{"id":8040,"date":"2023-12-08T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/battlestarmercury.com\/wordpress\/?p=8040"},"modified":"2023-11-20T13:19:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T13:19:39","slug":"battlestar-mercury-book-3-logistics-chapter-28-smaller-skirmish-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/battlestarmercury.com\/wordpress\/?p=8040","title":{"rendered":"Battlestar Mercury Book 3 \u201cLogistics\u201d Chapter 28: \u201cSmaller skirmish #2\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Commander: Task Force 87. 3 Valkyrie class support battlestars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Commander Charles \u201cBeans\u201d Baker recording from the Battlestar Avenger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">&#8220;Today is day 800 of the second Cylon war. It is not a momentous day. It&#8217;s just another day at the office for the colonial forces as we try to disrupt Cylon supply lines, and enable our escape from the extermination plan of these killer robots.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cWhen one thinks about machines, one expects them to be smart. It hardly seems smart for them to expend the massive amount it resources they are spending to pursue the new Colonial fleet. We are badly beaten and barely holding together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cI may be a commander, but really I am just another blue collar worker. I clock in and try to do my job and then we run away to safe haven. Today&#8217;s job is to hit a slightly larger Cylon fleet than the last one. Our reconnaissance raptors have just brought us back digital photos of a vulnerable Cylon fleet, consisting of one modern base star, and one older base star, which our intelligence has given the code name: Guardian.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cWe are joined by a third Valkyrie class battlestar and are spooled up for an immediate combat jump. We will launch on the other side.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">1:45 \u201cDRADIS two contacts Cylon base stars, launching raiders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">1:49 \u201cLaunching offensive salvo!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/R8SZVl-5a78\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">3:05 \u201cGrace! Form up on me lets get on those raiders!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">3:14 \u201cFlak left got inbound ordinance!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">3:34 \u201cGrace ! Fully engaging the Cylon raiders!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">3:59 \u201cFrak! There are missiles everywhere!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"B3 Chapter 28 #2   4K\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XRMGL2mPiN0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">5:00 \u201cInbound missiles two groups. Vipers prepare to intercept.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">6:37 \u201cGrace air wing enemy is taking damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"B3 Chapter 28 #3   4K\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KVY0JnAbAbE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">7:10 \u201cAscension actual,scratch one toaster base star.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">7:30 \u201cAvenger actual. Bring it home. Bring it home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">7:56 \u201cBase star is on fire. Vipers stand by to clear the area!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">8:57 \u201cTarget down. All players RTB. All vipers RTB. Damage Control teams stand by!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"B3 Chapter 28 #4   4K\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MkhgVDkLvSs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Full chapter video. 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