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Rogue Squadron |
| Author: |
Michael A. Stackpole |
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PLEASE NOTE: This book may have an alternate cover. The following description is provided as a guide only and may contain text that doesn't specifically relate to this item. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. ....You're good, Corran, but you're no Luke Skywalker.ÊÊCorran Horn's cheek still burned at the memory of Commander Antilles's evaluation of his last simulator exercise.ÊÊThe line had been a simple comment, not meant to be cruel nor delivered that way, but it cut deep into Corran.ÊÊI've never tried to suggest I'm that good of a pilot.......He shook his head.ÊÊNo, you just wanted it to be self-evident and easily recognized by everyone around you.ÊÊReaching out he flicked the starter switches for the X-wing simulator's engines.ÊÊ’Green One has four starts and is go.’ All around him in the cockpit various switches, buttons, and monitors flashed to life.ÊÊ’Primary and secondary power is at full.’......Ooryl Qrygg, his Gand wingman, reported similar start-up success in a high-pitched voice.ÊÊ’Green Two is operational.’......Green Three and Four checked in, then the external screens came alive projecting an empty starfield.ÊÊ’Whistler, have you finished the navigation...calculations?’......The green and white R2 unit seated behind Corran hooted, then the navdata spilled out over.ÊÊCorran's main monitor He punched a button sending the same coordinates out to the other pilots in Green Flight.ÊÊ’Go to light speed and rendezvous on the Redemption.’......As Corran engaged the X-wing's hyperdrive, the stars elongated themselves into white cylinders, then snapped back into pinpoints and began to revolve slowly, transforming themselves into a tunnel of white light.ÊÊCorran fought the urge to use the stick to compensate for the roll.ÊÊIn space, and especially hyperspace, up and down were relative.ÊÊHow his ship moved through hyperspace didn't really matter--as long as it remained on the course Whistler had calculated and had attained sufficient velocity before entering hyperspace, he'd arrive intact.......Flying into a black hole would actually make this run easier.ÊÊEvery pilot dreaded the Redemption run.ÊÊThe scenario was based on an Imperial attack on evacuation ships back before the first Death Star had been destroyed. While the Redemption waited for three Medevac shuttles and the corvette Korolev to dock and off-load wounded, the Imperial frigate Warspite danced around the system and dumped TIE fighters and bombers out to do as much damage as they could.......The bombers, with a full load of missiles, could do a lot of damage. All the pilots called the Redemption scenario by another name: the Requiem scenario.ÊÊThe Warspite would only deploy four starfighters and a half-dozen bombers--known in pilot slang as ‘eyeballs’ and ‘dupes’ respectively-- but it would do so in a pattern that made it all but impossible for the pilots to save the Korolev.ÊÊThe corvette was just one big target, and the TIE bombers had no trouble unloading all their missiles into it.......Stellar pinpoints elongated again as the fighter came out of hyperspace.ÊÊOff to the port side Corran saw the Redemption.ÊÊMoments later Whistler reported that the other fighters and all three Medevac shuttles had arrived. The fighters checked in and the first shuttle began its docking maneuver with the Redemption.......’Green One, this is Green Four.’......’Go ahead, Four’......’By the book, or are we doing something fancy? ‘......Corran hesitated before answering.ÊÊBy book, Nawara Ven had referred to the general wisdom about the scenario.ÊÊIt stated that one pilot should play fleethund and race out to engage the first TIE flight while the other three fighters remained in close as backup.ÊÊAs long as three fighters stayed at home, it appeared, the Warspite dropped ships off at a considerable distance from the Korolev.ÊÊWhen they didn't, it got bolder and the whole scenario became very bloody.......The problem with going by the book was that it wasn't a very good strategy.ÊÊIt meant one pilot had to deal with five TIEs--two eyeballs and three dupes--all by himself, then turn around and engage five more.ÊÊEven with them coming in waves, the chances of being able to succeed against those odds were slim.......Doing it any other way was disastrous.ÊÊBesides, what loyal son of Corellia |
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