Discovery Gaming Community

--Incoming transmission--
--Location: Java Station, Tau-23--
--Sender ID: Colonial Fl. Lt. Kaze Dagon--
--Subject: Patrol and Engagement report, CRP44-A73--

Today at 1:20 SMT, i received a call for help at Java. Moving out from T-44, i encountered at least two LC pilots and Red-3 around Java, using it's turrets for cover fire, while three members of the Cartel were encroaching around. A playfully banter with their leader, a Don.Starkiller, we continued to see more and more reforces arriving to their side. I also sent a distress signal too, but alas, no response.
Soon, me, Red-3 and a remainder LC pilot were surrounded by two Tridentes, two Falcatas and a Sabre. I've noticed that the Cartel uses a lot the Tridente, and after some.. interrogation in FP6 of a cardi dealer, i have found out that this.. Don, is one of the most prolific Tridente captains.
So.. With that intel and against the odds we came against, i have ordered Red-3 and the LC pilot to stay in position and not to be drawn by them.
Some minutes later and some careful probe use, the information of heavy outcast numbers were present in T-37. And so i knew that if we attacked, the now silent, Cartel men, we would have probably 15 tangos around us.
So, i continued to banter away, playfully with the Don, exchanging insults (My favourite was the one i said: "The outcast isn't talking to you Don. He said:'Hello Outcasts.'.. You're not a Outcast. Far from it.. Employee.)
After a while they got fed up and left.. With several promises of pain and death, and insults to the Colonial Remnant Fleet.
My blood boiled as also the nugget, that kept his cool instead of my pure rage. Good nugget though, he will become a fine addition to our fleet.
My rage was mixed with a sense of impotence, because of their overwhelming numbers and vessel types. So, i started to think.
Where could i hit them the most, and how will i get away alive from it? And the answer for the first question came easily, destroy the cardi convoys.
The second one wouldn't be that easy. So i had to make due with only me and Red-3, has the LC pilot had already left. The only answer would be to think out of the box. I was looking at the fields of T-23, where i hunted so many pirates that had destroyed defenseless miners.
Pirates. How a pirate can work against us? Simple. Guerrilla style. So i adopted the pirate way of engaging a enemy.
The Cartel is mainly based on T-23, Cali base. And we know that the convoys work around 29, 23 and 37.
So i drawn a tactic to counter the Cartel effective attack and then applied it.
We got a cardi pusher on 29, ordered him to stop and submit to a cargo scan (CRP44-A73-01). We ordered him to drop the cardimine (5000 units), which he didn't complied. We destroyed it with a clean attack (CRP44-A73-02), and destroyed the cardimine in sight (CRP44-A73-03).
Now.. To explain the tactic i employed.
The main strong point of Cartel in 23, is that they have a base there (with increased automated turrets) and that they can get reinforcements from the outcasts in a very short time. Plus they overpowered us at the moment with the present vessels.
How to counter act it? Simple. We destroyed the convoys on 29, a rough 8k's from the Baffin jump-hole. Then after it's destruction, we moved to the 31 jump-hole, and used probes near the 23 jump-hole to detect their arrival in-system. As they entered, we jumped to 31, and proceeded to Holman Outpost. With the KNF battleship nearby and destroyer patrols, no outcast would be a fool to engage in a Tridente in that area. After we detected their jump on 31, we returned to the 29 jump hole (this problem wasn't a KNF or IMG problem in my point of view), and proceeded to 29 once more. This all in order to ware them down in a pursuit.
Positioned near the Freeport, we used the NFZ to our benefit and managed to wait, again engaged in a banter with the don, until..
The heavy guns appeared. A KNF patrol managed to arrive at the scene and engaged the outcast party. In all that confusion, me and Red-3 evaded from the NFZ, and proceeded to 31 once more(CRP44-A73-04). But this time, our path would lead us to 37. I myself flew to 37, and Red-3 stayed near Java for his safety and to keep an eye on the T-37 jump hole.
Once more, the Cartel followed me there, and i entered in 39, laughing my head off once more, and returned to 23. The now wary Cartel decided to travel to Alpha, and me and Red-3 resumed our patrols. Me on 29 to cut off slavers, and Red-3, providing up to date intel on cardi convoys.
Red-3 even managed to stop another one, and the destruction of 2750 more units of cardimine. Alone. I propose a commendation for his exceptional duty. (CRP44-A73-05)

