So what do we have here:
1309: Enterprise receives a distress call from Narendra III declaring they are under attack and defences are failing. Captain Garrett orders a change in course and increase to Warp 8.6. XO objects based on Starfleet directive to not enter Klingon Space, Garrett overrules based on Starfleet regulations regarding distress calls. XO withdraws objection.
[Starfleet Judge Advocate General concurs with Captain Garrett.]
This looks good Starfleet coming in to safe the day as the bigdam heroes.
1327: Narenda III unresponsive to hails and distress call ceases. Captain Garrett orders increase to Warp 8.8.
1328: Shipwide yellow alert issued.
So after 18Minutes the disstress call ceases. Garrett increases speed and prepares for hostilities. Good call you never know what has crawled out of the woodwork to turn everything to shit.
1412: Enterprise detects disruptor signatures from weapon discharges at Narendra III. Captain Garrett orders increase to Warp 9.
1418: Shipwide red alert issued.
Over one hour after the first distress Signal was recieved you are getting close and detect heavy naval fire. Garret is right to go to Battlestations. Here she should have send out another report to HQ detailing the situations and timestamps of what happened including the likely orbital bombardment of the colony.
1423: Enterprise drops out of warp at orbital insertion point for Narendra III colony and detects four Romulan Warbirds of unknown classification. Captain Garrett opens a general hail ordering a halt to the attack and requesting an open dialogue.
1424: Romulan Warbirds cease fire and reposition towards Enterprise. Captain Garrett orders weapons cold and helm ready for evasive manoeuvres.
[Running weapons cold is in violation of Starfleet directives regarding non-communicative starships with known hostile activity. Starfleet Judge Advocate General cites Captain's Prerogative and declines to issue formal censure.]
So GARRETT KNOWS THESE four unknows bombarded a neutral colony for more than 60 Minutes and her first instinct is to go there weapons off and hail them? I hope she was a Career woman that never procreated that much moronic stupidy should not continue.
She should have come in full speed and killed the first one from surprise. Then continued firing on the second one while ORDERING the remaining ones to get lost or be killed.
Edit: This attack is a clear violation of everything the Federation stands for. Including the hour long orbital bombardment of the colony. So yes there is absolute justification of coming in guns blazing. As the federation espouses high ideals standing by and not doing anything in the name of peace would not have worked either.
1425:43: Romulan Warbirds open fire. Captain Garrett orders evasive manoeuvres and return fire.
1425:49: Enterprise returns fire with phasers and breaks off. Warbirds split into two wings and begin pursuit.
After her stupidy the enemy gets the first hits in. Instead of using her ships high power to charge them firing she turns, opening herself for a pursuit by a numerical superior foe.
What follows is a execution. She is not salvaging this monumental fuck up even with two kills. It is not enough to clear her from the stupidy she showed earlier.
Recommendation: Posthumous degrading Rachel Garrett to Commander, a posthumous black mark on her records and dishonorable discharge for wasting one of our brand new ships. Further we recomend a change in officers schooling to remove the chance that future captains make the same mistake.
