Earlier today a mighty fleet led by The Orchid engaged and smashed a larger Utrek fleet and regained control of the space around Remedia Prime. The DDS battle fleet was a formidable force consisting of 7 Quasars (including the Q-ILU), 4 Pulsars, 2 Velocitys, 8 Isometrics and 10 Terran Seas with 5 Pentekonters and 2 Solaris acting as flank protection. Following the debacle in the first battle of Remedia Prime no Remedian ships took part in the battle (not that there are many left in any way ready to fight at the moment).
The DDS reverted back to their classic holding tactics where smaller ships pin down the enemy and crowd them in where they can then be pounded by the central core of cruisers. 11 Z-cannon equipped cruisers certainly made the Utrekians suffer, it is estimated at least 43 Utrek ships were destroyed and a number of others damaged. At least 2 of the new Reptoli Tuul were among the destroyed.
The DDS lost 3 ships, Velocity class destroyer 2202 Rapide was hit by a Molentic Tuul flying out of control and was destroyed. Isometric frigate 3127 Mississippian suffered a main power and shields loss, luckily most of the crew was teleported off before the ship was destroyed. After the battle Solaris frigate 3803 Scorpio was surprised by a Utrek patrol and destroyed. A number of DDS ships suffered damage though casualties could have been much higher if not for the high standard of training and professionalism of the crews The Orchid said as she was congratulating the fleet.
The DDS have now moved back into control of the Remedian homeworld which has suffered terribly from days of orbital bombardment. A DDS intelligence source said that the Utrek lost a lot of their remaining first-line ships and experienced crews and won't be able to mount any counterattacks for the foreseeable future. The DDS have risen the Utrek losses to 47 following analysis of Utrek radio traffic and indication that some damaged ships have been abandoned and stricken.
