I bring before my comrades much better news than the previous report. Today, pilots from the SCRA Fighter Corps defeated pilots of the 101st Outcast brigade, who ambushed our pilots on a routine patrol through the Sigmas.
Enemy forces consisting of various pilots of the 101st attacked the Coalition patrol in orbit of Hiran, near the Luxury Liner Hawaii. The Coalition team performed well, and after a protracted fight, the forces of the Coalition prevailed, taking the 101st down with superior tactics lead by Lieutenant Tarasov.
Lanakov's fighter succumbed to Hiran's pull in a moment of inattentiveness, after being the main 101st target for much of the fight, and he ejected before his fighter was pulled into the atmosphere. Volkova had to pull out of the fight as well, her Insurgent sustaining catastrophic failures, but still managed to make one kill, with Tarasov making the finishing shot on the rest.
As what was left of the group made it's way back to 52, we met three independant pirates who took offense to the Coalition's being. Tarasov, hot off the victory, brought the flightgroup back into the fray, though against orders and without regard for his fellow pilot's fighting condition. Katz and Razin succumbed to fire from these three Sabres, tentatively identified as Viva.el.Presidente, Inexorable.Night, andYou.May.Call.Me.V. Tarasov, Petrov, and myself survived the fight, and a withdrawal was ordered when it was determined there was nothing to gain from the fight. Pods were gathered and the three remaining Insurgents made their way back to Zvezdny and safety.
-----INCOMING TRANSMISSION----- Comm ID: Lieutenant Angelica Broch
Location: Bethlehem; Pennsylvania
Recipient: SCRA High Command
Hail, Comrades,
Once again, I report another glorious day for the Coalition. This victory comes from Liberty, surprisingly. Recently being assigned to Lieutenant Commander Razin's command, I have been familiarizing myself with the sector and its inhabitants...again. Despite abounding in this Harris disease, capitalist pigs, and cutthroat pirates, this sector may have promise, yet.
I started by entering Pennsylvania through the Texas system in order to investigate the status of the civilians in the system. The patrol only came up with a hapless band of miners in a helium field behind the planet called Erie. They ignored me for the most part as I wandered through, only commenting about how nice they thought my ship looked. Their ignorance of the Coalition lead me to believe that they could be educated...in the manner I saw fit. After a few minutes of telling them about the corruption of capitalism, I began to get the feeling that they didn't care. Their social and financial status were not high, so they found my argument rather odd. Ignorance won the day.
As I was leaving the system, the true message of my words had touched the mind of a small trader only by the name of Luka. This person(Gender was unknown) then followed me about during the rest of my events in Liberty. Despite being soft spoken, this Luka understood everything that I had talked about. It even added in its own input! Perhaps I shall hook up with this Luka again.
New York was my next target. It was the hub of Sirius, making it one of the most insane yet fruitful systems in this whole sector. It abounded with pirates, lawful forces, and even quasi-legal(Refer to Junkers). With Comrade Luka in tow, I explored the trade lanes, in search of anything to scan and/or educate. A Liberty Rogue in a Bactrian was my first audience. He managed to come up with a rebuttal for everything I said, clothing himself in the lies that he had been taught by the Outcasts and the Liberty Rogues. Comrade Luka then alerted me to the presence of cardamine on his vessel. Taking him off guard, I demanded that he drop the cargo and then pay a fine for transporting it. The look on his face was priceless. He dropped the cargo, which I destroyed, and then payed the fine. He then became deranged(Probably because I took his drugs) and began firing on my ship. He was quickly disposed of.
After educating the public about why he was killed, Comrade Luka and I moved on towards a suspected hot-spot. The area around Manhattan became a combat zone and I desired to see it. A clutch of various Outcast, Liberty Rogue, and Lane Hacker combatants were currently arguing with a sizable force of Liberty Navy capital class and fighter class vessels. It seemed that they were angry about something, but of what I could not ascertain. I decided to turn their anger for a new cause. With a speech of grandeur for the people, I began to assault the Liberty Navy with rhetoric and facts; that these pirates were angry that the capitalist system had screwed them out of their jobs, homes, and lives. It worked beautifully. They soon realized what they were angry about: The corrupt system.
