The Battle of Nelvana IV

Ted C · Post by **Ted C** » 2003-03-26 10:22am

At Nelvana IV, and alien race known as the Husnock attacked a Federation colony and sterilized the planet within a short timeframe.

The question... How would an Imperial colony fare against such an attack.

The Husnock ship's capabilities will be assumed to be comparable to what we actually saw in the TNG episode "Survivors"; i.e., we assume that the Dowd's recreation of their ship was quite accurate. We know the Husnock were capable of BDZ-ing the planet in a short timeframe, at the very least. The ship was armed with a single "spinal mount" weapons system that fired streams of ionized anti-hydrogen ("positrons and anti-protons"). It also had shields that effortlessly withstood the most intense weapon bombardments we have ever seen from a Federation starship (multiple simultaneous photon torpedo impacts and a sustained phaser barrage).

We assume that the target is a new Imperial colony located close to Husnock territory. For unknown reasons, the colony has no ships equipped with hyperdrive. Assume that the colony has defenses no stronger than those of the Rebel's Echo Base on Hoth (from ESB) and no spacecraft more powerful than a TIE fighter.

The colony *does* send a distress signal when attacked, so reinforcements can be expected in a matter of hours. Do we have enough information to determine whether the colony could resist the Husnock that long?

paladin · Post by **paladin** » 2003-03-26 10:39am

If the Imperial colony has defenses equal to the Echo Base from ESB, they should be capable of withstanding the attack. The Ion Cannon and TIE fighters should be a BIG headache for the Husnock. Also the area shield would be anything problem for the Husnock.

paladin · Post by **paladin** » 2003-03-26 10:41am

Was any physical description of the Husnock given?

Ted C · Post by **Ted C** » 2003-03-26 10:43am

paladin wrote:Was any physical description of the Husnock given?

We never saw a living Husnock, and the only one of their ships we saw as a reconstruction made by Kevin Uxbridge, who exterminated the entire race before the Enterprise arrived at Nelvana IV.

Grand Admiral Thrawn · Post by **Grand Admiral Thrawn** » 2003-03-26 12:04pm

The coloney simply waits under the Planetary shield (which can survive bombardment from 5 ISDs and 1 SSD) until reinforcements arrive.

Ted C · Post by **Ted C** » 2003-03-26 12:16pm

Grand Admiral Thrawn wrote:The coloney simply waits under the Planetary shield (which can survive bombardment from 5 ISDs and 1 SSD) until reinforcements arrive.

It's only a theatre shield. Can the colonists under it survive if the area surrounding the shield is being blasted with BDZ-level firepower? This is a colony, not a sealed military installation.

The Silence and I · Post by **The Silence and I** » 2003-03-26 06:52pm

I would say the colony would not surevive true BDZ firepower landing around the shield. The only question is how close to actual BDZ firepower the Husnok ship had. I think it had less "broadside" firepower than a Stardestroyer as the colonists had enough time to attempt a resistence- useless as it was. However, I doubt it took more than a day, which still speaks volumes about its main weapon

So, I think it can destroy the colony before help comes. Especially as its weapon is described as converging beams of matter and antimatter-it probable can be set to go off as a bomb at the edge of the shield, and GT level explosions have a large shock/thermal front.

The Silence and I · Post by **The Silence and I** » 2003-03-26 06:56pm

Opps, I forgot about the Ion cannon

. I think that would prove extremely problematic if it hit-I don't think it would continue to function after one impact. How far does the shield extend? If it goes far enough to each side the Husnok may be able to avoid the firing arc (shrug). If not... By by.

Darth Servo · Post by **Darth Servo** » 2003-03-26 07:19pm

We don't know how many ships attacked the planet in "Survivors". I take it we are assuming that enough are comming to BDZ the planet?

We don't know how long the attack actually took. The E-D showed up three days after receiving the distress call. We know (from the dowd's description of losing his wife) the colonists had enough time to organize a resistance force (even though it was totally futile). I'd say that would give the imperials more than enough time for reinforcements to arrive.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-03-26 07:27pm

If there was time to mobilize resistance, and they didn't even have a shield up (theatre or otherwise), I doubt its equivilent to the capabilities of an ISD. In which case, fire up the ion cannon! I'd say they could take on numerous threats in short sucsession with the big gun, even if the neutralization of only a single ship has been witnessed. Then you just load up the TIEs and pummel the ship(s) 'till it blows.

consequences · Post by **consequences** » 2003-03-26 07:34pm

I seem to remember them only killing those who resisted, and that they weren't seeking to destroy the planet to start with, its just that when practically the entire population had engaged in resistance against them, they just wrote the planet's population off as a loss. Barring Uxbridge's presence, they were correct, any population willing to actively resist a power with the demonstrated will and means to slaughter those who oppose them would be more trouble than they are worth to keep around.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2003-03-29 07:26pm

Just FYI...

The Nelvana system was where Admiral Jerok claimed a secret Romulan base was in the Neutral Zone in "The Defector".

The destroyed colony in "The Survivors" was on Rana 4 in the Delta Rana system.

Ted C · Post by **Ted C** » 2003-03-30 10:00am

Uraniun235 wrote:Just FYI...

The Nelvana system was where Admiral Jerok claimed a secret Romulan base was in the Neutral Zone in "The Defector".

The destroyed colony in "The Survivors" was on Rana 4 in the Delta Rana system.

Crap. I hate all those sound-alike system names.