NationStates Jolt Archive

Mission brief
By: Tyber Zann
To: Pirate assalt force
Briefing as follows:
Alright men listen carefully, the Chommel Sector, one of the walthyer mid rim sectors, has yet to feel the influance of the Consortium, today this will change. Your mission is to intercept a group of Ore transports traveling between Thyonus system and the Yazyra system. both these systems are on the boarder between this sector and space that the Consortium has clamed or its own. The mission is simple, set up a grav well along the Hyperspace lane and when the transports are pulled out of hyperspace you are to destroy them. The convoy will likly have some escorts in the form of Z95 fighters but these should be easily destroyer, and the transports them selves are completly unarmed. This attack, and othes that I have planned for the near future, will eventualy force the Thyonus system's econamy to collapse as they wil be unable to sell the ore that they mine. At this point one of our Difilers will step in and offer them a choice, allow us access to their space and provide funding for the Consortium's operations, or the attacks will continue. Their is only one other thing you need to know, if Republic forces are summoned make sure you finish destroying the transports with out losing many ships, this will convince the Thyonus goverment that the Republic can't be trusted to stop the attacks. Right, you have your orders so get out their and destroy those transports."

Briefing ends

Janson Nysor watched the Interceptor IV frigete tow the grav well generaror into place before engaging its mass shadow. Smiling he turned his attention to the several readout in the cockpit of this Starviper, checking engine preasure and weapon systems. Once everything was in order he activated his Comlink to the rest of his squad, one of five escorting the nine Skipray blastboats and the Intercepter IV, "Ok you grunts lets go, standard delta fromation, keep close and keep your finger over the fire button, those transports are expected any time now" he said, taking the head of the delta as they headed towards the rally point for all ships. The fighters took their place with the other wings infront of the blast boats, which were in turn in front of the frigete. Now it was a simple matter of waiting for the transports to arrive, and then destroying them as quickly as possible.

The four factory-model YT-1300 light freighters that made up the convoy fell out of hyperspace shortly after the grav well was in place, followed by an escort of lightly armed Z-95 fighters. It didn't take long for the lead ship to spot the fearsome pirate force that was about to hit the group. On a static-filled commlink, the convoy commander had just enough time to send a message, as the escort fighters peeled off to engage the superior pirate squadrons.

"This is the commander of the Thyonus Mining Corporation freighter convoy 13, requesting assistance from anyone who can hear us. We are under attack, our light fighters can't hold off the kind of firepower these ships have, send help immediately!"

The message reached the nearby Republic Navy base on the nearby world of Chommell Minor, base of the Venator class Star Destroyer Forn Dodonna, currently recieving a coat of matte-grey paint and missing some 250 fighters of it's usual compliment. After a brief discussion, Captain Gregar Korden had his orders: hyperspace into the combat area and order all combatants to stand down. After that, he could do what he wanted.

Thanks to the close proximity of the Republic naval base, the Forn Dodonna arrived within minutes, an amusing if threatening two-tone shape hanging in space, half grey, half Republic red. It immediately began broadcasting tot he pirate forces.

"This is the Republic Navy Star Destroyer Forn Dodonna. Stand down and cease your attacks on the convoy, or we will have no choice but to engage. Stand down."

The great doors of the Star Destroyer's fighter bays opened up and began spewing out ARC-170 and Alpha-3 Nimbus fighters, which stayed close to the Dodonna, maintining close proximity until the pirates either stood down or attacked the Republic ship.

By the time the Republic destroyer had arrived the Z95 had been ether destroyed by laser fire or ripped apart by Buzz droids deployed from the Starvipers. From the bridge of the Intercepter IV Seth Thyne, leader of the mission sent off this message to the fleet, "All fighters fall back to defend the Intercepter IV while we open fire on the Republic destroyer, Skiprays concentrate all your Torpedo's on the transports."

Slowly the Intercepter IV turned on the spot, its manovering thrusters pushing it into the correct position to open fire on the Forn Dodonna. Mean while the Starvipers formed back into their delta formations and headed towards the fighter complament deployed from the capital ship.

As Janson grew closed he noticed that although the landing bay was guarded against most fire by sheilds and point defence guns the guns hand to stop firing when ever a fighter was launched, Qucikly he sent this information to Seth as the outline of a plan he had just thought up.

On the Intercepter IV Seth qucikly checked that Janson was right before senting a reply, "Ok Janson, you and your wing can have a go at this, but I swear, if you get thoses ships destroyed and Zann takes the cash out of my cut I'm going to find you and make your life hell".

Janson smiled at his commanders rant before turning his attention to his own squad, "Ok you scum, get as close as you can to that landing bay and wait for a fighter to launch, then unload every misstle you have into the bay. The PD guns should have shut down so your misstles will hopefully hit their target.

Mean while, the Intercepter had begun to fire off barrages of concution misstles in the general area of the ARC-170's, when they arrived they would explode in a hail offlak and concusive shockwaves.

While all this was happening the Skipray's had already managed to destroyer two of the four transports, leaving any escape pods that we're launched. After all, the mission would only further the Consortiums goal's if they managed to scare the Thyonus Goverment, and this would only happen if their were wittnesses to the Pirates power and the Republics inability to stop them.

