⧫ Fort Carthage
⧫ Omicron Mu
⧫ From: Captain Valentin Róka [Foxtrot-9]
⧫ To: Order Overwatch Command
AFTER ACTION SUMMARY - BLOCKADE OF HOGOSHA ARTIFACT CONVOYS
While commanding the Cruiser CV-Sothis we have intercepted and engaged numerous Hogosha artifact smugglers over the previous week. This includes Blockade actions undertaken in the Sigma Sector over the past two days in coordination with our allies the True Sons of Kusari faction of the Blood Dragons, and the GMG|, joined additionally by many Order Overwatch assets and Secondary Fleet vessels of the Eclipse Vanguard.
The Operation has been an overall success, yesterday the 19th the entire offending Hogosha convoy was eliminated, and the artifacts in question either seized or destroyed. Likewise, the Hogosha's second convoy today was almost entirely destroyed with the notable exception of a single transport designated the <Shizuoka> that managed to evade our combined fleet and escape to Kabukicho Depot. Hopefully WEDJAT can figure out if what they were carrying will be of any consequence.
In total at least 22,050 Artifacts and Xeno Relics were destroyed in the allied blockade and pursuit operations across the nine successfully eliminated Hogosha transports, with another 11,750 artifacts intercepted by our personal patrols this week.
SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT -CONFLICT WITH DETERRENCE CORSAIRS
Additionally I regret to inform command that during both operations we were forced to do battle with our Corsair allies in the Deterrence Fleet. They committed significant forces to the defense of the Hogosha convoys, and while my crew did selectively focus on other targets as long as we could, the Deterrence Fleet made no such considerations; firing on my vessel first in both engagements. As such, given that the destruction of such an important convoy of confirmed activeArtifacts and Xeno Relics was an absolute priority, I gave the order to return fire. Again I wish to stress that in both engagements, I and other Order forces refused to fire on our Deterrence allies until they had fired at us first, but the situation eventually made it impossible for us not to target one another. That convoy could not be allowed to enter Kusarian space unopposed, and the Corsair forces were determined to protect it. Ultimately in both engagements the participating Corsair forces also failed to stand down once the transports were either destroyed or escaped, deciding instead to continue attacking our allied fleet and necessitating the destruction of many of their vessels after the outcome of the operation was already decided.
It should also be noted that combat during the blockade operation did spill over into both the Honshu and New Tokyo systems as several transports made it past the initial operation area; following a route from Sigma-17 to Sigma-19 to Honshu on their first attempt, and a route from Sigma-17, to Sigma-13, to Honshu and ultimately New Tokyo on their second attempt. The pursuit was a regrettable but necessary move to prevent as many of the dangerous Xeno Relics and active Artifacts from reaching their destination as possible.
Local infrastructure in New Tokyo was also significantly damaged during the fighting, as the Deterrence Corsairs forces resorting to the sabotage of many of the local Trade Lane rings in an effort to limit our forces available options to pursue the last remaining transport. The Kusari authorities, while not involved in the fighting, are surely aware of our coordination with the Blood Dragons and GMG in this final act of the conflict. Optimistically speaking, Kusarian forces will be equally aware that it was not our side conducting widespread sabotage. Hopefully the significantly reduced number of un-intercepted artifacts will prevent more harm from coming to the Kusarian population than was caused by the collateral damage inflicted by the Corsairs.
Attached below are the relevant logs and images that my crew collected mid-battle. As well as some logs of heightened smuggler activity/interceptions in the area this week.
Captain Valentin Róka [Foxtrot-9]
The Order Overwatch, 20-OCT-834
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