[CON] AAR - Kra'Vak vs NRE (FLAVOR TEXT-LONG)

It had been a long time preparing for Stalk. Even for a Stalker fleet as
experienced as that of 1st Rank Stalk Commander Kr'rt, waiting grows tiresome.
Heading into Hu'man space would be a good thing for him and his crew. The only
wrinkle in this great plan was that there was no response from their final
refueling station, nor from its picket ships. This breach of protocol was
troubling.

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(From the translated logs of 1st Stalk Commander K'zirt, 1st Talon Wz'Zel
fleet)
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Our transition into N-space went as smoothly as I expected of my
seasoned crew. The Lan'K'Ster Refueling Station has not answered our hails and
we are having difficulty finding any sign of the picket ships defending the
station. I have ordered the fleet into Stalk at best fleet speed.
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P'zerp in Detection has informed me that he has found a message cannister from
one of the picket ships, the Krn'Tok. I knew the captain of that one. The logs
have revealed that they were destroyed by a Hu'man fleet of some size that
overwhelmed them. There is no mention of what happened to the station so our
only option is to advance. Five killercraft patrols have been launched. One
squadron is still in crates and not operational.
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P'Zerp reports that the Hu'man fleet has just appeared. Their flagship appears
to be the largest ship we have enocuntered so far. Definitely in the heavy
dreadnought class. There are several battlecruisers as well as a good number
of the frsshtookk missile firing ships that have plagued us since we first
encountered the Hu'mans. They will be our priority targets. My fleet is
deployed in tight maneuver formation and the order is out to Confront. Rumors
have been spreading through all of the fleet that these Hu'mans do not
recognize when they are losing. We shall see.
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The firing has started. Our maneuvering swung the entire fleet out of range of
the first salvo of Hu'man missiles. Our railguns have scored several strong
hits on the Hu'mans including a penetrating shot from my Hunter. That gunner
is to be commended. His shot struck very deeply into one of the frsshtookk
missile cruisers. I am finding it curious that there is very little long range
firepower coming from the heart of their fleet. Our railguns are striking with
deadly effect but the Hu'Man response at range is minimal. I am also noting
that we have local space superiority. This is a rare moment. My killercraft
have already dispatched the Hu'man's and have vectored in on the HDN.
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My killercraft have encountered a new class of Hu'man ship. It is capable of
putting forth a staggering amount of point defense fire. Nearly half of my
craft were killed in the first tu'run of engagement. The remainder scored
significant dmage that succeeded in stripping most of the HDN's armor away. I
shifted priority targeting to this escort ship to preserve our space
superiority and tore deeply into it. The Hu'mans have been cycling their
targets, acheiving hits on the closest of my ships rather than the largest.
This behavior has allowed me to keep my heaviest railguns intact though my
Hunter has suffered greatly in the past tu'run. Reports of life support
failing come in from many of my ships but they know their duty. Their first
priority is to keep our weapons working.
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With the Hu'man escort cruiser severely damaged, my killercraft are able to
more effectively attack. Their losses are high but Flight 226 is undamaged and
score admirable damage. This is a great day for them for they will surely be
promoted. My railguns are piercing the HDN again and again. The Hu'mans are
not responding to our surrender codes and they keep fighting despite the
crippling damage to their heaviest ship. The rumors then were true. I order
the fleet into Slay.