Operation Bright Star

Operation Bright Star refers to the Federation fleet actions leading up to and encompassing the recapture of Deep Space 17 from Vaadwaur forces in the summer of 2387. This was necessitated by the events of the Second Battle of Eratis, which resulted in the station being held by the Vaadwaur. Because the Ithassa Taskforce was not able to assault the station directly, DS17 was in enemy hands for for a period of nearly two and a half months before Starfleet could assemble and deploy a force of sufficient strength to recapture the station.

Dramatis Personae

The following ships took part in the final action:

Phase One: Minefield Clearing

• USS Independence-A
• USS Coridan
• USS Toliman
• USS Innes

Phase Two: Enemy Vessel Interdiction

• USS Ronin
• USS Kumari

Phase Three: Station Assault

• USS Achilles
• USS Challenger
• USS Wellington
• USS Callahan
• USS Tiger
• USS Mestral
• USS Ellet

Conflict Summary

Note: This is currently a work in progress so the information presented here may be incomplete.

A Diplomatic Opening

Fleet Captain Mar attempted to negotiate with the Vaadwaur, but was met with only silence. She ordered the attack to begin. The Independence-A was the very tip of the spear- she escorted ships clearing mines and engaged enemy fighters, taking early losses. Her Marines encountered delays reaching the objective- the Marines from the Ronin were first "on the ground".

The Vaadwaur attempted to use their tractor beam to pull ships into their minefield. It was a tactic met with limited success; due to some unknown factors, the tractor beam ceased functioning early in the piece, although it made sporatic attempts to grab smaller ships and yank them about.

To be continued...