With the Year of Hell Voyager arc in full swing, a new wave of officers has joined the ranks of Star Trek Fleet Command. Below, we’re highlighting the three key members of the Battleship Retaliation Squad—Specialist Seven, Infiltrator Tuvok, and Icheb—along with some effective ways to unleash their full potential in both PvP and PvE encounters.
Specialist Seven
The core of the Battleship Retaliation Squad, Specialist Seven’s Captain Maneuver provides the greatest shot boosting effect currently available in the game! The effect is highly conditional, only working against player Battleships under the effect of Hull Breach, but if you’re looking for an officer to help you take down a fearsome Commander’s Borg Cube, Specialist Seven is who you want for the job! Here are some ways to effectively use Specialist Seven:
- Specialist Seven / Garak / Gul Dukat
A direct upgrade to the standard Interceptor Strike Team, this setup will allow you to benefit from Gul Dukat’s shot boosting and Garak’s critical rate boosting no matter who you are fighting, while also giving you an extra large shot boost effect against Battleships from Specialist Seven. For use only on Interceptors. - Specialist Seven / Infiltrator Tuvok / Carol Freeman
The biggest isolytic cascade damage boost currently possible! If your opponent does not have significant defenses against isolytic damage, they will take significant damage from this setup. Also works with Carol Freeman as the captain if you are willing to sacrifice the anti-battleship shot boosting effect for a weaker but always active one. - Specialist Seven / Icheb / MU Uhura | Dezoc
Once Assimilation activates from Dezoc, your Apex Barrier will quickly become all but impenetrable!
Infiltrator Tuvok
Infiltrator Tuvok brings with him the strongest Isolytic Cascade Officer Ability the game has seen! He requires Hull Breach to be inflicted on the target, and then he will quickly ramp up his effect to overwhelm the enemy with Isolytic damage!
- Gul Dukat / Garak / Infiltrator Tuvok
A variant of the Interceptor Strike Team. This trades the certainty of round 1 hull breach for the vastly improved isolytic damage capacity that Infiltrator Tuvok brings over Andy Billups. - Honorguard Worf / Lorca / Infiltrator Tuvok
A way to do the same thing as the Interceptor Strike Team variant above, but it works when set on any ship. Just be sure you can win in the first 8 rounds!
Icheb
The defensive member of the team, Icheb deploys a powerful Apex Barrier against Hull Breached targets. Freshly unlocked, he is capable of ramping up a barrier equivalent to that which Mirror Picard generates at rank 4!
- Gul Dukat / Garak / Icheb
A defensive variant of the Interceptor Strike Team, Icheb will provide significant longevity to the team, possibly allowing for the defeat of enemies that would have otherwise been able to destroy you before Gul Dukat and Garak’s barrage of critical hits could secure your own victory. - Carol Freeman / Lorca / Icheb
High shot count, high defenses, and isolytic cascade. This setup may not provide critical hit boosting but it has everything else you could want!
Whether you’re leaning into shot boosts with Specialist Seven, devastating isolytic damage with Infiltrator Tuvok, or building a virtually impenetrable Apex Barrier with Icheb, the Battleship Retaliation Squad offers powerful synergy for your fleets during the Year of Hell arc. Experiment with different combinations to find the perfect balance of offense and defense, and prepare to dominate the battlefield in Star Trek Fleet Command!
Live Long and Prosper,
-The Star Trek Fleet Command Team
