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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Neutrino 123: [QB] Question 4: a. Well, if Repka is part of a power-projecting defense organization (which is odd since they are so small), I must assume they have at least decent planetary defenses, so I don�t really need that Avenger guarding them, do I? Still, this is a useless development. These ships are probably no more capable then the pirate ships, so even if they do manage to detect something passing through the big border, the pirate will probably detect them too, and will just temporarily go somewhere else, re-entering the border shortly. Thus, these border patrols are almost completely useless, and they leave important planets with fewer defenses. Starfleet should encourage that local planets to temporarily put their forces under our control until the pirate menace has been extinguished. b. We will definitely not go through the nebula. Besides simple navigational hazards, there is a much greater chance of pirate ambush in the nebula, and the pirates have some significant forces, as their skirmish with the Klingons proved. We will go around the nebula, and furthermore, the Nernst and other ships in the nebula will deploy to the side near which the convoy is passing, to provide early warning if the convoy is in danger, and to assist if necessary. c. The Nernst isn�t reporting in? This is a disaster, since it means the Spanker is missing too. The Buccaneer is immediately ordered to investigate, starting with their last known location and proceeding along the designated patrol route, being very, very careful. d. Darn, my colony ship route and organization must not have been followed if going through the nebula would be faster...why must everything bad always happen to me? Fortunately, the Reporter, no longer needed to defend Repka, could tag along with the convoy on the way to its new assignment (hunting pirates in the nebula). However, this is when disaster strikes. Since we would have heard if the Klingons choose not to respond, I must assume the battle takes place fairly far from Sobchak�s planet, as the convoy would be coming from the upper area. Thus, the Reporter, Skua, and Condor bore the brunt of the fighting, with the Buccaneer coming to assistance later on. Unfortunately two of the colony transports (each self-contained, but with some unique specialty equipment) with 2,500 people were destroyed, taking with them the housing and equipment for those people. The colony�s long-range communications equipment was also destroyed. Fortunately, other two ships remained intact, allowing the remaining 2,500 people to set up a self-sufficient colony. Too bad the ship with the colony command staff wasn�t one of the destroyed ones... Many pirate ships were annihilated, but their cloaking technology gave them too large an advantage. The Skua was completely destroyed, while the responding Buccaneer was rendered unsalvageable. The Condor was so heavily damaged that it was forced to break off the battle, and will need to spend a very long time at an appropriate repair facility. Only the Reporter, the most capable of the escorts, managed to avoid heavy damage, the crew being able to handle the necessary minor repairs. e. This really isn�t any of Starfleet�s business. I suppose, however, that they should be informed of the evidence connecting the Penxi to various pirate attacks, and be advised to move their transports in escorted convoys. Otherwise, the Federation might be interested in trading with them as well, depending on the specifics. f. The Klingons should be contacted regarding the cloaking devices. There are several possibilities of how Klingon cloaking devices could have fallen into Klingon hands: unofficially government sanctioned transfer, perhaps unsanctioned transfer by parties wanting to provoke the Federation (the current Klingon sector commander maybe?), normal thieving perhaps using transporters in the original attack on the transports (they are forming a military abse, so they may have been carrying replacement cloaking devices). Of course, there is no guarantee that the technology is Klingon, but all avenues in diplomacy and intelligence need to be pursued. Also disturbing is the power of the pirates in this sector. It is unlikely they managed to get their abilities themselves, so this probably confirms that some source, most probably the Penxi, is helping them. We need more specific information though. Perhaps some pirates were capture in the battle, and can be interrogated to yield useful data, or at least the construction of the wreckage analyzed. Current situation: there are only three ships at decent readiness in the sector: the Avenger class ships Dazzler and Reporter, and the Lancaster class ship India. We need the India to help deal with the new colony, especially since the colony now has no long-range communications equipment. The transport ships will wait to resume their previously specified �safe� route (though nothing is really safe with cloaked pirates) as soon as the Dazzler arrives to escort them (local forces will be requested to guard Safko, and surely they would do this considering the current situation). The Reporter will immediately leave to investigate the disappearance of the Nernst and Spanker. The Federation has greatly suffered from pirate attacks, so it is time to end them once and for all. It is recommended to Starfleet Command that a massive force (sufficient to crush the Penxi if necessary) be dispatched to this sector, with the Klingons informed of this to moderate detail, and invited to join in the buildup. The purpose of this is to pressure the Penxi to halt all pirate activities, and to destroy all the pirates, as well as invade the Penxi if they can be definitely linked to the pirates and refuse to do anything about it. Of course, Starfleet Command hates me, :D so they probably won�t agree to my plan. At least send a couple of vessels to take up escort duty (preferably Predators, but Kestrals will suffice) of the remaining transports, and that Valley Forge class flagship... [/QB][/QUOTE]
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