Andromeda Pirates - The Succession Wars

[AcidK]

Cid: This could be either very good or very bad, depending if those two ships are hostile or friendly.
No1: If, at all, used at all.

Cid paced around the holographic projection of this Frodan System and thought carefully. His electronic eye scanned the hologram whilst his other simply admired the veiw. Cid's Demai Number One appeared from the other side and automatically pointed at Frodan VII.

No1: We can take those ships for our own, we would have much more chace of taking out Lady Hawk.
Cid: We also need to refeul the FTL drives, this place would do well for a base of operations. Very Well, send us into the system, first stop will be Frodan VII, send in ten infantry into each vessel companies to take out any resistance within that ship and take them both for our own. Then take us to Frodan III, we may be in luck and will be able to take the planet for our own, prepare the fighters and make sure they are prepared for any incoming.
No1: We may find this place hard to occupy when accompanied by pirates and mercinaries. Besides, they are hunting Lady Hawk.
Cid: Ah, but they will need fuel and they will need much-needed support on Lady Hawk's capture, this system would be a base-point, shall we say, so we can look for her and refeul without having to return back to Ankaa. Also, place all redundat FTL energy into the main sublight engines, speed is of the essance here. Charge the main forward Phased Hellbore Cannon, you never know when it might help.
WO: Aye sir.
EO: Aye sir.
Cid: Do not relay my orders to the ther vessels, just get the jobs I set done as soon as possible, they will know soon enough.
Comms: Are you sure sir? They may get suspicious.
Cid: Open a text-communication to the other ships, inform them that we are searching the ship wrecks for possible resources and investigating the jungle world for possible feul resources within the system.
Comms: Aye sir.

---Summary---
Charge Phased Hellbore Cannon (2 turns left)
FTL energy rerouted to main sublight engines
Move to Frodan VII
- Send 10 infantry companies to each vessel
- Either capture or gain ship trust in Cid (per Scimitar vessel)
Move to Frodan III
- Take planet
- Use for feul resources
- Use for base of operations

[J-Kama-Ka-C]

*Kama quietly considered the options for moment, he had the luxary of less lag time on the scans than Mr. Fluffie. Such that he might later be afford the knowledge of his own impending doom a full second before his partner, allowing for relative increase in anxiety by a factor of twenty... Perhaps that was why he didn't look just as smug as he might have been when The Outsider finally did get around to contacting them.

"Looks like we're going in, my dear barbarian... I suppose it is safer that we can research them out here, rather than go knocking on our grumpy neighbour's front door. However it does worry me that they might be getting territorial again, we had better hurry."

Quick Reference
Full ahead, move towards station/conduit
Kama gets his long range scan on

[flapjack]

Helm: "Exiting final jump in 3, 2, 1."
So: "Scans routed to your station sir. It seems the Gripstar is in a hurry, they're rerouting all their FTL energy into their drives and making a break for the system."
Comms: "Text only comm from the Gripstar, they're heading for the 2 destroyers to see if they're friendly or abandoned and checking the jungle world for fuel resources."
No1: "We can get there a lot faster sir."

Flapjack: "Comms, send a message to the Gripstar, tell them we're headed for the 3rd planet at maximum possible speed, helm set a course, reroute all availble power to the engines, raise shields and have weapons at standby. Engineering, can we still use the linear pulse? If so, start charging, if we can't reroute power from the FTL drive to conventional drives and standby to boost shields if needed."

Helm: "Course set, all engines all ahead full."
Comms: "Message sent."

Outside the Phoenix Rising's triple drive array burst to life, sending the ship hurtling in-system at rapidly increasing speeds.

-----Summary-----
all availble power to sublight drives
raise shields and standby weapons
if availble, charge linear pulse, if not, reroute power from FTL to sublight drives
set a course for Frodan III, maximum possible speed.

[Fluffie]

"Then lets roll." concluded Fluffie, nodding a silent goodbye as he closed the channel.

No. 1 - "Helm, keep up with the science vessel."

Helm - "Aye."

"If we are fired upon, try and take some of their fire too... Better if we evade all, but we don't want our scanny friend blowing up."

No. 1 - *raises an eyebrow*

Helm - nodding - "Alright..."

"Weapons.."

WO - "Yeah?"

"Charge the Particle Lasers too, just in case. And use our targetting computer to lock onto all objects, just in case."

WO - "Aye aye."

SO - "We'll dump data from our ally's scans into the system once we receive, it might help."

"Indeed. Comms, keep your ears open and monitor all communications in this piece of the great void, who knows what we might learn."

Comms - "Will do."


And viewed from the outside, The Outsider shot forward alongside the small science vessel...


w00t
Shields up;
Particle Lasers charging;
Advanced Targetting Computer locking on to all objects, but focussing on Chrono Borg;
Charging both Reflex Cannons, each drawing all power from their own Warp Drive;
One Marine Company spreading around the ship for security, the other readying itself to board or defend;
Comms listening to all communications in the area, hoping to learn something;
Moving in towards the combat zone.

[Bakan]

[ooc] Yeah Yeah Yeah, shut up all of you :-P [/ooc]

Stars spinning around in a dance of fate. The sound of escaping oxygen. The smell of burning systems and flesh. All of those and more assaulted the man, his torn combat space suit both killing him and assaulting him with the smells of hell. Looking at his arm, which was several feet ahead of him, still clutching the rifle, the man blinked in dull shock even as his suit pumps in painkillers and stimulants into his system. Picking himself up, almost tripping over a fellow soldier whose condition of death was obvious thanks to his low torso being missing, he reaches down and performs the grim task of prying his weapon loose from the grip of his dead hand. A warning light starts flashing, indicating that his oxygen supply was running critically low. Through the breached suit, the man hears the roars of the demonic creatures behind him. Spinning around, he screams and opens fires stumbling back. One of the creatures, with it’s scaly brown skin, dances on all fours along a wall and then leaps at the man, razor sharp claws extended, and then sweet pain…..

”You there captain?

Opening his eyes, Incom looked around. The tight confines of a space-suit assaulted his senses, but missing this time was the hissing of escaping air. Looking around the wreckage that surrounded him, Incom saw Wilson Gabe, also clad in a spacesuit, applying the last of the hull acid to the safe.

“Yeah, let’s make this quick, I got a bad feeling about this.”

With a barely noticeable nod, Wilson activates the acid, which burns it’s way through the hull plating. Then a soundless suddenness, the piece of metal goes flying away as the contained air beneath it exploded it away. Under it was a level, which Incom reached over and pulled. To the side of the level a panel opened, revealing several creates, all looking intact. Turning to Wilson and Samantha, Incom gave a thumbs-up through his suit.

“Looks good people, let’s get these aboard.”

Reaching over to the crate, Incom grabs one and passes it out when static suddenly fills his suit.

”Boss, we got problem, NSR Cruiser on approach vector, looks like they detected the derelict.”

“Roger, go dark.”

Looking up through the crack in the hull that gave a clear view of the stars, Incom saw the cruiser far in the distance, slowly moving through space without a care in the world. Holding his breath, he watced it and the tiny pinpricks of light that danced around it.

”Awe crap, we’re humped. They must have detected the residual heat signature, incoming fighters and the cruiser is changing course.”


”Alright people let’s double time out of here. Grab the cargo and let’s book. Vash, hit up the crybaby.”

Grabbing his crate, Incom lightly pushed off the deck, flying through the void, exiting the derelict cruiser towards another ship, a much smaller Corvette, the Rising Fall.” Looking down to see Sam and Wilson also gliding after him, Incom felt his skin tickle as one of the tractor beams on the Corvette latched onto him, pulling him and his crew towards the cargo bay doors, which were already open. Looking up at the battered and patchworked hull, with many systems slapped onto areas where they were not suppose to be, yet to his eyes she was a thing of beauty. Salvaged from a battlesite, the former Arrakis Defender Corvette at first looked to have been a lost cause, yet surprisingly most of the damage was somewhat repairable. While not even close to being a warship, she made a very good salvage ship for Incom and his small crew. His mental monologing then cut off as he passed into the cargo bay. Artifical gravity took over and he touched the ground, with Wilson and Sam also entering.

”Boss, they bought the crybaby and it is making mother sigh. They are changing course to intercept.

Mentally cursing the loss of a long-range probe rewired to simulate a NSR distress signal, Incom realized it was a small price to pay to escape.

“Hit up the main drives, let’s moon them.”

The Rising Fall fired it’s thrusters, pulling away from the wreckage of a passenger liner, then rotated on it’s axis, firing her two Impulse engines with her warp nacelles extending from the sides. Rapidly gaining speed, her warp engines flashed and she escaped into faster than light travel.

Meanwhile, Incom, doffing his helmet jogs through the ship’s main corridor towards the cockpit. Entering he saw Vash sitting there, with Karen tinkering with a engineering console.

Vash: “Looks like we made a clean getaway. I’m detecting no signs of pursuit behind us.”

“Excellent. Set course for our contact, we got some business to make.”

Rising Fall Ship Stats

Remaining Money: -58,100

Defence Corvette - 60000
Phased Colapsioum Hull Armour
AFD II
AMD II
ADCT
8 shield mounts
6 turrent mounts
2 external mounts
2 additional mounts
150 tonnes hold

Engine
Warp Drive – 500 - Engine Mount
Impulse Drive - 2000 - 1 Additional
Impulse Drive - 2000 - 1 Additional

Protection
Phased Colapsioum Hull Armour
Phase Shields - 6000 - 2 Shield

Offensive
Phaser 1 – 100 - 1 Turret
Phaser 1 - 100 - 1 Turret
Pulse Phaser - 500 - 2 Turret
EMP Cannon - 200 - 1 Converted Shield
EMP Cannon - 200 - 1 Converted Shield

Shuttles
Assault Shuttle - 3000 - 1 External
Assault Shuttle - 3000 - 1 External

Accessories
Tractor Beam Mk X – 1500 - 2 Converted Shield
Tractor Beam Mk X – 1500 - 2 Converted Shield
Deflector Dish - 300 - 1 Converted Turret
Phase Scanners – 1000 - 1 Converted Turret

Crew Profiles

Incom “Bakan” Morgan – A former NSR special forces operative, Incom received training in some of the worst black-ops missions ever done. Rising quickly through the ranks, he then was slated for a mission involving a new form of teleportation through another dimension. Things went to hell in a handbasket, and all records of what happened were classified at the highest level, with Incom being one of the sole survivors, despite having lost an arm. The arm easily replaced with a mechanical replacement, the events scarred him mentally, and he “left” the service without much warning. Drifting around, he picked up a few former squadmates and some additional people and operated a small salvage operation. Finding the mostly intact Defender corvette, he and his crew “liberated” it and refitted it to be operated by a much smaller crew. Since then they have operated, taking on whatever missions they can find to keep flying, with Incom contantly hunting for something.

Wilson Gabe – A mercenary for hire, Wilson came to serve with Incom when Incom offered him his own room, shower and a decent cut in the spoils, leaving his former employer with a hole in the leg. Not very intelligent, Wilson instead focused on weapons and fighting throughout his life. Hording a small arsenal in his quarters, he is known for entering a fight first and leaving last and is not much help in most other areas.

Samantha Yeli – Serving with Incom Samantha, or Sam as she is called, was not around for the mission that Incom was on, but saw the effects as he recovered from his wounds. What little he did say was enough to convince her to join him when he left the NSR. During the beginning, it was just the two of them until they found the Rising Fall, as of which point they hired on Vash, who despite not being liked by Sam, eventually won her over and the two married. A excellent shot with a rifle, she is versatile in all ship functions.

Vash Yeli – The pilot of the Rising Fall, Vash is exceptionally skilled, able to make ships perform maneuvers that they should not be able to. Not much of a fighter, he still somehow to the amazement of most people who first meet him and Sam, married her and the two are happily married.

Kayel Jaloi – A very young women, Kayel is a gifted natural in mechanics, and since her fathers shop didn’t have much work, she hung out at the shipyards, using her charms to get onto ships to look at their engines. When she did this on the Rising Fall when it was landed for repairs, she showed up the previous engineer by pointing out that the problem the old engineer thought was impossible to fix was a very simple one. Hired on the spot, she loves the challenge of keeping the patchwork components on the Rising Fall running properly.

