Clipped Wings is a level 66 Romulan mission in Star Trek Fleet Command, picked up in Pteria-212. A ship with a failing cloak has been watching the Goraxi settlement, and Degar asks you to follow it. It turns out to be the Starfleet ship USS Northcutt, and you decide what happens to it and its crew. The mission needs warp 1300 to start and to complete, splits three ways, and pays 572,000 of a raw Σ-resource, 1,395,000,000 Dilithium and Romulan reputation on every path.
Clipped Wings objectives
Four steps come before the split:
- Track down the cloaked vessel. Location: Pteria-212.
- Chase down the badly cloaked ship. Location: Caralhetes.
- Triangulate the position of the USS Northcutt. Location: Caralhetes.
- How will you deal with the USS Northcutt? (choice split)
The Goraxi assume the ship is Klingonisch, but when you catch it in Caralhetes it is Starfleet. Captain Gilbert first warns you off, then admits the ship is suffering power outages and could use help. Your crew notes that the cloak is so unstable it makes the ship easier to spot.
Abandon the crew and give the Northcutt to the Goraxi
- Drop the USS Northcutt crew to a habitable planet. Location: Caralhetes.
- Destroy the USS Northcutt. Location: Caralhetes.
Rewards: 572,000 Raw Σ-Parsteel, 1,395,000,000 Dilithium, 3,700 Romulan Credits, 167,000,000 Romulan Points, -176,352,000 Klingon Points, -264,528,000 Föderation Points.
Arrest the crew and blow up the Northcutt
- Arrest the crew of the USS Northcutt. Location: Caralhetes.
- Destroy the USS Northcutt. Location: Caralhetes.
Rewards: 572,000 Raw Σ-Tritanium, 1,395,000,000 Dilithium, 3,700 Romulan Credits, 167,000,000 Romulan Points, -176,352,000 Klingon Points, -264,528,000 Federation Points.
Let the Northcutt go back to Starfleet
- Fly back to Pteria-212. Location: Pteria-212.
Rewards: 572,000 Raw Σ-Parsteel, 1,395,000,000 Dilithium, 3,700 Romulan Credits, 167,000,000 Romulan Points, -176,352,000 Klingon Points, -264,528,000 Federation Points.
On the first two paths you destroy the empty Northcutt, listed at about 19.9 billion strength. On the third, you warn Gilbert off. She says her scans found little and promises to tell Admiral Johnson that Starfleet should stay out, and Degar is satisfied that the ship will not return.
Wo und welcher Warp
Clipped Wings starts in Pteria-212 and moves to Caralhetes. The third path ends back in Pteria-212. Both the start and the finish need warp 1300, and the recommended level is 66.
Clipped Wings rewards by path
| Choice | Fight | Σ-resource | Other rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abandon the crew | Northcutt, about 19.9 billion | 572,000 Raw Σ-Parsteel | 1,395,000,000 Dilithium, Romulan reputation |
| Arrest the crew | Northcutt, about 19.9 billion | 572,000 Raw Σ-Tritanium | 1,395,000,000 Dilithium, Romulan reputation |
| Let them go | Keine | 572,000 Raw Σ-Parsteel | 1,395,000,000 Dilithium, Romulan reputation |
There is no follow-up part.
Tips
Letting the Northcutt go pays exactly the same as abandoning the crew, with no fight. Unless you need Σ-Tritanium, it is the easy choice.
The Northcutt fight is listed at about 19.9 billion strength, far above anything else in the Pteria-212 missions. Only arrest the crew if your ship can handle that and you want Σ-Tritanium over Σ-Parsteel. The Σ resources guide covers both.
All three paths pay the same reputation. See Fraktionsruf, the Romulanisch page, and the mission guide for other level 66 missions.