This page depicts all scripted dialogue in the mission Over the cloud in Airforce Delta Strike.
Briefing[]
Robert: Everyone here? It's been a while since we've had the whole squadron together. Lilia, Amelia? Give us the sit rep.
Amelia: Yes, sir. Our mission is to capture the enemy's air transport squadron. Our recon tells us they're taking on supplies today in Area OB-33. Here are your orders. All elements depart for Area OB-33. Clear out the enemies around the transports, then guide the transports back into friendly territory. That is all.
Jamie: [grins] You mean we steal their transport ships.
Lilia: [winks] Exactly. So don't attack the transports unless you hear otherwise.
Alex: [smiles] You need everyone for this dinky job?
Lilia: [happy] You're welcome to try capturing the transport fleet all by yourself. We would sure appreciate it.
John: Give me a break...
Lilia: [turns neutral] The 101st Fighter Squad will be backing us up on this one. As always, watch out for friendly fire.
Ruth: Are you saying our element, with four fighter jets, can't handle this?
Ken: ...You're hiding something.
Lilia: [angry] Oh, shut up already! Just go!
Robert: All elements deploy at once. Take care of the enemies surrounding the transports and bring 'em in. We're counting on you.
[briefing ends]
Mission[]
Amelia: Guard the escape vessel Freedom as it disengages from the enemy. The air currents are rough beneath the clouds. Fighter jets can't handle them! Watch your altitude.
John: (if playing as Ken) Nomad... what's up?
Amelia: (if playing as Ken) There's no time to explain. Details will follow.
John: (if playing as Ken) Roger. We just shoot 'em all down, right?
Ken: (if playing as Ruth) Wasn't it supposed to be an aircraft carrier?
Amelia: (if playing as Ruth) I'll explain more later. Just follow orders for now.
Ken: (if playing as Ruth) Roger...
Ruth: (if playing as John) Nomad! Your data's wrong! What's going on?
Amelia: (if playing as John) I can't explain now. Please follow your orders.
Ruth: (if playing as John) Fine! I copy!
Jamie: (if playing as Rick or Alex) You'll give us the details later, right?
Amelia: (if playing as Rick or Alex) Yes. I'll explain everything.
Jamie: (if playing as Rick or Alex) Then we have no choice. C'mon, Rush Hour, Nonstop!
Rick: (if playing as Jamie or Alex) Roger that.
Alex: (if playing as Rick) Roger!
Brian: (if playing as Holst) What the hell? That's not what I'm hearing!
Amelia: (if playing as Holst) There's no time to explain. Please follow your orders.
Brian: (if playing as Holst) Why?!
Pedro: (if playing as Holst) Just do it, Sprog. We'll hear more later.
Brian: (if playing as Holst) Roger...
Amelia: The enemy's starting to hide under the clouds.
David: I'll get 'em before they can! [chases after the Type-B7: Spiral which is codenamed 'Radetzky' and the Type-B8: Arrows as they dive under the clouds]
Amelia: Python 1, maintain altitude! It's dangerous beneath the clouds!
[when the player flies close to the Radetzky and the Type-B8: Arrows, the following two lines will potentially be said]
Operator: Enemy within firing range.
Commandant: Launch all Spiral Spears!
[the following two lines can also potentially be said when the player flies close to the Radetzky and the Type-B8: Arrows]
Operator: Loading preparations complete.
Commandant: Fire away!
David: M-my plane can't take it! Arrgh! [his plane explodes when he flies under the clouds, though he survives]
Amelia: ...Python 1 has lost IFF contact...
Collette: Lead!
Constance: Lead!
Amelia: The enemy is starting to surface.
Collette: Where are they?
Constance: I can't see them!
Amelia: Python 2 and 3, right under you! Evade!
Collette: Cougar, they're coming from below! [gets hit by a Type-B8: Arrow]
Constance: Too late! Aaack! [gets hit by a Type-B8: Arrow]
Amelia: All Python units have been destroyed...
[the following two lines will potentially be said if the player flies close to the Radetzky and the Type-B8: Arrows]
Operator: Spiral Spears ready.
Commandant: Right, launch all six of 'em!
Elbow: (if playing as any character except for Ruth, Jamie, or Holst) Elbow Leader here.
Ruth: (if playing as Ken or John) Delta Squadron, Lilly!
