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As he seated himself in his captains chair he looked around the fake command room around him. Command had made sure the room mimicked the reality of space, but the little things were all too clear. The calm was gone, the feeling of gravity too foreign. It was also dark, no ship was ever dark.
Then it happened, everything came to life. Consoles lit up and the crew entered. Kieth slid in an ear bud, that was how he was to speak with those running the simulation.
"I'm ready to go. Start the simulation."
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Sliding into his captains chair he ran the usual checks. His forces were one heavy cruiser, Rhea; one destroyer, Colbert; and two Corvettes, Loftis and Iphigénie. He immediately recognized that he was fit for patrol, but he realized he had no fighters. He decided to ignore it, it was a part of the simulation.
"The situation is this, Raven: A small enemy fleet have moved themselves into a agricultural system in the expansion region. Should this system Fall to enemy hands, supplies will become harder to provide in the region, and worse yet, just beyond is a major trade spine, holding the system is imperative! You are to best the enemy in combat, reinforcements mark a penalty. We place you at pre-engagement Rally."
The microphone slicked off audibly and on his overview the ships appeared. A planet showed on one of his screens, a system map and the enemies location.
"Alright, I want the Loftis and Iphigénie to jump in first-out of range-, hail the enemy and establish communications. You will relay my transmission and prepare for combat."
The captains of his ships responded in affirmation, Kieth was going to only let his enemy see a very small number of ships in order to lure them into combat.
"Fleet align.... and corvettes jump! Fleet stay aligned, We're jumping on a dime so stay prepared. I want everything on the enemy as you hail them."
The two corvettes confirmed landing around sixty kilometers off of the nearest enemy ship, far out of range for this kind of engagement. He waited for the intel to flow in.
Then it happened, everything came to life. Consoles lit up and the crew entered. Kieth slid in an ear bud, that was how he was to speak with those running the simulation.
"I'm ready to go. Start the simulation."
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Sliding into his captains chair he ran the usual checks. His forces were one heavy cruiser, Rhea; one destroyer, Colbert; and two Corvettes, Loftis and Iphigénie. He immediately recognized that he was fit for patrol, but he realized he had no fighters. He decided to ignore it, it was a part of the simulation.
"The situation is this, Raven: A small enemy fleet have moved themselves into a agricultural system in the expansion region. Should this system Fall to enemy hands, supplies will become harder to provide in the region, and worse yet, just beyond is a major trade spine, holding the system is imperative! You are to best the enemy in combat, reinforcements mark a penalty. We place you at pre-engagement Rally."
The microphone slicked off audibly and on his overview the ships appeared. A planet showed on one of his screens, a system map and the enemies location.
"Alright, I want the Loftis and Iphigénie to jump in first-out of range-, hail the enemy and establish communications. You will relay my transmission and prepare for combat."
The captains of his ships responded in affirmation, Kieth was going to only let his enemy see a very small number of ships in order to lure them into combat.
"Fleet align.... and corvettes jump! Fleet stay aligned, We're jumping on a dime so stay prepared. I want everything on the enemy as you hail them."
The two corvettes confirmed landing around sixty kilometers off of the nearest enemy ship, far out of range for this kind of engagement. He waited for the intel to flow in.