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[Capt. Henry Morgan]

From: Commander Rajuc
Source: [TAZ]IKS-bortaS

To: TAZ

*Rajuc appears happier than anyone's seen him in a long time*

Brothers and sisters of TAZ, I bring you news of victory! Today, I took the bortaS up to Languedoc to strike the first blows in a campaign that will end in the death of Aurelia DeFrance.

We undocked from Reunion, and went through the Jump Hole. As soon as we cleared the minefield in Languedoc, we detected a large vessel nearby that fit the description of a Gallic Royal Navy Battleship. We went to battlestations, and approached, expecting battle. As we got closer, though, we saw that the ship was a dead hulk left over from an old battle. I took the opportunity to collect detailed scans of the ship in order to get an idea of what we'd be up against. We were unable to get much, though, as the vessel had been stripped of every useful component. We moved on, and continued to scan everything we could.

After that was complete, we saw an active battleship on long-range scanners. This was the Battleship Carcassonne stationed at the Jump Gate to the Dauphine system. I did not intend to get into a protracted engagement with the ship. My intention was to assess the Carcassonne's tactical capabilities. I found the vessel to be an impressive foe. It reduced my shields to nothing, almost as soon as I entered range. As I did not intend to engaged in a protracted battle, I backed out of range and made to return to base to plan my next move.

As I moved off, the Battleship made no moves to pursue, as I expected. It seems to serve the same stationary role as battleships of the other four houses. As I moved away, however, I encountered an enemy patrol group consisting of a single cruiser, two gunboats, and two fighters. We did the only thing we could, and engaged the enemy. The cruiser's shields fell after several salvos from our pulse cannons, and and it's hull ruptured under the withering fire of our Light Mortar. The Gunboats and Fighters proved no challenge at all. We managed to take prisoners from the burning wrecks, including the commanders of all three capital vessels. My security officer is interrogating them as we speak. You have my assurances that I will not keep them prisoner long. They will be executed to spare them the indignity of capture and imprisonment. I will show them that much respect, at the least.

We're back on Reunion now, repairing the damage from the last battle, and laying plans for our next strike. I will keep you informed as the battle progresses. Qapla'!

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