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No Cavalry This Time (SL131)

## No Cavalry This TimePart of Operation Cavalry

For the Alliance, the offensive portion of the Cavalry campaign ended with an unsuccessful attack on the northern Klingon starbase which had been the primary target of the operation.

Unfortunately for the Alliance, Admiral S'Treleg's tenure as commander of the fleet had resulted in their forces being overextended. With their offensive momentum gone, many of the detachments that S'Treleg had dispatched suddenly found themselves facing superior Coalition forces. The Klingons had used the time bought by the heroic (the Alliance referred to the Klingon stand as fanatic) sacrifice of their Red Fleet to bring in reserves from other theaters, and sought to destroy the Alliance forces piecemeal before they could regroup or return to Alliance held territory.

Individually, none of the resulting engagements was very large and in a strategic sense, none of them would affect the outcome of the war. They were, however, very grim for the Alliance elements cut off deep inside Coalition held territory.

One mixed group was nearing Kzinti space when it was intercepted for what appeared to be the final time. The commander of one of the ships, upon being apprised of the enemy's approach, noted" Well, that's it then. There ain't no cavalry this time."

## Aftermath

In a desperate running battle, the small Alliance force finally reached safety, but all three ships were virtually wrecked. Only the fact that Coalition losses in the previous two years had been so severe had prevented them from closing in and destroying the squadron. The Coalition simply could not afford to have ships destroyed or severely damaged, and settled for putting the Alliance vessels out of commission.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1992). *Captain's Log 10*. Edited by Stephen V. Cole. (Task Force Games), pp. 43–5.
Deadly Stings (SH107)

## Deadly StingsPart of The Return of the King

In Y175 the Hydrans began a series of counterattacks in an attempt to drive the Klingons and Lyrans out of their territory. Fighting was fierce, and many ships on both sides were destroyed. Several Klingon boom sections, detached from ships lost in action, had been gathered at at an advanced Klingon base for eventual return to the shipyards at Klinshai. When the Hydrans began yet another major offensive, the Klingon sector commander decided to evacuate these booms. Lieutenant Kilgore was assigned to organize the convoy, and he fortuitously arranged for an escort.

The Hydrans detected the Klingon boom convoy and decided to launch an attack, but due to the impending arrival of Klingon reinforcements, they decided that they could not risk ships in a direct attack. The Cavalier class CVS *Restoration* and its escort launched their fighter group in an effort to catch and destroy the retreating Klingons.

## Aftermath

The Hydran fighters pushed home their attack in the face of the Klingon escorts' efforts to halt them. In short order, the entire force of Klingon fighters was destroyed, along with their carrier and one of the E3s. The Hydrans were, however, only able to destroy one of the F-booms before survivors were forced to disengage by the appearance of the *War King* and her consorts.
Federation First Fleet

## First (Home) Fleet

First Fleet is also known as the Home Fleet. Based in the Capital Area it is the largest and most active of the Federation Fleets. Most of the ships assigned to the Home Fleet are ships undergoing their shakedown cruises, and ships just returning from extended patrols or maintenance periods. The ships assigned to the fleet spend most of thier time on patrol in the central areas of the Federation. The fleet has the most combat stars of all the Federation Fleets participating in all the major wars with the Federations neighbors.

## History

The fleet was formed soon after the formation of the Federation. Responsible for exploring the areas around the Federation core and reinforcing the borders in areas threatened by foreign combat operatons.

## Combat Operations

First deployed for combat operations in Y40 during the First Federation-Romulan War.

Y88 to Y92 deployed to the Kzinti front as in response to the First Federation-Kzinti War.

Y110to Y111 the fleet was deployed to the Klngon Border for the short-lived First Federation-Klingon War.

Y136 to Y142 the fleet was again deployed to the Kzinti Front in response to the Second Federation-Kzinti War.

In Y171 in response to the the Klingon invasion of the Federation the First Fleet deployed to the front, relieving the devastated Third Fleet. The fleet fought on the Klingon front for the remainder of the General War on the rimward side of the front.

## References

*Federation* Fleets

**First Fleet** \* Second Fleet \* Third Fleet \* Fourth Fleet \* Fifth Fleet \* Sixth Fleet \* Seventh Fleet \* Eighth Fleet \* Ninth Fleet \* Tenth Fleet \* Eleventh Fleet \* Twelfth Fleet \* Thirteenth Fleet \* Fourteenth Fleet
1. ↑ John Sickels (30 March 2011). *GURPS Federation, Fourth Edition*. Edited by Jean Sexton. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), p. 105. ISBN 978-1-58564-155-0.
2. ↑ John Sickels (30 March 2011). *GURPS Federation, Fourth Edition*. Edited by Jean Sexton. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), p. 105. ISBN 978-1-58564-155-0.
3. ↑ John Sickels (30 March 2011). *GURPS Federation, Fourth Edition*. Edited by Jean Sexton. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), p. 105. ISBN 978-1-58564-155-0.
4. ↑ John Sickels (30 March 2011). *GURPS Federation, Fourth Edition*. Edited by Jean Sexton. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), p. 105. ISBN 978-1-58564-155-0.
5. ↑ John Sickels (30 March 2011). *GURPS Federation, Fourth Edition*. Edited by Jean Sexton. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), p. 105. ISBN 978-1-58564-155-0.
6. ↑ John Sickels (30 March 2011). *GURPS Federation, Fourth Edition*. Edited by Jean Sexton. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), p. 105. ISBN 978-1-58564-155-0.
Allen's Planet

Allen’s Planet was established as a general Federation colony in Y119, producing agricultural goods in addition to mining iron, uranium, and pergium. Most of the population came from Earth and Alpha Centauri. The planet is Class M, orbiting a G3V yellow dwarf star. The colony was occupied by the Kzintis during the Second Federation-Kzinti War, but was returned to UFP control at the end of the conflict in Y142. The population was actually treated reasonably well under occupation, the Kzintis needing their expertise in operating the mining equipment. However, in Y145, a group of renegade Kzinti religious fanatics attacked the colony and killed all 3,000 colonists, save for one human infant. The Kzinti authorities captured and executed the renegades, and paid reparations for the destruction of the colony, which was rebuilt and served as a locus of trade between the UFP and the Hegemony in the subsequent decades. The one human infant, kidnapped by the Kzinti fanatics, was raised by a Kzinti noble who did not want the Federation to find out what the fanatics had planned to do with him. This individual, Wil Gerard, eventually returned to the Federation and joined Star Fleet.

