This is Ensign Richard Hastings, reporting in.
Today, I have only a small incident to report. I was just engaging in a patrol of the Dublin sytem (bloody mess of a system, that) when I got wind of a forigen engine signature on my long range scanners. With the help of the Essex's scanner array, I was able to triangulate the signal to a point where I was within hailing range of the vessel. From then, I could pick up faint signals of the pilots voice. It took me a small time to realize it, but after a while I indentified the pilot as a blasted Corsair! I engaged my engines to give chase, but the Corsair soon manuvered deep into an asteroid field, and exited Bretonia via a jumphole.
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Normally, A corsair showing up and singing wouldn't be worthy of a report... However, when I talked to several of the miners on the scene, they reveiled some strange information.
The corsair I had seen was part of a larger group of raiders who had been repelled, all of whom seemed more intent of slaughtering miners then actually stealing the chap's money, as Corsairs are more prone to do, usually. Whats more, attacks of a similar nature have been seen more frequently in Dublin, steadilty growing in sevarity. Whats more, I could swear that the corsair that I bumped into had a TD-80X High Frequency equiptment scanner mounted. I didn't get it close enough for a full equiptment scan, but I know those signal emissions like the back of my hand... They used them all the time on the Cambridge line, in scouting parties preceding a large Corsair raid.
However, the exact implications of this intelligence is not for me to decide. I leave that in the capable hands of the Intelligence analyists.
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ID: Ensign Layla Cooper
Affiliation: Bretonia Armed Forces
Subject: Patrol Report
[font=Garamond]Good day admirality,
After a longer time not being on normal duty due to portracted convalescence of certain injuries I suffered during my last intense battle with the Kusarians in Leeds quite a while ago, I today entered into service again. Upon an emergency call located in the Cambridge system, me, Lieutenant Commander Sinclair and Commodore Firmus Piett onboard the Royal Sovereign, headed towards the Cambridge jumpgate in New London. I first arrived there as suddenly a Corsair bomber popped out of the jumpgate. I told him to fully halt his vessel, before I could only charge my weapons to engage him, he entered the gate again. So I chased him through, he obviously realized that it was extremely dangerous for a Corsair using conventional tradelanes and jumpgates so deep in Bretonia's heavily secured and surveyed space. In order to blast this undesired guest's ship I chased him towards the Newcastle Asteorid Field. He then made his suicidal decision, threatened to kill me in case I wouldn't clear out. I denied, he stopped and turned round. I tried to keep it short and painless. The Royal Sovereign took position in the orbit of Planet Cambridge, meanwhile Lieutenant Commander Sinclair and me secured the rest of the system, respectively escorted out all unbidden guests.
In service to the Queen and the Homeland,
[font=Edwardian Script ITC]L. Cooper
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Comm. ID: Ensign James (Jim) Barnes
*Salutes*
Good Evening Sir!
Here is my mission report for 15th August 819 A.S.
Whilst on patrol through the Leeds system I received a mayday from a Transport the Bowex)Whittle
The ship was under fire from KNF forces and was making a run for the Planet Leeds.
Transport under fire.
The Captain of the Whittle informed me that they are carrying H-Fuel; knowing how important H-Fuel supplies are to the War effort I immediately hit my Burners and headed to intercept the KNF cowards that were attempting to board the Whittle and take her cargo.
As the Derby was nearby she too opened fire on the KNF forces enabling the Whittle to safely moor at Leeds and begin unloading the H-Fuel.
H-Fuel Delivery
Good day to you Sir!
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Lieutenant Renoktu Ree, you are showing tremendous progress in the armed forces. For 1 month service in the navy you have achieved:
- 114 hours of Flight Time
- 10 patrol reports
- A good level of attitude (4)
Right now we have enough members in each ranking line, that is why [color=#CC6600]I have to place your request on a wait. In the moment few of the ensigns graduate to Lieutenants, you will be promoted to Lieutenant Commander. Continue to do your job well and train the newly recruited ensigns if you have time to do so.
Thank you for the understanding.