Original Battle Tactic 1

[Cyke101]

We've all seen what happens when a ship at warp overshoots another: the ship turns plaid!

 

[Redshirts_Widow]

Lets be honest here, Starfleet Battle Tactics when taught at the Academy consist of one 10 minute lecture:-

Instructor: "So Cadet, your Galaxy-Class starship is at at Red alert, all shields are raised and all weapons systems are manned and ready. Suddenly a Klingon Vor-Cha attack cruiser decloaks in front of you and fires a broadside into you. What is your first action?"
Cadet: "Clutch onto my seat and roll around a bit?"
Instructor: "Correct, the Klingon vessel fires another barrage; now what?"
Cadet: "Ask my Tactical officer for the shield status?"
Instructor: "Very good, I would have also accepted "Ask for a damage report". You are hit be another broadside..."
Cadet: "Ah! I know this one! I fire one shot, from one phaser array, which strikes the enemy vessel and then repeat the entire cycle until one of us is destroyed. At no point do I lay into the opposition with a full barrage of phaser arrays and/or photon torpedoes.."
Instructor: "And why not?"
Cadet: "It's not the Starfleet way sir!"
Instructor <mutters to self>: "This kid could make Admiral...."

 

[Vanyel]

Redshirts_Widow said:
Lets be honest here, Starfleet Battle Tactics when taught at the Academy consist of one 10 minute lecture:-

Instructor: "So Cadet, your Galaxy-Class starship is at at Red alert, all shields are raised and all weapons systems are manned and ready. Suddenly a Klingon Vor-Cha attack cruiser decloaks in front of you and fires a broadside into you. What is your first action?"
Cadet: "Clutch onto my seat and roll around a bit?"
Instructor: "Correct, the Klingon vessel fires another barrage; now what?"
Cadet: "Ask my Tactical officer for the shield status?"
Instructor: "Very good, I would have also accepted "Ask for a damage report". You are hit be another broadside..."
Cadet: "Ah! I know this one! I fire one shot, from one phaser array, which strikes the enemy vessel and then repeat the entire cycle until one of us is destroyed. At no point do I lay into the opposition with a full barrage of phaser arrays and/or photon torpedoes.."
Instructor: "And why not?"
Cadet: "It's not the Starfleet way sir!"
Instructor <mutters to self>: "This kid could make Admiral...."

The cadet forgot to turn on the red alert klaxon that's so loud everyone has to yell. And to turn on the dramatic music and mood lighting.