This report checks the completion of both phases of Mission 22.
While approaching the jumphole to Alabama, a first contact was made. A vessel identifying as [ALG]-TGS-Bornsen[R]. Apparently I wasn't the only one interested in the Xenos at the time. As the taken shot shows, this Rheinlander was filled to the brim with Xeno prisoners. After a short questioning, he claimed the near hundred Xenos were simply captured in self defense, and thus sharing a few of them wouldn't be a problem. I fit as many Xenos in my hold as possible, which will be transfered to an interrogation vessel as soon as possible for further questioning about the Alabama system.
Points of interest per sector
A
1
- Nothing of interest
2
- Nothing of interest
3
- Nothing of interest
4
- Nothing of interest
5
- Partially covered by the Lake Manly ice field
6
- Partially covered by the Lake Manly ice field
7
- Partially covered by the Lake Manly ice field
8
- Nothing of interest
B
1
- Nothing of interest
2
- Nothing of interest
3
- Nothing of interest
4
- Partially covered by the Lake Manly ice field
5
- Entirely covered by the Lake Manly ice field
6
- Entirely covered by the Lake Manly ice field
7
- Entirely covered by the Lake Manly ice field
8
- Partially covered by the Lake Manly ice field
C
1
- Nothing of interest
2
- Partially covered by the SAC-T45b asteroid field
3
- Nothing of interest
4
- Nothing of interest
5
- Entirely covered by the Lake Manly ice field
6
- Entirely covered by the Lake Manly ice field
7
- Entirely covered by the Lake Manly ice field
8
- Entirely covered by the Lake Manly ice field
D
1
- Nothing of interest
2
- Entirely covered by the SAC-T45b asteroid field, contains a CSV wreck presumably belonging to a Hogosha smuggler.
3
- Partially covered by the SAC-T45b asteroid field
4
- Nothing of interest
5
- Partially covered by the Lake Manly ice field
6
- Entirely covered by the Lake Manly ice field, contains a Xeno installation named Gonzales Station along with a Stolen Gas Miner
7
- Entirely covered by the Lake Manly ice field
8
- Partially covered by the Lake Manly ice field
E
1
- Nothing of interest
2
- Partially covered by the SAC-T45b asteroid field
3
- Entirely covered by the SAC-T45b asteroid field, contains a Xeno installation named Refugio Base
4
- Partially covered by the SAC-T45b asteroid field
- Partially covered by the SAC-T45b asteroid field
3
- Entirely covered by the SAC-T45b asteroid field
4
- Partially covered by the SAC-T45b asteroid field, contains the jumphole to Kepler along with the wreck of a Navy Dreadnought christened the LNS-Alabama and three of its escorts
- Partially covered by the SAC-T45b asteroid field
4
- Partially covered by the SAC-T45b asteroid field
5
- Nothing of interest
6
- Nothing of interest
7
- Nothing of interest
8
- Nothing of interest
H
1
- Nothing of interest
2
- Nothing of interest
3
- Nothing of interest
4
- Nothing of interest
5
- Nothing of interest
6
- Nothing of interest
7
- Nothing of interest
8
- Nothing of interest
Suns
The system has a single sun, a Medium Blue Green located at the center of the system, with the following specifications. The corona is fairly small, small enough to not be even slightly hindering to any travel conducted between Gonzales Station and the Kepler Jumphole
Planets, moons and planetoids
Death Valley
A world covered by deserts. Basic scans show that this planet is rich in untamed resources. The planet itself is unsuitable for colonisation.
Dante's View
A small, icy moon belonging to the planet Death Valley.
Nebulae and asteroid fields
Lake Manly Ice Field
A medium sized field of ice asteroids encompassed by a nebula composed primarily of water and oxygen. The Xenos seem to use this as their main supply of water and oxygen, judging from the Stolen Gas Miner in their posession.
SAC-T45b Asteroid Field
A medium sized field of asteroids with no notable features.
System's Defenses
The Alabama system is overloaded with Weapon Platforms. Every solar object is surrounded by a set, with the exception to the Fukuoka Jumphole and Gonzales Station and its Gas Miner.
The Kepler jumphole is surrounded by a set of 12 platforms in a circle formation. Any unprepared low shielded vessel entering Alabama can be taken down by surprise by this first line of defense, so caution is adviced when entering the system.
Alamo base is surrounded by two group of 4 weapon platforms in box formation, an inner and outer group. While the the platforms are far away enough from each other to create a measly defense for anything on high speed, a focussed attack on Alamo would likely prove fatal, as a target even on afterburner is enough for them to nail it down.
Refugio Base is surrounded by a set of 4 platforms in box formation. The sheer size of Refugio make them fairly obsolete when one would attack the station from the top or bottom, however.
Gonzales station would be the least secured Xeno installation in the system. Its only defenses are its own turrets, and potentially the turrets of its Gas Miner. However, the station is hidden deeply inside the Lake Manly ice field and nebula, providing it with natural defenses including poor vision and medium sized asteroids. A single bomber wing which would manage to bypass Alabama's prime defenses could easily inflict serious damage to this installation.
The Alabama system also has plenty of patrols to keep the system clear of intruders. They've been spotted around every installation, and even the Fukuoka jumphole. I personally eviscerated two of their ships in order to capture two of their pilots. These will be transfered over to an interrogation vessel as soon as possible, along with the Xenos captured from the ALG vessel.
Alabama is a poorly reinforced system, its patrols being very basic, along with the primitive use of weapon platforms as defenses. A multitude of ships can easily enter the system, drawing fire from each other from the weapon platforms, in order to conduct any harmful business they wish to conduct. Seeing as the Fukuoka jumphole is entirely left unattended, it would be possible to use this system as a backdoor, given the Fukuoka system is easy to traverse. The following Xenos will be brought in for interrogation.