Location: Sector 2002.

## References

1. ↑ John Sickels (30 March 2011). *GURPS Federation, Fourth Edition*. Edited by Jean Sexton. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), p. 97. ISBN 978-1-58564-155-0.
Ceasefire Collapse! (SL111)

## Ceasefire Collapse

Late in Y173, the Coalition realized that their economies could not sustain the strain of the conflict much longer and set about negotiating an end to the war. The Federation Council, under Chairman Buckner, decided to accept the terms the Coalition was offering, at least until they could gather the strength to regain what they were about to surrender. The final negotiations took place near a gas giant in a system inside the Federation's defensive sphere, but near the junction where the Klingon and Romulan forces had linked up. Careful protocols were agreed to in order to insure there would not be an incident during the final negotiations.

The ceasefire collapsed into a melee. No one living knows what went wrong or who fired the first shot.

## Aftermath

Yorktown was badly damaged but managed to escape, as did the Vindex. One Klingon ship was destroyed, as well as the Hornet. The Coalition destroyed Olsen's Reach station, apparently thinking that it was part of the Federation treachery. The Romulans cloaked and disengaged; the remaining Federation and Klingon ships withdrew simultaneously toward fleets stationed just outside of the ceasefire zone. It was a bloody and inconclusive battle whose only real outcome was to insure that the war would go on for 11 more blood soaked years.

### Postscript

In Y179 the Orion Raider Doomsday Exchequer, while in the Morgana system. looking to salvage debris from the battle six year earlier, located the log bouy of the USS Hornet. The bouy was intact and revealed the fire control was accidently activated by a nervous ensign in order to maintain station-keeping.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1990). *Captain's Log 8*. (Task Force Games), pp. 29–30.
2. ↑ Various (1990). *Captain's Log 8*. (Task Force Games), p. 27.
Federation Fourth Fleet

This unit is deployed on the Kzinti border. The traditions of this fleet ran deep, as they came from people who (a generation or two before the General War) had fought two wars (Y88 and Y136) against the savage Kzintis. While the Third Fleet expected to go to war at any moment, the Fourth Fleet thought that it was more likely to go to war, but that it would be sent to help the Kzintis during the Second Four Powers War. (Many felt that the Klingons would never attack the Federation, but that the Federation would eventually be forced to send ships to help the Kzintis resist the Klingon invasion that began three years before the Klingons attacked the Federation.) When the Klingons invaded in Y171, this fleet became part of the Klingon Front, fighting side by side with the First Fleet (and the rebuilt Third Fleet) for the remainder of the General War.

## References

*Federation* Fleets

First Fleet \* Second Fleet \* Third Fleet \* **Fourth Fleet** \* Fifth Fleet \* Sixth Fleet \* Seventh Fleet \* Eighth Fleet \* Ninth Fleet \* Tenth Fleet \* Eleventh Fleet \* Twelfth Fleet \* Thirteenth Fleet \* Fourteenth Fleet
After Yank’s Hole (SH152)

## After Yank's Hole

A patrolling Klingon cruiser, the D5K *Raver*, stumbled upon two Hydran PF Tenders which were waiting for their PFs to return from a strike at *Yank's Hole* and attempted to destroy them. (The report by the Klingon area commander stated this a bit differently: "Reacting swiftly to the cowardly approach of the Snakes, the swift and deadly cruiser Raver closed in on their unprotected transport and dealt them a crushing defeat.")

## Aftermath

The Hydran PFTs managed to stave off disaster until the PFs arrived. The *Raver* inflicted some damage to both ships and managed to destroy a few of the badly damaged PFs as they arrived. Ultimately, the PFTs, now able to use their sensors for direct jamming of the *Raver*, managed to disengage. However, their planned follow up strike on Yank's Hole had to be abandoned due to the damage sustained.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1994). *Star Fleet Battles Module S2 – Scenario Book 2*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 59–61.
A Confusion of Objectives (SL354)

## A Confusion of Objectives

The Hydrans and Lyrans first clashed in Y40 in what amounted to a misunderstanding. The Lyrans had thought the mining colony they were attacking was part of the Klingon Empire they were then at war with. There had been no previous contact between the Lyran Star Empire and the Hydran Star Kingdom. That accidental war had lasted more than three years. The border region between the two empires became somewhat quiescent for a quarter-century as the Lyrans became involved in other conflicts: first with the Kzintis in Y48, then the Carnivons in Y56 (which temporarily ended the war with the Kzintis).

In Y68 a new Hydran-Lyran war, the second, broke out. Records are completely unclear as to which side initiated hostilities, but it is believed that the Hydrans took advantage of a perceived weakness of the Lyrans who had major combat forces, including significant elements of the Enemy’s Blood Duchy, deployed on the far side of their empire fighting the Carnivons. As part of the initial Hydran attacks a task force approached the Lyran colony of Zambor. Panic among the senior administrators, all of them members of noble families, only added to the confused nature of the Lyran response.

