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Recon Recovery (SH260)

## Recon RecoveryPart of War of Return

In Y180 the Usurper ordered a clandestine mission to ascertain what the Patriarch was doing to reestablish the Hegemony’s presence on the WYN frontier (i.e., the edge of the WYN Radiation Zone occupied by Kzinti forces).

While the Usurper already had spies in Kzinti service, and was buying information from the Orion Cluster Cartel as its ships returned from their raids outside WYN space, there were always questions about the reliability of the information gained. There was a risk of misinformation being planted by the Patriarch’s agents. It would be better to get the information from his trusted followers.

To this end, the Usurper had acquired three Bobcat-Qs from the Lyran Star Empire. These, together with the heavily modified hull of the first Mako-class destroyer, the *Blue Destiny*, were sent outside the radiation zone. The *Blue Destiny* would find concealment and launch the Bobcat-Qs to reconnoiter the activities of the Patriarch’s forces. The information *Blue Destiny* brought back could then be compared to what the other agents were reporting, creating a better baseline for judging the reliability of the information. Knowing how accurate, and honest, an agent’s reports were about the Patriarch’s activities just outside the Cluster would help determine his value when reporting other activities.

The mission of the *Blue Destiny* went uneventfully at first, as the number of people who knew about the mission had been kept to an absolute minimum. Unfortunately, the efforts of the Hegemony to reestablish its watch on the Cluster, weak though they were due to the ongoing General War and the needs for units at the front, were not entirely ineffective.

The ADW *Blue Horizon* picked up scanning signals from the *Blue Destiny* and came to investigate. The approach of the *Blue Horizon* flushed the *Blue Destiny* from its cover, forcing it to race to the edge of the radiation zone, calling on its kittens to rendezvous with it. The *Blue Horizon* roared in pursuit, not expecting anything more than to see the intruder slip into the zone as so many pirates had done. The commander of the *Blue Horizon* was stunned to see the *Blue Destiny* suddenly turn at bay outside the zone, and the *Blue Horizon* accepted the offer of combat.

## Aftermath

Despite the situation, the *Blue Destiny* managed to recover two of the Bobcat-Qs before escaping into the Radiation Zone with damage. The *Blue Horizon* lost two of its fighters, but otherwise escaped with only minor damage. Questioning of the survivors of the abandoned Bobcat-Q revealed that they were searching for information about the Hegemony’s new security procedures, but the cover story that they were doing it to make it easier for Cluster Cartel ships to slip out fooled Hegemony intelligence. (The crew of the lost Bobcat-Q sold the story because they believed it, as it was what they had been told.)

## References

1. ↑ Various (2010). *Star Fleet Battles Module R12 – Unusual Ships*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), p. 42.3.
Rigellian

Rigellians are large humanoids, often seven feet or more in height, renowned for their strength and stamina. Due to the unusually high UV output of their sun, Rigellians are darkly pigmented. Their skin features a kind of dermal tattooing which shows up as a network of blue lines covering the entire body in a random pattern, and their body hair is often a stark white in coloring.

Family ties are unusually strong in Rigellian culture, with three or more generations often living and working together. Rigellians mate for life, and husbands and wives never separate, nor do they re-mate if their spouse dies. A Rigellian’s word is his bond, and the whole family shares in the dishonor of any family member’s breaking of a promise or oath. Crime and dishonesty are virtually unheard of in Rigellian culture.

The Rigellian Primacy Fathers were horrified to find that some advanced interstellar empires were founded on the principles of conquest and enslavement, principles abhorrent to Rigellian culture. The Rigellians have, by far, the largest proportion of their population in service with the Federation.

1. ↑ Various (4 November 2002). *Captain's Log 25*. Edited by Stephen V. Cole. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), p. 82. ISBN 1-58564-024-7.
USS Australia (NCC-1752)

## History

Launched in Y179 as the second ship of the Kirov-class and the third battlecruiser commissioned for Star Fleet.

In Y183 she is assigned to the Klingon front. While in the rear areas of the front she is ordered to support the *tug Messier* which was under attack by three Klingon raiders which had slipped into the Federation rear areas and where threatening the destruction of the tug.

## Appendix

### References

1. ↑ Various (1992). *Star Fleet Battles - Scenario Book 1*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 28–9.
2. ↑ Various (1992). *Star Fleet Battles - Scenario Book 1*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 28–9.
The Battle of Adanerg (SL118)

## Battle of AdanergPart of Federation-Klingon Neutral Zone

In Y163 a dispute between the Federation and the Klingons over the Adanerg star system, located in the Neutral Zone. The Organians designated the Federation as the power most able to develop the system, but the Klingons refused to accept this ruling.

## Klingon Attack on Adanerg

In Y167 The Klingons sent a small squadron of four ships to take possession of the planet by force. In an unusual move the Organians allowed the Federation to send a military expedition to take back the planet. The Star Fleet Squadron under the command of Commodore Trudeau, aboard the command cruiser Lafayette,accompined by the heavy cruiser Saratoga, the destroyer Charlamagne and the frigates De Gaulle and Suffren moved to the planet and were able to drive of the Klingon attack force.