All in all, we destroyed two of their cardimine transports, 7.750 units of cardimine and evaded destruction in one patrol.
My firm belief that we can redefine our tactics concerning this new enemy and incorporate it with our LC allies.
Cutting the transports on 37 and 29 would be devastating to the Cartel business and would be an eye opener to their drug-headed employers.. A firm cardi convoy KoS, and a no engagement whatsoever to deny them of their much needed kills to justify their work..
All with the guerrilla style.

With my regards,
Fl.Lt. Kaze Dagon.

-- Addendum 01 --

After filling this report, i was travelling through T-23 to head to Sulawesi for some shut eye, when out of the blue appears yet another cardimine transport (CRP44-A73-06).
So i stopped him and ordered him to drop his cardimine (CRP44-A73-07). Another 5000 cardimine destroyed (CRP44-A73-08).
3 transports and a grand total of 12.750 cardi units lost to our weapons today. The Cartel is running out of business.

With my regards once more,
Fl.Lt. Kaze Dagon.


--Do you want to open the attachments: Y/N?... Y.

CRP44-A73-01
CRP44-A73-02
CRP44-A73-03
CRP44-A73-04
CRP44-A73-05
CRP44-A73-06
CRP44-A73-07
CRP44-A73-08

--Transmission ended--

--Incoming transmission--
--Location: Java Station, Tau-23--
--Sender ID: Colonial Fl. Lt. Kaze Dagon--
--Subject: Patrol and Engagement report, CRP44-A74--

Greetings, here's the recount of today engagement's and situations.
As i started my patrols on T-23, i detected a cardimine transport traveling through. As i ordered him for a routine cargo scan, he didn't stopped. Following his vessel, we arrived at Kyushu. One of my problems is that my Nyx doesn't have Train Cruise Disruptors so i constantly ordered him to stop after a positive cardimine scan (CRP44-A74-01).
Asking for assistance in our Colonial Main channel, 1st Lt. James Nibbler replied and got himself on the way. As he was almost at our position, the transport pilot finally ceased the running and surrendered the cardimine that i destroyed immediately (CRP44-A74-02).
The following log transcript is testament of that (CRP44-A74-03).
Right after this occurrence we were summoned by Flight Captain James Atreides in the Amphion, as he was contacted by an IMG miner, named Mussle, because of a outcast pirate. As me, Nibbler and the Amphion engaged the outcast with the transponder name Tok (CRP44-A74-04), he quickly set it on the run, but neither 1st Lt. James Nibbler or Flight Captain Atreides let him escape from our guns which culminated on a magnificent blast (CRP44-A74-05).
Later on, still on patrol with 1st Lt. James Nibbler and Flight Captain Atreides we detected and scanned a vessel containing slaves, that even with several commands to halt and drop his cargo, jumped to T-37.
As the slaver, with the transponder name of {POZ}Char_Aznable, arrived at T-37 we proceeded to engage, which we destroyed quite easily (CRP44-A74-06). The following comm log's shows our communication and posterior slave salvation operation, which we delivered to the Falklands (CRP44-A74-07, CRP44-A74-08, CRP44-A74-09).

