Skirmish Over the Red Moon - Revision history

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	The '''Skirmish ~~over~~ the Red Moon''' takes place when eight [[Cylon Raider (RDM)\|Cylon Raiders]] surprise a group of [[nugget]] [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper]] pilots being instructed by Lt. [[Kara Thrace\|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] above an unnamed [[Red Moon\|red moon]] circling a gas giant.		The '''Skirmish Over the Red Moon''' takes place when eight [[Cylon Raider (RDM)\|Cylon Raiders]] surprise a group of [[nugget]] [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper]] pilots being instructed by Lt. [[Kara Thrace\|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] above an unnamed [[Red Moon\|red moon]] circling a gas giant.

	==Background==		==Background==
	After an accident on the flight deck of the battlestar [[Galactica (TRS)\|''Galactica'']], Lieutenant Thrace is assigned to train [[nuggets\|new pilots]] to replace those killed in the accident. Although she at first allows [[Zak Adama\|her feelings]] to get in the way of training, she eventually reinstates the pilots and takes them on a training flight. During the flight, a patrol of Cylon Raiders is detected.		After an accident on the flight deck of the battlestar [[Galactica (TRS)\|''Galactica'']], Lieutenant Thrace is assigned to train [[nuggets\|new pilots]] to replace those killed in the accident. Although she at first allows [[Zak Adama\|her feelings]] to get in the way of training, she eventually reinstates the pilots and takes them on a training flight. During the flight, a patrol of Cylon Raiders are detected.

	==Skirmish==		==Skirmish==
	Upon coming into contact with the patrol, Thrace orders her squad to return to ''Galactica'' while she engages all eight enemy combatants simultaneously. Disobeying direct orders, and adhering to the general rule that a pilot must always have a wingman, Cadet [[Brendan Costanza\|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]] reverses course, and follows her into combat. His tactics disorient and scatter the enemy, opening a window for Lt. Thrace to shoot down six Raiders. Additionally, Costanza manages to destroy one Raider (his first kill in a Viper) before suffering damage from incoming fire, forcing him to pull back from the engagement. His Viper gives out shortly after.		Upon coming into contact with the patrol, Thrace ([[Viper 4077]]) orders her squad to return to ''Galactica'' while she engages all eight enemy combatants simultaneously. Disobeying direct orders, and adhering to the general rule that a pilot must always have a wingman, Cadet [[Brendan Costanza\|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]] ([[Viper 1104]]) reverses course, and follows her into combat. His tactics disorient and scatter the enemy, opening a window for Lt. Thrace to shoot down six Raiders. Additionally, Costanza manages to destroy one Raider (his first kill in a Viper) before suffering damage from incoming fire, forcing him to pull back from the engagement. His Viper gives out shortly after.

	With only one Raider remaining, Lieutenant Thrace re-orients herself into a combat position and charges the enemy. As the two combatants close in on each other, Lieutenant Thrace's Viper experiences sudden electrical problems that cause her communications and transponder to go off-line. Nevertheless, she manages to exchange fire with the Raider and finishes it off with a direct hit to the head-canopy.		With only one Raider remaining, Lieutenant Thrace re-orients herself into a combat position and charges the enemy. As the two combatants close in on each other, Lieutenant Thrace's Viper experiences sudden electrical problems that cause her communications and transponder to go off-line. Nevertheless, she manages to exchange fire with the Raider and finishes it off with a direct hit to the head-canopy.

	The disabled craft immediately spirals out control, and eventually collides with the Viper. Damage inflicted by the Raider's impact disables the Viper's flight controls, and both fighters tumble into the gravity well of the nearby red moon. The Raider crashes intact on the moon, but Thrace is forced to eject from her Viper after it goes into an uncontrollable [[~~Wikipedia~~:Spin (flight)\|flat spin]] towards the satellite's surface and disintegrates.		The disabled craft immediately spirals out control, and eventually collides with the Viper. Damage inflicted by the Raider's impact disables the Viper's flight controls, and both fighters tumble into the gravity well of the nearby red moon. The Raider crashes intact on the moon, but Thrace is forced to eject from her Viper after it goes into an uncontrollable [[W:Spin (flight)\|flat spin]] towards the satellite's surface and disintegrates {{TRS\|Act of Contrition}}.

