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Nxla666 wrote:Yes, they were a squadron of Alpha pilots in the adventure and they got demolished as I recall.

No, the Alpha pilots were the Sky Jammers. The Raspberry Babies were a mixed team including a Destroid, Cyclones and an Alpha. The Survivors were all Macross-era mecha. Then there was The Four Horsemen and one other team whose name escapes me at the moment (my REF Field Guide is currently packed away).

The Sky Jammers tangled with a Bioroid Assault Frigate and paid the piper big time.....

Rabid Southern Cross Fan wrote:

Nxla666 wrote:Yes, they were a squadron of Alpha pilots in the adventure and they got demolished as I recall.

No, the Alpha pilots were the Sky Jammers. The Raspberry Babies were a mixed team including a Destroid, Cyclones and an Alpha. The Survivors were all Macross-era mecha. Then there was The Four Horsemen and one other team whose name escapes me at the moment (my REF Field Guide is currently packed away).

The Sky Jammers tangled with a Bioroid Assault Frigate and paid the piper big time.....

Meh, I havent read the book in awhile, but since its sitting on my shelf I guess I should have checked.

So in other words the "Sky Jammers" got jammed into the trash can! ouch! What sort of losses did they sustain?

Aramanthus wrote:So in other words the "Sky Jammers" got jammed into the trash can! ouch! What sort of losses did they sustain?

Presumably all 6 Alpha's. 'Baby Leader' speculated that there weren't any survivors. Which is pretty much what happens when Sylphide and Ajax Veritechs take on the Bioroid Transports during The Masters War.

Rabid Southern Cross Fan wrote:

Aramanthus wrote:So in other words the "Sky Jammers" got jammed into the trash can! ouch! What sort of losses did they sustain?

Presumably all 6 Alpha's. 'Baby Leader' speculated that there weren't any survivors. Which is pretty much what happens when Sylphide and Ajax Veritechs take on the Bioroid Transports during The Masters War.

I remmeber the Old debat about how a Single VF-1a could total a Bioroid Transport, I'm sure the New RPg will have a Slightly Diffrent Senario, Going by Robotech.com's View on the Abilities of the Bioroids and how well the Human Mecha Fared against it.

Since I'm stuck with only a computer at work which functions properly, could you please elaborate.

Yep,The baby's leader thought they got wiped out.The only squads left untouched are the pc's and the Hell Raisers.

If the squadron wanted to have targets on their mecha maybe that would create a psychological problem for their enemies. Thinking that either only a madman or someone extremely good would do that sort of stunt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Un ... _squadrons theirs one list of names

the RAF was a bit less in the nameing tradition and more in the number and moto tradition(which oddly enough carried over to some of the "allied" squadrons that went back to their home contries after WWII with the notable exception of the "Eagle" squadrons.)

Very interesting. I had forgotten some of these little facts from WW2.

Those sounds like good names for squadrons! They sound very appropriate. Thank you for sharing them.

Another great set of names!

What about a squadron named after various fictional groups?

My first squadron (First Robotect War) was VF-76 "Misfits" we were all black sheep with criminal records or a lack of respect for authority, but we got the job done when it needed done.
My second was ATAC-27 "Hawkeyes" a band of VHT pilots and GMP assigned to defend a small island in the north Atlantic that held the last of the Robotech Research Center.
During the Sentinels and the Invid Invasion, we ran a small unit of Special Operators ST-320 "Black Dragons" a Special Tactics Team of 6 cyclones, one alpha, and one beta both for tactical air support.

The squadron name I used in the original Robotech game was The Death Angels. They were the result of a failed attempt to rehabilitate traumatized soldiers from the first Robotech War.

Project Angel is dead - long live the Death Angels!

REF (Now I suppose UEEF) 3rd. Tactical Combined Arms.
Mixture of Destroid & VF's used for rapid response.

Also the 32nd. 'Black Skulls' heavy assault squadron.

14th. the 'Greyfalcons' specializing in formation manuvers.

and lastly... the 11th., 'Firedancers' specializing in orbital drop operations and first-strike.

VMF-214: The reborn and original "Black Sheep Squadron!" My other squadron was VF-58 "Wild Cards!" Yes, I was a fan of both the "Black Sheep Squadron" and "Space: Above and Beyond" TV shows!

444th The Destroyers. And all legios squadron! They fought the invid around Tirol. Then they went to war against Edwards! Now they've got their sites set on the Haydonites.

Arnie100 wrote::D VMF-214: The reborn and original "Black Sheep Squadron!" My other squadron was VF-58 "Wild Cards!" Yes, I was a fan of both the "Black Sheep Squadron" and "Space: Above and Beyond" TV shows!

Black Sheep Squadron was beyond cool Wish some channel would start showing it again

Maybe in the Black Sheep Squadron you could have someone being related to Pappy! I'm being dead serious too!

just be sure you keep him away from the booze.

Ummm...I did!!! Gregory Hallenbeck Boyington III, I named him!

ouch.

Hallenbach? Where did that come from? Just out of couriousity!

That was the real Boyington's stepfather's surname! So I used it as my Boyington's middle name!

Oh ok! That makes a lot of sense! Thank you for informing myself on that little historical note! I appreciate it!