Speaking of robot dogs... I think for a Sarah Jane Smith, this one is probably best...<br/>(http://blogs.evtrib.com/nerdvana/files/2009/03/k9_01.jpg)<br/>A captain's role is to pick a direction and say "Go!"  To take two plans offered by his subordinates and chose one... to make decisions quickly and then accept the consequences.<br/><br/>Not to micromanage.  That's a manager's job.<br/><br/>Jason's current battle plan includes giving all the other ships as much rope as possible for independent action while maintaining unit coherency... they can go anywhere in the nebula, and do anything, so long as they don't get TOO far away, because they know where to run home too if they happen to get in over their heads.  They can scout, fight, and run at their own initiative, and should.<br/><br/>Of course, that goes more for the Kobras Aquairre and the Alexander... their speed, and the PC's aboard them, make them able to handle much more than I'd trust the Katana with... which is why they're the scouts, and the Katana is simply the point of the spear.  I'm hoping that, with our "silent running" checks, that any enemy that spots one of us, won't spot the others... at least not right away, which is one more reason for spreading out.  If an enemy ship sees one of us but assumes that ship is alone, so much the better for us!<br/><br/>(which is why I used a fate point on the Everest's "silent running" check... if a pirate spots HER... then the jig is up... they'll know we've come in force, and they'll probably run.  Any of the other ships, they'll probably try and fight... which will be why they die.)