Captain's log, Stardate 86807.55, Captain Zian K. Zirzek reporting.
The Borg Sphere has been destroyed, but not without a price.
Lieutenant Chag reports that an undetected fault during the installation of the main deflector array resulted in the system going offline while deuterium collection was under way. At the time the Reliant was relying on an asteroid belt rich in Duranium to provide protection from Borg sensors, and the loss of the main deflector resulted in an impact of micro-particles. The majority of the ship weathered the situation, but the starboard nacelle was already compromised, and the micro-fractures resulted in a tear along the port side.
The Reliant began venting warp plasma into space, and the Borg were alerted to our presence. The damage was too extensive to repair in time, and we were forced to engage the Borg directly. Lieutenant Commander Odallu proposed a plan to detonate the duranium in the asteroid field after luring the Borg Sphere into it.
When the Sphere arrived the Reliant began an assault, hoping to draw the Borg into a close pursuit. Heavy damage was suffered by the Reliant, while the Sphere suffered little, but after a short battle it was in position and the shields were dropped in order to allow the transporters to sent a number of compressed air cylinders into space as fuel, along with an armed plasma warhead.
The detonation of a large portion of the asteroid belt's duranium content crippled the Borg Sphere, and to a lesser degree the Reliant. Even in our wounded state, the crew rallied and the Sphere fell under the assault of the remaining weapons the Reliant had to bare.
With the immediate threat gone, damage and loss assessment has begun. Reports indicate that the Reliant has lost at least a full half of her crew.
Her crew honors her with their valor and dedication in the face of so great a foe.
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