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[10ebbor10]

We're talking about a station for which a 200 man regiment is considered small, and with storage for at least 20 fighters. Chances are that their point  defences will eat our fighters for breakfast. Speaking of which, does the station have shields?

I back Toaster. Loot what we can, then use the ship as a kinetic impactor.

[Andres]

I back Toaster. Loot what we can, then use the ship as a kinetic impactor.

But....but that was part of my plan! Also, if we're not going to attempt to take over the station, why are we even bothering with the kinetic impacting?

[10ebbor10]

And I missed that somehow. Never mind continue on.

[Sheb]

Remember we can expect reinforcement to show up within one hour. I say kinetic impactor at first, as it might look like an accident.

[Kashyyk]

Personally, I don't think we've got the strength to deal with this station right now. We need more firepower, and the stuff isn't enough. I think we should keep coasting around the system, going to the locations of where our battlegroup were destroyed and other such locations, to see if we can acquire anything else of use.

[Toaster]

Let's get the Argos looted and ourselves patched up and see what shape we're in.

Another ground-based raid may be a good idea to see if we can break in to their comms network.  If we pull that off we might get some info on what actually is in the station instead of what might be in there.  I'd also like to know just how much force they've got over the whole system.

[10ebbor10]

Just a question, how does our power source work? Any fuel needs? Do we have any supply sources we should be aware of, or is that abstracted away?

[Chiefwaffles]

"We're [ship name, information, command] and under [orders].  What happened here?  Is there anything else of use on the ship?  We could really use another pilot because [plans]."

"We're from the F.S. Telemachus, U.E.F. Tertiary Support fleet, under orders to, uh, liberate the planets of U.E.F. from Uark occupation. Could you tell us what happened here?"
"About three days ago, all of the ships were rallied to the station here, because it was under attack. We arrived a bit late, found a capital ship before it left, and we were promptly annihilated by it."
"Is there anything else of use onboard?"
"The Argos was fairly neglected by U.E.F., so not really."
The pilot agrees to join you, and after putting on his EVA suit, brings both fighters to the Telemachus as the marines drift to it.
New crewmember: Trained pilot.
Two fighters acquired.

Spoiler: Mission Report (click to show/hide)

Away team entered a space hulk, found 10 heat clips for a total of 60 rounds, found a heat sink, utility slicer, and a survivor on board. The survivor agreed to join the crew as a pilot. Two fighters were brought from the ship and placed in the hangar.

Just a question, how does our power source work? Any fuel needs? Do we have any supply sources we should be aware of, or is that abstracted away?

Hah. And they thought heat gel was the soft sci-fi element.
Short answer: No.
Long answer: It's a magical "pearl" which is basically a blue sphere, mined from deep inside planets. It has extreme amounts of natural energy inside, and a reactor makes it levitate in the center of the chamber, and pretty much "zaps" it to prompt it into releasing a larger amount of energy than put in. They can be extremely unstable, though. If it overloads, it'll release all the energy inside at once, in a huge explosion.

Also, for the consensus on what to do next, here's my tally:

Strip Argos for parts - 2 (+2)
Demand surrender - 0 (+1, -1)
Throw Argos at station, attack with fighters until surrender - 1 (+1)
Throw Argos at station, do not engage - 3 (+3)

NINJAEDIT: And yes. The station does have shields. Though because it's designed to assume many ships and fighters protecting it, the shields are only really meant to stop stray shots from obliterating parts of the station.

[Toaster]

Even if we do chuck it at the station, there is zero reason not to strip it for parts first.


Can we ask engineering to do a theoretical damage analysis of chucking the ship at the station?  We should at least know the likely outcome before we do it.

[Andres]

Even if we do chuck it at the station, there is zero reason not to strip it for parts first.


Can we ask engineering to do a theoretical damage analysis of chucking the ship at the station?  We should at least know the likely outcome before we do it.

+1

[The Froggy Ninja]

Even if we do chuck it at the station, there is zero reason not to strip it for parts first.


Can we ask engineering to do a theoretical damage analysis of chucking the ship at the station?  We should at least know the likely outcome before we do it.

