Before the recent withdrawal of Kusari forces and the invasion of Leeds, Edinburgh and Tau 31.
I was on patrol in Leeds where I stopped an IC Trader carrying Military Vehicles although he was allowed to carry said items he is not allowed to supply the enemy with said cargo, he indicated the cargo was headed to Battleship Nagasaki which I was not going to allow. So I issued him with a Section 5 Embargo Breaker notice and ordered him to pay a fine of $4,000,000 which he payed.
He seemed a nice chap so I didnt want to ask him to drop the cargo as well and I suggested he take the cargo to Battleship Macduff in Tau 31 which was better for both parties as the BAF received much needed supplies and he got a better price fir the cargo.
Junior Constable Axel Foley
You have just made your first step towards being one of the best officers in Bretonia. I herebly promote you to rank of Constable. You have long way to go but your hard work has been noticed and we are glad to have you onboard. You still need to work on your diplomatic skills and law knowledge but I think you can do it. Good job Constable. Keep it up.
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Priority: Low
From: Constable Ollivander Croft
To: New Scotland Yard
Subject: Patrol Report
Traffic in Bretonia seems to be on the rise, I noticed throughout my patrol a large number of traders flowing in through Cambridge. Scans have yet to reveal any smuggling but I would urge other officers to keep a close eye on the system for more than commerce control reasons.
Whilst patrolling New London I recieved a message from Commander Davis of the HMS Tottenham, he was in persuit of a suspected Gallic smuggler heading towards Cambridge. I moved to assist, delayed somewhat by distance, I arrived in Cambridge shortly after the Commander.
Proceeding via Cardiff to cut off escape should the suspect attempt to double back to Leeds, I met up with the Tottenham at the Battleship Norfolk and continued the persuit, the target was confirmed as Lingua Corsa of the LaBrise family who made her way towards the Omega 5 gate but strangely dropped out of lane and cut off into the ice fields.
The Commander and I followed only to be met by a gigantic battleship of a type I had never seen, scanners ID'd it as Red Hessian going by the call sign Entenkuken. Commander Davis recognised the callsign as one of the Rot Front, a faction I've never heard of before, I took detailed scans of the vessel only to discover a weapon of clearly Gallic origin intergrated in to its systems. Being in over my head, I remained silent whilst Commander Davis settled the matter, it seems the LaBrise and the Rot Front are interested in helping against the coming threat of Gallia and the ever-present Corsairs. If the Authority wishes to investigate the matter further, Commander Davis is willing to provide his scanner logs.
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Priority: Low
From: Constable Ollivander Croft
To: New Scotland Yard
Subject: Patrol Report
My patrol started in New London, I immedately recieved a system wide warning from the Armed Forces that Cambridge was off limits due to Wilde activity. I assisted in keeping the system clear until the BAF had dealt with the situation.
During this a LaBrise by the name of Veronique Roux arrived at planet New London with some unknown chemical that the TLAGSNET and my ship scanners couldn't identify. After an exchange of pleasentries I asked her for a sample of the chemical which Ms Roux readily handed over, to be sure I requested that this "Nox" not be brought into Bretonia until it had been analyzied. Five units of the chemical have been sent to the labs on New London for testing, the results will be sent to CCD HQ upon completion.
The AI cruiser known has Variant and its pilot Marcus made an appearance in New London during the course of my patrols, I didn't fully understand what he was attempting but it involved a promise to destroy his ship should the project fail. Thankfully his efforts proved successful.
Finally, a trader was caught moving Military Vehicles through New London, the pilot "Fixo" was unable to pay the fine and refused to buy a license due to it being his only trade with the items however due to his full co-operation during the stop only a warning was issued. Record of his ship and cargo were taken.
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Priority: Low
From: Constable Ollivander Croft
To: New Scotland Yard
Subject: Patrol Report
This will be a compound report, a great deal of paperwork had to be done, no doubt due to the sudden increase in trading within Bretonia.
