PRIORITY: Medium
ENCRYPTION: Medium
IDENTIFICATION: Wachmann Rolf Schönau
SOURCE: Brandenburg Base
SUBJECT: Patrol Report
Guten tag, headquarters. The last few days have had some minor occurrences of unlicensed cargo hauling and ignorance of the law, real menial stuff. Two incidents of late really have my head spinning, though. For the sake of keeping these reports succinct, I guess I'll cover them separately.
The first of these would be that after picking up some strange readings on the Frankfurt lanes, I headed out that direction to investigate the traffic and ran across an honest to God, no joke, Unioner Bustard light carrier, bearing the proud title of Lorenz.Von.Rohe. Right next to Mannheim! Thankfully, it was unarmed, and appeared to be manned by a pitifully small crew.
To make matters weirder, said crew appeared to be discussing idly with the captain of the Schwimmwagen, a Hessian Vidar that's given us no small measure of trouble (and me, no small measure of irritation) the last few weeks. I was honestly so taken aback by this sight that I forgot to immediately call for backup. I got around to doing so after intercepting the carrier attempting to move out using the lanes.
I knew I couldn't do much except slow the carrier's speed to a crawl, so I bided my time while Die.Kaiserin.Leicht responded to the alert. The Hessian cruiser took off. I stuck with the carrier, judging a ship of its type to be a greater potential threat to Rheinland's security than yet another enemy Vidar.
I didn't have to wait long before Daniel Artura was on the scene, captaining the Leicht. It was around this time the Unioner on the comms from the Von Rohe started getting all religious or something on us and praising our battlecruiser's designation. I mean, sure, Leicht's a big historical figure for Rheinland, woop-dee-doo, but this guy, whoever he was, took his appreciation into creepy territory if you ask me. Just goes to show how down-to-earth your average Unioner is.
After the RNC-Wolfsburg showed up to help secure the premises, a Unioner Hel, designation Emden, came cruising in and the captain on the carrier ordered it to engage and destroy the Rohe. Our warships handily engaged and destroyed the Emden before it was able to cause catastrophic damage to the Von Rohe. My fault for not having proper scans of the Emden before it was destroyed. Hopefully one of the other combatants recorded that data.
With the Rohe crippled, we had planned to tow it to a friendly installation to pick it apart. My audio logs caught one of the enemy crew mentioning "stealth escape pods" and an "Arbeitsdirektor", so I think it's probably pretty easy to assume the most valuable catch was lost to us. Seeing as we eventually decided to just leave the wreck for the Junkers to pick apart, I suppose command agrees.
[23.08.2017 23:22:28] Schwimmwagen: Hummels: I thought the Union had a more determined stance on that.
[23.08.2017 23:22:41] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: Well. That's something.
[23.08.2017 23:22:43] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: It differs from cell to cell.
[23.08.2017 23:22:52] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: This is a vessel of the directorate. We go for the conservative option.
[23.08.2017 23:23:03] Schwimmwagen: Hummels: Reasonable.
[23.08.2017 23:23:41] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: Going to have to ask you gentlemen to hold your horses.
[23.08.2017 23:23:45] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: Well, there abandons all hope of lane entry.
[23.08.2017 23:23:52] Schwimmwagen: Hummels: I thought it's pirates who disrupt tradelanes?
[23.08.2017 23:24:03] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: Yeah yeah, I've heard your schpeel already.
[23.08.2017 23:24:09] Schwimmwagen: Hummels: I guess a corrupt government could be considered pirates anyway.
[23.08.2017 23:24:30] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: This is an disarmed vessel incapable of piracy, officer.
[23.08.2017 23:24:59] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: It cannot even maneuver aggressively.
[23.08.2017 23:25:01] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: So it is. To my knowledge, it also isn't registered on our capital vessel allowance board.
[23.08.2017 23:25:15] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: Do you think your board would accept it, if it applied?
[23.08.2017 23:25:20] Schwimmwagen: Hummels: Pretty sure that's classified as a transport or something.
[23.08.2017 23:25:47] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: Right. And as of now, it is not transporting anything.
[23.08.2017 23:25:48] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: As a matter of fact I do. No reason for you not to apply.
[23.08.2017 23:25:54] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: It is a flying pressure vessel.
[23.08.2017 23:25:55] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: Especially not for you to ignore it.
