For Hades squad scientific personnel.

The following projects are our attempts to understand the Nomads goals and motives in light of current events. As you know, the enemy is once again attempting to go deep into Sirius, and we must establish their true plans. The data we obtain will not only help us better understand their nature but will also improve our tactical capabilities and bring us one step closer to victory.

The 3rd and 4th Squadrons entrusted to us are to be our eyes and ears, not our weapons, and therefore all their actions in our operations must be of an research nature only. Any actions that pose an unreasonable risk and threaten their lives will be considered an attempt on their lives with the aim of sabotaging our operations.

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• Operation goal: Establish possible routes of enemy movement from Sirius back to Omicrons (and vice versa), get closer to understanding the motives of the Nomad activities.
  
• Special equipment used: None.
  
• Ships used: 3rd and 4th squadrons of Tau task force.
  

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Opertion task description.

Forces from 3rd and 4th Squadrons should scout the Tau worlds for any signs of Nomads ships, scan their energy signatures, and relay data to Hades.

After this, Hades Command is to relay the data to other tactical groups under its control. Unit pilots and their commanders are to match the detected energy signatures to those previously provided by Hades and relay the information to the bridge.

Jinna Leons Wrote:- I would need other ships from the neighboring groups as observers. They would need to relay all the necessary information to me, nothing more. I also require the cruiser's assistance in transmitting all necessary information.

Adam Helson Wrote:- I have notified the group commanders of your request. My senior communications officer will provide you with a temporary frequency to communicate with them. Hades will transmit data to (and receive data from) squadrons via the Mafdet cruiser placed in Omicron Theta.

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Opertion results.

The squadrons conducted a thorough patrol of the Tau worlds and made contact with several Nomad ships. As stated earlier, the enemy did not attempt to engage in combat, but tried to move away from the Order ships. However, this did not prevent the energy signatures of about 10 ships from being preserved and sent to Hades.

After some time, neighboring tactical groups reported that five of the ten signatures matched. A few hours later, two more were confirmed, and then the remaining three. According to the reports received, four Nomad ships were attempting to make a daring attempt to break through patrols, using an unconventional trajectory of jumps between systems (choosing the longest and most unpredictable path instead of the shortest). Sometimes the same ship could appear three times in the same system where it was detected, indicating an attempt to confuse pursuers.

All four ships were given the opportunity to pass deep into the Omicrons, something that the main units of Hades Squadron were also aware of. A day later, on December 10 834 A.S., their energy signatures reappeared at the borders between the regions of the sector, all with the same goal: to break the blockade.

Six remaining ships were never detected attempting to break through the blockade. Instead, they appeared in other systems and then headed back into Sirius.

Jinna Leons Wrote:- It seems that the data from our allies is reliable: the enemy is active in all parts of the Sirius sector and, moreover, actively avoids any attempts to catch itself. This is indicated by the fact that if the enemy moved only within the borders between Omicrons and Sirius, then we would track it constantly but Nomad ships were sent to each of the nearest Houses, and then returned after a very long time.

The coincidence of signatures indicates that the enemy is leaving Omicrons, making a forced march through Sirius, and then moving back. However, it is still unclear to me why they are trying to avoid combat. Their ships are operating alone, which means that the theory of daring raids is excluded. This is clearly some kind of intelligence operation.

Our people must take the risk and come closer. I requiring conduct a thorough scan of the Nomad ships that return from Sirius and compare the data obtained with the results of scanning the Nomads that do not go beyond Omicrons. Also, I need biological material from both.

Adam Helson Wrote:- I will give you that opportunity. Our tactical groups will conduct a detailed scanning procedure with the enemy ships and learn their energy signatures. At the same time, Omicron patrol teams wll get those signatures and engage the enemy directly and salvage what is valuable to us from the remains.

I'll ask regular Order squadrons located in Omicrons give us biological material of Nomad ships detected since 08/12/834.

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• Operation goal: Compare data of the Nomad ships operating in Sirius and Omicrons.
  
• Special equipment used: None.
  
• Ships used: All tactical groups and Hades squadrons.
  

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Opertion task description.

All squadrons are to establish a security blockade around Omicrons and track any approaching Nomad ships. Patrol ships are to let the enemy get as close as possible, and then attempt to intercept it in order to further scan the enemy in detail.

After scanning, the enemy ship should be given the opportunity to retreat to Omicrons, where it will already be attacked by the main Hades squadrons. This will again confirm the theory that the enemy is heading deeper into Omicrons, and the tactical situation will not allow the enemy to go even deeper, or turn back.

By comparing biological material from Nomads ships whose energy signatures were not detected outside of Omicrons and material from Nomads attempting to break in, it may be possible to determine the enemy's true objectives.

Jinna Leons Wrote:- If the enemy has differences, they are inside! If this guess is not confirmed, then we will have to inspect the space of the Houses personally.

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Opertion results.

All units, including tactical ones, collected 37 energy signatures and briefly analyzed their evasive maneuvers to determine the "easiest" target for capture.

Of the 37 ships, only 5 fit this category. Using previous experience in surveillance and pursuit, the Order's forces were able to overtake each of the specified targets, but when they came too close, the Wanderers opened return fire. The squadron commanders took the following initiative: several pilots distract the enemy, and one of them scans the enemy ship.

Despite the accompanying difficulties, all enemy ships were successfully scanned, pilots managed to "retreat", due to so enemy rushed into the Omicrons. There, Hades' units were waiting for them, who already knew the flight path of the targets and were able to successfully destroy them one by one. Collected biological material and scan data were successfully sent aboard the cruiser Hades to the Omicron Delta system.

Jinna Leons Wrote:- Now we have some leads! The cargo of these ships is what distinguishes them from the rest! This is not reconnaissance, this is the delivery from Sirius deep into the Omicrons.

The biological data of the shells of these Nomads and those that always live in the Omicrons are completely identical in their structure. They may have different shapes, as always, but their material is completely identical.

However, what was inside them is the very reason why they so diligently avoided battle. They cannot lose it, and "it" came from the depths of Sirius, not Omicrons. This is evidenced by the fact that we did not find anything similar in the remains of the ships that were caught in Omicrons no earlier than December 8.

Everything that happened weeks earlier is just preparation for this operation, which our enemy has been conducting for two days now. I request the permanent delivery of unknown objects on board our cruiser for further study.

Adam Helson Wrote:- I have received your message and will order our people to capture "valuable" Nomad ships to extract the material you need from them. Keep in mind that the flow will be inconsistent, since not every Nomad is ready to die so easily.

For Hades squad scientific personnel.

It appears that we have managed to establish the true motives and actions of the Wanderers, although we will only be able to say for sure after studying what the pilots of the Hades squadrons have provided us. At the moment, we know that enemy is actively moving unknown artifacts from Sirius deep into Omicrons. This is indicated by the fact that the signatures of alien ships leaving Omicrons do not have these artifacts with them, but when they return, they carry such cargo.

It is worth noting that the enemy values ​​this cargo very much. The ships we attacked showed different behavior but they pursued only one goal: break through the blockade. It seems that the cargo is something valuable that we could use for our own benefit and turn against the enemy.

In any case, only a detailed examination will shed light on another mystery. Following this, the scientific staff should remain at Dabadoru Station, entrusting Hades and his tactical units with the task of finding and capturing the Nomad ships. All further research and experiments concerning these artifacts will be recorded in a separate section of this journal.