if this group of yours is capable in combat and in possession of a battlecruiser I see no reason to deny you to fight. As long as you stay away from diplomatic incidents and do not endanger the fleet or our installations. Consider your request granted. Good luck. Please keep me updated on the status of your group, its members and operations.
As for Mister Blackwings,
Rheinland has not permitted our ships to enter Rheinland and thus we assume that this treatment will be extended to all Separatist ships. That includes yours too.
Considering that the target has been destroyed in time I hope the diplomatic fallout of this to be minimal. Still keep your presence within Rheinland to a minimum.
With the Liberty Transport SNS-Tacoma, we have started the Core Upgrade of Bristol. Our intention was focused on the Nanomembrane Filters that we can find in Hudson. My friend of the Unioners, the Captain Alise von Ravensberg helped me for this task. The 2 transports have delivered to Bristol in totally 23580 of Nanomembrane Filters. I think Bristol has all now for this part. We will continue to supply the Depot.
During our last travel, near Freeport 2, we have met a Bounty Hunter gunboat. When this last one saw us, he run to Texas. However some minuts after another Hunter, in a VHF is come. We have docked at Freeport and jumped in our bomber and fighter. Some Unioners come too. One decide to engage the Hunter. Nonetheless, a bomber was not efficient against a fighter, we have decided to help. At the end he Unioner bomber and the Hunter's vessel have been destroyed together. Our pilot had the time to eject and i've rescued him.
Recipient: Joint Communication, Admiral Victoria Knight
Subject: Top secret.
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Dear Admiral Victoria Knight.......
This afternoon, i've take my cruiser to see the situation of Bering. Some minuts after, the Commander of the SSRT, Amina in the "Emperor" met me near the Freeport. The eternal Unioners was also here with a Civilian Carrier, the "Lorenz Von Rohe", the Rhienland cruiser "Ostpreussen" of the Captain Reise, the bomber of Harrison Morgan and the Admiral Gunda Riehl. We have decided to strike Texas with our task force. But the Carrier asked for a Jump in Texas with the Jump drive. The surprise effect we looking. But we have jumped in a Unkwown system! The scanner told we were outside of the Galaxy! In this space who only was a star, it was important to return in Bering. We have lunched a new jump. But this time we have jumped in Omicron Beta! That was enough, another jump......
But when we have jumped for the third time, our carrier has been destroyed without any reasons! And we were in a Unknown system! At this moment without possibilities to return in our house, the fear is appeared in our ranks.... Futhermore, all our systems were dead, no scanner, nothing. Some minuts after, we have heard a...... a terrible...... sound.... I've never heard that.... I can't describe this... But i've got the fright of my life. I've used my cloak disruptor, but it was broken.... And a scary thing!! The Nomads! The Nomads vessels appeared behind us! Never seen that! We have fought them and destroyed them... We had some Remains in our ships. We did a form and wait. We have thought about a plan to leave the curse of system. Gunda asked to go in the Nebula who was not far. We were in formation, Gunda in leader. The radiations were intense! They damaged our ships.
When we were near the Nebula.... We have seen some strange things..... Who looked like at Trade lanes.... Gunda decided to see more. We have folowed her. No doubt it was Nomads trade lanes! I tell you! Nomad Trade lanes! Just after the planet, we've seen a jump hole! The Rheiland Cruiser jumped. He contacted and told us he was in Pennsylvania! We were safed! But before to leave, we have inspected more the Nebula. And here under our eyes, was a impressive structure! The "Thing" as i've called it called us.... Yes, this Thing talked..... No weapons, nothing. Only energy. Gunda took the most foolish of decisions: dock on this Thing. She is the most courageous of us here... She is entered. It was strange and impressive.... We think it's a Nomad Technology. And she seen..... humans inside!! I don't understood nothing! Riehl will tell you more. Then, we left the system with each one, Gunda was safed.
We have jumped in Pennsylvania. And we're going to Kansas system with the Ostpreussen who waiting us. Only fear: that the Nomads folow us. Jumped in Kansas and after in Texas. We have called the others Unioners. The Rendezvous point was near South Dallas Field. During the trip, we have met a Freelancer with Donuts. This last one gave them for Gunda! We have jumped with the help of the cruiser Black Arrow in Hudson. The return in Bering was easy. We are returned to the Freeport2...... and...... the Nomads expected us!! Without lose time, we have engaged! The Nomads has been destroyed. Finally we have given to the Unioners some Nomads Remains for their research. We actually have 8 in total.
