[ooc]Well as the saying goes it never rains but it pours. Your standard dull logistic update is interupted for more "interesting" fare. I'm going to be asking a few questions about this I suspect as it was my first full blown battle. I had taken a screen shot but I forgot to paste it into paint and work with it...so it is lost.[/ooc]
AD 2277 (March 16-April 23) The Battle for HIP 51317
Prelude (The loss of the Leif Ericson)
AD 2277 (March 16) 22:13:51 On approach to Planet VI
The Ericson had completed 3 of the standard grav surveys and was on course for its survey of the outermost planet of HIP 51317 a gas giant with 20 moons. It was 4.4 million km from the gas giant's north pole, near the end of 2nd watch when the ship suddenly pitched and emergency sirens started howling. Commander Elliot Stokes the ships CO was finishing up his day in his bridge workroom and the sudden gyrations threw him over his worktable which he clutched frantically as the depresurization alarms two tone bleet start. His monitor was ruin he was lucky if the pain in his chest was only bruising and not brokent ribs. He had barely gotten out of his chair when the door opened and Dr. Lougheed the watches' scientist stepped in. "What was ..." Elliot had to stop as he started coughing. "Nuke." The pudgy scientist grabed the bent over naval officer and pulled his arm over his shoulder and assisted him onto the bridge and into one of the couches. "Stop trying to talk...just let me get you strapped in." The XO whose watch this was looked over briefly but seeing the captain being half carried to an acceleration couch didn't stop his commands to the damage control crew currently trying to plug the breach in engineering that had taken out the ship's jump drive and opened one engineering space to vacuum.
[ooc]Engineering Spaces destroyed on Leif Ericson after receiving 1 points of damage. 3 Casualties.
Saab JX3-60 destroyed on Leif Ericson after receiving 3 points of damage. 16 Casualties.
Strength 9 Nuclear Detonation x1 detected![/ooc]
AD 2277 (March 16) 22:14:11
Dr. Lougheed was still bent over the captain fastening his harness when two more detonations bracketed the Ericson. The command crew didn't have a chance as the plasma shock front struck the ship and bare structural steel vapourised and spalled. Overloaded power cables plunged the bridge into utter darkness before the outerwall vapourized an inperceptably short time later, the crew was reduced to sprays of carbon as the cooling plasma smashed into the guts of the ship. The observatory and most of the ships engineering support section were destroyed and the ship began to corkscrew violently due to the out of balance thrust from her two surviving engines. Engineering was open to space and the bridge was not responding to frantic calls by the senior nco's or few remaining officers. The remaining crew made for the life pods as they prepared to abandon ship before the next wave of missiles reduced the crippled ship to scrap.
[ooc]Engineering Spaces destroyed on Leif Ericson after receiving 1 points of damage. 2 Casualties.
Fuel Storage destroyed on Leif Ericson after receiving 1 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
Rolls Royce NP E-M28S destroyed on Leif Ericson after receiving 2 points of damage. 2 Casualties.
Rolls Royce NP E-M28S remained intact on Leif Ericson despite receiving 1 points of damage.
Rolls Royce NP E-M28S remained intact on Leif Ericson despite receiving 1 points of damage.
NorTEL Civ IR Telescope destroyed on Leif Ericson after receiving 1 points of damage. 1 Casualties.
Bridge destroyed on Leif Ericson after receiving 1 points of damage. 1 Casualties.
Commander Elliot Stokes was killed by a hit to the bridge of Leif Ericson
Interstellar Survey I slowed to 933 km/s due to damage to Leif Ericson.
Strength 9 Nuclear Detonation x2 detected![/ooc]
AD 2277 (March 17) 02:06:40 Jump Point to Wolf 358
The watch woke up Cpt. Michael Wells when the transmission from the Ericson reached them. His first question was if the Sentinal could reach the survivors but the distance of 4.2 billion km was to great the ship would still be enroute when the life pods support systems were exhausted. Cpt. Wells voice was grim as he informed the squadron CO's of the loss of the Ericson. He contacted the two Oberon's and told them to continue on surveying and to rendevous at the jump point for extraction. When the news came less than 24 hours later that the life pods transmissions had ended he settled into a cold fury that had his crew on their edges. This looked like another Wolver encounter, and as he had his limited personel pour over the charts of the system it made no sense. Nothing was here, none of the rocks even had atmosphere and even the largest barely had gravity.
