The two groups were about to make contact on the far side of the moon.
"Sir?" Jan called.
"Yes Two?" Antan responded.
"It's just occured to me, there are only four of us against eight of them. I expect the odds are against us."
"Never tell a Corellian the odds." Trelles piped in. Antan chuckled, a friendly cheerful sound.
"Jan. What I expect........ is to win!"
"Oh!" Jan sounded rather surprised. "Okay then." He said, not entirely convinsed.
"Flights Two and Three sighted, Sar." A single TIE came streaking out over the horizon with a tight group of three in V formation a short distance behind. Drigget! That show-off needs to learn he can't win a battle solo. Shortly behind but quite a distance from the moon came two distinct pairs of fighters. The three TIEs in V formation drifted back towards the pairs as the lone fighter continued on straight for Antan's Flight. Good. At least Wilar knows what he's doing.
"Hold formation. When I say, Two, break right and high. Then turn to engage the single fighter out the front. Three, you and Four, break towards the moon. Stay low and come to flank the others, we'll take them from the front."
"Understood, Sar."
When Drigget had closed to two and a half kilometres, he opened fire.
"BREAK!" San-Gellen and Telles backed off and turned towards the moon. Jan, who was the front most fighter broke away and Antan rolled to the right but held his course. Drigget had seen Jan break and, thinking he was Antan, turned to intercept to try and get a shot off at their leader. Antan had expected this and fired on Drigget before turning to form up on Jan's wing. He quickly changed tranciever channels. "Nine, you have been killed. Disengage and return to a safe altitude."
"Yes...... Sir." Drigget sounded furious with himself. That should teach him to try and show off! The group of three TIEs broke off and accelerated towards San-Grellen, whilst the two pairs split out wide for a two pronged attack on Jan and Antan. Kern and Rettor in the pair on the left came in first. Jan pitched up and rolled round towards the second group whilst Antan executed a corkscrew roll while turning into the two fighters as they fired at him. Their shots were poor and missed, while Antan got two solid hits on Rettor as he passed through his crosshairs.
"Eight, you're dead! Join Nine in the safe zone." Jan had tried a flanking move on Wilar and Hanlages, but Wilar out manuvered him and took him out of play. While this happened, though, Antan had banked around and got Hanlages from behind. He tried a few shots at Wilar too, but didn't get him well enough to 'kill' him. "Two and Six to the safe zone." San-Grellen and Trelles had gone head to head with Sallam, Yuar and Quaple. San-Grellen had got Yuar while Trelles had hit Quaple and barely missed Sallam. Sallam, Yuar and Quaple, however, had all hit San-Grellen. "Three, Eleven and Twelve to the safe zone." There were only five fighters left. Two against three. Not bad odds! Kern had moved to Wilar's wing and they were both chasing down Antan. Sallam was turning for a shot on Trelles who headed away from the moon to assist Antan. Wilar fired as Antan performed a barrel roll. He performed a tight loop which Wilar followed, but Kern turned too slow and was hit by Antan from behind. "Seven to the safe zone."
"Lead, break low." Antan rolled upside down and pitched up. Wilar had followed, not noticing Trelles who got him.
"Thanks, Four." Trelles formed up on Antan's wing. "Five, safe zone." Sallam was now approaching from behind. "Four, break left." Antan called as he himself broke right. Sallam followed Trelles so Antan turned full circle and got him from behind. "First flight, trancievers to standard channel." Antan looked out and surveyed the TIEs patroling the safe zone. "Congratulations Greens. That was a very good training session. Form up on me and we'll head back to base."
Major Jecota, stood waiting for them as they arrived back in the hanger. He had been monitoring the action as it happened. He walked to Antan's side as he head towards Bail who was standing by his office.
"That was a very good exercise, Sir." Antan smiled.
"Yes, yes it was."
"You got the top score with five kills. Congratulations!"
"Thanks, Brandt." Jecota walked away as they neared Bail.
"Same again tomorrow, Sir?"
"Yes, I think that would a good idea." Bail started to walk off towards the TIEs. "Bail..." He turned as Antan called.
"Sir?"
"Four, this time." Bail gave a broad grin.
"Certainally, Sir!"
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