In Character Conference Tactical Seminar Stardate 10406.27 1600 Pacific Terran

Speaker: Lt K`Vas Son of Malok CTO – USS Delphyne

Subject: Tactical

Synopsis: How to get the enemies attention and respect.

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LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
:: Walks in with Kizlev:: Kizlev: A small crowd it seems. That means we get more attention. ::smiles::

LtJG_Kizlev says:
:: pokes his head inside after Yates enters, finding a lone Klingon in the room::

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
All: Come in and have a seat, we will begin shortly

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
:: She takes a seat in the front::

LtJG_Kizlev says:
:: takes a seat next to Yates, finding the Klingon to be an imposing figure in the room::

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
:: She smiles at K`Vas:: Kizlev: He seems like a nice fellow. :: She whispers::

LtJG_Kizlev says:
Yates: Hmm, I really expected more would be here. Truly odd...

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
Kizlev: I did as well. :: Pauses:: Kizlev: I guess you can say it is getting late. My last seminar only had one person.

LtJG_Kizlev says:
Yates: Certain? Hmm, that is quiet contrary to what I heard typical of such conferences.

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
Kizlev: Last years was very busy. This one has been as well, but many people may have already sat in on this one. :: Smiles::

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
So"Ouon:  Take a seat ensign we will be starting in a moment

LtJG_Kizlev says:
:: notices a very familiar face poke his face in the room, a Kressari face and blinks at him::

Ens_So`Quon says:
:: seems to stare blankly at the Klingon for a moment, then darts from the doorway, leaving without saying a word to anyone::

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
Kizlev: That was odd. :: Notices Turok:: Turok: Welcome Ensign. :: Smiles at him::

LtJG_Kizlev says:
:: almost wanted to say something to the ensign, but sees he left before he could do so:: Yates: Did you just see that fellow walk in here just now?

CTO_q`vort says:
:: Takes a seat::

Ens_Turok says:
Kizlev: Hello sir.

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
All: You will forgive my ship mate, he means no disrespect:: motions at the Kressari that just left ::

Ens_Turok says:
:: taking a seat::

LtJG_Kizlev says:
:: nods to the ensign:: Turok: Greetings ensign.

Ens_Turok says:
Yates: Hello sir.

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
K`Vas: I take it you scare him Lieutenant?

LtJG_Kizlev says:
Yates: I could swear I've seen that Kressari's face from before...

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
Kizlev: Yes... rather odd I must say.

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
Yates: It is a small disagreement.  He believes that Klingons, myself especially should be eradicated.

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
Kizlev: You may have. I know I have seen a few people I thought I had known.

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
K`Vas: Ah really? That is not a very nice way of thinking.

LtJG_Kizlev says:
::folds his arms and shakes his head, remembering the xenophobia seminar yesterday:: Yates: Agreed. Such thinking is not fit for an officer.

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
Yates:  Thoughts such as those could lead to a short life span commander

LtJG_Kizlev says:
K`Vas: Of which ship do you both serve on, sir?

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
Kizlev: The Delphyne

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
K`Vas: I would hope not a short life span Lieutenant. People should not take actions into their own hands. ::Knows how he means that statement::

LtJG_Kizlev says:
K`Vas: Good. If I meet him again, I'll have words with him. Such dangerous thoughts mustn't be harbored in the Fleet.

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
Kizlev/K`Vas: Or else his "career" may be short.

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
Kizlev: Indeed.  The Federation has enough enemies without having them in their own ranks

LtJG_Kizlev says:
Self: Hmm...the Delphyne eh? K`Vas: I ran into an Ariel Jakiel last night. She is on that ship with you as well?

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
Kizlev:  Yes she is on the Delphyne:: smiles :: Ariel is my wife

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
:: Listens to the two speaking with each other and smiles::

LtJG_Kizlev says:
::blinks:: K`Vas: Aha! You're the great 7 foot tall Klingon fellow she mentioned to me. Well, it is indeed an honor to meet the husband of a Jakiel. ::smiles::

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
Kizlev:  Thank you lieutenant, you honor our family with such words

LtJG_Kizlev says:
:: nods, grateful his words were happily accepted:: Yates: Seminar or no, it is already good to be here.

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
:: Nods:: Kizlev: I agree one hundred percent.

