Tactical Operations Briefing

X-Wing Alliance - Battle 1, Mission 2

Rescue Antan

Skill level:  Hard
Craft:  CORT YT-2000
FG:  Otana
Armament:  None
Countermeasures:  None
Mission Objectives:
    PLT/5: Viraxo Industries: Board
    Transfer Uncle Antan to the Andrasta
Prevent: FRS Andrasta: Destroy
Bonus Points:
    (50) Inspect SHU V-Tech
    (50) Inspect 100% of CN/L Viraxo Designs 
    (50) Inspect 100% of CN/J Viraxo Designs 
    (50) Inspect CNVYR Viraxo Freight 
    (75) Inspect 100% of MOB Viraxo Technologies
    (75) Destroy 100%of MOB Viraxo Technologies
    (100) Destroy SHU V-Tech
    (100) Destroy 100% of CN/L Viraxo Designs 
    (100) Destroy 100% of CN/J Viraxo Designs 
    (500) All Destroyed 
    (500) Destroy PLT/5 Viraxo Industries
    (1000) Destroy VSD Condemnation

Well, you've just proved yourself with the Alliance; now it's time to get back to some family feudin'. This strategy will take a while to do (just under an hour) but you will get around 15,000 points total. When you take off target the Hyper: Emon, then hyper in. Then target Hyper: Viraxo and hyper to the Platform.

When you drop out of hyperspace fly toward the PLT/5. When the Star Galleons arrive, target STARG: Unknown 17-1 (Viraxo Freight) and fly toward it. On your way, the Platform will launch Planetary Fighters and 3 of them will fly directly into your sights. Set you turrets for forward fire and blast away at them but continue to fly toward the STARGs. Inspect both of the STARGs for 100 bonus points each. By now SHU: Unknown 9-1(V-Tech) should have launched from the station. Set your turrets to defensive fire (to ward off the Plt/Fs) and go inspect (for bonus points) and kill the shuttle (for more bonus points).

Now you should try to clear out the rest of the Plt/Fs. There are 16 total but you only face 6 at a time and some will fly back to the PLT/5's hanger once Emon (FRS: Andrasta) has hypered out of the area. You can get rid of them by just dogfighting them or you can rabbit them and kill them from the turrets. It is quicker to dogfight them but rabbiting them is safer. I like to dogfight until my shields get weak (less than 50%), then rabbit. If you dogfight them you should concentrate on one with your cannon and have your turrets shoot whatever is shooting you until it breaks off, then tell the turrets to target your next attacker. To rabbit them is simple. Dump all your power into your engines and fly away from the combat area. The Plt/Fs will follow you. Once they are a safe distance away from you (like 2.5 km) set your ELS to 0/100 and hop in the turret ("G" button). Press "R" to target the nearest Plt/F. Let it get close to you then blast away at it. You can hit it up to 1.8 km without it firing back but it will shoot you if it gets within 0.6 km. Once it gets close enough, shoot it. It will break off and recharge after it takes a couple of hits but you can damage it faster than it can recharge. When the first one breaks off target the next one and shoot it until it breaks off then the next one and so on until you are able to kill them all.

Fly back toward the PLT/5 and finish off any remaining Plt/Fs. Now inspect and destroy cargo containers until the VSD: Condemnation arrives. This is a good time to recharge shields as well. Once the VSD arrives it will launch 3 waves of 3 Tie Fighters (FG: Alpha). All of the T/Fs will target you. I like to rabbit them. It is similar to above but the T/Fs are easier because they do not have shields. Once all 9 of the T/Fs are killed the VSD will launch 3 waves of 3 Tie Interceptors (FG: Gamma). Rabbit these to but be careful because they are faster than the T/Fs. Once you have killed all of the T/Is and T/Fs you should get 500 bonus points. Now you can go kill the VSD for 1,000 bonus points! Killing it is simple. Just target it (don't worry it won't shoot missiles at you), then hop in the top turret and engage the auto-pilot ("F" button). You can wail away at it without taking a hit. Once you have destroyed it kill the 2 Escape Pods it launches for more points.

Now inspect then kill the rest of the cargo containers and freighters for points. Recharge your shields all the while you are doing this. Once the Containers and Freighters are gone you can go pick up Antan (Be sure you have your shields charged up). Dock with the PLT/5: Viraxo Industries and pick up Antan. 3 more Plt/Fs will launch from the PLT while you are docking. Jump into the turret and shoot at each one until it breaks off. Once you have completed docking go kill the Plt/Fs. After you kill the 3 that just launched 3 more will launch, kill these too. Once the Plt/Fs are gone you can destroy the PLT for 500 bonus points. You can also kill the Escape Pod it launches for a few points more.

Now hyper back to Emon and dock with him. Once you have done that you may fly back to the Defiance with your impressive score.

Author:  Michael Tolle (Mighty - Buccaneer 2)
Strategy:  Michael Tolle