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Asteroid Operations (SH95)

## Asteroid Operations

In Y167 the Tholians were preparing to upgrade one of their bases to a battle station. As part of this intended upgrade, they were gathering asteroids to deploy as additional anchor points for webs.

The procedure involved sending ships to find suitable asteroids, then accelerating the asteroids to near light speed. It would be months, sometimes years, before the selected asteroids would arrive at their destination, so considerable planning was involved.

The Klingons intended to destroy the station before the upgrade could be completed. To buy time to gather ships and set up diversions elsewhere, the Tholian Border Harassment Squadron interdicted the Tholian attempts to gather and position the asteroids. The result was a series of small vicious fights near the station.

## Aftermath

Two of the asteroids were destroyed in the Klingon raid. The F5B *Stormer* sustained heavy damage, and had to be withdrawn for repairs. The Tholian PC *Stalwart* was crippled, and the DD *Helix* was damaged.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2002). *Star Fleet Battles Module R4 – Romulan, Gorn, ISC, Tholian*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), p. 15.
Charge of the Red Guard (SH248)

## Charge of the Red GuardPart of Fall of Demorak Campaign (T12)

By Y195, the Lyran Democratic Republic was isolated by the Andromedans. The political leadership assumed that the Andromedans had been soundly thrashed on entering the Republic’s territory, and were resolved to leave it alone. The Admiralty was divided. Some believed as the leadership (their benefactors) did, others noticed that if the Andromedans attacked the Republic it would be difficult for any of the other empires to help the Republic fend off such an assault. They were only too right as events would show.

Early in Y195, the Andromedans suddenly initiated a number of attacks in Republic space. This led to the rapid dispersal of the Republic’s ships in response, but the most powerful formation, built around the CCX *Independence*, was not committed. Analyzing the pattern of attacks, the Republic’s intelligence experts determined the Andromedan attacks were all being launched from a single base across the frontier inside what had been (before Andromedan operations had forced them back to their core areas) Klingon space. The Admirals and members of the Presidium determined that if the base were to be destroyed, the attacks would end. There were, however, factions within the Admiralty that rejected this conclusion, but they lacked the political power to impose their views.

Since it was obvious the Klingons were not going to do anything about the base, the Republic ordered the *Independence* task force to do the job. The Admirals at the very top of the Republic’s power structure assured the members of the Presidium that the defenses of the capital were more than enough to defend it from any possible attack by the Andromedans based on what had been seen to date.

The Independence, and her attendant ships, dubbed “The Red Guard” by the Republic, set out on its historic mission.

## Aftermath

The *Red Guard* was heavily involved with the Andromedan defenders when a communication was received that the LDR capital was under direct attack from waves of Andromedan motherships. The Red Guard was ordered to return to the capital at once. Only a few of the PFs managed to dock to the ships before the Red Guard accelerated away to save their capital, but it would be weeks before they arrived and by then it was already too late. All of the ships had sustained damage, and in subsequent battles, this damage would prove fatal as the primary shipyard and the only source of spare parts had been destroyed by the Andromedan attack on the capital.

In the aftermath, it became clear that the Andromedans had lured the LDR into committing the Red Guard to the attack. The battlestation was heavily damaged, as were both Dominators. The damage was apparently acceptable to the Andromedans, as was the loss of all the satellite ships and mobile weapons platforms.

The Red Guard would make several other charges after this one, leading to a final one in which the last ships would be destroyed.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2008). *Star Fleet Battles Module X1R*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 55–6.
Combined Arms (SL9)

## Combined ArmsPart 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 Hydrans attached the Anarchist to one of their operational frontier squadrons. During this period (Y170-Y171), it engaged in several battles, of which this one was typical.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1983). *Captain's Log 1*. (Task Force Games), p. 22.
Long Legs (SH199)

## Long LegsPart of ISC Pacification

As the General War ground to a stalemate, the ISC began its pacification campaign. Stretched to the limit opposing each other, the Gorns and Romulans could do no more than conduct harassment raids into the ISC’s rear areas. The favored ships for this were small X-ships, armed well enough to do major damage and fast enough to avoid contact with almost anything they could not fight except another X-ship.

The ISC had an ace in the hole, however. Like all empires, they had briefly considered the fast cruiser concept, and these ships, while otherwise a failed experiment, were found fast enough to run down raiding X-ships.

