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Priorities: 1. The Dorzans seem to be the most active figures in this sector, so they are where the focus of diplomatic and intelligence gathering efforts will be. Some particularly important questions for intelligance are (in rough order of importance): a. Are the Dorzans planning any military operations? This question might be easily answerable simply by examining readily available information on their fleet and logistical capabilities. b. Are the Dorzans planning to contact other species? It would be advisable especially to have early warning if they want to visit the Zemch, as it could then be prevented more easily. If the Dorzans contact the Sh'sh'l/Zznjlii, we could mediate, and otherwise try to insure friendly relations between them. c. Are the Dorzans planning any colonization operations? One must be particularly concerned about colonization of the Zemch reservations. d. Exactly what is the political situation with regards to the populace over 40? Is there any consideration of granting them suffrage?
2. The second priority is ensuring good diplomatic relations with the Sh'sh'l/Zznjlii. As a start, perhaps they would be willing to talk via subspace, or even have some of them visit one of our starships or starbases. An important thing to find out is exactly the nature of the botanists desecration of the holy site. Particularly, is there anything that can be done to atone for this error?
The final two priorities should not compete with the first two (in that resources for them will not be needed in #1 and #2).
3. Set up a sensor network in the Zemch area, and drones asking starships to leave. To add some weight to the Federation�s �claim� to this area, a few very basic installations on the planets of interest can be constructed.
4. The planets in the other unclaimed stars should be investigated for mining and particularly colonization efforts. Preliminary data-collection can be conducted, but there is no need to start actual colonization yet. I want to wait to see what results the intelligence-gathering operations are. It might be useful to direct the Dorzans to some of these unclaimed areas if it looks like they might want to go after the Zemch area.
Starships: To carry out these tasks, only a handful of starships are required: 1. For the flagship, an Excelsior class ship would probably be best. There is no need for the refit version with ablative armor. Let�s call the flagship the Marne . 2. If this starbase is a major hub, it should probably have some mobile firepower for defensive purposes, even if this is a peaceful sector. If the starbase if one of the huge �tower� starbases, a Defiant class ship would be suitable. If it is a medium-sized starbase, a squadron of four Perigrines would be sufficient. Actually, in either case, a Defiant that has been on patrol for too long could be used if avalible, as this job would be static defense, with time for repair/refit... 3. Runnymede�s task will be to continue diplomatic relations with the Dorzans and gather intelligence. If it needs more equipment to get intelligence, the Marne can make a visit to replace it (there should always be a starship at Dorza). 4. A Sabre class starship will patrol the Zemch reservation, spending nearly all its time at the Zemch home system. If it can bring the material to set up the Zemch sensor network, that�s fine. Otherwise, any ship passing near the area can be temporarily diverted. 5. An Oberth class vessel will begin to investigate the unclaimed star systems in a standard survey. It can be assisted by runabouts from the starbase. 6. A Nova class starship will also survey the unclaimed areas, but it will focus on the area near the Dorzans, perhaps dropping by occasionally to say �hello� and use its advanced sensors a bit. 7. A runabout will carry the diplomats for the mission to the Sh'sh'l/Zznjlii. If they accept contact but won�t allow visiters, and additional Miranda will be brought in to facilitate relations. Otherwise, the diplomats can just converse or beam down, being very careful. The Marne will occasionally pop by to assist. 8. An Istanbul or other colony ship should be in the general area, so they can be called in for colonization purposes if deemed appropriate.
In response to Admiral Ong�s note, the intelligence gathering operations should be sufficient to alert the Federation if the Dorzans are planning anything �dangerous�, and they are quite close to the starbase, so are easy to keep an eye on while remaining friendly. However, as a special request to Starfleet, I would like to have the captain of either the Marne , the Nova , or the starbase be someone whose age would be considered past the Dorzans limit, but who retains many �youth-like� qualities. Perhaps the captain would even be mistaken for a younger person on Dorzan. At any rate, strong diplomacy to convince the Dorzans that age discrimination is wrong probably isn�t a good idea, and may even backfire (they need to learn this themselves, with us providing information if they want). However, it would be possible, especially with this captain, to show examples of how older people can be the same as younger people in every way, thus making an arbitrary age limit nonsense. This captain could serve as a rallying point for groups of Dorzan that support this concept. Even if practically no Dorzan support this, the captain could still be an example for them, perhaps being the catalyst for opening the debate.
