Posted by Commander Richard “Ricochet” O’Shea (Cmd Air Group (CAG)) in Flight simulators

Posted by Commander Jason Harn (Executive Officer) in Flight simulators

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Ael Khev (Pilot, Grn Squad) in Flight simulators
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SNIP

Toro saw Primage and moved closer to Papa Bear and began the override commands to send him back to the main ship before reengaging in the fight. She sent the message to Priamge that she had sent Papa Bear back to the ship.

CIO

A text message appeared on the screens of Green Squad. “Switch radio frequency to Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 1-0-6. Channel is clear from interference.”

When it was confirmed in CIC that all the comms had switched, Ric keyed his mic. =^=Sehlat, I have remote control of Papa Bear and returning him to mother. Guard his six until their is no pursuit, then get back in the fight as soon as he is clear.=^=

Xandra switched channels and keyed the mic to affirm orders. As the floating fighter headed back, Xandra kept the enemy ships busy with her own volley of shots and swift flying to break their patterns.

As soon as Papa was clear, she made a bee line for the rest of the squadron.

The bogeys were well coordinated in their attack. Their tactics were different, almost random. They would fire one volley of shots at Green Squad, launch a pair of torpedoes, then switch to a different target. . . .

Ricochet (CAG)

Ael changed his comms channel. =/\=Don’t let them phase you, don’t get caught out in the open. Stay tight, keep shooting.=/\= As the bogeys came on their next run, Ael picked one out to target and fired at it with everything he had.

OOC: Leaving it to CAG if my targets go down or not.

-Lt(j.g.) Ael Khev, Apex

With years of experience behind him, Apex’ first shot caught his target on a crescent shaped wing, causing it to spin uncontrolably until it slammed into the face of one of the asteroids and explode. . .

CAG

Jason fired his Templar’s phasers on the enemy fighter’s wingman, firing in front of his target so that it would fly into his weapons fire.

Jason Harn, XO, callsign “Mayor”

Harn’s phaser’s burned bright as the energy released. He had a good track o the enemy, but at the last minute, the bandit veered away, avoiding the shots and maneuvering back in the get a shot at Mayor. The phasers stalled for a moment as a torpedo sprang forth from the mount under the fuselage.

OOC: You don’t think I was going to let you shoot down one of the bad guys with your first shot, did you? He hasn’t been in the cockpit in years!!! –Terry :p

IC: Back in CIC, Ric listened to the comm chatter between the Green Squad. He turned to look at the NE manning the station next to him. ‘Did Harn just change his callsign mid-mission?”

“I think. . . yeah, that’s kinda what it sounded like, sir,” replied the NE

One of Ric’s eyebrows rose i confusion. “Did he say ‘mayor’, as in ‘the leader of a town’, or ‘mare’ as in ‘a female horse’?”

This time the NE just shrugged his shoulders and returned his gaze at the dogfight on his monitor.

OOC: Just having a little fun at your expense, R!!

Ricochet (CAG)

OOC: Forgot my callsign; went back to his 22nd century one. Oops.

She smiled as the mission continued. Her own shots killing or missing as the simulation allowed. Had anyone been able to see into her cockpit, and helmet, they’d see the tell tail sign of concentration… Her bottom lip tapped between her teeth as she hissed occasional curses at the fictitious enemies.

She alternated between helping one pair, then the other. Her movements confusing to those who didn’t know her… Mainly, she hoped, the enemy.

Little Sehlat

Ael saw Sehlat’s movements and a smile crossed his face. She was good. And a bit of a hotshot. They’d work well together. Apex tracked and hunted targets, never pausing, always dodging and weaving, but if you watched closely enough, you could tell he was stalking the target. His Imperial callsign had been “Hatham” meaning predator. He lived up to his name.

-Lt.(j.g.) Ael Khev, Apex

Jason wasn’t having much luck with his shooting and figured out why. The 24th century had warp capable fighters; leading the target wasn’t as effective as it used to be and there was probably an entirely different technique for it. Either that or he was badly out of practice. The Dominion War had taught Starfleet how fighter combat really worked these days, but Jason was playing catch up.

It was time to switch tactics: He fired a torpedo at the enemy so that the torpedo’s sensors could “home in” on the target. Perhaps using the data from both his fighter and the torpedo could get past the enemy’s subspace countermeasures and tell him where the bad guy REALLY was.

OOC: “Electronic countermeasures” sounds too “present day”

Jason Harn, XO getting “target fixation”

Mayor’s torpedo zipped away from his fighter and began tracking a bandit. The enemy pilot launched flares to draw the torpedo away while bobbing and weaving through the asteroid field attempting to shake it. Between the flares and the evasive maneuvers, the bandit was successful as the torpedo impacted into the side of an asteroid.

But, Mayor’s gambit paid off. He had gotten the information he needed from the torpedo. As the fighter zeroed back around to return fire, Mayor was ready let loose with a barrage of phaser fire. The bandit was struck directly in the cockpit and burst into a fury of explosive lights. . . .

Ricochet (CAG)

Apex brought his Cutlass down and then back up under his next target. Firing his phasers directly into the belly of his opponent. An old trick. But effective. And easy to turn into a hard bank towards the next target. This was like going back to his first flight. The excitement of it. But this time he’d been flying for 32 years. A veteran enjoying being in the cockpit the way a rookie does.

-Lt.(j.g.) Ael Khev, Apex