Second Battle of Vulcanis

The Second Battle of Vulcanis was a military engagement between the Federation Alliance and Dominion forces in the Vulcanis system in 2374.

After Taking Betazed from the Federation, The Dominion - Cardassian Alliance attacked Vulcan for a second time on Stardate 51793.5. With a strong centralformation of Jem'Hadar Battlecrusiers backed up by Galor class ships and swarms of Jem'Hadar Fighters, the Dominion penetrated as Far as the Class J Gas Giant Kal-Ap-Ton also known as Vulcanis V in a bloody 6 Hour battle.

During the Fighting, ships from both sides swooped between and around the Dozen Moons of Kal-Ap-Ton and through the upper atmosphere as they tried to outmanuver and outflank each other. If the ships here failed to defend Vulcan then the Dominion would proceed to Vulcan itself and try to take the planet.

Admiral Salok, Commander of the Federation Fifth Fleet, orchestrated several daring assaults to break the back of the Dominion Offensive. First he used wings of large Capital ships to outmanuver and weaken one of the enemy flanks. Second, his Akiras, Steamrunners, as well as their compliments of Starfleet Attack Fighters laid waste to enemy tactical wings and then inflicted heavy losses on enemy Capital ships. Third, he sent Destroyer Wings formed from the remants of other wings to attack weak points in the enemy formation. Backed up by Klingon Wings and by his Sovereign class Flagship, The USS Gibraltar (NCC-75689), they struck at the new openings, enlarging them and then collapsing the enemy formations

Relizing they had lost the battle, the Dominion - Cardassian Forces withdrew to a system 6 light years away. The Federation forces let them go as they were too battered and exhausted to pursue. The victory cost nearly 90 ships and 12,000 Starfleet and Klingon lives but was crucial for Federation security. (Last Unicorn RPG: The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon).