“Configuration, Mister Sulu.” The captain of the Federation’s flag ship already knew who it was.

The first volley hit the Enterprise in her forward deflector shields. The ship rocked violently as multiple blows rained down on the vessel. The internal dameners struggled to maintain the gravity .

“Phaser banks, lock on. Return fire!” Despite his concern, Captain James T. Kirk maintained his composure and issued his commands to the crew. Everyone knew their job and knew thier chance of survival were far greater with Kirk in command.

Another volley of fire raked the Enterprise even as she struck back at the opposing vessel.

“Maintain firing rate! One hundred percent dispersal pattern.” The powerful phasers struck out again and again, even as the ship was buffeted further.

Suddenly there was a flash on the screen and the attack ended.

“We’ve hit him, Captain. He’s hurt.” the first officer announced.

But Kirk was more worried for his own ship and crew. Even a wounded animal could be dangerous. “Damage control, report to the first officer.” he announced throughout the ship.

“Captain, the other ship doesn’t register. Only drifting debris. We got him.” Sulu’s slight smile said it all. They had won their first battle in what was sure to be a long upcoming conflict.

“All hands, maintain general alert. Hold battle stations.” As was always the case, everyone knew their duty. The damage from the short battle would quickly be repaired and the Enterprise would soon see more combat.

“Damage report, Mister Spock.” It was an all too farmiliar question for Captain Kirk. And he knew it would be a question he would be asking all to often.

GAME SET-UP

Lay out one Star Trek Combat Simulator map-sheet in the configuration shown. This represents the area of space where the conflict takes place. Use the Basic Starship Tactics Course rules in this scenario.

Defender
The Defending force consists of:

1 Constitution Mk IV Class XI Cruiser (USS Enterprise)

Deployment
The Defender deploys in the center of the map.

Attacker
The Attacking force consists of:

1 D-7C Class VII Cruiser (IKV Vorath)

Deployment
The attacking force enter from any map edge.

Victory Conditions:
The attacking force wins a major victory if they can survive for 5 turns or more. They win a minor victory if they are destroyed in 3 turns. The defender wins a major victory if they can destroy the enemy vessel in the first turn and a minor victory if they can destroy the Klingon ship by the end of the second turn.

SPECIAL RULES:

Ending:
The scenario ends once the Klignon ship is destroyed.