The massive turbolasers of the Forn Dodonna swivelled to face the pirate frigate, targeting the bridge with massive bolts of great destructive force. On the bridge, the mood was nervous, but still confident. Staring out of the windows, Captain Korden was quietly chatting with a Lieutenant recently transferred from piloting support craft for the Grand Army.

"This'll be simple. No doubt a Seperatist ploy to bring the local sytems in line, nothing we can't handle. Still, those ships are damned advanced."

The Lieutenant and a good number of the bridge crewmen in the control pits instinctively ducked as an errant concussion missile harmlessly impacted on the powerful shields protecting the bridge.

"Is that all they've got? Divert emergency power and intensify the forward firepower!"

As the order was being executed, a vast cluster of concussion missiles exploded just behind a fresh wave of ARC-170's, crippling or destroying an entire squadron and momentarily dipping the launch bay shields. The pirates took the opportunity, unloading a large number of missiles into the bay. Soon the launch bay was swarming with tiny buzz droids, performing some careless surgery at the ships on the deck. Squads of marines and the ground troops stationed on the Dodonna were immediately alerted, hastily donning Phase II armour and grabbing blaster rifles. They stormed into the hangar, taking cover behind twisted wrecks and , carefully firing short bursts at the swift and devastating buzz droids.

"This is CL-778 to the bridge, we've got buzz droids all over the place, Captain. Reccommend you close off the launch bays for now and let us finish cleaning up in here."

"Roger that CL-778. We're locking down the Launch bay now. No fighters or crew get in or out until we've mopped up local space."

The large bay doors of the launch deck closed up, not to be opened until one side was cleared from the field, closing up the most glaring weakness in the Venator's mighty armour.

If it hadn't been for Seth quick thinking and a lot of luck the Intercepter would have been destroyed in the first salvo, as it was the main weapon systems were completly destroyed and the reactor was leaking hypermatter ino space. Seth decided that next time he was about to be vaporiesed by Republic turbolaser fire to just let it happen, instead of rotating the ship to let the shots hit the engine and heapon systems. Zann would likly make his life a living hell as wel as taking his pay till the ship was payed off. Still, atleast while he was alive he could take revnge on those whowould make him suffer Zann's punishment. Seth stared out of the View port, looking for any distinguishing features, not seeing any he instead entered the Transponder code into this personal journal, before returning his attention to the ship. "All hand preper for emergancy hyperspace Jump, send the order to retreat to all craft now" He bellowed, returning to his seat on the bridge.

In space the Skipray blastboats finished off the last transport, its Ore contence spewing out into space before its reactor went critical. With their mission the Blastboats turned their attention on the Grav well generator, disabling it with a hail of Proton torpedo's. With the mass shadow gone the entire Pirate force retreated into hyperspace, returning to thir point of origin in the outer rim.

Captain Korden was incredibly confused when the pirates started jumping into hyperspace.

"What is the status of the enemy frigate? Did we get it?"

"Hard to say, sir. There's hypermatter and debris all over the place, and organic matter indicative of chunks of enemy crewmen where the frigate was last noted. I would say it's a kill."

"Excellent. What is the status of the launch bay?"

"It's clear sir. The clone troopers managed to save a few of the fighters, but the rest will need extensive repairs, if not outright scrapping."

"Damn. Open up the bay doors, and bring int he escape pods. When that's done, set a course for fleet headquarters at Naboo. Jedi General Saat will want to know of this."

"Aye sir."

Damaged but safe, the Star Destroyer Forn Dodonna made preparations for the jump to Naboo, with bad news about pirates and ore transports.

---One standard month later---

Planet Thyonus Prime

Tyber Zann watched silently as the Thyronus system goverment signed a deal with the Consortium. They would provide access to the systems space for Consortium forces to increase their operations in the Chommel sector, as well as providing funds for Consortium activitys ith in the systems such as "casino's" and other illegal operations. In return the Consortium would end the raids on the Thyonus mining transports and their instilations.

"Thank you Govener" Zann said after the Document was signed "And welcome the the Zan Consortium. We'll be sneding labourers to build or base of operations soon, and a space station soon after that, Godbye Govener, and don't worry, you made the right choice."

Jedi General Kodo Saat sat in the conference rooms of his Venator-class Star Destroyer Coruscanti Dawn, listening to Captain Korden's report with little interest, tapping his fingers on the on long table, sliding a glass of water up and down the surface with The Force.

"... and so we believe that the enemy's largest ship in the field was outright destroyed, whilst their fighter forces took some casualties. The Dodonna will need at least 60 replacement V-wings, and we'll have to resume re-painting to the standardised grey."

"Is that all?"

"Yes sir. I'm just worried that pirates managed to amass a force of such advanced fighters. They weren't having much trouble with our ARC-170s and V-Wings, and they're supposed to be the most advanced output of our contractors in their entire history."

"I'll have to investigate... But not now. I have a meeting with the leaders of the 36 Republican systems of the Chommell Sector. I require their financial backing for expansions to the fleet. This pirate attack will certainly help. Return to your ship and oversee the repairs, Gregar. I should return with good news for all of us, especially you."

General Saat vacated the room, leaving Captain Korden to ponder what could possibly be so good for him.