## Aftermath

While the Federation was able to regain control of the system, the battle nearly turned into a disaster due to Star Fleets lack of squadron and fleet level training. Since most operations by Star Fleet had been focused on the exploration and scientific missions the combat lessons from the wars it had fought had generally been forgotten. This near loss brought upon a new emphasis in squadron and fleet combat training and without this training they may not have been able to defeat the Klingon invasion four years later.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1991). *Captain's Log 9*. (Task Force Games), p. 37.
2. ↑ Various (1991). *Captain's Log 9*. (Task Force Games), p. 37.
3. ↑ Various (1991). *Captain's Log 9*. (Task Force Games), p. 37.
4. ↑ Various (1991). *Captain's Log 9*. (Task Force Games), p. 37.
Mercy Mission (SH55)

## Mercy Mission

In Y164, the Federation Tug *Al Rashid* was routinely carrying personnel and cargo to a Federation base station near the point where the Federation bordered the Kzinti Hegemony and Klingon Empire. Tragedy struck unexpectedly. The *Al Rashid’s* APR leaked, spreading deadly fumes throughout the ship and the pods it was carrying. Many crew-members became ill; some died. The ship’s warp engine controls locked, sending the ship on an uncontrolled plunge into the Neutral Zone. Eventually, the controls were unlocked with explosive charges, stopping the ship, but leaving the left warp engine out of commission and the ship incapable of warp movement.

No Federation ships were nearby, but two Kzinti ships arrived and offered to tow the *Al Rashid* to the Federation border, expecting to rendezvous with a Federation squadron dispatched to the rescue.

Before the ships could proceed, however, two Klingon ships arrived. The Klingon commander offered to “rescue” the tug from the “Kzinti pirates” and tow it to a convenient Klingon base, and he wouldn’t take “no” for an answer.

## Aftermath

The Klingons and Kzintis battled for the *Al Rashid*, neither willing to give up, until the Federation Squadron arrived. The Klingons, realizing that the game was up, concentrated their final salvoes on the Kzinti frigate, destroying it, and then disengaged at high speed,
claiming that they had rescued the Al Rashid from pirates but did not wish to come within weapons range of the Federation ships to “avoid accidents.”

## References

1. ↑ Various (1992). *Star Fleet Battles - Scenario Book 1*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 56–7.
Integration under fire (SL358)

## Integration Under Fire

A mixed force of Federation ships strove to block an advancing Kzinti battle group.

## Aftermath

The Kzintis were, in the end, unable to push past the Federation force to conduct their planned follow-up attack on a Federation base that had been crippled in an earlier assault. While the Kzinti ships did not sustain crippling damage themselves, they expended too many drones to conduct the attack and were forces to withdraw for resupply. The resulting delay would prove critical and could be regarded as a turning point in the war. The YAO Elianuswas destroyed and the other Federation ships sustained heavy damage. The miners were saved, but it was cold comfort to the crew of the Eilanus.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2020). *Captain's Log 54*. Edited by Stephen V. Cole. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), pp. pp 48–49.
USS Aetius (NCC-1217)

## Notable Commanders and Crewmembers

Humberto Ortega \* Nelson Mandela \* Barzani \* Khalid bin Sultan \* Zamora \* Gemayal \* Vo Nguyen Giap \* Ahmed Jabril \* Manuel Perez \* Pena Ben Ben \* Walid Jumblait \* Mohammed Aidid \* Eduardo Dos Santos \* Robert Mugabe \* Xanana Gusmao \* Ali Mahdi Mohamed \* Fadlallah \* John Garang \* Villalobos \* Zviad Gamsakhurdia \* Premadasa \* Turabi \* Ardzinba \* Hun Sen \* Tongogara \* Enrique Bermudez \* Holden Roberto \* Taylor \* Buthelezi \* Gringo Honasan \* Pundy \* Carroll \* Laurent Nkunda \* Eamonn De Valera \* Kim Jong il \* Chaudhry \* Talabani \* Hersi Morgan \* Chissano \* Abamail Guzman \* Iskandarov \* Joe Slovo \* Omar Jess \* Chilingutila \* Jonas Savimbi \* Haile Mengistu \* Afonso Dhlakama \* Dudayev \* Abdul Gafur \* Prince Johnson \* Nasrallah \* Ocalan \* Prabhakaran \* Rabin \* Ibrahim Rugova \* Sangak Safarov \* Saddam \* Y Peng Ayun \* Kenyatta \* Zarqawi \* Ariel Sharon \* Foday Sankoh \* Haile Selassie \* Leonard Wood \* Roland \* William T Sherman \* Nobunaga \* Toussaint Louverture \* Spitfire \* Cardondelet \* Hurricane \* Phil Kearny \* Turner Ashby \* Kutusov \* Wiquini \* Chickamauga \* **Aetius**
Rustvem

The Federalist Party was elected in late Y112 on a platform of solving economic problems, and centralizing and strengthening Star Fleet. Chairman Rustvem, an Andorian economist, used momentum from the election to push through the Federation Defense Act, upgrading Star Fleet while also creating the National Guards to act as a reserve and local defense force. This was considered the “sugar” for the “medicine” of military centralization, but despite this concession, there was controversy. Sixteen Orion starships and over 9,000 crewmen mutinied and disappeared, heading to secret Orion colonies in Romulan space and forming the core of the Orion Pirates, thus humiliating the Rustvem government. Although a vote of no-confidence in Y114 failed, the Federalists were blamed for the Orion mutiny and Rustvem lost most of his political capital.