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Bakan

[ooc] Yeah Yeah Yeah, shut up all of you :-P [/ooc]

Stars spinning around in a dance of fate. The sound of escaping oxygen. The smell of burning systems and flesh. All of those and more assaulted the man, his torn combat space suit both killing him and assaulting him with the smells of hell. Looking at his arm, which was several feet ahead of him, still clutching the rifle, the man blinked in dull shock even as his suit pumps in painkillers and stimulants into his system. Picking himself up, almost tripping over a fellow soldier whose condition of death was obvious thanks to his low torso being missing, he reaches down and performs the grim task of prying his weapon loose from the grip of his dead hand. A warning light starts flashing, indicating that his oxygen supply was running critically low. Through the breached suit, the man hears the roars of the demonic creatures behind him. Spinning around, he screams and opens fires stumbling back. One of the creatures, with it’s scaly brown skin, dances on all fours along a wall and then leaps at the man, razor sharp claws extended, and then sweet pain…..

”You there captain?

Opening his eyes, Incom looked around. The tight confines of a space-suit assaulted his senses, but missing this time was the hissing of escaping air. Looking around the wreckage that surrounded him, Incom saw Wilson Gabe, also clad in a spacesuit, applying the last of the hull acid to the safe.

“Yeah, let’s make this quick, I got a bad feeling about this.”

With a barely noticeable nod, Wilson activates the acid, which burns it’s way through the hull plating. Then a soundless suddenness, the piece of metal goes flying away as the contained air beneath it exploded it away. Under it was a level, which Incom reached over and pulled. To the side of the level a panel opened, revealing several creates, all looking intact. Turning to Wilson and Samantha, Incom gave a thumbs-up through his suit.

“Looks good people, let’s get these aboard.”

Reaching over to the crate, Incom grabs one and passes it out when static suddenly fills his suit.

”Boss, we got problem, NSR Cruiser on approach vector, looks like they detected the derelict.”

“Roger, go dark.”

Looking up through the crack in the hull that gave a clear view of the stars, Incom saw the cruiser far in the distance, slowly moving through space without a care in the world. Holding his breath, he watced it and the tiny pinpricks of light that danced around it.

”Awe crap, we’re humped. They must have detected the residual heat signature, incoming fighters and the cruiser is changing course.”


”Alright people let’s double time out of here. Grab the cargo and let’s book. Vash, hit up the crybaby.”

Grabbing his crate, Incom lightly pushed off the deck, flying through the void, exiting the derelict cruiser towards another ship, a much smaller Corvette, the Rising Fall.” Looking down to see Sam and Wilson also gliding after him, Incom felt his skin tickle as one of the tractor beams on the Corvette latched onto him, pulling him and his crew towards the cargo bay doors, which were already open. Looking up at the battered and patchworked hull, with many systems slapped onto areas where they were not suppose to be, yet to his eyes she was a thing of beauty. Salvaged from a battlesite, the former Arrakis Defender Corvette at first looked to have been a lost cause, yet surprisingly most of the damage was somewhat repairable. While not even close to being a warship, she made a very good salvage ship for Incom and his small crew. His mental monologing then cut off as he passed into the cargo bay. Artifical gravity took over and he touched the ground, with Wilson and Sam also entering.

”Boss, they bought the crybaby and it is making mother sigh. They are changing course to intercept.

Mentally cursing the loss of a long-range probe rewired to simulate a NSR distress signal, Incom realized it was a small price to pay to escape.

“Hit up the main drives, let’s moon them.”

The Rising Fall fired it’s thrusters, pulling away from the wreckage of a passenger liner, then rotated on it’s axis, firing her two Impulse engines with her warp nacelles extending from the sides. Rapidly gaining speed, her warp engines flashed and she escaped into faster than light travel.

Meanwhile, Incom, doffing his helmet jogs through the ship’s main corridor towards the cockpit. Entering he saw Vash sitting there, with Karen tinkering with a engineering console.

Vash: “Looks like we made a clean getaway. I’m detecting no signs of pursuit behind us.”

“Excellent. Set course for our contact, we got some business to make.”

Rising Fall Ship Stats

Remaining Money: -58,100

Defence Corvette - 60000
Phased Colapsioum Hull Armour
AFD II
AMD II
ADCT
8 shield mounts
6 turrent mounts
2 external mounts
2 additional mounts
150 tonnes hold

Engine
Warp Drive – 500 - Engine Mount
Impulse Drive - 2000 - 1 Additional
Impulse Drive - 2000 - 1 Additional

Protection
Phased Colapsioum Hull Armour
Phase Shields - 6000 - 2 Shield

Offensive
Phaser 1 – 100 - 1 Turret
Phaser 1 - 100 - 1 Turret
Pulse Phaser - 500 - 2 Turret
EMP Cannon - 200 - 1 Converted Shield
EMP Cannon - 200 - 1 Converted Shield

Shuttles
Assault Shuttle - 3000 - 1 External
Assault Shuttle - 3000 - 1 External

Accessories
Tractor Beam Mk X – 1500 - 2 Converted Shield
Tractor Beam Mk X – 1500 - 2 Converted Shield
Deflector Dish - 300 - 1 Converted Turret
Phase Scanners – 1000 - 1 Converted Turret

Crew Profiles

Incom “Bakan” Morgan – A former NSR special forces operative, Incom received training in some of the worst black-ops missions ever done. Rising quickly through the ranks, he then was slated for a mission involving a new form of teleportation through another dimension. Things went to hell in a handbasket, and all records of what happened were classified at the highest level, with Incom being one of the sole survivors, despite having lost an arm. The arm easily replaced with a mechanical replacement, the events scarred him mentally, and he “left” the service without much warning. Drifting around, he picked up a few former squadmates and some additional people and operated a small salvage operation. Finding the mostly intact Defender corvette, he and his crew “liberated” it and refitted it to be operated by a much smaller crew. Since then they have operated, taking on whatever missions they can find to keep flying, with Incom contantly hunting for something.

Wilson Gabe – A mercenary for hire, Wilson came to serve with Incom when Incom offered him his own room, shower and a decent cut in the spoils, leaving his former employer with a hole in the leg. Not very intelligent, Wilson instead focused on weapons and fighting throughout his life. Hording a small arsenal in his quarters, he is known for entering a fight first and leaving last and is not much help in most other areas.

Samantha Yeli – Serving with Incom Samantha, or Sam as she is called, was not around for the mission that Incom was on, but saw the effects as he recovered from his wounds. What little he did say was enough to convince her to join him when he left the NSR. During the beginning, it was just the two of them until they found the Rising Fall, as of which point they hired on Vash, who despite not being liked by Sam, eventually won her over and the two married. A excellent shot with a rifle, she is versatile in all ship functions.

Vash Yeli – The pilot of the Rising Fall, Vash is exceptionally skilled, able to make ships perform maneuvers that they should not be able to. Not much of a fighter, he still somehow to the amazement of most people who first meet him and Sam, married her and the two are happily married.

Kayel Jaloi – A very young women, Kayel is a gifted natural in mechanics, and since her fathers shop didn’t have much work, she hung out at the shipyards, using her charms to get onto ships to look at their engines. When she did this on the Rising Fall when it was landed for repairs, she showed up the previous engineer by pointing out that the problem the old engineer thought was impossible to fix was a very simple one. Hired on the spot, she loves the challenge of keeping the patchwork components on the Rising Fall running properly.

ship approved

nice background ....... many many ideas

[Lady Hawk]

Missions - Bakan Only

1 -

Location - THE VALMORRAN EXPANSE (the Badlands)
Distance - 80 Light years

Objective :-

To recover a Cruiser Hull that has (supposeldy) been attacked by the SILVA

Rewards - 95000c


2 -

Location - PRIME SPACE
Distance - 125 light years

Objective :-

To recover any data/equipment salvagable on board an abandoned Space station that has just been rediscoverd by KIPIRE merchants

Rewards - 105000c


3 -

Location - NSR Space
Distance - 220 light years

Objective :-

To recover as much salvagalbe material from an NSR Starbase that has just been hit by ALYSSIAN ships - this Starbase was one of the Main Ship Yards of the NSR specialsing in Advanced Technology from STAR LEAGUE sources.

Rewards - 155000c

[Bakan]

Mission #2 please.

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Bakan

Mission #2 please.

ok

[Ur_Quan]

SO: "Dr. Burnham, both The Gripstar and The Phoenix Rising are moving deeper into the system. Captain Killer seems to be on an intercept course with both destroyers and captain Flapjack is heading for the system's third planet."

* After hearing this, Dr. Burnham took a deep breath and caused the cigar stump he had clenched between his teeth to burn brightly. When he exhaled and the smoke came out through both his mouth and his nose, it looked like he was burning, and he was. He was burning with rage.

Burnham: "Ididots! What do they think they're doing? We are on a dangerous bounty hunt and my companions are a clown that goes sighseeing during battle and a spacecowboy that thinks he can take on two destroyers single handedly! Incompetent fools! Open a commlink to both their ships this instant!"

* Kimberly wasn't used to to other people than her swearing this much and at that moment she was so terrified by Dr. Burnham that she completely forgot her own problem and immediately did what Dr. Burnham wanted.

SO: "Commlinks established Captain Dr. Burnham Sir!"

Burnham: "Captain Killer, why are you charging those destroyers like a headless chicken? Has it occurred to you that you may be walking into a trap? Our target has four ships in her possession and yet we see only two of them. Where are the others? Our FTL drives aren't working here and that means the deeper we venture into this system, the easier it will be for them to cut off our escape route. By storming off like this, you do not only endanger your own ship and its crew, but also that of captain Flapjack and my own! If we do not stick together, we are as good as lost, of all people, you, a Shraanian captain, should know that! You were chosen as our leader for your great reputation, but now I'm seriously beginning to question the wisdom of that decision. You disappoint me, captain Killer.

As for you, captain Flapjack. We have a possible battle situation here. This is not a time to admire sunsets or make yourself acquainted with the indigenous wildlife on these planets. We need you and your ship. Rejoin formation with captain Killer and myself at once!"

Burnham: "Where's Lisa? As my first officer she should be here on the bridge!"

CO: "Well, you know of her problem and when she heard you'd be teaming up with Cid Killer, she thought it'd be safer if she stayed away from the bridge for the time being, Captain Dr. Burnham Sir!"

Burnham: "I don't care. I need her here now! Get her here this instant! Besides, she has her problem under control pretty well. And get me the engine room on screen. Letice, raise our shields!"

CO: "Yes Captain Dr. Burnham Sir!"

TO: "Shields are up!"

* On the viewscreen appeared a young fat woman. In one hand she was holding an icecream cone and the other held an as yet untouched hotdog. What she was currently chewing on, only she knew. When she saw Dr. Burnham on her screen, she tried to salute and nearly knocked off the box of chocolates that was on her desk.

Burnham: "Sheila, reroute the power from the FTL drives to the regular engines. We need all the speed we can get. Also, take the AFDIII system offline and use its cold fusion drive to enhance our shield strength. Do it now!"

EO: "Mmhmuff mmr mrnhrm!"

Burnham: "Spit that out!"

EO: "Yes Dr. Burnham! I'll see to it imeediately!"

Burnham: "Larry! I want you to perform a thorough scan of this system. Especially look for any signs of cloaked ships or other structures that may not show up on normal scans. And see if you can determine the source of that gravity well. Is it natural or artificial?"

SO: "Will do."

Burnham: "Put the ship on alert status. Inform sickbay and the damage control teams of the situation and tell them to stand by. Wayne, have the fighter pilots get to their ships, but do not yet give any launch clearances."

WC: "Ayaye Dr. Burnham."

Burnham: "Judy, take us in pursuit of captain Killer, full speed, and be ready for some evasive action."

Helm: "Okidoki Burnie!"

* As everybody followed up on their orders and The Outcast went after The Gripstar in a hurry, Lisa finally entered the bridge...

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ACTIONS:

- use advanced scanners to ACTIVELY scan the entire system for possible cloaked ships and structures.
- use advanced scanners to determine origin of gravity well (natural/artificial).
- reroute power from ftl drives to engines for extra speed
- raise shields.
- take AFD3 offline and use its cold fusion drive to enhance shield strength.
- entire ship is put on highest alert level.
- fighters are standing by to be launched, but are as yet on hold.
- sickbay and ADCT teams are standing by to repair and heal where and when this is necessary to minimise casualties and effects from possible damage.
- helm is taking the ship in pursuit of mister acidk.