Jamie: (if playing as Rick or Alex) Delta Squadron, Shogun here!
Holst: (if playing as Brian) Delta Squadron, Duke.
Elbow: (if playing as any character except for Ruth, Jamie, or Holst) So you're Delta. I've heard about you. Let's stick close together, okay?
Ruth: (if playing as Ken or John) Roger!
Jamie: (if playing as Rick or Alex) Roger!
Holst: (if playing as Brian) Roger.
Elbow: (if playing as Ken or John) You may not have much experience, but we'll follow your lead.
Ruth: (if playing as Ken or John) Thank you!
Elbow: (if playing as Rick or Alex) It's an honor to be able to fight alongside you.
Jamie: (if playing as Rick or Alex) Ho ho ho! Pretty fancy words for a propless feller!
Elbow: (if playing as Brian) Your techniques are no match for ours. We're counting on you.
Holst: (if playing as Brian) Just leave it to us.
[when the player damages the Type-B8: Arrow codenamed 'Monarch', either of the following two lines will be said]
Operator: Monarch hit! Not enough thrust--it's getting too dangerous!
Operator: Monarch hit! Starboard balancer damaged. Can't evade!
Operator: (when the player destroys Monarch) Monarch hit! It's going down!
[when the player damages the Type-B8: Arrow codenamed 'Kaiser', either of the following two lines will be said]
Operator: Kaiser hit! Not enough thrust--it's getting too dangerous!
Operator: Kaiser hit! Port balancer damaged. Evasion is impossible!
Operator: (when the player destroys Kaiser) Kaiser hit! It's going down!
Operator: Kaiser hit! Starboard balancer damaged, Can't evade!
[when the player damages the Type-B8: Arrow codenamed 'Sokol', one of the following three lines will be said]
Operator: Sokol hit! Fire in the main engine!
Operator: Sokol hit! Output reduced... Gotta do something...
Operator: Sokol hit! Starboard balancer damaged! Can't stay horizontal!
Operator: (when the player destroys Sokol) Sokol hit! Losing control!
Amelia: (when the Radetzky dives under the clouds before the bolts are destroyed) They're hiding beneath the clouds! Don't go in too far after them!
Amelia: (when the Radetzky surfaces before the bolts are destroyed) The enemy is surfacing! Watch out!
General: What, no one wants to follow me?! All right, then! You! Let’s go!
Retainer: Y-yes, sir!
Pilot: Freedom, here. Come in, Delta. Repeat, Freedom here...
Amelia: Nomad here. What's your status?
Pilot: Now performing final disengage checks. Keep it up.
Amelia: Roger.
Elbow: Where's their escort ship?!
General: Bah, no good here, either! Guess I'll just come in from here!
Retainer: All routes to the Freedom are blocked. What shall we do?
General: We'll force our way in, head on!
Retainer: Wh-what? W-wait a minute!
Pilot: Freedom here. We're all set. Now entering disengage sequence.
Copilot: Output supplies stable. All systems go.
Pilot: Roger. Release the bolts.
Copilot: Roger that. Releasing... I can't!
Pilot: What are you doing?!
Copilot: I can't release them!
Pilot: Switch the controls from A to B and try again!
Copilot: No good! None of the controls work!
Pilot: Dammit! They’re coming! If only we can release those bolts… There’s really no way? Maybe if Delta...?
Amelia: Nomad to all units! Freedom has told us where the escape vessel’s bolts are. I’ll forward the data. Destroy the bolts and cut the craft loose.
General: This isn't over! I'm not dead yet!
Retainer: Phew... I thought we were done for.
Pilot: Freedom to Delta. Evacuation complete. We’ll try for as much time as we can, but… it won’t be much.
Amelia: Roger. How much time can you get?
Copilot: I'll lock all three gates between us.
Pilot: How long can we hold out?
Copilot: With three gates? About 300 seconds...
Pilot: Delta, we've got five minutes, tops!
Amelia: Roger. Setting time to 300 seconds. Starting countdown.
Pilot: (Rare) Shake 'em!
Copilot: (when the countdown timer has 3 minutes and 16 seconds left on it) The first gate has been breached! There's two left!
Copilot: (when the countdown timer has 1 minute and 39 seconds left on it) The second gate has been breached! There's one left!
Copilot: (when the countdown timer has 23 seconds left on it) The last gate has been breached! We're done for!
