The Quick and the Dead

LOCATION

The Frontier of Sector Six, Known Space

BACKGROUND

The Kingdom of Colores is planning to send the KCS Mary Shelley on a deep space mission. Several long range patrols have been dispatched, scouting for the best flight path.

SITREP

Tiger Flight consists of two F/A-86 Bulldogs scouting a possible route.

They are rated as "Heavy" fighters, "P-Rat 4":

212 – crewed by pilot Lt.  Austin and RIO Jones. It is equipped with an advanced sensor suite, guided missiles, and 1/2 load of standard guns

92 – piloted by Lt. Bolen carries heavy guns

RIO Jones

“Two unidentified fighters, intercept course and coming fast”

Lt. Austin

“Give me a profile.. what are they capable of?”

RIO Jones

“Targets One and Two:

Higher P-Rat, they are more maneuverable than us. Guns fall in the standard load range, no K-Band lock radar, so no missiles… wait , turning into us…”

 Lt. Bolen

“Holy crap, head to head… weapons free!!!”

RIO Jones

“Target Lock, missile away!”

Lt. Austin

“Targets evaded. They can out turn us, so burn through to open the range."

RIO Jones

“Coming around… Lock, Target Two!”

RIO Jones

“Missile evaded... damn they're shifty”

RIO Jones

"Got a lock on Target One, Launch! 

Lt. Bolen

“STRIKE!..looks like heavy damage from the missile, coming with guns…
Splash Target One!"”

RIO Jones

“Target Two is breaking off… “

Lt. Austin

“Let him go. Target Two has been transmitting, so he probably has friends close by.

...Form up, we’re burning for home.”

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Yeah, dogfight!