Interlude
A few days after the loss of the Ericson Cpt. Wells contacted Lt. Cmdr. Brandon Byron and told him he had a mission for his ship and its pinnance. "I want you to recon the Ericson wreck. Go in quiet and use the pinnance to see what you can find out." "There isn't any survivors sir." Perhaps not the most politic thing he could have said but he wasn't sure what his CO wanted. "I know that...but anything we can find out we have to find out. We can't keep fighting the damn boogy man...all we have is theories and guesses." It went without saying that an ensign and 5 crewmen were worth trading for some real data if it came down to that. "Tell Ensign Standish to take it slow and careful when he approaches the wreck and to keep his sensor off...if they have the same sensors that they used in Ross 128 they will see him before he gets any data from his sensor." "Aye, aye Sir." An hour later after refueling from the RS Paul Bunyon the Sentinal boosted for "Jump Point 1" using that as a reference point.
AD 2277 (April 14) "Way Point 1" 950 million km from wreck of SV Leif Ericson
"Bay doors open." The magnetic grapple that held the Fairmile B early warning pinnace of the Überwachter SQN extended. "Ensign Standish you're free to disengage." The deck officer said as the umbilicals all showed golden for locked and stowed. "See you in a week Sentinal." Ensign Standish replied as he fliped switches that told the grapple to release his boat. "Let's do this." Lt. Cmdr. Byron had been explicit about his expectations for the pinnances safe return...'don't be a hero Ensign'...summed it up.
AD 2277 (April 17) Überwachter SQN in space
Ensign Standish was sweating as his boat slid closer and closer to the wreck of the science vessel. It was 13:38 according to his clock, and the mission was into its second day. The tension was so thick in the pinnance you could cut it and make clothes with it. Everyone was in suits and conversation was non existant as the small craft moved closer and closer to the wreck. He was keeping the velocity low so his thermal emission was reduced to nearly nothing.
"Contact! CONTACT!" The crewman manning the boats foward looking infrared system suddenly called out. "Range 600k km."
"Oh...smeg." Ensign Standish hit the "Kill Forward Velocity" button at that.
"Two Contacts...thermal strength 1500...emissions match wolvers just off the Ericson."
"Mother of God." The engineer was looking at the read out.
"We are right on top of them."
"We are soo..."
"Can it people!" Standish didn't need to hear the last comment as he was thinking the same thing. "Stay calm." For over 2 and half minutes the situation remained the same as the pinnace sat in place and the crew tried to breath as quietly as possible. They were the first humans to be this close to a wolver ship and "Don't be a hero" kept repeating itself in Ensign Standish's mind.
"Movement! Targets are boosting...velocity climbing to 8379 km/s"
"Course?" Standish's hand clenched...they had been spotted...they were screwed...
"32°"
"What...?" That wasn't an intercept course.
"32° the range is increasing...look at those mothers move."
Three minutes later the pair of ship faded from the boat's limited infrared sensor system and the sighs of relief were heartfelt. The pinnance boosted at 10% of its maximum for 8 hours then Standish opened his engines to full heading back to the Sentinal. They arrived at the waiting ship on the 20th just in time for a hearty breakfast and a hot debrief from Lt. Cmdr. Byron. The wolver ships course had been relayed back to the Sentinal during the trip back but so far no one in the squadron could see a point to it. It looked like they were making for one or another of the inner worlds. The computer on the sentinal had assigned the ships the ID Tama. It seemed odd that each new encounter with the Wolvers meant new ship types.
Lt. Cmdr. Byron oders the Sentinal to return to Jump Point 1 as it is a handy navigational aid at 100 km/s to keep the ships thermal emissions at a minimum.
Climax
AD 2277 (April 23) 23:00:01 Near Jump Point to Wolf 358
"Captain to the Bridge!" The yellow alert woke Michael Wells out of his sleep. He rolled out of his bunk and pulled on his uniform pants before heading down the short corridor to the bridge. "What is it?" he asked as he entered it a short time later. "We have 5 thermal contacts, Sir. Range 22.5 million km thermal arrays on all ships just picked them up." "Navigation?" "We show intercept course." Cpt. Wells looked at the screen and at his XO. "Two contacts are identical with those the Überwachter picked up." "That answers the question of where they were going." His voice was grim. "What about the other three?" "New contacts are identical contact name Hiryu assigned." "Communications, send to squadron: The squadron will prepare for combat. All ships to action stations. This is not a drill. Repeat this is not a drill. Nuclear weapon release is authorised. Squadron Command out. End message." "Aye aye sir." He looked at his XO, "Get suited up." "Michael..sir...we can't win." The XO's voice was quiet and he was just doing his job being the devils advocate. "I know Tom...but we can't run either." The contacts were moving four times faster than the Terrier's flank speed. "And I'm sick of those alien bastards...this time we can see them...we need information and this is our best chance." The XO and CO exchanged looks, their chances were slim but damn it all...there were three ships deep in the system. "Aye aye Captain." A crew man rushed in with the Captain's vacc suit.
