The remains of the last Boskonian Cruiser drifted by, reduced by a combination of explosive decompression, and 76 millimetre gunfire, to an expanding cloud of gas and debris. Captain Ray Garret watched it go by out the bridge windows, enjoying that victorious feeling.
"Status of the Convoy?" he asked.
"You make me do all the work reports no damage to ships in the convoy. No casualties. " Megan answered from the comm-station
"And ourselves?"
Anne checked her panel... check it again, narrowing her eyes, scrutinizing it is if her life depended on it.
"Engineering reports full power restoration in 10 minutes. They'll try do it in three. One of the Rheinmetalls overheated and jammed again. And..." she paused, ears flickering. "It says here, that the Third Bridge has been destroyed,"
Ray double checked for himself... Sure enough. There it was, right under the remark about the jammed gun. As far as the computers were concerned, the Third Bridge had indeed been shot clean off.
"But...we don't even have a Third bridge..." said the Captain
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"Status of the Convoy?" he asked.
"You make me do all the work reports no damage to ships in the convoy. No casualties. " Megan answered from the comm-station
"And ourselves?"
Anne checked her panel... check it again, narrowing her eyes, scrutinizing it is if her life depended on it.
"Engineering reports full power restoration in 10 minutes. They'll try do it in three. One of the Rheinmetalls overheated and jammed again. And..." she paused, ears flickering. "It says here, that the Third Bridge has been destroyed,"
Ray double checked for himself... Sure enough. There it was, right under the remark about the jammed gun. As far as the computers were concerned, the Third Bridge had indeed been shot clean off.
"But...we don't even have a Third bridge..." said the Captain
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--m(^0^)m-- Wot, no sig?