Standard heavy fighter: F-86 Hellcat Armament: Four laser cannons, 20-shot proton torpedo tubes, one disruptor ray. I'm gonna start in about a week.
Do you mind if i change? Squad Leaders: Condor Squad (Offensive) HMS Honour Class: Bailr Armanent: Standard Commander: Admiral James Musron (ME!!!) 3x Bailr 8x Storm Dagger Squad (Offensive HMS Canadian Dream Class: Warspite Armanent: Standard Commander: Cpt. Horace Nelson 10x Mvquir 1x Admiral (Scout) Sinister Squad (Carriers and Logistics) HMS Poppy Class: Yorktown Armanent: Reduced weapons for increased accomandation, 35x Frwell Cpt. Alan Hoxmorn 7x Glorious (No weapons as utilized for transport) 4x Frwell (designed for escort)
Not at all. Alpha Quadrant Fleet USS Wisconsin (flagship), USS Vanguard, USS Bunker Hill, USS Yorktown, USS Forrestral, 8X Vega class heavy cruisers, 10X Aldebaren class light cruisers Earth Planetary Guard USS Anson, USS Minotaur, USS Hornet, USS Ranger, USS California, 8X Vega class heavy cruisers, 11X Aldebaren class light cruisers USS Vanguard Length: 360 metres Main armament: Eight 15 inch plasma cannons Secondary armament: Eighteen 5.25 inch laser guns, six concussion missile tubes, 72 anti-fighter emplacements, two heavy disruptor rays Armour: 12.7 metre armoured hull, 12.5 metre barbettes, 12.6 metre turrets
Delta Drydock-Status Report USS Iron Duke-99% complete USS Neptune-97% complete USS Constellation-86%complete USS Colossus-20% complete USS Kaiser-blueprints verified, laid down USS Kaiser- heavy armoured cruiser Length: 250 metres Main armament: Ten 13.5 inch plasma cannons Secondary armament: Twelve 5 inch laser guns, two concussion missile tubes, one medium disruptor ray Armour: 10.9 metre armoured hull, 10 metre barbettes, 10.7 metre turrets The USA Stellar Navy has planned a class of 'heavy armoured cruisers'-ships that are more powerful than heavy cruisers but do not quite possess the firepower and protection of battleships. These ships will replace a few heavy and light cruisers in the scouting role in the Alpha Quadrant Fleet and Earth Planetary Guard, as there has been an incident involving a convoy delivering blueprints for the Kaiser class. Reports from crew members say that alien life forms infiltrated the convoy in a small craft and stole the blueprints, then left promptly. The freighter later blew up. By the time the escort had been alerted, the aliens had escaped. The blueprints were later found around Mars. The aliens appear to be Aellr, but the other side denies the incident and says it to be simply a reactor accident. No fatalities occurred.
Well, technically, Jag isn't human (ok, no technicalities, he's not human) So I guess that's one non-human. Anyone else? Actually, If you want I can put a kind of bio thing up for Jag (should be working on one in any case.....he's one of the main characters for my story)
Beta Drydock-Status Report USS Thunderer-57% complete USS Hyperion-65%complete USS Kitty Hawk-75% complete USS Oklahoma-40% complete USS Marlbourough-allocated to reserve USS Argonaut-allocated to reserve USS Persues-preserved as attraction at space hotel USS Charybids-preparing to scrap USS Bellerophron-allocated to reserve
Well, here goes... Grand Admiral Michael Ivanov sat in his office aboard his flagship, USS Wisconsin. He did not like what he was reading. There had been several incidents involving alien spacecraft infiltrating convoys and stealing blueprints and tactical data. The data was all recovered later, and none of it top-secret. The aliens all appear to be Aellr. The other side denies all incidents, but several other countries had already began to suspect these thefts as a warning. He was unsure what to do. An officer came into his office. "Sir, there have been reports of three more thefts involving Convoys PQ40, PQ37 and PQ9! They stole the blueprints for the Antares space station!" That space station was among the most powerful craft being designed, rivaled only by the Canadian Vigilence. Things were getting out of hand.
Meanwhile on HMS Honour, Fleet Admiral James Musrom strode upon the gleaming chrome deck. A control deck was situated at the front, by the viewing screen. Several technicians were seated at them. A Captain stood up and saluted, 'An American flagship in radar range sir.' James ordered him to contact whoevers in charge as '...convoy PQ66 has been....err....mugged.'
