From sagatech@one.net.au Sun Jun 7 11:16:18 1998 Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 21:19:44 +1000 From: sagatech To: distribution:@one.net.au; (see end of body) Subject: Re: USS YAMATO: What Lies Just Around the Bend in the Road? [The following text is in the "ISO-8859-1" character set] [Your display is set for the "US-ASCII" character set] [Some characters may be displayed incorrectly] > [MD:1.2000 - Observation Lounge] > Isaac began passing PADDs around the table, "I have a few ideas of my > own, and until you make recommendations, here's what we're going to > try. Unless we're defending some vital interest of the Federation's, > we're going to avoid direct confrontation with any Dalriadan ship that > out masses us." > > "Discretion is the better part of valor?" Alex commented. > > "Exactly. If we have to engage them I want to try to do it at warp. A > significant part of their arsenal seems to be directed energy weapons > that won't function at warp. We'll be limited to flux torpedoes, but > they'll be limited to Pulverizer missiles. If we get caught at > sub-light speeds we'll have to deal with their seeker drones. LT Wolfe, > I want you and LT Trisx to come up with some way to defeat them. We > could probably develop a point defense system of some sort." > > "We might be able to set up a direct link between the sensors and the > targeting system for the type Xa phaser cannons to pick them off at > close range," Morgan offered. > > "That's a good start, but the Xa firing arcs are fairly limited. Once > the drones are in close to the ship, the cannon wouldn't be able to hit > them," LT D'artgnan pointed out. > > Isaac leaned forward, and put his elbows on the table, "I'm willing to > entertain any crazy suggestion that might save us later." "Very well, I wonder if this is entertaining?", the Dr had a far away look in her eyes. Slowly she focused on the Captain, & then winked. "In the old days, if we were hunting lion, we would make sure he was dead before he got to us. If they know we are under powered at impulse, if we run, it might pay to be running to somewhere." "I am sorry Dr?" she seemed to be even more obtuse than normal. "I mean set a trap. Mines or something, something that can be armed once we have already gone through. Then they blow up. Crude, but effective, no matter how big the Ship. So long as we can run fast enough." Lisa raised one eyebrow and sat back. The meeting drew to a close & Stem dismissed his officers. Alex left the room, only to hear a psst behind him. Lisa was leaning against the wall. "Going my way sailor?" "You say the strangest things sometimes." "You try keeping your languages straight when you keep changing your syntax every 50 years or so. Anyway, I am in dire need of a place to relax. Can you recommend anything?" Submitted Dr Lisa Mara NRPG Ever been a telepath on a Ship of tense people. Especially one that craves adrenaline? %%% overflow headers %%% To: , "Alter Ego" , "Josh Young" , "Pat Schumacher" , "Les Chappelle" , "Janis Hill" , "Vicke Denniston" , , "Kristine Berg" , "Alexs Thompson" , "Jim Littleton" , "Jeffrey Jenkins" , "Jeffery Trock" , "George Harmon" %%% end overflow headers %%%