Talk:AIF/@comment-11135771-20150331003623/@comment-25373667-20150331014727

IC: With the sudden arrival of the Prometheus fleet, the odds of a coalition victory dwindle. With communications scrambled, contact between ships is extremely difficult. However, the NAR fleet was prepared for this.

The ships in the fleet hoist signal flags, coded of course, and resume communication between ships. A few older ships, such as the Malevolence-class, have signal mirrors installed, and use them for communication as well. Some captains even go extreme enough to use hand held walkie-talkies and radios for close range communications in their formations.

With the fleet in a mess, signals are sent ordering the fleet to fall back temporarily, in order to regroup and rearm. The fleet turns tail and makes a break for open water, away from Prometheus ships. Once out of range of electronic warfare, communications resume as normal, and the fleet regroups as several supply ships repair and rearm the fleet. With missiles reloaded and damage repaired, the fleet charges back in, signal flags ready.

But before the fleet heads in, Arkillon orders Operation Tonnant (without nukes this time), and 100 IHA-1A Interceptors warp in, ready to cover the fleet with AA screens, and make missile runs if necessary.

OOC: Kitty, we know what Project Alpha is. It's where you nuke people. Sooo...