SENDER:Matthew Austin RECIPIENT:LIBCENTCOM LOCATION:Manhattan planet, New York system ENCRYPTION:Omega SUBJECT:Liberty patrol with scanning civilian vessels and destroying Rogue cruiser PRIORITY:Low
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Command,
My assignment for the day was to patrol Liberty space, where I was to conduct scans of all passing ships, as well as inspect the trade lines of our systems for criminal elements.
The first ship scanned was a Cryer Coporation vessel - Cavell whose scans found no illegal materials on board. The scan also included an interview with the ship's captain, during which he responded that he was delivering cargo to an installation in the Magellan system. After that, I met with the Commander of our fleet - Antoine Duhamel. We formed a patrol group, in which he took command, and we proceeded to the Texas system, during which inspection we found no suspicious activity and had an off-duty conversation of a personal nature.
We then proceeded to the New York system, where we detected a hostile signature on our sensors - it was a Rogue cruiser Jolly_Swagman which moved in direction to the Jersey Debris Field. We decided to make an immediate landing on the battleship Missouri, then move out toward this wreck field for a further operation to capture this ship. Our firing contact took place at the Rochester Junker Station, during which we overpowered the enemy and proceeded toward the planet Manhattan for emergency repairs.
Before landing on the planet, I also inspected the Orbital Spa and Cruise Corporation ship, the Masquerade. During the inspection, I also clarified his flight path, the final point of which happened to be the Coronado system. According to regulations, I warned the captain about the dangers of flying outside of trade lines, and also learned from him about pirate activity in the Texas system: some time earlier we had seen a 46th Fleet cruiser, the Gibraltar, returning toward Norfolk Shipyard with serious damage. The corporate captain indicated that a cruiser of that fleet was in combat with an Outcast cruiser in that system, but alas, he was unable to provide detailed information about the pirate vessel: at that moment, its priority was to immediately withdraw from the battlefield in order to protect its own passengers.
All photo and video fragments, as well as data from the black box are attached. Antoine's photographic equipment was out of order at the time of the patrol, but since we were conducting a joint sortie, all the attached material can also be used in his report.
Quote:[21.08.2023 10:12:39] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Greetings Cryer vessel, may I stop you for a while?
[21.08.2023 10:12:52] +Cryer+Cavell: Greetings
[21.08.2023 10:13:20] 5th|Matthew.Austin: It's about standart scanning procedure, doesn't take a lot of time.
[21.08.2023 10:13:27] +Cryer+Cavell: ok
[21.08.2023 10:13:41] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Alright, give me some minutes...
[21.08.2023 10:13:51] +Cryer+Cavell: am i all legal?
[21.08.2023 10:14:28] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Yes, you are. Looks like you're transporting Critical Temperature Alloy, is it really cargo which Cryer should carry on?
[21.08.2023 10:14:39] +Cryer+Cavell: it is
[21.08.2023 10:14:56] 5th|Matthew.Austin: This is not illegal, just never seen Cryer vessel with such cargo.
[21.08.2023 10:15:03] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Where are you transporting it?
[21.08.2023 10:15:09] +Cryer+Cavell: Elcano
[21.08.2023 10:15:24] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Elcano?
[21.08.2023 10:15:33] +Cryer+Cavell: Magellan system
[21.08.2023 10:16:03] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Never knew about this base, is it any sort of installation?
[21.08.2023 10:16:34] +Cryer+Cavell: manufacturing base sir, am i free to go i have a deadline
[21.08.2023 10:16:34] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Good day.
[21.08.2023 10:16:40] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Greetings Antonie.
[21.08.2023 10:17:03] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Understood you, Cavell. I hope this installation is legal for Bretonia and Liberty Houses?
[21.08.2023 10:17:14] +Cryer+Cavell: it is
[21.08.2023 10:17:38] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: It is Commander for you, Cadet. Welcome to the 5th. I'll leave you to your stop, and we'll resume this conversation.
[21.08.2023 10:17:41] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Got it. Alright, looks like you're clean, as I said before. You are free to move. Safe skies, captain. And remember that most
[21.08.2023 10:17:45] 5th|Matthew.Austin: safest way is trade lanes.
