9: Overall Assessment of Potential Usage and Threat
These are purely based on the findings by myself after reviewing the report prepared by my team, and the various other sources that I have access to that they do not.
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Potential Usage:
Clearly, the Vanguard is a technological wonder that we need to study, but all attempts should be made to access their technology fairly through trade and co-operation [and possibly some simple form of submission] before any aggressive actions are taken.
In a suggested order, these are the technologies that most interest my team and I:
Controlled matter/antimatter reactions
Replicator/transporter technology
Directed energy weaponry
True shields
Subspace technology
Genetic material
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Potential Threat:
After reading this report I hope you have an understanding of just how powerful this one cruiser truly is.
Professor Adinus postulated that an attacking fleet which caught the Vanguard unaware had only a 50% chance of disabling or destroying the vessel while taking over 80% losses.
My own models suggest using at least TWO full fleets preforming a close range FTL exit to achieve a first strike.
Without a first strike, the Vanguard would simply slice a path out of the attacking fleets and withdraw to a safe distance from which to annihilate the attackers.
Simply put, we do not want this vessel to oppose us and should strive to ensure that we do nothing to actively make Captain MacLeod and his crew wish to attack us for any reason.
I cannot state how worried I am by certain elements in the STG which are actively suggesting an attack to seize the Vanguard and how such an action could result in a truly frightening response from the Captain.