	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==
	After successfully ejecting, Thrace parachutes onto the moon, but is injured. As this is happening, a [[SAR\|search and rescue]] [[Raptor]] deployed by ''Galactica'' recovers Costanza and his critically damaged Viper in the moon's orbit. SAR teams are sent out to retrieve Thrace, but the moon's thick atmosphere prevents them from making contact, and buildup of organic deposits from the air in fighter and Raptor engines cut short the rescue effort. On the moon's surface with a broken [[wireless]] handset and no other means of establishing communication, Thrace comes across the downed Raider, replenishes her own oxygen from the Raider's supply, and eventually flies the Raider off the moon and into open space. Thrace is able to avoid being shot down and lands aboard ''Galactica'', giving the [[The_Fleet_(TRS)\|surviving human Fleet]] its first captured enemy spacecraft ~~([[~~TRS~~]]: "[[~~You Can't Go Home Again~~]]")~~.		After successfully ejecting, Thrace parachutes onto the moon, but is injured. As this is happening, a [[SAR\|search and rescue]] [[Raptor]] deployed by ''Galactica'' recovers Costanza and his critically damaged Viper in the moon's orbit. SAR teams are sent out to retrieve Thrace, but the moon's thick atmosphere prevents them from making contact, and buildup of organic deposits from the air in fighter and Raptor engines cut short the rescue effort. On the moon's surface with a broken [[wireless]] handset and no other means of establishing communication, Thrace comes across the downed Raider, replenishes her own oxygen from the Raider's supply, and eventually flies the Raider off the moon and into open space. Thrace is able to avoid being shot down and lands aboard ''Galactica'', giving the [[The_Fleet_(TRS)\|surviving human Fleet]] its first captured enemy spacecraft {{TRS\|You Can't Go Home Again}}.

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Joe Beaudoin Jr. moved page Skirmish over the Red Moon to Skirmish Over the Red Moon: proper title

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Joe Beaudoin Jr. moved page Skirmish over the Red Moon to Skirmish Over the Red Moon: proper title

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "Colonial Fleet (RDM)" to "Colonial Fleet (TRS)"

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	After successfully ejecting, Thrace parachutes onto the moon, but is injured. As this is happening, a [[SAR\|search and rescue]] [[Raptor]] deployed by ''Galactica'' recovers Costanza and his critically damaged Viper in the moon's orbit. SAR teams are sent out to retrieve Thrace, but the moon's thick atmosphere prevents them from making contact, and buildup of organic deposits from the air in fighter and Raptor engines cut short the rescue effort. On the moon's surface with a broken [[wireless]] handset and no other means of establishing communication, Thrace comes across the downed Raider, replenishes her own oxygen from the Raider's supply, and eventually flies the Raider off the moon and into open space. Thrace is able to avoid being shot down and lands aboard ''Galactica'', giving the [[The_Fleet_(TRS)\|surviving human Fleet]] its first captured enemy spacecraft ([[TRS]]: "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]").		After successfully ejecting, Thrace parachutes onto the moon, but is injured. As this is happening, a [[SAR\|search and rescue]] [[Raptor]] deployed by ''Galactica'' recovers Costanza and his critically damaged Viper in the moon's orbit. SAR teams are sent out to retrieve Thrace, but the moon's thick atmosphere prevents them from making contact, and buildup of organic deposits from the air in fighter and Raptor engines cut short the rescue effort. On the moon's surface with a broken [[wireless]] handset and no other means of establishing communication, Thrace comes across the downed Raider, replenishes her own oxygen from the Raider's supply, and eventually flies the Raider off the moon and into open space. Thrace is able to avoid being shot down and lands aboard ''Galactica'', giving the [[The_Fleet_(TRS)\|surviving human Fleet]] its first captured enemy spacecraft ([[TRS]]: "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]").

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	The '''Skirmish over the Red Moon''' takes place when eight [[Cylon Raider (RDM)\|Cylon Raiders]] surprise a group of [[nugget]] [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper]] pilots~~, under instruction~~ by Lt. [[Kara Thrace\|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]~~, in orbit of~~ an unnamed [[Red Moon\|~~russet~~ moon]] ~~(which in turn cycles~~ a gas giant).		The '''Skirmish over the Red Moon''' takes place when eight [[Cylon Raider (RDM)\|Cylon Raiders]] surprise a group of [[nugget]] [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper]] pilots being instructed by Lt. [[Kara Thrace\|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] above an unnamed [[Red Moon\|red moon]] circling a gas giant.

