To: -|- Outcast Imperial Coalition
From: IRMM Administrator Shadowwalker
Subject: First contact Good evening representatives of Outcast Imperial Coalition,
Let me introduce myself first, I'm IRMM's Administrator Shadowwalker, currently we're one of the ruling groups in Maltese space and we've noticed your emergence. IRMM itself handles most of the Capital ship manufacturing and advanced technology research, which we'd like to offer you.
But before that, we'd like to know what goals or ideals do you uphold before we can continue.
From: Rodrigo Diaz To: Shadowwalker Subject: First Contact
Buenas Noches, Administrator.
I am Rodrigo Diaz, the Director General of the Imperial Coalition.
While we are not at yet requiring capital ship vessels nor have technology related projects underway, I will keep in mind your offer.
You would need to be more specific in your questioning, we are an Imperial Coalition. A collection of Imperialists.
We are not revolutionaries who seek to usurp the power of Malta, we seek to expand it.
Regards,
Rodrigo Diaz.
Furthermore, I am of the opinion that Crete should be destroyed.
Expanding Maltese influence is very patriotic and needed deed. But what isn't yet clear to me is why are you a Coalition, because this term is used for temporary alliances between political parties that want to form a government. Now we have the Imperial part which is applicable to both inside and outside of the nation. But I digress.
We'd like to know what is your view on Bretonia, Gallia and perhaps Kusari. And if you plan on going at an all-out-war against them, because as we all know, supplies and technological support is of a key difference between life and death. This is more of an IRMM domain, where we have the means to support your forces pushing Malta's agenda into the hearts of those who don't yet understand that Cardamine is the only solution for their fast-paced short lives.
Technologies we develop aren't solely limited to space-fights, should you ever plan boarding any stations, we have a fine selection of personal weaponry and grenades that are exclusively made by us and shipped in limited numbers.
Crete is a hellhole, and as such should be the target of our nuclear-tipped missiles.
From: Rodrigo Diaz To: Shadowwalker Subject: RE: Expansion
Hola again, Administrator.
Coalition accurately describes what we are, a collection of interested parties with a similar goal. Imperial is a signification of what that goal is. As we are Imperialists after all.
Bretonia is an important asset in the fight to eradicate the Corsairs and the treacherous communist collective known as the Sirius Coalition. I do not believe there is much to gain from fighting Bretonia, rather I am of the opinion the Outcasts should work further on opening up lawful trade of Cardamine their borders, but that is beyond my current scope.
I do not have a developed opinion on the other two houses, each consider us hostile and Outcasts should act accordingly.
Lastly, your catalog is interesting. I noticed there is a lack of weaponry for close-quarters combat for marine engagements. Body armour, carbines, hull breeches etcetera. While long-ranged rifles do have their purpose, especially on ground invasions. I feel like we could better use weaponry specifically made for boarding.
Regards,
Rodrigo Diaz.
Furthermore, I am of the opinion that Crete should be destroyed.
I agree with your views on Malta's relations, but don't forget, nobody outside of Bretonians themselves should know or have a faint idea about Malta's relations with them. The current agreement is that we don't field capital ships in their space and they let us pass as long as we don't pirate their corporations. They did however not respond to our earlier message, so I suppose an occasional toll for letting them see us is fair as long as there's nobody else around.
And you have a point in the additional weapons and body armor, there have been plans about those, but given current needs, it was deemed unnecessary with the current equipment fielded on Malta. But, an in-house power-shotgun with explosive buckshot ammo and slug with steel penetrating tips for heavily armored targets is somewhere in our databases. We do have samples of armors, one of which I'm myself wearing that is capable of stopping rifle fire without much of a problem.
I like the ideas you have proposed and the IRMM is open for the development of such guns.