The Gates of Babylon

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ACT 1 - MISSION 7

Fighter squadron: 74th Templars

Description: Liberate Beta Aquilae and force the EA fleet out.

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Background

The GTVA 4th and 5th Fleets are coordinating a strike on Babylon Station next to the Delta Serpentis node in a bid to drive the EA off to Delta Serpentis and liberate Beta Aquilae.

4th Fleet assets are to split up: the Reyes moves take out the EAD Damascus while the Raymayana attempts to take out the EAD Lebanon. Should the EACA Argus call shock jumpers into play, the Seleucus and Independence from 5th Fleet will move to intervene.

Walkthrough

You will have two three-ship and two four-ship wings (by default, Alpha consists of Hercules Mark IIIs, Beta consists of Advanced Persei, Gamma and Delta consist of Artemi). Anything that can last 10 minutes against multiple waves of fighters and bombers will do. Bring some Stilettos to respond to capital beams.

Have your bombers guard the Raptor and Cyclone, while your heavy wing defends the Reyes.

Send your interceptors out to take out the Cyrus's interceptor screen (Lira and Cira Wings). When you get an opportunity, take out the Resolve's nose cannons. Then focus on the Damascus's nose cannon.

After the Damascus is disarmed, aim your efforts on bomber intercept (Luna and Iross Wings). Your capital ships can destroy the Damascus with their beams.

Then have your wingmen taking down Lux and Vox Wings of medium to heavy bombers, while you take out the Cyrus's Beam Cannons.

The Cyclone and Raptor will depart if they take too much damage. Try to keep them upright so they can assist in taking down the bombers. If they depart, have your bombers guarding the Reyes or assign them to drive off any incoming capital ships.

Once the Cyrus is driven off, the Lindos-class Niveneh will try to gun for the Ramayana. The Seleucus will come in from behind to counter and drive them into the node.

The GTCa Independence will force Babylon Station to surrender. When that's over, park in either the Reyes or Ramayana.

You will net a bonus should the Reyes's integrity stay above 50%.

Total number of forces

Forces involved
Belligerents
GTVA: Reyes Strike Force	GTVA: Ramayana Strike Force	EA: Damascus Blockade	EA: Lebanon Blockade
Ships
1 GTD Boreas Reyes 2 GTC Halcyone Raptor Cyclone	1 GTD Icleus Ramayana 1 GTCv Phobos Solace 1 GTD Hecate Seleucus 1 GTCa Warlock Independence	1 EAD Tereus Damascus 1 EACv Kyrios Cyrus 4 EAC Eclipse Resolve Merit Magestry Illum	1 EAD Tereus Lebanon 1 EACA Auriga Argus 1 EAD Lindos Nineveh 1 GTI Arcas Babylon Station 2 EAM Askelpios Callisto Enceladus 1 EAT Corvus Advocate
Strikecraft
4 GTF Hercules Mark III Alpha (4) (*) Karim Irving 3 GTF Perseus Adv Beta (3) (*) Pasteur 7 GTB Artemis Adv Gamma (3) (*) Delta (4)	3 GTF Hercules Mark III Eta (3) 6 GTF Ereshkigal Omicron (3) Sigma (3) 3 GTF Mihos Iota (3) 3 GTB Artemis Adv Theta (3) 4 GTB Boanerges Psi (4) 4 GTB Euryale Rho (4)	8 EAF Claymore Lira (4) 171st Bronze Shields Durch (4) 137th Argonauts 14 EAF Stentor Cira (4) Terra (6) Echelon (4) 81st Peltastai 8 EAF Claymore Mark II Risa (4) (x2) 122nd Silent Stilettos 10 EAB Peregrine Iross (6) Lux (4) 144th Kataphraktoi 8 EAB Aetna Thalassa (4) Luna (4) 122nd Silent Stilettos 8 EAB Gagana Vox (4) (x2) 222nd Nightwolves	81st Peltastai: 4 EAF Stentor Amor (4) 4 EAF Claymore Mark II Aqua (4)
Casualties
0-1 GTF Hercules Mark III (*) Alpha 4 0-2 GTF Perseus Adv (*) Beta (2) 0-7 GTB Artemis Adv Gamma (3) (*) Delta (4)		1 EAD Tereus Damascus 1 EACv Kyrios Cyrus 4 EAC Eclipse Resolve Merit Magestry Illum 8 EAF Claymore Lira (4) Durch (4) 14 EAF Stentor Cira (4) Terra (6) Echelon (4) 8 EAF Claymore Mark II Risa (4) (x2) 10 EAB Peregrine Iross (6) Lux (4) 8 EAB Aetna Thalassa (4) Luna (4) 8 EAB Gagana Vox (4) (x2)	1 EAD Tereus Lebanon 0-4 EAF Stentor Amor (4) 0-4 EAF Claymore Mark II Aqua (4)

(*): May be replaced with the GTF Mihos or GTF Ereshkigal.