We thank you for your condolences RHA. We have our own rights particular to this ship for our comrades passing that has already been preformed. If anything, I do need help in locating their families across our nation to inform them of my mens heroism in battle.
I like the idea of your camp. I feel, however, that most of them will end up mining rocks. On that note many of the personnel that we had onboard for the transfer have come to our side. The RM attempted to kill them as well as our own crew and they have seen the underlining corruption of the RM first hand. I will have to say, many of them have turned out to be excellent gunners.
I hate this new purpose I have been forced to undertake. They are still our countrymen, but I cannot risk the lives of my crew again. Maybe there is still a way to gain the release of our brothers still held in bondage.
From: lieutenant Shimada
To: Fleet Kapitan Conrad Egon
Since captain Bruce Willis of The Kana Keiko gived order to his comrads in NovaPG tax sips of alied fractions too. I ask you for permision do the same and tax NovaPG ships in Rheinland space, border systems around Rheinland and in Omega systems.
Message to: RHA
Comm ID: Leutenant Kaspar Meisnerr
Location: Vogtland Base, Dresden
Fellow comrades, I am writing this report barely an hour after the incident. A Rheinland Military fighter engaged me in single combat in the Giftnebel today with superior weaponry. My shields were failing after but a few hits from him, with my guns barely being able to breach his own protection. After a couple of minutes of evasive manuevers, my Odin finally got hit with one of his weapons and was destroyed in a single blow. Thankfully a rekrut in the area managed to pick up my escape pod.
On to the point: I am not happy about losing my ship, especially next to Vogtland itself. It is time we shown these junkyard dogs that the Red Hessian Army is not to be trifled with. We have been pushed into a defensive position for far too long, and as such I propose a counterattack. Somewhere where a lot of eyes could witness their humiliating defeat from our hands.
I also have a request to the quartermaster:
While I find my loadout effective against most fighters (indeed, Bounty Hunters fall like flies), the Wrath I was facing was surprisingly unsusceptible to my weapons fire. I realise they are most likely specifically outfitted to counter our weaponry, and as such I require a dedicated shield buster effective against their shields from the armoury. If there aren't any of those in stock at the moment, point me to the name of the weapon and I will try to acquire it from our allies in my own time.
Message to: Leutnant Shimada
Comm ID: Fleet Kapitan Conrad Egon
Location: Vogtland Base, Dresden System
The NovaPG fancy themselves to be terrorists; we do not. Some of them are former Hessians, and some are Blood Dragons from the start...but all of them always have been, and always will be, exceptionally violent extremists. They say "don't be surprised if we pound you to within an inch of your life before asking for payment", while our policy is to always stop and ask for payment before any damaging shots are fired. They are political terrorists, while most of us are former freighter captains. We identify more with the traders we tax than the NovaPG do.
Just because they are our allies does not mean our methods or beliefs are the same. It's their prerogative to tax allied traders if they so wish; they will suffer accordingly from a shortage of supplies. Likewise, it's my prerogative to declare Hessian space open and free to all allied traders. For instance, we have a lucrative partnership with the CR at present; they pay us 10 million a week, and in return we give their traders a free pass and an offer of protection should they so require it.
In short, request is denied. Allied traders moving through our space and trading with our bases are to be treated politely and with respect, and offered an escort if Corsairs are about.
I know how you feel, Maus. Many a time when I was a Rekrut and Leutnant, the cowardly RM came hunting for an inexperienced Hessian pilot to kill. It was my first experience with those brainwashed sods...I hate them as much as you do.
However, dying for the cause is not our policy. I've noticed that the RM fighters use a variety of shielding, so a loadout that can attack any type of shielding is recommended. Two Natterturn Zweis, two Outcast particle guns, and two LWB or Bundschuh tachyon cannon are recommended. Or, I can give you some from our store of adv. debilitators, or you can get the superior imp. debilitators from a Hacker base in Hudson.
If you feel that they are actively hunting you, you may either test your mettle against them day in and day out if you wish - or you may feel free to base yourself from Ronneburg in Omega-5, Casablanca in Omega-47, or Freital in Omega-11. The jackboot police force that is the Rheinland Military rarely ventures into the Omegas except at the request of an ally, and you should find relative safety there. The Corsair Titans should be much easier targets for your Odin...
Please contact me via private comms about your loadout. Tell me what it is now, and which RM pilot you fought, and I should be able to tell you why your weapons had so little impact and recommend a loadout better-suited for fighter combat.
For what reason? I'm fine with adding him to the KoS list if there's cause for doing so - please tell the story behind the KoS request so I can know if this person has done something sufficiently vile to earn that dubious honor.
Do you recall his affiliation or ship type? We'll hunt him down to find that out if you don't know it already, and to ask him what's going on...and he'd better answer carefully. If he's simply an independent military pilot, he's doing his job...but if he's a merc or ally, or is found to be carrying Hessian pilots in his hold, he will be added to our short list.
Message to: RHA
Comm ID: Leutenant Kaspar Meisnerr
Location: Vogtland Base, Dresden
It has come to my attention that our armoury has been lacking a few items, and as such in my time off duty I have seeked out a deal with a friendly faction in Liberty. I have made a run through Liberty to acquire the weapons systems, and have turned them over to the quartermaster immediately on arrival who has given me his personal word that he will deliver a detailed report to the Red Hessian Army admiralty.
This will hopefully allow us to fight the Rheinland Military with greater effectiveness and as such I encourage all fighter and bomber pilots to contact the quartermaster immediately to recieve specifications on said weaponry. Thanks to this trip I have acquired a few contacts throughout Liberty, and if any more deliveries are required it should be reported to me immediately via private communications to avoid any possible information leaks.
Message to: Vogtland
Comm ID: Leutenant Dieter Lenz
Location: Ronneburg, Dresden
I came back to familiar space today. I was staying at Malta after a successful arms deal with the Outcasts. When I hopped in my ship for a routine flight with our allies, I encountered Leutenant Kaspar Meisnerr in orbit. I thanked the Outcasts for their hospitality and joined the Leutenant on the long ride home. The journey was quite uneventful, except for an incident in the Tau 31 system.
When we were about to dock with the Leeds jump gate, a hostile Bretonnian Gunboat appeared on our scanners. Meisnerr was already docking with the Jump Gate while I engaged the Bretonnian. His ship was too clunky and slow to effectively damage me, so I only suffered minor damage. After Meisnerr came back through the jump gate, we both dispatched the Gunboat. The Supernova Cannon is great for busting Gunboat-class ships!
The trip through Bretonnia and the Omegas was uneventful. I am currently relaxing on Ronneburg Base, giving some tips to the rookie pilots.
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