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1) Priorities : a) Maintain peaceful relations with the sentient species of the area. b) Maintain the security of Federation allies. c) Expand on Starfleet�s scientific and cultural knowledge of the sector and its civilisations. d) Assess the military and technological capabilities of the warp capable civilisations. e) Assess the Dorzan system of government; is there any physiological or psychological reason for the exclusion of those over 40?
2) Ships
1x Excelsior Mk III class heavy cruiser (Ent-B type). Flagship. Doesn�t take anything away from the long range exploration missions, has sufficient punch to take on anything Starfleet�s likely to encounter. Has decent diplomatic accommodation/facilities for hosting talks.
2x Nova class surveyors. Scientific missions to the various systems in the sector, particularly Semma IV and the Zemch
1x New Orleans class heavy frigate 2x Sabre class strike frigates. Patrol and support forces. New Orleans class provides reserve diplomatic capability in case a crisis emerges on both contacted planets.
1x Istanbul class transport. Cargo and support duties.
1x Orkney class corvette. Assigned to SB 403 for local defence
3) Sounds like Rear Admiral Ong was a bit of a grumpy old man! Still, it wouldn�t hurt to have embassy staff look into this (discreetly, of course), whilst attempting to negotiate the age issue. I�d also have my ships keep an eye on the activities of any Dorzan ships they happen to come across. I�d also have my staff run up a complete analysis of the Dorzan political culture, based on their mass media and the proclamations and actions of their government. If they�ve been getting on well with Captain Henschel then I�d take advantage of my new ships to assign her and the Runnymead to liaison and negotiation duties for much of the time.
I�d also have my patrol and scientific ships set up a drone sensor network in the Zemch systems at first and then expanding to others.
I�d try and set up some kind of scientific arrangement with Semma IV. Perhaps simply requesting any scientific data they�d be willing to give us would help to break the ice? No physical contact, just data. A reciprocal exchange of information might be a good idea, to help persuade them the Federation can be trusted. Are there any Federation member species with a similar appearance/culture? If so it may be a good idea to have one as a liason.
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These are awesome replies. Might I suggest that respondents link to, or describe, details of the lesser-known starships they may be using? Everyone will know about Galaxies and Intrepids, and to a lesser extent New Orleanses and Instanbuls... But full-fan ships can be wholly unknown even in this egghead community. For example, I don't have a clue what an Orkney-class corvette is. And of course, due to the innumerable fan debates over the ACTUAL purpose and capabilities of a given ship, it's more important to properly JUSTIFY your selection of it in your overall scheme. If for example you think the Nova class has incredible sensors that surpass, say, the Intrepid, then there should be a reason for it to be assigned as such.
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=== Q1a === - I want a full report on the reason why contact with the Semmans was lost. And a full report on any efforts to re-establish contact.
- Similarly, have the Semmans made contact with any other civilizations? Gorn, Klingons, Dorzans?
- What is the status of Federation membership for Dorza? Are there any other concerns beside the age discrimination?
- What are the Gorn's interests in this sector. ((Assuming the Gorn are a bit more than just a nuisance, and are at least slightly mischievous)).
In short, the priorities as I see them (at this moment):
1) Analyze the current status of Dorza, and lay foundations for a 'road map to membership' (ie, build some trust with them)
2) Read up on history with the Semmans. Any real further attempts at contact would probably only be performed under authority of the Science Council. Also, I will not send any vessels into the Semman system until I know the inhabitants won't take offense.
3) Protect the 'neutrality' of the sector, especially Zemch and their 'reserved' worlds.
