Star Wars Dominion War Chapter 3-Liberation of Betazed

Sisko met Ackbar in the wardroom of Deep Space Nine. "Admiral, Captain Picard contacted me with a special request to make of you. One of our planets, Betazed is still under Dominion control. This planet happens to be the homeworld of the Enterprise's counselor."

"Yes I've met her Councilor Troi."

"The same. A cloaked Klingon Bird of Prey made a reconnaissance sweep of the system." He handed Ackbar a PAD "It is not heavily fortified in space but on the ground the Jem'Hadar are dug in. From the way I saw your ships fight in the most recent battle you should be able to take just the Emancipator to deal with the space defenses."

"Thank you Captain I'll get right on it."

Ackbar walked out of the wardroom and to his shuttle. He went back to the Emancipator and ordered it to make calculations to jump to lightspeed on a course for Betazed. He reviewed the defenses the Dominion had in place over Betazed.

Five Jem'Hadar Cruisers, six squadrons of Jem'Hadar attack ships, and two Battle Cruisers. On the ground there were over 100,000 Jem'Hadar concentrated in pockets all over the planet's surface. Some of these were outside civilian population centers so he could bombard those into dust. The other bases were in the centers of cities and town and would have to be taken by force.

"Ackbar to bridge, what is our ETA to Betazed?"

"About two days sir."

"Very well, I want a meeting will all battalion and platoon leaders in one hour."

"Yes sir."

An hour later the soldiers were assembled in one of the many large pilot's briefing rooms. There was much talk until the Admiral walked in and took a spot next to a large holoprojector. "ATTENTION!"

Every soldier in the room instantly snapped to attention.

"Be seated."

They sat down.

"I have brought you here to familiarize you with the enemy you will face on the ground."



Ackbar pressed a button and an image of a Jem'Hadar soldier came up. "These are the Jem'Hadar; they are genetically engineered for one purpose. To fight and die for the Dominion. They are equipped with plasma rifles and sidearms. They are slightly stronger than humans so species that are stronger than humans by our standards shouldn't have a problem with them if it comes to hand-to-hand combat. Reports from the Federation seem to indicate that they favor old-fashioned infantry charges in favor of defending a position. We are going to liberate one of the Federations worlds. There are 100,000 Dominion troops on this planet scattered around it. They have some bases outside civilian population centers so most of the fighting will take place in the city since we plan to bombard the bases outside the cities and towns from space."

Ackbar nodded to several adjuncts that passed out datapads containing more detailed information. "You are receiving a data pad with more data on it. Familiarize not only yourself but your platoons as well. Over the next two days there will be battle drills in the simulators so get ready. Dismissed."

Two days later the Emancipator came out of hyperspace in orbit above Betazed. The Jem'Hadar space forces immediately engaged. Ackbar ordered the ship's tactical officer to open fire on the cruisers and battle cruisers. "Launch all fighters; have them target the Jem'Hadar fighters." He ordered.

Twelve squadrons of starfighters poured out of the Emancipator's hanger bays. They immediately turned on the Jem'Hadar and swarmed the enemy fighters. The Emancipator was having little difficulty with the larger Dominion ships. The ship rumbled. "Sir forward shields down to eighty percent."

"Concentrate fire on one ship at a time."

The Emancipator's turbolaser crews obeyed and battered down the shields on one cruiser, then tore it apart, they then shifted to the next ship, and the next. Soon all the Jem'Hadar Cruisers and Battle Cruisers were destroyed. "Damage and tactical reports" he ordered.

"Sir, overall shield strength at eighty percent and charging." Said one officer

"Sir, our fighters report that all but three Jem'Hadar fighters have been destroyed with minimal losses to our ships." said another officer.

"Very good recover our fighters and destroy the remaining enemy ships. Then prepare troop transports. Also locate all Dominion facilities outside cities and towns."

"Aye sir."



The Republic fighters landed in the hanger bay. The last three Jem'Hadar fighters made suicide runs at the Emancipator but the shields held without a problem. "Sir we've located the majority of the Jem'Hadar concentrations outside the cities."

"Good lock on turbolasers to those coordinates. I want every shot to be on the base itself nowhere else, understood?"

"Yes sir, targeting…locked."

"Fire."

Sheets of turbolaser fire rained down on one then three then five separate bases were instantly vaporized. The surrounding areas were not even singed. "Well done. Now launch troop transports, set landing zones for locations close to Jem'Hadar bases inside cities."

"Aye sir."

Six transports full of troops left the hanger bay. They all landed near the largest Jem'Hadar base. The Jem'Hadar mounted an ambush but the Republic troops held their own. when the last Jem'Hadar soldier went down they moved on. The Emancipator in orbit kept targeting Dominion bases outside major cities as it orbited. After a week of heavy fighting on Betazed the last Dominion outpost had been wiped out. The planet was in the hands of the New Republic. Ackbar contacted Picard with the news.

"Admiral Ackbar what can I do for you?"

"Captain, I am pleased to report that the Dominion has been driven off Betazed."

"That's wonderful news I'll inform Starfleet Command so we can get some ships out there. In the meantime I suggest that you dispatch maybe a small fleet to relive the Emancipator."

"Yes thank you Captain I will do so at once."

"Picard out."

"Ackbar to bridge."

"Bridge here sir."

"Open a channel to taskforce Alpha."

"Channel open sir."

The holographic form of General Solo came up.

"Yes Admiral what can I do for you."



"Bring your taskforce to the planet Betazed. I want you to hold it until Federation reinforcements arrive. There are likely to be some raids after news of the liberation reaches the enemy so the Emancipator is going to stay until you get here."

"Yes Admiral, we're beginning calculations to make the jump to lightspeed now. We should arrive in two days."

"We'll be expecting you General, Ackbar out."

The hologram disappeared. "Ackbar to bridge put us in a standard patrol pattern."

"Aye sir."

"Launch reconnaissance squadrons, I want them on the outer edges of the system watching for any Jem'Hadar or Cardassian ships that might make a run at us."

"Acknowledged sir."