[21.08.2023 10:18:09] +Cryer+Cavell: thank u and safe skies to u sir
[21.08.2023 10:18:19] 5th|Matthew.Austin: If you need any sort of escort - ask nearest officer of Liberty forces.
[21.08.2023 10:19:02] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Well, this stop seemed to have been just fine. You are doing great, Cadet.
[21.08.2023 10:19:11] 5th|Matthew.Austin: My bad sir, I don't know everyone of Fifth fleet, this will not happen again. I mean your rank.
[21.08.2023 10:19:26] 5th|Matthew.Austin: And yes, thanks for your words!
[21.08.2023 10:20:11] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: It is fine, Cadet. We only met today, I understand that it can be hard to know everyone.
[21.08.2023 10:21:09] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Are you settling in easily?
[21.08.2023 10:21:58] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Well, doing my best, I heard only good words from higher ranks.
[21.08.2023 10:22:22] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Saw two ex-admirals of Fifth fleet some time ago. Maybe a week and half.
[21.08.2023 10:22:34] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Neat. If that's so, you'll climb the ladder of hierarchy pretty fast. Just stay focused and do not rush things.
[21.08.2023 10:22:37] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Two? Who were they?
[21.08.2023 10:23:01] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Grey Evans and Adam Watson, if I'm not wrong.
[21.08.2023 10:23:36] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: I know Admiral Evans, but I don't recall Admiral Watson. Well, anyway. It is great that you have had some feedback already.
[21.08.2023 10:23:52] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Not everyone gets to have some. Keep up the good work, Cadet?
[21.08.2023 10:24:11] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Yes sir, as I said before - doing my best.
[21.08.2023 10:24:27] 5th|Matthew.Austin: As my friend told: do what you should do, be where you should to be and let it be.
[21.08.2023 10:24:41] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Words to live by, words to live by.
[21.08.2023 10:24:59] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Anyway, let's get rolling, we'll patrol around Texas for a bit.
[21.08.2023 10:25:02] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: On me, Cadet.
[21.08.2023 10:25:07] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Understood.
[21.08.2023 10:26:05] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Oh, there were Bretonian Destroyer heavily damaged.
[21.08.2023 10:26:16] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Seems so. Let's check it out.
[21.08.2023 10:26:17] 5th|Matthew.Austin: He were marked as part of 46th fleet.
[21.08.2023 10:26:23] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Yes, going in.
[21.08.2023 10:26:42] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Jumping sequence complete. All systems green.
[21.08.2023 10:26:45] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: You?
[21.08.2023 10:26:53] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Same, sir. Ready for orders.
[21.08.2023 10:27:05] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Alright. Entering trade lane sequence.
[21.08.2023 10:28:18] 5th|Matthew.Austin: So, what's next?
[21.08.2023 10:28:21] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Alright, we'll head to Hudson jump gate.
[21.08.2023 10:28:33] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Entering trade lane sequence.
[21.08.2023 10:28:34] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Moving in.
[21.08.2023 10:29:42] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Nothing out of the ordinary. Let's move back to Houston, and then up to Bering jumpgate.
[21.08.2023 10:29:48] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Understood.
[21.08.2023 10:30:15] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: So, was joining the Fleet part of your plans all your life, or was it a decision taken in the heat of actions?
[21.08.2023 10:30:36] 5th|Matthew.Austin: There's fifthy-fifthy.
[21.08.2023 10:31:19] 5th|Matthew.Austin: I were born on Houston planet, my father is ex-criminal. We have a really wild world where's no good people - just ones who
[21.08.2023 10:31:22] 5th|Matthew.Austin: want to survive.
[21.08.2023 10:31:45] 5th|Matthew.Austin: This happened because of a lot of criminals who were sent there. There's no good life and I thought that I might be the one
[21.08.2023 10:31:57] 5th|Matthew.Austin: who can do my job to end with criminal world in Liberty space.
[21.08.2023 10:32:10] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: An idealist, I like that.
[21.08.2023 10:32:22] 5th|Matthew.Austin: And help my family to get out from Houston planet. My dad is good man, he learned me too much.
[21.08.2023 10:32:30] 5th|Matthew.Austin: And he deserves a better life.
[21.08.2023 10:32:38] 5th|Matthew.Austin: He deserves second chance, I think so.
