Masters of Andromeda II (New Horizons - The Dawn of a New Era)

[Zappa Tenderlea]

think ... 'it'... was wearing a skirt...

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Bakan

[ooc] Short Post, I know [/ooc]

*Bakan quickly orders his ship into drydock to get it and his 2 new ships fully repaired.*

Credits to start with:
Original: +50
X-Mas Bonus: +171000
Reward/Salvage #1: +85000
Reward/Salvage #2: +85000
Repairs: -30000

Total Left: 311050

Fleet Stats:
Dune Rider - 2 days till fully repaired
Captured Frigate (To be named later) - Assuming fully repaired
Captured Frigate (To be named later) - Assuming fully repaired

*Bows down before the goodness that is Lady Hawk*

[ooc] Will be making new ship tonight after classes [/ooc]

point of note the Alyssian frigates cannot be repaired as they are too alien and too advanced for normal shipyards - so they cannot be added to your small squadron

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Crazyboy

*A bright blue flash engulfed the bridge of the Chrysalis as the concordat time jumped. The blue flash slowly dissipated, and the bridge crew of the Command Carrier slowly blinked away the temporary blindness from the concordat’s time jumping. Slowly the crew realized what had happened, and one then another started cheering.*

“Well done ladies and gentlemen. Looks like we managed to show them who is boss. But it’s no time for celebrating yet. We still have a mission to complete. Flight Commander, issue recall orders to all fighters. SO, start scanning the area. Search for survivors from downed fighters and direct the runabouts and gunboats to pick them up. See also if there is any debris out there that we can salvage and is worth selling.”

FC: “Aye captain. All fighters are heading for the barn”
SO: “Yes sir. Scanning the area now.”

“Comms, get me the Escort Carrier. Ask the Captain if he got all the information he needed for his experimental fighters. Damage Control teams, get those hull breaches fixed then start working on getting us back to full power.”

Comms: “Yes Captain. Sending message”

*Crazy sighed and leant back in his chair. His first major battle was over and he, and his allies, had come out on top. He had lost crew members and pilots, but that was expected in a fight wasn’t it? Still, it didn’t help him that much. Crazy shook his head to clear it of those thoughts for now and turned back to the matter at hand.*

“It seems as if we’ve won this battle. But the Chronos might just come back for some revenge. Everyone keep on guard. The quicker we get out of here, the better. Tactical, keep our weapons offline, but have them ready to go hot at a moments notice. Get our shields back to full power asap. SO, if you see any signs at all of something looking remotely hostile, inform me. Lets not get complacent guys and gurls.”

On Crazys ship


Helm - course sir

Comms - signal from Wo2 Sir he says we should continue with the mission. as yet there is no message from Capt Devoran sir

EO - the Damage control teams are working sir, we took a battering

FC - we have managed to make a make shift flight control so we can recover the fighters sir

No1 - well we survived that encounter

MD - we lost a lot of good crew and friends sir you will have to write to their families

Comms - Signal from Capt Devoran sir he says that as far as he is concerned the mission is over and it has been a sucess, he could not have hoped for a better target than the Concordat and that they have got a lot of data from the battle

No1 - well sir seems we can go back for repairs now

Comms - signal from Wo2 offering to send a repair team



On Wo2 ships


No1 - well sir we did it we won

MD - we lost some good crew though

FC - aye sit but most of the pilots have returned

SO - and we have some valuable scans that may help with future Chronian attacks

EO - we will have the repairs done shorly

Comms - signal from Capt Devoran sir he says that as far as he is concerned the mission is over and it has been a sucess, he could not have hoped for a better target than the Concordat and that they have got a lot of data from the battle

No1 - well we can collect that reward and we can also reqiuip as well sir, and get some R n R as well



BATTLE ORDERS

A TIME CONCORDAT

Forward Shield 10%
forward port shield 15%
forward starbaord shield 15%
port shield 40%
starbaord shield 40%
aft port shield 50%
aft starbaord shield 50%
aft shield 60%

Heavy hull damage
moderate internal damage

15% loss of Manuverability
15% loss of weapon power
20% loss of seconadry power
+1 extra post to charge time for chrono weapons as chrono engines damaged
4 Chronoton Mine Launchers (16) - destroyed
3 Impulse Engines Destroyed

Your Ships

Wo2

1
Forward shield 30%
forward port shield 30%
forward starbaord shield 30%
port shield 30%
starbaord shield 30%
aft port shield 80%
aft starbaord shield 80%
aft shield 80%

moderate hull damage
moderate internal damage

15% loss of secondary power
15% loss of speed
FTL Engine Off line - 5 hours to repair
25% loss of weapon power

2
1
Forward shield 30%
forward port shield 30%
forward starbaord shield 30%
port shield 30%
starbaord shield 30%
aft port shield 80%
aft starbaord shield 80%
aft shield 80%

moderate hull damage
moderate internal damage

15% loss of secondary power
15% loss of speed
FTL Engine Off line - 5 hours to repair
25% loss of weapon power


5 alpha Class

Crazyboy

Carrier

1
Forward shield 30%
forward port shield 30%
forward starbaord shield 30%
port shield 30%
starbaord shield 30%
aft port shield 80%
aft starbaord shield 80%
aft shield 80%

Serious Hull damage
moderate internal damage

Flight Control - DESTROYED!!!!!!!!!!!
2 Fusion Cannons - DESTROYED
1 Energy Shield - DESTROYED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

20% reduction in weapon power
40% reduction in Speed
25% Fuel Loss

Breaches on Decks 4, 5 , 8, 10

123 Dead 252 Injured

- 100 x Slipstream Fighters
- 65 x Jupiter Medium Fighters
- 60 x Nial Heavy Fighters
- 9 x Gunboats


NPC

Science Ships

1 - DESTROYED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2 - DESTROYED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3

4

Escort Carrier
Forward shield 60%
forward port shield 60%
forward starbaord shield 60%
port shield 60%
starbaord shield 60%
aft port shield 80%
aft starbaord shield 80%
aft shield 80%

moderate hull damage
moderate internal damage

5% loss of secondary power
5% loss of speed
FTL Engine Off line - 5 hours to repair
5% loss of weapon power

10 Modified Neptune

The Time ship seems to have been hit in a vital spot..... THE CONCORDAT TIME JUMPS......

you stand stunned.....

Its over

VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by flapjack

*flapjack watches as his helm officer carefully flew the ships into orbit, small repair ships and repair teams quickly crawling all over the ship and fixing the damages. Tough it costed him 15000cr these repairs would certainly be needed, in addition he had sent his orders to the shipyard for the construction of a new ship, the fleet carrier "Empty skies"*


good, that means 130,000cr+85,000cr+85,000cr-15,000cr=285,000cr for me, without the mission bonus of at least 65,000cr. If we can buy new ships here, i'll buy:

Fleet Carrier - c 30000 - empty skies
2 shield mounts
10 turrent mounts (all used)
24 external mounts (16 used)
24 additional mounts (11 used, 6 shield mounts, 6 external mounts)
or 40 fighters of heavy class
12250 tonnes hold (116 tonne used)

Engines: 2x Impulse drive -1 additional mount -4000cr
4x Fusion drive -4 additional mounts -400cr
Linear drive -1 additional mount -1000cr

armour: heavy armour plating -1 additional mount -5000cr

shields: 1x phase shields -2 shield mounts -6000cr
1x meta-phasic shields -6 shield mounts -10000cr

Weapons: 12x gatling laser -6 turret mounts -3600cr
4x battle laser -4 turret mounts -2000cr

external:10x photon torpedo launcher -10 external mounts -5000cr

fighter compliment: 40x shogun class -no mounts used
64x slipstream fighter -16 external mounts -32000cr
4x assault shuttle -4 external mounts -12000cr

additional systems: Advanced AI ships computer -1 additional mount -1 tonne cargo space -250cr
emergency medical hologram -1 additional mount -1000cr
ADMD -1 additional mount -5000cr
ASL -2 additional mounts -25 tonnes cargo -50000cr

Troops: 20x marine squadron -20 tonnes cargo space -10000cr
5x ADCT -10 tonnes cargo space -7500cr
10x SSS team -10 tonnes cargo space -10000cr
20x infantry squadron -20 tonnes cargo space -2000cr

cargo: 20x photon torpedo reload -20 tonnes cargo space -10000cr

remaining: 85000cr

approved if i have not said before and yes i have read the pm - answer to follow when i deem fit - cause i am mean and evul

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Wo2

[ooc] My new ship will be in my next post. [/ooc]

*Wo2 stared in disbielef as the massive vessle entered FTL travel*

No1: "We...We... We Won!"

*The entire bridge erupted in cheeres and crewmember patted each other on the back and gave each other friendly embraces. Wo2 let a simle come to his face and he turned to the Comm officer.*

Wo2: "Contact all ships and ask if any of them need spare repair crews, we need to get moveing as soon as we can. FC recall you fighters."

FC: "Aye sir. But it won't be a joyous return for our pilots, we lost some friends out there."

Wo2: "I know, which is why as soon as we get back were trading in our ships for something more, usefull."

*This was met with looks of aphrihnsion but overall the crew agreed that would be essentail if they were to effectivly battle.*

Wo2: "DC get your crews working on our engines I want them back up to par, and work on the shields."

DC: "Okay sir."

*Wo2 looked at his captians chair fondly, he haden't been in command too long but it felt like he belonged their. He deicided his new chair would feel just as good. As soon as the two sister ships pooled their resources and got a new ship he would make Rakia, the captain of the other ship, his new No1 and would put his current No1 in charge of his Marine squads."

Wo2: "Well contact the other ships, we still need to get the last two Sci-vessles to where ever the hell they were goning. Unless they would rather go back."

Comm: "I'll ask."

Wo2: "You do that."

See Crazy post

[Inspectre]

As Julian rode the lift up to Deck 1, the same deck that contained his Quarters in addition to the Bridge, he discovered that he could see the battle continue to unfold. Well, not really see, but sense the battle through the Mind Link. It was something Julian had never experienced before, even with all of his experiences with the Mind Link. The Mind Link was a method to transfer information amongst members of the crew and the ship’s computer at near lightspeed. However, all of that information was first processed through Kali, and presumably, watered down and streamlined to allow the human brain to comprehend it more quickly. When large amounts of information were required, Kali could arrange for a data dump, downloading the information into the user’s memory for them to shift through later.

This was much like one of those data dumps, only a continuously updating one. However Julian was able to process so much information quickly enough to understand it all, was beyond him. There was no way that Julian could have done this before, and yet what had changed? Despite the transfer of his brain into a Borg body, that would have only upgraded his physical, and not mental abilities. Unless . . .

Congratulations. I was wondering how long it would take your improved, but still inferior, monkey brain to figure that part out.

D*mnit Kali, did you have to go poking around inside my head too?

Actually, I’m not the one poking around in your head. A few thousand Borg nanoprobes are. Relax, they’re almost done . . . I think.

You think!!? And just what, exactly, are those little b*stards attempting to improve?

Oh, lots of things. Mathematical calculation speed, reaction-reflex time, informational processing speed, Mind Link empathy, neuromuscular –

Alright, that’s enough details for me. What exactly is this all going to do?

Well, for one thing, you should be able to control parts of the ship remotely now.

What, you mean to say that I can fly this ship, shoot its weapons, and pour myself a drink at the same time?

No, no. Your still piddely little brain couldn’t handle that much. At best, you could control one, perhaps two, operations of the ship remotely, as well as I can. Only I, however, am smart enough to run myself without any meatbag interference.

How droll. Still, I suppose this will come in handy.

A moment later the lift slid to a slow stop. As the doors began to part, Julian pressed forward and attempted to slip in between them, as he usually did. Although he managed to do so many time in the past without a hitch, this time his one side grazed along one of the still-opening doors. With a slight screech, the metal door bent outwards slighty, probably not enough to impair the lift but enough to be noticeable.

Hey! Ugh, do you always have to make a mess?

[i]Always, especially if enemies of mine are involved. Speaking of enemies, how’s the Guardian coming?[/b]

You’re the one tied into my sensors. Why don’t you see for yourself, monkey.

Silly me. I forgot about that already . . . strange what one can grow used to.

During his conversation with Kali, Julian’s sense of the battle had slowly made its way to the back of his mind. Now that he was focusing on it, the sense of the battle through the Kronos’s sensors returned to the forefront. The Guardian was, indeed, still standing, and once again unleashing a volley of quantum torpedoes at them.

Grr . . . when we win I’m going to reactivate that thing’s AI, and let it watch as I tear it apart, piece by piece. I’m going to temporal displace every single part of this reprobate, down to his engine exhaust tubes. Weapons Officer, get ready to fire those Chrono Weapons!

“Aye, ma’am! They’re almost fully charged!”

You don’t think I know that!!? Just do what I tell you before I give you a brain-wipe and replace you with a more suiting personality.

“Uhh . . . yes ma’am, sorry ma’am!!”

Snickering, Julian waited for the doors to his quarters to open fully before stepping inside, and then went over to his wardrobe. Picking out one of his many similar captain’s uniforms, Julian carefully dresses himself, not wanting to rip the fabric of his uniform by moving too quickly.

Meanwhile on the bridge, Kali continues to command the battle, watching as Aishlin’s ship finally joins the battle in a blaze of weapon’s fire.

Well well well . . . the b*tch finally found some balls. Good for her, not that her weapons did anything. Alright . . . Weapons Officer, now listen very carefully. I want you to target the area around that thing’s bridge, or at least what it uses for one. I then want you to get a lock on that area with our Chrono Weapons, and when we come around for another pass, I want you to fire them. Do you understand? Because if you don’t, then this time I’m going to do some very unpleasant things to you if you screw up.

“U-understood, ma’am!! Acquiring target lock!!”

Good.

“Umm . . . Commander Kali, I’m picking up a communication of some sort from the Guardian.”

Can you figure out what it is, Communications Officer?

“Umm . . . no ma’am. Its some sort of encrypted transmission. I might be able to break it . . . eventually.”

Well then, record it for later study. If that was the Guardian’s surrender notice, it just got here too late. Weapons Officer, fire!!


Weapons

1. Chrono Pulse Cannon - Guardian: Bridge
2. 2 x Chrono Phaser 3s – Guardian Bridge
3. Pulse Phaser – Incoming Quantum Torpedoes
4. “Blaster” satellites’ Phaser 4 – Incoming Quantum Torpedoes

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Ur_Quan

OOC- Here are my new ships. My credits are: 175000 christmas bonus, 95000 credits for the mission and 9500 credits from AcidK. Anything that I have labeled with "(no cost)" are things that I have already paid for, because they already are on my ship right now.

Am I correct to understand that the phased particle phaser 8 requires 3 posts to charge and that my particle array now connects my 20 light plasma cannons, 10 gattling lasers, 5 photon cannons and tractor beam Mk X together and makes them all 50% stronger? -OOC


Chassis The Frivolous Rainbow (heavily modified)
Strike Cruiser - (no cost)
10 Shield Mounts
30 Turret mounts
20 external mounts
20 additional Mounts
10 fighters of medium Class
6000 tonne cargo hold
-C0

6/10 Shield mounts
Energy Shields (4 shield) - (no cost)
2x Kinetic Sheilds - (2 shield) - 4000
-C4000

30/30 Turret mounts
Particle Cannon (8 turret) - (3 Posts to charge, armour piercing) - (no cost)
Plasma Cannon (2 turret) - (no cost)
2x Light Ion Cannon - (2 turret) - (no cost)
12x EMP Cannon - (10 turret) - 2400
AFD II - (4 turret) - 500
AMD II - (2 turret) - 200
-C3100

20/20 External mounts
10x Jupiter Class (N/A) - (1 Photon Cannon, 1 Plasma Pulse Device, 2 Phaser X, 1 AMD, 2 Fusion Bomb Launchers, 2 man crew, Ion Drive, Slipstream Drive) (no cost, free with hull)
4x Hawk Class - (2 external) - (1 auto Pilot, 2 Pulse Phasers, 4 Phaser X, 1 light shield, 1 Fusion Bomb mount) - (no cost)
Armoured Escape Pods (1 external) - (20 tubes to a mount; escape pods, marine assault pods) - (no cost)
External for Sensor Array - (1 external)
4x Gravatic Missiles - (4 external) - (4x6 shots) - 400
4x EMP Missiles - (4 external) - (4x20 shots) - 800
8x Missile Light - (8 external) - (8x5 shots) - 800
-C2000

14/20 Additional mounts
Additional for Particle Cannon (2 additional)
Additional for Plasma Cannon (1 additional)
2x Impulse Drive - (2 additional) - 4000
Trans Warp Drive - (1 additional) - (no cost)
Medium Hull Armour Plating - (1 additional) - 2000
Advanced Tactics Computer - (1 additional) - (no cost)
Advanced AI Ships Computer - (1 additional) - (no cost)
Advanced Engineering Bay - (2 additional) - (no cost)
Cloaking Device - (2 additional) - (no cost)
Sensor Array - (1 additional) - (no cost)
-C6000

Troops
1x ADCT - (no cost)
5x Heavy Infantry - (no cost)
25x Infantry Company - (no cost)
-C0

Cargostuff
10 Mark 3 probes (no cost)
10 Modified Orbital Sattelite/probes Mk V (no cost)
-C0

168/6000 tonnes hold
- Advanced AI Ships Computer (1 tonne)
- Armoured Escape Pods (10 tonnes)
- Armoured Cargo Pods (20 tonnes)
- ADCT (2 tonnes)
- Heavy Infantry (5 tonnes)
- Infantry Company (25 tonnes)
- Modified Orbital Sattelite/probes Mk V (100 tonnes)
- Fuel


Chassis The Dancing Starfish
Battleship - 100000
20 shield Mounts
60 turret Mounts
30 external mounts
40 additional mounts
35000 tonnes hold
(can carry either 30 light fighters or 20 medium fighters or 10 Heavy Fighters or 5 Scout ships)
-C100000

11/20 Shield mounts
Electromagnetic Shields - (2 shield) - 50000
Meta Shielding - (1 shield) - 6000
Phase Shields - (2 shield) - 6000
Meta-Phasic Shields (6 shield) - (no cost)
-C62000

60/60 Turret mounts
Particle Array (10 turret) - (efficiently combines light weapons into attack/defence grid that also works as AFD II and AMD II, weapons are 50% more effective) - (no cost)
2x Heavy Disrupters - (8 turret) - (no cost)
3x Phased Hellbore Cannon - (12 turret) - (cuts shields by 50%) - 15000
Phased Particle Phaser 8 - (15 turret) - (superweapon, 3 posts to charge?) - 50000
5x Photon Cannon - (10 turret) - 7500
10x Gatling Laser - (5 turret) - (10x10 shots per round) - 3000
-C75500

30/30 External mounts
10x Nial [aka Windstar] - (N/A) - (1 antimatter cell, 1 Micro-Fusion reactor, 3 Heavy Neutron Guns, 5 Centimeter re-enforced Poly-Crystalline armor hull, 3 Tractor Beams, Minbari Stealth Device, 1 Pilot) - (no cost, free with hull)
10x Light Plasma Cannon - (10 external) - (no cost)
10x Light Plasma Cannon - (10 external) - 5000
Deflector Dish - (1 external) - (no cost)
Armoured Escape Pods (1 external) - (20 tubes to a mount; escape pods, marine assault pods) - 100
External for Sensor Array - (1 external)
External for Lateral Sensor Array - (3 external)
2x Torpedo - (2 external) - (2x4 shots) - 200
2x EMP Missiles - (2 external) - (2x20 shots) - 400
-C5700

24/40 Additional mounts
Armoury (2 additional) - (no cost)
Heavy Armour Plating - (1 additional) - (no cost)
Advanced Tactics Computer - (1 additional) - 250
Advanced AI Ships Computer - (1 additional) - 400
Advanced Engineering Bay - (2 additional) - 500
Cloaking Device - (2 additional) - 3000
Lateral Sensor Array - (1 additional) - (no cost)
Sensor Array - (1 additional) - 2000
Tractor Beam Mk X - (2 additional) - (no cost)
Holo Deck - (2 additional) - 5000
Emergency Medical Hologram - (1 additional) - 1000
2x Ion Drive - (2 additional) - 400
2x Cold Fusion Drive - (2 additional) - 400
3x Impulse Drive - (3 additional) - (no cost)
Trans Warp Drive - (1 additional) - 2000
-C14950

Troops
2x ADCT - 3000
5x Marines - (no cost)
10x Heavy Infantry - 2500
-C5500

Cargostuff
10x Armoured Cargo Pods - (no cost)
5x Armoured Cargo Pods - 100
5x Cargo Pods - 50
Reload: 2x Torpedo - (2x4 shots) - 200
Reload: 2x EMP Missiles - (2x20 shots) - 400
-C750

72/6000 tonnes hold
- Advanced AI Ships Computer (1 tonne)
- Armoured Escape Pods (10 tonnes)
- ADCT (4 tonnes)
- Reloads (2 tonnes)
- Heavy Infantry (10 tonnes)
- Marines (5 tonnes)
- Reload Torpedo (2 tonnes)
- Reload EMP Missile (2 tonnes)
- Kylithium (40 tonnes)
- Fuel

No funds left

approved

[Lady Hawk]

more later

[J-Kama-Ka-C]

"Very well, but the modified sattelites are the only casulties I expect to see on this operation. We can replace them at the next opportunity, but since we're bound to lose them now, configure them for maximum output, disable the safety limiters. Let's have them take as much power as they can before the toasting.

Alright, if we're all in position, then we just have to wait for the Cube to come into range. Is everyone at their stations? Good."

*She scrolls down the sensor report of the Cube

"Phew, we better make this work, or it'll leave us in a rather embrassing situation, between this system and that Cube. Make it look good frigates, we're counting on you to draw in the Borg as close as possible so we can set off the disable signal.

We can't let the station down, not since we've just had the thing set up, I expect to be tractoring a large hunk of Borg salvage back there when this is over, you've all have your orders, *snap* to it."

*If all goes to plan the sattelites will transmit simultaneously to disable the Cube as it comes in range of the two frigates who are busily scanning the moon as a distraction... and the trap is sprung \o/.

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Darkling

ooc- my apolagise then

Rubbing his temple slightly
"All these descions are giving me a headache"
muttering quietly followed by a sigh
"Carry on there is no need to join in on a fight that could risk our merchandise. Thats just bad practise, get us out of here then best posisble speed"

Helm - "Understood sir once everyone is back onbaord we shall be underway"

"Once we are clear of the cube detonate it"
Caughing a little with quick thump to his chest, a slight shiver twisting around his spine.

No1 - "Makes sense, it shall be done"

Carter glancing up at his first officer a wary look upon his face, shoulder shrug following quickly
"Indeed convay the orders to the other ship's, and get the stutus on the other ships in the area whislt you are at it."

Science - "Aye sir, scanning the area"

A jerk sends Carter forward as the ship starts its engines up, an ominous feeling lerking in his mind unable to supress feeling that everyhting was not as obvious as it seemed. The Black Rose slinelty fliying through the coldness of space as ominous shadow of the dead cube haunts their wake, a grave the the damned.

Helm - course laid in sir

No1 - well sir we have the stuff we came for at least we can return to ANKAA or the nearest star system and then we can re-equip or refit and then try one of the other missions.

SO - we have a lot of data to as well

EO - once we get the viculum on line the Drones will serve us sir, the only thing is we will need a bigger ship to power and fit it - the ship will have to be at least frigate sized sir

MD - the drones i can remove the borg subserviance chip and block the back up

SO - it will need all or work Comms, me EO and MD

No1 - they will need at least 4 days to complete this

FC - all ships in formation

MC - aye sir during that time we can get to grips with this BORG tech then sir

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Bakan

Shortly after the battle
*Replacing a power conduit that pratically disintegrated in his hands, Bakan looked around. Having left the bridge a few hours ago, he had been working non-stop on helping with the repairs. The repairs themselves were horribly extensive, with nearly every system on the ship suffering some type of damage. Plugging in the conduit, Bakan checks it over, blinking away some more dizziness, his vision doubling. Fortunally his Chief Medical Officer was to busy with more important cases, otherwise he would....*

Chief Medical Officer: "Captain, a moment."

*Blinking, Bakan shakes his head, only to hear that sentence again. Hitting his wrist intercom off, he continued to work, only to feel rough hands pull him back.*

Bakan: "What the f*ck you think you are doing?"

*Looking, Bakan's vision wavers again, then focuses to see his XO and Chief MEdical Officer, with 2 Marine's, one of them nursing a broken arm set in a regen-cast.*

XO: "Sir, come with us, you need medical treatment."

Bakan: "I'll be fine here, I'm feeling better."

XO: "No you are not. First of all, your wrist intercom was already off, second we were right behind you and you didn't notice, third the way you have that power conduit wired if it is brought online it would fry itself and several systems on this ship."

Chief Medical Officer: "Now, while you may hate me for this, I gotta do this. Under general protocols, I now relieve you of duty until you submit to proper medical treatment."

Bakan: "Nice try, but while we are in combat, that rule is nullified unless it is in cases of mental distress. And we are weakened here, more Alyassians can come at any time."

XO: "Sir, also the Dune Glider just arrived, complete with fresh repair crews and personal. She has taken over the defense, and as such we can stand down."

Chief Medical Officer: "Sorry sir, and congradulations on your promotion."

Bakan: "What promotion, AH!"

*Bakan grabs his arm but it is to late as the CMO injects Bakan with a hypospray. Feeling his world darken, Bakan stumbles, weaves, then falls, only to be caught by the two Marines.*

Some Time Later
*Grunting, Bakan felt himself wake up. Opening his eyes, he looked around to see the interior of a medical bay, but not one that he reconized right off the bat. Seeing several medical personal run about, Bakan grunted as he tried to raise himself up. Then, one of the personal looked at him from across the room, then blinked it seem right next to Bakan, gently pushing him down.*

Medical Personal: "Sir, you are not well enough to get up yet. It is surprising that you are even concious after we had to do minor brain surgery."

Bakan: "Ghd-se-brd-dshe..."

Medical Personal: "Oh darn, looks like your speech centers are still a little off-set, give me a moment."

*The Officer's eyes then surprisingly change color to a dark red, then return to normal.*

Bakan: "Yrd... Yodgs.....you are a Emergency Medical Hologram?"

EMH: "Right on Captain.. I mean Commander Bakan."

Bakan: "C-C-Commander?"

EMH: "Oh yes, you went into your coma after we got the backlog of messages. Your promotion went through."

Bakan: "W-Wh..."

EMH: "Where, oh you are onboard the Dune Glider, a most beautiful vessel I might say myself, under your command once you have recovered."

Bakan: "F-From what, I thought I only had a concusion."

EMH: "Well, that was the starting cause, afterwards your refusal to undergo medical treatment made it worse, until you ruptured several blodd vessels in your brain. Fortunally I was able to repair the everything before you suffered any damage, but in the process I installed a neural interface chip into your brain."

Bakan: "Why?"

EMH: "Well, you are no longer as young as you used to be being 87 now, but in order to get your brain functions back on track, I'm using it to help regulate your systems. Within a day you should be fully recovered, and the chip will only be used to communicate with the ship AI's."

*Off in a corner, a flicker of light appears, until the outline of a young women appears, surrounded in blue and purple hues with data flowing over her.*

Cortana: "AI, that's all you call me. Blah, I have more functionality that you will ever have. I'm Cortana by the way, AI for this ship."

EMH: "The Commander here has suffered brain injury, I'm taking it slow and easy."

Bakan: "Common, you know as well as I do 87 is not even middle life for our sub-set of peacekeepers."

*Pushing himself off, Bakan wavers, then manages to recover.*

Bakan: "I'm guessing we are on the Dune Glider right now, for I remember we launched spacedock, but the memory engrams crystal for our AI on Dune Rider didn't arrive."

Cortana: "Yes, we were able to pick it up. Currently Dorothy is getting used to her new home. It's quite nice to have a younger sister."

Bakan: "So... why are you here?"

Cortana: "Well sir, with another major galatic war looming on the horizon, it was felt that your little "fleet" here should have some additional firepower. Also, I was getting so bored of our patrol route, I mean, that one nebula the crew always stared as got so boring the second time we passed it."

Bakan: "How long have I been out?"

EMH: "Only about 31 hours."

Cortana: "But in that time the Dune Rider has been almost fully repaired and reloaded with some updates requested by Dorothy. Oh yeah, your former XO is now the Captain of the Dune Rider, though with your rank you are in command of the entire Armada. Even better new, we have captured two of the Alyssian Chimera Frigates. They have been fully staffed and are ready to come with us."

Bakan: "Amazing, making me obsolete already."

Cortana: "Oh never captain, perish the thought."

EMH: "Enough talking, I allowed this to go on cause the Commander needed the stimulation, but he needs rest."

Bakan: "Rest, there is no time for rest, I gotta learn about this new ship before we go underway again."

Cortana: "I can help with that, one micro-second, accessing your neural implant, downloading full technical specs and history of the Dune Glider."

*Bakan gasps and clutches his head, feeling as if someone just power-drilled into his brain and was filling it with knowledge. Data sheets, crew reports, tech specs, AI interface protocols, all and more flashing through his brain. Falling back, Bakan feels his brain actually adjust, getting used to the input, till finally at the end it feels no more painful than walking, as in not in all.*

Bakan: "Whoa..."

Cortana: "He likes it I think he likes it."

EMH: "Hmph."

*Sitting back, Bakan mentally starts going over all the data on his new ship.*

NOW
*Arriving at the bridge, Bakan steps out, and blinks. The bridge was even smaller than the one of the Dune Rider, which was surprising. Even more surprising was the presence of a Pilot at the back of the bridge, which took up so much space Bakan realized that without the Pilot and the interface stations, the bridge would be much larger. Looking at him, Bakan saw that like any Pilot race off-world it seemed to be bonded with the ship itself. Sitting there, it's four arms gracefully moving about the panals on the controls in front of it, it's oversized head turning to look at Bakan.*

Pilot: "Ahh, Commander welcome. Fine ship we have here."

Bakan: "Yes she is. Glad to have you aboard."

*Quickly scanning his records, Bakan found that the Dune Glider class ships were suppose to impliment a starburst FTL system that was used on a race of living starships known as Levithans. However, complications in the system led to it being set aside, with instead a slipstream core being installed.*

Pilot: "I must say, I will miss not being able to experiance the joys of controls a starburst system, but slipstream is so facinating. Not to mention, having long conversations with Cortana here, I can't imagine being anywhere else."

Cortana: "And I must admit having intelligent conversation is always a plus as well."

Bakan: "And what about the rest of us humans?"

Revan: "Oh, they just start talking about high end science crap when they get annoyed. Lt. Commander Revan, your new XO sir. Over at science is Lt. Bastila, with Lt. Commander Canderous Ordo being our Marine commander and ship security, and Lt. Carth Onasi over at tatical."

Bakan: "Nice. I take it Pilot also controls navigation at sublight."

Pilot: "Yes I do, though your station also contains controls as well. I know that at times I can't be as creative as some of you."

Bakan: "Interesting. Where is the chief engineer?"

Revan: "He's over at the Dune Rider completing repairs, Trask Ulgo should be back soon."

Bakan: "Very well."

*Sitting at his station, Bakan smiles. The station was configured in the way that he had his old helm station back 60 years ago when he stated off as a gunship pilot. Along with helm controls, there seemed to be optional controls for the weapons system and some basic shield controls as well. Looking it over, Bakan looks over at Pilot.*

Bakan: "So, you are connected to the ship, does that include the bio-organic hull."

Pilot: "Oh yes, I have been working with it to increase it's resistance to attacks. Both me and Cortana think that it will be more efficient than any other hull out there."

Cortana: "It learns quickly, but the best teacher is live fire combat to be honest. while I'm loath to suggest we go shoot someone down, it would be the best teacher."

Bakan: "Well, as I'm sure you all know, we have to complete a mission here. I know you all have been working hard at restoring my old ship. But now, we have to finish our mission. Cortana, Bastila, reestablish communications with the probes that the Dune Rider launched 2 days ago, and see what sensor data they have. Onasi, bring our shields online and begin warming up the weapons systems. Also load a round of missiles into our missile banks. Also communicate with Captain flapjack, let's link together and finish off this mission. Finally, see if Captain Darkling needs assistance."

Mission 2

1 - Lt Comm Flapjack
2 - Lt Comm Bakan


GAL VARON PRIME

A binary star system 1 red giant GAL and 1 small neutron star VARRON.

there are 10 planets that orbit both stars

GAL VARON PRIME I - barren rock world, little of interest

GAL VARON PRIME II - barren desert world, has high concentration of minerals and metals, this place has many old mine sites on it - similar to mercury.
has 3 moons

GAL VARON PRIME III - barren world - coverd with cloud similar to Venus.

GAL VARON PRIME IV - Earth Like - has 70% water and has an oxeygen/nitrogen atmosphere. this world supports a post FTL civilisation, they are NEUTRALS but thet do support a space fleet, mainly of which they have 100

Victory Class Destroyer
Type: Heavy Destroyer

Weapons:

1 Particle Cannon
8 Pulse Phasers
6 Heavy Fuision Cannons
12 Fusion Cannons

8 AFD II
8 AMD II

12 Cluster Missile Launchers

Fighter: 56 Warlord fighter craft

Power:

1 Black Hole Generator
4 Fusion Drives

Special defense: Phased Bio Organic Hull

4 Type 20 Tractor Beams
Claoking Device

cargo hold 5000 tonnes

GAL VARON PRIME V - Again earth like and again supports life - this world has been colonised by those of GAL VARRON IV

GAL VARON PRIME VI - Ice world - this world is barren, but has 4 moons that support BIO TECH plants that provide food suppliments for the other worlds

GAL VARON PRIME VII - Gas Giant similar to Saturn with 50 moons of all sizes

GAL VARON PRIME VIII - Gas Giant the size of Neptune and has over 300 rings, but no moons

GAL VARON PRIME IX - Gas Giant similar to Neptune but has rings of colour similar to Jupiter but the colours are in green and yellow

GAL VARON PRIME X - Gas Giant sizeof Jupiter with 126 moons


On FJ's ship


SO - scans sir indicate that Capt Darkling has left the system or if he is here then he has cloaked. last scans indicate that he had taken some ships and tech possibly from the Borg ships

on screen there is 2 huge explosions as the 2 BORG ships explode

No1 -he blew them up obviously tio stop anyone from getting their hands on any tech, so he does not want any help then

Comms - guess he does not need any help

EO - thats what the No1 just said

WO - that leaves 2 frigates for us to deal with

Comms - uh ho.................

No1 - What?

Comms - they have sent a distress signal and it was not jammed by Capt Darklings ship and it is beyond our range of jamming to sir

No1 - oh god

WO - we have full

Comms - SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they have had a response sir they are recieving help

No1 - that soon

Comms - seems that there was a ship or ships on its way anyhow in answer to a previous call for help

SO - jump gates opening sir on the edge of the system - there are multiple jump points ..... OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

on screen you see the jump points as they open - one is vastly huge at least 1km wide..........

sir we have 1 ship and escorts in the system you are not going to like this sir they are ALYSSIAN



On Bakans ship


SO - scans sir indicate that Capt Darkling has left the system or if he is here then he has cloaked. last scans indicate that he had taken some ships and tech possibly from the Borg ships

on screen there is 2 huge explosions as the 2 BORG ships explode

No1 - he ..... he ..... he blew them up

Comms - guess he does not need any help

WO - that leaves 2 frigates for us to deal with

Comms - uh ho.................

No1 - What?

Comms - they have sent a distress signal and it was not jammed by Capt Darklings ship and it is beyond our range of jamming to sir

No1 - oh god

WO - we have full

Comms - SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they have had a response sir they are recieving help

No1 - that soon

Comms - seems that there was a ship or ships on its way anyhow in answer to a previous call for help

SO - jump gates opening sir on the edge of the system - there are multiple jump points ..... OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

on screen you see the jump points as they open - one is vastly huge at least 1km wide..........

sir we have 1 ship and escorts in the system you are not going to like this sir they are ALYSSIAN


6 x ALYSSIAN Frigate Strike Leader

10 shield mounts
2x ALYSSIAN Singularity Shields
2x ALYSSIAN Meta Shielding

24 turret mounts
6x ALYSSIAN Pulse Phaser
4x ALYSSIAN Nova Cannon

14 external mounts
6x ALYSSIAN Quantam Torpedo Launchers
8x ALYSSIAN Cluster Missile Launchers

14 additional mounts
ALYSSIAN Heavy Armour Plating
ALYSSIAN Ablative Armour
2x ALYSSIAN Anti Matter Drive
ALYSSIAN Advanced Tactics Computer
ALYSSIAN Advanced AI Ships Computer
ALYSSIAN Advanced Engineering Bay
6x ALYSSIAN Angel Class Fighters

200 tonnes hold
ALYSSIAN Blackhole Generator
carries 2x ALYSSIAN Angel Class Fighters


1 x ALYSSIAN Concordat Battle Star

Shields (60):
10 ALYSSIAN Singularity Shields (40)

//Below are back-up shields, only used when Singularity has failed.
ALYSSIAN Gravometeric Defence Grid (10)
5 ALYSSIAN Electromagnetic Shields (10)

Weaponry (200+16=216):
//Below are Particle Arrays + Pulse Phasers, PP always loaded into the PA grid.
2 ALYSSIAN Particle Arrays (20)
20 ALYSSIAN Pulse Phasers (40)

//Firepower. Rawr.
30 ALYSSIAN Nova Cannons (90)

2 ALYSSIAN Anti Matter Cannons (20)
2 ALYSSIAN Phased Particle Phasers 8 (30)
2 ALYSSIAN Linear Accelerators (16)

External (120):
20 ALYSSIAN Angel Heavy Class Fighters (N/A)
20 ALYSSIAN Angel Heavy Class Fighters (30)

40 ALYSSIAN Quantam Torpedo Launchers (40)
60 ALYSSIAN Cluster Missile Launchers (60)

Additional (140):
16 Weaponry Mounts (16)

ALYSSIAN Colapsium Armoured Hull (N/A)
ALYSSIAN Heavy Armour Plating (1)
ALYSSIAN Ablative Armour (1)

9 ALYSSIAN Black Hole Generators (9)
20 ALYSSIAN Anti Matter Drives (20)

//Drives below are only used to power the back-up shields, only activated when needed.
4 ALYSSIAN Fusion Drives (4)
5 ALYSSIAN Ion Drives (5)

ALYSSIAN Deflector Dish (2)
ALYSSIAN Lateral Sensor Array (4)
ALYSSIAN Phase Scanners (1)
ALYSSIAN Astrometrichs (4)

ALYSSIAN Advanced Ships AI Computer (N/A)
ALYSSIAN 9 Advanced Ships AI Computers (9)
ALYSSIAN 5 Advanced Tactics Computers (5)
ALYSSIAN 10 Advavced Engineering Bays (20)
ALYSSIAN ADMD (N/A)
ALYSSIAN Security Stations (2)
ALYSSIAN Advaced Flight Control (N/A)

ALYSSIAN 2 Tractor Beams Mk20 (N/A)
ALYSSIAN 8 Tractor Beams Mk20 (16)

ALYSSIAN 4 Corbamite Missile Launchers (4)
ALYSSIAN 10 Gunboats (20)

20000 tonnes hold
ALYSSIAN Black Hole Generator (N/A)


BATTLE ORDERS

2 x ALYSSIAN CHIMERA Class Frigate Strike Leaders

10 shield mounts
2x ALYSSIAN Singularity Shields
2x ALYSSIAN Meta Shielding

24 turret mounts
6x ALYSSIAN Pulse Phaser
4x ALYSSIAN Nova Cannon

14 external mounts
6x ALYSSIAN Quantam Torpedo Launchers
8x ALYSSIAN Cluster Missile Launchers

14 additional mounts
ALYSSIAN Heavy Armour Plating
ALYSSIAN Ablative Armour
2x ALYSSIAN Anti Matter Drive
ALYSSIAN Advanced Tactics Computer
ALYSSIAN Advanced AI Ships Computer
ALYSSIAN Advanced Engineering Bay
6x ALYSSIAN Angel Class Fighters

200 tonnes hold
ALYSSIAN Blackhole Generator
carries 2x ALYSSIAN Angel Class Fighters


these bottom were being attacked by Darkling

7
fowrard shield 85%
forward port shield 85%
forward starbaord shield 85%
port shield 85%
starbaord shield 85%

8

Fighters 30


sir we have 1 ship and escorts in the system you are not going to like this sir they are ALYSSIAN

6 x ALYSSIAN Frigate Strike Leader

10 shield mounts
2x ALYSSIAN Singularity Shields
2x ALYSSIAN Meta Shielding

24 turret mounts
6x ALYSSIAN Pulse Phaser
4x ALYSSIAN Nova Cannon

14 external mounts
6x ALYSSIAN Quantam Torpedo Launchers
8x ALYSSIAN Cluster Missile Launchers

14 additional mounts
ALYSSIAN Heavy Armour Plating
ALYSSIAN Ablative Armour
2x ALYSSIAN Anti Matter Drive
ALYSSIAN Advanced Tactics Computer
ALYSSIAN Advanced AI Ships Computer
ALYSSIAN Advanced Engineering Bay
6x ALYSSIAN Angel Class Fighters

