A Higher Echelon is a Klingon-aligned story mission in Star Trek Fleet Command. You track down a rebel cell in Mehg Torr, investigate the planet, survive the rebel ambush and retreat to Loyalist space in B’Oh. It can be accepted at warp 1 and needs warp 75 to complete. The game lists a recommended level of 1, but the ambush is about 1.95 million strength. The reward is 380 4★ Common Explorer Parts, 260 4★ Common Refined Gas and 260,000 Klingon Points, and finishing it unlocks Someone on the Inside.
A Higher Echelon objectives
The story line asks you to track down and destroy a rebel cell. There are four objectives in a fixed order and no choice split:
- Find the rebel cell. Location: Mehg Torr.
- Investigate the planet. Location: Mehg Torr.
- Survive the rebel ambush. Location: Mehg Torr. Enemy strength is roughly 1,950,820.
- Retreat to Loyalist space. Location: B’Oh.
The first three steps all happen in Mehg Torr, and the ambush is the only fight. After it, you pull back to B’Oh to finish.
Where and what warp
The mission can be accepted at warp 1, but Mehg Torr and B’Oh need warp 75 to complete it. The recommended level is listed as 1. The ambush at about 1,950,820 strength is what decides whether your ship is ready.
A Higher Echelon rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| 4★ Common Explorer Parts | 380 |
| 4★ Common Refined Gas | 260 |
| Klingon Credits | 600 |
| Klingon Points | 260,000 |
| Romulan Points | −349,440 |
Completing the mission also unlocks the next mission, Someone on the Inside. The mission before it is The Turn of the Tide.
This is a Klingon mission, and the Romulan loss is larger than the Klingon gain. The faction reputation guide explains what those standings affect.
How it compares with Revolutions
Revolutions is another Klingon mission that ends in B’Oh at a similar warp, and its faction rewards match A Higher Echelon’s exactly:
| A Higher Echelon | Revolutions | |
|---|---|---|
| Warp to complete | 75 | 70 |
| Fights | Rebel ambush (about 1,950,820) | 20 level 42 hostiles, then the Arkonian Captain (about 1,969,977) |
| Choice split | No | Yes |
| Main rewards | 380 4★ Common Explorer Parts, 260 4★ Common Refined Gas | 60,900,000 Parsteel and 70 × 1M Parsteel Token, or 900 Ultra Recruit Tokens |
| Faction change | +260,000 Klingon, −349,440 Romulan | +260,000 Klingon, −349,440 Romulan (plus −131,040 Federation on one path) |
The enemies are almost identical in strength, so a ship that can handle one mission can handle the other. A Higher Echelon is the shorter of the two, with no kill count.
Hostiles in Mehg Torr
Current hostile data lists Klingon Patrol ships in Mehg Torr from level 40 to 44 and Klingon Hunters from 40 to 43. None are required, but they are there if you want to farm while you are in the system.
Tips
Arrive at full health. The ambush comes right after you investigate the planet, and it is the whole difficulty of the mission.
Keep the Explorer Parts for explorer-class upgrades. Other missions are listed on the mission guide.