	==Background==		==Background==
	After an accident on the flight deck~~, Lieutenant~~ [[~~Kara Thrace~~]] is assigned to train [[nuggets\|new pilots]] to replace those killed in the accident. Although she at first allows [[Zak Adama\|her feelings]] to get in the way of training, she eventually reinstates the pilots and takes them on a training flight. During the flight, a patrol of [[Cylon ~~(TRS)\|Cylon]] [[Raider (RDM)\|~~Raiders]] is detected.		After an accident on the flight deck of the battlestar [[Galactica (TRS)\|''Galactica'']], Lieutenant Thrace is assigned to train [[nuggets\|new pilots]] to replace those killed in the accident. Although she at first allows [[Zak Adama\|her feelings]] to get in the way of training, she eventually reinstates the pilots and takes them on a training flight. During the flight, a patrol of Cylon Raiders is detected.

	==Skirmish==		==Skirmish==
	Upon coming into contact with the patrol, ~~Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace\|~~Thrace]] orders her squad to return to ''Galactica'' while she engages all eight enemy combatants simultaneously. Disobeying direct orders, and adhering to the general rule that a pilot must always have a wingman, Cadet [[Brendan Costanza\|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]] reverses course, and follows her into combat. His tactics disorient and scatter the enemy, opening a window for Lt. Thrace to shoot down six Raiders. Additionally, Costanza manages to destroy one Raider (his first kill in a Viper), before suffering damage from incoming fire, forcing him to pull back from the engagement. His Viper gives out shortly after.		Upon coming into contact with the patrol, Thrace orders her squad to return to ''Galactica'' while she engages all eight enemy combatants simultaneously. Disobeying direct orders, and adhering to the general rule that a pilot must always have a wingman, Cadet [[Brendan Costanza\|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]] reverses course, and follows her into combat. His tactics disorient and scatter the enemy, opening a window for Lt. Thrace to shoot down six Raiders. Additionally, Costanza manages to destroy one Raider (his first kill in a Viper) before suffering damage from incoming fire, forcing him to pull back from the engagement. His Viper gives out shortly after.

	With only one Raider remaining, Lieutenant Thrace re-orients herself into a combat position and charges the enemy. As the two combatants close in on each other, Lieutenant Thrace's Viper experiences sudden ~~[[Computers#Avionics\|~~electrical problems]] that cause her communications and transponder to go off-line. ~~Still~~, she manages to exchange fire with the Raider and finishes it off with a direct hit to the head-canopy.		With only one Raider remaining, Lieutenant Thrace re-orients herself into a combat position and charges the enemy. As the two combatants close in on each other, Lieutenant Thrace's Viper experiences sudden electrical problems that cause her communications and transponder to go off-line. Nevertheless, she manages to exchange fire with the Raider and finishes it off with a direct hit to the head-canopy.

	The disabled craft immediately spirals out control, and eventually collides with the Viper. Damage inflicted by the Raider's impact disables the Viper's flight controls, and both fighters tumble into the ~~[[Red Moon\|russet moon's]]~~ gravity well. The Raider crashes intact ~~upon~~ the moon, but Thrace is forced to eject from her Viper after it goes into an uncontrollable [[Wikipedia:Spin (flight)\|flat spin]] towards the satellite's surface and disintegrates.		The disabled craft immediately spirals out control, and eventually collides with the Viper. Damage inflicted by the Raider's impact disables the Viper's flight controls, and both fighters tumble into the gravity well of the nearby red moon. The Raider crashes intact on the moon, but Thrace is forced to eject from her Viper after it goes into an uncontrollable [[Wikipedia:Spin (flight)\|flat spin]] towards the satellite's surface and disintegrates.

