Lio Convoy, In Lio Convoy's native time, his disappearance prompted Vector Sigma and the Convoy Council to send Big Convoy and his trainees to Gaia to find clues as to what happened to the lost Supreme Commander. [5], Malta was also a base for air, sea and submarine operations against Axis supply convoys and from 1 June to 31 October 1941, British forces sank about 220,000 long tons (220,000 t) of Axis shipping on the African convoy routes, 94,000 long tons (96,000 t) by the navy and 115,000 long tons (117,000 t) by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Fleet Air Arm (FAA). [89] The tanker discharged oil into two tankers and water was pumped in at the same time, to reduce the chance of structural failure. An SM.79 was shot down by a Spitfire and two destroyers were left behind with the disabled ships. Their leader, now named "Magmatron", thanked Big for his effort, which had made them stronger than ever before. )[77], At 07:00 the convoy was about 120 nmi (220 km; 140 mi) from Malta and Axis reconnaissance accurately reported four freighters two cruisers and seven destroyers but not five more destroyers. Although Lio Junior was downtrodden afterwards, Lio Convoy came to the cub and told him how proud he was of him that day. After thirty minutes Brisbane Star was stopped, hit in the bows (possibly by the Italian submarine Alagi), eventually to continue at 5 kn (5.8 mph; 9.3 km/h). The Spitfire was thrown into the air by the rise on the flight deck, bounced onto the forward slope, fell off the front near stalling speed and narrowly avoided ditching. www.suttonroad.com.au. Win the Battle of Light and Darkness! [84] During the night of 12/13 August, the cruisers HMS Arethusa and HMS Cleopatra with four destroyers conducted Operation MG 4, a bombardment of Rhodes port on the island of Rhodes. Three Axis submarines were seen departing Cagliari at 20:45 and the British learned that at 18:00 the 7th Cruiser Division with seventeen destroyers, had sailed east and that the 3rd Cruiser Division had departed from Messina and Naples. [12], On 31 July, Nelson, Rodney, HMS Victorious, HMS Argus, HMS Sirius and destroyers sailed from Scapa to rendezvous with HMS Eagle and HMS Charybdis from Gibraltar and HMS Indomitable and HMS Phoebe, from Freetown, for Operation Berserk. Using his Solipsistic Staff, he would ensure that the gladiatorial matches pitting the oppressed Maximals and Predacons against one another would always turn out as his mentor, Eject, intended them to. Found inside – Page 184( 109699 ) Risk assessments of convoys transporting nuclear weapons and materials are not published because the information is sensitive and could be of use to terrorists and to others who may wish to attack a convoy . U.S. Navy vessels built prior to 1980 were laden with asbestos. Lio wasn't happy to see his old mentor, but Eject revealed where Galva Convoy had holed up - in the Grand Mal, and Lio's sword, which would hide him from the sparkless Vehicons, was their way in. and that the attacks were to be directed against the British aircraft carriers and merchantmen. 65 While espousing his belief that Transformers would achieve peace upon becoming one with organic life, Grand envisioned a future inhabited by Lio Convoy, Big Convoy and Optimus Primal. Found inside – Page 163... and capabilities CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR CONVOYSAILING All skippers agree upon goals, priorities and the region's risk assessment professional pirates and terrorists, a well-sailed convoy will deter most other criminals. [6] Military operations from Malta and using the island as a staging post, led to Axis air campaigns against the island in 1941 and 1942. Found inside – Page 203Strategies for the at-risk employee • Avoid drawing attention to yourself. ... Conduct a risk assessment before travelling. ... In very high-risk areas, travel only in a vehicle convoy escorted by contracted armed guards. Lio Convoy used his lion-agility to divert Galvatron's drill tank mode up a mountain pass towards the mouth of a volcano, but an unexpected leg sprain ended the game of cat-and-juggernaut. Strategic Meeting: The Mysterious New Warrior Lio Convoy's suspicion would prove to be justified, as it turned out to be a trap and Reverse Convoy revealed himself to be actually Rebirth Megatron! They panicked and flew away setting off the bomb in the process and completely failing to kill Lio Convoy. Once Shokaract decided to call it a day after his heart to heart talk with Magmatron and in the wake of the devastating battle Lio