To officers that took part in Gallic Raid on 27th March. Our last flight into Gallic space can easily be counted as a diplomatic victory besides obvious operational success. Destruction of a Nomad battlecruiser will open some eyes in Gallia and reinforce our reputation. I personally felt as thrilled as times when I was lowly Lieutenant, participating in battles of my past. However let's get to the point. We had been spread out over large area, sometimes separated by entire systems. It is difficult to assess situation in its entirety and there are inconsistencies that need to be discussed within The High Command. I require you to file out guncams and reports concerning this mission to establish certain unclear detail, as well as to document this operation so that none can deny it.
In particular, behavior of Maquis and Unione Corse had been brought up that could not be verified personally by me or other flag officers. While Corse had undoubtedly been brought on our side eventually, it had been reported that their initial behavior may had been even hostile. Alike, I also received request for weapon's free against Maquis pilots who were jeopardizing the entire operation. Evidence of Maquis hostility and documentation of the combat (if any) that happened against Maquis is of great interest to the High Command.
Your data will be used to reinforce our standing in Gallia, and to re-verify rules of engagement to safeguard our future operations in-House.
Grand Admiral Michal Golanski
1st Battlegroup "Wargods", Black Fleet
⧫ Akabat
⧫ Omicron Mu
⧫ From: Captain Ward
⧫ To: Grand Admiral Golanski, Order High Command
My collection of events and black box recordings
Sir.
I don't think there's any usable video recordings or images available as my Nepthys has.. taken some severe damage recently. But my recollection is still pretty solid as it was recent (and unusual), and I have the black box recording log for specific times and discussions. I'd also like to state that my knowledge of Gallia prior to this mission was mostly limited to navigation, not the intricacies of Gallian politics, as my original intention was to remain hidden..
All Order assets present were equipped with cloaking devices to minimise the chances of detection, which got us through Kusari and into Gallia quite successfully, at which point our force split up to cover more ground. Yarhibol was the first to see the Nomad ship in Ile-de-France and determined from it's size and profile to be approximate to a battlecruiser class. All of our forces were spread about so it took some time to converge. Yarhibol pursued the alien into Picardy with the remainder of us spread across Ile-de-France but converging on his position. Whilst proceeding to co-ordinates given to us by Yarhibol, I encountered some Unione Corse ships at almost the exact moment that my cloaking device ran out of power. When asked what I was doing in Gallia, I decided to be truthful while still proceeding to Yarhibol. As soon as I told them that we were in pursuit of an alien ship, they very politely and eagerly offered to assist, which would later prove to be instrumental in taking down the alien entity. At around this time, one of the other agents was in contact with MNG ships who also joined our hunt.
Eventually, I caught up with the rest of the Order forces as well as MNG, with my Unione Corse backup near Planet Senonches in Orleanais. Just before we got into weapons range of the alien ship, it jumped, but not before we managed to get some scans of it. The Unione Corse pilots were understandably dismayed to have detected Unione Corse pilots from within the alien ship, alongside many other humans. Whilst all this was going on, a Maquis ship with the identification of [FLG]NT-Traqueur, in plain sight of the alien ship, decided now was the best time to get hostile. I'll be honest, I was ignoring them mostly as the Nomad was naturally on the top of my priorities at the time. From there, some of us split up again as we began to search for any trace of the alien again. Whilst en route to the possible location of Zurich, [FLG]NT-Traqueur managed to intercept me and began to challenge me and generally being belligerent towards myself but mostly towards The Order. Something about previous communications and current trespass into Gallia. I reckon it would have been a minute or two before the Maquis ship would have started firing on me, one of the MNG pilots appeared and became the immediate target of Traqueur.
Torn between defending a pilot who was on the receiving end of a very obviously hostile individual, or my primary purpose of fighting the alien threat, I had to leave MNG|Emma.Colin and proceed to Zurich. The belligerent Maquis pilot was eventually dealt with by the MNG and the alien ship tracked to Zurich. By the time we got into range of the alien, it seemed that the space surrounding it was mostly made up of furious Gallians and weapons fire. Considering the sheer amount of firepower aimed at it, the alien survived for an appreciable amount of time before it inevitably lost the fight. Shortly after the alien was dealt with, the agent in command, Firebolt ordered us to get out of there, at which point we formed up and departed.
Before I include some of the communications below, I'd just like it noted that the support we received from the Unione Corse and MNG was not only instrumental in stopping the alien battlecruiser, but it still surprises me at how quickly and readily the local forces adapted to the situation, especially after seeing the alien themselves. I have never seen that kind of response from people within the Houses. If only the rest of Sirius could so capably identify the alien threat and then work together for the greater good. Apart from the Maquis. Trying to start a fight with all of us even with the Nomad ship present is something I expect from the Liberty Navy or the Core.
