08-02-2019, 10:17 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BARRA ANCHORAGE, TAU-31 SYSTEM
A recent trip by the OSC liner Breezewood resulted in an unscheduled "goodwill tour" for its delighted VIP's.
The passengers were originally scheduled to travel from OSC's luxury resorts on Curacao to the Hawaii, in Sigma-19. Normally, this involves a mundane trip through Liberty and Kusari space with most passengers spending their time utilizing on-board diversions. Instead, captain Jonathan Seabourne had a more unique experience in store for this journey.
The Tau systems had been cut off from OSC service since their occupation by Gallia. OSC, being a Liberty chartered corporation, is considered an enemy of the Gallic crown by association and his majesty's vessels do not hesitate to treat civilian liners as military targets. However, thanks to the recent success of Operation Ice Lance, the allied fleets of Liberty, Bretonia, and the Crayter Republic managed to push back Gallia from the trade lanes, claiming the New Tours Watch Station for their own and opening up new routes.
"Leeds is still firmly out of reach for our liners," said Seabourne. "But at least now we have an alternate route through to Kusari. The ice fields of the Taus and Kyushu's dust fields are much more breath taking than trudging through Kepler or Galileo."
The Liner's VIPs, made up of Liberty's elite, got a chance to express their gratitude first hand to the brave Crayterian defenders of Barra (as New Tours is now called) while being treated to war stories of recent combat operations. The station's facilities are still not fully online, however, so they had to return to the Breezewood and continue on their journey where one last treat was in store.
Gallia replaced the trade lanes it destroyed in Tau-31 with their own equivalent technology. Gallic rings, however, are oriented horizontally with traffic passing left-right relative to each other in the same plane instead of separating them up down as Ageira does for safety. While most passengers did not notice the difference, those with flying experience appreciated being able to see the alternate technology up close. "Very few people in Liberty can say they've flown through Gallic trade lane technology," said Captain Seabourne. "And truth be told, the Breezewood docked more easily with them. Diving up and down through normal tradelanes causes issues for Enterprise class liners. Being able to stay in the same plane was a nice respite for our helmsman. I actually preferred going through the Gallic technology."
The captain added with a smile, "Just don't tell Ageira I said that."
BARRA ANCHORAGE, TAU-31 SYSTEM
A recent trip by the OSC liner Breezewood resulted in an unscheduled "goodwill tour" for its delighted VIP's.
The passengers were originally scheduled to travel from OSC's luxury resorts on Curacao to the Hawaii, in Sigma-19. Normally, this involves a mundane trip through Liberty and Kusari space with most passengers spending their time utilizing on-board diversions. Instead, captain Jonathan Seabourne had a more unique experience in store for this journey.
The Tau systems had been cut off from OSC service since their occupation by Gallia. OSC, being a Liberty chartered corporation, is considered an enemy of the Gallic crown by association and his majesty's vessels do not hesitate to treat civilian liners as military targets. However, thanks to the recent success of Operation Ice Lance, the allied fleets of Liberty, Bretonia, and the Crayter Republic managed to push back Gallia from the trade lanes, claiming the New Tours Watch Station for their own and opening up new routes.
"Leeds is still firmly out of reach for our liners," said Seabourne. "But at least now we have an alternate route through to Kusari. The ice fields of the Taus and Kyushu's dust fields are much more breath taking than trudging through Kepler or Galileo."
The Liner's VIPs, made up of Liberty's elite, got a chance to express their gratitude first hand to the brave Crayterian defenders of Barra (as New Tours is now called) while being treated to war stories of recent combat operations. The station's facilities are still not fully online, however, so they had to return to the Breezewood and continue on their journey where one last treat was in store.
Gallia replaced the trade lanes it destroyed in Tau-31 with their own equivalent technology. Gallic rings, however, are oriented horizontally with traffic passing left-right relative to each other in the same plane instead of separating them up down as Ageira does for safety. While most passengers did not notice the difference, those with flying experience appreciated being able to see the alternate technology up close. "Very few people in Liberty can say they've flown through Gallic trade lane technology," said Captain Seabourne. "And truth be told, the Breezewood docked more easily with them. Diving up and down through normal tradelanes causes issues for Enterprise class liners. Being able to stay in the same plane was a nice respite for our helmsman. I actually preferred going through the Gallic technology."
The captain added with a smile, "Just don't tell Ageira I said that."