"Admiral on deck!" shouted the technician who had noticed Jag exit the elevator "At ease.....I wish you guys'd stop that, it's gettign tiresome. Any word on those blueprints." the 6' 1" faline humanoid was well aware that he wasn't entirely trusted by the crew. Like it or not though.....he was still an admiral. "Sorry, sir, nothin' doin'. They got away clean." "We'll just have to see about that. As soon as the Hudson get's out of drydock from her repairs we leave. If anyone needs me, i'll be in my ready room making a few calls to some old friends." turning toward a door set in the corner of the bridge, Jag Laskovich set his jaw. Until the Vigilence was completed even the combined power of all Earth's space fleet would be little help if the blueprints were put under construction. good thing she was only a few months away from commission.
"Sir, a British (I'm guessing by the HMS designation) flagship is hailing us!" "On screen". The grim face of Admiral James Musrom appeared on the viewscreen. "Convoy PQ66 has been attacked." "Another one?" Admiral Ivanov grimaced at the news of another convoy being plundered. "There'll be a conference at Starbase Alpha at 1700 hours." "I'll be there." This was not a good time. The Aellr were potentially turing hostile. The Antares blueprints were vital. Ivanov sighed. Even if Marlbourough and Argonaut were to be modernized, there still wouldn't be quite the firepower to destroy an Antares counterpart. The Stellar Navy was on high alert, as was the other fleets. "Set course for Earth". (Hope you don't mind if I play as your character-I needed to keep the RP going. If you do mind, I won't do it again, Panzerkampfwagen).
It was 1650 hours, and the USS Wisconsin had arrived at Earth and had docked with Starbase Alpha. Admiral Ivanov, flanked by his bodyguards, was about to enter the airlock when the ship shuddered.Ivanov flicked on his comlink. "What's going on?" asked the admiral. "Sir, we're under attack!", came the reply. "Three heavy cruisers and five light cruisers, closing in on vector 0-9-0! They seem to be Aellr!"
Resolution shuddered nd Jag was instantly on the bridge, "Who's firing?" "We're not sure, sir. There's an american cruiser nearby, she's also under attack. Do we respond?" "Help her out. Have the main guns target the CAP(capital ships)s and deploy our fighters. I'll be leading the attack. You have the con." spinning, Jag raced down to the hanger bay and scrambled into a waiting fighter. Unlike the standard ARKALITE fighter his personal craft had been modified for better performance and a slightly increased secondary wepaons bay, "All flights rally on me. Hit the fighters first, then go for the CAPs. Let the big guns where 'em out first"
Captain John Strathmore of the USS Wisconsin rushed onto the birdge from the conference room. "Arm cannons, deploy all fighters!" The hanger sof the flagship and the nearby carriers Yorktown and Bunker Hill were ablaze with activity. The first fighters were launched as the big guns of the Wisconsin fired and hit one of attacking light cruisers on the bridge. One of the heavy cruisers fell victim to a concussion missile attack that pierced her reactors and exploded. The two escape pods launched were immediatly snagged by tractor beams. The armour of the Wisconsin held firm. Fighters from both sides were engaging. Suddenly, the USS Vanguard and 3 of the heavy cruisers that were part of the Alpha Quadrant fleet jumped in and joined the fray. The remaining enemy heavy cruisers and all but one light cruiser were destroyed before the enemies retreated. But taking their place were three Aellr battleships, two heavy cruisers and four light cruisers. The nearby stardocks were hammering away. "Redirect the Minotaur and the Anson!", ordered Ivanov. The Wisconsin took another hit.
Meanwhile, Convoy PQ4E was making it's way across the Solar System. They were in the vicinity of the planet Uranus when a battleship and three cruisers intercepted. The ships attacked, and the unarmed frieghters were easily dispatched. The light cruisers guarding the forward part of the convoy could do little as the aliens hijakced a frieghter carrying footage of an Interstellar Union conference regarding the Aellr, took the footage and escaped. An officer reported the incident to Admiral Ivanov, who had heard enough news of thefts from convoys for quite a while. (Everyone's probably lost interest).