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Side Sim - Fire and Maneuver - All Security but OPEN to all

Posted Sept. 16, 2021, 6:15 p.m. by Lieutenant Maria Beckett (Chief of Security) (Sam Haynes)

Posted by Ensign Aidan Harmon (Security officer) in Side Sim - Fire and Maneuver - All Security but OPEN to all

Posted by Lieutenant Maria Beckett (Chief of Security) in Side Sim - Fire and Maneuver - All Security but OPEN to all

Posted by Ensign Aidan Harmon (Security officer) in Side Sim - Fire and Maneuver - All Security but OPEN to all
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The Memorial, a combat ship, was meant to rush into danger. That meant her combat-oriented personnel needed to be as sharp as possible. Keeping that edge was paramount. It was one thing to be able to hit a target with a phaser. It was another to do it rapidly, engaging multiple threats, while having to maneuver. And even more so doing it under high stress. And working with a team was paramount. The idea of a one-man army was not feasible in most situations. War is a team sport.

So it was that she’d scheduled some training time for the range for all security personnel, and sent out reminders and invites for those that wished to re-qualify with their weapons, or brush up and build some new skills.

She wasn’t sure how many would show up, but her security offers were required to be there.

The range was set up with a table with a few clusters of phasers and types, type I’s, II’s, and III’s. She already wore a belt rig with a type II on her hip, along with other security and tactical gear. Picking up a Type III compression rifle she checked it over, then shifted over to the firing line. Taking the rifle in hand, she reached to her belt with her left, hitting a button on a small boxy little device, then resumed her low-ready.

BEEP!

The lieutenant snapped the weapon to her shoulder then triggered her first shot, then lowered her weapon. Checking the device she noted the time on it read 1.3 seconds. Not quite as good as she wanted. She triggered it again. Another loud beep. Shoulder-fire. 1.23. Beep! Shoulder-fire 1.08. Beep! .95 seconds.

For the next minute she focused on getting to around 90% of her max speed and establishing baseline. Then transitioning to shouldering, then firing on one target, then a second, focusing more on snapping the transition than precision, at first. Each pass was meant to be faster until she was riding the edge again.

With a little time passing she felt warmed up enough. The first shooters for today should be arriving soon.

Lt Beckett, COS

“Lieutenant,” Aidan said as he approached. He had arrived a few minutes ago, but waited until she had finished, as was appropriate on a live fire range. He didn’t have much kit on him, being new to the ship he was still getting a hang of the ropes here. That and a lot of the gear he had requisitioned hadn’t arrived quite yet.

Ens. Harmon - Sec

With Harmon approaching she turned and gave him a curt nod in greeting. “Ensign Harmon. Good, you’re early. Which means you’re on time.” That was a mark in his favor. Her other main Ensign had yet to arrive. “Let’s get you kitted up. Grab a belt rig and a type II and a rifle. Any idea on Ensign Brekag’s E.T.A.?” she was eager to get things moving, or at least get her main shooters warmed up. If nobody else showed up, this would be a drill day. If more did, she would be relying on them to help with instruction. Aidan had been in for ten years. Almost as long as she had. He’d be reliable for sure.

Lt Beckett, CoS

“Unfortunately I do not Lieutenant. I’m still waiting for most of my kit to be issued from the Quartermaster, so I came directly here without stopping at my locker, so I have not seen Ensign Brekag.” Picking up a utility belt off of the supply table, he quickly ran his hand over the belt, doing a quick check of the belt itself, and what was in already loaded on it. With everything checking out, he slid it around his waist and cinched it tight.

Picking up a type II phaser, he did a quick before sliding it into it’s place. Grabbing a rifle, he quickly pulled the energy cell before sliding it back into place. Completing the rest of his checks, he nodded to himself, before lowering the rifle so it was pointed towards the floor.

“So what is the plan today Lieutenant?”

Ens Harmon - Sec

She watched the Ensign work with a weather eye. He was quick and economical. The faintest hint of a smile tugged at her lips for the briefest moment. “Well.” She finished with a small sigh. “I expect we’re going to see some action. I know Brekag has been around the block at least once, and you’ve been in for a decade. We’ve got enough phaser rifles to arm a third of the crew. Enough hand phasers to arm everybody. We all qualified in the Academy or in boot. But some haven’t touched a weapon since then. I want to make sure everybody can still shoot, if they have to. That they have the basic skills. Skills are perishable. That includes basic weapon safety too.”

“I expect more from you and the rest of the security and tactical ops personnel. This is what we do. If we get more than five showing up, you’ll help me herd kittens, and get people checked out. If it’s just a small group, we’ll check them out quickly, and if they want, start running them through more advanced drills. Work on draw and shoot, target transitions and weapon handling, shooting quickly and accurately with distance changes. We’ll work into shooting, moving, communicating. Individually and in teams. Battle Drill Six or room clearing. Anybody that wants intermediate to advanced training for this stuff, whether repelling boarders, or operating on an Away Team Mission. We can discuss tactics and scenarios too. I really expect it mostly be security people for the advanced stuff, and maybe the senior officers.”

“Ideally, this will be some fun stuff. But we do want to take it seriously. Fun keeps people motivated, but a serious tone keeps people focused. We will probably be doing a lot more drills for our section. But if we have to… everyone fights, noone quits.”

Lt Beckett, CoS


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