99th Skulls

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General info

Squadron type: Elite Space Superiority
Craft used the most: GTF Erinyes
Stationed on-board: Unknown
Squadron leader: Lt. Commander Snipes (?)

Actions

The 99th Skulls appeared solely in two missions during the FreeSpace 2 campaign. From what there can be gathered, the 99th Skulls were an elite squadron, probably used by the SOC. They were among the first squadrons to use the GTF Erinyes and the UD-8 Kayser primary weapons.

Quite certainly one of the best squadrons in the GTVA, the Skulls participated in many high-risk SOC Missions, such as in ...Love the Treason, ...But Hate The Traitor, As Lightning Fall, and Into the Lion's Den. Alpha 1 led a strike wing of SOC pilots in the AsLightningFall operation rescuing Snipes in the NTT Grall.

It is uncertain whether or not Snipes is the 99th Skulls' squadron commander, although the fact that he led the wing of 99th Skulls iAs Lightning Fall suggests evidence for this.

Misc notes

The craft of this squadron were designated as Skull Alpha and Skull Beta in one of the FreeSpace 2 missions.