Blue Team
Posted on Sat Mar 7th, 2020 @ 1:40am by Captain Janel Moi & Commander Marissa Cartwright & Commodore Korelii MacRae & Colonel Miranda 'Coop' Cooper
Mission:
Mission 71: Orion's Hounds
Location: Various Locations - USS Hermes
Timeline: 1130Hrs - March 20th, 2392
Captain Korelli McKnight had a wide smile on her lips as she went into the Banquet hall, there were no or chairs set up, also there was a rather elaborate food spread in the large table off to the left side of the room. Clearly Miranda Cooper wanted people to talk about and talk to each other about ideas.
Miranda was standing at the table with the food on it while she waited for everyone to arrive. Commander Cartwright came through the door moments later followed by Janel Moi and a small diminutive being she had heard was called Ryookey but she had not met him personally. "Welcome to my dungeon. Is this everyone?"
Korelli McKnight nodded her head. "Yeah... We're all here..."
"Good. Someone close those doors and we can start.." as she regarded Ryookey. "Hello. I'm Coop. I'll be leading Blue team in this little dance... Now I want ideas from all of you guys... I don't care how outrageous you think they are..."
Cartwright paused. "Well we will want to stay away from whatever Akurian warships they have on their side.. I imagine they can slaughter fighters like buzzsaws."
Ryuukei didn't really say much unless someone asked him a question specifically.
McKnight paused. "I have no idea, to be honest, but I would assume so.."
Cooper nodded her head. "Alright.. So we'll avoid their battlecruiser like the plague then." she paused. "Let's see.." as she tapped the PADD that she was presently holding in her left hand bringing up the briefing notes she had taken. It also helped that had recorded their orders, she tapped 'play' as Flight Commander Sergeyev voice rang out for all to hear.
"Alright Comrades, You all are aware of your teams, now for the scenario. Each team will have a fighter ground base to defend. One base is located on the moon B Kayor IVd. The other Base is located on B Kayor Va, the two bases are approximately 2.3 AU apart. Each side will also have their respective Carriers, and each side will have one Akurian Battlecruiser and two Federation Destroyers. The Objective is to destroy the opposing teams base while preserving yours. Warships are not allowed to go further than half an AU away from their base, and warship captains will be junior to the Fighter corps commanders. lets face it, this is an exercise primarily for our Fighter guys, not so much the big ships. Any tactics are valid, the details will be handed out on Padds to all the leaders of the units.
McKnight nodded her head. "Alright... We can expect a frontal assault against us... I've read up on Garalar and he's not impressed me."
Cooper regarded her skipper in silence. "I'm going to get you to float over the base we're protecting, anyone who comes within range of your guns, kill them and we'll sort it out later."
McKnight smiled. "Sounds good to me." she paused. "I'm expecting Captain Yamaguchi to do something creative..."
"Torilla is a weapons and tactics woman, yes... She will be a serious threat to us... But she's subordinate to Garalar so... It'll chafe at her.." McKnight smiled slowly. "It'll distract her from tangling with me... An Envoy Class is no match for a Champion anyway.." she then laughed softly. "I welcome her attention, however."
Cooper slowly smiled. "We'll divide the force into three groups," she commented. "Ryuukei will look after group two..." she commented. "and Ryazar's Shield too. If bonehead wants lunch, we'll feed him a porcupine sandwich."
Cartwright smiled. "What of groups one and three?"
"Three will consist of all of our bombers... You and Janel will escort them to their target. The base is their primary target... What's more it's their only target... Have them ignore the other starships..." Cooper explained with a smile. "Ryuukei... Anything you wanna add... You've been very quiet sitting there.?" Miranda turned her attention to the smallest being in the room.
Ryuukei shrugged. "Sorry, not really, I'm a Battleship/Battlecruiser skipper, fighters aren't really my thing. However I know Captain Famoti is no fool, and she knows the strengths and weaknesses of her battlecruiser, unless Xiaxx is completely stupid and orders her away, she will probably be camping her ship over their base."
Cooper nodded her head. "Fair enough... so if she is present... We can occupy her attention with our own battlecruiser, give our bombers the chance to level their base... while our fighters take on their fighters." she paused. "anyone else have anything they wanna add?"
Ryuukei did make one note. "It is worth mentioning, that the rules of the match mean that the warships are not to stray to far away from the base, so there will be no opportunity for me to occupy Hammer of Tsu Yaskal's attention. So basically as long as we obey the basic rules here will be no opportunity for us to fight each other.
Korelli McKnight nodded. "I've been reading up on Xaixx Garalar and.." the tall woman stopped as she fought off a laugh. "He is skilled at fucking things up... I expect him to do something incredibly stupid or fantastically brave... I fear it will be the former whereas I hope for the latter."
Cooper nodded her head. "Agreed... I can expect Captain Yamaguchi however to pull something insane... Which will be guaranteed to make one's jaw drop." the smaller woman explained. "Of the Federation Captains... Horatio Lorne is a rage case but he's also not stupid enough to do something stupid... Jen Dale is laid back and subtle. Sorvok also isn't stupid but he's Vulcan so we expect this... No.. It'll be Torilla Yamaguchi...Captain Yamagucbi is our greatest threat."
"Torilla Yamaguchi.." Korelli McKnight said quietly. "She has no idea that her family is a little bigger then she expected." the tall woman said quietly.
"How's that skipper?" Cooper inquired
"It's not important now... I'll tell ya after this... is over."
"Alright.." Cooper turned her attention back to the matter before them. "Unless anyone has any better ideas... I'll have my superiority fighters take on theirs, my interceptors will target their bombers and my bombers will kill the enemy base.. My ships will engage their ships as needed... Assuming the rules of engagement permit it." as she smiled. "All of this sounds good to me... So... that's the final plan, unless anyone has issues with it?"
There was silence all around. Cooper left it a moment. "Alright... Then lets do this.. We come back in two days and crush the red team."
The Akurian fighter corps regimental Commander Isamu Dheidhu, did not fail to notice that the federation commander never even bothered to ask his opinion on the matter.
Cooper lifted a glass of water to her lips. "Okay.." she turned to the Akurian fighter commander. "Whats your thoughts on all of this?" she inquired. "Anyone who wishes to speak up... Please do... If you got anything you wish to add.. thoughts, comments. criticisms and the like... Please, don't be shy... I promise to not bite."
Isamu made a rather simple suggestion, "It will be easier to deal with their fighters if we let them come to us. once they get into missile range of the battlecruiser, that would be the best time to attack their fighter formation with our own. That way we can trap them in between our battlecruiser and our fighters."
Cooper smiled. "I like it..." she responded. "Very well... We can do that... Let them come to us... then we kill them and kill their base at our leisure."
