Commenced flight operations at 0200HR SMT from Battleship Mississippi.
Headed to Norfolk Shipyard for to rendezvous with nearest unattached tactical asset, AEGIS-Iwo.Jima (LSF vessel).
Reported to Primary Fleet Officer Vic. Thorn at Norfolk who gave me leave to patrol at my discretion. Held position at Norfolk with Aegis-Iwo.Jima.
At 0214 Vic Thron reported an Outcast Gunboat (Call sign "Tri-Edge" near Planet Manhattan.I moved to Fort Bush and offered Bomber support.
0217 SMT Moved toward last sighted position of contact
At approximately 0221 I sighted Vic.Thorn holding position with the Outcast ship, at grid co-ordinates D-3
The Outcast gunship was confirmed by Vic. Thorn to be illegally holding a Liberty Police pilot, whom he threatened to harm unless he received 2 million credits ransom. I held position above the Outcast contact.
(At 0221 I received a transmission from =LSF=Jack.Norris of the sighting of a second Outcast gunboat at Fort Bush, after action report Id'd second vessel as "Outcast_GunBoat:Shadow:")
At 0224 the Gunship hit his engines and escaped fire. Began pursuit and received authorization to use lethal force.
Lawful vessels sucessfully stopped the vessels escape at 0226 and he commenced fire on us. I landed several hits on the Gunship my my SNAC, but took severe damage to my bomber in the process.
At sometime in the battle, the second outcast gunboat (Outcast_GunBoat:Shadow:) arrived in support of the Tri-edge, however, it's opening volleys actually hit the Tri-Edge, destroying the ship.It then retreated, with lawful assets in pursuit. My bomber was unable to engage the second contact.
At 0231, the Second gunboat was brought down by Liberty forces. I docked with Battleship Missouri, where I was issued a replacement Upholder while the first is repaired.Returned to space and entered position above Norfolk.
At 0237 Aegis-Leyte.Gulf reported sighting of a Rhineland Super heavy fighter, call sign "gilglamest" and ordered the vessel to Norfolk Shipyard. At Norfolk, we stopped him . We were joined by Liberty Police Off.Matt.Murphy, who took primary action in the interdiction. My own scans of the fighter showed it to be a "Mjolnir" Class Rheinland Super Heavy Fighter. It was broadcasting a Interspace IFF yet he identified himself as a Freelancer. In his cargo hold he was carrying approximately 140 units of High-Temperature Alloy, and his weapon loadout was a mixture of Kusari and Molly pirate weapons. The contact appeared to be willing to comply with the officers instructions and it was deemed to be under his control. The ship was escorted to Newark Station.
0245 AEGIS-Iwo.Jima reported it had received information of possible Rhineland vessels in the Bering system.
Liberty Fleet assets AEGIS-Iwo.Jima, Aegis-Leyte.Gulf, WRECKER-MKII, *Nevada*-brightstar, and my Upholder bomber jumped to the Texas system, and proceeded to Planet Houston.
At 0249 , at Houston, I sighted a Rhineland Dreadnought, bearing call sign "V-Tirpitz-V" enter Houston orbit from the Bering trade lane, and also one 19-ARKM-N82 "Mjolnir" Rheinland SHF. I notified all on the Fleet channel of the contact. The Dreadnought and its escort passed the Mississippi and headed through the trade lane apparently to escape the range of the Mississippis' guns. At that point fleet assets had positioned themselves at the New York gate, preventing the Dreadnought from reaching New York. The Dreadnought dropped out of the lane, only one tradelane gate away from Houston.
At approximately 0252, Liberty Forces commenced firing. I moved my bomber into a position above the Dreadnought and began targeting with SNAC fire
By 0255 AEGIS-Iwo.Jima had sustained severe damage and reported it had to withdraw. I made four comfirmed hits on the Dreadnought, helping to bring its shields down twice and also inflicting hull damage in support of our larger ships, at which point the Rhineland gunners turned their attention to me. The vessel turned faster than I anticipated was possible, and I came under direct and sustained fire from the Dreadnought. My shields were completely downed in seconds, and mortal damage done to the bomber. My shipboard computer detected a reactor breach and activated my ejection system, and I punched out only an instant before the bomber exploded. The Dreadnought was brought down by the remaining Liberty ships a few minutes later.
I was later retreived by rescue personnel from the Mississippi. The bomber issued to me was completely destroyed and is not recoverable. I have been notified that the circumstances of the loss of my bomber are under review, and I may be found liable if I am found to have recklessly endangered Liberty Navy Property.
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