[if the player does not destroy all three bolts before the countdown timer has no time left on it, the mission will fail and the following three lines will be said]
Copilot: They've invaded...
Foot Soldier: Resistance is useless!
Pilot: We've failed... Arrgh! -static-
Amelia: (after one bolt has been destroyed) Bolt destroyed. Two bolts remaining.
Amelia: (after two bolts have been destroyed) Bolt destroyed. One bolt remaining.
[when the player destroys all three bolts, the countdown timer is removed and the following dialogue is said]
Pilot: Bolts released! Now disengaging. Watch our backs.
Amelia: Roger that, Freedom. All units, cover them!
[if playing as a 1st or 2nd Element character, the following three lines will be said. If playing as a 3rd Element character, however, either the following three lines or another set of lines will be said]
Pilot: Right, set course from A to B.
Copilot: Roger. Setting course to Point B.
Pilot: Full speed ahead to Point B!
[the following three lines will potentially be said if playing as a 3rd Element character]
Pilot: Now set course from B to C.
Copilot: Roger. Setting course to Point C.
Pilot: Full speed ahead! Let's get outta here!
Commandant: The general's rebelled, eh? Set all ships' control mode to Pursue! We'll show no mercy. Don't let our data get into their hands!
Operator: Roger. Changing mode.
Commandant: Hide under the clouds and take control from there!
[if one or two Type-B8: Arrows are destroyed and Kaiser have not been destroyed by the time Freedom has been freed, the following two lines will be said]
Commandant: Have all Kaiser escorts pursue from their aerial holding patterns. Change course from B to C. Go from cruising speed to attack speed!
Operator: Roger purse change, speed change.[sic?]
[if the player has destroyed Monarch, Sokol, and Kaiser by the time Freedom has been freed, the following two lines will be said]
Commandant: Have all Tashkent attack ships pursue from under the clouds. Change course from A to B. Go from cruising speed to attack speed!
Operator: Roger course change. Speed increased to attack speed.
Elbow: Who's aboard that thing? ...Huh? Refugees? We need their information--don't crash on me!
Operator: Added new aerial target.
Commandant: Uptrim, ascend, and pursue!
Operator: Roger. Ascending.
[when the next three Type-B8: Arrows start shooting at the player or the Freedom, the following two lines are said]
Commandant: Load Spiral Spears 1 through 6!
Operator: 1 through 6 loaded!
[when the player damages the Type-B8: Arrow codenamed 'Gaidamark', either of the following two lines will be said]
Operator: Gaidamark hit! Starboard balancer damaged! It's going to crash!
Operator: Gaidamark hit! Losing thrust!
Operator: Gaidamark hit! Losing control! It's going down!
[when the player destroys the Type-B8: Arrow codenamed 'Poltava', either of the following two lines will be said]
Operator: Poltava hit! Losing control!
Operator: Poltava hit! Output reduced... Gotta do something...
Operator: Poltava hit! Starboard balancer damaged! Can't stay horizontal!
[when the player destroys the Type-B8: Arrow codenamed 'Tashkent', either of the following two lines will be said]
Operator: Tashkent hit! Losing thrust!
Operator: Tashkent hit! Losing control! It's going down!
Operator: Tashkent hit! Starboard balancer damaged! It's going to crash!
[if the player has destroyed all Type-B8: Arrows except Kaiser and Freedom takes too much damage, the following three lines will be said]
Operator: Target at 12 o’clock.
Commandant: Move from D to V formation for a pincher attack.
Operator: Roger. Sending command to change formation.
[after the player destroys all Type-B8: Arrows, the following dialogue is said]
Operator: All ships have been sunk!
Commandant: I knew we couldn't rely on machines... Surface and attack!
Operator: Roger. Also readying Spiral Spears.
Commandant: Uptrim and raise the Radetzky!
Amelia: We have contact! Their base ship is surfacing! Protect the Freedom!
Commandant: Aim the Spirals toward all regions and fire!
Operator: (when the player destroys the Radetzky's port balancer) Port forward hit! Port balancer damaged. Evasion is impossible!
Operator: (when the player destroys the Radetzky's port engine) Port aft hit! Port engine stopped. Losing speed...!
Operator: (when the player destroys the Radetzky's starboard balancer) Starboard forward hit! Starboard balancer damaged. This is tricky!
