Location: Tibicena Orbit, Magec System
Date: 198.7.19

While normally a small force of mercenary frigates and destroyers would be more than enough to end a strike, the (highly illegal) Tibicena Mineworker's Union managed to sneak a message out to Vela. While the Collective was unwilling to start a full-on war with Tri-Tachyon to liberate the planet, a light force of experimental heavy frigates in need of combat testing could offer a temporary reprieve.