All through the squadron the hab sections spin was cut and the ships crews suited up. Once that was confirmed the pressure in the ships was reduced to keep depressurization effects to a minimum and reduce the risk of fire. Cpt. Wells ordered the support group to remain on the jump point as he set out two locations for the Battlegroup and the Warder's EW pinnance. Between them they would have an effective missile detection range of 1.5 million km to the battlegroup and 2.5 million km to the support group.
"Squadron, this is Cpt. Wells. We are going to fight for information. We have 12 Javelin's and I intend to launch all of them at one alien ship. The aliens are maintaining a straight line course for this jump point. I hope we can then withdraw to Wolf 358, remunition and prepare a hot reception for anyone chasing us. The Sentinal and the two Oberon's are counting on us to get them out of here. Lets kick some alien ass. Squadron command out." Not the greatest pre-battle speach ever given he thought but it would have to do.
[ooc]New Thermal Contact! Contact ID: Tama 002, Class ID: Tama, Race ID: Wolvers, Strength 1500
New Thermal Contact! Contact ID: Tama 003, Class ID: Tama, Race ID: Wolvers, Strength 1500
A new ship class of the Wolvers has been detected in HIP 51317. Our intelligence service has designated the new class as the Hiryu.
A new ship of the Hiryu class from the Wolvers has been detected in HIP 51317. Our intelligence service has designated the new ship as the Hiryu 002.
A new ship of the Hiryu class from the Wolvers has been detected in HIP 51317. Our intelligence service has designated the new ship as the Hiryu 003.
A new ship of the Hiryu class from the Wolvers has been detected in HIP 51317. Our intelligence service has designated the new ship as the Hiryu 004.
New Thermal Contact! Contact ID: Hiryu 002 (New), Class ID: Hiryu (New), Race ID: Wolvers, Strength 1500
New Thermal Contact! Contact ID: Hiryu 003 (New), Class ID: Hiryu (New), Race ID: Wolvers, Strength 1500
New Thermal Contact! Contact ID: Hiryu 004 (New), Class ID: Hiryu (New), Race ID: Wolvers, Strength 1500
New Active Sensor Detected! Contact ID: Hiryu 002, Class ID: Hiryu, Strength 4320, Resolution 20
New Active Sensor Detected! Contact ID: Tama 002, Class ID: Tama, Strength 2736, Resolution 76
New Active Sensor Detected! Contact ID: Tama 002, Class ID: Tama, Strength 1728, Resolution 4
Sensor Data reveals that the alien ship class Hiryu (Wolvers) is capable of 8378 km/s[/ooc]
AD 2277 (April 23) 23:05
The squadron reported all ships were at full shields and the battlegroup and pinance were manueving towards their designed battle positions. This was the first time the human ships had such a chance and Cpt. Wells made the most of it.
AD 2277 (April 23) 23:11
"Yes!" The three contacts designed as Hiryu 2-4 had continued to close as the battlegroup had advanced while the Tama's had turned back, but now they had crossed the sensor envelope of the NC naval search sensor and for the first time the size of the ships was known. "Computer estimates 8,950 tons Captain." "Destroyer sized." Not that the NC Navy had such ships...yet but at least once they had they would match the enemy in tonnage. It also meant that 3 times the battlegroups tonnage was bearing down on them. The Javelin III's could now reach out and touch the enemy also. "Time on Target launch with Mastif Guns, stand by to launch when you have confirmation Mastif is ready. Target is Hiyru 2." "Target is Hiyru 2 aye. Time on Target Launch aye." Seconds later, "We have a problem Sir!" "What?" "The enemy ships are messing with our targeting we should have a hard lock but its jumping all over the place." "Damn it Guns keep trying."
