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In recent months the FSE has been involved in a number of low intensity conflicts to protect its colonel interests in systems controlled by small third line governments.

Though these conflicts are considered low intensity they have extracted a high cost in men and materials from the FSE. The ammunition based FSE forces assigned to defend these systems took significant losses to vastly smaller naval forces using hit and run tactics. With these same forces concentrating their attacks against supply convoys and supply depots. These tactics effectively neutralized any of the FSE forces deployed to these systems.

The loss of materials to small missile boats and gunboats made the FSE reconsider their tactics in these conflicts, making them draw heavily upon their escort forces. In the Battle for Depot 191 a poorly prepared FSE force lost a battle cruiser, two destroyers and a frigate defending a supply station against a group of missile boats that were reinforced by two surplus ESU destroyers. This battle was a turning point in that conflict from which the FSE would never recover.

The effectiveness of these small attack craft against a more powerful FSE defending force at The Battle for Depot 191 has prompted the Office of Naval Intelligence to begin a study into this type of engagement. The NAC high command has also showed interest in this subject matter and has begun simulation training to test standard operational doctrine under this type of combat situation.

The purpose of this simulation is to test the effectiveness of a standard NAC cruiser squadron in a frequent type of force deployment. This simulation is very similar to real The Battle for Depot 191 as it pits a first line state's heavier cruisers and escorts verses a group of small but deadly attack boats. All involved in this simulation will get a chance to defend and attack the fictitious mining facility in this simulation.