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Mission 1, Turn 20

Harpe: 6 + 3 = 9

Harpe moved away, but no drones were in range, sadly.

Dylan: 4 + 4.5 = 8.5

Neither were any drones in Dylan's range, who boosted away toward the ship.

Valkyrie Suit: 4 + 4 = 8

And the Valkyrie boosted away as well.

Erava: 4 + 3 = 7

Erava boosted closer to the drones and shot at CDF IV!

(70+10-20=60>8, hit! Dmg: 62 -> 31 shields, hull)

Bazzzaam!

ViperDrone7: 6 + 0.5 = 6.5
CobraDrone1: 5 + 0.5 = 5.5
ViperDrone8: 5 + 0.5 = 5.5
CobraDrone2: 4 + 0.5 = 4.5

VDF VII moved closer and together with few buddies, they barrage'd Erava's suit.

(60-25=35<76, miss!)
(60-25=35>1, hit! Dmg: 28+24=52 -> 26 shields, hull)
(60-25=35>34, hit! Dmg: 29+26=55 -> 28 shields, 27 hull)
(60-25=35>4, hit! Dmg: 20+30=50 -> 25 shields, hull)

Few holes here, few holes there...

Kira: 2 + 1.5 = 3.5

CDF I was in range indeed.

(60+20-20=60>52, hit! Dmg: 72 shields) //sluggy
(40+10-20=30>20, hit! Dmg: 71 shields) //missile

It's newly restored shields were almost down in few seconds.
"Missile launcher empty." The computer stated loudly.

ViperDrone9: 3 + 0.5 = 3.5
ViperDrone6: 2 + 0.5 = 2.5
CobraDrone4: 1 + 0.5 = 1.5

Rest of drones moved, two of them further assaulting Erava with laser bolts.

(60-25=35<81, miss!)
(60-25=35>26, hit! Dmg: 21+33=54 -> 27 shields, hull)

And she got hit by one.

"They are out of our artillery range, pilots!" The First Officer boomed through the speakers. "Lure them closer to our ship!"

//End of turn, shield regen.

3/5

Romulans

17th May, Constitution Day in Norway, if I recall correctly.

Gillmen

11.


Someone stolen our credits!


It is obvious who is behind that theft. And they just reinforced Gaspar with an outpost. We might assume they are preparing to launch an offensive, given that Calamarain is roaming at Klingon systems.


At the same turn, I've received news from Zakdorn - their shipyard finished USS Exeter, one of Ambassador-class cruisers. Apparently Zakdornian strategist called Nrdl has been appointed by Starfleet Commission as it's captain. I'm fine with this. He will however be mostly stationed at his home system while we slowly build defensive group at Zakdorn.

After this, nothing interesting at all happens for 3 turns.


As you can see, new colony has been founded, and Chalnoth agree to become our affiliates. Romulans also caused seeds of discontent to be sown in our home system. Their meddling have to stop soon, and I'm going to build few databanks to counter their espionage and sabotage.

Few more turns of boredo-


I have to give them that. Romulans are doing really wonderful job at stealing my money.


This is, however, worse news. Okay, Klingon fleet of 5 or so ships have been vaporized, but that's totally border of Angosia. I've ordered the two Ambassadors stationed there to leave the system and hide in the deep space. Hopefully Calamarain prefers jumping around star systems, and not deep space fields.
In the meanwhile, databanks are being build on few colony systems that are big enough for such investments. Soon they will be training many of internal security agents who will do their best to thwart the works of Romulan spies.


Andromede-Cortes pair is picking up several different sensor readings in their local region. One of them is quite strong and is apparently an outpost. The design specifications are rather strange and unknown to us, and are nothing that scouts and traders of our member races seen themselves as well. Unless we get better engines or at least an outpost closer to this region, we can do nothing than wait for these aliens to come and meet with us first.
And the signal coming from 'SE' is a single ship, of different design than those aroudn the outpost. Yet again, no one in Federation ever heard of this kind of ship.

Another period of boring turns and we get this:


This came out of nowhere. Is it Calamarain that cripples them again after it left Exo? Maybe Romulans are nibbling their borders? Both these things? One or another way, we will happily accept their treaty, and given they are honourable warriors, this is propably the only diplomatic bond we can be sure of for a while.


Aaand seems that my tactic of beefing up our Internal Security corps have paid back at last. We quite possibly thwarted a research theft in Biology sciences department.


They are my people! <3
And so is their star system, which is quite neat. It lacks many special structures, like Refinery, but in few turns we will have Chalna look like proper Federation system (I must remember to send a colony ship there to terraform the second-to-last planet).

That's all for now, and let's hope that next time it will be only better. Who knows, maybe we will have a breakthrough in propulsion and visit all those alien ships up there...

I'm thinking of new weapons and suits all the time.

It's hard to provide neat guns whilst still maintaining Tsuan technological superiority