...From: Taishō Sulu, Battleship Nagasaki
...To: KNF High Command, Alpha Action Reports
...Cc: KNF High Command, Delta Action Reports
...Subject: Engagement between Nagasaki and Stokes
As our intelligence services told us, the Bretonia Armed Forces attempted a rescue of the prisoner held captive on board the Bakumatsu, during his transfer to Fuchu Prison.
However we foresee that operation coming from their side and the prisoner being moved was not Hobart (currently still in Leeds) nor Taylor (currently at Fuchu Prison)
but rather some low rank officer of minor strategical importance captured few days ago, to expose their plans and test our readyness.
Due to increased security protocols during war times I was forced to keep silence on many details and I apologize to all warriors for that, it created some confusion.
Suprisingly Bakumatsu' cruise engines and computerized targeting systems were sabotaged and at the first sign of trouble they collapsed, requiring several hours of repairs.
Techincians reports shows it was a very good work, whoever did it, he was well aware of what to do with every single component.
It is not know if the sabotage happened while near Stokes Station or by someone still onboard, investigations are still in process.
Troubles came indeed very soon.
I was expecting an ambush at the lane near 31/Dundee jumphole but it happened right after departure from Stokes, while en route to the Nagasaki.
Apparently, probably due to the last-minute nature of the operation, the Bretonia Armed Forces wing that intercepted us was lacking the appropriate ordinance
to withstand a destroyer class vessel and its escort team.
Even with no cruise engines and reduced hit chance the Bakumatsu proved to be a hard target and when a good part of our escort wing was disabled
it eventually managed to take down two of the remaining enemy fighters and the rest fled tractoring in escape pods, leading to partial success of this operation.
We still have to figure out how our security grid was violated.
