The ship moved like a fish inside the waters of the Void.  Built for maneuverability and speed, the craftsmen of the xeno ship had certainly known their business.  Katarina could only guess at what her hands could do with such movement at their disposal as she watched the rounds of the frigate slam against the enemy shields and then lash out at empty space while the pilot deftly maneuvered from the offending projectiles.  One seemed to have struck though the blow was glancing as the ship slipped between the floating debris.  Once emerged, however; Katarina’s turn to prove her own abilities arrived as streaks of familiar torpedoes lashed out to the hull of the ship.  There was an eruption from the starboard side as flames licked out into the void and the ship shuddered though held firm.  Pain lanced through the mind of the Navigator and Astropath as cries of pain and death arrived from a few unlucky crewmen.<br/><br/>Outside the ship there was little luck to be had.  Wounded the ship might be, there was still plenty of fight to be had amongst the crew and the turrets.  Cannon fire and plasma batteries bombarded the void around the small guncutters.  With fear in his voice the pilot reported yet another failure to land and board the retreating vessel.  There was a small glimmer of hope and good news as Walks with Prey made note of the image on the guncutter’s view.  He could easily recognize the familiar construction of the Tau ship.  Still he could not determine the emblem on the side nor could he make out the exact type of ship as his people did little with the actual maintenance and construction of those vessels.<br/><br/>-----OOC----<br/>1 point hull damage<br/><br/>Strategic Turn ends and new one begins.<br/>