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Bakan

Mission #2 please.

Bakan Mission 2 -

Location - PRIME SPACE
Distance - 125 light years

Objective :-

To recover any data/equipment salvagable on board an abandoned Space station that has just been rediscoverd by KIPIRE merchants

Rising Fall Ship Stats

Remaining Money: -58,100

Defence Corvette - 60000
Phased Colapsioum Hull Armour
AFD II
AMD II
ADCT
8 shield mounts
6 turrent mounts
2 external mounts
2 additional mounts
150 tonnes hold

Engine
Warp Drive – 500 - Engine Mount
Impulse Drive - 2000 - 1 Additional
Impulse Drive - 2000 - 1 Additional

Protection
Phased Colapsioum Hull Armour
Phase Shields - 6000 - 2 Shield

Offensive
Phaser 1 – 100 - 1 Turret
Phaser 1 - 100 - 1 Turret
Pulse Phaser - 500 - 2 Turret
EMP Cannon - 200 - 1 Converted Shield
EMP Cannon - 200 - 1 Converted Shield

Shuttles
Assault Shuttle - 3000 - 1 External
Assault Shuttle - 3000 - 1 External

Accessories
Tractor Beam Mk X – 1500 - 2 Converted Shield
Tractor Beam Mk X – 1500 - 2 Converted Shield
Deflector Dish - 300 - 1 Converted Turret
Phase Scanners – 1000 - 1 Converted Turret


your ship leaves the safety of ANKAA in KIPIRE controled space on the long journey deep into what used to be PRIME SPACE an area of space that for some 400 years has been classed as off limits.

Needleslly to say your crew are somewhat apprehensive.

No1 - well we will be the first private vessle to enter this region

WO - yeah i am a bit unsure about this

SO -data uploaded we will have to make 7 jumps sir

EO - and we will have to refuel

TO - according to the data sir I have plotted the best route and according to the Computer sir that Space Station has fuel Bays - if we are lucky we can refuel there.

EO - we should find some fuel otherwise that Space Station would have flown apart

No1- thats what worries me

WO - aint heard any rumours about that place

Comms - we could always try to contact those KIPIRE MERCHANTS who found it....

SO - however they are not on our route it would add 20 light years to our journey to find them

No1 - However information is always handy....

[Ur_Quan]

I don't mean to start a long argument or a hot debate here, so I hope no one will get annoyed at me asking these things, but how come Bakan has 58100 credits left? I thought everyone would start off with just 100K? Or is it just a typo and should that 5 be a 1? Also, I thought it wasn't allowed to use shield mounts for anything other than shields? Or has that rule changed recently?

[J-Kama-Ka-C]

He book balancing is correct if he assumed we had 120k credits, perhaps from previous restart values, or behind the scenes dealing that's out of PC sight currently.

So far he has spent - 61 900 credits.

But we've had the backwards compatible additional discussion before, although the description was never uber clarified I'm fairly sure justice prevailed and the ship/player corrected/explained to, last time?

Not to worry however - he has choosen the hull for it's shiny accessories at bargin price - however he has neglected to utilise the ships strongest attribute or rather purpose. Giving up all those shield mounts will most likely get his crew rattled about like ants on a snare drum.

[Fluffie]

Defence Frigate - 40 000 c
150 tonnes hold

Shields (8):
Phase Shields (2) - 6 000 c

2x Tractor Beam Mk X (4) - 3 000 c
1x Deflector Dish (1) - 300 c
1x Phase Scanners (1) - 1 000 c

Weaponry (6):
1x AFD II (N/A)
1x AMD II (N/A)

2x Phaser I (2) - 200 c
1x Pulse Phaser (2) - 500 c
2x EMP Cannon (2) - 400 c

External (2):
2x Assault Shuttle (2) - 6 000 c

Additional (2):
2x Drive Mount (2)
1x Phased Colapsium Hull Armour (N/A)

Drives (1+2=3):
2x Impulse Drive (2) - 4 000 c
1x Warp Drive (1) - 500 c

Troops etc:
1x ADCT

Total cost: 61 900



this is how i work bakan's ship out
if i have to add another phased colaps hull armour, he wouldn't have the mounts... he has the cash though

and the only instance i recall of shield mounts being used as additional was once when i designed some npc ships for LH

(stat nazi-ing, yeah! )

[Ur_Quan]

Eh, either Mr. Kama and Statnazi Fluffie have both made the same error, or I am looking at the wrong shipstats, but isn't Mr. Bakan flying a defence corvette? Your calculations are assuming it's a defence frigate, and that one is 20K cheaper?

Whether the shieldmount conversion is smart or not, isn't really my concern. (Although I tend to agree with you, Mr. Kama.) It's just something I like to know for future ship designs, because I often find myself short of a turret or additional mount with still a few shield mounts spare.

[Bakan]

*Watches everyone bitch, whine, moan and mutually j*censored*k each other over his ship.*

Relax, it's friggin game.

I'll let LH explain her reasoning.

[J-Kama-Ka-C]

Well, LH is quite right to approve a Defence Corvette of such standing, because all his stuff fits on one of those hulls (even correctly), they have 16 shield / 10 turret / 10 external / 10 additional mounts to play with. The hull he has designed off of is actually a Defense Frigate as Fluff tried to point out.

Here's either spent 61 900, or 81 900 credits, not much to really worry about, it's just some stuck up gits like myself enjoy the personal minting process of ship design - the more restrictions the better - anything I jumble together has to have style (highly objective I know). While other folks just like their speed-holes / go faster stripes.

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Bakan

*Watches everyone bitch, whine, moan and mutually j*censored*k each other over his ship.*

Relax, it's friggin game.

I'll let LH explain her reasoning.

it is just a game!!!! as bakan says so please continue with your posts - action begins on thursday next week

[flapjack]

ooc/ Isn't a light-year a bit far... Seeing as how that'll take us at least 2 years to get to the system and back? Wouldn't it be more like a few light-hours? /ooc

No1: "That Dr Burnham figure has a point though... How are they supposed to beat 2 attack destroyers?"

Flapjack: "Think about it, 2 attack destroyers, a command carrier and another carrier. Think the 3 of us stand even a remote chance against that? We'll be heading over to the 3rd and 4th planet to rally some extra Shraanian ships to back us up. With this ship and our drives, as well as a bit of luck, we should be ready to go before the other ships arrive at the 5th planet. 3v4 is no fair, don't you think?"

No1: "You've got a point sir..."

Flapjack: "Comms, open a channel to Dr Burnham."

Comms: "Channel open sir."

Flapjack: "I think you'll find my ship a little faster then yours. I intend to use that speed by gathering some back-up in system before the rest of you arrive, a light-year is a LONG distance you know."

[Lady Hawk]

new additionals added

[J-Kama-Ka-C]

Originally Posted by Lady Hawk

new additionals added

Can these funky new toys be fitted on shield mounts ..?

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by J-Kama-Ka-C

Can these funky new toys be fitted on shield mounts ..?

yes they can

[Fluffie]

...then what's the remaining use of having different kinds of mounts if we can just fit it everywhere?

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Fluffie

...then what's the remaining use of having different kinds of mounts if we can just fit it everywhere?

its only for the 2 new items and nothing more

[Lady Hawk]

dmings begin tomorrow

[Fluffie]

Originally Posted by Lady Hawk

its only for the 2 new items and nothing more

ok.
but could you explain to me the converting of (shield) mounts Bakan did?
because if there are rules concerning designing i don't know about, you're depraving me

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Fluffie

ok.
but could you explain to me the converting of (shield) mounts Bakan did?
because if there are rules concerning designing i don't know about, you're depraving me

yup his ship is not what you think it is - bakan did not want to play an out and out warship he wanted to play a salvage ship - and as such after hours of discussion we reached an agreement - thats why he will not take part in standard missions that you get as his ship would not be much cop against true warships.

he wants to take a differnt route - much like kama and his science vessel

[Ur_Quan]

I think I just remembered something; if you used the wrong mounts, didn't you get efficiency penalties or wasn't your ship prone to system failures or taking more damage than normal or something like that?

[Planetkiller II]

Location: Ankaa Station, Kipire Space

Chief Justiman walked briskly up to Gains, looking purposeful. He held a data device in his hand and began tapping it as he fell into step with the Major.

“Our ordinance has been fully restocked and all fighters are cleared for flight. Fuel reserve are at maximum. Nirai Kanai is good to leave whenever necessary.”

“Excellent. The intelligence reports?”

“Are here. Approximate specs on target vessels and suspected tactics.”

Justiman handed over the device and they both stopped while Gains examined it. Gains frowned at he read down the lists.

“Not the best intelligence I’ve seen. ‘Thick Hide Hull’, ‘Magma Drive’?”

“Yeah... I think Ankaa Scouting has been making things up. Again.”

“We’ll make do. Get the senior staff together. We can work up an ops plan from this.”

“They’re already waiting for you on the Nirai Kanai.”


They were indeed waiting. Opek was, of course, missing, but Reynolds, Jorson, Farore, Valin, Kite and the Senior Medic, Erti were all there. Gains missed Collie being there, she was always the voice of reason. Justiman and Valin didn’t play nice together, and Collie always managed to mediate, mostly because she and Justiman were so close. Kite was never easy to deal with either. All of them did their jobs more than well enough when the time came, but it made planning sessions a nightmare. Captain Valin, head of the second company on the ground and weapons control in flight, began the briefing in his usual abrasive tone.

“This report is worthless. No locations, no details or even evidence of its truth.”

“It is real; Ankaa doesn’t just fabricate these for fun you know.”

“How would you know, Chief, it could be set by someone as a trap for us.”

“Would you set a trap with someone with superior firepower as bait?”

The Chief and Captain were starting early today, and Major Gains had had about as much he could stand already.

“Enough! Just because Jeme isn’t here doesn’t mean you use it as an excuse to have verbal gunfight. This is all we have, and it will do. Suggestions. Proper ones, please.”

Reynolds, the young Tech Sergeant who served as both head combat engineer and Nirai Kanai’s chief engineer spoke next, his ever present enthusiasm shining through.

Ooc// There will be more later, when I’ve finished getting to uni and such. Suffice to say (in case I run out of time), the Nirai Kanai will end up shadowing the convoy until enemies turn up, then will jump them. //ooc

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Ur_Quan

I think I just remembered something; if you used the wrong mounts, didn't you get efficiency penalties or wasn't your ship prone to system failures or taking more damage than normal or something like that?

yes thats right - a token credit to the urqy one

[Lady Hawk]

Mission 1

ARMS SMUGGLING

Location - Delivere Arms to the warring worlds of ALSARE PRIME - Valmoran Sector
Distance - 20 light years away

Rewards - 10000c

Also possible Trade Link to be set up if succesfful (90% of mission objectives completed)

1 - Hewitt



they are 2 Bulk Frieghters with no weapons (for extra cargo space) but they have shields

COPPITT 1

COPPITT 2

Remaining Fuel - 90%
All Systems - Green

----------------------------------------------------------------

You are on the edge of the EXCLUSION ZONE

Helm - taking us in sir

Comms - Incoming Message sir ..... location an NSR warning sattellite

WARNING +++++ WARNING +++++ WARNING

YOU ARE ENTERING THE VALMORAN EXPANSE (AKA THE BADLANDS) ENTRY TO THIS SECTOR IS AT YOUR OWN RISK

.... message repeats

No1 - well here we go - ship to yellow alert

Your ship crosses into the Exclusion Zone

Time passes

1 light year into the expanse

SO - scans indicate 2 ships closing fast sir - they do not match any KIPIRE or NSR ships sir

Comms - they are not answering the hails

The ships open fire

Ship Specs -

Brigand Class Destroyer Leader
1150 tonnes hold

Shields (6):
x2 Heavy Shield (6)

Weaponry (14+6=20):
x1 Gatling Phaser 9 (20)

External (10):
N/A

Additional (10):
x6 Weaponry Mount (6)
x2 Drive Mount (2)

x1 Medium Hull Armour Plating (1)
x1 Advanced AI Ships Computer (1)

Drives (1+2=3):
x1 Cold Fusion Drive (1)
x1 Impulse Drive (1)

x1 Hyper Drive (1)

