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CommID: Sub-Lieutenant Julio Quintillia
Message Source: Bounced through Sevastopol Depot - Omega 52
Message Target: SCRA Command
CC: UMBRELLA has been recovered
Hola mis camaradas revolucionarios!
After receiving new orders from High Command, I relocated from Thunder Bay - Ontario, to Ronneburg - Omega 5. From there I refueled and proceeded to CLASSIFIED I. The system was heavily defended, with numerous patrols interdicting my ship during my progress. The superior build quality of the Partisan meant I quickly outpaced these opponents, enabling me to escape unmolested. There were minimal stationary defences, although large energy residuals were detected emitting from the system's single large asteroid formation. Scouting this area was not inside my mission perimeters and would have been a needless risk that could have compromised my primary objective.
After some time searching, I found the entrance to CLASSIFIED II. This contrasted from CLASSIFIED I in that there were heavy stationary defences, in addition to mobile patrols. This proved a far harder obstacle to circumvent. Eventually, I managed to lose all pursuers and outdistance all stationary defences. From there I found a discrete position where I moored to an asteroid to maintain a vigil on the UMBRELLA. I powered down, which in combination with the asteroid's scanner profile would have near enough made me invisible to anything save visual sweeps. After some time, I noted that there were fewer patrols than normal and made my move. The UMBRELLA was successfully retrieved, which had the side-effect of further enraging local defenders.
On escaping from CLASSIFIED I and II, I proceeded back to Omega 52 and set a course for Mykolaiv Research Station. There I complied with my standing orders to maintain a 10K distance from the station, where a freighter was dispatched to resupply me with oxygen and food. From there I proceeded to the Siberian Ice Field, where I'm currently awaiting further orders.
I'm in low power mode, and I've enough oxygen and food to last me a while. I'd prefer it if the UMBRELLA was picked up sooner rather than later though. Either way, the mission was a success. That's my second completed suicide mission in as many days.
That concludes my reports. Awaiting further orders.