It's good to hear from you. Your name has popped up in convoy reports quite a bit and the Guild has noticed that you are with the Blackguard group, if I am not mixing up things here.
The Taus are currently difficult, even more so than before. The Outcast have started to surge around the Taus since the Gallic forces seem weakened by the Tau 44 reconquista. The Guild has so far been able to stem the tide of attacks, however the Outcast are determined as they have always been.
Nowadays, an additional danger has entered the scenario and that is an alien infestation in the neighbouring Kyushu system. It is unclear how this can happen, but it has serious impact on mining operations in Tau 23.
Can the Guild do anything for you?
Can you do anything to assist the Guild?
I ask you to be direct, and I will be direct with you, too, and try to help you.
Yours sincerely,
Jack Henderson
IMG Operations
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Anyways. With the current events in Kyushu, I am afraid that I cannot divert any forces to the Taus as its already small.
We are doing this so the nomads don't wander anywhere else than Kyushu. Keep in mind that as soon as the situation calms down, we will move our forces back to Tau-44 to engage the outcast forces, but until then, you will have to keep on your own.
I wish to speak to you about something that is bothering me... I feel like something is about to happen in the Tau systems and it might involve us all.
That is why I would request 2 things from you if possible.
First one is that I wish to move my full force back into Tau systems. Singapore, Falkland, Java and so on. Even if its not much, it contains 2 Solaris gunboat vessels, 4-8 different fighters and several bomber vessels. This is to ensure protection of your territory and the territory that we use currently as our staying place.
The second one is technology share. I would like for The Blackguard to have access to your weaponry and ships. I only require the bomber vessel and the transport to be approved for usage. As for the guns, I would require all types to be available for any kind of situation.
Any payment that needs to be done for that will be dealt with. Thanks in advance and I hope both requests are approved.
Alright. You want places to stage from in the Taus. That's no problem. We suggest Tau 37 Falkland, or Tau 44. Both bases are out of sight and allow access into possible zones of conflict quickly. Java is only possible if you are good with the GRN. If Gallia has not explicitly named you as "non-hostile", you have to assume they will treat you as hostile. No news in this case means bad news.
About technology exchange: the ships and guns that you requested are offered on the open market, so you can acquire them from IMG bases. We appreciate if you inform us on the exact number, so we can get the ships prepared for you. So, let me know and I will inform the docking masters on the shipyard.
Yours sincerely,
Jack Henderson
IMG Operations
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Thanks for the approval. I actually did not know that it was open to all.
For the transports, I currently need only one to be available to us. Just so we can send things onto it.
As for the guns and weaponry. I have already mounted 4 Vampire MK III guns on my [BG]-Storm.I Sabre, though the usage is limited currently. Is there any way to fix the problem?
Alright, we have a Shishpangma that has been decommissioned for Guild service because of structural damage in an asteroid collision. The ship is fine, however it does not meet Guild standards for in-field and deep-exloration any more. If you only plan to fly cargo inside normal regions, we can hand this one to you for 30 % of the normal price.
Limitations might come with incompatibility between your hardware and the IMG software components. Fixing is possible, however this might leaves traces of IMG involvement. Therefore, I have to ask you some questions before we can get into such optimisation steps.
Firstly: Who are the main enemies that you shoot at?
Secondly: Are you having trouble with any Houses or House Corporations?
We need to know who you will be pointing these guns at, I am sure you understand why this is necessary before we go further than just do a weapons' deal that has plaudible deniability via open market availability.
Yours sincerely,
Jack Henderson
IMG Operations
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Right. I thought those questions would be the case.
We are fine with all the houses. Had a few run-ins with Gallia, but nothing too serious. If we get full optimization on the IMG guns, we won't point the at the lawful entities, unless we really have to. The only ones we have problems with are Outcasts and regular pirates. We just shoot those out of the way.
As for the transport, we have already bought a new one since you said we are free to do so.