Posted by Mar. Captain Shraan ‘Shifty’ M’alek (Pilot, Air Group) in Main Sim- The Hull of the Chimera

Posted by Mar. Captain Shraan ‘Shifty’ M’alek (Pilot, Air Group) in Main Sim- The Hull of the Chimera

Posted by Lieutenant Colonel Krin “Hannibal” Lardel (Commander, Air Group (CAG)) in Main Sim- The Hull of the Chimera
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Just like when they transported to the Chimera from the Godzilla (aka Halcyon) the fighters were attached to the hull of the Chimera through their maglocks during the entire trip through the wormhole. That was an experience IRIS had never had. It was ‘interesting’. Not that they could see anything, the Templar fighters had no windows, but the readings on the displays were something else.

In the cockpits of the Templar Class Marine Fighters of the 214 alpha squadron, the lights went red and an automated voice said =/\= Wormhole jump complete. Prepare for deployment. =/\=

IRIS hit her comms, =/\=Delta squadron check-in=/\= She was a member of Col. Lardel’s alpha squadron, but she was leader of Delta. In the hanger bay of the Chimera, her squad was awaiting orders to load and deploy Col Cull’s Raiders battalion. Beta squadron, their SAR teams, was already loaded and prepared to deploy should they find anyone or anything once they cleared the wormhole.

M’alek did one last cross check ensuring all systems were green, the recalibration had been a huge success, he was now in love with the templar it felt more like an exo suit than a space fighter, an extension of himself almost. =/\= “Delta Tree up and ready” =/\= he responded over coms expecting to release the mag locks.

Quickly every aviator and support team in Delta responded at the ready. She acknowledged each and then opened her comm to Lardel’s fighter, =/\=Delta squadron at the ready Colonel.=/\= The whole while, IRIS was watching her display, making note of the ships in the fleet and keeping an eye out for anything moving towards them.

Mar. Capt. sh’Rharror, Delta SQLD

OOC: Not sure what position I’m in so just picked one assuming I was not head of Delta ;)

Mar Captain Shraan ‘Shifty’ M’alek
Pilot, Air Group

OOC: We have 4 squads. Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta. Lardel is head of Alpha and all squad leaders are also part of his squad. They are also specialized tactics

Beta is our search and rescue

Gamma was never specifically decided.

Delta is ground troop deployment and coverage. Take your pick.

Mar. Capt. sh’Rharror, Delta SQLD
OOC So I’m clear in my head :)

Alpha CAP (Combat Air Patrol)?
Beta SAR (Search and Rescue)?
Gamma , Might I recommend SEAD and/or TacAir (STRIKE) squadron? SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defense) TacAir or STRIKE (Target Strike Teams) (The F18s in Maverik would have been a strike (TacAir) team.
Delta CAS (Close Air Support)

Note that Often Alpha, Gamma, Delta would all be working in a sort of dance to get the job done, CAP takes the Air Space, SEAD takes out the air defences, strike hits opportunity and tactical targes. CAS covers the landing/boarding teams.

I’ll take Delta and give the ground pounders some love.

Mar Captain Shraan ‘Shifty’ M’alek
Pilot, Air Group

All of that is up to James to decide. He’s the marine CO. But Delta is taken. That’s IRIS’s squad.

Mar. Capt. sh’Rharror, Delta SQLD

OOC: Take Gamma. Make it SEAD unit and work in conjunction with Alpha. That sounds just lovely. lol

IC: Lardel listened quietly as the Black Sheep cleared ready. Once the last had made their call he keyed his comms. =/\= Hannibal to Black Sheep. Release maglocks on my mark and begin perimeter sweep and report any contacts. And… Mark.=/\= and he released his maglocks and his jet black Templar with the red strip from the nose up to the top of the tail drifted up from the hull for a mere second before he tapped the thrusters and moved away to his designated position.

Lardel, CAG

IRIS’ hand hovered over the mag release and as soon as Hannibal’s ‘Mark’ came through she tapped it. Her glacier blue templar hovered and floated like a slow moving iceberg for a moment. She fired the thrusters and her fighter banked and fell into position. Using the display, she made note of the location of all the fighters and then plotted her course for the perimeter sweep. She set her sensors to full range and began to maneuver through the sweep pattern.

Mar. Capt. sh’Rharror, Delta SQLD

OOC: Gamma it is,, apologies for my absence life has been insane.

M’alek released the mag locks as the order was given checked his distance from the others and iniated his thrusters, sliding into formation. “=/\= Gama 1 Saddled left=/\=” he called letting lead know he was in position. It was nice to be on mission again he thought to himself. This was where he felt most at home.

Mar Captain Shraan ‘Shifty’ M’alek
Pilot, Air Group

=/\= Alright, Sheep. Perimeter sweep and tag any contacts. Keep an eye peeled for any new ‘friends’ and weapons on standby. =/\= Hannibal said and began watching as the fighters began to secure the perimeter around the fleet

Lardel, CAG

=/\= ” Gamma 1,” =/\= he responded acknowledging lardel’s orders, the keyed gamma’s wing channel.

A light lit up on the HUDs of all the fighters as each one fell into pattern and initiated their sweeps. IRIS watched those around her and the the range of her sensors. She made note of the fleet and the ships moving off from the group. She tagged their signatures to recognize once they returned. Something was out there, she just had that feeling, it was waiting, and her antennae twitched in warning.

Mar. Capt. sh’Rharror, Delta SQLD

/\You heard him, heads on a swivel/\ he said as he began his own cross checks, it was a little different that a traditional ship cross checks normally were visual shift across physical sensors and various controls, in his current fighter it was more a mental check list and awareness the fighters did a vast majority of the work for you.

Mar Captain Shraan ‘Shifty’ M’alek
Pilot, Air Group

As the fighters moved quickly to set the operation in motion, Hannibal just let his fighter drift slowly in space. His eyes flicked around the displays, feeding him vital information.

Lardel, CAG

M’alek loved this part, the tention that would build prior to something happening, there was a strange sense of calm that fell over him while he was under preasure. He watched his scanners looking for things out of the ordinary.

Mar Captain Shraan ‘Shifty’ M’alek
Pilot, Air Group
The adjustments that the chief had made, were working perfectly he not longer felt like he was fighting the control of the ship. Following the lead group he maintained a close eye on sensors for anything unusual.

OCC: where is this thread in relation to the main thread and what’s going on there?

Mar Captain Shraan ‘Shifty’ M’alek
Pilot, Air Group

OOC: right after arriving through the wormhole, I think. We haven’t received any input since I started the thread and no orders anywhere else.

Mar. Capt. sh’Rharror, Delta SQLD