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<DIV>~~Meridian Bridge~~</DIV>
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<DIV> After their last encounters, Rog was looking forward to
finishing off the Rommies. They were running low on torpedoes, he was pretty
sure of that. If they weren't, they soon would be. Winning this battle was
imperative, if the Coalition fleet didn't win here, there'd be no stopping the
Rommies.</DIV>
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<DIV> Baxter looked over at Rog and said, "Sir, Capt. Spearling has
instructed us to fly in a V formation. We'll be making up an arm of that
V."</DIV>
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<DIV>Rog nodded and replied, "Acknowledge those orders Baxter. Andre, maintain a
safe distance between us and the Flaxlatrox Cha. This type of formation with
dissimilar types of ships is particularly dangerous. Hendriksen, maintain a
watch on the Menzoberranzan and the Defiant. Alert us if those ships get too
close."</DIV>
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<DIV>Baxter and Hendriksen responded to these orders at about the same time with
a loud, "Aye sir."</DIV>
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<DIV>Andre turned and said, "Sir, what speed shall I set?"</DIV>
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<DIV>Rog answered, "Warp 4, should be good, but be ready to make adjustments on
the fly."</DIV>
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<DIV>Andre said, "Aye sir."</DIV>
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<DIV>Rog looked at Jonas and said, "Mr. Jonas, get ready to open fire once
again. Things could get dicey and we must finish off the Rommies here and now
understood?"</DIV>
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<DIV>Jonas answered, "Aye sir understood."</DIV>
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<DIV>Tapping his comm button he said, "Wang, Bones, status of your departments
please. Bones, be ready for casualties."</DIV>
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<DIV>Capt. Roger Finney</DIV>
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