05-23-2009, 11:56 PM
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TARGET ID: Liberty Naval Personal.
COMM ID: Admiral David Hale.
SUBJECT: The war with Rheinland.
Ladies and gentlemen of the Navy, today we have scored a complete victory over the Rheinland military forces. Our men and women fought with honor, bravery and dedication.
A Rheinland taskforce broke trough the defences near the Battleship Concord in New Hampshire, attempting to puch their way through to Quebec. Our defending forces responded quickly.
The LNS-San Francisco under the command of Captian Seth Karlo demolished the battleship sent, foolishly, by the RM to clear the way for the fighter forces. Karlo, under great pressure commanded his crew and ship with the skill and determination I have come to expect of the men and women of the Liberty Navy.
Disengaging and returning to a more standard pattern of patrol the San Francisco was barely damaged at all in the conflict.
Following this, a group of ten Rheinland strike craft under the command of Admiral Zirzow no less broke through the blockade at the Bremen hole and entered New Hampshire.
I was leading a combat patrol at the time acting in responce to the battleship incursion and swiftly intercepted them. Our men were outnumbered at the start by three. Our forces consisting of seven fighters of Guardian or Avenger class. The Rheinladers consisting of seven Wraith very heavy fighters
Composition of the forces and comm signatures were as follows.
- Rheinland fighter forces:
[RM]Maj.Otto.Gauss - Wraith Vessel Destroyed
[RM]Maj.Johann.Brunhild - Wraith Target Fled
[RM]Lt.WilhelmVonEngel - Wraith Vessel Destroyed
[RM]Og.Otto.Weddigen - Wraith Target Fled
[RM]Of.Wolf.Wexler - Wraith Vessel Destroyed
[RM]Of.Viktor.Blumberg - Wraith Vessel Destroyed
[RM]Of.Pippart - Wraith Vessel Destroyed
[RM]Hg.Lothar.Botzler - Wraith Vessel Destroyed
[RM]Fl.Bobi.Mitev - Wraith Vessel Destroyed
(MND)-Herman.Voss - Wraith Vessel Destroyed
- Liberty fighter forces:
[LN]-Ryan.MacTavish - Guardian Vessel Destroyed
[LN]-Will.Peters - Guardian
[LN]-Christina.Robinson - Guardian
[LN]-Ben.Dawson - Guardian
[LN]-Andy.Doggett - Guardian
[LN]-Kentaurus.Toliman - Avenger Vessel Destroyed
[LN]-Galen.Anderson - Guardian (Had to dock prior to any engagement due to technical difficulties)
The fight lasted well over an hour with seven of the ten Rheinland vessels being destroyed and the other three turning tale and running.
Losses on our side were minimal. Kentaurus Toliman was the subject of concentrated fire form the rheinlanders for some time and eventualy succumbed to their guns. However he showed a cool head under fire and evaded the considerable fire extremely well.
The second of our losses was Vice Admiral MacTavish who frustratingly ended up the target of one of my torpedos. The tracking mechanisms locking on to the wrong target. It must have been something of a shock to him and he has my appologies.
Towards the end of the fight myself and the Rheinland admiral squared off at one another and fought Guardian to Wraith for some time. My ship already heavily beaten from the fight I ran out of regens before he did. Engaging my cruise engines I drew myself away from the fight, leaving it in the capable hands of Christina Robinson, who quickly forced the remaining Rheinland strike forces to flee.
I include a few gun-cam shots captured by Lt. Ben Dawson during the battle.
Good work everyone. It was a pleasure to fly with you.
Admiral Hale out.
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