Star Trek - Star Trek Log 07 - Alan Dean Foster - 1976 by Unbekannt

Author:Unbekannt
Language: deu
Format: epub
Published: 2010-12-27T19:08:39.113000+00:00

1OO STAR TREK L tilde SEVEN beams of blue and red piercingly brilliant through the stark blackness. Occasional eruptions of lambent cloud appeared on the exterior of each vessel whenever offensive probing beams contacted the argumentative energies of a defensive screen. Sulu used the Enterprise's superior speed carefully, teaming with the ship's battle computer to confuse the Klingons" retaliatory efforts while optimising the Enterprise's own attacks. There was little the Klingons could do to compensate. If they lowered their speed to throw off the Enterprise's attacks, they conceded even more mobility to the comFederation ship, gave her battle computer another chip to play ... andi most important, lengthened the time between themselves and the Shahkur rendezvous. At 62.24 minutes into the running battle, a phaser beam partially penetrated a severely strained defensive screen to strike one of the Klatha's engine nacelles a glancing blow. That glancing blow killed twenty technicians and wounded as many others. The local damage was extreme. Kumara knew they had taken a considerable hit from the wrench it communicated to the bridge. This time he managed to hold his position. "Kanndad . . . Kanadadl" he yelled into the intercom. It gave back only a threatening crackle. "Communications to that part of the ship temporarily out," Kritt reported. "Working to reestablish. Secondary engineering reports left converter potential critically damaged by phaser fire. We're going to lose more than half our remaining speed. Engineering reports that unless total engine shutdown occurs within five du tilde nes, to permit repairs, all light-multiple drive capability will be lost." "When primary engineering communications are reestablished, instruct Engineer Kanodad to do his utmost, Lieutenant." "Yes, sir," a disgruntled Kritt acknowledged. "Maintaming fire. Shifting to compensate for weakened screen." Kumara heard the words, looked at the faces of his immediate subordinates, and knew that unless they ef STAR TUBE 1Ol fected a drastic reversal of the present battle condit tilde ons, he would be forced to surrender or ship-suicide. Undoubtedly, Kirk would be prepared for any new tricks. Very well, then . . . he would try an old one. "Attention, all stations." Harried, dispirited faces turned to look at him as he activated general intership intercom, sending his voice throughout the battle-weary vessel. "Attention. Burial details and all nonoffensive-action personnel You will begin a complete canvass of the ship and gather all nonessential items repeat, gather all nonessential items. Strip your cabins, the corridors, storage chambers of anything and everything not integral to live support or ship operations." His voice darkened. "I am being generous in not including certain personnel in this classification. However, if this order is not efficiently complied with, that may change. "All items are to be collected and transferred to the Auxiliary Landing Craft Hangar. Life Support Station: You will prepare to vent surplus atmosphere through surface vents in conjunction with the ejection of surplus material via the landingffaft hanger." He checked his wrist chronometer, reading it through the scratches which now covered its face. "Ejection of material and atmosphere is to take place in .

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