Maidine nodded to Alanna, and grinned slightly.  "Our scans indicate that the cruisers are carrying their normal complement of standard TIE/In fighters, except for Cruiser B, which has a TIE Interceptor aboard."  The General's grin faded.  "However, the Imperials are clearly using something to track our fleet, since the Carracks alone don't have the sensor arrays to detect us.  It could be anything from a sensor buoy to a Skipray Blastboat, or even a TIE Defender.  Just be careful."  Maidine noted, turning to Elmus to answer his question.  "This isn't a Star Destroyer battlegroup, supervisor.   Taking down the minefield would require 100 times more firepower then we can bring to bear with our entire fighter complement and arsenal of weapons."  General Maidine said simply, pressing a button on the briefing console to bring up the tactical display map.<br/><br/>(Elmus may take 3 composure stress to gain a force point)<br/><br/>Battle Conditions:  Minefield, Patchy Imperial Communication<br/><br/><br/>Cruiser A    Cruiser B    Cruiser C  (*Cruiser Captian*  *MO-178-1*  *TIE SQUADRON*)<br/>Sector 6<br/>Sector 5<br/>Minefield B<br/>Sector 4<br/>Sector 3<br/>Sector 2<br/>Sector 1<br/>Minefield A<br/><em>Independence</em>*Alanna*  *Katta*  *Elmus*  *Zeta*<br/><br/><br/>Order of Battle:<br/><br/>Alanna<br/>Cruiser Captian<br/>MO-178-1<br/>Katta Succor<br/>Elmus<br/>Zeta<br/><br/><br/>Navigating the minefield:  A ship travelling through the minefield must end its movement in the mines unless the pilot attempts the break through using seat of the pants maneuvering.  This requires a difficulty 6 piloting roll.