General Windscorpion gave a press conference as the 1st Fleet prepared to leave the DDS base at Sanger Alpha 6329. He confirmed that all the DDS ships have had extra auxiliary laser cannons fitted to handle the expected swarms of Tarbotian fighters. Scientific equipment has also been removed to allow for extra ammunition. Windscorpion said that the DDS would be taking a numble of nuclear tipped missiles as well as the standard transphasic missiles.
Windscorpion said that he expected to turn the Tarbotians into a kebab with his sword. Vodaphone, speaking via tele-link, quickly added that the intention of the mission was to scare off the Tarbotians after their sneak attack on the SS Hydra.