Combat Training 55: Veteran is the top tier of the level 55 combat training missions in Star Trek Fleet Command. You defeat a single hostile captain at about 25.6 million strength. It starts and finishes at warp 1 with no pickup system, carries a recommended level of 55, and pays 2,160,000,000 Dilithium and 2,400 Ultra Recruit Tokens. That is one of the largest Dilithium payouts in the combat training series.
Combat Training 55: Veteran objectives
The story line is shared by the whole combat training series: test yourself against hostiles of rising difficulty. There is one objective and no choice split:
- Defeat the hostile captain. Enemy strength is roughly 25,583,987.
No system is named for the captain, so there is no fixed route to plan.
Where and what warp
Warp 1 to start and warp 1 to complete, with no pickup system. The recommended level is 55, and unlike most of the lower combat training missions, which list level 1, that figure matches the difficulty. A captain above 25 million strength is an endgame fight.
Combat Training 55: Veteran rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Dilithium | 2,160,000,000 |
| Ultra Recruit Token | 2,400 |
Completing this mission unlocks Combat Training 56: Rookie.
The level 55 tiers
Each combat training level runs Rookie, Soldier and Veteran in turn. Combat Training 55: Rookie asks for three level 55 hostiles and pays 720,000,000 Dilithium and 2,400 Ultra Recruit Tokens. The Veteran tier pays three times that Dilithium, with the same 2,400 Ultra Recruit Tokens, in exchange for one much harder fight.
How the late Veteran tiers compare
| Mission | Captain strength | Dilithium | Other rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combat Training 50: Veteran | ~11,862,502 | 68,625,000 | 15 1 Day Speed Ups, 3,200 Ultra Recruit Tokens, 8 James T. Kirk shards |
| Combat Training 55: Veteran | ~25,583,987 | 2,160,000,000 | 2,400 Ultra Recruit Tokens |
| Combat Training 59: Veteran | ~41,714,474 | 4,500,000,000 | 2,400 Ultra Recruit Tokens |
Between level 50 and level 55 the reward structure changes. Level 50’s Veteran tier pays speed ups and officer shards alongside tens of millions of Dilithium; at levels 55 and 59 the Veteran tier pays only Dilithium, now in the billions, plus a flat 2,400 Ultra Recruit Tokens. The captain’s strength roughly doubles from level 50 to 55.
Dilithium across the level 53 to 60 missions
From level 53 onward, every combat training mission with current data pays the same 2,400 Ultra Recruit Tokens, so the Dilithium is what separates them:
| Mission | Dilithium |
|---|---|
| Combat Training 53: Soldier | 1,000,000,000 |
| Combat Training 55: Rookie | 720,000,000 |
| Combat Training 55: Veteran | 2,160,000,000 |
| Combat Training 57: Soldier | 2,120,000,000 |
| Combat Training 59: Soldier | 3,000,000,000 |
| Combat Training 60: Soldier | 3,600,000,000 |
The level 55 Veteran payout is higher than the level 57 Soldier tier, which makes this captain one of the better Dilithium returns before level 59.
Tips
Bring your strongest ship and crew. At over 25 million strength, this is a single fight where every bit of ship power matters.
Enter at full hull. With only one objective and no warm-up, a repaired ship is the easiest edge you can give yourself.
Plan the Dilithium. Over two billion Dilithium goes a long way toward endgame building and research costs, so decide where it goes before it lands. The full series is on the combat training missions page.