200 tonnes hold
ALYSSIAN Blackhole Generator
carries 2x ALYSSIAN Angel Class Fighters

1

2

3

4

5

6


1 x ALYSSIAN Concordat Battle Star

Shields (60):
10 ALYSSIAN Singularity Shields (40)

//Below are back-up shields, only used when Singularity has failed.
ALYSSIAN Gravometeric Defence Grid (10)
5 ALYSSIAN Electromagnetic Shields (10)

Weaponry (200+16=216):
//Below are Particle Arrays + Pulse Phasers, PP always loaded into the PA grid.
2 ALYSSIAN Particle Arrays (20)
20 ALYSSIAN Pulse Phasers (40)

//Firepower. Rawr.
30 ALYSSIAN Nova Cannons (90)

2 ALYSSIAN Anti Matter Cannons (20)
2 ALYSSIAN Phased Particle Phasers 8 (30)
2 ALYSSIAN Linear Accelerators (16)

External (120):
20 ALYSSIAN Angel Heavy Class Fighters (N/A)
20 ALYSSIAN Angel Heavy Class Fighters (30)

40 ALYSSIAN Quantam Torpedo Launchers (40)
60 ALYSSIAN Cluster Missile Launchers (60)

Additional (140):
16 Weaponry Mounts (16)

ALYSSIAN Colapsium Armoured Hull (N/A)
ALYSSIAN Heavy Armour Plating (1)
ALYSSIAN Ablative Armour (1)

9 ALYSSIAN Black Hole Generators (9)
20 ALYSSIAN Anti Matter Drives (20)

//Drives below are only used to power the back-up shields, only activated when needed.
4 ALYSSIAN Fusion Drives (4)
5 ALYSSIAN Ion Drives (5)

ALYSSIAN Deflector Dish (2)
ALYSSIAN Lateral Sensor Array (4)
ALYSSIAN Phase Scanners (1)
ALYSSIAN Astrometrichs (4)

ALYSSIAN Advanced Ships AI Computer (N/A)
ALYSSIAN 9 Advanced Ships AI Computers (9)
ALYSSIAN 5 Advanced Tactics Computers (5)
ALYSSIAN 10 Advavced Engineering Bays (20)
ALYSSIAN ADMD (N/A)
ALYSSIAN Security Stations (2)
ALYSSIAN Advaced Flight Control (N/A)

ALYSSIAN 2 Tractor Beams Mk20 (N/A)
ALYSSIAN 8 Tractor Beams Mk20 (16)

ALYSSIAN 4 Corbamite Missile Launchers (4)
ALYSSIAN 10 Gunboats (20)

20000 tonnes hold
ALYSSIAN Black Hole Generator (N/A)

1


Your ships

Flapjack
Weapon Charge 3 posts


Bakan
weapon charging 3 posts

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by flapjack

comms: "sir, captain bakan is attempting to link our ships up again, should i link up the entire fleet?"

me: "most certainly, and respond to his message: "Captain bakan, there is no need to help our previous ally, the coward has just jumped out of the system and the 2 allysians will probably be handled by the destroyers, i suggest we make a run for the third planet so i can test my science systems aboard the carrier, we can split any salvage fifty fifty, and if you have anything you want researched, just send it over to the carrier, the only cost will be the fact that we'll have a copy of the data from the research. We would obviously appreciate help from your science crews for analyzing any salvaged items. We are currently setting a course for the third planet, which we suspect the base is on and we have enough money to get an all-terrain base and a small space station to gaurd the planet for our exploitation, it is even possible to get a small scale alliance with the people of the fourth planet."

me:"helm, set a course for the third planet, best possible speed, captain bakan's ships are faster then we are and so is the carrier."

tactical: shields are up, weapons charging to full capicity, we won't get caught by surprise and we can launch the assault shuttles without dropping our shields

see post for Bakan

[Crazyboy]

Comms: "Sir. Signal from Captain Devron. Seems he got all the information he wanted from this fight. Missions over sir. We can head back and get our payment"

"Good good. Comms, send message to Wo2 saying we would be glad of the help. Tell him as soon as his repair crews are on board, we'll be jumping back to Ankaa. The crew deserves some short shore leave and this ship could do with a new paint job. I've also got some upgrades to consider."

Comms: "Sir. Message sent to Wo2 confirming his request."

"Good. Helm, lay in a course for Ankaa. As soon as those repair crews are on board, hit it. ADCT and all repair teams, get aworking on getting our internal systems and hull repaired. External hull damage can be taken care off at Ankaa"

Tac: "Repair teams are on board sir. All repair teams reporting that the repairs have started. Hull breaches have been temporarily sealed"

"Good. Helm"

Helm: "Aye sir. Course is laid in. Jump engines fully charged. Opening jump point"

*A surge of power charged through the Command Carrier, as its six huge hyperdrive jump engines gulped up power as they formed a gateway into hyperspace big enough to take the huge ship. As the last of the fighters finished docking, the huge ship moved forward, and with a sudden leap, disappeared into hyperspace, heading back, albeit slowly, towards Ankaa*

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by AcidK

*Cid looked carefully at the scans and frowns deeply.*

Cid: We wont be able to withstand them... unless we can deliver a full blow onto that battlestar before it knows what hit it...
No1: So, you recon our new ship can cloak up behind it and deliver a strike onto that... thing? What's the chances of that actually doing enough damage?
SO: Even with a 50% increase of weapons power, even both our super weapons wouldn't be able to knock enough into them...
Cid: Hmm... not even with support can we defeat such enemies... however, what is the likely-hood that we can gain support from those Krase people? Slow down our hyperspeed pace, get us enough time to power up our main weapons so we can fire them if we are in a tight-spot and need a sudden jump out of the system. I want a communication link set up to the Krase and I want it now!
Comms: yes sir!
No1: But Sector Commander, what if they are in league with the Alyssians?
Cid: Then we tell them about C'raask, remember that C'raaskians are allies to no-one and would take their water planet quite quickly. We are hunters of these creatures, remember that, anyone that would defend water that carefully would love to have support from people that know how to deal with C'raaskians.
No1: Not everyone in the galaxy cares, sir. Us Shraanians seem the only people that do.
Cid: Anyone that has seen a full C'raaskian fleet would, Kosaga, and they would like support. If we have no other choice, we turn around and get the heck out of here, damned quickly I may add. Open the link, send the message that we are peaceful and are... enquiring about the allysian pressence here. Do not say any more than is neccessary.

Mission Baord - Shraan Space

From Shraan Control to Acid K

Greetings Commander - we have received news from your recent victory and the discovery of the New Kylithium source. we are sending 3 Mining vessels and 1 light Space station to help the mining.

You are given command of this sector

Congratulations Commander.

Your orders are to secure this area of space....... ANKAA has told us that there is a C'raask Stronghold located somewhere in your area of space also they have also told us that there is a possible STAR LEAGUE faciltiy somewhere nearby too.

Be on gaurd - ANKAA indicate at least 1 C'raask Mother Ship witihn 5 light years, location unkown.

your orders are to establish a major base within the sector, protect the mine at ALL costs, to this end we need you to clear out 3 systems withing 1 light year of your new system

system 1 - 10 planets - unknown energy readings - 1 light year away

system 2 - 8 planets +1 asteroid field - high population of Shraan Survivors - but remain neutral as of this time to our efforts to get them to join us..... 85% possibility of possible C'raask interference - 0.5 light years away

system 3 - 2 planets orbiting a dead star....WARNING POSSIBLE WORMHOLE has been detected - STAR LEAGUE readings come from this area - also strong gravitational readings as well.


system 1 - 10 planets - unknown energy readings - 1 light year away

SO - Scanning system sir

System S'KRASAN

Blue Giant sun - home to a race of lizards called the Kraze, they are known for there warlike tendancies - according to legend they made up the bulk of the STAR LEAGUE army...... chances are there is a STAR LEAGUE FACILITY of major importance in this system

S'KRASAN I - Deset world to hot for anything

S'KRASAN II - 2 moons - Barren rock - contains vast lakes of liquid metal that are mined by the Kraze for their warships (usualy desrtoyer sized)

S'KRASAN III - 3 moons - Home world of the Kraze hot desert world that is like the sahara with little in the way of water. think like tatooine out of starwars

S'KRASAN IV - 1 moons - Home world that was terraformed so that Kraze could live on this world its a hot desert world that is like the sahara with little in the way of water. think like tatooine out of starwars

S'KRASAN V - 8 moons - Home world that was terraformed so that Kraze could live on this world its a hot desert world that is like the sahara with little in the way of water. think like tatooine out of starwars

S'KRASAN VI - 3 moons - is a water planet that is gaurded by the bulk of the KRAZE fleet - this is what they consider to be precsious commodity - they will gaurd this with their lives

S'KRASAN VII - Gas Giant - 60 moons - 3 debris rings - this is where the Kraze get their fuel from also their ship yards are based here.

S'KRASAN VIII - was once a planet but is now a vast asteroid field

S'KRASAN IX - 80 moons - Gas Giant size of Jupiter

S'KRASAN X - 100 moons - Gas Giant size of neptune

you are approx 2 light seconds (2 posts) the system

SO - scanning .........

2 x ALYSSIAN Frigate Strike Leader

10 shield mounts
2x ALYSSIAN Singularity Shields
2x ALYSSIAN Meta Shielding

24 turret mounts
6x ALYSSIAN Pulse Phaser
4x ALYSSIAN Nova Cannon

14 external mounts
6x ALYSSIAN Quantam Torpedo Launchers
8x ALYSSIAN Cluster Missile Launchers

14 additional mounts
ALYSSIAN Heavy Armour Plating
ALYSSIAN Ablative Armour
2x ALYSSIAN Anti Matter Drive
ALYSSIAN Advanced Tactics Computer
ALYSSIAN Advanced AI Ships Computer
ALYSSIAN Advanced Engineering Bay
6x ALYSSIAN Angel Class Fighters

200 tonnes hold
ALYSSIAN Blackhole Generator
carries 2x ALYSSIAN Angel Class Fighters

1 x ALYSSIAN Concordat Battle Star

Shields (60):
10 ALYSSIAN Singularity Shields (40)

//Below are back-up shields, only used when Singularity has failed.
ALYSSIAN Gravometeric Defence Grid (10)
5 ALYSSIAN Electromagnetic Shields (10)

Weaponry (200+16=216):
//Below are Particle Arrays + Pulse Phasers, PP always loaded into the PA grid.
2 ALYSSIAN Particle Arrays (20)
20 ALYSSIAN Pulse Phasers (40)

//Firepower. Rawr.
30 ALYSSIAN Nova Cannons (90)

2 ALYSSIAN Anti Matter Cannons (20)
2 ALYSSIAN Phased Particle Phasers 8 (30)
2 ALYSSIAN Linear Accelerators (16)

External (120):
20 ALYSSIAN Angel Heavy Class Fighters (N/A)
20 ALYSSIAN Angel Heavy Class Fighters (30)

40 ALYSSIAN Quantam Torpedo Launchers (40)
60 ALYSSIAN Cluster Missile Launchers (60)

Additional (140):
16 Weaponry Mounts (16)

ALYSSIAN Colapsium Armoured Hull (N/A)
ALYSSIAN Heavy Armour Plating (1)
ALYSSIAN Ablative Armour (1)

9 ALYSSIAN Black Hole Generators (9)
20 ALYSSIAN Anti Matter Drives (20)

//Drives below are only used to power the back-up shields, only activated when needed.
4 ALYSSIAN Fusion Drives (4)
5 ALYSSIAN Ion Drives (5)

ALYSSIAN Deflector Dish (2)
ALYSSIAN Lateral Sensor Array (4)
ALYSSIAN Phase Scanners (1)
ALYSSIAN Astrometrichs (4)

ALYSSIAN Advanced Ships AI Computer (N/A)
ALYSSIAN 9 Advanced Ships AI Computers (9)
ALYSSIAN 5 Advanced Tactics Computers (5)
ALYSSIAN 10 Advavced Engineering Bays (20)
ALYSSIAN ADMD (N/A)
ALYSSIAN Security Stations (2)
ALYSSIAN Advaced Flight Control (N/A)

ALYSSIAN 2 Tractor Beams Mk20 (N/A)
ALYSSIAN 8 Tractor Beams Mk20 (16)

ALYSSIAN 4 Corbamite Missile Launchers (4)
ALYSSIAN 10 Gunboats (20)

20000 tonnes hold
ALYSSIAN Black Hole Generator (N/A)


Helm - course laid in sir

No1 - Thats one huge ship

Comms - signal sent to the KRASE sir

No1 - now we wait

EO - i have boosted the shields 50% sir just in case

as you look at the EO you see the Comms looking a bit startled and then she starts to fiddle with knobs and switches then she looks at you and then past you

you look at the bridge crew who are now looking at something

you also turn to look

there is an ALYSSIAN stood in front of you, in the flesh and has teleported straight thru your FULL BOOSTED shields

AC - greetings Sector Commander we have been waiting for you, you are indeed quite correct anyone who has seen the C'RAaSSK would form an alliance with those who hunt them, that is why we are here to offer an alliance.

We will give you 1 of our ships and access to the technology in good faith to form an alliance with the Shrann for the return of two things

1) to learn about more of this KYLITHIUM you talk about

2) the eradication of the C'raask from nearby space

I will let you have time to think it over

[Lady Hawk]

more later

[flapjack]

*Flapjack walked onto the bridge just as the ships arrived at the third planet, he immediatly noticed the 2 assault shuttles loaded with infantry deploy to the planet surface when his Sensor Officer warned him of the incoming ships*

me: all hands to battle stations, complete charging of all weapons, shields to full power, all fighters ready for launch

Comms: Captain Bakan has opened a comm channel to the planet and to the allysians, he's informing us we'll probably get back-up from the Gal Varrons, we're probably going to get us into a fight here sir.

No1: we stand no chance here in this situation, but there might be a chance sir, i suggest moving to Gal Varron VIII, if the concordat heads out there, we can hide our fighters in the rings and let the fighters push asteroids out of the rings and into the concordat, we have plenty of fighters, 105 of them and with 105 sizeable roids being towards it, it can't possibly stop all of them, we might even be capable of doing some damage to it.

Helm: and if there is a fight, we can hide in the rings and that concordat can't possibly do that, we'd have the element of surprise sir.

SO: if we're going to do anything, those ships are headed straight for Gal Varron VIII (ooc/ that's where the other 2 frigates are, right? /ooc) so we'd better do it quick

me: very well, inform captain bakan of what we're going to try, ask him to keep those ships occupied for a while so we can set everything up, helm, set a course for Gal Varron VIII, both ships at highest possible speed, when the carrier arrives it is to launch all fighters and get into the rings to prepare for our little plan, after we do that, we'll make a run for Gal Varron IV, were the planetary defense grid will hopefully have powered up and put some firepower into those allysians

Helm: Aye sir, we're heading out at best possible speed and we'll be there well before those allysians are, they're after all at the edge of the system. The carrier will be there long before we get there tough.

me: Perfect, tactical, continue charging all weapons, engineering, ready the linear drive, we might have to bail out

[Darkling]

Standing up from his seat carfully taking a stride across the bridge, his uniform loosely hanging around his body. A few small stains unseen in its crumpled mess from sitting within the chair for the last few hours, reaching abck to runa hand roughly through his hair a roughish and humble look about him.
"Very well get us out of here, take us to the nearest non alligned starbase or system within range. The less Ankaa knows of our activites the better. Out of sight, out of mind"
A small sneer flickering breifly across his face
"I wonder what they would make of me now, I doubt she would aprove of these actions."
A curious glance appers on the no1 face
no1 - "She sir?

Carters eye quickly glancing at his curious officer, putting his arm around his shoudler ina relaxed manner. The man almost bukling sideays as Carter leans his weight onto him.
"Family my good commrade, family and its expectations of its sons and daughters. Has it not occured to you that you sibbligns or parents may not arpove of our line of work, or that we didnt quite make it into higher ranking postions of command and leadership. Glory to the udnerdogs though aye what they dont know wont harm them"
A solem sigh Jon shifting his wight back onto his feet, a relived sigh from his No1 a few odd galcnes from the rest of the crew.
"Keep us under cloak an get us out of here before we all grow old and die peacefull deaths"

Helm - "Aye sir course laided in and underway using sublight untillw e ahve cleared the system"

The Black Rose fleis unseen through the silence of space heading off to its destination.

Walking over to his scince officer elanign in close so that the otehs cant hear
"She about aapting the borg technology into other races technolgy as well. Analyise every system of the fighters once you get a chance, leaving no stone unturned udnerstood?"

A silent nod of agrement his responce from the hushed whisper.

[Bakan]

*Standing up slowely, watching the main tatical hologram spinning slowely in front of him, Bakan sighs. A Battle Star vessel. The last time Bakan had seen such a vessel, it was over 40 years ago. In a massive operation, consiting of dozens of ships, the Battle Star had been defeated, at great cost, in that only 6 ships were still in fighting condition, the rest scrap, or worse.*

*Looking around at his bridge, Bakan looks into the faces of each and every single one of his bridge staff. Many of them had expressions of fear and shock, others were focusing to intently on their systems, and a rare few were talking to other stations. Smiling at those still focusing on their duties, Bakan walks over to the hologram of Cortana.*

Bakan: "Cortana, I want you to actively scan them. Find out as much you can about them, coordinate with Dorothy on the Dune Rider there. I want to know if they have any weak points, previous damage, hell, even what their crew is made up of."

Cortana: "That will be difficult, but I can try there."

Bakan: "That's all I ask. No1, coordinate with Dune Rider, I want both of our ships to full battle-readiness."

No1: "Battle-Ready, against THAT!?"

Bakan: "Trust me, bring up to full battle stations. I want every station triple-manned, all shifts, on BOTH ships. Communications, open a channel to the Gal Varon Prime IV defence fleet."

Communications: "Opening channel, you are on."

Bakan: "Greetings. I wish to thank you for your repairs to our ships here. However, it appears we have a even greater problem now. As I'm sure you have noticed, there is a rather large fleet, with the greatest problem being the Concordat Battle Star. Those things are rare, and only used in EXTREME combat situations, or when being used to raze planets. Thus it is imperitive that we unite against this threat. Alone, my ships nor Captain Flapjack's ships will have no chance. However, YOUR ships, YOUR fleet of Victory Destroyers can turn the tide of battle. I strongly suspect that if the commander of the Battle Star realizes that the battle will be lost, he will retreat. Please, for the defence of your home, join up with us. That is all."

*Waving his hand along his throat, the communications officer closes the channel.*

Bakan: "Communications, keep scanning for their reply. Fighter Commander, prepare our fighters for launch. Marine Commander, I don't know what technology those ships have onboard, so I want you to deploy the troops on all our ships accross the decks, assisting when need be."

Fighter Commander: "Scambling fighters, they will be ready for launch in 1 minute."

Marine Commander: "This will slow deployment time sir, but ordering the troops to fan out."

Bakan: "Hold the fighters in the bays for now. Communications, open a channel to the Alyssian fleet. In fact, relay the transmission to both Captain Flapjacks fleet and the Gal Varon defence fleet."

Communications: "Aye sir."

Bakan: "Cortana, while we have a open channel, see what you can get from their databanks, however, unless things go bad, take EVERY precaution and try to remain as undetectable as possible."

Cortana: "Why Captain, are you worried about me?"

Bakan: "Yes, cause you make this ship much more effective when you are intact."

Cortana: "Touche."

Communications: "Channel open sir."

Bakan: "Alyssian fleet, this is Commander Bakan. What is your purpose in this system? If it is hostile like the previous fleet, we will have no choice but to respond. It is my hope that we can settle this like reasonable beings. I await your reply."

Communications: "Closing channel."

Bakan: "Now, send a burst pinpoint transmission to Captain Flapjack. Let him know assuming we can get some backup, I plan on standing against these invaders, and that I have some plans, but am awaiting replies."

Communications: "Targetting transmission, sending data."

Bakan: "Pilot, get the slipstream core charged up and online. Plot a course away from this system, back to Ankaa control."

Pilot: "But why sir, didn't we just agree to help that planet."

Bakan: "I don't know the political structure of that planet. If politicians are in charge, then most likely they will not send anything, or 2 ships. However, if a Fleet Commander is in charge, then hopefully we will get a full fleet. However, if we do not have enough support, the battle will be able to continue for another day. It's a sad state of affairs, but it's what we have to deal with."

Pilot: "Yes, it saddens me, the planet looks so nice. Preparing slipstream course."

Bakan: "Helm, set course, take a round-about way to Gal Varon IV, full impulse for us, keeping us out of their weapon range. Order the Dune Rider to follow suit."

Helm: "Firing engines, full impulse."

