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· Sender: Ensign Gabriel Cadieux · Recipient: Main Fleet Headquarters · Subject: Orkney under Siege; Royalists thwarted.
Bonjour,
It appears the Bretonians are growing bolder by the minute, we've had two incidents involving BAF entering Orkney:
First one I ended up jumping into the middle of a rather big battle between our stalwart Navy forces and Bretonia invaders, backed by Liberty Security Forces bomber squadron.
Our capital ships were harassed by the bombers, so I immediately set off to suppress their onslaught. The attack ended in a complete success, disabling one fighter, and getting the other one to perform a suicide-run on one of our Valors upon sustaining critical damage.
Having dealt with all fighter craft, I tried to provide at least an element of distraction to our fleet, and ended up scoring a lucky hit on an exposed reactor of a destroyer, initiating a chain reaction and destroying the vessel. Cleaning up the area afterwards was a formality.
After repelling the attack, I joined up with Gendarme Corentin Auch to perform a patrol of Burgundy system, we ended up encountering two Royalists. I have managed to disable one of the ships, for which I submitted a bounty claim, before being shot down by the other one, which was in turn finished off by Gendarme Auch. After being transported back to base, I had to use my Cougar for the remainder of the day.
After but an hour, an overwhelming force of second wave of Bretonian Armed Forces arrived on the scene, with our own forces still recovering from the first engagement. I tried to disengage, but a lone Templar pursued, and in turn suffered a severe case of Nova torpedo to the cockpit, all the while our Gendarmerie transport which tried to flee the besieged station was held hostage, and summarily executed... excuse me, I meant murdered in cold blood. Afterwards a Crayterian Carrier came to the scene and convinced Bretonians to leave the system, bless them for that. Transcript of the situation below:
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[29.12.2021 18:44:08] BAF|HMS-Ajax: Oscar: Agent, how about destroying that transport?
[29.12.2021 18:44:33] Akrafjall: You can go for it, I will provide anti-fighter support.
[29.12.2021 18:44:48] [GN]GT-Tourbillon: This is an unarmed gendarme transport
[29.12.2021 18:45:03] HMS-Quatus: !: warming weapons up
[29.12.2021 18:45:10] BAF|HMS-Ajax: Oscar: The gunboat is more suited for attacking transports.
[29.12.2021 18:45:22] [GN]Gabriel.Cadieux.: You're really spineless enough to shoot upon an unarmed transport vessel?
[29.12.2021 18:45:31] [GN]Gabriel.Cadieux.: I knew you were low, but that's something else
[29.12.2021 18:45:36] Tomy.Hatcher: Seems armed enough.
[29.12.2021 18:45:48] Tomy.Hatcher: Moving to assist.
[29.12.2021 18:45:51] [GN]GT-Tourbillon: you are beint into a war crime Libertonian
[29.12.2021 18:45:58] [GN]GT-Tourbillon: baited rather
[29.12.2021 18:46:04] Tomy.Hatcher: Weapons hot!
[29.12.2021 18:46:06] Akrafjall: I am not.
[29.12.2021 18:46:14] BAF|HMS-Ajax: Oscar: Who's going to decide that one, eh?
[29.12.2021 18:46:37] [GN]GT-Tourbillon: is there anything you want lsf vessel?
[29.12.2021 18:46:47] Akrafjall: Just stay where you are.
[29.12.2021 18:46:57] [GN]GT-Tourbillon: state your demand
[29.12.2021 18:46:57] Akrafjall: Until Bretonians decide what to do with you.
[29.12.2021 18:47:00] Changing screen mode=full
[29.12.2021 18:47:05] [GN]GT-Tourbillon: they have no right to decide
[29.12.2021 18:47:11] BAF|HMS-Ajax: Oscar: We have a gunboat en route to destroy it.
[29.12.2021 18:47:24] Akrafjall: Told you to stay.
[29.12.2021 18:47:29] Death: Tomy.Hatcher was put out of action by [GN]Gabriel.Cadieux. (Missile/Torpedo).