[ooc]Sensor Data reveals that the alien ship class Hiryu (Wolvers) has a target cross section of 179. Estimated tonnage is therefore 8,950
Hostile Ship Contact! Contact ID: Hiryu 002, Class ID: Hiryu, TCS 179 Thermal: 1500 (Existing) Active Sensor S216/R20 (Existing)
Hostile Ship Contact! Contact ID: Hiryu 004, Class ID: Hiryu, TCS 179 Thermal: 1500 (Existing)
Hostile Ship Contact! Contact ID: Hiryu 003, Class ID: Hiryu, TCS 179 Thermal: 1500 (Existing)
Dalmatian - Telus ASMFC 53-1000 targeting Hiryu 002 at 11m km
Telus ASMFC 53-1000 on Dalmatian has a maximum range of 10,050,000k km due to enemy ECM and is therefore unable to lock on to the target. No missiles are fired.
Sensor Data reveals that the alien ship class Hiryu (Wolvers) has an ECM strength of 50[/ooc]
AD 2277 (April 23) 23:14
The squadron was in position, the EW pinnance was still moving to its position infront of the squadron. "HARD LOCK!" "Guns, launch!" "Launch, Aye sir!" Computers syncronized on both Terriers and the small ships shuddered as the missiles slide down their launch railes under their solid boosters. "Sir. Birds in space. All systems both birds read green. Target is acquired. Time to target 42 min." "Thank you." On the combat plot a new icon bloomed as the missiles went to full power.
AD 2277 (April 23) 23:23
The fourth salvo was in space and 70 s showed on the reload clock. The Hiryu's continued to close and were currently 7.3 million km from the Battlegroup. "New contact! VAMPIRE 1! Inbounds!" "Warder has engaged! Salvoing Counter Missiles!"
[ooc]Hostile Missile Contact (x1) TCS 3 Thermal: 2 (New)
Warder - Grumman SCMFC 52-50 targeting Missile Salvo #4342 at 0k km
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System (x3) has launched a Hawk II Counter Missile. Reload Time: 30 seconds.
3x Hawk II Counter Missile has no target and no onboard sensors and will therefore self-destruct
[/ooc]
"New CONTACTs! VAMPIRE 2! VAMPIRE 3!" "Battlegroup Saloving Counter Missiles" "Cleveland is manuevering for a shot!"
[ooc]Hostile Missile Contact (x1) TCS 3 Thermal: 2 (New)
Dalmatian - Grumman SCMFC 52-50 targeting Missile Salvo #4363 at 20k km
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System (x3) has launched a Hawk II Counter Missile. Reload Time: 30 seconds.
Mastiff - Grumman SCMFC 52-50 targeting Missile Salvo #4362 at 20k km
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System (x3) has launched a Hawk II Counter Missile. Reload Time: 30 seconds.
Cleveland - Grundig Sureshot Mk1-25/20X BFC targeting Missile Salvo #4363 at 20k km: Base Chance to hit: 51% (Fire Control To Hit: 50% Modified by Crew Grade: 51%)
Cleveland: Thales MilL-IR Stiletto (To Hit Modified by Tracking Speed: 9%) missed.
[/ooc]
"Target is Cleveland!" The battlegroups close in escort's YAG lasers were filling space with a series of pulses of coherent light as the missile dove through and a single powerful flash detonated near the ship. Her shields deflected most of the plasma away as they were intended and her armour ablated muting the plasma shock front but still the ship shuddered. Lt. Cmdr Marcus Kerr didn't realize he had been promoted back on earth and at the moment he didn't care. "Status?" "Oh my god!" "GUNS talk to me!" "The damn targeting system is off line...main dishes and the link to the auxillaries sir." Lt. Cmdr Kerr stared at the plot. His ship was now reduced to a distraction...his laser systems worked just fine but he had no way to target them. "Isn't that just jim dandy...." He hit the switch for damage control and told them to do whatever it took to get his ship back into the fight.
[ooc]Grundig Sureshot Mk1-25/20X BFC destroyed on Cleveland after receiving 1 points of damage. 4 Casualties.
Strength 9 Nuclear Detonation x1 detected![/ooc]
"Sir!" Cpt. Wells looked up. "Cleveland reports their targeting system is down, unknown time to repair." He nodded he had better revise that idea that they would get out of this unscathed. The Hiryu's apparently had missiles and weren't just close combant ships.
AD 2277 (April 23) 23:24
"New Contact! VAMPIRE 4!" "Support Group under fire!"
The RS Paul Bunyon shuddered as a missile detonated near her. The ships shields and armour took most of the hit but one engine was knocked out. The Warder tasked with protecting the support group had not yet reloaded her countermissile rails.
