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==General info==
 
==General info==
 
<b>Squadron type:</b> Elite Space Superiority <br>
 
<b>Squadron type:</b> Elite Space Superiority <br>
 
<b>Craft used the most:</b> [[GTF Erinyes|GTF ''Erinyes'']] <br>
 
<b>Craft used the most:</b> [[GTF Erinyes|GTF ''Erinyes'']] <br>
<b>Stationed on-board:</b> [[GTD Aquitaine|GTD ''Aquitaine'']](?) <br>
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<b>Stationed on-board:</b> Unknown <br>
<b>Squadron leader:</b> LT. Commander Snipes (?) <br>
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<b>Squadron leader:</b> Lt. Commander Snipes (?) <br>
  
 
==Actions==
 
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The 99th Skulls were an elite fighter squadron during the [[Second Shivan Incursion]]. Among the first squadrons to be armed with the [[GTF Erinyes|GTF ''Erinyes'']] and the [[GTW UD-8 Kayser|UD-8 Kayser]] primary weapons, they appeared solely in two missions during the ''FreeSpace 2'' campaign.
  
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 [[Special Operations Command|SOC]]. They were among the first squadrons to use the [[GTF Erinyes|GTF ''Erinyes'']] and the [[GTW UD-8 Kayser|UD-8 Kayser]] primary weapons.
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Quite certainly one of the best squadrons in the GTVA, the 99th is home to some of the top pilots in the GTVA, including [[Famous Persons#Lieutenant Commander Christopher Snipes|Christopher Snipes]], Xinny, Zero, and [[Alpha 1]]. 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 [[As Lightning Fall| rescue of Snipes in the NTT Grall]].  
  
In that mission, a new technology appeared: The [[GTA Charybdis|GTA ''Charybdis'']].
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It is uncertain whether or not Snipes is the 99th Skulls' squadron commander, although the fact that he led the wing of 99th Skulls in ''Into the Lion's Den'' suggests evidence for this.
  
 
==Misc notes==
 
==Misc notes==

Latest revision as of 21:47, 31 December 2019

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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 were an elite fighter squadron during the Second Shivan Incursion. Among the first squadrons to be armed with the GTF Erinyes and the UD-8 Kayser primary weapons, they appeared solely in two missions during the FreeSpace 2 campaign.

Quite certainly one of the best squadrons in the GTVA, the 99th is home to some of the top pilots in the GTVA, including Christopher Snipes, Xinny, Zero, and Alpha 1. 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 rescue of 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 in Into the Lion's Den 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.