Hi, everyone. I don't know where I am, but, well, I'll write up my report for so far nevertheless and hope it gets uploaded when my computer and neural net connection gets back online. I started my patrol off McNeil Island today, the stationary battleship in the Illinois system, after which I headed to Attica to drop off some high-risk prisoners after receiving instructions for getting in at McNeil. It went flawlessly even though I hit some mines on the way, but thankfully my shield held. I then headed for New York through Colorado. I found some not-so-friendly dudes on the way, specifically Hind and Will Cage, a freelancer and a bounty hunter respectively, having a thankfully only verbal fight. I told them to break up and assumed they did, and headed for Manhattan. At Manhattan... Well... There was this fight between a Rogue bomber, a Bounty Hunter and the LSF. They successfully dealt with the Rogue as he tried to flee when I scared him off after he had disabled my shields. Just as a I was going to dock on Manhattan and end my shift there I heard a cry from James Einfield about an invasion force from Rheinland at the Texas jumpgate. I cancelled the docking sequence and ran for the gate. On the way there I met up with Sargeant Aiden Maggard, who joined up with me. When we got there the fight was under control, and decided to watch and cheer for the LN. That's when the problems with my ship started showing up, I think it's rejecting the new armor upgrade, and my Neural Net interface started spouting static on me. I tried to power cycle the main computer by flipping the power switch when it suddenly, worringly enough, shut down by itself. I presume that the same happened to the Rheinlanders and the Navy, as they started flying in straight lines in different directions from the battle at incredible speeds, ship controls disabled by what I can only guess was an ion storm. Seems the power is back up now. I'll be with you later, I have to check on the ship.
Sender ID: Officer Colin Sinclair
Time: 20:33 SMT+1 - 22/04/818
Subject: Patrol Report
Location: Fort Bush Medical, Manhattan
Hi, bad day today. My Liberator, new armor upgrade and all, is "mildly" damaged after todays patrol. I started my patrol about twenty minutes after my previous report, when I got my secondary electrical system online and finally, after some furious kicking of electronics and machinery, everything was up and running. There was, however, a minor problem when I managed to wipe the fog off the windows after life support failed: I was somehow 120 kilometers over the central plane of New York. I got an invite to a Neural Net group a bit later from Lisa Hunter, a fellow LPI officer. She was waiting at Manhattan, so I got my Liberator running at the best speed it could keep without exploding on the way there. While flying Michael Zanero also got on duty, who was heading to Illinois to try his luck at finding the way to Attica. I kindly offered myself to guide him there after my trip there earlier today, and in the end we all headed to Illinois. In the end we all got to Attica after some "mild surprises". We also met up with the Devil's Island, an LPI Grizzly, at Attica. We headed out and around the field where Lisa showed us another entrance to Attica. I then had a minor friendly-fire incident involving Lisa, McNeil Island, and a malfunctioning CD that blew up in my face, which I will not mention here. We then proceeded out of Illinois after our patrol there and continued outside towards New York. We were planning on heading to California first, but were first interrupted at Manhattan. Here there was a standoff between a Bounty Hunter and a Freelancer, who we tried to break up, until the Hunter requested that we left the fight (more credits for him). I and my party headed to Norfolk where I got some supplies. At that time we were five on duty (we were Jim Markey, Lisa Hunter, me, Michael Zanero, Aiden Maggard). After I was done resupplying we headed to Manhattan, where there was a fight between a Lane Hacker, Go Crazy, and the hunter I met earlier today, Will. We did not assist as again the Hunter requested that we did not join. We continued our patrol to West Point. Here we found a pirate with a Kusari Explorer, The Joker, who resupplied the hostile forces with nanobots and shield batteries in the Lawful-Unlawful standoff that later ensued. Many died and joined throughout the fight, and casualities on the unlawful side counted only one throughout the whole one-hour and thirty-seven-minute fight, disappointingly, as we were powerless against the Gunboat. Two recruit officers were killed and I was the last man standing (or, rather, not yet having fled) in the fight. Until my poor Liberator got blown up, that is. I luckily managed to explode and eject in the middle of a trade lane (as I was docking), enabling me to flee the area quickly by trade lane while in my pod. There were four "casualities" on the LPI side, but all managed to safely eject and flee the combat zone. Now I'm in medical at Fort Bush for observation over the night, and I'm hoping that I am able to be back on duty by tomorrow.
Officer: Frank Austin
Location: Fort Bush Infirmary
Subject: That [Auto-Redacted due to profanity] useless Navy!
This'll be a short one, I'm in the Fort Bush infirmary healing up the cut I got when I intercepted my custom rifle-rack on my way out the canopy.
Officer accompanied Bounty Hunter "Fran" to sector D-3, where we encountered and intercepted an Outcast Falcata designated The_Evader. He agreed to be taken into custody but was only stalling. A Rogue gunboat designated the Black.Pearl emerged from the Rochester field and approached, demanding I release the criminals incarcerated in my hold.
I... told him where to stick it, and the shooting started.
Hunter "Fran" went through the Falcata like a buzzsaw while I was dodging Liberator-sized missiles from the cursed gunboat. I got lucky and managed the killshot, but if that Hunter lived he earned every credit of the bounty.
