Ensign Kim frowns in concentration as she focuses the ship's sensors on the new threat.  "I'll try to get a reading on the incoming battlecruiser.  It might help to know what it's capable of." Scrutiny+Detection 85/70 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=31645)  "Darn it... I can't get a lock on it!"<br/><br/>Ship's Navigator Vanessa groans in frustration.  "Can you at least get me course and speed?  How long till it gets into range of the Kobras Aquiarre?"  She turns to the Logistics officer.  "We have to deal with the threat we know is about to get into range first...  Can you get me some more speed?  We've got to get to the Aquiarre in time!"<br/><br/>Sammy nods grimly.  "Copy that... more power to the engines."  Tech Use 68/55 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=31646)  She grimaces as her efforts produce no results.  "Sorry Vanessa... you'll have to manage with what you've got."<br/><br/>Vanessa sighs and pushes the throttle to it's stops.  "Here goes nothing..."  Pilot+Maneuver 32/72 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=31647)<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">actions</div><div class="spoiler_body">4 extra degrees of success.  The Everest moves 9 toward the Korbras Aquiarre and the <em>Ignomious</em>, and turns 45 degrees toward the Battlecruiser, putting the Everest's full broadside into firing range of the raider... as the Ignomious is moving forward as well, that puts them squarely inside the Everest's Weapon's range... (28-9 = 19... if the Ignomious moves it's normal speed of 10, it'll be in short range... but all it has to do is move a single VU to be within range at all...</div></div>The Everest's Ancient and Wise machine spirit feels to it's crew's need and responds beautifully, coming into weapons range in the nick of time and smoothly turning to present it's side to it's target.<br/><br/>As they move into weapons range, Sammy shouts an order to the on duty weapon's tech.  "Fire on the Ignomious!  Try to take out their engines, but if you have to destroy them to stop them, don't hesitate!  They're not going to kill our captain!"<br/><br/>"I'll do my best..." The weapons tech had fired the ship's guns before... but only in practice... never in actual combat.  He tried to remember his lessons, the voice of Captain Harlock in his mind as he aimed for the Ignomious's engines and squeezed the firing trigger.  "Center the sight... confirm lock, squeeze the trigger...."<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Actions</div><div class="spoiler_body">Ballistic Skill 19/50 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=31649) The Sunsear Laser Batteries get 3 extra degrees of success... hitting 4 times total.<br/>Ballistic Skill 33/50 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=31650) The forward Sunhammer lance Battery gets one extra degree of success, hitting twice.<br/>Ballistic Skill 77/50 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=31649)The final lance misses cleanly.</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">damage</div><div class="spoiler_body">21 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=31654) with 4 hits from the Laser Batteries, the first one stopped by a void shield (one would assume) that leaves the last three to combine damage... against armor of 16, doing 5 points of hull damage, and getting one critical hit.<br/>16 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=31655) The two lance hits both ignore armor, doing 16 points of hull damage, for a total of 21, and no critical hits... so one possible hit on the engines, really.</div></div>