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TO:<Libra SQ COs> CC:CMDR Leveson-Scott, CMDR T'Press,CAPT Konieczko FROM: CAPT Levesley STARDATE: 94084.6 SUBJECT: Operation Outlines Enhanced Bio-metric security active |  |
Captains, Commanders
You will find detailed below the outline of the three plans that were discussed at the latest Squadron Meeting.
I have cc'd relevant persons that may be required to be in the know depending on the assets required for these operations.
For each operation freighters are required. These have been acquired through my contacts from Reynolds Shipping. The first freighter the SS Serenity has already arrived at DS13 under the pretext of transporting equipment for a civilian organised science expedition
Potential Freighter convoy cover destinations:
The Waydis System, as part of extended efforts to support the Waydi
The Tau Zeta System - was identified by our own surveys as having an M-Class Planet. Which could therefore be used as the destination of the "Independent Science Mission"
The crew on these vessels is minimal and they are operating under the impression that this mission is entirely factual. We can when on route replace the freighter crews with our own so as to not put civilians in danger.
Operation Labyrinth -
The premise of this plan is simple - lay a trap with sufficiently attractive bait. Once the trap is sprung prevent escape and disable the Pirate vessels.
The Bait - The bait will consist of a freighter convoy transporting Scientific equipment and other essential resources to the chosen destination
The Freighters could be easily modified to facilitate the following:
Utilising industrial fabricator facilities my suggestion is to create several frames and create a false hulls in order to conceal ships the size of a defiant class. This way one or two defiant class vessels can piggyback along side the freighters undetected.
We will also need to equip one of these freighters with a subspace inhibitor. The use of these devices are extremely restricted but it is my belief if we limit its projection to a small radius we will be able to prevent the pirates from fleeing once the trap is sprung.
Outline: Several freighters will transport equipment as outlined with a suitable escort so as to not arouse suspicion but also nothing too daunting. We will also ensure information about this freighters route and cargo is as available as normal trade routes.
Assuming the pirates take the bait it may be that only one vessel arrives initially to assess the situation. In the event of this the trap must be delayed until several pirate ships are present to give us the maximum chance of capturing crew and equipment.
Once the trap is sprung a high intensity micro-burst signal will be sent out .
On the predetermined signal several Starfleet vessels, that have been waiting at predetermined co-ordinates, will Quantum Slipstream to the location - I am aware that rarity of benamite crystals essential to the operation of the slipstream drives means its use is limited but it is essential that our ships are able to muster a significant distance away to avoid alerting the pirates.
At the moment of the signal being sent one of the freighters will activate the Subspace Inhibitor that will prevent the formation of a subspace field within and area chosen by us - I would potentially suggest 0.5ly. This will prevent any ships from warping in or out, thankfully this does not prevent our ships travelling within Quantum Slipstream hence it's use. The inhibitor will also prevent subspace communications. The Defiant class ships hidden by the false hulls will also reveal themselves bolstering the original escort and pinning the pirates between a hammer and an anvil.
On arrival our forces will then disable the pirate ships - currently technicians on board the USS Camelot are working on adapting the Energy Dampening weapon utilised by the Breen.
To disable the crew a dose of specialized Melorazine that has been made available by Captain L Gould can be beamed over to the Pirate vessels. This can be quickly followed by the deployment of assault teams.
Should this plan succeed we will be in possession of several pirate vessels and personnel that should give us the information we need to track down the groups bases and begin to curtail their operations.
Operation Trojan Horse -
This plans initial set up is the same as Operation Labyrinth. However its execution and ultimate result is different. This plan operates under the expectation that we allow at least one of the freighters to be captured by the Pirate forces. This will then allow them to take either the freighter or the cargo it contains.
Bait- The bait will consist of a freighter convoy transporting Scientific equipment and other essential resources to the chosen destination. These freighters will however have had their cargo modified on route. The cargo containers will instead be outfitted to give off sensor readings that they contain science equipment and resources. They will however contain special assault teams, that when on board a Pirate vessel or at the base the Pirates take their loot to, reveal themselves and transmit a signal to the squadron.
Outline: The freighters will be escorted by a normal freighter escort. Perhaps one or two ships but nothing in the class of the heavier ships of the line.
Once the pirates have sprung their trap the escorts will as before transmit a high intensity micro-burst signal to pierce any interference the Pirate ships give off (which they have done so in the past). This will trigger a seemingly coincidental rescue by the Squadron.
Various Squadron vessels will then arrive at different interspersed times to synthesize the ships responding to the unexpected convoy distress signal.
The pirates will be engaged but allowed to achieve at-least a small victory and escape with at-least one freighter and/or it's cargo. The Squadron will attempt to stop this but be unable.
As outlined the waiting teams will then either wait until they arrive at a Branded Lady base or until the Pirates try to access the cargo containers. They will then reveal themselves and transmit a signal to the Squadron. The squadron will then strike at the base to seize potential intelligence.
Operation Pandora's Box
This plans initial set up is the same as Operation Labyrinth and Trojan Horse. However its execution and ultimate result is different. This plan operates under the expectation that we allow at least one of the freighters to be captured by the Pirate forces. This will then allow them to take either the freighter or the cargo it contains.
Bait- The bait will consist of a freighter convoy transporting Scientific equipment and other essential resources to the chosen destination. These freighters will however have had their cargo modified on route. The cargo containers will be swapped with containers currently being prepared on-board the USS Camelot. The equipment within these containers has been modified.
The modifications are as such:
Several large items have been outfitted with concealed micro-burst transmitters. Similar to the type used with encoded transmissions in Intelligence operations.
Several will have been fitted with backup memory and sub-programming that will when connected to another system infiltrate that software and attempt to transmit a signal of its location. The programming has been detailed so that it attempts to use other normal signals to conceal its own.
This way the cargo can be tracked.
Outline: The freighters will be escorted by a normal freighter escort. Perhaps one or two ships but nothing in the class of the heavier ships of the line.
Once the pirates have sprung their trap the escorts will as before transmit a high intensity micro-burst signal to pierce any interference the Pirate ships give off (which they have done so in the past). This will trigger a seemingly coincidental rescue by the Squadron.
Various Squadron vessels will then arrive at different interspersed times to synthesize the ships responding to the unexpected convoy distress signal.
The pirates will be engaged but allowed to achieve at-least a small victory and escape with at-least one freighter and/or it's cargo. The Squadron will attempt to stop this but be unable.
What will then occur is a waiting game. Whereby the signals will be tracked for as long as possible. It has been arranged by Captain Timoreev that Romulan assets may be employed to follow the freighters and signals far more closely than our own ships can.
By allowing the Pirates to take the cargo it may be that they either take it to their base or what will be even better is if they distribute it across their organisation. This may then give us far more targets of opportunity. But ultimately we may be able to then formulate a plan to strike at several Pirate bases at once.
Regards,
William Levesley
Captain, USS Camelot
Libra Squadron