Bakan: "Weapons officer, charge ALL weapons, load all missile and torpedo bays. I want to be ready to fire before I say fire."

Weapons Officer: "Way ahead of you, charging main energy cannons, missile tubes loaded for 1st volley, charging our super-weapons."

Bakan: "Engineering, if needed, be prepared to route power from the slipstream core into our shields, and superweapons. For now, keep the power in the core in case we have to jump."

Engineering Officer: "Working on it."

No1: "Now what sir?"

Bakan: "Now, we wait."

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Planetkiller II

ooc// The sheer cost of this upgrade is beginning to stagger me. I hope it's ok. //ooc

*PK walked slowly and deliberately down the corridors of Harkun's massive orbiting space dock. The Striker Draconis was in for repairs and a rather extreme refit. This alliance with the Aswana was paying off in more ways than one. They had agreed to do the repairs for free, and more importantly, were fitting a system to double her capabilities. Peter had no idea how it worked, something to do with 'power optimisation' but he didn't mind. They could always reverse engineer it later. Tangling with the frigate squadron had also come off very well, the bank account had swelled to extreme quantities. That was before the purchases though. PK doubted much, if anything could get through the vessel's shielding systems now. His walk came to an end outside a briefing room. He tapped the door release, and the door swung smoothly open. Inside, the rest of the command crew already sat around a large table. James, Matt, Nick, Hannah and the rest, all there.*

No1 - Glad you could join us sir.

"Oh very funny. Let's get on with it."

No1 - Sure thing. Jonas?

WO - The Striker is nearly ready to go Captain. The new weapons, though they aren't the most import upgrade, have been fitted. The extra Phaser 5 is a little less than I had hoped for, but still...

"Well, I did buy you three more Linear Drives for you to shoot at people with."

SO - Yeah, so quit your complaining.

WO - No reason for YOU to complain. YOU have three new special shielding systems, a bunch of science and sensory upgrades and new hull armour.

SO - Hmm... true. Still, we have more important things to worry about.

"Indeed we do. For one I have a few projects I want you to work on. I've sent the details to your station, you can start work when we get back. Also, I want to have a plan for when the refit is finished later today."

EO - It's that quick? These guys have good techies.

"Yeah. I want to get together with Captain Dachi and plot strategy. I guess that could wait till we're underway though. By the way Nick, are you House Aswana, you share the Captain's last name after all."

MC - Yes, we're very distantly related. However, I'd like to take this oppurtunity to grovel at your wisdom of buying an Armoury and Holo-Deck. Training and fighting will double in effectiveness, I guarantee it!

"I hope so. I intend to increase our fighting effectiveness further in the coming months too, assuming Matt's projects go well. Everything should be rearmed and repaired within a few hours, so unless anyone has anything else to add, we might as well get back to the ship."

*A few hours pass. The crew has returned to the Striker after a few good days of rest and relaxation, ready to take on the rogue Admiral Sar-Ai. Cables begin to detach from the side of the new and improved craft and the docking ring retracts mechanically. On the bridge, everyone holds their breathe, waiting to see how well the new engines perform.*

Comms - Captain Dachi's ships are signalling that they'll meet us in open space.

"Good. Helm, take us out."

*The streamlined shape of the Striker Draconis began to move sedately towards the blackness of the void...*



Ship Name: Striker Draconis (cost: 637350) (Command Vessel)

Battle Cruiser Omni Hull - c 65,000

Colapsium Armoured Hull - c 20000
Bio Organic Hull Armour - c95000

Meta-Phasic Shields -c 10000
Electromagnetic Shields - c 50000
Gravometeric Defence Grid - c 95000
Vorlon Shields - c175000

2 x Particle Cannon - c 3000
Heavy Pulse Cannon - c 5000
2 x Heavy Disrupters - c300
2 x Phaser 5 - c 1600

2 x Reflex Missile - c9000

20 x ‘Draconic’ Class Interceptor Striker – c18000
10 x ‘Drake’ Class Anti Capital Ship Striker - c11000
5 x ‘Draciel’ Class Troop Transport Striker – c10000


PK II Cloaking Device - c 3000

20 x Pyrian Teleporter Brigades

Deflector Dish - c 300
Sensor Array - c 2000
Advanced Tactics Computer – c400
Advanced AI Ships Computer - c 250
Emergency Medical Hologram - c 1000
Lateral Sensor Array - c 500
Advanced Ship Probes - c 50
ADMD - Advanced Med bay - c 5000
Advanced Engineering Bay - AEB - c 500
Phase Scanners - c1000
Holo Deck - c 5000
Astrometrics - c30000
Security Stations - c 6000
Armoury - c 5000
Command Bridge - c15000
Hydroponics – c5000
Tractor Beam Mk XVI – c5000

ADVENT Generator
House Aswana Upgrade

Impulse Drive - c2000
4 x Linear Drives – c4000
4 x Fusion Drive - c 400
Ion Drive - c 200

6 mounts remain

300c remains

PK a question I will allow all the upgrade and repairs and the new ship - but due to other work (exams i think was what ND said) ND has not posted for a time - do you wish to continue with this mission or do you want to do another?

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by AcidK

Will send once I get Radio Neo set up (thats right, Radio Neo will be back on the air, hopefully soon).

oooooh goody :gollum:

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Ur_Quan

* On his new commandship The Dancing Starfish, Bogg inspected his new and enlarged private quarters. He trailed a finger alongside the window's framwork and was pleased to find it was all clean. He then looked through one of windows to his former ship; The Frivolous Rainbow that was flying next to it and spoke to his No1: "It looks so small all of a sudden. And those modifications really changed its appearance. You know, I can hardly believe it's my own Frivolous Rainbow."
No1: "I know, but since we invested most of our credits into this fearsome new battleship, the only option, apart from selling it, was to turn it into a secondary support ship and looking at its armaments I think we succeeded in that."
* Bogg smiled: Yes, it is quite a stunning ship, isn't it?.
No1: "Captain? Why did you put commander McQuirk in charge of The Frivolous Rainbow? and not me? After all, he's just the wingcommander and I am the most qualified person for it."
* Bogg turns around in surprise and raises an eyebrow: "It's unusual for you to be so vain, Alison, but if you must know, I need you here on this ship, besides you still outrank McQuirk."

Bogg: "On another note, I was trying to think of some names for our new scoutships, but I couldn't think of any, so I was thinking; why don't we hold a naming competition around the crew? You know, give them the opportunity to have their say in what they think the ships should be called. To submit a suggestion all they have to do is hand in a datapad with their idea. Of course, we only need sensible names, so have it known that any stupid ones will have their suggestor executed. Although not mandatory, a short reasoning on why they think their name should win, would be good. I'd say we give them 2 weeks and then we'll select the best 5 after which there will be a public vote about it. Oh and to the winner we'll give 5 credits to do whatever they like with. How about that?"
No1: I think it's too elaborate and time consuming, besides it's convenient to have names now and not in two weeks time. Let's just call them Redshift and Blueshift."
Bogg: "Hm, Redshift and Blueshift, I like that. Now how about introducing me to their 'captains'?"
No1: "They came with the ships that were given to us by the Federation, captain. I've not spoken to them myself yet, but their names are Richie Rowan and Eddie Atkinson."

* No1 taps a few buttons on the wall and a private viewscreen comes to life. The screen is split in two and one of them shows a bald guy with a pronounced pair of spectacles in a brown suit. He's sleeping and has various empty bottles in front of him. The other part shows a guy in a white shirt and a pair of jeans. He's holding a very explicit magazine in front of him and winks at it while sticking out his tongue at it.
* No1 coughs and the guy in jeans looks up from his magazine and into the viewscreen and startled as he is, immediately dumps the magazine under his desk, moves 1 hand over his longish hair and laughs nervously: "Eheheheh, hello captain, so pleased to meet you. You'll forgive me if I don't stand to attention, but you seem to have caught me with my pants down, umm, err, I mean I'm having a bad leg day today, ehee ahahaha."
* At that moment the bald guy with the spectacles wakes up, looks around and, notices the viewscreen and tries to focus, after which he hurriedly gets up, tries to stand to attention and immediately falls over. With some effort, he manages to climb back into his chair and tries to salute, but instead hits himself with his own fist, knocking himself out of his seat again.

Bogg: "So who is who?"
No1: "The one with the brown suit and the glasses that just dropped on the floor is Eddie Atkinson, the other one is Richie Rowan."
Bogg: "Very well, I've seen enough. Oh, 'captain' Rowan, your ship is now to be called Redshift and when your friend on the floor comes to, tell him his ship will carry the name Blueshift. Furthermore, I expect the both of you to perform satisfactory on this mission or I'll have you both slowly tortured to death in a most horrible way."

* Not waiting for a response, Bogg turns the screen off and gives Alison a meaningful look: "Why does the Federation do this to me? Do they want us to fail?"
* Before Alison can answer, the internal commsystem asks for their presence on the bridge, because they're closing in on the CSC system.

* Bogg looked at the system's scan readouts on the viewscreen and tried to grin like a brilliant evil mastermind: "Nothing we can't handle with our brand new phased particle phaser 8! Begin charging it this instant. I want it ready to fire once we enter the system with our guns blazing. We shall cause terror and mayhem like only true pirates can do!!"
No1: "I'm not so sure that's wise, captain. We're outnumbered and we shouldn't underestimate that space station; it looks pretty dangerous to me."
Bogg: "Oh, I suppose that you, once again, have a much better plan than I do, hmmm??"
No1: "I think so."
Bogg: "Well, in that case you'd better tell me now."

* No1 walks forward to the viewscreen and pushes some buttons to make the viewscreen display some schematics of the enemy ships and station, as she begins to explain: "The way I see it, we have 2 options here. The first option is the most simple option and that's to go in with our guns blazing and hoping we won't be torn apart by the enemy ships, whereas the other option is a cunning one."
Bogg: "Go on, I'm still listening."
No1: "Well, as I said before, that space station looks pretty dangerous, so the key is to take that out first. We could, of course, use our superweapons to destroy it. However, there is a more efficient way."
Bogg: "Like what?"
No1: "We will enter the system under cloak, sneak up on the space station while its shields are down and then we'll let the The Frivolous Rainbow fire all its ion and EMP cannons, effectively disabling them for a short period of time. During this time we will launch our marine assualt pods at the station's bridge. Once inside, our troops should be able to gain control of the bridge from where they can seal off all decks and prevent any fighters from being launched and any weapons from being fired. If we send enough troops, they'll be able to clean the station's key sections of enemy presence and then we can use it in our fight against the other ships."
Bogg: "It sounds like it could work, but what about the scoutships? They cannot cloak, and I'm pretty sure the CSC will demand a pretty damn good reason for their presence there."
No1: "I have thought about that. The scoutships are so small and so lightly armed that they will not be seen as a threat and the station will not bother to raise its shields. As for an excuse for their presence. Commanders Rowan and Atkinson will pretend to be CSC sympathisers that have come to this border system to help defend it against a possible Federation/Kipire/Asanawa attack."
Bogg: "WHAT? You want to use THEM for this plan? They'll screw up for sure!!"
No1: "You've seen captains Rowan and Atkinso for yourself captain. No one would ever believe them even if they told the truth and said they were Federation captains."
Bogg: "Hmm, I suppose you have a point. Alright, we'll use your plan, but I want to be sure it'll work, so I want you to run some simulations first."
No1: "I'll start working on it right away."
Bogg: "Comms, inform the other ships of our plans."
Comms: "Messages sent, captain!"
Bogg: "Marine commander Redbock, I want you to prepare all the troops for an assault on a CSC heavy space station. You're free to use the holodeck for this purpose. More details about the attackplan and the target will be provided by Commander Speckles, when she's done with her simulations."
MC: "Aye Capt'n, understood!"
Bogg: "Laura, reports mentioned an anomaly in this system, can you try to get any more information on that?"
SO: "Yes captain!"
Bogg: "Sarah, activate the cloaking device."
WO: "Activating cloak."

* Almost instantly The Dancing Starfish vanishes from sight, shortly followed by The Frivolous Rainbow, seemingly only leaving the two scout ships; Redshift and Blueshift to travel towards the CSC system. On board of the cloaked ships, troops have started making preparations for an assault and plans are being made.

FEDERATION MISSION

Due to the war with the CSC we need to know the capabilities of the CSC and as to what forces they are mustering if any for an invasion of

KIPIRE Space
Federation Space
Clan Asanawa Space

to this end we will give 2 FTL Scout Scanner Ships to the Captain or Captains who will take on this mission

DANGER RATING - HIGH

Enemies - Possible CSC Ships (95% probablity)

REWARD - 95000c + bonus

Location to choose from one of 3 CSC Forward Base Systems

system 2 - 20 light years in CSC space - 2 planets + 1 ion nebulae + 1 strange space anomaly - ships in location - 1 Heavy Space Station and at least 4 Attack Frigates KING Class


soon your ships emerge from jump space 3 light seconds from the system (3 posts)

SO - scanning

system 2 - 20 light years in CSC space - 2 planets + 1 ion nebulae + 1 strange space anomaly - ships in location - 1 Heavy Space Station and at least 4 Attack Frigates KING Class

Orbiting a dead neutron star called ANDAR MINOR in an area of space called the GORMENGAST DARK SPACE VECTOR due to pockets of undectable Dark Matter this place is a danger to all known ships, however there is an anomaly a rogue DEVIL PLANET CLASS V located deep in the expance and its rumoured to have a paradise located on its surface

ANDAR MINOR I - 6 moons - ICE world - this worls is the size of mars and is riddled with ice caves this is the main base of the CSC in this sector.

ANDAR Nine - Heavy Space Station

==Hull==
2 x Polarised Tritatanium Armoured Hull (1)
Colapsium Armoured Hull (1)

==Shields==
4x Medium Shields (N/A)
2x Energy Shields (4)
2 x Energy Shields (4)

==Turrets==
4x Medium Ion Cannon (2)
4x Photon Cannon (2)
2x Phased Hellbore Cannon (4)
4x Pulse Phaser (2)

==External==
Advanced Probes (1)
Tractor Cargo Beams (1)
Tractor Cargo Beams (1)
32x Medium Fighters (8 Units)
18x Polaris Fighters (9)

==Additional==
Advavced Engineering Bay (2)
Advanced Medbay (N/A)
Emergency Medical Hologram (1)
3x Holo Deck (6)
Advanced Computer Core AI (1)
Advanced Tactics Computer (1)
Deflector Dish (1)
Phase Scanners (1)
Range and Lateral Sensor Array (6)
Linear Accelerator (8)
Black Hole Generator (1)

1000 Tonnes Hold
3x Fusion Drive
Ion Drive


ANDAR MINOR II - Barren rock the size of pluto - no moons but serves as a training base for CSC troops.

the system has been bolsterd by the arrival of 2 new ships

4 x Hull: KING class Attack Frigate Leaders
150 tonnes hold

Shields (4):
2x Energy Shields (4)

Weaponry (10+2=12):
4x Phasers 4 (4)
8x Pulse Phasers (8)

External (6):
4x Quantam Torpedoes (2)
8x Photon Torpedoes (4)

Additional (6):
2 Weaponry Mounts (2)
1 Engine/Drive Mount (1)

Heavy Armour Plating (1)
Advanced AI Ships Computer (1)

Advanced Tactics Computer (1)
Engines/Drives (1+1=2):
Anti Matter Drive (1)
Warp Drive (1)


2 x Hull: MANIPULATOR Class Strike Light Cruisers
2500 tonnes hold
carries 4 light class fighters

Shields (8):
2 Energy Shields (8)

Weaponry (18+6=24):
4 Phasers 4 (8)
8 Pulse Phasers (16)

External (14):
4 Federation Class Light Fighters (N/A)
16 Federation Class Light Fighters (8)
4 Quantam Torpedoes (4)
2 Anti Matter Bombs (2)

Additional (14):
6 Weaponry Mounts (6)
2 Drive/Engine Mounts (2)

2 Heavy Armour Plating (2)

Advanced Tactics Computer (1)
Advanced AI Ships Computer (1)
Advanced Engineering Bay (2)

Drives/Engines (1+2=3):
2 Anti Matter Drives (2)
1 Warp Drive (1)


Helm - course laid in sir

EO - Claoking device active

Comms - signal sent on secure channel to the scout ships sir

FC - all ships in formation

No1 - lets hope that the CSC fall for the plan then sir

EO - we have full fuel and full weapons all aok

MD - we are standing by sir

WO - all aok sir

MC - we are on stand by sir

WC - all aok sir

SO - still scanning sir getting all data

Comms - that place is busy sir, it looks like a forward command base by the looks pf things

SO - Data confirms, they have minimal ground troops their at the moment manily engineers too looks like they are waiting for the arrival of a convoy

No1 - looks like we hit the pay dirt Capt

[Crazyboy]

-At Ankaa-

*Space swirls and distorts as a huge vortex opens. Out of hyperspace limps the Chyrsalis, the huge command carrier. As it slows down, it turns towards the huge space docks of Ankaa, moving slowly towards them. Time passes, and the Command Carrier eventually reaches the shipyards, and moves into one, and stops. Huge clamps lock onto the ship, and workers start issueing forth from the inards of the shipyard and swarm around the the carrier like ants, as they start repairs on it.*

*Crazy, menwhile, was busy in his quarters. He had just sent over the money for the repairs to the Ankaa shipyard master, and was now in the process of transfering even more money for upgrades to his ship. Parts were being carefully removed, and sold off second hand, while destroyed parts were unceremoniously ripped out. A few bits were replaced and new components were installed as the ship went under a costly upgrade.*

*Having ensured everything was aok, and work was progressing, Crazy started searching through the mission boards. There wasn't much there. In fact, there was but one mission. Ankaa wanted someone to take some diplomats over to a new, and very powerful race. There was likly contact with Insectids and the CSC, but the reward was quite nice. It also required a diplomatic captain. Crazy wasn't so sure he could do the 'diplomatic' part, but he'd sure as hell try. Crazy quickly contacted the Ankaa mission people dudes, and said some stuff about taking on that mission when his ship was all nice and shinily repaired again, with a nice black and red paint job.*

[Wo2]

*The two scout ships popped out of FTL travel, right behind the massive command crusier. The Sci-vessles pop out next.*

Wo2: "Contact the Station and clear us two landing ports."

Comm: "Got em. Ports 3 and 4."

Wo2: "Well that was quick. Helm bring us in."

*The two scout ships pulled near the station and docked side by side on its docking ports. The repair team's began the tedious work of unhooking parts and preparing them for new life in a larger, better ship. The one not needed were put on sale in the station.*

Wo2: "Give Captain Crazy a transmission before our enginers pull that out too. Tell him he was a great partner and I was happy to fight along side him, oh and also request our repair team back before he leaves the station."

Comm: "Message sent."

Wo2: Good. Contact Rakia on our sister ship and tell him to join me on the station for a little window shopping."

[AcidK]

Originally Posted by Lady Hawk

Mission Baord - Shraan Space

From Shraan Control to Acid K

Greetings Commander - we have received news from your recent victory and the discovery of the New Kylithium source. we are sending 3 Mining vessels and 1 light Space station to help the mining.

You are given command of this sector

Congratulations Commander.

Your orders are to secure this area of space....... ANKAA has told us that there is a C'raask Stronghold located somewhere in your area of space also they have also told us that there is a possible STAR LEAGUE faciltiy somewhere nearby too.

Be on gaurd - ANKAA indicate at least 1 C'raask Mother Ship witihn 5 light years, location unkown.

your orders are to establish a major base within the sector, protect the mine at ALL costs, to this end we need you to clear out 3 systems withing 1 light year of your new system

system 1 - 10 planets - unknown energy readings - 1 light year away

system 2 - 8 planets +1 asteroid field - high population of Shraan Survivors - but remain neutral as of this time to our efforts to get them to join us..... 85% possibility of possible C'raask interference - 0.5 light years away

system 3 - 2 planets orbiting a dead star....WARNING POSSIBLE WORMHOLE has been detected - STAR LEAGUE readings come from this area - also strong gravitational readings as well.


system 1 - 10 planets - unknown energy readings - 1 light year away

SO - Scanning system sir

System S'KRASAN

Blue Giant sun - home to a race of lizards called the Kraze, they are known for there warlike tendancies - according to legend they made up the bulk of the STAR LEAGUE army...... chances are there is a STAR LEAGUE FACILITY of major importance in this system

S'KRASAN I - Deset world to hot for anything

S'KRASAN II - 2 moons - Barren rock - contains vast lakes of liquid metal that are mined by the Kraze for their warships (usualy desrtoyer sized)

S'KRASAN III - 3 moons - Home world of the Kraze hot desert world that is like the sahara with little in the way of water. think like tatooine out of starwars

S'KRASAN IV - 1 moons - Home world that was terraformed so that Kraze could live on this world its a hot desert world that is like the sahara with little in the way of water. think like tatooine out of starwars

S'KRASAN V - 8 moons - Home world that was terraformed so that Kraze could live on this world its a hot desert world that is like the sahara with little in the way of water. think like tatooine out of starwars

S'KRASAN VI - 3 moons - is a water planet that is gaurded by the bulk of the KRAZE fleet - this is what they consider to be precsious commodity - they will gaurd this with their lives

S'KRASAN VII - Gas Giant - 60 moons - 3 debris rings - this is where the Kraze get their fuel from also their ship yards are based here.