	==~~Trapped on the moon~~==		==Aftermath==
			After successfully ejecting, Thrace parachutes onto the moon, but is injured. As this is happening, a [[SAR\|search and rescue]] [[Raptor]] deployed by ''Galactica'' recovers Costanza and his critically damaged Viper in the moon's orbit. SAR teams are sent out to retrieve Thrace, but the moon's thick atmosphere prevents them from making contact, and buildup of organic deposits from the air in fighter and Raptor engines cut short the rescue effort. On the moon's surface with a broken [[wireless]] handset and no other means of establishing communication, Thrace comes across the downed Raider, replenishes her own oxygen from the Raider's supply, and eventually flies the Raider off the moon and into open space. Thrace is able to avoid being shot down and lands aboard ''Galactica'', giving the [[The_Fleet_(TRS)\|surviving human Fleet]] its first captured enemy spacecraft ([[TRS]]: "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]").
	After successfully ejecting, ~~Lieutenant [[Kara~~ Thrace~~\|Thrace]] lands by parachute on~~ the moon. However - just as she makes contact with the surface - fierce winds heave her parachute laterally, drag her over a jagged bed of rocks and severely injure her knee. The gusts nearly haul her off the edge of a cliff, but ~~Lieutenant Thrace manages to cut herself loose moments before hitting the drop-off point~~.

	As this is happening, a [[SAR]] Raptor deployed by ''Galactica'' recovers Costanza and his critically damaged Viper in the moon's orbit. ~~Subsequently,~~ SAR teams are sent out to retrieve ~~Lieutenant~~ Thrace, but the moon's thick atmosphere ~~prevent~~ them from making contact ~~with the downed pilot. On top~~ of ~~that,~~ organic deposits ~~along ship~~ engines cut short the rescue effort~~, and force the various rescue craft to hastily return to ''Galactica'' for repairs~~.

	On the moon's surface - with a broken [[wireless]] handset and no other means of establishing communication ~~- Lieutenant~~ Thrace ~~wanders over the rocky terrain, looking for higher ground to await rescue. Eventually she~~ comes across the downed [[Cylon (TRS)\|Cylon]] [[Raider (RDM)\|Raider]] and finds a way inside the ship. Crawling into the belly of the beast, she discovers that the Raider is bio-mechanical in nature - it is "piloted" by an organic brain that interfaces directly with the internal machinations of the craft. The rounds that she fired during their confrontation penetrated the Raider~~'s brain~~, ~~thus "killing" the vessel.~~

	~~Inside~~ the Raider~~, Lieutenat Thrace finds oxygen to replace her [[flight suit]]~~'s ~~depleted reserves~~, and re-pressurizes the Raider's interior by using a portion of her flight suit to seal a fist-sized gash in the hull. Lieutenant Thrace's [[Flight of the Phoenix\|test-pilot savvy]] allows her to determine the basic mechanics of the vessel quickly and she learns to control it by manipulating the various internal actuators, eventually ~~flying~~ the Raider off the moon and into open space.

	At the same time, President [[Laura Roslin]] has convinced Commander [[William Adama]] and [[Lee Adama\|his son]] to call off the search and the fleet begins [[FTL\|jumping]] away. A tense situation results when she approaches ''Galactica'', while Captain [[Lee Adama]] is ~~sent out~~ to ~~intercept what [[CIC]] believes is an enemy fighter. Adama attempts to shoot her~~ down ~~while~~ ''Galactica'' ~~attempts to send out another fighter to help~~, but Thrace's piloting skill allow her to avoid destruction and she enters formation with Adama than flips so he can see her Raider's underside where she has written her callsign "Starbuck" in yellow tape. The jubilant Adama informs ''Galactica'' then escorts Thrace into the [[~~flight pod]] where she is taken to [[sickbay]] to be treated for her injured knee.~~ ([[TRS]]~~: "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]")~~

	~~== Impact ==~~
	~~This is the~~ first time Colonial forces are able to capture and examine the updated Cylon Raider. Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] and his deck crew spend the next several weeks analyzing the fighter, eventually returning it to flight status with significant internal modifications for effective human control ([[TRS]]: "[[You Can't Go Home Again~~]]", "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]", "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]", "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", and "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II~~]]").

	The Raider is later lost on [[Caprica (RDM)\|Caprica]] during the events to retrieve the [[Arrow of Apollo]], when [[Sharon Agathon\|Caprica-Valerii]] steals it from Lt. Thrace at the [[Delphi Museum of the Colonies]]. It is unclear what she does with it as its not seen again.

