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<div>==General info==<br />
<b>Squadron type:</b> Elite Space Superiority <br><br />
<b>Craft used the most:</b> [[GTF Erinyes]] <br><br />
<b>Stationed on-board:</b> [[GTD Aquitaine]](?) <br><br />
<b>Squadron leader:</b> <unknown> <br><br />
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==Actions==<br />
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The 99th Skulls appeared solely in one mission during the FreeSpace 2 campaign. From what there can be gathered, the 99th Skulls were an elite squadron, probably used by the [[Special Operations Command|SOC]]. They were among the first squadrons to use the [[GTF Erinyes]] and the [[GTW UD-8 Kayser|UD-8 Kayser]] primary weapons.<br />
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In that mission, a new technology appeared: The [[GTA Charybdis]].<br />
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==Misc notes==<br />
The craft of this squadron were designated as Skull Alpha and Skull Beta. If the GTA Hawako survives or not depends on the player's performance.<br />
[[Category:Squadrons]]</div>Telemachoshttps://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php?title=96th_Reptile&diff=765496th Reptile2006-10-05T00:38:31Z<p>Telemachos: </p>
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==General info==<br />
<b>Squadron type:</b> Interceptor/Fighter sweep squadron <br><br />
<b>Craft used the most:</b> [[GTF Valkyrie]]<br><br />
<b>Stationed on-board:</b> NTD Judicator <br><br />
<b>Squadron leader:</b> <?> <br><br />
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The squadron was probably formed in the time of Admiral Bosch's NTF Rebellion. A fighter squadron with the same name was also used by the NTF-HoL renegade group, who attacked the GTVA in 2370.<br />
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In an especially important mission, SOC pilots disguised themselves as the members of this unit, but were revealed by an arriving Hammer wing who have just been sent a transmission, informing renegade command of the GTVA's secret operation.<br />
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==See also==<br />
[[Renegade Ressurgence]]<br />
[[Category:Squadrons]]</div>Telemachoshttps://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php?title=74th_Predators&diff=765374th Predators2006-10-05T00:38:18Z<p>Telemachos: </p>
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==General info==<br />
<b>Squadron type:</b> Various, mainly fighter intercept <br><br />
<b>Craft used the most:</b> [[GTF Perseus]]<br><br />
<b>Stationed on-board:</b> GTD Phoenicia <br><br />
<b>Squadron leader:</b> <?> <br><br />
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The 76th Predators squadron was stationed on-board the GTD Phoenicia and took part in the battle against the NTF-Hammer of Light renegade group.<br />
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==See also==<br />
[[Renegade Ressurgence]]<br />
[[Category:Squadrons]]</div>Telemachoshttps://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php?title=Special_Operations_Command&diff=7652Special Operations Command2006-10-05T00:36:51Z<p>Telemachos: </p>
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<div>'''Special Operations Command''' (abbreviated most of the time to '''SOC''') is a subsection of Galactic Terran Vasudan Intelligence, and is considered to be the heart of Terran intelligence gathering. It played a pivotal role in the defeat of the [[Neo-Terra Front]] and was likely the key player in the elimination of the [[Hammer of Light]].<br />
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During the [[NTF Rebellion|NTF Insurgency]], Special Operations Command faced large pressure from Allied Command, who encouraged them to launch as many missions as possible to learn as much as they could about the [[NTF]]. Because of this, elite pilots often volunteered and most of the time never returned to their squads.<br />
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When these dangerous operations succeeded, the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]] had enough information about the enemy to launch tactical strikes against any [[Neo-Terra Front|NTF]] targets. These accurate and co-ordinated strikes played important role in the Battles for [[Deneb]] and [[Regulus]]. SOC Missions were carried out deep within enemy territory, and demanded stealth and discipline. When the operative's presence was revealed, they were often recalled to avoid needless casualties. As the [[Neo-Terra Front|NTF]] grew stronger and began to win engagements in [[Deneb]], even the SOC operations were focused on making as much damage as possible with minimal casualties from [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance|GTVA]] point of view.<br />
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==Specific actions==<br />
''Little is known about the operations of Special Operations Command, except those missions in which Alpha 1 flew during the SOC loops of the main campaign.''<br />
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The mysterious [[ETAK]] device, believed for some time to be a weapon, was the impetus for Allied Command to infiltrate the NTF via SOC operatives. Alpha 1 of the [[242nd Suicide Kings]] was one of these spies. Once inserted into the NTF, Alpha 1 made contact with Lieutenant Commander Christopher [[Snipes]], the SOC's undercover mission coordinator within the NTF. Once they were established within one of the NTF's fighter squadrons, the first mission undertaken by the pair was to scan the [[NTF Iceni|NTF ''Iceni'']] and acquire any additional data possible, especially about ETAK.<br />
