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'''[[Shadows of the Great War]] - [[Gehenna's Gate]] Mission 7: Lasciate ogne speranza...'''

'''Player squadron:''' [[Series Resurrecta Squadrons#144th Ghost Dolphins|144th Ghost Dolphins]]

'''System:''' [[Ross 128]]

'''Description:''' Scout wings comprised of PVF Seshat fighters launched from the Imhotep have detected the first known Shivan installation, designated Gehenna.  A vast scale operation to eliminate the outpost and all remaining Shivan forces in Ross 128 is employed...

'''Created:''' September 1st, 2009

'''Released:''' October 16th, 2020

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==Background==
*'''Fiction:''' [[Series Resurrecta Fictions#January 24th, 2368 Civilian Media Investigation Report "Questions they won't let us answer about the Shivans"|January 24th, 2368 - Civilian Media Investigation Report "Questions they won't let us answer about the Shivans"]] <br>
*'''Preload quote:''' "Only eterne, and I eternal last" <br>

[[Terrans]] and [[Vasudans]] evaded certain extinction by eliminating the [[Lucifer]], and are now on the verge of facing a new threat to the safety and security of their star systems: the [[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#SI Gehenna|SI ''Gehenna'']]. Even though all information concerning the [[Shivans]] points them out as a flexible and mobile species, storming system after system without caring about settling anywhere, a [[SI Arachnas|Shivan installation]] has been detected for the first time ever, and its exact purpose is unknown. Its location is not random: it seems to be guarding a jump node leading to an uncharted system, and is assisted by the [[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#SD Minotaurus|SD ''Minotaurus'']], a second [[Demon]] destroyer, and several smaller ships. Both the [[GTA]] and [[PVN]] agree that this threat must be destroyed in order to secure [[Ross 128]] and lead the [[Great War]] to an end. Meanwhile, Allied forces in [[Ikeya]] have secured the system, defeating all of the remaining Shivan forces. Victory is at hand.

==Walkthrough==
We'll be leading the squadron as ''Alpha 1'', and as per SerRes traditions, this means that things are getting serious. ''Beta, Gamma'' and ''Delta'' will be with us since the very beginning. Our first task is to eliminate [[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#Kharon Convoy|''Kharon 02'']], a Doomtrain convoy survivor that is still causing residual jamming and is heading towards the [[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#SI Gehenna|''Gehenna'']]. The freighter is defended by a wing of [[Manticore|Manticores]] you should be able to dispatch quite easily. Try to eliminate these threats as quickly as possible, and you'll soon understand why it's important. Once they're cleared, two navigation point markers will indicate where the Allied cruisers [[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#GTC Shinryu|''Shinryu'']] and [[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#GTC Hawker|''Hawker'']] will jump in; said markers will also provide information on how the squadron will be split into two and form up escort on the [[Fenris]] cruisers. The player's wing is assigned to the ''Shinryu''. Head towards the marker and form up a fighter screen: the Shivans will redirect a wing of [[Shaitan]] bombers from a position elsewhere in the system with the specific purpose of assaulting the cruiser you've been assigned to protect. Eliminate the bombers quickly.

The cruisers will approach the enemy station and gather data for the [[GTI]], it seems; more Shivan wings will come in to interfere with the operation, including a bomber wing comprised of the newly encountered [[SB Ojas|Ojas]]. The [[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#SD Minotaurus|''Minotaurus'']] will move to attack the cruisers, and our allies will withdraw from the area once the destroyer gets close enough to threaten them. A third navigation marker indicating the estimated arrival point of ''Epsilon'' and ''Eta'' bomber wings will show up, and it may be a good idea to head towards it. You may come under attack by [[SF Chimera|Chimera]] stealth fighters in this phase of the operation, and if you don't, be advised it will happen in minutes. Our bombers will move to strike the [[Demon]], which will reply by deploying escort fighters - attack them and you'll ensure a safe bombing run for the [[GTB Ursa|Ursae]]. If things go as planned, the [[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#PVD Men-Nefer|''Men-Nefer'']] will jump in several clicks away moments before the destruction of the ''Minotaurus''. Congratulations, we have officially cleared Terran and Vasudan space from all Shivan destroyers!