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Trapped on the moon

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	After successfully ejecting, Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace\|Thrace]] lands by parachute on the moon. However - just as she makes contact with the surface - fierce winds heave her parachute laterally, drag her over a jagged bed of rocks and severely injure her knee. The gusts nearly haul her off the edge of a cliff, but Lieutenant Thrace manages to cut herself loose moments before hitting the drop-off point.		After successfully ejecting, Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace\|Thrace]] lands by parachute on the moon. However - just as she makes contact with the surface - fierce winds heave her parachute laterally, drag her over a jagged bed of rocks and severely injure her knee. The gusts nearly haul her off the edge of a cliff, but Lieutenant Thrace manages to cut herself loose moments before hitting the drop-off point.

	As this is happening, a [[SAR]] Raptor deployed by ''Galactica'' recovers Costanza and his critically damaged Viper in the moon's orbit. Subsequently, SAR teams are sent out to retrieve ~~Lt.~~ Thrace, but the moon's thick atmosphere prevent them from making contact with the downed pilot. On top of that, organic deposits along ship engines cut short the rescue effort, and force the various rescue craft to hastily return to ''Galactica'' for repairs.		As this is happening, a [[SAR]] Raptor deployed by ''Galactica'' recovers Costanza and his critically damaged Viper in the moon's orbit. Subsequently, SAR teams are sent out to retrieve Lieutenant Thrace, but the moon's thick atmosphere prevent them from making contact with the downed pilot. On top of that, organic deposits along ship engines cut short the rescue effort, and force the various rescue craft to hastily return to ''Galactica'' for repairs.

	On the moon's surface - with a broken [[wireless]] handset and no other means of establishing communication - Lieutenant Thrace wanders over the rocky terrain, looking for higher ground to await rescue. Eventually she comes across the downed [[Cylon (TRS)\|Cylon]] [[Raider (RDM)\|Raider]] and finds a way inside the ship. Crawling into the belly of the beast, she discovers that the Raider is bio-mechanical in nature - it is "piloted" by an organic brain that interfaces directly with the internal machinations of the craft. The rounds that she fired during their confrontation penetrated the Raider's brain, thus "killing" the vessel.		On the moon's surface - with a broken [[wireless]] handset and no other means of establishing communication - Lieutenant Thrace wanders over the rocky terrain, looking for higher ground to await rescue. Eventually she comes across the downed [[Cylon (TRS)\|Cylon]] [[Raider (RDM)\|Raider]] and finds a way inside the ship. Crawling into the belly of the beast, she discovers that the Raider is bio-mechanical in nature - it is "piloted" by an organic brain that interfaces directly with the internal machinations of the craft. The rounds that she fired during their confrontation penetrated the Raider's brain, thus "killing" the vessel.
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	Inside the Raider, Lieutenat Thrace finds oxygen to replace her [[flight suit]]'s depleted reserves, and re-pressurizes the Raider's interior by using a portion of her flight suit to seal a fist-sized gash in the hull. Lieutenant Thrace's [[Flight of the Phoenix\|test-pilot savvy]] allows her to determine the basic mechanics of the vessel quickly and she learns to control it by manipulating the various internal actuators, eventually flying the Raider off the moon and into open space.		Inside the Raider, Lieutenat Thrace finds oxygen to replace her [[flight suit]]'s depleted reserves, and re-pressurizes the Raider's interior by using a portion of her flight suit to seal a fist-sized gash in the hull. Lieutenant Thrace's [[Flight of the Phoenix\|test-pilot savvy]] allows her to determine the basic mechanics of the vessel quickly and she learns to control it by manipulating the various internal actuators, eventually flying the Raider off the moon and into open space.