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This mission was complicated by the actions of Admiral Khafre, who, despite knowing the operation being carried out near the ''Iceni'', ordered his Vasudan battle group to launch an assault on the NTF convoy against the orders of Allied Command. His choice threatened the safety of the operation and the lives of the volunteers, and the SOC operatives had no choice but to fire on the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance|GTVA]] forces, not wanting the ''Iceni'' destroyed. The ''Iceni'' successfully reached the jump node to [[Epsilon Pegasi]] and Admiral Khafre was branded a traitor and court-martialled.<br />
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The next operation did not go as planned, either. The NTF squadron the SOC pilots had infiltrated was ordered to defend an Argo-class transport, the NTT ''Sunder''. The cargo and destination of this transport was highly classified, which led to the suspicion it had something to do with the [[ETAK]] project. Snipes, with the help of the crew chief of the squadron (also a SOC operative), installed overload devices to destroy the remainder of the squadron. Alpha 1 and Snipes then attempted to hijack the ''Sunder'' with the help of a [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance|GTVA]] agent piloting the transport. At this point, secrecy was paramount, and the alliance deployed their new AWACS, the [[GTA Charybdis]], to jam communications in the area, allowing the operation to remain covert. <br />
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NTF fighters responded to a partial message warning of a reactor core breach, and raced to aid the NTT ''Sunder''. Alpha 1 and Snipes, aided by the pilots of an SOC unit, the [[99th Skulls]], successfully hijacked the NTT ''Sunder'', repelling NTF forces sent to aid in the recovery operation. Blowing up a decoy ''Argo''-class transport, Snipes managed to successfully pin the blame on another NTF commander, who was court-martialled and executed. The NTT ''Sunder'' successfully reached the [[Regulus]] system and was recovered by GTVA Intelligence.<br />
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Snipes was reassigned, and the NTF began to suspect Alpha 1 of being a GTVA operative. Sending Alpha 1 on a suicide mission, they ambushed the fighter pilot and attempted to have him executed in the field. Once again, the 99th Skulls saved the day, and recovered the pilot, as well as sensitive data that had been stashed in the fighter's computers.<br />
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Shortly before [[Capella]] went supernova, the SOC launched another dangerous mission - using Alpha 1 and three additional pilots to rescue the NTT ''Grall'' and Commander Snipes, who had ended up stranded deep in the [[Shivan_Nebula|Nebula]]. He was rescued from a highly electrictally-active, Shivan-infested area, along with the crew of his ship. <br />
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Alpha 1, Snipes, and two others then volunteered to take part in a mission to infiltrate the area behind the Second [[Knossos]] subspace portal, which had been discovered by a Vasudan patrol. They flew specially-modified ''Mara''-class fighters, captured earlier by SOC, and modified for Terran use. Behind the portal, they found numerous [[SJ Sathanas|''Sathanas'']] juggernauts, heading towards the portal to the nebula, as well as a large fleet of Shivan cruisers and warships. This expedition's main goal was only to gather intelligence and this succeeded as soon as they gathered information about the true strength of the Shivan fleet. During the mission, the SOC volunteers inspected and destroyed three shivan devices of a type never before encountered by the GTVA. Game documentation refers to these devices as [[Shivan communication device]], or Shivan Comm Nodes, but it is not known if the had GTVA determined this to be their function by the end of FS2.<br />
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After the destruction of these devices, they rushed back to the jump node back to the [[Shivan_Nebula|nebula]] and escaped.<br />
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<i>After this mission, there is no canonical information about the SOC and its operations</i><br />
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[[Category:Acronyms]]</div>Telemachoshttps://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php?title=Parliamentary_Vasudan_Empire&diff=7651Parliamentary Vasudan Empire2006-10-05T00:36:20Z<p>Telemachos: </p>
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<div>==The Parliamentary Vasudan Empire==<br />
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Abbreviated as PVE or (non-canon) VPE. The space-based military wing of the PVE is known as the Parliamentary Vasudan Navy (PVN). Curiously, the corresponding [[GTA]]/[[GTN]] appears much less often.<br />
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The capital of the PVE was [[Vasuda Prime]] until it was devastated by [[SD Lucifer]] in 2335. Afterwards, the capital was moved to [[Aldebaran]].<br />
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FreeSpace 2 describes the ruling Parliment of Vasuda circa the Great War as having been plagued with Byzantine infighting and serious corruption; whatever the civilian government's faults the PVN seems not to have been seriously affected by them. As Khonsu II dissolved the Parliament of Vasuda without provoking a noteable upheaval in Vasudan society, the powers of the Emperor even under the Parliamentary system must have remained relatively broad.<br />
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==Speculative==<br />
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The [[Vasudans|Vasudan]] peoples were always living under parliamentary authority, leaving decisions to those who are skilled politicians, but also let Vasudan citizens to openly discuss and request changes in the Vasudan constitution.<br />