## Aftermath

It remains unclear exactly what the Hydrans were intent on accomplishing, but the best assessment is that it was simply a rather large probe. There was some damage to ground installations, an apparent attempt to seize a “planethead” which was then withdrawn, and minor raids elsewhere that may have been attempts to gather intelligence. Some of the convoy’s ships were shot up, and some Lyran ships were destroyed (as were some Hydran ships) along with the commercial platform.

At least all of the Lyran VIPs were known to have escaped.

A later Hydran assault took the colony, which then remained part of the Kingdom (occasionally reverting to Lyran control as the Kingdom was conquered and then liberated).

Hydran nova cannons were an unpleasant reality for the Lyrans. The problem was not so much the nova cannons themselves as the Lyrans needing experience with their operations to formulate a tactical doctrine to deal with them. The Hydrans were not faced with this dilemma in the early stages of the conflict, as they were able to conduct simulations against known Lyran technology to develop tactics to employ the nova cannon against them.

In the end, the Hydrans accepted a negotiated end to the war. There was apparently no real intent on the part of the Hydrans to invade and conquer the Lyran Empire, but instead the Kingdom seemed to have the limited objective of simply establishing a stable and more defendable border. The Lyrans, however, believed the Hydrans were simply establishing a basis for future wars of conquest.

## References

1. ↑ Various (21 June 2019). *Captain's Log 53 Supplement*. Edited by Stephen V. Cole. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), pp. pp. 4–6.
PSS Bobby

## Notable Commanders and Crewmembers

Bailiff \* **Bobby** \* Constabulary \* Deputy \* Dragnet \* Gatekeeper \* Gendarme \* Justice \* Lawman \* Militia \* Mountie \* Pacifier \* Peacekeeper \* Peacemaker \* Peaceofficer \* Posse \* Summons \* Texas Ranger \* Trooper \* Tucker \* Lt Oleg Babak \* Behan \* Callahan\* \* Deckard \* Alejandro Dominguez \* Morgan Earp \* Virgil Earp \* Wyatt Earp \* Doc Holiday \* Holmes \* Kojak \* LeBeau \* Mackie \* Malloy \* Magnum \* Mark Majors \* Masterson \* McKeehan \* Elliot Ness \* John Oliver \* Osterhout \* Darius Quimby \* Texas John Slaughter \* Richard Simms \* Sipowicz \* Sorenson \* John Walsh \* Watson \* White \* Williams \* Willis \* Jimmy Wilson \* Drebin \* Nordberg and about 130 others.
Busting the Handoff (SH243)

## Busting the Handoff

One of the primary uses of theater transports is the reconfiguring of tugs for different missions by bringing forward the pods needed for the new assignment. This saves time by keeping the fleet tug closer to the combat area. In this way, the amount of time it spends “deadheading” (not carrying a pod at all, or carrying empty cargo pods) is limited.

Sometimes the tempo of operations necessitates that the theater transport deliver the new pod as close to the combat area as possible. This is always supposed to be done in a ‘secure’ area.

Occasionally, however, the secure area is not as secure as was thought, and in these circumstances, things can get more than a little exciting for all involved.

Once such case occurred in Y169, as the Hydrans were in the process of changing one of their tugs to a combat mission.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2007). *Star Fleet Battles Module R11 – Support Ships*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 52–3.
Forrest Sherman class heavy fighter carrier

When A-20 fighters became available, the strike carrier Forrest Sherman was converted (during construction) to operate them. Initial operations of the A-20s were disappointing and there was much debate about replacing the A-20s with A-10s (rejected because the A-10s were even slower than the A-20s and even harder to produce), or even mixed squadrons of F-18s and A-10s. The admiralty had
decided to convert the ship back into a standard strike carrier when a breakthrough in engine design made the A-20 effective.

The heavy fighter carrier is a variant of the heavy cruiser. Variants include the advanced technology heavy fighter carrier.

**Carrier**: This ship has two hatches for its shuttle bay, which is a tunnel deck, and can launch or land two shuttles every other impulse, or launch or land one shuttle every impulse.

Carriers serving on the Romulan front usually operated with escorts especially designed for that front. These escorts were more difficult to build and maintain and were only used on that front. This combination is noted by the note “(Rom).” Production of the Romulan-front escort variants virtually ceased by the end of the General War.

**Escort ready racks**: The ready racks of the escorts were configured for F-18 fighters. Escorts cannot have ready racks for heavy fighters.

**Seeking weapons**: The heavy fighter carrier can control a number of seeking weapons equal to double its sensor rating.

**Refits**: None.

***Forrest Sherman* class heavy fighter carriers**, (CAV)

Forrest Sherman \* Yamaguchi \* Curtis LeMay \* Henry Arnold \* Omar Bradley
Federation Sixth Fleet

Deployed on the Romulan Border, the combat traditions of this fleet (from the First Federation-Romulan War in Y40) had been all but forgotten. The brief incident in Y154 was regarded as an aberration. The Period of Detente with the Romulans (Y160-Y170) led the Federation to assume that this border would never again become an active combat front.
By the time the Romulans became restive and Romulan “privateers” were raiding Federation outposts, the Klingon Invasion had begun and there were few ships to spare for the Sixth Fleet. Indeed, the Sixth Fleet had become known as “the boneyard” as it was sent the oddball ships not wanted by the elite Third Fleet (e.g., the strike cruisers of the Prometheus class and the old “R” class of older heavy cruisers). When the Romulans invaded in Y173, the outnumbered Sixth Fleet retreated in good order (having studied the lessons of the destroyed Third Fleet) until the Romulan invasion had outrun its logistics. The Sixth Fleet continued to fight the Romulans as the center of the Romulan Front until the end of the General War.