[ooc]Hostile Missile Contact (x1) TCS 3 Thermal: 2 (New)
Warder - Grumman SCMFC 52-50 targeting Missile Salvo #4348 at 20k km
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System (x3) reloading. 5 seconds until next missile launch.
Rolls Royce NP E-M28S destroyed on Paul Bunyon after receiving 2 points of damage. 1 Casualties.
As Paul Bunyon has slowed to 1400 km/s due to damage, it has been detached from 3rd Squadron Support Group/TG1/1st Fleet.
Strength 9 Nuclear Detonation x1 detected![/ooc]
"New Contact!" "VAMPIRE 5" "Targeting Battlegroup" Cpt. Wells swore the CM launchers were nearly recharged.
[ooc]Hostile Missile Contact (x1) TCS 3
Dalmatian - Grumman SCMFC 52-50 targeting Missile Salvo #4367 at 30k km
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System (x3) reloading. 5 seconds until next missile launch.
Mastiff - Grumman SCMFC 52-50 targeting Missile Salvo #4367 at 30k km
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System (x3) reloading. 5 seconds until next missile launch.[/ooc]
It was the Cleveland again this time a pair of missiles bracketed the ship and what staggered out of the fireballs was a crippled wreck and the reactor hit ensured her lasers would remain silenced the damage control parties struggled to bring systems on line while the helm struggled to steady the now yawing vessel. The Cleveland was out of the action.
[ooc]Crew Quarters destroyed on Cleveland after receiving 1 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
Crew Quarters destroyed on Cleveland after receiving 1 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
Crew Quarters destroyed on Cleveland after receiving 1 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
CANDU AHW 6MW destroyed on Cleveland after receiving 1 points of damage. 2 Casualties.
Rolls Royce NP E-M40S destroyed on Cleveland after receiving 2 points of damage. 3 Casualties.
Rolls Royce NP E-M40S remained intact on Cleveland despite receiving 1 points of damage.
GE Barrier A119 destroyed on Cleveland after receiving 1 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
Seimens SSS 53-3000 destroyed on Cleveland after receiving 1 points of damage. 3 Casualties.
NorTEL IR Array 0-3 destroyed on Cleveland after receiving 1 points of damage. 1 Casualties.
Strength 9 Nuclear Detonation x2 detected![/ooc]
"NEW Contact!" "VAMPIRE 6" "Support Group is Target!" "Sir the Perryvale reports she is hit!" Cpt. Wells jabed his override. "Communications! Send to Perryvale. Commander you are ordered to jump. Repeat you are to jump. Make for Earth best speed! Naval command has to know what we found out! Tell Earth 120 days for the survey ships. God speed and good luck. Squadron Out. End Message." "Sending now sir." He had been wrong...well there was nothing for it now. He had 8 birds in space and another 2 ready to fire in under 15 seconds but they needed over 30 minutes to reach their target and he doubted the battlegroup would last that long.
[ooc]Hostile Missile Contact (x1) TCS 3 Thermal: 2 (New)
Warder - Grumman SCMFC 52-50 targeting Missile Salvo #4352 at 30k km
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System (x3) has launched a Hawk II Counter Missile. Reload Time: 30 seconds.
Strength 9 Nuclear Detonation x1 detected!
3x Hawk II Counter Missile has no target and no onboard sensors and will therefore self-destruct[/ooc]
Cmdr. Aaron Benson CO of the support group turned white when he heard the orders from Squadron Command. "Oh damn!" His ship had weathered the hit with no internal damage but the enemy missiles should not be getting through. The hits on his support group had been coming from a different angle then the Hiryu's. "Engineering! Spindle the drive!" "Communications send to the Paul Bunyon they are point. Send to Warder that they have the tail." "Aye Aye sir." "Helm, stand by for jump." "Helm stand by for jump, aye." Within 30 seconds engineering was reporting that the jump point was stable and the three ships sliped through the opening between the stars to emerge in Wolf 358. They immediatly set out for the warp point to AD Leonis, the RS Paul Bunyon trailing as her crew worked to make battlefield repairs to her damaged engine.
[ooc]Hostile Missile Contact (x1) TCS 3
Mastiff - Grumman SCMFC 52-50 targeting Missile Salvo #4372 at 50k km
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System (x3) has launched a Hawk II Counter Missile. Reload Time: 30 seconds.
Dalmatian - Grumman SCMFC 52-50 targeting Missile Salvo #4373 at 50k km
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System (x3) has launched a Hawk II Counter Missile. Reload Time: 30 seconds.
