U.S.S. Coronado, NCC-97901

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/ || \ UCIP Starfleet Command, Fifth Fleet
/ || \ U.S.S. Coronado, NCC-97901
.-/ || \-. Fleet Captain Tebrun Lora Kor, Commanding
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Notes from the Captain:

For those that thought the teaser was long... all I can say is that this
sim report is probably longer. ;-) Lots and lots went on, and I wanted
to make sure I didn't miss anything. Even so, I might have. ;-)

The first announcement is unfortunately a sad one: for real-life reasons,
Alffred has elected to step down from his UCIP positions, which of course
includes his position as Executive Officer aboard U.S.S. Coronado.
Alffred has been an outstanding XO and I for one am very sorry to see him
go. :-/ As a thank you for his efforts, I was pleased to be able to
promote him to Captain in UCIP, a pretty impressive accomplishment
considering that there are fewer than two dozen of those total in the
group. I'll let Alffred speak his farewell for himself...

<Bentall> As you may have noticed I'm leaving simming for a few months.
I need to get my life back in order. <more>
<Bentall> It's been a pleasure and an honor to have simmed with you all.
And I want you all to know that I will be back to guest as Swift so we can
deal with him once and for all. I may also pop up to guest now and again on
a sim. But for the most part you won't be seeing me much. I'll be staying
on the mailing list to stay caught up. And come August or Spetember, once i
get a computer at home, I will be back with a new character.
<Bentall> Thank you for some of the best simming I've ever been apart of
Specially from our good Captain here. I'm done.
<W2_CRHL_Dejat> ::stands up and begins clapping again::
<W1_LtEN_Oswald> ::claps::
<W1_LTTP_Clayton> ::hugs Dan:: :)
<W1_LMSL_Wayne> ::rises and applauds::
<RSmccb_Tlaloco> ::applauds loudly::
<Savant> it's been great fun playing with you, i'm sorry to hear that
you've got to go ^_^
<CDIO_MaAru> ::claps::
<W2_LCTC_Daren> Right on!
* Savant claps loudly
<ENDR_Ungtae> ::claps:: Thanks for being a great XO, Dan.
<W3_LJen_Farley> ::claps with a tear in the eye::
<LJen_Skylooker> ::claps::
<Savant> come back any time ^_^
<W2_CRHL_Dejat> Or all the time, if possible ;)
<FCCO_LoraKor> ::claps:: Thank you, Alffred. You've been Coro's finest
XO on a ship that hasn't exactly hurt for great XOs.
<FCCO_LoraKor> Well, WELL done.
<Bentall> ::bows:: Thank you. :)
<W2_CRHL_Dejat> Hey, look, Dan, you just got complimented big by Ross.
You know that don't happen often ;)
* Savant hears Ross and faints dead away
<Bentall> ::grins::

I got a message from Trooman indicating that if he couldn't make this sim,
it probably meant that he'd have to drop out of Coro. :-/ Unfortunately,
I didn't see him at the sim. Trooman, does this mean you're not coming
back? Please send me an e-mail and let me know; thanks!

Finally, next week continues a Coronado tradition: the annual April Fools
Day Tongue-in-Cheek sim! This is the one sim a year that Coro does its
best to be a parody of itself. ;-) Feel free to let your hair down and
be a little silly. Coro's Tongue-in-Cheek sims are usually funny, always
a little out of control... but they're never boring! See you next week!

Sim Title: "Turnabout is Fair Play", Part 3

<<Sorry for the extremely long summary; a lot happened! ;-)>>

The ships of Task Group 5.4 finally received their final mission orders:
the group was assembled to attempt the capture of a Romulan Ra'Kalen
class destroyer. The Romulan advance has been fueled by the fact that
many of their ships are transwarp-capable and equip cloaks far superior
to the equivalent Starfleet technology, allowing them to strike with
little or no warning. Vice Admiral Brian Aldur, commanding TG5.4, feels
that it is imporant to close this "technology gap." He gathered the COs
of TG5.4 to brief them on the overall plan, which involved distraction
tactics to divert the local Romulan commander's attention from the fact
that our new Wraith Liberators effect the capture of the ship.

When Captain Lora Kor returned to Coronado, his first order of business
was to inform Commander Jarod Bentall that he had been promoted to the
rank of Captain! Bentall was also given the option to take command of
one of the Fleet's Prometheus class ships, the U.S.S. Repulse. After
briefing the remainder of the crew on the mission and timeline, we had
only a few hours to practice the timing and procedures before the first
Ra'Kalen destroyers entered the system and our mission began.

Eight senior officers volunteered to act as the crews for the Wraiths
after receiving training on the operational aspects of the corvettes.
The remaining officers stayed aboard Coronado while the Wraiths carried
out their mission. Before the cloaked Wraiths moved into position, Coro,
Renegade, and U.S.S. Gryphon provided long-range bombardment of the
target area as fire support. Our bombardment was timed to coincide with
the overall defense of the system by Captain Salek's group, so as to not
call too much attention to our own ships.

