04-18-2011, 05:20 PM
[Renn Dervin, Chief of Ops, USS Thunderstorm]
USS Thunderstorm
Bridge
1950 hrs
Renn reached into the small cubby hole underneath the Ops console and took out the fostered phaser. He looked it over briefly, ensuring that it was fully charged and set to power setting five. After he was satisfied with the condition of the sidearm, Renn clipped the holster to his belt and resumed his work at his console. Making certain that the crew was armed was a sensible precaution; often the young Ullian had wondered why it was not a standard part of Red Alert procedure.
"Cardassians," said Renn aloud. "Six Keldon-class heavy battleships, four Galor-class cruisers and one Hideki-class patrol cruiser. This is probably a significant fraction of what remains of the Cardassian fleet."
Renn considered the general specifications of each class mentally. From a strict firepower standpoint, an Intrepid-class light cruiser like the Thunderstorm was only a match for the smallest of the eleven vessels. From his studies of the logs of Voyager, however, Renn also knew that Intrepids were more than capable of defeating much larger and more powerful vessels; much of that depended upon the Commanding Officer and how well they directed their personnel. Renn did not know Captain Woodcroft personally, but she had quite a reputation in security and tactical circles as a person that was not to be trifled with. The ship bucked hard, an indication of weapons fire.
"Direct hit off the bow!" Renn reported. "Damage on decks five, six and seven." Renn's fingers danced gracefully across his forward display panel. "A few burned out power couplings and shattered circuit boards, but there are some minor injuries reported." The Captain immediately ordered medical and damage-control personnel to that area. As per the Captain's orders, Renn sent a message to the Starbase, even though he was pretty certain they were aware of the Thunderstorm's status.
Renn could feel the anxiety radiating from just about everyone in the vicinity, including crews of other ships. His people do not ever scan a non-telepathic mind without permission, but often in times of stress emotions radiate freely from people so Renn felt them as if they were his own. Renn's parents were highly skilled in the famed Ullian art of telepathic memory retrieval, and they had passed on many of their control techniques to their son; this gave Renn a distinct advantage over many telepaths that had not recieved the finest instruction available in filtering out the emotions of others.
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USS Thunderstorm
Bridge
1950 hrs
Renn reached into the small cubby hole underneath the Ops console and took out the fostered phaser. He looked it over briefly, ensuring that it was fully charged and set to power setting five. After he was satisfied with the condition of the sidearm, Renn clipped the holster to his belt and resumed his work at his console. Making certain that the crew was armed was a sensible precaution; often the young Ullian had wondered why it was not a standard part of Red Alert procedure.
"Cardassians," said Renn aloud. "Six Keldon-class heavy battleships, four Galor-class cruisers and one Hideki-class patrol cruiser. This is probably a significant fraction of what remains of the Cardassian fleet."
Renn considered the general specifications of each class mentally. From a strict firepower standpoint, an Intrepid-class light cruiser like the Thunderstorm was only a match for the smallest of the eleven vessels. From his studies of the logs of Voyager, however, Renn also knew that Intrepids were more than capable of defeating much larger and more powerful vessels; much of that depended upon the Commanding Officer and how well they directed their personnel. Renn did not know Captain Woodcroft personally, but she had quite a reputation in security and tactical circles as a person that was not to be trifled with. The ship bucked hard, an indication of weapons fire.
"Direct hit off the bow!" Renn reported. "Damage on decks five, six and seven." Renn's fingers danced gracefully across his forward display panel. "A few burned out power couplings and shattered circuit boards, but there are some minor injuries reported." The Captain immediately ordered medical and damage-control personnel to that area. As per the Captain's orders, Renn sent a message to the Starbase, even though he was pretty certain they were aware of the Thunderstorm's status.
Renn could feel the anxiety radiating from just about everyone in the vicinity, including crews of other ships. His people do not ever scan a non-telepathic mind without permission, but often in times of stress emotions radiate freely from people so Renn felt them as if they were his own. Renn's parents were highly skilled in the famed Ullian art of telepathic memory retrieval, and they had passed on many of their control techniques to their son; this gave Renn a distinct advantage over many telepaths that had not recieved the finest instruction available in filtering out the emotions of others.
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