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Space exploration and expansion were carried out almost in the same way it has been at the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]], initially, the [[Vasuda]] system was wholly used up, then with subspace, the empire expanded. Despite what the [[Terrans]] were hoping of space exploration, to find new home to replace the polluted and quickly deteriorating Earth, the [[Vasudans]] simply strived to find a more ideal planet to cultivate its terrain and use it for an economic prosperity. The [[Ribos]] and the [[Aldebaran]] systems both contained planets capable to supporting life. The [[Vasudans]] got accustomed to dry environment, thereby any desert-like planets were considered ideal for the [[Vasudans|Vasudan]] species.<br />
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Considering the fact the [[Vasudans]] were warring each other less than Terrans did, their military was not as much advanced as the [[Terrans]]'. More advantegous and advanced economy however, could have changed the tide. <br><br />
Strangely enough, the balance between the two sides were even all the time.<br />
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[[Category:Acronyms]]</div>Telemachoshttps://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php?title=Neo-Terran_Front&diff=7650Neo-Terran Front2006-10-05T00:35:43Z<p>Telemachos: </p>
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<div>The '''Neo-Terran Front''' (or '''NTF''') was a rebel group led by [[Admiral Aken Bosch]], former commander of the [[GTVA]] 6th fleet. They came to prominence after a violent military coup in the [[Polaris]] system, eighteen months prior to the events of Freespace 2. Within weeks, a domino effect saw the governments of [[Regulus]] and [[Sirius]] fall to the NTF.<br />
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''This article is about the ideals of the Neo-Terran Front. For a complete chronolgy of events concerning the Neo-Terran Front, see '''[[The NTF Rebellion]]'''''<br />
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Bosch's vision of Neo-Terra informs the ideology of his movement. With contact to [[Earth]] severed since the end of [[The Great War]], Bosch imagined a new home world for the Terran race, a utopia that would restore the grandeur of the lost world. As the people of Earth once relied on [[Polaris]] to help them navigate the seas, the North Star would become the spiritual and political compass for [[Terrans]] of the new era. Bosch's message had a profound impact on the so-called [[Lost Generation]], born during the post-war [[Reconstruction]]. Bosch's message resonated with many people, largely because his pro-Terran ideology, and eventually the actions and attitudes of the NTF as a whole, were explicitly anti-[[Vasudan]]. The NTF opposed any Terran-Vasudan alliance and called for the dissolution of the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance|GTVA]]. The NTF core systems had suffered political and economic chaos throughout the post-war [[Reconstruction]], and the [[Vasudans]]' miraculous recovery under Khonsu II's leadership embittered those Terrans still struggling to rebuild their own systems. Bosch exploited this anti-Vasudan sentiment to achieve his own political ends. The Neo-Terran Front provided the youth of [[Polaris]], [[Regulus]], and [[Sirius]] with a cause to fight and die for.<br />
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That cause, however, was not all it seemed. While Bosch's apparent motives were relatively simple and straightforward, he saw the entire NTF rebellion as little more than a means to an end, calling them a "mob of stupid cattle." Bosch's true intentions, while not made explicitly clear, essentially involved dissolving the alliance with the Vasudans in order to forge a new alliance with the Shivans, an alliance which, in Bosch's mind, would have protected humanity forever. Almost all of the NTF's ideologies and actions can be traced back to this goal. Bosch's anti-Vasudan message allowed him to target Vasudan systems, where Ancient ruins holding key information about the Shivans could be plundered. He stole the [[NTF Iceni|NTF ''Iceni'']] as it would make the ideal vessel for his eventual trip into Shivan space, and he built ETAK in secret in the [[NTF Boadicea|Boadicea]] asteroid facility to hide his true intentions from the GTVA (though action by the GTVA suggest that at least elements of Alliance command knew what he was doing and intended to allow him to complete his work, before taking ETAK for themselves).<br />
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The downfall of the NTF came about due to a combination of factors, but can largely be attributed to two things: Firstly, as Bosch's goal grew nearer, he began to expend resources on non-critical (to the NTF) battles which would allow him to enter the [[Shivan Nebula]] to make contact with the destroyers. This severely weakened the NTF fleets which were already reeling due to the second factor in their downfall, the deployment of the [[GTVA Colossus|GTVA ''Colossus'']].<br />
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==Wiki Comments==<br />
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No dates more specific than the year (2367) are given for the events of Freespace 2, so we cannot be certain of the exact date of the rebellions emergence, and it could be any time between June of 2365 and June of 2366.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[NTR]]<br />
*[[ETAK]]<br />
*[[Admiral Aken Bosch]]<br />
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[[Category:Acronyms]]</div>Telemachoshttps://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php?title=Neo-Terran_Remnant&diff=7649Neo-Terran Remnant2006-10-05T00:35:18Z<p>Telemachos: </p>
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==General==<br />
The '''Neo-Terran Remnant''' is a terrorist/pirate group that operates in former NTF systems and is made up of the remnants of that organization not adequately mopped up after the events of the rebellion. They operate under a similar ideology to the old Neo-Terran Front (anti-Vasudanism, establishment of [[Polaris]] as a new terran capital) but have lost much of the influence and military might of their parent organization. Lacking both manpower and military might, they often carry out terrorist attacks against civillian populations, financed by piracy.<br />