## Aftermath

This scenario represents several similar incidents with different outcomes.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2000). *Star Fleet Battles Module R6 – The Fast Warships*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 58–9.
2. ↑ Various (2000). *Star Fleet Battles Module R6 – The Fast Warships*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 58–9.
3. ↑ Various (2000). *Star Fleet Battles Module R6 – The Fast Warships*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 58–9.
Operation Cutthroat (SH132)

## Operation Cutthroat

A revolt in a prison colony resulted in a number of criminals escaping to join the Orion Capital Cartel. The Cartel now had everything it needed for its long-planned "Operation Cutthroat:" a crew to operate a Q-ship they had acquired. The Q-ship would be slipped into a convoy, where it would remain undetected because routine contact with other ships would be conducted by the human "front men" while the Orions remain hidden.

## Aftermath

The phasers and an overloaded photon from the Q-ship crippled the *Williams*. The convoy panicked and tried to scatter. The Orions were able to disable the *Willis* and seize one of the large freighters and three of the small ones and then disengage. It was a highly profitable operation, one that the Orions would try again.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1994). *Star Fleet Battles Module S2 – Scenario Book 2*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 33–4.
A Klingon’s Revenge (SH108)

## A Klingon's RevengePart of Operations on the Klingon Front

Y179 was a disastrous year for the Coalition. Despite the introduction of PFs, the Klingons had been almost completely ejected from Federation Space.

During the confused fighting of Y170, a small Klingon task group, at great cost to itself, succeeded in turning back one of the Federation attacks, at least for a short time. It had quickly become apparent that another Federation attack was nounting, and the position was totally untenable.

Unfortunately, there were several units which were too badly damaged to withdraw. The local Klingon Commander directed these units to conceal themselves near a small planet on the the outskirts of an other otherwise uninhabited system. His plan was to organize a counter-attack to retrieve them later.

The counter-attack never materialized since the forces to mount it simply were not available. The Klingon High Command was forced to write off the units.

Unaware that they had been abandoned, the Klingons did their best to survive and wait for help. They did not dare transmit messages for fear of betraying their position; they assumed that no messages were sent to them for the same reasons since their decoders quickly fell out of date.

Late in Y180, a Federation police cutter happened upon the Klingon ships, now far behind the fighting front. As it approached the obviously abandoned and derelict hulks, it was surprised to learn that they had some fight left in them.

The police ship might have withdrawn, but the Andorian commander refused to run from the battle he was offered.

## Aftermath

After an exchange of fire and some maneuvering, the Federation police ship sustained damage to its photon torpedo launcher and withdrew. The Klingons lost one of their PFs (the escape capsule failed to separate, and the crew perished), and two of their fighters drove off the police ship. Two weeks later, a Federation NCL arrived to find the Klingons prepared to give themselves up, but not before the boom and the D5P self-destructed, along with the remaining PFs and fighters.

From a strategic perspective, the action was meaningless, except that the crews, and the ships, were now forever lost to the Klingon Empire, which increasingly found itself in desperate need of experienced men in the crucible that was the General War.
John Obasanjo

Elected easily after the collapse of Sanal’s coalition in late Y130, John Obasanjo was a human from Ibadan Nigeria. Former president of the United States of Africa and a cabinet minister in the last Federalist government, he cut back the expensive Unionist exploration program and reduced taxes. The last year of his tenure was marked by increasing tensions with the Kzinti Hegemony over planets such as Cygnus and Mantor. In October Y135, a Kzinti cruiser (acting without orders) destroyed the Federation police ship Behan, but last-second negotiations prevented the outbreak of war. An exhausted Obasanjo suffered a debilitating stroke in November Y135, but the moderate and conservative wings of the Federalist party were unable to agree on a candidate to replace him as Chairman,
forcing an election several months earlier than constitutionally mandated.

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.
Building Up (SH268)

## Building Up

As the various nations began building up their fleets able to fight at warp speeds, the future members of the Inter-Stellar Concordium were still contesting the resource worlds. One of these was Ashakvait IV. Each of the five future Inter-Stellar Concordium member worlds had armed camps on the planet (this was not an unusual circumstance on the resource worlds). Each hoped that using their new warp-driven ships they would be able to reinforce their existing ground forces sufficiently to, with the support of the ships, take control of the entire planet.

At different times each nation would send a task force to land reinforcements on a resource planet and evacuate wounded personnel. Sometimes task forces from two nations would arrive at a given resource planet at the same time, resulting in conflict. However, in one memorable case three task forces arrived at Ashakvait IV almost simultaneously. Each detected the other two task forces, and moved cautiously towards the planet. While delivery of the additional troops and evacuation of the wounded was deemed important, there were too few warp-driven ships in each nation’s fleet to risk heavy losses.

