From: Friedrich Riese, Flieger, Red Hessian Army
To: RHA Reporting Agency, Vogtland Base, Dresden System
About: Patrol Report #4
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Synopsis of events - I had rebased to Vogtland Base for a few days after a few successful patrols in Omega-11. I was starting to get a little sluggish, which a doctor at Frietal diagnosed as minor radiation sickness. Too minor to necessitate anti-radiation medicine, he told me to stay out of Omega-11 for a standard week while my body healed itself.
Anyway, I wasn't grounded, just told to stay out of both Omega-11 and Omega-41 due to the heavy radiation in both systems, so after spending a day in Vogtland's medical bay for observation, I took to my Odin and decided to patrol Dresden.
After encountering a couple of low-rank Bounty Hunters, I ran into a fellow Red Hessian - Kress Hardt. After conversing for a few minutes, he suggested that I use my convalescence to fly with him and learn some advanced Red Hessian snubfighter techniques. We flew to a desolate system and Kress put me through my paces.
A few sweaty but purposeful hours later, I had learned much about surviving in a snubfighter.. I was originally a member of the Rheinland Navy, so I knew a few things about both piloting a snubfighter and fighting Red Hessians, but these advanced tactics Kress Hardt taught me were astonishing. I will need to practice more and more in order to be a true hammer of Die Volksrevolution
Conclusion - True knowledge is similar to a light in the darkness - the more it illuminates, the more it shows how vast the darkness really is. So it is with my skills behind the controls of a snubfighter. Much more practice is needed.