To: =LSF= | From: Christopher Edwards

[Akhetaten]

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SENDER: Christopher Edwards
RECIPIENT: Liberty Security Force Primary Fleet
LOCATION: Norfolk Shipyard, New York system
PRIORITY: High
ENCRYPTION: Advanced

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VIDEO UPLINK: ONLINE

Greetings,

I contact you today in regards to a recently re-fitted Liberty Naval Osiris-class vessel, the Akhetaten. Allow me to bring you up to date with the series of events that lead to this, while keeping it relatively short. The Akhetaten was an intelligence-gathering vessel that has served Liberty for many years, the number of which is unknown to me, as I joined her crew at 811 and was not part of it before that. The Akhetaten's last assignment was to rally with a Liberty Navy fleet to stop the Carcassonne's approach, at Manchester. The result was catastrophic. The Akhetaten was positioned inside a nebula from which she made the jump to Manchester so as to not be detected by any sensors. What we didn't know is that the fleet we were supposed to rally with was held back. The Gallic fleet - not wanting to waste this opportunity - attacked us and the Akhetaten suffered heavy casualties. The ship was fully disabled, the then-Captain of the ship was killed in action along with most of the crew. Fortunately, rescue teams arrived on the location soon after the massacre and I was lucky enough to be part of the surviving crew members.

After spending two years in a coma, of which the doctors could only describe as fortunate considering the state I was in, my first concern was that of the Akhetaten. It had been left derelict in that time. Between then and now I was promoted to Captain, and the responsibility of the vessel fell on me.

I have contacted the First and Fifth naval fleets, respectively, to inform them of the intent to return the Akhetaten to active service within the Secondary fleet. Currently, the vessel has already been through requisitions and has been armed and equipped as required. However, there is one more detail that needs to be seen to.

This brings me to the Liberty Security Force. The Akhetaten has an aged second generation cloaking device. While operational, it is prone to malfunction frequently. Considering the prototype nature of cloaks at the time, the issue is two-fold with age. I would like to first ask if it is possible for the Liberty Security Force to diagnose the device and, if possible, see if repair is a viable option as opposed to a retrofit. If not, I would then like to ask for your further assistance in replacing the second generation cloak.

My second request would be that of a fine tuning of sorts. Undoubtedly the onboard hardware is obsolete, and will likely need updating to be competitive with the current playfield. As groundbreaking as the Osiris technology was at its inception, it's moved out of its infancy by now.

I know it seems much to ask, but I would be deeply appreciative for your assistance. Thank you for your time, and I hope to hear from you soon.

Christopher Edwards

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