File photo - Defence Cluster Zeta Epsilon
At around 1200 hours, SDF forces located at Defence Clister Zeta Epsilon made contact with a small squadren of IVL ships, Consisting of 2 Battlecruisers and 1 Frigate.
Although the enemy ships Jumped in, and reports that one of their ships was experiencing hyperspace trouble, SDF personel Where ordered to battle stations on high alert, but kept a hold on all fire.
Possibly due to a malfunction within one of the ships weapon systems caued by backwards EMF because of the faulty Hyperdrive, A stray Railgun round fired towards one of the armoured defence platforms, Killing 6 personel, and damaging the hull, Already very Jumpy, The crews of all the platforms opened Fire upon the enemy vessels, and Commanders called for backup, which was swiftly answered By a firebird Patrol, several more railgun rounds destroyed a Firebase Platform.
With The Firebird team Destroyed, The rest of the help came in the Form of the SDF Phoenix and its escort of Two ION cruisers, Who managed to disable one of the Battleships, damage the other and Severely damage the Frigate. The battle raged on as the Disabled battleship used its auxilary thrusters to maneuver itself slowly to turn to face the poenix, A railgun barrage caused one of the Teller torpedo tubes to collapse in on itself, while killing 6 personel and Creating a vacuum in decks 12 through 15, More Ion cruisers where reported moving towards the scene on Conventional drives, with One frigate lost, and one battleship disabled, the remaining Battleship Fired up its jump engines. The Disabled ship was then boarded by Science teams keen to find out about its structure and weapons.
Personel from the enemy ships recovered during the battle where questioned, and are now being sent back to IVL Headquarters.
ʎɐqǝ uo pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ɐ ʎnq ı ǝɯıʇ ʇsɐן ǝɥʇ sı sıɥʇ.
There's a difference between powerful, balanced ships and complete wank. His ships are the latter.
