It has been some time. I am glad to inform you that we are still operational and things are going upwards.
As a matter of fact we just recently finished the construction of an installation of our own. Marshall Station is operational as of last week. We sadly have encountered a few problems in acquiring Optronic Arrays.
My logistics team is telling me that the biggest supplier for these is in Kusari. Now that is exactly the place you told me is reachable by your supply lines without trouble.
I hope we can come to a suitable agreement regarding these. Recent overviews about our ship numbers also cause me to ask about the acquirement of the CTE ships you mentioned.
Can you send us more information about the possibilities regarding the situation? And tell me where we can in return help out your cause.
From: Major Thomas Wallace, Gaian Guard Subject: Battlegroup Harmony Source: Manchester Encryption:High Priority:High
Glad to hear from you again, admiral.
Our possibilities are limited, but I believe we can arrange something reasonable. The quantity of what we can deliver, be it optronics or ships, will obviously be small. We could potentially deliver larger shipments, however me and my colleagues lack the access to the largest cargo vessels in Guard's fleet. And I can assure you that the respective cells will not be willing to undertake the risks of shipping goods to Bering.
Speaking of risks. The location of the Bering system is, as of this moment, the only thing that prevents us from reliably reaching you with support. Liberty's jumphole network is well known to us, so traversing it will not pose any difficulties. However, as it stands, the network will force us to fly around the entirety of the house, from Colorado, through California and Kansas, and then Bering. It can be done, but it will put a strain on our resources. A more feasible option would be flying through Rheinland, given we have friendly ports all the way through the Sigma region, but that part of Sirius remains largely unknown to us. We are not aware of jumphole locations and possible threats, both natural and from local factions. Unless the Battlegroup is able to alleviate these issues, we will have to stick to the Liberty route.
Aa for the acquisition of the goods, as well as what we would require as compensation, things present themselves rather simply. The operation will be a strain on our resources, however, it won't be a strain we'll be unable to alleviate when provided with finances to do so. As the Battlegroup is unable to provide us armed assistance against our immediate opposition in the region, a simple credit compensation will suffice. The goods we will be delivering will be procured from reliable sources in Kusari, mostly on the civilian market. But, if the need arises, we might be able to produce CTE vessels according to your specifications. Those will be, however, singular ships, as we are in no position to provide any sort of a steady supply from our own assembly lines.
I am certain that your transports could be escorted by our vessels but the Sigmas are as unkown to us as they are to you. So far we are limited to Liberty and the immediately surrounding regions. Though we might not be able to actively fight your enemies at the moment, our estimations are that we will be in the near future.
The construction of this installation is the beginning and should allow a more efficient coordination of our forces. With that in place I am certain the we can refocus our attacks. The Navy will not be the only one then.
Of course we will provide compensation for the goods. Tell me what your price is and I will consider it.
Those CTE ships are being produced by yourself? I am honestly surprised. I had not expected you'd have your own factories. Mainly we'd be interested in Fighter class ships.
We can hardly sacrifice our Guardians for training purposes. The Eagle though would be way less of a hit to our fighting capabilities in case of damages than a Guardian.
Can you tell me what you require to construct some of these?
From: Major Thomas Wallace, Gaian Guard Subject: Battlegroup Harmony Source: Manchester Encryption:High Priority:High
"Factories" might be an overstatement, admiral. But we do have the ability to produce vessels by ourselves. Most of what little production capabilities we have goes for our own needs, which is why we can only provide minimal amounts of ships. I believe that shipping those vessels from Kusari will be a better choice. It would mean less strain on our resources and possibly more ships to be delivered.
As for the compensation, I believe we will be fine with 2 000 credits per unit. It appears to be less than the local price for the commodity, but it will suffice to cover the expenses of travel from Kusari. If the price suits you, I will begin to arrange cargo ships. If not, it's always up for negotiation.
that price is acceptable. If you'd tell me how much these ships would cost and help me shipping them here I am certain it will allow us to allocate more actual fighter vessels to the front lines and those lines might as well be alongside you against the Legion if that is necessary.
Now I will give over your identifiers and the shipping data to Marshall's administration and you'll be cleared to move in.
From: Major Thomas Wallace, Gaian Guard Subject: Battlegroup Harmony Source: Manchester Encryption:High Priority:High
Excellent. All we need now is the location of the station. Once we have the coordinates, I will arrange a pilot convoy to survey the route.
As for the price of the ships, I will need to make a more detailed research. However, I am fairly confident the cost will hover around the base price of the ship plus transportation expenses. If there will be a need for ships produced by ourselves... Most likely the price of the components, unless you can deliver them yourself. I am unable to provide you with exact numbers as of now, admiral. I'll keep you updated should I have any solid data.
that is good news. Please if you could check the price for Eagle and Roc class ships that your organisation would have to pay that would be most appreciated.
As for the location, your ships will be shown the way once you arrive in Bering. The station's construction reached a level at which you can stay there for a while before travelling back.
we noticed your deliveries of Optronic Arrays and hope you were satisfied with how it went off.
Though we have an entirely different request now. Maybe it fits you better too. Our Junker contacts told us that Trafalgar Station in New London is capable of acquiring Heat Sinks.
It would help us greatly if you could support us with some of these. Is that possible for your group?