As Reginald looked on he could see, via one of the work cameras attached to the gate, the shields of the Kinjiru flickering, about to fail. They dropped and she started taking fire, her engines gave out, she started to drift. The fire intencified as a dozen large escape pods launched, some of them busting into fireballs and spinning out of control as they became new targets for the Blood Dragon fighters.
The other Samura transports saw this and one of them made a run for it engaging cruise engines. The other transport hesitated and tried to make a run for it too late. Dragon fighters fired cruise disruptors and disabled its cruise engine. Lukily it wasn't the primary target so it was able to slink away without taking too much damage.
The Blood Dragon's were starting to take losses of their own. More and more ships were arriving to assist the Samura convoy. Back on the station Reginald felt a sence of rightchous malice growing inside of himself in direct proportion to the likelyhood of the death of those who had stolen the materials during the riots.
Showing posts with label space battle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label space battle. Show all posts
Monday, February 22, 2010
#12 by Carnifex
Reginald watched the battle from the landing control centre on the Chugoku Gate Construction Site. The continued calls for help had suddenly hit a nerve with his conscience, after all those ships were laden with innocent people and chances are some were already dead and more cirtenly would be before this was over. However Reginald was able to push all of this to the back of his mind all to easily. 'If we support them then the Dragons might turn on us and that's the last thing we need right now,' he thought to himself, perhaps more as an excuse then as sound reasoning. 'No, we wont help them, they are as good as enemies to us now.'
Meanwhile the battle continued outside. Yet more torpedoes had been launched at the transports, most intercepted by the Kinjiru's turrets. Only two hadn't, one had dealt a glancing blow to the Kinjiru's shields and another had impacted the gate just meters from White 1. The Matsumoto's fighters swept in on the attackers the moment they arrived. The odds were now even between the sets of fighters and the embattled transports started taking less of a beating however the Dragons were not giving up. A conserted effort was being made to attack the Kinjiru from multiple directions at once time and time again. From a distance the unfinnished gate looked like a nest of hornets that were spewing bolts of energy at eachother while half of them tried to kill the queen.
Meanwhile the battle continued outside. Yet more torpedoes had been launched at the transports, most intercepted by the Kinjiru's turrets. Only two hadn't, one had dealt a glancing blow to the Kinjiru's shields and another had impacted the gate just meters from White 1. The Matsumoto's fighters swept in on the attackers the moment they arrived. The odds were now even between the sets of fighters and the embattled transports started taking less of a beating however the Dragons were not giving up. A conserted effort was being made to attack the Kinjiru from multiple directions at once time and time again. From a distance the unfinnished gate looked like a nest of hornets that were spewing bolts of energy at eachother while half of them tried to kill the queen.
#11 by Illogical Lemon
Nagahide held on tightly to the controls as another volley of fire hit their shields, causing them to drop even more. The situation wasn't looking good, as these Blood Dragon ships seemed to be in a completely different class to the ones he swatted practically every day. Worse still, the construction site's guns were conspicuously silent, apart from a solitary shot or two when a Dragon came too close to them. There was always the possibility that the mercenary's attack had damaged their turret control interface along with the power, but Nagahide believed that DSE were hoping for the Dragons to destroy them and ensure that their company secrets wouldn't be revealed. Nevertheless, he opened up communications to them again. Come in, CGCS! We need support out here, do you copy?
It was then that he saw three of the Dragon ships launching torpedoes at him. Quickly he brought the Kinjiru's rapid-firing defence turrets to bear on the incoming missiles, managing to strafe two of them down but wasn't quick enough to stop the third. He closed his eyes and braced for the impact, but to his surprise it sounded more distant than he had expected. He looked around, and saw that the torpedo hadn't been aimed at him – instead, it had gone through the gap that had been made when the Kinjiru had been forced forwards. It had hit White 2, dealing heavy damage to the ship. He cursed, and quickly reversed the ship to cover the gap and protect the vulnerable transport.
Bringing his guns to bear on an overeager Dragon that was flying directly at them, the pirate ship quickly fell to the overwhelming onslaught. However, it's debris continued at them, hitting the Kinjiru hard and overloading her shields. Nagahide flicked the switch to activate the shield batteries, which quickly brought them back online but only to a third of their maximum strength. Once again in his career, he found himself cursing whoever had designed the Dromedary line of ships for not giving them a battery capacity to match the powerful shields. Opening group comms to White wing, he ordered White 3 to transfer their batteries over to him, which was quickly done.
He risked a glance down at the scanners to see how many enemies remained, and was relieved to see that fighters were finally arriving from the Matsumoto to assist. Now we may have a chance, he thought to himself.
It was then that he saw three of the Dragon ships launching torpedoes at him. Quickly he brought the Kinjiru's rapid-firing defence turrets to bear on the incoming missiles, managing to strafe two of them down but wasn't quick enough to stop the third. He closed his eyes and braced for the impact, but to his surprise it sounded more distant than he had expected. He looked around, and saw that the torpedo hadn't been aimed at him – instead, it had gone through the gap that had been made when the Kinjiru had been forced forwards. It had hit White 2, dealing heavy damage to the ship. He cursed, and quickly reversed the ship to cover the gap and protect the vulnerable transport.