1. ↑ John Sickels (30 March 2011). *GURPS Federation, Fourth Edition*. Edited by Jean Sexton. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), p. 16. ISBN 978-1-58564-155-0.
The Federation Exchange (SH51)

## The Federation Exchange

Even during wartime, the Orions managed to maintain trade across the Federation-Klingon border. In one case, the Federation captured a freighter under Orion control and, after some fast plea-bargaining, obtained the coordinates for a planned rendezvous with the Klingons. The Federation was able to substitute a Q-ship for the captured freighter, giving the Klingons a considerable surprise.

## Aftermath

Badly damaged, the Klingon tug managed to drag itself away from the Federation Q-ship and escape. The *Starduster* sustained no significant damage in the encounter.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1992). *Star Fleet Battles - Scenario Book 1*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 51–2.
S.O.S. (SH185)

## S.O.S.Part of Operations in the Kzinti Theater

Coalition forces were gradually being forced to evacuate Kzinti territory which they had held since the first year of the war. As the Kzinti forces advanced, they would conduct raids behind the lines of the Coalition to reduce their ability to rob the Hegemony of its resources. The intent of the raids was to shut down mining facilities, at least temporarily. This would have the additional effect of lessening the desire of their enemies to expend forces to hold onto the system.

An example of such an operation was conducted by the CVS Scimitar.

## Aftermath

The Kzintis succeeded in closing four of the mining installations before they were forced to withdraw. Unfortunately, they were forced to abandon eight marine squads in the withdrawal. Their fate as prisoners was unimaginably horrible. Condemned to hard labor, they were fed only vegetable matter until the last survivors were released at the end of the War.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2007). *Star Fleet Battles Module M – Star Fleet Marines*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 37–38.
Thelam

An Andorian industrialist who was previously Secretary of Industry under Solak, Thelam replaced Solak but served as Chairman for only two years before the Union Party narrowly lost the Y26 elections over economic concerns. The integration of the various planetary economies had proved more difficult than anticipated, causing recessions on several worlds and giving the Federalist/Conservative coalition their first electoral win. Thelam retired to Andor, where he returned to his previous position as head of the largest industrial tyk.

1. ↑ John Sickels (30 March 2011). *GURPS Federation, Fourth Edition*. Edited by Jean Sexton. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), p. 15. ISBN 978-1-58564-155-0.
The Critical Hit (SH36)

## The Critical Hit

The starship *Yorktown* sustained a critical damage event while navigating an asteroid field; the event knocked out its shield generator and damaged its warp gyros.

Captain Merrin Hunter ordered the ship to proceed slowly while repairs were underway, but *Yorktown* was attacked by an enemy frigate before repairs could be completed.

## Aftermath

The frigate captain got too close and was crippled by a salvo of overloaded photons. Captain Hunter could have destroyed the Klingon ship if she had fired her phasers with the photons, but withheld their fire and allowed the Klingon ship to escape.

It was, after all, peacetime.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1992). *Star Fleet Battles - Scenario Book 1*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 38–9.
Solving the Problem (SH25)

## Solving the ProblemPart of ISC Pacification

The Klingons took a more military approach to the ISC problem. Reasoning that ISC fleets must be supported by newly established bases, they were able to regain control over key areas by locating and destroying these facilities.

## Aftermath

The base was severely damaged by the Klingon raid, and the ISC police ship was destroyed. The Klingons lost several PFs. Strategically, the crippling of
the base severely hampered ISC operations in the area. Later, the Klingons returned with a larger force to destroy the installation. The ISC was there to meet them in force, and one of the bloodiest battles of the ISC “war” was fought.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1992). *Star Fleet Battles - Scenario Book 1*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 30–1.
Sound Recall! (T12S2)

## Sound RecallPart of Fall of Demorak Campaign (T12)

Believing Demorak itself secure from attack, the LDR Navy was ordered to dispatch a task force to reinforce a nearby colony world that believed it was under threat of attack. (There is some evidence that considerable politics was involved in this decision, but records of this period are understandably incomplete.) In any case, it was believed that the assaults all through LDR space would soon be stopped by the Red Guard’s attack on the Andromedans’ main base (SH248.0).

The LDR Navy, despite its own growing misgivings, assembled the strongest task force it could out of its remaining mobile assets and dispatched it on the mission.

When the Andromedans began their assault on Demorak, the LDR Navy, and again with much pushing from the Republic’s political leadership, began trying to find ships that could get to Demorak quickly. By that time the closest force was the Shieldbearer task force.

