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[QUOTE]Originally posted by HerbShrump: [QB] Part 1: [QUOTE] Your intelligence officer presents you with a rare opportunity: detailed readouts and information of a mid-size raider stronghold and some of its associated craft, located in the unclaimed/uninhabited system near Safko. He's confident that the intel accurately describes the base's defenses and the approximate numbers (and sizes) of the ships in the system. There's an estimated 5 frigate types (Paris-class equivalent) and probably ten small raiders (runabout equivalent). The base itself has defenses equivalent to a basic Federation outpost (think the second-hand reports about Caleb IV). Given your fleet's assets, you have a chance to take this outlier bunch on and send them packing. As a bonus, this base was the probable jump-off point for the recent raid on Safko. However, there's some political ambiguity to consider. Although the system is officially unclaimed, it's close enough to Penxi-held space that they may consider it part of their territory. And considering the close ties between the raiders and the Penxi (whether it's actual state-sponsored piracy or the Penxi just looking the other way), an assault on the base may have greater political repercussions. So... to attack, or not to attack? Justify.[/QUOTE]Starfleet and the Federation cannot sit idly by while "pirates" raid Federation colonies. Ignoring the situation will only encourage it to continue. The Penxi need to realize the Federation is here to stay and Starfleet is not to be trifiled with. Otherwise, they will seek to dominate the entire sector. To that end, the suspected pirate base of operations needs to be eliminated. Loss of life is not the primary objective to this strike; but, rather, the elimination of a base of operations as a launching point for attacks against the Federation. Secondary objective would be potentially eliminating pirate ships, but this may be beyond our scope at this time. Therefore, an inventive strike will be conducted without sacrificing any Starfleet vessels from their regular patrol routes. The tug [i] USS Al Rashid (NCC-3802)[/i] will arrive in system as secretly as possible. A suitable asteroid of sufficient size and mass will be sent on an intercept trajectory with the suspected pirate base. An object moving at .25c (full impulse) can traverse the distance from Sol�s asteroid field to Earth in roughly 64 minutes. If the [i]Enterprise[/i] couldn�t destroy or deflect the asteroid that approached Miramanee�s planet, then the 5 pirate vessels won�t be able to stop this one. If detected right away, the hour before impact may be sufficient time to evacuate the base, but the base would be a total loss. The asteroid doesn�t need to be huge. At most the devastation would reach a Tunguska level event. This would have negligible overall impact on the planet�s ecosystem. We will, of course, contact the Penxi government one hour before impact to inform them that we have uncovered a clandestine pirate base operating outside their sphere of influence and that we are in the process of eliminating said base. We are committed to keeping this sector peaceful for all citizens, including the Penxi. Part 2: Ships responding to aid the Klingons: [i]USS India (NCC-1479) USS Skua (NCC-1396) USS Nernst (NCC-893) USS Pelecyornis (NCC-1414) USS Kite (NCC-1422) USS Roc (NCC-1416)[/i] The [i]Skua & Pelecyornis[/i] will escort the main colony fleet while the [i]Kite & Roc[/i] will escort the wounded D-18s. The [i]India & Nernst[/i] will position themselves between the two fleets, with the [i]Nernst[/i] using her sensors to scan for any more hostiles. Meanwhile, we will assuage the Klingons, and Plis�Qen that we had nothing to do with the attack. In fact, our colonies and ships have been attacked recently too. Starfleet is not in the habit of conducting cowardly attacks. Besides, our two peoples are at peace and I�m firmly behind the Organian vision of a united future. Part 3: My initial recommendation for the colony assumed the Klingons were already in place. I recommended we take position on the opposite side of the planet. I still hold to that recommendation. It�s a big planet with plenty of quality spots. Further, we would contact the Klingons and welcome them to the neighborhood. If they have any needs, please feel free to ask or stop by for a visit, as we are always happy to entertain our neighbors. Further, we would repeatedly and "over the to" commend them of their choice of colony location. The hope, of course, being to make them suspicious of the location and maybe move elsewhere. Meanwhile, a full investigation would be launched as to how the Klingons knew where we were going to establish the colony. The planet is big and the odds of them settling where we were is so remote that it�s obvious they had help. The leak needs found and plugged. Part 4: We will assure and placate Qiao Feng that we are doing everything in our power to resolve the situation. We would highlight the problems and drawbacks with the Klingons choice of settlement, and magnify the favorable conditions of the new site we picked. I would keep giving Qiao the runaround and doubletalk, hoping the problem will fade away. The Klingons are there, they are staying and we can�t remove them. Part 5: Ahh. A Minuteman operation. Interesting. We would definitely keep an eye on the situation and try to find out all we could, even as far as inserting our own operatives within their program. We would want to find out where they were getting supplies, ships, and personnel. What plans do they have for the patrol and securing of the boarder? Officially we would discourage such activities and highlight the fact that Starfleet is handling the situation and has increased the boarder patrol already. Part 6: As long as the plans aren�t classified Starfleet documents, then where is the harm? Personally, I still suspect a spy somewhere in the operations. To that end, false information would be planted within the computer files to help ferret out the suspect. Officially and formally I would never mention the false files and act as though they don�t exist. Let Qiao go play all he wants�. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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