COMM ID: =BSG=BlindBat
FROM: Viper flight 1
TO : colonial command
Report on the engagement in Omicron Theta:
This evening AW rogue class gunboat Valgrind was detected operating in Omicron Theta. Due to known high risk factor and high hostility factor of that vessel, Battlestar Warhammer was immediately dispatched on an intercept course without time to assemble full task force and finish testing newly installed Viper catapult launchers. Only one Viper fighter was equipped with Mini Razor (=BSG=BlindBat) and was able to launch before CAT failure. Nevertheless it was decided for Warhammer to proceed with the mission. As =BSG= vessels were approaching O-theta Jump Hole, new hostile contacts began popping up on long range sensors. It was apparent that things were heating up. Warhammers repair crew was working hard on repairing broken catapult but it was evident no other Vipers would be able to launch for some time. Desperate situations, call for desperate measures. Admiral issued orders to contact Corsair allies on coded transmission. One corsair Gunboat (Apricot) was in vicinity and immediately joined up with BSG while another two diverted course to randevouz. =BSG= Andromeda battlecruiser also responded diverting to O-theta from Gama systems at flank speed. Moments before engagement, CAT 1 was repaired just enough for one more Viper (=BSG=Orion) to be launched, but not refueled with only 30min of flight time available.
Hostile AW forces mustered 1 Outcast class Dreadnot (Leviathan), 1 Cruiser, 1 rogue class Gunboat and were assisted by one 101's Saber class VHF.
=BSG= task force, led by Admiral aboard Warhammer, was ordered to move through the surrounding nebula without cruise engine and with sensors set to passive to evade detection while flanking hostile forces, and slowly advancing towards Gamma jump hole to randevouz with incoming battlecruiser Andromeda. At that moment, [RO] vessel in Gamma detected Andromeda and transmitted its position and ETA on jump to AW forces inside Theta. Andromeda was intercepted exiting out of jump hole. Hostiles opened devastating fire concentrated on just one isolated =BSG= ship. While taking heavy fire Andromeda attempted to lure enemy towards Warhammer's position. Her brave crew and gunners were firing all weapons at hostiles even when Andromeda's shield was down, and hull was taking a pounding with fires on multiple decks, and breaches sucking out oxygen and crewmen to space. Though Warhammer immediately ordered all ships to close on Andromeda's position at flank speed, task force was too far away to assist in time. The rest of BSG forces and allies could do little else but monitor Andromeda's epic struggle versus overpowering enemy forces over comm chatter. There's was no man aboard involved friendly vessles that could deny chills running down his spine when Andromeda's commander transmitted his last comunication: "That's it...I'm dead" with alarms howling in the background of the comm chatter, and cracking sounds of multiple explosions of Battlecruiser's hull being torn apart....
Admiral aboard Warhammer kept silent for a moment, than said "We lost Andromeda. This will make things a lot tougher"
But for the rest of the colonials, being a witness to such heroism and horrific fate of the Battlecruiser =BSG=Andromeda, only strengthened resolve before the upcoming battle. While burning remains of the Andromeda were still tumbling into space, Warhammer locked on to AW Dreadnot Leviathan and issued orders for everyone to engage! Battlestars guns opened up. Corsair gunboats accelerated flanking targeted Leviathan with all their turrets blazing. Vipers sprang into midst of blazing barrage flying like deadly wasps stinging at Dreadnot with their Mini Razors. At that moment, CYLON Super Heavy Fighter appeared and together with 101's Ace Saber VHF engaged =BSG= Vipers. Both Orion and myself held to our assigned target hitting it with Razors while evading fire from cap. ship turrets and trying to shake off CYLON and Outcast fighter. With all the might and righteous anger targeted at AW Dreadnot, it started to fade away quick as a brick of butter on a heated pan. Last blow to the Leviathan was dealt by my Mini razor shot targeted at its main engine cooling shaft. Resulting explosion knocked out my shields and blinded me for a few seconds, while my fighter was pushed sideways by the blast. Next target was AW Cruiser who lasted even shorter than the Dreadnot, taking a pounding from Warhammer's main guns and Corsairs gunboat turrets. AW Cruisers captain attempted to retreat from the battle brining his vessel way lower than the position of Leviathan. But it was to no avail. His shields were down in a matter of seconds, and his hull was torn apart just as fast. Than all eyes settled on the perpetrator of the entire battle: AW Valgrind. Though without a doubt masterfully piloted gunboat, and lasting longer than dreadnot and cruiser put together, in the end, his fate was no different. Taking critical hits from all colonial and allied forces, rogue gunboat was leaving a trail of fire and debri in her path. Was only a question of time before her hull broke up. It seemed to me that at one point...almost ALL gun tracer from every pursuing vessel and from every direction met with the Valgrind at the same time. Gunboat was more evaporated than just mearly destroyed. Now all that was left was to mop up hostile fighters. First one to go down was 101's Saber hit by my Sidewinder missiles. CYLON Super Heavy Fighter was the last to be destroyed. After its explosion lit up the space....there was a sudden silence setting down with only sporadic sound of debri being deflected by the shields....
in the next moment broke out a shout over system comms:
"WHAT DO U HEAR COLONIALS?"
"NOTHING BUT THE RAIN SIR!"
---end transmission---
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"War. War never changes. Since the dawn of human kind, when our ancestors first discovered the killing power of rock and bone, blood has been spilled in the name of everything, from God to justice to simple, psychotic rage."
*Dab wonders why message dumps are for.*
"Oh yeah, for this!"
Is this a story? No, its bragging about swarming someone. Not to mention you posted it there two, which shows you attempting to capitalize on the bragging, and up your post count..
Dab, get the hell out of our topics!
Guy is new here and has posted in the wrong place. We warned him about it and formal removal of this topic has been submitted. And this was reposted there. Try to find out the facts before you flame somebody.
And you are the LAST person who should talk about post count.
And if anybody is started bragging about our conflict is you and your faction. If this isn't bragging i don't know what is.
Ah, but if you read the entire thing, you can tell its a joke. With the /ego ranting line maybe?
Oh, and I got my post count legitimately, not posting the same thing multiple times. I'm just suggesting the topic be deleted since the report is already in your MD. Or at the least moved to simply role-playing, as its not a story. If these things become more numerous, the story section would be a mess of battle reports, and not of stories.
(If you find any mistake in my English, please let me know via a PM)
(Really, I speak terrible English, so please, tell me if I make mistakes. I'd like to improve it a bit )