
Most were simply civilian ships traveling in convoys, or a couple of patrol ships observing the Terran blockade. Nuclear freighters, one and all, with huge payloads and powerful NTRs.

There were three such groups surrounding Minas Station, a mix of civilian ships and orbital patrol ships, between fifty to eighty kilometers from the destroyers and their partnered ships.Įight more clusters were scattered around the area of operations, beyond the blockaded zone but within weapons range of the task force.

Intelligence analysts worked round to clock, identifying constellations of suspect ships.

TF 136 had seven days before the Ceresians arrived.