[27.03.2021 17:38:51] Order|Handsome.Mikhail: 20k, no sight of nomad
[27.03.2021 17:39:08] Order|Firebolt: Don't even dare to stop us. We all have big fish over there
[27.03.2021 17:39:21] Order|Handsome.Mikhail: Be advised, Maquis in area had been reported.
[27.03.2021 17:39:23] Order|Yarhibol: If you need help, lemme know
[27.03.2021 17:39:31] Order|Marcus.Ward: Well, it definitely is a party
[27.03.2021 17:39:36] [FLG]NT-Traqueur: Your people complained we came to your system unanounced
[27.03.2021 17:39:47] [FLG]NT-Traqueur: And now you invade my house without a word of warning?
[27.03.2021 17:39:54] MNG|Emma.Colin: where is your nomad
[27.03.2021 17:40:11] UC~Alfredo:Orsini: Any visual, gentlemen and madame?
[27.03.2021 17:40:12] Order|Yarhibol: is it still 2c drake
[27.03.2021 17:40:12] UC~Emily-Anderson: Entering field... eyes open...
[27.03.2021 17:40:17] Order|Handsome.Mikhail: Spread out and find that nOmad.
[27.03.2021 17:40:18] [FLG]NT-Traqueur: you better explain what you are doing here with the MNG war criminal
[27.03.2021 17:40:25] MNG|Emma.Colin: i hear cloak
[27.03.2021 17:40:27] Order|Marcus.Ward: On scanners now
[27.03.2021 17:40:30] Vagrant.Ninkurra: "This one was right."
[27.03.2021 17:40:35] Order|Handsome.Mikhail: I did too
[27.03.2021 17:40:38] UC~Emily-Anderson: Contact!
[27.03.2021 17:40:42] Order|Handsome.Mikhail: guys I need furhter guidance. Location
[27.03.2021 17:40:49] Order|Marcus.Ward: 2B
[27.03.2021 17:40:52] Order|Drake.Oliver: near planet senonches
[27.03.2021 17:40:52] UC~Alfredo:Orsini: Affirmative. All units, contact.
[27.03.2021 17:40:54] [FLG]NT-Traqueur: Cut them Union scum
[27.03.2021 17:40:56] Order|Marcus.Ward: Bloody hell, it's a big one
[27.03.2021 17:40:58] Vagrant.Ninkurra: "This one make our hunting game much interested."
[27.03.2021 17:40:58] UC~Emily-Anderson: Oh my...
[27.03.2021 17:41:15] Order|Firebolt: Here this, I see the potential contact
[27.03.2021 17:41:17] MNG|Emma.Colin: what the hell is that
[27.03.2021 17:41:19] Order|Handsome.Mikhail: To all Order units, visual had been obtained on the Nomad warform. Converge!
[27.03.2021 17:41:19] UC~Aigle-2: Weapons hot and loaded!
[27.03.2021 17:41:22] UC~Emily-Anderson: This isn't good...
[27.03.2021 17:41:31] UC~Alfredo:Orsini: It disappeared.
[27.03.2021 17:41:33] UC~Aigle-2: Merde....
[27.03.2021 17:41:34] MNG|Emma.Colin: really
[27.03.2021 17:41:34] UC~Emily-Anderson: What?!
[27.03.2021 17:41:36] Order|Marcus.Ward: Damnit! Damnit!
[27.03.2021 17:41:40] UC~Alfredo:Orsini: It had one of our pilots!
[27.03.2021 17:41:44] Order|Yarhibol: Zurich
[27.03.2021 17:41:50] Order|Yarhibol: go go fire in the hole boom headshot
[27.03.2021 17:41:57] [FLG]NT-Traqueur: Well time for action
[27.03.2021 17:42:04] [FLG]NT-Traqueur: engaging Union scum
[27.03.2021 17:42:09] Order|Marcus.Ward: Uh oh
[27.03.2021 17:42:10] UC~Alfredo:Orsini: Corse units, time to depart.
[27.03.2021 17:42:15] Order|Handsome.Mikhail: Are you for real?
[27.03.2021 17:42:27] UC~Emily-Anderson: Anyone got anything on scanners?
[27.03.2021 17:42:29] Order|Handsome.Mikhail: We're hunting a damn alien and all you think how to kill your fellow human being?
[27.03.2021 17:42:42] MNG|Emma.Colin: You know Maquis brian.
[27.03.2021 17:42:42] Order|Handsome.Mikhail: MNG are you good?
[27.03.2021 17:42:44] Order|Yarhibol: We have no time to spend on these. Keep tracking the Nomad.
