Kaiserliche Polizei Rheinland Message Dump

[Byzantion]

Priority: Medium
Encryption: Medium
Identification: Kadett Rolf Schönau
Source: Planet Hamburg
Subject: Patrol Report + Emergency Scramble After-Action Report

Guten abend. Kadett Schönau reporting.

This report will consist of two segments, separated by a brief landing period on Hamburg at the conclusion of my initial patrol of the day. In addition, before I go into detail, I would like to formally apologize for the lack of reports regarding my first day in service with the Polizei. In addition to my ship possessing an ineffectual cruise disruptor due to my own folly, there was a malfunction with my gun-cam programming that the techs on Brandenburg only recently managed to fix up. Thus, I do not have appropriate evidence to file complete reports of the incidents on those days. Wachmann Albert Leopold should be able to clear up any details of my initial performance you may require.

I began my patrol from Planet Hamburg. I moved to the Hudson jump gate and kept watch there, and patrolled back to Alster Shipyard at regular intervals. Exiting the lane near Battleship Westfalen, I came upon a Sunburst freighter, designation Ravenmaw, and scanned him. I attempted to inquire as to the destination of his Neon cargo, but he did not respond. I found this suspicious, but not worth abandoning my post for.
[Had scans, disappeared? Might need to hand in Phantom for inspection again.]

A short time later, I was passing the orbit of Hamburg when a Kusari-built freighter exited the lane, freelancer identification Aliaron. He told me the destination of his Thorium MOX cargo was the "Alaska" system, which doesn't appear to be on my NavMap, but my scan results checked out, so he was free to go.
[Scan results included: --- --- ]

I remained in vicinity of Hamburg for some time, and encountered a Junker liner, designation Adhafera, carrying diamonds. Scans picked up no illegal goods, and the pilot was silent. Seems to be a habit among haulers to keep their traps shut these days.
[Scan results included: --- ---]

After this period, traffic through Rheinland space slowed, so I officially ended my patrol on Planet Hamburg and headed to a local cafe to attempt to write this report. However, I received emergency communications that a transport was seen hauling slaves in-system, and returned to my fighter with all due haste.

Less than a minute after my take-off and docking ring exit, the slaver ship, a Gallic train under the designation BuHunblx, exited the lane in Hamburg orbit. I immediately had the dockmasters aboard the docking ring and Altona deny him all access, disrupted his engines, and cut off his route to the lane. He did not respond to my demands for him to release the slaves and submit to a fine, and continually attempted to charge cruise engines, request docking clearance from Altona, and attempt to use the lanes. I threatened that I would be forced to remove his transport's weapons if he did not comply. After a period of silence, I informed him I would begin removing his weapons and began to drop his shields, at which point he opened fire on my fighter. It was at this point he began to move in the direction of the inactive jump gate via impulse. I returned fire, working to disable the vessel.

After a period of roughly seven minutes, during which the transport changed directions multiple times and seemed to be attempting to return to dock with Altona station again, the Polizei transport Himmel von Berlin arrived on-scene to support. After providing him with a final chance to surrender, during which he did not cease to fire on us, we resolved to destroy his ship. Regrettably, the majority of slaves on-board died in the explosion, with only ten percent managing to get to escape pods during the combat. The Himmel proceeded to collect the pods and deliver the survivors to Altona Station.
[Scans + 'cam stills included: --- --- --- --- ---] (I'm told the majority of slaves evacuated the ship, actually. Chalking that up to faulty scanners again.)

After attempting to respond to a call by Wachmann Leopold in pursuit of a Junker carrying contraband, who managed to dock on Kreuzburg Depot, we returned to Brandenburg Base. Leopold and the Himmel docked immediately while I stayed on station a little longer to screen some passing transports.

A BMM Bretonian train, under designation Serenity, was carrying a large amount of ambassadors that it said it picked up as fare from New Berlin. I was confused by this odd choice of cargo, but as there was no contraband on-board I was ready to let him go. However, I later reexamined the laws for passenger transport, and may have acted in error. Article Three, Section 1.4 of Rheinland space law states: "Transportation of more than 100 persons is restricted only to liners and ships of size up to 3.000 cargo units." In my haste, I interpreted this as "3.000 cargo units or above", which would include this particular transport's capacity. Upon review, I come to understand that it instead refers to ships under the listed amount. Is this interpretation correct? I would like some feedback to this question. If I did fail to fine him properly, and those ambassadors suffered poor conditions on-board that transport, I will accept all responsibility for my failure.
[Scan results included: --- ---]

A short time later, a Republican freighter under designation ESS-Mobile-HQ passed by Brandenburg carrying only a crate of Rheinbier. The vessel may be related to a similarly designated vessel transported by Wachmann Leopold a few hours earlier in the day, known as ESS-18. Some sort of subdivision or subsidiary of Republican we've yet to hear about?
[Scan results included: --- ---]

Not long afterwards, I decided to return to the station on Planet Hamburg and compile my footage. Fate decided it wanted to put me in suspense a little longer, though, and I passed two transports, designations Ancient_Trader (Serenity-class) and StarGames (Albatross-class) near Dortmund and Essen station, both carrying large amounts of black market firearms. I immediately gave the order to halt, upon which both transports began to flee. When I threatened the use of force, the Albatross cut engines and held position, while the Serenity fled. Strangely, the Serenity was flying under an Ageira identification, though it is the opinion of this polizeimann that said ID is a forgery. I fined the Albatross for his cargo and, in the absence of an available transport, destroyed the firearms once he jettisoned them. I'd have posted the Serenity's designation to the database, but as of this transmission this has already been done by Wachmann Müller.
[Scan + 'cam stills included: --- --- --- --- ---]

I then returned and landed on Planet Hamburg with no further incidents. This might be a hell of a lot harder than work planet-side, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it. Kadett out.
[Proof of fine transfer to Arsenal: ---]



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