1

2


Your ships

Ship Name - The Wanderer

Ship Hull
Heavy Cruiser - c 50000
Extra Hull
10 shield mounts
30 turret mounts
10 external mounts
20 additional mounts
7000 tonnes cargo hold

Ship Engines
Primary
1x Impulse Drive (1 engine mount) - 2000c

Secondary
4x Cold Fusion Drive (4 additional mounts) - 800c

FTL
2x Hyperdrives (2 additional mounts) - 600c


Ship Armour (Heavy Cruiser type - up to 3 hulls permitted)
Tri-layered Heavy Armour Plating (3 additional mounts) - 15000c

Ship Shields
3x Heavy Shield Generators (9 shield mounts) - 3000c
1x Meta Shielding (1 shield mount) - 6000c

Ship Weapons
Point defence
1x AFD (2 turret mount) - 150c
1x AFD II (4 turret mounts) - 500c
1x AMD III (4 turret mounts) - 500c

Main Batteries
1x Particle Cannon (8 turret mounts + 2 additional mounts) - 3000c
4x Photon Cannons (8 turret mounts) - 6000c
4x Light Blaster Cannons (2 turret mounts) - 2000c
2x Light Ion Cannons (2 turret mounts) - 2000c

Missile Banks
8x Gravatic Missile Launchers (8 external mounts, 48 missile salvo capacity) - 800c
4x EMP Missile Launchers (4 external mounts, 80 missile salvo capacity) - 800c


Ship Systems
Onboard computer systems
Advanced AI Ships Computer (1 additional mount + 1 tonne of cargo space) - 250c
Advanced AI Upgrade (1 additional mount + 10 tonnes cargo) - 500c
Advanced Tactics Computer (1 additional mount) - 400c
Advanced Tactics Computer Upgrade (1 additional mount + 10 tonnes cargo space) - 800c

Sensors
Deflector Dish (1 additional mount) - 300c
Lateral Sensor Array (1 additional mount + 3 external mounts) - 500c

Other
Advanced Engineering Bay (2 additional mounts) - 500c
Advanced Ship Probes (1 additional mount, 20 probes) - 50c
5x Armoured Escape Pods (5 external mounts, 100 launch tubes) - 500c


Ship Security
1x Marine Company (1 ton) - 500c
9x Infantry Companies (9 tonnes) - 900c

Ship Cargo
1x Case of Advanced Ship Probes (1 ton, 20 probes) - 50c
16x Clips of Gravatic Missile reloads (16 tonnes, 96 missiles) - 1600c


Hewitt -
Foward shield - 90%
Forward Port shield - 90%
port shield - 90%
aft port shield - 90%
aft shield - 90%


NPC Ships

Coppitt 1 -

Coppitt 2 -

reply needed please

[Lady Hawk]

MISSION 5

GATHER INTEL

Location - Travel to CHRONO BORG SPACE
Distance - 95 Light years

To investigate a CHRONO BORG world to see if -

a) any CHRONO BORG survive
b) recover CHRONO BORG Tech
c) are they still a threat
d) can the world be colonised

Rewards - 95000c

well this mission is self explanatory

1 - Fluffie

The Outsider
Lt. Commander Fluffie
300 c

Heavy Cruiser - 50 000 c
7 000 tonnes hold

Shields (10+2=12):
4x Heavy Shield (12) - 4 000 c

Weaponry (30+4=34):
2x Reflex Cannon (20) - 20 000 c

4x Particle Laser (8) - 6 000 c

1x Anti Missile Defence II (2) - 200 c
1x Anti Fighter Defence II (4) - 500 c

External (10):
N/A

Additional (20):
2x Shield Mount (2)
4x Weapon Mount (4)
4x Drive Mount (4)

2x Heavy Armour Plating (2) - 10 000 c

1x Advanced Tactics Computer [+ Upgrade] (2) - 1 200 c

Drives (1+4=5):
2x Impulse Drive (2) - 4 000 c
2x Warp Drive (2) - 1 000 c
1x Hyper Drive (1) - 300 c

Cargo Hold:
1x ADCT - 1 500 c
2x Marine Company - 1 000 c


2 - Kama

The Tuatha Dé Danann
Science Ship Hull

Shield
Phase Shields

Turret
Photon Cannon

External
Deflector Dish
Sensor Array

Additional
Phased Colapsium Hull Armour
Advanced Science Labs
Anti Matter Drive
Trans Warp Drive

500 tonnes hold
Space Surey Team
2700 spare credits


a post for both of you


you agree the route and prepare for the jump

Jump 1 - no problems
remaining fuel - 90%

Jump 2 - no problems
remaining fuel - 80%

Jump 3 - no problems
remaining fuel - 70%

Jump 4 -
remaiming fuel - 60%


Kamas ship begins to make its way to the Space station and where the Conduit is located - as you get closer

SO - Scans indicate 3 wrecked ships sir...... Police Cruiser sized there is a 4th ship but it needs our help

No1 - transmit this to the Super Fluff

Comms - link established sir - transmitting now

TO - Fluffies ship will need to co-ordinate with that other vessel sir in order for us to stand a chance


Fluffies ship moves to engage the Chrono Borg Scout ship

on fluffies ship

No1 - We need to help that other ship sir - if we coordinate our attacks we may be able to help them

The Chrono Borg Vessel opens up on you

Comms - thats funny they did not go thru the usual - we Assimilate you speal

No1 - that is strange......

SO - and they did not scan us either....


TO BATTLE

Range - Long


Enemey

Chrono Borg Scout
specs unknown

1


Your Ships

Fluffie
Forward Shield - 95%
forward port shield 95%
forward starboard shield 95%
port shield 95%
starboard shield 95%
aft port shield 95%
aft starbaord 95%
aft shield 95%



Kama


NPC Ship

Police Cruiser

PC1 -
Forward Shield - 65%
forward port shield 55%
forward starboard shield 55%
port shield 45%
starboard shield 45%
aft port shield 65%
aft starbaord 65%
aft shield 65%

Light hull damage
light internal damage

weapons lock -5%
weapon power -5%

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Fluffie

Comms - "Sir!"

"Nona?"

Comms - "I'm picking up a.. signal. I'll play it now..."

Nona presses a few buttons on her console and a mere moment later, the distress signal is played on the bridge's speakers.

"..... zzzzzttzzzzz crackle ........ der attack ....... crackle bzzzzt ......y god where did they .... me from .....zzzztzzzz ....... ur weapons ......ztttttzzzzz ...... e no effect ...... AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH"

WO - "Engineering, if you please..."

EO - "Already done. Both Warp Drives engaging, maximum output..."

WO - "Reflex Cannon #1, coming online... #2, coming online..."

EO - "Warp Drives are doing fine, preparing to route all power to main weapons."

WO - "Roger that...Reflex Cannons are ... charging."

"Good job. Nona, prepare a channel to Lt. Commander Kama, try and make it secure."

No. 1 - sets the ships alarm status to Red Alert - "All hands, report to your stations. Raise shields."

Comms - "Channel at the ready, just push the button."

WO - "Particle Lasers coming online taking power from our normal drives..."

No. 1 - "I wonder who's attacking them..."

SO - gasping - "Oh my god... Look..."

The Science Officer quickly changes the current image of the space station in the distance to the opening Trans Warp Conduits for all eyes on the bridge to see.

No. 1 - "Oh dear."

"Chrono Borg?"

WO - "Heh, looks like we've completed part of our mission already, eh?"

SO - still a bit shocked - "I... I guess. At least they live."

MC - "Then lets see if we can recover some tech. Our ally has no troops to board offensively, so that will be up to us... If they survive our onslaught."

WO - grins, most of the Marines were ex-Kipire as well, including the MC - "*grin*"

"Heh, yes. If they survive our onslaught... Prepare your troops regardlessly, one platoon on ship's security in case they decide to board, have the second ready to deploy instantly, be it boarding or defending ourselves."

MC - "Sir!"

No. 1 - "We'll probably need to go past them anyhow, our fuel... Or at least the fuel we want is there."

"Indeed. Helm, prepare to close in, hold steady for the moment though."

Helm - "Aye aye cap'n."

Fluffie quickly presses a button in his Captain's Seat, opening the channel to Kama's ship that Nona had prepared earlier.

"Looks like we've completed one quarter of our mission already, my dear scientist. The Chrono Borg still live... Now what do you say about engaging them? Or rather, scanning them so that we will have optimal data for our targetting computer once we get in range? With a bit of luck, they won't be entirely destroyed and then we can board... So... What do you say? Engage, or turn away?"

actions notes

although a summary would be helpful

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by J-Kama-Ka-C

*Kama quietly considered the options for moment, he had the luxary of less lag time on the scans than Mr. Fluffie. Such that he might later be afford the knowledge of his own impending doom a full second before his partner, allowing for relative increase in anxiety by a factor of twenty... Perhaps that was why he didn't look just as smug as he might have been when The Outsider finally did get around to contacting them.

"Looks like we're going in, my dear barbarian... I suppose it is safer that we can research them out here, rather than go knocking on our grumpy neighbour's front door. However it does worry me that they might be getting territorial again, we had better hurry."

Quick Reference
Full ahead, move towards station/conduit
Kama gets his long range scan on

see fluffie kama does summaries - guess who gets bonus points

*pats kama on the head*

Actions noted

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Fluffie

"Then lets roll." concluded Fluffie, nodding a silent goodbye as he closed the channel.

No. 1 - "Helm, keep up with the science vessel."

Helm - "Aye."

"If we are fired upon, try and take some of their fire too... Better if we evade all, but we don't want our scanny friend blowing up."

No. 1 - *raises an eyebrow*

Helm - nodding - "Alright..."

"Weapons.."

WO - "Yeah?"

"Charge the Particle Lasers too, just in case. And use our targetting computer to lock onto all objects, just in case."

WO - "Aye aye."

SO - "We'll dump data from our ally's scans into the system once we receive, it might help."

"Indeed. Comms, keep your ears open and monitor all communications in this piece of the great void, who knows what we might learn."

Comms - "Will do."


And viewed from the outside, The Outsider shot forward alongside the small science vessel...


w00t
Shields up;
Particle Lasers charging;
Advanced Targetting Computer locking on to all objects, but focussing on Chrono Borg;
Charging both Reflex Cannons, each drawing all power from their own Warp Drive;
One Marine Company spreading around the ship for security, the other readying itself to board or defend;
Comms listening to all communications in the area, hoping to learn something;
Moving in towards the combat zone.

yes .... yes

i know

i saw this later so dont get worked up sheesh!!!!

actions noted

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Planetkiller II

Location: Ankaa Station, Kipire Space

Chief Justiman walked briskly up to Gains, looking purposeful. He held a data device in his hand and began tapping it as he fell into step with the Major.

“Our ordinance has been fully restocked and all fighters are cleared for flight. Fuel reserve are at maximum. Nirai Kanai is good to leave whenever necessary.”

“Excellent. The intelligence reports?”

“Are here. Approximate specs on target vessels and suspected tactics.”

Justiman handed over the device and they both stopped while Gains examined it. Gains frowned at he read down the lists.

“Not the best intelligence I’ve seen. ‘Thick Hide Hull’, ‘Magma Drive’?”

“Yeah... I think Ankaa Scouting has been making things up. Again.”

“We’ll make do. Get the senior staff together. We can work up an ops plan from this.”

“They’re already waiting for you on the Nirai Kanai.”


They were indeed waiting. Opek was, of course, missing, but Reynolds, Jorson, Farore, Valin, Kite and the Senior Medic, Erti were all there. Gains missed Collie being there, she was always the voice of reason. Justiman and Valin didn’t play nice together, and Collie always managed to mediate, mostly because she and Justiman were so close. Kite was never easy to deal with either. All of them did their jobs more than well enough when the time came, but it made planning sessions a nightmare. Captain Valin, head of the second company on the ground and weapons control in flight, began the briefing in his usual abrasive tone.

“This report is worthless. No locations, no details or even evidence of its truth.”

“It is real; Ankaa doesn’t just fabricate these for fun you know.”

“How would you know, Chief, it could be set by someone as a trap for us.”

“Would you set a trap with someone with superior firepower as bait?”

The Chief and Captain were starting early today, and Major Gains had had about as much he could stand already.