4) Analyze threats and influences from forces outside the Sector. Specifically the Gorn, possibly the Klingons.
=== Q1b ===
Twelve ships. That's a lot, but hey, I'm not complaining. Still, I assume I get mostly 'old' ships.
I'm keeping the Runnymede, and add a heavy cruiser and 3 light cruisers, supported by an escort unit. Two science vessels and two runabouts make up the rest of the numbers. The light cruisers are the roamers and troubleshooters.
1) USS Ajax, Apollo-class heavy cruiser. My flagship. Ajax does not have any mission module installed, but is my base of operations. Limited roaming, only used on diplomatic tours or big battle (but I'm assuming that won't be necessary). 2) USS Runnymede. This vessel spends most of it's time in the Dorzan system. Her captain is still one of the most important SF liaisons. But it really is not much more than a warp-capable pressurized piece of junk. 3) USS Saladin, Sabre-class light cruiser. More geared towards battle than the other two light cruisers. 3) USS Scylax, Sequoia-class light cruiser. The newest vessel in my fleet. Scylax is quite independent, and is the perfect roaming explorer. Sent out to the purple worlds, or other interesting places. 4) USS Mariner, Challenger-class light cruiser. The oldest light cruiser in my fleet, but still a very speedy vessel. Limited scientific capabilities, though. Initial orders are observing Zemch. 5, 6, 7) A destroyer/escort unit of 3 Defiant-like vessels. Eyes and ears of Starbase, and generally the first responders to threats. 9&10) Nova-sized science vessels. 11&12) Runabouts.
=== Q1c === Obviously, this is part of the analysis of the current status of Dorza, and of the Semman contact issue, but I'm not going to act yet on the judgment of a grumpy old Admiral.
=== Notes === The Apollo class is a 'Nebula-ized Ambassador' (except Ajax doesn't have that sensor platform at the moment), and can be seen under 'Apollo (3)' on ASDB. Sequoia is also as seen on ASDB.
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(Man..airbody be hatin' on the Miranda-class now. They're perfect little second-line patrol ships. Ah, well...)
Thank you, Marcus Nguyenus Alberticus, for your notation on non-canon vessls. I knew I'd forgotten something.
To answer some questions:
Are the Dorzans planning to contact other species?Bajor, Bajor, Bajor. Bajor is your watchword. Imagine Bajor as a pediocracy instead of a theocratic democracy. And, y'know...populated by humanods who seem to mature faster than Klingons.
Are the Dorzans planning any colonization operations?At the moment, they have no interstellar colonies of their own. They have an deepsea colony on the O-class 4th world, domed colonies on the class-K 6th planet & moon of the 8th, & plans for a colony on one of the class-L moons of the 7th.
Exactly what is the political situation with regards to the populace over 40?Y'know how at Thanksgiving, everyone listens to Grandpa rant on & on, pretends to pay attention to him, but you really just ignore him? Yeah. That, but on a planetary level.
I want a full report on the reason why contact with the Semmans was lost."AAAAHHHHHHH!! WHAT DID YOU DO?!?! YOU HAVE TO GO. YOU HAVE TO GO RIGHT NOW." Later attempts to contact have beenvery politely rebuffed: "Thank you, no, we're fine. Yes, we know you're there. That's nice. Yes, we'll call if we need anything. G'bye, Mom."
Similarly, have the Semmans made contact with any other civilizations? Gorn, Klingons, Dorzans?Not to any one's knowledge. It's like they got warp-capable, looked around, said, "...Huh. What's on TV?" & went home. For...y'know...120 years.
What is the status of Federation membership for Dorza? Are there any other concerns beside the age discrimination?Again, Bajor pre-admittance. No concerns except the unnecessary lack of equal rights.
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I'm wondering if the Federation would be willing to take a softer line with the Dorzans. Perhaps allowing them to continue their current form of goverment, but achieve membership in a limited form if a majority of the people from Dorzan's minimun voting age to the Federations's maximum voting age vote to join the Federation. The Dorzans strike me as people who like challenges and giving them this oppertunity might shift their focus from thier neighbors to themselves. Plus if they do join, the Federation would be better able to hold any expansions in check.