Convoy received the antidote from Bump and started on rebuilding a devastated Cybertron... just in time for Megatron to get back from the Beast Wars and release his transformation virus on the planet. Big Convoy felt the name "Lio Convoy" sound familiar, but he couldn't remember when he ever knew the name. Confused by the act of self-sacrifice, Bigmos and Tonbot departed without further conflict. [64] At 18:55, Burrough with the close escort of Force X continued towards Malta with the merchant ships and Force R cruised in the western Mediterranean in case it was needed, until ordered to return to Gibraltar (arriving in the morning of 16 August). [99] The Fleet Air Arm lost thirteen aircraft on operations and sixteen Sea Hurricanes when Eagle was sunk, the RAF lost a Beaufighter and five Spitfires; a Sunderland was shot down by Giada. During the final battle with Galvatron on the artificial planet Nemesis, Lio Convoy once again became corrupted by the Angolmois Energy that the planet had collected. Dawn brought an end to the torpedo boat attacks and at 07:30, Burrough sent Eskimo and Somali back to help Manchester but they arrived too late, took on survivors who had not reached the shore and made for Gibraltar. [54], Enigma decrypts showed the British that at 18:30 on 12 August, an S-boat flotilla was due to sail at 16:00 from Porto Empedocle in Sicily for Cap Bon to operate in the area until about 04:30 on 13 August. The robot came from the planet Mars, activated by the slow approach of Nemesis and its corrupting effect on the Angolmois Energy of Gaia. On hearing that Nigeria and Cairo, which were equipped as Fighter Direction ships had been torpedoed, Syfret ordered Force Z to send back HMS Charybdis also fitted for fighter direction, with HMS Eskimo and HMS Somali to reinforce Force X. Nigeria and the other damaged ships turned back to Gibraltar, escorted by HMS Derwent, HMS Wilton and HMS Bicester. A similar meeting was held with radio operators of the merchantmen to explain fleet communications and procedures. Bonus Edition Vol. The Predacons were engaged in an operation to kidnap the Jointrons and study their combination transformation. They tried to stop the fighting when they arrived, but Starscream and BB opened fire on both parties to avoid any peaceful dialogue. As a final solution, Lio Convoy instructed Drill Nuts and NAVI to finish cannibalizing the Yukikaze to upgrade Santon and Skywarp's ship, allowing the Maximals to leave Gaia and intercept the Nemesis before it reached the planet. She has to cross a 300-meter open field to get to the barracks. [37], Despite Axis submarines, three cruisers and 26 destroyers refuelled from the tankers Dingledale and Brown Ranger of Force R by dawn. The Insect Robos. Ramming was discouraged by the Admiralty, due to the damage that often resulted. Sharp curves? Lio Convoy sent Scuba on ahead, leaving him to deal with Galvatron. Utilizing a secret tunnel inside the fort, Lio Convoy, Break, and Quillfire managed to get the drop on the fort's commander, Goldbug, only to find he and Break were locked out and the Builder refused to give up the codes. Lio Junior disengaged and proudly presented himself before his "papa", but Lio Convoy insisted that Lio Junior should not call him that. )[24], The Germans and Italians planned separately and although they co-operated to an extent, Fliegerkorps II in Sicily co-ordinating plans with the local Regia Aeronautica commanders but conducting its attacks separately. Should an Allied convoy sail from Egypt, it would be attacked by the 8th Cruiser Division based at Navarino (Pylos) in Greece but the division was ordered into the Ionian Sea on 12 August, to support the 3rd Cruiser Division. Submarines returned to Malta and Supermarine Spitfires flown from the aircraft carrier HMS Furious enabled a maximum effort to be made against Axis ships. Fliegerkorps II arranged to co-ordinate with the Italians but the operations were independent. Lio Convoy. During the day, the RAF attacked Maritsa airfield on Rhodes and a British submarine landed Commandos on the east coast of Sicily (a False Nose Job) at Simeto south of Catania, to sabotage electricity pylons. (Force Y left Malta about 20:30 on 10 August, reached Cap Bon the next day and briefly exchanged fire with the Italian destroyer Lanzerotto Malocello which was minelaying. [7], Operation Julius, a plan to supply Malta by simultaneous convoys from Gibraltar in Operation Harpoon and Alexandria by Operation Vigorous (12–15/16 June) was a costly failure. [67], KG 54 and KG 77 dispatched 30 Ju 88s with seven He 111 torpedo-bombers from 6/KG 26 escorted by six Bf 110s of 6/ZG 26 and the destroyers were still with the damaged ships and when the raid was detected by radar at 20:35; six long-range Beaufighters of 248 Squadron arrived and were also fired on by the convoy gunners. The navy had received only 12,000 long tons (12,000 t) of fuel in June, equivalent to 20 percent of fuel consumption by convoys and the Italian battleships had to refuel the smaller vessels. Found inside – Page 73Allied intelligence had detected evidence of the Japanese convoy assembling at the far side of New Britain. Kenney, of course, wanted to maximize the days ... 