	At the same time, President [[Laura Roslin]] has convinced Commander [[~~Willian~~ Adama]] and [[Lee Adama\|his son]] to call off the search and the fleet begins [[FTL\|jumping]] away. A tense situation results when she approaches ''Galactica'', while Captain [[Lee Adama]] is sent out to intercept what [[CIC]] believes is an enemy fighter. Adama attempts to shoot her down while ''Galactica'' attempts to send out another fighter to help, but Thrace's piloting skill allow her to avoid destruction and she enters formation with Adama than flips so he can see her Raider's underside where she has written her callsign "Starbuck" in yellow tape. The jubilant Adama informs ''Galactica'' then escorts Thrace into the [[flight pod]] where she is taken to [[sickbay]] to be treated for her injured knee. ([[TRS]]: "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]")		At the same time, President [[Laura Roslin]] has convinced Commander [[William Adama]] and [[Lee Adama\|his son]] to call off the search and the fleet begins [[FTL\|jumping]] away. A tense situation results when she approaches ''Galactica'', while Captain [[Lee Adama]] is sent out to intercept what [[CIC]] believes is an enemy fighter. Adama attempts to shoot her down while ''Galactica'' attempts to send out another fighter to help, but Thrace's piloting skill allow her to avoid destruction and she enters formation with Adama than flips so he can see her Raider's underside where she has written her callsign "Starbuck" in yellow tape. The jubilant Adama informs ''Galactica'' then escorts Thrace into the [[flight pod]] where she is taken to [[sickbay]] to be treated for her injured knee. ([[TRS]]: "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]")

	== Impact ==		== Impact ==

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Aftermath

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	The disabled craft immediately spirals out control, and eventually collides with the Viper. Damage inflicted by the Raider's impact disables the Viper's flight controls, and both fighters tumble into the [[Red Moon\|russet moon's]] gravity well. The Raider crashes intact upon the moon, but Thrace is forced to eject from her Viper after it goes into an uncontrollable [[Wikipedia:Spin (flight)\|flat spin]] towards the satellite's surface and disintegrates.		The disabled craft immediately spirals out control, and eventually collides with the Viper. Damage inflicted by the Raider's impact disables the Viper's flight controls, and both fighters tumble into the [[Red Moon\|russet moon's]] gravity well. The Raider crashes intact upon the moon, but Thrace is forced to eject from her Viper after it goes into an uncontrollable [[Wikipedia:Spin (flight)\|flat spin]] towards the satellite's surface and disintegrates.

	==~~Aftermath~~==		==Trapped on the moon==

	After successfully ejecting, Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace\|Thrace]] lands by parachute on the moon. However - just as she makes contact with the surface - fierce winds heave her parachute laterally, drag her over a jagged bed of rocks and severely injure her knee. The gusts nearly haul her off the edge of a cliff, but Lieutenant Thrace manages to cut herself loose moments before hitting the drop-off point.		After successfully ejecting, Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace\|Thrace]] lands by parachute on the moon. However - just as she makes contact with the surface - fierce winds heave her parachute laterally, drag her over a jagged bed of rocks and severely injure her knee. The gusts nearly haul her off the edge of a cliff, but Lieutenant Thrace manages to cut herself loose moments before hitting the drop-off point.

WarGrowlmon15: /* Skirmish */

2014-08-12T16:47:37Z

Skirmish

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	Upon coming into contact with the patrol, Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace\|Thrace]] orders her squad to return to ''Galactica'' while she engages all eight enemy combatants simultaneously. Disobeying direct orders, and adhering to the general rule that a pilot must always have a wingman, Cadet [[Brendan Costanza\|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]] reverses course, and follows her into combat. His tactics disorient and scatter the enemy, opening a window for Lt. Thrace to shoot down six Raiders. Additionally, Costanza manages to destroy one Raider (his first kill in a Viper), before suffering damage from incoming fire, forcing him to pull back from the engagement. His Viper gives out shortly after.		Upon coming into contact with the patrol, Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace\|Thrace]] orders her squad to return to ''Galactica'' while she engages all eight enemy combatants simultaneously. Disobeying direct orders, and adhering to the general rule that a pilot must always have a wingman, Cadet [[Brendan Costanza\|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]] reverses course, and follows her into combat. His tactics disorient and scatter the enemy, opening a window for Lt. Thrace to shoot down six Raiders. Additionally, Costanza manages to destroy one Raider (his first kill in a Viper), before suffering damage from incoming fire, forcing him to pull back from the engagement. His Viper gives out shortly after.