[23.08.2017 23:26:25] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: Officer, until the Federal goverment no longer classifies Unioners as undesirable citizens from the second of their birth...
[23.08.2017 23:26:25] Schwimmwagen: Hummels: Wish I had some popcorn here.
[23.08.2017 23:26:36] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: The Alster Union will start filing your paperwork.
[23.08.2017 23:27:06] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: As it stands, this vessel is nothing more than an empty shell, with a crew of five.
[23.08.2017 23:27:57] Schwimmwagen: Hummels: That was too easy to escape officer. You should be putting in more effort than that.
[23.08.2017 23:28:00] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: So it would seem. Although you probably could have been more discreet with it, in my estimation.
[23.08.2017 23:28:27] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: Don't worry, everyone is well aware you exist, kapitan. No need to remind us.
[23.08.2017 23:28:51] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: *shrugs* It's hardly a critical asset, nor is it in violation of any specific laws.
[23.08.2017 23:29:14] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: A terrorist carrier is something I would certainly consider a potentially dangerous asset.
[23.08.2017 23:29:18] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: Number three, check sensors.
[23.08.2017 23:29:27] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: Do you see it carrying anything, let alone terrorists?
[23.08.2017 23:29:54] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: No, but by your own admission of association with the Alster Union, to say nothing of your transponder, it very well may.
[23.08.2017 23:29:59] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: ...Sierra two identified... *inhales* It's flashing the Ident of the Holy Imperatrix.
[23.08.2017 23:30:04] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: What reasonable officer would ignore that?
[23.08.2017 23:30:10] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: Number two, kill drives.
[23.08.2017 23:31:22] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: What possessed you to drag this hunk of junk out here anyways? On the lanes, no less?
[23.08.2017 23:31:25] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: *reverently* Perhaps the prophecy was true.
[23.08.2017 23:31:40] RFP|Die.Kaiserin.Leicht: Artura: Unioners sprouting prophecy.. That's new.
[23.08.2017 23:31:41] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: A vessel, named after Saint Leicht herself.
[23.08.2017 23:31:53] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: A rare privilage.
[23.08.2017 23:32:04] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: It would be my honour to be arrested by you.
[23.08.2017 23:32:07] RFP|Die.Kaiserin.Leicht: Artura: Actually.. This vessel is named in tribute to the previous Empress of Rheinland.
[23.08.2017 23:32:08] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: "Saint" Leicht? Wow. Did you guys make a religion out of this?
[23.08.2017 23:32:40] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: Not "religion". Probability. It's inevitable that some year, a successor will arise to the last empress.
[23.08.2017 23:32:49] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: Almost mathematical certainty.
[23.08.2017 23:33:01] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: Who. Cares. That's history.
[23.08.2017 23:33:08] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: History defines who we are.
[23.08.2017 23:33:24] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: If not the for the Von Rohe's day revolt, or the Eighty years War, or the Nomad War, or the Libertonian War
[23.08.2017 23:33:27] RFP|Die.Kaiserin.Leicht: Artura: Now Wachmann. Observe a rarity .. Intelligent adversaries..
[23.08.2017 23:33:28] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: Rheinland would be very different.
[23.08.2017 23:33:40] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: Heads up, sir. They're not alone. Contact at 10 clicks.
[23.08.2017 23:33:53] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: Unfortunately, this vessel and myself are too valuable to fall into a cell in Virlande.
[23.08.2017 23:34:03] RFP|Die.Kaiserin.Leicht: Artura: Hmm.. I see
[23.08.2017 23:34:46] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: It's a Hel, closing quick.
[23.08.2017 23:34:51] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: So you won't be recovering us today, gentlemen. One way or the other.
[23.08.2017 23:34:58] UN|Emden: Werner: assist?
[23.08.2017 23:35:05] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: Emden, target our main reactor.
[23.08.2017 23:35:08] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: Engage.
[23.08.2017 23:35:17] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: Did I hear that right?
[23.08.2017 23:35:19] UN|Emden: engage who?
[23.08.2017 23:35:24] RFP|Die.Kaiserin.Leicht: Artura: I.... did..
[23.08.2017 23:35:30] RNC-Wolfsburg: Kurt: Targets ahead. Shots have been fired.
[23.08.2017 23:35:39] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: Opening bulkheads.
[23.08.2017 23:35:43] RFP|Die.Kaiserin.Leicht: Artura: Uhm...