S'KRASAN VIII - was once a planet but is now a vast asteroid field

S'KRASAN IX - 80 moons - Gas Giant size of Jupiter

S'KRASAN X - 100 moons - Gas Giant size of neptune

you are approx 2 light seconds (2 posts) the system

SO - scanning .........

2 x ALYSSIAN Frigate Strike Leader

10 shield mounts
2x ALYSSIAN Singularity Shields
2x ALYSSIAN Meta Shielding

24 turret mounts
6x ALYSSIAN Pulse Phaser
4x ALYSSIAN Nova Cannon

14 external mounts
6x ALYSSIAN Quantam Torpedo Launchers
8x ALYSSIAN Cluster Missile Launchers

14 additional mounts
ALYSSIAN Heavy Armour Plating
ALYSSIAN Ablative Armour
2x ALYSSIAN Anti Matter Drive
ALYSSIAN Advanced Tactics Computer
ALYSSIAN Advanced AI Ships Computer
ALYSSIAN Advanced Engineering Bay
6x ALYSSIAN Angel Class Fighters

200 tonnes hold
ALYSSIAN Blackhole Generator
carries 2x ALYSSIAN Angel Class Fighters

1 x ALYSSIAN Concordat Battle Star

Shields (60):
10 ALYSSIAN Singularity Shields (40)

//Below are back-up shields, only used when Singularity has failed.
ALYSSIAN Gravometeric Defence Grid (10)
5 ALYSSIAN Electromagnetic Shields (10)

Weaponry (200+16=216):
//Below are Particle Arrays + Pulse Phasers, PP always loaded into the PA grid.
2 ALYSSIAN Particle Arrays (20)
20 ALYSSIAN Pulse Phasers (40)

//Firepower. Rawr.
30 ALYSSIAN Nova Cannons (90)

2 ALYSSIAN Anti Matter Cannons (20)
2 ALYSSIAN Phased Particle Phasers 8 (30)
2 ALYSSIAN Linear Accelerators (16)

External (120):
20 ALYSSIAN Angel Heavy Class Fighters (N/A)
20 ALYSSIAN Angel Heavy Class Fighters (30)

40 ALYSSIAN Quantam Torpedo Launchers (40)
60 ALYSSIAN Cluster Missile Launchers (60)

Additional (140):
16 Weaponry Mounts (16)

ALYSSIAN Colapsium Armoured Hull (N/A)
ALYSSIAN Heavy Armour Plating (1)
ALYSSIAN Ablative Armour (1)

9 ALYSSIAN Black Hole Generators (9)
20 ALYSSIAN Anti Matter Drives (20)

//Drives below are only used to power the back-up shields, only activated when needed.
4 ALYSSIAN Fusion Drives (4)
5 ALYSSIAN Ion Drives (5)

ALYSSIAN Deflector Dish (2)
ALYSSIAN Lateral Sensor Array (4)
ALYSSIAN Phase Scanners (1)
ALYSSIAN Astrometrichs (4)

ALYSSIAN Advanced Ships AI Computer (N/A)
ALYSSIAN 9 Advanced Ships AI Computers (9)
ALYSSIAN 5 Advanced Tactics Computers (5)
ALYSSIAN 10 Advavced Engineering Bays (20)
ALYSSIAN ADMD (N/A)
ALYSSIAN Security Stations (2)
ALYSSIAN Advaced Flight Control (N/A)

ALYSSIAN 2 Tractor Beams Mk20 (N/A)
ALYSSIAN 8 Tractor Beams Mk20 (16)

ALYSSIAN 4 Corbamite Missile Launchers (4)
ALYSSIAN 10 Gunboats (20)

20000 tonnes hold
ALYSSIAN Black Hole Generator (N/A)


Helm - course laid in sir

No1 - Thats one huge ship

Comms - signal sent to the KRASE sir

No1 - now we wait

EO - i have boosted the shields 50% sir just in case

as you look at the EO you see the Comms looking a bit startled and then she starts to fiddle with knobs and switches then she looks at you and then past you

you look at the bridge crew who are now looking at something

you also turn to look

there is an ALYSSIAN stood in front of you, in the flesh and has teleported straight thru your FULL BOOSTED shields

AC - greetings Sector Commander we have been waiting for you, you are indeed quite correct anyone who has seen the C'RAaSSK would form an alliance with those who hunt them, that is why we are here to offer an alliance.

We will give you 1 of our ships and access to the technology in good faith to form an alliance with the Shrann for the return of two things

1) to learn about more of this KYLITHIUM you talk about

2) the eradication of the C'raask from nearby space

I will let you have time to think it over

*Cid doesn't let the Alyssian get time to teleport out or do anything before he spoke. Dispite the massive images of their ships, Cid still spoke calmly and, now, with a little smile across his face.*

Cid: I beleive we may have a deal, we are here on behalf of the Shraan on a hunt of the C'raask within nearby space. Any support you may give is greatly accepted. Kosaga!
No1: Yes Sector Commander!
Cid: See to it that the schimatics of kylithium is put on a disk.
No1: Sir!

*Kosaga clicked his heels and began to set a load of orders for the SO and the Comms officer. Cid's No1, Kosaga, returned shortly with a small disk.*

No1: Sector Commander Cid, we have all information about Kylithium, including known effectiveness and possible scientific experiments.
Cid: I really should see a copy of that myself Very good Commander

*Cid turns to the Alyssian.*

Cid: This disk will provide you with all the information we have on Kylithium. I am sure this will be adequet.

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by J-Kama-Ka-C

"Very well, but the modified sattelites are the only casulties I expect to see on this operation. We can replace them at the next opportunity, but since we're bound to lose them now, configure them for maximum output, disable the safety limiters. Let's have them take as much power as they can before the toasting.

Alright, if we're all in position, then we just have to wait for the Cube to come into range. Is everyone at their stations? Good."

*She scrolls down the sensor report of the Cube

"Phew, we better make this work, or it'll leave us in a rather embrassing situation, between this system and that Cube. Make it look good frigates, we're counting on you to draw in the Borg as close as possible so we can set off the disable signal.

We can't let the station down, not since we've just had the thing set up, I expect to be tractoring a large hunk of Borg salvage back there when this is over, you've all have your orders, *snap* to it."

*If all goes to plan the sattelites will transmit simultaneously to disable the Cube as it comes in range of the two frigates who are busily scanning the moon as a distraction... and the trap is sprung \o/.

SO - Scanning

System Name - KASTRAVALVA

System has been terraformed - the Suns are a Red Giant and a yellow dwarf

KASTRAVALVA I - 3 moons - nearest to the sun - has a high metal Content and has many Insectidf Ore processing plants - no sign of life - one of the moons has a vast crater the size of south america though......

KASTRAVALVA II - no moons - desert world - is the perfect home for INSECTID DRONES, there are many ruins that show no life, but there is a large power source from the planets surface - man made or insectid made

KASTRAVALVA III - Terraformed with 2 moons - this is a jungle world that is teeming with life and there are wrecks in orbit of MANTIS and INSECTID vessels..... but no sign of any INSECTID life.

KASTRAVALVA IV - Gas Giant - no moons size of Saturn

KASTRAVALVA V - Gas Giant size of jupiter with 300 moons

SO - Am detecting 2 Ships sir....

2 House Oro ships

Green Monkey Battle Frigates

(20 mounts to do with as you please + 1 engine mount
150 tonnes hold)

Heavy Armour Plating - 1 mount
Phase Shields - 2 mounts

16 x Laser - c 100 - 4 to 1 mount (4 mounts)
8 x Gatling Laser - c 300 - 2 to 1 mount (4 mounts)
4 x Battle-Laser - c 500 - 1 mount (4 mounts)

Advanced AI Ships Computer - c 250 - 1 mount (+ 1 tonne of carge space)
Advanced Tactics Computer - c 400 - 1 mount
Advavced Engineering Bay - c 500 - 2 mounts

Cold Fusion Drive - c 200 - 1 engine mount
Hyper Drive - c 300 - 1 mount


Helm - course laid in sir

No1 - now we wait

EO - we have full power on your mark

SO - scanning

FC - all ships in formation sir

SO - Scanning

WO - Sats online

SO - Scanning

No1 - here she comes she is in range ....... NOW

with that all hell breaks loose on your bridge as the plan goes into action, as the BORG Cube enters range the SATS begin to transmit at the same time the EO charges the ship and the weapons come online, then the No1 gives the order for the moon to be blown

KKKKKKKKKKKKKKAAAAAAAAAAABBBBBBBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM

your ship rocks as the God Almighty explosion goes off, you ar thrown from your seat and land in a heap near the Helm, who is sat on you grinning Sheepishly as he enjoys sitting on you and staring at you

fortunately you have only

broken some teeth
1 black eye
1 cauliflower ear

you came out of this quite well

MD - make way the Captain is injured..... Oh dear just look at teh damage, he injects you with some sedative before you can argue

you come round and your jaws hurt, the MD looks at you

MD - thats better now you will never loose your teeth again he gives you a mirror - you now have colapsium teeth

meanwhile the battle continues the BORG cube is badly damaged


BATTLE ORDER

BORG CUBE

Hull: BORG CUBE
20000 tonnes hold (1000 tonnes armoured)
carries 20 heavy class fighters

Shields (30):
6 BORG Shields (24)
6 BORG Kinetic Shields (6)

Weaponry (100+50=150):
4 BORG Phased Particle Phasers 8 (60)
2 BORG Anti Matter Cannons (20)
15 BORG Phasers 4 (30)
20 BORG Pulse Phasers (40)

2 BORG Type 20 Tractor Beams (N/A)

External (60):
20 BORG Class Heavy Fighters (N/A)
30 BORG Class Heavy Fighters (30)
5 BORG Scout Ships (5)
10 BORG Phased Photon Torpedoes (10)
10 BORG Quantam Torpedoes (10)
5 BORG Anti Matter Mines (5)

Additional (70):
50 Weaponry Mounts (50)
9 Drive/Engine Mounts (9)

BORG Nano Tech Heavy Armour Plating (N/A)

Advanced AI Ships Computer (N/A)
Advanced Tactics Computer (1)
Advanced Engineering Bay (2)
Advanced Flight Control (N/A)

ADMD (N/A)
Armoury (1)
Security Stations (2)
2 Holo Deck (4)

Deflector Dish (1)
Phase Scanners (1)
1 Advanced Ships Probes (1)

Drives/Engines (1+9=10):
6 Anti Matter Drives (6)
4 Warp Drives (4)

Forward Shield 50%
Forward Port Shield 50%
Forward Starboard Shield 50%
Port Shield 50%
starbaord shield 50%
aft port shield 50%
aft starboard shield 50%
aft shield 50%

25% weapon power loss
20% loss of speed
20% loss of secondary power

1 anti matter drive destroyed
1 anti matter cannon destroyed

super weapon charged time increased by +1

50 Borg Fighters

5 Borg Scout ships


Your Ships

Cruiser

Frigate 1

Frigate 2

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Zappa Tenderlea

SO: record that message sent by the guardian, or at least the part it will be albe to record before we blow it up...


switch of plan, the risk is to great... and these last few seconds showed me something nice.... divert all power between weapons and engines. I want to be racing around this guardian so fast it'll make it's electronic head spin, all the while blasting it. Once you are certain that it's scanners have lost track of us, create some distance, and shoot the Phased reflex cannon. afterwards, continue the speedinggame.

Mission 5

1 - Lt Comm Hewitt
2 - Lt Comm Inspectre
3 - Lt Comm Nightrain
4 - Lt Comm Zappa

hey guess what - yup you lot only get one post to (yes what a mean woman i am)


Planetary system 1 light year away

orbiting a dieing Neutron Star.

8 planets....

STEPPING STONE 2

planet I - small dirt ball - not much interest - 3 moons - heavy mineral deposits

planet II - small barren rock

planet III - Earth like - remenants of a Tech Level XVII civalisation - 3 moons and an UKNKOWN SHIP.......

planet IV - Water World - earth like - 2 moons

planet V - Gas Giant - 146 moons

planet VI - Gas Giant - planatery rings - rotates on its side - 3 large earth sized moons

planet VII - Ice Ball

planet VIII - Ice ball

Conformation of WORMHOLE near planet VI

Scanning Ship

No known data

Ships AI Indicates could be a GAURDIAN CLASS type ship

Hewitt - engine damage reduction in power 25% - time to repair 2 hours

Inspectre - engine damage reduction in power 25% - time to repair 1 hours

Nightrain - engine damage reduction in power 25% - time to repair 3 hours

Zappa - engine damage reduction in power 25% - time to repair 1 hours

Ship Name: GAURDIAN

Ship Class:
Cruiser - (FREE HULL (Shadow Bonus))
10 shield mounts (All Used)
20 turret mounts (All Used)
24 external mounts (11 Unused)
24 additional mounts (All Used)
5000 tonnes cargo hold (61 Tonnes in use)

Engines:
2x Impulse Drive – 1 Add
Shadow Jump Drive – FREE. 6 Add.

Armour/Shields:
Colapsium Armoured Hull – 20,000C, 1 Add
1x Energy Shields – 5,000C, 4 Shield Mounts
3x Shadow Shields – 36,000C, 6 Shield Mounts

Weapons:
2x Shadow Quantum Bolt Cannons – Free. 20 Turret Mounts
3x Partical Lasers – 4,500C. 6 Turret Mounts
4x Neutron Cannons – 24,000C. 4 Turret Mounts

Additional:
Advanced AI Ships Computer – 250C, 1 Add
Advanced Tactics Computer – 400C, 1 Add
Security Stations – 6000C, 2 Add, 50 Tonnes
Armory – 5000C. 2 Add
Weapon Slots [10]

External:
Deflector Dish – 500C, 1 Ex.
10 Quantum Torpedoes – 10,000C, 10 Ex (20 Shots)
10 Mosquito Class Fighters (1x Light Plasma Cannon) – 1500C. 2 Ex.

Hold:
Advanced Ai Ships Computer – 1 Tonne
Security Stations – 50 Tonnes
20 Marines – 10000C 20 Tonnes
20 SSS – 20,000C 20 Tonnes.

Total Cost: 147,150
Credits Remaining: 2850C


Zappa ship


Helm - aye sir course laid in

No1 - here we go again

WO - aye my lady we have a firing solution weapons locked

EO - full power my lady

SO - scanning

Comms - translating and still working

MD - we are standing by

on screen your ship closes with the GAURDIAN and flies around like a hornet on heat, however this cannot go on for much longer and you take some hits from the weapons of the Gaurdian, you then shoot away at speed and open up with the main weapon



Inspectres Ship

Helm - course laid in sir - glad to have you back

MD - preparing sir

Kali - keep the pressure on now that all our ships are involved

No1- aye ma'am

FC - all ships in formation

SO - the Gaurdian has taken some heavy damage, but there are no life signs and no bridge as such

WO - we have a weapons lock, firing now

EO - we have full power, engines nearly repaired

No1 - here we go

Comms - still translating sir

Once more yoyur weapons open up at the same time that Capt aislin opens up with the Phased Reflex cannon on the Gaurdian. The weapons fire lights up the screen....

then the Gaurdian opens up with its weapons including the Super Weapons the target is ..... THE KRONOS


Hewitts Ship -

Helm - aye sir course laid in

SO - scanning sir

it is then you notice on the scans the weak point

No1 - An Alpha Strike, we have only run simulations .....

Comms - signal sent to WC sir

WC - aye sir we will follow you

WO - we have a firing solution sir, weapons are locked

on the arm rest the green lights soon all light up

SO - scanning

Comms - picking up a starnge transmission from the Gaurdian sir

SO - down loading

EO - you have full power

the lights go out on the bridge and then th Pandora moved backwards in space visibly as everything was unloaded. The normal yellowish-purple energy streaks from the six photon cannons is soon backed up by another ten as Pandora's fighter escort lets rip. Ten thin bluish-green blasts also emit from the fighters as well. At the same time the nose mounted ion cannon let loose with it's electrical discharge, the forward facing nova missile launchers unleashed a swarm of no less than 32 torpedoes that quickly increased in size as 160 tiny EMP missiles joined the deadly cloud.

But it was the tremendous size of the blasts from Pandora's twin heavy pulse cannons that really drew the wandering eye. Two incredibly massive yellow energy beams erupted from Pandora twin beams of intense energy that struck with so much energy and force that under the weight of those two beams alone did the enemy ship seem to recoil.

And a spilt second later everything else hits the weakened spot....

time freezes

all ships seem to remain in position, all various kinds of weapon fire hit the Gaurdian at different spots

then as if in slow motion the hull of the Gaurdian balloons in places, all along the hull (in true manga/anime fashion) then there is a God Almighty explosion and bits of Gaurdian flie all around the area of space................


BATTLE ORDERS

Ship Name: GAURDIAN

Ship Class:
Cruiser - (FREE HULL (Shadow Bonus))
10 shield mounts (All Used)
20 turret mounts (All Used)
24 external mounts (11 Unused)
24 additional mounts (All Used)
5000 tonnes cargo hold (61 Tonnes in use)

Engines:
2x Impulse Drive – 1 Add
Shadow Jump Drive – FREE. 6 Add.

Armour/Shields:
Colapsium Armoured Hull – 20,000C, 1 Add
1x Energy Shields – 5,000C, 4 Shield Mounts
3x Shadow Shields – 36,000C, 6 Shield Mounts

Weapons:
2x Shadow Quantum Bolt Cannons – Free. 20 Turret Mounts
3x Partical Lasers – 4,500C. 6 Turret Mounts
4x Neutron Cannons – 24,000C. 4 Turret Mounts

Additional:
Advanced AI Ships Computer – 250C, 1 Add
Advanced Tactics Computer – 400C, 1 Add
Security Stations – 6000C, 2 Add, 50 Tonnes
Armory – 5000C. 2 Add
Weapon Slots [10]

External:
Deflector Dish – 500C, 1 Ex.
10 Quantum Torpedoes – 10,000C, 10 Ex (20 Shots)
10 Mosquito Class Fighters (1x Light Plasma Cannon) – 1500C. 2 Ex.

Hold:
Advanced Ai Ships Computer – 1 Tonne
Security Stations – 50 Tonnes
20 Marines – 10000C 20 Tonnes
20 SSS – 20,000C 20 Tonnes.

Total Cost: 147,150
Credits Remaining: 2850C

Forward shield 35%
forward port shield 0%
forward starbaord shield 35%
port shield 0%
starbaord shield 48%
aft port shield 5%
aft starbaord shield 40%
aft shield 40%

serious hull damage
serious internal damage

25% loss of speed
25% loss of secondary power
20% loss on hull intergrity
25% loss of weapon power
20% reduction of superweapon power
30% loss of shield power

deflector dish destroyed
shadow jump drive destroyed
superweapon +1 charge rate
2 quantom torp launchers destroyed

DESTROYED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Your Ships


Hewitt
weapons charging 3 posts

Pandora
forward shield 50%
forward port shield 50%
forward starbaord shield 50%
port shield 70%
starbaord shield 70%
aft port shield 80%
aft starbaord shield 80%
aft shield 80%

moderate hull damage
ight internal damage

15% loss of shield power
15% loss of life support
5% loss of speed
5% loss of weapon power

10 Jupiter Class Fighters


Inspectre
Weapons Charged

Kronos

forward shield 40%
forward port shield 40%
forward starbaord shield 40%
port shield 50%
starbaord shield 50%
aft port shield 60%
aft starbaord shield 60%
aft shield 60%

moderate hull damage
moderate internal damage

15% loss of secondary power
20% reduction in weapon power
10% loss of speed
10% loss of fuel
10% loss life support

decks breached 1, 3

dead 15 injured 30

sparks fly around the batterd bridge, groans can be heard, the emergency lights have come on


Zappa
weapons 3 posts

Asteas Vengance

forward shield 90%
forward port shield 90%
forward starbord shield 90%
port shield 90%
starboard shield 90%
aft port shield 90%
aft starboard shield 90%
aft shield 90%


5 Alpha Class Fighters

volleys of quantom torps are launched from the Gaurdian yet again toward the lead vessles of Kronos anf Pandora

also the superweapons open up on the KRONOS

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Planetkiller II

ooc// The sheer cost of this upgrade is beginning to stagger me. I hope it's ok. //ooc

*PK walked slowly and deliberately down the corridors of Harkun's massive orbiting space dock. The Striker Draconis was in for repairs and a rather extreme refit. This alliance with the Aswana was paying off in more ways than one. They had agreed to do the repairs for free, and more importantly, were fitting a system to double her capabilities. Peter had no idea how it worked, something to do with 'power optimisation' but he didn't mind. They could always reverse engineer it later. Tangling with the frigate squadron had also come off very well, the bank account had swelled to extreme quantities. That was before the purchases though. PK doubted much, if anything could get through the vessel's shielding systems now. His walk came to an end outside a briefing room. He tapped the door release, and the door swung smoothly open. Inside, the rest of the command crew already sat around a large table. James, Matt, Nick, Hannah and the rest, all there.*

No1 - Glad you could join us sir.

