DusaQ VeS Chapter 05: "Counterstrike"

"In battle, the greatest advantage lies in the ability to shape the battlefield before the fighting starts. This requires the use of intelligence, as earlier discussed, but it also requires the element of surprise. You must dictate the conditions of combat so that you have won before your enemy is allowed to respond. As long as he is forced to react to your tactics, victory will be yours. If you lose the initiative and are forced to adapt and react to your enemy, your plans and preparations are all wasted and defeat will dog your heels.

 

The greatest danger in battle lies in not knowing when to request assistance. It may damage your ego to acknowledge your dependence on others to achieve vicctory, but a satisfied ego is no comfort in useless defeat and death."

 Stardate 0909.17 Command candidate Sompek, IKS tIHoy. The tIHoy and the N'taka have been repaired and temporarily assigned to General Kapact's Ab'Qaff Battle Group and dispatched with elements of that group to Tal'Ihnor Gates system. There we will aid in the investigation of events that took place there, as well as securing the system. Our assembled fleet consisted of the following ships:

IKS Ab'Qaff

General Kapact

Heavy cruiser KCA IKS Perseus Captain Torek

Heavy cruiser KCA IKS Stovokor Captain Nujak

 Heavy cruiser KCA IKS DuranQo Captain Korvus 

Heavy cruiser KCA IKS Temujin Captain Chorgut

Light cruiser KCL IKS Hammer

Captain M'Cet       

Light cruiser KCL IKS Capikus

Captain H'Sak        

 

In the remains of theTal'Ihnor Gates system, we encountered a Sha'kurian Fleet equal in size to our own holding station near two of their construction ships that were building a globular device that completely encased the rift that had once been a black hole in the system.

Fortunately we arrived cloaked, and were able to in. The Ab'Qaff destroyed the Sha'kurian Long Fang Carrier in a single massive volley:

IKS Ab'Qaff rolls:175 175o/0d

SRS Long Fang rolls:100 0o/100d

Result:

IKS Ab'Qaff damage 0/25

SRS Long Fang destroyed

 

Then it moved through the system, supporting the heavy cruisers that were faced with stiff opposition:

 

IKS Perseus rolls:80  20o/60d

SRS Count rolls:40 0o/40d

Result:

IKS Perseus damage 0/25

SRS Count damage 0/15

 

IKS Perseus rolls:10  0o/15d

SRS Count rolls:60  0o/60d

Result:

IKS Perseus damage 0/25

SRS Count damage 0/15

 

IKS Perseus rolls:30  0o/30d

SRS Count rolls:60   60o/d

Result:

IKS Perseus destroyed

SRS Count damage 0/15

 

IKS Ab'Qaff rolls:75  15o/60d

SRS Count rolls:30   0o/30d

Result:

IKS AbQaff damage 0/25

SRS Count damage 0/15

 

IKS Ab'Qaff rolls:100  100o/d

SRS Count rolls:50   0o/50d

Result:

IKS Ab'Qaff damage 0/25

SRS Count destroyed

 

IKS Stovokor rolls:96  60o/60d

SRS Duke rolls:60 0o/60d

Result:

IKS Stovokor damage 0/25

SRS Duke damage 0/15

 

IKS Stovokor rolls:40  0o/40d

SRS Duke rolls:40  0o/40d

Result:

IKS Stovokor damage 0/25

SRS Duke damage 0/15

 

IKS Stovokor rolls: 60  0o/60d

SRS Duke rolls:40  0o/40d

Result:

IKS Stovokor damage 0/25

SRS Duke damage 0/15

 

IKS Stovokor rolls:40  0o/40d

SRS Duke rolls:60  0o/60d

Result:

IKS Stovokor damage 0/25

SRS Duke damage 0/15

 

IKS Stovokor rolls:40  0o/40d

SRS Duke rolls:40  0o/40d

Result:

IKS Stovokor damage 0/25

SRS Duke damage 0/15

 

IKS Stovokor rolls:20  0o/20d

SRS Duke rolls:20  o/d

Result:

IKS Stovokor damage 0/25

SRS Duke damage 0/15

 

KCA IKS Stovokor rolls:40  40o/d

IKS Ab'Qaff rolls:50 50o/d

SRS Duke rolls:20  0o/20d

Result:

IKS Stovokor damage

0/25

IKS Ab'Qaff damage 0/25

SRS Duke destroyed

 

