From: Laserlight <laserlight@q...>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 00:34:33 -0500
Subject: [FT] AAR
2086:01:16 Prince Henry Corporation patrol group da Gama responded to a distress call from MV Weyland Pilgrim, at that time under attack by the pirate Jean Chandagnac. Weyland Pilgrim reported being boarded, and contact was lost. The patrol group proceeded under full thrust to the area of the attack and initiated search operations. PHC combatant Fidelity, under Commander Azrael Jones, made contact and gave chase. At 1915 hours, Fidelity verified contacts as Weyland Pilgrim and Chandagnac's vessel Bocor. The remainder of the patrol group was out of immediate supporting range; nevertheless, Commander Jones decided to attack. PHC Fidelity--152 pt Mass 44 Hull Avg 13 Thrust 6 FTL Enhanced Sensor (allows +1" per 6" standard range, eg Beam-1 could fire at 14") FCS x 2 Beam-2 x2 (both AP/FP/F) Armor 2 Screen 1 Marine berths 2 Pirate Bocor-159 pt Mass 52 Hull Weak 10 Thrust 8 FTL FCS x2 Beam-2 x 2 (AP/FP/F, AS/FS/F) Needle Beam x1 Screen 1 Cargo Holds 4 Boarders berths 1 On initiating the action at 1915 hours, Fidelity dropped a beacon buoy, designated locus 0/0. MV Weyland Pilgrim, under command of a pirate prize crew, was at 60/0 facing 3; Bocor was at 57/3, facing 3; Fidelity at 0/0 facing 3 and had matched velocity with the chase. Commander Jones realized that Bocor had a prize crew aboard Weyland Pilgrim and was therefore unwilling to simply use her superior thrust to break contact; accordingly, Jones decided to engage Bocor and ignore the freighter. Fidelity made full thrust; Bocor responded to the challenge, came about and made for Fidelity at high acceleration. 1930: Fidelity cut thrust sharply; Bocor continued to bear down while sideslipping port. Fidelity opened fire at 13500km, inflicting minor damage. Bocor's return fire was stopped by armor. 1945: The combatants accelerated, passed each other and both reversed heading, firing continuously. Fidelity inflicted considerable surface damage to the enemy, opening a cargo bay to space, and herself suffered a hull breach. Bocor attempted to target an x-ray laser on Fidelity's drives but was unsuccessful. 2000: The combatants' cumulative velocities carried them farther apart, despite Bocor's attempts to close; Fidelity thrust hard astern and stayed outside Bocor's effective range. Fidelity fired from a range of 24500km with great effect [two thresholds]. Bocor suffered multiple systems failures and heavy loss of life. 2015: Bocor abandoned her prize and withdrew. Fidelity gave chase but was unable to close to weapons range. At 2044, Bocor's power plant suffered a catastrophic failure and exploded with the loss of all aboard. Fidelity was later able to match vectors with Weyland Pilgrim; the pirate prize crew surrendered on terms and was turned over to civil authorities. Commander Jones's victory without casualties over a foe of 20% greater mass earned him special commendation. He later resigned from the Prince Henry Company to form a private military enterprise, but returned when the Alarishi Navy was formed and served with distinction. In this action, the effect of Fidelity's enhanced sensor suite was considerable; it could, however, have been greatly reduced had Bocor managed its velocity better and stayed in close range. --Chris DeBoe Quixtar IBO#706882 http://www.quixtar.com