All at once, the world around me had lit up. The Liberty Navy and the rag-tag pirate force engaged; Comrade Luka and I watched in awe. The first Liberty Navy battleship showed up. The designation was LNS-Pacific(See scans below). The vessel managed to inflict minor damage on the fighter craft that flipped, twisted, and rolled about it. The only vessels it posed a threat to were two pirate gunships. The fighters managed to hold their own against both lawful capital and fighter class vessels in the fur ball. All seemed lost when a ship by the name of SLICE showed up.
Without warning, the report of a Spyglass had rung out through the system. It couldn't be true. A Spyglass? I didn't even think that those things existed! I checked my scanners and it proved to be somewhat true. The Hellfire Legion battleship Ven'Gyr(See scans below) coasted up; a Ranseur that had been acquired through means unknown by this so-called 'revolutionary' group of terrorists. It immediately opened fire on the LNS-Pacific, tearing it apart before moving on to the SLICE. I was simply awe-struck. Almost all of the Liberty capital ships had been reduced to slag. Yet another capital ship showed up on my scanners. This time a Liberty Carrier known as the LNS-Michigan(See scans below). It was swarmed by the fighters, the Ven'Gyr refusing to attack for unknown reasons. Soon, it was shot down.
Recorded losses in the battle: TRANSMISSION ERROR.
REUPLOADING FILES.....5%
After the endevour, I acquired a sample of liquid cardamine that RECON squad might be interested in. If so, I will send it back to Zvezdny Gorodok. If not, it will be destroyed. I was forced to land on Pennsylvania due to engine damage that had been inflicted in the fight with the Rogue. Although they are hiding me, the Zoners are more than happy to repair my ship. They just won't let me wander about. I couldn't care in the least. After I finish this report, I am signing off for a very long night of rest.
-----INCOMING TRANSMISSION----- Comm ID: Sub-Lieutenant Ben Warner
Location: Colorado, Partisan Patrol/Scout Vessel
Recipient: SCRA High Command
Greetings Comrades.
I have recently begun intelligence operations within the corrupted Liberty Capitalist State when i was accosted by an LSF Agent who attempted to get me to reveal the location of the Jumpholes the Coalition uses to gain access to Liberty space.
I answered truthfully without divulging any useful information which seemed to annoy the operative at my indirect answers to his rather intrusive questions, he attempted to appeal to my wish to keep Civilians safe which was deflected by my rather...Sarcastic remarks about the abilities of the Liberty Defense Fleet. Eventually he was scared off by one of the members of the Xenos movement which i used to my advantage to vanish into the Asteroid Fields of Colorado where i am currently holding for intelligence recording.
I took a few Images for intelligence as seen below as well as the conversation between the LSF and myself.
All in all it was a decent evening for my Partisan, took some intelligence pictures, foiled a LSF's attempt to extract information, turned a Xenos upon the LSF Agent and got away clean.
That is all i have for my report, i shall send another report as soon as something of significance happens.
As our Unioner and Red Hessian friends say "Auf Weidersehen" .
Project Umbrella requires detailed scans of the Bremen, Hampshire and Quebec systems.
Especially make note of the approaches, dangers there in and possible Rhienland/Liberty combat operations in these systems.
This mission is highly classified and extreamly dangerous, the systems in question are hotly contested if possible prisoners from both sides would be of great use to the Intelligence division.
We require planetary data as well as the standard scans.
DO NOT GET CAUGHT!
Good hunting RECON.
Commissar-Captain Alvin Katz
Комисса́р-Капитан 1-го ранга Элвин Кац
СРЩ-Трoцкий
Sirius Coalition Revolutionary Army
Революционная Армия Коалиции Сириуса
Katya appears on the monitor and gives a quick salute after brushing a few strands of blond hair off her face and adjusting her uniform cap.
"Comrades, I bring good news with this transmission, my reconnaissance mission into the Quebec system has been a success, all planets have been scanned, as well as a Battleship in the system. It is my hope that the information I have recovered will be of some use to our glorious cause in the weeks ahead, I will upload the Data retrieved now."