On standard patrol two days ago, a rather inexperienced pirate mistakenly made his demands with his comms set to wideband, even announcing his location. I intercepted him at the Leeds gate in New London and charged him with two counts of attempted piracy, he refused to pay the fine and so was placed under arrest and transported to planet New London. Unfortunately the civil defense systems destroyed his transport before my signal was accepted, the pod was tractored and he is currently awaiting trial.
Several hours later TLAGs registered a battleship entering the Nofolk to Cardiff tradelane in Cambridge, I immediately requested BAF support and signalled New London to prepare my bomber for emergency launch. Proceeding to Cambridge in my Paladin, I made sure all traffic was diverted from the area and set course to intercept the battleship whilst the BAF was in transit. The battleship was an Osiris class flown by a Corsair by the name of Cosa.Nostra, keeping my distince I ordered him to retreat past the Omegas or he would be destroyed. The Sair decided to taunt me, knowing full well my patrolship would stand no chance against him, all the while HMS-Audacious was on route to Cambridge.
The Sair then switched to toying with me, sending haphazard volleys until one caught the edge of my shield. The Audacious had just entered the system and not wishing to push my luck any further I headed to New London and returned in my bomber to assist. Several minutes later the Audacious laid the killing blow, I tractored in the surviving crew and the captain who are also awaiting trial on New London.
Yesterday part way through my patrol I was contacted by a Corsair named Domingo, a reporter if it can be believed. Skeptical, I agreed to answer his questions in the old training grounds behind planet New London, true to his word he appeared, lightly armed but in no way hostile. I answered questions, relating to the Corsairs naturally, my opinion, my impression of the Corsair families and oddly enough if Bretonia would allow a ceasefire and open trade with the Sairs, the apparent reason behind their piracy. He informed me that his newsletter would be available on Trafalgar Base, I've contacted the Junkers who have agreed to send me a copy of any future publications.
Many hours later, nearing the end of my patrol a routine check in Dublin turned into a firefight with the Molly's assisting several bounty hunters against a flight of bombers. Several kills were made, unfortunately only one was captured the heavy use of Nova torpedos and anti matter cannons led the Molly's to kill one of their own as well as scrambling my ships systems. Unable to move I was hit by a Nova causing extreme damage to the hull and forcing me to eject. The ship has been salvaged and is undergoing repairs, it will be spaceworthy in a few days.
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My first patrol was really very spectacular. I first met up with officers Miranda and Croft near Planet Cambridge, where we undertook a couple of missions. I then proceeded to program my damn IFF (//got the ID) properly and soon we received a call from an Interspace transport ship for escorting. When we found out its destination, the Tau systems, Miranda immediately asked him to stop and informed him of the need of a special trading license for these systems. Thankfully, the mate cooperated fully and soon we were on our way to Planet Harris, where the transport offloaded the goods, and we saw some action against some Royalists (//NPCs), albeit there was little I could do with my then ill-equipped Hussar. I did manage to capture one and later hand him over to authorities at Leeds. We then escorted the transport fella and his Bounty Hunter escort back to Bretonia space, where we parted with them. In the meantime there was some trouble at Tau-31 with a lone Royalist (//non-NPC), and a Zoner asked for backup, although on site we discovered a Freelancer had the situation under control. I then proceeded to fully equip my Hussar with the invaluable assistance of Miranda and Inspector Hughes, and we then set off to patrol. Not long after, Oli asked for backup at the Leeds system. Me and Hughes rushed there to find Oli conversing with a Gallic ship, but in the end he was peacefully allowed passage in Bretonia. Seemed like a nice fella by the way. Whilst conversing with him, a fella with a Corsair sounding name passed behing us. Me and Hughes rushed towards him and found he carried the most complete list of contraband ever, as the Inspector pointed out. It turned out he was a researcher's assistance, and the evidence seemed to back him us, since the quantities were very limited. I got a little suspicious, but in the end I think I was wrong, and I apologise for (probably) wrongly accusing him. However, I feel I am obliged to post my cataloguing of his cargo hold. It's one for the records really:
Well, lacking concrete evidence we let him go, and I unfortunately had to call it a day and land on Planet Leeds, for my engine light switched on. I'm no tech expert myself, but the boys down at the equipment room will probably sort it out in a jiffy.
