Twenty-sixth Strike -- Briefing [Locked to certain 4423 members, Unhackable, Voice]
[Filter: Isako, Winry, Quartermasters, Boatswains, Hiruma, Kambei, Ikki, Pilots, Heihachi, Souji]
They're coming.
With a little help from the crew, Hiruma and I have come up with a plan--with the Captain's approval, of course, this will be our course of action.
I've got Jet kicking up dust with his plane as we speak--the other pilots can help with that. Once enough is in the air, we use Ikki to create a sandstorm and force them to land where we want. There's a wide, flat spot past the ridge a mile to the west; I want you to guide them there, Ikki.
Knowing where the ground assault will be coming from, Hiruma will be coordinating the defenses here, which will rely on traps and use of the ship's guns as artillery until close combat is engaged.
When we engage them, Ikki will raise another sandstorm to block off their retreat, keeping the Victoria II separated from the better part of her crew. Our fighters will go to the Victoria's landing site--keep their planes from coming over here, and damage the ship as heavily as you can. Pilots are to cause as much disturbance as they can on deck while we sneak someone in to sabotage their engines, and the guns if there's time.
When the damage is done, the sandstorm will subside, allowing their retreat. In order to ensure that we are able to drive them off, it is vital that the search parties return and lend their aid to the defense.
If we can pull this plan off, their ability to attack will be crippled and we'll have a head start on getting the ship in flying order and into the air before theirs--and we remove the possibility of them being driven off on the ground, then killing us all from the air.
[TO ALL 4423 MEMBERS AND KURT]
I need someone who is very fast, very stealthy, or, for preference, both. Someone who can get in somewhere, get a job done, and get out without drawing attention. And I need this person NOW.
They're coming.
With a little help from the crew, Hiruma and I have come up with a plan--with the Captain's approval, of course, this will be our course of action.
I've got Jet kicking up dust with his plane as we speak--the other pilots can help with that. Once enough is in the air, we use Ikki to create a sandstorm and force them to land where we want. There's a wide, flat spot past the ridge a mile to the west; I want you to guide them there, Ikki.
Knowing where the ground assault will be coming from, Hiruma will be coordinating the defenses here, which will rely on traps and use of the ship's guns as artillery until close combat is engaged.
When we engage them, Ikki will raise another sandstorm to block off their retreat, keeping the Victoria II separated from the better part of her crew. Our fighters will go to the Victoria's landing site--keep their planes from coming over here, and damage the ship as heavily as you can. Pilots are to cause as much disturbance as they can on deck while we sneak someone in to sabotage their engines, and the guns if there's time.
When the damage is done, the sandstorm will subside, allowing their retreat. In order to ensure that we are able to drive them off, it is vital that the search parties return and lend their aid to the defense.
If we can pull this plan off, their ability to attack will be crippled and we'll have a head start on getting the ship in flying order and into the air before theirs--and we remove the possibility of them being driven off on the ground, then killing us all from the air.
[TO ALL 4423 MEMBERS AND KURT]
I need someone who is very fast, very stealthy, or, for preference, both. Someone who can get in somewhere, get a job done, and get out without drawing attention. And I need this person NOW.