[29.12.2021 18:47:44] HMS-Quatus: !: Machine Deck make sure all systems work for assist our troops
[29.12.2021 18:48:01] HMS-Speedy: This is HMS Speedy. Entering combat to provide anti snub screen.
[29.12.2021 18:48:23] BAF|HMS-Ajax: RO: Ajax to Speedy - you are given cleareance to engage and destroy the Navy transport.
[29.12.2021 18:48:33] BAF|HMS-Ajax: RO: Utilize all means available.
[29.12.2021 18:48:58] [GN]GT-Tourbillon: I am free to go yes?
[29.12.2021 18:49:04] BAF|HMS-Ajax: Oscar: Negative.
[29.12.2021 18:49:04] Akrafjall: You aren't.
[29.12.2021 18:49:09] [GN]GT-Tourbillon: you stated no demand
[29.12.2021 18:49:14] [GN]GT-Tourbillon: you cannot hold me here forever
[29.12.2021 18:49:15] HMS-Speedy: Negative. Hold position, GNI transport
[29.12.2021 18:49:26] [GN]Gabriel.Cadieux.: That's no GNI transport
[29.12.2021 18:49:29] Akrafjall: Just destroy it already.
[29.12.2021 18:49:35] [GN]Gabriel.Cadieux.: That's navy, are your sensors broken?
[29.12.2021 18:49:47] HMS-Speedy: Bah, you Gauls are all the same to me
[29.12.2021 18:49:49] Death: DarkSun was put out of action by a hostile vessel.
[29.12.2021 18:50:17] [GN]GT-Tourbillon: Like I said LSF vessel
[29.12.2021 18:50:20] [GN]GT-Tourbillon: you cannot hold me forever
[29.12.2021 18:50:24] [GN]GT-Tourbillon: what do you want
[29.12.2021 18:50:26] Akrafjall: BAF is holding you.
[29.12.2021 18:50:28] BAF|HMS-Ajax: Oscar: Fire already.
[29.12.2021 18:50:28] Akrafjall: Not me.
[29.12.2021 18:50:32] [GN]GT-Tourbillon: I see
[29.12.2021 18:50:42] [GN]GT-Tourbillon: so you do not mind if I move - that is their decision?
[29.12.2021 18:50:46] Akrafjall: I only told you to stay until they decide what to do.
[29.12.2021 18:50:49] HMS-Speedy: Gallic Navy transport. Prepare to receive a boarding party. Your crew are to lay down arms.
[29.12.2021 18:51:12] Akrafjall: And BAF has decided.
[29.12.2021 18:51:50] [GN]GT-Tourbillon: So you are holding us to destroy us?
[29.12.2021 18:52:01] Akrafjall: Whatever BAF does.
[29.12.2021 18:52:01] [GN]GT-Tourbillon: or are we free to do our supply duty
[29.12.2021 18:52:05] [GN]GT-Tourbillon: BAF vessels
[29.12.2021 18:52:12] Akrafjall: One told other to shoot you down.
[29.12.2021 18:52:12] [GN]GT-Tourbillon: are you holding a supply gendarme transport?
[29.12.2021 18:52:18] [GN]Gabriel.Cadieux.: Hail Crayter vessel
[29.12.2021 18:52:20] Akrafjall: But apparently nothing is happening.
[29.12.2021 18:52:28] [GN]Gabriel.Cadieux.: We're having a literal hostage situation here
[29.12.2021 18:52:28] [GN]GT-Tourbillon: very well
[29.12.2021 18:52:32] HMS-Speedy: Gallic transport: Your crew are to be detained for further questioning
[29.12.2021 18:52:45] [GN]GT-Tourbillon: moving to base
[29.12.2021 18:52:48] HMS-Speedy: We want to know those supposed supply routes
[29.12.2021 18:52:55] =CR=FV-Argos|47: G: What in the world is happening here?