Proud to fly for the Queen,
Junior Constable Jayne White.
Well, a lot of events occured during my last patrol. A great Gallic force at Edinburgh redirected everyone there. Me and Inspector Nathan guarded the Leeds jump gate to the system, but unfortunately I was severely damaged whilst scouting over to the Edinburgh system... I retreated and swiftly returned to my patrol of Planet Leeds. Me and Nathan stopped several traders trying to head to the Taus, but all was well in the end, as I escorted most of them away. In the end, I escorted a couple transports heading to Stokes because of a pirate that showed up on my long range scanners: [img=http://s7.postimage.org/rg4s3w713/screen8.jpg] [img=http://s7.postimage.org/i9mhgm1sn/screen9.jpg]
I also escorted a duo of transports that tried to run the blockade on the Taus to Liberty Space, after Nathan received their 4M fine. Unfortunately my imaging computers didn't record my escorting...
I then escorted a very troublesome transport named Red.Rooster to the same destination, after receiving his 5M fine with Nathan. I then sent the fine to BPA)Anvil. [img=http://s7.postimage.org/4tuvdf3x3/screen6.jpg] [img=http://s7.postimage.org/wdicp0907/screen7.jpg] [img=http://s7.postimage.org/p56pzpw9j/screen24.jpg]
Then, a terrible ion storm started and all of a sudden, Gallian Cruisers show up above Leeds!!!
Thankfully that source of trouble was removed. Also, a =CR= patrol appeared at Leeds, apparently securing the region after the Gallic assault on Edinburgh. We redirected them to the Taus, where they were ambushed by Gallic Battleships right at the exit of the Tau gate! The situation warranted immediate attention, but the bulk of the BAF where there, and I thought my assistance would be of little value against such targets. As a result, I returned to Planet Leeds for the night.
For Queen and Country,
Junior Constable Jayne White.
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Incoming Transmission...
Priority: Normal
From: Junior Constable Jayne White
Subject: Major Gallic attack in Leeds
Whilst the battle is still underway, I'm docked on Planet Leeds where I'm mending my wounds... A fight started all over Leeds, and escalated right above the planet. Initially a large Bretonian fleet amassed at the planet. Some Gallic fighters appeared, and we decided to take the fight to them. They hastily retreated after a little while. Meanwhile, Nathan ran into a Nomad and after some miscommunications due to the Nomad's jammers, me and Inspector Hughes found him and joined the fight. It was long and arduous, but he finally retreated to Edinburgh. When we got back to Leeds, we found that most of our capital ships were destroyed or failing. In a show of daring, Inspector Hughes launched full on and shouted his way in the fight. We were massively outnumbered, in the beginning at least 3 to 1, but the Gallic forces began retreating after a while. Inspector Hughes' Hussar was unfortunately badly damaged, and a friendly BAF vessel picked up his pod. Unfortunately, they gradually took down most of our fighters, including Constable Oli, whom I safely picked up amongst the shooting. In the end, me and a lone gunboat were left on our side, and a measly fighter on the other. The Royalist though managed a catastrophic blow to the gunboat, which was forced to flee. At the same time my long range scanners picked up another Royalist incoming, so I was quick to land also. The people here are terrified, and we can see the battle waging above. Let's hope we send these rutters back to their sleeper ships soon!
On a less patriotic note, before the battle I escorted 4 transports to their destinations, aiding one of them in killing a troublesome Molly pirate, and 2 merchants payed for the Tau Trading License, Drake.Sato and Chackie.Chan. I forwarded the money to BPA)Anvil.
I also got my first arrest, arresting a military vehicles smuggler that me and Oli chased around a system and a half. Unfortunately he managed to dock at the Kusari Exiles battleship and unload his contraband beforehands. This is suspicious, and I suggest our superiors contact them about this smuggling incident.
Oah, nearly forgot to mention the Hessian battleship we fended off the other day.