From:Major Ferdinand Gryneus, abroad Volsung To:The Army Location: Vogtland Base, Dresden
Another great Victory!
A small group of our ships broke into Gamma and we managed to destroy numerous famous pilots with only loosing 4 of us. Of course an Outcast from RoS helped to make it. I'm very proud to Herman Schnitt and Bastian Mertesacker, who succesfully survived the battle and manged to destroy with me the whole Corsair Fleet. This would be all, I think my guncam tells everything.
Message to RHA
Comm ID: Bastian Mertesacker "Crazy Horse"
Location: Vogtland
I had just purchased a Loki for myself, in an attempt to pass the time and try and regain the flying skills of my youth, and learn about the new Asgard line of ships, and was on the Vogtland docking platform tuning it up when I run across the XO of the Varyag. We'd struck up an acquaintance recently so we decided to go out on a patrol, me taking my old Sabre, him his gunship Panther.
We were just patrolling the Giftnebel, talking about the good old days, when we picked up a patrol on the outskirts of the nebel. We went to investigate, and found a little military wing doing their own patrol. A gunboat under the command of a Nikolaus Otto, and two fighters in support, one of which was that huge new fighter/bomber thing. Well you know how it is, obviously a fight broke out.
It was a great success. We focused on the gunboat first, and despite me taking a few missile hits, it did eventually go down, and then the Panther and I made short work of its escorts.
I still haven't gotten used to this guncamera thing, so you'll have to forgive the lack of pictures, but if you want to hear more about it, I'll be repairing my Sabre or working on my Loki at the Vogtland docks over the next few days.
Guten tag!! I still have my blood running, I was in Omega 5, attacking some food transports going to Crete. After, I got hungry, so I wanted to go to Freital to have a nice meal, when I jumped to Omega 41, I found two little corsairs in their little titans. I was going to kill the quickly and with no pain, but they tried to be heroes and resque a couple of pilots on my hold.
I was doing ok, having fun, killing they slowly, but a gunboat came to help the cannibals, I didn't matter actually, I lost the gunboat in the mine field close to the omega 11 jump hole, and then, I killed the both titans.
Then I got to Freital, and had my nice, and tasty meal.
Message to: RHA
Comm ID: Major Gunther Hoerst
Location: Ronneburg Base, Omega-5
Greetings, brothers.
Today we have once again shown vigilance against the terrible Nomad threat lurking deep within the confines of our own space. Freital sensors have picked up a pair of classic Military craft acting erratically in Omega-11. Myself currently testing out my Sabre in Omega-5, I decided to lead the hunting party myself. I contacted Herr Waap who was in Dresden at the moment, and we tried to box the Wilde in in Omega-7 before they managed to hit anything there.
I was lucky, as I quickly encountered the Wilde bomber and light fighter nearby the Omega-7 jump gate, and engaged them without further ado. I fought strong with my mind impenetrable to their tricks, until Florian arrived in his Loki, pressing the advantage further for us in that skirmish. The alien filth were sure of themself this time around, and lost one of their precious bomber craft as a result.
The remaining Wilde fighter decided to make a run for it soon after that. Despite our pursuit, its speed and agility allowed it to disappear in an uncharted system before we managed to destroy him. I am doubtless though that we will have our chance at it soon enough, regardless.
We didn't bother with exploration of the system, as Ronneburg picked up a new series of readings, this time coming from Omega-41. It seemed that the blasted Corsair cannibals were following a few unidentified fighters, and our wing now consisting of myself, Oberleutnant Waap and Rekrut Barring decided to investigate. Reaching the Omega-41 jump hole, we were immediately graced with a sight to behold: a single alien fighter trying to make its way through our system! We pursued relentlessly, as the Corsair fleet behind it never even jumped to Omega-5, likely either misled by this trickster or simply afraid of a possible confrontation with our glorious forces. Regardless, the alien shown almost unnatural agility, and despite our best efforts it managed to make its escape into one of the jump holes scattered in the system.