As the task force headed back to Demorak, it found itself, like virtually every other military unit in Republic space, under attack by the Andromedans. It was apparent that the Andromedans intended to keep the defenses of Demorak as weak as possible to allow their attack to succeed.

The LDR personnel knew that they had to reach Demorak, and nothing could be allowed to stop them.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2011). *Star Fleet Battles Module C3A - The Andromedan Threat File*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 38–9.
The Trojan Freighter (SH184)

## The Trohan Freighter

Nearly every race has some variation of the legend of the Trojan Horse buried in its mythology. Unfortunately, having such a legend does not make one immune from the trick. The ISC was trying to build a major military organization from scratch. Many of the officers suddenly appointed to positions of great responsibility simply did not have the experience to consider all the possible ways that they might be fooled.

In Y175, in a particularly daring operation which took full advantage of this weakness of the ISC commanders, the Orion Pirates of the Omega Cartel captured an ISC battle station. The operation involved seizing a supply ship and destroying its escort before either could transmit a message warning that they were under attack. The Orions then loaded the freighter with troops and an explosive charge.

The Orions broadcast a false message that the supply ship had been attacked but had managed to escape thanks to the gallant fight of the escort vessel which had badly damaged the raider before it was destroyed. The ISC commander of the battle station was not surprised to see the damaged freighter limping in to dock, and his command crew was too busy scanning for the pirate to scan the freighter itself. (A more experienced commander would have scanned the freighter and spotted the excessive number of life forms aboard at 90,000 kilometers [9 hexes].) Suddenly, fighting broke out in the docking module.

## Aftermath

The Orion marines had an unpleasant surprise when they discovered a battalion of ISC troops at the station. Without these troops, the station would certainly have been taken easily. Instead, a pitched battle was waged through the corridors of the station, with superior numbers and the weight of combat experience finally carrying the day for the Orions, but it had been a near thing. The Orions reaped a rich bounty in equipment, spare parts, and other stores which had been in the station’s cargo bays and made the expedition a profitable one. One of the police corvettes escaped to tell the story, so the tactic was never tried again. From painful lessons such as these, the ISC military would learn and evolve into an extremely effective fighting force. They would, however, always have less love for the Orions than for any other group.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2007). *Star Fleet Battles Module M – Star Fleet Marines*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 35–36.
The Derelict (SH129)

## The Derelict

In Y163, Star Fleet Command received a distress call from the *Marco Polo*, a Galactic Survey Cruiser which had been conducting a scientific analysis of a small uninhabited planet near the Romulan border.

The cruiser *Hood*, under command of Captain Hue T'Lara, was dispatched to the scene. On arrival, the *Marco Polo* was found floating as a derelict, her entire crew killed by an unknown virus. A small team was placed aboard, which was able to quickly identify the virus using the completed studies of the *Marco Polo's* science staff. (By the time the cure was found, it was too late for the crew of the *Marco Polo* to save themselves.)

While this team began to sterilize the ship, additional antibodies were produced aboard the *Hood*, and its crew was immunized. Since analysis showed that Vulcans were immune, T'Lara suspected, but could not prove, that the Romulans had caused the infection.

Unexpectedly, the Romulans arrived on the scene. T'Lara found the situation desperate since the small team she had on the *Marco Polo* could not effectively operate it.

## Aftermath

T'Lara managed to "convince" the Romulans to leave after a desperate battle. The *Marco Polo* and the *Hood* were both badly damaged, and casualties among the Marine contingents of both sides were high.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1994). *Star Fleet Battles Module S2 – Scenario Book 2*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 29–30.
USS Boyington (NCC-413)

## Notable Commanders and Crewmembers

Barry \* Hardy \* Yegorov \* Smirnov \* Seguin \* Bonham \* Davout \* Grouchy \* Allam \* **Boyington** \* Chenault \* Commodore Edward Preble \* Commodore William Bainbridge \* Admiral Jacob van Heemskerk \* Isaac Hull \* Milius \* Niels Juel \* Richard Bolitho \* Stephen Decatur \* Themistocles \* Ernest E. Evans
Treaty of Pelione

The Traety of Pelione was signed in Y155 enduing a brief Federation-Romulan War (Y154-Y155). The treaty was presided over by Federation Chariman Qnorna Kannal and Romulan Praetor Antonius. The treaty reestablished the Federation-Romulan Neutral Zone along the old border. As a result of the treaty the two nations established formal diplomatic relations and strictly controlled trade began to cross the border for the first time.

## References

1. ↑ PD Gurps Federation, revised, pg. 18
Disaster At Annox IV (SH104)

## Disaster at Annox V

Alliance forces were having a good year, forcing the Klingons back towards their own space. They were aided in this by the diversion of Klingon forces to the Tholian Holdfast and "Operation Nutcracker."

The Alliance would find, however, that many of the local Klingon Commanders, when they could manage to scrape up a reserve, were capable of inflicting telling blows. An example of such was Annox V, a major ore processing facility which had only been raided by the Klingons once previously, and that was in the early days of their invasion of the Federation.