## References

*Federation* Fleets

First Fleet \* Second Fleet \* Third Fleet \* Fourth Fleet \* Fifth Fleet \* **Sixth Fleet** \* Seventh Fleet \* Eighth Fleet \* Ninth Fleet \* Tenth Fleet \* Eleventh Fleet \* Twelfth Fleet \* Thirteenth Fleet \* Fourteenth Fleet
Burke class frigate

A contemporary of the heavy cruiser and destroyer designs, the frigate has good forward firepower but has (like most Federation ships) poor
weapons arcs to the rear. The unique long-range ability of the photon meant that Federation frigates (unlike most of those of other empires) could support long-range bombardments.

The frigate was useful in many patrol and escort roles, but the design was quickly upgraded to the FFG frigate for wartime use.

**Seeking weapons**: The frigate can control a number of seeking weapons equal to half its sensor rating.

**Refits**: Transporters increased from Range 4 to Range 5 in Y140. Tractors increased from Range 2 to Range 3 in Y140. The plus refit was available beginning in Y160, was common by Y170, and was universal by Y172; ships with this refit were designated FFGs.

**Variants** include the FFG frigate, escort and aegis frigates, Romulan border escort frigate, plasma frigate, scout frigate, drone frigate, minehunter frigate, priority transport, VIP transport, escort carrier, commando frigate, forward carrier resupply frigate, and police flagship). There is an advanced technology version of
the base hull, the advanced technology frigate.

***Burke*-class frigate**, (FF)

Burke \* Hornblower \* Perry \* Takagi \* Drake \* Jellico \* Churchill \* Beatty \* F D Roosevelt \* Lehman \* De Gaulle \* Teddy Roosevelt \* Graf Spee \* Tegethoff \* Fletcher \* Spruance \* Hipper \* Tanaka \* St Vincent \* Zhadanov \* Kondo \* Guderian \* Dunnigan \* Ushakov \* Ernest J King \* Lutjens \* Montgomery \* Villeneuve \* Rickover \* Donitz \* Mallory \* John Paul Jones \* Togo \* Harwood \* Rommel \* Doolittle \* McClusky \* Jason \* Dewey \* Degrasse \*Suffren \* Senyavin \* Hosegawa \* Shaw \* Chadwick \* Chaka \* Cetshwayo \* John Fulton Reynolds \* Piet Heyn \* Fitz John Porter \* Buford \* Longstreet \* Stand Watie \* Auchinlek \* O’Connor \* Martin Luther King \* Yi Chun \* von Manstein \* Colonel Lawrence Chamberlain \* Stonewall Jackson \* Schwartzkopf \* Chief Joseph \* Sitting Bull \* Sheridan \* Meade \* Duke of Marlborough \* General James Wolfe \* General Louis-Joseph Montcalm \* General Sir Arthur Currie \* T.E. Lawrence \* Harry Truman \* Kelly Johnson \* Moshe Dayan \* John Wesley Powell
Breakfree (SH261)

## BreakfreePart of ISC Pacification

In Y188 the Inter-Stellar Concordium had an opportunity to stop the Vudar fast war cruiser from breaking through their cordon on its return from the Enclave provinces in Hydran space. The route the ship would take had been learned by an individual who had decided his loyalties lay with the Hydran Kingdom and not the Vudar (probably for financial reasons). The exact course and the exact day when the ship would pass could not be learned, but there was enough information to establish a fairly strong cordon. All that was needed was a little luck.

## Aftermath

The *Arrow of Virtue* only barely broke into the clear, heavily damaged, but its pursuers were too short of fuel themselves to maintain the pursuit very long.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2010). *Star Fleet Battles Module R12 – Unusual Ships*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 43–4.
Ises Lerona

A military hero of the General War, retired Alpha-Centauran National Guard General Ises Lerona (who had never been a member of any party) had been brought into the Unionist government as Vice Chairman by Torrance during his attempt to unify moderate and liberal factions in the party during the Y186 elections. After Torrance resigned, Lerona began a massive anti-corruption campaign, purging the most corrupt Torrance supporters from the party, but also exposing the “history of war profiteering” from supporters of both major parties during the General War. (Later investigation found very few cases of actual profiteering, but the contractors that supplied Star Fleet its ships and weapons
did make enormous profits when counted in total credits. The percentage profit was very low, but even a tiny percentage of huge expenditures was an astronomical total.)
She appeared on path to reelection in Y192, but the Andromedans began massive attacks on Federation facilities three months before the elections, hurting her standing. (She had publicly asserted that the Andromedans had “promised” not to attack the Federation, but as there had been no contact with the Andromedans, it was unclear if there was any such promise or if this was merely the best guess of the GIA about Andromedan intentions.)

1. ↑ John Sickels (30 March 2011). *GURPS Federation, Fourth Edition*. Edited by Jean Sexton. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), p. 20. ISBN 978-1-58564-155-0.
Invulnerable For The Defense (SH93)

## Invulnerable for the Defense

The boom section of Invulnerable had been made ready for action as a separate unit in Y185 to provide increased capital defenses. It was ordered to join the forces reacting to an Andromedan raid.