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==Wiki comments==<br />
The Neo-Terra Remnant participates in Campaign One of [[The FRED Academy|FRED Academy]].<br />
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[[Category:Acronyms]]</div>Telemachoshttps://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php?title=Hardware_Transformation_and_Lighting&diff=7648Hardware Transformation and Lighting2006-10-05T00:33:29Z<p>Telemachos: </p>
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<div>'''Hardware Transformation and Lighting''' is a feature in [[FreeSpace Open]] that allows users to use high-polygon models in game. The engine also speeds up gameplay, thus the slowdown the higher-quality models would normally cause becomes unconspicuous.<br />
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{{stub}}</div>Telemachoshttps://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php?title=Galactic_Terran-Vasudan_Alliance&diff=7647Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance2006-10-05T00:32:34Z<p>Telemachos: </p>
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The '''Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance''' (or '''GTVA''') is the central government in Freespace 2. Formed by an alliance between the Terran blocs that were the result of the breakup of the [[GTA]] and the Vasudan Empire, the first iteration of the Alliance came into being under a historic treaty in 2345, ten years after [[The Great War|the Great War]], which built on the ceasefire and eventual cessation of hostilities in the [[14 year war]] brought on by the arrival of the [[Shivans]]. This treaty organization recognized the autonomy of its constituents as it provided a framework for trade and mutual defense. [[The Great War]] had effectively transformed the enmity between [[Terrans]] and [[Vasudans]] into a lasting fellowship.<br />
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As the industry and economy of the Terran-Vasudan systems recovered, support for a more powerful GTVA gained momentum. In 2358, delegates signed into existence the [[The Beta Aquilae convention|Beta Aquilae Convention]] (BETAC), named after the system where the constitution was drafted and ratified. [[BETAC]] dismantled the governments of the Terran blocs and recognized the General Assembly, the Security Council, and the Vasudan Imperium as the supreme authorities of Terran-Vasudan space.<br />
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Under [[BETAC]], the [[Vasudans]] and the [[Terrans]] maintain separate fleets under a single command structure. A warship is designated GT or GV, indicating whether it is Galactic Terran or Galactic Vasudan. The two species openly exchange information and technology, and the most recent fighters and bombers can be modified to accommodate pilots of either species.<br />
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Technically, [[BETAC]] is but one of a series of conventions and treaties that define how the GTVA functions as a political, military, and economic entity. However, the significance of [[BETAC]] as the cornerstone of the Terran-Vasudan alliance made it the favored target of [[NTF]] propagandists during their rebellion.<br />
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==See Also== <br />
*[[The Great War]] <br />
*[[Galactic Terran Alliance]]<br />
*[[Reconstruction]]<br />
*[[The Second Shivan Incursion]]<br />
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[[Category:Acronyms]]</div>Telemachoshttps://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php?title=Galactic_Terran_Intelligence&diff=7646Galactic Terran Intelligence2006-10-05T00:31:58Z<p>Telemachos: </p>
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<div>'''Galactic Terran Intelligence''' (GTI) was the vast intelligence gathering arm of the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]] (GTA), responsible for many of the strategies and technologies developed in the [[Great War]]. GTI did much of the GTA's research and development and was behind several new designs, in addition to its namesake intelligence function. Its stated primary objective was "to provide Terran Command with accurate and comprehensive information regarding the tactics, technologies, activities, and strategic objectives of our enemies, specifically the [[Shivans]] and the [[Vasudans|Vasudan]] insurgency, [[Hammer of Light]]."<br />
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GTI appears to have grown well beyond the GTA's control by the end of the Great War, and was probably in this position well before then. At the end of the [[Great War]], following the [[SD ''Lucifer'']]'s destruction, the GTI rebelled against the GTA. Their ultimate goals are not clear, for they never had the chance to carry them out. However, the GTA believed they intended to overthrow the GTA and dissolve the Terran-Vasudan alliance.<br />
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Not all members of GTI were in on the plot; among those left in the dark was GTI's own special-operations branch, based on the GTD ''Krios''. Pilots from the ''Krios'' acquired information about rogue activity in the GTI before the rebellion could be officially declared, and GTI attempted to eliminate this information before it could be used against them. They destroyed the ''Krios'' but failed to kill all the pilots involved or all the escape pods that the Krios launched.<br />
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The surviving pilots of the ''Krios'' joined the GTD ''Soyakaze'' and lead the effort to uncover what GTI was trying to do, eventually encountering the [[GTD Hades|Hades super-destroyer]], a GTI super weapon equal to the SD ''Lucifer'' in both firepower and armor. In a remarkable display of exceptionally superb GTA piloting skill and exceptionally idiotic GTI strategy, the Hades was destroyed before it was ever deployed in an offensive role. The destruction of the Hades effectively ended the GTI rebellion.<br />
