UPF Frigates engaging Sather cruisers at short range.
(FY 81) The approach of the Sather fleet has been observed by the residents of the fortified station Ken' zah Kit for several days. The word has come from fleet headquarters: "No reinforcements avaiable." The few UPF ships are already at the station are ready for the fight, their officers and crew knowing the fate that will fall to the ivilians on the station if they fail.
Preface
Task Force Z' Gata was able to evacuate Doliin Bay when the Sather sent a recon force of one heavy cruiser and one destroyer. They suffered heavy losses and the Sather recon force retreated. The ships of Task Force Z' Gata were in the shipyard being repaired at the time of the Battle for K' aken Kar. (Doliin Bay is in a further orbit then UPFB Ken' Zah. The Doliin Bay's powerful sensors are used to detect ships entering the system from the Void.)
The K'aken Kar Militia had been dispatched to assist the UPF at Madderly's Star due to the invasion by the First Sather Fleet. They were not available for the Battle for K' aken Kar.
This only left five UPF ships, some fighters and the Ken' Zah to defend Ken'zah-Kit.
UPF forces
UPFB Ken' Zah (Fortified Space Station)
5 fighters
UPFS Z' Rak't Zoz (Minelayer)
UPFS Shimmer (Frigate)
UPFS ZZ' Nakk'T (Frigate)
UPFS Rapier (Assault Scout)
UPFS Lancet (Assault Scout)
Sather forces (unattached forces)
SAV Maelstrom (Assault Carrier)
6 fighters
SAV Carrion (Heavy Cruiser)
SAV Deathstroke (Light Cruiser)
SAV Bludgeon (Destroyer)
SAV Viper (Destroyer)
Aftermath (suggestive)
The Sather forces suffered initial casualties from mines and seeker missiles laid by the UPFS Z' Rak't Zoz. The UPF forces then rushed in to finish off those ships that were heavily damaged (destroyers and fighters). The UPF was able to cripple the SAV Carrion with assault rockets from the Raiper, Lancet and two fighters but, all but the Rapier was destroyed. The ZZ' Nakk'T, ZZ' Nakk'T and Shimmer focused on the SAV Deathstroke. The ZZ' Nakk'T and Shimmer received heavy damage as well as the Deathstroke, when she received a catastrophic hit. One of the ZZ' Nakk'T's last seeker missiles struck the Deathstroke from behind.
The UPF forces then fell back to UPFB Ken' Zah. With all ither forces destroyed, the SAV Malestrom made a suicide run for the UPFB Ken' Zah. The four remaing ships and the fortified station then destroyed the Malestrom.
The UPF defended K' aken Kar but, with heavy losses. Task Force Prenglar regrouped in this system in later during SWII.