## Aftermath

The three task force commanders were exceptionally cautious. After exchanging some long-range fire, a truce was negotiated. Each sent shuttles to land in the area held by one of the opposing forces to be checked for tricks (troops or combat supplies as opposed to medical supplies). The shuttles of each nation then went to its respective encampment and loaded the wounded before returning to their ships. All three task forces then withdrew.

## References

1. ↑ Steven V. Cole (2010). *Star Fleet Battles Module Y3*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 46–8.
Battlestation Rampart (T8S4)

## Head On!Part of Stealing First Base (T8)]]

The WYN Main Force originally headed for a small Kzinti outpost, then switched directions and headed for a regular Kzinti convoy. A final heading change, made just as the XForce cleared the Radiation Zone, brought the Main Force onto a direct heading for Battle Station Rampart.

The Usurper had spent years planning every step of his return to power (or, more correctly, the seizure of the throne that had been denied his grandfather). Much of this effort went into intelligence, and spies loyal to him were on Battle Station Rampart waiting for their orders to sabotage the base.

The two small diversionary forces were holding the Kzinti Patrols at bay, and X-Force (although delayed) was closing in at high speed. The galaxy watched as the first card was played in a game that would change Kzinti history forever.

## Aftermath

Battle Station Rampart was captured and became the principle base of the Usurper forces. The Narwhal was destroyed breaching the shields for the assault troops.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2017). *Star Fleet Battles Module C3 - New Worlds III*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 58–61.
2. ↑ Various (2017). *Star Fleet Battles Module C3 - New Worlds III*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 58–61.
3. ↑ Various (2017). *Star Fleet Battles Module C3 - New Worlds III*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 58–61.
PSS Jimmy Wilson

## 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.
PSS Behan

## 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.
Just a Little Time (SH263)

## Just a Little Time

Fast naval transports, because of the nature of their cargoes, were among the best-maintained support ships in any empire. What they carried usually just had to be delivered. Not everything, however, is perfect, and sometimes even the most superbly maintained systems will fail. In Y191 a Lyran fast naval transport suffered a “warp casualty”, which caused its warp systems to completely shut down. The crew quickly discovered that the warp system was beyond their ability to repair. An Armed Recovery Transport was quickly dispatched to make the repair, and a nearby warship was diverted to protect the transport.

The warship was the DDV *Meteor Storm* and its escort. All seemed well, as the recovery transport was on site when an Andromedan ship was detected approaching. Given the importance of the transport’s cargo, evacuating the crew and abandoning the ship was simply not an option. Consideration was given to dropping the transport’s warp engines and evading by sublight, but the meltdown that had caused the failure was inside the hull itself, and was broadcasting its own signal making sublight evasion impossible.

With no alternative possible, the *Meteor Storm* moved to interpose itself between the approaching Andromedans and the recovery ship and transport.

The recovery ship’s commander, having reviewed the damage reports from the transport assured the *Meteor Storm’s* captain that all he needed to make the repairs was “just a little time.”

## Aftermath

The *Meteor Storm* and its consort succeeded in holding off the Andromedans until the *Fast Naval Transport #37* could be repaired, then, abandoning the fighters, all the Lyran ships disengaged. The Andromedans were not able to break through the hedgehog of drones the Lyrans were able to place in their path, nor outmaneuver the mega-pack equipped fighters.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2010). *Star Fleet Battles Module R12 – Unusual Ships*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 46–7.
Humans

Humans are the most numerous race in Federation space and among the most adaptable. While most of the other races don’t particularly go in for “Terra”-forming and don’t like to colonize worlds that are drastically different from their homeworlds, Humans are willing to settle and work just about anywhere in the galaxy. This, and their strong tradition of innovation and cooperation, has brought Humans to the forefront of the current interstellar situation. Fortunately for their neighbors, the human drive to explore and serve in the military did not carry over into conquest.

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.
Attrition Assault (SH71)

## Attrition AssaultPart of Operation Wedge

In Y176, Federation forces began driving a wedge into Coalition held space and separating the Klingons from the Romulans.

At about this time, the Federation began redeploying bases in several strategic locations to support their operations. The Klingon High Command wanted these bases destroyed but realized that base assaults were costly in terms of ships and played directly into the Alliance counter-ship strategy. This forced the Klingons to turn to their carrier groups to try to take the bases out with well-timed raids. It was thought that this would limit their losses in capital ships. The Klingons tried several things to make their relatively meager carrier groups worthy of base assaults, including the deployment of heavy fighters on carriers slated for base attack missions. However, the Klingons often made the mistake of attacking too many targets with too few ships. These battles were often very close and resulted in a higher loss rate of carriers, and their escorts, than the Klingons expected.

