Mission 1: "Here Comes The Cavalry"

[Apodae Swift]

Swift's hands moved quickly across the console as he read sensor information, inputted projected coordinates and let of bursts of phaser fire. His enhanced reaction times meant he could do it as efficiently as any computerized system and his brain could compensate for speed and directional changes. He did a Lollock commanded and concentrated fire on the ventricle port on the lead vessel. However when they swung round for a second pass he took full advantage of the torpedoes and blasted all three in quick succession hoping that the first two would break the weakened shields and then the third would pass through and cause major damage to the surrounding systems.

[Tara Lollock]

Lieutenant, atack pattern Sierra 4 take us over the ship.

Ensign traget the weapons systems as we pass them. Give me a couple torpedoes on the other ships.

[Julia Rellek]

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[Apodae Swift]

"Ma'am may I also suggest we send out a distress call and launch an emergency beacon. Just to add to the whole effect... I think that's it. Unless I am missing out any more procedures to make the ship look like a wounded lion." Swift said as he monitored the shields, he was making them fluctuate ever so slightly so it looked like there was something wrong with the shield generator.

[William Wallace]

==/\== Aye Captain. ==/\==

[Nonir]

*...Robert exits the turbolift excited to start his new job on the Iroquois. He looks to see the Captain was onboard already so he quickly scurries over to introduce himself...*

"Captain, I am Lieutenant Robert Nonir. Your new Chief Operations and Chief Helm officer. I am honored to serve with such a prestigious officer such as you."

[FredLurado]

"I look forward to it, and seeing what this thing can do. I don't suppose this class of ship has changed a lot since my days on the Sphinx and Paladin".
He turned again as the science chief came on board.
"Welcome Commander Cook, it is great to have you on board. A highly decorated science officer so I hear. Along with your science duties, perhaps you can fill the position of my second officer. But only in a crunch, this ship won't need any grand command staff".

[FredLurado]

"If they're under attack now, they might not be alive when we get to them. Helm, Mr. Nonir, engage the course at maximum warp".
He took a seat in his command chair.
"Ensign Swift, Commander Lollock, your both in the tactical department on this ship, we had some slight troubles with a phase variance I think? Make sure our tactical systems are top notch, and our security is ready for possible boarding parties. I want this ship battle ready within the hour".

=A=Bridge to Sickbay, prepare for medical emergencies, we are heading to a possible attack=A=

"Everyone knows what to do in a possible combat situation, report to me, or to Commander Lollock every fifteen minutes, I want to know how every part of this ship is going to fare if we get into ship to ship fire. Pull up everything we know about the Heraan".

[Tara Lollock]

=/\=Commadner Teranis, are you ready for transport.=/\=

[Nonir]

*...Nonir looked to Tara as she maid her last comment with an expression of HELL NO. He then tries to maneuver the ship the best he can with the ships maneuvering drives...*

"Commander I have aligned us with the Heeran ship for one good shot at their own impulse drive. Good enough for one full spread of torpedoes but you'll have to do it quick because we wont have time enough to maneuver fast enough for another shot and if you me miss... that might be all she wrote for the Uss Iroquois. Don't worry... no pressure. But if I die it'll be you I haunt for the rest of eternity."

[Tara Lollock]

Damn it, we're trying to avoid being stuck at a dock. Ensign swift, do you think you can correct it if you get down there?

[Apodae Swift]

Swift exited the turbo lift, quite inwardly pleased at being invited to join the meeting but as usual his outwards appearance didn't show this, it remained as stoic as ever. He entered the room and took a seat next to his chief Tactical Officer Commander Lollock. It seemed the standard etiquette, not that he was normally one to care for such things but he sat there with a quiet look of curiosity and contemplation on his face. Ready to throw in whatever tactical insights the Captain might need or want to hear.

[Weasly Cook]

<Briefing Room>

Weasly Cook walked into the room looking like a mess, curled around his neck in a rather uncomfortable position for Cook was one rather sound asleep cat who had attached himself to the clothing of Cook's uniform. He managed a rather lope sided salute due to his strange guest around his neck.

"Sorry ma'am, just got the call, I was just freed from my cell in Science lab, a Support Truss fell in front of the door, after I was about to use the energy in my comm. badge, so... I was stuck till they began to search for anyone that might be trapped. I think that my bay suffered some damage, but easily fixed." He sat down, he had not planned to ramble like that, but it would be rather tough to explain why he had a sleeping cat around his neck, and still in a grubby uniform that showed signs that he had tried to escape on his own in it, including a burned cuff on his left sleeve.

[Apodae Swift]

Swift got up and walked out of the meeting room, his first priority were the phasers and then once they were cleared up he would have a stab at the torpedo systems. His thoughts begin that in a long battle if he could only have one of the two weapons it would be the phasers. Thus if they got attacked during repairs then they would still be able to mount a defence. Shields were a minor job as he had looked over the damage reports briefly and they could maintain them at half power indefinitely.
"The energy systems seem fine." Swift mused as a tapped on readouts from the pulse phase cannons. Unlike the normal phasers arrays these weapons released the whole energy from a phaser blast in a single burst. This means a lot of energy is needed and as such they use these big energy cells that deliver vast amounts of energy in bursts that can then be turned in to the nadions. "Computer show me the crystal alignment, if they are off it could throw the nadions out of whack." The computer brought up an image, he thought that the crystals were the problem but wanted to check the energy systems first. The computer readouts showed that the crystals were out of alignment and as such the system refused to push energy through them. "Thought so. An energy efficiency problem would have been much easier to solve though... Guess I'm going inside the machine to realign crystals."

[Apodae Swift]

"Don't waste your efforts on and auto targeting system. I don't use them anyway, they can waver and not hit the critical points you are looking for. Trust me, it isn't bravado, I can do it manually." Swift said sincerely, it would be trickier then an automate targeting system but he was sure he had the skill to do it very effectively.