	With only one Raider remaining, Lieutenant. Thrace re-orients herself into a combat position and charges the enemy. As the two combatants close in on each other, Lieutenant Thrace's Viper experiences sudden [[Computers#Avionics\|electrical problems]] that cause her communications and transponder to go off-line. Still, she manages to exchange fire with the Raider and finishes it off with a direct hit to the head-canopy.		With only one Raider remaining, Lieutenant Thrace re-orients herself into a combat position and charges the enemy. As the two combatants close in on each other, Lieutenant Thrace's Viper experiences sudden [[Computers#Avionics\|electrical problems]] that cause her communications and transponder to go off-line. Still, she manages to exchange fire with the Raider and finishes it off with a direct hit to the head-canopy.

	The disabled craft immediately spirals out control, and eventually collides with the Viper. Damage inflicted by the Raider's impact disables the Viper's flight controls, and both fighters tumble into the [[Red Moon\|russet moon's]] gravity well. The Raider crashes intact upon the moon, but Thrace is forced to eject from her Viper after it goes into an uncontrollable [[Wikipedia:Spin (flight)\|flat spin]] towards the satellite's surface and disintegrates.		The disabled craft immediately spirals out control, and eventually collides with the Viper. Damage inflicted by the Raider's impact disables the Viper's flight controls, and both fighters tumble into the [[Red Moon\|russet moon's]] gravity well. The Raider crashes intact upon the moon, but Thrace is forced to eject from her Viper after it goes into an uncontrollable [[Wikipedia:Spin (flight)\|flat spin]] towards the satellite's surface and disintegrates.

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	Upon coming into contact with the patrol, Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace\|Thrace]] orders her squad to return to ''Galactica'' while she engages all eight enemy combatants simultaneously. Disobeying direct orders, and adhering to the general rule that a pilot must always have a wingman, Cadet [[Brendan Costanza\|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]] reverses course, and follows her into combat. His tactics disorient and scatter the enemy, opening a window for Lt. Thrace to shoot down six Raiders. Additionally, Costanza manages to destroy one Raider (his first kill in a Viper), before suffering damage from incoming fire, forcing him to pull back from the engagement. His Viper gives out shortly after.		Upon coming into contact with the patrol, Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace\|Thrace]] orders her squad to return to ''Galactica'' while she engages all eight enemy combatants simultaneously. Disobeying direct orders, and adhering to the general rule that a pilot must always have a wingman, Cadet [[Brendan Costanza\|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]] reverses course, and follows her into combat. His tactics disorient and scatter the enemy, opening a window for Lt. Thrace to shoot down six Raiders. Additionally, Costanza manages to destroy one Raider (his first kill in a Viper), before suffering damage from incoming fire, forcing him to pull back from the engagement. His Viper gives out shortly after.

	With only one Raider remaining, Lieutenant. Thrace re-orients herself into a combat position and charges the enemy. As the two combatants close in on each other, Lieutenant Thrace's Viper experiences sudden [[Computers#Avionics\|electrical problems]] that cause her communications and transponder to go off-line. Still, she manages to exchange fire with the Raider and finishes it off with a direct hit to the head-canopy.		With only one Raider remaining, Lieutenant Thrace re-orients herself into a combat position and charges the enemy. As the two combatants close in on each other, Lieutenant Thrace's Viper experiences sudden [[Computers#Avionics\|electrical problems]] that cause her communications and transponder to go off-line. Still, she manages to exchange fire with the Raider and finishes it off with a direct hit to the head-canopy.

	The disabled craft immediately spirals out control, and eventually collides with the Viper. Damage inflicted by the Raider's impact disables the Viper's flight controls, and both fighters tumble into the [[Red Moon\|russet moon's]] gravity well. The Raider crashes intact upon the moon, but Thrace is forced to eject from her Viper after it goes into an uncontrollable [[Wikipedia:Spin (flight)\|flat spin]] towards the satellite's surface and disintegrates.		The disabled craft immediately spirals out control, and eventually collides with the Viper. Damage inflicted by the Raider's impact disables the Viper's flight controls, and both fighters tumble into the [[Red Moon\|russet moon's]] gravity well. The Raider crashes intact upon the moon, but Thrace is forced to eject from her Viper after it goes into an uncontrollable [[Wikipedia:Spin (flight)\|flat spin]] towards the satellite's surface and disintegrates.