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CMC 31:
Dogfight
"Enemy fighters dead ahead! Get your head out of the clouds, pilot,
because you're about to test your skill, reflexes, wits, and digestinal
fortitude. Whether you're a WWI fighter ace or a Man-Kzin starfighter
jockey dodging flak or proton torpedoes, the rules of the game are the
same: get on your enemy's six and blast him out of the sky. Good luck!"
-Maquis
Results!
Text results and critiques
There are 5 entries
for this round...
Omri Lahav - "The
Few"
"Dawn breaks across the distant horizon, it's faint glow reflecting
upon the surface of the ocean. Only a handful of pilots are on the deck
of the carrier this morning, the rugged few who volunteered. One by one
they take off, under the shroud of autumn clouds. Morning dew shaking
from the wings of metal birds as they soar - venturing into enemy territory,
ever deeper into the heart of danger..."
knoguud - "Flying
High"
"Well, mine's supposed to start off with the jet doing some system
checks, then some routine high-alt patrol... (pretty cruisey), then the
'dogfight' (for about 17 seconds worth), then back to the cruise as if
nothing happened..."
Lucas LaVoy - "Die
Blimp, Die"
"'Lieutenant look! It's enormous!'
As the clouds finally parted he could see that his gunner was right. The
assault zeppelin was many, many times bigger than any aircraft he had
ever seen. He glanced back at his gunner and flashed what he hoped looked
like a confident grin.
'Just makes it a bigger target. We'll be done with this that much sooner.'
'But sir... what people have been saying... that it's invincib-'
'Nothing's foolproof,' he shot back, 'Besides, you were at the briefing.
The Theroese have put everything they have into this monster. If we bring
it down that's it, the war's over.'
The sunlight glittered on the wings of zeppelin's escort fighters as he
heard the commander's voice crackle over the radio. 'You all have your
assignments. Take out the propellers immediately. Delta wing break off
and engage escorts. Everyone else, engage at will!'
As the zeppelin's heavy guns opened up he wondered if any of them would
fly away from this, and grimly reminded himself that if this mission failed,
getting back alive wouldn't matter for long."
Sebastian - "Battle
Near the Stars"
"My song is all about a dogfight between starfighters and to two
huge battleships. At first, the ships need to get close to each other.
The little fighters are the first to the reach each other, but the real
fight begins when the two big ships get involved. An epic battle evolves,
where no mercy is shown.
At the end both ships leave the battle field heavily damaged and its not
clear who won the battle."
Hieran_Del8 - "Carrier
Assault"
"A fight between opposing carriers and their fighters in space.
Song begins with the fighters approaching each other from a distance,
then plasma cannons start firing. Song ends with the destruction of the
enemy carrier (successful bombing run).
Three main motifs. The battle motif (0:04 and 4:35), the dia ire motif
(1:22), the tritone jump motif (first at 0:33). There's a variation on
each of the motifs appearing throughout, including a heavily modified
tritone jump motif (2:32, 4:07, 5:35)."
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