X-WING

　The Intrepid sitting out there helpless in space was just too good an opportunity to pass up, and we scrambled within the hour. Raider was going to get his wish: Our mission was to attack the Star Destroyer!

　OP 10: Destroy the Intrepid

　File Name: std2
　Mission Briefing
　To begin your assault on the Star Destroyer Intrepid, take out the ship's shield-generator towers. You will lead a pair of X-wings in this most critical phase of the attack. After the shields are down, the Intrepid is vulnerable to proton torpedoes. Two A-wings will escort you, and Y-wings will come in four at a time to press the attack. The Intrepid is just under 16 clicks away. A group of four TIE fighters will block your path at a distance of 6.5 cricks, and another two-ship group waits at 9.5 clicks. Finally, a pair of TIE Bombers is near the Intrepid.
　Farlander's After-Action Report
　I used the standard mission-start sequence, with the following exception: Because it would be up to me to take down the shield generators, I had to get in there as quickly as possible. Consequently, I redirected all shield power to the engines and set the cannon recharge rate to maximum. This would allow me to maintain a constant speed of 100. As I neared the Intrepid, I was constantly transferring power from the lasers to the shields.
　The first attack wave of Blue Squadron's Y-wings was already in front of us, and T/F Alpha was moving to intercept. Jan-lo was flying my wing, and I ordered her to attack the nearest of these, Alpha 1.
　The A-wings from Gold squadron arrived and quickly went to the aid of the Y-wings as well. T/F Alpha 2 was directly between me and the Intrepid, so I targeted him and killed him in a head-on pass. The CMD showed Alpha 3 to be right next to me. When I turned to look, I saw that he was on Jan-lo's tail, so I changed course to take him out. Alpha 1 and Alpha 4 had been destroyed, so this left only T/F Beta and T/B Gamma to worry about.
　By now I was about six clicks from the Intrepid, and T/B Gamma 1 was waiting as I approached the Star Destroyer, preparing to launch a missile. I kept going, and we opened up on each other simultaneously. My shields took a beating and Gamma 1 survived the first pass, but only momentarily, as Jan-lo finished him off when he turned away.

　Jan-lo floated in a vat of bubbling blue slime. I coaxed and argued my way in to see her. Part of her face was burned, and I could see other seared patches and deep gouges in her arms and legs. Her body was mostly wrapped in some sort of bandage, but what I saw made my heart sink again. I found the nearest droid.
　"Is she going to be all right!"
　"Her prognosis is favorable, sir. Our med baths are remarkable at repairing burn damage."
　"How long!" I asked.
　"How long is what!" the droid replied. Damn literal creatures.
　"I mean, how long will she need to be in that stuff!"
　"Two or three days is the usual prescription."
　"So if I come back in a couple of days, I can talk to her!"
　"I can make no guarantees about that, sir."
　"Take good care of her," I said at last, realizing that there was nothing else I could do. "She's my friend."
　"Yes, sir. Don't worry. We always take good care of our patients."