Once the Wraiths locked onto the target, it was time for our distractions
to start... unfortunately, before the Wraiths even reached their target,
the bombardment group came under attack by a wing of Romulan attack
destroyers. Gryphon, per the plan, escaped the system after a single
exchange of fire. Two of the destroyers gave chase, leaving Coro,
Renegade, and Resolute to deal with the remainder on their own. We were
able to do this, but not without taking moderate damage as a result.

In the meantime, once the Wraiths locked in and activated their White
Lightning computer weapon, the Marines boarded the target. Capturing it
was extremely difficult owing to the ferocity of the Romulan Marines --
known as Rei'Krannsu, or "Rangers." In addition, the ship had harsh
internal defenses. Worst of all, the Marines had to contend with the
fact that when they were unable to self-destruct their ship, the Rangers
opened fire on it and the Marines with their heaviest weapons, trying to
destroy it from within. The Marines successfully captured the ship, but
not without cost: 90 of them lost their lives, and the cloaking control
systems on the ship took severe damage, destroying much of the ship's
advanced cloaking capability but fortunately leaving the standard cloak
intact. This, however, caused a further delay in the overall plan...

Meanwhile, Coro, Renegade, and Resolute managed to break free of the
destroyer wing only to be slowed by an even more serious threat: three
Romulan heavy cruisers! Faced with a serious threat to his distraction
group, Vice Admiral Aldur ordered the Spectres to drop their disguises
and help protect the smallest ships. The two frigates and the Defiant
escort were able to watch each other's backs, but not without watching
fully half of the Spectres we brought with us destroyed in ramming
attacks as their pilots beamed to Eternity's surface. By this time, we
assumed the Romulans were sufficiently distracted and elected to
regroup rather than follow the formal plan.

The Stirling battle group was able to deal with the three Romulan heavy
cruisers, but not without sustaining severe damage to the entire group
and losing every escort ship they had smaller than a destroyer.

While all of this was going on, however, the Wraiths *were* successful
in towing the captured Ra'Kalen destroyer to the outwarp point, where
two Atlas class tugs took it in tow. Once the tugs got safely away,
though, the Wraiths were ambushed by a small flight of destroyers that
had been tracking the poorly cloaked Atlases. Only the intervention
of the remaining Spectres allowed the Wraiths to escape. Even so,
every remaining Spectre was lost protecting the Wraiths. Even worse,
Wraith Three, under the command of the newly minted Captain Bentall
and crewed by Lieutenant JG Farley and Lt. Commander Savant came under
heavy fire. The corvette was unable to protect its occupants and
while Lieutenant Farley escaped with only minor injuries and Savant
was essentially unaffected... Captain Bentall was killed. Savant was
able to save the severely crippled Wraith...

...but this was small consolation. The damage has been done.

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Promotions:
Jarod Bentall, from Commander to Captain
Last promotion date: 15-May-00, 32 sims (inc. two double-length)
Alffred has been the finest XO in nearly four years of Coro
simming! He initially joined Coro as our Chief Engineer, doing
an excellent job in that position before stepping in as acting
CO when I took my LOA in December 2000. He more or less
demanded that I take back over when I returned, and very
gracefully stepped into the XO spot, which he filled with
distinction for (weirdly) exactly one year. Thank you,
Alffred, and hope to see you back on Coro soon!

Thomas Wayne, from Marine Lt. Major to Marine Major
Last promotion date: 13-Nov-00, 17 sims (inc. two double-length)
Masters, aka Major Thomas Wayne, is one of Coro's best and most
dependable simmers. As I write this, he has attended 39 Coro
sims in a row, and no matter whether he's on the main plot or
the sidelines, he always manages to make himself and his
character part of the action! Great work, Masters! :-)

Kariasa Ma'Aru, from Cadet to Ensign
Last promotion date: None, 3 sims (inc. one double-length)
Kari has only attended 3 sims as yet, but has done a terrific
job if integrating herself into Coro and beginning to interact
with the other characters! She seems to be fitting into our
disfunctional family quite well and I look forward to watching
her progress in the coming weeks. Keep up the good work!

Recognitions:
Starfleet Medal of Valor
For outstanding work in the intact capture of a Romulan warship,
the following officers demonstrated bravery and dedication to
Starfleet, going far above and beyond the call of duty:
Captain Jarod Bentall (Posthumous)
Commander Fornan Dejat
Lt. Commander William Daren
Lt. Commander Savant
Major Thomas Wayne
Lt. Zunite Oswald
Lt. JG Jack C. Farley
MCPO Olmeoaxaca Tlaloco
Lt. Colonel Jeremy Ironside
Lt. Peter Clayton
Kragite Order of Heroism
For outstanding work in defense of U.S.S. Coronado at a position
outside of her normal training during a combat situation:
Ensign Kariasa Ma'Aru

Academy Completions:
None this week.

