Initiate Weisen is here to report you his latest activities. Oh, and to request promotion to the Interruptor rank.
The Reputation and Personality requirements were privately submitted. I have also submitted 55 pilots to the Interrogation who were captured during my activities. [1 | 2]
During my operations, I have mostly targetted Interspace Commerce transports. Three of them have been successfully extorted and the necessary proof is attached to this message. [1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8] Additionally a Congress higher-up donated 5 millions to our cause. [1]
Finally, I have noticed that our tertiary pilots are conducting patrols inside the Barrier Rim in Coronado, but unlike other systems within our operational zone, the knowledge we have for this system is both incomplete and outdated because of the Colonials' arrival. So I dedicated time and resources in order to conduct a reconnaissance mission in Coronado system and present them as part of the Cautiousness requirement.
822 A.S. Coronado Survey
Barrier Rim
★ Rougly 40% of the system is covered by the Barrier Rim. The Rim is a tiny part of the edge of the Barrier Ice Field occupying the western part of the system.
★ While in most cases it is considered a normal ice field, the Barrier Rim contains numerous small smoke clouds which interfere to some degree with the scanners of the ships. In addition, the field has low visibility which is improved when the ionized particles interact with each other and create temporary electrical storms. This makes the field excellent for hit and run tactics.
★ Two jump holes are located in the system which both of them are inside the Rim. The Cortez jump hole is located in C-5 Sector while the Baffin Jump Hole in A-5 Sector.
★ The Barrier Rim is a major passage for smugglers. A large portion of the supplies that the Lane Hackers receive and sell crosses that corridor. Additionally, it is a major cardamine smuggling route, secondary in significance only to the Galileo route.
★ For the reason stated above, Lane Hacker wings frequently patrol some sections of the Barrier Rim.
Barrier Gate Station
★ Currently located in B-5 Sector, it is the only installation inside the Barrier Rim. An asteroid base which is run by freelancers, however some organizations including the Lane Hackers maintain a sizable crew onboard. The base has no affiliation making it useful for unlawful organisations, including ours. Located right into the smuggling path, it has grown steadily and this makeshift base currently houses over 4,000 inhabitants.
★ The Lane Hackers onboard the station organize the smuggling route of the Baffin-Coronado corridor, provide escort to smuggling transports and sell Lane Hacker information and technology to other individuals and groups. They also offer lucrative bounty contracts.
★ Border World series and black market equipment are offered by the station's dealers. So far no faction in the region has tried to take over the base or establish a foothold on Barrier Gate.
Ancient Jump Gate
★ Currently located in B-7 Sector, inside the Barrier Rim, this ancient structure serves as a Jump Gate for the nomads as I witnessed some unidentified vessels carrying nomad technology which attempted to use it.
★ Infected activity in the southern part of the Barrier Rim is also extremely high making it extremely dangerous for any trespassers. However das Wilde do not regularly interrupt the smuggling route.
Fortune Hunter
★ Currently located in B-7 Sector, this wreck is right next to the Ancient Jump Gate. The exact cause of the pilot's death is not known however it appears that he died from extensive bleeding.
Mantello
★ Currently located in A-3 Sector, this wreck carries outcast markings and appears to have suffered autopilot failure. There is a makeshift mini lab on the freighter and small quantities of cardamine and terraforming gases can be detected there.
Planet Salina
★ Currently located in F-6 Sector, this gas giant is primarily composed of hydrogen-helium. It has unusually large amounts of Nitrogen in the upper atmosphere which are attributed to its purple color. The planet is orbited by five large moons which are suspected that they have been once planets before being pulled into Salina's massive gravity well. The gas giant is also circled by an extensive planetary ring.
Diameter: 53,216 km Mass: 9.89 x 10e24 kg Terrain: N/A Temperature: N/A Escape Velocity: 15.42 km/sec
Pecos
★ Located in G-6 Sector, this is the only colonized moon of Planet Salina. Trapped in Salina's gravity well, Pecos completes one cycle in 37 years. This frozen moon is primarily composed of rock and ice and maintains a thin atmosphere, yet breathable. The Independent Miners Guild settled this moon in 802 A.S. by establishing a small mining colony after finding significant amounts of Deuterium within its icy crust. After the Colonial Republic's defeat in 817 A.S. they moved most of their surviving population to Pecos which now has a population of over 175,000 people. However there are no means to sustain this population on this frozen moon so when Planet Yuma becomes more hospitable it is expected that the absolute majority of Pecos population will move there.
