The Sting

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SOC LOOP 2 MISSION 4

Description: Capture the MTD Auriga in Delphi and shut down Morgan Technologies' operations in the frontier.

Background

It's high time to take down and capture the MTD Auriga, once and for all. With a method that circumvents the Auriga's beam inhibitor, a task force of multiple wings and two capital ships has been assigned to this operation.

GTVI wants the ship intact, as the Auriga is suspected of having sensitive technologies acquired from the GTI Rebellion and derived from the ETAK project...

Walkthrough

Starting assets are Alpha Wing (four Erinyes by default), Beta (three Taurets, fixed), and Gamma (three Perseus fighters, fixed). Take whatever ship you need, pick what's suitable for heavy-duty dogfighting and interception.

Starting alongside the GVCv Andrasta, Alpha and Beta will see the Minerva, surrounded by Hercules Mark II fighters and cargo crates. Destroy all hostile assets except the Minerva. After the Auriga arrives, destroy the Minerva.

The GVD Luxor will come in alongside Gamma Wing, and will test their beam inhibition device. Meanwhile, deal with Rapier Wing (at least ten Myrmidons).

Delta and Epsilon will be deployed to disarm and disable the Auriga, run counter-intercept against Saber Wing (multiple Perseus fighters).

After Delta and Epsilon are done, the Argo-class GTT Gabriel will enter the field, and the Auriga will launch their Boanerges bombers. Send Alpha Wing to guard the Gabriel, and both Beta and Gamma should assist in taking out any other enemies, including some hostile Erinyes fighters.

Once the Gabriel has docked, it will try to breach, but the Auriga powers up and the Gabriel blows up. The Auriga will lash out and escape, and with your capital assets destroyed or crippled from the lashing... there's not much else to go on with.

You can return to base, and with the Shivans closing in... there's no more searching for the Auriga.

Total number of forces

Forces involved
Belligerents
GTVI SOC	Morgan Technologies
Ships
1 GVCv Sobek Andrasta 1 GVD Typhon Luxor 1 GTT Argo Gabriel	1 GTC Aeolus Minerva 1 GTD Orion Auriga
Strikecraft
4 GTF Erinyes (*) Alpha (4) 3 GVF Tauret Beta (3) 3 GTF Perseus Gamma (3) 8 GTB Ursa Delta (4) Epsilon (4)	4 GTF Hercules Mark II Halberd 11 GTF Myrmidon Rapier (4) (x2) Blade (3) 12 GTF Perseus Sabre (4) (x3) 4 GTB Boanerges Axe (4) 6 GTF Erinyes Lancet (3) (x2)
Casualties
1 GVCv Sobek Andrasta 1 GTT Argo Gabriel 0-2 GTF Erinyes (*) Alpha (2) 0-3 GVF Tauret Beta (3) 0-3 GTF Perseus Gamma (3) 0-8 GTB Ursa Delta (4) Epsilon (4)	1 GTC Aeolus Minerva 4 GTF Hercules Mark II Halberd (4) 11 GTF Myrmidon Rapier (4) (x2) Blade (3) 12 GTF Perseus Sabre (4) (x3) 4 GTB Boanerges Axe (4) 6 GTF Erinyes Lancet (3) (x2)