The action presented here is somewhat typical, although not all Federation bases were guarded by a GSC.

## Aftermath

The Klingons succeeded in heavily damaging the base, but sustained so much damage themselves that they were forced to withdraw to avoid being destroyed. In this case, the Klingon carrier group managed to regain friendly lines, but it was not always so. The GSC’s rapid arrival undoubtedly saved the day.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2010). *Star Fleet Battles Module R12 – Unusual Ships*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 42–3.
Cease and Desist (SL357)

## Cease and DesistPart of ISC Pacification

The Inter-Stellar Concordium's self-assigned mission to stop war in the Alpha Octant ran headlong into the blood hatred of the Tholians and Seltorians. As a small patrol group moved through the Tholian-Klingon border area, they came across a brewing engagement between two defending Tholian destroyers and a pair of raiding Seltorian destroyers. Hailing both sides, the InterStellar Concordium ordered them to separate. Of course, neither side listened. As the two forces closed, the Inter-Stellar Concordium commander decided to forcefully keep the peace.

## Aftermath

After a brief exchange, both the Tholians and Seltorians withdrew. It was obvious that the ISC would favor whoever wasn't attacking.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2020). *Captain's Log 54*. Edited by Stephen V. Cole. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), p. 47.48.
PSS Alejandro Dominguez

## 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.
Passing the Football (SH84)

## Passing the Football

In Y179 the Federation began a series of raids to disrupt the Klingon logistic structure in preparation for their own offensive. In one of these raids, the Federation NCA *Dayton* caught the *Commissioner Tomak Vilkov* and the Respite just as they were transferring cargo pods. (This was a standard procedure used by all empires, allowing the more easily replaced but shorter-ranged LTT to supply units in the combat zone while protecting the longer-ranged and harder to replace tug.) The critical supplies these pods contained made the resulting battle one of extreme desperation.

## Aftermath

The *Respite* was crippled, but it and the *Commissar Tomak Vilkov* made good their escape. Unfortunately, the *Vilkov* was forced to drop the pod it had in order to get away.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1992). *Star Fleet Battles Module R5*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 33–4.
My Brother; My Enemy (SH127)

## My Brother, My Enemy

While mapping out mineral deposits on an uninhabited planet in Y162, a Gorn Free Trader discovered the ruins of an ancient civilization. This find soon became a disaster when the Trader's crew were taken over by mind-controlling Plants. Under the Plants' control, the Trader headed for the local base where, in a few days time, the base's crew were also under control.

Gorn fleet headquarters first knew something was amiss when the base stopped reporting in. In order to be reassured, the Gorns sent the heavy cruiser *Predatoricon* and a destroyer. The *Predatoricon* reached the base just as the Plants were leaving for further conquest.

## Aftermath

The Destroyer *Coil* was heavily damaged and nearly captured in the battle, being rescued when the cure for the Plant's control ability was discovered. The *Predatoricon* succeeded in containing the Plants, capturing each ship as it attempted to escape, but was forced to destroy the FF and the FT. The destruction of the FT was regrettable, as after the base was eventually recaptured by a larger Gorn strike force, it was discovered that the location of the Plant's home planet was not included in the data base. Whatever planet the Plants had come from would remain unknown for now. Even though the Gorns had the cure, they curtailed exploration in that direction for many years, ultimately failing to contact the ISC as a result.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1994). *Star Fleet Battles Module S2 – Scenario Book 2*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 26–7.
Descent of the Hawk (SH28)

## Descent of the Hawk

The Romulans, unable to mount a major offensive, conducted a series of raids in Y184-85 designed to disrupt the Gorn’s efforts to establish support bases for operations in Romulan territory and prevent them from consolidating their forces for offensive operations. One of the more notable of these was the raid on Gijard III.

## Aftermath

The Romulans inflicted considerable damage before withdrawing. Romulan losses were reported by the Gorn Commander at Gijard III as four Starhawks and all but two of the fighters, with major damage done to all of the ships by the heroic defenders. The actual damage is difficult to determine, as a Gorn X-Squadron intercepted the Thunderbolt group during its withdrawal (SH159.0) and reported that there were four Starhawks and at least five fighters present in the subsequent engagement. At least two of the fighters might have been the spares carried by the Thunderbolt.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2007). *Star Fleet Battles Module M – Star Fleet Marines*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 23–24.
Gremlins (SH133)

## Gremilns

In Y168, the Federation GSC *Cousteau* failed to make a required check-in while exploring a new system. Two police cutters en route to escort a convoy were the nearest Federation elements to the system, and the vessels were diverted to investigate.

