[V'Tar II - V'Tar System - Federation Space]
"Bogey off your port bow!" 2Lt Jake Goldbold of the Hindenberg's Ghost Squadron called to his flight leader over the intraship comm. But it was too late. Pulses of superheated green energy erupted from the romulan scorpion's disruptor cannons and tore the starboard wings and impulse drives off of Ghost 1's hull. The resulting explosion turned his transmission to static - and then silence.
"NOOOOOO!" Jake shouted. Within seconds, the microtorpedo launchers installed on his craft lobbed ten 13 centimeter photon warheads pummelling after the offender.The resulting impact shuddered Goldbold's own valkyrie.
+Ghost Two, this is Hindenberg. Come in.+
"Ghost Two here, Lieutenant." Goldbold answered.
+Ghost Two, you are now Ghost Leader. Regroup squadron and lead a run on Thalaron One, coordinates incoming.+
Goldbold took a deep breath. There would be time to mourn Marine Captain Jones' death, but now was not that time. Not when a romulan thalaron cruiser was priming its main weapon. "On it." He replied to the Hindenberg's Flight Operations Officer on the Bridge.
+Calvary is in-bound. Good luck.+
"Thanks." Goldbold replied, before banking hard to starboard. "Ghost squadron, pull off for bombing run on target Thalaron 1. Kronos maneuver. Green light when ready." Gold bold watched the squadron status display as one by one his teammates signalled their preparedness. "Go!" He ordered, once the last light shone veridian.
Ghost squadron dove hard on their target at full impulse - straight at their bow, staring the green glow right in the eyes in delta formation. 250 km out, they corkscrewed off and fired 10 microtorpedo's each impacting at the epicenter of the cruiser's main weapon. The explosion caused a bout of turbulence as the squadron split up and began pummelling the cruiser's hull.
+Thalaron 1's shields are down to 55%. Weapon's are still charging.+ The Hindenberg chimed in. +Three minutes until they're ready to fire.+
But a new, deeper voice came on the line - commanding authority. +Ghost Squadron, pull off. Exeter in-bound.+
Goldbold didn't know who gave the order, but he followed it all the same. "Ghost squadron, pull off regroup at waypoint delta."
Within seconds a sleek katana-B class vessel dropped out of warp of the thalaron cruisers port bow and fired two searing blue torpedoes at the opposing vessel.
"NOOOOOO!" Jake shouted. Within seconds, the microtorpedo launchers installed on his craft lobbed ten 13 centimeter photon warheads pummelling after the offender.The resulting impact shuddered Goldbold's own valkyrie.
+Ghost Two, this is Hindenberg. Come in.+
"Ghost Two here, Lieutenant." Goldbold answered.
+Ghost Two, you are now Ghost Leader. Regroup squadron and lead a run on Thalaron One, coordinates incoming.+
Goldbold took a deep breath. There would be time to mourn Marine Captain Jones' death, but now was not that time. Not when a romulan thalaron cruiser was priming its main weapon. "On it." He replied to the Hindenberg's Flight Operations Officer on the Bridge.
+Calvary is in-bound. Good luck.+
"Thanks." Goldbold replied, before banking hard to starboard. "Ghost squadron, pull off for bombing run on target Thalaron 1. Kronos maneuver. Green light when ready." Gold bold watched the squadron status display as one by one his teammates signalled their preparedness. "Go!" He ordered, once the last light shone veridian.
Ghost squadron dove hard on their target at full impulse - straight at their bow, staring the green glow right in the eyes in delta formation. 250 km out, they corkscrewed off and fired 10 microtorpedo's each impacting at the epicenter of the cruiser's main weapon. The explosion caused a bout of turbulence as the squadron split up and began pummelling the cruiser's hull.
+Thalaron 1's shields are down to 55%. Weapon's are still charging.+ The Hindenberg chimed in. +Three minutes until they're ready to fire.+
But a new, deeper voice came on the line - commanding authority. +Ghost Squadron, pull off. Exeter in-bound.+
Goldbold didn't know who gave the order, but he followed it all the same. "Ghost squadron, pull off regroup at waypoint delta."
Within seconds a sleek katana-B class vessel dropped out of warp of the thalaron cruisers port bow and fired two searing blue torpedoes at the opposing vessel.
[Bridge - Deck One - USS Exeter NCC 26531-B]
"Transphasic torpedoes away!" The bolian tactical officer called to Commander Bu'ton, the tellarite commanding officer of the Exeter.
"Helm," Bu'ton called in his gruff, battle-hardened voice, "evasive maneuvers."
"Aye, captain!" The orion officer called, pulling the bow of the katana-b frigate straight up to avoid the shockwave.
