[V'Tar III - V'Tar System]
The rocky, barren landscape of V'Tar III looked especially disheartening from space. Despite the concentration of mineral deposits, and the sparse remains of abandoned mining colonies on the surface, the small planet was devoid of life. V'Tar III had been abandoned half a century ago, when the price of titanium dropped drastically. The new, stronger alloy of duranium became easier to produce - driving the demand for the weaker titanium into the ground. Now the onyl sign of life was the tachyon emitter orbitting the deserted planet.
It was a romulan device, based on a Cardassian tactic used during the Dominion War. Cardassians would take a system, and then put up these tachyon emitters - disrupting subspace and preventing warp travel into the system. This device was accomplishing the same task, but with improved Romulan technology. This emitter had an improved singularity power supply, providing twice the range of a cardassian version. It was a stunning piece of defensive technology. Too bad it didn't last much longer.
The sleek form of the USS Yamato decloaked and simultaneously discharged two blue burning charges at the emitter - transphasic torpedoes. The new, experimental, weapons, phased through the shield frequencies and penetrated the emitter's hull erupting it into bright blue flames.
"Captain!" The tactical officer shouted, a deltan male lieutenant. "Disruptor fire of our port bow! A D'deridex class and two of the new scouts designs have decloaked!"
The Yamato shuddered as the fire rocked the ventral starboard shield emitters.
"Boost power to aft shields, cut power to our starboard fore emitters - make it look like they got us." Captain Daniels ordered. He needed to sell it if he wanted them to bite the bait. "Helm, beta-epsilon."
"Aye sir!" The bulky tellarite helm officer responded, taking the magestic ship into a swan dive.
"The scouts are closing in on either side, Captain." The tactical officer reported. "Torpedoes away!"
Captain Timothy Daniels closed his eyes and grit his teeth. Letting his ship get hit by torpedo fire was the hardest thing - especially when that was the one thing a captain most wanted to avoid. The ship shuddered as two blast rocked the galaxy class ship's port nacelle and starbord saucer impulse engine.
"Damage report!" He shouted.
His XO quickly complied. "Impulse down thirty percent. Damage control teams are responsive in the port nacelle. Engineering reports it as being operational."
"Good. Warp us out!"
The Yamato's nacelles flashed, and in an instant the galaxy class ship warped out of V'Tar III's space. It's three pursuers quickly followed her to her next destination: V'Tar VI, where the Yamato and the USS Darkstrom would be waiting in ambush.
Chisulo allowed himself a slight grin. So far, the plan was running smoothly. There was plenty of time however for one to screw up.
"Sir," the communications officer called to the Captain, "Hindenberg is asking for the green light."
Tedros took in a deep breath, and swiveled in his chair toward the Detector's viewscreen. "Wave one is green." He ordered.
Moments later, squadrons of valkries broke out of the Hindenberg's hangarbays on a course out of the asteroid belt where they would warp to V'Tar II. There they would engage the Romulan fleet in orbit, to weaken their defenses for the arrival of the second wave of anti-ship Warhammers and troop carriers. Chisulo ordered the Detector, Hindenberg, and Akira to set course outside of the Asteroid belt to boost their reaction time in case wave found found more trouble than anticipated. Chisulo stood up under the blue lights and walked toward the back of the bridge where the sitaution table displayed a realtime representation of the beginning battle.
The Valkyries has just dropped out of warp, and green dots appeared all over the holopgraphic map. There were twice as many as intelligence reports had expected. But it didn't make sense? Why would romulus dedicate this many fighters to aplanet where they had wiped clean the popualtion with thalaron weapons? Romulan fighters had been dispatched when the emitter was destroyed - apparently expecting an invasion. Chisulo didn't want to disappoint.
"We're going in early. Wave two, engage!"
It was a romulan device, based on a Cardassian tactic used during the Dominion War. Cardassians would take a system, and then put up these tachyon emitters - disrupting subspace and preventing warp travel into the system. This device was accomplishing the same task, but with improved Romulan technology. This emitter had an improved singularity power supply, providing twice the range of a cardassian version. It was a stunning piece of defensive technology. Too bad it didn't last much longer.
The sleek form of the USS Yamato decloaked and simultaneously discharged two blue burning charges at the emitter - transphasic torpedoes. The new, experimental, weapons, phased through the shield frequencies and penetrated the emitter's hull erupting it into bright blue flames.
"Captain!" The tactical officer shouted, a deltan male lieutenant. "Disruptor fire of our port bow! A D'deridex class and two of the new scouts designs have decloaked!"
The Yamato shuddered as the fire rocked the ventral starboard shield emitters.
"Boost power to aft shields, cut power to our starboard fore emitters - make it look like they got us." Captain Daniels ordered. He needed to sell it if he wanted them to bite the bait. "Helm, beta-epsilon."
"Aye sir!" The bulky tellarite helm officer responded, taking the magestic ship into a swan dive.
"The scouts are closing in on either side, Captain." The tactical officer reported. "Torpedoes away!"
Captain Timothy Daniels closed his eyes and grit his teeth. Letting his ship get hit by torpedo fire was the hardest thing - especially when that was the one thing a captain most wanted to avoid. The ship shuddered as two blast rocked the galaxy class ship's port nacelle and starbord saucer impulse engine.
"Damage report!" He shouted.
His XO quickly complied. "Impulse down thirty percent. Damage control teams are responsive in the port nacelle. Engineering reports it as being operational."
"Good. Warp us out!"
The Yamato's nacelles flashed, and in an instant the galaxy class ship warped out of V'Tar III's space. It's three pursuers quickly followed her to her next destination: V'Tar VI, where the Yamato and the USS Darkstrom would be waiting in ambush.
Chisulo allowed himself a slight grin. So far, the plan was running smoothly. There was plenty of time however for one to screw up.
"Sir," the communications officer called to the Captain, "Hindenberg is asking for the green light."
Tedros took in a deep breath, and swiveled in his chair toward the Detector's viewscreen. "Wave one is green." He ordered.
Moments later, squadrons of valkries broke out of the Hindenberg's hangarbays on a course out of the asteroid belt where they would warp to V'Tar II. There they would engage the Romulan fleet in orbit, to weaken their defenses for the arrival of the second wave of anti-ship Warhammers and troop carriers. Chisulo ordered the Detector, Hindenberg, and Akira to set course outside of the Asteroid belt to boost their reaction time in case wave found found more trouble than anticipated. Chisulo stood up under the blue lights and walked toward the back of the bridge where the sitaution table displayed a realtime representation of the beginning battle.
The Valkyries has just dropped out of warp, and green dots appeared all over the holopgraphic map. There were twice as many as intelligence reports had expected. But it didn't make sense? Why would romulus dedicate this many fighters to aplanet where they had wiped clean the popualtion with thalaron weapons? Romulan fighters had been dispatched when the emitter was destroyed - apparently expecting an invasion. Chisulo didn't want to disappoint.
"We're going in early. Wave two, engage!"
[End Log]
Captain Tedros Chisulo
Tactical Advisor / Task Group Beta CO
SSF 1st Taskforce
Tactical Advisor / Task Group Beta CO
SSF 1st Taskforce
