{"id":9843,"date":"2025-04-11T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/battlestarmercury.com\/wordpress\/?p=9843"},"modified":"2025-03-28T05:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T05:39:07","slug":"book-4-chapter-12-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/battlestarmercury.com\/wordpress\/?p=9843","title":{"rendered":"Book 4 Chapter 12 “Resistance”"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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It was very uncomfortable in her office. Admiral Lawson was dizzy, her stomach was doing backflips. The room was too hot, and the wait for the video conference to sync up seemed to be lasting for days. . It was supposed to be a three way meeting between the Admiral and the two commanders. The most recent jump to avoid the Cylons had overloaded the power supply to the short range communications array.<\/p>\n\n

There was no way for Commander Ramirez to attend the meeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

Admiral Lawson snapped a pencil in\u00a0 two and slammed a hand on her desk. \u201cWe will get this meeting on a USB stick and fly it to her on Saturn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cRoger that,\u201d Commander Modi replied.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cSo we have a few difficult jumps coming up according to your reconnaissance report.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThere are very few safe jump locations in the next five plotted jumps on our likely course back towards New Helios. This area is probably a recently burned out stellar nursery. Recently in this case meaning the stars finished forming and the supply of materials ended in the last few million years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cWhy is that a problem?\u201d Admiral Lawson squirmed a bit in her seat.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThere is radiation and debris for at least one hundred thousand light years in every direction. Raptors can make the jumps, no problem. Big old, heavy battlestars are likely to get pounded.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cEven with our fancy new Cylon jump drives and navigation computers?\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cYes Sir, Admiral. The longer the jump, the more calculation errors become a problem. We have managed to seize a fairly large quantity of supplies the past week. We have not been so lucky with fuel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cSo we can\u2019t go around this nursery thing?\u201d Lawson asked.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cNo Sir. It seems when we took that last emergency jump, we landed smack in the middle of it. Every safe jump point we have discovered so far has active first war era Cylon forces. The alert level is not so good, but that might change if we start to bloody them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cCan the Cylons jump to our current location?\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cWe are however using modern Cylon FTL technology here against ships that were designed forty to fifty years ago. Well I guess 90 years ago now. Assuming there have been no upgrades while we were proving Pearson\u2019s theory of relativity, it is difficult, but not impossible for them to attack us here. Yes they can jump in and ambush us, Sir. If we sit here too long, we will get attacked. I would feel better if we were on the offensive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cAgreed. Notify the task force CAG. Have\u00a0 someone fly to Saturn and get them up to speed. Let’s do the combat jump at 09:35 hours. I don\u2019t like doing the early combat morning jump every single time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Major Jacobs entered the office and announced the operation. He had been told of this plan before the meeting.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cAll right, we have a three jump mission ready to go for 9935 hours this morning. The air wings are ready for a combat jump. We will have to fight our way from the target jump location to a safe jump point.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cAre we ready?\u201d Admiral Lawson asked.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cIf we pull that off,we will have a better choice of routes to avoid the Cylons and seize supplies. Overall we have thirty percent of the air strength we left for the last mission of operation magic trick.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Admiral Lawson reacted when an NCO entered her office and handed her a printed report. She quickly flipped through the first few pages.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThis is the Saturn\u2019s readiness report. Her short term communications array will come online at 08 hundred hours. The jump is on for zero nine thirty-five hours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cYes sir,\u201d Commander Modi answered. \u201cGood hunting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

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0933 hours in Mercury CIC<\/b> 2 minutes to combat jump<\/b><\/p>\n

Major Jacobs stood next to Admiral Lawson, who still looked sick to her stomach.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAll battlestars show ready to jump. All squadrons are ready to launch, other than our substantial fleet Combat Air Patrol admiral.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCombat landings,\u201d ordered the admiral.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the XO. Combat Air Patrol, combat landings. Jump when all birds are in the pods.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have multiple Cylon contacts. Small gun ships. They are already inside weapons range. Major should the air wing engage?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAll port facing weapons, weapons free. Target the nearest gunship. All birds proceed with combat landings.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have vampires, targeting all battlestars.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is Mercury XO to all battlestars. Engage the enemy with flak port side now. As the jump clock hits zero, cease fire all gun batteries. \u201c<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJump complete. Looks like 6 enemy targets. CBDR. Coming in hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Major Jacobs. \u201cLaunch all alert fighters. Turn around the birds that combat landed prior to the jump. Hold them in reserve.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cLaunch missile salvo one at contact five.\u201d Major Jacobs ordered.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is Saturn actual. Guns new target starboard side. Helm make a crash turn to starboard. We need a better firing solution.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is Tiger to assault raptors. Target the nearest gunship with missile salvo.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u201cWe have a firing solution on the forward batteries, request weapons free!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is XO Mercury Wheelchair. Fire missile salvo at target three.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/b>Saturn just took a hit on her S T L engines. Damage control check.<\/span>\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is Mercury Actual. Helm crash, turn to starboard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cHelm hard to port, roll the ship to improve gun solution.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cMercury just took a hit on S T L engine. Recommend a systems check.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is Solaria Actual, Cylon gunship\u00a0 squadron one is defeated. Squadron two due in 15 minutes. Air wings will cycle to second shift and prepare for battle.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWeapons crews, this\u00a0 is Saturn X O. Maintain firing rate.\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

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\u201cThis is Mercury XO Wheelchair. Seven minutes to planned jump point. Air wing stay frosty, stay tuned in for changes in battlestar engagement zones.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n



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\u201cWheelchair XO Mercury. Open fire at contacts 3 and 6. Maintain formation. Keep an eye on FTL damage control.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cNew contact. Phobos class. It\u2019s firing missiles.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is Wheelchair. To all battlestars, toasters are trying to hack our networks. Implement defensive plan gamma. Admiral is ordering a systems check on nav and FTL systems.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cAll vipers and raptors. Combat landings now! Battlestars check FTL jump coordinates code name Dalmation! Spool up FTL!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cTiger to Saturn air wing! Combat landings all 4 landing decks!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is Solaria Actual. We are taking heavy fire. Switching topside turrets to salvo mode.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMercury Actual to all battlestars. Jump now!<\/span><\/p>\n



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\u201cThis is CIC Solaria. DRADIS is clear. We are doing some quick repairs, getting the air wing ready and racing to the next jump point. Solaria is providing 2 Vipers to fleet Combat AIr Patrol.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u201cCIC Solaria to all battlestars, toasters have inbound contacts. FTL should be spooled for Jump point Omega. Get that combat air patrol on the deck.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWheelchair Mercury XO to all battlestars. I show your boards are green. Prepare to jump!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is Solaria Actual. We are ready to jump. Air wing is on the deck.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cOverride it. We need to end up at the same jump coordinates as Mercury and Saturn!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The status panel then froze again and showed green. The display was choppy as if it was a computer freezing up.<\/span>\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n



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