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Start Log
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Anya was sitting in the passenger lounge aboard the ACS Goliath during the journey to Trill waiting for Alecto get back from the diplomatic transmissions she had to deal with. Her mind drifted to her new side project the AX-03 Halberd. When she had told the Captain that the AX-03 Halberd was at an early stage she wasn't kidding.
At this point all she had in her head was ideas about the capabilities needed for the craft. It needed to pack a significant punch, it needed to have heavy defensive capabilities and it needed to be capable of delivering accurate munitions on both ground and space targets. The Captain had mentioned a close air support role as well for the Halberd the only thing was she wasn't sure exactly what he meant by that whether he wanted a frontline fighter-bomber like the old 20th Century GR.4 Tornado, a specialised ground attack assault fighter like the A-10 Warthog or a battlefield domination craft like the AC-130 Spectre Gunship.
The first one could be ruled out as that profile was already filled by the existing Z-105 Shadows that she had in her unit would fit that bill with the added advantage of stealth ergo an F-117 Nighthawk with better manoeuvrability. The second held possibilities in its role and the armaments that it carried with a little tweaking for the 25th Century. The third would take some work to try and incorporate into the plan. The key to it all hinged on being able to utilise lightweight armour with high defensive capabilities…in essence she needed the Voyager files unlocked for at least an attempt to recreate alternate Janeway's upgraded ablative armour. That however depended on Captain Rojac's persuasiveness.
With these things now thought about there was the vaguest form of the AX-03 Halberd coming into view. People in Starfleet said that the design of the AX-02 was unique but in reality it had been based on the SU-47 Berkut. The thought Anya had in mind for the AX-03 Halberd on the other hand was frankly not similar to anything she had ever seen before, in fact she doubted anyone had ever seen something like this before.
Her thoughts were interrupted by the arrival of one of the Goliath's bridge crew "Captain Xerxes we are ten minutes from Trill orbit and your personal craft and the Ambassadors have been prepped for launch. You can leave at your convenience any time you both are ready, local time is 1047 hours."
Anya acknowledged the young officer with a smile and a nod. Whilst the Goliath was one of Arondight Corporation's own highly armed freighter/personnel transport it was built on a wartime provision order for the Erassian Alliance Military. As such the Goliath was manned by inexperienced reservists to which Anya couldn't help feeling somehow senior to. Whilst she herself was only 24 she still felt far older, perhaps this was what Viktor during the Solrin War had once referred to as the burden of experience. With a sigh she got up and proceeded to walk towards the cargo bay where the two fighters were stored now suddenly more nervous about going to meet her 'supposed' grandmother for only the second time.
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End Log
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Marine Captain Anya Xerxes
Flight Ops CO
USS Chimera - C
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