Alleycat
OCC Account - MTFBWYA
Daska Tess, Commanding Officer of the 181st Saber Squadron, stood at the large transparisteel viewing window of the observation deck of the Vindicator's main hangar bay. With the elite TIE pilot's helmet tucked under her left arm and black gauntlet gloves in her opposite hand, the flight suit-clad Captain peered out over the busy hangar below. The First Order ran an efficient operation; precision performance the minimal requirement of all personnel working at their optimal level from the lowliest hangar techs to the flight deck duty officer. It was a masterful ballet to watch, if you will.
On a row of ship racks to the side were twelve newly minted TIE fighters especially designed and produced for the 181st TIE fighter wing. These were the first off the assembly line. The space superior starfighter model was based off the TIE/D Defender of old and called the TIE/FO-D1 or otherwise known as the TIE Dominator. It was a beauty and was adorned with the 181st feared red bloodstripes.
The pilot module was similar to those found in the other TIE series fighters with a ball cockpit and a hatch on the top for entry and egress with only room for one pilot. Like previous TIE models, the TIE Dominator lacked life support systems so pilots were required to wear the standard sealed TIE pilot flight suit that had a removable armored chest and back plate with a life support unit on the front attached to the helmet with a single hose.
The TIE Dominator had four alusteel solar array wings mounted around the durasteel aft section. It looked like a bird of prey with claws soaring menacingly towards its intended target. The ship had shields and was hyperdrive-capable, which was essential for the elite squadron known as "Kalast's Swords" to work independently of the First Order's capital ships. The weapon's systems were designed to allow the space superior craft to engage multiple enemy fighters as well as the armed freighters used by the Galactic Alliance and the like. It had powerful lasers canons and ion canons along with two projectile launcher pods, which was a new feature in the TIE series fighter for them. All much needed improvements over their previous fighters though were a little less maneuverable, but still fast with the time tested Imperial engineered twin ion engines.
The shift in air as the hatch door was opened and closed to the observation deck, and the familiar scent of [member="Carten Flaa"], the Executive Officer of Saber Squadorn, brought Tess out of her musings. She'd noticed lately the man was wearing more cologne, which corresponded with his recent R & R. Her wing mate hadn't shared yet what had occurred, but something had as his bouts of heavy drinking seemed to decrease upon his return to duty and he was generally in a better mood. It usually meant one thing, but the sister he'd never had would wait for him to share the news. Good for him as long as it didn't affect his performance. Taking the eye off the ball killed a pilot, elite or not.
"Captain Flaa… Are the Sabers prepped and ready to deploy on this training mission with the new fighters?"
[member="Pitar Brounake"] [member="Sylvia Nuru"] [member="Pierce Fortan III"]
On a row of ship racks to the side were twelve newly minted TIE fighters especially designed and produced for the 181st TIE fighter wing. These were the first off the assembly line. The space superior starfighter model was based off the TIE/D Defender of old and called the TIE/FO-D1 or otherwise known as the TIE Dominator. It was a beauty and was adorned with the 181st feared red bloodstripes.
The pilot module was similar to those found in the other TIE series fighters with a ball cockpit and a hatch on the top for entry and egress with only room for one pilot. Like previous TIE models, the TIE Dominator lacked life support systems so pilots were required to wear the standard sealed TIE pilot flight suit that had a removable armored chest and back plate with a life support unit on the front attached to the helmet with a single hose.
The TIE Dominator had four alusteel solar array wings mounted around the durasteel aft section. It looked like a bird of prey with claws soaring menacingly towards its intended target. The ship had shields and was hyperdrive-capable, which was essential for the elite squadron known as "Kalast's Swords" to work independently of the First Order's capital ships. The weapon's systems were designed to allow the space superior craft to engage multiple enemy fighters as well as the armed freighters used by the Galactic Alliance and the like. It had powerful lasers canons and ion canons along with two projectile launcher pods, which was a new feature in the TIE series fighter for them. All much needed improvements over their previous fighters though were a little less maneuverable, but still fast with the time tested Imperial engineered twin ion engines.
The shift in air as the hatch door was opened and closed to the observation deck, and the familiar scent of [member="Carten Flaa"], the Executive Officer of Saber Squadorn, brought Tess out of her musings. She'd noticed lately the man was wearing more cologne, which corresponded with his recent R & R. Her wing mate hadn't shared yet what had occurred, but something had as his bouts of heavy drinking seemed to decrease upon his return to duty and he was generally in a better mood. It usually meant one thing, but the sister he'd never had would wait for him to share the news. Good for him as long as it didn't affect his performance. Taking the eye off the ball killed a pilot, elite or not.
"Captain Flaa… Are the Sabers prepped and ready to deploy on this training mission with the new fighters?"
[member="Pitar Brounake"] [member="Sylvia Nuru"] [member="Pierce Fortan III"]
