08-09-2026, 03:15 PM
==Qab==
Yes, but the Yeager only had a finite number of torpedoes, and given the odds against them, they would likely be needed for their true purpose sooner rather than later. It would be possible to convert probes to do something similar, but that would require someone going to probe storage and doing it manually.
==Flint==
There was no way to tell whether or not the message had been received, or if the Lowry was currently retreating. The moment the supply ship would appear on the Yeager's sensors, it would also appear on those of the Cardassian fleet. Right now it was a case of cross every extremity that could be crossed and wait for the cavalry to arrive.
The lack of any immediate response, however, suggested that the communication had not been intercepted.
==T'Lari==
Now the ships were closer, more detail could be determined. There were three Keldon-class Battlecruisers, led by the Os'rusa. The two others in the group were in the Tactical databanks as Keldon #7 and #23 respectively, but Intelligence had yet to determine their names. Escorting the Keldons were a trio of Hideki-class Escorts, in a triangular pattern around the larger ships - one ahead, and one on each flank and a little behind. The escorts had shields and active sensors activated.
The larger energy signature, now nestled between the Keldons, took longer for the computer to chew on. Finally, the report came back.
Hutet-class Dreadnought.
Only twelve had been made and most had been destroyed during the Dominion War. They rarely, if ever, travelled outside of Cardassian space due to their sheer size and lack of both raw speed and agility. When not defending the Cardassian capital worlds or acting as Order Flagships, their role was to systematically destroy orbital defences and infrastructure, before bombarding starbases or planets and landing up to 10,000 troops to occupy them.
The Hutet alone could have moved in to destroy Starbase 214 without much fear of retaliation. The fact it was escorted by a squadron of Battlecruisers suggested that 214 was only the beginning.
Yes, but the Yeager only had a finite number of torpedoes, and given the odds against them, they would likely be needed for their true purpose sooner rather than later. It would be possible to convert probes to do something similar, but that would require someone going to probe storage and doing it manually.
==Flint==
There was no way to tell whether or not the message had been received, or if the Lowry was currently retreating. The moment the supply ship would appear on the Yeager's sensors, it would also appear on those of the Cardassian fleet. Right now it was a case of cross every extremity that could be crossed and wait for the cavalry to arrive.
The lack of any immediate response, however, suggested that the communication had not been intercepted.
==T'Lari==
Now the ships were closer, more detail could be determined. There were three Keldon-class Battlecruisers, led by the Os'rusa. The two others in the group were in the Tactical databanks as Keldon #7 and #23 respectively, but Intelligence had yet to determine their names. Escorting the Keldons were a trio of Hideki-class Escorts, in a triangular pattern around the larger ships - one ahead, and one on each flank and a little behind. The escorts had shields and active sensors activated.
The larger energy signature, now nestled between the Keldons, took longer for the computer to chew on. Finally, the report came back.
Hutet-class Dreadnought.
Only twelve had been made and most had been destroyed during the Dominion War. They rarely, if ever, travelled outside of Cardassian space due to their sheer size and lack of both raw speed and agility. When not defending the Cardassian capital worlds or acting as Order Flagships, their role was to systematically destroy orbital defences and infrastructure, before bombarding starbases or planets and landing up to 10,000 troops to occupy them.
The Hutet alone could have moved in to destroy Starbase 214 without much fear of retaliation. The fact it was escorted by a squadron of Battlecruisers suggested that 214 was only the beginning.