The fierce blue warheads phased right through the romulan vessels shields and when straight toward their singularity drive.The resulting shockwave tossed the Exeter 500 km laterally, but the orion helm officer recovered the vessel quickly; she took the Exeter on an intercept course toward the next target.
The same authoritative voice chimed in over the commline +Commander Bu'ton, the Akira is under attack by two Romulan scout frigates at waypoint charlie, render aide. The Yamato and Darkstom are in-bound.+
"Aye, Captain Chisulo." Bu'ton acknowledged. "Liutenant Shisq'kah, intercept course with the Akira - full impulse."
"Aye sir." The orion called back.
"Transphasic torpedoes away!" The bolian tactical officer called to Commander Bu'ton, the tellarite commanding officer of the Exeter.
"Helm," Bu'ton called in his gruff, battle-hardened voice, "evasive maneuvers."
"Aye, captain!" The orion officer called, pulling the bow of the katana-b frigate straight up to avoid the shockwave.
The fierce blue warheads phased right through the romulan vessels shields and when straight toward their singularity drive.The resulting shockwave tossed the Exeter 500 km laterally, but the orion helm officer recovered the vessel quickly; she took the Exeter on an intercept course toward the next target.
The same authoritative voice chimed in over the commline +Commander Bu'ton, the Akira is under attack by two Romulan scout frigates at waypoint charlie, render aide. The Yamato and Darkstom are in-bound.+
"Aye, Captain Chisulo." Bu'ton acknowledged. "Liutenant Shisq'kah, intercept course with the Akira - full impulse."
"Aye sir." The orion called back.
[Bridge - Deck One - USS Detector NX74001]
Captain Tedros Chisulo stood beneath the glowing blue lights maintaining his vigilant watch over the situation table in the aft section of the Detector's Bridge. The Detector remained cloaked, just outside of V'Tar II's gravity well where she could keep an eye on the unfolding battle.
"Captain," The science officer called back. "Darkstrom and Yamato are dropping out of warp."
Chisulo reached out toward two Romulan battleships suspended over the table's holographic projectors, they turned red with his touch. "Chisulo to Darkstrom and Yamato. I'm transmitting two targets to you now, clear the path for Akira and Exeter's marines."
+Aye sir.+ came Captain Daniels' response from the Yamato's bridge. +Engaging now.+
"Vrashnel, we could use that multi-vector assault mode." Chisulo said calmly over the line.
+Engaging now, Captain.+ The pacifican responded. Within seconds, the USS Darkstrom split into four parts, and closed in one one of the romulan d'deridex battleships. The Yamato engaged the other.
"Captain!" The tactical officer reported. "Thor squadron reports a sucessful bombardment planetside. MCap Loki reports clear for deployment."
Chisulo quickly pulled up a status display of the Thor Warhammer squadron's status. They had lost three ships in the run and were heavily damaged, the success had come at a price. "Thor squadron, report back to Hindenberg."
+We still have some fight left in us, Captain.+ MCap Loki's voice replied over the line. +We've identified another target.+
"Negative." Chisulo said. "Pull off, report to Hindenberg. Akira and Exeter are in-bound."
+But sir--+
"End of discussion, Captain." Chisulo cut him off. "Chisulo to Exeter and Akira, are you ready for orbital bombardment?"
+We're green, Captain.+ Bu'ton's gruff voice replied. +ODA teams are on stand-by.+
Chisulo tapped on the planet, pulling up the targeting analysis from Thor squadron's run. "Incoming target coordinates for orbital bombardment. Planetary disruptor batteries. Deploy ODA teams at your discretion."
+Aye, sir.+
Chisulo looked up at the viewscreen to see the Exeter and Yamato's phasers lash down to the planet's surface, raining fire on the recently assembled romulan installations.
"Captain," the science officer called out, "ODA teams are away. The Yamato and Darkstrom have terminated their targets. Three romulan scout vessels have just gone to warp in retreat."
Chiuslo looked over toward his tactical officer. "Threat assessment, Mr. Gregory."
"The scorpion squadron has suffered heavy casualties, our Valkyries are cleaning up the remaining third of them now."
"Chisulo to Hindenberg." Chisulo called.
+Captain Revels responding.+
"Revels, the coast is clear." Chisulo replied. "Warp in."
+Aye sir.+
Chisulo turned to the communications officer. "Contact UNITY, V'Tar II has been liberated: send in occupational force."
"Aye, sir."
