Pilots, alliance intelligence has located a small Imperial Platform on the outskirts of the Argus System. We believe it to be the location where MANTICORE berths his ship.
His heavily armed fighter poses too great a risk to our operations in this system. Alliance command wants you to subdue him. We cannot have him harassing us during our attack run on the Argus Refueling Station.
Unfortunately his platform is incredibly well defended, and we cannot spare the resources to attack in quantities needed to break through the perimeter. Your team will have to resort to more covert means for this to work.
We have stolen Imperial TIE Fighters to slip you through the Turbolaser perimeter. Avoid blowing your cover, dock with the platform, and search the station for MANTICORE's pilot. Then make a run for it before the Empire knows what we're doing. Oh, and grab his ship—you still have to punch your way out through the Turbolaser perimeter.
General Taesh
Commander, Aturi Cluster Operations
His heavily armed fighter poses too great a risk to our operations in this system. Alliance command wants you to subdue him. We cannot have him harassing us during our attack run on the Argus Refueling Station.
Unfortunately his platform is incredibly well defended, and we cannot spare the resources to attack in quantities needed to break through the perimeter. Your team will have to resort to more covert means for this to work.
We have stolen Imperial TIE Fighters to slip you through the Turbolaser perimeter. Avoid blowing your cover, dock with the platform, and search the station for MANTICORE's pilot. Then make a run for it before the Empire knows what we're doing. Oh, and grab his ship—you still have to punch your way out through the Turbolaser perimeter.
- Capture MANTICORE alive, if possible.
- Destroy his craft if the capture attempt fails.
- If he evades capture, I don't need to tell you how things will go poorly for our attack on the refueling station.
General Taesh
Commander, Aturi Cluster Operations
Mission: Manticore Side Story |
All right pilots, this is it. We’re approaching the small station where MANTICORE puts down. Engage radio silence, let's bring this guy back to face justice. This one’s for Doublehooks.
-LT Aarip Jasall
Rho 1, flown by LT Jasall, never landed in the docking bay. He stayed out and strafed the station, taking out a fuel tank which allowed his squadronmates to locate MANTICORE’s pilot easier. He was forced to eject in a crossfire of TIE Interceptors and Turbolaser turrets.
Rho 2, with JEB in the cockpit, crashed into an asteroid on his approach and alerted the Imperials to our presence. He was able to land his damaged TIE Fighter in the docking bay and begin searching for MANTICORE’s pilot. He escaped off the board with Scorch after distracting the TIE Interceptors.
Rho 3, flown by Scorch, was able to evade enemy fire and land successfully in the docking bay. At the last minute before MANTICORE was able to launch, Scorch and JEB were able to subdue him in a firefight on the station. JEB’s extra explosives came in handy, and Scorch was chosen to fly the Captured TIE Defender out of the battle.
-LT Aarip Jasall
Rho 1, flown by LT Jasall, never landed in the docking bay. He stayed out and strafed the station, taking out a fuel tank which allowed his squadronmates to locate MANTICORE’s pilot easier. He was forced to eject in a crossfire of TIE Interceptors and Turbolaser turrets.
Rho 2, with JEB in the cockpit, crashed into an asteroid on his approach and alerted the Imperials to our presence. He was able to land his damaged TIE Fighter in the docking bay and begin searching for MANTICORE’s pilot. He escaped off the board with Scorch after distracting the TIE Interceptors.
Rho 3, flown by Scorch, was able to evade enemy fire and land successfully in the docking bay. At the last minute before MANTICORE was able to launch, Scorch and JEB were able to subdue him in a firefight on the station. JEB’s extra explosives came in handy, and Scorch was chosen to fly the Captured TIE Defender out of the battle.