Admiral, i must say you it's the most serious discover in Sirius since i think, the Nomads war. We must learn more on this system, and maybe return with a expedition with the Unioners. I'm only captain, but after i've lived, the Unioners are our best allies or more, our best friends we never had. We need to work with them on this and take heavy decisions. The Admiral Riehl told me that the Unioners High Command will contact you.
Admiral, i beg you to focus now on that.... The Nomads are here, and it's possible we have woke up the Thing that we would never have to wake up....
My new home, my new colleagues. I would love to announce that all of my ships have got their transponders, reputation and designations changed.
I also would love to remind you that Prisoner Liner with designation XT-73 will be upgraded and rechristened today. The prison cells should be removed so transportation of non-human cargo will be possible.
Before to start with the main subject i need to explain you somethings. Before my departure, i was in contact with one of my best friends in the Navy, the commander Marie Hawking.
This commander was officer in second on the liberty battlecruiser LNS-New-York. This vessel is very recent and was deploying on the gallic front. However she discovered tha the crew and the Captain of the ship have given some informations to the Royal Navy. Faithful to the rules, Hawking denounced all the crew. I don't know how that finished for them, but i only know the ship is now on Juneau Shipyard in Alaska system for several times. When you sent me all the documents with the truth, i showed them to Hawking. Nevertheless she decided to stay again in the Navy "to see" and for personal reasons.
But since severals days she has contacted me with a pirated satellite in Texas to my cruiser in Bering. I give you at part of the message:
"[...] Yann, the time is come for me to join you. The Navy, it's clear, Liberty is not Liberty anymore. I think it's worst that the Nomads war.... I must join the Separatists, on your command Yann. Harmony is the last one who can save Liberty and the humans of the Nomads. Listen me, do you remember the battlecruiser where i was officer? I think we can seize it. Indeed, the LNS-New-York is currently on Juneau for some reparations. And i still the codes to access at the ship. But there is one problem, i can't fly with it alone! I'll need minimum 5 others crews. Yann, please, contact your Admiral, if you can do something to help me!"
I know it's a little personal, but we have the possibilities to have again another capital ship for our side! I've renamed the ship under the code "Bering" and it's for this reason i would like to create a special operation named "Awaken of the Spring".
The main lines of this operation is to infiltrate Juneau and take over the battlecruiser. After that we'll bring the Bering to New York, then to Texas via the internal Jump hole near the Zone-21. Finally we'll go to Freeport 2. I know too infiltrate the main shipyard of Liberty is foolish and suicidal. Here to i have a plan. With 5 members of my crew from my cruiser we'll take at Freeport a civilian ship that we'll find among a mercenary we'll pay. After that we through Texas and we'll go to Manhattan. On the planet we'll meet my friend and we'll take together her military vessel. When we'll be in Alaska, we'll dock on Juneau. Then, we'll capture with the force if necessary the control of the Battlecruiser and we'll leave the system. I must inform you this ship has a cloaking device last generation. Our leak will be easy.
On this pictures you can see the Operation "Awaken of the Spring":
If i've made this operation is not to save my friend but it's for Harmony. When we're in war we must accept the risk to lose everything. When i joined you, i've already did that. No, today my life is dedicated to the Battlegroup and this ideals and only that.
I know it's very risky but if we win, the Navy will suffer of the consequences, and us we'll derive the benefits. This is a little list who resume the advantages of this operation:
- Possibilities for the Battlegroup to have another capital vessel and then reinforce our fleet.
- Another serious blow on Navy just few days after their defeat in Alberta for the Chefornak.
- If sucess of the intrusion, possibilities to do other similar types of operations.
- Fall of the Navy: more pilots will leave this infected fleet.
- Mistrust of Navy High Command on his own fleet: fractures and loss of efficiency
I would like that the operation will be the more soon as possible. On our side, we'll be ready this Friday. Other precision, i won't the Harmony's fleet participate at this operation like do for Alberta. Indeed, it'll be better if we stay discret. After the loss of their battleship, the Navy can survey all now. We'll only go with 5 crews of the Arctique and me.