"Oh very funny. Let's get on with it."

No1 - Sure thing. Jonas?

WO - The Striker is nearly ready to go Captain. The new weapons, though they aren't the most import upgrade, have been fitted. The extra Phaser 5 is a little less than I had hoped for, but still...

"Well, I did buy you three more Linear Drives for you to shoot at people with."

SO - Yeah, so quit your complaining.

WO - No reason for YOU to complain. YOU have three new special shielding systems, a bunch of science and sensory upgrades and new hull armour.

SO - Hmm... true. Still, we have more important things to worry about.

"Indeed we do. For one I have a few projects I want you to work on. I've sent the details to your station, you can start work when we get back. Also, I want to have a plan for when the refit is finished later today."

EO - It's that quick? These guys have good techies.

"Yeah. I want to get together with Captain Dachi and plot strategy. I guess that could wait till we're underway though. By the way Nick, are you House Aswana, you share the Captain's last name after all."

MC - Yes, we're very distantly related. However, I'd like to take this oppurtunity to grovel at your wisdom of buying an Armoury and Holo-Deck. Training and fighting will double in effectiveness, I guarantee it!

"I hope so. I intend to increase our fighting effectiveness further in the coming months too, assuming Matt's projects go well. Everything should be rearmed and repaired within a few hours, so unless anyone has anything else to add, we might as well get back to the ship."

*A few hours pass. The crew has returned to the Striker after a few good days of rest and relaxation, ready to take on the rogue Admiral Sar-Ai. Cables begin to detach from the side of the new and improved craft and the docking ring retracts mechanically. On the bridge, everyone holds their breathe, waiting to see how well the new engines perform.*

Comms - Captain Dachi's ships are signalling that they'll meet us in open space.

"Good. Helm, take us out."

*The streamlined shape of the Striker Draconis began to move sedately towards the blackness of the void...*



Ship Name: Striker Draconis (cost: 637350) (Command Vessel)

Battle Cruiser Omni Hull - c 65,000

Colapsium Armoured Hull - c 20000
Bio Organic Hull Armour - c95000

Meta-Phasic Shields -c 10000
Electromagnetic Shields - c 50000
Gravometeric Defence Grid - c 95000
Vorlon Shields - c175000

2 x Particle Cannon - c 3000
Heavy Pulse Cannon - c 5000
2 x Heavy Disrupters - c300
2 x Phaser 5 - c 1600

2 x Reflex Missile - c9000

20 x ‘Draconic’ Class Interceptor Striker – c18000
10 x ‘Drake’ Class Anti Capital Ship Striker - c11000
5 x ‘Draciel’ Class Troop Transport Striker – c10000


PK II Cloaking Device - c 3000

20 x Pyrian Teleporter Brigades

Deflector Dish - c 300
Sensor Array - c 2000
Advanced Tactics Computer – c400
Advanced AI Ships Computer - c 250
Emergency Medical Hologram - c 1000
Lateral Sensor Array - c 500
Advanced Ship Probes - c 50
ADMD - Advanced Med bay - c 5000
Advanced Engineering Bay - AEB - c 500
Phase Scanners - c1000
Holo Deck - c 5000
Astrometrics - c30000
Security Stations - c 6000
Armoury - c 5000
Command Bridge - c15000
Hydroponics – c5000
Tractor Beam Mk XVI – c5000

ADVENT Generator
House Aswana Upgrade

Impulse Drive - c2000
4 x Linear Drives – c4000
4 x Fusion Drive - c 400
Ion Drive - c 200

6 mounts remain

300c remains

No1 - well we have recruited some more crew they are Clan Asanawa sir but they could not serve on the normal Asanawa ships due to the strict training programs they have but they are more than capable of serving with us sir

How ever we have a fine new ship now


Comms - signal from Clan Asanwa HQ they are asking you to report as soon as you can

EO - the ship is ok and the ADVENT has been reinstalled sir, we are at 100%

MC - we are all aok sir

MD - we have full med bay stocked

WO - all weapons are aok sir

FC - All aok sir

No1 - will see you when you get back

you teleport to the HQ and walk in

Adjutant - Ah PK san please come in the Admiral will be with you shortly

you wait

some time passes and then the adjutant looks up as there is a beep from the intercom

Adjutant - you may go in PK san

you walk into the large office of the Admiral of Clan Asanawa, he is a tall gentleman for one of oriental persusion, he has grey hair and long lines of worry or stress on his face, he appears to be about 50 years old.

CAA - Greetings Capt PK san please be welcome, unf Capt ND cannot be with us, so we will have to let you go on ahead to find GAR AI, now we are not sure that he is in league with his father SAR AI. but we cannot take that chance. We need to bring him back alive to HARKUN so that we may question him.

It is possible that his father may try to contact him or even come for him, you must make sure that you get there first.

Now to the problem we have managed to put the location of him down to 3 systems as follows

system 1 - 30 light years away - 8 planets in the vast ARSUKA ION NEBULAE

system 2 - 45 light years away - no planets the vast DAI SO Asteroid Field and ships graveyard

system 3 - 45 light years away - no planets the vast FAI KAI LAN SHO Badlands (plasma storms and Gas Nebulae)

now the main problem is this all those areas are located in ULP space.

hopefully Capt ND will join you as you are underway

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Fluffie

"Very good. Everyone in uniform?"

Looking around the bridge, Fluffie nods satisfied as he sees everyone is indeed wearing KIPIRE clothes, aiding the transformation when the communications they'd have with the FEDERATION ship would show part of the Bebop's bridge. Turning his head to look at the MC, Fluffie raises an eyebrow questingly.

"Troopers disguised too? Nerve gas ready, marines informed of their task?"

The MC nodded and eased Fluffie with some re-assuring words that the troops were all ready for the plan. Fluffie nodded back and looked at the view screen as the SO reported the convoy jumping in.

"Ok then, lets get going. Comms tell our ships to keep in formation... All stations at the ready. Jam all communications from now on, make sure we are in control of that. And science, do keep an eye on long range scanners, run some extensive scans to see if there is any cloaked vessel with them."

SO - Aye sir.

Comms - All ships ready, will open channel to their lead ship when we identify it.

Fluffie nodded and sat down in his chair again, having been standing around a moment before. He was slightly tensed... A bad thing, he'd have to play his part right. Hearing his SO give some comments about ships jumping in, he quickly straightened his KIPIRE COMMODORE uniform and focussed his mind, he'd have to sound convincing very soon.

SO - That's all ships jumped in, we are jamming sir.

Comms - Opening channel to lead ship...

The Comms dude nodded at Fluffie as the channel was opened, Fluffie standing up, taking a step or two forward, facing the viewscreen head-on.

"Attention Federation Convoy, please halt and co-operate. This is Commodore Slivek of the Kipire. You have not heard of me before, my unit and I work under strict secrecy. Afterwards, you will be obliged to keep silent about this meeting, everyone not involved will be kept in the dark about this - I am sure a capable commander such as you will be able to tell your crew what happened.... instead of what really happened. As another precaution, my science officer is running continious and extensive scans, as well is he occupied with making sure there are no communications, except those allowed by me.

However, I must get down to the matter at hand. We have multiple sources telling that there might be a dangerous hive virus aboard your convoy. This particular hive virus, known as Heratio by the few experts that have actually been able to study it, nests itself in an entire population before striking. When it strikes, it hits hard. I am sure you understand that we cannot risk such a virus making its way to Tau Ceti, one of the more important systems in the Kipire.

We will need to run some scans and possible other tests, I ask you to co-operate so that the entire proceeding shall take as little time as possible. My science department will run some scans on your ships now, please be so kind to deactive your shields if you have raised them to allow us to get the best and most accurate results from our scans.

This channel will remain open for you to contact us through, we will however stop transmitting from our side for now. Do not attempt to communicate outside this sector of space, we will however allow you to briefly inform your ships of what is going on. Remember though, this is a secret operation - preferably no-one needs to know, so be creative.

Commodore Slivek out."

Slivek, or rather Fluffie, turns and nods at his Comms again, who quickly enters a command, stopping the transmitting from the Bebop. Having heard the words in Fluffie's "speech", he will allow the Federation convoy to communicate with each other.... And of course, he will try to hear what they are saying.

The science officer also is busy, ordering his available crewmen around. Seeing Fluffie look at him he nods and reports that he is running a bio-scan on the Federation convoy, trying to see if they have the virus with them. This however, of course, is all fake... But they'd have to keep it as real as possible...

"No1, I take it we are combat ready if we need to?"

No1 (SOLO) - Aye.

"Good. Now, we will wait for the SO to finish his scans... And for their leader to return a communique, I take it he will do so.

Solo - Quite so. Now... we wait.

your plan seems to go off very smoothly as the Convoy of 6 cargo ships emerges from hyperspace with its escort 2 KIPIRE ATTACK FRIGATES

No1 - heheheheheh we have the jump on them

SO - scanning

Comms - signal sent to lead ship sir

FC - all ships in formation

meanwhile in a dark part of the Cargo Hold the spy/traitor transmits a secretive code

SO - unusual transmission sir

Comms - sir the Convoy does not beleive us sir

No1 - Helm get us outr of here

you braace for the jump to escape..... but nothing happens

EO - I do not beleive this the drive should work but it is being stopped some how

SO - Jump points opening off our port/starboard/aft/forward points sir

No1 - Shit its a trap


BATTLE ORDERS

1 x Hull: TRAPPER CLASS Battle Cruiser
2000 tonnes hold
can carry 4 heavy classed fighters

Shields (12):
2 Energy Shields (8)
4 Kinetic Shields (4)

Weaponry (46+6=52):
2 Particle Phasers 7 (20)
4 Phasers 5 (16)
8 Pulse Phasers (16)

External (26+3=29):
4 Federation Heavy Class Fighters (N/A)
6 Federation Class Heavy Fighters (12)
5 Assault Shuttles (5)
6 Phased Photon Torpedoes (6)
4 Quantam Torpedoes
2 Anti Matter Bombs (2)

Additional (26):
6 Weaponry Mounts (6)
3 External Mounts (3)
5 Drive/Engine Mounts (5)

Advanced Tactics Computer (1)
Advanced AI Ships Computer (1)
Advanced Engineering Bay (2)

Deflector Dish (1)
Phase Scanners (1)
ADVENT GENERATOR
Advanced Ships Probes (1)

Armoury (1)

4 Phasers 5 (4)

Drives/Engines (1+5=6):
4 Anti Matter Drives (4)
2 Warp Drives (2)


2 x Kip Wake - Destroyer Leaders (Cruiser)

10 Shields:
1x Energy Shields (4)
2x Phase Shields (4)
2x Kinetic Shields (2)

20 Turrets:
5x Heavy Kipruptors (20)

24 External:
1x Deflector Dish (1)
1x Captains Boat (1)
6x Heavy Class - Kip Valkyrie Fighter (12)
10x Kipton Torpedo Launcher (10)

24 Additional:
Colapsium Hull Armour (1)
Reinforced Hull Armour (1)
Command Bridge (6)
Transporter Deck (8)
Advanced Engineering Bay (2)
Advanced Tactics Computer (1)
Advanced Ships Computer AI (1)
Emergency Medical Hologram (1)
Slipstream Drive (1)
Warp Nacelles (1)
Ram Scoops (1)

1150 Tonnes hold
Anti Matter Drive

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4x "Dorsal Gill" - Light Destroyer

4 Shield:
1x Energy Shields (4)
1x Phase Shields (2)

10 Turret:
5x Kipruptors (10)

4 External:
2x Heavy Class - Kip Valkyrie Fighter (4)

4 Additional:
Colapsium Armoured Hull (1)
Warp Nacelles (1)
Shield Mounts (2)

550 tonnes hold
Anti-Matter Drive

Comms - signal sir

MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Capt Fluffie you have been trapped, you cannot leave here thanks to the help of the federation I have come to collect your bounty and make sure that you never plague the space ways again, on this you have my word

prepare to die you pirate scum

comms - signal from the Freebooters sir

the commander the strange lady who looks like Lady Prime looks at you

Commander, defeat this enemy and i will grant you an audience and also may be something ...... more!!!!!!!!!!!!!

she winks at you and blows you a kiss

your knees go weak as she is a very very very very very good looking woman.......

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Inspectre

As Julian rode the lift up to Deck 1, the same deck that contained his Quarters in addition to the Bridge, he discovered that he could see the battle continue to unfold. Well, not really see, but sense the battle through the Mind Link. It was something Julian had never experienced before, even with all of his experiences with the Mind Link. The Mind Link was a method to transfer information amongst members of the crew and the ship’s computer at near lightspeed. However, all of that information was first processed through Kali, and presumably, watered down and streamlined to allow the human brain to comprehend it more quickly. When large amounts of information were required, Kali could arrange for a data dump, downloading the information into the user’s memory for them to shift through later.

This was much like one of those data dumps, only a continuously updating one. However Julian was able to process so much information quickly enough to understand it all, was beyond him. There was no way that Julian could have done this before, and yet what had changed? Despite the transfer of his brain into a Borg body, that would have only upgraded his physical, and not mental abilities. Unless . . .

Congratulations. I was wondering how long it would take your improved, but still inferior, monkey brain to figure that part out.

D*mnit Kali, did you have to go poking around inside my head too?

Actually, I’m not the one poking around in your head. A few thousand Borg nanoprobes are. Relax, they’re almost done . . . I think.

You think!!? And just what, exactly, are those little b*stards attempting to improve?

Oh, lots of things. Mathematical calculation speed, reaction-reflex time, informational processing speed, Mind Link empathy, neuromuscular –

Alright, that’s enough details for me. What exactly is this all going to do?

Well, for one thing, you should be able to control parts of the ship remotely now.

What, you mean to say that I can fly this ship, shoot its weapons, and pour myself a drink at the same time?

No, no. Your still piddely little brain couldn’t handle that much. At best, you could control one, perhaps two, operations of the ship remotely, as well as I can. Only I, however, am smart enough to run myself without any meatbag interference.

How droll. Still, I suppose this will come in handy.

A moment later the lift slid to a slow stop. As the doors began to part, Julian pressed forward and attempted to slip in between them, as he usually did. Although he managed to do so many time in the past without a hitch, this time his one side grazed along one of the still-opening doors. With a slight screech, the metal door bent outwards slighty, probably not enough to impair the lift but enough to be noticeable.

Hey! Ugh, do you always have to make a mess?

[i]Always, especially if enemies of mine are involved. Speaking of enemies, how’s the Guardian coming?[/b]

You’re the one tied into my sensors. Why don’t you see for yourself, monkey.

Silly me. I forgot about that already . . . strange what one can grow used to.

During his conversation with Kali, Julian’s sense of the battle had slowly made its way to the back of his mind. Now that he was focusing on it, the sense of the battle through the Kronos’s sensors returned to the forefront. The Guardian was, indeed, still standing, and once again unleashing a volley of quantum torpedoes at them.

Grr . . . when we win I’m going to reactivate that thing’s AI, and let it watch as I tear it apart, piece by piece. I’m going to temporal displace every single part of this reprobate, down to his engine exhaust tubes. Weapons Officer, get ready to fire those Chrono Weapons!

“Aye, ma’am! They’re almost fully charged!”

You don’t think I know that!!? Just do what I tell you before I give you a brain-wipe and replace you with a more suiting personality.

“Uhh . . . yes ma’am, sorry ma’am!!”

Snickering, Julian waited for the doors to his quarters to open fully before stepping inside, and then went over to his wardrobe. Picking out one of his many similar captain’s uniforms, Julian carefully dresses himself, not wanting to rip the fabric of his uniform by moving too quickly.

Meanwhile on the bridge, Kali continues to command the battle, watching as Aishlin’s ship finally joins the battle in a blaze of weapon’s fire.

Well well well . . . the b*tch finally found some balls. Good for her, not that her weapons did anything. Alright . . . Weapons Officer, now listen very carefully. I want you to target the area around that thing’s bridge, or at least what it uses for one. I then want you to get a lock on that area with our Chrono Weapons, and when we come around for another pass, I want you to fire them. Do you understand? Because if you don’t, then this time I’m going to do some very unpleasant things to you if you screw up.

“U-understood, ma’am!! Acquiring target lock!!”

Good.

“Umm . . . Commander Kali, I’m picking up a communication of some sort from the Guardian.”

Can you figure out what it is, Communications Officer?

“Umm . . . no ma’am. Its some sort of encrypted transmission. I might be able to break it . . . eventually.”

Well then, record it for later study. If that was the Guardian’s surrender notice, it just got here too late. Weapons Officer, fire!!


Weapons

1. Chrono Pulse Cannon - Guardian: Bridge
2. 2 x Chrono Phaser 3s – Guardian Bridge
3. Pulse Phaser – Incoming Quantum Torpedoes
4. “Blaster” satellites’ Phaser 4 – Incoming Quantum Torpedoes

ok see post for Zappa

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Hewitt

ooc: I'll take the total lack of response as a resounding yes.

WO: ffs... talk about trying to crack a nut without a nutcracker.

*Three cruiser class ships had now be engaged for a number of salvos with the alien vessel but still it remained in a fairly healthy state. In return wave upon wave of quantum torpedoes as well as other enemy fire had been thrown back at them.

Pandora was one of those vessels. Protected by a ring of fighters armed with AMD's some of the torps and never made it to their intended target but a few had along with numerous energy blasts. However, Hewitt was relatively happy with the situation, his ship's shields were holding, internal circuitry fires were quickly expelled and best of all - the HPC's were finally nearing full charge.*

SO: Enemy torpedoes inbound!

WC: We're on it sir.

*Hewitt continued to watch on fairly calmly as the battle progressed. Well... on the outside at least - on the inside he desperately craved for his bottle of SR Tequila (TM). At the moment his main focus was on the holo-diagram of the alien vessel.*

Hewitt: Is that a weakness in their shields I see?

*Hewitt points to the forward-port section of the holo, where the colour shading representing the enemy shields had started to turn a shade of yellow.*

SO: I do believe it could well be sir... what you thinking?

*Hewitt just grins slightly.*

Hewitt: Ok this is what we are going to do. WO hold all fire for a second and reset target co-ordinates to this point here. *Hewitt points at the forward-port shields.*

WO: Ok... Done si-

*Suddenly everyone is forced to hold on to something as the deck shakes violently. Another enemy torpedo had gotten through.*

WO: *ahem* Done sir. What now?

Hewitt: Notify our fighter squad. On my mark I every ship to fire their photon cannon and PPD at the same co-ordinates.

WO: Transmitting sir...

Comms: Patching you through to the WC so you can give the order.

Hewitt: WO, on the same order I want you to fire every thing we have, photon cannons, nova torps, EMP missiles, ion cannon and most important of all - the heavy pulse cannons.

No.1: An Alpha Strike sir? But Pandora hasn't performed any tests let alone initated all her weapons at once before. What if she blows an...

Hewitt: Nothing will go wrong No.1. Trust me...

*Pandora moved slightly in space as the helmsman changed the angle of attack as per Hewitt's orders. Every single weapons port on her hull began to glow, lighting her up like a christmas tree. Torpedoes locked on, the EMP launchers emerged from their internal position and the Jupiter class fighter/bombers took aim. Everything was now set for hell to be unleashed.*

WO: HPC's charged!!

Hewitt: All ships FIRE!!

*Pandora moved backwards in space visibly as everything was unloaded. The normal yellowish-purple energy streaks from the six photon cannons is soon backed up by another ten as Pandora's fighter escort lets rip. Ten thin bluish-green blasts also emit from the fighters as well. At the same time the nose mounted ion cannon let loose with it's electrical discharge, the forward facing nova missile launchers unleashed a swarm of no less than 32 torpedoes that quickly increased in size as 160 tiny EMP missiles joined the deadly cloud.
But it was the tremendous size of the blasts from Pandora's twin heavy pulse cannons that really drew the wandering eye. Two incredibly massive yellow energy beams erupted from Pandora twin beams of intense energy that struck with so much energy and force that under the weight of those two beams alone did the enemy ship seem to recoil.

