[magatsu1]

I think "Battlegroup Command" would be Fleet Command in the FS universe (Terran at least, don't know about Vasudan) Pretty logical otherwise though.

[Flaser]

The whole chaos derives from the fact that :V: was lazzy to properly do all the missions.
In FRED it's just assigning a persona to a message.

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by magatsu1
I think "Battlegroup Command" would be Fleet Command in the FS universe (Terran at least, don't know about Vasudan) Pretty logical otherwise though.

That's what I though, except I think there's an ambiguity because - IIRC - one mission has you rescuing crew from the 3rd(?) Fleet HQ, in an Arcadia installation.  But at the same time it often seems that the Aquitane is in command of local ships.

And if I am right about it being the 3rd fleet HQ, that's importnat because the Aquitane is the 3rd fleet flagship - implying some difference between the responsibilities of a flagship and HQ.

[Knight Templar]

Originally posted by CP5670


That's a good point; it means he must sitting in the Aquitaine or whatever destroyer you are based on. But I would think that he is one of maybe 20 such people, as he couldn't possibly be looking over all missions launched from that destroyer. The biggest discrepancy is that he also follows you around in the Vasudan missions, where you're in a different fleet altogether.

This guy's a nut. I just opened up that mission and it turns out that he sends messages from both the 3rd Fleet HQ and the Messana in the same mission. And to make things even more confusing, some messages are just sent with the generic "Command" identifier. Either he has a twin brother or he can somehow teleport between the ships.

Perhaps they perfected cloning technology in the future and made all the command guys look the same...

- Perhaps the Psamtik fell under 3rd fleet jurisdiction at the time?

- uh.. well if Command was at 3rd fleet HQ, and then he evacuated, that'd make a lot of sense to me..

[Corsair]

Obviously Command uses a device not unlike the black ball thingy with the eye in it that Saruman used to communicate with Sauron. That's how he sees all and knows all. And he's probably a little afflicted in the head which is why he's such a sucky tactician.

[Carl]

I sure hope it's not the same command for the entire GTVA. At least I hope he has a way of talking to just one battlegroup at a time. Just imagine what would happen if he's paying attention to one battle and every terran fighter in the galaxy could hear.

Kappa Wing is peacefully patrolling the delta serpentis jump node. Meanwhile, Alpha Wing and Beta Wing are engaging a shivan assault in upsilon pegasi.

Command: Four wings of mara class fighters have just jumped in!

Kappa 1: AHH! We're gonna die! We're flying Ulysses with morningstars!

Kappa 2: Hey, I don't see anything.

Kappa 1: Command, what's the deal?

Command: close within 3000 meters of the Rakshasa, Alpha.

Kappa 3: What? what are you talking about? what Rakshasa?

Command: ETA five Minutes.

Kappa 1: Until what?

Command: A Sathanas just jumped in!

Kappa 2: AHHHH!!!! We're doomed! I'm bugging out!

*warpout*

Command: Beta Wing! The repair ship is a traitor! Destroy him!

Kappa's Repair Ship: What? no i'm not! hey, stop shooting me! AAAAHHHH!!!!

*BOOM*

*court martial ensues*

[CP5670]

- uh.. well if Command was at 3rd fleet HQ, and then he evacuated, that'd make a lot of sense to me..

Actually those Messana messages are sent if either of the transports are destroyed, so he would usually either be stranded on the HQ (unlikely) or would be on one of the transports.

I also looked at the messages where 3rd Fleet HQ suddenly become the generic Command, and they all occur when the Nebiros arrives. So he magically teleports out of there to get himself to safety.

Perhaps the Psamtik fell under 3rd fleet jurisdiction at the time?

There are repeated refences to 13th battle group doing this and that during those missions, and anyway it wouldn't make any sense to have the Psamtik change positions like that (leaving a vacancy in 13th) just for you. A more likely explanation is that the mission designers overlooked this.

[Knight Templar]

That or it's .. uh.. the 13th Battlegroup, 3rd fleet Capella!

[neo_hermes]

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[Knight Templar]

Yes, ph34r my intellectual prowess.

[SuperCoolAl]

The only logical explanation is that since each command looks exactly the same... they are DESIGNER BABIES CREATED WITH ONLY ONE PURPOSE IN MIND.... they only botched the genetic processing so the order issuing capacity of their brain is affected

[mikhael]

What, my Dictator Bush Command Clones idea didn't catch on?

[redsniper]

so why is the Command guy the only black guy?

[Blue Lion]

Affirmative action gone too far?

[jdjtcagle]

command is on the 3rd headquarters, every mission in the game is under 3rd fleet.  The whole he was on the station or transport crap....whatever WHO CARES!! And I always thought that command could only communticate when his comm has subspace contact in that are or something. So when the admiral gets the order to attack a certain place, not sure how it works.  Command has a period to set up communication contact whith that are befroe he can see or talk to the pilots.
Thats my theorie.
Lets try not to get in the talk about why is command the only black person, I rather not think about it!

[neo_hermes]

Maybe the officer who is 'Command' was placed there to follow Alpha 1 around. or maybe That guy is just in a dead end job unable to move further up the military ladder.

[Janos]

hay wait a minute didnt alfa 1 smoek all that salvia n crack n pcp be4 his misions n isnt he just halucniating

[neo_hermes]

i don't think it would be a good idea using crack B4 each mission.

[jdjtcagle]

Spam!!!! man that makes me mad.

[neo_hermes]

Each Squadron probably has their own 'Command' personnel. someone who's in touch with intell and Ship Admiralty. The 'Command' Officer that we know probably happens to be with you all the time because they figure Alpha 1 and "Crewmember #6" are great Team Members and haven't had a fight yet.