73 Perfect Partners of Mathematical Modeling with Technology in Risk Assessment. Lio Convoy ordered all reserve forces to Petrohex, then watched as they fell to the Vehicons within .20 cycles. [70], The convoy was vulnerable because the lighthouse at Cap Bon revealed their position about 10 nmi (12 mi; 19 km) offshore. Syfret convened a conference on 29 July, for Flag and Commanding Officers of the naval forces for Pedestal at Scapa, to consider the orders for the operation. Lio Convoy was at the newly constructed Autobot base, Metroplex. The Heinkels flew low to drop torpedoes and the Ju 88s attacked out of the dusk in shallow dives, that evaded the fighters but anti-aircraft fire from the convoy shot down two Ju 88s for no loss and then damaged several British fighters as they landed on. Galvatron refused to accept defeat, and fled back to the Angolmois Energy's core. Lio Convoy spotted the signal flare they launched, and radioed in to hear Apache and Diver were being overwhelmed by the Jointrons' antics. Since there were only five Seacons, no one was around to greet Lio Convoy when he located his transmitter, except for an easily flummoxed Dirge and Thrust. Luckily, Lio Convoy saw an advantage in that. When Lio Junior charged and attacked him, however, is was quickly clear that all was NOT well. Halfshell accepted these terms, but neglected to spell out exactly who the "one-on-one" bout would be between. Found inside – Page 357While planning routes to military convoys decision support systems have to take into account multiple ... Keywords: Multi-objective optimization Á Military route planning Á Military environment risk assessment Á Route planning Á A* ... Who Is the Strongest Warrior!? Primal and Lio Convoy teamed up to battle Majin Zarak, who turned out to be a sentient robot and not just a battle station, fighting on even after they disposed of Galvatron. [11], The Axis command structure in the Mediterranean was centralised at the top and fragmented at the lower levels. Realizing the Blentrons were trying to revive Unicron, Lio Convoy combined what little power he had in his Energon Matrix with Big Convoy's to attain the form of the Legendary Green Lion and used the light of his Matrix to show the newest generation the correct path to the Blentrons. Cybertron's Most Wanted, Leo Prime would eventually go on to travel to a universal stream in the Uniend Cluster. [101] In September, with Malta revictualled, Allied forces sank 100,000 long tons (101,605 t) of Axis shipping, including 24,000 long tons (24,385 t) of fuel destined for Rommel, leaving the Axis forces in Egypt consuming supplies faster than receipts, contributing to tactical paralysis during the Second Battle of El Alamein (23 October – 11 November) and Operation Torch (8–16 November). When the readings centered on a set of ancient ruins, Lio Convoy went out to investigate and took Apache with him for support. According to the Make Risk Decision step of the 5-step Risk Management process, after you identify and assess control options, you next determine the ___________. Matters only deteriorated further when Halfshell called his crew and formed the colossal God Neptune. When enough gas had built up, the Maximals fired again, igniting the gas in a horrendous explosion designed to rid Gaia of Gigastorm once and for all. While on the surface he appears to be a tough, exacting, career-military sort of robot, any Maximal who has served under him knows that there's a smile behind his face-plate and a gentleness at the core of his spark. Her commander raised the periscope for only short periods, to avoid being seen by the destroyers and the Cants, while manoeuvring into an attack position. Two Giant Bases! Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity! This character article is a stub and is missing information on their fictional appearances. [8] By August, the fortnightly (two-weekly) ration on Malta for one person was 14 oz (400 g) sugar, 7 oz (200 g) fats, 10.5 oz (300 g) bread and 14 oz (400 g) of corned beef. The cannon overloaded on Lio Junior's pure Angolmois Energy and self-destructed before its beam reached Nemesis. He also may have become binary bonded to the Titan Master Moon, sometimes known as "Mecha Usagi", but no records existed to prove it. Aircraft landed on Victorious but those that could not be accommodated were thrown overboard. He pretended to be convinced by Galva's words, that he wanted to help him strip Cybertron of its sparks, as he focused his spark so it would match that of his duplicate. [15] Based on Malta were five Martin Baltimores, six PRU Spitfires and five Wellington Mk VIII reconnaissance aircraft. Lio Convoy was concerned about the potential consequences to them, but Lio Junior eagerly pronounced that protecting peace in the universe at any cost to themselves was the Maximals' reason for being. [15] The convoy was named WS.21S (Winston's Specials were troop convoys from Britain to Suez via the Cape of Good Hope). Five Italian submarines were waiting and at 19:38, Dessiè fired four torpedoes at a freighter from 2,000 yd (1,800 m) and heard three explosions. Soundwave's Trap? After a short battle, the Predacons were felled by Lio Convoy's missiles, and the shock to the two's systems made them believe they were Maximals. It wasn't until later in the battle that he introduced himself, as he delivered a powerful kick onto the Predacon leader. Lio Convoy and the Maximals followed them in the second ship, but were rammed out of the sky by the Jointrons' poor piloting. [26], Kesselring doubted that the Italian heavy cruisers could succeed even with air cover and thought that the Italians used the lack of fuel as a pretext. More information on Lio Convoy at TFU.info, More information on Flash Lio Convoy at TFU.info, More information (and a photo gallery) on Galvatron Color Lio Convoy at luckydrawtransformers.com, More information on "Target" Leo Prime at TFU.info, Series of tweets by @JesseWittenrich, 8 August 2019, https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Lio_Convoy&oldid=1545397, The concept of the leader of the heroic faction transforming into a lion may have its genesis in a planned. Lio Convoy drew Starscream's attention while Diver and Scuba infiltrated the lake base and disabled the force field containing them. Lio Convoy asked Big to take him to the place where the "stone" fell. Order Current Risk Rating Report. In an extreme conditions test, the instructors told recruits to leave those who fell behind where they lay, and focus on their own success. . Weakened, Galvatron ordered a retreat and Diver and Tasmania Kid were cured of their brainwashing from the blast's shock. The Predacons used the gate to summon the unstoppable mobile fortress, Majin Zarak, and quickly trashed most of the Maximals. As the dust settled, Apache looked to Lio Convoy for a response, and the commander sighed (deeply) before acknowledging they should follow and keep the younger Maximals out of trouble. Still, they deduced that NAVI could shut down the termination sequence if she could enter the console, and so the power of Magnaboss and the other arriving Maximals was added to their firepower in order to overload the self-repair circuits long enough for NAVI to slip through. For the third raid, Lio Convoy authorized an unpleasant but necessary action. In the new body he wears in this universe, he is armed with an ancient sword that draws power straight from his Energon Matrix, though apparently unbeknownst to him, it, like the weapons of many other Transformers in this universe, is secretly an Arms Micron named L.P.. Arms Micron Leo Prime bio Using this weapon, Leo Prime carved up the remains of one of Unicron's rock-and-earth avatars to create the Gaia Armor, using the power of his Energon Matrix to sever the avatar's link to Unicron himself, but allowing it to retain the power of Dark Energon. [23] In Operation Ascendant, Troilus and Orari, the two merchant ships that had survived the Harpoon fiasco in June, were to sail from Malta for Gibraltar, with the destroyers HMS Badsworth and HMS Matchless (Force Y) on the night of the first day of Operation Pedestal. Sample Report Methodology FAQ Terms and Conditions. At another point, he gambled away his son's school lunch money at the races and was left despondent and full of regrets until Junior cheered him up. Found inside – Page 290Services include convoy escort, personal bodyguards, key point