![]() ![]() Dark Empire Sourcebook (As 'Dreadnaught').Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley (As 'Dreadnaught Cruiser').Rittenhouse's ships fall back, and Star Empire presses in. With Rittenhouse's three starships considerably damaged, Piper bluffs their commanders by arming Star Empire's heavy photon torpedoes, a single hit from which would destroy any of the damaged starships killing all on board. Piper is forced to take command of Star Empire and begins to move aggressively, using the dreadnought's multiple phaser banks and newly activated secondary shielding to dish out heavy hits on the opposing starships. The two sides maneuver warily, until Commander Burch is disabled in an attack. Kirk then fires on the two starships, inflicting heavy damage and evening the odds. Enterprise feigns fatal damage, luring Rittenhouse to order two other starships in to evacuate the Enterprise crew. However Star Empire still takes significant damage, as Burch is not a combat commander and is reluctant to fire on other Federation vessels. Piper is able to unlock the ship's systems, giving Star Empire increased shielding and weapons ability to withstand the heavy attacks by the opposing starships. This projection device is one of Sarda's weapons projects he finds embarrassing. Then it is revealed that the damaged Star Empire is in fact a sophisticated sensor projection when it dissolves from sight shortly thereafter, followed by the creation of five more dreadnought projections. Engaging the damaged Klingon ships with heavy photon torpedoes, this unhurt Star Empire destroys two of them and sends the last one fleeing. Suddenly, movement is detected in the asteroid field, and a second Star Empire appears. However, the Enterprise is also damaged in the fighting and is left facing long odds against the two remaining Klingon ships. Hard fighting results in another Klingon ship being destroyed. One is damaged and retreats to hide in an asteroid field. Enterprise moves in to help the crippled dreadnought, engaging the Klingons with phasers and photon torpedoes. The Star Empire is apparently helpless, its crew unable to fight while the attacking Klingons inflict heavy damage on the dreadnought with phaser fire. Upon arrival at the rendezvous point, the Enterprise finds Star Empire being attacked by four Klingon vessels. ![]()
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