2023

Battlestar Mercury Book 3: “Logistics” Chapter 31 “Sloppy.”

Day 812 of the second Cylon war. “Commander Modi,” Admiral Lawson spoke to her subordinate at the other end of a video conference. “Congratulations on your victory over the Cylon task force. Your after action report was quite detailed. Your deployment recommendations were interesting. You believe that the Artemis class and the Valkyrie class should

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Battlestar Mercury Book 3 “Logistics” Chapter 30: “Revenge”

Commanders log: Battlestar Solaria. Indira Modi recording. “This Battlestar, a 50 year old relic, is heading to task force conducting the counterstrike to the loss of task force 87. It is hardly the same ship.” “Most of the internal structures have been replaced and reinforced. Landing and launch systems have been replaced in our mobile

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Battlestar Mercury Book 3 “Logistics” Chapter 29 “Overpowered”

“Commanders log, day 807 of the second Cylon war. Commander Baker recording for task force 87. “After five days down time for flight training and minor repairs, we are ready for another combat jump. Recon photos shows the same fleet we faced last time. One modern base star, one Guardian class base star. The jump

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Battlestar Mercury Book 3 “Logistics” Chapter 28: “Smaller skirmish #2”

Commander: Task Force 87. 3 Valkyrie class support battlestars. Commander Charles “Beans” Baker recording from the Battlestar Avenger. “Today is day 800 of the second Cylon war. It is not a momentous day. It’s just another day at the office for the colonial forces as we try to disrupt Cylon supply lines, and enable our

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Battlestar Mercury Book 3 “Logistics” Chapter 27 “Skirmish”

Task Force 87 Avenger & Zeus Valkyrie Class Commanders log book: Battlestar Avenger. Class Valkyrie. Commander Charles “Beans” Baker recording. “Before the war, I was a flight instructor at the fleet academy. After being rescued and discovered by the new Colonial fleet, my service as a bridge officer on a Valkyrie class battlestar a decade

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Battlestar Mercury Book 3 “Logistics” Chapter 25 “The distraction offensive Part 4”

Just as suddenly as it had begun, the roar stopped. After a few halting attempts, the power came back on. There was an acrid smell in the CIC of Saturn. Control systems and computers booted back up. Finally DRADIS came on, flickering, showing the tactical situation. Commander Ramirez continued to keep the port side of

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Battlestar Mercury: Book 3 “Logistics” Chapter 24 “The Distraction Offensive part 3”

Day 749 of the second Cylon war Charlotte Gordon, call sign “Queen” was known as the CAG from hell. Her pilots swore she was twice as mean as Saul Tigh. She kept a black leather horse whip, visible in her locker and had been rumored to use it in her private life. She sat on

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Battlestar Mercury Book 3 “Logistics” Chapter 23: “The Distraction Offensive part 2”

Day 748 of the second Cylon war. After a quick status check with Maria Ramirez on the Saturn, Evans assumed command of the task force. The commanders case of the sun spot virus was relatively severe. She was coughing, frequently, and in sick bay isolation. Her doctors reported that her blood oxygenation level was in

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Battlestar Mercury Book 3 “Logistics” Chapter 22: “The distraction offensive part 1”

Day 747 of the second Cylon war. Admiral Eva Lawson was driven by her objective to contribute to the upcoming assault to liberate New Caprica. She was constantly planning, demanding resources to train their forces,and repair the fleet. Right now the Mercury was undergoing a frantic one week overhaul in the mobile shipyard. The shipyard

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