well, I gave her a run around the quadrant. first tested the firepower on asteroids, then agility and speed, pushed the limits of the power system, but she held together like a champ. But then, we ran into one huge bitchslapping Romulan rooster of a ship.. Ael'Hatham-class to be exact. That ship was not the one to fool around with, and when she opened fire, I had no other choice but to engage into a battle, using this unproven ship in it's first firefight. the Romulan got in a lucky shot that disabled both dorsal and ventral main phasers on left and right sides. ( happened again in similar manner when I repeated the battle). It was a battle of attrition. faster, more agile Corinium against big bad Romulan birdie. it took a while, but I managed to wear down her shields and start pounding her vital systems whereas Coriniums speed and agility made it easy to avoid Romulans massive firepower and repair the systems that had been damaged by the critical hit. it truly was David versus Goliath, but the Romulan ship eventually vanished in a ball of fire, and I limped back top starbase 12 for repairs.
oh yeah.. I.. uh, dented her slightly. Does anyone here have some bondo and duct tape..?
