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To: Armed Forces HQ
Comm ID: A. Goodmen
Subject: After Action Report

Today was a good day. I'll skip the story on how we smashed some Kusarian's and Gaians in Leeds and move to what happened later.

My Rival

We, Lt.Cdr. Carter, Ensign Rockwell, Ensign Stark, and I received orders to escort the Gateway vessel "GlenCoe" to New York, the "GlenCoe" had the Diplomatic Ambassador and supplies on board. The Orders came down from Admiral Sir Nelson. Who was currently in command of the HMS Pendragon (Lovely ship she is..)

Shortly after receiving the order, Ensign Eric-John Stark was out and about in uniform. I hailed him and told him to get to New London and wait at Kensington. He agreed. Then, after solving some problems in Stuttgart, Sipher Rockwell re-appeared in uniform. I told him to wait at Kensington also, By this time the GlenCoe and I where in Cambridge, which a wing of Police pilots, and those dreadful volunteer forces. One of which a "Tom King" back talked two officers of the Armed Forces, I would like the Admiral of the Volunteer Corps to look into this chap.

The GlenCoe and I met up with our other escort's at Kensington where we set off with Mollys on our tails, but far enough away to where we out ran them. We made it to California Jumpgate in Cortez when two Hacker ships appeared. All but Carter stayed behind to make sure the Hackers didn't do anything. Instead, said Hacker ships disappeared with one transmission towards us "You didn't see us, We didn't see you." I laughed lightly and returned to the Escort wing.

Trip past LA was great, nothing happened. In orbit of Mojave we meet up with the LNS Calypso, LNS Brookstone and LNS Allegiance. Which was great seeing as the Prime Minister never had escorts coming into Liberty, one on the way out.

Upon entering New York, we started getting hails from a lot of people, one of which caught my attention. It seems the Coalition was in New York...We went to battle ready. Nothing happened for a good thirty minutes, while the Ambassador was speaking a Xenos pilot interrupted, well, multiple Xenos pilots interrupted. We where just on our way out when I knew something was wrong.

Before the Attack

Disobeying a direct order from Carter I entered the tradelane, once I arrived, I engaged the enemy forces. This was when the LNS Calypso's Captain, James Hartley, moved his ship in front of the HMS Britannia to protect it from incoming shells from the bombers. I managed to get one of the bombers off a Xenos with the callsign "Pitviper" He wasn't really smart sitting between the Britannia and Calypso, trying to hide from the fighters swarming in.

Ship downed

After much fighting, an Ion Storm comes out of nowhere and hit's all of us hard. My ship drifted back to the California gate...Once my systems where back online I checked on the Britannia, before heading back to Bretonian space.

This where it get's good...A Lane Hacker by the name of "Steven Copeland" stalks me from Manhattan Orbit. I jump into California and long behold are two Rogue ships, freaking out and not really in the mood to fight two, I stand down, however they left me alone. Then my Hacker stalker jumps into California. I proceeded thinking the Rogues and the Hacker where together, turns out they weren't.

The Hacker follows me a good distance and tells me to halt my ship, I'm in a Paladin...and he's trying to pirate me? Really smart. He fired a shot at me, It missed, and that's when I opened up on him. I don't know what this chap was thinking, but it sure as hell wasn't "Oh, he's not an experienced pilot that fights on the front lines." I toyed with him, and used his own missiles against him a few times. Before finally getting bored and re-realizing two Rogues where near-by. I broke his shields, and fired a Cannonball, he didn't see it coming and slammed into it. Hopefully he ejected.

Hacker slasher.
(Eh, I didn't have a good name for this file...)

A Near by pilot laughed and said good job, It was probably either a Junker or one of the Rogues, I didn't know and didn't care. I just got on with my life.

Anyway's...turns out I have a rival. Hakato Yamota...Eh, I'll deal with him later I guess. Oh oh and Rockwell's back! HA! I have my wingman again!

