Difference between revisions of "Scout"

A '''scout''' is a position that can be held by pilots in the [[DDF]].{{book ref|sky1|41}} Cadets train with scouts during their time at [[Flight School]] and have the option to become a scout after they graduate.{{book ref|sky1|41}} There are at least fifteen scouts{{book ref|sky1|48}} in the DDF, including [[FM]],; however, nine of these scoutsthem are killed by a [[lifebuster]] during the [[Second Battle of Alta]].{{book ref|sky1|48}}

Scouts are tasked with patrolling the skies and reporting incoming [[Krell]] forces both during and outside of battle.{{book ref|sky1|41}} They look for low-riding Krell by their dust trails, as well as for Krell hiding behind hills, and teach cadets how to tell whether or not something off in the distance is a Krell ship or an optical illusion. If they see an incoming force of Krell, scouts are also tasked with holding them back to buy time for the other [[:Category:DDF Flights|Flights]] to get off the ground and provide backup. Scouts are sometimes viewed as cowards, but they understand that their job is essential to the survival of the DDF and humanity, because without them, the Krell would catch the DDF off guard and unready.{{book ref|sky1|41}}

Scouts are given [[Val-class]] ships, with its 138 Stewart destructor swapped out for a 131. Its sensor systems are better than the average ship, longer-ranged,- andthey containhave morelonger detailrange and higher resolution.{{book ref|sky1|41}}

*'''[[Blaze]]''', who oversaw Skyward Flight's scout exposure training.