## Aftermath

The Andromedan raid on the Klinshai system never directly threatened the capital planet itself, but did considerable damage to one of the outlying planets. The *Invulnerable* was destroyed.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1992). *Star Fleet Battles Module R5*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 40–1.
Mutiny On The Demonslayer (SH62)

## Mutiny on the Demonslayer

In Y175, the D7L *Demonslayer* mutinied. This time, however, the mutineers were Klingons! Commodore Jark Valgan
had attempted to gain his promotion to admiral, which he considered to be long overdue, by assassinating his commander. When the plot failed, Valgan fled for his life toward Kzinti space. His officers had been deeply involved in the plot, and most supported his decision to flee. The crew, who knew that whatever happened they were along for the ride, did not oppose Valgan’s action at first, but later were incited to mutiny (ironically, a mutiny in support of the Empire!) by loyal crewmen. *Demonslayer* roared for the border, but found its way blocked by a squadron of frigates. Valgan had already contacted the Kzintis, who were sending their nearest ship to help.

## Aftermath

Valgan was captured; his fate (together with that of his “Loyal” officers) is unknown, but is assumed to have been very unpleasant. The *Demonslayer*, together with the frigate squadron, required extensive repairs before they were fit for combat again.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1992). *Star Fleet Battles - Scenario Book 1*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 64–6.
Incident at Hakatuka (SL343)

## Incident at Hakatuka

On 21 July Y172, something - no one was ever sure just what - happened at the Romulan Hakatuka colony in the Gorn-Romulan neutral zone. The colony had been illegally created by a Romulan great house, but was it a business venture or a secret intelligence-gathering base? While the diplomats argued about whether the colony had to be removed, both sides had sent a police ship there on more-or-less permanent duty, upsetting the respective police commanders who had few enough ships to patrol the vast border. A Free Trader had been contracted by the Romulans to deliver supplies without upsetting the Gorns, but the Gorns wondered what the ship was really doing there and whether the Romulans even knew as much about it as they thought they did. (The Open Hospitality was clearly not a standard Trader but might have been a secret Prime Trader or a pirate Free Traitor.) A cloaked Orion Light Raider appeared unexpectedly, but no one knew if it was working for the Gorns, the Romulans, or the Orions. When shooting started, literally no one had any idea what side everyone else was on, or even how many sides there were!

## References

1. ↑ Various (23 May 2016). *Captain's Log 51*. Edited by Stephen V. Cole. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), pp. pp 44–45.
Four Power War

The last of the small regional wars involved the Klingons and Lyrans against their enemies, the Kzintis and Hydrans, from Y158 to Y162. The war was savage (being the first to have large numbers of ships involved) but ultimately just another border war as the state of logistics made any deep strikes into enemy territory impossible to support. The logistical systems that would allow such deep attacks were developed in the last days of the Four Powers War, and were perfected in time for the next one.

The Four Powers War was significant, however, for a radical technological innovation (previously known only to the Hydrans) that changed the galaxy forever: warp engines small enough to power armed shuttles. These rapidly evolved into "fighters" which dominated war for the next two decades. Coupled with the new faster drones, war was about to become more affordable and more dangerous.
PSS Deckard

## Notable Commanders and Crewmembers

Bailiff \* Bobby \* Constabulary \* Deputy \* Dragnet \* Gatekeeper \* Gendarme \* Justice \* Lawman \* Militia \* Mountie \* Pacifier \* Peacekeeper \* Peacemaker \* Peaceofficer \* Posse \* Summons \* Texas Ranger \* Trooper \* Tucker \* Lt Oleg Babak \* Behan \* Callahan\* \* **Deckard** \* Alejandro Dominguez \* Morgan Earp \* Virgil Earp \* Wyatt Earp \* Doc Holiday \* Holmes \* Kojak \* LeBeau \* Mackie \* Malloy \* Magnum \* Mark Majors \* Masterson \* McKeehan \* Elliot Ness \* John Oliver \* Osterhout \* Darius Quimby \* Texas John Slaughter \* Richard Simms \* Sipowicz \* Sorenson \* John Walsh \* Watson \* White \* Williams \* Willis \* Jimmy Wilson \* Drebin \* Nordberg and about 130 others.
Diplomatic Immunity (SH67)

## Diplomatic Immunity

In Y163, Fleet Captain Philip Kosnett, in command of the Command Cruiser Kongo, was responsible for transporting 50 delegates to a Federation conference. The purpose of the meeting was to take decisive action against planets that were allowing Orion pirates of the Dragon (or Capital) Cartel to operate from their territory or were trading with the outlaws. The Orions were tipped off by sympathetic (and greedy) businessmen and sought to disrupt the conference by killing the delegates or destroying the Kongo.

## Aftermath

The marines on the Kongo quickly isolated the spy and captured him, but not before he had assassinated five of the delegates. In a brief exchange of fire, the Kongo sustained notable damage but was able to land a salvo of three overloaded photon torpedoes by suddenly increasing speed after executing a high energy turn. It was a risky maneuver that had paid off and helped to build Kosnett's already burgeoning reputation. The Black Heart, badly damaged, was forced to withdraw, and the conference continued without further interruption, though it was ultimately inconclusive due to the Dragon Cartel's successful bribing and blackmailing of several of the key delegates.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1992). *Star Fleet Battles Module R2 – Federation, Kzinti, Orions, Andromedan*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 37–8.
Betrayal! (SL52)

## Betrayal!

Hamilcar, the Overlord in charge of Orion activities in the Hydran sector specifically asked Pharoah for the use of Hammerfield to escort a priority shipment of spare parts to a clandestine base. While Hamilcar had paid handsomely for the services, supposedly because the shipment had to get through and he lacked a heavy escort of his own, Deth and Pharoah were concerned about the possibility of a trap. Pharoah had many competitors, and Deth commanded his heaviest ship. The irascible O'Kay had enemies of his own. Both situations made O'Kay a man more people wanted to see dead than alive.

