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The officer who is due for
post-remedial instruction by Colonel Tigh remarks, "Our hand has been
trumped."
There is a moment of silence before Commander Adama speaks,
"The Proconsul has done exactly what I would do at a time of emergency
like this," the Coommander waits a micron to let his remark set in,
"I would be pushing to get every Battlestar back on line and dispatched
to the scene of crisis as promptly as I could."
Colonel Tigh seconds the Commander's conclusion, "And it is
up to us in the field to adapt to the always-changing
battle-envrioment."
Leiutenant Athena reports from her staion, "Cross-Com
traffic indicates that the incoming-Battlestars are embarked with over-sized
squadrons."
"Hadran has always been a beleiver in
fleet-togetherness," Cammander Adama observes.
"These Viper-Pilots are professionals, they have been
through this excercise before," Colonel Tigh states, and then shifting
his attention to Commander Adama, Colonel Tigh continues, "And it would
be in keeping with the spirit of operations if we prepared to have our
Visitors properly accomodated before the arrival of the Task Force."
"Proper Protocol, Yes," Adama glances over to Colonel
Tigh, "I would say a complete clean-sweep is needed here. It would do no
one any good to have any of these free-bargers about to make exasgerated
claims of the easy-pickings to be had in the Colonies. And a clean-sweep will
do nothing to help his recruitment-efforts."
"Set him back a couple yahrens, at least," Colonel
Tigh agrees.
"And the BattleStar Galactica can also serve as a base of
operation for the numerous incoming small craft," Commander Adama says
for all on the Bridge.
Commander Adama turns to Leiutenant Athena, "Instruct the
flight leaders that in order to complete a clean sweep our Vipers will employ
the Packhound tactics. Our goal will be to disable and nuetralize a maximum
number of the runners, but to leave time-consuming apprehension to the
shuttles and commerce cutters."
"Suggest to our Pilots to make maximum use of disabling
barages," Colonel Tigh confers with Omega.
"Disabling barages," Omega confirms.
"On light civil craft like these,' Colonel Tigh explains,
"The disabling barages will be sufficent, and will allow our own
scanning systems to maintain tracking on their entire flotilla."
Commander Adama comments to Tigh, "If we get them all in,
there will be that many more free-bargers to tell of the striking power of a
BattleStar."
The Commander also says to Colonel Tigh, "But have those
parts of Red Squadron that have been out-fitted for Maximum-Offense to be
held as a reserve, In case he decides to double-back," the Commander
looks out a star-screen, "In which case, we shall be waiting."
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