Sender ID: Jiro Taiyouji, Nito Kaii
Receiver ID: Kusari Naval Action Report
Subject: Kyushu Patrol 22-01 A, New Tokyo Patrol 22-01 C, 27.07.820
Oi! This is Nito Kaii Jiro Taiyouji.
I've been forced to prepare this report by my two superiors even though it wasn't even my own patrol to begin with... But here goes.
The patrol, Kyushu 22-01 A, consisted of Nito Kaisa Sakurai Gendo and Nito Kaisa Shimizu Tetsuo, was charged with keeping the eastern Kyushu safe. Starting their patrol at 2200, they kept on the lanes towards the proximity of Planet Kyushu.
It was their third circle around the lanes, at about 2330. They were cruising from the New Tokyo way towards Planet Kyushu when they stumbled upon a raiding and pirating party blocking the trade lanes consisting of four outcasts. The markings on the outcasts' ships as well as the signatures of their transmitters made it apparent that these fellows belonged to an outcast group known as Contari Lance.
I was flying my own patrol in New Tokyo by that time, coded NT 22-01 C, as I heard the Kyushu patrol requesting for back up. I was close to the Kyushu Gate by then, so I set my course to their position.
The fighting had just been started when I reached them. Here's what it looked like.
Nito Kaisa Sakurai Gendo took up the lead position and started to call the shots. We first engaged Luke Orsini, and he fell quite easily. Then it was Jax Santiago, who had lost his cool because of our heavy fire and started to drop nukes all over the place, he fell as well.
For the remaining two, we decided to go separate and give them a lesson about our bushido way. Nk. Shimizu Tetsuo disengaged, while Nk. Sakurai Gendo took on Fitta Coltello and I took on Camillia Rose. Both engagements were quick victories for us.
In the end the outcast forces were defeated in full destruction of their ships, without barely scratching of our own. Some units of cardamine were salvaged from their debris, but the scans showed nothing interesting otherwise. We couldn't catch any escape pods, either.
Another thing to note. An Artisan Farmers Alliance pilot appeared as we were fighting, he just mumbled a few words about something for a little while, then he cruised off fast when were closing the shop. I am guessing he offered a helping hand, but we didn't need it.
Then I was on my way back to my patrol as I saw an outcast Tridente on the Kyushu lanes towards New Tokyo. It was either a bit late to help its friends we took down earlier, or it was there on its own to pirate his way in Kusari like usual.
Nk. Sakurai Gendo had disappeared meanwhile, and Nk. Shimizu Tetsuo stood by the gunship until I jumped in my bomber.
The gunship's pilot was luckily a poor one, it was moving and shooting poorly, so I didn't miss a single SNAC shot. It was in flames and pieces soon enough. The scans of the debris showed nothing important once again, and we couldn't capture any escape pods.
The patrols then splitted, K 22-01 A finished their patrols, and NT 22-01 C docked in New Tokyo in hopes of spending the rest of the night off-duty. But no, they made me hand in this report...
