“Z minus 500 meters! Starboard roll – fire as she bears! See if we can damage that D-7 more!” The captain knew that the Klingon would move to protect the damaged cruiser if it was threatened with destruction. He wondered if the Birmingham could actually accomplish that.

“The Constitution is hailing us!” the communication officer shouted over the din of battle.

“One of the Klingon destroyers is trying the get under us,” the navigator indicated.

“Open hailing frequency. How bad is that destroyer damaged?!” the ship shuddered again as more disruptor fire raked her amidship. The captain of the Constitution was quickly put on screen.

“The Hopi and Vernol are both heavily damaged. We’re not going to win this,” said the Constitution’s captain. “We’ll cover everyone as they pull back.”

“Commodore, you’re gonna take a lot of damage doing that.”

“I know, but we’ll last longer than anyone else,” relied the Commodore. The picture shook as the Constitution was hit yet again.

“Sir, the Klingon destroyer is no longer viable. But Vernol is no longer under her own power!” the science officers voice cracked just a little. The captain was sure if it was the smoke from burned circuits on the bridge or concern for the crew of the Vernol.

“Shit! This just got more complicated. Move us into a recovery position. Transporter room – you gonna have less that a minute to get everyone you can off the Vernol!” The captain questioned if he was dooming his crew to the same fate as the Vernol. But he wouldn’t leave till he knew.

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 Graduate Starship Tactics Course rules in this scenario.

Defender
The Defending force consists of:

1 Apache II Mk I Class X Destroyer (USS Hopi)
2 Baton Rouge Mk II Class VII Cruiser (USS Baton Rouge, USS Birmingham)
1 Constitution Mk I Class XI Cruiser (USS Constitution)
2 Larson Mk I Class VII Destroyer (USS Buena Vista, USS Midway)
2 Loknar Mk I Class VIII Frigate (USS Ahkeil, USS Vernol)
1 Marklin Mk I Class VI Destroyer (USS Kinnelly)

Deployment
The Defending force deploys along the left side of the map.

Attacker
The Attacking force consists of:

1 L-6B Class VIII Frigate (IKV Aggressive Dreadbringer)
2 D-16A Class VI Destroyer (IKV Abolish, IKV Carrioncreeper)
3 D-4E Class VII Cruiser (IKV Bastardizer, IKV Elegant Wrath, IKV Savage)
3 D-7A Class VIII Cruiser (IKV Fervent Ravager, IKV Poison, IKV Rending Banisher)

Deployment
The attacking force enter from the right edge if the map.

Victory Conditions:
Victory is determined by the total number of victory points at the conclusion of The Four Years War campaign. View the Victory Point Table to determine the total points awarded.

SPECIAL RULES:

Escape:
Any vessel may leave the field of battle by warping out. Any ship that warps from the combat area is worth 1/2 the victory points.

Ending:
The scenario ends when once side or the other have left the field of battle or been destroyed.