Terran Fleet HQ

[TerraOps]

Headquarters of the Terran Fleet

[fleetops]

****PRIORITY FLASH MESSAGE 0244 HOURS COLONIAL FLEET HQ, TERRA HIT BY MISSILE UNKNOWN SOURCE****MASSIVE DAMAGE TO HQ****HUNDREDS DEAD AND WOUNDED, COLONIAL MEDICAL COMMAND ON SCENE****ALL FLEET COMM TRAFFIC DIVERTED TO FLEET COMM STATION, TERRA ORBIT****FLEET ADMIRAL MIDDLETON CURRENTLY DEPLOYED TO BATTLESTAR LEONIDES STATION ZULU****ADMIRALTY HAS ESCAPED HQ AND ARE DEPLOYING TO ACTION STATIONS****COLONIAL MARINE UNITS ARE BEING REDEPLOYED****CAP OVER HQ INCREASED ADVISE ALL COLONIAL AND TERRAN CRAFT PROCEED WITH CAUTION OVER AREA OF HQ****RECALL OF BATTLESTAR GROUPS TO BE INITIATED STAND BY FRO FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS****END PRIORITY FLASH MESSAGE****

[Phineas Doral]

Phineas sat in his office, most likely for the last time. Already, raiders were flying overhead, bombs being dropped here and there but no nuclear explosions. He sat there, wondering what exactly the Cavils were up to. Why not drop nukes and get it over with? Then it hit him! The cylon empire needed this planet, needed it because of the hundreds of thousands of new cylon-human hybrids that the Simons had been working on for years and the fruits of those labors had finally reached the stage to be introduced into cylon society. In other words, they needed a planet that was habitable for humans. They needed to be able to grow food-crops, livestock-on a mass scale, just as the humans do. Phineas smiled, knowing this went against the Cavils desires. Well, that would be the empire's undoing, allowing the humans-colonials and terrans-to survive, rebuild, fight back. There were over a couple billion terrans and already several hundred thousand colonials, the result of proper diets and plenty of sexual activity. Phineas knew he had to get out of here in the event centurions mange to land in the city. He was after all, President of the Colonies, a job he took serious. He had a few last orders to send out before leaving the building and heading to the off-site bunker to continue the government.

Hurriedly typing on his keyboard, Phineas began the first of a few presidential orders.

From: Office of the President

To: All Colonial and Terran Military and Government Units

Effective immediately, the office of the Secretary of Defense-Colonial Government, is hereby abolished. The reason for this action is the position has been compromised by the actions of a rogue individual and that the Fleet has effectively been managing itself ever since the destruction of the 12 Colonies of Kobol.

This action has no bearing on the current holder of that office, Commander Yogi of the Battlestar Atlantia. Commander Yogi has performed his duties in an honorable and professional manner.


Signed,

Phineas Doral
President, 12 Colonies of Kobol at Terra

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[Phineas Doral]

As Phineas finishes the first order and sends it off to all Colonial and terran units concerned, he then begins typing the next order.

From: Office of the President

To: All Colonial and Terran military and government units


Due to the fact that Fleet Admiral Middleton is currently out of position and is on board her Flagship, the Battlestar Leonides and word has been received that Admiral C. "Playtime" Whaley has been injured, I am hereby ordering the immediate promotion and assignment of the following individual:

Commander Yogi is hereby promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral and is to assume command of the Colonial Fleet and will also assume command of the newly created Terran Fleet, unti such time that the Terran Fleet names its own Admiralty officers.

This assignment shall remain in effect until such time that either Fleet Admiral is prepared and able to assume the duties of their rank.

So Say We All


Signed,

Phineas Doral

President, 12 Colonies of Kobol at Terra

[Phineas Doral]

Smiling a wide grin, Phineas waited for the comm link to come to life. Seconds later, he could hear the sound of dead airwaves, then a sfot voice informing him he was ready to go. Sitting at his desk, which was covered with dust and debris, Phineas began speaking.