After the Orleanais contact, this situation happened en route to Zurich, near Haute-Seine shipyard in Picardy, situation ended for me when I left the Maquis and MNG pilot to fight each other and proceeded to Zurich:
[27.03.2021 17:50:28] Order|Handsome.Mikhail: Courier is hard to kill, dont attack alone
[27.03.2021 17:50:39] Order|Marcus.Ward: wait
[27.03.2021 17:50:41] Order|Marcus.Ward: he's here
[27.03.2021 17:50:52] [FLG]NT-Traqueur: cut them !
[27.03.2021 17:50:57] Order|Marcus.Ward: he's on me
[27.03.2021 17:50:57] [FLG]NT-Traqueur: and explain yourself
[27.03.2021 17:50:58] Order|Marcus.Ward: Haute-Siene
[27.03.2021 17:51:03] MNG|Emma.Colin: coming
[27.03.2021 17:51:03] Order|Handsome.Mikhail: let MNG handle it but if he insists, unleash all hell
[27.03.2021 17:51:03] Order|Yarhibol: CDing you or what
[27.03.2021 17:51:10] Order|Marcus.Ward: You saw for yourself, we're hunting a large and hostile alien form
[27.03.2021 17:51:14] Order|Marcus.Ward: he's readying to engage
[27.03.2021 17:51:21] Order|Firebolt: I will go after Irra
[27.03.2021 17:51:26] Order|Marcus.Ward: yeah he's CDing me
[27.03.2021 17:51:28] Order|Marcus.Ward: i may need help
[27.03.2021 17:51:32] Order|Yarhibol: i am coming
[27.03.2021 17:51:33] [FLG]NT-Traqueur: and you didn't find it prudent to contact us?
[27.03.2021 17:51:35] Order|Handsome.Mikhail: all brakes off against a freighter. Use anything you can to kill it
[27.03.2021 17:51:39] Order|Yarhibol: just dont die
[27.03.2021 17:51:49] [FLG]NT-Traqueur: We have seen you in the vicinity of The Gallic Navy - mind explaining that?
[27.03.2021 17:51:54] Order|Marcus.Ward: I don't even know who you are, I'm part of a force sent to pursue aliens
[27.03.2021 17:52:07] [FLG]NT-Traqueur: We sent clear evidence
[27.03.2021 17:52:17] [FLG]NT-Traqueur: that The Gallic Union might be under their influence
[27.03.2021 17:52:17] MNG|Emma.Colin: Well
[27.03.2021 17:52:23] MNG|Requiem: I got one maquis at Oerlikon
[27.03.2021 17:52:31] Order|Yarhibol: Marcus. Do you need assistance?
[27.03.2021 17:52:39] Order|Marcus.Ward: Well, I'm not sure
[27.03.2021 17:52:45] [FLG]NT-Traqueur: I assume you will be aprehending The Union agent now?
[27.03.2021 17:52:45] MNG|Emma.Colin: Very bad for you Maquis
[27.03.2021 17:52:55] Order|Marcus.Ward: Traqueur, I don't care for your politics, speak to my bosses
[27.03.2021 17:52:56] MNG|Requiem: Vagrant near Oerlikon
[27.03.2021 17:52:59] [FLG]NT-Traqueur: fine U wull do it myself
[27.03.2021 17:53:01] Order|Marcus.Ward: I'm here for aliens
[27.03.2021 17:53:05] [FLG]NT-Traqueur: engaging navy agend
⧫ OCV Aleppo
⧫ Tau-31
⧫ From: Colonel Tyrone Reed
⧫ To: Order Overwatch; Grand Admiral
Gallic Reconnaissance
Colonel Tyrone Reed, Agent responsible for flying the code name "Yarhibol" unit,
It's to the utmost of my satisfaction to return to service, especially to reconnaissance responsibilities. My Nephthys is certainly rusty, along with myself, for any intricate tasks. Regardless, we are required to overcome these difficulties in these demanding yet overwhelming times. Leaving the Akabat to protect the homeland, not to mention humanity itself, is merely unpleasant, but that's we gain honour. I sincerely doubt anyone can displace our position and endure all the horror without falling to their knees. Now, to the subject. Before continuing, now that I am first responsible for the Aleppo (CV-1 Class Recon "Osiris"), the vessel is strategically positioned in the Taus to collect intel upon the open-ended traffic transpiring through the independent worlds and Gallia. Thus, I withdrew from Taus to meet up with our fellow Agents in the formerly known Royal land.