“Enough! Just because Jeme isn’t here doesn’t mean you use it as an excuse to have verbal gunfight. This is all we have, and it will do. Suggestions. Proper ones, please.”

Reynolds, the young Tech Sergeant who served as both head combat engineer and Nirai Kanai’s chief engineer spoke next, his ever present enthusiasm shining through.

Ooc// There will be more later, when I’ve finished getting to uni and such. Suffice to say (in case I run out of time), the Nirai Kanai will end up shadowing the convoy until enemies turn up, then will jump them. //ooc

ok actiions noted
but would like to read the rest if you want to do it that is

[Lady Hawk]

MISSION 8

BOUNTY HUNT

Last Locarion - Rim Territories
Distance - KILAWAYU GAS CLOUD - 65 light years

Capture/Kill - NORDAN DEUS a Pirate Captain who controls 3 ships

GARGAN - Escort Carrier
2 x Police Cruiser Escorts

Speciales in Hit and Run

Reward - 95000c

1 - Planetkiller

Ship Name: Nirai Kanai

Corvette - c 15000

4 shield mounts
10 turret mounts
10 external mounts
10 additional mounts
1250 tonnes hold

Impulse Drive - c2000
Linear Drive - experimental - c1000
Fusion Drive - c 100 - x 300 energy units

2 x Nova Cannon - Advanced Phaser 4 - 3 Turret Mounts - fires photon and phaser blast in one beam a truly devastating weapon - c 1500

5 x Quantum Torpedoes - c 1000 - 2 shots per mount - long range - the best missiles around a truly devastating missile
5 x Phased Photon - c 1000 - 2 shots to a mount - this is the latest photon Torp - packs more of a punch and can be overloaded to cause more damage
1 x Medium Tau Cannon
4 turret mounts needs 1 separate fusion drive to power medium class weapon when it hits it hits all shields doing damage 1st to the shields sort of a cross between a Borg Photon Torp and an Ion Cannon and an EMP Cannon
cost – 15000c
3 x Tau Missiles
3 to a mount, these babies are the pinnacle of Missile Technology – they are the fastest missile around, have a high degree of accuracy, when they hit they drain ALL shields like the borg photon torp they also have an inbuilt computer that makes them hard to hit as they can avoid enemy fire to try to shoot them down
cost – 9000c

Ablative Armour - explosive armour effective against all weapons - c 5500
Phase Shields - c 6000

Deflector Dish - 1 additional mount or 1 external mount - Enhances the range of all ships sensors by 50% - c 300
Sensor Array - 1 add mount + 1 external mount - these are upgraded ships sensors allows scans of up to 1 light year - c 2000
Phase Scanners - new scanners with 25% more range and 25% more power - takes one additional slot but needs the deflector dish add on to work - c1000
Tractor Beam Mk X - 2 additional slots - this can be used as a weapon or part of point defense or to guide ships and cargo in - this has a short range capacity. again designed by Zappa. - c1500


5 x ‘Black Draconic’ Class Interceptor Striker
1 to a mount
Tau Shielding
X3 Tau Cannon
x6 AFD II
x2 AMD II
Impulse Drive
Hyper Drive
- 4000 each

5 x ‘Drake’ Class Anti Capital Ship Striker
2 to a mount
Heavy Shields
x2 Phaser G
x2 AFD II
x4 Cruise Missile
Impulse Drive
Hyper Drive
- 1100 each

1 additional mount, 2 shield mounts free

100c left




Jump point 1 - all ok
remaining fuel - 90%

Jump point 2 - all ok
remaining fuel - 80%

Jump point 3 -
reamaing fuel - 70%

SO - ships as follows

Enemey Ships

2 x Police Cruiser Escorts (Advanced Class)

2 Shield:
Phase Shields (2)

8 Turrets:
4x Phaser IV (8)

3 External:
2x Photon Torpedo Lauchers (2)
1x Assualt Shuttle (1)

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

100 tonnes hold
Anti-Matter Drive


Minirva Class Escort Carrier
500 tonnes hold

Shields (1):
2 Neutron Shields (1)

Weaponry (4):
2 Pulsed Spike Cannons (4)

External (6+1=7):
10 Raptor Light Fighters (N/A)
6 Fire Fly Class Fighters (3)
4 T-Rex Heavy Fighters (4)

Additional (4):
1 External Mount (1)
1 Drive/Engine Mount (1)

Thick Hide Hull (1)
Advanced AI Ship’s Computer (1)

Drives/Engines (1+1=2):
Subspace Generator (1)
Magma Drive (1)


SO - here they come

on screen 6 jump points open near the beacon

5 Bulk Frieghters and 1 Merchant Escort Carrier

TO - they will not stand a chance against those ships

No1 - we need to see those unspecified weapons in action

you decide to wait until you can scan the weapons

On screen the enemy ships open up on the MEC and a battle ensues what appears is that that the Escort Carrier is remaining out of range as it launches some very strange looking fighters again of an unknown type and the police Cruisers are doing the dirty work


BATTLE

Range : Long

Enemy Ships

PC1 -

PC2 -

ESC -

10 Raptor Light Fighters
6 Fire Fly Class Fighters
4 T-Rex Heavy Fighters


Your Ship

Planetkiller


NPC Ships

MEC
foward shield 80%
foward port shield 80%
forward starbaord shield 80%
port shield 80%
starboard shield 80%

light hull damage

Coppitt 1
foward shield 80%
foward port shield 80%
forward starbaord shield 80%
port shield 80%
starboard shield 80%

light hull damage

Coppitt 2

D'oomed 1

D'oomed 2

Fodder 1

[Lady Hawk]

MISSION 9

BOUNTY HUNT

Last Location - Near the FRODAN SYSTEM on the boarders of SHRAAN SPACE
Distance - 100 light years

Capture/Kill - LADY HAWK - a self styled female who is particularrly ruthless and uses KYLTHIUM powerd ships

captains 3 ships

1 x Command Carrier - ?????
1 x Fast Attack Carrier - The Scythe
2 x Fast Attack Destroyers

Reward - 375000c

1 - Acid K

Name: Cid Killer (yes, the same one as before)

Ship Name: Gripstar
Ship Type: Shraanian Anchor-Class Fleet Carrier

Ship Hull: Polorised Hull Armour
Sublight Engine: Impulse Drive
FTL Engine: Linear Drive

Sheild Mounts:
1x Medium Plasma Sheilds

Turret Mounts:
1x Phased Hellbore Cannon
2x Medium Blaster Cannons
2x Light Blaster Cannon
AFD II (Additional Mount)
AMD (Additional Mount)

External Mounts:
Deflector Dish
Armoured Escape Pods
4x Cruise Missile Pods
10x Gravatic Missiles
32x Torpeado

Additional Mounts:
Advanced Ships AI
Advanced AI Upgrade
Sensor Array
Emergency Medical Hologram
Advanced Tactics Computer
Advanced Tactics Computer Upgrade
Advanced Medical Bady (ADMD)
Advanced Engineering Bay (AEB)
Hydroponics
Armoury
Holo Deck

Fighters:
40x SA-26A Thunderbolt Heavy Fighters

Troops:
5x SSS Companies
20x Infantry Companies
8x MASH Companies
2x LIC Companies

Remaining Hold:
12062 tonnes hold

Remaining Credits:
0

2 - Flapjack

Attack Corvette - c 60000 ("Phoenix rising")
8 shield mounts
20 turret mounts (0)
20 external mounts (0)
20 additional mounts (3)
1250 tonnes hold

drives:
impulse drive -2000cr +750 energy
2x anti-matter drive -2000cr -2 additional mounts +1200 energy
1x linear drive -1000cr -1 additional mount

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

shields:
Meta-Phasic shields -10000cr -6 shield mounts

weapons:
10x battle laser -5000cr -10 turret mounts
10x gatling laser -3000cr -5 turret mounts
2x medium pulse cannon -5000cr -8 turret mounts
AFD II -500cr -4 turret mounts
AMD III -500cr -4 turret mounts
10x gravatic missile launcher -1000cr -10 external mounts
5x photon torpedo launcher -2500cr -5 external mounts
5x light missiles -500cr -5 external mounts

additionals:
advanced tactics computer -400cr -1 additional mount
Advanced tactics computer upgrade -800cr -1 additional mount -10 tonnes

hold:
5x light missile reload -500cr -5 tonnes
2x gravatic missile reload -200cr -2 tonnes


3 - Urquan

Shipdetails:

Ship Name: The Outcast
Ship Class: Fleet Carrier

Engines:
- 3x Cold Fusion Drive
- 1x Trans Warp Drive (1 additional)

Armour/Shields:
- 1x Reinforced Hull Armour
- 1x Cloaking Shield

Weapons:
- 1x AMD III
- 1x AFD III

Launchers:
- 4x EMP Missiles (4x20 shots)
- 6x Gravatic Missiles (6x6 shots)
- 1x Armoured Escape Pods (20 tubes)

Sensors:
- 1x Sensor Array
- 1x Lateral Sensor
- 1x Phase Scanners
- 1x Deflector Dish

Fighters/Shuttles:
- 1x Assault Shuttle (Tritanium Hull, 1 Medium Shield, 2 Light Disruptor Cannon, 50 Tonnes Hold, Magnetic Grapple for holding onto Ships hulls)
- 70x Jupiter Class (1 Photon Cannon, 1 Plasma Pulse Device, 2 Phaser X, 1 AMD, 2 Fusion Bomb Launchers, 2 man crew, Ion Drive, Slipstream Drive)
- 12x Slipstream Fighter (2 Gatlin Lasers, 2 Heavy Missile Launchers, 5 Tonnes Hold, Ion Drive, Slipstream Drive)
- 20x Light Fighters Alpha Class (4 Turbo Lasers, Very Fast)

Ship Systems:
- 1x Advanced AI Ships Computer
- 1x Advanced AI Upgrade
- 1x Advanced Tactics Computer
- 1x Advanced Tactics Computer Upgrade
- 1x Command Bridge
- 1x Armoury
- 1x Advanced Engineering Bay

Troops:
- 4x Heavy Infantry
- 2x Shock Troops
- 2x Light Infantry Company
- 1x MASH
- 1x ADCT

Hold:
- Reload: 6x EMP Missiles (6x20 shots)
- Reload: 7x Gravatic Missiles (7x6 shots)
- Fuel


on baord AK ship -

TO - if I read this data correcftly sir .... she has 4 ships her original carrier and the Command carrier sir

SO - hmmmm this could be diffiicult

Comms - ANKAA has agreed to the increased bounty sir - data updated

SO - I have calculated that it will take 5 jumps to get there sir

TO - I have calculated the route and all appears to be clear once near the Frodan system we should have more info sir and we can come up with a plan

your ships begin their jumps

Jump point 1 - all aok
remaing fuel - 90%

Jump point 2 - all aok
remaing fuel - 80%

Jump point 3 - all aok
remaining fuel - 70%

jump point 4 - all aok
remaing fuel - 60%

EO - we need to refuel sir

SO - scans indicate that there are refinerys in the FRODAN SYSTEM we should be ok

TO - they are non hostiles sir

Jump point 5 -
remaining fuel - 50%

SO - scanning

FRODAN SYSTEM
Binary Star System

1 RED GIANT - FRODAN PRIME
1 NEUTRON STAR - FRODAN SECUNDUS

8 Planets - this system was one of the last to be colonised during the flight of the SHRAANIANS once the empire had crumbled - many survivors tried to saty near to Shraan Space others went further afield, as they thought that the C'RAASK would never follow if they went far enough -thus FRODAN was colonised - this is right on the very edge of Shraan Space, so far in fact that it features very little in Shraan history.

FRODAN I - Barren world - nearest the red giant - mined for its mineral wealth - base type V - population 2000

FRODAN II - Barren rock - 6 moons - nothing to report

FRODAN III - Jungle World - 3 moons - starbase type VI - Tech Level - Advanced - this looks like the moon of endor in the STAR WARS films only located thru out the jungle are ECO communitys that use the jungle to its full advantage - planet speciality BIO TECH. Population 1.500.000.000

FRODAN IV - Water World - 6 moons - 64 planetary rings - uninhabited save for the refineries that fuels the ships and homes of the FRODAN also on moon 5 the Ship Yards are located - they can build ships upto Cruiser Size

FRODAN V - Gas Giant - 101 moons

FRODAN VI - Ice Giant - 36 moons - 126 Planetary rings - orbits on its side

FRODAN VII - Gas Giant - 36 moons and a small asteroid field - the reamins of many mining ships are located here, all gutted - but there is a warning beacon as Brigands have made these asteroids their home from time to time

FRODAN VIII - Ice World - more of a small lump of ice and rock as opposed to a planet but it does orbit the Neutron Star

+++++WARNING+++++WARNING+++++WARNING+++++

FTL engines cannot be used within the system ot within 1 light year of the system due to Gravity Well.