Entering the system, the cutters detected the presence of an operational, though somewhat erratic, warp drive near the second planet from the star. Moving in to investigate, they discovered the *Cousteau* in orbit around the planet.

There were no signs on the cutter's instruments of hostile action, and the *Cousteau* showed no signs of external damage on her hull. Suspecting that the ship had suffered some sort of mechanical fault which prevented her from moving or communicating, the cutters reported their status and closed in to render assistance.

Things suddenly turned interesting when the *Cousteau* opened fire.

## Aftermath

After a long drawn out fight, the police ships, both of which sustained damage, sent over their Marines in a desperate attempt to recapture the ship. When this failed, the police ships concentrated a point-blank and overwhelming attack on the ship which caused its computer to separate the saucer section.

With the rear hull destroyed and the saucer now virtually defenseless, the ships began the arduous task of towing the saucer to a pick-up point. The *Cousteau* would be rebuilt and continue to serve.

Three points of interest remained. First, the crew of the *Cousteau* was never found, and their fate remains a mystery. Second, it was never determined, even after studying the logs of the *Cousteau*, just how the Gremlins had gotten aboard and in such numbers. Finally, the system where the *Cousteau* had been found was placed under quarantine.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1994). *Star Fleet Battles Module S2 – Scenario Book 2*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 34–6.
S'nan Varial

Cygnus became a Full Member of the Federation in Y208. Just seven years later, noted Cygnan politician S’nan Varial became the first member of his species to become Chairman, following the Unionist victory in the Y215 elections. There is little about him in the historical record; all that is known is that he was very popular, and was reelected in Y221.

1. ↑ John Sickels (30 March 2011). *GURPS Federation, Fourth Edition*. Edited by Jean Sexton. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), p. 21. ISBN 978-1-58564-155-0.
Fi-Con Fiasco (SH14)

## Fi-Con Fiasco

Another of those great military ideas that looked good on paper but failed miserably in combat, the Kzinti Fi-Con system (modified Needles towing fighters) enjoyed a limited amount of success until its last front line mission in Y181, when the fighters returning from a strike were interecepted by Kollos Kumerian's 701st Gunboat Flotilla (Bounty Hunters).

## Aftermath

This was only one of several major victories by the 701st. The Kzinti fighters were slaughtered when the Fi-Cons broke contact (and not all of the the PFs actually escaped). Many songs were written of Kollos and his unit, the most famous of which (**Wolf Among The Lions** by Kina Kurner) described this battle.

While the Kzinti 23rd Fi-Con Flotilla was badly beaten and thereafter relagated to internal anti-piracy patrols, its losses were always and the unit maintained up to strength. Eventually another flotilla of standard needle PFs, the 24th, was assigned to serve with the unit creating the 23rd Fi-Con Division. This supports the theory that a senior Kzinti admiral believed strongly in the F-Con concept and was still trying to make it work. If true, his support was justified by the final battle of the the 23rd Division in Y185.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2000). *Star Fleet Battles Module K – Fast Patrol Shps*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), p. 48.
Counterpunch (SH182)

## CounterpunchPart of Romulan Pre-War Raids

This battle was a Romulan attempt, in Y172, to capture a small mining planet in the Neutral Zone. It is typical of many actions that took place along the Federation-Romulan frontier before the Romulans actually entered the War in Y173.

## Aftermath

In a brief but desperate ground action, the Federation Marines finally gained the upper hand. The Romulan ships succeeded in evacuating part of the ground force, but the majority of the Romulan ground force battalion was abandoned by the retreating Romulan ships.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2007). *Star Fleet Battles Module M – Star Fleet Marines*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), p. 33.
USS Caio Duilio (NCC-1514)

## 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
Flight Of The Hawk (SH159)

## Flight of the Hawk

Following a raid on the Gorn-held planet of Gijard-III, the Romulan ThunderHawk *Thunderbolt* attempted to return to Romulan-held space. The *Thunderbolt's* raid caught the local Gorn commander by surprise, and the reinforcements he had dispatched were too few and too late to prevent the Romulan raid. However, he did have an ace in the hole in a small squadron of X-ships which he maneuvered to cut the Romulan retreat route.

