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ACT 3 - MISSION 28
Fighter squadron: 74th Templars
Description: Assault a damaged Shivan destroyer, with the aid of the EtaK Device.
Background
The 74th Templars are assigned to assist with a live-fire weapons test of a mysterious new weapon against a damaged Shivan destroyer in Ross 128.
Walkthrough
This is a bomber mission featuring the GTB Surt stealth bomber, which has a cloaking device as one of its SPELLS. You can also pick the GTB Euryale, but this mission is designed to showcase the Surt. Alpha wing is going to be flying bombers, Beta wing will cover you in GTF Perseus Adv interceptors, and Gamma wing will fly the GTF Alves in the heavy assault role. Your primary objective to destroy the Ramiel, with a secondary objective to destroy the cruisers.
You start next to the GTA Seneca AWACS, at long range from the SD Kismat class destroyer Ramiel. The Seneca has been equipped with the mysterious ETAK device. Your wingmen express their doubts about making an undermanned assault as you approach the Ramiel, and detect light beam cannons on the Shivan bombers. As you approach, the Seneca will use an Etak blast that shuts down the Shivan ships.
You now have a free run at the Shivans while they are shut down. Use your OVERDRIVE to get into range and tell your wingmen to kill the cruisers while you disable the Ramiel's weapons system. The Ramiel's turrets reactivate after 90 seconds. The cruisers reactivate after 120 seconds. The bombers reactivate after 150 seconds. The fighters are last, and reactivate after 180 seconds.
After you destroy the Ramiel, the cruisers begin charging their drives. Once the Ramiel has been destroyed, and the cruisers have departed or been destroyed, the Shivans will deploy reinforcements, and the Seneca says it's time to go. Return to base.
Notes
This mission marks the debut of ETAK as an anti-Shivan weapon. ETAK is derived from the plans recovered from the NTF Iceni in Return to Babel.