3x Hawk II Counter Missile has no target and no onboard sensors and will therefore self-destruct[/ooc]
His last two anti-ship missiles were on the way to the launchers as Cpt. Wells ordered the ships to manuever for a spot in space chosen away from the direction the missiles were now determined to be coming from. The Hiyru's had slowed down apparently matching the speed of the EW pinnace and they were now closing at only 1000 km/s. That low velocity increased his Javelin's chance to hit significantly but they still needed time to cross the 7 million km to the target.
AD 2277 (April 23) 23:25
"Hostile Contact!" "Vampire 7!" "Battlegroup is target!" Not that anyone else was a possible target now thought Cpt. Wells but his crew was following their training.
[ooc]Hostile Missile Contact (x1) TCS 3 Thermal: 2 (New)
Mastiff - Grumman SCMFC 52-50 targeting Missile Salvo #4377 at 10k km
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System (x3) has launched a Hawk II Counter Missile. Reload Time: 30 seconds.
Dalmatian - Grumman SCMFC 52-50 targeting Missile Salvo #4378 at 10k km
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System (x3) has launched a Hawk II Counter Missile. Reload Time: 30 seconds.
3x Hawk II Counter Missile has no target and no onboard sensors and will therefore self-destruct[/ooc]
"Hostile Contact!" "Vampire 8!" "Battlegroup is target!" It was the Mastif's turn as a single missile detonated off its side, ripping its shield apart before gouging away a chunk of the ships armour and the most of its phased array panels for its IR detectors. "Mastif reports she is still combat capable sir!" "Thank you." Cpt. Wells tried to find a solution but there wasn't one. The enemy missiles were showing up at close range and in the last case 5 seconds too soon. His ships were getting picked apart.
[ooc]Hostile Missile Contact (x1) TCS 3 Thermal: 2 (New)
Dalmatian - Grumman SCMFC 52-50 targeting Missile Salvo #4383 at 20k km
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System (x3) reloading. 5 seconds until next missile launch.
Mastiff - Grumman SCMFC 52-50 targeting Missile Salvo #4383 at 20k km
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System (x3) reloading. 5 seconds until next missile launch.
NorTEL IR Array 0-3 destroyed on Mastiff after receiving 1 points of damage. 2 Casualties.
Strength 9 Nuclear Detonation x1 detected![/ooc]
AD 2277 (April 23) 23:26
"Hostile Contact!" "Vampire 9 and Vampire 10" "Battlegroup is target."
Both Terriers shuddered as their CM launchers salvoed 3 Hawk's into space. To the crew even in their suits it was like a massive artillary round had been fired as the missile litteraly howled off their launchers. The Hawks engaged their main drives and both sets of missile flashed at each other at over 15000 km/s. Strobe light flares dotted space as the Hawk's warheads detonated. Astoundingly enough for the first time in the engagement two enemy missiles were reduces to tumbling ruin by the human defences. Unfortunatly it was too little to save the crippled Cleveland which disintegrates under fire, the ship becoming a slowly spinning mass of twisted metal spewing life pods. The Mastif it hit by two waves of inbound missiles and her structure snaps sending chunks of what used to be a ship off on wildly diverging vectors and the human force is reduced to a single ship, the Dalmatian. Cpt. Wells orders his ship to maintain target lock. The lead missiles are now around 18 minutes away from the Hiyru 2 that is now at 7.2 million km from the Dalmatian.
[ooc]Hostile Missile Contact (x3) TCS 3 Thermal: 2 (New)
Hostile Missile Contact (x1) TCS 3
Dalmatian - Grumman SCMFC 52-50 targeting Missile Salvo #4364 at 20k km
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System (x3) has launched a Hawk II Counter Missile. Reload Time: 30 seconds.
Mastiff - Grumman SCMFC 52-50 targeting Missile Salvo #4364 at 20k km
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System (x3) has launched a Hawk II Counter Missile. Reload Time: 30 seconds.
Crew Quarters - Small destroyed on Cleveland after receiving 0 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
Crew Quarters destroyed on Cleveland after receiving 1 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
Engineering Spaces destroyed on Cleveland after receiving 1 points of damage. 1 Casualties.
Engineering Spaces destroyed on Cleveland after receiving 1 points of damage. 3 Casualties.
Fuel Storage destroyed on Cleveland after receiving 1 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
Rolls Royce NP E-M40S destroyed on Cleveland after receiving 2 points of damage. 3 Casualties.
