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The ships of the
Saturn Counter-Offensive were massacred by Borg forces.
Also informally known as the "Saturn Defence," the SCO was the first engagement of the
Battle of Sol. Despite reported mixed feelings in the Fleet Command, the decision was made to send a Starfleet attack force of just under two hundred capital ships to attack the lead Borg vessels. The move was disatrous. Despite damage inflicted, not one Borg vessel was destroyed by the force, which in turn lost one hundred and seventy nine vessels in the space of a few hours. By 1100 hours, the Borg were pursuing what remained of the attack force towards Earth.
Political Fallout
Because of the disastrous nature of the SCO, those connected with making the decision to launch the attack have faced public criticism both from within the Fleet and in the media. Current FME Committee chairman, William Newcastle was credited with some of the responsibility for the losses, and reportedly left the fleet for this reason, though his maiden campaign into politics was sucessful in largely deflecting the blame directed at him by the general public.
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