Signed,

Bretonian Armed Forces, Suffolk Great Fleet,

Lieutenant Austin Goodmen

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Incoming Transmission
Comm ID: Commander Hunter
Recipient(s): Colonel Henry, Admiral Nelson

Forgive my intrusion on your debate sirs, but there are three important issues that I think need addressed on this particular topic. First and foremost among them is that it would be best to avoid quarreling like this here, where Ensigns and Lieutenants can easily see the nonconformity in our higher rank's views. This is not great for their morale, for if the Armed Forces staff cannot agree with each other, how are they to? Furthermore, this subject matter isn't something that should be so lightly brandied about here. We can't be sure about the security of these communications, nor do we know if Kusari informants may have access here. Liberty would not be at all pleased to hear what sort of aid we are accepting.

Secondly, your pardon Colonel, but the official statement and reality are rarely two and the same. As I said before, we cannot let this information spread too widely, and we need to be able to deny any accusations towards our agreements. If we were to make a public announcement on this issue, many wouldn't be happy with us. We could very well lose crucial trade to and from Liberty and Rheinland because of it. And the reports of conflicts between us and the Outcasts in Newcastle aren't entirely accurate.. These statements merely provide for us politically and diplomatically.

And Admiral Nelson is correct.. With the Colonial Remnent and Corsairs working openly with each other, it is becoming that much harder for our pilots, who were already outnumbered in a large portion of their battles, to win against increasing numbers and oppositions. We need whatever help we can get, and that comes from the Outcasts and Golden Chrysanthemums. So far neither has shown hostility or duplicity towards us, and have proven themselves capable pilots who are willing to risk their own lives the same as we do.

Thirdly, your concerns about the Tau pact are, as Admiral Nelson said, unfounded. In fact, the cooperation between us and the Maltans has improved conditions for all the parties involved. Except perhaps the Colonials. The fact of the matter is that the majority of the tensions between Outcasts and Tau-23's residents is caused by the presence of the Colonial Remnent, who use IMG's stations. Because of their hostile ways and constant attacks on the Outcasts, it has forced the Outcasts to strike back. This has endangered Java Station and Falkland both, considering these are where the Colonials are based from. By working together, we lower the amount of Colonials still flying. With them out of the picture, Outcast and IMG relations may sober considerably, perhaps so far that fights between the two organizations will be far and few between and caused more by extraordinary circumstances rather than a naturally hostility. No matter how you look at it, the removal of the Colonials from the Taus will do more to secure the IMG installation, reduce fights, and provide us with aid crucial to our victory over the Kusarians in the Taus.


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' Wrote:Incoming Transmission
Comm ID: Commander Hunter
Recipient(s): Colonel Henry, Admiral Nelson

Forgive my intrusion on your debate sirs, but there are three important issues that I think need addressed on this particular topic. First and foremost among them is that it would be best to avoid quarreling like this here, where Ensigns and Lieutenants can easily see the nonconformity in our higher rank's views.

To: Commander Hunter
From: Colonel Henry

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I will respond to your questions with my own questions.

One wonders how a message addressed to high command and Admiral Nelson will have Ensigns, Lieutenants and even Commanders reading it.

Maybe you have some information on recent security leaks?

Regardless, the Government position on Outcasts is hostility. My guns will treat them as such.

Incoming Transmission
Comm ID: Commander Hunter
Recipient(s): Colonel Henry

Those who take the time to familiarize themselves with their equipment know well enough that this communication system is an open-band system for anyone with generic access. Though I might be sending this message with only you as the recipient, it is still fully accessible by anyone within the Armed Forces. That is why more sensitive matters are handled privately Colonel.

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(Woops, noticed I forgot to switch accounts before posting this, my bad. >.>)

' Wrote:Incoming Transmission
Comm ID: Commander Hunter
Recipient(s): Colonel Henry

Those who take the time to familiarize themselves with their equipment know well enough that this communication system is an open-band system for anyone with generic access. Though I might be sending this message with only you as the recipient, it is still fully accessible by anyone within the Armed Forces. That is why more sensitive matters are handled privately Colonel.

-Commander Evyn Hunter

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To: Commander Hunter
From: Colonel Henry

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So you hacked a communique. Great. You will provide the information on this security weakness instead of abusing it, to prevent further embarassment of the BAF's computer systems. Again, I wonder why you hacked the message to begin with, without knowing its content.

