To: Kusari Naval Forces | From: Bretonia Armed Forces

[Darius]

Message Class: Textual
Encryption: Ceylon
To: Kusari Naval Forces
From: Fleet Admiral Harold Sommerville, BAF

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Esteemed officers and admirals,

I am Harold Sommerville, Admiral of Her Majesty's Royal Navy, sending this transmission in light of recent developments within the Tau sector. While both our nations are indeed busy with other matters, it is also my belief that, to guarantee peace and stability in the sector, our militaries must work together.

More importantly, the Republic of Liberty has launched a full-scale invasion of the Insurgency's space, and as a consequence we were forced to take measures to guard the safety of the Realm, thus authorizing an invasion of the Vespucci system, a task completed successfully by our experienced crews. To keep the discussion on the topic at hand, the increased militarism displayed by the Republic is of utmost concern to our nation and we would like to organize future military drills with both allies and other Houses to discourage any possible attacks upon the sovereignty of our states.

As the first such measure, our pilots have succesfully blockaded Tau-31 and Tau-53, preventing the barbaric Gallic government from expanding its influence further. However, we must continue work towards the establishment of the Tau sector as a zone designed to deter any attempts by the Union to initiate yet another invasion of the Sirius Sector. To that end, I propose that our navies enter and lay siege to one of the few remaining stations within the Orkney system, Fort de Bregancon, and ensure that it is damaged beyond repair. It is currently located in orbit of Planet Eday.

The Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Bretonia have already laid siege to this installation months prior, however it is in our interests, with the destruction of the Issoudun Shipyard and lane infrastructure in the system, to guarantee that the Gallic Navy is unable to regain its strength. Furthermore, the attacks by the recently-seen Nomad warforms within Orkney will aid us greatly due to the lack of units available to defend an installation such as the one we have mentioned.

Please let us know what your thoughts are on this urgent matter. Our fleets are ready to embark upon this quest of securing peace in the Tau sector.

Harold Sommerville
Fleet Admiral
Bretonian Armed Forces

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