[21.08.2023 10:32:45] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: This is a noble endeavour.
[21.08.2023 10:32:46] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Everyone deserves it, to be honest.
[21.08.2023 10:33:19] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: I agree. Keep in mind that sometimes, some people may not have redemeption, because they are too corrupted by evil.
[21.08.2023 10:33:24] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Navy career can help me to get a lot of privileges.
[21.08.2023 10:33:46] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Yes, I understand this.
[21.08.2023 10:33:53] 5th|Matthew.Austin: There's a lot of such people on Houston.
[21.08.2023 10:34:12] 5th|Matthew.Austin: They have only one-way trip.
[21.08.2023 10:34:16] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: I doubt that it is you father's case, though. But keep it in mind either way, it shouldn't be a liability in dogfights.
[21.08.2023 10:34:27] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: I see.
[21.08.2023 10:34:34] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Let's keep moving.
[21.08.2023 10:35:04] 5th|Matthew.Austin: I planning send my family on Los Angeles planet... Well, every world is better than this one.
[21.08.2023 10:35:24] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Huh. Pittsburgh is as worse.
[21.08.2023 10:35:32] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Let's head to Virginia jumpgate.
[21.08.2023 10:35:36] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Hah, heard about this planet.
[21.08.2023 10:36:30] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Yeah, that's my ... "home"? Well the 5th Fleet is my home, but that's where I lived for a while, once I got to Liberty.
[21.08.2023 10:36:51] 5th|Matthew.Austin: How it was there?
[21.08.2023 10:37:14] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Tough. Rough. Unbelivably hard.
[21.08.2023 10:37:30] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: This is not a planet I would live on, if I had the choice.
[21.08.2023 10:37:51] 5th|Matthew.Austin: I think no one would live in a bad world.
[21.08.2023 10:38:01] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Some people would.
[21.08.2023 10:38:11] 5th|Matthew.Austin: What was there, for example? I mean on Pittsburg.
[21.08.2023 10:38:56] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Cardamine addicts, guns for hire, criminals of every kind. Xenos.
[21.08.2023 10:39:11] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Houston is the same place.
[21.08.2023 10:39:20] 5th|Matthew.Austin: But just change "Xenos" on "Rogues".
[21.08.2023 10:39:45] 5th|Matthew.Austin: A lot of ex-rogues have came here and tried to return back to criminal world.
[21.08.2023 10:40:02] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: They have different codes of conduct. Xenos want mayhem. Rogues want... profits, at the expense of others.
[21.08.2023 10:40:06] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Some of them is just criminals who started this pirate way.
[21.08.2023 10:40:27] 5th|Matthew.Austin: And someone of them become radical and join Xenos.
[21.08.2023 10:40:32] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Or trying to be like a Xenos.
[21.08.2023 10:41:17] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: I hate 'em all the same.
[21.08.2023 10:41:29] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Order needs to prevail.
[21.08.2023 10:41:36] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Well, that's why we are here.
[21.08.2023 10:41:42] 5th|Matthew.Austin: To end with this.
[21.08.2023 10:41:45] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Indeed, Cadet.
[21.08.2023 10:41:52] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Or at the very least, contain it.
[21.08.2023 10:42:08] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Everything needs to be balanced.
[21.08.2023 10:42:17] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Order needs its share of chaos to subsist.
[21.08.2023 10:42:32] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Let's get back to Houston.
[21.08.2023 10:42:33] 5th|Matthew.Austin: We have too much of chaos for past years.
[21.08.2023 10:42:44] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: And there will always be.
[21.08.2023 10:42:51] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Just so there will be balance.
[21.08.2023 10:43:02] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Gallic war, Battlegroup Harmony origin, after this - Insurgency and Zoners in Pennsylvania now.
[21.08.2023 10:43:23] 5th|Matthew.Austin: And I became Cadet only when last event has happened.
[21.08.2023 10:44:34] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Let's get back to the Missouri.
[21.08.2023 10:44:38] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Understood.
[21.08.2023 10:45:51] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Where's now Commander?
[21.08.2023 10:45:53] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Okay, let's move around New York, and we'll come back to Missouri for field report.
