Nouveau Message Entrant
Identifiant: Commandant Nicodeme Guillory
Destinataire: Core Guildmaster Nathan Archos
Copie Carbone: Capitaine Madeline Sabine de Bordeleaux
Sujet: Logistique
RNS-Mont Saint Michel, Bethany Battlegroup, 17 Juillet 741 A.G.S.
Bonjour Guildmaster Archos,
I’m glad to hear that you have accepted our other request as well. We will put the Marlin too good use, and I can also assure you the Cougar is a fine bomber. Its not as well armored nor armed as some bombers, but its almost as nimble as a fighter and just as small.
Your concern with the Marine openly using Core craft is indeed a valid one. The Marine will relegate these craft to the Gendarmerie Nationale for the time being. Whilst I am not the one to deal with the sensitivities of diplomacy, I can forward the issue to those that do. Kusari and Rheinland should be receptive to our relations and I assure you that Bretonia won’t be in a position to complain in the coming months. That really only leaves Liberty as the question. So for now we agree in both parties exercising discretion. And on the topic of discretion I would extend the same warning to not use the ‘Lynx’ or the ‘Cougar’ in house space since it would lead to the concerns you alluded to if Core pilots are seen flying them throughout Sirius. The ‘Sunbeam’ shouldn’t cause as much of an issue however since it is of civilian make and there have been cases of individuals leaving Gallia with them.
We believe we can send your ships within this following week, I will send the exact date once I have cleared it with high-command.However I will note that without an official statement from the new Kusari government Flotte de Soutien’s hands are tied when it comes to military exports. If we don’t get that word from them the Marine may have to ask for the Core to provide the transports for the majority of the trip. I believe it wont come to this but it is always smart to prepare for possible complications. I am not sure how you want to detail escort and security, but due to tenuous relations MRG is only able to provide escort to Tau-53 at the furthest, with us having to rely on Core escorts or local law enforcement for the rest of the trip. Now onto the itinerary, navigation office has suggested the convoy to start at planet Lyon in the Lyonnais then going Tau-53 -> Hokkaido -> New Tokyo -> Honshu ->Sigma 13 -> Frankfurt -> Sigma-15 then unloading the packaged ships at Alabama Shipyard in Omicron Rho. The convoy will then pick up the Marlins from the shipyard and head on its way back to Gallia to drop them off in Il-De-France, I am not at liberty to say exactly where.
As for fuel, I believe a single shipment of Promethene should give you at least a months worth for the 15 craft you will be provided, this should be more than enough time for us to formalize regular shipments. A months worth of DT should be sufficient for us as well with the Marlin, CNO fusion only requires H-1 and therefor we have no dedicated facilities for the production of Deuterium and Tritium. I will warn you, Prometheum is considered a critical strategic asset, the crown will not look too kindly to it falling into the hands of those we don't deem allies. You are to
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, export any of your received Promethene or Prometheum to any faction besides the Kingdom of Gallia and her agents. Fail to abide this rule and you can consider our cooperation done. Forgive the harshness but this element gives us our critical advantage in regards to reactor technology over the other houses. Understand we are taking a huge risk by trusting you with this, do not betray it. Gallia is willing to extend the same hand in regards to Azurite Gas.
Moving on from some unfortunate unpleasantness, the Core’s usage of gaseous
Chessylite has me intrigued. From what meager information I could gather is in the gas phase it readily absorbs energy if at a constant voltage and amperage. You then expose it to high energy matter such as plasma and it behaves as almost a solid, keeping its shape and dimensions. Yet through all this it keeps a constant motion, with all that energy ready to be released when again exposed to high energy matter or some sort of strong force. I can see the uses of this from energy storage all the way to ordinance. I have so many questions! How much energy is lost during the storage? Is it volatile, or is there no energy loss over time? How many joules of energy does it store per gram? Does the type of matter it interacts with change its behavior? Can one regulate the rate of energy releases or is it a runaway reaction? Ah, forgive me for rambling as such, this is such a fascinating subject, I could not contain myself. And do feel free to experiment with some of the samples of Prometheum we will be bringing as a gesture of good will and further scientific cooperation.
I will contact you again when I have the supplies ready and a specific date set.
Fin de Transmission