Pharoah warned O'Kay to be careful, and forewarned is forearmed. As Hammerfield and the slaver it was escorting neared their destination, things started happening. A CR approached at high speed, refusing to identify itself. The slaver fired into Hammerfield's flank shields, launched fighters, then dropped its own front shields and dropped transporter bombs in front of *Hammerfield*. O'Kay wasn't really surprised; he didn't have time to be.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1984). *Captain's Log 3*. (Task Force Games), p. 11.
Battle of Iridima VII (SL265)

## Battle of Iridima VIIPart of 2nd Federation-Klingon War

The Battle of Iridima VII was the largest battle of the Second War between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, ultimately brought to an end by the Organian Treaty. Iridima was a neutral system, filled with valuable resources, in the space that would become the Federation Klingon Neutral Zone. Unsure of where they might make contact with the enemy, the opposing admirals dispersed their fleets across a wide front. Ultimately, the command elements of each fleet made contact near Iridima VII, and the rest of the ships in the area rushed to assist, hoping to tip the balance in their favor.

## References

1. ↑ Various (23 June 2008). *Captain's Log 37*. Edited by Stephen V. Cole. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), pp. 45–6. ISBN 978-1-58564-118-5.
Cruise Drones (SH4)

## Cruise DronesPart of 4th Klingon-Kzinti War

During the Klingo-Kzinti War of Y158, a Klingon border station needed a critical replacement part for its tracking sensors. This part (which weighed several tons) was loaded onto a small freighter and dispatched toward the border under escort of a frigate. Reaching the front lines, the frigate and freighter managed to evade several attempts at interception. Finally, with their goal in sight, the ships felt secure. The Kzintis launched one last attempt to destroy the ship, using their new “long-lance” type III-XX cruise drones.

## Aftermath

Keng succeeded in delivering the cargo, but his ship was very nearly destroyed and he feared being relieved from command. His first officer unexpectedly testified as to the brilliance of Keng’s maneuvers; however, and the admiralty promoted Keng to be XO (and later commander) of the battlecruiser IKV Pitiless. The first officer went on to command Vandal, which eventually became the most famous of all Klingon frigates.

## References

1. ↑ Steven V. Cole (2012). *Star Fleet Battles Basic Set, 5th Edition*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), p. 217.
2. ↑ Steven V. Cole (2012). *Star Fleet Battles Basic Set, 5th Edition*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), p. 217.
3. ↑ Steven V. Cole (2012). *Star Fleet Battles Basic Set, 5th Edition*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), p. 217.
Federation Bases and Planets in Federation and Empire

* MB = Deployed Mobile Base
* OPB = Deployed Operation Base
* BS = Basestation
* BSX = X-Basestation
* BATS = Battlestation
* BATSX = X Battlestation
* STB = Sector Base
* STBX = X Sector Base
* SB = Starbase
* SBX = X Starbase
* SFB = Stellar Fortress Base
* SFBX = X Stellar Fortress Base
* (#F) = Number of Fighter Modules
* (#P) = Number of PF Modules/F-111 Module
* (#R) = Repair Module
* (PM) = Power Module
* (HPM) = Heavy Power Module
* (FSD) = Fighter Support Depot
* (PFD) = PF Support Depot
Circle The Echelon (SH155)

## Circle the EchelonPart of ISC Pacification

At the height of the ISC Pacification Program, the various empires were growing increasingly tired of the self-appointed guardians of galactic peace. There were many incidents in which one empire or another tried to lift the ISC blockade. This one is particularly interesting because it shows the echelon in an entirely different type of operation.

The Lyrans had lured an ISC independent carrier group into a trap near the planet Garar-VI, which the Lyrans claimed as a colony and the ISC wanted to use for a refueling base. The ISC had kicked the Lyrans out of the system twice, and the Lyrans had once again moved in. The ISC squadron arrived to repeat the previous eviction, only to discover that the Lyrans had seeded the area with command-detonated nuclear space mines. One of these was successfully detonated near the CV, crippling it. The ISC ship was forced to circle its escorts while awaiting help.

## Aftermath

The *Boldness* and her consorts were severely damaged, but managed to avoid complete destruction. Both sides suffered the complete loss of their available attrition units, but the Lyrans did not incur as much damage to their ships and were quickly refitted and back in action. The ISC forces were withdrawn for refitting but, with the outbreak of the Andromedan invasion, never returned for are-match.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1994). *Star Fleet Battles Module S2 – Scenario Book 2*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 64–5.
Mass or Maneuver (SL129)

## Mass or Manuever

After a disastrous battle with a mixed Klingon-Lyran fleet in Y179, the saucer section of the DNG Unification made its way back to Alliance controlled space, escorted by a pair of war destroyers. The route selected took the tiny force near one of the few remaining Klingon border stations in the area. The admiral had selected the route because he knew the base's fighters could not possibly react quickly enough to block his withdrawal. Unfortunately, the admiral was unaware that the base had recently been reinforced with the 753rd PF Flotilla of the 75th Gunboat Division.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1992). *Captain's Log 10*. Edited by Stephen V. Cole. (Task Force Games), pp. 41–2.
Holdfast

**Holdfast** is in Tholian territory.  In Y159 it was the subject intelligance gathering carried out by a Fedetaion frighter. The crew of the frigter was captuired by Tholian forces.

