Mukstet

Warrant Office Mukstet is the pilot of a Stealth Striker Graviton Hovercraft, de-facto squadron leader of Foxtrot-Nine, a wing of Second Telkan Marines Combat Aviation, and commanding officer of Striker Base *Boop* on Hesstla.

## Description

Mukstet is a typical male Telkan around 4 feet tall. He has a younger brother who is the pilot of a heavy assualt class war-mech.

### Stealth Striker Graviton Hovercraft

The striker is a multi-role intra-atmospheric hovercraft, crewed by a pilot, co-pilot, EW/Comms tech and six green mantid engineers. In combat it normally carries two 6 man Marine Aromored Scout dismount teams.

Equipped with port, starboard and center line gravitons, zero-point generators, dedicated nano-forges for the armament, warsteel armor and battle screens. It can also be used as a transport and cargo hauler with a maximum sling load of 600 tons.

The onboard weaponry consists of:

* Twin 25mm quad-barrel rotating autocannons
* Mission variable Missile Pods, 2 on each wing
* An underbelly deployable cannon
* 2 M183E5 six barrel 10mm minigun Pontiac Vindicator door guns

After sustaining heavy damage, Foxtrot-Nine-Two was repaired and upgraded at air combat support base Alpha-Two-Two by a NekoMarine Technomancer who healed the machine's war-spirit's pain. The guns recieved additional barrels, the weapon pod wings were modified to carry 3 pods, the neural interface was upgraded to provide a stronger integration with the pilot, the original pilot's seat was replaced with a forward firing 40mm rapid fire heavy cannon with its own dedicated nano-forge and Mukstet's seat was surrounded by a warsteel laminate tub.

### Foxtrot-Nine

21 out of 24 strikers managed to launch from CSNV *Betty Boop*, known ships are:

* Foxtrot 9-2 Mukstet's Striker
* Foxtrot 9-4
* Foxtrot 9-5
* Foxtrot 9-7
* Foxtrot 9-8
* Foxtrot 9-9
* Foxtrot 9-10
* Foxtrot 9-12
* Foxtrot 9-15
* Foxtrot 9-16
* Foxtrot 9-17
* Foxtrot 9-18
* Foxtrot 9-22 Badly damaged airframe on reentry, used for construction of Striker Base Boop

### Foxtrot-Nine-Two

Named Orbit Pear in reference to Mukstet pulling a PARE flat-spin recovery during reentry.

The Terran pilot, Chief Warrant Officer Two Nessark didn't make it off the *Betty Boop*.

The known crew when launched were:

* Mukstet - Telkan pilot, Pv1
* Kanput - Telkan EW/Comm Tech, Pvt
* Kuplo - Telkan Marine Armored Scout, Sgt
* Vankal - Telkan Marine Armored Scout
* Arlek - Telkan Marine Armored Scout
* Jekib - Telkan Marine Armored Scout, Pvt, Heavy Weapons
* 793 - Green Mantid Lead Engineer
* 201 - Green Mantid Engineer
* 837 - Green Mantid Engineer
* 605 - Green Mantid Engineer
* 551 - Green Mantid Engineer
* 377 - Green Mantid Engineer

### Other members of Foxtrot Nine

* Fultenx - pilot F9-4
* Huxmet - pilot F9-10
* Dulketit - pilot F9-12
* Mulpret - pilot, Pvt F9-16
* Skuntak - pilot F9-5 or F9-17
* Motlunt - pilot F9-5 or F9-17, veteran of the Second Telkan war where he fought as an APC Gunner
* Cantet - pilot
* Plekket - pilot
* Lutmin - pilot, Pv2
* Ilknup - pilot, Pv2
* Hekak - pilot, Pvt
* Dintin - pilot, Pv2
* Tegket - EW/Comm Tech
* Dektol - EW/Comm Tech, Pv2 F9-22
* Dalrup - EW/Comm Tech F9-10
* Relpuk - EW/Comm Tech, Pvt
* Dleket - Marine Armored Scout Cpl
* Paklak - Marine Armored Scout Cpl
* Puknaket - Marine Armored Scout
* Bempet - Marine Armored Scout, Pvt
* 042 - Green mantid Engineer
* 406 - Green mantid Engineer
* 552 - Green mantid Engineer
* 773 - Green mantid Engineer

## History

Mukstet fought in the Second Telkan War as a rotary laser cannon wall-gunner, defending Log Base Gamma on Telkan-2 and signed up for the Telkan Marine program afterward.

With a rank of Private First Class he was assigned as Striker co-pilot of Foxtrot-Nine-Two aboard the CSFN *Betty Boop*. Forced to launch without drop cradles or their Terran Chief Warrant Officer pilots as the *Boop* came under heavy precursor attack, Mukstet took command of the squadron as the highest ranking co-pilot. Leaning heavily on his green mantid engineers, Mukstet managed to get his squadron planetside and landed in the grounds of a Lanaktallan estate, close to a lake, which they used for taking on reaction mass.

Out of communication with Command, Mukstet realized the squadron needed a base of operations, the surrounding Lanaktallan estates were already being demolished and there was construction equipment around them. Leaving Sergeant Kuplo, another veteran of the Second Telkan war, to implement his plans, Mukstet led his first CAS sweep.

In the course of their initial sweeps, Foxtrot-Nine rescued elements of 27th Sustainment Battalion (Main), 1st Cav with their vehicles, lead by Major *Screams at Ta'Xet* - Russet XO and Lead Surgeon and including; 3.45 - Green Engineer and 3.25 - Green Cyberneticist. 13 members of 207th Signal Company, 1st Cav led by Lieutenant Varren and the adult Hesstlin medical staff and child patients of a hospital facility being defended by 9 terran survivors with their green mantids from Support Platoon, A Co., 15th Sustainment Battalion, led by Staff Sergeant Nimbly who died during recovery, all of whom helped man the developing Striker base.

Developing into his leadership role, Mukstet was responsible for collating information on the Type IV PAWM classes, capturing a Type IV scout, keeping the Terrans in line after their SUDS red-dotted, identifying that the Atrekna were using psychically enhanced munitions and being the commander of Striker Base *Boop*.

He met Ralvex after his arm was replaced and ran a number of missions with him, he also witnessed the arrival of the NekoMarines while defending air combat support base Alpha-Two-Two. He witnessed the aftermath of the fight for Striker Base Boop, found the body of Kelvak and his greenies and organized the rebuilding of the base.

After the Atrekna were defeated he was promoted to Warrant Officer and flew the mission to recover Dambree Limberton and her siblings.

## Sources

* First Contact - Part 216
* First Contact - Part 217
* First Contact - Part 218
* First Contact - Part 219
* First Contact - Part 231
* First Contact - Part 250
* First Contact - Part 260
* First Contact - Part 262
* First Contact - Part 375