New Frontiers (Expansion Wars Trilogy, book 1)
“the helmsman reported not even ten minutes after the conversation with Admiral Marcum.
“Very good,” Celesta said. “Nav! Set course for the middle of the Darshik formation. Tactical, you’re going to have to not only track the enemy ships but be aware of incoming fire from the Terran ships down near New Sierra’s orbit. OPS, you help her with that.”
“Course entered in and ready, Captain,” the nav station operator said.
“Come onto new course, all ahead flank.”
“RDS ahead flank, aye,...” the helmsman said. “MPD main engines to zero thrust, plasma chambers still at operational levels.”
“Good, good,” Celesta said, grunting slightly against the acceleration of the reactionless drive as it overwhelmed their artificial gravity and inertial compensators. “Let’s keep them there for now since the RDS pod is a bit temperamental.”
She could only marvel at the power of the new drive as she watched the Icarus race past her old maximum real-space velocity on the main display and get there in a matter of minutes.MoreLess
“Very good,” Celesta said. “Nav! Set course for the middle of the Darshik formation. Tactical, you’re going to have to not only track the enemy ships but be aware of incoming fire from the Terran ships down near New Sierra’s orbit. OPS, you help her with that.”
“Course entered in and ready, Captain,” the nav station operator said.
“Come onto new course, all ahead flank.”
“RDS ahead flank, aye,...” the helmsman said. “MPD main engines to zero thrust, plasma chambers still at operational levels.”
“Good, good,” Celesta said, grunting slightly against the acceleration of the reactionless drive as it overwhelmed their artificial gravity and inertial compensators. “Let’s keep them there for now since the RDS pod is a bit temperamental.”
She could only marvel at the power of the new drive as she watched the Icarus race past her old maximum real-space velocity on the main display and get there in a matter of minutes.MoreLess
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