So we don't have much juju today. We're out of things to do to The Great Salvation of 1976...
How about a story, in some universe, based on Operation Hailstone? Of course, this was the USN's attack on the Japanese fleet's Truk base, kind of a reverse Pearl Harbor:
Do watch that newsreel. It's more or less accurate and totally cool. Imagine being a ten-year-old at the cinema for a matinee western and seeing that.
Anyway, so our attacking force hits the enemy base complex. Then the attacking force has to deal with the enemy main fleet approaching. Call it Operation Hailstone meets The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors. But in space. Carriers and fighters make no sense in space. [So? You've heard of Star Wars? Wing Commander? You want to write some egghead velocity vector novel or have some fun? I thought you were among the best at what you do?-Ed]
So there it is, half a dozen escort carriers converge on the enemy base, launch their fighters and bombers...slag the base, then find out the enemy is approaching. Just so happens they enemy was sending their massive new dreadnaught to dock after space-trials....
Oh don't worry, everything is going to have cool names. Do we go the full limey on naming conventions? And what do we call out fighters and fighter bombers? The escort carriers are named...Jeep, Halftrack, Bradley, Sherman, Humvee, Renault...
Na.....
As long as the enemy commander claims there was no attack and the base is undergoing "renovations"
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