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GTI is known to have operated a number of [[GTD Orion|Orion class destroyers]].<br />
*GTD Krios (destroyed)<br />
*GTD Myrmidon<br />
*GTD (name never shown)<br />
The GTD Soyakaze may or may not have been a GTI destroyer. In any case, by the end of the campaign it was allied with the GTA.<br />
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[[Category:Acronyms]]</div>Telemachoshttps://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php?title=Galactic_Terran_Alliance&diff=7645Galactic Terran Alliance2006-10-05T00:30:35Z<p>Telemachos: </p>
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<div>The '''Galactic Terran Alliance''' was an alliance formed by the human race after the unification of the peoples at [[Earth]]. Abbreviated as '''GTA'''. The space-based military wing of the GTA is known as the Galactic Terran Navy (GTN) but referenced as such only in the Freespace Reference Bible. The intelligence branch of the GTA is [[Galactic Terran Intelligence]] (GTI).<br />
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==Speculation==<br />
<i>Any info read here is not canon. The following section needs to be cleaned up to separate the facts from the interpretation.</i><br />
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===The beginning===<br />
The Galactic Terran Alliance was formed in the first years of the age of space exploration, when the nations of the Earth have unified and formed an alliance. In the beginning, there were linguistic difficulties, but later, the English language later became a common language all through Terran space, even though not all GTA citizens spoke it as if it were their mothertongue, or did not speak it in a way that could be understood.<br />
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Initially, the alliance was focusing on economic and research factors, but later, with the discovery of Subspace, building, maintaining and developing a space navy was at hand.<br />
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===Expansion===<br />
The Alliance spread their empire all through the [[Sol]] system, building shipyards, repair yards and other kind of factories or supply depots. By the end of the 23rd centaury, the GTA had already taken up the whole [[Sol]] system and also spread to [[Delta Serpentis]] and [[Beta Aquilae]].<br />
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===Wars===<br />
In 2320, the GTA first encountered the [[Vasudans]]. At the beginning, there was no armed conflict, the war only erupted in the year of 2321, when a Vasudan representative was murdered. Both sides mutually declared war on each other and the [[The 14-Year War|14-Year War]] began.<br />
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After forteen year of seemingly endless war, when the [[Shivans]] destroyed both Vasudan and Terran targets, the two sides signed an armistice and turned against the cosmic destroyers. The most important war in the history of both species began.<br />
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[[Ross 128]] had already been lost, [[Betelgeuse]], [[Beta Cygni]] and [[Ribos]] also fell to the [[Shivans]]' superiority. When the [[Shivans]] took Antares, it became clear for the GTA that if the [[Vasuda]] system falls, they lost the [[Vasudans]]. In the effort to defend Vasuda from the mighty Shivan fleet, innumerable Terran pilots fell. Even after all the sacrifice both sides have taken, the [[SD Lucifer]] bombarded Vasuda Prime, killing billions of innocent [[Vasudans]] after only fourteen hours of ceaseless bombardment.<br />
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[[Sol]] was the next target of a Shivan attack. If it had not been for the Vasudan refugees who found the [[Ancients|Ancient]] records, the Earth would have also been debilitated. Thankfully to the successful extraction of the Ancient data, the [[SD Lucifer]] was destroyed in the Subspace tunnel between [[Sol]] and [[Delta Serpentis]], causing the jump node to collapse.<br />
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Although the [[Shivans]] were defeated and the [[The Great War|Great War]] has come to an end, putting the dissolution of the long-living alliance was at hand.<br />
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===Dissolution===<br />
In the year of 2345, the [[Terrans]] and [[Vasudans]] officially formed an alliance, called the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]], causing the end of the Galactic Terran Alliance.<br />
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[[Category:Acronyms]]</div>Telemachoshttps://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php?title=Beta_Aquilae_Convention&diff=7644Beta Aquilae Convention2006-10-05T00:28:56Z<p>Telemachos: </p>
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<div>The '''Beta Aquilae Convention''' was ratified in 2358, which centralized power in the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]]. As its name indicated, it was signed at [[Beta Aquilae]], which is also known to be a highly important base of operations for the [[Galactic Terran Alliance|GTA]]. The convention included the common law in GTVA space and defended civilian rights. It also controlled military behaviour and regularised military morale. After days of debate and concillation, both sides agreed on all points of the pact and the Beta Aquilae Convention was born.<br />
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The [[Neo-Terran Front]] refused to accept the conditions of BETAC and completely ignored its presence until it could be used to unsettle GTVA Command, who must follow the convention. The epitome was when the [[NTC Trinity]] was found in the [[Shivan Nebula]]. The captain of the Trinity referred to his rights as a prisoner of war, based on the Beta Aquilae convention. GTVA Command has no choice but to put capitulate and attempted a rescue.<br />
