X-Wing Alliance (SP) Battle

Title:		 Wing VIII: Prelude
Missions:	 5
Medal:		 Colossus Cross
Author:		 SCO-TCT-TCS-PROF/FA Ender mBind/CS-10/SSSD Sovereign
		 (mindb_ender@hotmail.com)
Game Platform:	 X-Wing Alliance

Release Date:    18/jan/2004
Ships:           TIE Advanced, TIE Defender, Assault Gunboat, Missileboat
Difficulty:      Easy.

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Installation Instructions:

0] Make sure you have an S-Foils patch installed.
1] Double click the .EHM file, the EH Battle Launcher will install the battle.
2] Check the Misc folder in your XWA one for additional material like patches, sounds etc.
3] In the EH Battle Launcher go to Game > XWA Options > Pilot Options.
4] Here create a New Pilot with the "Prepare for EH Battle" switched on.
5] Press the X-Wing Alliance button to start XWA and fly the battle.

Description
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Part one of a three part series about Wing VIII, Wing X and Wing XII taking on a large
New Republic Spine Security Force campaign.

Story Line
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Mission 1: 
With the "New Republic" now securely based on Coruscant, the very permanent "Provisional 
Council" has started taking an interest in the Outer Rim and the various Imperial "Warlords"
 they perceive has having cut out their own realms... especially the Emperor's Hammer.
As a result, they have ordered the Duke of Nister, the Fleet Commander of the "Spine 
Security Force" stationed nearby, to launch a new offensive against us. The Duke is in 
control of a large fleet of Calamari Cruisers of various types and is quite well up to the 
task... However the ID has reported that his forces are running low on supplies.
Our deep space monitoring systems have picked up one of his cruisers loading up on supplies 
in the outer reaches of the Bav System. Our hope is that by destroying its supplies, we 
will delay the NR-SSF offensive some more.

Mission 2: 
Mu and Nu Squadron bought us some time by destroying the CRS Maximus' supply cache, but not 
a lot: Already we have word of a convoy heading over the Corellian Trade Spine to replenish 
their losses. A crewmember on one of the freighters got drunk at their last stop-over and 
shot off his mouth... which also gave us a good approximation of the convoy's course.
Omicron Squadron is sent in to ambush the convoy and destroy its freighter craft. Because 
we know the convoy is well escorted, Iota Squadron will come along and protect Omicron on 
their mission.
This convoy of supplies is far larger then the cache destroyed earlier, taking it out will 
most definitely set back the Duke's plans for conquest in Emperor's Hammer Territories some 
more.

Mission 3: 
Omicron and Iota Squadron were successful in taking out the supply convoy on route to the 
Spine Security Force even though it got support from a Calamari Cruiser plus its escorts. 
This apparently was quite a blow to the Duke, as he ordered his cruisers back to his home 
worlds.
This offers us the opportunity to take care of another part of the New Republic Logistics: 
For the past two years the NR-SSF has been setting up various smaller bases all around the 
Corellian Trade Spine. These bases function as support and supply bases for their star 
ships, which is exactly that which we want to disrupt.
We found one of these bases on the outskirts of the Minos Cluster. Most likely it has been 
set up as a forward base for any assaults on the Emperor's Hammer Territories. Pi and Eta 
Squadron are sent in to damage it as much as possible - concentrating on the supplies first.

Mission 4:
To get a clearer picture of what the plans are for the upcoming assault upon the Emperor's
Hammer, the Tactical Office has decided that we need to capture a few ranking officers of 
the Spine Security Force for interrogation by the Intelligence Division.
Apparently the corvettes that Eta and Pi Squadron encountered on their mission originated 
from a small republican force headed by the Frigate Aurelius. By tracing the hyperspace 
tracks stored in their "black boxes" we were able to find this frigate taking on supplies 
just outside our borders.
To capture this frigate we will work in two waves: First Pi and Iota Squadron will go in 
and take care of the supplies and the frigate's fighter screen. They then return to the 
ISDII Colossus to make way for the second wave that will go for capture.

Mission 5:
The appearance of a third party in this conflict was surprising mostly because of the fact 
that we have never encountered these "Aloc Korna" before. Pi and Iota Squadron also 
reported that the cargo craft that were trying to dock with the target frigate were 
carrying "strange materials".
However, they were successful in completing the objectives of their wave so the second wave 
can go ahead as planned: Omicron and Mu Squadron will jump in and disable the Frigate 
Aurelius. When that is done, we will send in ATRs from Olympia Squadron to capture the 
target. During this operation Omicron and Mu will provide cover and make sure that the 
ranking officers we are after do not escape.

NOTES
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GENERAL: You need XWA (or at least all the ships involved there) with S-Foils update. 

Other Information
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This is the first release of a very quickly made and hardly tested mission. 
Bugs could arrise - please mail me if they do - also if you have hints, death threats,
questions or apraisals.


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