Matters seem to be fast approaching a conclusion, and this will be my final communication before then. The miners are preparing for the final showdown with the Norfolk Battlegroup. To facilitate our attack on the station, I have attempted to insert a backdoor into Aland's central computer to allow our fleet to access the station's systems. I'm not certain it took, and I dare not attempt any more overt sabotage. Security here is in a heightened state at present, and anything I did would likely be detected and reversed before it could do any good.
One final note. It is my judgement that I've accomplished all I can here, and any further participation in the IMG's defence under my cover identity would be counterproductive to our operations. I am therefore requesting extraction at the earliest available opportunity.
During the surprise attack on Aland, I did not receive a recall code, so I'll assume my request for extraction has been denied at present. In the absence of further orders, I am withdrawing to South Shields to assist in that station's defence. I'm still not entirely certain, however, that my attempt to sabotage Aland's central computer went unnoticed. With that in mind, I am again requesting extraction before my cover is blown.
Location: Planet Cambridge
Sender: Director V. Steiner To: SIS Control
Earlier today, agents Bernhard and Grayson accompanied me in an excursion up to the Kepler system where we managed to secure ten (10) components that allow for the creation of a temporary Jump Hole. These components are now safely aboard the Armoury. There was only one encounter during our trip, a 5th fleet naval officer managed to spot us on our patrol, we should look out for a communication from him in future as he made it clear he had something to discuss with us at some point.
Shortly after our venture into Liberty to acquire sensitive cargo, sensor grids detected heavy vessel movement in the Dublin system. HMS Aegis of the Armed Forces Primary Fleet was deployed to investigate, and SIS scrambled a few bombers for additional fire support.
On site, we discovered an IMG carrier accompanied by a battlecruiser and fighter escort. The miners immediately assumed combat formation, and a battle ensued. The Aegis under the command of Captain Khatri performed admirably, engaging the carrier at long range. Our bomber wing maintained torpedo fire, eventually crippling both IMG capital ships.
Despite that, the miners and their hired help didn't relent. They continued to engage our bombers, forcing one of our agents to eject. Unfortunately, we didn't have fighters to engage them. Our objective largely complete, we attempted to withdraw, with the Aegis providing fire support for our retreat. Although we left the battlefield to the miners, the damage dealt is sufficient to call the operation a success.
[24.03.2019 11:56:35] IMG|Rockabill: CO: We have hostiles incoming.
[24.03.2019 11:56:46] IMG|Nightwitch: I see.
[24.03.2019 11:56:49] IMG|Nightwitch: Charging weapons.
[24.03.2019 11:56:56] [SIS]-Neptune: On your guard boys
[24.03.2019 11:56:57] IMG|GPV-Biscayne.Bay: RO: Doing the same.
[24.03.2019 11:56:58] [SIS]-Julian.Grayson.: Contacts, long range.
[24.03.2019 11:57:13] IMG|Nightwitch: Make them burn.
[24.03.2019 11:57:17] IMG|Rockabill: CO: Combat formation, Biscayne. Let's receive them.
[24.03.2019 11:57:24] BAF|A-HMS-Aegis: Khatri: This is Captain John Khatri, HMS Aegis.
[24.03.2019 11:57:25] [SIS]-Neptune: Targets up, let them have it
[24.03.2019 11:57:26] IMG|GPV-Biscayne.Bay: RO: Fire when in range!
[24.03.2019 11:57:33] IMG|Nightwitch: Firing away.
[24.03.2019 11:57:40] BAF|A-HMS-Aegis: Khatri: Gentlemen, you know your duty.
[24.03.2019 11:57:41] [SIS]-Spitfire: Target locked
[24.03.2019 11:57:48] [SIS]-Julian.Grayson.: Torpedoes away!
[24.03.2019 11:59:11] John.Silverstone: Cavalry has arrived!
[24.03.2019 11:59:34] IMG|GPV-Biscayne.Bay: RO: Silverstone, 3 millions per bretonian.
[24.03.2019 11:59:45] John.Silverstone: Might as well first find where they are.
[24.03.2019 12:00:16] John.Silverstone: Oh. There they are.
[24.03.2019 12:00:31] John.Silverstone: Shall we start with big ones, then?
[24.03.2019 12:00:34] John.Silverstone: Deploying. [24.03.2019 12:01:27] Death: IMG|Rockabill was put out of action by a hostile vessel. [24.03.2019 12:03:14] Death: IMG|GPV-Biscayne.Bay was put out of action by [SIS]-Neptune (Gun).