"My fellow citizens, this is President Doral. I am happy to announce that I have returned to my office and am currently preparing to oversee the defense of the planet and the impending assault on the invading Cylons. I know many of you have wondered where I have been and I apologize for leaving. My departure from the government center here in the capital was necessary, so as to lure the cylons into believing we were on the run. That is not and was not the case. We are very much here, Terran and Colonial, soldier and citizen. Together, we will wipe the cylons clear from this planet, our home. Tragedy has once again been brought to not only us but to our Terran brothers and sisters. Most of our civilian ships and quite a few of our military ships have taken the necessary precautions and have jumped away. Soon, they will return to us. I ask that anyone who hears this message and is near the city of Sparta to go there now and assist in the recovery efforts. Many have died there and many more are wounded. For now, please know that our gallant military is not only fighting the cylons but beating them back. We will win this fight and we will win it as one. May the gods shine their blessings down upon us, So Say We All!"

[fleetops]

FLASH MESSAGE FLASH MESSAGE FLASH MESSAGE FLASH MESSAGE

URGENT ALL COLONIAL AND TERRAN UNITS IMMEDIATE RENDEZVOUS TERRA COORDINATES COMMENCE JUMP SEQUENCE GAMMA ALL BATTLEGROUPS PREPARE FOR ENEMY ACTION UPON JUMP COMPLETION FIFTEEN TO EIGHTEEN ENEMY BASESTARS PLANETARY ASSAULT UNDERWAY ALL AVAILABLE COLONIAL MARINE UNITS TO EMBARK TO SURFACE

BY ORDER OF FLEET ADMIRAL MIDDLETON
BATTLESTAR LEONIDES

END MESSAGE END MESSAGE END MESSAGE END MESSAGE END MESSAGE

[npcpilot]

As Major Gil Hansen, Colonial Fleet, 6th Viper Squadron based on Terra at Corinth (NPC)

"Tallyho all Colonial and Terran units, Cylons are on the retreat, count eleven basestars destroyed or badly damaged, four more damaged but under power and two minimal damage but now out of weapons range. Looks like we won this round, Viper 71 Beta 6 heading back to the barn, Terran air cover will fly the CAP. All planet based squadrons are to return home, out."

[fleetops]

Message from Colonial Fleet Headquarters

Final tally of damages to Colonial Fleet, ships lost and/or destroyed and casualties

Following is a list of all ships that were destroyed or too badly damaged to repair, all ships damaged, all Fleet facilities destroyed or damaged, and personnel casualties.

Ships destroyed

Battlecarrier Pacifica BCG-98 (too badly damaged to attempt repairs, will be gutted and scrapped)
Battlecruiser Hephaestus (BCR-544)
Battlestar Deuteronomy (BSG-88)

Gunstars:
Boreas –was still under construction but placed into action
Eurus – was still under construction but placed into action
Notus - was still under construction but placed into action
Zephyrus - was still under construction but placed into action



Ships damaged:

Gunstars Perseids (BGS-012) and Cronus -(BSB-10), along with the Battlestar Proteus (BSG-76), Chrysalis (BSG-72), multiple missile hits to various areas of the ships.


Battlestar Acheron (BSG-77), missiles hitting her port pod and taking out several point-defense gun batteries and a number of her launch tubes.


The Battlecruiser Persephone (BCR-608) was hit by one missile to her number one engine but was able to continue on with minimal damage.

The Battlestar Odysseus (BSG-92) was relatively unscathed, one of only a few ships that sustained almost no damage.

The Battlecruiser Agamemnon (BCR-211) had taken three missiles to her starboard side but her damage control crews had put out the fires and were able to prevent the entire starboard side of the ship from being lost.

The Gunstar Castor (BCR-766) had taken one missile to her bow, taking out the entire CIC and leaving the ship to be controlled from the Aft Auxiliary Control Room.


Fleet facilities:

Colonial Marine Base-North-major damage to buildings and to runways/tarmac.

Colonial Fleet HQ-severe damage to building with most damage caused to south and west wings of building. Also, barracks quarters destroyed along with transportation center.

Fleet Shipyard, Terra-sustained minimal damage to docking areas.




