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Galactica's Chief Tyrol is now meeting their extra hands from Planet-side, Chief Dafoe and his Technical Engineer Grunts

Excerpt from this storythread below.

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The small craft-elevator had barely lowered and the trio of shuttles were already swarmed with members of his deck-crew, towing trucks clearing the platform in moments. Once clear the platform rose, heading towards the landing-deck to get another series of small-craft. Above him the upper catwalk and viper elevators were bustling with activity, a row of gleaming mark-sevens and their pilots waiting for the signal that would place them in the upper launch tube. Normally in peace time the upper section of the flight deck and the accompanying viper elevators didn’t see much use apart from crew familiarisation and training. The lower section with its forty launch tubes were more than enough to handle the eighty vipers and assorted raptors a flight pod was deployed with during peace-time. 

It wasn’t peace time anymore. The old girl was slowly rumbling to life at the sound of war drums. Forces and squadrons had been redeployed, and the usual eighty vipers had doubled to a hundred and sixty, Galactica’s full wartime load now that she only had one flight-pod operational. 

The ramps on the shuttles lowered and a throng of people clad in orange coveralls disembarked. Tyrol headed over towards the thin older man who was attempting, and marginally succeeding in herding the group into neat lines. 

The older man turned around as Tyrol approached and gave him a questioning look.

“You chief Tyrol?” He asked after a moments silence. 

“Yes. You the extra hands we were promised?” Whatever fault he could find with fleet logistics, give them time to prepare for something and they could execute that plan to perfection. Galactica had only been in Caprica orbit for a few short hours and the old girl was already fully fueled and stocked on munitions, and additional personnel was pouring in at a quite frightening tempo. With this last transfer of additional deckhands he had the needed manpower to bring the flight pod to full readiness. It was a story being played out across every warship on the twelve colonies. 

“Chief Dafoe, we’re part of 9th Viper Wings planetside maintenance group.” The elder man said and nodded in confirmation.

“You’re boys and girls know what they are supposed to do aboard a battlestar?” Chief Tyrol knew that there were some differences in routine between planetside and shipside maintenance crews, despite all cross-training. It could be a catastrophe ready to happen if they weren’t properly trained.  

“We’ve all done tours on battlestars before, so they know. If they don’t, try yelling at them really, really loud, it usually solves the problem.” The knowing grin and the man’s word put his fears to rest.  

“So, hows the situation look?” The elder chief said and glanced along the flight-deck.

“Hectic. Right now we are constantly rotating through two squadrons of vipers for refuelling, trying to keep their tanks topped in case something happens.” Chief Tyrol said and motioned towards the launch tubes nearest the small-craft elevators.

“That’s more Vipers than usual, you normally wouldn’t need two squadrons worth of refuelling stations, not even in combat situation.”

“Most of them are planet-based squadron. They haven’t technically been attached to the Galactica, but its easier and quicker to refuel them here then to do it planetside. Unfortunately that means servicing three battlestars worth of Vipers with only one flight pod.” Tyrol said with a tired shake of his head. 


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Hello, Milady..

One of the Mods at Spacebattles , Cool Guy, like your latest Forgotten Caprican Centurions in which..

May 29, 2016

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Just wanted to say that I love the blurred-out/water-colored background look in your latest additions.
(the art style across the entire series is fantastic; the presentation of it is first rate)

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Thanks again, Milady Alexis.