FILEVERSION 2

SETBG "newsroomblue"
PLAY music "news"


SHOWICON icon1 file="icon_planet" text="COMMONWEALTH BROADCASTING NETWORK" color="blue" x=50 y=50
CBN "You're listening to the Commonwealth Broadcasting Network, beaming all across the Alban Commonwealth and beyond. Here are today's headlines." "01a-01"
"CBN HEADLINES" "INTERNATIONAL SITUATION DESTABILISES" "02a-01"


CBN "The Atlantean Federation has expelled all remaining Sinarus Combine diplomatic staff from its embassies. Relations between the superpowers are at their lowest since the Great War." "02a-02"
CBN "The Combine Archon has dismissed accusations of regional destabilisation as a 'pretext for Federation belligerency.'" "02a-03"
CBN "The Alban Commonwealth has urged both sides to show restraint as the rhetoric between both governments continues to escalate." "02a-04"
CBN "Elsewhere, skirmishes between various Fringe paramilitary groups have increased in severity. Critical trade lanes have been compromised as a result of the violence." "02a-05"
CBN "The Sulsian Hegemony blames the worsening instability on the winding down of Commonwealth cruiser patrols and has called for assistance in maintaining tradelane security." "02a-06"
CBN "There are fears the situation in the Fringe is rapidly spiralling out of control." "02a-07"

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SHOWICON artemis file="icon_lcarrier" text="Artemis" color="green" x=75 y=40
SHOWICON asteroids file="icon_asteroids" text="Asteroid Field" color="blue" x=50 y=40
SHOWICON hostiles file="icon_scoutfighter_w" text="Hostile forces" color="red" x=30 y=40

Ramly "The Qahtadnans have responded to the arrival of the Artemis by escalating strikecraft incursions into the Durius asteroid belt. It looks like they didn't take the hint." "02a-08"
Ramly "Scout patrols have encountered Qahtadnan fighter and strikecraft wings supported by light units of the Gharial carrier strike group. The Artemis will undertake a search and destroy mission to wipe them out." "02a-09"

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SHOWICON ahab file="icon_defender" text="Ahab" color="green" x=60 y=20
SHOWICON player file="icon_defender" text="Ross" color="green" x=40 y=20

Ramly "The search area is in a dense asteroid field with significantly variable object velocity. This is a hazardous environment. The weapons systems on the Artemis can intercept incoming asteroids but Alpha wing is to help clear a path through the field." "02a-10"
Ramly "Ahab and Ross, you're on Alpha.  You'll be first out to escort the Artemis. Raptor, Punchy, you're on Beta. You're on standby pending successful identification of enemy assets." "02a-11"

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SHOWICON raptor file="icon_striker" text="Raptor" color="green" x=60 y=50
SHOWICON punchy file="icon_striker" text="Punchy" color="green" x=40 y=50
SHOWICON destroyer file="icon_destroyer" text="Enemy Warship?" color="red" x=20 y=40

Ramly "If you encounter any Qahtadnan or Combine forces, you are free to engage." "02a-12"
Ramly "If a major enemy asset is identified, Beta wing will be launched for a strike mission." "02a-13"
Ramly "Mission success is contingent on identification and destruction of hostile assets. Good luck." "02a-14"

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