Personnel: (to include ship based and planetary based)

Fleet personnel : 21, 742

KIA: 11,208
WOUNDED: 10, 534

Colonial Marines: 18, 553

KIA: 12, 901
WOUNDED: 5,652

[TerraOps]

From Terran Defense Forces HQ

Casualty and Force Losses totals

Battlecruisers:

Copernicus- D E S T R O Y E D
Magellan- Severe damage to engineering sections, time in shipyard expected to be ten months.


Gunstars:

Warhawk-minimal damage
Falcon-minimal damage
Cepheus D E S T R O Y E D
Bellona D E S T R O Y E D
Clotho-no damage
Circe D E S T R O Y E D
Pollux-no damage

Terran military personnel

KIA: 161,237

Wounded: 409,388

MIA: 2,904


Civilians

Terran:

KIA: 233,764

Wounded: 1,885,762

MIA: 54,210

Colonial:

KIA: 39,459

Wounded: 87,106

MIA: 2,730

Cylon:

KIA: 16,824

Wounded: 23,900

MIA: 106

[Phineas Doral]

"I want to thank everyone for being here. I don't want to make this any longer than it needs to be so let me get right to the point."

Phineas looked over at the Colonial Fleet techs sitting at a table to his left.

"Are we ready? Good. Ladies and gentlemen, Colonial, Terran and Gondawan citizens, members of the Colonial and Terran Fleets: This is your President. I wish to take this opportunity to make this announcement."

Pjineas waited for second, taking a sip of water from the glass on the podium. Looking at the group of people seated in front of him, he smiled then continued speaking.

"Effective immediately, I am disbanding the Colonial government and resigning my elected position as President, Twelve Colonies of Kobol. All Colonial elected officials are hereby stripped of their respective titles and offices. All civilian government employees shall immediately become employees of the Terran government."

Phineas waited for the effect of his words to sink in before continuing.

"The reason for this action is simple. The CMS Marauder has returned from her mission to the Colonies and has brought back with her further evidence that the Colonial government has re-established itself back on the Twelve Colonies. As such, there can not be two Colonial governments, two Colonial Presidents and so forth. Also, all government activity here on Terra is handled by and has been handled by the now fully established Terran government.

All Colonial citizens have been subject to Terran laws and regulations for a number of years, so the change will not even be noticeable. As for the Colonial Fleet, nothing will change in that respect. The Colonial Fleet is and always has been the Colonial Fleet. Captain Joseph Markus of the Marauder has brought back a representative of the government back on the Colonies. This woman will act as nothing more than an observer but will also be a liaison of sorts. More information will be provided in the coming weeks.

I want to make it clear that there will be NO mutinies or revolutions or acts of sedition because of this announcement. I have been assured by the Fleet Admiral that she will personally see to it anyone guilty of such acts shall be dealt with under Fleet law and regulations, which means death. The Cylons are still a threat. The Fleet will still perform its primary duty, to protect this planet and the stations and settlements within this solar system. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for having the confidence in me to name me as your President. I will now embark on a new journey, one which I hope will put an end to this senseless war between humanity and Cylons. So Say We All!"

[fleetops]

From the desk of Rear Admiral Knight, Chief of the Bureau of Fleet Personnel

Effective immediately, the following personnel are hereby promoted to the rank indicated:

Rear Admiral Yogi, Rear Admiral on board Battlestar Atlantia and to assume office of Commander, Fleet Operations.

Commander Jim Raynor, to Rear Admiral. Will retain his office on board the Battlestar Acheron. Will assume command of Fleet Intelligence.

Commander Frank Admiral, to permanent rank of Commander. Will assume full command of the Battlestar Acheron.

Colonel Jasmine Yolander, to Brigadier General. To continue as Deputy Commander of Colonial Marine Forces on Terra.

General Baikun, to General and office of Commandant of all Colonial Marine Forces.

Signed,

Fleet Admiral Middleton

[FLT. Admiral Yogi]

"Attention attention to the Terran Fleet this is the Acting Fleet Admiral Yogi speaking. We have found the 12 Colonies, I have sent a scout ship there. Depending on the next message I will make a call for the Colonial to make a series of jumps. You have help us a great deal in the past but time may be near. I'll leave it up to you guy to decide if you want to join us or not. I'll send a update if I decide it is safe or not.