LtJG_Kizlev says:
:: almost feels a kind of pity for the big guy though::

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
::walks forward :: All: Let us begin.  I am Lieutenant K`Vas son of Malok.  As you have heard I serve on the USS Delphyne :: said with noticeable pride::.  I am here today to pass along what I have learned in the hopes of helping other crews on other vessels

LtJG_Kizlev says:
::leans forward, intent on learning all he can::

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
::Looks into the Lieutenant's eyes as he speaks::

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
All: Sometimes a small modification can turn the tide of battle for you.  The use of an outdated device can confuse an enemy.  If you are the CTO of your ship then the safety of the crew and captain are your responsibility Use whatever means to protect them.

LtJG_Kizlev says:
:: nods wholeheartedly at that::

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
All: Questions or ideas before I give a small scenario

LtJG_Kizlev says:
:: decides to let things flow first before adding ideas::

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
:: Nods no and watches::

CTO_q`vort says:
:: sits and listens::

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
:: notices no one has questions :: All: So you are all secure in your methods.  ::smirks ::  Let's try this.  You are on a Nebula class ship.  Under attack by the Jem'Hadar.  They are boarding your ship.  Most systems are operational except shields and one of your torpedo launchers.  How do you repel boarders?

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
K`Vas: I would suggest trying to increase shield strength. Or move officers into the most secure areas and shield those areas while locking off all command systems.

LtJG_Kizlev says:
:: antennae perk up at mention of this kind of all too familiar scenario:: K`Vas: First, you make absolute certain they do not overtake Main Engineering. The warp core must be protected. Then, if power is available, you use internal force fields to box the scum in.

Ens_Turok says:
K`Vas: Seal off the areas where the boarders are.

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
Yates: Locking the command system is good.  But simply how do you move the command staff without being trapped by the Jem'hadar?

CTO_q`vort says:
CTO: Cut off affected parts and repel them using choke points.

LtJG_Kizlev says:
:: nods at q'vort's strategy::

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
Kizlev: Remember Lieutenant.  A Jem’Hadar warrior have dampeing fields that allow them to pass through shields and prevents transporter locks

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
K`Vas: You do not need to move them. Just isolate the Bridge. The Bridge usually has the best defenses around it, dealing with shields. Activating them should not be a problem. However, if they cannot then after the command codes are in place you get them out of there. Jefferies Tubes or Transporters would work.

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
Q'Vort: How do you get your men to the choke points without them being picked off one at a time

LtJG_Kizlev says:
::nods:: K`Vas: Yes...shame I forgot about that. ::shakes his head thinking he's forgotten a lot about the war over the years, or at least doesn't want to remember::

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
Yates: Actually commander the battle bridge is more fortified and would be safer

CTO_q`vort says:
CTO: Emergency bulkheads.

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
::Nods:: K`Vas: Didn't I say that it was safe?

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
All:  Here is something you all have overlooked...site to site transporter

LtJG_Kizlev says:
K`Vas: That could be very risky in a crisis.

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
K`Vas: I agree with Kizlev. The Jem'Hadar are very powerful creatures. Those may not work well with many of them aboard at a time.

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
All: You can send teams of security behind the boarding party allowing a cross fire.  It also allows for the evacuation of command to a different location.  Kizlev: Risky yes, not as much as hoping to stop the Jem'Hadar with conventional means

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
K`Vas: What locations would you evacuate them too?

LtJG_Kizlev says:
K`Vas: I dunno, you'd be amazed just how effective a well placed photon grenade is against their tough hides ::grins wickedly::

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
Kizlev: Agreed, in fact if the situation allowed time for preparation, setting a few traps is wise.  And before anyone grimaces at a Klingon warrior using traps remember I am serving with many other races.  Ones that may not view death the same.  These traps make up for any sudden lack of killing instinct a ship mate might develop

LtJG_Kizlev says:
:: holds his grin while nodding, appreciating this Klingon's wisdom::

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
Yates: Evacuate the to the battle bridge, it is in the main hull not the saucer section.  Evac can be done to the shuttle bays, the life pods, or just keep moving them out of reach of the intruders

LtJG_Kizlev says:
K`Vas: Sir, what size category starship are we dealing with here, by the way?

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
K`Vas: Understood.

Ens_Turok says:
Kizlev: Nebula.

LtJG_Kizlev says:
Turok: That's right, thank you. K`Vas: Suppose this situation were to be faced by say...a smaller ship class. What you recommend, sir?

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
Kizlev: Nebula class, but size does not matter.  If the ship was powerful enough to withstand the main attack, then these plans are feasible

LtJG_Kizlev says:
::sits back:: K`Vas: Yes, you have a profound point there...

