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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Timo: [QB] [b]Assume that this is the summary of the briefing you as a Rear Admiral have received at your previous posting.[/b] Uhh... This is going to be darn difficult to chrono-shift. I could pretend this takes place during or just after the original Cardassian aggressions, but then I wouldn't have the Maquis. It would be more trouble than worth, really. So my trusty [i]Clemenceau[/i] will hit a time warp instead. "I missed WHAT?" Good for me that Starfleet is short of ships and commanders. And good for me that Sector Gamma bears more of a resemblance to the situation half a century ago than the rest of the galaxy does. My head is still spinning way too fast. [b]-The only regular starship assigned to the sector is the USS Rigorous, NCC-2732, an old Constellation-class ship. The Rigorous has a long history in the sector, being the first Federation starship to explore it five decades ago, and has been permanently stationed in the sector for most of the last two. Her captain and crew have worked together for a very long time, and are almost all experts in the sector. During the Dominion War, a task force was assigned here with the Rigorous and her crew as the flagship, and won several engagements. Bolian Captain Nall has commanded the ship since her first arrival in the sector, and she is a Federation legend to the locals.[/b] Dalan "Napster" Nall is a Starfleet legend now? I remember her snoring straight through "Starfleet Legends 201" and "Psych B: Keeping Delusions of Grandeur at Bay". She always struck me as a slacker who wouldn't ever make it past Captain. Am I happy to be proven right? At least I'm not the only one whose career has been in a limbo for fifty years... A legend? Sheesh. I remember the launch of the [i]Rigorous[/i]. No, I don't, really. It just feels as if I should. Does a time warp always feel this depressing? [b]QUESTION ONE (Four Parts) A) Evaluate the sector, and determine what Starfleet�s priorities should be. Note that unlike previous sectors, you�re coming into an area where Starfleet has had a small but significant presence for some time. Now that the Federation has a member world in the sector, how should Starfleet�s priorities change? Summarize your thoughts, note any gaps in the information that you were provided, and where you should focus your intelligence-gathering efforts.[/b] Now this is something I'm familiar with. A member world brings along a set of obligations. Credible defense, free commerce and adminstrative-legislative representation in the Council all require one thing - safe and secure space lanes to the rest of the UFP. Providing a planetary defense, a safe zone around the J worlds, and a law enforcement and SAR patrol will be my priority, even if much of this will be done using local equipment and manpower. It seems Starfleet has tasked me with three other missions: guarding the border; keeping the Zechs/Lucrezia thing from blowing up on our faces; and safeguarding the anthropological survey of G'Sall. This will be my descending order of priority for the missions, too. My intelligence is lacking on this whole Maquis thing, so I'll have to get an ear or two on Z/L. A Starfleet liaison office needs to be established on Zechs ASAP. And I feel Dalan has a rapport with the locals already. She always was the friend-making type. If not a friend-keeping one. Sigh. I'll also have to scout out the nebulae, to establish what I can and, more importantly, what I cannot see in there. And I will contact Bifour soon enough. Now, the border will have to remain more or less open - I don't have the ships for repelling an invasion, and it seems there isn't a proper sensor net in place. If it comes to violence, I'll fall back on defending the J worlds. That's what we were taught in the Academy, back when we had good honest men like Jameison and Dougherty and the whachamacallem young hotshots Kennelly and.. Leyton? Yeah. [b]B) Starfleet will allow either a DS9-style upgrade to the DS12 station, making it into a full starbase within a year�s time; or to begin construction on a larger starbase of Starfleet design, which will take at least three years to build using a combination of components shipped in or built on-site. Given that this will be your headquarters for the foreseeable future, what would be the best option?[/b] I expect the waste recyclers will be cross-connected with the ventilation systems soon enough, as has happened on the previous assignments as well. So I'll choose the rapid DS12 upgrade. My operations will be centered around Jovalis anyway, and my meager fleet won't require a major base for support. Unlike at Sector Alpha, I'm not serving as a sector shepherd and border guard generally - I have a very specific duty to Jovalis, and a detached base of ops won't help me any with that duty. [b]C) Starfleet sees this as a relatively stable sector, and while they want an expanded presence in the area they will not commit many ships to the sector. 1) Recommend a fleet of no more than SIX starships to be assigned to the sector.