So Say We All!!"

[fleetops]

From the Desk of Rear Admiral Megan Knight, Chief Bureau of Personnel

To All Members, Colonial Fleet Admiralty and Commanders

Effective immediately, by direct order of Admiral Deanna Middleton, Fleet Admiral, the promotion of Rear Admiral Yogi to Fleet Admiral based upon death or disappearance of aforementioned Fleet Admiral Middleton is rescinded and nullified by reason that aforementioned Fleet Admiral Middleton IS NOT MISSING NOR IS SHE DEAD.

She knows exactly where her and the bulk of the Colonial Fleet are situated. In as much as a coup is still underfoot, such action by Admiral Yogi could be construed to be an attempt to seize control of the Colonial Fleet.

Effective immediately, Admiral Yogi shall revert back to his permanent rank and maintain himself as Commanding Officer of Battlestar Atlantia until such time as killed in action, requests transfer to Retired List or is relieved of his Command.

Signed this 18th day of July

Deanna Middleton, CF
Fleet Admiral

[FLT. Admiral Yogi]

"All right to all of the fleet this is your Fleet Admiral Yogi speaking. As you all my have heard over the wire about me is wrong. I don't wish to hold power over you all, I just simple wish to fight for you all as your Admiral like I been fighting along with your family and friends. I believe Fleet Admiral Deanna Middleton to be dead. I last saw her at the Cylon Outpost Gamma near there home world that was April of last yahren. She was planing to nuke the outpost's and then them, once I got my orders about Alex I then few away. She was in the middle of it when I flew there. There were raiders, Basestar every where. I barely made it on-board then back out. I been trying to get a signal or whereabouts, now this comes over the wire without a peep over a yahren."

*Shaking my head*

"I say this is no quintessence don't you think, think about everything that has be happening. Cylon's knows what were up to, Ace turn's on us but still holds his rank and power in the fleet right after I sent Middleton files on him and notice of stripping his rank. Then I asked for all Colonial codes to be changed but they were not and Alex hacked in and block our every attempt. The Colonial government as be disbanded. All this adds up people, what does this all mean you say? I say it means that Deanna Middleton is herself a one of these Cylon's. That also is in line with 3 first we have Mister President Benjamen Little who is a known Cylon and next we have Mister Phineas Doral who is the WHAT? that's right his the vice President. And now it seems that Ms. Deanna Middleton is a Cylon, now I hear Benjamen Little and Phineas Doral is make there move to rebuild our government but in there image.
There has been a plot against us from the beginning but now we all the recent event falling in to place and to owe it to my people I will continue to fight the good fight as your New Fleet Admiral. So Say Well All!!!"

[Junior Lt. Bonnie Castor]

Incoming message from Battlestar Acheron

The following battle report is hereby sent to all Colonial and Terran units.

The following ships have either been destroyed or severely damaged. From the Atlantia Battlegroup, the Gunstar Cronus -BSB-10 has been destroyed with loss of the entire crew. From the Battlestar Chrysalis BSG-72 Battlegroup,
the Battlecruiser Avenger BCR-7501 reports massive damage to her starboard pod and fires throughout the ship. She has pulled off the line and will attempt to make it to the shipyard. The Gunstar Decuma -BGS-006 reports she is out of ordnance and damage is moderate to her topside.

Fleet Admiral Middleton's Flagship the Battlestar Leonides BSG-70 reports minor damage to the port stern, moderate damage to the starboard fore end of the landing bay and several fires in the ship. She is rendezvousing with a resupply ship to take on more ordnance and supplies. The Battlecruiser Athena BCR-9801 reports moderate damage to port pod, fires are under control but she is low on ordnance and will pull off the line to resupply. No word on the gunstar assigned to Leonides.


Acheron Battlegroup reports as follows: Battlecruiser Artemis BCR-5532, destroyed. Battlecruiser Aphrodite BCR-023 reports no damage as she is being kept in reserve.
Battlecruiser Persephone BCR-608, destroyed with all hands on board. Gunstar
Perseids BGS-012 is with us now.

End Message