Star Trek: The Dominion War

The Forces

The Dominion – 4 squads of Jem’hadar led a Vorta, and 1 Jem’hadar Fighter for Air Support.

United Federation of Planets – 5 Squads of Federation Ground Forces. with several Advantages: 1 ARGO Rover, and 1 Shuttle Craft.

Jokers: Jokers are shuffled into the deck, a Joker allows for the player to deploy a unit to their table edge from their Strategic Reserves list.  The SR lists aren’t published as each player has a finite and other players don’t know who has what and how many of a given Reserve.

Turn 1

The Jem’hadar ran forward, trying to keep cover between them and the Federation. The Jem’hadar Fighter zipped forward and immediately destroyed the ARGO rover. UFP ground forces shot at it with a barrage of small arms fire, scoring some damage, Squad Alpha made a bee-line for the Defense Data Core to start the Data Purge. Squad Delta mounted the shuttlecraft.

Turn 2

Squad Delta utilized the Shuttle’s minimal weapon systems to draw fire from Jem’Hadar Fighter.The Ground forces continued to pelt it with their hand weapons. The Jem’hadar assault squads continued their progress towards the garrison.

Turn 3

The Federation is dealt a Joker, and deploys another Shuttlecraft to the table. Squad Delta, aboard the Type 6 Shuttle, zips towards to the back lines of the Dominion ground forces, hoping to draw the Jem’hadar fighter away.

Turn 4

Squad Delta dismounts the Shuttle behind enemies lines, and are pretty much immediately cut down. The Jem’hadar Fighter follows Squad Delta providing support for the Vorta. The Federation Type 9 Shuttle, unleashes a devastating phaser blast on the Jem’hadar fighter. In a fit of unspeakable luck, the Fighter crashed down atop a squad of shrouded Jem’Hadar troops. Much to Luke’s relief, only 1 warrior was lost. The Jem’hadar Squads finally reach effective range for exchanging small arms fire.

Turn 5

The Dominion is dealt a Joker, and deploys a Main Battle Tank. The Feds lower their Force Gate and start moving out to confront the Dominion Troops, hoping to give Squad Alpha more time to complete the Data Purge.

Turn 6

The Dominion Battle Tank unleashes hell, dropping the Type 9 Shuttle in a single hit. The Type 9, crashes down near the other shuttle, causing no further damage to the field. The scrum at the gate is brutal, and devastating for both sides.

Turn 7

The Dominion get another Joker! realizing the clock is running out, and the Data Purge is nearly complete, Luke deploys another Jem’hadar Fighter. The Battle at the gate continues. The Feds raise the forcefield, the Jem’hadar lower it, ready to charge in a stop the Data Purge.

Turn 8

The Federation gains the luck of the draw, going first and re-raising the forcefield at the gate, giving  Squad Alpha those crucial final seconds to complete the Data Purge.