No matter, we know the connections in and out of here well. It is doubtless that should they try to escape or attack, we will bite back at them with a force greater than theirs, and ensure that their like never threatens the Fatherland ever again. Our wing retired on Ronneburg for the night, leaving the job to the bases' improved sensors. We will continue patrols in the morning.
Message to: RHA Command Comm ID: Oberleutnant Florian Waap Location: Vogtland, Dresden
It has been some time since my last report. During a raid into Omicron Gamma a couple of months ago I was shot down, and seriously injured, but thankfully I was recovered by friendly forces and returned to Vogtland. The medical staff here did a fantastic jon in getting me fit and well, and I have been active again for the last few weeks, just slowly re-finding my feet in the combat seat. The new gunboat, the Wurdiz, is performing well, and I have been able to rejoin full combat duty.
I see that you have been advised of the engagement with the Wilde by Major Hoerst. Sadly, my gun-cams and scan logs have been malfunctioning, which I was unaware of until I docked on Ronneburg for repairs, after our chase of the nomad scout. Those damned rocks in Omega-5! I was getting bounced around like during the entire chase. It's no surprise that malfunctions on my ship have started to occur. Still, the mechanics say that my Loki should be flying again by tomorrow at the latest. They were able to recover this scan of the nomad scout though.
After Major Hoerst left, along with Otto Barring, I decided to catch a shuttle back to Vogtland. Upon arrival I dusted off my Thor, and headed out for a patrol of New Berlin. As I undocked I was greeted by the LWB, and they asked if I would like to accompany them on a little trade inderdiction. Glad of the company, I agreed, and headed to the Bonn/Stuttgart lanes.
Things were busy. We intercepted several traders, getting payments from some, and insults from others. Those that thought to insult us now have other things to worry about. Such as how to fund the purchase of their new ships! Then the military started to arrive. The first was a federal officer and a military pilot. Wesley Richter moved to intercept these two himself. He was able to take them both out, while barely having his hull scratched!
Next, a gunboat and bomber that we quickly set into. They didn't last long, both falling to my Thor. Again, a malfunction in the scan logs means I have no record of the bombers layout.
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After several more transports fell into our net, another military pilot appeared, this time alone, and flying a Mjolnir. An impressive looking ship, and it gave my Thor some problems, yet still it fell.
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With the Feuriger Kohlrabi full to the gills with plunder, the LWB returned to their base, and I returned to Vogtland. Sadly the damage that the Mjolnir had inflicted on my ship with its' barrage of heavy missiles meant that the Thor was beyond economical repair and was scrapped. I am awaiting a replacement, which should be available soon, I am told.
Message to: RHA Command Comm ID: Oberleutnant Florian Waap Location: Vogtland, Dresden
Not such a good day to report on. I launched from Vogtland in my replacement Thor, and saw Ernst Neurath, and an unknown contact in a Snubnose bomber, Till Eulenspiegel. Till claimed to be a defector from the Rheinland military. We advised him to immediately surrender the Snubnose to the technicians, which he immediately did - hopefully we can gain some useful tactical advantage from studying an undamaged ship - and he himself funded the purchase of a Thor.
We were then joined by Elsa Ingeborg of the Tears, and set off to patrol the Omegas. We heard of a corsair gunboat in Omega-5, and headed there to intercept, but by the time we arrived, it had moved on. We pursued into Omega-41, but were again a step behind. We consulted briefly, and decided to proceed into Gamma. Reports suggested that there were minimal forces to counter us, and indeed we were initially un-noticed when we jumped through. It was not long, however, before a small force of corsairs moved to intercept us, the gunboat we had been pursuing being one of them.
