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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Identity Crisis: [QB] [QUOTE][qb][b]QUESTION TWO[/b] A1. up to half of the Cardassian threat forces in the sector,[/qb][/QUOTE]Half of 3 and half of 7? Okay. ;) Let's say 2 Galor and 3 Hideki. My first thought would be 'where are the other ships?' Are the at home defending against my potential counter-attack. Are they making a large loop to outflank me? Is the raid unauthorised, being carried out by a rebel faction? Anyway the problem at hand is how to deal with the force attacking Jovalis. Their aim must fall into one of two braod categories: (a) invasion - in which case they must attack DS12 to succeed or (b) hit and run raid - in which case they'll probably go for softer targets. There's also the possibility that bthey may split their attacking force. As the Ataturk is doing a tour of the sector and the Rigorous is on patrol I'll assume that one of them is close enough to reach Jovalis in time. From here on I'll refer to that as my starship. I'd start by requesting assistance from the Jovali - their ships would make it very one sided. An appeal to common heritage from the Jovilisi and some general 'bash the Cardies' comments may get them to send me some ships. If they do then the Cardies will be outnumbered and outgunned. If not... The Hideki aren't important. The OWPs at Deyal and Piranti and DS12 should be able to take them down. So I'll assign a fair portion of the armed freighters and light craft to the Cluster. The rest of the ships will form up around my starship and will initially be at DS12. If the Cardies come towards DS12 then I'll meet them there. 1 starship, DS12, 70 OWP, 6 armed freighters and several small craft should suffice. If they head towards anywhere else, either en masse or in smaller units, then I'll take my starship and it's escorting vessels and rush to intercept the Galors. If the Galors split up then I'll target the one heading towards the weakest position and hope that the stronger position can hold out against the other for long enough. [QUOTE][qb]A2. up to twenty smaller vessels as though from a Maquis attack, or[/qb][/QUOTE]I'll assume that DS12 and the Piranti group are too strong to be threatened by this force. So I'll assign my freighters half and half to the Cluster and Deyal group. The small craft will form a grid pattern throughout the sector and will engage freely. My starship will start centrally and move to assist wherever it is required. [QUOTE][qb]A3. just for fun, a Borg sphere entering the system.[/qb][/QUOTE]First, I'll ask for help from the Jovali and the Cardassians, but they probably won't as they'll be too busy planning their own defence. So its down to my three stage plan. 1. Assuming that they want to assimilate the most resources, technology and people I'll form up all the freighters and my starship at DS12. let them come to us - we'll wait and then unleash one huge volley. If we're lucky we'll overwhelm their shields before they can adapt. If not then firepower wasn't going to win the day anyway, which is why I.... 2. Ordered the small craft to shadow the Sphere, weapons powered down, acting as meekly as possible. Typical Borg reaction will be to ignore them. If they can get inside the Sphere's shield then they can beam large quantities of anti-matter into the Sphere. Boom. But if the Borg have gotten wise to that trick then it's last ditch measures time... 3. My science officers are ordered to hit the computers and find every nasty virus, chemical, cybernetic, nanotech, etc. device ever invented. These will be replicated and issued to all crewmen. If we're taken aboard the Sphere for assimilation I hope that one or two of these devices go undetected for long enough to do their work. [QUOTE][qb]B1. The first Federation delegation arrives in the sector to welcome its new member world...[/qb][/QUOTE]If they arrive early enough then the delegates may join me aboard the Ataturk as I do my tour of the sector. If they arrive later then they will have to scrounge a lift on a Jovalisi ship. For the Bifour IV trip I'd recommend the Rigorous as the crew probably have contacts over there that may come in useful. As I'd also like to meet the Bifour authorities I'll transfer my flag to the Rigorous for the trip. The Ataturk will remain on station on our side of the border, not too close but not too far away. Just in case. [QUOTE][qb]2. Miscalculating a warp equation, one of the Jovali cruisers creates a wormhole...[/qb][/QUOTE]I would advise that they accept the Cardassian offer to help, but that if repairs are not possible that they wait for my ship rather than let the Cardies tow them anywhere. I will maintain constant communication so as to reduce the chance of a diplomatic misunderstanding. I will dispatch the Atatuk to help (I doubt the Rigorous could tow a Sovereign sized vessel if it came down to that). I will ask the Cardassians if they want to send a ship to escort me into their space, and to then escort the two ships out again. [quotte][qb]b3. The “duck blind” ground station is raided by pirates.[/qb][/quote] I assume that the 'cloaking device' is actually holographic and not designed to full high tech sensors as (a) a true cloak would be a treaty violation with the Romulans and (b) it only needs to hide the survey from low tech natives. As such I assume that the cloak will not protect a ship from modern starship sensors, but it might protect it from those of a runabout or freighter. As such I'd send a starship (whichever was closest) to rescue the survey team - the raiders may be lurking nearby hoping to surprise a lesser vessel. I would send out an alert to neighbouring sectors warning shipping and authorities of these raiders and detailing what they have stolen. [QUOTE][qb]C) Create another scenario like the ones presented in part (B).[/qb][/QUOTE]A Ferengi Marauder class enters the sector and stops at Joval. The DaiMon makes no secret of the fact that Zechs is his next destination. The Cardassians send you a priority transmission claiming that this DaiMon is supplying arms to terrorist factions on Zechs. The Ferengi protests his innocence. The Cardassians say that they will not allow the Marauder to enter their space - but as Zechs is so close to the border this would almost certainly mean that any battle would take place in Federation space. And you do indeed here that two Galors have crossed the border and will intercept the Marauder close to the Purple Nebula. How will you respond? [QUOTE][qb]D) The USS [i]Ki[/i] fails to check in on the far side of Bifour space.[/qb][/QUOTE]I'd dispatch the Ataturk as the Rigorous is too old, slow and poorly armed to face whatever may be out there. But as I don't want to leave the sector myself I'll transfer my flag to DS12 for the duration. To speed up any search pattern that needs to be carried out I'll send two Runabouts along with the Ataturk (can Runabouts fit in an Excesior shuttle bay? Doesn't really matter). I'll happily accept Cardassian help. But I'll also subtly reassign the Rigorous and any Jovalisi ships I can to cover my side of the border and sweep Cardassian space with long range sensors. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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