[23.08.2017 23:35:44] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: Uh, sir... orders?
[23.08.2017 23:35:52] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: Setting scorch charges near the computer cores.
[23.08.2017 23:36:02] RFP|Die.Kaiserin.Leicht: Artura: Uhm... This is a first for me..
[23.08.2017 23:36:13] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: All crew are prepped at the stealth pods. We're secure.
[23.08.2017 23:36:22] RFP|Die.Kaiserin.Leicht: Artura: Wolfsburg.. Engage the hell
[23.08.2017 23:36:23] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: We have the Arbeitsdirektor secure.
[23.08.2017 23:36:29] RNC-Wolfsburg: Kurt: Crew move to battle stations, engage and open fire.
[23.08.2017 23:37:27] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: ?: Direktor is off the ship.
[23.08.2017 23:37:30] Death: UN|Emden was put out of action by RFP|Die.Kaiserin.Leicht (Gun).
[23.08.2017 23:37:32] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: Emden objective neutralized.
[23.08.2017 23:37:45] RFP|Die.Kaiserin.Leicht: Artura: ALright...
[23.08.2017 23:38:04] RFP|Die.Kaiserin.Leicht: Artura: Now I'm officially interesting.
[23.08.2017 23:38:10] RFP|Die.Kaiserin.Leicht: Artura: Interested..
[23.08.2017 23:38:20] RNC-Wolfsburg: Kurt: Area secure, Federal Police, continue with your duty.
[23.08.2017 23:38:22] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: That carrier is busted up good... did they say something about the Arbeitsdirektor?
[23.08.2017 23:38:28] RFP|Die.Kaiserin.Leicht: Artura: Wolfsburg. Cover the gate to Berlin.
[23.08.2017 23:39:11] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: - the vessel appears to have sustained critical systems damage. Two of the fifteen escape pods appear missing. -
[23.08.2017 23:39:58] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: I'm not sure how we're gonna recover this thing... if that's your order, sir.
[23.08.2017 23:40:07] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: I don't see the missing pods on scopes.
[23.08.2017 23:40:13] RFP|Die.Kaiserin.Leicht: Artura: Of all times for us not to have repair ship..
[23.08.2017 23:40:21] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: She's definitely not moving under her own power.
[23.08.2017 23:40:35] RFP|Die.Kaiserin.Leicht: Artura: Nothing we can do then.. Leave it for the junkers..
[23.08.2017 23:40:56] RFP|Die.Kaiserin.Leicht: Artura: Vierlande doesnt have the space for something that size..
[23.08.2017 23:41:04] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: You sure? They seemed pretty determined to blow it up... maybe there was something important aboard other than the passengers.
[23.08.2017 23:41:21] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: I mean... your call.
[23.08.2017 23:41:23] RFP|Die.Kaiserin.Leicht: Artura: Do a visaul scan on it Wachmann..
[23.08.2017 23:41:41] RFP|Die.Kaiserin.Leicht: Artura: Are there any weapons mounted?
[23.08.2017 23:41:47] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: Nein.
[23.08.2017 23:41:57] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: - The vessel has nothing apparent in the hold or in any of the hardpoints, nor any of the emissives that would be associated...
[23.08.2017 23:42:02] RFP|Die.Kaiserin.Leicht: Artura: Any residual effect of a cloak?
[23.08.2017 23:42:04] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: with fighter storage or cloaking devices-
[23.08.2017 23:42:33] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: No sir. Nothing my suite is picking up.
[23.08.2017 23:42:34] UN|GST-Lorenz.Von.Rohe: - It does, however, appear to have significant modifications to its accomodation deck. The suites are unusually large.-
[23.08.2017 23:43:15] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: From what I see here, they souped the place up a bit. Cozy rooming.
[23.08.2017 23:43:36] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: But nothing of major military value I can sniff out.
[23.08.2017 23:44:18] RFP|Die.Kaiserin.Leicht: Artura: Lets see what we can do.. Wachmann. Go and get us a Tug..
[23.08.2017 23:44:42] RFP|Wach.Rolf.Schonau: Jawohl mein herr. ETA 10 minutes, or thereabouts.
[23.08.2017 23:44:45] RFP|Die.Kaiserin.Leicht: Artura: We'll be on standby.
[23.08.2017 23:45:30] RFP|Die.Kaiserin.Leicht: Artura: Hmm... Curiouser and curiouser..