Combat Training 18: Veteran is the last step of tier 18 in Star Trek Fleet Command’s Combat Training missions. You defeat a single hostile captain at roughly 16,758 strength, the mission runs at warp 1 from start to finish, and it pays 8,000 Dilithium, 18 30 Minute Speed Ups and 3 Klaa shards. Finishing it unlocks Combat Training 19. One fight for a solid bundle, so it is worth doing as soon as your ship can handle the captain.
Combat Training 18: Veteran objectives
There is one objective and no choice split:
- Defeat the hostile captain. Enemy strength is roughly 16,758.
The story line is shared by every Combat Training mission: test your skills in battle against escalating difficulties of hostile enemies. There is no system attached to the captain in the game data. The destination is assigned when you take the mission, so follow the in-game marker to find the target.
Where and what warp
Warp is 1 to start and 1 to complete, and the game lists a recommended level of 1. There is no pickup system. The captain’s strength of about 16,758 is the only number that tells you whether your ship is ready.
Combat Training 18: Veteran rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Dilithium | 8,000 |
| 30 Minute Speed Up | 18 |
| Klaa shards | 3 |
Completing it also unlocks the next Combat Training mission.
The 18 speed ups add up to nine hours in total.
Rookie against Veteran, and how Veteran steps scale
Within tier 18, the Rookie step asks for two hostiles of level 18 or higher and pays 3,200 Dilithium and 60 Recruit Tokens. The Veteran step swaps that for a single named captain and pays more than twice the Dilithium, plus speed ups and officer shards.
Later Veteran steps keep the same one-captain format, with much stronger targets and much larger rewards:
| Mission | Captain strength | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Combat Training 18: Veteran | About 16,758 | 8,000 Dilithium, 18 30 Minute Speed Up, 3 Klaa shards |
| Combat Training 32: Veteran | About 418,676 | 2,600,000 Dilithium, 14 5 Hour Speed Up, 900 Ultra Recruit Token, 2 Nero shards |
| Combat Training 40: Veteran | About 2,104,711 | 70,000,000 Dilithium, 15 12 Hour Speed Up, 1,600 Ultra Recruit Token, 6 James T. Kirk shards |
| Combat Training 48: Veteran | About 8,404,033 | 34,875,000 Dilithium, 14 1 Day Speed Up, 2,400 Ultra Recruit Token, 7 James T. Kirk shards |
Tier 18 is the gentlest of these by a wide margin. It is a good point to learn how the Veteran captains work before the numbers climb.
Tips
Go in at full health. The Veteran step is one fight against one captain, with no smaller targets first, so repair before you engage.
Bring your strongest ship for its level rather than whatever is docked. At about 16,758 strength the captain is the whole mission, so the ship you send decides the result.
The previous mission is Combat Training 18: Soldier and the next is Combat Training 19: Rookie. Every other mission by level is on the mission guide.
