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From: Kurt Weinbaum
Source: HRZ~Nachtstern
To: Black Hearts' Pirate Council
Subject: Operation Heartache

Alright then.

Looks like the Corsairs aren't as attached to their Knossos artifact scavenging operation as I thought. The plan was to sneak in, grab as much as we could find, and escape with the loot when the enemy sent someone in to investigate the ruckus.

RAVE was supposed to guard our little convoy but ended up causing some sort of massive distraction that occupied Corsair patrols elsewhere. We infiltrated Knossos low orbit and commenced recovery operations with no trouble. We managed to fill both our transports' holds in about thirty minutes - which is as long as I was willing to stay anyway.

Linking up with RAVE, we retreated to Omega-55 and smuggled out our shipment to a buyer on Fontana through the now-familiar Bering pipeline. Looks like the Liberty Navy was busy with some kind of massive crackdown operation in Pennsylvania - we encountered no obstructions on our path.

This is still an insignificant dent in Crete's income, but going after its source is a step up from hunting their convoys all over the sector. We keep this up, we might take over a chunk of their exclusive market. Still, gotta wonder about the lack of response from the Cretans. If they haven't realized they're at war yet, we're just going to have to hit them harder.

Kurt out.

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