★ There are three docking rings on Planet Pecos. One leads to the IMG mining colony which currently employs 480 miners and the other two to the Colonial Republic's settlements. The Colonials named their settlement New Hope Colony and most of the population lives underground because of the harsh arctic climate.
★ After buying a few drinks to some miners on a local bar in the IMG mining colony, I was told that far away from the outposts, and near Pecos' major wastelands, some of their colleagues reportedly stumbled across alien artifacts and saw vast arches, half-buried in the ice.
Diameter: 6,723 km Mass: 4.90 x 10e24 kg Terrain: Frozen Temperature: -64°C to 4°C Escape Velocity: 7.27 km/sec
Jericho
★ Currently located in F-7 Sector, this is a barren rock moon of Planet Salina with no atmosphere and deposits of various light metals.
★ It is a significant threat to unwary ships travelling nearby because of its heavy radiation and strong electromagnetic field. Ancient wreckage was found near one of the planetary poles.
Diameter: 24,216 km Mass: 9.89 x 9e24 kg Terrain: Barren Temperature: N/A Escape Velocity: 9.42 km/sec
Tova
★ Currently located in E-6 Sector, this is another moon of Planet Salina with a trace atmosphere of carbon dioxide and helium. The moon has an unusually high gravity well. Further scans suggest that at some point Tova had an oxygenated atmosphere but after a cataclysmic event, the moon lost most of its atmosphere.
Diameter: 4,076 km Mass: 4.84 x 10e24 kg Terrain: N/A Temperature: N/A Escape Velocity: 15.42 km/sec
Socorro
★ Currently located in F-5 Sector, this moon of Planet Salina always faces the sun which results in extremely high surface temperatures. It maintains a thin atmosphere of carbon dioxide and argon. Its surface is mainly composed of iron and nickel.
Diameter: 3,837 km Mass: 3.23 x 10e24 kg Terrain: N/A Temperature: N/A Escape Velocity: 15.42 km/sec
Oraibi
★ Currently located in F-5 Sector, Oraibi is a terrestrial planet orbiting Planet Salina with a thin atmosphere composed of nitrogen and krypton. There are vast copper deposits on the surface which are unlikely left unexploited by the IMG because of the numerous layers of sodium oxide dust which is covering Oraibi's surface.
Diameter: 4,076 km Mass: 4.84 x 10e24 kg Terrain: N/A Temperature: N/A Escape Velocity: 15.42 km/sec
Planet Baja
★ Currently located in G-2 Sector, Planet Baja is a large, desert world with a trace atmosphere of krypton and xenon. The surface is frigid and contains deposits of several light metals.
Diameter: 6,720 km Mass: 6.84 x 10e24 kg Terrain: N/A Temperature: N/A Escape Velocity: 15.42 km/sec
Planet Yuma
★ Currently located in D-2 Sector, Planet Yuma is an ideal planet for colonization with vast seas and a wide equatorial band of humid tropical terrain.
★ It was discovered by Zoners at 640 A.S. but all colonization attempts have failed because of the aggresive native flora. The past years, the DSE survey ship named Armstrong was orbiting the planet with a team of scientists on the planet. Shortly after Armstrong's destruction, the Colonial Republic arrived and built a large shipyard on the planet's orbit and is currently trying to prepare the planet for colonization for the purpose of moving its population from Pecos. However this attempt might fail again, like the previous ones.
Diameter: 9,453 km Mass: 4.72 x 10e24 kg Terrain: N/A Temperature: N/A Escape Velocity: 15.42 km/sec
Sabah Shipyard
★ Currently located in D-2 Sector, Sabah Shipyard is able to service ships of any size. It is orbiting Planet Yuma and operated by the Colonial Republic. It is guarded by a Colonial Carrier.
Final Words
★ The system is still largely independent considering that IMG maintains minimal presence, the Colonials are still struggling to settle the planet and the significant presence of outlaws and infectees inside the Barrier Rim.
★ Due the war of survival between Gallia, Bretonia and Liberty, the Houses do not have the ability to maintain any form of control in Coronado in the foreseeable future.
★ It is in our direct economical interests for Coronado and particularly the Barrier Rim to remain unclaimed as it is one of the major gateways of accessing foreign black markets. Subsequently I think Lane Hackers should continue patrolling the Rim and maintaining the Barrier Gate's independence by any means necessary. The field provides the necessary cover for guerilla warfare and it is highly advisable to also use Liberty Rogues who also have a major interest there.