The opening shot of the battle began; it was the first movement in what would be a chaotic symphony of destruction.<em>Zara</em>'s charging pods achieved their maximum potential, then with a deafening roar and whoosh of spray, the Super-Graviton Cannon fired, the brilliant beam of energy parting the ocean as it sliced towards the<em>Tucson</em>, which was at the left-most edge of the screen of enemy cruisers.