The Light Cruisers Hammer and Capikus were not so evenly matched, and destroyed their prey with ease:

IKS Capikus rolls:72 72o/d

SRS Royal Blood rolls:16 0o/16d

Result:

IKS Capikus damage /

SRS Royal Blood destroyed

 

IKS Hammer rolls:64  16o/48d

SRS Knight rolls:24 o/24d

Result:

IKS Hammer damage /

SRS Knight damage /

 

IKS Hammer rolls:48  48o/d

SRS Knight rolls:24  0o/24d

Result:

IKS Hammer damage /

SRS Knight destroyed

 

My wingmate, the frigate N'taka, performed gloriously:

IKS N'taka rolls: 24  24o/0d

SRS Errant rolls:16 0o/16d

IKS N'taka damage 0/25

SRS Errant damage 8/15

 

IKS N'taka rolls:16 0o/16d

SRS Errant rolls:24  24o/0d

IKS N'taka damage 8/25

SRS Errant damage 8/15

 

IKS N'taka rolls:24 24o/0d

SRS Errant rolls:12 0o/12d

IKS N'taka damage 8/25

SRS Errant destroyed

 

My battle against the Sha'kurian frigate was quick but gratifying:

IKS tIHoy rolls:32  32o/0d

SRS Apprentice rolls:4  0o/4d

IKS tIHoy damage: /25

SRS Apprentice destroyed

 

Through these battles I learned that while it is a great advantage to decloak and attack, that does not guarantee victory. The Perseus had that advantage, but it was destroyed. I also learned that while we may attack individually, we fight as a team. If the Ab'Qaff had not joined the battle against the SRS Count, the tide of the battle might have turned.

Once we were finished with the Sha'kurian fleet, we turned our attention to the construction ships, which had stopped their work and were attempting to flee. General Kapact ordered me to capture one for examination.

 

IKS tIHoy rolls:24  6o/18d

SRS Freighter1 rolls:3 0o/3d

Result:

IKS tIHoy damage 0/25

SRS Freighter1 damage 3/15

 

IKS tIHoy rolls:24  8o/16d

SRS Freighter1 rolls:3 0o/3d

Result:

IKS tIHoy damage 0/25

SRS Freighter1 damage 8/15

 

SRS Frigate1 shields down. Commence transport six boarding parties vs SRS Frigate's five:

 

Boarding Party Action

 

a)5  a1)6 .winner: a1

b)4  b1)4 .winner: tie

c)4  c1)5 .winner: c1

d)2 d1)6 .winner: d1

e)1,f)5 e1)3 .winner: e,f

 

b)1  b1)1  d1)5.winner: d1

e)2  a1)3 .winner: a1

f)2  c1)4  .winner: c1

 

Our warriors, superior as they are, met unexpectedly strong resistance, and it is with a heavy heart that I am forced to report the loss of all boarding parties. The Sha'kurians then attempted to go to warp at that point, so I was forced to destroy it while the heavy cruiser StoVoKor held the other freighter in a tractor beam. I immediately opened fire on that ship, now concerned that I could fail so completely in front of so many. I will have to request more boarding parties from the Ab'Qaff once I have disabled the freighter.

 

IKS tIHoy rolls:4  4o/0d

SRS Freighter2 rolls:1 0o/1d

Result:

IKS tIHoy damage 0/25

SRS Freighter2 damage 3/15

 

IKS tIHoy rolls:12  6o/6d

SRS Freighter2 rolls:2 0o/2d

Result:

IKS tIHoy damage 0/25

SRS Freighter2 damage 7/15

 

At this point, I chose to attempt to further disable the ship's drive system. If I miscalculate and the freighter is destroyed, the mission's failure will rest on my shoulders.

 

IKS tIHoy rolls:20  7o/13d

SRS Freighter2 rolls:4 0o/4d

Result:

IKS tIHoy damage 0/25

SRS Freighter2 damage 10/15

 

At this point, the drive systems on the freighter were destroyed. I requested ten boarding parties from the Ab'Qaff to overwhelm the Sha'kurian defences.

 

a)2,f)5  a1)4 .winner: a,f

b)4 ,h)1 b1)4 .winner: b,h

c)2,j)5  c1)4 .winner: c, j

d)4,g)2,i)2  d1)6 .winner: d.g

e)2  e1)1 .winner: e

 

 Our forces were victorious, and the freighter was captured. Our task now is to examine the alien technology to determine their plans against us.

