[Starhawk]

2412.2 Convoy Raid
Admiral Ross was tense as he looked at the holotank in Defender’s bridge, she was a General class Heavy cruiser, identical to the Hawkwing but unlike the other heavy cruiser she did not have a flag bridge and Ross was grateful for it as he was able to participate more directly with the action, even though him being in the flag bridge had saved his life when the Hawkwing’s bridge was decimated by a stray enemy shell, he still could not get used to being away from the bridge during battle.
“Captain, I’ve got 3 colony ships on scanners, their escort appears to be one of those new light cruisers of theirs as well as four old destroyers.” The tactical officer sounded absolutely predatory as he continued to scan his prey.
“Thank you tactical.” Commodore Stanley grinned as well as he looked back at his Admiral “Sir, do we form a line of battle or go for a melee?”
“Form line of battle Stanley, order Retribution to go around our line of battle and hunt down those colony ships.” Ross knew the light cruiser had a speed advantage over his heavier units and with that advantage she could overtake the three unarmored colony ships and decimate them easily.

“Enemy squadron approaching our line sir.” The tac officer’s voice was nearly a chant.
Ross nodded and with a single signal pulse from the Tac station the entire battle line opened up their broadsides and missile volleys.
Immediately two of the enemy destroyers vanished in brilliant flashes of wreckage and superheated plasma, another Phong destroyer was struck by four missiles but she continued on and was raked by two ranged beam shots that opened up more of her wounded hull.
The light cruiser had shields that shrugged off the cannon fire from the destroyers and I moved into range of Mnticore blowing massive chunks out of her hull and crippling her engines.

Captain Sandra Fowler clenched her fists in frustration as she knew she could not take part in the battle raging behind her.
“Captain Fowler, We’re closing range on the first target.” Gunnery officer Kinzie held his hand over the fire button as the gunnery crew’s data signals lit green, signaling their readiness.
“Fire.” Fowler took a deep breath as she watched her ships cannons tore into the unarmed colony ship like a knife tearing through paper, moments later it and millions of Phong ceased to exist. The light cruiser moved on to find her second target.

“Sir that Phong Light cruiser is turning about, I think she’s going after Retribution.”
“Thank you tactical, order Victorious to intercept and kill it. Ross relaxed noticeably as he saw the tactical display, two of the enemy colony ships were destroyed and the only Phong warship left was that badly damaged light cruiser which was about to be… destroyed, it’s signal winked out two minutes after it’s light signal converged with that of the Icaran cruiser.

The third fleet retuned to base for repairs, they had successfully neutralized an entire colonization convoy and ended millions of Phong lives.