Defending our Starbase

 The Nagato has not seen direct combat action for a while now, but I know that our time will come. It does so in the form of an order to accompany another of our New Light Cruiser class as pickets for a Heavy Scout Carrier/Cruiser, one of our former Galactic Survey vessels that has been repurposed for the war. Our first engagement against the Klingon offensive sees us stationed at the far port end of of the fleet. In conjunction with a New Heavy Carrier with F-111 heavy fighters, we see off a Klingon attrition group composed of 24 fighters and six gunboats. We exchange fighters before the Klingons warp out, saving their gunboats.

Our second fight is rather more dangerous for us as our flotilla is paired with a New Light Cruiser squadron to take on the enemy command element. Their ships are extremely dangerous, comprising a Heavy Dreadnought, a D5X Advanced Technology Cruiser and a D5L Command Cruiser. We manage to damage their front shields, but at the cost of severe damage to the NCLs. The engagement is general right across the front, but eventually the Klingons warp out to get ready for another attempt.

It looks as though this will be their last. Attrition has reduced ship availability for both sides. Our flagship Heavy Dreadnought is accompanied by Escort Frigates, while the Klingons are even using E3 Light Frigates. We throw them back much more easily this time and in fact this is the first time we can truly call victory. The Klingons recognize their offensive has failed and withdraw from the sector.

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