Bringing his guns to bear on an overeager Dragon that was flying directly at them, the pirate ship quickly fell to the overwhelming onslaught. However, it's debris continued at them, hitting the Kinjiru hard and overloading her shields. Nagahide flicked the switch to activate the shield batteries, which quickly brought them back online but only to a third of their maximum strength. Once again in his career, he found himself cursing whoever had designed the Dromedary line of ships for not giving them a battery capacity to match the powerful shields. Opening group comms to White wing, he ordered White 3 to transfer their batteries over to him, which was quickly done.
He risked a glance down at the scanners to see how many enemies remained, and was relieved to see that fighters were finally arriving from the Matsumoto to assist. Now we may have a chance, he thought to himself.
#10 by Carnifex
"This is Samura White 1 to the...."
The squadron leader of the Blood Dragons called out stongly over the wing's closed channel, "All Dragons, target the source of that transmission. All weapons free, if you get a clear shot then take it. Good hunting."
The Samura transports were slowly manuvering into position sheltering next to the fins of the gate claw with the Kinjiru covering their colective soft spots. As the Dragons moved in the firing was sporadic on both sides while the fighters weaved in and out of the gate's structure, some better then others. The close quarters neutralised the range advantage of the Kinjiru's weapons and the weaving of the Dragons made ammuniton runs against the transports difficult. The first few supporting Kusari fighters began to arrive, ones which had already been in space in the area when the distress call went out. The turrets of the Construction Site remained quiet with the exception of the occational warning shot when a Blood Dragon fighter strayed too close to the station. The com-chatter amoung the combatants was at fever pitch.
A Blood Dragon fighter swung around the outside of the gate and manuvered through an opening near the Kinjiru. Kicking in his thruster the pilot tried to wedge his ship between the Kinjiru and the gate, not quite managing it and popping out to the side before quickly dissapearing behind the gate. The Kinjiru swayed to one side. Moments later a second Dragon tried the same thing and this time managed to push the Kinjiru further from the shelter of the gate structure. The two ship's shields flared violently before the fighter's shield gave out and it crashed into the gate, bits of it tearing off as it tried to speed away to safety. Three Dragon ships outfitted with torpedoes and already on a bombing run lined up with fingers on the triggers while the remaining fighters turned away from the re-enforcements and toward the now more exposed Kinjiru, squeezing past eachother to get through the openings in the gate claw.
The squadron leader of the Blood Dragons called out stongly over the wing's closed channel, "All Dragons, target the source of that transmission. All weapons free, if you get a clear shot then take it. Good hunting."
The Samura transports were slowly manuvering into position sheltering next to the fins of the gate claw with the Kinjiru covering their colective soft spots. As the Dragons moved in the firing was sporadic on both sides while the fighters weaved in and out of the gate's structure, some better then others. The close quarters neutralised the range advantage of the Kinjiru's weapons and the weaving of the Dragons made ammuniton runs against the transports difficult. The first few supporting Kusari fighters began to arrive, ones which had already been in space in the area when the distress call went out. The turrets of the Construction Site remained quiet with the exception of the occational warning shot when a Blood Dragon fighter strayed too close to the station. The com-chatter amoung the combatants was at fever pitch.
A Blood Dragon fighter swung around the outside of the gate and manuvered through an opening near the Kinjiru. Kicking in his thruster the pilot tried to wedge his ship between the Kinjiru and the gate, not quite managing it and popping out to the side before quickly dissapearing behind the gate. The Kinjiru swayed to one side. Moments later a second Dragon tried the same thing and this time managed to push the Kinjiru further from the shelter of the gate structure. The two ship's shields flared violently before the fighter's shield gave out and it crashed into the gate, bits of it tearing off as it tried to speed away to safety. Three Dragon ships outfitted with torpedoes and already on a bombing run lined up with fingers on the triggers while the remaining fighters turned away from the re-enforcements and toward the now more exposed Kinjiru, squeezing past eachother to get through the openings in the gate claw.
#9 by Illogical Lemon
Nagahide sat down at the controls of the Kinjiru, and prepared for takeoff. As it had been the last to land, it was the closest to the bay doors and therefore would be the first to leave, followed by White 3 and with White 2 at the rear.
As the Dromedary left the bay into open space, Nagahide checked his scanner, and saw that instead of a full Empire attack the damage had been caused by a single mercenary. It was then that a large number of new contacts appeared, and his blood ran cold - several wings of Blood Dragon fighters were closing in, and fast. Immediately he launched open comms. This is Samura White 1 to the Matsumoto, CGCS and all friendly fighters in the area, we have a large number of Blood Dragon fighters closing in on us at high speed! We are lightly armed and carrying hundreds of civilians, please send assistance! Next, he switched over to a private line to Katsuma Shiiroto, aka Black 1 and the leader of their escort flight back at Sapporo. Black 1, this is White 1! We have a large number of Blood Dragon ships closing in, launch immediately and head over here with all haste!