The battle was a quick pass as both sides were desperately short of fuel, but the temptation to do battle was intense. For the Gorns, destroying the *ThunderHawk* would remove a key capital ship from the still reeling Romulan fleet, perhaps extending the ongoing Romulan Civil War. For the Romulans, the destruction or crippling of a Gorn X-squadron could not help but reduce the pressure on their northern border, freeing more units to use against the Imperial faction led by Rolandus.

## Aftermath

The Romulans sustained considerable damage to all ships, losing three of the PFs. Before they broke contact. They were unable to cause any significant damage to the Gorn ships.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1994). *Star Fleet Battles Module X1*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 45–6.
Operation Achilles (SH150)

## Operation AchillesPart of Operation Remus

The aftermath of **Operation Remus** saw many severely damaged alliance ships trying to make their way back to friendly bases. The Romulans, while large portions of their operational fleets had been savaged, were desperately trying to trap and destroy as many of these crippled enemy ships as they could.

One element of the Gorn fleet assigned to **Operation Remus** planned to slip past the Romulan patrols by a diversion maneuver. A small force attacked a Romulan outpost that extracted hydrogen from the atmosphere of a gas giant, knowing that this would draw the attention of the patrols. The diversionary force was ordered to keep the Romulans busy while the main element, which included the crippled DNF Sword of the Tri-Star, passed back into Gorn-held space.

## Aftermath

After an indecisive skirmish, the *Sword of the Tri-Star* was able to slip by.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1994). *Star Fleet Battles Module S2 – Scenario Book 2*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 57–8.
Karl Schmidt

A human from Stuttgart, Germany, Schmidt was a trained economist and former Prime Minister of United Earth. A protégé of Richardson, Schmidt faced a very difficult task in trying to coordinate the political and military efforts of the various Federation member worlds to face the Romulan attack. In Y42, he was forced to resign after it was revealed that he had given tacit support to a secret United Earth initiative to bring Tellar into the Federation without the knowledge of the rest of the Council. Although a vote of no-confidence narrowly failed in the Assembly, Schmidt resigned to end the political crisis. He is regarded by modern historians as something of a premature visionary in the field of foreign policy, though his domestic political policies are less well-regarded.

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.
Conflicting Interests (SL86)

## Conflicting Interests

Kzinti battle and resupply station #5 was responsible for the only Kzinti sector bordering both Federation and Klingon territory, a location which made it dangerous as well as very interesting (not to mention popular with Kzinti station crews). In Y183, an attack came from an unexpected quarter when the local pirate clan learned through its agents that the station's complement of PFs was absent while being refitted. This, along with the sabotage planned by Orion agents on the base, made the clan confident of success in a supply raid. Things were not to remain this simple, however. A competing dan heard about the raid through its agents and decided to plan a simultaneous attack of its own. When the two unidentified fleets appeared on the Kzinti sensors, an immediate call was put out to all nearby Kzinti and Federation vessels for aid. Unfortunately for the Kzintis, the Klingons had recently broken the latest Kzinti code and jumped at the opportunity to put the troublesome base out of the war for good.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1986). *Captain's Log 4*. (Task Force Games), p. 52.
Duel at Diablo Canyon (T4S5)

## Duel at Diablo CanyonPart of Piracy Patrol (T4)

The carrier group continued on patrol, and the sector became quiet, allowing time to accumulate material to complete repairs and bring the fighter squadron up to strength and replace all the expended stores. The commodore was concerned, however, that the Pirates might have simply withdrawn to their hidden base to wait until the carrier group was recalled to active duty at the front.

Evaluating known contacts with Pirate ships, and a garbled message from the Cutter Behan that did not survive whatever it encountered, the carrier group commodore shrewdly discerns that the Pirate base is hidden in a nearby asteroid field known as the Diablo Canyon Field.
Firefight (SH134)

## Firefight

The Organian Treaty resulted in many interesting situations along the Neutral Zone, but perhaps none was so curious as that in the Tyson's Star System. In this critically important system, the Klingons had a mining colony on the fourth planet; the Federation had an agricultural colony on the third planet. Both planets were orbited by fully operational base stations, but the Organians kept all warships out of the system.

During the period of tensions prior to the General War, the situation at Tyson's Star remained unstable. In Y169, the two planets reached their closest approach (which happened every 13 years), and the deadly balance collapsed.