After a hearty lunch with both the Flight Captain and the 1st Lt. at Java, i was diverted to a Kusari Imperial Guard distress call on Kyushu. Which arrived not a moment to soon. The Imperial Guard gunboat Naginata was engaging a [XTF]Hernan.Cortez that as i arrived to the scene also had a Tridente as support, with the transponder name Ronter. After a good battle, (i also noticed that the Kusari Gunboat is really hard to hit due to it's profile), i managed to down the Tridente (CRP44-A74-10) and not even a second later, the [XTF] ran away has he could to T-23 and then to Cali. I hope this service to the Imperial Guard will help to solidify our diplomatic relations with the Kusari Government.

Later on, and a few patrols more, we were a full wing that encountered three Union Corse bombers preying on a miner. Soon after arrived a wing of 101st, lead by the drone of Jameson, the 101st Administrator. As the Union Corse bombers fled the scene after some talks, the engines of the Tisiphone malfunctioned and i was forced to leave her in the dry dock for several hours. My Nyx was still undergoing repairs at Java from the previous encounter. Please refer to other reports to that engagement.

As finally, the Tisiphone engines were back online, i started to finish my patrols, and was hailed by an EA. A Bounty Hunter company. As he offered his services to me, i managed to detect another slaver vessel, transponder name John[tr], heading to Alpha. I ordered him to stop and submit to a cargo scan, which he didn't complied. After a positive scan on his hold, i ordered once again to stop. Which once again he didn't complied. So i engaged. And destroyed the slaver vessel (CRP44-A74-11). Another 5000 free slaves now are being treated at Falklands. Here's the following comm log's (CRP44-A74-12).

The techs at Java also said that the Nyx will be battle ready tomorrow, which is another good news.
After a such a hard day, i will now get a shuttle back to Sulawesi and get some shut eye.

With regards,
Fl. Lt. Kaze Dagon.

--Do you want to open the attachments: Y/N?... Y.

CRP44-A74-01
CRP44-A74-02
CRP44-A74-03
CRP44-A74-04
CRP44-A74-05
CRP44-A74-06
CRP44-A74-07
CRP44-A74-08
CRP44-A74-09
CRP44-A74-10
CRP44-A74-11
CRP44-A74-12

--Transmission ended--

--Incoming Transmission--
--Location: Java Station, Tau-23--
--Sender ID: Colonial Fl. Lt Kaze Dagon--
--Subject: Patrol and Encounter report, CRP44-A87--



Greetings, this is yesterday's patrol report. Not much happened, since i was stuck at Sarawak retrofitting my Pytho with two new engines and several new components i thought needed to uprade Tisiphone, my A.I.
But as soon as i went to T-23 to test the ship, one vessel class Storta with Outcast IFF and ID, with the transponder Vickter, was near the T-37, probably standing guard (CRP44-A87-01). I contacted through the CR comm channel the nugget Marcus Quinn and a Mal Cheshire from the ps| to stop the said vessel from fleeing. Not soon after it jumped to 37, we started hostilities, and Mal Cheshire's ship was destroyed as it came too close to the Storta (CRP44-A87-02). With only me and Blue-3, i still decided to continue with the engagement, and told the nugget not to risk to go close to the Storta. With this in mind me and him continued to dodge all incoming fire, and i managed to deploy several well placed SNAC rounds on the Storta's hull(CRP44-A87-03). A few minutes later this was the result (CRP44-A87-04).
As we came back to Java, an IMG Guard named Kuba.Zenon contacted me and delivered the appropriate security papers and the requisition to buy a Nyx at Sarawak. Me and Blue-3 escorted him there and after he bought the Nyx, he delivered a small but important contribution to the war effort (CRP44-A87-05).
Seeing that the Taus were free of hostile contacts i decided to contact the mining crew and prepare some niobium to make a run to New Berlin. Not later after, an IMG mining operation appeared too, and for the sake of safety they started to mine together.
The mining operation and the two consequent runs that the Nightmare and the IMG transport made went without a glitch and many of the profit was transfered to the C5 Bank to help the war effort (CRP44-A87-06).

With regards,
Fl. Lt. Kaze Dagon.

--Do you want to open the attachments: Y/N?... Y.

