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From: Incoming fire has the right-of-way <MHILLIARD@******.BITNET>
Subject: Look up
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1993 09:13:53 -0500
*****GNUEncrypt.DAWNSIODAEDD CATH.1221
>>>>>[Six-Pack, are you receiving? This is going out live. We're about to
launch the drones.

>>INCLUDE.407MGh
>This is Dalmation One, drone has cleared the Whale. Am heading 087 degrees at
400 knotts. Insertion in four minutes, mark.
>Whale; affirmed.
>This is Dalmation Two, drone has cleared the Whale. Am heading 099 degrees at
400 knotts. Insertion in five minutes, mark.
>Whale; affirmed.
>Duster is airbourne. Insertion in seven minutes, mark.
>
>
>
>Dalmation One, crossing the line, mark. They have us on their radar. Response
time, five minutes, mark.
>
>Dalmation Two, crossing the line, mark.
>Dalmation One, firing HARM 1. Turning to 076 degrees. HARM 1 has impacted.
Radar emmissions ceased.
>Dalmation Two, firing HARM 3. Turning to 107 degrees.
>Dalmation One, firing HARM 2. Returning to base.
>Dalmation Two, HARM 3 has impacted. Radar emmissions ceased. Firing HARM 4.
Returning to base.
>HARM 2 has impacted. Radar emissions ceased.
>Enemy contact, four hovercraft, bearing 267 degrees.
>HARM 4 has impacted. Radar emissions ceased.
>Well done, gentlemen. We've just opened a 4 mile gap in Tir Tairngire's
western border.
>Whale has five, repeat, five hovercraft on radar. All hands to battlestations.
>
>Recover Dalmation One
>Duster is crossing the line. No contact yet. Expecting heavy magickal security
>Recover Dalmation Two
>Duster, four minutes to target....mark. Walks-Alone reports no spirit contact
yet
>Dalmation One has cleared the Whale
>
>This is the Whale: splash one hovercraft. Repeat, one hover down.
>Dalmation Two has cleared the Whale
>Whale is under magickal assualt. Stand by
>Got im! Mage is on bogie three. Targetting...
>Duster, two minutes to target. Still no contact. Landfall....mark
>Whale, splash two hovercraft. Repeat, two hovers no down. Magickal attack has
ceased
>Duster, this is-
>Watcher!
>Say again, Walks-Alone? You've been ID'd?
>Affirmed
>Splash three, repeat three hovercraft
>Duster, this is Wandjina one. Enemy contact: five, repeat five Aguilar
gunships. Engaging
>Dalmation One, engaging
>Splash four, repeat four hovercraft. Enemy force now consisting of six
hovercraft, two patrol boats. Under heavy magickal attack
>Taking the shot, good tone, firing AIM 1.
>Scratch one, repeat, one gunship
>Duster is at the target. Ten seconds to pickup.
>This is Dalmation Two!! Enemy contact! Seven gunships bearing 131 at 120
knotts. And a Fed-Boeing Eagle just buzzed by at 900 knotts, bearing 245 for
the Whale!
>Splash five, repeat five hovercraft.
>Duster is on the roof
>Scratch two, repeat two gunships.
>Whale, this is Turner. I'm at 400 knotts, ETA 30 seconds. Sorry I'm late, took
a wrong turn at the last cloud
>Dalamtion One is down, jacking out-
>Splash one patrol boat
>Weird radar signature, bearing 087 degrees, 12 knotts
>I see it! Holy fraggin drek, It's Lofwyr!
>Duster is airbourne. Team aboard, ramp closing
>Scratch three, repeat three gunships.
>Splash six, repeat six hovercraft
>Dalmation Two is down, jacking out-
>Turner here, scratch second patrol boat, and the dragon's pissed at m-
>Turner's down. Whale turning to 011 degrees. Heading home!
>Duster is clear of the 40-mile line. No casualties on the team
>Splash seven, repeat seven hovercraft. Enemy retreating. Except for the %^$$#
dragon!
>Whale ahead, flank speed. Lowfyr can't keep up with us for long
>Long enough! I'm firing. Hit! He's seen the drone
>We are clear! The dragon's backwinging

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