[[Location:BS Petersburg crewquaters deck 8]]
Joe sits in his quarters and and looks at the poster on the wall.
It says:
Join the Liberty Navy today and help secure Liberty.
After recent events makes me thinking,
what security?
3 days ago the hidalgo was trapped by a pirate ambush of 3 gunboats in front of manhattan.
The Hidalgo sended out a mayday but the only message she got was:
This is the Manhattan orbital control currently there is are no reinforcment availible for you Hidalgo, youre on youre own out there.
Were are the battlegroups too prevent the pirategunboats too get close too manhattan? thinks joe.
Many times we fly against a pirateGunboat with 1 or 2 fighters and have too flee or land in a escape pod.
Joe shakes his head
perhaps its time I send highcommand my request, he looks down on his desk and starts typing on his notepad.
[[To: Liberty Navy High command.]]
[[from Joe Mctyre.]]
[[Subject: special request]]
I'am now quitte a time in the navy and it suits me better and better.
Recently I heared I got to be promoted too lieutanant from [LN]Milrick
This makes me thinking I only need one promotion too command a Gunboat
Dont get me wrong iam a fighterjocky and love too fly my guardian, but sometimes you need a bigger fist too secure oure beloved home.
I think a gunboat can do that!.
When I recently walked on the naval base of planet Houston I see a lot of Gunboats on the ground.
In the wide desert behind the base there are standing dozens of Gunboats.
Some are in a pretty good shape others are nothing more than scrapemetal.
I thought I seen some junkers run away from there with a ship full of salvage and security did nothing.
Its a shame and it hurts too see this happen as a naval officer.
So I thoughtof this:
I could try too get 1 of those ships off the ground and fly it in name of the navy.
I have already seen a ship who is in pretty good shape too fly.
Unfortunally she is stripped of all her weapons and equipment.
I hope you give me permission to get that ship and fly it for the honor of the navy.
Here are the story of the ship.
Built in the year 802 as. at Norfolkshipyard.
The ship was given the name Gettysburg, this to honor her predecessor who was lost in the nomadwar of 800 as. with her entire crew while defending a civilian convoy.
The crew of the former Gettysburg also a Gunboat, placed there ship between a nomadbattleship and a civilian refugeetransporter.
The transporter could escape but the gettysburg was lost.
2 years after the destruction a new gunboat was build and called LNS-Gettysburg
The main tasks of the Gettysburg will be:
# Serving the Liberty Navy
# Protecting liberty from invading enemys (order, nomads etc.)
# Ensuring save passage trough libertys Tradelanes.
# Counter pirate attacks on libertys civilians, Traders and lawful forces.
# Serve in the blockade in texas.
On this moment the LNS Gettysburg is on the ground on planet houston.
Only some small engines ar online and a watchcrew is aboard.
Aboard are some old guns who perhaps can be used for operations.
Iff you give me the ok too fly it i will tranfer last payments and the ship will fly too Norfolk for repairs and upgrades.
Iff not the ship will be sold.
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