[font=Verdana][color=#33CC00]SUBMITTER: [color=#FFCC00]Feldwebel Paul Landers, Rheinland Military. [color=#33CC00]RECIPIENT: [color=#FFCC00]Patrol report database. [color=#33CC00]SUBJECT: [color=#FFCC00]Battle report of 02. 02. 818.
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The younger Landers reporting, an operation of dubious success, yet I'm sure it's one that will go down to the press as a victory, considering how all the Libertonians legged it as soon as the Wraith swarm arrived.
I'm not really sure how it began, only that a lot of Rheinwehr capital ships fell under attack in Hudson. We were scrambled under Vizeadmiral Weissman to assist the big guys, who apparently faced off with even bigger enemies, with more or less success. I'd say less...
Anyway, the bloodshed was pretty much over as I got there along with four other fighters, we jumped on our old pal, the Assault-1 and this time it managed to escape intact thanks to a cruiser supplying him with nanobots. The overly generous companion of his, the LNS-Teddybear, was less lucky in that regard.
Once these two were out of the picture, we jumped on another Siege Cruiser, the Mount Fairweather. After delivering some hurt, the captain decided to drive his ship against the sun, melting his entire crew into the sun corona.
Shoulda' called this one "Mt. Doom" instead.
To each his own preferred method of death, I'd have taken being obliterated by hornvipers personally. A Junker Recycler also thought it would be nice to fire off a few bursts at Meyer, then as soon as he noticed we were done with the Libertonians, he ducked us by slamming his fighter into Atka's atmosphere.
Something must be in the air that so many of them suicided.
Anyway, as we looked around, all three or so Dreadnaughts, as well as their fighter escort were gone, leaving only one primary fleet fighter alone against Weissman, biting the dust in the process. I mean, the Libertonian bit the dust, not Weissman.. though he could too... I mean... whatever.
The point is, we probably got half of our fleet obliterated there before the backup's arrival, but the Libertonians backed their faces off from Hudson so Command sure will say it was worth losing a few thousand guys and me missing the Stuttgart vs Berlin football match.
Signed,
Feldwebel Paul Landers,
21. Kriegsmarine-Division,
Rheinwehr Hauptflotte.