Prologue
An asteroid field. A decoy ship with a dodgy ftl drive that can't keep up with the fleet. Clapped out Vipers not even good for spare parts.
They Were Expendable: a scenario where keeping the Cylons occupied for a while and taking as many out as you can before you have to eject is the best that can be hoped for.
A SAR Raptor is on its way though. Can the Colonials keep the Cylons off long enough for it to rescue the pilots ?
Episode 2; Going Home
Sitrep
We now have the data Admiral Adama required. After a far too exciting 3rd jump, our 4th jump shook off the Cylons.
If the fleet with Galactica splits into different parts, and they all make three jumps, then a jump to a rendezvous point, we may evade the Cylons entirely, or at least only face a small part of the pursuing fleet.
Our recent jump back in the direction of the main fleet, our fifth, was a long one, and despite the many hours we were able to spend on maintenance without Cylon interference, we need another hour to put our FTL drive in good enough condition to make our final jump to the rendezvous point with the main fleet.
We have maneuvred into a dense asteroid field. Any Cylons jumping in will have to emerge far from our ship, and in a volume we have 2 Vipers in.
Pilots are reminded once more that battle shorts have been wired open, these craft are NOT repeat NOT spaceworthy, and our crew chiefs cannot guarantee they won't fail catastrophically after more than an hour of use. As they are magnetically clamped to the ship, there are no landing facilities available. Pilots must eject after completing their patrols, to be picked up by our assigned Raptor.
In short, these are piles of junk, composed of time expired parts not worth salvaging. Regardless of what happens, this is their last mission.
The mission is to delay any Cylon raiders that jump in so they do not have the opportunity to destroy our FTL drive before it is back online. We have 2 Vipers on patrol near likely FTL emergence points, another on 5 minute cockpit alert, and our last on 30 minute briefing room readiness. After that, the cupboard is bare.
Good luck, and good hunting.
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