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- "Helm, attack pattern, Theta-Red. Weapons, hit the Borg with everything we've got: transphasic torpedoes, phasers, bad grammar-whatever it takes!"
- —Morgan Bateson to his crew
The Battle of Vulcan was one of several battles that took place during the Borg Invasion of 2381. It place at the same time as the attacks on Andoria, Tellar, Coridan III, Qo'noS, and Beta Rigel. The Borg would become immune to the transphasic torpedoes during these battles.
The Battle[]
The battle took place in February 2381 several hours after 7,461 Borg ships poured out of the subspace tunnels in the Azure Nebula. A Borg fleet composed of ten Cubes was formed and sent to eradicate the population of Vulcan (planet). The Federation starship USS Atlas engaged the fleet and started off by firing several transphasic torpedoes destroying two cubes.
Atlas fired again, but the Borg had already adapted. Captain Bateson ordered his ship to back away from the Borg armada. The USS Billings then placed a reserve wing of ships on a collision course with the Borg cubes. The tactic proved pointless as they were all destroyed and the Borg ships proceeded to fire on Vulcan.
The weapons impacts were witnessed by T'Lana in the Forge; as she watched a multi-megaton blast race toward her, she determined the blast would reach her in 6.2 seconds.
Eventually, Erika Hernandez took temporary control of the Borg Collective and ordered them to fight among each other, destroying large numbers of ships. The Borg Queen regained control and ordered the drones to regenerate.
Upon watching the Borg armada go inactive, Bateson ordered the surviving ships to destroy the Borg. Elsewhere, the Borg armadas were also routed. (ST - Destiny novel: Lost Souls)
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| Battles of the Borg Invasion of 2381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Attacks on Khitomer • Battle of Acamar • Battle of Adelphous IV • Battle of Aldebaran • Battle of Alonis • Battle of Andor • Battle of Ardana • Battle of the Azure Nebula • Battle of Barolia • Battle of Beta Lankal • Battle of Beta Rigel • Battle of Beta Thoridor • Battle of Castor • Battle of Celes • Battle of Coridan • Battle of Deneva • Battle of Devnar IV • Battle of Elas • Battle of Gamma Hromi II • Battle of Gorath • Battle of H'atoria • Battle of Hyralan • Battle of Japori II • Battle of Jouret • Battle of Korvat • Battle of Lorillia • Battle of Mempa • Battle of Morska • Battle of Nequencia Alpha • Battle of Pandril • Battle of Qo'noS • Battle of Ramatis III • Battle of Regulus • Battle of Rhaandarel • Battle of Risa • Battle of Starbase 24 • Battle of Starbase 157 • Battle of Starbase 234 • Battle of Starbase 343 • Battle of Tellar • Battle of Troyius • Battle of Vulcan • Battle of Xarantine • Devastation of Nausicaa • Devastation of Rura Penthe • Devastation of Sherman's Planet • Devastation of Yridia • Massacre at the Azure Nebula | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||