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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Shik: [QB] Q3 answers: [b]1)[/b] (akb1979) Yeah, absolutely we'll render aid. If they'll have it; they might tell us to piss off. I actually have 2 ships in the area, [i]Sumati [/i] & [i]Zhiao Lok [/i]. The latter will respond, with the former continuing its patrol run but also keeping an eye out. Also, there's no harm in enticing some of the Cardassians into possibly telling us tales & maybe making offers of asylum to them; I'm sure they'd do tHe same if the roles were reversed. And if any engineering teams can get a good look at Cardassian equipment & computer files, great. In fact, if there's anyobe in the area on either ship with intel experience, I want them heavily involved. [b]2)[/b] I like this plan. Capital idea, Lieutenant Commander! That's the sort of thinking that puts pips on that collar. In the near-term, I'd want to know about military buildup & expansion plans; in the long term, I need to understand more about the Cardassian culture: how they think, how they operate, their motivations, needs, wants, & reasons. If it fails...well, it's not like Opration Dixie 80 years ago, but honestly, we're just intel-gathering. I can't believe they don't have anyone working for them in our borders. I mean, the Klaestrons are pretty friendly with them, & I bet the Xepoliyes are doing a bit for them as well, so there's a delicious irony in using them for our purposes as well. [b]3)[/b] I'm shocked. Truly. The nearest ship is [i]Nsenga [/i], which has begun a chart-&-patrol up in that region near R186 & T482 after safely shepherding the colonists to Baro Foro. We'll turn her around & return her near the colony. At the same time, [i]Zheng Zhilong [/i] will cut short her survey of T512 to join up, & [i]Vermont [/i] will divert up that way as well—she's just finished a resupply dock at DS3 after her shepherd job to Amanda. With a three-pronged pincer, the Cardassians should feel sufficiently noticed & on guard. A [i]Galor [/i] & two [i]Hideki [/i]s should be easily handled by a light cruiser, a frigate, & a destroyer without a seriously bloodied nose. But if they're heading to the northeast...hmm. I wonder...might they be trying for G38 or T512? Maybe set up a colony deep in the middle of what's rapidly becoming Federation territory? Wouldn't put it past them; a colony that deep gives them a phalanx from which to create havoc for us, no matter if they're surrounded or not. [b]4)[/b] Sure, they're mad; we've effectivley closed off 60% of the sector to them. Maybe that's why they've struck out for our turf. Four [i]Galor [/i]s, though, huh? Grand. I'm not so sure my little defense fleet can handle that without abandoning every other mission it currently has. I'll send a status update to the Quadrant Commander & see if there's a heavier ship or two in a nearby sector I could borrow for a bit if the necessity arises. In the meantime... Because of my placement of things, I'd expect Baro Foro, Amanda, & DS 3 to be the prime targets—definitely the latter. The station can hold its own, especially with a ship or two assisting. The colonies, though...they might need a defense delay action before allowing them to be temporarily occupied. Neither of them are isolated, though: there are surrounding Federation worlds & outposts to launch multi-vector reclamation counteroffensivea from. That was the idea behind the "defence-in-depth" concept. The only sticklers are if the Cardassians (A) drive for Iadara, in which case they have to go right past Baro Foro & we can intercept them thusly, or (B) they slide around south of Amanda, past K484 & Showaddywady, to do a rear strike against Minos Korva—in which case, we can still hit them at multiple points along their flight path. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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