Undoubtedly, entering the Royal lands gives me thrill, primarily due to the past destructive wars between major houses. Witnessing such a frightening sight does reflect me on Toledo, which's presently barely tying itself together in the scorching planetary magma, obliterating any signs of life. Undoubtedly, the world isn't learning nor moving in the right direction. These frequent changes in the Gallic government might leave someone like myself - concerned. Sure, forming new governments that might enlighten all the darkness that their former leaders have created characterises the future, the next aspiration. Transforming their image of 'mass extermination' is good news. Draining resources into sole eradication of innocent people is what nobody needs to repel the Nomads appropriately. It shows us a lack of responsibility that's a consequence of ignorance.
My first impressions regarding the 'modern Gallia' are optimistic, perhaps even favourable. No word, they're not entirely prepared for the genuine threat, as I've seen it, likely as they've isolated themselves from the Sirius for an extended time. They lack the knowledge involving the infested, as they haven't built a proper rationalisation to counter them yet, like most of the Sirius powers. Therefore, this gives us a valid reason to advance our communication further. Captain Ward has explained the process reasonably well. Regardless, I can have a word or two concerning discretion, potential tasks and various. We've seen how Nomads smoothly wander their land without a single sight of the armed forces. Fortunately, we've been in the right place, at the right time, forbidding them from causing certain destruction or from just merely taking away any lives. However, this indicates the genuine problem that might be ongoing in the background, the issue we all dislike dealing with - the infectees. Of course, we've managed to deal with many, but there's unquestionably more. The most recent sight of some of their ships in the deep Omicrons raises a few questions with it. I'll consider contacting the MNG.
Now, for the unlawful & quasi-lawful organisations. I'd like to raise attention upon the so-called Maquis, which secondhand endeavoured to assault our agent on the Nomad hunt. I've been on a constant precaution, just avoiding any hostility, while caring for our primary objective. Simultaneously, I didn't take my eyes from them, as turning your back to the prosecutor outlines a lack of awareness in such circumstances, being steady to disable them at any moment. Fortunately, the Gallic forces succeeded to erase them down the line. I've never understood why anyone would force the Order into conflicts with specific human parties, potentially registering their complete unawareness of our actual cause and motives. Or, they're solely foolish enough to believe we'd involve ourselves in their own aversion upon someone. Maquis might be an obstacle striving to put in pointless conflicts; remain circumspect with them. Their minds can't comprehend the essence of the Order, probably because of their criminal deeds that left them unconscious.
Our effort turned out to be worth it later on, where we disabled the Nomad warform in Zurich while seemingly being allied with the Corsicans and the MNG. Retaining our cover wasn't an option in order to successfully track the hostile and exterminate it. I succeeded in gathering a Nomad fuel cell from the interaction, which might be useful for the Damascus Research Station, which I saw is developing at a fast pace. My scans of the allied ships didn't detect any Nomad matters, meaning we've done our job. As for the Unione Corse, they seemed more cooperative than usual. I'm unsure when was the last time I've seen them, but they're surely kicking it. Completion of the reconnaissance mission allowed us to leave house space towards the Omicrons to deliver the intel, alongside the alien material I provided to the Damascus. For the time being, I'll assure my control of Aleppo, keeping it protected from any undesired eyes while collecting intel. Col. Eliza is assisting me with the vessel in the meantime. Colonel Tyrone Reed is signing out for duty.
Colonel Tyrone Reed
Task Force "Phantoms", 11:55, 03.29.828
⧫ Battleship Atum
⧫ Galileo
⧫ From: Commander Drake Oliver
⧫ To: The Order Overwatch; Grand Admiral
Gallic Mission
Esteemed High Command and Grand Admiral,
Our scouting operation in Gallic space was a major success. We cooperated hand-in-hand with the Gallic forces and eliminated a threat to humankind.
I will get straight to the point: Nomads still have a foothold in Gallia. During our mission, as Colonel Tyrone and Captain Ward have specified, we caught a large warform in the heart of Gallia itself. Maintaining radio silence during the inital sighting of the warform was crucial, and we followed it for several systems, until we reached the system of Orleanais.
Once we reached Orleanais, we split up and started a search to locate the Nomad. I managed to locate it near one of the bigger planets in the system, and immediately called for backup. After Order and Unione Corse reinforcements arrived, the Nomad jumped away, however we succesfully scanned it.
The team tracked the Nomad to the Zurich system, and we depared Orleanais in search of it. During our flight, Maquis units harrassed several of our agents that formed the rearguard of our formation. They were dealt with by the Marine Nationale and Security Bureau reinforcements, and we continued our flight to the Zurich system.
Once in the Zurich system, Gallic forces informed us about the location of the Nomad and our team rendezvous with the Marine Nationale and Unione Corse forces. The Nomad was dealt with quickly, and no trace of it was left behind.
That is all the information my black box can provide. I have returned to Battleship Atum in the Galileo system in the meantime, preparing for other important missions.
Commander Drake Oliver
The Order Overwatch, 29.03.828