GE Barrier A119 destroyed on Cleveland after receiving 1 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
GE Barrier A119 destroyed on Cleveland after receiving 1 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
Bell Phased Array P3-15 destroyed on Cleveland after receiving 1 points of damage. 2 Casualties.
Thales MilL-IR Stiletto destroyed on Cleveland after receiving 1 points of damage. 5 Casualties.
Cleveland suffers complete structural failure due to the amount of damage it has received. The ship is destroyed.
Commander Marcus Kerr has made it to a lifepod before the destruction of Cleveland
Salvo of 3x Hawk II Counter Missile has intercepted its target. Chance To Hit 8%: (Missile Speed 4000 km/s / Target Speed 11200 km/s) x Missile Agility 19 x GradeBonus 15%
Salvo of 3x Hawk II Counter Missile has intercepted its target. Chance To Hit 7%: (Missile Speed 4000 km/s / Target Speed 11200 km/s) x Missile Agility 19 x GradeBonus 1%
Dalmatian - Grumman SCMFC 52-50 targeting Missile Salvo #4364 at 10k km
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System (x3) reloading. 25 seconds until next missile launch.
Mastiff - Grumman SCMFC 52-50 targeting Missile Salvo #4364 at 0k km
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System (x3) reloading. 25 seconds until next missile launch.
Rolls Royce NP E-M40S destroyed on Mastiff after receiving 2 points of damage. 2 Casualties.
GE Barrier A119 destroyed on Mastiff after receiving 1 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
Seimens SSS 53-3000 destroyed on Mastiff after receiving 1 points of damage. 3 Casualties.
Bell Phased Array P3-15 destroyed on Mastiff after receiving 1 points of damage. 3 Casualties.
Nordion Arbalist ASM Launch System destroyed on Mastiff after receiving 2 points of damage. 9 Casualties.
Strength 9 Nuclear Detonation x4 detected!
Strength 1 Nuclear Detonation x1 detected!
I'm not sure if I got 2 or 1 missiles...from the fact only a single str 1 nuke was detected I suspect the log is a bit off here.[/ooc]
"Vampire 11!" "Mastif under fire!"
[ooc]Hostile Missile Contact (x3) TCS 3
Dalmatian - Grumman SCMFC 52-50 targeting Missile Salvo #4369 at 30k km
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System (x3) reloading. 20 seconds until next missile launch.
Crew Quarters destroyed on Mastiff after receiving 1 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
Crew Quarters - Small destroyed on Mastiff after receiving 0 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
Engineering Spaces destroyed on Mastiff after receiving 1 points of damage. 1 Casualties.
Engineering Spaces destroyed on Mastiff after receiving 1 points of damage. 1 Casualties.
Rolls Royce NP E-M40S destroyed on Mastiff after receiving 2 points of damage. 2 Casualties.
Rolls Royce NP E-M40S destroyed on Mastiff after receiving 2 points of damage. 2 Casualties.
Fuel Storage destroyed on Mastiff after receiving 1 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
GE Barrier A119 destroyed on Mastiff after receiving 1 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
GE Barrier A119 destroyed on Mastiff after receiving 1 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
Telus ASMFC 53-1000 destroyed on Mastiff after receiving 1 points of damage. 4 Casualties.
Grumman SCMFC 52-50 destroyed on Mastiff after receiving 1 points of damage. 1 Casualties.
Bridge destroyed on Mastiff after receiving 1 points of damage. 3 Casualties.
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System destroyed on Mastiff after receiving 0 points of damage. 2 Casualties.
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System destroyed on Mastiff after receiving 0 points of damage. 1 Casualties.
Boeing SBMAG destroyed on Mastiff after receiving 3 points of damage. 1 Casualties.
Mastiff slowed to 1 km/s due to damage to Mastiff.
Mastiff suffers complete structural failure due to the amount of damage it has received. The ship is destroyed.
Lieutenant Commander Isobel Singh failed to escape the destruction of Mastiff and has been killed.
Strength 9 Nuclear Detonation x5 detected![/ooc]
"VAMPIRE 12!" "INBOUNDS!" "BRACE FOR IMPACT!" The Dalmatian's counter missiles launchers were cycling and the crew could do nothing as the Wolver missiles closed in. Detonations bracketed the ship and it twisted and then snapped, the next successive detonations pulvarized the pieces. As the ship was hammered by the fury of six multimegaton detonations few of its crew able to reach lifepods at all. The ship was reduced to a slowly expanding debrie field under the pounding it took. Cpt. Wells died while trying to get his bridge crew to the dubious safety of a life pod.