As the enemy neared, scans showed we were faced by a Gladiator HF, Titan VHF, three Imperator gunboats, and a Praefect cruiser. Still, we were confident in our skills, and set into the gunboats immediately. Our initial target, Rowley, quickly fell to me, while Carson_Armoured was being heavily damaged by the others. I joined in the attack on Carson, as the others were distracted by the arrival of a corsair dreadnought. That ship turned the tide of the battle. The withering firepower we were subjected to soon accounted for the new boy, Till Eugenspiegel, though we still managed to finish of Carson_Armoured, Elas getting the killing shots.
But that was the last of the good news. The sheer numbers of capital ships split us up, enabling them to target us individually. As I called for a retreat, Ernst and Elsa were being pursued by all of the corsair vessels. First Ernst, and then Elsa, fell to corsair guns, though their pods were recovered and I was able to return them, uninjured, to Freital. From there, they requisition new fighters, and we set out immediately for Berlin, in the hope of raising some funds from the generous traders that plough the lanes.
We halted a trader in a Firefly, and an extended discussion took place. Unfortunately we allowed him to talk for too long, and the police and military arrived in time for him to make an escape. I was taken by surprise at the ferocity of their attack, and had to use the last of my shield batteries as I tried to evade the incoming fire. I was then targetted by the same Mjolnir pilot that I had encountered the previous day. My inferno easily disabled his shields, but twice my SNAC volleys narrowly missed. I could see his hull glowing, they passed so close. My third SNAC volley hit him dead on the nose, but it hit just as his shields regenerated, and they dispersed the blast, saving him again. Repeated missiles launched from the Mjolnir battered my Thor, my countermeasures apparently useless, until the hull buckled and I was forced to eject.
The battle raged around my pod, and we were joined by Adolph Hessler. His arrival quickly turned the fight to our advantage, and the police pilot was soon neutralised by Adolph. The Mjolnir soon fell to Elsa's guns, and the remaining military pilots fled the scene. My pod was recovered, but sadly the black-box recorder had been damaged, and the only recoverable data was as follows.
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Throughout the time we flew together, Till Eugenspiegel made a good showing of himself. He certainly proved himself worth looking at as a new recruit
I am recuperating on Vogtland, and hope to be flying again soon, though hopefully my next Thor will last me longer than a day.
Message to: RHA Command Comm ID: Oberleutnant Florian Waap Location: Ronneburg base, Omega-5
I have recovered faster than I could have hoped. The medics on Vogtland gave me the all clear, so I immediately went to the hangers. My Thor was not yet prepared, so I took a shuttle to Ronneburg to collect my Loki and then headed for Stuttgart, as there were reports of a corsair presence there. On jumping into the system I was greeted by Ernst Neurath, who was also hunting the corsair.
As I jumped one of the lanes near the Omega-7 gate, a hostile contact whipped past me, which I assumed was the corsair we were chasing. I exited the lane, and contacted Ernst to advise my location. As I headed for the Omega-7 gate a member of the RSS flying a Wraith, a Sgt Stark, popped out of the lane close to my location. Ernst was close to Stuttgart, so I cruised in that direction, running parallel to the lanes.
Ernst took the lane towards my location, then jumped out of the lane some distance behind the RSS pilot, while I continued leading him towards Stuttgart. We knew we had him trapped now, so I left cruise, and turned to engage the pilot. Ernst swiftly arrived, and together we downed the Wraith in short order, Ernst getting the killing shots as the Wraith jousted him.
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With the military out of the way we decided to pursue the corsair into Omega-7. Once in the system, we split up to search the area. We were unable to locate the corsair, but ran across a military gunboat that was patrolling the trade lanes. He attemped to challenge us, and tried to force us to leave, but the gunboat can never catch a Loki! We evaded him easily, and on a tip-off, moved to Omega-3, where the corsair had been spotted. I discovered him undocking from the IMG base there, and challenged him, while Ernst rushed to my location.
