08-27-2025, 01:26 AM
The change in maneuver had, as Chertstone admitted, taken far too long. Velocity, inertia, and the Yeager's overall lack of agility all contributed to the severe battering she received from the Jem'Hadar fighters. Power relays exploded, sensor screens blinked out, and crew and Jem'Hadar boarders alike were flushed into space by explosive decompressions.
The Yeager didn't suffer alone, though. While the Yeager's torpedoes had initially missed, it retained target locks on the Jem'Hadar; two of the torpedoes had enough power left in their drives to circle around and strike the rearmost ship, tearing it in two. The other fighter banked away from the explosion, veering sharply away from the Os'rusa as it entered the engagement.
Dipping down and coming up underneath the Os'rusa, the Yeager's forward weapons now had a point-blank shot at a broadside-on target. The rate of closure was high, and the Os'rusa was already maneuvering to bring its own weapons to bear. If the Yeager missed, or allowed the Os'rusa to fire first, the Yeager was doomed.
The Yeager didn't suffer alone, though. While the Yeager's torpedoes had initially missed, it retained target locks on the Jem'Hadar; two of the torpedoes had enough power left in their drives to circle around and strike the rearmost ship, tearing it in two. The other fighter banked away from the explosion, veering sharply away from the Os'rusa as it entered the engagement.
Dipping down and coming up underneath the Os'rusa, the Yeager's forward weapons now had a point-blank shot at a broadside-on target. The rate of closure was high, and the Os'rusa was already maneuvering to bring its own weapons to bear. If the Yeager missed, or allowed the Os'rusa to fire first, the Yeager was doomed.