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== First Fleet Carrier Based-Rescue == | |||
On June 9, 2020, a few hours after the [[Fleet Carriers Update]] went live, their first call for a rescue only a [[Fleet Carrier]] could do arrived.<ref name=":0">[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/h06z09/fuel_rats_complete_first_fleet_carrierbased_rescue/ Fuel Rats complete first Fleet Carrier-based rescue]</ref> | |||
There is an area of stars known as the [[Anaconda Graveyard]], reachable only by a long-range ship with a [[Neutron Highway|neutron boost]]. The trip is one-way though, as there is no way to get a boost large enough to return from the [[star system|system]]. The CMDR in question originally contacted us months ago, wanting to know if it was possible to be rescued. After being informed it would take the capabilities of a Fleet Carrier to pull it off, the CMDR went on their way - and came back just in time for the first official Fuel Rats fleet carrier to be in the middle of the commissioning ceremony.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
A quick turn-around to send rats scurrying for a supply of [[Tritium]] to fuel the carrier, and RatMama was on her way with The Rat Nest to pick up the [[Commander]], who at that point had spent months in the same system. The trip out to the Anaconda Graveyard took a little over two hours and six carrier jumps for RatMama and a team of intrepid rats along for the ride. (They only lost one of them on the way there).<ref name=":0" /> | |||
After a quick turn-around, they headed back to the Bubble with one rescued commander aboard, who parted ways with them on the edge of [[The Bubble|the bubble]] to head to their base in [[Vega]]. (They only lost 3 rats on the way back).<ref name=":0" /> | |||
Fleet Carriers may not be the first go-to stop for Fuel Rats when it comes to rescuing people, but their value is still undeniable, if nothing else for comedic flair of rats not making it in time for the lockdown.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||