The behaviour of the corsair was distinctly odd. He made no threatening manoeuvers, and just stayed at maximum impulse speed, heading directly for the sun. Ernst demanded to know his reasons for having been spotted close to Vogtland earlier. The corsair replied that he had been meeting a contact there, an obvious lie. Still heading for the sun, the corsair asked to be allowed to dive into the sun, spouting some religious gibberish. Thoroughly confused, we backed off, and watched as he entered the sun's corona, and the ship started to burn up.
Just as we expected to witness the destruction of the ship, a Praetorian bomber, he obviously activated his nanobots, and changed his direction in an obviously calculated attempt to escape us. Realising we had been duped - who would have thought that a Praetorian could survive a sun's corona? - we pursued him again, as he made a break for Bretonian space. We jumped into the Cambridge system via the jump hole, and continued our pursuit towards the IMG base there.
My initial worry was that he would dock there and escape us, but he instead took the lanes towards the Norfolk. This allowed us to catch up with him, and as he attempted to skirt the Norfolk we were finally able to engage. The fight didn't last long, which was fortunate as BAF pilots started to launch to intercept us. A well placed razor shot of mine finished off the corsair just as the first BAF pilot arrived at our position.
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He demanded that we leave Bretonian space, which we naturally agreed to, not wanting to provoke that particular hornet's nest, and headed for Omega-5 and Ronneburg base.
Message to: RHA
Comm ID: Major Gunther Hoerst
Location: Vogtland Base, Dresden
This is my report for the proceedings in Rheinland yesterday evening.
Aside from mouthy Daumann pilots and supportive traders in New Berlin who wanted to call us on our positive relationship with the IMG, there were of course our enemies everpouring into Dresden as if it belonged to them. It is unfortunate that I was called back to Dresden before I could prove to the corporate cronie what the truth actually is, however the RNC-Neustadt piloted by the nefarious Vizeadmiral Schprockets was a far greater threat to behold.
As I moved down towards the trade lane to Bautzen to intercept the enemy cruiser, I found it was already engaged with a Coalition ship of similar size, the well known CPW-Genghis.Khan. I immediately brought my Odin about and tried to support the Coalition as much as I could. For a while one could say we were winning, until a military bomber arrived to support their cruiser. I immediately engaged the bomber, trying to keep it from doing much damage, but was largely unsuccessful, while the bomber simply dodged my fire while delivering two torpedoes down the hull of the Genghis Khan. The Coalition cruiser was forced to withdraw, but not before seriously damaging the Neustadt and forcing it to withdraw as well.
I was left alone against a single military bomber, who I have now realised was none other than the infamous Admiral Zirzow, a great supporter and crony of the despicable Chancellor Reinhardt. I pressed the speed advantage of my Odin against him, and slowly weathered him down in a duel knowing that I could not lose. He called in another pilot, one Feldwebel Guntram to help him, but it only delayed his inevitable loss of ship. Although I was forced into the defensive for a short while, two Hessian Tears arrived shortly after to back me up against the Admiral's escort, and I prevailed easily in the end.
Guntram, left alone against the three of us, pleaded for us to let her go and we obliged, knowing that killing her woulndn't make a difference in the long run.
She delivered her admiral's pod to a safe haven so he could tell the tale, and then patrolled Dresden some more, trying to convince us that the Coalition had in fact came to kill us all and is not worthy of our protection. She could not state a single reason however why that would happen, and in the end her arguments didn't hold under the weight of our own. Regardless, I believe we have implanted a seed of doubt into another military pilot, as she swore over system comms never to attack except in self-defense. I myself am thoroughly amused at what the outcome of that will be.
