Dramatic SFB: Age of PFs

[Gregory Flusche]

Refit Raid 251 is in the books and done. First I have to say thank You to
Charlie my Federation opponent. He played a good game I think I pulled of a
tactic he has not seen before. My plan was to drop of the fighters. Close
in with the ships at high speed running what ECM I could, Then launch
plasma at the BC and GSC. I targeted just the BC however. However he waited
as long as he good to turn off from my plasma forcing me to pull away from
a run at the MCD. At the end of turn 1 He let the plasma hit the No. 4
shield for minimum damage. He was now being chased by the Plas-D from the
fighters launched imp30. They of course have been targeted on the MCD?

So far my plan was not working. I was sure he would bring the big ships
back in fast. speed 12 last turn 24 turn 2. There would be no way to get
next to the MCD. However he went slower then I expected. I was still
wondering were the scatter packs were as well. I was sure those shuttles he
had launched were a few. I plotted speed 15 so I could turn tighter and
back up to 28.  With reserve warp ready for a HET. Praying I could get next
to the FRD and not be in overload range of the FEDS. His slower movement
allowed me to move next to the base as well as he was watching what he new
was my real plasma S and a fake F. I launched the wrong one :(.
I dropped of 2 seeking shuttles ballistic on the base hex. Then closed on
the base that had used phasers on the plas-D launched from the fighters.
That were targeted on his shuttles. Still was thinking they were scatter
packs. I dropped all 4 NSMs next to the base. (This being the tactic I am
sure he has never seen) fired all my phasers at a 3 shift range 1 and made
a FED proud with all the low rolls. Doing well over the average damage. He
had did a tac with the MCD a few impulses before witch meant it could not
turn again. The shuttles set of 2 NSMs for 70 on the shield my phasers had
downed. The base was still there with shuttles and power. His drone set of
another Mine 35 more in base still there. My fighters piloted ejected and
sent his fighter to set off the last mine. Damn that MCD was still there.
Total of 40+ internals from phasers, 4*35 from mines. 140. 4 fighters point
blank into the down shield 8ph3 and finally saw excess damage. (note my
phaser fire rolls had been hot all night) At the end of turn 2 I launched 2
plas F and a D at the MCD. The MCD had no power the Plasma would hit imp6
for 38 more. The base would die.

Not sure what He was thinking but with out the 4NSMs there was no way I
could have took the base. I was lucky that was for sure. It was fun and for
me a nail bitter. One miss step and I could have ate 6 overloaded photons
and even if three hit I ship would have died.

On Sat, Jan 4, 2020 at 10:26 AM Drew Klenotic via SFBdrama <
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