One recieved, Admiral LeGrand's forces would warp in to relieve Chisulo's task group and hold down the fort. All that was left for Chisulo's team now was to recapture things planetside, which shouldn't be too difficult as the Romulans haven't had long to establish an infrastructure. There would be, however, large empty cities that would have had their populations eradicated by the Romulan's thalaron weapons. Ghost towns with poisoned atmoshpere's of residual radiation. V'Tar II had nothing left. It would be a ghost planet for a long time.
"ODA tams are planet-side." The science officer called, breaking Chisulo's train of thought.
"Good." Chisulo replied. "Helm, take us into standard orbit. See if our sensors can see through the thalaron radiation levels."
"Aye sir."
Captain Tedros Chisulo stood beneath the glowing blue lights maintaining his vigilant watch over the situation table in the aft section of the Detector's Bridge. The Detector remained cloaked, just outside of V'Tar II's gravity well where she could keep an eye on the unfolding battle.
"Captain," The science officer called back. "Darkstrom and Yamato are dropping out of warp."
Chisulo reached out toward two Romulan battleships suspended over the table's holographic projectors, they turned red with his touch. "Chisulo to Darkstrom and Yamato. I'm transmitting two targets to you now, clear the path for Akira and Exeter's marines."
+Aye sir.+ came Captain Daniels' response from the Yamato's bridge. +Engaging now.+
"Vrashnel, we could use that multi-vector assault mode." Chisulo said calmly over the line.
+Engaging now, Captain.+ The pacifican responded. Within seconds, the USS Darkstrom split into four parts, and closed in one one of the romulan d'deridex battleships. The Yamato engaged the other.
"Captain!" The tactical officer reported. "Thor squadron reports a sucessful bombardment planetside. MCap Loki reports clear for deployment."
Chisulo quickly pulled up a status display of the Thor Warhammer squadron's status. They had lost three ships in the run and were heavily damaged, the success had come at a price. "Thor squadron, report back to Hindenberg."
+We still have some fight left in us, Captain.+ MCap Loki's voice replied over the line. +We've identified another target.+
"Negative." Chisulo said. "Pull off, report to Hindenberg. Akira and Exeter are in-bound."
+But sir--+
"End of discussion, Captain." Chisulo cut him off. "Chisulo to Exeter and Akira, are you ready for orbital bombardment?"
+We're green, Captain.+ Bu'ton's gruff voice replied. +ODA teams are on stand-by.+
Chisulo tapped on the planet, pulling up the targeting analysis from Thor squadron's run. "Incoming target coordinates for orbital bombardment. Planetary disruptor batteries. Deploy ODA teams at your discretion."
+Aye, sir.+
Chisulo looked up at the viewscreen to see the Exeter and Yamato's phasers lash down to the planet's surface, raining fire on the recently assembled romulan installations.
"Captain," the science officer called out, "ODA teams are away. The Yamato and Darkstrom have terminated their targets. Three romulan scout vessels have just gone to warp in retreat."
Chiuslo looked over toward his tactical officer. "Threat assessment, Mr. Gregory."
"The scorpion squadron has suffered heavy casualties, our Valkyries are cleaning up the remaining third of them now."
"Chisulo to Hindenberg." Chisulo called.
+Captain Revels responding.+
"Revels, the coast is clear." Chisulo replied. "Warp in."
+Aye sir.+
Chisulo turned to the communications officer. "Contact UNITY, V'Tar II has been liberated: send in occupational force."
"Aye, sir."
One recieved, Admiral LeGrand's forces would warp in to relieve Chisulo's task group and hold down the fort. All that was left for Chisulo's team now was to recapture things planetside, which shouldn't be too difficult as the Romulans haven't had long to establish an infrastructure. There would be, however, large empty cities that would have had their populations eradicated by the Romulan's thalaron weapons. Ghost towns with poisoned atmoshpere's of residual radiation. V'Tar II had nothing left. It would be a ghost planet for a long time.
"ODA tams are planet-side." The science officer called, breaking Chisulo's train of thought.
"Good." Chisulo replied. "Helm, take us into standard orbit. See if our sensors can see through the thalaron radiation levels."
"Aye sir."
[End Log]
Captain Tedros Chisulo
1TF Tactical Advisor / CO Task Group Beta
SSF First Taskforce
Commander Bu'ton
Commanding Officer
USS Exeter
Second Lieutenant Jake Goldbold
Executive Officer - Ghost Squadron
USS Hindenberg
(NPCs by Rojac)
1TF Tactical Advisor / CO Task Group Beta
SSF First Taskforce
Commander Bu'ton
Commanding Officer
USS Exeter
Second Lieutenant Jake Goldbold
Executive Officer - Ghost Squadron
USS Hindenberg
(NPCs by Rojac)