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Bajor, at the time of DS9 season 4 was a politically divided planet with minor expansionsit leanings.
They had just emerged from roughly six decades of occupation by a superior neighbor.
As a result of this occupation, Bajor (prime) was plundered. Bajorans turned to the other planets and moons in hopes of rebuilding the systems infrastructure, producing the necessary power and food to support the populace.
Further, Bajor was making great strides, before the war, to make sure a devastating occupation never happened again, including establishing colonies in other star systems (well, another quadrant, for that matter).
Additionally, they had just emerged from a near civil-war a year or two earlier that threatened to tear the planet apart politically. To further complicate matters the populace just suffered the loss of their spiritual leader and the new Kai was rather power hungry.
In case you're wondering, all these factors were there without any interference from the Founders and would have been there regardless of the wormhole (except New Bajor would have been in the AQ)
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I just learned that the Marne is actually already a name for a ship constructed after the Excelsior class, so I will change my flagship to the Renaissance class USS Hornet NCC-45231 (refit version). I found that one at the ASDB. Congratulations to whoever made that one. That ship has alot of pluck.
Also, I would offer to send a group of Dorzan ambassadors to contact some other species (so they don't try to mess with the races in this sector), perhaps on the ship passing through to drop off the Zemch sensor network.
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(Dammit, I lost my first post because the default generic browser on the computer I was using didn't save my entry when I typed in the wrong password and had to backtrack. One of many reasons why I love OmniWeb so much.)
quote:Originally posted by Shik: (Man..airbody be hatin' on the Miranda-class now. They're perfect little second-line patrol ships. Ah, well...)
To that, I respond with this. In the late-TNG and DS9 era, the Miranda is cannon fodder. Even in TNG's run, we never saw the Miranda used for much more than basic patrol, or because numbers were needed and they wanted every ship, and often it was just a cargo transport. Remember that several of them had a crew of only TWENTY TO THIRTY. Do you really think that makes for a good patrol vessel for a sector way out on the frontier?
Ship commentary:
* I view the Akira more as a standard heavy cruiser with a larger-than-normal aft shuttlebay. It's not some fanboy's wet dream with fifteen torpedo launchers and a through-deck hangar. It'll support carrying maybe six or eight of my Peregrines in a pinch, but it's not a dedicated fleet carrier.
* The Saber is a good light cruiser � a bit more oriented towards combat, but with good cargo capability in the aft section and decent sensors for both patrol and exploration missions. It's what the Miranda used to be, fifty years ago.
* What can you say about the Defiant that hasn't already been said? I want a ship that's good at kicking the shit out of any bad guys that come along. It fits the bill perfectly.
* The Nova, being the first "true" successor to the venerable but ancient Oberth, is a short-range, long-duration surveyor. It's designed to got out to a certain area and spend lots of time there with its high-power sensors. Plus it's got the "waverider" for more in-depth planetary surveys.
* The Istanbul is one of Starfleet's "jack of all trade" logistics ships. It's perfect for moving massive amounts of material, people, cargo, or whatever. It was used to great effect as a troop transport during the Dominion War. My Istanbul came in handy back in Sector Beta, acting as an orbiting relief supply depot when those bastard Driians lobbed some plasma cannon bolts at the Ulian surface.
* The Intrepid makes for a great frigate-sized vessel, outfitted for all kinds of troubleshooting. It can host decent-sized diplomatic functions, is quite scrappy when it comes to combat, has excellent scientific facilities for in-depth research, and has a very fast engine for getting out to where the trouble is. This would be my new choice to replace the aging Runnymede. (Hey, a NEW ship would impress the Dorzans, right?)
