{"id":7950,"date":"2023-11-24T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/battlestarmercury.com\/wordpress\/?p=7950"},"modified":"2023-11-07T23:24:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T23:24:39","slug":"battlestar-mercury-book-3-logistics-chapter-26-halted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/battlestarmercury.com\/wordpress\/?p=7950","title":{"rendered":"Battlestar Mercury Book 3 \u201cLogistics\u201d Chapter 26: \u201cHalted\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Day 789 of the Second Cylon war<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation on the Mercury felt like the early days after the annihilation of the Colonies. Lawson was working with Ramirez. They were finishing each others sentences. They seemed to be working with an unseen telepathic network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Times were more desperate than they had been 780 or so days ago. Supplies were plentiful, that was a blessing. The problem was they were being consumed at an an alarming rate because the strategic plan was an offensive against Cylon logistic and supplies. This made operating the fleet that much more difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of these thoughts were going through Admiral Lawson as she was in the weightless, fuzzy world of an in progress FTL jump. She had been through so many jumps by now, nothing could phase her. Her memory flashed back to the pre-jump briefing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commander Ramirez was directing the briefing. \u201cWe have located a fully active, combat ready Cylon fleet. We have reconnaissance on site, rotating raptors to that location.\u201d She motioned with the pointer and then clicked to zoom in on pictures of the ships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are going for a quick raid. We want to jump in and nuke this fleet, and get out. 5 jumps further down the road is an enormous Cylon manufacturing and supply facility. Combat jump in 30 minutes. Any questions?\u201d asked Commander Ramirez. This was becoming very routine and that was probably not a good thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Admiral Lawson stood up. \u201cGood hunting,\u201d she said. The room exploded with applauds and pilots jumped out of their seats and got moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The noise of the DRADIS broke Lawson’s reverie. \u201cJump complete,\u201d DRADIS reported. \u201c5 Cylon contacts. They are further away than we calculated before the jump.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDamn it,\u201d Lawson muttered. The combat launch was happening, the pilots began to chatter on the wireless. They always tried to keep the pilots wireless feed on the CIC speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramirez: \u201cThis is XO Mercury to task force, initiate turn starboard. All triple A and flak guns on standby port side screen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAthena Actual acknowledged.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCIC Apollo no targets at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramirez \u201cThis is Mercury XO. Release of nuclear weapons is authorized.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is wheelchair mercury to toddler what you gonna do without Queen to harass you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This is Toddler Athena CIC first of all wheelchair, shut up and do your job!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is Kitty. Oh, I bet you’re sensitive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This is Toddler To all players, keep the talk on the channel, professional, and remember your roles in this plan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawson: \u201cOrder Athena to yaw left with us we have inbound fire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramirez: \u201cAthena, this is Mercury yaw left we have inbound targets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is XO Athena acknowledged, yawing left.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDRADIS mercury to air wing you have Cylon fighters engaging you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAir wing, Acknowledging, we have them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Toddler to all players engage the war-drivers first!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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