[/b] My, my. Starfleet is feeling generous nowadays. I first looked into the roster trying to find familiar names. It was just too damn depressing - the one hit I had with Captain Benteen turned out to be his grand-niece. So I went for the technical specs. The ASDB has been busy indeed... Here's what I tentatively bookmarked from the roster. I expect to receive ships of these classes and capabilities even if I'm denied these exact specimen. These are mostly older vessels, after all. I'm a sentimental old fool. But not a senile one - I'll ditch the Clemenceau as soon as I can get an Akira to replace the old scold. Requested ships: [i]USS Shaaja[/i], Akira class heavy cruiser [i]USS Canaris[/i], Challenger class reconaissance cruiser [i]USS Naiad[/i], Springfield class frigate [i]USS Sushima[/i], Springfield class frigate [i]USS Icy Falls[/i], Springfield class frigate [i]USS Venice[/i], Nova class surveyor I hope I can get the [i]Shaaja[/i] sooner than the rest of the fleet, since the Clemenceau isn't really up to specs any more. The [i]Canaris[/i] will become my primary reconaissance asset. She's less of a combatant, lacking proper torpedo launchers. One of the Springfields (probably the [i]Icy Falls[/i]) will be equipped with a ventral long-range sensor pod. And the [i]Venice[/i] is ideal for my survey needs, as she is economical to operate, can make planetfall, carries an aquashuttle instead of the usual waverider, and features a holographic blind. I just love the gadgets these people have come up with! [b]2) Until your fleet arrives, the only ships that will be assigned to the sector are the USS Rigorous and the ship you arrived in from Sector Beta (if you didn�t participate in that scenario, you�re arriving on a generic Excelsior-class starship). At your discretion, the ship you arrived on can be incorporated into your fleet. Where will you deploy your two ships until then? What will the deployment of your fleet be when they get here?[/b] Initially, the [i]Clemenceau[/i] will stand guard at Jovalis, ready for the usual errands. I'll trust Captain Fargo to handle that end of the affairs for the first few weeks - during which I'll take the [i]Rigorous[/i] to one last grand tour of the neighborhood. Dalan can take me to places and teach the ropes. She always loved to lecture... Ever try to shut up a Bolian? I'm more than a bit nervous about meeting her. I know Bolians age well. It's just that I'm not sure I can act mature enough. Sigh. When the fleet arrives, the [i]Canaris[/i] will do a run along the border, visit the two border worlds and chart the nebulae, giving baselines for calibrating the podded sensors of the [i]Icy Falls[/i]. The frigates will assume a rotation for center-field patrols, giving rapid reaction times to any contingency. The [i]Clemenceau[/i] / the [i]Shaaja[/i] will remain at Jovalis, and the [i]Venice[/i] will be deployed to support the anthro mission at S'Gall. [b]D) The USS Rigorous will not be a part of your fleet, as she is scheduled to be decommissioned after a long and eventful life; Captain Nall herself is retiring from the Fleet. However, her command crew need not be sent away as well. The Rigorous� command crew is a good team.[/b] I intend to keep as many of these people as I can. However, many of them are trained on operating a vessel that no longer will exist. Their expertise might best be channeled if I place them on temporary hold at DS12. Commander Michael Boston: Transferred to CO of the [i]Canaris[/i]. Promotion pending. Lt. Laura Kardon: Transferred to the [i]Canaris[/i], but initially as a relief TO. If she's cross-trained in Security, I expect to make her the CSecO mainly in planetary forays at first, until a Challenger-trained department head can break her in on the fancy twin phasers of the ship. Lt. Commander Shezef: Transferred to the CSciO of the [i]Canaris[/i]. Naturally. (Uhh... Does he know something about slingshot maneuvers, by any chance?) Commander Taris Tani: Transferred initially to DS12, probably to CMO position unless she opts for a planetary role. Lt. Commander Bayl: Transferred to the Colony Upgrade Project for the time being. Lt. (j.g.) Walter Shumar: Transferred to CFC of the [i]Canaris[/i]. If he can't fly the odd-nacelled monstrosity, nobody can. And I've requested a fast modern scoutcraft to be carried aboard the ship, just in case. Commander Stalek: Retained as DS12 commander. I intend to largely separate the base commander and planetary liaison roles, now that the base will be geared to serve the fleet. Perhaps I could sweet-talk Dalan to handling the "being liked" part of the latter job? [b]The Rigorous is to be decommissioned, but a group of Jovalisi citizens wishes to keep her around as a museum ship for their nation. Another group from Lucrezea also wants her, but as the flagship for a new militia they are creating. Recommend to Starfleet what they should do with the requests, and if any conditions should be specified to either party.[/b] I support the Jovalisi bid, although I suggest a complete deactivation and immobilization of the vessel. Like I said, I'm a sentimental old fool. After consulting my local experts, I decide on the level of vagueness in my promises to provide a ship to the Lucrezeans at the earliest convenience. I also offer a standard package of Starfleet training for the militia, concentrating more on the ethics of warfare than on actual bloodletting techniques. You know the drill. And the Lucrezeans could get modern C3I gear and sensors, for possible future cooperation. I'll make a similar offer to the Zechs side. Timo Saloniemi [/QB][/QUOTE]
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