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==Specifics of BETAC==<br />
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We know certain specifics of the Beta Aquilae Convention from ingame data, though, of course, we can not expect to know everything of what is likely to be a long and complex treaty. However, the following has been confirmed by in-game sources:<br />
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* Prisoners of war may refuse to answer questions put to them by their captors.<br />
* Firing on escape pods is against the rules of war.<br />
* Civillians are not to be fired upon by either side during a conflict.<br />
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Overall, the specifics of BETAC resemble those of the Geneva Convention, and the Terran half of this treaty was probably based on this, or whatever had succeeded it by 2358.<br />
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[[Category:Acronyms]]</div>Telemachoshttps://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php?title=Advanced_Warning_And_Control_System&diff=7643Advanced Warning And Control System2006-10-05T00:28:18Z<p>Telemachos: </p>
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<div>'''Airborne Warning and Control System''', more commonly known simply as '''AWACS''' is a piece of equipment which only special ship classes have. In FreeSpace, the [[GTA Charybdis]] and the [[GVA Setekh]] are considered AWACS ships. They give the following advantage to all friendly targets:<br />
*better beam weapon accuracy<br />
*detection of stealth fighters and bombers<br />
*blocking communication and often confuse radars<br />
*enables confused radars to properly detect enemy craft<br />
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==Notes to mission designers==<br />
The AWACS ship should lose its ability after its radar dome is destroyed. You have to manually script it in your Events Menu. Use the is-subsystem-destroyed-delay and the set-awacs-radius commands to do this.<br />
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==External links==<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AWACS The article about AWACS in wikipedia]<br />
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[[Category:Acronyms]]</div>Telemachoshttps://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php?title=70th_Blue_Lions&diff=764170th Blue Lions2006-10-04T21:00:33Z<p>Telemachos: </p>
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<div>==General info==<br />
<b>Squadron type:</b> Elite Heavy Attack squadron <br><br />
<b>Craft used the most:</b> [[GTF Erinyes]] <br><br />
<b>Stationed on-board:</b> [[GTD Aquitaine]] <br><br />
<b>Squadron leader:</b> <player's character> <br><br />
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==Actions==<br />
The 70th Blue Lions, as an elite squadron used the most advanced ships and weapons. They flew the [[GTF Erinyes]] and were among the few squadrons to have permission to use the [[GTW UD-8 Kayser|UD-8 Kayser]] laser gun and the Infyrno warhead.<br />
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News about the number of Shivan juggernauts were surfacing when the Blue Lions assisted the Evacuation of the 3rd Fleet headquarters at [[Vega]]. The pilots performed admirably and saved both evacuation transport and the GTD Messana. The station had to be self-destructed after all personnel were taken on-board the Messana.<br />
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After, the evacuation of the whole [[Capella]] system started. The Blue Lions escorted the civilian vessels, among them a [[GTM Hippocrates|medical ship]]. The mission was successful.<br />
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There was little time to complete the evacuation, so the GTVA had to keep the jump nodes leading outside safe. The [[GTVA Colossus]] and the remnants of the 3rd Fleet blockaded the jump node leading to [[Vega]]. It happened in this mission where the [[GTVA Colossus]] was destroyed despite all the feats of the 70th Blue Lions, there was nothing to be done.<br />
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It is no wonder this Elite squadron received the task to defend the [[GTD Bastion]] so that the destroyer could seal off the jump node leading to [[Vega]]. The mission succeeded, but when [[Capella]] became a supernova, only a very few pilots escaped, some of them were of the 70th Blue Lions.<br />
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[[Category:Squadrons]]</div>Telemachoshttps://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php?title=64th_Raptors&diff=764064th Raptors2006-10-04T21:00:18Z<p>Telemachos: </p>
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<div>==General==<br />
<b>Squadron type:</b> Bomber squadron <br><br />
<b>Craft used the most:</b> [[GTB Artemis]] <br><br />
<b>Stationed on-board:</b> [[GTD Aquitaine]] <br><br />
<b>Squadron leader:</b> Commander Beckett <br><br />
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==Actions==<br />
Admiral Bosch's [[Neo-Terran Front]] was close to total defeat. The remaining NTF warships were defending the Iceni or making blockade runs to escape to the nebula beyond [[Gamma Draconis]]. These targets are to be intercepted, as many as possible. Only bomber squadrons such as the 64th Raptors could do it. The NTD Uhuru, the NTC Pax, the NTC Liberty, and the NTC Undaunted were trying to break the allied blockade, clearing the way for further NTF escapees. This attempt was brutally thwarted, the NTD Uhuru, an Orion-class destroyer was destroyed along with other cruisers. <br />
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Two new technologies assisted the 64th in this battle: the [[GTB Artemis|Artemis medium bomber]] and the [[GTSG Mjolnir|Mjolnir Remote Beam Cannons]]. The Artemis was fast enough to face fighter escorts and engage warships at the same time.<br />