Revisions to strategy:
* Considering that the Zemch trusteeship systems are habitable, I now should dedicate one of my Sabers to constant patrol of the small cluster. You never know if someone � like the Dorzans � might get it into their heads to colonize a nearby system, regardless of who it's reserved for. Plus, I've got this sneaking suspicion that they might get it into their heads to make some premature First Contact with the Zemch, in order to hasten along what they would see as "advancement" that would benefit their culture. Therefore, a network of sensor drones will be deployed in the region for discrete monitoring of the area.
* The Dorzans have every right to colonize planets just like the Federation and the Zemch. I'll propose the creation of a jointly-established colony on one of the non-reserved stars closest to Dorza; this will get the Dorzans interested because of the possibility of expansion and exploration, but also will get them more used to cooperating and living with the Federation. Hopefully they can assimilate some more tolerance for the "aged."
* Concerning the Semmans, I revise my policy and have decided to back off. I'll open with a brief greeting to them, tell them to call if they need anything, say we'd love to get to know them. But if it's been that long since First Contact, I'm sure that my predecessors in this sector have tried contact missions of their own. So I'll let them be. I expect they'll just hit the snooze button again. I'll try a few discreet undercover surveys, but nothing more than long-range sensor sweeps and stealth probes. Just enough to get a feel for a bit more of their culture, technology, capabilities, and ambitions. Maybe a few comm monitor drones, too. But nothing that might piss them off if they realize we're eavesdropping.
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Oh, ablative Mirandas...
Yeah, uh....I didn't feel like waiting until Saturday, partially because I might not be computer-accessible then. So!
QUESTION TWO (five parts)
1) OBJECTIVELY CRITIQUE one of the other answers to Question One. Yes, it has to be someone else's; no doing your own. Point out what you believe are the strengths and/or weaknesses in how the answer differs from yours. You may critique another answer which has already been critiqued.
2) Good news: Starfleet has evaluated your fleet requests and recommendations and decided to grant your needs in full.
Bad news: The majority of your fleet has been diverted to put out a fire on the Klingon border, a minor skirmish. They will be delayed at least a week, perhaps two. As such, your largest ship of the line and largest non-combatant vessel are now on station, giving you a total of three vessels in the sector. (including Runnymede)
3) The crew of a merchant vessel recently arrived at the starbase tells of detecting a small grouping of ships at the extreme edge of sensor range during their approach. When pressed further, the crew notes that the ships were enteringfrom the "upper righthand side" of the sector. Further analysis of the merchie's sensor logs reveals a small force of four vessels, types unknown, but with warp signatures that are unmistakeably Gorn. The logs also show that the group is heading in the general direction of the Zemch quarantine zone.
4) What follows are three possible scenarios for events in Dorza Sector. Choose two scenarios to respond to, describing what diplomatic efforts your staff should be making. Describe also the nearest (or most relevant) starship to that event should be, what that ship should do in response, and how your fleet status could or should change as a result. NOTE: Assume that events from one scenario will not directly affect the others.
A plague strikes the deepsea colony on class-O Dorza IV. The cause is swiftly identified, but there no medications in the Dorza system. Consultation with Starfleet reveals that the nearest medications are two sectors and three weeks away; by that time, the 3500-person colony may be totally dead. In the midst of the crisis, the Dorzan leader mentions that the cure can most likely be made from plants on Semma IV and demands that you ask the Sh'sh'l for assistance and adequate flora to synthesize sera.
A small civilian craft suffers a catastrophic accident and is adrift. Communications are spotty but the craft's master implies that they are headed towards the Semma system and plan to land and make repairs. Shortly after the transmission, the craft crosses the helioppause and long-range sensors detect two vessels leaving Semma IV and travelling on a slow intercept course. Inital scans put the ships at being equal to Yeager-class starships.
A faction of Dorzan rebels catpure the colony on the class-K moon of the eighth planet. They make a broadcast calling for an end to the ageist policies of the Dorzan government, saying they will hold the colony--a key mining spot--hostage until such time as the changes are implemented. The Dorzan leader calls you up demanding Federation assistance--within the bounds of the prime directive. Unsurprisingly, the rebel leaders do the same.
