To: Commodore John Redmond

[Markam]

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From: Commodore John Redmond

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Commander,

Your service, and your experience with planet side operations, particularly your ability to deal with Corsairs has been noted. That is why I promoted you to Commander, and placed you under the Stirling battlegroups space borne command, my command.

I had intended to deal with your posting sooner, but New London happened, and I was forced to pull my Dreadnought from Sydney orbit and join the battle with my mobile group.

I have orders prepared for you however. The HMS Vindictive, a Lend Lease Liberty Siege Cruiser Captained by Captain Mark Anston, has suffered critical damage assaulting a Valor in the New London battle, and is currently being towed with surviving crew to Aland to assess the damage.

I am transfering Captain Anston to the HMS Repulse, a newly commissioned Bretonia Battlecruiser arriving from Aland to take advantage of his experience, but the crew, many injured, of the Vindictive remain onboard.

I fear the ship to be a loss, though the crew, and the name, may live on in the form of a new Bretonia Battlecruiser. I have ordered a battlecruiser take in the crew and name, as well as any equipment that can be salvaged from the Vindictive. I hear they have Coffee makers and fast food dispensers, quite the novelty.

Which leads me to you. You are to take command of this new Battlecruiser, and move to New London immediately to take part in the defence.

I also have a task in mind for you, once you are ready.

Commodore John Redmond
Dreadnought Venerable, New London Orbit
Bretonian Armed Forces

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