🛰 Flight Log – “Red Skull Lessons” Commander’s Note: Never underestimate a mission flagged with the red skull. High threat means exactly that—chaos waiting to unfold.

Mission Brief

• Contract: Threat Level 4 combat mission
• Warning: Red skull indicator (High Threat)
• Wing: Myself in an Alliance Chieftain (partially engineered), wingmate in an Anaconda

Engagement

• Upon arrival, the scanner lit up like a fireworks display—eight to nine hostile ships converging instantly.
• The catch? Each wingmate drew their own separate group of enemies, doubling the chaos.
• My Chieftain’s agility kept me alive, but the sheer volume of fire shredded shields in minutes.

Critical Moments

• Hull integrity dropped to single-digit percentages. Every warning klaxon screamed in unison.
• Mid-battle, all weapons failed. Desperation forced a reboot/repair cycle under fire—precious seconds of vulnerability.
• Systems came back online, but most weapons burned out one by one. Picking off the final enemies felt like fighting with bare hands.

Turning Point

• Just as defeat seemed inevitable, System Defence Forces jumped in. Their arrival shifted the tide, drawing fire and thinning the swarm.
• With their support, we managed to secure victory—barely.

Aftermath

• Looted every scrap of engineering materials from the wreckage.
• Both ships limped back to port, scarred but intact.
• Lesson learned: Never accept red skull missions lightly. Even with heavy firepower, survival hinges on luck, skill, and timely reinforcements.

Closing Reflection This log stands as a reminder:

• Threat Level 4 + Red Skull = Wing-breaking chaos.
• Even engineered ships can be pushed to the brink.
• Sometimes, survival isn’t about firepower—it’s about endurance, improvisation, and allies showing up when you need them most.