CRP44-A82-01
CRP44-A82-02
CRP44-A82-03
CRP44-A82-04
CRP44-A82-05
CRP44-A82-06

--Transmission ended--

--Incoming transmission--
--Encryption Level: Quantum MkII, CRP-A.I. 'Blade' encryption module activated--
--Sender ID: Colonial Fl. Lt. Dr. Kaendra Lake--
--Recipients ID: 53rd Wing Command, Colonial High Command--



Greetings. As it was ordered, two E78-12 "Spatial" Explorers of the 53rd wing (=CR=Troy[53rd] and =CR=Sagittarion[53rd]) were deployed to study Kansas with the approval of the undergoing authority of Kansas, the NTF (-Refer to the Comm Excerpt: Colonial:NeoTerranFront Comms-).
As all the pertaining supplies were loaded, we departed from Tau-23 and we traveled with the escort of some 41st and 44th Nyxes and Pythos. Even although at the middle of the study they were called back to Tau-23, we continued our studies and we saw that no threat would come to us, as we, research personnel continued to study the Kansas system.
Now from the start, shall we?
Cpt. Richard Dean of the Sagittarion was the de facto leader of the survey team, and with the prompt assist and escort of ]NTF[-Suralin, ]NTF[-NTSV-Hinton and ]NTF[-Jake.Ryder (Commodore of the NTF), we proceeded to the analysis of almost all of the Kansas system, it's celestial bodies and study of the anomalies present.
At first, our main study object was the planet PB-001KNS, known as Wichita, to assess it's viability to populate alongside PB-004KNS. Later on, we were taken to the ice field present near 001KNS, called Arkansas. After it, we were taken to a very uncommon cloud, that the NTF named Smoky Hill. Several microscopic biological organisms are present there, and a sample was brought back for study. Word to the wise, the cloud is severely electrified with 4 seconds cycles of discharges. Then another two planetary bodies PB-002KNS and PB-003KNS were also studied, but no remarkable findings were made on the terms of raw materials. But proof was meanwhile discovered by Cpt. Dean that the moons of PB-003KNS (Olathe) were.. somewhat pushed to the gravity well of PB-002KNS (Topeka) and consequently ripped out and destroyed.. That later formed the black rings that now circles Topeka.
The rumoured Iridium cloud, located in the up far right side of the system, was off limit to us due to the NTF saying that they didn't wanted us to loose ourselves there. Looks like a dangerous place that needs further recon. There are also two anomalies of note in system. One that gives access to a system called Humboldt and another to Virginia, this one populated by Liberty Navy Guard.

Now for the detailed report on planetary bodies and clouds present at Kansas:

Planetary Body 001KNS - Wichita and Planetary Body 004KNS - Colby

Wichita and Colby

According to mine and Cpt. Dean's expert opinion, little terraforming is needed on Wichita in order to create settlements. The NTF has already one small fishing settlement present at the planet. The local temperatures variates from -10C to 72C (The highest temperature is located at the equator region of the planet) and salt water covers the planet in 92%. Only small to moderate islands are present there, no large continents. With the 17,572 km diameter it's even bigger than Planet Manhattan (12,753 km) or our original planet Earth on the Sol System (12,742 km). There is the problem present of the proximity of the Arkansas ice field were some asteroids do fall due to the gravity well of Topeka. One standard CBSE-MK4 (Civil Base Shield Emitter) is enough to deflect the incoming asteroids or a small 'destroy&clean up' field operation in the ice field will be enough. With that close proximity to a giant mass of iced water, no water problems will exist for the near 600 years in case of a full planetary settlement that can reach 2.8 billion persons (that is if we terraform the planet so that the water drop to the 65% coverage). Deuterium is present in the range of 0.016% of all naturally occurring hydrogen in the oceans of Wichita, as well several primitive lifeforms that populates it's oceans.
My opinion? It's more than viable, and this planet can be a heaven for all us Colonials. And with small terraform operations, we can put the whole population of Manhattan plus us Colonials and we would still have space for more.

