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PLAY music "Music_Fed_OpeningTheme"

"MESSAGE INBOX" "CAPTAIN GILES CAVILL - CAG"
Cavill "Lieutenant Ross. Just wanted to check in. We're about to see some serious action and I need to know if you're up to the task." "03a-01"
Cavill "The Euphrates just pulled into Durius Station. What a beauty. Smaller than the Artemis but just as deadly." "03a-02"
Cavill "Captain Ramly's making final preparations for Operation Chromite. This is going to be the final decisive engagement to finish off Qahtadnan forces in Durius." "03a-03"
Cavill "Admiral Akrami's Colossus is mopping up the rest of the Qahtadnan rabble in Akkad. The Combine are making a lot of noise about us bloodying their friends. Let's see if they've got the guts to follow through." "03a-04"
Cavill "Back to business. I've been told you're cleared to fly Hornets, the birds Beta flew in the last sortie." "03a-05"
Cavill "Hornets are strike fighters best at taking out warship subsystems and turrets. They're tougher than Vipers but aren't as nimble." "03a-06"
Cavill "You let yourself get into a turning fight against enemy fighters, you're not coming back alive. Never engage the enemy in a Hornet without support, you hear me?" "03a-07"
Cavill "Just needed to make sure. I'll see you at the briefing." "03a-08"

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SHOWICON artemis file="icon_lcarrier" text="Artemis" color="green" x=75 y=30
SHOWICON euphrates file="icon_destroyer2" text="Euphrates" color="green" x=75 y=50
SHOWICON sina file="icon_corvette" text="Sina" color="green" x=85 y=35
SHOWICON ghadir file="icon_corvette" text="Ghadir" color="green" x=85 y=45
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 "All right pilots. We're going on the offensive." "03a-09"
Ramly "At 1255 hours, the Euphrates arrived in Durius. The destroyer will support the Artemis as part of a carrier strike group. Two Elam Navy corvettes have also been placed under joint command for this operation." "03a-10"
HIDE hostiles
HIDE asteroids
SHOWICON gharial file="icon_ncarrier" text="Gharial" color="red" x=40 y=30
SHOWICON clipper file="icon_clipper" text=" " color="red" x=35 y=50
SHOWICON clipper2 file="icon_clipper" text=" " color="red" x=45 y=50
Ramly "Our scouts have identified the Qahtadnan battle carrier Gharial, command ship of the Durius invasion force." "03a-11"
Ramly "The Gharial is accompanied by a pair of support carriers, a wing of gunboats and light attack craft." "03a-12"
Ramly "They've taken up station deep in the asteroid field, and we expect them to move against Durius Installation soon." "03a-13"
Ramly "Admiral Akrami has authorised the initiation of Operation Chromite. Our mission - the elimination of the Qahtadnan battlegroup in Durius." "03a-14"

SHOWICON alpha file="icon_striker_w" text="Alpha" color="green" x=60 y=20
SHOWICON beta file="icon_defender_w" text="Beta" color="green" x=60 y=60

Ramly "The strike group will consist of the Artemis, Euphrates and the Elam Navy corvettes all flying in close support. Our ships will punch through the Qahtadnan light units screening the Gharial before engaging the carrier herself." "03a-15"
Ramly "The Gharial is armed with heavy anti-ship cruise missiles capable of doing significant damage to our ships. I expect you to maintain good area defense to nullify the anti-ship threat." "03a-16"
Ramly "Ahab, Ross and Preacher will make up Alpha wing flying Hornet strikers. Raptor, Punchy and Hoser are in Viper fighters as Beta wing." "03a-17"

HIDE alpha
HIDE beta
HIDE gharial
HIDE clipper
HIDE clipper2
MOVE artemis x=50
MOVE euphrates x=50
MOVE sina x=60
MOVE ghadir x=60

Ramly "This operation, if successful, will secure Durius for the Elam Republic and cripple a large portion of the Qahtadnan navy." "03a-18"
Ramly "The Artemis was built for fights like these. Let's show these Qahtadnans the door." "03a-19"

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