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After the battle, Allied Command intercepted a transmission, revealing the location of the [[NTF Iceni|Iceni]]. By the time the bomber pilots arrived, the Iceni had already made the jump to [[Gamma Draconis]]. The Raptors engaged the local NTF warship, the NTD Vindicator and destroyed it. Then a Vasudan corvette assisted the Raptors and destroyed more NTF vessels. The 64ths were present at the showdown: They assisted the GTCv Monitor in keeping the vicinity of the [[Knossos]] portal clear, but using sabotage, the [[NTF Iceni]] escaped.<br />
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[[Category:Squadrons]]</div>Telemachoshttps://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php?title=53rd_Hammerheads&diff=763953rd Hammerheads2006-10-04T21:00:01Z<p>Telemachos: </p>
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<div>==General info==<br />
<b>Squadron type:</b> Space Superiority <br><br />
<b>Craft used the most:</b> [[GTF Myrmidon]] <br><br />
<b>Stationed on-board:</b> [[GTD Aquitaine]] (FS2), [[GTD Bastion]] (FS1) <br><br />
<b>Squadron leader:</b> Captain/Lieutenant Loukakis <br><br />
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==Actions==<br />
The first known actions for the Hammerheads took place during the [[Great War]], when pilots from the squadron were launched from the [[GTD Bastion]] in [[Delta Serpentis]] to assist in the assault on the [[SD Lucifer]] in the subspace tunnel to [[Sol]]. <br><br />
The pilots who survived that combat remained forever in the [[Sol]] system.<br />
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The squadron was eventually transferred to the [[GTD Aquitaine|Aquitaine]], but no data is available on their activities until just prior to the [[The Second Shivan Incursion|Second Great War]], when the 53rd Hammerheads oversaw the evacuation of Cygnus Prime and later encountered the [[NTF Iceni]], buried within the [[NTF Boadicea|Boadicea Installation]] in the [[Deneb]] asteroid belt. They were then sent to intercept the Iceni at the jump node as it escaped Deneb, but they failed due to bad jump in coordinates and Command's decision to pull the blockade. After the Iceni's escape, the Hammerheads engaged and destroyed two cruisers with the help of the [[GVD Psamtik]], the NTC Impervious and the NTC Glorious.<br />
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The Hammerheads are the first squadron the Player joins in Freespace 2.<br />
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[[Category:Squadrons]]</div>Telemachoshttps://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php?title=242nd_Suicide_Kings&diff=7638242nd Suicide Kings2006-10-04T20:59:43Z<p>Telemachos: </p>
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<div><b>Squadron type:</b> Interceptor squadron <br><br />
<b>Craft used the most:</b> [[GTF Valkyrie]] (FS1) [[GTF Perseus]] (FS2) <br><br />
<b>Stationed on-board:</b> [[GTD Galatea]] (FS1) [[GTD Aquitaine]] (FS2) <br><br />
<b>Squadron leader:</b> Lieutenant Commander Cordova <br><br />
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==Actions==<br />
After the [[Neo-Terra Front|NTF]] started their assault in [[Epsilon Pegasi]], the Suicide Kings were called in. They defended Enif Station from a large-scale bomber strike, while the [[GTVA Colossus]] took care of the NTCv Hawkwood, the [[GTCv Deimos|corvette]] which was attacking the base. After this success, the [[GTVA Colossus]] started to get resupplied, in preparation for engaging and nullifying the NTF forces. The target was the NTD Repulse, Admiral Koth's command vessel. The Colossus was resupplied and a plan to stop the Admiral formulated.<br />
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The Suicide Kings received a mission worthy for their squadron name: They had to lure an NTF squadron, consisting of twelve [[GTF Hercules|Hercules]] fighters away from two NTF Fenris cruisers and keep the hostile cruisers alive, forcing the Admiral to interfere and move to protect the cruisers. When the NTF Repulse made its appearance, the GTVA sent in the [[GTVA Colossus|Colossus]] to force the Admiral to surrender. He did not. The Repulse set a collision course with the Colossus and the monstrous warship had to destroy the NTF destroyer. The Suicide Kings could not do anything about this.<br />
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During the [[The Great War|Great War]], it was the Suicide Kings who captured the GTT Omega with [[Alexander McCarthy]]<br />
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[[Category:Squadrons]]</div>Telemachoshttps://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php?title=134th_Barracudas&diff=7637134th Barracudas2006-10-04T20:59:19Z<p>Telemachos: </p>
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<div>==General==<br />
<b>Squadron type:</b> Combat evaluation unit <br><br />
<b>Craft used the most:</b> [[GTF Perseus]] <br><br />
<b>Stationed on-board:</b> [[GTD Aquitaine]]) <br><br />
<b>Squadron leader:</b> Commander Vincey <br><br />
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==Actions==<br />
The 134th Barracudas squadron, being an evaluation unit, tests weapons and reports their efficiency to superiors, often subjectively. When the NTF forces were withdrawing from Polaris and Regulus, the Barracudas squadron was assigned to the nebular theatre to test the new [[GTM TAG-A|Target Acquisition and Guidance missiles]] and the [[GTF Pegasus|Pegasus stealth fighter]]. <br><br><br />
The Barracudas faced some Shivan resistance while escorting the convoy which was carrying the protoypes. The convoy ships suffered no casualties and the test could commence as planned. The pilots who were assigned to test the TAG-A missiles faced Shivan targets and got overwhelmed and outgunned. Though one pilot survived the engagement, by the assistance of the GTCv Warspite.<br />