Yeah. Also would shooting the shield before impact make it do more damage?

[Pencil_Art]

Would probably weaken the shields a bit. Would probably alert them to our presence as well.

[ShadowHammer]

Even if we do chuck it at the station, there is zero reason not to strip it for parts first.


Can we ask engineering to do a theoretical damage analysis of chucking the ship at the station?  We should at least know the likely outcome before we do it.

+1

+1

[Pencil_Art]

Even if we do chuck it at the station, there is zero reason not to strip it for parts first.


Can we ask engineering to do a theoretical damage analysis of chucking the ship at the station?  We should at least know the likely outcome before we do it.

+1

+1

+1

[Chiefwaffles]

The engineers install the heat sink as soon as it arrives, with amazing results. All thrusters and FTL are back online. The ship is almost as good as new!

You instruct Donnely to have engineering put together an analysis of the damage of the Argos when hitting the patrol station. A couple hours later, you get the report in full.
"Well, assuming around 50% throttle, it would have various impacts on the station's hull." she says as she brings up a hologram of the station on the central projector table. "Here," she states as she points to a part on the 'underside' of the station, "If hit at 50% throttle, we may be able to overload the reactor, effectively splitting the station as two as well as causing it to lose power." She then points to another area on the hologram. "If we aim it here, we could hit numerous barracks as well as life support. They'd probably panic for a bit, then after a few casualties and all the EVA suits are used up, they'd probably have a repair ship and perhaps military backup, if they suspect us, warped to the station." she looks down at her tablet, then starts pointing to a different area on the hologram. "If we hit this place successfully, we may just be able to knock out the weapons systems across the station. They would still be able to send out fighters, though."
"..wow." murmurs the astonished Hensen. "Who would've known we've had this many vulnerabilities on such vital stations?"
"I do believe GrandCom fully expects that the Uarks wouldn't have a trained U.E.F. engineering officer and team analyzing U.E.F. database blueprints of a station used to guard less important planets."
A bit later, the Bridge Officer has a report compiled on some possible hyperspace destinations if you feel inclined to enter hyperspace.

There are three stars in the immediate vicinity. The first one, Foxtrot-795, houses a purely residential colony with the most recently recorded population of three million civilians. Due to how functionally useless it is strategically, the Uark opposition is supposedly almost nonexistent for a such a population.
The next star, Koy-103, is home to a mining operation on a gas giant. The stations orbiting the gas giant refine the gases into an extreme variety of things via molecular-level manufacturing. Uark forces are bound to be there, but the Bridge Officer has no idea as to how large the Uark occupation force there is.
The last star, Alpha-79018, is more or less the capital of this region of space. It has about two billion civilians, mainly at the earth-like planet. The U.E.F. regional military and government headquarters were located on this planet. Reported Uark forces are high, and the Bridge Officer infers that it's also probably the checkpoint for Uark traffic throughout the area.
The officer also states that he may be able to find more planets/stars if you give a precise search query.

If you decide to enter hyperspace, you should probably think of something to do along the trip. While it's not needed, it's always good to make use of your time.

Spoiler: Status (click to show/hide)

F.S. Telamachus, U.E.F. Tertiary Support Fleet
Quick Mini-Carrier Corvette
Shields at 100%
FTL Online
Minor damage:
Patchwork Engine Room hull
Patchwork Reactor Containment


Armament
Dual Energy Cannons - Moderate sized dual energy cannons that work by overcharging a special crystal, creating what's essentially a ball of pure energy, which can melt through regular non-armor materials.
-Regular Aim, Moderate Damage, Short(-ish) range
-Moderate size
10 Heat Clips - 60 rounds total

Crew

Security Officer Hensen
Engineering Officer Donnely
Bridge Officer ? ? ?
 
4 Trained Engineers
3 Trained Marines

2 Trained Pilots

Vehicles
3 Dart class Small Fighters - A small interceptor used to destroy other fighters or harass smaller ships. Does not have any shields.
-Good speed, Miniscule damage
-Does not require heat clips

Storage
47u Regular Alloy
9u Advanced Alloy
3u Crystal Wiring

Utility Slicer