Our wings have to pull back to the ''Men-Nefer'' and provide cover. The [[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#SC Alecto|''Alecto'']], a powerful [[Lilith]]-class cruiser, will move to strike the [[PVD Atum|Atum]] destroyer, and it may be a good idea to disarm its [[Series Resurrecta Weapons#Malchidael|Malchidael]] plasma cannon. In addition to this, [[Seraphim]] bombers equipped with [[Series Resurrecta Weapons#Mandragora|Mandragora subspace torpedoes]] will launch from the ''Gehenna'' and head towards the Vasudan destroyer. You should know the drill by now, destroy them as quickly as possible and watch for their salvos with unpredictable patterns. Even if all immediate threats to the ''Men-Nefer'' are cleared, we are supposed to stick with the Atum and don't go kamikaze on the installation, which is still guarded by several warships. The [[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#GTD Nereid|''Nereid'']] will finally reunite with Allied forces at this point, and move in to strike the Shivan stronghold from the other side of the battlefield; both the [[Orion]] and the ''Gehenna'' will deploy wing after wing of fighters and bombers, and most warships in the area will prioritize the ''Nereid'', ignoring the ''Men-Nefer'' even though it's way closer. The first encounter with [[SF Gorgon|Gorgon]]-class fighters occurs at this point. Two enemy cruisers will jump in from the unchartered system and head towards the ''Nereid''. Then, the unexpected happens: a mutiny of [[Hammer of Light]] fanatics takes control of the ''Men-Nefer'', driving the destroyer off its course and endangering the entire operation. In the consequent chaos, we have to destroy traitor Vasudan fighters, while all warships in the area will jump out and converge on a not-so-classified rendezvous point. Allied Command doesn't give up, and orders us to rearm, approach the installation and clear its sentry guns perimeter as a new strategy is planned. Rearming and repairing damaged subsystems on your craft is pivotal at this point; when you feel safe enough, move to attack the sentries. As you get closer and closer to the installation, [[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#Cruisers and corvettes 3|two HoL cruisers]] will jump in to interfere, but they'll be too far from you to pose a threat; A unique destroyer will jump in, too. A colossal warp will engulf all units close enough to the installations to be caught, and your wings will be dragged into subspace by the ''Gehenna'', towards the uncharted system.

==Notable ships present==
*Alliance
**[[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#GTC Hawker|GTC ''Hawker'']] 
**[[Series Resurrecta Ship Database##GTC Shinryu|GTC ''Shinryu'']]
**[[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#GTD Hades|GTD ''Hades'']]
**[[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#GTD Nereid|GTD ''Nereid'']]
**[[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#PVD Men-Nefer|PVD ''Men-Nefer'']] (captured by HoL)
*Hammer of Light
**[[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#HLC Nesihor|HLC ''Nesihor'']]
**[[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#HLC Pehet|HLC ''Pehet'']] 
**[[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#HLD Men-Nefer|HLD ''Men-Nefer'']] (captured)
*Shivans
**[[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#Kharon Convoy|SFr ''Kharon 02'']] (destroyed)
**[[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#SC Alecto|SC ''Alecto'']] (destroyed)
**[[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#SC Focaral|SC ''Focaral'']]
**[[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#SC Persephone|SC ''Persephone'']] (may survive)
**[[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#SC Rath|SC ''Rath'']]
**[[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#SCv Namtar|SCv ''Namtar'']]
**[[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#SCv Shumelke|SCv ''Shumelke'']]
**[[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#SD Beast (GehG)|SD ''Beast'']] (bad ending)
**[[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#SD Minotaurus|SD ''Minotaurus'']] (destroyed)
**[[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#SI Gehenna|SI ''Gehenna'']]

==Outcome==
The only positive result of the operation is the destruction of the [[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#SD Minotaurus|''Minotaurus'']], while everything else doesn't quite go according to plan. The [[Hammer of Light]] has captured an [[PVD Atum|Atum]] destroyer, the [[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#HLD Men-Nefer|''Men-Nefer'']], and used classified information to pursue the [[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#GTD Nereid|''Nereid'']] as it regroups following the shift in strategies. The battle can still be won, but the final assault to secure [[Ross 128]] has completely stalled, as the wings sent to clear the sentry gun perimeter around the [[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#SI Gehenna|''Gehenna'']] have been caught in a colossal warp, dragged into subspace to the uncharted system. Could this finally mark the end of the [[Great War]]?

==Notes==
The mission title is the original quote from the final line of the inscription on the [https://dantesinferno.fandom.com/wiki/The_Gates_of_Hell Gates of Hell] according to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri Dante Alighieri]'s [https://www.danteinferno.info/translations/canto3.html Inferno Canto III], and literally means "Abandon all hope...", referring to a multitude of individuals. The title is a further tribute to Dante, and serves as a culmination for all quotes seen in the preloading screen of this campaign. The phrase is completed in the next and final mission, [[...Voi ch'intrate]] ("...you that enter here").

In the original version of the mission, [[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#PVD Men-Nefer|PVD ''Men-Nefer'']] was a [[VCI Bastet|Bastet]] class destroyer. However, due to the low quality of the model, team member Nyctaeus proposed to change it to the more versatile [[PVD Atum|Atum]] class. The [[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#PVC Bastet|PVC ''Bastet'']], an [[Aten]]-class cruiser that is mentioned during this mission but does not appear ingame, was added as a tribute to the old destroyer class.

The upgraded version of the [[SI Arachnas|Arachnas]], created by Nyctaeus, was a very late addition to the modpack, as it was added only a few days prior to the release of [[Shadows of the Great War]].

Failing to provide an efficient escort to the [[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#GTC Shinryu|GTC ''Shinryu'']] and the [[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#GTC Hawker|GTC ''Hawker'']] will result in the [[Series Resurrecta Ship Database#SD Beast (GehG)|SD ''Beast'']] jumping in and causing the entire operation to fail. This is the only way in SotGW to get the ''Beast'' to show up in a mission that is not the last mission of a SotGW campaign.

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