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DRW: Romulans Attack Earth's Proxima Colony |
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Written by Shlokt on
Saturday, 09 February 2008
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 Romulans Attack Earth's Proxima Colony
Shlokt - Tellarite Information Service
29 December, 2156
The Coalition Council has released a report confirming the rumors first heard yesterday of an attack on one of Earth's colonies. The report states that at approximately 11:15 AM Proxima City time, several Romulan warships decloaked in low orbit over the colony and began orbital bombardment of its three major settlements.
It is not clear why, but the Coalition patrol assigned to guard the system took several minutes to respond (the report cites a "delay") and, as a result, the civilian casualty count is estimated to be in the thousands.
The Romulan ships were repelled, but not before they destroyed the Tellarite battlecruiser Brotag, as well as a Vulcan ship, the T'klass. Additionally, a Denobulan light cruiser, the Zo'bram, was badly damaged and is most likely beyond repair.
It is not clear what, if any, casualties the Romulans suffered. The Andorian Imperial News Service is reporting that at least one enemy ship was destroyed, but the TIS's own sources within the Tellarite Fleet say that the Romulans did not lose any ships. The Council's report makes no mention of whether or not any Romulan ships were destroyed.
Magistrate Gol was quick to condemn the strike, calling it a "ruthless attack by a race of cowards."
Proxima Colony orbits the star known on Tellar Prime as Torreb 271. It was founded by an Earth colony ship in 2102. Since then, three small cities have been built on its two largest continents. Prior to the Romulan attack, it had a population of just under 30,000.
This Dispatches from the Romulan War report was contributed by Ensign Edwards.
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