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-CMDR Nigel Straun, Fleet Tactical Officer, INDIGO FLEET<br> | -CMDR Nigel Straun, Fleet Tactical Officer, INDIGO FLEET<br> | ||
-CMDR Horatio Sinclair, Fleet Intelligence Officer, BLUE FLEET<br> | -CMDR Horatio Sinclair, Fleet Intelligence Officer, BLUE FLEET<br> | ||
<h3 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">USS FEYNMAN: A Command Decision...(Cont.)</h3> | |||
<h4 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">by | |||
Andrew Catterick 6-26-1996</h4> | |||
SD: 80626.2300<br> | |||
MD: 5.1145<br> | |||
Scene: Ready-Room<br> | |||
Post#54<br> | |||
> Zane smiled and said, "And how many times did the ship rip itself apart in the simulations?"<br> | |||
><br> | |||
> "Only twice, sir, out of twenty simulations, and those were at speeds in<br> | |||
> excess of warp 3. I think that a warp jump to warp 2 should be enough.<br> | |||
> Once they see our warp engines move up, they'll be expecting us to make a<br> | |||
> forward warp jump, or at the very least, a reverse jump, and will try to<br> | |||
> lead accordingly. Once our jump is complete, we could fire the tractor<br> | |||
> beam at the torpedoes that were meant for us and stear them just enough to<br> | |||
> head for the Cardassians. If they are trying to destroy us with that<br> | |||
> first volley, then at teh very least, their shields should be rendered<br> | |||
> inoperative with that volley of Quantum torpedoes alone, and then we can<br> | |||
> either go in for the kill or transmit our terms for their surrender. I<br> | |||
> would suggest at least firing a few torpedoes of our own once their<br> | |||
> shields are down to disable their weapons systems."<br> | |||
><br> | |||
> Jerran sat back in his chair as calmly as he could and waited for the<br> | |||
> Captain's response...<br> | |||
"It seems our best option but our prime concern is to get this | |||
cure back to EPSILON. If the Cardassians attack we'll execute your | |||
manoeuver up to and including a spread of torpedos. But after that we get | |||
the hell out of here and make a bee-line for the mystery task force out | |||
on the sidelines." Zane noticed the almost imperceptable frown that | |||
briefly flashed across Jerran's face. He sympathized, the idea of running | |||
from a fight seemed wrong. "We might get lucky and be able to do some | |||
real damage to those two monsters but in the long run...it'd only be a | |||
matter of time." | |||
"Understood. What about the away team?" | |||
"Its my guess that the Cardassian's won't make any move on us | |||
until they are all back aboard. That way they are assured of no survivor's | |||
and keeping the cure for themselves." | |||
"Captain, couldn't we just side-step all of this by contacting | |||
the task force and requesting their support before the Cardassians pull | |||
the trigger?" | |||
"That idea seems to make the most sense and everything I've been | |||
taught points to that conclusion but every instinct in me is screaming not | |||
to. They're hanging out there on the edge of our sensors watching but | |||
they know we can see them and the Cardassian's can't. If they wanted to | |||
provide support they could move a little closer. Surely the Cardassain's | |||
wouldn't be foolish enough to try to attack us then." | |||
"So what are they doing out there?" | |||
"Well if the Cardassian's attack us we might, knowing we had | |||
substantial reinforcements, stay and fight. And in the battle we could | |||
very well be destroyed and then they waltz in and decimate Katane...." | |||
"...and then the mystery ships beam down to the Ring and | |||
examine the Luddites we ahve cured and they have the cure." He finished | |||
the thought. "But they are Starfleet vessels! You can't be | |||
suggesting..." | |||
"But who's are they? They're definitly not SILVER and I can't see | |||
any of our neighbouring fleets loaning us 4 capital ship just to drift. | |||
Besides even if they did Admiral Nicholas wouldn't keep us in the dark and | |||
he certainly would park them over the horizon. They'd of come barrelling | |||
in here at warp nine and parked themselves on the Cardassian's backsides." | |||
He shook his head. "No it just feels wrong. And if it turns out that | |||
we're being overly parnoid, it'll mean they come on the scene before the | |||
fight begins and we spent a few hours worrying for nothing." | |||
"What about inoculating the Ring? We can't very well be deploying | |||
shuttles if the Cardassians are planning to attack. And since they know | |||
that is our plan they'll probably hold their fire until we're in the | |||
middle of flight operations. I would." | |||
Zane nodded in agreement. "Makes sense. The retrieval of the | |||
away team will be the catalyst. Either they attack or they don't. If | |||
they do were ready for them. If they don't we tell them we're going to | |||
join up with our task force because it will be a much more efficent way | |||
to spread the cure. And as an added protection as soon as we enter warp | |||
we start sending the cure and our findings to EPSILON on every sub-space | |||
frequency we can. Once the cat's out of the bag I think the danger will | |||
defuse itself." | |||
Satisfied with their options but disquieted with some of the | |||
ramifications both men returned to the bridge. Jerran resumed his | |||
post and Zane filled Koreth in on the coming plan. | |||
<<<NRPG>>> | |||
Couldn't resist adding more.. | |||
Away Team: This will be kept underwraps up here on the ship to make sure | |||
we don't give ourselves away to any Cardi eavesdropping. O | |||
Respectfully,<br> | |||
Andy<br> | |||
-CMDR Zane, Commanding Officer, USS FEYNMAN<br> | |||
-LT.CMDR Tarsa Rogers, Executive Officer, USS GAUSS<br> | |||
-CMDR Nigel Straun, TACFLEET Liason Officer, INDIGO FLEET<br> | |||