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[RkAngel Crow]

Verdic,

I am not sure why a congratulations is being given to Spectre's Ravens, but I would like to say thank you just the same.

[Dryger5T]

Caw...

Can't wait to rock n roll with the Unkindness. I may even be down for a murder or even a parliament.

[Verdic Mckenna]

Just glad to see that groups are forming and things are in the works. I only check the boards once in awhile.

[Fiachdubh]

So anyone going in for this founders pack business? $120 is too much but you don't really get anything for your $30 either. Might go for the middle ground although usually would not even pay $60 for any game let alone a F2P.

EDIT: Clearly I did not have the patience or self control to wait. Went with the Hunchie as only one of the choices I ever really used.

Edited by Fiachdubh, 20 June 2012 - 10:04 AM.

[RkAngel Crow]

Fia I just had to laugh after I read your post. You seem to have about as much patience as I do...lol.

[Coffee Black]

I've been starting every battle with the message "Glory to Clan Raven". Gets interesting responses from time to time.

[GreyGriffin]

Are we still throwing our lot in with FRR? I understand merc corps have loyalties just like freelancers.

[RkAngel Crow]

I am not sure what Spectre's Ravens will do at this point. We have not talked about that as a group yet and that is something that will need to happen before I can give you an answer on that, as the unit as a whole almost always gets to help decide how we proceed with things of that nature.

[Fiachdubh]

While I have no fondness for the FWL I am all for an excuse to shoot Capellans.

[Ravn]

I got my founders package. Went for the Jenner. Also, squadron officer school is terrible. I want to murder half the captains in my class.

[RkAngel Crow]

Grats on your founders package, I still have to figure out if I am getting one or not. Sorry that schooling is being such a pain in the arse. Just graduate at the top of the class to give them the ol kiss my arse message...lol.

[Ravn]

There is an honorific called distinguished grad, but almost half the points come from peer review... It's like the military version of reality TV. Take a group of people, tell them they get to decide who the best is, and it becomes a popularity contest. Also, the key to the contest is acting like they don't care if they win. Mix in that most officers are A-type personalities... so much fun.

[RkAngel Crow]

Yeah I remember vaguely the type of people in the squadrons. I would have to agree with you about the personalities of the officers. I don't even think you have to be going for the distinguished grad, I always felt almost anything was a popularity contest and it was lets see who can kiss the COs *** better. Well I hope that you finish at the top of your class, but no matter what, you always will have our thanks for what you do for us. It isn't easy and I know it.

[RedBelly Devega]

Crap

Edited by RedBelly Devega, 30 June 2012 - 12:43 AM.

[Fiachdubh]

Look at that, all the way down to page 2.

[RkAngel Crow]

Yes I know, disgraceful isn't it. We have to wake up a bit more so we do not fall to page 2 again.

[Hagetaka]

The Ravens began their own brand of revenge with the arrival of the Storm Crow Naval Pursuit Star in April 3069. With little progress made between the Watch and OAI regarding Ramora, both Khans authorized a plan put forth by Galaxy Commander Arianne D’Amone. By the end of May, the Combine worlds of Valentina, Budingen, Weisau, and Schirmeck were seized with no pretext of a Trial or Clan honor. The Combine defenses, declared dezgra by the Raven forces, stood little chance of victory as the Raven forces smashed them aside. The systems were quickly stripped of ready resources and DropShips confiscated and sent back to the Alliance using a support flotilla of Raven and Alliance JumpShips. Military hardware of worth to the Alliance was claimed but then destroyed, deemed inferior by Raven commanders.

The initial systems cleared, the Ravens moved on. The next world to fall was Goubellat, with system defenses defeated within a day. With most of their ground forces now occupying their new conquests, the Raven fleet arrived at Galedon with only its naval and aerospace assets. The Ravens, fully aware that the District capital would be well-defended, institute a different plan to make their anger regarding Ramora and Dante understood. The first salvos that fell from the Raven WarShips obliterated the Harikuma Military Base and wiped out at least a
battalion of the Twelfth Galedon Regulars. Additional military bases and pockets of concentrated force also felt the power of the Raven guns, including AFFS forces that were busy assaulting the planet. Several sorties were conducted by both DCMS and AFFS forces against the CSR Nestling,causing moderate damage before the attacking wave was eliminated by swarms of Raven fighters. With spaceborne
resistance broken, the Raven WarShips moved around the planet, striking every possible military location or detected force concentration. Suspected military sites were flattened and even large factories, such as the LAW-Galedon complex, were incinerated by orbital strikes. Several major conflagrations erupted on the outskirts of Tahlwynn, Yokohama, and Bridgeport, three of the world’s largest civilian cities. By the end of the week, fires were rampant and all cohesive leadership broke down, leaving many continental sectors under the nominal command of whatever military force remained—Combine and Davion alike.

Loremaster Klaus Harper issued an ultimatum to the planet, broadcast in the open. The civilians of Galedon were given one week to evacuate the planet, at which
time the Ravens would then finish their sentence of justice. During that week, the Ravens constantly ran sorties over the growing crowds surrounding what DropShips remained on the surface, making sure that no military forces attempted to leave and used lethal force to punctuate their ultimatum.

On 16 June, as the last of several DropShips lifted from the surface of Galedon—most of the population remained, unable to escape the planet—Clan Snow Raven began the systematic destruction of every major city. Those DropShips that left after the deadline were forced to dock with the Clan’s WarShips under threat of death; over 10,000 refugees were claimed as isorla after the bombardments begin. Little did the Ravens know that death stalked among their new acquisitions in the form of an ancient Age of War-era bioweapon, unleashed upon the world during the recent Combine/FedSuns fighting. The majority of the refugees were packed into the Nestling with several hundred others spread to those ships with open cargo holds.

The systematic destruction of Galedon lasted for a week; by the end, every major metropolitan center was pockmarked with craters and rubble; what little shelter remained was consumed with fire. The contaminating smoke, ash, and radiation spread across the planet’s atmosphere, slowly altering its ecology. With over 60% of the planet’s population now dead, the Ravens began their return to Alliance space.

[Fiachdubh]

Shame it turned out that the Combine was actually innocent of the events leading up the attack on Galedon, oops.

[Hagetaka]

At least Jinjiro Kurita actually had a reason to massacre everyone on Kentares IV

[RkAngel Crow]

Hope everyone (in the US) has a great and safe 4th of July!! A big thanks to our military men/women who are currently serving and to those who have served in the past. So THANK YOU Ravn!!!