[29.12.2021 18:52:55] BAF|HMS-Ajax: Oscar: Stay still or we blow you to bits.
[29.12.2021 18:53:07] [GN]Gabriel.Cadieux.: An invasion, as far as I'm concerned, Argos actual.
[29.12.2021 18:53:08] HMS-Speedy: hold position! Or we will use force
[29.12.2021 18:53:13] Akrafjall: Nice one.
[29.12.2021 18:53:23] Akrafjall: You were told to kill it already.
[29.12.2021 18:53:25] BAF|HMS-Ajax: CIC: All batteries, fire at will.
[29.12.2021 18:53:29] Death: [GN]GT-Tourbillon was put out of action by BAF|HMS-Ajax (Gun).
[29.12.2021 18:53:30] Akrafjall: And you almost left it to leave.
[29.12.2021 18:53:33] =CR=FV-Argos|47: G: Bretonian v-
[29.12.2021 18:53:50] BAF|HMS-Ehrgeiz: RO: Yes, Crayterian?
[29.12.2021 18:53:53] BAF|HMS-Ajax: Oscar: You have something to say, sir?
[29.12.2021 18:54:02] =CR=FV-Argos|47: G: Why did you open fire on that ship?
[29.12.2021 18:54:14] Akrafjall: Well now it's a little bit more interesting.
[29.12.2021 18:54:15] HMS-Speedy: Who would have thought the Gauls capable of giving the stiff upper lip
[29.12.2021 18:54:22] BAF|HMS-Ajax: Oscar: It disobeyed orders. We do not negotiate with such people.
[29.12.2021 18:54:50] HMS-Speedy: They were suspected of transporting materials to be used in the next Gaul offensive and refused boarding
[29.12.2021 18:55:00] =CR=FV-Argos|47: G: This is not Bretonia. You have no authority to give orders to anyone here.
[29.12.2021 18:55:08] [GN]Gabriel.Cadieux.: You're all murderers, that's the truth.
[29.12.2021 18:55:26] =CR=FV-Argos|47: G: Perhaps in Tau-31, on your side of the border, but not here.
[29.12.2021 18:55:42] BAF|HMS-Ajax: Oscar: Well that is certainly surprising to hear. Crayter was one of the signatories to the blockade imposed upon Gallia.
[29.12.2021 18:55:59] BAF|HMS-Ajax: Oscar: Yet, it seems, you care about them rather than upholding it.
[29.12.2021 18:56:14] BAF|HMS-Ajax: Oscar: Do you, perhaps, have an explanation for that?
[29.12.2021 18:56:21] =CR=FV-Argos|47: G: We upheld it, last I heard. I was given strict orders to enforce it.
[29.12.2021 18:56:45] BAF|HMS-Ajax: Oscar: Then do not question how we treat the Gauls. We have our own orders.
[29.12.2021 18:57:05] =CR=FV-Argos|47: G: If you're actively antagonizing them, provoking another war, then I can absolutely have a problem with it.
[29.12.2021 18:57:33] BAF|HMS-Ajax: Oscar: Take it up with fleet command. We have other matters to deal with.
[29.12.2021 18:57:45] =CR=FV-Argos|47: G: I will. Now, politely, vacate the system.
[29.12.2021 18:57:54] =CR=FV-Argos|47: G: This only provokes more conflict.
[29.12.2021 18:58:30] [GN]Gabriel.Cadieux.: Appreciate the assist, Argos actual.
[29.12.2021 18:58:44] [GN]Gabriel.Cadieux.: We wanted nothing of this conflict
[29.12.2021 18:58:47] CONSOLE: Possible cheating detected: Geist|Aoi
[29.12.2021 18:59:17] =CR=FV-Argos|47: G: Aye. I'm just sorry we arrived too late to save whoever that was that got shot.
[29.12.2021 18:59:28] [GN]Gabriel.Cadieux.: Most unfortunate
Ensign Cadieux, signing off.
FIN DE TRANSMISSION
Gabriel Cadieux
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