Operation Maxim audio transcript

Operation Maxim audio transcript concerns the air raid by the Gilgamesh Free Air Force's 1st Bomb Squadron known as Operation Maxim during the initial stages of Operation: TIDAL WAVE, the Free State's successful counteroffensive against the during the UNSC-GFS War. The following transcript is the transcript from 'Gold Leader' during the raid.
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Notes: 
All times are in Gilgamesh Free State Standard Time (FST)
P: Pilot
CP: Co-pilot
N: Navigator-Observer
WO: Weapons Officer
DO: Defensive Systems Officer
ATC: New Belgrade Air Traffic Control
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Time (FST)	Transcript
0001:24 	Gold Leader departs
P: Alright, hold.
CP: Got yellow light.
P: Roger, hold. Navigator, departure and bomb plan review. 
N: Departure is to climb to one angel, standby for other aircraft to arrive, once all aircraft have departed, turn to heading 193.
P: Roger, heading 193, climb to one angel, form up with other aircraft. Bomb plan?
N: Turn heading two five six east of New Belgrade, straight in to the airfield, accelerate once IP is reached.
P: Roger.
0002:13 	
CP: Got the green light from tower.
P: Roger that, departing now. Accelerating.
CP: Roger, speed good, rotate...now.
0003:32 	P: Departure successful, climbing to one angel.
0005:56 	P: All aircraft departed and assembled, heading?
N: Heading one nine three, maintain one angel.
P: Confirmed, all aircraft, turn heading 193, maintain current altitude.
0006:04 	P: ETA for target?
N: Standby. Estimate sixty five minutes to target
P:Roger.
0006:48 	P: Weapons systems check?
WO: Weapons systems nominal, all lights green.
switch clicks
WO: Master armed.
P: Countermeasures?
sounds of switches clicking
DO: Countermeasures prepared for launch, electronic countermeasure pod unlocked and ready.
0028:32 	N: Navigator to pilot.
P: Pilot here, go ahead.
N: Approaching presumed limits of UNSC air defense picket, drop to three cherubs AGL.
P: Roger, drop to three cherubs AGL. All aircraft, drop to three cherubs AGL. Activate electronic countermeasures.
DO: Roger, activating electronic countermeasure pod.
switch clicks and a soft humming can be heard
P: Current ETA?
N: ETA is 45 minutes to target, TOT 0113.
P: Roger, thanks.
0104:10 	N: Navigator to pilot.
P: Go ahead.
N: Approaching New Belgrade. ETA six minutes. Change heading to two five six.
P: Roger, change heading to two five six.
0106:10 	ATC: Unknown formation of aircraft on course to New Belgrade, heading two five six. Approaching fast, no contact yet. 
sound of a handset being picked up
ATC: For alert force, alert force, we have an unknown formation of aircraft inbound to the airfield. Immediate clearance granted to taxi and depart.
ATC: All nonessential aircraft, clear the taxiway and runways!
0109:10 	P: New Belgrade Airfield spotted, weapons officer, your ship.
N: Approaching I.P.
WO: Roger, maintain speed. Go left a bit...steady. 
N: I.P. reached.
a switch is flipped, and the sounds of mechanical pieces moving can be heard
WO: Bomb bay doors open.
WO: Accelerate.
P: Roger that, accelerating now.
0109:40 	
indistinct alarm can be heard in the cockpit
DO: SAM inbound, countermeasures released. 
N: Got aircraft on the runway.
P: My God, whole fucking sky's alight.
WO: Got the targets. Steady. Heading?
P: Two five six.
0110:03 	
WO: Go left a tad.
WO: Steady. Steady. Bomb bay doors open?
P: Right, doors open.
WO: Got a visual on the apron. Steady. Steady. Got them in the open. I'm gonna get them! Now! Bombs gone! 
N: Holy shit! Good hits! Fucking amazing, all hit on target.
0110:56 	
P: Bombs away from the other aircraft. Perfect, all bombs gone and on target. Heading?
N: Heading zero eight six, accelerate to 2 Mach.
P: Roger, confirmed, all aircraft, move to heading zero eight six, accelerate to 2 Mach.