To: Grand Admiral Mcintosh
From: Lt.Cmdr Dieter Zehn
Whilst causing havok in the Omega 41 system, I came across two previously unseen ships. An Armoured Transport, (IND tagged) and a Heavy Fighter (police tag, Gateway ID). I proceeded to engage the fighter, knowing that any transports are not to be engaged. Said fighter fled to the Theta system where I continued to engage.
Unknown to me, the transport had docked, unloaded and then undocked from Corfu station. Whilst still engaging the fighter, I came under fire from another ship. Looking at my scanners, the IND transport was the only other ship in contact. Whirling my ship around I find I am being assaulted by said transport.
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(The faint bluey white are his gun projectiles)
I was taking alot of damage from this transport due to its suprise factor. Seeing no other alternative, since running is not an alternative for a coalition fighter, I engaged this transport in self defence.
The transport was destroyed and I continued after the fighter. It seems the fighter was shaken up enough to take his own life by the way of a sun dive.
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Shortly afterwards, I received comms from other IND tagged ships, presumably fighters. They were asking why I destroyed one of their transports. I replied with the same answer i gave above, that it was in self defence. The transport would not have been engaged otherwise. It seems that this was not a good enough answer for the IND and they got a little angry over comms. I suppose they would rather blame others than their own.
Lt.Cmdr Dieter Zehn
Transmission Ended
OOC: I am fully aware of the status for IND and SCRA. I was engaging an un-IND tagged, gate way ID'ed fighter. My interpretation of the coalition ID is physical transports, not those with transporting faction IDs. The IND transport had seemingly no obligation to engage. It, however, did. I destroyed it in self defence, due to the damage I was taking from it (which was quite suprising really). I do not take pride in killing transports or trains. I stand by my decision. If I have wronged in any way, I will take punishment as Koolmo sees fit, and will not hold it against him.