Levo was turning into a spacestation of ship wreckage. Mantas were exploding everywhere, and crippled alien warships were exploding.
"We can't afford these losses for much longer," Skyblade told the captain of the Veretan. "You know what to do."
"Aye sir," the captain responded as the Veretan took a hit from fusion beams. Seconds later he was on comm channel three.
"UE Crusader, your immediate assistance is requested. Losses are heavy, and the alien fleet seemed more prepared than expected. Head for the alien right flank, and get rid of of as many of those warships as possible!"
Skyblade took the Veretan, only slightly damaged into a turn against one of the battlecruisers teasing a HC cruiser with its immense firepower.
"Skyblade to fleet," the Admiral spoke across the fleet comm channel. "All warships, focus all firepower on battlecruiser three and the carrier. Fighters, continue runs against the fighters."
The Veretan released an entire salvo of torpedoes, ten of which scored direct hits on the bridge of the battlecruiser. The vessel was drifting, but still spilling particle fire all over HC vessels.
The Veretan was now directly next to the battlecruiser, and three cruisers and a supercruiser accompanied. the battlecruiser was now confused upon which ships to fire upon, since torpedoes and turbolasers were coming from all directions. Just as the battlecruiser destroyed another Human Confederation cruiser, the hull collapsed and the warsahip exploded.
"Check warship number three," Skyblade announced across the comm. "Now get that carrier!"
By now, UE Crusader's fleet was in the thick of the battle. The two carriers that Crusader's fleet boasted were firing off torpedoes at incredible rates, mostly against the alien battlecruisers. Since only two alien battlecruisers remained, each carrier focused its secondaries on eaither one. The two vessels were heavilly damaged, and their shields couldn't hold up much longer against such immense firepower.
Seven of Crusader's Supercruisers slashed at the second alien battlecruiser, crippling the vessel. However, just before exploding, the battlecruiser disabled the supercruiser "H.C.S. Hellen," which smashed into the alien warship. Both exploded with such force that fighters of both sides flew off in all directions, exploding as they went.
Just as things seemed to be improving from the Human Confederation's side, the dreaded alien destroyer team routed and destroyed two of Skyblade's destroyers, and one of Crusader's obsolete battlecruisers. These destroyers, as small as they may be, were far more powerful then the Confederation Cruisers of the old days.
While the alien destroyers smashed three of Crusader's Mantas and one of Crusader's destroyers, a squad of the new missile frigates teamed up behind them. Before the enemy destroyers new what was happening, flak was shreding the shields and puncturing the armor of their alien craft. One destroyer exploded while another drifted off, heavilly damaged and beyond recognition.
Victory seemed certain, but the Human Confederation had obviously underestimated the numbers of the aliens. The enemy was fully mobilized, continung to make runs of HC warships.
Just as a team of missile frigates from Crusader's 23rd frigate wing annihilated a duo of the sluggish alien heavy fighters, five of the emeror's cruisers headed straight for one of Crusader's carriers.
"Admiral Skyblade to Crusader. Watch it, the aliens are launching a full counterattack against your second carrier."
The carrier was responding to the counterattack with waves of torpedoes and thousands of turbolasers, but the aliens were hammering the carrier with secondaries and beams of various types. Before Crusader could alert the carrier, the vessel's status had gone from fair to critical.
Your turn, Mac...Be careful, as this battle looks grim for the aliens.
Alien losses in this post in Mac's fleet:
2 battlecruisers
1 Destroyer, another heavilly damaged.
6 cruisers
19 heavy fighters
Skyblade's losses in this post:
2 cruisers
4 ospreys
12 destroyer M5s
23 star cobras
11 dragonflies
31 mantas
UE Crusader's losses in this post:
1 SuperCruiser
3 BattleCruisers
2 Cruisers
3 Ospreys
7 Destroyer M5's
2 Frigates
9 Destroyers
23 Mantas (aboard Carrier)
12 Star Cobras (aboard Carrier)
Current fleet numbers:
**Macavenger:(/b(
2 Battlecruisers
11 Cruisers
36 Heavy Fighters
3 Destroyers
Captain Skyblade:
4 Supercruisers
8 Cruisers
10 Ospreys
4 Missile Frigates
15 Destroyer M5s
51 Star Cobras
12 Dragon flies
137 Mantas
UE Crusader:
2 Carriers (one badly damaged)
6 SuperCruisers
4 BattleCruisers
1 Heavy Cruiser
12 Cruisers
7 Ospreys
13 Destroyer M5's
4 Destroyer M6's
6 Frigates
6 Missile Frigates
1 Destroyer (old and obsolete, thus the reason you've lost so many)
122 Mantas
43 Star Cobras
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-Cap'n Skyblade
(b)-Battle for Sol - Episode II: The Unfinished War-**
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(This message has been edited by Captain Skyblade (edited 08-09-2001).)