"You should have the files now, comrades. It would appear, according to the last scan that though planet Val d'Or is a Desert world, it is suitable for terraforming...perhaps this could be useful, eh...in any event, the mission is complete and we now have this much more information for our maps of Liberty, For the Revolution! Lieutenant Commander Vaschenko, Out!"
Katya snaps another salute toward the monitor and steps back as the screen turns black.
Commissar-Captain Alvin Katz SCRA,
How unfortunate for you and the Coalition to reject assistance in commercial support. On the other hand, given your governments operational competency I will fair better to take my skills elsewhere.
On another note, the Coalition should scrutinize their fighter combat training processes. Yesterdays skirmishes with a single boat was embarrassing for SCRA. Let alone the lack of communication with a potential supporter. Maybe your Admiral should waste 5 rounds from his clip and start over.
Forever for the Revolution,
Ty Vance
... Signal Packet End ...
CommID: Admiral Alexi Karchov - CO Fighter Corps
Message Target: "Captain" Ty Vance - Flygon independent trading vessel
Message CC: SCRA Fighter Corps, SCRA Primary Message Center
Message Source: Commissar Offices - Zhukovsky Station:Omega 52
Mr. Vance,
You seem to think that, because of your rejection for a Coalition Visa in which you would no doubt use to circumvent our security perimeters, aid our enemies, and sell our secrets, that this gives you the privilege to flaunt your credit-grubbing ways and insult my Fighter Corps pilots.
[color=red]IT. DOES. NOT.
As of this moment, you are officially banned from Coalition space, and will be hunted to the ends of Sirius by my Fighter Corps pilots. There will be no safe haven for you when you encounter Coalition pilots.
You have a funny way of showing your "possible support" Mr. Vance, and this Admiral, at least, will happily fire more than five rounds into your sorry hide, and not consider it a waste in the least.
Admiral Alexi Karchov
CO Fighter Corps
Message Send...
...Retargetting...
...Success...
End
INCOMING TRANSMISSION
COMM ID: Lieutenant Stenka Razin
LOCATION: Cloppenburg Base, Bremen
TARGET ID: SCRA High Command
I'd like to commend Lt. Broch and Sub.Lt.Warner for their recent actions in Liberty, A house plagued by excess production for individual profit rather then the needs of the working class.
The biggest obstacle to our revolutionary efforts in Liberty is the corporate leaders obsession to ensure social movements do not grow, that those that challenge existing power arrangements are never perceived to win due to the illusion provided by prisons, the navy, police and private security firms.
The disorganized state of Liberty's internal security while at war with Rheinland is the chance for dissent to flourish, to throw down this classist society. The Revolution begins by asking what sort of promises do free people make each other and how, by making them, do we begin to make another world?
INCOMING TRANSMISSION
COMM ID: Recon-4
LOCATION: CLASSIFIED
TARGET ID: SCRA High Command
CLASSIFIED - LIMITED DISTRIBUTION
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ENCRYPTION: VERY HIGH
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Provided below are scans taken in Bremen today, The system contains 4 planets, 2 being of interest and is heavily patrolled by both Rheinland and liberty fighter wings as well as Bounty hunters and the Volksfront at their outpost, Cloppenburg.
Planet Bremerhaven, the target of classified UMBRELLA operations, heavily defended by the Schtirlitz class, Westphalia, also defending the Hampshire jumphole entrance into the system. Much of the conflict between Liberty and Rheinland fighters takes place in far orbit of Bremerhaven.
Planet Osnabruck, desolate and unremarkable but for the orbiting Munster Research Station, heavily defended by both patrols and a dense minefield, attempts to breach the minefield were unsuccessful and no further information is known on Munster.
Entrance to the system is via the heavily guarded Braunschweig system or a jumphole in the Hamburg system, with the Hampshire jumphole providing access to liberty controlled space. Recon-4 out.
Comrades, I have just returned from my trip to the Hispania. The trip was mostly uneventful, which is fortunate. When I got to Alpha, though, I was nearly intercepted by two Outcast military vessels. They attempted to prevent me from reaching the Hispania, however their Cruise Disruptors were no match for my Insurgent's Countermeasures, and I made it to the Hispania without a scratch. The two pursued to me, eventually joined by a third. To evade them and make my escape, I looped around the back of the Hispania, flew into the rear engine housing, and out of the front of the ship at cruise speed. I scratched the paint a little on my way through, however. Here's a picture from my guncam. The damage you see was from my flight through the Hispania, not from enemy fire.
