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Let me get straight to the point:
I really like your Colonial fighters because they are the sharpest weapon that fights for the IMG... and you of course anticipated the adversative but... and here it is:
But Colonial pilots proved to be unsuitable for the diplomatically challenging operational environment of Dublin.
I do not know what exactly happened in the 2 unrelated incidents that happened in less than one hour, but the fact is that Colonial pilots were involved in both situations.
Situation 1: Suddenly BHG, SCRA, Reavers and Colonial forces start shooting each other up directly at Hood, and I bet no one knew who is shooting whom for what reason.
Ehm... let me explain this from an IMG point of view: BHG are neutral to IMG. SCRA are neutral to IMG. Reavers are neutral to IMG. So... this engagement didn't serve IMG in any way. Nor did it serve CR in any way, which was fighting alongside SCRA in the Omega 7 conflict and which was not shot at by neither BHG or Reavers in the latest Tau battles.
Consequence: Stuff like that breaks good things. Don't break good things! Especially not my good things!
Situation 2: By some strange circumstances a heavily armoured BMM Hegemon shot at a CR Nyx in the Graves field. The Nyx was backed up by a lightly armoured IMG Hegemon. In the fight the IMG Hegemon was destroyed by the BMM and the BMM Hegemon landed at Graves, only lightly damaged.
Ehm... let me explain again: IMG does not shoot BMM. We de-escalate situations because shooting at BMM makes Bretonia angry. Angry like: "We put battleships around Hood". Our miners normally do not attack... because it's useless to do so in a Hegemon and highly risky. They have strict orders not to even approach Graves. And Nyxes are normally not shot at by BMM in Graves field without reason... there is also a witness stating that the CR shot first...
Seriously, I do not want to know what exactly went wrong. I do not even care for the names of those involved. The mess is so big, it will not be possible to sort out what really happened exactly.
I do not think that real damage was done to CR or IMG relations. That's the only good part.
But the IMG lost a Hegemon mining craft and delayed and later abandoned the idea of running a second convoy of 4 trains, that amounts to 18.000 tons of ore (130 million selling worth), not calculating working hours and contract penalties for a missed just-in-time delivery deadline. We talk losses in the hundreds of millions for IMG.
Nothing that hurts Dublin a lot... still I don't like it for obvious reasons.
What do I want?
I want you to know that I honour the fighting capacities of your pilots and that I am aware that the IMG would not be in the position it is today without the Colonial Forces.
But: They are doing more harm than good in a complicated Bretonian environment in which survival depends on clever political maneuvering (instead of military skill in the Taus) and a good understanding of who is whose enemy, or rather: who the IMG is neutral with... basically everybody.
Captain Ryker ordered the CR forces present out of Dublin until they are requested as a fast response to the incidents. I agree with this decision and offer my apologies for anything I have said in the heat of the moment. This order defused the conflict somewhat.
I will get into contact with you when the Colonial Forces are needed by the IMG in Dublin.
The IMG is thankful for the escort work that the Colonial pilots did before these incidents. They displayed great professionality, which should not be forgotten to be mentioned despite the trouble afterwards.
Jack Henderson
IMG Dublin Operations Coordinator
Dublin, Hood
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It is unfortunate that you and me talk on such grave circumstances. I will need more details about both incidents because there should be no colonial combat ships in Bretonia, unless as part of a convoy. So, Mr. Henderson, please present me a full report about what colonial ships were doing there because frankly, I received no reports and I haven't authorized any of my fighters to be there. Were they escorting your transports? Did they leave from the Taus? I need that kind of details in order to take actions.
I am also starting an internal investigation and for now, Captain Ryker is the only name I got and he did not present any report about this. Please elaborate so we can know what happened.
On a side and off the records note, I would like to point out that the first incident might have been caused by the mercenaries or bounty hunters that are suspected to work for shady organizations that don't really appreciate what we do to them in the Taus.
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I have no intention of getting your pilots into trouble, nor would I protect them from the consequences of their actions. Frankly, the fact is: I don't know.
What I described are the consequences of actions in which Colonial Pilots were involved. I was not a direct participant of both incidents and evidence is missing completely or is sketchy at best. So, as I stated, there will never be something like a result of an investigation.
I'll still try to answer your questions:
The Colonial pilots arrived in Dublin with an IMG convoy that they had escorted back to Dublin. Great professionality, I was assured of by the convoy.
The incidents happened during "downtime", as we call the time span in which transports refill, miners get into the fields, the Barge deploys, etc. So from my perspective, there was no breach of the "no Colonials in Bretonia" order, as the convoy was scheduled to depart for another run.
About your assessment of the first chaotic fight near Hood: Things in the Taus are rapidly changing because the IMG have managed to employ all big Mercenary groups (except Mandalorians) to fight the Outcast. IMG reports indicate that CR pilots haven't been attacked by Bounty hunters (except Mandalorians) since the signing of the bounty treaties. On the contrary, I have seen CR, IMG, Reavers and BHG fight together against an Outcast raid in Tau 23.
To sum it up: The IMG pilots stuck to the "code" and did not even give me one piece of evidence that could get their escorts into trouble. You know, don't get those into trouble whose skill you need to survive tomorrow. The chaos was too intense to figure out what was happening without guncams, recordings, etc.
So I will leave it at that. I tried to clarify it, it was no use, I gave up. I am sorry that I cannot be of great help in your investigation. Perhaps none is necessary, as Captain Ryker has already drawn the only really reasonable consequence.
Jack Henderson
IMG Dublin Operations Coordinator
Dublin, Hood
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I'm happy to announce you that I stopped the investigation concerning those two incidents. It appears that our pilots are not guilty of any wrong doing. It was brought to my attention that one of the bounty hunters caused all the mess near Hood. They opened fire on the colonial escorts and they responded as instructed. The second incident, the one with the BMM miner happened when the said miner engaged our pilot and your own transport or miner. A complain against the said individual sent to the BAF command should be a good idea but I won't give you diplomatic advice, you know better, Mr. Henderson.
I hope no IMG personnel was injured in the events. After all, it looks like it was nothing more than some hotshots that felt the need to flex their muscles and IMG and CR were caught in the middle.