Exchange of the Week: Brief moment of levity... congrats again, Alffred. ;-)
<FCCO_LoraKor> ::produces a PADD from somewhere:: Mr. Bentall, I have
here a set of orders, written by Vice Admiral Brian Aldur, signed by the
Fifth Fleet Commander, regarding you. It seems that it has been
recognized what a problem you are.
<CRXO_Bentall> I swear I didn't know she was the Admiral's daughter Sir.
<LMSL_Wayne> LOL
* Savant stifles a laugh under a holographic hand
<ENDR_Ungtae> ::bites her lip::
<LtEN_Oswald> hehe
<CRHL_Dejat> ::blinks::

Attendance: 13 out of 14 0 late (*)
Commanding Officer: FCapt. Tebrun Lora Kor (Jester)
Executive Officer: Capt. Jarod Bentall (Alffred)
Command Liaison Interface: LCdr. Savant (Savant)
Chief of the Boat: MCPO Olme Tlaloco (Tlaloco)
Chief Tactical: LCdr. William Daren (Daren)
Intelligence Officer: Ens. Kariasa Ma'Aru (Kari)
Chief Flight Operations: Cmdr. Fornan Dejat (McC)
Squadron Leader: Maj. Thomas Wayne (Masters)
Chief Engineer: Lt. Zunite Oswald (Sonya)
Assistant Engineer: Lt. (JG) Aramis Skylooker (Skylooker)
Assistant Engineer: Lt. (JG) Jack C. Farley (CCC)
Chief Science Officer: Lt. Kathryn Janeway (Kath)
Assistant Medical: Ens. Ungtae Brie (Aggie)

Guest Simmers: 1
Garstini as Lieutenant Peter Clayton, Wraith test pilot

Observer Count: 0

Announced Absenses: 1 out of 14
Marine Commandant: LCol. Jeremy Ironside (Fraser)

Unannounced Absenses: 0 out of 14

On Extended Leave of Absense:
Assistant Tactical: Lt. (JG) Norton Cavanaugh (Trooman)
Chief Medical Officer: LCdr. Dalton (Heiwa)

Sim Duration: 130 minutes (!)

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Ship's Status:
Moderate damage, under repair by ship's personnel
Fully supply load; torpedo stores depleted; Spectres destroyed
Crew complement of 235 Starfleet / 151 SFMC
Condition Yellow, en route for Camelyn at slipstream velocity
Ship's position is approximately 40 light-years NW of Eternity

Fleet Sim Status:
Ship name: U.S.S. Coronado
Ship location: Alpha Eridani, "Eternity"
PC sims involved: U.S.S. Coronado
NPC ships involved: Task Group 5.4, comprised of Coro plus:
U.S.S. Stirling (Eclipse class)
U.S.S. Gryphon (Akira II class)
U.S.S. Fearless (Prometheus II class)
U.S.S. Renegade (Katana class)
U.S.S. Schweitzer (Olympic class)
U.S.S. Resolute (Defiant II class)
U.S.S. Athena (Artemis class)
U.S.S. Thonus (Artemis class)
M.R.F. Pearl (Mobile Repair Facility)
plus various support ships
Combat loses: 51 Spectre class fighters destroyed
4 Yen Lo Wang class patrol ships
Enemy combat losses: 1 D'Sedrin class Assault Cruiser
2 D'Kazanka class Heavy Cruisers
5 D'Jarum class Light Cruisers
3 K'Sejnik class Destroyers
1 Ra'Kalen class Destroyer, Captured
Damage inflicted on several other ships
Damage report: Severe damage to the following vessels:
U.S.S. Fearless (Prometheus II class)
U.S.S. Resolute (Defiant II class)
U.S.S. Athena (Artemis class)
U.S.S. Thonus (Artemis class)
SO-2, Wraith Three
Moderate damage to the following vessels:
U.S.S. Stirling (Eclipse class)
U.S.S. Renegade (Katana class)
U.S.S. Coronado (Katana class)
SO-2, Wraith Two
Minor damage to the following vessels:
U.S.S. Gryphon (Akira II class)
SO-2, Wraiths One, Four

Crew Roster:
Commanding Officer: FCapt. Tebrun Lora Kor (Jester)
Executive Officer: Available (---)
Marine Commandant: LCol. Jeremy Ironside (Fraser)
Command Liaison Interface: Savant (Savant)
Chief of the Boat: MCPO Olme Tlaloco (Tlaloco)
Chief Tactical: LCdr. William Daren (Daren)
Intelligence Officer: Ens. Kariasa Ma'Aru (Kari)
Squadron Leader: Maj. Thomas Wayne (Masters)
Chief Flight Operations: Cmdr. Fornan Dejat (McC)
Chief Engineer: Lt. Zunite Oswald (Sonya)
Assistant Engineer: Lt. (JG) Aramis Skylooker (Skylooker)
Assistant Engineer: Lt. (JG) Jack C. Farley (CCC)
Chief Science Officer: Lt. Kathryn Janeway (Kath)
Assistant Medical: Ens. Ungtae Brie (Aggie)

On Extended Leave of Absense:
Chief Medical Officer: LCdr. Dalton (Heiwa)
Assistant Tactical: Lt. (JG) Norton Cavanaugh (Trooman)

Positions Available:
Executive Officer
Company Commander
Squadron Leader

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Ross Glenn aka Jester
Fleet Captain Tebrun Lora Kor, U.S.S. Coronado, NCC-97901
http://www.jestertrek.com/coro2400/