[21.08.2023 10:46:02] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Alright.
[21.08.2023 10:46:34] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Something wrong?
[21.08.2023 10:46:37] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Reds on scanner.
[21.08.2023 10:46:44] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Got it, moving in.
[21.08.2023 10:47:20] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Alright, let's move back, it looks like a Rogue cruiser.
[21.08.2023 10:47:32] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Retreat to West Point Academy.
[21.08.2023 10:47:37] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Undesrtood.
[21.08.2023 10:47:57] 5th|Matthew.Austin: We should return to Missouri.
[21.08.2023 10:48:02] 5th|Matthew.Austin: My bomber is already there.
[21.08.2023 10:48:07] 5th|Matthew.Austin: We can handle this Rogue together.
[21.08.2023 10:48:09] 5th|Antoine.Duhamel: Let's hope on our bombers, and RV at Manhattan, Cadet.
[21.08.2023 10:48:13] 5th|Matthew.Austin: Yes sir. [21.08.2023 10:48:37] 2023-08-21 10:48:36 SMT Traffic control alert: 5th|Antoine.Duhamel has requested to dock [21.08.2023 10:48:41] 2023-08-21 10:48:40 SMT Traffic control alert: 5th|Matthew.Austin has requested to dock
[21.08.2023 10:59:32] 5th|Antoine:Duhamel: Unwillingness to comply noted. Prepare to engage.
[21.08.2023 10:59:35] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Engineers took a lot of my time let me in to get in my bomber, I'm here and closing in to the combat, Commander!
[21.08.2023 10:59:56] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Weapons powered up, ready for engage, enemy vessel has been marked - Rogue destroyer.
[21.08.2023 11:01:36] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Damn it, my comm channel isn't working. Again: weapons powered up, moving to engage enemy vessel! [21.08.2023 11:05:51] Death: Jolly_Swagman was put out of action by 5th|Antoine:Duhamel (Gun). [21.08.2023 11:05:58] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Done!
[21.08.2023 11:06:08] 5th|Antoine:Duhamel: Nice job, Cadet, let's head to Manhattan for repairs.
[21.08.2023 11:06:18] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Yes, sir, moving to Manhattan.
[21.08.2023 11:07:54] 5th|Antoine:Duhamel: Good day.
[21.08.2023 11:07:54] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Greetings Orbital Spa and Cruise vessel.
[21.08.2023 11:08:00] 5th|Matthew:Austin: May I stop you for a while? There
[21.08.2023 11:08:06] 5th|Matthew:Austin: about the scan.
[21.08.2023 11:08:09] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Didn't take a long time.
[21.08.2023 11:08:21] OS&C_Masquerade: Onella: Absolutely and good evening to you aswell.
[21.08.2023 11:08:36] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Alright, give me two minutes.
[21.08.2023 11:08:38] OS&C_Masquerade: Onella: Hope the skies have been treating you well today.
[21.08.2023 11:09:13] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Not at all, we came from combat mission now, have done with Rogue destroyer. Well, anyways, trade lanes is clear now.
[21.08.2023 11:09:22] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Same about you, by the way. Looks like your cargo is legal.
[21.08.2023 11:09:32] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Where are you going?
[21.08.2023 11:09:40] 5th|Antoine:Duhamel: Neat, I'll use it then
[21.08.2023 11:09:40] OS&C_Masquerade: Onella: I appreciate all that you fine gentlemen do.
[21.08.2023 11:10:06] OS&C_Masquerade: Onella: We are headin to Coronado
[21.08.2023 11:11:11] 5th|Matthew:Austin: As far as I know - Coronado is safe place, because of Crayter Military, Bretonian Armed Forces and Liberty Navy.
[21.08.2023 11:11:44] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Anyways, you should be careful there. Our patrols should escort you but always stay on trade lanes and don't leave them with
[21.08.2023 11:11:46] 5th|Matthew:Austin: no reason.
[21.08.2023 11:12:03] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Our chrarter orders us to notice every civilian vessel about that.
[21.08.2023 11:12:16] OS&C_Masquerade: Onella: I'd imagine so but today has been odd. Earlier I came across a corsair crusier who had to gall to blockade in Penn.
[21.08.2023 11:12:30] 5th|Antoine:Duhamel: Come again?
