{"id":10936,"date":"2026-05-20T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/battlestarmercury.com\/wordpress\/?p=10936"},"modified":"2026-02-16T13:38:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T13:38:30","slug":"book-4-chapter-27-big-game-defender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/battlestarmercury.com\/wordpress\/?p=10936","title":{"rendered":"Book 4: Chapter 27 &#8220;Big Game-Defender&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10936\" class=\"elementor elementor-10936\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae7e8c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae7e8c0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6843c48\" data-id=\"6843c48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd8071c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd8071c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCommander, since the opposing fleet is larger and contains at least 4 fast Cerastes class gunships our orders are to hang back and with air wing assistance protect our supply ship.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cXO jump board is green? The squadron and the repair bays ready?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAye Commander, everything is ready and the depot we took has us up to the rafters with supplies.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c\u2018But the people are a problem. There are too few and they are tired. Mercury needs us. After this hop our relief will hopefully be out. First meeting can be as few as ten days, Lass.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThat would be the best Commander. Time for the combat jump. Numbers are still synced.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cClean jump Commander, the Cylon fleet has 10 ships and 3 first war base ships. The fleet, as expected, is 12 minutes out. Message from Captain Miller. There is a Cylon assembly point 30 minutes out. It was newly charted. Our own data confirms. Flak is up starboard.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAye XO. This we planned for. The fleet is going to haul ass and use the air wing to smack those gunships out of the sky. Those fast gunships their firing rate is insane. If we get isolated it could be bad for us.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRadiological alarm. The fat boys have nukes!\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The commander simply nodded head. \u201cAdjust course port.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026Later<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCommander, battle is proceeding as expected. Their fleet is breaking up. 4 of the gunships are charging, they are coming after us. The air wing has been tasked to intercept. Two of the gunships will get here first.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAcknowleged. Selestra class churn and burn. Gun crews stand ready.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have a firing solution commander.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201dWeapons free. Open fire!\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCommander, inbound missiles. I am breaking. It will miss us.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCommander, that firing rate is melting our hull.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRoll the ship. So them a different armor face.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTaking heavy damage!???\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSplash one!\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSplash them both!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-544a9d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"544a9d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8eeaa56\" data-id=\"8eeaa56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca1c0b0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ca1c0b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d06093c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d06093c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2144d6\" data-id=\"b2144d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-707602e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"707602e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Next a link to the full chapter video on youtube. 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