 

 

 

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DusaQ VeS Chapter 02: "The Better Part of Valor"

Chapter 02: "The Better Part of Valor"

"Many have tried to convince others of their bravery and heroism by their willingness to die for their nation. But there is a higher calling, and a bolder bravery. While such devotion to duty is admirable, and in fact the expectation of all Klingon warriors, the true hero doesn't throw his or her life away in a glorious but ultimately futile gesture. The true hero grants the enemy the opportunity to die for their nation. There is no cowardice in surviving to serve the greater good, just as there is no reason to fear dying with your teeth in the enemy's throat. When victory calls on you to die for the empire, do so eagerly. But when victory calls on you to survive, do so with your head held high."

Log Entry:

(0809.10) IKS tIHoy Command candidate Sompek returning from the Tal'Ihnor Gates System

I cannot help but feel that we are running away from whatever destroyed the Pok'tarl battle group. But it would be foolish and even disloyal to throw away the splinter of intelligence that we've gained in a futile attack on a superior foe about which we know almost nothing. For that matter, we actually have no evidence that the battle group was destroyed. We can only assume and prepare for the worst. We are due to dock with Qo'noS starbase in two days.

Early in the first day of our cloaked travel, we were pulled from warp by a massive gravity well emanating from a Sha'kurian frigate. I ordered the tIHoy decloaked and into attack mode. We cannot allow the creatures to retrieve or destroy the intelligence in our hold.

IKS tI'Hoy rolls:16 0o/16d

SRS Frigate rolls:16 o/16d

Result:

IKS tI'Hoy damage 0/22

SRS Frigate damage 0/15

IKS tI'Hoy rolls:12 12o/0d

SRS Frigate rolls:8 o/8d

Result:

IKS tI'Hoy damage 0/22

SRS Frigate damage 4/15

IKS tI'Hoy rolls:24 0o/24d

SRS Frigate rolls:16 0o/16d

Result:

IKS tI'Hoy damage 0/22

SRS Frigate damage 4/15

IKS tI'Hoy rolls:16 0o/16d

SRS Frigate rolls:20 0o/20d

Result:

IKS tI'Hoy damage 0/22

SRS Frigate damage 4/15

IKS tI'Hoy rolls:4 o/4d

SRS Frigate rolls:8 8o/0d

Result:

IKS tI'Hoy damage 4/22

SRS Frigate damage 3/15

IKS tI'Hoy rolls:4 0o/4d

SRS Frigate rolls:16 4o/12d

Result:

IKS tI'Hoy damage 4/22

SRS Frigate damage 3/15

IKS tI'Hoy rolls:20 0o/20d

SRS Frigate rolls:4 0o/4d

Result:

IKS tI'Hoy damage 4/22

SRS Frigate damage 3/15

IKS tI'Hoy rolls:12 12o/0d

SRS Frigate rolls:4 0o/4d

Result:

IKS tI'Hoy damage 4/22

SRS Frigate damage 11/15

IKS tI'Hoy rolls:8 0o/8d

SRS Frigate rolls:4 o/4d

Result:

IKS tI'Hoy damage 3/22

SRS Frigate damage 10/15

IKS tI'Hoy rolls:16 o/16d

SRS Frigate rolls:16 0o/16d

Result:

IKS tI'Hoy damage 3/22

SRS Frigate damage 10/15

IKS tI'Hoy rolls:12 0o/12d

SRS Frigate rolls:8 0o/8d

Result:

IKS tI'Hoy damage 3/22

SRS Frigate damage 10/15

IKS tI'Hoy rolls:16 16o/0d

SRS Frigate rolls:4 o/4d

Result:

IKS tI'Hoy damage 2/22

SRS Frigate destroyed

The unidentified Sha'kurian frigate put up a strong fight, but the valor of my crew and the battle-worthiness of the tIHoy proved vastly superior. We are going to jump back into warp without stopping to repair.

We were at warp for another day, unable to repair the damage we'd sustained, but not slowed either. Then we were pulled from warp again, and faced with another Sha'kurian frigate. Fortunately, the tIHoy held together during combat, and the enemy was destroyed. There is now nothing standing between us and home.

 

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KrIstaK Fleet Emblem

This is my KrIstak Fleet Emblem....

