Pre-Emptive Strikes
Intro
Cases where a character considers or simply starts acting on a
"strike first" or "shoot first ask questions later" basis.
Generally, Alpha as a whole does not, but with some exceptions.
Aliens also may act on a "shoot first" basis.
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Examples
- "War Games" (Y1): Hawks, an
Earth-built fighter spaceship
suddenly approach
the Moon from a red-colored alien planet.
The Alphans attempt to communicate,
but receiving no response,
Cmdr. Koenig orders Eagles to attack.
The battle quickly escalates,
with Eagles mostly on the losing side,
and Alpha taking a pounding that kills ~130
and renders Alpha incapable of supporting life long term,
and further contact apparently then renders the planet
incapable of supporting any life.
However, the situation
resets, and this time,
Koenig decides not to fire the first shots,
and both parties go their own ways, unharmed.
It was a form of warning by the aliens.
- At least two
cases in "The Last Enemy" --
one Alphan and one Bethan.
- "Space Brain": Koenig has an Eagle packed with
nuclear charges
against the Space Brain, but with some reluctance,
which Alan does not share.
See "Space Brain" Pre-Emption Discussion.
- Alan's Occasional Shoot First Tendency
- "Dorzak":
Sahala against
Maya.