Enemey Ships

2 x Scimitar Class Destroyer

40 Mounts + 1 engine mount
1000 tonnes hold


Kylthium Enhanced Heavy Armour Plating - 1 mount

K-4 Phase Shields - 2 mounts
K-4 Energy Shields - 4 mounts

2 K-5 Heavy Pulse Cannons - 16 mounts
4 K-2 Pulse Cannons - 8 mounts
6 Gatling Lasers - 3 mounts

Advanced AI Ships Computer - 1 mount
Advanced Tactics Computer - 1 mount
Advanced Engineering Bay - 2 mounts

2 Kylthium Drives - 1 mount, 1 engine mount
Hyper Drive - 1 mount

These following posts have been done in the order they were receieved - cause i am mean that way

Acid K

You begin to issue the orders as your ship moves into the Debris that is the Asteroid field -

SO - Scans are down 25%

Helm - no problem in maovering sir - these chunks are pretty big

No1 - Still i would not like to be on the recieving end of one of those - just think what a mass driver could do here

SO - we have the ships on target sir

TO - ....... ??????

No1 - Yes?

TO - This looks too much like a Trap

No1 - ....

Your ship is rocked as by a number of energy blasts and small asteroids hurled from 2 asteroids near the Destroyers

on screen they power up and turn to face you

Comms - ..... Shit .... a signal has been sent to out of system on a coded frequency sir - it was short and sweet

TO - f**k

BATTLE STATIONS

Range : Medium
Note - Asteroid field -25 to weapons lock (35% chance of shots missing)

Enemy Ships

SD1

SD2

Asteroid 1

Asteroid 2


Your Ship

AK
forward shield 90%
forward port shield 90%
forward starboard shield 90%
port shield 90%
starboard shield 90%

SO - the Asteroids are fireing using mass drivers and Quad blaster Cannons sir and ar protected by some kind of shields


Flapjack Ship

Helm - course set sir

your ship makes its way to Frodan III

Comms - Seems that the destroyers that AK is making his way to are not as dead as he thought a short message has been sent on a coded frequency out of system.

TO - looking at the situation he needs help sir as he is facing 2 armed asteroids and 2 destroyers - we are closer to him than Frodan III sir

No1 - your orders???


Urquan -

Aboard your ship


Helm - course laid in - here we go...!!

SO - scannig sir - damn nothing in system

TO - exapand your range

SO - 2 light seconds away

.....

.....

.....

Bingo ...... oh damn ..... sir you had better see this

Comms - a short range signal has been sent on a coded channel sir

On the TO display you see the green blips of yours and AK and FJ moving in their various directions then as the screen exapands out you can see that AK has blundered straight into a trap.

His (AK) ship has been attacked and even no you are following him in and whats more the SCYTHE is incomming.

No1 - well this is a pretty pickle we have got our selves into. looks like we will have to save the day Captain

SO - scans indicate the following

Fast Attack Carrier - The Scythe
x1 Kylthium K-!% Gravometeric Defence Grid (10)

x8 K7A Gattling Laser Cannons
x4 K7 Quad Blaster Cannon (360 degree mounts)
x6 k6 Heavy Neutron Cannons
x4 Anti Missile Defences II

x120 Slipstream Fighters (N/A)
x80 Jupiter Class Fighters (N/A)
x40 Nebulae Class Fighters (N/A)
x40 Slipstream Fighters (10)
x10 FTL Scouts* (N/A)
x10 Runabouts (N/A)
x10 Gunboats (N/A)
x5 Gunboat (10)
x5 Assault Shuttles (5)
x1 Captains Boat

x1 Deflector Dish (1)
x1 Sensor Array (1)
x1 Lateral Sensor Array (3)

x1 Phased Colapsium Hull Armour (1)

x1 Command Bridge (6)

x1 Astrometrichs (4)

x1 Armoury (2)
x1 Security Stations (2)

Engines/Drives (1+9=10):
x4 Fusion Drives (4)
x4 Impulse Drives (4)
x2 Slipstream Drives (2)

Troops:
x15 SSS;
x38 Marines;
x7 ADCT

- Advanced Flight Control

55000 tonnes hold

the Scouts aboard the Carrier
FTL Scout
50 tonnes cargo hold

Shields (1+1=2):
x1 Electromagnetic Shields (2)

Weaponry (6):
x6 Neutron Cannons (6)

External (2):
x10 Alpha Class Fighters (2)

Additional (4):
x1 Shield Mount (1)
x2 Engine/Drive Mounts (2)

x1 Phased Colapsium Hull Armour (1)

Engines/Drives (1+2=3):
x1 Impulse Drive (1)
x1 Ion Drive (1)
x1 Slipstream Drive (1)

TO - hmmmm this will be tough

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by AcidK

Cid: This could be either very good or very bad, depending if those two ships are hostile or friendly.
No1: If, at all, used at all.

Cid paced around the holographic projection of this Frodan System and thought carefully. His electronic eye scanned the hologram whilst his other simply admired the veiw. Cid's Demai Number One appeared from the other side and automatically pointed at Frodan VII.

No1: We can take those ships for our own, we would have much more chace of taking out Lady Hawk.
Cid: We also need to refeul the FTL drives, this place would do well for a base of operations. Very Well, send us into the system, first stop will be Frodan VII, send in ten infantry into each vessel companies to take out any resistance within that ship and take them both for our own. Then take us to Frodan III, we may be in luck and will be able to take the planet for our own, prepare the fighters and make sure they are prepared for any incoming.
No1: We may find this place hard to occupy when accompanied by pirates and mercinaries. Besides, they are hunting Lady Hawk.
Cid: Ah, but they will need fuel and they will need much-needed support on Lady Hawk's capture, this system would be a base-point, shall we say, so we can look for her and refeul without having to return back to Ankaa. Also, place all redundat FTL energy into the main sublight engines, speed is of the essance here. Charge the main forward Phased Hellbore Cannon, you never know when it might help.
WO: Aye sir.
EO: Aye sir.
Cid: Do not relay my orders to the ther vessels, just get the jobs I set done as soon as possible, they will know soon enough.
Comms: Are you sure sir? They may get suspicious.
Cid: Open a text-communication to the other ships, inform them that we are searching the ship wrecks for possible resources and investigating the jungle world for possible feul resources within the system.
Comms: Aye sir.

---Summary---
Charge Phased Hellbore Cannon (2 turns left)
FTL energy rerouted to main sublight engines
Move to Frodan VII
- Send 10 infantry companies to each vessel
- Either capture or gain ship trust in Cid (per Scimitar vessel)
Move to Frodan III
- Take planet
- Use for feul resources
- Use for base of operations

actions noted

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by flapjack

Helm: "Exiting final jump in 3, 2, 1."
So: "Scans routed to your station sir. It seems the Gripstar is in a hurry, they're rerouting all their FTL energy into their drives and making a break for the system."
Comms: "Text only comm from the Gripstar, they're heading for the 2 destroyers to see if they're friendly or abandoned and checking the jungle world for fuel resources."
No1: "We can get there a lot faster sir."

Flapjack: "Comms, send a message to the Gripstar, tell them we're headed for the 3rd planet at maximum possible speed, helm set a course, reroute all availble power to the engines, raise shields and have weapons at standby. Engineering, can we still use the linear pulse? If so, start charging, if we can't reroute power from the FTL drive to conventional drives and standby to boost shields if needed."

Helm: "Course set, all engines all ahead full."
Comms: "Message sent."

Outside the Phoenix Rising's triple drive array burst to life, sending the ship hurtling in-system at rapidly increasing speeds.

-----Summary-----
all availble power to sublight drives
raise shields and standby weapons
if availble, charge linear pulse, if not, reroute power from FTL to sublight drives
set a course for Frodan III, maximum possible speed.

Actions noted

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Ur_Quan

SO: "Dr. Burnham, both The Gripstar and The Phoenix Rising are moving deeper into the system. Captain Killer seems to be on an intercept course with both destroyers and captain Flapjack is heading for the system's third planet."

* After hearing this, Dr. Burnham took a deep breath and caused the cigar stump he had clenched between his teeth to burn brightly. When he exhaled and the smoke came out through both his mouth and his nose, it looked like he was burning, and he was. He was burning with rage.

Burnham: "Ididots! What do they think they're doing? We are on a dangerous bounty hunt and my companions are a clown that goes sighseeing during battle and a spacecowboy that thinks he can take on two destroyers single handedly! Incompetent fools! Open a commlink to both their ships this instant!"

* Kimberly wasn't used to to other people than her swearing this much and at that moment she was so terrified by Dr. Burnham that she completely forgot her own problem and immediately did what Dr. Burnham wanted.

SO: "Commlinks established Captain Dr. Burnham Sir!"

Burnham: "Captain Killer, why are you charging those destroyers like a headless chicken? Has it occurred to you that you may be walking into a trap? Our target has four ships in her possession and yet we see only two of them. Where are the others? Our FTL drives aren't working here and that means the deeper we venture into this system, the easier it will be for them to cut off our escape route. By storming off like this, you do not only endanger your own ship and its crew, but also that of captain Flapjack and my own! If we do not stick together, we are as good as lost, of all people, you, a Shraanian captain, should know that! You were chosen as our leader for your great reputation, but now I'm seriously beginning to question the wisdom of that decision. You disappoint me, captain Killer.

As for you, captain Flapjack. We have a possible battle situation here. This is not a time to admire sunsets or make yourself acquainted with the indigenous wildlife on these planets. We need you and your ship. Rejoin formation with captain Killer and myself at once!"

Burnham: "Where's Lisa? As my first officer she should be here on the bridge!"

CO: "Well, you know of her problem and when she heard you'd be teaming up with Cid Killer, she thought it'd be safer if she stayed away from the bridge for the time being, Captain Dr. Burnham Sir!"

Burnham: "I don't care. I need her here now! Get her here this instant! Besides, she has her problem under control pretty well. And get me the engine room on screen. Letice, raise our shields!"

CO: "Yes Captain Dr. Burnham Sir!"

TO: "Shields are up!"

* On the viewscreen appeared a young fat woman. In one hand she was holding an icecream cone and the other held an as yet untouched hotdog. What she was currently chewing on, only she knew. When she saw Dr. Burnham on her screen, she tried to salute and nearly knocked off the box of chocolates that was on her desk.

Burnham: "Sheila, reroute the power from the FTL drives to the regular engines. We need all the speed we can get. Also, take the AFDIII system offline and use its cold fusion drive to enhance our shield strength. Do it now!"

EO: "Mmhmuff mmr mrnhrm!"

Burnham: "Spit that out!"

EO: "Yes Dr. Burnham! I'll see to it imeediately!"

Burnham: "Larry! I want you to perform a thorough scan of this system. Especially look for any signs of cloaked ships or other structures that may not show up on normal scans. And see if you can determine the source of that gravity well. Is it natural or artificial?"

SO: "Will do."

Burnham: "Put the ship on alert status. Inform sickbay and the damage control teams of the situation and tell them to stand by. Wayne, have the fighter pilots get to their ships, but do not yet give any launch clearances."

WC: "Ayaye Dr. Burnham."

Burnham: "Judy, take us in pursuit of captain Killer, full speed, and be ready for some evasive action."

Helm: "Okidoki Burnie!"

* As everybody followed up on their orders and The Outcast went after The Gripstar in a hurry, Lisa finally entered the bridge...

------------------------
ACTIONS:

- use advanced scanners to ACTIVELY scan the entire system for possible cloaked ships and structures.
- use advanced scanners to determine origin of gravity well (natural/artificial).
- reroute power from ftl drives to engines for extra speed
- raise shields.
- take AFD3 offline and use its cold fusion drive to enhance shield strength.
- entire ship is put on highest alert level.
- fighters are standing by to be launched, but are as yet on hold.
- sickbay and ADCT teams are standing by to repair and heal where and when this is necessary to minimise casualties and effects from possible damage.
- helm is taking the ship in pursuit of mister acidk.

actions noted

[AcidK]

Cid's eye widened as the first shots were fired upon the Gripstar, and imediatly launched out of his seat, shouting orders to his bridge crew.

Cid: Sh*t! Get us in evasive manauver! Get us out of range from those asteroids, now!
Helm: Moving us now, sir!
Cid: Launch all fighters, orders are to Scatter and Confuse! Draw their fire from the Gripstar but bomb those asteroids at the same time!
WO: Fighters are launching, sir! Orders sent!
Cid: Keep the main cannon charging, I want it ready to fire as soon as possible! All other weapons are to divert energy to the sheilds, same with the FTL drive!
WO: Hellbore Cannon charging, sire!
EO: Diverting the energy now, sir!

Cid paced towards the holomap of the asteroid belt, frowning angrily at the veiw.

Cid: Send out a warning beacon and distress signal, quick burst only. Message as follows: Ambushed by hidden asteroid defense systems, ships are active and not abandonned as previous scans indicated. Require assistance. End message.
Comms: Sending the message now, sir.
Cid: And get me a full scan of all those asteroids, I want to know what makes them tick and how we can take them down with minimal damage!
SO: Scanning now, sir.

Cid's No1 hopped up next to him, or at least next to his leg, and looked at the holomap carefully.

No1: Sir, we could send the ship behind some of the asteroids to avoid being hit, however those destroyers may be able to follow us and track us down.
Cid: If we can pull up out of range, we may be able to turn around with all three capital ships and make a proper assault. Until then we will have to avoid being hit at all.

---Summary---
Cancel all previous orders (except cannon charge)
Gripstar to use evasive manauvers
Gripstar to move away from asteroids
All fighters launch
Fighters to use Scatter and Confuse tactics to draw fire and reduce chance of being hit.
Continue charge of Hellbore Cannon (last charging post)
Divert energy from all redundant weapon systems and FTL drives towards sheild generator (recharge and re-enfocre)
Send out distress and warning signal to other captains
Full-Scan both asteroids for detailed information on them

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by flapjack

ooc/ Isn't a light-year a bit far... Seeing as how that'll take us at least 2 years to get to the system and back? Wouldn't it be more like a few light-hours? /ooc

No1: "That Dr Burnham figure has a point though... How are they supposed to beat 2 attack destroyers?"

Flapjack: "Think about it, 2 attack destroyers, a command carrier and another carrier. Think the 3 of us stand even a remote chance against that? We'll be heading over to the 3rd and 4th planet to rally some extra Shraanian ships to back us up. With this ship and our drives, as well as a bit of luck, we should be ready to go before the other ships arrive at the 5th planet. 3v4 is no fair, don't you think?"

No1: "You've got a point sir..."

Flapjack: "Comms, open a channel to Dr Burnham."

Comms: "Channel open sir."

Flapjack: "I think you'll find my ship a little faster then yours. I intend to use that speed by gathering some back-up in system before the rest of you arrive, a light-year is a LONG distance you know."

see post

[Bakan]

*After a lengthy conference, decides to contact the merchants to see what information can be found.*

[Lady Hawk]

Bakan Mission 2 -

Location - PRIME SPACE
Distance - 125 light years

Objective :-

To recover any data/equipment salvagable on board an abandoned Space station that has just been rediscoverd by KIPIRE merchants

Rising Fall Ship Stats

Remaining Money: -58,100

Defence Corvette - 60000
Phased Colapsioum Hull Armour
AFD II
AMD II
ADCT
8 shield mounts
6 turrent mounts
2 external mounts
2 additional mounts
150 tonnes hold

Engine
Warp Drive – 500 - Engine Mount
Impulse Drive - 2000 - 1 Additional
Impulse Drive - 2000 - 1 Additional

Protection
Phased Colapsioum Hull Armour
Phase Shields - 6000 - 2 Shield

Offensive
Phaser 1 – 100 - 1 Turret
Phaser 1 - 100 - 1 Turret
Pulse Phaser - 500 - 2 Turret
EMP Cannon - 200 - 1 Converted Shield
EMP Cannon - 200 - 1 Converted Shield

Shuttles
Assault Shuttle - 3000 - 1 External
Assault Shuttle - 3000 - 1 External

Accessories
Tractor Beam Mk X – 1500 - 2 Converted Shield
Tractor Beam Mk X – 1500 - 2 Converted Shield
Deflector Dish - 300 - 1 Converted Turret
Phase Scanners – 1000 - 1 Converted Turret


Jump 1 - all appears to be ok
fuel left - 90%

SO - scanning ..... found the merchants sir there are 2 of them

Armed Bulk Frieghters

It seems that they are having a bit of a problem with some Brigands sir specs as follows :-

Ranger Class - Merchant Escort Carrier
3000 tonnes hold

Shields:
x2 Phase Shields

Weaponry:
x2 Quad Blaster Cannons
x4 Twin Blaster Cannons

External:
x2 Cruise Missile Launchers
x50 Alpha Class Fighters

Additional:
x1 Ablative Armour

x1 Advanced AI Ships Computer
x1 Advanced Tactics Computer
x1 Advanced Engineering Bay

Engines/Drives:
x1 Anti Matter Drive
x1 Warp Drive

Comms - they are issuing a distress signal

No1 - we are not a war ship sir but we may be albe to help them its only an MEC

TO - and if we do not help them there goes our info

WO - but if we do help them then we may get a big fat bonus

[flapjack]

Flapjack: "Helm, redirect to aid the Gripstar, but keep us well out of range of those asteroids. Engineering, status on the linear pulse? No1, analyse. Comms, radio silence from this moment on."

Helm: "Course laid out, all engines all ahead full."

Engineering: "I'm on it sir."

TO: "Fire at will sir?"

No1: "We'll have to deal with those asteroid bases later. For now we need to get to those destroyers asap."

Flapjack: "Yes Tactical, fire at will when those enemies get into range."

---Summary---
head for the Gripstar, making sure to stay out of asteroid base range.
fire at the destroyers if they come into range
charge linear pulse (2nd charge post)

[rop1964]

hi , i m new, so if my ship design is flawed . it s basically cause i did it at warp speed and with what i saw as info.. :-)be quick to tell me flaws or misconception i may have done... :-)

[rop1964]

as a child, Robert Crimshaw often had great grades and easy time in most of the scientific tech contest he enter, mostly due to an uncanny ability to sense , to a certain limit, the future.. kind like premonition. though he never personnaly understood how or why.. he grew up with the gift.. never boasting about it. but many surrounding him suspect something was not right.. and often told his father.. the station chief of Omincron 4 space station.. to ask about the child uncanny ability.. Busy as he was Captain Crimshaw never notice this until Robert became old enough to enter into station fight patrol training..

Robert instructor.. a big muscular man named Howard Desautel , train the young man into flight procedure and spaceship manuvers.. Robert learn quickly.. often surprising Desautel with questions about ship systems and ship design ideas..

then came time for Robert to train on simulator.. fat first , the challenge of facing a computer was not appealing to him.. thinking it would be more interesting to pilot the real thing of redign it , rather that trying to shoot down simulation... but he complied.. he computer always coming with new and faster manuvers to take the your man at a disavantage.. But Robert was seemingly always a step ahead on the computer!!

So much so, that after 3 year of training and studying, Robert was promote 1st class, and given the rank of enseign. At age 21, he was the youngest pilot to get promote. That was noted by his father, who decided to have him go of space patrol, with a squad of 6 other fighters.. Robert found that patroling space and verifying cargo was not as fun as he thought.. until , 6 year later, while patroling.. his radio started sounding with a distress call ..

This is the destroyer attack class Rising Sun, calling all ships in the area.. mayday.. mayday.. we re under attack by 3 Heavy corvettes and 20 fighters... we request assistance.. shield are down ..

The Rising Sun.. his father s ship!!.. nothing was more important , more urgent to the young man...
his wing on his tail.. they charged as fast as their engin could carry them.. they arrive just in time to see the attack destroyer blown to bit , but not before it fired on the lead corvette and it s escort.. turn the sector of space into a giant fireball...

fulled by rage , he engage 2 fighters and soaked them in a missile barrage that blew them up.. soon after , 4 heavy cruiser arrived to the area.. forcing thethe remaing ships to retreat..

Once back on the station.. he started to inquire about ship supply , weapons , shield generators, and enlist the aid of the station engineers... he showed them holosimulation of a ship he wanted build with what the based acquired through the years of fight vs the pirated and from salvage of battle.. it would be his ship..
a destroyer leader of a new design.. The Black Dagger.

The Black Dagger would be fast , sleek and deadly.. using 2 impulse drive , colapsium armor , transwarp technology , and would be equip with th best of stealth technology available....

But Robert knew he d need a crew, ppls who would want to help him avenge his father's death
the first person to come to mind was his mentor , Lieutenant Howard Desautel.. the man seeing Robert since his graduation, and sharing the grief of a lost friend, accepted the offer.. though it would be years till the Black Dagger would be ready. Robert asked the engineer /pilot to oversee the construction of the ship while ould go to the Officer Training Academy.

After another 10 years passed, Robert returned to the Space Station, a full captain by now, and eager to let his new found determination and new tactical skills do havoc on those pirates.

Entering the the Construction Bay of the station, the first thing he saw was a huge piece of blackness.. The Black Dagger was almost finish.. maybe another week or two.. crews and technicians were moving in and out of the ship, putting What was looking up as finishing touches here and there...

"a fine ship it will be.. once it s finish... " said Desautel with a proud look on the ship.. Turning to face Robert, he suggested "Want to inspected it sir?" he offered kindly.. knowing more than guessing the young man eagerness. Robert, not looking at the lieutenant, nodded.. starting toward the ship.. slowly.. like if it would disappear if he got to close. surely, everything was as he expected.. a twin impulse drive working in concert with a transwarp drive! alot of energy to feed the weapons and shield.. the armor made of colapsium was gliming only where light shone.. like a Black diamond..

"Ship status?" asked Robert, curious to know what was still needing to be done..

"engins have been installed and tested, working at 80% efficacity atm , energy weapons installed yet but not the torpedo launchers, should be dealt with withing the next few days, ship shield working at 95% efficatity, the engineer crew excpect to get it up to 99 % in 2 days.. cloaking shield and cloaking device fully active.. full computer and scanner arrays and upgrade install, still needing a few days of adjusting.. no medical bay, engineering or scientific bay also missing.. 25 ton of supply and reload in the cargo hold, though adding a few tractor beam would be ideals.. crew is manned ..." said Desautel..

"enseign Green estimate all ships system and upgrade should be at full capacity in 72 hours, lieutenant Andrew seem annoy that she cant get comm to work long range.. something about ion radiation making the transmitters no fonctional.. scanners also seem to have suffer but at a lesser degree"

"So more tweaking need to be done, and we ll be ready to go out "Robert finished..
"is there anything that need to be adress?"
"actually sir, we do have a small problem " said Desautel , " the construction of the ship used almost all the money your father left to you.. and the station is ill equip to do the remaining work" Desautel continued..
"we aldo need a tactical officier and a helmsman, not to mention a doctor!"

"alright then.. As soon as Major Barett comes to relieve me from Station duty, we ll head for the nearest Star Forteress or planet factory to finish repair and preparation" said Robert Crimshaw.

3 days later.. Major Barrett arrived at the space station , with 10 other officers.. taking command of the station , relieving the young captain .

"Barrett to Black Dagger.. , Captain Crimshaw, how s your status ?"

"Black Dagger ready to take her leave, sir! Awaiting permission to leave and opening of bay doors" replied Crimshaw.

looking around his bridge, he was now , for the first time in year, Anxious to get on the move.. uneasiness crawling under his skin, like a black cloud about to burst..

"Space Station Omnicron 4 to Black Dagger" came a message on comm , " opening bay doors , you re clear to go"

"helm, all ahead, 2/3 impulse.. let s get moving.. " ordered Crimshaw
"heading sir?" asked Helen Pool, the young helmsan
"starbase 234" said Crimshaw, not noticing his helmsman and old flight colleague.
"aye aye sir!"
"engage full impulse once we re clear the station till we re out of the system, then jump to transwarp." said Crimshaw again.

halfway out of the system , a signal came in through the comm.
Comm Officer Darren McCabe notified with a somewhat hesitant voice the Captain.

