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'''ACT 1 - <s>MISSION 14</s> (Deleted Scene)''' 

'''Fighter squadron:''' 74th Templars

'''Description:''' ?

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==Background==

The 74th Templars have narrowly escaped a Shivan ambush. Their escape jump has taken them to the EACa ''Ephilates's'' last known coordinates.

Hopefully, it's somewhere relatively safe in Ross 128. If not...

==Walkthrough==

Well, it's a bit too quiet to start. However, your wingmen have managed to re-establish a link with Terran Command. Your squadron is near the ''Rio Grande'' installation, however no response is received.

Start with scanning what's left of the ''Ephilates'' then scan the ''Europa.'' After that, scan the ''Rio Grande's'' Communications.

Once that's done, the Ravana-class ''Sammael'' will arrive to clean out what's left. Command will find out Eleanor Kaprinsky is on-board the ''Rio Grande.'' After an argument with Command, she'll provide her intel on the Earth Alliance if the Templars can get her and any survivors out of there.

Start by defending the installation. At this point, the support ship will be available. Your HL-12 and Maelstrom missiles will suffice against the fighters. 

Once you hear that the survivors are on the ''Europa,'' assign your wingmen to defend that transport. Omega Wing of Alves heavy assault fighters will arrive and assist in the escort.

When the ''Europa'' undocks from the station, the Moloch-class ''Vakteth'' will come in. Shoot its main cannon out with your Corinthos missiles. Keep defending the transport from assault craft until it can safely depart and follow her out.

==Tips==
* There may be chunks of debris in hard-to-reach places inside and around the station where your wingmen can get stuck and possibly killed from excessive collisions, for that reason, refrain from ordering your wingmen to cover the station until the hostile strike craft arrive.

==Notes==
* This was originally the fourteenth mission of the Act I release of ''Inferno: Nostos,'' as a split mission with a Red-Alert carryover. This mission has since been integrated as the second half of ''[[The Storm Breaks]]'' from the Act II release. 

==Total number of forces==
{{total_numbers_3
|table_style =
|header_style =
|minor_header_style =
|belligerent_1 = [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance|GTVA]]
|belligerent_2 = [[Shivans]]
|belligerent_3 = Earth Alliance
|ship_1 =
* 1 [[GTI Arcadia |GTI ''Arcadia'']] + GTEX-R
** ''Rio Grande'' + RG Docks

|ship_2 =
* 1 [[SD Ravana|SD ''Ravana'']]
** ''Sammael''

* 1 [[SCv Moloch|SCv ''Moloch'']]
** ''Vakteth''

|ship_3 =
* 1 EACa ''Tyrannos''
** ''Ephilates''
* 1 EAM ''Asklepios''
** ''Europa''

|strikecraft_1 =
*''74th Templars:''
* 3-6 [[GTF Perseus Adv|GTF ''Perseus Adv'']] (^)
** ''Alpha'' (2-3)
*** Pasteur
** ''Beta'' (1-3)
*** Irving


* ''99th Skulls:''
* 3 [[GTF Alves|GTF ''Alves'']]
** ''Omega'' (3)
*** Castor
|strikecraft_2 =
* 6 [[SF Manticore|SF ''Manticore'']]
** ''Krishna'' (6)

* 5 [[SF Mara|SF ''Mara'']]
** ''Indra'' (5)

* 5 [[SB Nahema|SB ''Nahema'']]
** ''Shivore'' (5)

* 5 [[SB Nephilim|SB ''Nephilim'']]
** ''Bheema'' (5)

* 3 [[SF Astaroth|SF ''Astaroth'']]
** ''Vishnu'' (4)

* 8 [[SF Scorpion|SF ''Scorpion'']]
** ''Kali'' (4) (2 Waves)

* 3 [[SF Dragon|SF ''Dragon'']]
** ''Brahma'' (3)

* 8 [[SF Basilisk|SF ''Basilisk'']]
** ''Sati'' (4) (2 Waves)

* 3 [[SF Aeshma|SF ''Aeshma'']]
** ''Arjuna'' (3) 

|strikecraft_3 =
|casualties_1 =
* 1 [[GTI Arcadia |GTI ''Arcadia'']] + GTEX-R
** ''Rio Grande'' + RG Docks

* 1-3 [[GTF Perseus Adv|GTF ''Perseus Adv'']]
** ''Alpha'' (1)
** ''Beta'' (1-2)

|casualties_2 =

* 0-1 [[SCv Moloch|SCv ''Moloch'']]
** ''Vakteth''

* 6 [[SF Manticore|SF ''Manticore'']]
** ''Krishna'' (6)

* 5 [[SF Mara|SF ''Mara'']]
** ''Indra'' (5)

* 5 [[SB Nahema|SB ''Nahema'']]
** ''Shivore'' (5)

* 5 [[SB Nephilim|SB ''Nephilim'']]
** ''Bheema'' (5)

* 3 [[SF Astaroth|SF ''Astaroth'']]
** ''Vishnu'' (4)

* 8 [[SF Scorpion|SF ''Scorpion'']]
** ''Kali'' (4) (2 Waves)

* 3 [[SF Dragon|SF ''Dragon'']]
** ''Brahma'' (3)

* 8 [[SF Basilisk|SF ''Basilisk'']]
** ''Sati'' (4) (2 Waves)

* 3 [[SF Aeshma|SF ''Aeshma'']]
** ''Arjuna'' (3) 

|casualties_3 =

* 1 ''Tyrannos''
** ''Ephilates'' (%)

}}

(^): Red-Alert Continuity, number of craft carried over dependent on result of previous mission.

(%): Crew abandoned, no confirmed survivors.

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