Nagahide then considered his options. He could head at full speed towards the Matsumoto and the safety of its cannons, but the Dragons would be on top of them before they could even get halfway, leading to the certain destruction of at least one of the transports. Alternatively, he could dock back onto the station, but he wasn't sure how long the heavily damaged site would last, not to mention that the DSE people would definately try and search them again. Just then, a better plan came to mind. He would head around the construction site, and move the transports into the protection of the nigh-indestructible gate. The Kinjiru would position itself behind them at the opening to protect them, since it was much more heavily armed and armoured than the larger ships. There, they would attempt to hold out until reinforcements arrived and pushed the Blood Dragon force back.
Behind him, he could see White 2 had just exited the station. He opened up comms to the transports. White wing, do exactly what I tell you to, and we may just make it out of here alive...
As the Dromedary left the bay into open space, Nagahide checked his scanner, and saw that instead of a full Empire attack the damage had been caused by a single mercenary. It was then that a large number of new contacts appeared, and his blood ran cold - several wings of Blood Dragon fighters were closing in, and fast. Immediately he launched open comms. This is Samura White 1 to the Matsumoto, CGCS and all friendly fighters in the area, we have a large number of Blood Dragon fighters closing in on us at high speed! We are lightly armed and carrying hundreds of civilians, please send assistance! Next, he switched over to a private line to Katsuma Shiiroto, aka Black 1 and the leader of their escort flight back at Sapporo. Black 1, this is White 1! We have a large number of Blood Dragon ships closing in, launch immediately and head over here with all haste!
Nagahide then considered his options. He could head at full speed towards the Matsumoto and the safety of its cannons, but the Dragons would be on top of them before they could even get halfway, leading to the certain destruction of at least one of the transports. Alternatively, he could dock back onto the station, but he wasn't sure how long the heavily damaged site would last, not to mention that the DSE people would definately try and search them again. Just then, a better plan came to mind. He would head around the construction site, and move the transports into the protection of the nigh-indestructible gate. The Kinjiru would position itself behind them at the opening to protect them, since it was much more heavily armed and armoured than the larger ships. There, they would attempt to hold out until reinforcements arrived and pushed the Blood Dragon force back.
Behind him, he could see White 2 had just exited the station. He opened up comms to the transports. White wing, do exactly what I tell you to, and we may just make it out of here alive...
#8 by Carnifex
Reginald watched calmly as Nagahide helped the girl limp away. Despite the crowds of panic stricken people jostling past him to get to the ships and the DSE personal who were now in dissarray, some even brave enough to fire at the roof in a vain attempt to bring calm, Reginald felt almost relieved by the suddeness with which events had disintegrated. Now it was entirely out of his hands, but it wasn't over. As the last of the Samura employes climbed aboard the transports Reginald cleared the bay of all DSE personal and assigned each to their emergancy stations.
At roughly that same moment several wings of Blood Dragon fighters, armed to the teeth and in full formation, emurged from the Kayo cloud in cruise and intent on one thing and one thing only. The death of the head of Samura, the Blood Dragon's oldest enemy.
At roughly that same moment several wings of Blood Dragon fighters, armed to the teeth and in full formation, emurged from the Kayo cloud in cruise and intent on one thing and one thing only. The death of the head of Samura, the Blood Dragon's oldest enemy.
#6 by Zenelix
In a landing bay, onboard the Matsumoto, waited Zenelix onboard his Warmonger. He was concentrating on his computer's scanner, which was showing the traffic outside the battleship. The ships he was most interested in were the ones tagged as 'Armed Forces', indicating they were Bretonian. Why they were still here Zenelix didn't know, and could really care less, but he knew that they would surely recognise him from his presence in the attack a few days ago. If they were the same pilots, he didn't want to have to go against them whilst fulfilling his contract. Suddenly, he noticed a change in their flight pattern - it seemed they were ending their patrol and heading to the construction site.http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=3673036072047181129 Zenelix clicked his knuckles, knowing that this was the opportunity he'd been waiting for. As soon as they disappeared from the scanner, Zenelix opened up comms to the docking control room. "This is Independent Zulu, requesting permission to launch."
Once in space, Zenelix flew towards the construction station. The station's guns turned warily towards him, and he believed they also recognised him. He grinned. "Come in, Chugoku Gate Construction Site. As is always the case with these things... it's nothing personal!" With that, he opened fire on the station, and began evasive maneuvers against the returning fire.
Once in space, Zenelix flew towards the construction station. The station's guns turned warily towards him, and he believed they also recognised him. He grinned. "Come in, Chugoku Gate Construction Site. As is always the case with these things... it's nothing personal!" With that, he opened fire on the station, and began evasive maneuvers against the returning fire.
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