//The following are in-faction information and can't be used by any other than [HF] members or unless I give information ingame.
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ID: Markus Brass
Rank: Fleet Commander
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Ship's Callsign: [HF]-HFB-Polyphemus
Role: Experimental battle-carrier
Status: Active
Location: Magellan
Strikecraft Wing Status
Nemea-1: Operational
Nemea-2: Operational
Nemea-3: Damaged
Nemea-4: Operational
Nemea-5: Operational
Nemea-6: Operational
Armaments & Special Equipment
- Capital Armor Upgrade MK8
- 3x C-48 "Cerberus" Battleship Turret
- 4x H4-X "Firelance" Hellfire Legion Battleship Primary Turret
- 8x UB3-R-H4-X "Hailstorm" Hellfire Legion Battleship Secondary Turret
- 2x Flak Turrets
- "Hermes" Cloak Emitter
- "NEMESIS" Electronic Jamming Device
- "ZEUS" EMP Emitter
- "APOLLO" Long Range Scanner
Polyphemus's First Voyage
Polyphemus was in the plans for a few years before it's construction in 817 AS. It received the name "Polyphemus" because there were many discussions involving it, both positive and negative. Some were saying that the resources were scarce and shouldn't be used on a project of this scale while others believed that this would be a huge step for the Legion. It was planned to have enormous carrier bays, capable of fitting 6 strikecrafts (mostly bombers), armed with some of the most devastating anti-capital arrays and close-range support weapons in combination with the special equipment, this ship would be a killer.
It's construction was completed early in January 819 AS. It's first deployment happened in Magellan under the command of Fleet Admiral William Draxton and his second in command, Fleet Captain Markus Brass. It's first task was to intercept a convoy of slavers who were approaching Freeport 4 from the Leeds jumphole. Polyphemus was lurking in the nebula with the scanner and comms jammer active and the fighters on standby for launch.
Several minutes later, the convoy jumped through to Magellan. With communications and scanners malfunctioning, they were on alert for potential hazards. Soon, the Nemea wing was launched to intercept and pin the convoy while boarding crafts were approaching to seize their ships. With excellent coordination that was provided from Polyphemus's bridge, the damages were kept to a minimum and the slaves were liberated and the slavers were dropped off at the IMG officials on Freeport 4. The slaves which were mostly of Bretonian origin, left to find their homes and those who were from the borderworlds were accepted at the Legion colonies of Guadalajara in Vespucci system.
After the assignment's successful completion, the Engineering Corps were amazed by the efficiency of the project many detested few years ago and began implementing several of it's characteristics to other designs.
Two weeks later, Fleet Admiral Draxton retired at the age of 64 his last words were: "This is the end of the line for me, I've seen a lot of fighting and many people younger than me lose their lives. It's time to put down the arms and live the rest of my life as peaceful as I can." and went on to live the rest of his life on Guadalajara. Fleet Captain Markus Brass was promoted to Fleet Commander and was given the command of Polyphemus per request from Fleet Admiral Draxton.
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ID: Markus Brass
Rank: Fleet Commander
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Personal Biography
[color=orange]Name:
Markus Brass
Age: 32
Station: Polyphemus Commander
Born in 787 AS on a transport ship that was heading to New London system, at Waterloo station. He was raised in a normal family and was residing onboard Waterloo for 17 years. At the age of 17, he began space travelling onboard a small freighter from Liberty under the command of Alicia Keyes. He was offered a job onboard as a cargo handler since he had little to no experience with piloting. The travels remained the same over the years, shipping goods from Bretonia to Liberty and back through jumpgates and sometimes the more risky jumpholes and he had plenty of time to learn how to pilot a ship.
After 3 years of working on the freighter, he had to quit because the freighter was old and was deemed unsafe for the transportation of cargo or people. He was dropped off at Freeport 4 and Alicia and the rest of the crew went on a trip back to their homes in Liberty. With the savings he had, he managed to live for some time on Freeport 4 but that didn't satisfy him. There was a rumour that the infamous Hellfire Legion that was opposing the Liberty forces were secretly getting their supplies and recruits from Freeport 4. Without giving it a second thought he requested to join their ranks and was accepted.
After two days, they finally set off for Vespucci, the Legion's homesystem. The security was very tight, with a dreadnought, numerous weapon platforms and patrols guarding the jumphole. The freighter set a course to Fort Leniex after receiving authorization from Ravager. The few recruits that were onboard stood still untill they reached the stronghold where there would be decided what role they would be.
