► Sender-ID: Samantha Kandros
► Sender-ID-Code: =CR=Samantha_Kandros
► Recipient-ID: Crayter First Fleet Command
► Source: Sabah Shipyard
► Encryption: Standard
Long range scanners picked up Badblood in Tau-37, so a wing was formed and headed out including =CR=|Hellfire|., =CR=4th.Maxim, =CR=Zulu and myself. On our way there we ran into a Junker vessel "BeachBum", a pirate train full of slaves. While we were interrogating the slaver a GC transport Julie_Rowe showed up with a cargo hold full of Cardamine.
The GC vessel refused to stop and jumped to Tau-23. We split up and pursued the drug transport with Zulu to which they responded by opening fire at us. We returned fire but the transport managed to crash land on Cali Base before we could take it down. I need to do better. The transport should've been an easy prey, I must not let myself lose focus like that again.
We regrouped with the others at Freeport 10 who were talking with Badblood at the time. Just as we arrived, Badblood opened fire in the Freeport NFZ and shot down =CR=|Hellfire|. with a quick salvo. On Zulu's command we engaged the battleship. We made pretty good progress even with two bombers, but then another Outcast battleship MNS_Mano_Izquierda and two Enclave fighters MdG/-Samuel.Deschamps and MdG/-Marc.Toure appeared and joined the fight. We were substantially outgunned and had to retreat to Tau-23.
The enemies broke up in the pursuit with the battleship following us all the way to the Trade Lanes and the Gaul ships engaging Zulu near Java Station. An independent Crayter fighter by the name "Shuttle." was in a neighboring system and rushed to Java Station to assist Zulu in the fight. After we shook off the battleship, we also returned to the dogfight and stood by in case additional firepower was needed.
Not long after another Gallic hero, Barbe.Epaisse popped up and dared to jump into the ongoing fight and so did we. Eventually one of the Enclave fighters went down and I also managed to land land some anti-matter in the Super Heavy's face which put them out of their misery. While the last fighter was kicking their last, the Maltese battleship returned, still looking for trouble.
Shuttle. broke off our wing as they were not outfitted for such target, but with the four of us, we engaged the battleship in confidence. The huge warship was clearly out of it's natural environment and struggled heavily in the dense asteroid field. We slowly but steadily wore down the beast and ended it's journey in the local star's corona.
On the way home I detached from the wing and paid a visit to carrier Helios' final resting place in Tau-29. I remember hearing about this colossal battle when I was still in the academy, I felt proud, filled with motivation and humbled at the same time. I entered my name on the memorial datapad and sit there for a minute in the silence surrounding the resting titan.
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