Operator: (when the player destroys the Radetzsky's starboard engine) Starboard aft hit! Starboard engine stopped! Can't evade!
[when the Freedom takes damage from the Radetzky's Spiral Spears, the following eight lines are said]
Copilot: Whoa!
Pilot: Check our damage!
Copilot: It's insignificant. We should have no problems flying. Engine output down! I can't get away!
Pilot: Dammit! We have no choice! Dive into the clouds!
Copilot: But under the clouds...
Pilot: Who cares? Just don't go too deep!
Copilot: Roger!
Amelia: All Delta units, enter air holding pattern and provide back-up.
[if the Freedom takes more hits, the following two lines will be said]
Elbow: If the escape vessel gets hit, it's all over!
Copilot: The plane can't take it any more! Let's surface! The plane won't stand for this!
Amelia: (when the Freedom takes even more hits) The enemy's attack is escalating. Eliminate them immediately.
[if the Freedom takes too many hits, the mission will fail and the following two lines will be said]
Copilot: I-I've lost control! So it's come to this... Nomad, Freedom is going down!
Amelia: Come in, Freedom! Do you copy?
[when the player destroys Radetzky after destroying all of its target components or when Freedom manage to escape safely without destroying Radetzky, the mission is completed and the following three lines are said]
Commandant: Evacuate! We're going down! The Radetzky is sinking!
Amelia: Freedom, exit from enemy airspace confirmed. Freedom is now entering friendly airspace! Head from Point 30 to 31.
Pilot: Roger, copy that. Thanks!
[mission ends]
Debriefing[]
[in briefing room]
David: [angry] Okay, let's hear it, Lilia.
Lilia: [angry] ...
David: I scraped the bottom of the barrel buying that plane, and now it's gone, but to what end? What was that mission's real purpose?
Lilia: It was an asylum mission. Somebody wanted to defect, so we facilitated the escape.
David: A defector? You sent out all those planes just for that?
Lilia: [turns neutral] Indeed. The defector was a key figure, you see. So much so that defection wouldn't have been possible without our assistance.
David: A key figure? Who in the world...?
Lilia: Have you heard of General Bolotnikov?
Jamie: [angry] Bolotnikov?! The decorated General of the OCC army! Why would that old fart come to us?!
Ken: A General? From the OCC?!
Lilia: [winks] Yes, he is a decorated OCC General. But now he's right here, being questioned. [Lilia and Ken both turn angry] Second Lieutenant Thomas? Are you okay?
Ken: An enemy, here? Right here in this base?!
Lilia: Hey, just calm down. Bolotnikov has requested asylum. He's not the enemy any longer. In return for his protection, he can offer us inside information on OCC![sic] Surely you can understand the value of that?
Ken: He is the enemy! Once OCC, always OCC! I won't stop until they're all dead! Get outta my way!
Lilia: Somebody stop Lieutenant Thomas! There's no telling what he may do!
[scene cuts to a hallway]
Ruth: [angry] Lieutenant Thomas!
Ken: [neutral] Ruth, stay outta my way. He doesn't deserve protection!
Ruth: Whatever his reasons, he has surrendered to us! He is not an enemy, which makes him just like you or me!
Ken: [turns angry] You're wrong. He is the enemy! And I won't rest until every last one of them is dead!
Ruth: Pull yourself together, Lieutenant Thomas! I never took you for a murderer! But that's where you're headed with this!
Ken: Outta the way! They took everything from me! I have only one choice but to...
John: [seemingly puts Ken down whilst smiling] Put a lid on it, Ken.
Ken: John... You... [Seemingly taken away]
Ruth: [turns neutral] Thanks, Liutenant[sic] Rundal.
John: [turns neutral] I didn't do this to receive thanks.
Ruth: What?
John: If he pulls anything, this whole Element will be barred from flying missions. You think I could let that happen?
Ruth: ...
John: Ken's been like this ever since he got here. As Element Leader, it's your job to keep a short leash on him.
Ruth: ...I am fully aware of that.
John: Then don't let it happen again. I will not allow this kind of crap to stand in the way of my missions. [John leaves]
Ruth: [sadly] If he's been like this ever since he joined the Delta Squadron, then whatever happened to hum occurred before then? Ken Thomas, what on Earth did you go through?
[debriefing ends]