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
Kizlev:  It is likely as I have said that a smaller would most likely be destroyed

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
All:  And on the subject of traps, what could be used to make a trap on a starship

LtJG_Kizlev says:
::wonders if K`Vas was ripping Jem'Hadar to pieces at Chin'toka during the war::

LtJG_Kizlev says:
::waits to see if Ashley has any more tactical schemes up her medical sleeve before answering the question::

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
:: Pauses:: K`Vas: Traps.. Could you lay and grenades in an area? For when you reach a certain point they are released?

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
All: This is the time to use your history.  Explosives from the 20th-22nd Centuries were not complex and easily replicated

LtJG_Kizlev says:
:: suddenly the ancient explosive word hits his head like a bat out of hell:: Self: Semtex... K`Vas: Plastique explosives could easily work and be placed with little trouble.

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
All: A length of tubing from anywhere, waste management for example.  Filled with explosives and the debris from the battle...bit of metal and polymer.  A simple wire rigged to a door.  Tied into internal censors.  You see the direction I am suggesting

LtJG_Kizlev says:
:: nods to him, thinking it would be a mistake indeed for one to board K`Vas' ship in a battle::

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
:: Nods::

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
All: Empty supply containers filled with a mix of earth fertilizer and fossil fuel.  A simple impact trigger.  Beam it aboard the enemy vessel.  Or smaller ones beamed in the path of the boarding party

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
K`Vas: Ah yes a very good weapon.

LtJG_Kizlev says:
K`Vas: One does not always have the time or luxuries to produce such explosives during a heavy battle, as you may already know.

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
Kizlev: Yes these are prepared traps

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
All: Quicker, a grenade with the pin pulls wedged against a door.  The door opens or is forced open and the "spoon" flies

LtJG_Kizlev says:
K`Vas: I suppose, so long as the substance can be kept relatively secure until needed. Although I would much rather prepare an antimatter mine for beam out into or close to their ship. I have seen they're effectiveness in battle against Cormanii warships in the past.

Ens_Turok says:
::Nodding::

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
::Nods:: K`Vas: A very good item.

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
All: Antimatter is a dangerous component to extract during battle.

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
All: The key to remember is that you are not trying to blow your ship apart.  It is not the amount of explosives so much as it is where you use them.  Grenades and similar weapons are best used in small areas.  Jeffries tubes, turbolifts, corridors.

LtJG_Kizlev says:
:: shakes his head:: K`Vas: Not so. You'd be amazed at the improvements made to the ALH-84001 series mines. They are quite stable, I assure you.

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
K`Vas: Agreed. As a Doctor I do not want an officer using something that would harm them in the process.

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
Yates: Doctor you are not helpless to say the least.  Laser scalpels can be a very dangerous and painful weapon.  Hypo-sprays can be used to inject poisons.  Sickbay is not helpless

LtJG_Kizlev says:
:: decides that he will pass along the Starfleet info to K`Vas about the normal and self-replicating mines for use on the Delphyne::

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
K`Vas: Oh yes I know that. I have worked in Special Operations many times, I am trained. I was referring to the use of antimatter and another officer. I do not wish for someone to get hurt while they are defending their ship, even know the may.

LtJG_Kizlev says:
Yates: Oh no, antimatter mines is only for external defense. 'Tis suicide for internal use. :: chuckles lightly::

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
All:  Personally I detest traps.  I would rather slit my enemy open in battle with my D'k tagh .

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
All : Remember the words of an old earth commander when defending your ship.  "Can't move become a pill-box, out of ammo become a bunker, out of time become a hero"

LtJG_Kizlev says:
:: grins, glad he K`Vas feels the same way he does, except with a finely crafted katana or nodaci::

LtJG_Kizlev says:
:: blinks, wondering where he heard that quote before...::

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
K`Vas: And who said that Lieutenant?

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
:: checks his chronograph :: All: Time was the true enemy this day.  If you have to time a lecture on Special Operations is beginning after this, in case this has wet your appetite for battle

LtJG_Kizlev says:
:: decides to pass, having already attended that seminar::

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
Yates:  It was a quote from a Russian tank commander in the late 20th century

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
:: Smiles:: K`Vas: Well I must say thank you. It has been very enjoyable.

Ens_Turok says:
K`Vas: Another very informative lecture, sir.

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
All: May you fight with honor and your crew do deeds worthy of a round of blood wine.  Q’apla

LtJG_Kizlev says:
K`Vas: Yes it was: agreeing with Yates:: Success to all your endeavors, warrior K`Vas of the Delphyne. :: exits::

LtCmdr_Ashley_Yates says:
:: Smiles and exits as well::

Ens_Turok says:
:: exits the room for the next lecture::

Host CTO_Lt_K`Vas says:
:: picks up his padd and leaves the room::