Left California in the Aedos hoping to make a trade run to New Berlin, but the pirates chose that time to attack California. I flew back at top speed, and launched my Avenger to help repel the attack. The battle went well: we had numbers on our side, and finally some capital ships to back us up. All enemy ships were forced to retreat, with no losses on our side. A Helghast ship was assisting the HF, and we had the help of the BSG and the 8492nd.
The SA finally decided to sponsor my friend Paul. His ship, the Eminescu, should be invaluable in securing funds and supplies for the Navy. Maybe I'll finally be able to get a nova cannon installed on my Avenger soon... all the pirates attack with are capital ships, and my fighter can't do much more than tickle them right now.
Apparently, the LWB have somehow gotten in league with the Phantoms. They attacked Stuttgart: I wasn't there, but word is that the good guys won. All in all, a good day for the free people of Sirius.
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