We got some assistance from the Liberty Navy, in the form of an Avenger with surplus guns and a shiny new siege cruiser who couldn't be bothered. What a worthless captain, if I meet that guy in a bar somewhere I dunno what I'll do.
And then I took a missile up the tailpipe. Yep, wrecked my custom exhaust and everything. Dang useless librul Navy careerist pukes.
Oh, if you get a message from any bounty hunter other than Fran askin' for cash, tell them to shove it. They don't get paid if I get shot down!
I may have insulted some Zoner missionary, too. Can't be sure, I've got an incredible headache where the canopy antlers bounced off my helmet.
The Austin Clan: George Austin, GMG Paramilitary Ensign; Frank Austin, LPI Recruit Officer
Greetings.
First, thanks for accepting me into SWAT squadron.
Second, i have been on patrol today together with Sergeant Kerry. We had a situation with The Joker near the California gate.
Quite a few ships were there, Ravens Talon, Sabres, a Werewolf and others, around 7 to 10 in total.
One of them beeing a Mercenary called Foxtrot attacked us.
However, us flying two Liberators, we almost destroyed the Werewolf, but he could run away.
Same with all other hostiles, everyone somehow decided to leave after they noted they could not do any damage to us.
Due to the massive evading in that firefight, my guncamera got damaged and the techs were yet unable to recover any pictures.
Second, there was a situation with a smuggler at Manhatten.
He somehow managed to dock on Manhatten although we told the Docking ring managers he'd be smuggling Cardamine. Evidence
From: I'm Detective John Kimble!
Subject: Some men just tried to kill me!
Message Starts:
People are TRYING to KILL ME! Why? I don't know. I'm just doing my job.
The Laws of Liberty Wrote:III. Assault.
The assault of any civilian for any reason, including the collection of bounties, is illegal. The only case that this is allowed is if that civilian has breeched the law, and only if permitted by a representative of the forces of Liberty.
Name: Scott Cooper
Rank: Recruit Officer
Location: Sunbucks, Fort Bush, New York
Who the hell are you and what the hell are you doing in-- Oh, wait, you're that guy who got fired, aren't you? Riiight, I remember you, I think I did the letterhead on the paper where the Chief wrote "Kimble is fired." and handed it back to the secretary.
Name: Art Collins
Rank: Recruit Officer
Report: 03
Today I wanted to make a short patrol around New York on my own, as I noticed no other officer in the communications channels.
I started off at Norfolk Shipyard and then continued via West Point to Manhattan. In the Manhattan orbit I encountered a ship with the weird name The_Steve_With_No_Name.
I asked him to stop and standby for cargo inspection and noticed the ship was not equipped with an ID. When I asked why the ship was not carrying an ID the The_Steve_With_No_Name attacked me without notice.
Within short time that ship was in pieces. I was able to rescue some missiles and equipment only. The_Steve_With_No_Name
Next stop was Detroit Munitions. There I encountered a ship that left immediately direction Manhattan. I followed (as far as I remember the ship's name was Squid. At Manhattan I catched up and told the ship to stop, which it didn't. When it didn't stop after the second order to stop I fired one shot.
The ship did not stop and continued to dock at Manhattan. Also the second stop (after the third order to stop) did not make it stop. I then opened fire, but the ship was able to dock (and did not undock later). Did not have the time to check what was wrong with the ship.
The next stop was Fort Bush. After a short refreshment I left the station when a ship appeared out of the blue right in front of me. PLR:Dragon appearing cargo hold of PLR:Dragon
It was the PLR:Dragon, a Werewolf fighter. It was holding captive three LPI pilots. I demanded the PLR:Dragon to drop the pilots immediately. As there was also another enemy around, the GOGA:(Odessa), and the station was firing at the PLR:Dragon, it fled. We were able to stop the PLR:Dragon somewhere between Ft. Bush and Manhattan and a fight began.
The PLR:Dragon had already needed the repair robots when I was first damaged also when one of my mines exploded and then the PLR:Dragon guns damaged the hull so badly that it was over.
It has to be suspected that the PLR:Dragon will use the cloaking method again to make raids on New York.
Art Collins out.
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Fighter pilot: You follow my fiancee. You are my rival. I brook no rivals. At six o'clock I shall be in Connecticut, alone, with my Sabre. Do you understand?
Battleship commander: Oh, thank you, that's a fighter pilot's proposal. I'm into heavy ordnance, and I have the choice of weapons. If I go, I shall take my battleship. And there shall be no mistake about the ammunition this time.
Started patrol at Fort Bush today. I did my usual loop of FB-Manhattan-WP-NF-FB and out to Illinois today. Manhattan was full of activity as usual, but everything seemed to be under control by the three Navy pilots that were there. I continued on my patrol after picking up some Nuclear mines drifting in space that should be kept out of civillian hands. Both Norfolk, Fort Bush and West Point was devoid of life except a Junker that undocked at Norfolk Shipyard. He followed me to Fort Bush where he asked me to hand over my badge after ramming me repeatedly. I ignored him and continued to Illinois, where I docked at Springfield and ended my patrol. Sure is quiet around here nowadays.