## Aftermath

After the exchange, both bases were operationally wrecked, although neither was completely destroyed. The Organians decreed that both bases would be destroyed, all orbital military installations would be removed, and no fighter bases would be re-established on the planets. Ground based phasers were permitted as a defense against Pirate raids. (Some historians believe that the Organians allowed the system to be jointly occupied in hopes that the Federation and the Klingon Empire would learn to cooperate together against a common enemy. If so, the experiment failed badly.)

Shortly after the Klingon Invasion of the Federation, Klingon task force "resolved ownership" of the system befor continuing on into Federation space.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1994). *Star Fleet Battles Module Scenario Book 2*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 36–7.
Gordan's Planet

Originally settled as a military outpost during the First Romulan War, Gordan’s Planet became an important general Federation colony, shipping manufactured goods and providing services to the smaller colonies and settlements along the Romulan Neutral Zone. During periods of détente with the Romulans, Gordan’s Planet became an important locus of trade and diplomacy between the two powers. The planet is Class M, orbiting a G5V star.

Location: Sector 3612.

## 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.
PSS Justice

## 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.
Interrupted Exchange (SH154)

## Interrupted Exchange

In the aftermath of the General War, the Klingons and Hydrans conducted a short series of exchanges of captured ships (brokered by the LDR). The last exchange in the series was a pair of captured cruisers.

The exchange was to take place near the LDR-Klingon-Hydran border. The actual exchange was a complex operation since the participants had been at war only months before. Each captured cruiser was to be escorted by a frigate to the exchange location. Each captured cruiser was to be manned by a minimum crew which would be simultaneously transferred to the other cruiser. The cruisers were to take station within range of the LDR ships' weapons, with the cruisers' weapons disarmed. An LDR MPS was at the exchange site to verify this. If either side tried anything, their cruiser would be destroyed by the LDR forces. The Hydran and Klingon frigates were to take stations well outside overload range from the LDR, and the LDR reserved the right to use offensive EW to blind their weapons if there was any indication that negotiations would break down. Each side had a reserve force a few million kilometers away in case of treachery.

Somehow, the Andromedans became aware of the exchange and its location, and a ship hid in a nearby gas giant. The Andromedans apparently wanted to see if the Klingons or Hydrans would assist the LDR or run with their cruisers. The results would weigh heavily in the decision to attack the LDR years later..

The Andromedan attack began, just after the crews of the cruisers had been exchanged.

## Aftermath

The situation quickly became confused as the various galactic attendees accused one another of being in cahoots with the Andromedans. It is not clear who fired first, but both NCAs were lost, and the attending Hydran and Klingon frigate leaders withdrew with heavy damage. The LDR sustained the loss of both PFs and light damage to their other ships. The Exploiter was severely mauled but managed to escape.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1994). *Star Fleet Battles Module S2 – Scenario Book 2*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 62–4.
Hyrdan 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
Crushing Blow Division

## Order of Battle (Y187)

* 24th Light Bn (Silent Death)
* 59th Mobile Bn (Blood Drinkers
* 63rd Tank Bn (Death Dealers)
* 73rd Heavy Bn (Throat Rippers)
* 88th Field Artillery Bn (Dead Bangers)
* 94th Planetary Assault Bn (Skull Crushers)
* 110th Fire Support Bn (Smash and Slash)
* 145th Light Bn (Cold Fury)
* 193rd Mixed Bn (Snarling Fangs)
* 210th Light Armored Bn (Swift Doom)
* 213th Combined Arms Bn (Rending Fang)
* 317th Combat Engineer Bn (Trap Builders)
Into the Pass (SH39)

## Into the Pass

The Klingons, in temporary control of Blackfoot Pass during this period, attempted to construct a base in the pass to block it. Considering a head-on assault too risky, the Federation strike carrier Gorshkov sent its F–15 squadron on a long slow sweep through the asteroid belts to attack the Klingon base under construction.

## Aftermath

The fighters managed to significantly damage the components of the base, preventing its establishment. More than half of them were destroyed in turn, though all but two of the pilots were later rescued. Before the Klingons could bring up replacement components to complete the base, a new Federation task force was able to attack into the pass, effectively restoring the balance within the pass itself.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1992). *Star Fleet Battles - Scenario Book 1*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 45–6.
Marching Through Sherman’s Planet (SH179)

## Marching Through Sherman's Planet

After the incident on Rita’s Planet in Y164, the Organians negotiated several treaties and protocols regarding operations in the Neutral Zone. One of these protocols allowed local defense forces for protection from “pirates and renegades”, but these were specifically prohibited from being a part of the command structure of the nation involved.

