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'''ACT 1, MISSION 7'''
 
'''ACT 1, MISSION 7'''
  
'''Fighter squadron:'''
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'''Fighter squadron:''' [[107th Ravens]]
  
'''Description:'''
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'''Description:''' The 107th assists Allied warships in destroying the Ravana.
  
 
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==Background==
 
==Background==
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The [[GTVA]] is losing ground against skirmishes with the new Shivan destroyer, the [[SD Ravana]], in the nebula. The [[FreeSpace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTD_Delacroix|GTD Delacroix]] and [[FreeSpace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTC_Champion|GTC Champion]] have been destroyed in the attacks, while the remaining warships are damaged. Alpha wing of the 107th Ravens is sortied to destroy the Ravana.
  
 
==Walkthrough==
 
==Walkthrough==
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This is, canonically, the first mission in the main campaign that will test your skill in bombing runs against warships. You may encounter problems the first time playing this mission, so watch what you are doing.
  
This mission tests your abilities in bombing runs. This one is quite difficult for the first run, so pay attention at anything you are doing. You have to choose a bomber all the way, I suggest you the [[GTB Medusa]], because it has the best survival chance, and it is able to carry a quite good amount of [[GTM Cyclops]] warheads. Arm yourself full of Cyclops. Hit your burners, but do not attack the [[SD Ravana]] right at the beginning. There are [[SF Basilisk]]-class fighters coming in front of you. Take them out with your lasers. After they are gone, go against the Ravana.
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A recommended loadout is the [[GTB Medusa]] armed with three banks of [[GTM Cyclops|Cyclops torpedoes]].
  
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When you start the mission, you will have the Ravana, as well as the Khenmu, a [[GVCv Sobek|Sobek-class corvette]], on your escort list. Hit your afterburners, but do not attack the Ravana right at the beginning. There are some [[SF Basilisk|Basilisk-class fighters]] near you. Take them out with your guns. Once they are destroyed, attack the Ravana.
  
Order you wingmen to disarm her. Have a bank of [[GTM Cyclops]] selected, target one of the closest subsystems of the Ravana. Wait until your computer acquires a lock, and shoot out your bombs. Making sure your warhead won't be hit by the lasers of the Ravana, you have to destroy the Weapons subsystem of this ship. It makes it far more inaccurate. If she fires at you with her anti-fighter beams, press R and hopefully, your attacker will be targeted. Head against it and fire the next salvo of [[GTM Cyclops]] at it. Change to another bank as soon as you fired a pair of bombs from another one. You only have to target the ship again without waiting for the 15 penalty seconds of the same bank. It is the mania of the game to prevent you from shooting powerful bombs quickly after each other. By changing the secondary bank, you can avoid this penalty.
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Order your wingmen to disarm her. Target one of the closest subsystems of the Ravana. Select the first bank of Cyclops torpedoes, wait until your computer acquires a lock, then fire your bombs. If the Ravana hits you with an anti-fighter beam, press R and hopefully, the attacking turret will be targeted. Approach it and fire another salvo of [[GTM Cyclops]] at it. Switch missile banks as soon as you fired a pair of bombs from that bank. This allows you to fire another bomb salvo immediately, without having to wait for the current missile bank to reload.
  
==Tips==
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While this is very unlikely, the Khenmu will be replaced by either the GTC Heisenberg, GVC Somtus, or GTCv Yakiba should it be destroyed. In turn, one of the remaining two warships will jump in when the Khenmu's replacement is destroyed. This continues until all four warships are destroyed.
  
I played this mission countless times using the "brute force" method of fire your bombs, lean on your afterburner, and hope you don't get shot at before I realized how much easier the mission can be if you think intelligently.  Just use the Sobek!  It provides excellent flak and beam cover for you to recharge and rearm between bombing runs.  You can even just park there and wait for the Sobek to take out the Ravana itself, if that's your thing - just be sure to take out any beam turrets or fighters targeting it.
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Once the Ravana is destroyed, or if the four Allied warships are destroyed, you will be ordered to return to base.
  
