=LSF= Operational Data Network

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[To: =LSF= Operational Data Network]
[From: Cpt. John Major, Coordinator]
[Location: Alert Station, Ellesmere]
[Subject: Operation in Rheinland]

Yesterday we contacted by one of our intelligence assets in Rheinland. He said he had got an important suitcase with him with design specifications for the new Fafnir Rheinland bomber which is to be put in service next year. We decided to collect this information at Heisenburg Research Station at the Koeln system as it was the safest place for us to meet. =LSF=Euclid, =LSF=Chimera and =LSF=Ghost accompanied me.

When we reached the Hamburg system we were interrupted by a Reaver mercenary, Carnelian Reaver to be specific. Ghost decided to divert the mercenary and led him out on a goose chase all the way to the Omicron systems. Eventually he lost him.

The rest of us carried on to Koeln and reached Heisenberg Station. Once there, Chimera docked and went in to perform the exchange (he had a suitcase full of credits to compensate our intel asset). Unfortunately the Rheinlander's had gotten to him first and they were tipped off. I ordered Euclid to position his ship at the hangars to cover Chimera's escape, which was successful. He even managed to get the intel from the Rheinland MND officers so we escaped with it.

Nonetheless, the Rheinlanders we're prepared. Once we reached the Hamburg jump hole at Koeln, two Rheinland military fighters ambushed us. We decided to make a run for since the three of us technically outnumbered and outgunned them. But on the other side of the jump hole, a Rheinland Cruiser had uncloaked. Chimera stayed back to allow Euclid and I to escape. His ship was eventually destroyed but an LSF wet works team was able to redeploy to Hamburg and got his escape pod which the Rheinlanders neglected, so he was safe and back at base a few hours later.

Euclid and I managed to get to the Bering jump hole where unfortunately I made the mistake of taking the trade lanes. We were ambushed by another Rheinland heavy fighter and we decided to take it on and take it out quickly before reinforcements arrived but we were too late. The Rheinland cruiser had caught up along with a wing of Rheinland fighters, and once again Carnelian Reaver popped up and supported the Rheinland forces. A passing Navy patrol did assist us but we were still outgunned and outnumbered. My vessel went down but Euclid was able to tractor in my pod. We still had the intel Chimera got for us so Euclid made a run for it with Rheinland forces hot on our tail. Nonetheless we did get to safety and the intel was handed over to RDA for analysis.

I will now focus my efforts in Rheinland to finding and bringing in the intelligence asset that ratted us out, or killing him to prevent further secrets from being exposed. Although the operation didn't go as planned, it was still successful in the end. That's all I have to report.

Signed,
John Major, Cpt./Coordinator

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