The Federation colonists on Sherman’s Planet formed a “battalion” of ground troops and purchased (at remarkably low prices) a half-squadron of “obsolete” fighters from the Federation.

When the Klingons went to war with the Kzintis in Y168, the local militia commanders on Sherman’s Planet announced (apparently without consulting the Federation itself) that their militia forces were now part of the Federation National Guard. (The units were in fact always part of the National Guard, but the open secret had not previously been acknowledged.)

Kumerian’s cruiser D6B Destruction was assigned the mission to destroy the battalion. Other ships were used in a series of deception operations to draw off nearby Federation ships. The Destruction then roared into the Neutral Zone with its fire control in passive mode, reaching the planet with a full load of assault troops ready to destroy the “illegal” Federation battalion.

Kumerian led the ground assault himself.

## Aftermath

Kumerian had planned in detail, and nothing went wrong. The battalion was all but destroyed (although most of the troops simply discarded their weapons and fled), and five of the fighters were destroyed. (Kumerian’s XO refused a surrender offer by the sixth, ordering it to drop its drones and leave.) The Federation was humiliated, and Kumerian earned a reputation as a tough commander. No one noticed the role that luck had played in the operation, luck Kumerian would not always have.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2007). *Star Fleet Battles Module M – Star Fleet Marines*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 30–31.
USS Ahriman (NCC-513)

## History

Launched as a DDM in ?

Converted to DD in ?

## Notable Commanders and Crewmembers

Saladin \* Genghis \* Darius \* Alaric \* Sargon \* Xerxes \* Pompey \* Kublai \* Suleiman \* Etzel \* Tamerlane \* Alexander \* Hannibal \* **Ahriman** \* Rahman \* Adad \* Hashishiyun \* Azrael \* Hamilcar \* Shaitan \* Ares \* Pazuzu \* Hiawatha \* Atilla \* Zoroaster \* Golda Meir \* Brigham Young \* Sadat \* Czar Alexander IV \* Skanderbeg \* Charlemagne \* Daniel Morgan \* Lysander \* Israel Putnam \* Eisenhower \* Suvarov \* R E Lee \* Thutmoses III \* Leonidas \* Marius \* King David \* Nebuchadnezzar  \* Jean Bart \* Arthur Pendragon
PSS Drebin

## History

Transfered to the Fralli in September, Y165. By the end of Y166 this ship along with the ex-USS Alberta ex-USS John Wesley Powell, and ex-PSS Nordberg were converted to the Powerista the flagship of the Fralli National Guard.

## Appendix

### See Also

*Callahan*-class police cutter, (POL)

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.
Brothers (SH40)

## Brothers

A Lyran light cruiser lured a Hydran Lancer into a trap. The Hydrans began a hasty retreat. The scenario begins immediately after the Lyran ship, in pursuit of the fleeing Hydran, struck a T-bomb.

## Aftermath

Both ships were badly damaged and withdrew. The Hydrans also lost a fighter, whose pilot was the brother of the Lancer’s commander.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2015). *Star Fleet Battles Module C1 - New Worlds I*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), p. 33.
2. ↑ Various (2015). *Star Fleet Battles Module C1 - New Worlds I*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), p. 33.
3. ↑ Various (2015). *Star Fleet Battles Module C1 - New Worlds I*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), p. 33.
Incident at Morkedia (SH169)

## Incident of Morkedia

The Morkedia system was mineral poor with the exception of its third planet, Morkedia III. The mines on this planet were a true bonanza, providing tons of the ores needed to fuel the Federation's economy in the region. Defenses had always been minimal for the planet, although the recent arrival of warp-powered starships in Romulan hands had created a stir. As programs were taken in hand to strengthen the planet, it was raided unexpectedly by Jindarians.

It has been theorized that a Jindarian caravan had come into the system, perhaps anticipating a rich harvest from the system's asteroidal ring. When this did not pan out, the Jindarians apparently decided to leave. The theory has it that the Jindarians lacked vital necessities to go to a new system, having depleted their available stores in moving to Morkedia and searching the asteroid belt, and decided to acquire the needed materials from Morkedia itself. The truth might never be known, but the raid was not a unique or aberrant action by a single Jinbaro and his caravan.

## Aftermath

The Jindarian raid provided them with enough supplies to move on, although not as many as they would like. No ships were destroyed on either side, perhaps indicating that neither side wished to force a decisive confrontation.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2005). *Star Fleet Battles Module F1 – The Jindarians*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 33–4.