Battle of Doliin Bay

UPFS Z'Gata and UPFS Stiletto approaching Doliin Bay Station

In the Battle of Doliin Bay, a pair of UPF Ships — the frigate Z'Gata and the assault scout Stiletto — were dispatched to guard the small space station Doliin Bay, in orbit around the planet Ken'zah-Kit. In the second week of this routine duty, the Doliin Bay's powerful sensors detected a pair of ships entering the system from the Void. As they streaked closer, the computer sketched the sleek outlines of a Sathar heavy cruiser (The Perdition) and its destroyer escort (The Venomous). The UPF crews, facing a far stronger enemy, realized they had to flee, but they could not leave the Doliin Bay garrison defenseless against the invaders!

Unknown to the UPF defenders, the attacking ships represented only one prong of a huge attack against colonized planets along the edge of the Frontier. The attackers' mission was simple: destroy any UPF starships encountered and wipe out any colonies in the area.

In the battle, the UPF ships and station held off the assault until the Z'Gata could evacuate the station. It took about thirty minutes to fully evacuate the station. Afterwards, the UPF ships left the system, and the Second Sathar War had begun.

Post-Battle Report

"Accompanied by a Stiletto class assault scout ship, the UPF Frigate Z'Gata cruised toward the orbiting station Doliin Bay. The ship's commander, Beril Gamache, was nervous. Doliin Bay, and its mining colony on the planet Kenzah' Kit, were on the very edge of the Frontier. Reports of unfamiliar ships had been trickling in from this area for the last few months. Gamache hated to carry a valuable cargo into a border system without more information about possible dangers.

Suddenly. the frigate's sensors lit up; long range detectors reported two ships emerging from the Void inside the system. Immediately, the commander ordered all hands to their stations. There was no good reason to be suspicious, but he had an odd feeling...

As the intruders closed in. Gamache studied the computer's report:

• OBJECT ONE: STARSHIP HEAVY CRUISER CLASS
  • ORIGIN: UNKNOWN
    
  • BUILDERS: UNKNOWN
    
  • COURSE: DOLIIN BAY

• OBJECT TWO: STARSHIP DESTROYER CLASS
  • ORIGIN: UNKNOWN
    
  • BUILDERS: UNKNOWN
    
  • COURSE: DOLIIN BAY

• ADVISEMENT:
  • INTERCEPT AND CONTACT INTRUDERS
    
  • PROCEDURE YELLOW ALERT

The UPF ships swung into an intercept course. With weapon crews on alert, Z'Gata's automatic beacons began radioing friendly messages in all known languages toward the unidentified ships. The intruder's reply vaporized the Stiletto's starboard thrusters in a blinding laser flash - The Second Sathar War had begun!"

Source: UPF Tactical Handbook