There is another way to slay this beast. Enemy fighters jump one after another, so having an escort is a good thing. However, Ravana can eat Vasudan fighters in a matter of seconds if they get in range of her anti-fighter defences. Not all hope is lost, though, at the beginning of the mission order all fighters to cover you, then go all around Ravana and attack her directly from the front. There's only a couple of blob turrets there to care about, so when you are in position, order Alpha wing to destroy Ravana, unload your own cargo and watch the fireworks. This is, in my opinion, the only way you can put [[GTB Boanerges]] to any use, as otherwise you won't have time to shoot all 14 Cyclops on board.
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==Tips==
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* The Khenmu parks itself at one of the Ravana's weak spots. If you desire, you can provide bomber cover for the corvette while it batters the Ravana to destruction with its frontal beams.
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* The Ravana has weak spots at the front and the rear, the front because it is guarded only by a few laser turrets, and the rear because it is guarded by a single anti-fighter beam and flak cannon.
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* Destroying the Weapons subsystem of the Ravana makes its turrets fire much less accurately.
  
Take out weapons subsystem, and then all beam turrets (including the anti-fighter ones). Then let the Sobek wear down the Ravana. When it is at around 3-5%, fire off a bomb or two and you get the kill.
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==Notes==
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* The Ravana model has a glitch in that some of its turrets can fire through the destroyer, hitting you even if you are supposedly protected by a portion the Ravana's hull.
  
 
==Notable ships present==
 
==Notable ships present==
*SD Ravana
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*[[FreeSpace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTC_Heisenberg|GTC Heisenberg]]
*GVCv Khenmu
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*[[FreeSpace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTCv_Yakiba|GTCv Yakiba]]
*GTC Heisenberg
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*[[FreeSpace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVC_Somtus|GVC Somtus]]
*GVC Somtus
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*[[FreeSpace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVCv_Khenmu|GVCv Khenmu]]
*GTCv Yakiba
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*[[FreeSpace_2_Shivan_Ship_Database#SD_Ravana|SD Ravana]]
  
 
==New equipment==
 
==New equipment==

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ACT 1, MISSION 7

Fighter squadron: 107th Ravens

Description: The 107th assists Allied warships in destroying the Ravana.


Background

The GTVA is losing ground against skirmishes with the new Shivan destroyer, the SD Ravana, in the nebula. The GTD Delacroix and GTC Champion have been destroyed in the attacks, while the remaining warships are damaged. Alpha wing of the 107th Ravens is sortied to destroy the Ravana.

Walkthrough

This is, canonically, the first mission in the main campaign that will test your skill in bombing runs against warships. You may encounter problems the first time playing this mission, so watch what you are doing.

A recommended loadout is the GTB Medusa armed with three banks of Cyclops torpedoes.

When you start the mission, you will have the Ravana, as well as the Khenmu, a Sobek-class corvette, on your escort list. Hit your afterburners, but do not attack the Ravana right at the beginning. There are some Basilisk-class fighters near you. Take them out with your guns. Once they are destroyed, attack the Ravana.

Order your wingmen to disarm her. Target one of the closest subsystems of the Ravana. Select the first bank of Cyclops torpedoes, wait until your computer acquires a lock, then fire your bombs. If the Ravana hits you with an anti-fighter beam, press R and hopefully, the attacking turret will be targeted. Approach it and fire another salvo of GTM Cyclops at it. Switch missile banks as soon as you fired a pair of bombs from that bank. This allows you to fire another bomb salvo immediately, without having to wait for the current missile bank to reload.

While this is very unlikely, the Khenmu will be replaced by either the GTC Heisenberg, GVC Somtus, or GTCv Yakiba should it be destroyed. In turn, one of the remaining two warships will jump in when the Khenmu's replacement is destroyed. This continues until all four warships are destroyed.

Once the Ravana is destroyed, or if the four Allied warships are destroyed, you will be ordered to return to base.

Tips

  • The Khenmu parks itself at one of the Ravana's weak spots. If you desire, you can provide bomber cover for the corvette while it batters the Ravana to destruction with its frontal beams.
  • The Ravana has weak spots at the front and the rear, the front because it is guarded only by a few laser turrets, and the rear because it is guarded by a single anti-fighter beam and flak cannon.
  • Destroying the Weapons subsystem of the Ravana makes its turrets fire much less accurately.

Notes

  • The Ravana model has a glitch in that some of its turrets can fire through the destroyer, hitting you even if you are supposedly protected by a portion the Ravana's hull.

Notable ships present

New equipment