Last thing Admiral. The Battlecruiser we'll capture will doesn't have crew inside. In consequence, i would like that the Bering will be under my direct command, besides the command of the Arctique. The way of your direct command Admiral is possible too and maybe the best for our fleet. I leave you decide.
I'm Erwann Gauss, the commander in second on the cruiser SNS-Arctique. I must signal you an extremely urgent and serious incident who happened today.
We was with the cruiser and the captain Yann, near the Freeport with the company of the Chefornak, and the captain von Ravensberg of the Unioners.
During this time, the Captain Yann was in his quarters for some rest. I was on the commands of the ship. But at one moment, we have heard strange sounds from the quarters. We have tried to open the door, but it was closed. We have heard Yann said: "I need help!" Finally Yann opened the door and said with panic: "Everyone! Fire on this thing! It's a Nomad!" However and we don't know why, but our guns didn't have any effects on this thing. With despair, we have contacted the Chefornak to fire on us, just near the place where was the Nomad. Without wait, the Chefornak opened fire, and the explosions killed the Nomad who gone in space.
But, the explosions touched also Yann. His injuries was serious and we tried to dock on the Freeport, but our engines were damaged and impossible to move. The doctor tried to save Yann but nothing to do..... Eyes's Yann closed and his heart stoped. It was the end for our brave captain. Admiral, before to continue i want to be sure that you'll not consider us as fools, or worst kill us. I hope you will trust and belive us. Severals minuts after, we have seen near the body of Yann, a large light blinding us. I never seen that. And.... From this light appeared a woman..... Yes a woman... but she was not human. I've took a photo of her:
She put his hands on Yann, and she said: "Captain Blackwings, you have a great destiny, you must live... Harmony will know soon... Live..." And under our eyes, all the injuries of Yann disappeared. The woman did the same thing after that. And Yann moved! He was alive and in good health. He told me: "I've did a dream, with this woman.... In the Nomad system who we were lost..... The Thing.... It's the Shrine!" Cheryl insisted that Yann was placed in quarantine imediatly. We have, after the reparations of the engines docked on the Freeport. Yann was bring in the hospital of the station. He did a scanner 10 minuts before i've written this message. And for the doctors it's clear: according to them Yann is not infected, and he has a good health. But Cheryl ordered that Yann must stays in quarantine until your judgment Admiral.
Yann is very worried :"Erwann, i'm sure it's finished now. The Admiral will order that i'll be killed. And maybe all of the crew too.... I'm sorry... But i know that the Admiral will take the good decision."
I must say this situation is very disturbing for us because during this time we have lost one of our best cruiser captain. The capacities of the Separatists fleet is very impacted. The last command of Yann was i'm the new captain of the Arctique until you'll take your decision.
Admiral, i beg you to trust Yann. Please Admiral. We need him, all the battlegroup needs him. And i've the impression, now, we are facing at a threat that we never had in the past.....
I do this report to announce you the destruction of the South Navy Fleet in Texas system. It was exactly 2 days ago. I was in Bering near the Freeport 2 with my cruiser SNS-Arctique. A group a Lane Hackers with Airdrie Oppressor and Cochrane Oppressor contacted me if i was agree to do a raid near Houston. Of course, we met in Bering and go together in Texas. Near Houston planet, one battleship, the LNS-Overlord, a battlecruiser LN-88th|Hunter a pilot of the 5th Fleet and a pilot of LSF, Angela Perry. The plan consisted at do a feint with my cruiser. The Navy must move of their positions, covered by the Mississipi and the Weapons Platform of some installations. The Hackers and the Unioners protect during this time all the reply way.
The fight started, but the Navy didn't moved. I've firstly engaged the Overlord at distance with my foward gun. But not critical damaged. However the battleship tried to destroy me with his mortars and his torpedoes, but my vessel stayed intact. The Hackers and Unioners began the battle . Their novas torpedoes were very efficient. The enemy battlecruiser engaged me. This last one forced me to move away. My mortars damaged him and the Hackers come to help. The battlecruiser suffered critical damaged and moved to the planet. Finally the battlecruiser has been destroyed.
The time was come to destroy the battleship.... On all the battleground was the hell! The station and the ship fire in all the way! The 5th guy was killed by UN|Hydra. The battleship between my foward gun and the torpedoes of the Hackers and Unioners can't do nothing. Just before his destruction another battlecruiser, the Enterprise come by surprise in the battlefield. One of his torpedoes destroyed a part of my engine but not sufficent to destroy my ship. Knowing the tactic i've turned around and go behind him and cruise. This one has been destroyed. The LSF agent escaped.
