Starfleet Intelligence Report
2307.Q4
Report of Rear Admiral Nash zh'Rhashaan
Good morning, Admiral.
As was the case last year, we have spent most of the last year with our focus squarely on the Caradassian frontier. During the last few months we have successfully located a Cardassian major colony at Trangot. Beyond that, we have had some successes, though failing to prevent the attempted assassination of our dignatries at Amarkia, though we will note that the Diplomatic Service's insistence on Enterprise came at our quiet suggestion.
The T'Mir's efforts have proven extremely fruitful, allowing us to ferret out the Trangot colony, a forward base, and generally keep our heads at least somewhat above water with the Cardassian subterfuge.
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Suspected Force on Romulan Border:
1 Heavy Warbird
3 Birds of Prey
0 D7s
Initial rough intelligence leads us to believe the planned crusier will fit within a 1m-ton berth. It will be considerably more durable than a Constellation, while still retaining a cloaking device.
Beyond that, levels held steady on this border. We have intercepted some signals indicating an event incurring damaged ships and casualties ocurred during the year. Both sides are being tight-lipped.
Suspected Force on Klingon Border:
2 K'tinga
6 Klingon Bird of Prey
A new generation of the Bird of Prey is in development. It is expected that the K'tinga will continue to give reliable service into the future, and the next project will be a battleship-type explorer, to be operated centrally.
Suspected Force on Cardassian Frontier:
3 Jaldun-class destroyers operating within the frontier unit on a regular basis.
CDF Trager
CDF Ronagot
CDF Karnack
1 Science Escort is also operating within the frontier.
CDF Parnok
We are no closer to identifying any of the larger supporting ships.
Forces that lie behind that are difficult to ascertain.
The number of additional subspace transmitters we are tracking within the frontier has risen to twelve, including at least six Jaldun-class destroyers, giving us a minimum of nine Jaldun-class. This excludes the destroyer that was lost during the year.
Estimates of Cardassian Fleet Units
The Apiata have shared with us intelligence about a further general-purpose escort used by the Cardassians.
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C3 S2 H3 L3 P1 D2
We can confirm at least 9 Jaldun-class units are active, and possibly as many as twenty-four. We have still to learn the extent of Cardassian borders, or their neighbours on the other side of the Federation.
Discussions with our new affiliates on the Cardassian frontier have revealed a few estimates.
The Indorians believe that there are ten cruisers, one larger ship, and a dozen escorts.
The Apiata are more considerably more pessimisstic, citing a believed total of twenty-five cruisers and twenty escorts.
Opinion on Romulan Diplomatic Posture
The accession to the United Federation of Planets of the Amarki after a few short years has thrown the Tal Shiar into a panic. Sufficiently, it appears, to have let their normally impeccable information security slip a little. It appears that the Romulans are trying to assess if the idea that we are true to our stated beliefs makes us less dangerous or more dangerous to the Romulan Star Empire.
Opinion on Klingon Diplomatic Posture
Federation-Klingon diplomacy is continuing to grow, nurtured by the Diplomatic Service.
It is important to remember that peace with the Klingons is probably always a somewhat tenuous matter. However, as long as a nation is not conquered by war with the Klingons, we find that they tend to be very leniant about grudges and, indeed, normalise relations with surprising ease. A better state of diplomatic affairs at this point bodes well for the future, even if it does not clear us from all prospects of war.
Opinion on Cardassian Diplomatic Posture
The extent of the possible threat posed by Cardassia is now clear to the Council. They continue to work to open diplomatic channels, and are currently floating the possibility of using Apiata and the Sydraxite Hierarchy to act as go-betweens for our people. However, we do not believe that at this stage the Cardassian Union truly wants a war. Rather, they feel that their ruthless attitude makes them more suited to this low-level brush campaign than the Federation is. They, perhaps, do not know of our early history with the Romulans and Klingons.
The upper possibilities of the Cardassian fleet would be sufficient to inflict substantial losses on the Federation in open war. Their lower possibilities Starfleet Intelligence is confident that the fleet can handle.
We may be in the uncomfortable position of choosing between eventually chosing between open war and extending the hand of friendship to third-party species.
Opinion on Sydraxite-Miracht Incident of Stardate 22706
Evidence is mounting that the Cardassian diplomatic efforts with the Sydraxian is, or worse, has, succeeded. The subspace bandwidth between the two neighbours has increased.
It appears that the effort to hunt down the USS Miracht is tied to "finishing the job" after the ship got away from the earlier incident of Stardate 22339 at the Kar Akar colony world. From what we have been able to deduce, the Cardassians successfully framed one of our officers for the desecration of what is best described as a holy shrine, though it is not truly religious in nature. We are, unfortunately, unable to generate proof beyond a general suspicion that the Cardassians were involved, however, as access is extremely limited. In any event, it may no longer matter.
Currently we would suggest that the Miracht shift to exploring the core-ward border. Its absence may calm inflamed passions, or it may simply cause the Sydraxians to lash out, but in either instance, having an explorer with a special target on its back is adverse to operational succcess.
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Starfleet Shipyard Operations Command Report
From: Captain Rivonn, Superintendent, 40 Eridani A Shipyards, Berth A
To: Admiral Vitalia Yukiko Kahurangi, Starfleet Command; Rear Admiral Sirvk, Director, 40 Eridani A Shipyards; Vice Admiral Valentina Sousa
Subject: Certificate of Completion
To Whom It May Concern,
As per Starfleet Regulations IV-12 (a), as Superintendent of this Shipyard Berth, I herein certify that the project under my command, the USS Endurance (Excelsior-class explorer, Fleet Order NCC-2007) is complete, assessed, and ready to be added to the Fleet Register.
Sincerely,
Captain Rivonn
