>>5531227>>5531192>>5531122>>5531055>>5530925>>5531272>>5531280>>5531301A graphic of the ship’s damaged systems rotates on the command seat’s holo-display. At a glance you can see major damage has knocked out half your weapons, a quarter of your defence, and a third of your crew - with minor damage to your sensors and a few other redundant systems. Not to mention you’re on backup power only.
"I got 'em! I got 'em!" You're interrupted from reading the full report by your Ops officer - his words slurring slightly with his excitement.
Kiro quickly adjusts the main display to show the prow of the enemy vessel identified by the salvaged CIC data. Detached pylons spin rapidly around the prism-like central body eclipsing a slight thruster glow.
"I traced their attack trajectory but couldn’t pick up anything of the passive sensors.” He continues, a little slower. “But then I thought about how they hit us out of nowhere and figured they must have some sort of stealth tech. I looked for shadows with the optical scanner and… BOOM! There they were!”
“Well done, Kiro.” You reply with a grave nod. “Does it look like they’re coming back around for an attack?”
“I can’t get an accurate distance on them since we’re down to one optical scanner,” He looks back at you apologetically, “But we do have a good idea based on their known size and the sensor magnification.”
He taps at his console for a moment and begins to mutter to himself in his squeaky, nasally way. “They’re slightly smaller than us, maybe a Light Cruiser, and if I carry the two…”
He looks back up eagerly, “Looks like they’ll still be burning retrograde for another hour before they come to a stop relative to us about a six light minutes away. Then it’ll take them at least that long to get into weapons range.” He pauses, looking concerned for a moment. “Though if they have torpedoes…”