And a spilt second later everything else hits the weakened spot....*

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Summary

Pandora and her jupiter fighters attack the GUARDIAN's forward-port section with an Alpha Strike. They use:
- 2 Heavy Pulse Cannons
- 16 Photon Cannons
- 10 Plasma Pulse Devices
- 1 Medium Ion Cannon
- 32 Nova Torpedoes (8 Launchers)
- 160 EMP Missiles (8 Launchers)

ok see post for Zappa

[Zappa Tenderlea]

alrighty then....


WO: you know their weak spot now, don't you? fire at those forward port shields, weaken them as much as you can.

Fighters, come in...

FC aye ma'am?

I want you guys back in Astea's Vengeance's fighterbays... this battle is almost over, and I don't want you lot caught out there when that ship goes boom...

engineering... full power to weapons and shielding... weapons as primairy source of powerdrain... we're gonna toast this ship, big time.

Comms, send a message to the Kronos. tell them that if that Kali ever dares adress me again, I'll have her program hacked, deleted from that ship, and transplanted to a pornographic holoprojector, then sent to Earth, where she'll be entertaining the pope.

Helm, get us behind that guardian, and out of it's torpedoreach, in other words, make sure that it can't shoot us

[Lady Hawk]

Ranks & Scores

Ranks

1 - Commander Ur-quan:
Score: 300
Medals: 0
Crew Morale: Average
Crew Experiance: Green
Crew Effeciancy: 60%

2 - Sector Commander Acid-K:
Score: 290
Medals: 0
Crew Morale: Good
Crew Experiance: Average
Crew Effeciancy: 60%

3 - Commander Bakan:
Score: 280
Medals: 0
Crew Morale: Good
Crew Experiance: Average
Crew Effeciancy: 80%

4 - Commander Darkling
Score: 275
Medals: 0
Crew Morale: Average
Crew Experiance: Average
Crew Effeciancy: 80%

5 - Lt Commander Planetkiller II
Score: 270
Medals: 0
Crew Morale: Good
Crew Experiance: Average
Crew Effeciancy: 90%

6 - Commander J-Kama-Ka-C:
Score: 265
Medals: 0
Crew Morale: Average
Crew Experiance: Green
Crew Effeciancy: 0%

7 - Lt Commander Wo2
Score: 260
Medals: 0
Crew Morale: Average
Crew Experiance: Average
Crew Effeciancy: 80%

8 - Commander Fluffie:
Score: 250
Medals: 0
Crew Morale: Average
Crew Experiance: Average
Crew Effeciancy: 70%

9 - Commander Crazyboy <<<<<----------------------PROMOTED
Score: 240
Medals: 0
Crew Morale: Average
Crew Experiance: Green
Crew Effeciancy: 70%

10 - Commander Flapjack: <<<<<<-------------------------------PROMOTED
Score: 230
Medals: 0
Crew Morale: Average
Crew Experiance: Green
Crew Effeciancy: 70%

11 - Commander Zappa:
Score: 220
Medals: 0
Crew Morale: Average
Crew Experiance: Average
Crew Effeciancy: 90%

12 - Lt Commander Inspectre:
Score: 190
Medals: 0
Crew Morale: Average
Crew Experiance: Green
Crew Effeciancy: 80%

13 - Lt Commander Hewitt:
Score: 180
Medals: 0
Crew Morale: Average
Crew Experiance: Green
Crew Effeciancy: 70%

14 - Commander No Dachi:
Score: 160
Medals: 0
Crew Morale: Average
Crew Experiance: Green
Crew Effeciancy: 0%

15 - Lt Commander Flik
Score: 70
Medals: 0
Crew Morale: Average
Crew Experiance: Green
Crew Effeciancy: 0%

[Lady Hawk]

Bounties


1 - Commander J-Kama-Ka-C:
Score: 265
Medals: 0
Crew Morale: Average
Crew Experiance: Green
Crew Effeciancy: 0%
Rating - Semi Dangerous Pirate

Reward - 450000c for Capture

Wanted by House Oro - this pirate is wanted for the malicious capture of some House Oro Frigates and the disruption of the Slave Trade in KASTRAVALVA. And his taking over of the system. Wanted - preferably alive


2 - Commander Fluffie:
Score: 250
Medals: 0
Crew Morale: Average
Crew Experiance: Average
Crew Effeciancy: 70%

Rating: Semi Dangerous Pirate

Reward: 250000c for Capture

this pirate is wanted for the crime of capturing KIPIRE Merchant ships.

If you can recover the said merchant ships then there will also be a bonus paid


3 -Commander Darkling
Score: 275
Medals: 0
Crew Morale: Average
Crew Experiance: Average
Crew Effeciancy: 80%

Rating: Semi Dangerous Pirate

Reward: 150000c

Wanted for his theft of property in the GALVARON System, also the non completion of said mission to that system. This pirate is to be considered sneaky, and untrustworthy. TREAT WITH CAUTION

[Lady Hawk]

Main Story Line

the lone war frigate with no markings makes its way thru the vastness that is Hyperspace

hooded figure - Capt how long till we emerge?

Capt - a human - According to the information you have given us..... about 3 hours, are your sure these are the co-ordinates according to space nav comps there are no planets this far outr let alone any inhabited ones and there are no star systems.

the hooded figure looks at the captain

HF - you dare question me......?

Capt - Wha.........gasp gasp gurgle gurgle

*SNAP*

HF - lets his hand down and then looks at the rest of the crew.....

HF - You girl, come here

SO - yyyyyess?

HF - you are the new Capt YOU will not let me down will you?

SO now Capt - No Sir - beads of sweat can be seen on her forehead

Time passes

again the ship glides thru the vast empyness that is hyperspace and then it begins to slow, a large blue wormhole appears before it as it emerges into normal space on the edge of a vast 72 planet starsytem

SO - scanning ..... this is impossible.... the starsyetm of that size should not be here... but yet the scanners and the screens cannot lie.

HF - to no one in partcular - At last the legendary system of ARABAN, at last if the legends are true i shall find him and his lost Starmarda.......

Capt - er sir?

HF - WHAT??????????????..... oh yes scan for signs of life on the 43rd planet. an ICE planet with 7 moons

SO - how.......what......er yes there are signs of life on that planet......

Comms - whispers - how did she know?

No1 - helm take us in

Helm - aye sir

the lone vessel then glides thru the star system at full impulse toward the 43rd planet

Time passes

HF - Clear the Bridge - this is not a request

although none of the crew hear this - as it is not spoken - they all leave the bridge.

HF - goes to the Comms station - [i]My lord SETU KAIBA can you hear me, it is I your faithful servant AKUMA. I have returned and I have the key, please signal me

HF waits at the comms for what seems like an eternity and then

SK - I hear you my faithful servant now blast the ice from my prison and release me

HF walks across to the WO console and opens fire with the Pulse Phasers - the beams of energy lance down to the North Pole on the planet and blasts a glacier 10km long and 5km wide until a vast ship is revealed

SETU KAIBA's Command Super Carrier - SSD Sized

200 mounts + 1 engine mount (201);
500.000 tonnes hold.
requires 20 drives to power it

comes with:
Phased Colapsioum Hull Armour
30 Meta Phasic shields
AI computer
Advanced Tactcits Computer
ADMD
Advaced Flight Control
10000 tonnes of armoured cargo space
and 8 type 20 tractor beams

400 light fighters,
200 medium fighters,
200 heavy fighters.

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Armour/Shields:
Phased Colapsium Hull Armour
2 x Colapsium Armoured Hull (2)
30 Meta-Phasic Shields

Weaponry:
5 Anti Matter Cannons (50)
30 Phaser 5's (50)
30 AMD II (20)
30 AFD II (40)

Craft:
200 Fire Fly Class Light Fighters
200 Warlord Class Light Fighters
200 Hawk Class Medium Fighters
100 Angel Class Heavy Fighters
100 Nebulae Class Heavy Fighters

Other:
Advanced Ships AI Computer
Advanced Tactics Computer
Advanced Engineering Bay (2)
ADMD
Advanced Flight Control
Sensor Array (2)
Lateral Sensor Array (4)
8 Type 20 Tractor Beams

Drives/Engines:
20 Impulse Drives (20)
10 Trans Warp Drives (10)

carries 4

Medium Cruiser

8 shield mounts
2x Kinetic Sheilds
Energy Sheilds
Phase Shields

20 turret mounts
3x Fusion Cannons
2x Nova Cannon
10x Gatling Laser

14 external mounts
4x Quantam Torpedoes Launcher
20x Polaris class (drones)

20 additional mounts
Heavy Deutrium Armoured Hull
3x Ram Scoop/Hydrogen Drive
Cloaking Device
Advavced Engineering Bay
Deflector Dish
Advanced Tactics Computer
5x Gun Boat

3000 tonnes hold
Black Hole Generator

and 1

Medium Carrier

2 shield mounts
Medium Plasma Sheilds

6 turrent mounts
4x Battle Laser
4x Laser Cannon

12 external mounts
12x Nebulae Class Heavy Fighter

12 additional mounts
Heavy Armour Plating
1x Ion Drive
8x Nebulae Class Heavy Fighter
Sensor Array

40 fighters of medium class = 40x Hawk Class Medium Fighter

12250 tonnes hold
Warp Drive

SETU KAIBA - FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Zappa Tenderlea]

well..... seems LH editted the post again after I had posted, so... umm....


SO: did you record that message from the Guardian?

Yes ma'am.

good. start trying to transelate it later, scan the area first, and get all usable debris from that ship in our cargoholds. I think daddy will enjoy investigating them. also send the recorded message to one of his countless researchfacilities.

EO: you'll be getting help from all non essential personel with mechanical training. get this ship fixed up.

Fire a probe into the wormhole. I don't want to ruin them all, so this first one will be a test

Comms, send a message to the Kronos. tell them that if that Kali ever dares adress me again, I'll have her program hacked, deleted from that ship, and transplanted to a pornographic holoprojector, then sent to Earth, where she'll be entertaining the pope.

Fighters, return to your bays.

[No Dachi]

I swear by all that is and ever has been holy that I'll post here tomorrow. I finally got some inspiration, so I'll be able to write a decent one (this is what has been delaying action on my part).

[Ur_Quan]

Originally Posted by Lady Hawk

Ranks & Scores

Ranks

1 - Commander Ur-quan:
Score: 300
Medals: 0
Crew Morale: Average
Crew Experiance: Green
Crew Effeciancy: 60%

I feel a "w00t!!!!111" is appropriate here. Now all I have to do is keep this up till christmas so I can be the new christmas n01.

[AcidK]

lol, dispite yur score, UQ, I still outrank you

And xmas no1 is mine, my only... my precious :gollum:

[Hewitt]

T3 Probe 1: Beep!

T5 Probe 1: Whirl... Click!

T3 Probe 2: Beep! Beep!

T3 Probe 3: Ding! Beep! Bop! Bing![/b]

T5 Probe 2: Snap! Whirl... Whirl... Bing!

*A fair distance from the ending battle, 5 small hi-tech probes close in on the enterance of the WORMHOLE. The three smallest activate their sensors as they close in, the two slightly larger probes sliding their onboard cameras into place to commence recording visual...*


Back on Pandora...


*A massive cheer goes up from all the personnel onboard the bridge of the Pandora as the GUARDIAN explodes.*

No.1: We did it sir!

Hewitt: Yeah we did No.1... no thanks to that federation b.tch though.

No.1: Grr... I hear you on that one sir.

Hewitt: Ok... *patches through to engineering* EO can you spare a few peeps to get to work repairing our internal systems? If you can get em to concentrate on the shield generators first... we can live with a few climate control issues for the time being.

EO: Righto cap'n I'll get a few of my boys to look into it. Anything else?

Hewitt: No that's all for now. Bridge out. Now, WO keep our weapons charged and recommence charging of our HPC's. I have a feeling that last transmission we received from the GUARDIAN might've been a distress signal.

WO: Aye aye sir.

SO: Sir, I'm getting a few eratic readings from the Kronos. She took a few bad hits at the end there... god I hope their okay, I'm getting hull a couple of hull breach signatures and hey what the hell?

Hewitt: What is it SO?

SO: Asteas vengence just launched a number of savage crews - I'd say they'll be trying to grab every last scrap of alien metal they can get there hands on.

Hewitt: I'll be damned if I let those federation cowards get any salvage after just sitting back and letting us take a pounding. WC! Come in.

WC: What is it sir?

Hewitt: Go after those workers and stop them from grabbing anything. Just... get in their way Wedge ( ), no shooting.

WC: Whatever you say captain.

*Pandora's escort breaks formation and speeds off after, then ahead of the federation salvages. One by one, they begin pulling off a number of stunts and aerial manuveres, cutting in front of the worker vessels and braking suddenly. Shortly after Pandora launches her own work crews to grab the pieces of wreck now floating aimlessly in space.*

Hewitt: SO, keep an eye on the situation and let me know if one of those guys reaches some scrap before us. Comms, Astea's captain is bound to call to give us a hard time so when she does put her on hold understood?

Comms: Heh. Should I put in the playback tape?

Hewitt: Yeah do that. *chuckles* But before you do patch me through to the Kronos, a private link if you please.

Comms: Yes sir. *punches in a few buttons to open the link and then after he is done, grabs a small disk labelled 'CALL CENTER QUEUE RECORDING LOOP' and inserts it into his console. He chuckles evilly to himself as he gets to work.* We have a private channel open with the Kronos sir.

Hewitt: "Kronos, this is Captain Leto Hewitt of the Pandora do you read me?"

*static fills the viewscreen*

Hewitt: "Come in Kronos"

*Suddenly the screen becomes active showing the devestation of the Kronos bridge*

My god...

Hewitt: "We wish to assist you in anyway we can... we've sent out salvage crews to collect pieces of the wreck and are willing to hand over several pieces of your choosing once we have them on board and away from greedy federation hands. If there is anything else we can do to help please let us know... med crews, repair teams... let us know."

*Suddenly the screen fills with static again.*

Hewitt: "Kronos COME IN! God damn it..."

[No Dachi]

I've lost the stats of my first two ships. Foolish, stupid Dachi :/. If I haven't found them by tomorrow I'll just make new ships with the starting money, if that's okay?

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Harkun, planet of legends, intergalactic trade centre and the seat of the Asanawa Shogunate's military power. The world which was lost and then found once more by the Shogun. The world that less than half a century ago was devoid of intelligent life, and today was a bustling city world with one of the largest populations of any planet in either galaxy. Countless millions of people, citizens of the Empire, live in its gigantic high towers and work in its thriving markets and industrous foundries. Over a hundred thousand of the elite Samurai Marine Corps stand ready to repel invasion from the ground, and an entire fleet of the Imperial Navy, its men some of the finest in existence, stand ready to repel invasion from the skies. The city that now covered much of the planet's surface was not only functional and capable of housing the planet's massive populance, but it was also incredibly beautiful, Chusa No Dachi thought to himself as he sat in the hold of the transit shuttle, preparing for a short flight to one of the massive Orbital Stations where his ship, the Shikinami, was berthed along with its two fellow task force warships, the Ariake and the Tokitsukaze - an example of the Imperial Navy Research Department's latest class design. The Orbital in question was a civilian one - with the number of Asanawa Clan warships in the system since Sar Ai's apparent treachery the military Orbitals were out of berthing places - and so the shuttle that the Third Shingen was taking up to the Orbital was also civilian. As such, No Dachi was dressed in a typical day-to-day kimono rather than in the somewhat more practical naval military uniform, which he would change into once aboard the station. Both his katana and wakizashi were sheathed, with the bamboo sheaths themselves thrust through the silk sash running around his waist. These two swords showed him as some kind of military man to any Shogunate citizen, since only samurai, the warrior class, were allowed to carry them. In the Third Shingen's right hand was a long, thin package wrapped in the finest midnight-blue (the Federation's colours) silk. This was a gift to Commander Planetkiller from the Shogun himself, a sign of great honour in the man's fighting alongside the Third Shingen in battle. A katana and a wakizashi, both crafted by one of Harkun's finest swordsmiths, which were to be given to the Federation officer. Not only did the gift of the two swords grant the man the privelages of a samurai when he was in Imperial territory, but also they were both formidable weapons, made from advanced alloy folded no less than fourteen times to create millions of fibre-thin layers, the layers that gave samurai blades their incredible durability and strength. Perhaps, thought the Third Shingen, Commander PK, as a geijinn, would not quite appreciate the honour, or indeed wear the blades, but nonetheless he had most certainly earned them. The shuttle was crowded with civilians, who apparently took him for a normal naval officer rather than the heir of the Shogun, for after nodding politely they did no more than settle down and wait for the shuttle to depart. No Dachi did not mind this, for he found the way that citizens who did recognise him fell to their knees and put their foreheads to the ground most tiresome...

Presently the pilot announced their imminent departure, and with the drag of G-force upon its passengers, the shuttle lifted off into the sky. Once more, the Chusa considered Harkun III's extraordinary beauty. The pillar-like towers arranged with the utmost presicion to allow sunlight to reach even the ground, all of gleaming, pure white stone. The Shogun had been insistent upon the mass migration to the planet that its natural beauty was to be preserved at all costs. The immense wealth of the Empire's holdings had allowed this to be so. Its fusion engines burning brightly, the shuttle lifted first out of the atmosphere, then, rotating slightly to generate gravity, glided its way to the station. Within ten minutes, No Dachi was walking through one of the Orbital's thousands of corridors toward his ship, now dressed in uniform befitting his rank, but still carrying the gift and still with both of his own swords. As he approached the elevator that would take him down to the docking terminal at which his ships were berthed, No Dachi produced his personal communicator and punched in the military frequency code for Commander PK's bridge. After a few moments, the Coms Officer appeared on its tiny screen, then the Third Shogun began to speak.

"Greetings, Coms Officer. I am just approaching my flagship now, we will be ready to depart within five minutes. Please apologise to Commander Planetkiller on my behalf. Also, please inform him that I carry a gift to him from my father. That will, perhaps, do something to placate his natural irritance at my unnaceptable lack of punctuality..." Said the Chusa, keeping his tone friendly and relatively informal, since with geijinn it was not necessary to observe the many strict courtesies and formalities of Asanawa Clan Shogunate society...

---

More later. Consider all three of my ships launched and ready to depart, with my char going by assault shuttle to deliver the swords.

[flapjack]

nd: these 3 ships found on page 3 of this thread:

Name: Asanawa No Dachi (II)
Rank: Lt Commander
House: House of the Asanawa Clan
History: Younger brother of Captain No Dachi, the present Shingen. More headstrong than his brother, he has less respect for the tradition apparent in the Clan's workings than his father would like. He is, however, a superb tactician and is well-liked and better respected by his men.

Ships: (note that this is assuming I still get my House bonus of 50% more slots for each Hull)

Name: Asanawa Clan Warship Shikinami (Chasing Waves)
Class: General-Purpose Cruiser (GPC Class)
Design Specifications:

Hull: Cruiser (40,000 C)

Main Drives: 4 Cold Fusion Drive (800 C, 1 Engine Mounts, 3 Additional Mounts)
Interstellar Drives: Hyper Drive (300 C, 1 Additional Mount)

Shields: 8 Neutron Sheilds (4000 C, 4 Shield Mounts)

Weaponry: 4 Fusion Cannons (4000 C, 12 Weapon Mounts)
2 Hellbore Cannons (3000 C, 8 Weapon Mounts)
8 Light Plasma Cannons (4000 C, 8 Weapon Mounts)
4 Gatling Lasers (1200 C, 2 Weapon Mounts)

External: 2 EMP Missile Launchers (400 C, 2 External Mounts)
4 Nova Torpedo Tubes (2000 C, 4 External Mounts, 4 Tonnes Hold Space)
2 Photon Torpedo Tubes (1000 C, 2 External Mounts, 2 Tonnes Hold Space)
4 Escape Pods (400 C, 4 External Mounts)

Additional: Advanced Ship's AI (250 C, 1 Additional Mount)
Advanced Tactics Computer (400 C, 1 Additional Mount)
Advanced Medical Bay (5000 C, 1 Additional Mount)
Holodeck (5000 C, 2 Additional Mounts)
4 Neptune Class Medium Fighters (2000 C, 2 Additional Mounts)
2 Jupiter Class Fighter-Bombers (1500 C, 1 Additional Mount)

Troops: 20 Samurai Marine Corps Regiments (Imperial Guard) (20,000 C, 20 Tonnes Hold Space)

TOTAL COST: 91, 250 C

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Name: Asanawa Clan Warship Akatsuki (Dawn)
Class: Anti-Fighter Frigate (AFF Class)
Design Specifications:

Hull: War Frigate (15,000 C)

Main Drives: 2 Cold Fusion Drives (400 C, 1 Engine Mount, 1 Additional Mount)
Interstellar Drive: Hyper Drive (300 C, 1 Additional Mount)

Shields: Phase Shields (6000 C, 2 Shield Mounts)

Weaponry: 2 Anti Fighter Defenses (300 C, 4 Additional Mounts)
8 Disruptor Cannons (4000 C, 16 Weapon Mounts)

External: 2 EMP Missile Launchers (200 C, 2 External Mounts)
Armoured Escape Pods (100 C, 1 External Mount)

Additional: None

Troops: 4 Samurai Marine Corps Regiments (Imperial Guard) (4000 C, 4 Tonnes Hold Space)

TOTAL COST: 30,300 C
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Name: Asanawa Clan Warship Ariake (Daybreak)
Class: Advanced Missile Frigate (AMF Class)
Design Specifications:

Hull: Advanced War Frigate (9000 C)

Main Drives: 2 Cold Fusion Drives (400 C, 1 Engine Mount, 1 Additional Slot)
Interstellar Drive: Hyper Drive (300 C, 1 Additional Mount)

Shields: 4 Neutron Shields (2000 C, 2 Shield Mounts)
Phase Shields (6000 C, 2 Shield Mounts)

Weaponry: 6 Anti Missile Defense II (1200 C, 12 Weapon Mounts)

External: 4 Cruise Missiles (2000 C, 4 External Mounts)
2 Quantum Torpedo Tubes (2000 C, 2 External Mounts)
6 Nova Torpedo Tubes (3000 C, 6 Additional Mounts)

Troops: 2 Samurai Corps Marine Regiments (2000 C, 2 Tonnes Hold Space)

TOTAL COST: 27,900 C

ND's Chest o' War
550 C saved at present.