[24.03.2019 12:03:46] BAF|A-HMS-Aegis: Khatri: Are you able to clean up the rest of them, gentlemen, or should we return to New London?
[24.03.2019 12:03:59] [SIS]-Neptune: Copy that
[24.03.2019 12:04:07] BAF|A-HMS-Aegis: Khatri: It was a question, Sir.
[24.03.2019 12:04:11] [SIS]-Julian.Grayson.: We should be good.
[24.03.2019 12:04:29] BAF|A-HMS-Aegis: Khatri: The Aegis will stand down then, but we are ready to provide cover should the matter turn sour. [24.03.2019 12:06:12] Death: [SIS]-Spitfire suffered a self-administered loadout error (Mine).
[24.03.2019 12:07:40] BAF|A-HMS-Aegis: Khatri: Gentlemen, we will return to New London where you can get more training.
[24.03.2019 12:07:51] BAF|A-HMS-Aegis: Khatri: Stay close to my ship, we are retreating. The IMG have this day. [24.03.2019 12:11:53] Death: IMG|Nightwitch was put out of action by BAF|A-HMS-Aegis (Gun).
[24.03.2019 12:12:05] John.Silverstone: Hmpf.
[24.03.2019 12:12:17] [SIS]-Neptune: Let him go, we have his name
[24.03.2019 12:12:23] BAF|A-HMS-Aegis: Khatri: Please back off, Sir. We are not intending to harm you, we are retreating.
[24.03.2019 12:12:33] John.Silverstone: And retreat you will.
[24.03.2019 12:12:50] BAF|A-HMS-Aegis: Khatri: Congratulations on your victory today, IMG. You fought well.
SECRET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE - KINGDOM OF BRETONIA - SEMPER OCCULTUS
From:Agent 004, SIS
Location:Sunderland Research Station
To:SIS Intelligence Database
Subject:Recall
I have successfully completed my assignment with the Independent Miners Guild, though my cover was burned in the process. I was on perimeter patrol at South Shields, under my cover identity as Tobias Knight, alongside two other IMG pilots (callsigns Nightwitch and Gervaegis-O), when several SIS ships came out of the trade lane. The SIS ships were the battlecruiser HMS Blackpoole, as well as agents Skirka, Statham, Drest, and Telic.
As per standard procedure, I communicated the prearranged signal. When I received the appropriate response, I halted hostilities and retreated towards Agent Drest as ordered while the other ships provided cover for my exfiltration. As soon as I was clear, the other SIS ships escorted me to Darlington, where I was granted clearance to land at Sunderland for my debriefing.
After I complete my debriefing and standard psychological evaluation, I will be available for alteration and reassignment at the Directors convenience.
In Her Majesty's Service,
Agent 004,
Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service
[To]:Defence Intelligence Staff [From]:Adrienne Perry, [SIS] [Subject]:Ingenuus Research at Omega-2 [Encryption]: High
Ran into an Ingenuus ship carrying the following specialised equipment. It would be useful to find out what kind of research they are conducting at the Omega-2 system.
Sincerely,
Adrienne Perry, Chief of Staff,
Secret Intelligence Service, Bretonia
[To]:Defence Intelligence Staff [From]:Adrienne Perry, [SIS] [Subject]:Skirmish at Sigma-21 [Encryption]: High
An asset of mine was able to collect some scans of Kusari and Rheinland military equipment during a short skirmish at the Sigma-21 system. I would recommend we begin collecting a database of armaments that these houses are using to fight one another, it couldn't hurt if we did.
Sincerely,
Adrienne Perry, Chief of Staff,
Secret Intelligence Service, Bretonia
SECRET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE - KINGDOM OF BRETONIA - SEMPER OCCULTUS
From:Director Mountbatten, SIS
Location:SIS Liason Office, Canberra Star City
To:Defence Intelligence Staff
Subject:Gallic Fleet Movements
Classification:SECRET - SIS EYES ONLY
We had been receiving reports from front-line units that the Gallic Royal Navy has recently shifted its forces. In order to substantiate these reports and to get solid information on the current situation, I took command of the HMS Menzies and engaged in a one-ship long-range scouting mission from New London up into the Tau region. The remainder of this report will be broken down by system. I will restrict this report to information and assessment only, as it is not the purpose of this agency to suggest operational plans. Unless otherwise stated, all mentions of enemy battleship movements include that ship's full battlegroup. This report will be provided with minimal redaction to the BAF Admiralty Board.