1. ↑ Various (1994). *Captain's Log 16*. Edited by Stephen V. Cole. (Task Force Games), p. 77.
2. ↑ Various (1994). *Captain's Log 16*. Edited by Stephen V. Cole. (Task Force Games), p. 6.
Dictator’s Diplomat (SH80)

## Dictator's DiplomatPart of The Gathering Storm

At the close of Y171, the Klingon Emperor believed that the Federation could be defeated if the Romulans could be induced to attack. To this end, Major General Commodore the Count Thad Vak Kaleen (both a soldier and a diplomat, and probably one of the most intelligent Klingons in the Empire) was dispatched as captain of the *D7N Dictator* to address the Romulan Imperial Senate. Vak Kaleen took the *Dictator* through the Federation-Tholian Neutral Zone, skirting the territory of the Tholian Holdfast (who took the traditional view that anything outside of their border was none of their affair), but just as he contacted the Romulan patrol (the *K5R Centaurii* under Tribune Tal) he was intercepted by the Federation *command cruiser Lexington* under Commodore Anthony Stocker.

## Aftermath

Despite the best efforts of the Lexington, the Dictator managed to get a navigation crew aboard and disengaged into Romulan space, with heavy damage. Lexington was unwilling to pursue into Romulan space because the Federation was also negotiating with the Romulans and did not want to overly antagonize
them.

Kaleen’s mission eventually resulted in Romulan intervention in the General War on the side of the Klingons.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2017). *Star Fleet Battles Module R3 – Klingon, Hydran, Lyran, WYN*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 41–2.
List of Omega Sector Scenarios

Consolidated list of all Omega Sector scenarios published.

## Historical Scenarios

* Inciting the Enemy (OSH1)
* My System! (OSH2)
* Mine is the Glory (OSH3)
* A Question of Motive (OSH4)
* Duel of the Scouts (OSH5)
* Don't Bug the Regent (OSH6)
* Rock, Torp, or Bolt? ((OSH7)
* Accentuation! (OSH8)
* The Unnamed War (OSH9)
* Staking a Claim (OSH10)
* Running on Empty (OSH11)
* Rescue is not Optional (OSH12)
* Mysterious Enemy (OSH13)
* Kervian's Quest (OSH14)
* Encounter at Aurora (OSH15)
* David versus Goliath (OSH16)
* Feeding time at the Zoo (OSH17)
* A Monster of a Storm (OSH18)
* Too late the Hero (OSH19)
* Beginning of an Ending (OSH20)
* An Ending (OSH21)
* Rustling a Cattle Drive (OSH22)
* Bad Contract (OSH23)
* To Make a Stand (OSH24)

## Captain's Log

* Convoy Surprise (SL180)
* On The Warning Track (SL189)
* Treasure In Sight (SL209)
* Going To Market (SL214)
* Whips, Stings, And Claws (SL219)
* Crouching Tiger (SL226)
* An Intruding Situation (SL238)
* Further Intrusions (SL239)
* Dragon Slayer (SL245)
* None Shall Pass (SL249)
* Uninvited Pests (SL253)
* Housekeeping (SL263)
* Wabbit Season (SL274)
* Defying Destiny (SL281)
* Wildspace (SL283)
* First Battle of Aurora (SL292)
* The Mushroom Shoot (SL309)
* Madness on the rocks (SL337)
* A Whale of a Problem (SL348)
* Fighting Saucers (SL359)
PSS John Oliver

## Notable Commanders and Crewmembers

Bailiff \* Bobby \* Constabulary \* Deputy \* Dragnet \* Gatekeeper \* Gendarme \* Justice \* Lawman \* Militia \* Mountie \* Pacifier \* Peacekeeper \* Peacemaker \* Peaceofficer \* Posse \* Summons \* Texas Ranger \* Trooper \* Tucker \* Lt Oleg Babak \* Behan \* Callahan\* \* Deckard \* Alejandro Dominguez \* Morgan Earp \* Virgil Earp \* Wyatt Earp \* Doc Holiday \* Holmes \* Kojak \* LeBeau \* Mackie \* Malloy \* Magnum \* Mark Majors \* Masterson \* McKeehan \* Elliot Ness \* **John Oliver** \* Osterhout \* Darius Quimby \* Texas John Slaughter \* Richard Simms \* Sipowicz \* Sorenson \* John Walsh \* Watson \* White \* Williams \* Willis \* Jimmy Wilson \* Drebin \* Nordberg and about 130 others.
D'nanan Formin

The economic downturn of Y100 propelled the Union Party (in coalition with the Progress Party and smaller parties on the left) back into power with Formin, one of the Rigellian Primacy Fathers, promising a return to economic prosperity. One key component of his plan was solving the poorly defined border problem in regards to the Kzintis and Klingons, resulting in the Border Declaration of Y102. Noting the problems of the undefined border, the Council defined the border of the Federation as being 4750 parsecs from the center of the Primary Member Zone, an area known later as simply “the capital” (Earth, Mars, Vulcan, Alpha Centauri, Rigel, Andor). This declaration, which had strong bipartisan support, was announced as a great peacemaking effort, intended to assure the other powers that the Federation would never expand beyond this point. The limit was defined by the distance from the capital to the Romulan Neutral Zone. It included territory claimed (and in some cases occupied) by both the Kzintis and Klingons, and set the seeds for future conflict with both empires. Tensions between Federation member planets over trade and tariff barriers (especially resentment over certain Orion concessions) nearly brought down Formin’s government in Y103 and again in Y105, but he was able to negotiate a new trade pact that boosted the economy in time for the Unionists to be reelected in Y106. His second term was dominated by the outbreak of war with the Klingons in Y110. Star Fleet performed well in this conflict, and the war ended with a status-quo-antebellum arrangement within less than a year, which Formin believed was due to his diplomatic prowess and which his opponents (including some of his allies in the Council) believed was due to internal Klingon politics. By the end of his tenure economic growth had slowed again, thanks to a breakdown in trade agreements between Orion, Andorian, and Tellarite industrial cartels. Member planets were also stalling on the disbandment of the National Fleets.

