter the Cambridge system fall upon them like the wolves do with the sheep -disrupt all trade, shakedown each and every trader passing, and hack every officer into pieces. The point is to have all alarm bells ringing as if our main fleet had descended upon them!
The goal is to draw as many forces out as possible, especially those from New London, the place of the parade. As soon as you are finished grinding those teapots to dust rendezvous with Puñal wing to render any assistance necessary - if not regroup with them at Cadiz to enjoy our victory.
Puñal wing will deliver the deadly blow...you, too start from Cadiz and follow the Waypoints I - V do so completely unseen and as quickly as possible. Lay in hiding behind the asteroids while the Engaño wing does their work.
Once you get the signal, strike the lane down to intercept whichever group is hurrying Garibaldi along to her hiding hole, or if she shows any bravery, to the battlefield in Cambridge. Do not let her reach her destination!
Eliminate her escorts first so you can pick her apart easily without killing her....we need her as prisoner and hostage, I am sure she has lots of intelligence that we can make good use of. If you are successful get the hell out of the New London space and join the raiders in Cambridge or retreat to Cadiz if they have already joined with you.
All clear and understandable? Bueno!! We rendevouz at 1830 General Sirian Time at Cadiz, there the wings will be set up and the wing leaders appointed!!"
He raises his glass
"Viva los Corsairs!! Viva los Hermanos!!! Hast la muerte Bretonia!!!"