Card Extra

Intercept Maquis from Kathy McCracken (07/1998)

The requirements for solving this mission aren't difficult at all. The Cardassians are loaded with OFFICERS, no one attempts missions without SECURITY on hand, and CUNNING > 24 will probably take only 4 Cardassians at most, 3 if you leave out the dimmer members of the affiliation. It does, however, have a somewhat unusual requirement for making the attempt in the first place: your total WEAPONS must be greater than 14 at the mission location. That means, besides the ship actually attempting the mission, you'll need a couple of backup ships for total firepower. And like the "attempting" requirement for a matching-affiliation personnel in your crew, this requirement must still be met to solve and score the mission as well. Watch out for Borg Ship dilemmas, as you stand to lose far more than a single ship.

Combos:

• Intercept Maquis + Nutational or Metaphasic Shields: A prudent way to approach this mission, which just begs for a Borg Ship dilemma underneath.
• Intercept Maquis + Husnock Ship: With WEAPONS 9, it's the only backup you'll need for most attempting ships, and its SHIELDS of 12 will let it survive a Borg Ship attack.