5) Create another scenario like the ones presented in part 3. Any reasonable military, political or scientific scenario is acceptable. However, DO NOT ANSWER the scenario yourself. Rather, it will be answered by the others as part of Question Three.
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(1) Critique: Paladin's response to the possibility of some sort of Dorzan "threat." I think it's incredibly species-ist, paternalistic, and nothing short of the same sort of condescension that the pre-modern Vulcans showed Humanity in the early 22nd century. We have no right to judge their culture based on our own perspectives; to do otherwise violates the very heart of the Prime Directive's purpose, in spirit if not by the letter of the law. Aside from the possibility of active conquest, they have just as much right to expand and colonize as they see fit. Certainly, we feel they could benefit from Federation membership, and that we could gain much from them as well. But should they choose otherwise, that is absolutely their prerogative.
(2) The following vessels have arrived: * USS Heracles, Akira class, NCC-62504 * USS Grand Teton, Istanbul class, NCC-38411
The following assets have been delayed: * USS Proteus, Saber class, NCC-61998 * USS Bayreuth, Saber class, NCC-61949 * USS Antietam, Defiant class, NCC-76874 * USS Cheng Ho, Nova class, NCC-72389 * USS Dakota, Nova class, NCC-73617 * USS Paladin, Intrepid class, NCC-74836 (you said granted in full, right?) * 114th Fighter Squadron
(3) Looks like the Heracles is getting its first assignment. It's going to start the job of patrol and deploying the sensor net in the trusteeship zone until the rest of my fleet arrives.
(4A) I'll send Runnymede to attempt to make contact; Captain Henschel is ordered to be persistent but up front about what we want to do. Any and all conditions imposed for such aid should be accepted � if they want to collect it all themselves and send it offplanet (thus avoiding any "aliens" from needing to land, we'll take whatever we can get. However, there will be no provocative or unilateral action taken; the Semmans have ultimate right to their planet, and though we may push, the diplomatic boundaries will be upheld.
(4B) First, is this Federation civilian, or Dorzan civilian, or random-bumpy-headed-alien civilian? Unless it's the first option, I'll take a hands-off policy. I don't have any forces to send to the rescue for some random ship not under Federation jurisdiction if the situation isn't life-threatening. However, if the civilian ship is flying with Federation markings, then the Runnymede will ride to the rescue and attempt to intervene. Orders will be to approach cautiously and non-aggressively, with the clear and stated aim (broadcast via known Semman comms channels) that the goal of their approach is to help preserve the Semmans' apparently-desired privacy.
I may consider establishing a Semman Exclusion Zone, to keep all traffic away from their system. Dunno how necessary that might be right now, though.
(4C) Fortunately, my diplomatic training reminds me not to laugh in either faction's faces. If they know about the Prime Directive at all, they'll know this is purely an internal affair, and the Federation will not get involved. On any material-aid level, period. I will offer the Federation's services as mediator, with the primary goal of getting the hostages themselves released to avoid bloodshed. (And I will make it clear at the outset that that's my ONLY goal; the mining colony itself is of minimal importance by comparison.)
In the mean time, I will instruct my adjutant to draw up a list of all Federation citizens or groups in Dorzan territory; should any sort of fighting break out, I don't want our people being pawns in the Dorzan cultural revolution. (Good thing I ordered that Istanbul...) Also, I want to know more about these Dorzan rebels, and just how many more of them there might be out there...
(5) Those Gorn ships? (Assuming you send a ship out there,) You find out they're not heading towards any of the uninhabited worlds in the trusteeship zone, they're going right towards Zemch itself. No contact has yet been made. How far will you go to intervene and protect Zemch isolation?
EDIT: To clarify, the Runnymede will be departing for a well-deserved decommissioning as soon as its replacement, the Paladin, arrives.
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That doesn't mean you get to decommission Runnymede, Dan. Sorry to piss on your parade. Also, for part 4, you're supposed to do 2 of the scenarios only. care to fix?