1. ↑ John Sickels (30 March 2011). *GURPS Federation, Fourth Edition*. Edited by Jean Sexton. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), pp. 16–7. ISBN 978-1-58564-155-0.
PSS Constabulary

## Notable Commanders and Crewmembers

Bailiff \* Bobby \* **Constabulary** \* Deputy \* Dragnet \* Gatekeeper \* Gendarme \* Justice \* Lawman \* Militia \* Mountie \* Pacifier \* Peacekeeper \* Peacemaker \* Peaceofficer \* Posse \* Summons \* Texas Ranger \* Trooper \* Tucker \* Lt Oleg Babak \* Behan \* Callahan\* \* Deckard \* Alejandro Dominguez \* Morgan Earp \* Virgil Earp \* Wyatt Earp \* Doc Holiday \* Holmes \* Kojak \* LeBeau \* Mackie \* Malloy \* Magnum \* Mark Majors \* Masterson \* McKeehan \* Elliot Ness \* John Oliver \* Osterhout \* Darius Quimby \* Texas John Slaughter \* Richard Simms \* Sipowicz \* Sorenson \* John Walsh \* Watson \* White \* Williams \* Willis \* Jimmy Wilson \* Drebin \* Nordberg and about 130 others.
Flight of the Archaeopteryx (SH21)

## Flight of the ArchaeopteryxPart of Y178 Gorn Offensive

Following the Battle of Delmac (Y178), the remains of a Gorn carrier group struggled to return to friendly space. The Romulans pursued with a fleet of considerable size, which included a Condor and at least one SparrowHawk. Fortunately for the Gorns, the Romulan fleet was too far behind to ever catch the carrier. The last hope the Romulans had was a group of escorts, which had abandoned a convoy at a nearby planet.

## Aftermath

The Archeopteryx escaped, but the Ironcrest was destroyed in a delaying action in which the Hornet was destroyed and the Wasp was badly damaged.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2020). *Star Fleet Battles Module J1 – Fighters*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 89–90. ISBN 0-922335-20-6.
Border Incident (SH53)

## Border Incident

In Y160, the alliance between the Federation and the Gorns was three years old. To counter it, the Romulans had entered into an agreement with the Klingons that resulted in delivery of several KR and KF5R ships. The first of these were in service with operational units late that year, when the Romulans created an incident designed to test their new ships in battle — a battle balanced well in their favor. An old “Warbird” ship attacked a Federation outpost and then fled into the Neutral Zone, drawing a Federation CA after it. The new Romulan ships *Procounsul* and *Tribune* were waiting in ambush, and the first test of these new ships seemed well under control. Unfortunately for the Romulans, it did not go according to plan.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1992). *Star Fleet Battles - Scenario Book 1*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), p. 54.
Magellan class survey cruiser

The third ship of the old heavy cruiser class, Alfred the Great, was under construction in Y127 when it was decided to concentrate on the new Constitution class heavy cruiser class as the standard heavy cruiser of the fleet. The hull was 74% finished, and sat in the construction dock waiting to be scheduled for the breakers. The Federation's survey command then offered to pay for the ship's completion as a survey cruiser, noting that a larger hull would be more survivable and the ship's engines (a major expense) had already been installed, if not yet tested. The ship was launched in Y129 and entered service in Y130 renamed Magellan.

The ship famously made first contact with the Deians in Y150, but that would prove its final significant contribution as it disappeared in Y154 while on a survey mission into the distant survey zone. In honor of its contributions, the fifth galactic survey cruiser was also named Magellan.

This ship is a heavily modified variant of the old heavy cruiser. This could have been used as a commando carrier, but this was apparently not done prior to its loss.

**Scout**: It can use all scout functions. Special sensors are destroyed by "phaser *damage points.*

**Carrier**: This ship would have been a casual carrier when operating two fighters; historically the ship was lost before the Federation began deploying
fighters. In peacetime, the shuttles are usually admin types, although the ship usually carried one heavy transport shuttle. The ship replaced two admin shuttles with ground assault shuttles in special circumstances, such as a planet with particularly vicious wildlife. It sometimes carried one MRS shuttle (not included in the ship's cost) after Y149, although supplies were limited and galactic survey did not have a high priority. During wartime, it might have been used as a scout (and after Y171 as a light carrier), or converted into a commando ship. Like other survey cruisers not on duty as light carriers it might (after fighters were available) have two fighters (replacing admins) on board to fly escort for the research shuttles. There are no ready racks for these fighters. The ship would have carried F-8s initially and later had F-18s had it remained in service. It would never have carried other fighter types.

**Seeking weapons**: This ship can control a number of seeking weapons equal to half its sensor rating.

**Refits**: Sensors are under Early Years restrictions until Y134. Tractors increased from Range 2 to Range 3 at no BPV cost in Y140. Transporters increased from Range 4 to Range 5 at no cost in Y140. The ship would have been equipped to operate two fighters as a casual carrier in Y171.

*Magellan* class old survey cruisers, (OSR)

Magellan
Different Kind of Web (SH22)

## A Different Kind of WebPart of Operation Nutcracker

The 312th Battle Squadron arrived as the Tholians and the Gorn and Kzinti allies were almost overwhelmed by massive Klingon and Romulan attacks. The new ships were made ready for service and quickly found themselves in action.

## Aftermath

The Klingons were surprised by the webcasters and proved unable to improvise tactics to deal with this new weapon during their earliest encounters with it. Fighting behind this new technology, the Tholians and their allies were able to gradually force the klingons back away from the Tholian homeworld. The Klingons rarely lost ships in such encounters (the Tholians were loathe to press attacks and risk losing their few web caster-armed ships) as indeed none were lost in this encounter. Ultimately they would be driven from Tholian space.