New London
The Gallic Battleships Le Cendre and Ambazac, along with the Corsair battleship Athos, have moved away from their position at the Southampton lane terminus to approximately halfway down the lane toward the Kensington lane terminus. It is likely that the enemy intends to attack the forces staged there. Analysis suggests the most likely motivation is to choke off trade from Liberty to New London in order to further isolate the capital.
Leeds
The Gallic Battleship Guillestre, last known to be in Tau-23, has moved into Leeds and taken up a position in the East Leeds Smog Cloud, in the vicinity of the Magellan jump hole. Analysis suggests likely motivation to either be a planned move into Magellan or an attempt to disrupt covert supply of the Resistance on Leeds.
Edinburgh
The situation in Edinburgh appears unchanged from prior reports. The Gallic Battleship La Riche continues to guard Issoudun Drydock.
Tau-31
As with Edinburgh, the situation in Tau-31 is substantially unchanged. Aside from New Tours Watch Station, and its patrols, the enemy has no significant forces in this system. Harris remains completely undefended. The Crayter Carrier Hades continues to dispatch raiding patrols to harass enemy patrols, but has made no move on either New Tours or Harris.
Tau-23
Scans confirm that the Gallic Battleship Guillestre has departed from Tau-23 without replacement. There are now no significant enemy forces anywhere in the Tau region. Analysis suggests that the enemy is hoping for one last offensive to force and end to the war.
[To]: Defence Intelligence Staff [From]: Agent Mac Coy [Subject]: ApexCo as possible threat by financing Gallia [Encryption]: High
A top secret Informant gave me on an highly encrypted channel some evidence about the Apex Company. Due to the high encryption there is no video or image material about the evidence.
It seems like the Apex Company had contact to the Gallic Royal Navy in Dublin.
There is a demand for a monthly payment of 100.000.000 SC for a non-aggression pact.
The Apex Company seems to be building a base in Cambridge system with trading efforts in Rheinland and even in some Gallic systems (Evidence has to be confirmed).
The raw Intel will be linked below. Connections to the source will be erased!
[21.06.2019 20:51:36] Informant: Hey there
[21.06.2019 20:51:40] ApexCo|Komarac: hi
[21.06.2019 20:51:56] Informant: Have you had contact with the Gallic Navy?
[21.06.2019 20:52:12] ApexCo|Komarac: yes i have
[21.06.2019 20:52:27] Informant: Was there a demand by them?
[21.06.2019 20:52:46] ApexCo|Komarac: yes
[21.06.2019 20:53:09] ApexCo|Ashurend: ?:Guten Tag
[21.06.2019 20:53:14] Informant: So what was the demand?
[21.06.2019 20:53:31] Informant Guten Tag, lad, do you know where ya'ar?
[21.06.2019 20:53:32] ApexCo|Ashurend: ?:all cargo is payment
[21.06.2019 20:53:33] ApexCo|Komarac: that in 6 days i have to respond to them
[21.06.2019 20:53:44] ApexCo|Komarac: 100 mil per month
[21.06.2019 20:53:52] ApexCo|Komarac: or we become enemy with them
[21.06.2019 20:54:00] Informant: to the Gallic?
[21.06.2019 20:54:04] ApexCo|Komarac: yes
[21.06.2019 20:54:08] Informant: What will be your answer?
[21.06.2019 20:54:15] ApexCo|Komarac: we dont know yet
[21.06.2019 20:54:26] ApexCo|Komarac: we still have time to think
[21.06.2019 20:54:43] Informant: do you?
[21.06.2019 20:54:54] Informant: Is there something to think about?
[21.06.2019 20:55:10] ApexCo|Komarac: yes we need everyones sugestion
[21.06.2019 20:55:41] Informant: Have you contacted the Bretonian Navy about that demand?
[21.06.2019 20:55:46] ApexCo|Komarac: no
[21.06.2019 20:56:05] Informant: do you plan to?
[21.06.2019 20:56:50] ApexCo|Komarac: not yet
[21.06.2019 20:56:54] ApexCo|Komarac: maybe in future
[21.06.2019 20:57:07] Informant: That might be the first thing to consider
[21.06.2019 20:57:20] Informant: Well, I heared enough for my report...
[21.06.2019 20:57:26] Informant: I wish you all a safe day
Best to give that group an eye or two, I will try to get more evidence about Gallic interference with that group.
The interpretation of the Intel has to be done by the SIS and BAF admiralty, I will bring in more informants about the issue.