Annox V itself was an anomaly. There were no planets in the Annox system, but rather rings of asteroidal material where the planets should have been. Some cosmic event had caused all the planets of the system to break up, or perhaps they never formed (scientists are still arguing the issue). The result was rich veins of ores of all types which could be mined easily.

Annox V was one of the processing facilities established to take advantage of this windfall. It orbited within the Annox system (as, indeed, did Annox III and Annox I), between the orbits of the fifth and sixth asteroidal rings, and was a collection of facilities. Annox III had been destroyed in the earlier Klingon raid, and Annox I had been severely damaged. The result had been an expansion of the Annox V facilities, which now accounted for more than 80% of all the processed ores extracted from the Annox system.

Defenses had been provided after the first Klingon raid, including the almost permanent assignment of a monitor to the system. An attempt was made to establish minefields to protect the facilities, but had to be abandoned as there was too much civilian traffic in the system. By Y178, most of the ships had been withdrawn and the monitor itself departed that year, leaving little more than the station's own defenses and a few police units. Sometimes regular warships might drop by for "shore leave”, but the defenses had grown complacent.

Wing Admiral Korath decided that the time was ripe to raid the Annox system again, and threw the few ships he had managed to scrape together for the operation against it. Command of the assault was given to Captain Kumerian in the Destruction.

## Aftermath

Kumerian's forces destroyed the station and withdrew intact (although one cruiser had taken major damage and all ships had some damage). It was never clear if Kumerian was brilliant or simply lucky, but this victory resulted in his promotion (the next year) to Commodore. Later, after other victories, he commanded the Red Fleet

## References

1. ↑ Various (1992). *Star Fleet Battles Module R1 – Bases and Auxiliaries*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 9–10.
USS Alabama (NCC-1502)

## Notable Commanders and Crewmembers

Kearsarge \* Reliant \* **Alabama** \* Repulse \* Renown \* Prince of Wales \* Mutso \* Nagato \* Gneisenau \* Scharnhorst \* Prinz Eugen \* Vittorio Veneto \* Littorio \* Caio Duilio \* Dunkerque \* Richelieu \* Strasbourg \* Rivadavia \* Moreno \* Minas Gerais \* New Mexico \* Iowa \* Missouri \* Kortenauer \* De Ruyter \* Naken \* Glorie \* Defence \* Pervenetz \* Meko \* Vosper \* Groton \* Ramadan \* Aliyah \* Assawari \* Michigan \* North Carolina \* Mikasa \* Olympia \* Piorun \* Warspite \* Kirishima \* Rurik \* Saguenay \* Valiant \* Visby \* Aradu \* Wasa

### External link

* USS *Alabama* (NCC-1502) at ***Memory Beta***, non-canon *Star Trek* wiki.
PSS Mountie

## 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.
Cutting them off at the Pass (SL78)

## Cutting Them Off the the Pass

After Blackfoot Pass became known to the Federation and Klingons, both began trying to use it themselves and block enemy use of it. Eventually, both sides built battle stations at their end of the pass, effectively sealing it forever, but until then there would always be someone trying to sneak through.

Less than a year after the The Battle of Blackfoot Pass (SL20), the Federation had sent the GSC Darwin on an reconnaissance mission through the pass, and it was now trying to sneak back through. A frigate had been left guarding the entrance to the pass, but a Klingon cruiser appeared to block their way.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1984). *Captain's Log 3*. (Task Force Games), pp. 29–30.
Shopping Trip (T6S1)

Map of the route taken

## Shopping ExpressPart of The Red WYN Express (T6)

While the high-technology equipment had been produced in the Federation, the factory that built it did not know that the customer was a pirate. The equipment had been ordered under a dummy corporation, but the Federation Customs Service detected the fraudulent order and impounded the equipment. Red Fur learned that he not only had to deliver the goods, but also pick them up as well.

## Aftermath

The Federation base was captured and Red Fur left after filling up his cargo boxes.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2015). *Star Fleet Battles Module C1 - New Worlds I*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 334–5.
2. ↑ Various (2015). *Star Fleet Battles Module C1 - New Worlds I*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 39–40.
Head On! (SH117)

## Head On!Part of War of Return

During the drive toward the homeworlds, the Usurper forces detected the approach of a Crown Prince carrier group from the Barony. The Carrier Green Beast was dispatched to deal with this threat. The commodore commanding the carrier group was given the support of two standard warships since it was necessary to destroy the threat to the flank without taking serious damage, and that could only be done by using overwhelming force.

The Kzinti carrier captain knew his force of older ships was badly outgunned, and he knew that his original mission to attack the Usurper’s supply lines was no longer possible. He reasoned, however, that the destruction of the single WYN carrier would be a powerful contribution to the campaign of his sovereign.

The two carrier forces collided head on.