[21.08.2023 11:12:43] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Corsair cruiser?
[21.08.2023 11:13:04] 5th|Antoine:Duhamel: Do you have its identification?
[21.08.2023 11:13:12] OS&C_Masquerade: Onella: It was hours ago luckly the Navi dealt with them.
[21.08.2023 11:14:08] 5th|Matthew:Austin: As Liberty Navy officers we should know everything you know too about this cruiser.
[21.08.2023 11:14:16] 5th|Matthew:Austin: This information might help us in future.
[21.08.2023 11:14:18] OS&C_Masquerade: Onella: Can't say that I recall their I'd sorry. I was more worried about the Vips I was escorting than their ID I'm sorry.
[21.08.2023 11:14:23] 5th|Matthew:Austin: And make our space is safer for you.
[21.08.2023 11:14:36] 5th|Antoine:Duhamel: Understood. We'll keep an eye out then.
[21.08.2023 11:14:54] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Yes, got it. That's right you choose to save VIPs.
[21.08.2023 11:15:42] 5th|Matthew:Austin: I think we have done here and you aree free to move. If you'll be need any sort of escort - ask nearest Liberty officer.
[21.08.2023 11:15:51] 5th|Antoine:Duhamel: Safe skies, pilot.
[21.08.2023 11:15:59] OS&C_Masquerade: Onella: I believe Gibraltar might know more on the matter. I sent a interstellar com to him about the situation.
[21.08.2023 11:16:10] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Gibraltar...
[21.08.2023 11:16:23] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Isn't it this Bretonian destroyer we met before sir?
[21.08.2023 11:16:28] 5th|Antoine:Duhamel: It is.
[21.08.2023 11:16:54] 5th|Matthew:Austin: He were heavily damaged. As far as I know - he met Outcast destroyer in Texas system.
[21.08.2023 11:17:13] 5th|Matthew:Austin: He won in fight against him.
[21.08.2023 11:17:29] OS&C_Masquerade: Onella: Ah yes it was an Outcast destroyer my mistake!
[21.08.2023 11:17:47] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Then everything is coming on right places.
[21.08.2023 11:18:05] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Yes, now everything is clear and I understood what you meant.
[21.08.2023 11:18:11] OS&C_Masquerade: Onella: I just stick to what I know protecting passengers and keeping them entertained.
[21.08.2023 11:18:23] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Yes, that's right, there's no mistake from you.
[21.08.2023 11:18:27] 5th|Matthew:Austin: You did right thing.
[21.08.2023 11:18:37] OS&C_Masquerade: Onella: In the future ill be more observant for all of our sakes.
[21.08.2023 11:19:05] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Just keep eyes on if it's possible in such situation. You don't be need riskly if there's no need in it.
[21.08.2023 11:19:23] Grostiti: hola
[21.08.2023 11:19:27] 5th|Antoine:Duhamel: Good day.
[21.08.2023 11:19:28] 5th|Matthew:Austin: To be honest, for you there's no need at all, because you're just corporation captain which carrying people.
[21.08.2023 11:19:39] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Greetings Grostiti.
[21.08.2023 11:19:42] OS&C_Masquerade: Onella: Will do I'm gonna make a quick stop in manhattan and grab some spirits and be on my way.
[21.08.2023 11:19:50] OS&C_Masquerade: Onella: Thank you officers.
[21.08.2023 11:20:03] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Understood. Safe skies, captain!
[21.08.2023 11:20:12] 5th|Matthew:Austin: So, Commander, are we going in to Manhattan too? [21.08.2023 11:20:16] 2023-08-21 11:20:16 SMT Traffic control alert: OS&C_Masquerade has requested to dock
[21.08.2023 11:20:22] 5th|Antoine:Duhamel: Indeed, let's repair, and prepare our report. [21.08.2023 11:20:35] 2023-08-21 11:20:35 SMT Traffic control alert: 5th|Antoine:Duhamel has requested to dock
[21.08.2023 11:20:39] 5th|Matthew:Austin: Understood, moving to docking rings. [21.08.2023 11:20:47] 2023-08-21 11:20:47 SMT Traffic control alert: 5th|Matthew:Austin has requested to dock