[Suicide Junkie]

2418.9:
Tyrik V has been recolonized, and a fleet of cargo ships is distributing the latest missile platforms across the surface.
Engineers are rushing to build a War Temple to assist in the defense of the system, but may already be too late.

A group of four Vaxin BattleCruisers entered the system, and the Phoenix lead a Hex of Furies into battle.
The Furies sped forwards in a tight formation, unloading a devastating volley of DUC shells on the Vaxin ships. Before it could respond to the impacts, the Vaxin's Organic armor was bLasted from the lead ship.
Even without serious defenses, the Vaxin ships stood their ground and returned devastating blows with their enveloping acid launchers.
Three Vaxin ships were disabled, and the fourth totally destroyed, but at a heavy toll: The Phoenix lost all of her ablative armor, and a small amount of atmosphere. A second Fury was hit slightly worse, losing a fraction of engine power as well. The fleet's repairs will take at least a year out in space.

Unfortunately, the repair capacity of the Tyrik V outpost is already busy fitting armor to the Scorpion class defense base, and is only 25% done at the moment.

Reinforcements from Albireo will only be trickling in, and the next batch of Fury class ships are not due for another year.


1419.0:
The worst possible news: a Vaxin battlegroup has just warped in. ETA 2 months.
The war shrine is 3 months from operation, and we have few combat-ready warships.
Two hummers and the planetary batteries will likely be shrugged off by the Vaxin. A half-built scorpion and four Furies cannot hope to defeat those numbers.
Even if we abandoned work on the War Shrine, we could only construct three mines, and would be giving away our secret weapon.
However, the mines would be able to completely demolish the armor on at least two of the Vaxin ships.

We may have no choice but to abandon our position or lose everything.