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quote: That doesn't mean you get to decommission Runnymede, Dan. Sorry to piss on your parade.
Okay, fine, if Starfleet wants to keep a bucket of bolts on frontier duty, that's fine by me. (I can't help it if I'm melodramatic!) To clarify with less sarcasm, my opinion is that Starfleet should be in the process of pulling all of its old ships off of long-range and front-line duty, in the aftermath of the war. If they're smart, they'd be continuing their war-level starship production rates for a while afterward to replenish their losses, and to get more-modern ships out in the frontier regions. (Assuming that all those First Contact-type ships weren't all out on the frontier all along, and we never saw them.)
quote: Also, for part 4, you're supposed to do 2 of the scenarios only. care to fix?
Meh, I did the same thing all the time back in school. I was the kid that everyone else hated because he did all his work, and LIKED it.
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1. Critique of Harry�s answer: Are you crazy? Why do you need so much firepower for a quiet sector? Starfleet no doubt needs its cruisers and Defiants elsewhere. All the important tasks can be accomplished (in my opinion) with the much smaller forces that I took. If it looks like anyone might turn hostile, more ships can always be requested. Also, I doubt contact with the Semmans should be performed under the authority of the science council, since it was scientists that pissed them off in the first place.
2. I now have the USS Hornet (refit Renaissance class) and an Istanbul class transport, as well as the Runnymede (which, by the way, is perfectly suited to give a Federation presence, as long as it doesn�t have to do anything...).
I view the Renaissance class refit as a small Ambassador class vessel (slightly earlier design). It is obviously somewhat less heavily armed, and has a shorter range, but retains good speed and scientific capabilities, and can host small diplomatic conferances.
What type of starbase is in this sector???
3. I will take the Hornet to make contact with the Gorn fleet over subspace as soon as possible. They might not even know that they are heading to a quarantined area, and if they do, negotiations will be necessary.
4. According to this site http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/schematics/starfleet_ships1.htm the Istanbul has a transport capacity of 2000 people. I would assume that it has an EVACUATION capacity of significantly greater then that, surely 3,500. The Istanbul could thus, carry all the people in the colony, quarantining all essential crew in the bridge and engineering (if it can�t, then the Hornet and Runnymede can help). Then, the Istanbul ship could more at maximum cruise speed toward the ship that is carrying the cure. This would take a big chunk off the time it takes to administer the cure, probably insuring that all the colonists get it in time. If calculations show that some might not get it in time with this method, emergency diplomatic efforts would be initiated with the Semmans (assuming that the Dorzans are actually pointing them to a good reason � not for example, �this disease looks plant-like and those guys are plants!�) in a polite but urgent manner.
For the rebellion scenario, it is not Starfleets duty to interfere in this matter, but mediation would certainly be possible. The Federation sympathizes with the rebels cause, but condemns their methods. In addition, the Istanbul class ship along with the Hornet would be sent to the colony. This would allow any civilians to be evacuated quickly if the situation deteriorates. One diplomatic proposal to both sides if it can�t be resolved quickly would be to allow the rebels to be exiled to Federation territory (assuming they haven�t damage the colony or killed any people) while noting that the Federation will continue to attempt to encourage the Dorzans to gain a more enlightened view of the aged people.
5. Here is a scenario: A group of 40+ Dorzans somehow disguised themselves as younger people and voted in an election. They are later found out, but manage to escape in a shuttle owned by the wealthiest of them. They arrive at the starbase and ask for asylum, but the Dorzans pursue and ask for them to be returned and face punishments of 40 years imprisonment for most, and lifetime imprisonment for the ringleader. What do you do?
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And of course, due to the innumerable fan debates over the ACTUAL purpose and capabilities of a given ship, it's more important to properly JUSTIFY your selection of it in your overall scheme. If for example you think the Nova class has incredible sensors that surpass, say, the Intrepid, then there should be a reason for it to be assigned as such.![[Wink]](wink.gif)
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