It’s nice to know that even in the 27th Century, Bob Hope is still considered a timeless classic. Also that the Confederation equivalent of a USO show still exists.
To get to Port Hedland, you have to have screwed up pretty badly and either lost Cheng-Du, or more likely lost in Brimstone. Either way though, this is where things start looking a bit grim. There’s only this and one more system to get it together enough to get into Rostov, otherwise it’ll be game over.
And if the bar chat doesn’t convince you that things are grim, the level of opposition should. Nothing but Jalthi and Gratha this time around. Not that Jalthi are a horrible threat, but in a 4v2 or 2v1 matchup, you’d better be moving fast to avoid taking any hits. The old Scimitar can’t absorb much beyond a single salvo.