[No Dachi]

Cheers FJ, but I had re-designed them since, and nevertheless I'd apparently sent them to PK, who has since returned them.

[Zappa Tenderlea]

ma'am...

yes?

the pandora has launched crew to get in our way of the salvaging operation, something about not letting us in on the loot cause we didn't do anything...

WHAT? our shots saved their arses! if it wasn't for us, that guardian would still be well over 60% shielding, and be able to shoot it's superweapons again!


WO: start charging the phased reflex cannon, aim it at the Pandora. if that punk assed moron thinks he can get in our way, we'll just have to blast him out of it. I was thinking about letting them share in the findings, but if this is the way they'll play it, fine by me. guess it'll be 50 / 50 with the Kronos instead of 33 / 33 / 33...

Comms: should I send them a warningmessage ma'am?

no. They started the hostilities, so they should know the obvious results... and if not, then that captain and his crew just weren't worth of piloting a spaceship.

[Fluffie]

Originally Posted by Lady Hawk

your plan seems to go off very smoothly as the Convoy of 6 cargo ships emerges from hyperspace with its escort 2 KIPIRE ATTACK FRIGATES

No1 - heheheheheh we have the jump on them

SO - scanning

Comms - signal sent to lead ship sir

FC - all ships in formation

meanwhile in a dark part of the Cargo Hold the spy/traitor transmits a secretive code

SO - unusual transmission sir

Comms - sir the Convoy does not beleive us sir

No1 - Helm get us outr of here

you braace for the jump to escape..... but nothing happens

EO - I do not beleive this the drive should work but it is being stopped some how

SO - Jump points opening off our port/starboard/aft/forward points sir

No1 - Shit its a trap


BATTLE ORDERS

1 x Hull: TRAPPER CLASS Battle Cruiser
2000 tonnes hold
can carry 4 heavy classed fighters

Shields (12):
2 Energy Shields (8)
4 Kinetic Shields (4)

Weaponry (46+6=52):
2 Particle Phasers 7 (20)
4 Phasers 5 (16)
8 Pulse Phasers (16)

External (26+3=29):
4 Federation Heavy Class Fighters (N/A)
6 Federation Class Heavy Fighters (12)
5 Assault Shuttles (5)
6 Phased Photon Torpedoes (6)
4 Quantam Torpedoes
2 Anti Matter Bombs (2)

Additional (26):
6 Weaponry Mounts (6)
3 External Mounts (3)
5 Drive/Engine Mounts (5)

Advanced Tactics Computer (1)
Advanced AI Ships Computer (1)
Advanced Engineering Bay (2)

Deflector Dish (1)
Phase Scanners (1)
ADVENT GENERATOR
Advanced Ships Probes (1)

Armoury (1)

4 Phasers 5 (4)

Drives/Engines (1+5=6):
4 Anti Matter Drives (4)
2 Warp Drives (2)


2 x Kip Wake - Destroyer Leaders (Cruiser)

10 Shields:
1x Energy Shields (4)
2x Phase Shields (4)
2x Kinetic Shields (2)

20 Turrets:
5x Heavy Kipruptors (20)

24 External:
1x Deflector Dish (1)
1x Captains Boat (1)
6x Heavy Class - Kip Valkyrie Fighter (12)
10x Kipton Torpedo Launcher (10)

24 Additional:
Colapsium Hull Armour (1)
Reinforced Hull Armour (1)
Command Bridge (6)
Transporter Deck (8)
Advanced Engineering Bay (2)
Advanced Tactics Computer (1)
Advanced Ships Computer AI (1)
Emergency Medical Hologram (1)
Slipstream Drive (1)
Warp Nacelles (1)
Ram Scoops (1)

1150 Tonnes hold
Anti Matter Drive

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4x "Dorsal Gill" - Light Destroyer

4 Shield:
1x Energy Shields (4)
1x Phase Shields (2)

10 Turret:
5x Kipruptors (10)

4 External:
2x Heavy Class - Kip Valkyrie Fighter (4)

4 Additional:
Colapsium Armoured Hull (1)
Warp Nacelles (1)
Shield Mounts (2)

550 tonnes hold
Anti-Matter Drive

Comms - signal sir

MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Capt Fluffie you have been trapped, you cannot leave here thanks to the help of the federation I have come to collect your bounty and make sure that you never plague the space ways again, on this you have my word

prepare to die you pirate scum

comms - signal from the Freebooters sir

the commander the strange lady who looks like Lady Prime looks at you

Commander, defeat this enemy and i will grant you an audience and also may be something ...... more!!!!!!!!!!!!!

she winks at you and blows you a kiss

your knees go weak as she is a very very very very very good looking woman.......

Part I...: The Bridge

"Unusual transmission? What do you mean, unusual transmission?"

Looking up from a small screen on his funkified Captain's Chair, which was certainly not showing Fluffie some of his favorite comics, the Captain's face was a puzzled one. Cursing himself for not having put more attention into the spy problem... A problem which he thought he had fixed by jamming all communications... Fluffie stares at his SO.

"Trace that transmission and close the section of with our security force fields - have a detachment of SSS meet me there, pronto!"

Fluffie quickly gets to his feet and starts walking, intending on heading to the Armoury to arm himself with something sufficiently big to threaten someone a lot. As he walks away, Fluffie throws some last minute orders at his No1, only half hearing the reports about jump points opening - obvious indicators that his pretty plan was not going through anymore - they'd have to fight their way out...

Especially with that last second communication from Miss... Prime? Who seemed to be in charge of FREE BOOTERS. Shaking his head and quickly turning his sexual drive low again, Fluffie focussed on his anger of the one who spoilt his pretty and shiny plan.

"Solo, ready the Jupiter Jazz for departure and launch all other strike craft. Take command of the battle, I'll report to the Jazz as soon as I've dealt with this problem."

Solo: Aye Sir!

Part II...: The Walk

Fluffie walked the walk of one who walks angrily, one who walks with bad intentions - one who walks the walk of one who's about to shove the bad end of a damned nasty weapon into someone's mouth. The walk of someone who would do that - without knowing for sure wether he would be pulling the trigger or not. In short, Fluffie walked a nasty walk, but not necesarily for himself.

Several crewmembers threw themself against the sides of the corridors hastily as they saw the boiling Captain approach... They didn't know for sure what exactly was wrong with the Captain... They guessed it had something to do with the upcoming battle - the red flashing lights indicated a red alert, the call to battle stations a few seconds earlier was just a prophet of the red lights, or at least, such is one way of looking at it.

But, the walk of Fluffie was leading him to the Armoury. The walk, this walk, the first walk was nearly done.

Part III...: The Communiquée

Solo had jumped into the Captain's Chair, perhaps a bit too eagerly... But it wasn't every day he would get to command a Battle Carrier, let alone a Battle Carrier and its small escort fleet. Smiling for a little second, he remembered his manners! The Captain of the Battle Cruiser had spoken to them, something about killing them and bounties.

Solo: Comms, channel to the Battlecruiser, if you please?

Comms: Aye Sir!

Solo tapped a few buttons himself, while the Comms officer was busy pressing the required buttons to open a channel to another ship. The buttons Solo tapped got him an all-ship intercom, along with the insurance of the red alert alarm and red, flashing lights across the ship.

Solo: Attention all stations, red alert. Prepare for combat! All crew to their stations!

Comms: Sir, channel open.

Solo nodded, walking to the view screen.

Solo: Ah, hello there Trapper Class. Our glorious leader is concerning himself over some serious and personal matters, if you have any complaints about this battle, please direct them to me, I have the wheel so to say. Oh and, the bounty really isn't that great right now, might I suggest you go away and try another time?

Making a hand signal behind his back, the channel was closed a second later, Solo snickering softly - he found his message quite amusing. However, the time for amusement had stopped... It was time for combat and battle now.

Solo: Comms, all ships are battle ready? I know we are...

Comms: All ships are ready and waiting for your orders, sir!

Solo: Very well then...

Part IV...: The Armoury

Random Armoury Officer 1: Sir! SIR! You can't possibly be serious! That weapon is.. is..

Random Armoury Officer 2: It's GODDAMNED SCARY, that's what it is!

"Aye. I know. That's what I want, ain't it?"

RAO 1: Guess it is...

RAO 2: Think of the crew! You'll be walking through our corridors, they'll see it!

RAO 1: At least take it in a bag or something!

"A BAG?! I didn't come here to shop damnit, I came here to get me a weapon to shove down someone's throat and I want THIS ONE!"

RAO 2: Fine! TAKE IT!

RAO 1: NOT FINE! Take this bag!

Fluffie turns the 'bad end' of the scary weapon he managed to get an hold on, despite all the attempts from the two Armoury Officers, at them. They almost... well, not even almost, they instantly turn pale, their eyes trying to resist the urge to look at the weapon, but failing utterly.

Seeing the weapon having this effect, some sense manages to get through to Fluffie's head. Sighing shortly, he holds the weapon down again.

"Fine. Give me the bag,"

The RAO 1 takes the weapon and quickly puts it in a black, leather bag, a bag which desperately tries to hide what is in it, but to the trained eyes of the Armoury Officers, the weapon is still to identifyable.

Fluffie nods and swings the bag over his shoulder, walking out of the Armoury again, heading towards the sealed down part of his ship, where the traitor was waiting....

Part V...: The Strike

After some extensive ordering from Solo, the ships break the tight formation they had been flying in earlier. The three freighters quickly launch their Runabouts, before quickly speeding away from the big cannons of the Kipire squadron, though trying to stay reasonably close to the Bebop, in case the carrier would require the extra Anti Fighter or Anti Missile Defences from them.

The 6 Runabouts from the freighters join up with the 10 Runabouts from the Bebop, quickly getting into a battle formation and speeding off towards the 4 Dorsal Gill destroyers, followed by the Bebop's 10 Gunboats. The Gunboats remain together in one strike formation, the Runabouts split up into two strike wings of 8 Runabouts. As soon as they get in range, weapons' fire lances out from the three strike groups, beginning to pound the first three Light Destroyers continiously as they swarm around them.

Following in a short bit after the above, 20 Nebulae Class Heavy Fighters approach the fourth and final Dorasl Gill in a deadly strike formation. Their shields full frontal to take on any incoming hits, the hefty fighters open up at the belly shields of the Light Destroyer.

The four frigates, which by now also have long since broken formation with the carrier approach their targets - the two Kipwakes. Indeed, Kipwakes, the glorious ships of the Kipire. However, Solo intended these two beauties... To do this, he'd need to get the shields down, though.

To this end, the four frigates formed two pairs, each opening up on one of the Kipwakes with their shield shredding Phased Hellbore Cannons, the Light Plasma Cannons aboard the frigates joining the display of firepower, launching their plasma missiles as fast as they could, streaming down upon the shields of the cruiser sized destroyers. After their first volley, the frigates begin circling around the destroyers, allowing two bomber wings of 20 Jupiters each to zero in, one wing on each destroyer. Releasing their deadly payload and firing with every remaining weapon they have, the Bebop itself, in the background, approaches the TRAPPER CLASS.

With a smile on his face, Solo orders the WO to open up, full power.

Not even a second later, the six Heavy Neutron Cannons aboard the carrier open up, all aimed as closely together as they could. The fire from the H. Neutrons still roaring down upon the Cruiser, the five FTL scouts from the Bebop, also armed with Neutron Cannons, begin their final approach, their weapons opening up hot on the spot the Bebop had pounded moments before with its Heavies...

And finally, speeding through the entire battle scene remain exactly 100 Slipstream Fighters, desperately waiting for missiles, torpedoes or strike craft to be launched. Whichever it was, the Fighters were to zero in on it and destroy it incely - no mercy. But, as long as no fighters or other targets were launched, these babies just make sure they'd keep alive amongst the heavy firefight.

Overview:
TRAPPER CLASS:
Bebop - Opening up on forward shields, six Heavy Neutron Cannons. Boosting shields and weapons with power from the Slipstream Drives.
x5 Bebop FTL - Opening up on forward shields moments after the Bebop, 6 Neutron Cannons each. After first assault, they dodge as much as they can, before preparing their second attack run.

KIPWAKE CLASS (x2):
x2 Frigates (two Phased Hellbore Cannons, four Light Plasma Cannons) and x20 Jupiter Bombers on each KIPWAKE, aiming for aft section. All go into evasive manouvers between their first and second shot and so on.

DORSAL GILL (x4):
DG 1-2: x8 Runabout each, flying evasively in a strike wing, Using all weapons, going for top shields/section.
DG 3: x10 Gunboat. Firing all weapons at full power at the engines (aft section) of the destroyer. Flying evasively after their first shot, they are trying to keep a strike formation.
DG 4: x20 Nebulae Heavy Fighter. Using their multi-directional shields to keep themselves safe during their attack run, they are flying evasively and they are using all weapons at full power.

100 Slipstream Fighters - Hunting down any missile, torpedo or fighter/strike craft launched by the enemy fleet.

[Wo2]

[ooc] W00t I'm done my window shopping. Sorry Crazy but your offer must wait. You can still send the specs but for now i'm using this. I'f I like yours i'll cahnge. [/ooc]

Note: Where ever it says Reused, that means I yoinked them from my two scouts. Also whatever I haven't yoinked, has been sold at half price and added to my funds. I also incorparated my mission pay into the funds.

Name: Harbringer

Class: Battle Cruiser Omni Hull Cr- 65000

Drives: FTL: 2 Black Hole Generator Energy 1200 Cr- Reused (2 Mounts)
STL: 1 Impulse Drive Cr- Reused (1 Mount)

Hull: 2 Polarised Tritatanium Hull Armour Cr- Reused (2 mounts)

Shields: Phase Shields Cr- Reused (2 mount)
Meta-Phasic Shields Cr- 10000 (1 mount)
Meta Shielding Cr- 6000 (1 mount)

Weapons:
2 Heavy Neutron Cannon Cr- Reused (8 mounts)
2 Electro Pulse Gun Cr- Reused (4 Mount)
2 Light Ion Cannon Cr- Reused (2 Mount)
2 Anti Missile Defence II Cr- 400 (4 mounts)
6 Gatling Laser Cr- 1800 (3 mounts)
1 Reflex Cannon Cr- 10000 (10 Mounts) 4 posts

External: 16 Slipstream Fighters Cr- 8000 (4 mounts)
1 Reflex Missile Cr- 9000 (2 mounts)
15 Anti-matter Bombs Cr- 3000 (3 mounts)
1 Assault Shuttle Cr- 3000 (1 Mount)

Additional: Advanced AI Ships Computer Cr-Reused (1 Add. Mount + 1 Tonne)
Phase Scanners Cr-Reused (1 Add. Mount)
Deflector Dish Cr-Reused (1 Add. Mount)
Advanced Tactics Computer Cr- 400 (1 Mount)
ADMD Cr- 5000 (1 Mount)
Hydroponics Cr- 5000 (4 Mounts + 400 Tonnes)

Cargo:
10 Cargo pods Cr- 100 (10 Tonnes)
2 Comms Bouy Cr-Reused (20 Tonne)
5 Infantry Companys Cr- 500 (5 Tonnes)
3 Heavy Infantry Cr- 750 (3 Tonnes)
2 Armoured Division Cr- 1600 (2 Tonnes)
2 Artillery Companys Cr- 500 (2 Tonnes)
2 Air Support Companys Cr-1000 (2 Tonnes)
2 SSS Cr- 2000 (2 Tonnes)
1 SST Cr- 2000 (5 Tonnes)
1 SDT Cr- 1000 (2 Tonnes)
2 ADCT Cr- 3000 (4 Tonnes)

1 Armed Platform Cr- 8000 (100 tonnes)
Mounts for Platform:
-Polarised Tritatanium Hull Armour Cr- 5250 (1 mount)
-Phase Shields Cr- 6000 (2 mount)
-1 Plasma Pulse Cannon Cr- 2000 (5 Mounts)
-1 AFD Cr- 150 (2 Mounts)

1 Modified Orbital Sattelite Cr- Reused (30 Tonne)
-Mounts for SAT: Corbamite Missile Ammo: 2 Cr-Reused (2 Mounts)

1 All Terrain Base Cr- 1000 (50 Tonnes)
Mounts: -Meta-Phasic Shields Cr- 10000 (1 mount)
-1 AFD Cr- 150 (2 Mounts)
-1 Heavy Fusion Cannon Cr- 5000 (8 Mounts)
-5 Alpha Class Cr- 500 (1 Mount)


Cost: 181200
Mounts used: 59

Cash Left over: 21975

[Hewitt]

Hewitt: I want those extra repair crews and medical teams dispatched to the Kronos immediately.

MO: They're on the way sir.

EO: You realise this means I own repairs will be put on hold sir?

Hewitt: I know exactly what I'm doing EO. You just concentrate on getting our FTL drive back online and let the decision making processes to me yeah?

EO: Erm... right. Sorry sir, the repair teams are on their way to the shuttle bay now.

*Small personnel craft leave Pandora and head for Kronos, all packed with engineering and medical personnel.*

SO: Sir! You're not going to believe this but the Astea's Vengance just re-powered up her weaponry and is starting to turn towards us. I think they intend to attack...

Hewitt: Stupid! Arrogant! Fedration COW!! Helm! Get us into a firing position behind that floating piece idiocy and keep us there! In fact that's your sole purpose in life from now on until I say so.

Helm: Hearing you loud and clear cap'n. Moving into position now...

*With the Astea's Vengence position ahead of that of Pandora and Kronos thanks to her last minute 'dash for cash' and the superior engine setup of the Pandora gaining a firing position for the federation cruiser's engine array proves to be a simple task. When the position to the rear is reached the helmsman of the Pandora sets about the task of reading the enemies movements so that the position can be maintained.*

Hewitt: WO, acquire a target lock on her main drive unit but hold your fire. Continue charging of the HPC's I doubt we'll need them but you can never be too careful.

WO: Yes sir, targeting now...

*Several warning alarms no doubt go off on Astea's bridge as Pandora's cannons, launchers and tubes lock onto her main impulse engine.*

Hewitt: Right, I've had just about enough of this... Comms! Hail the vessel ahead of us if you please. Don't stop doing it until you get a reply.

Comms: Aye sir, punching through now...

Hewitt:

"Aslin!! Stand your big fat federation ass arse down NOW!

If you do not comply I will be forced to disable your vessel.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE US."

[Lady Hawk]

New Merchant hulls added

[Lady Hawk]

new fighter added

[Lady Hawk]

new weapons added

[Ur_Quan]

I see that the phased hellbore cannon now uses 5 turret mounts instead of 4, is that correct? (I've been using them as 4 mount users on my ship.)

I'm also curious to know if there's a way to estimate the power of a weapon. Do I have to look at the number of mounts they require or the cost or something else perhaps? Some weapons look really good in description but they do not cost much and don't use that many mounts either, whereas other weapons look less good, but require a lot more mounts. Is there any chance you'll classifying what type of damage some of the less obvious weapons (e.g. disruptors) do?