On my way back to base, though, I was hailed by a CR fighter. Normally, alone in hostile space, I wouldn't stop at all, however he proposed meeting at the Freeport in Tau-29. I was intrigued, so I agreed to the meeting. I was concerned about Kusari patrols in Tau-29, so I suggested we move to the Baffin system, to which he agreed. Here is my communication log.
They asked me to pass along their desire to open diplomatic relations, though they wouldn't tell me more. I, of course, understand completely, and I'm passing along their request, as asked.
...Incoming Transmission
Comm ID: Commander Viktor Heinz
To: Comrade commander commissar Alvin Katz
Subject: Mission Clean Laundry Vol. I
Guten tag comrades,
Viktor Heinz, reporting from Seva Depot, after Omega tour.
Following systems were scouted for intellegence informations, mainly regarding enemy defensive and offensive capabilities.
Following systems were inspected, partially by Lt. Benes, first officer onboard Gdansk and partially by myself: Omega 5, Omega 11, Omega 41, Omega 47, Omega 55, Omega 58 and Omega 50.
So, lets start.
Omega Five (5)
This Omega System itself doesnt contain any valuable resources, of any kind. Nevertheless, the true value of this system lays in its strategic position. After complete scout mission was done, I found jump holes to Cambridge, Omega 3, 7, 55, 47, and Omega 11. Now, thats lot. Securing this system for anyone would gain lot of opportunities to maintain constant, or partial time raids on any of following systems.
Corsairs presence in this sector is a well known fact. Their fairly remote outpost Cadiz is serving as a front base for attacks on the Hessian side of the system. Since, both sides cant ever get the upper hand the lines of heavy defense were established. Around Cadiz base, in the direction of the Hammen hole, I found at least ten heavy defense weapon platforms. Platforms are simply designed, but still hard to see because they are installed on asteroids. Very hard to see indeed.
For Cadiz itself, the base contains heavy defensive capabilities, it is capable of destroying large attack ships, almost on its own. All raids that Corsairs are doing in Omega 3, Omega 11, and Cambridge system are primarily launched from Cadiz, which makes this base their operational center. A brain for the body. Even more, both sides have placed minefields on their flank positions which makes any offensive operation in larger scales tricky. In the very middle, is the famous Hammen hole. Place where both sides are constantly trying to drain one another. Signs of battle can be seen all over this hole. Wrecked ships are most common.
Omega 41
Totally lacks any valuable resources of any kind, unless again we can do something with tons of just very common rocks. Unlike Omega 5, Hessian presence in this system is limited to a few raiding parties, mostly in the northern sector, which is closer to their lines of supply in Omega 11, and Omega 5. Most of the system is controlled by the Corsairs, which may at any time launch fighters from Leon base, located in the southern sector of the system. Base is lightly protected by three weapon platforms, installed on asteroids.
Signs of constant war can be even seen here, wrecked ships, and mine fields are again can be seen. Unlike most of the star systems, Omega 41 lacks a proper star.
A neutron star, that was once a giant star and later collapsed into what it is at the moment. According to recent research, said event occurred not much after the House's sleeper ships landed in the Sirius sector.
Freeport on the east side of this star is used mostly as trade center and resupply base.
Omega 47
The system contains one usable resource, located in the orbit of a gas gaint, a purple planet named Rabat, located in the south-west corner of this system. Hydrogen, Argon and Neon was found, plus traces of some other gases. The Corsairs tried to get their hands on that wealth, making Casablanca station, the first ever recorded Corsair mining base. 811 AS, after Hessian offensive strikes in this sector, Casablanca fell into their hands.
Corsair threat still remains in this system. In east sector, well hidden in a part of the Walker nebula, the battleship Fes is located. Osiris class, heavily armed, heavily protected. We just had short time to take pictures before Fes managed to disable our shield.
Because of the length of this report, I will stop here. A report regarding the rest of the Omega sector systems will be transmitted shortly.
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