Do not do it again.

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Comm ID: Battleship Derby
From: Lieutenant Chris Wallace
To: BAF DIS

Following a regular patrol this very evening, a Phantom was spotted in the New London system ... One Black.Rose. A slippery bugger she was.

After some backup arrived in the form of BPA)Matthew.Raynes and BAF|LtCmdr.Sam.Windsor, we engaged the phantom.



After a little while, the Phantom known as 'Pitchfork' turned up.



So, a little bit of fighter fun later ... I got reduced to exceptionally low amounts of hull. Thanks to some kind aid from Lieutenant Commander Windsor, I was kept floating for a little longer.

My end, as they say, was inevitable. I got vapourised shortly later while replying to the good Lieutenant Commander regarding a matter of misdirection.



I'm unsure as to the rest of the fight, however, contact with my good friend LtCmdr Windsor revealed that the Molliesj jumped into the fight on the side of the Phantoms and apparantly vapourised the remaining vessels. What good chaps they are.

Lieutenant Wallace out.

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Incoming Transmission
Comm ID: Commander Hunter
Recipient: Colonel Henry

I see you didn't read, or at least comprehend, what I said Colonel. I didn't have to hack into your message in the first place. As I said, this communication system doesn't offer any more security than the general access password, which is given to all our Armed Force's soldiers and pilots. Designating a recipient does nothing more than send them a notification that they have a message. Everyone else still has access to that message and can read it if they so wish.


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' Wrote:Incoming Transmission
Comm ID: Commander Hunter
Recipient: Colonel Henry

I see you didn't read, or at least comprehend, what I said Colonel. I didn't have to hack into your message in the first place. As I said, this communication system doesn't offer any more security than the general access password, which is given to all our Armed Force's soldiers and pilots. Designating a recipient does nothing more than send them a notification that they have a message. Everyone else still has access to that message and can read it if they so wish.

-Commander Evyn Hunter

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To: Commander Hunter
From: Colonel Henry

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Since when did we change to a general access password? There is no logic to using such a system.

That would mean any raw recruit, straight out of Sandhurst on New London could gain access to battle plans. Any Gaian sympathetic spy could leak info to our foes with extreme ease.

This is ridiculous, and you will butt out of matters that are way above your pay grade. The system will be changed immediately, and I will inform higher authorities that this may be the cause of security breaches.

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[Target: Colonel Henry]
[CommID: Admiral Nelson]

Enough Colonel. Whilst miss Hunter may speak without authority, she is correct in her assertions - this is not a place to debate Admiralty policy. You are a soldier, Colonel Henry, not a politician, and as such it is your place to follow orders, not to interpret public statements by Government ministers regarding the outcasts as representing our real position, let alone presume to conduct diplomacy with a foreign power as an official representative of Her Majesty Queen Carina based on those assumptions. I do not expect you to understand the nuances of diplomatic relations, or that not everyone in Sirius falls clearly into two black and white categories of "allies" and "enemies", but I do expect you to obey Admiralty orders and follow policy as relayed by your superiors, as opposed to apparant policy "discovered" by your own research. Rest assured that your objections to the way the Admiralty and the Foreign Office conduct diplomatic relations, such as they are, have been duly noted and will be given all the consideration they deserve at the next meeting of the Admiralty Board.

In the meantime, your orders are to refrain from any communication with foreign governments that does not fall strictly within your duties, and to continue to abide by international treaties unless you have recieved explicit notification that they have been officially annulled - something which I feel I must remind you that only Queen Carina herself has the authority to do.

Admiral Sir Stanley Nelson
5th Fleet - HMS Suffolk
Bretonian Armed Forces Senior Diplomatic Officer

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To: Admiral Nelson
From: Colonel Henry

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We are both soldiers, and we both have our orders, both from the Queen, sir. They are publicly available as follows:



And just because Commander Hunter agrees with you, sir, does not excuse her behaviour. Hacking High Command communications is a serious crime, after all.