By the Book - Playing out The Wrath of Khan using Attack Wing
One of my favourite films is Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan. For me, one of the most noteworthy scenes is when the USS Enterprise encounters the USS Reliant for the first time and falls victim to a surprise attack. When the Enterprise first detects the Reliant, there's a bit of dialogue between Spock and Saavik. SAAVIK: Sir, may I quote General Order Twelve, 'On the approach of any vessel, when communications have not been established... SPOCK: Lieutenant, the Admiral is well aware of the Regulations. The assumption for this game is that Kirk follows General Order Twelve and puts the Enterprise onto a combat footing. So instead of Khan looking surprised when the Reliant's shields are lowered, Khan is now surprised that the Enterprise's are going up! Sir! Their shields are going up! With Kirk and Khan having the same Captain rating (8), officially Kirk should go first. However, in keeping with this scenario, we'll have Khan still carry out his surprise attack by go...