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Posted April 29, 2020, 12:28 p.m. by Cadet K'sang Duras (Scientist) (Dustin Smith)

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Posted by Cadet K’sang Duras (Scientist) in Main Sim - Shuttlebay

Posted by Commander Maxwell Harkness (Executive Officer) in Main Sim - Shuttlebay
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Mara looked over to the XO for a second before looking around. She thought for a moment, could it work? Or was she just going on a tangent again?

“It could work, I was just wondering… Would there be a way to use the storm as a catapult sort of contraption? Where the localised event causes the ship to get up and fly faster? I’m not too sure if my mind is wondering off again, but if we can create that then it’ll make the journey easier, ride the storm sort of scenario”

She went back to thinking, no… The ship would break… Unless …

“K’sang, if my assumptions are right and we can create the localised event and the catapult situation, we’re going to need to build a Faraday cage, or at least reinforce the runabout’s structure to be able to handle the force of the storm… Actually I think we should do that anyway, just to be sure”

~ Cadet Mara Oxton {Engineer}

“And what is the risk to the runabout?” He had to stop himself from rolling his eyes, why did they have to go to the complicated solution right away. He had just been planning on reinforcing the shields, and increasing the thrust ratio on the engines. “Not to mention, how would this catapult work? How reliable would it be?”

Cmdr. Harkness - XO

“I have no idea” he shrugged, ” I was thinking about how to give you navigation and an approximate time of return to the challenger so its not a case of the blind waiting for the blind. The roundabout itself wont have much if any trouble with lightning because its insulated, and with a polarized hull its unlikely anythings going to come flying off.”
-K’sang, Science Cadet

Mara looked between the two of them, going back to pacing around she the stopped mid pace, and turned to look at the XO
“Complications to the side, we should reinforce the runabout no matter what we decide, if it’s reinforced then we minimise the risks involved. By that I mean the shields, and maybe the hull too”
She then looked around, thinking about her idea for a second.
“I never said my idea was a reliable one, it would work as a kind of geiser. Heat up the storm enough with a photon bomb, and ride the waves… But it’s a terrible idea with no guarantee it’ll work”

~ Cadet Mara Oxton {Engineer}

Max chuckled, “Well the first step is admitting it.”

“Okay, let’s start with reinforcing the runabout, shields and hull. I do want to look into that idea to help dissipate the storm. What do you need to look into that more? Because any edge we can get, we should take.”

Cmdr. Harkness - XO

“Telemetry, Topographical, and Meteorological data feed.” He paused to think about it for a second, “Access to a Holodeck to run simulations with statistical projections, probable outcomes, and someone who’s familiar with photon mortars. Especially considering maximum range is about two thousand meters and we need to either boost its range to nearly thirty-eight hundred meters without turning the site into a crater.. or a higher point in elevation. There’s other factors I can’t predict without a working model.” K’sang’s expression hardened, “Once the first round goes off its going to turn the launch site into a very dangerous area, highly conductive, very loud, and extreme bursts of light. Enviro-Suits or something protective is going to have to be worn. Leaving a site unattended isn’t a viable option without several mortars and the likely hood malfunctioning is too high to rely on a single shot before abandoning the site.”
-K’sang, Science Cadet

“You’ve got the holodeck. I’ll pass along authorization for you to get those data feeds. But let’s look at other options for the detonation. We don’t know everything that is in those mines yet, and the last thing I want to do is make a giant crater on the planet. Not to mention if we have to leave someone behind to launch mortar, we’ll still have to get them back.”

Max thought for a second as he looked over at the runabout. “What if we launched something from the Challenger? And aim for a high altitude detonation?”

Cmdr. Harkness - XO

“It is a possibility, but the pilot or pilots would have to work on a very specific time table without any delays given the communications problems. Firing from the ground admittedly isn’t my favorite option, but we’re not completely cut off from each other. For example signal flairs or radio pulses can mean that a shuttle is ready to depart or delay (Morris Code), however it would be much easier to modify torpedoes here to detonate below an Isoton rather than charge a mortar to well beyond whats considered safe.
K’sang, Science Cadet

“Communications issues can still happen with a surface team. And we can still use flares to signal the Challenger if needed. But if the margin on timing is going to be that slim, we need to rethink our priorities. Coordination is going to be tough, and we need enough of a window to be able to successfully get out. The runabout is going to be loaded up to its’ gills, we aren’t going to be able to count on pinpoint maneuvers.

“Good idea Cadet, but we need to concentrate on something that is going to give us better odds.”

Cmdr. Harkness - XO

“Agreed, for now we have plenty to keep us busy. I’ll get started on the level four diagnostic and see what can be done about the shields.” K’sang picked up a Tricorder and went to work.”
K’sang, Science Cadet

For the shields, it wasn’t an unusual protocol to update the power by redirecting from one of the systems that had reserve power for a short period of time. Going radio silent to push a pulse forward on re-entry wasn’t that uncommon either. Updating the shields to pass through the storms would be a relatively trivial issue, the problem would be making sure they could have enough energy to get back off of the surface.

Option 1) They just get battered about, but have enough power to for sure get home
Option 2) They use auxiliary power and risk (about a 15% chance) that they wouldn’t have enough power to get home.

GM Wombat

“Comfort isn’t a luxury we can afford, better a bumpy ride and some cargo nets to hold onto.” K’sang thought it better to save auxiliary power for something else.
K’sang, Science Cadet


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