It is late in the day of star date 2/2408.21.

The Orion Frontier Mercantile Association is moving a large load of Federation warp engines, weapons, and miscellaneous spare parts for star ships to its capital at Freeloader. The equipment is to be used for the maintenance of its fleet and the construction of new ships. The cargo is carried by the Doric Star, a newly built Dark Star class freighter. In addition to the military cargo, the Doric Star is carrying grain, farm machinery, miscellaneous ores, some valuable minerals, a shipment of high grade industrial diamonds, plus lots of other stuff just way, way too numerous to mention (it is, after all, a huge ship). Due to the high value and military sensitivity of the cargo, the freighter is escorted by a Chalmara class destroyer, a Guardian class gunboat, and an Ohmera class gunboat.

While moving away from the Noborian system along the Federation border, the convoy detects the rapid approach of four Gorn warp signatures. A short distance from the convoy the Gorn ships drop out of warp. The intruders are a battleship, two destroyers, and a scout. The battleship signals that the convoy is to halt and prepare to be boarded.

The commander of the senior Orion ship tells the Gorn commander where to place his demand (an act which may not be physically possible for the not-to-limber Gorn). As the convoy is still too far into the system to enter warp safely, they must continue to run at sub-light speed.

A hockey game battle erupts as the Orion escort attempts to get the Doric Star away from the Gorn "pirates".

Victory Conditions.

• Orion. The Orion win if their warship losses are no greater than those of the Gorn, and the Doric Star survives.
• Gorn. The Gorn win if they capture the Doric Star, regardless of losses.
• Note: The Gorn force is significantly smaller than the Orions in terms of Combat Efficiency. Very good tactics are required of the Gorn player to achieve the victory condition.

Orion Force. The Orion convoy consists of the following.

Name	Class Name	Type	Class	CE
Lancer	Chalmara Mk I	Destroyer	VI	75	Escort Leader
Defender	Guardian Mk I	Gunboat	V	80
Nomad	Ohmera Mk IV	Gunboat	IV	72
Doric Star	Dark Star Mk I	Freighter	VI	55

Gorn Force. The Gorn raiders include of the following.

Name	Class Name	Type	Class	CE
Battleship 51	BH-3C	Battleship	XIII	91	Flagship
Destroyer 117	SS-3A	Destroyer	VI	90
Destroyer 118	SS-3A	Destroyer	VI	85
Scout 291	GX-1A	Scout	III	92