Regardless, our conversation did not last long as the Genghis Khan now patched up a bit better has detected a new threat on the hidden Coalition spy satellites in Neu Berlin. The villain Mon'Star was detected there, and we wasted no time trying to intercept him. He was an elusive one, and led us on a chase across several systems until finally leading us back to Dresden where the inevitable confrontation occured. Myself, commanding the venerable gunboat RHGB-Tiger had caught him and was pummeling him slowly but surely, while avoiding or weathering off his own fire. A supporting LWB bomber used the situation of me being the first target to put in Supernova after Supernova down Mon'Stars shield and then hull. Regardless of this pummelling, the terrorist kept the hulk together, and when the Genghis Khan finally arrived on the scene with its fire support, it was slowly pummelled down by the superior speed and armour of the enemy battlecruiser. Damaged and torn in half, it had successfully managed to massacre Mon'Stars outer hull giving us a few more shots at destroying him. The villain knew our force had the upper hand, and he called in help from an unidentified Falcata bomber mounted with Outcast weapons, who engaged us without pause.
The bomber's ability to keep my gunboat's shield down was what turned the fight in the murderer's favour. I was forced to withdraw soon after to save the Tiger from destruction. I took what escape pods I could of the fallen Genghis Khan and made for Vogtland. Without my support the fight was lost, as the villain's missile turrets finished off every other ally that was attacking him, including Guntram the military pilot and the LWB bomber. One Udo Ackermann managed to escape with their pods in his hold, and delivered them to safety.
The fight was all but lost, when a transmission came from the executive officer of the Genghis Khan that Captain Richtofen died for the cause in the process. This reduced the morale of our fighting forces even further, and we were forced to abandon the battle altogether. The murderer Mon'Star gloated in public, but quickly disappeared long before the Rheinland Military battleship that was dispatched to counter him even arrived from New Berlin. I have promised righteous revenge to the lunatic before he managed to depart into the depths of the southern Omega systems. I am sure the day will come soon, when he will pay for his crimes against the people of Rheinland.
But the bigger question at hand is... do the Outcasts now supply weapons to our enemies? It is entirely possible that they suspect our knowledge of their ties with the vile aliens infesting Sirius. We must stand vigilant over their actions in Rheinland, for who knows what might happen next...
The burial ceremony for Captain Richtofen is scheduled for tommorow. Brigadegeneral Meisnerr requires all RHA squadrons to attend and pay their respects. We have lost a great ally in the battle for freedom, lets hope his replacement can live up to the standard.
Message to: RHA
Comm ID: Major Gunther Hoerst
Location: Vogtland Base, Dresden
It was an eventful day today. I have been dispatched by the Brigadegeneral to Casablanca to inspect their defensive procedures. Square in the middle of the excersize, the base sensors picked up signatures of both the Corsairs and Rheinland Military vessels, which could only mean one thing: The Wilde. I took command of the Von Rohe at once, and summoned two more bombers from Omega-5 to help me deal with the threat. While the Corsair was being his usual lunatic self, I managed to intercept the Wilde ship on the way to Omega-5, which turned out to simply be a fairly modern Rheinland gunboat. I ordered the Von Rohe helm to pursue the gunboat, while the two bombers made their way with the Corsair cruiser. The Montezuma-Kukulcan soon fell to their torpedoes, and both bombers made their way back to Ronneburg.
Meanwhile, my chase was long and arduous. The infested captain of the gunboat knew well that he was faster than me, and despite the Von Rohe having several chances at hitting him, he continued to evade fire. I realised that due to his superior speed, he will eventually escape me in the asteroids, if help doesn't arrive quickly. I contacted Freital for help, and soon enough Herr Langburg in the bomber Wuerger, and Herr Ackart onboard the RHGB Panther responded. As my pursuit came closer and closer to the Omega-41 jump hole, I ordered the Panther and Wuerger to set a trap in Omega-11, predicting that that was the intended destination of the infested gunboat.
My predictions were in fact 100% correct, and as the alien was intercepted by our bomber in Omega-11, I was finally able to catch up and dispatch it from up close. It is regretful that my attempts at forcing the captain of the gunboat to surrender were unsuccessful, regardless the Wilde possess one less gunboat to threaten Rheinland with and that is what counts the most.
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