Shortsword, Crash, Walt, Snowman, and Virvel arrive relatively quickly to back up the Imperial strike package.
: [Indomitus, Orlok. Task Digit Nul-Saihs-Twai to attack the nearest cruiser. Let's see if that ghost plane will show itself again.]
: [At once, General.]
: [Sir, reinforcements are arriving from the southwest.]
: [Excellent. Hegelsturm, you're on me. The rest of you, deal with those fighters.]
You are unable to assist at this range, but the data-link from the Imperial planes means you can make a clearer decision whether to assist in the combat, bypass and attack the fleet directly, or simply wait it out.
Around the same time; Skytracer, Scorch, Blackeye, and Gerowitz acquire sight of the Gothic fighters stonewalling the Aesthian strike package.
: [Another radar lock!? Popping chaff- evading...
Noo!]
: [Saskia? Saskia, come in! stuff!]
: [Albrecht's gone. Warin, take her position on Emelrich's wing. Indomitus, Indikos 1-1, requesting drone retasking to suppress those Corsairs.]
: Wait- where did those Berkuts go?
:
Don't think you can fool
me by flying around in those Imperial buckets, traitors! We
know that's you in there! Draugur, kill em!
Four planes have broken off from the main engagement and are heading directly at you. A handful of drones are in pursuit, but you know how effective
those are.