Battle Stations

Battle Stations is a General Alarm condition aboard Union Star Ships and Fleet Installations. It is called in addition to General Quarters and Condition Red. It is called when a Union Ship goes into battle or Battle and hostile action is imminent. At Battle Stations all recreational facilities are closed,  Cupboards, closets are locked (so no loose items can fly around) All section locks are closed and all security force fields are activated. The ship is thus compartementalized preventing cathastropic atmosphere loss in case of hullbreach and slows down any pssible boarding action of hostile forces. All Personnel is now issued weapons and Battle suits ( suits and weapons vary from position to position) Every Crewmember has a Battle station and a specific task during Battle Action. All Ship weapons are activated, energized and made ready to fire. Shields are activated to full strength. Battle Station Drills are held frequently aboard Union Ships and “Battle Readiness Delay” (The time between calling Battle Stations and the last Station responding “ Battle Ready”) is a source of friendly banter and competition between Ships and Captains. The Ship that holds the fastest BRD time has the right to display the Black Skull Logo on its Hull (an inofficial but highly coveted honor)

In the Size to Crew Ratio Class, this Honor is held by the USS Devastator for the last 20 years. The USS Tigershark crew broke the actual Capital Ship Record and it has not been matched or broken since. ( Part of course due to the fastest Inter Ship transport system in existence).