Talk:Cobalt Squadron (Resistance)

Regarding the names - I think the "Cobalt" prefix just identifies the squadron, and is not part of the formal name of each ship.

In the novel, each bomber is mostly referred to just by the second part of its name - Hammer, Wasp etc.

page 7-8 "Normally, Hammer operated as part of the Cobalt squadron of Resistance heavy bombers. But this flight to the Atterra system was supposed to be a quiet fact-finding trip, and Hammer was on its own for once."

Plus, the "Cobalt" and "Crimson" bits are never italicised, the way the ship names are:

it's "Cobalt Mare" "Cobalt Treasure" "Crimson Dancer"

rather than "Cobalt Mare"

I would also suggest that Paige is (at least as of the start of the novel) not the squadron leader - her ship's pilot, Finch Darrow, is the one issuing orders to the two squadrons for the mission, therefore it seems likely that he is in fact the squadron leader, and she is just the gunner for the ship (and sometimes temporary pilot ), at the time. --2A00:23C5:B7CA:5100:855:1F60:3E27:B5CF 20:51, December 21, 2017 (UTC)