A Dent in the Armor is a level 25 story mission in Star Trek Fleet Command where you take the fight to the Tholians. It is picked up in New Dozaria, and warp 20 covers both the start and the finish. You meet an ally in Nott, attack a Tholian ship and their embassy in Beta Assembly, then fall back to the Breen Outpost. The reward is 40,000 Tritanium, 8 3★ Uncommon Refined Gas and 10 15 Minute Repair Speed Ups.
A Dent in the Armor objectives
There are five objectives, in order, with no choice split:
- Meet with Thot Rem. Location: Nott.
- Venture towards Tholian territory. Location: Beta Assembly.
- Attack a Tholian ship. Location: Beta Assembly. Enemy strength is roughly 73,260.
- Attack the Tholian embassy. Location: Beta Assembly.
- Retreat to the Breen Outpost. Location: New Dozaria.
The mission’s story line is short: attack the Tholian web. Thot Rem in Nott sets it up, and then three objectives in a row happen in Beta Assembly. You arrive, destroy a Tholian ship of around 73,260 strength, and move on to the embassy. The last step is a retreat to the Breen Outpost in New Dozaria, the same system where the mission was picked up.
Where and what warp
You take the mission in New Dozaria. Warp 20 is listed both to start and to complete, so once your ship can reach New Dozaria it can reach Nott and Beta Assembly as well. The recommended level is 25.
The route is three systems long: New Dozaria to Nott, Nott to Beta Assembly, then back to New Dozaria. Most of the work, including the fight, is in Beta Assembly.
A Dent in the Armor rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Tritanium | 40,000 |
| 3★ Uncommon Refined Gas | 8 |
| 15 Minute Repair Speed Up | 10 |
Completing the mission also unlocks the next one in the storyline.
Tips
Bring a combat ship. The Tholian ship in Beta Assembly sits at roughly 73,260 strength, and it is the one fight standing between you and the rest of the mission. A mining or survey hull will not get through it.
Fly straight on to the embassy after the fight. The ship and the embassy are in the same system, so there is no need to go home between them unless your ship took heavy damage.
Put the repair speed ups straight to work. The 10 15 Minute Repair Speed Ups the mission pays out give you 2 hours and 30 minutes of repair time to spend on the damage from the Tholian fight.
The 8 3★ Uncommon Refined Gas is the reward to hold on to. Tritanium arrives in bulk, but refined gas is the smaller, more specific line, and it goes toward any upgrade on your list that asks for 3★ refined gas.
Paranoid is another level 25 mission at warp 20 with a similar-sized fight, picked up in Beta Assembly, so the same ship that clears this one can handle both.
The mission before this one is Ear to the Ground, and the next is A Friendly Conversation. Every other mission by level is on the mission guide.