## Aftermath

In a futile gesture, the Kzinti ships hurled themselves at the WYNs. The supporting ships and escorts of the WYN CVL interposed themselves between the ship and the approaching Kzinti carrier group. When the action ended, the Usurper had another victory to his credit, although two of the Makos, one a Mako-E, were no longer present. The Usurper assigned a standard Barracuda to the CVL to replace the lost escort.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2017). *Star Fleet Battles Module C3 - New Worlds III*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 49–50.
2. ↑ Various (2017). *Star Fleet Battles Module C3 - New Worlds III*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 49–50.
3. ↑ Various (2017). *Star Fleet Battles Module C3 - New Worlds III*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 49–50.
Sanal

The Unionists won election handily in Y120, on a platform of using scientific research and colonial exploration as a way to unify the bickering member planets. Chairman Sanal, a well-known Vulcan diplomat who had served as the ambassador to the Federation for several years, successfully negotiated a series of agreements that eased tensions between Andor, Tellar, and Vulcan interests, although some aggressive Earth and Orion corporations remained dissatisfied. In Y125, Sanal pushed through the Exploration and Expansion Act, beginning a massive program of exploration toward the galactic core. The Unionists were reelected in Y126, but cost overruns in the exploration program and the mysterious disappearance of the Aurora Colony in Y130 caused a major political scandal. Despite the resignation of several Council members, the Assembly voted no-confidence in Sanal’s government, forcing a new election.

1. ↑ John Sickels (30 March 2011). *GURPS Federation, Fourth Edition*. Edited by Jean Sexton. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), p. 17. ISBN 978-1-58564-155-0.
The Vudar Enclave

The Vudar are a humanoid race, taller and thinner than Terrans with oversized eyes and a pale green complexion. Rather than evolving from primates, they are descended from a line of gecko-like reptiles. Their eyes have a clear inner eyelid which affords them protection while swimming. This eyelid also allows them to ‘wet’ their lenses without seeming to blink. This gives the offworlder the impression that they are always ‘staring at you’.

Although descended from carnivores, the Vudar are generally peaceful and academic. They rival the Vulcans for their scientific achievements, and their products are a prized commodity in the Klingon Empire (of which Vudar spent more than a century as a subject world, producing 10% of the Empire’s impulse engines). The Vudar rarely, however, serve on Klingon starships due to their need for ionizing radiation that would be hazardous for the remainder of the crew.

Vudar is located in the southernmost part of the Klingon Empire, right up against the galactic barrier. A ‘weakness’ in this barrier (called ‘The Hole’) allows some dangerous ionizing radiation to ‘leak’ into the space around Vudar. Although Vudar’s atmosphere protects the planet itself (albeit not to a level comfortable for a Klingon occupation force), Vudar scientists were forced to develop several defensive technologies before they could begin serious space travel. Because of this, the Vudar are the galaxy’s foremost experts on ion and impulse technology (or at least they think so).

"The Hole" also allowed the Vudar to hide the construction of a fleet that would otherwise have attracted the early attention of their Klingon masters. (The Klingons had authorized the Vudar to build small numbers of “police" ships for local convoy escorts, relieving the ISF in their sector. The Klingons could not tell how many ships were in service because of ion interference with their long-range scans.) This fleet, along with the development of a device that produces an artificial ion storm, provided the Vudar with the means to gain their independence from the Empire in Y178. In the next seven years, the Vudar took advantage of the General War and carved out an Enclave for themselves from Klingon and Hydran territory along the galactic rim.
The Swarm (SL85)

## The Swarm

During the first years of the General War, the Klingon-Tholian frontier remained relatively calm (that is, no more incidents than in pre-war conditions). The Klingons had pulled most of the heavy ships from the Tholian Border Squadron for duty against the Federation in Y173, leaving the Squadron Commander, Vulkalis Kurlak, with only nominal patrol forces. (More ships were deployed for special operations from time to time, but Fleet Command would send an admiral to command them). This left Kurlak with little opportunity for glory. No greater glory could be gained, Kurlak knew, than to crush the Tholian Holdfast, recquire the territory seized a century before, and open routes to the Romulans.

Kurlak was convinced that the Tholians were weak and ripe for an attack, but he lacked the ships to conduct such an operation. With typical Klingon cunning, he filed false reports of continuous patrol actions for more than a year, requesting hundreds of replacement fighters for his imaginary losses. So long as he did not ask for ships, and so long as he willingly accepted the antiquated Z-ls and Z-2s along with a few of the better fighters, his superiors do not ask questions.

Basing his massive fighter force on a collection of converted freighters, Kurlak selected an isolated Tholian base for his attack. Sloppy security, however, tipped off the Tholians, who quickly dispatched the nearest heavy unit (a carrier group) to the area.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1986). *Captain's Log 4*. (Task Force Games), p. 51.
PSS Mark Majors

## 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.
Revenge Of The Eagles (SH96)

## Revenge of the EaglesPart of Romulan Pre-War Raids

After the Romulan raid on Morkedian III (SH20.0), the Romulan border had become relatively stable and quiet. The most significant incident occurred when a Romulan free trader was destroyed by the newly arrived *CVS Nimitz*. While the commander of the Nimitz was relieved over the incident, the Romulans did not consider this sufficient apology for the affront. They planned their own revenge.

After carefully observing the *Nimitz’s* patrol pattern, a force of Romulan ships slipped into Federation territory and carefully maneuvered themselves into a position between the Nimitz and the nearest Federation base. Then the Romulans uncloaked and attacked.

## Aftermath

*Nimitz* was severely damaged in the engagement, but survived due to the heroic efforts of her fighters and escorts and the timely arrival of help in the form of a small squadron which happened to be training nearby. However, her second commander in a row was relieved of command because of the near loss of the ship and the total surprise the Romulan raiders had achieved despite the attack being deep in Federation space. The Romulan force disengaged at the approach of additional Federation reinforcements and sustained no significant damage in the encounter.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2002). *Star Fleet Battles Module R4 – Romulan, Gorn, ISC, Tholian*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 16–7.
USS Cerberus (NCC-549)

## Notable Commanders and Crewmembers

Atlas \* Minerva \* Agamemnon \* Pericles \* Scipio Africanus \* Ajax \* **Cerberus** \* Oberon \* De Zeven Provincien \* Reprisal \* Canada \* Jervis Bay \* Neptune \* Sirius \* Halsey \* Nagumo \* Collingwood \* Chernavin \* Donitz \* Bernadotte \* Murat \* Rokosovsky \* Timoshenko \* Ptolemy \* Aggripa \* Von Steuben \* Hamilton \* Old Dessauer \* Schwerin \* Travis \* Joan of Arc
Rolandus Ex (T8S3)

## Enter Name Here

After **Rolandus'** defeat at Romulus, the remains of his X-squadron began a full speed retreat to his starbase, with the Republican fleet in hot pursuit. **Rolandus** had not planned to lose the battle, and even his X-ships did not have the endurance necessary to fly at top speed from his starbase to Romulus, fight a battle, and fly back again. Therefore, he was forced to plan a refueling stop at the Imperialist planet of Tibernia IV. He counted on the superior speed of his all-X fleet to give him enough time to refuel before the mixed Republican fleet arrived.

His plan failed when the ISC intervened.

The Echelon of Justice arrived at Tibernia IV well before the remnants of Rolandus' force. Rolandus arrived at Tibernia IV to find a blockade.

Rolandus hated the ISC. He blamed them for the loss of the General War and deeply resented the Romulan Star Navy's inability to stop the ISC from occupying more and more territory. Even though Rolandus was an egomaniac, he was still a Romulan patriot, and he suddenly realized that now that no quick victory was in sight, any extension of the Civil War would only benefit the ISC.

Rather than approach the planet under cloak, he contacted the Republican commander in order to arrange a truce. Using his considerable oratorical ability, Rolandus made an impassioned and patriotic speech that convinced the Republican commander to agree to a cease-fire for as long as took to drive the ISC away from the planet. After that, each side could take its chances.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1994). *Star Fleet Battles Module X1*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 55–60.
USS Atlas (NCC-543)

## Notable Commanders and Crewmembers

**Atlas** \* Minerva \* Agamemnon \* Pericles \* Scipio Africanus \* Ajax \* Cerberus \* Oberon \* De Zeven Provincien \* Reprisal \* Canada \* Jervis Bay \* Neptune \* Sirius \* Halsey \* Nagumo \* Collingwood \* Chernavin \* Donitz \* Bernadotte \* Murat \* Rokosovsky \* Timoshenko \* Ptolemy \* Aggripa \* Von Steuben \* Hamilton \* Old Dessauer \* Schwerin \* Travis \* Joan of Arc
Returning To The Scene Of The Crime (SH191)

## Returning to the Scence of the Crime

An Orion light raider attacked the tramp steamer Roger Maris in Y160. Fortunately for the Roger Maris, the heavy cruiser patrolling that sector was nearby and arrived to see the Orion off before it could loot its prize. The Roger Maris was badly damaged and unable to proceed on its own power. The cruiser summoned the flagship of the local police commissioner to tow it to a planet where it could conduct repairs and then left. As repairs were nearing completion, the pirate returned to reclaim his prize.

## Aftermath

The police force was not caught flatfooted, but it was touch and go. The Orion captain finally opted to disengage after his warp drive began to suffer the effects of repeated doubling and a failed boarding attempt beaten off by Marines from the FLG.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1992). *Star Fleet Battles Module R5*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), p. 51.
USS Chaudhry (NCC-734)

