{"id":10968,"date":"2022-09-06T19:51:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T19:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/?page_id=10968"},"modified":"2026-05-16T15:33:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T15:33:24","slug":"attack-on-beta-iii","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/index.php\/scenarios\/the-four-years-war\/attack-on-beta-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"Attack on Beta III"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"1080\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"27%\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Federation-Bug-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" name=\"fedleft\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"73%\"><strong><font size=\"+3\">ATTACK ON BETA III<\/strong><\/font><br \/>\n<font size=\"+1\"><strong>STARDATE: 1\/9604.18, BETA III, 2226 HRS FST<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"3\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"1080\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"31%\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/System2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/System2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"1200\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/System2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/System2-75x300.jpg 75w, https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/System2-256x1024.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"1%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" class=\"vertrepeat\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"62%\">\n<h3>GAME SET-UP<\/h3>\n<p>Lay out two Star Trek Combat Simulator map-sheets 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Defender<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Defending force consists of:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n1 <a href=\"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/?p=1392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Achernar<\/em> Mk I<\/strong> Class X Auxilary Cruiser<\/a> (<em>USS Polaris)<\/em><br \/>\n1 <a href=\"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/?p=4220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Apache II<\/em> Mk I<\/strong> Class X Heavy Destroyer<\/a> (<em>USS Chickasaw<\/em>)<br \/>\n1 <a href=\"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/?p=5139\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Canopus<\/em> Mk I<\/strong> Class VIII Exploration Cruiser<\/a> (<em>USS Calypso<\/em>)<br \/>\n2 <a href=\"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/?p=4696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Larson<\/em> Mk I<\/strong> Class VII Destroyers<\/a> (<em>USS Hammurabi, USS Troy<\/em>)<br \/>\n1 <a href=\"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/?p=4678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Loknar<\/em> Mk I<\/strong> Class VIII Fast Frigate<\/a> (<em>USS Epcot<\/em>)<br \/>\n2 <a href=\"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/?p=4497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Portsmith<\/em> Mk I<\/strong> Class IV Destroyers<\/a> (<em>USS Scottsdale, USS Spearfish<\/em>)\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deployment<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Defending force deploys four vessels along the top edge of the left map and the remaining four vessels along the bottom edge of the left map.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attacker<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Attacking force consists of:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n1 <a href=\"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/?p=2586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>D-4<\/em> E<\/strong> Class VII Cruisers<\/a> (<em>IKS Annihilator&#8217;s Steel, IKS Ferocious Audacity, IKS Oppressing Validator<\/em>)<br \/>\n3 <a href=\"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/?p=3096\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>K-3<\/em> A<\/strong> Class II Gunboats<\/a> (<em>IKS Kalath, IKS Righteous Victory, IKS Storm Mauler<\/em>)<br \/>\n1 <a href=\"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/?p=3056\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>L-6<\/em> B<\/strong> Class VIII Frigate<\/a> (<em>IKS Abject Mauler<\/em>)\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deployment<\/strong><br \/>\nThe attacking force enter from the center edge of the right map.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Victory Conditions:<\/strong><br \/>\nVictory is determined by the total number of victory points at the conclusion of The Four Years War campaign. <a href=\"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/index.php\/scenarios\/the-four-years-war\/the-four-years-war-victory-points\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View the Victory Point Table<\/a> to determine the total points awarded.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-hex-maps-760x590-square-white.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"590\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-hex-maps-760x590-square-white.png 760w, https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-hex-maps-760x590-square-white-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>SPECIAL RULES:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Ending:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe scenario ends on turn 12 due to the arrival of Federation reinforcements.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"31%\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATTACK ON BETA III STARDATE: 1\/9604.18, BETA III, 2226 HRS FST &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; GAME SET-UP Lay out two Star Trek Combat Simulator map-sheets in the configuration shown. 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