Post Meridian - Revision history

General Battuta: veteran comment from Vidmaster

2015-11-09T14:35:33Z

veteran comment from Vidmaster

SaltyWaffles: Added a note about Severanti's seemingly odd choice to deploy the Meridian with so few escorts, and added a tip regarding the objective of taking out the Meridian's forward beams.

2012-11-10T16:40:36Z

Added a note about Severanti's seemingly odd choice to deploy the Meridian with so few escorts, and added a tip regarding the objective of taking out the Meridian's forward beams.

Mars: /* Tips */

2011-02-02T06:19:30Z

‎Tips

Logomancer: Added BPArticle template

2011-01-23T06:44:27Z

Added BPArticle template

Androgeos Exeunt: Shrimp used Dragon Rage!

2010-11-27T17:23:31Z

Shrimp used Dragon Rage!

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Androgeos Exeunt: /* Tips */ Fixed

2010-11-09T14:25:27Z

‎Tips: Fixed

Androgeos Exeunt: Walkthrough and forces table will be done at a later date.

2010-11-08T15:30:54Z

Walkthrough and forces table will be done at a later date.

Androgeos Exeunt: If you've studied your standard mercenary agreement, you'll notice that the PTMC reserves the right to keep you on retainer for up to 72 hours post-mission.

2010-10-24T05:29:40Z

If you've studied your standard mercenary agreement, you'll notice that the PTMC reserves the right to keep you on retainer for up to 72 hours post-mission.

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{{Mission|previous=Collateral Damage|next=Ken|campaign=Blue Planet: War in Heaven Campaign Walkthrough}}

'''MISSION 03'''<br>
'''ACT 1, MISSION 03'''

'''Fighter squadron:''' U/C

'''Description:''' U/C

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==Background==
U/C

==Walkthrough==
U/C

==Notes==
* U/C

==Total number of forces==
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	(*) '''Deployed only when the ''Churchill'' or ''Indus'' is destroyed'''<br>		(*) '''Deployed only when the ''Churchill'' or ''Indus'' is destroyed'''<br>
	(#) '''Deployed only when the hull integrity of either the ''Churchill'' or ''Indus'' is below 40 percent'''		(#) '''Deployed only when the hull integrity of either the ''Churchill'' or ''Indus'' is below 40 percent'''
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		+	{{comment\|"In my experience, this is the mission that will force you to unlearn all of your usual habits picked up from playing years of Freespace 2. It took me over a dozen attempts in BP's 2014 release to beat this mission on the 3/5 Difficulty (called 'Medium' in vanilla) and it took me more or less the same amount of attempts when I replayed it in the 2015 release recently. The reason for this is simple, I suffer from a severe case of Alpha 1 syndrome and that mission makes this fact abundantly clear. In short, to win this mission you have to stop being the hero. This mission simply destroys you if you try to pull basically defeat everything youself as you are used to, hell it basically kills you immediately if you only wander to close to any of the cruisers. To successfully finish the challenge present here, you only have to understand one thing: Following the ****ing battle plan and make sure survival is your top priority, not racking up the most kills. And it honestly surpised my how long this understanding process could take. You will definitely dive head-first into a brick wall with this mission. But if you get over it, you have understood how combat works in the War in Heaven universe and what is expected of you, making this basically a prerequisite for the rest of the campaign. Which was probably the intention."}}

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 * The ''Ajax'', ''Essex'' and ''Juarez'' are outfitted with [[Heavy Flak|heavier flak cannons]] and [[AAAh|slightly different AAAs]]. In addition, the ''Juarez'' is also equipped with the all-powerful [[ULTRA Anti-Fighter Beam]]. The latter is to facilitate its role as TAG fire support in this mission.
 * Both ''Indus Alpha 1''&mdash;Simms&mdash;and ''Indus Alpha 2''&mdash;Levi&mdash;become invulnerable once their hull integrity falls between 41 to 16 percent. This prevents them from being killed off during this mission as they are plot-critical characters.
 * Although the mission debriefings include a stage to accommodate the destruction of the ''Meridian'', and the destroyer herself can be destroyed if she is disabled, thus being unable to flee once her hull approaches critical, her loss is very unlikely and can be considered non-BP canon.
 ==Tips==
 * Do '''''NOT''''' attempt to single-handedly attack any Allied warship without assistance. You '''''WILL''''' be killed.
 * Follow your orders to the letter.
-*For pros to the game, the Vilnius can be saved and the Meridian's support ships can all be disabled.
+* For pros to the game, the Vilnius can be saved and the Meridian's support ships can all be disabled.
 ==Total number of forces==

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 * Do '''''NOT''''' attempt to single-handedly attack any Allied warship without assistance. You '''''WILL''''' be killed.
 * Follow your orders to the letter.
 ==Total number of forces==

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 {{Mission|previous=Collateral Damage|next=Ken|campaign=Blue Planet: War in Heaven Campaign Walkthrough}}
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 (*) '''Deployed only when the ''Churchill'' or ''Indus'' is destroyed'''<br>
 (#) '''Deployed only when the hull integrity of either the ''Churchill'' or ''Indus'' is below 40 percent'''

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 ==Tips==
-* Your survival comes first. The survival of the ''Indus'' and ''Churchill'' comes next. The welfare of anyone else is an option.
+* Your survival comes first. The survival of the ''Indus'' and ''Churchill'' comes next. The survival of anyone else is not your concern.
 ==Total number of forces==

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 '''ACT 1, MISSION 03'''
-'''Fighter squadron:''' U/C
+'''Fighter squadron:''' 170th Fighting Navajas
-'''Description:''' U/C
+'''Description:''' The GTD Meridian has been located, and a Task Force is dispatched to deal with her.
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 ==Background==
-U/C
+Just as the [[United Earth Federation|Federation]]'s Third Fleet completes its retreat from Jupiter to Mars, and subsequently allowing the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance|Alliance]] to secure Jupiter, both Mars and Earth's satellite, Luna, are subjected to heavy fighter bombardment. Unlike previous attacks, where unarmed, unprotected civilian targets fell under a protection clause of the Alliance's [[Beta Aquilae Convention|BETAC]] and were spared from harm, this new attack does not distinguish civilian and military assets. It is believed that the Galactic Terran Assembly has activated the Total War contingency of BETAC, meaning that all hostile targets are valid targets, civilian or otherwise.
 ==Walkthrough==
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 ==Notes==
-* U/C
+* Federation Intel speculates that the reason why the normally cautious Admiral Severanti chose to switch to an all-out offensive is because he fears that Admiral Steele's recent gains&mdash;primarily most of Jupiter&mdash;would threaten his position as Theatre Commander.
 ==Total number of forces==