[ooc]Hostile Missile Contact (x3) TCS 3 Thermal: 2 (New)
Dalmatian - Grumman SCMFC 52-50 targeting Missile Salvo #4376 at 20k km
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System (x3) reloading. 15 seconds until next missile launch.
Crew Quarters destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 1 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
Crew Quarters destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 1 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
Crew Quarters - Small destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 0 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
Crew Quarters - Small destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 0 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
Crew Quarters - Small destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 0 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
Engineering Spaces destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 1 points of damage. 3 Casualties.
Engineering Spaces destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 1 points of damage. 2 Casualties.
Fuel Storage destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 1 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
Fuel Storage destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 1 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
Rolls Royce NP E-M40S destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 2 points of damage. 2 Casualties.
Rolls Royce NP E-M40S destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 2 points of damage. 3 Casualties.
Rolls Royce NP E-M40S destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 2 points of damage. 3 Casualties.
GE Barrier A119 destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 1 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
Seimens SAMS Vigilant 51-0050 destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 1 points of damage. 1 Casualties.
Seimens SSS 53-3000 destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 1 points of damage. 2 Casualties.
Grumman SCMFC 52-50 destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 1 points of damage. 1 Casualties.
Telus ASMFC 53-1000 destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 1 points of damage. 4 Casualties.
NorTEL IR Array 0-3 destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 1 points of damage. 4 Casualties.
Bell Phased Array P3-15 destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 1 points of damage. 2 Casualties.
Bridge destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 1 points of damage. 3 Casualties.
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 0 points of damage. 1 Casualties.
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 0 points of damage. 1 Casualties.
Nordion Buckler CM Launch System destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 0 points of damage. 1 Casualties.
Nordion Arbalist ASM Launch System destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 2 points of damage. 8 Casualties.
Boeing SBMAG destroyed on Dalmatian after receiving 2 points of damage. 1 Casualties.
Dalmatian suffers complete structural failure due to the amount of damage it has received. The ship is destroyed.
Captain Michael Wells failed to escape the destruction of Dalmatian and has been killed.
Strength 9 Nuclear Detonation x6 detected![/ooc]
The destruction of the Battlegroup and the retreat of the Support group stranded the crew of the Fairmile B2 pinnance. There were still 10 Javelin's in space but they no longer had commmand guidance and they would home in on the target's last location and then use their onboard thermal sensors. But those had been planned for re-acquiring targets at close range so the commander of the pinnace Ensign Susan Lee set a course for the last reported position of the Hiryu's and hoped to make contact to possibly guide the missiles in. Unfortunately the enemy had other plans.
Afterthought
AD 2277 (April 23) 23:35
They never made it. The enemy expended two missiles on the small craft and only 3 crew made it into space in their survial suits from the molten twisted mass that had been their ship.
[ooc]Crew Quarters - Tiny destroyed on Fairmile B2(EW) 001 after receiving 0 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
Engineering Spaces - Small destroyed on Fairmile B2(EW) 001 after receiving 1 points of damage. 1 Casualties.
Fuel Storage - Tiny destroyed on Fairmile B2(EW) 001 after receiving 1 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
Bombadier Backboard NPM1-125 destroyed on Fairmile B2(EW) 001 after receiving 1 points of damage. 0 Casualties.
Seimens SAMS Vigilant 51-0050 destroyed on Fairmile B2(EW) 001 after receiving 1 points of damage. 1 Casualties.
Bridge destroyed on Fairmile B2(EW) 001 after receiving 1 points of damage. 2 Casualties.
Fairmile B2(EW) 001 suffers complete structural failure due to the amount of damage it has received. The ship is destroyed.
Strength 9 Nuclear Detonation x2 detected![/ooc]
From the ships original complemeents: 13 crew survived the Dalmatian, 35 survived the Mastif, and 33 led by Lt. Cmdr. Kerr survived the Cleveland. The Sentinal and two Oberon's from BuSurvey were now the only human ships in the system.
In Wolf 358 the RS Paul Bunyon restores functionality to her engine and rejoins the other two ships heading for the jump point to AD Leonis at 4:50 on the 24th. Onboard the Perryvale and the other ships computers was all the information that the 4 Human ships lost in HIP 51317 had gained. The first such data the Navy had to work with, and they had a date to meet. The survey ships would be done in 120 days and they had no ship in system with a working jump engine.