Colby, as such is just the typical ice moon as many other planetary bodies through out Sirius. With a moderate diameter of 4890 km, it's size and mass does influence the magnetic field present at Wichita, but only in a small scale. Mostly composed of ice, nothing is much left to say.
Planetform operations are more than not viable at Colby.

Planetary Bodies 002KNS - Topeka and Planetary Body 003KNS - Olathe

Topeka
Olathe

Topeka is a large and heavy gas giant. Our probes weren't enough to discover much more than helium and hydrogen presence before the gravity well destroyed them. Further studies are needed, but that would mean at least six to twelve months of continuous study with an Argus class vessel modified for such studies and probing. The black ring around it it's much likely the remains of the moons of Olathe that were.. 'pushed' in the fault of better word, since the distance from Olathe to Topeka wouldn't have allowed such gravity pull and the posterior destruction of the same. The composition of said ring contains several pieces of iron-sulphites and some copper residue, that Cpt. Dean later identified in several asteroids hit sites on Olathe, proving this theory. But.. The distance and force of the gravity well of Topeka aren't enough for such.. pull. So exterior help occurred just as the Privas Planetary Cluster in Galia. Who knows.. May be this was a failed first draft of the Daam-K'Vosh. With a 27,992 km diameter, it is the largest planetary body in Kansas.

Olathe is mostly composed of ice and several metal materials and with the diameter of 10,803 km and a temperature ranging on the -124C to -7C, it's another not viable option for planetform. Several asteroid marks were found, probably from it's now non-existant moons. It now exists on the far orbit of Topeka, but i and Cpt. Dean think it might well was 'relocated' from other sector of Kansas.

Smoky Hill - A rare cloud, i might say. Several electronic failure while on it, as it is severely electrified with 4 seconds cycles of discharges and the presence of biological microscopic organisms. A sample is now present at Sulawesi for further study.

Overland Rock Field - A relative medium sized rock asteroid field, where the Virginia jump hole is located. Nothing special about the composition. Probably a failed planet of sorts.

Dodge Asteroid Field - Another relative medium sized rock asteroid field where Junction is located. Also, the Magellan jump hole is located there. The composition of the asteroid field is nothing much to discuss about.

Arkansas Ice Field - A quite large ice asteroid field, it contains deposits of iced water. If the terraforming of Wichita goes forward, it will be an excellent source of water as it is very close to Wichita.

Tuttle Creek Nebula - A nebula that supposedly contains Iridium fields. Our NTF escorts didn't allowed us to go inside as they say the electronic interference is too great, and several mining ships and adventurers were lost or 'claimed' by the cloud. I suggest further enquiries with a more 'sizeable' group of research vessels.


Now for the NeoTerranFront main objective, the Junction Base.

Junction Base - 01
Junction Base - 02
Junction Base - 03
Junction Base - 04

Junction Base, as you can see by the structural analysis made by my crew, presents several problematic areas. Although the NTF already made some repairs to the base itself, repressurized some of the modules, our ISE/CMI engineers will have their work cut out.
Nothing impossible, i can say for the looks of it, but still a lot of work. I also suggest the creation of two bio-domes for food as their numbers go around the 800 and they could use the extra income of selling the surplus. All the structural data was already sent to the ISE and CMI, so they can give a more accurate report of the work and suplies needed to rebuild the station.

Now, several pictures of the navigation map and of the system planetary bodies and fields.

The Troy and Sagittariom
Smoky Hill
Full group with the NTF
Topeka's rings
Olathe's surface
Kansa's Binary Solars
Kansa's Nav Map

As a departing message, i would like to thank the NTF and more specifically Commodore Jake Ryder for their invaluable support and escort through out this scout and research operation.

With regards,
Dr. Kaendra Lake.

--Transmission ended--