## Notable Commanders and Crewmembers

Humberto Ortega \* Nelson Mandela \* Barzani \* Khalid bin Sultan \* Zamora \* Gemayal \* Vo Nguyen Giap \* Ahmed Jabril \* Manuel Perez \* Pena Ben Ben \* Walid Jumblait \* Mohammed Aidid \* Eduardo Dos Santos \* Robert Mugabe \* Xanana Gusmao \* Ali Mahdi Mohamed \* Fadlallah \* John Garang \* Villalobos \* Zviad Gamsakhurdia \* Premadasa \* Turabi \* Ardzinba \* Hun Sen \* Tongogara \* Enrique Bermudez \* Holden Roberto \* Taylor \* Buthelezi \* Gringo Honasan \* Pundy \* Carroll \* Laurent Nkunda \* Eamonn De Valera \* Kim Jong il \* **Chaudhry** \* Talabani \* Hersi Morgan \* Chissano \* Abamail Guzman \* Iskandarov \* Joe Slovo \* Omar Jess \* Chilingutila \* Jonas Savimbi \* Haile Mengistu \* Afonso Dhlakama \* Dudayev \* Abdul Gafur \* Prince Johnson \* Nasrallah \* Ocalan \* Prabhakaran \* Rabin \* Ibrahim Rugova \* Sangak Safarov \* Saddam \* Y Peng Ayun \* Kenyatta \* Zarqawi \* Ariel Sharon \* Foday Sankoh \* Haile Selassie \* Leonard Wood \* Roland \* William T Sherman \* Nobunaga \* Toussaint Louverture \* Spitfire \* Cardondelet \* Hurricane \* Phil Kearny \* Turner Ashby \* Kutusov \* Wiquini \* Chickamauga \* Aetius
PSS Texas John Slaughter

## 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.
USS Auchinlek (NCC-403)

## Notable Commanders and Crewmembers

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
The United Federation of Planets

The United Federation of Planets is composed of several species (Human, Vulcan, Orion, Andorian, Rigelian, Alpha-Centauran, Cygnan, etc.) which hold seats on the ruling council. The Federation is dominated by the Humans, including those of Earth parentage who were born on other planets. Humans provide more than 70 percent of Star Fleet (the military arm) personnel and dominate every phase of its operations.

The Federation is probably the most idealistic of all the empires. Federation ships never attack without warning, and while the Federation has fought wars with all of its neighbors, it has never started one.

Economically, however, the Federation is the most aggressive empire in the game. Federation merchant ships are found almost everywhere during peacetime, and the “Neutral Zones” between the Federation and its neighbors abound with Federation colonies set up within the strict letter of the relevant treaties.

## See Also

Federation Political Parties
List of Federation Planets
Many others to be added
The Battle Of Ayer's Rock (SH183)

## The Battle of Ayer's RockPart of Romulan Invasion of the Federation

The Federation colony of Ayer’s Rock was not a very important one. The planet was poor and had limited resources, but the Romulans viewed it as an excellent strategic point to launch an attack into the richer interior of the Federation. A small force was detached to capture the planet. Little did they know how hard the colonists would fight to defend what they had.

## Aftermath

The Romulan 46th Cohort was burned out in the battle, and without reinforcements from the ships might not have triumphed. Some of the Federation troops escaped into the outback and held out for years, although their effect on the Romulans was minimal.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2007). *Star Fleet Battles Module M – Star Fleet Marines*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 34–5.
A Second Helping of Hash (SH89)

## A Second Helping of Hash

The Kzintis had conducted years of "drone raids”, sending drone frigates to launch swarms of long-range drones into our operating areas, often targeting them on key logistics units. The attacks by drone frigate groups had tapered off as we had managed to hunt down the small ships, but the two drone cruisers still operational by Y181 remained a major nuisance. One ship in particular, the *Onager*, was infamous for its daring raids. The *Onager's* captain, however, made the mistake of becoming predictable. He always launched three successive attacks before retiring for resupply.

I studied his methods from my position as commander of the Red Fleet and discovered this pattern, despite the *Onager's* attempt to hide it by shifting firing positions and having other ships launch diversionary drone attacks. Determined to show the Emperor that I was worthy of a command more important than the fleet training school, I conceived a bold plan. I rearranged the schedule so that four new cruisers of various classes were ready for deployment to the Northern Fleet at the same time and scheduled a "graduation exercise" for them, under my nominal command, directly behind the front line. When I detected the first of a new series of attacks by the *Onager,* I sent the four cruisers into the most likely areas for its second and third attacks, with confidence that one would make contact. My confidence in this plan, and in the captains I had trained, was not misplaced.

## Aftermath

The *Onager* was destroyed, although some drones reached the convoy and damaged three freighters and an escort. Kumerian's battle management skills came to the attention of the Emperor, who promised to find an opportunity for Kumerian to plan and command further combat operations.

This scenario was taken from a biographical article *(Kumerian: Tactician, Strategist, ...or Incompetent?)* published in *Proceedings of the Star Fleet Institute, January Y188,* in which this incident was suggested as the reason that the Red Fleet was deployed as a tactical formation during Operation Cavalry a year later. The article theorized that Kumerian was at his best when he could plan an action carefully in advance and deploy ships to fight their own battles (and was lucky enough to have nothing go wrong), but was unable to deal with commanding an entire fleet in direct combat.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1992). *Star Fleet Battles Module R5*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 38–9.
The Cradle (SL8)

## The CradlePart of The Anarchist

In Y170 the IKV Anarchist was captured by the Hydran's after the crew mutinied. The ship was converted to Hydran technology and used against the Klingons for several years before being destroyed.

The Klingons tried to destroy the ship while it was undergoing conversion to Hydran technology.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1983). *Captain's Log 1*. (Task Force Games), pp. 21–22.