Kapact

Summary of Events Stardate 0909.01

TNG Era:
Cautious optimism continues to come from Ambassador Endara Khan and Captain
Reggie Farrell on board the USS Exeter in their ongoing diplomatic mission
in the Delta Quadrant. Ambassador Khan reports firm agreements with the
Kazon Ogla and Ogla-Mar sects on a variety of issues including mutual
defense and cultural exchange. They also discussed strategies for
approaching other Kazon sects.

Further analysis of the biomatter recovered by survey teams from the USS
Guadalcanal confirmed a connection with their findings and two thousand year
old human biomatter found elsewhere in the Delta Quadrant and two thousand
year old Vulcan hull fragments discovered by a Klingon taskforce in the
recently charted wa'Hom system. Vulcan representatives are pressing for all
data related to the findings. The USS Guadalcanal reports no sign of the
warbird Decius.

The USS Lily Sloane has confirmed chronometric disturbances emanating from
the subspace rift discovered in the Coramonde system. Telemetry from a
second probe launched through the rift has revealed a previously uncharted
solar system. The Lily Sloane is prepping a planetary probe to further study
the system

Starships USS Archer and USS Arizona report an increase in conflicts between
Klingon and Romulan forces in the hotly contested Triangle Zone. They have
been forced to pull back on more than one occasion in order to stay out of
the conflict.

TOS Era:
There have been further diplomatic protests from the Klingon Empire in
response to an alleged incursion into their space by a fleet of Federation
starships. While it is presumed to be a hoax, Klingon diplomats claim to
have recovered debris from one of the Federation starships that are supposed
to have been destroyed behind Klingon lines. Vulcan Ambassador Sarek
indicates that he is volunteering to begin talks with the Klingons in an
attempt to stop the escalation of rhetoric.

ENT Era:

Starfleet mnoitor stations continue to record Romulan signal traffic about
an unidentified Earth ship probing distant areas of their frontier. There
seems to be no mention of any conflict with the vessel, which is presumed to
be the Challenger NX-07

Columbia NX-02 has projected a course for what is presumed to be a Romulan
craft that attacked civilian shipping in the Denobulan system. The course
leads into territory believed to be claimed by the Tholians.

Yorktown NX-03 reports no sightings yet in its mission to investigate the
disappearance of two Sloane Class light cruisers. They in turn had been
investigating the disappearance of the Roddenberry EX-01, which had been on
a deep space probe towards the center of the galaxy.

Command College:

What Are Your Orders, Captain?
(TOS Era)"Our Fleet's In Jeopardy" Resolution
More than a month ago, the USS Xerxes completed a dangerous journey across
Klingon space to investigate a loss of contact with the Federation outpost
at Archer IV. It discovered that the outpost was still safe, but desperately
needed reinforcing. Section 31 has dispatched a fleet to cross Klingon space
to do just that. The fleet consisted of the Heavy Cruisers USS Nelson USS
Halsey USS Farragut USS Churchill and USS Eisenhower. In the Morska sector,
the fleet encountered and destroyed a Klingon freighter. In the Mempa
sector, the fleet was faced with a full-sized Klingon task force. It was
victorious, and no distress signal was sent to alert more Klingons.
Unfortunately, during the battle, the Nelson sustained massive damage,
requiring the fleet to remain in the sector for two days. Then, on its first
day of waiting, another Klingon taskforce happened upon the fleet. The
Klingons were again destroyed before they could get a signal out, but during
the battle, the damaged Nelson was destroyed, and the Halsey was crippled.
Again, the fleet will have to wait two days before the Halsey can continue
the mission.Fleet Captain Tiberius is now faced with a diminished fleet and
the real possibility of failing in his mission. Waiting in the Mempa sector
for two more days seems to present the risk of losing yet another starship.
They dare not leave the Halsey alone while they continue on, nor does it
seem prudent to divide the fleet in order to guard the Halsey while it
completes repairs. Also, requesting reinforcements would still require a two
day wait since the closest starship is a day away from the neutral zone.
Every possible alternative endangers the mission and the fleet...

Fleet Captain Tiberius chose to chance holding the fleet in place to repair
the damaged Halsey rather than splitting up the fleet or waiting for
reinforcements. As it turned out, the fleet encountered no more serious
opposition on its journey through Klingon space. The following is a record
of its journey:

Day One: encountered KDN IKS Ro DoQ Vaj. Ro DoQ Vaj destroyed. No signal
sent. (0709.15) USS Halsey, USS Farragut, USS Eisenhower, USS Churchill vs
IKS Ro DoQ Vaj

Day Two: No enemy encountered. Fleet departs for Beta Lankal.

