I'm broadcasting from the Battleship Ark Royal in the Edinburgh System. Feels pretty good to say that! There's been an ongoing battle here, and the BAF has Planet Gaia covered on multiple approaches. I've done some recon flights near Gaia and there are four Enclave Battleships holding defensive positions near the planet, supported by several cruisers. One, the Dax, appears to be heavily damaged and is venting gases. So far things look promising.
On that note I'd like to request permission to commission a Fortidude class battlecruiser to join the forces here and to serve as command and control vessel for my SIS operations.
During the war I accumulated a variety of useful equipment and employed many of my own re-furbished civilian vessels to serve as combat ships, blockade runners, etc. In the last year I made my main goal the launching of a civilian carrier to serve as a mobile base of operations. I'd like to transfer that concept over to a battlecruiser and equip it for intelligence operations. I have some equipment from the carrier such as docking modules that can render the ship a light carrier capable of deploying scouts. As far as outfitting the ship with further augmenting technology, I can take care of the rest. I was thinking I could take the name as well, and would hope to call it the HMS-Maidstone, named after one of the boroughs of Leeds.
Other than that, all I have are a variety of old civilian ships left over from my privateering efforts to patrol or conduct any sort of reconnaissance/raiding with. I can get by with that as I'm trying to maintain my cover as a civilian when flying such vessels. But with a Fortidude as my command ship, I could conduct larger scale border security operations, whenever and wherever the need arises. If you give the order, I can begin arrangements immediately.
I'm re-transmitting on this frequency. The withdrawal of the Enclave from Edinburgh has relieved the pressure from Bretonia's northern borders, but that may only be seized upon by outlaws. It has not been urgent so far, but I have a ship lined up for intelligence duty. I'm hoping you will approve my use of a Fortitude class battlecruiser for field operations in the borderworlds at least, so I can assume command of the vessel ASAP.
After careful consideration, I'm going to have to resign my service as an agent of the SIS. I suppose it should be seen as a good thing. With the Enclave safely away from Bretonian space, and little prospect for any major conflicts or actions, it appears there will be little use for an individual like myself in the service anytime soon.
I'm agreeable to remain as an asset for the SIS though, and am willing to pass on any useful information I come across that may pertain to Bretonian House security. Thanks for the chance to serve once more, but I prefer to return to civilian life if there is no major threat to Bretonia or Liberty anymore.