After passing the initiation, he was assigned onboard Iblis under the command of William Draxton. After that- ......$$$$$$$$%#$#$#($*#$#&$*#$&*#$#^$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#@#@#$%^$#$#%#
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ID: Daniel Rou
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Daniel Rou Polyphemus Second In Command
"Is this thing on?" taps the camera lightly "Well I guess it is. Well, I will start in the beginning, how I got to serve on the Polyphemus." He sits back a bit, and takes a deep breath
"At December the 10th, 817 A.S. I was informed that I am moved from my place as a gun crew commander to new ship that is about to be built, where I will serve as Fire-Control officer, a great improvement from supervising the crew of only one mere gun, as important as it can be." He pause a bit to think, then continues
"At any rate, I started to train at Fort Leniex and had operational training at the Ravager from its Fire-Control officer, and at the launch ceremony that was celebrated with a humble greetings from our commander at the command bridge, where he gave us words of cheering before deploying for our first mission." He drifts away a bit "The captain's eyes were so bright, you could see he is glad to command us and the ship. I served for only several weeks as Fire Control officer, when Polyphemus second in command was killed in a fire-fight with enemy forces due to..." He blushes a bit "Well, heart attack. When commander Brass chose the new second in command, he chose me, I guess. I am still puzzled why, I mean, I did great job, but usually the second in command is the former system manager of the ship. At any rate, here I am, the ship's second in command, giving a brief video log of my self at the order of captain Brass. Signing out for now" He turns off the camera
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Samantha, a distinguished major and the ship's chief of security was in the ship's armory, a vast section of the ship that had enough space to fit combat vehicles, numerous weapon caches, a shooting range and training fields. She was putting the newly-boarded Legionnaires to the test. She is known for her excellent training skills that produce some of the most discipled men and women that serve the Legion. Daniel caught her in the middle of the training and didn't want to disturb her, but the stakes were too high to think like that. -Sam! Come over here for a moment. Sam looking disgruntled refused and continued with the training. -Damn it Sam! It is urgent and I need to talk to you in private. Sam was tighting her fists, boiling with anger but eventually she calmed down. -Fine, it better be good for you to stop the training. Everyone! You've got 10 minutes break. So? What is it?
-I need you to organise an internal guard, they need to be well-trained and they need to be loyal. Times of war are upon us and I do not speak of the war against Liberty but one that cannot be fought easily. Samantha glared Daniel because he was clearly talking about corruption and treachery within the Legion's ranks, which is punished by exile. She knew Daniel well and she knew he wouldn't make such a discussion without something going on. -For everyone's well-being I hope you're wrong for what you're implying Daniel. She sighs -I'll organise the guard but you better not let something like "it" happen again. Alright people! Break's over! Daniel was grateful for Sam's sharp mind and departed for the ship's bridge.
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//At this point, Hellfire Legion has only experienced changes inside Vespucci, none of this has currently affected our operations and it won't be known outside the faction due to well-handling of the situation (Communication is cut-off entirely untill things settle down). Again, only [HF] members know of this and the only one that can spread information are the Incursus, Last Sunrise and Polyphemus.
As the two ships were making preparations to escape, two Arbiter-class battleships, the Minotaur and Manticore and numerous strikecraft were send to intercept the Polyphemus and Incursus. Time was of the essense, they had to escape before they could pull any more forces to hinder their objective.
"-Set course for the Magellan jumphole, raise shields to maximum an target the Manticore." The Minotaur was their prime target because of the numerous missile batteries it had and lighter armor plating than Minotaur. The Minotaur on the other hand had powerful weaponry designed for capital combat and thick armor layers to protect it. "-Sir, target is in firing range." The bridge was filled with noise as everyone reported ship status, casualties from the in-ship fight between the crew and Kinnaird's spies. "-Fire everything we've got, show no mercy!" With Daniel's signal, Polyphemus fired a barrage of hot plasma and heavy missiles while the fighter and bombers wings of each sides were shooting down one another. Incursus, the Legion's pride and one of the toughest battleships, was fighting on par with the Minotaur. The ship was shaking from the shockaves generated by hull hits and explosions outside the ship. "-Sir! One of our hangars was hit and cannot receive anyone!" The full of anxiety officers, were struggling to make sure they come out alive out of this fight. Daniel as he watched the fight develop, decided to do a risky move. "-Everyone, get ready to bust of out this madness! Prepare the forward blade and ram the Manticore! This will certainly cripple it and not destroy it. Direct all batteries on Minotaur's engines."
Polyphemus achieved ramming speed with easy and hit Manticore below, avoiding all vital areas, disabling it's combat functions. The Minotaur after sustaining severe damage to the hull, surrendered as it was incapable of fighting anymore.
Several minutes later, the two damaged ships were approaching Magellan jumphole where Ravager was waiting for them. Ravager was the guard that kept everyone out of the Legion's home system and it was powerful, perhaps able to destroy both battleships while they were in that condition. Daniel and Cristina, decided to take the risk and charge to the jumphole and in their suprise, the Ravager didn't move or charge it's weapons. A transmission was received by Polyphemus from the on-board Lord Commader Markus's supporters, "-We have disabled the ship temporary so make your escape while it's possible! Find a way to save our Lord Commander and punish the traitors! I--*noise*" The transmission was being jammed by Ravager's internal equipment. "-All hands, prepare for the jump!" The two ships slowly approached the jumphole and disappeared into it, leaving the sleeping Ravager undamaged as it was the Cerberus of the Legion.
"-Open a channel with Incursus. *Transmission received* Cristina, how's Incursus? We've suffered medium damages all over the ship and half of the strikecrafts were destroyed. -It's holding up Daniel, we haven't suffered as much damage as Polyphemus did. We're not safe yet, We should split up to avoid easy detection. -Agreed, we'll activate our field cloak on some remote place and repair what we can. We'll have to report our status to each other for some time to let know everything's well. *Cristina nodded* -We should keep transmissions to a minimum from now on. Keep Polyphemus and it's crew safe Daniel, Hunter out."
The Incursus activated it's jumpdrive and took off to an unknown destination, while the Polyphemus was moving to a nebula in the Kansas system to do some repairs to the ship.