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The next step was to test the [[GTF Pegasus|Pegasus fighter]] which also did not proceed exactly as planned. The [[GTD Aquitaine]] was ordered to withdrawn and pilots from the Barracudas squadron escorted the command ship until she made it back to [[Gamma Draconis]].<br />
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==Speculative, non-canon==<br />
It is unknown whether the Barracudas tested the [[AWACS]] ship, the [[GTA Charybdis]] or not. It is, however, pretty sure the Barracudas did not have permission to test the [[GTF Erinyes]] or the [[GTW UD-8 Kayser|UD-8 Kayser]] in combat.<br />
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[[Category:Squadrons]]</div>Telemachoshttps://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php?title=122nd_Gemini&diff=7636122nd Gemini2006-10-04T20:58:56Z<p>Telemachos: </p>
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<div>{{non-canon}}<br />
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==General info==<br />
<b>Squadron type:</b> Various <br><br />
<b>Craft used the most:</b> [[GTF Perseus]]<br><br />
<b>Stationed on-board:</b> GTD Phoenicia <br><br />
<b>Squadron leader:</b> <?> <br><br />
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The 122nd Gemini consist of well-trained and skilled GTVA pilots. The squadron is stationed on the GTD Phoenicia. The Gemini are the most popular of all the squadrons of the Phoenicia and they are used the most. However, they are not elites.<br />
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Casualty rate notably changes in almost every mission they fly, being a new squadron. They were formed during the end of the [[The Second Shivan Incursion|Second Great War]] and flew only a small number of missions.<br />
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==See also==<br />
[[Renegade Ressurgence]]<br />
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[[Category:Squadrons]]</div>Telemachoshttps://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php?title=203rd_Scorpions&diff=7635203rd Scorpions2006-10-04T20:58:02Z<p>Telemachos: </p>
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<div>==General info==<br />
<b>Squadron type:</b> Various <br><br />
<b>Craft used the most:</b> [[GVF Serapis]]<br><br />
<b>Stationed on-board:</b> [[GVD Psamtik]] <br><br />
<b>Squadron leader:</b> Commander Habu <br><br />
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==Actions==<br />
The NTF was defeated. Because of this, the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance|GTVA]] focused on searching the nebula for Shivan targets. In a mission to destroy [[SSG Rahu|Shivan gas miners]] the GVCv Tatem came under attack by a [[SJ Sathanas]]-class vessel which easily destroyed the [[GVCv Sobek|Vasudan corvette]]. The [[GVD Psamtik]] was quick to retreat back to [[Gamma Draconis]] and on order, the Scorpions oversaw the demolition of the [[Knossos]] subspace portal to prevent the Sathanas from entering Teran-Vasudan space. The 203rd Scorpions took major part in the fight against the Sathanas. For more information, see [[SJ Sathanas]] and [[GTVA Colossus]]. <br />
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After the victory over the Shivan juggernaut, the Scorpions received the task to find Aken Bosch and the [[NTF Iceni]] inside the nebula. They did find the Iceni, but the Admiral had probably been taken by the Shivans. In that mission, the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance|GTVA]] attempted to retrieve the specifications of the [[ETAK]] device by rescuing the crew of the Iceni. It barely succeeded before the self-destruct system came online.<br />
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The Scorpions were present when the second [[SJ Sathanas|Sathanas juggernaut]] destroyed the [[GVD Psamtik]]. After the destruction of their former command vessel, they got reassigned to the GVD Memphis, where they finished their duties by helping the [[GTD Aquitaine|Aquitaine]] escape the nebula.<br />
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==See also==<br />
[[GVD Psamtik]]<br />
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[[Category:Squadrons]]</div>Telemachoshttps://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php?title=Category:Squadrons&diff=7634Category:Squadrons2006-10-04T20:57:14Z<p>Telemachos: </p>
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<div>These are squadrons in the [[Freespace]] universe</div>Telemachoshttps://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php?title=107th_Ravens&diff=7633107th Ravens2006-10-04T20:56:27Z<p>Telemachos: </p>
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<div>==General info==<br />
<b>Squadron type:</b> Heavy Attack squadron<br><br />
<b>Craft used the most:</b> [[GTF Hercules Mark II]] <br><br />
<b>Stationed on-board:</b> [[GTD Aquitaine]] <br><br />
<b>Squadron leader:</b> Lieutenant Samsa <br><br />
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==Actions==<br />
It is the 107th Ravens who were first deployed to the [[Knossos]] portal to eliminate local Shivan forces and pave the way for Professor Mina Hargrove's research team to examine the portal. GTVA Command then ordered the [[GTD Aquitaine|Aquitaine]] to lead a scout inside the nebula. Inside the fog, Kappa wing of the 107th Ravens suddenly vanished. The Ravens assisted two [[GTCv Deimos|Deimos-class corvettes]], the GTCv Lysander and the GTCv Actium in clearing the nebula, but the strike force encountered a Ravana destroyer, the [[SD Ravana]] which destroyed one of the corvettes, the Lysander with a single beam salvo. The 107th Ravens then switched duties from Heavy Attack to Bombing. At the cost of heavy casualties, the [[SD Ravana]] was destroyed.<br />
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It is known that the 107th Ravens had existed fourty years before the events of FreeSpace 2.<br />
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[[Category:Squadrons]]</div>Telemachos