(0709.15) Beta Lankal: Three Klingon Light Cruisers encountered. (0709.15)
USS Halsey, USS Farragut, USS Eisenhower, USS Churchill vs IKS Graltha, IKS
D'visor, IKS Kham'letlh. IKS Graltha, IKS D'visor, IKS Kham'letlh destroyed.
No damage to fleet. Signal detected. Fleet departs Beta Lankal.

(0709.15) Pheben: Six DEFSATS encountered.
(0709.20) USS Halsey, USS Farragut, USS Eisenhower, USS Churchill vs
KDEFSATS 1-6. 2/22 damage to Halsey. DEFSATs destroyed. No signal sent.
Fleet moves on. The fleet arrived in the Archer system the next day.

For next week:

(TNG Era) "The Loss of the USS Norgay Tensing"
Part One:
Edward Linville, captain of the USS Midway, is on a survey mission in the
far reaches of the Beta Quadrant when he receives a prerecorded subspace
data packet from his lifelong friend Captain Emma Hillary of the USS Norgay
Tensing. The text-only message seems unusually long and rambling, and
includes several confusing references to her upcoming retirement. Captain
Linville knows that as recent as two weeks ago, Captain Hillary had been
making detailed plans for a long career. But most confusing is the fact that
the message, which seems to contain no classified or even sensitive
information, has seven levels of encryption, all dependent upon anecdotes
from childhood adventures shared by the two. Captain Linville attempts to
contact Captain Hillary after reading the message, but is unable to. Further
inquiry reveals that the USS Norgay Tensing was lost with all hands after
inadvertantly straying into Tholian space. Captain Linville suspects that
there is more to this than a navigational error. He also knows that while
his survey misson is important, the longer he waits to investigate, the
harder it will be to get to the truth. He also knows that regulations
require him to advise Starfleet and request permission to abandon his
mission, but he fears that a coverup might exist within Starfleet. What are
your orders, Captain?
Choose what you think should be the next course of action, and write a brief
summary.There are no predetermined right or wrong answers. Feel free to
discuss the challenge with other players. Every player who submits an entry
receives a "Command College Point". Ten of those equal an experience point.
The most popular choice will determine the next step taken.

Captain's Log (From last week)
"...a concept we never considered..."

13)Class J Gas Giant
Age: 2-10 billion years
Diameter: 50,000-140,000 km
Location: Cold Zone
Surface: Tenuous, comprised of gaseous hydrogen and hydrogen compounds;
radiates some heat
Atmosphere: Zones vary in temperature, pressure and composition
Life forms: Hydrocarbon-based
Example: Jupiter, Saturn

(ENT Era) EX-02 Patterson
Captain Matthew Von

We weren't specifically ordered to assist in the search for the Roddenberry,
but we were sent to continue its mission. Since that would naturally takes
us along the same path, it would be irresponsible to not have a look around.
As we passed the last known position of the Roddenberry, we found a solar
system consisting of the rubble of five planets and a single surviving class
J gas giant. A planetary probe launched into the atmosphere transmitted what
appeared to be an electronic reflecton of the Patterson. We assumed and
hoped that we had found the Roddenberry, but in fact, what we'd discovered
was a record of the Roddenberry's passage through the system. As soon as the
telemetry began to come through, we started to get insight into what
happened to the five planets in this system. We knew, from dispersal
patterns as well as subatomic studies of the planetary debris, that the
disaster was a recent one, and we were concerned about the fate of the
Roddenberry in the middle of all of this. We didn't expect to find the cause
of the disaster. For some reason, the Roddenberry entered the atmosphere of
the gas giant, and seconds later, five planets were destroyed. There seems
to be little doubt that the two incidents are connected. Still, there is no
indication that the Roddenberry left the system, or that it was destroyed.
There is no obvious answer, but still, there is an explanation somwhere that
eludes us. Something out of the ordinary. A concept we never considered. A
rational explanation we didn't pick up on. But we also aren't leaving
without an answer.

(For Next Week: Expand the following into a log entry of at least 100 words.
Members post answers to the yahoogroup or the 'comment' feature on the
blogsite. Lurkers feel free to leave comments on the blogsite)

"...nothing to do with our mission..."