security, site survey, threat and risk assessment. Major client is Bechtel. “We protect affluent and high-profile individuals and sports teams through security measures ... ... _____ is best used when you have limited time and resources to develop a risk assessment, make a decision and act. Part Two Following the destruction of the Legends World, Lio Convoy evacuated alongside many of his peers to Lio Convoy's home universe, ending up on the planet Beast in 2038. The last ship to arrive, Brisbane Star evaded a U-boat and managed to steam at 5–9 kn (9.3–16.7 km/h; 5.8–10.4 mph) despite the damage to its bows. [62][h], The loss of Eagle with its 16 aircraft and the damage to Indomitable which kept its 47 more aircraft out of action, reduced the number of operational fighters to eight Sea Hurricanes, three Martlets and ten Fulmars, as Force Z was due to leave the convoy, to remain outside the range of Axis aircraft based in Sardinia. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/14, Following the restoration of Cybertron, Lio Convoy ascended to the rank of Great Convoy, and became a member of the ruling body of Cybertron. ... and prepared a new convoy operation from Gibraltar, with an unprecedented number of escorts using ships taken from the Far East and from the Home Fleet, which had vessels to spare since the suspension of Arctic convoys, following the Convoy PQ 17 disaster. [70][68] Waimarama, Almeria Lykes and Glenorchy following on, swerved around Manchester and lost formation. [4] Many other aircraft used Malta as a staging post for North Africa and the Desert Air Force. Lio Convoy acted as bait to lure Galvatron into position, opening his massive jaws to take in a concentrated spray of Angolmois Energy. Lio Convoy. Vector Sigma quickly repaired itself from Unicron's earlier attempted possession and promoted Lio Convoy to the rank of Great Convoy, an honor which he gladly accepted. Furious conducted the flying off between 12:30 and 15:15 of 38 Spitfires for the 555–584 nmi (1,028–1,082 km; 639–672 mi) journey to Malta and then turned round with her escorts for Gibraltar (37 of the aircraft reached Malta). They ended up destroying themselves, each convinced the others were under the influence of Fortress Maximus. The earlier attack was filmed and can be viewed @ 5:00 minutes on the documentary, 3rd Squadron: S 59, S 58, S 30 and S 36, 18th, In 1956, Ian Playfair, the official historian, wrote that the Fleet Air Arm lost thirteen aircraft in action and sixteen when, sfn error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFGiorgerini2002 (, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal, "Major Convoy Operation To Malta, 10–15 August 1942 (Operation Pedestal)", "Operation Pedestal and SS Ohio Save Malta", "Royal Navy and Merchant vessels of Operation Pedestal", Battaglia di Mezzo Agosto: Plancia di Commando, ADM 199/1242 Catalogue entry for the official reports on the operation, ADM 199/1243 Catalogue entry for the official reports on the operation, Newsreel: Malta Convoy – Further Pictures, Documentary: Malta Convoy, courtesy of the IWM, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Operation_Pedestal&oldid=1039717457, Aerial operations and battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom, Italian naval victories in the battle of the Mediterranean, Naval battles and operations of the European theatre of World War II, Naval battles of World War II involving Italy, Naval battles and operations of World War II involving the United Kingdom, Articles containing Italian-language text, Pages containing London Gazette template with parameter supp set to y, Articles containing Maltese-language text, Articles containing explicitly cited English-language text, Articles with Italian-language sources (it), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, One of the British aircraft carriers sailed on the concurrent. Lio Convoy fought Galvatron head on, but their struggle was interrupted by the feud between Galvatron and Gigastorm, bringing an abrupt end to the conflict. Power was restored on Manchester and 156 men were taken on board Pathfinder but at 05:00, the captain ordered the ship be scuttled and the remaining crew to make for the Tunisian coast. Strategic Meeting: The Mysterious New Warrior, natives from a negative polarity universe, Legends World in Imminent Danger! After briefly explaining the seriousness of the situation to Big Convoy, Lio provided Bump with a sample of Angolmois so he could synthesize an antidote.
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