"Sir... I m receiving a message , but it s badly garbled, look like there s lot of static .. i dont understand why sir.. "
"put it on audio.." replied Redgrave, the 1st officer
"putting on audio now , sir"

"This is xzzzcxcggg ...tion Omni ...dxgyuugyfgy are under att... dsgfgfhggogo[uhbbv .. fleet of ..... fgdtyft7oggh..
torpedoes are... gfguygguigftrs[p]ik ...too many ships are firing.. we need help... i reap...fdfgdstryggytfyp[
... omnicron 4 were under attack.. a fleet of .... fdtyo[]pju[igdlkjpop[pik.. shield are at 50%.. weapons failing.."

"sir .. we lost contact with the space station, sir. What s your orders?"
"red alert.. all weapon to charge, helm hard 180, we re going in"
from the arm comm of the captain seat..

"captain sir!, this is engineering... shield are not raising.. and the weapon array is not fully install.. we cant go.. it would be suicide!!!"

at that moment , Crimshaw letted out the biggest and loudest stream of curse he could have thought of... to the dismay of his bridge officers.

"ensign Green .. full sensor sweep.. we got to know what s going on!! engin room.. engage cloaking device!! full impulse ahead, helm hard 180 again.. let s run while we can, back to star forteress 234"

From science station :"sir shockwave class 2 imcoming.. 25 second to impact.. i cant find space station omnicron4 sir!, scanning show 12 battle cruiser and many escort ships on aheading of 124 mark 8 moving away"

"enginroom.. transwarp now.. "order Crimshaw.

as the second passed.. a vibration start overtaking the new destroyer.. then the transwarp corridor formed allowing escape from the incoming energy wave.

"let s get to base and report" said Crimshaw , his eyes having fires in them, his jaw thightly close and his fist uncounscious banging on his chair...


Black Dagger ship stats

destroyer leader class 28000

6 shield mounts
14 turret mounts
10 external mount
10 additional mount
1150 cargo hold space


protection

colapsioum armor 1 ext mount 20000$
cloaking device 2 ext mount 3000$
additionnal hull 1 add mount 1000$



shield

cloaking shield 5 shield mount 20000$


offensive

particle laser x2 4 turret mount 3000$ long range weapon
heavy iomd cannon x1 4 turret mount 1500$ long range weapon
quantam torpedo x2 2 turret mount 2000$ long range weapon
phased torpedoes x2 2 turret mount 2000$ long range weapon


engine/drive

2 impulse engine 2 drive mount (add) 4000$ +750 energy x 2
1 transwarp drive 1 drive mount (add) 2000$ +300


accessoire

deflector dish 1 ext mount 300$ +50% on scanning range
sensor array 1add+1ext mount 2000$ scan area up to 1 light year
lateral sensor array 1add+3ext mount 500$ 360 degree scanning
phased scanner 1add mount+ defl dish 1000$
adv ship ai computer 1add mount+1 ton cargo 250$ +10% on ship syst operation
adv ship ai computer upg 1add mount+10 ton cargo 500$ +30% on ship syst operation
adv tactical computer 1add mount 400$ enhence damage on lock target (+x%)
adv tactical computer upg 1add mount+10 ton cargo 800$ +30% to hit, track 100 object


in cargo hold

3 case of phase torpedo reload
3 case of quantum torpedo reload

money left 1500

[rop1964]

Black Dagger (destroyer leader class)

Officier

Robert Crimshaw Captain ability 6 th sense, tactical and science skill 31 yrs old

Adam Redgrave 1st officer/tactical officer ability Tactical, security, pistol and rifle marksman 28 yrs old

Howard Desautel Chief engineer abilty Engineering and shield repair/design, pilot 50 yrs old

Helen Pool helmsman ability starship and fighter pilot, 27 yrs old

Darren Green Science officer ability Computer and scanner tinker weapon designer 35yrs old

no medical officer yet

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by rop1964

as a child, Robert Crimshaw often had great grades and easy time in most of the scientific tech contest he enter, mostly due to an uncanny ability to sense , to a certain limit, the future.. kind like premonition. though he never personnaly understood how or why.. he grew up with the gift.. never boasting about it. but many surrounding him suspect something was not right.. and often told his father.. the station chief of Omincron 4 space station.. to ask about the child uncanny ability.. Busy as he was Captain Crimshaw never notice this until Robert became old enough to enter into station fight patrol training..

Robert instructor.. a big muscular man named Howard Desautel , train the young man into flight procedure and spaceship manuvers.. Robert learn quickly.. often surprising Desautel with questions about ship systems and ship design ideas..

then came time for Robert to train on simulator.. fat first , the challenge of facing a computer was not appealing to him.. thinking it would be more interesting to pilot the real thing of redign it , rather that trying to shoot down simulation... but he complied.. he computer always coming with new and faster manuvers to take the your man at a disavantage.. But Robert was seemingly always a step ahead on the computer!!

So much so, that after 3 year of training and studying, Robert was promote 1st class, and given the rank of enseign. At age 21, he was the youngest pilot to get promote. That was noted by his father, who decided to have him go of space patrol, with a squad of 6 other fighters.. Robert found that patroling space and verifying cargo was not as fun as he thought.. until , 6 year later, while patroling.. his radio started sounding with a distress call ..

This is the destroyer attack class Rising Sun, calling all ships in the area.. mayday.. mayday.. we re under attack by 3 Heavy corvettes and 20 fighters... we request assistance.. shield are down ..

The Rising Sun.. his father s ship!!.. nothing was more important , more urgent to the young man...
his wing on his tail.. they charged as fast as their engin could carry them.. they arrive just in time to see the attack destroyer blown to bit , but not before it fired on the lead corvette and it s escort.. turn the sector of space into a giant fireball...

fulled by rage , he engage 2 fighters and soaked them in a missile barrage that blew them up.. soon after , 4 heavy cruiser arrived to the area.. forcing thethe remaing ships to retreat..

Once back on the station.. he started to inquire about ship supply , weapons , shield generators, and enlist the aid of the station engineers... he showed them holosimulation of a ship he wanted build with what the based acquired through the years of fight vs the pirated and from salvage of battle.. it would be his ship..
a destroyer leader of a new design.. The Black Dagger.

The Black Dagger would be fast , sleek and deadly.. using 2 impulse drive , colapsium armor , transwarp technology , and would be equip with th best of stealth technology available....

But Robert knew he d need a crew, ppls who would want to help him avenge his father's death
the first person to come to mind was his mentor , Lieutenant Howard Desautel.. the man seeing Robert since his graduation, and sharing the grief of a lost friend, accepted the offer.. though it would be years till the Black Dagger would be ready. Robert asked the engineer /pilot to oversee the construction of the ship while ould go to the Officer Training Academy.

After another 10 years passed, Robert returned to the Space Station, a full captain by now, and eager to let his new found determination and new tactical skills do havoc on those pirates.

Entering the the Construction Bay of the station, the first thing he saw was a huge piece of blackness.. The Black Dagger was almost finish.. maybe another week or two.. crews and technicians were moving in and out of the ship, putting What was looking up as finishing touches here and there...

"a fine ship it will be.. once it s finish... " said Desautel with a proud look on the ship.. Turning to face Robert, he suggested "Want to inspected it sir?" he offered kindly.. knowing more than guessing the young man eagerness. Robert, not looking at the lieutenant, nodded.. starting toward the ship.. slowly.. like if it would disappear if he got to close. surely, everything was as he expected.. a twin impulse drive working in concert with a transwarp drive! alot of energy to feed the weapons and shield.. the armor made of colapsium was gliming only where light shone.. like a Black diamond..

"Ship status?" asked Robert, curious to know what was still needing to be done..

"engins have been installed and tested, working at 80% efficacity atm , energy weapons installed yet but not the torpedo launchers, should be dealt with withing the next few days, ship shield working at 95% efficatity, the engineer crew excpect to get it up to 99 % in 2 days.. cloaking shield and cloaking device fully active.. full computer and scanner arrays and upgrade install, still needing a few days of adjusting.. no medical bay, engineering or scientific bay also missing.. 25 ton of supply and reload in the cargo hold, though adding a few tractor beam would be ideals.. crew is manned ..." said Desautel..

"enseign Green estimate all ships system and upgrade should be at full capacity in 72 hours, lieutenant Andrew seem annoy that she cant get comm to work long range.. something about ion radiation making the transmitters no fonctional.. scanners also seem to have suffer but at a lesser degree"

"So more tweaking need to be done, and we ll be ready to go out "Robert finished..
"is there anything that need to be adress?"
"actually sir, we do have a small problem " said Desautel , " the construction of the ship used almost all the money your father left to you.. and the station is ill equip to do the remaining work" Desautel continued..
"we aldo need a tactical officier and a helmsman, not to mention a doctor!"

"alright then.. As soon as Major Barett comes to relieve me from Station duty, we ll head for the nearest Star Forteress or planet factory to finish repair and preparation" said Robert Crimshaw.

3 days later.. Major Barrett arrived at the space station , with 10 other officers.. taking command of the station , relieving the young captain .

"Barrett to Black Dagger.. , Captain Crimshaw, how s your status ?"

"Black Dagger ready to take her leave, sir! Awaiting permission to leave and opening of bay doors" replied Crimshaw.

looking around his bridge, he was now , for the first time in year, Anxious to get on the move.. uneasiness crawling under his skin, like a black cloud about to burst..

"Space Station Omnicron 4 to Black Dagger" came a message on comm , " opening bay doors , you re clear to go"

"helm, all ahead, 2/3 impulse.. let s get moving.. " ordered Crimshaw
"heading sir?" asked Helen Pool, the young helmsan
"starbase 234" said Crimshaw, not noticing his helmsman and old flight colleague.
"aye aye sir!"
"engage full impulse once we re clear the station till we re out of the system, then jump to transwarp." said Crimshaw again.

halfway out of the system , a signal came in through the comm.
Comm Officer Darren McCabe notified with a somewhat hesitant voice the Captain.

"Sir... I m receiving a message , but it s badly garbled, look like there s lot of static .. i dont understand why sir.. "
"put it on audio.." replied Redgrave, the 1st officer
"putting on audio now , sir"

"This is xzzzcxcggg ...tion Omni ...dxgyuugyfgy are under att... dsgfgfhggogo[uhbbv .. fleet of ..... fgdtyft7oggh..
torpedoes are... gfguygguigftrs[p]ik ...too many ships are firing.. we need help... i reap...fdfgdstryggytfyp[
... omnicron 4 were under attack.. a fleet of .... fdtyo[]pju[igdlkjpop[pik.. shield are at 50%.. weapons failing.."

"sir .. we lost contact with the space station, sir. What s your orders?"
"red alert.. all weapon to charge, helm hard 180, we re going in"
from the arm comm of the captain seat..

"captain sir!, this is engineering... shield are not raising.. and the weapon array is not fully install.. we cant go.. it would be suicide!!!"

at that moment , Crimshaw letted out the biggest and loudest stream of curse he could have thought of... to the dismay of his bridge officers.

"ensign Green .. full sensor sweep.. we got to know what s going on!! engin room.. engage cloaking device!! full impulse ahead, helm hard 180 again.. let s run while we can, back to star forteress 234"

From science station :"sir shockwave class 2 imcoming.. 25 second to impact.. i cant find space station omnicron4 sir!, scanning show 12 battle cruiser and many escort ships on aheading of 124 mark 8 moving away"

"enginroom.. transwarp now.. "order Crimshaw.

as the second passed.. a vibration start overtaking the new destroyer.. then the transwarp corridor formed allowing escape from the incoming energy wave.

"let s get to base and report" said Crimshaw , his eyes having fires in them, his jaw thightly close and his fist uncounscious banging on his chair...


Black Dagger ship stats

destroyer leader class 38000

protection

colapsioum armor
cloaking shield
cloaking device
additionnal hull


offensive

particle laser x2
heavy iomd cannon x1
quantam torpedo x2
phased torpedoes x2

accessoire

deflector dish
sensor array
lateral sensor array
phased scanner
adv ship ai computer
adv ship ai computer upgrade
adv tactical computer
adv tactical computer upgrade

money left 1500

ship approved

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