After this battle we returned in Bering and the Hackers to their base in the way to prepare the convoy to Omicron Alpha and wich i've taking part at the escort with my cruiser.
As commanding officer of the Discovery and her task forces, all available southern force assets are to be redeployed to the Bering system in response to impending threats from a 'Zoner Alliance'. All forces are cleared to engage any of the Alliance forces on sight and are to inspect all other Zoner vessels in the area until informed otherwise. Good hunting.
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All personal belongs retained and tagged to the dearly departed for... presentation to the relatives of the deceased.
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Subject: Defensive battle in Bering, and victory in Texas/New-York
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Greetings!
The 1st of April was a day of battles and victories. I'll started with the defensive fight in Bering. Some of our scouts have detected an important Navy fleet in Texas, composed of the 6th LNS-Hampshire, the cruiser LNS-New Wales, and a battlecruiser, LNS-Pesadena. Our force was my cruiser, the LNS-Arctique, the battlecruiser of Amina, the Emperor and the new special battleship of the Unioners, the Sirene. We have in a first time waited at the Texas gate in Bering. A police agent, probably a scout jumped into Bering. However, the Emperor destroyed him. A Xenos fighter come too, XA-Phamtom and he has engaged our ships. To prepare the invasion, we reply near the Freeport. The Xenos ship left during this time.
The plan was simple: the Sirene and the Emperor cloaked, had to do a surprise attack behide the battlecruiser. During this time i focus my attention on the cruisers. Finally the enemy fleet come under the command of the infected Admiral Michael of the 6th Fleet. Quckly the battle began. The Sirene and the Emperor uncloaked behind the enemy battlecruiser. This last one has been destroyed. But the Emperor has suffered of serious damage from the enemy. Then we have continued the fight with the Sirene. Other Unioners come, like Hydra or Alexander Berthold. The two was very extraordinary during this battle like all our men. Kelly O'Brien come too and destroyed this pathetic Xeno ship. However another 5th pilot come to assist the enemy cruisers. The LNS-New Wales destroyed between the fire of my cruiser and of the Sirene without forgot the torpedeos of our Unioners pilots, destroyed. Rest the Hampshire. The 5th pilot fleet was killed. Then a fight started between my cruiser and the Hampshire. Our two ships was very damaged. I've decided to do urgence reparations at Freeport. When i back, we have finally destroyed the cruiser. We thought the battle done, but i've detected a Navy carrier near Bristol. I've imediatly engaged, the Sirene needed time to come. My foward gun infliged critical damaged. The Sirene and all our fleet come and fired on the ship. It tried to jump with his jump drive, but i've activated my cloak disruptor. To finish the carrier has been destroyed.
The same day and after some reparations, we have decided to to an attack on Texas system. I've took my bomber and with the help of the Sirene, the Emperor and of the Unioner Erik Schmidt and we went in Texas. Near Houston, we have met the battleship LNS-Columbia, but this last one decided to not fight us. To avoid the reinforcement of the Navy i've cut the lanes between Houston and New York. But i've find a Bounty Hunter, Wayne Peyton. I've attacked him, and called reinforcements if the Navy will come. The Bounty ship was destroyed by one of my mines. The Sirene told me to scout in New York. But i've nothing found. Our fleet was hide near Beaumont, and i've joined it after. The Sirene asked me to bring my cruiser, as it has a cloak diruptor, it can help us. I've brought my cruiser to the fleet without problems. Some time after, a Rogue cruiser the "Hades Gold" come and join our fleet. The "Pink Thunder" of Valerie Lacroix come too. But we knew that the Navy was currently make a powerfull fleet to eliminate us. Then we have moved near Houston, then to Virginia Jump Gate. A Rogue bomber, BloodMoney joined us near this area. Long range scanner detected Navy fleet near Houston. The Sirene cloaked and we had moved to the planet. Here, we have met the LNS-Iowa of the 5th Fleet, the LNS-Avoca. Some snubs or this fleet was here too. The battle began. Our main target was of course the battleship. If it was destoyed, the battle would be won. The cruisers fired on the battleship, and on Iowa. LNS-Avoca tried to destroyed the Emperor in vain. Quickly, the reinforcements of the Navy, a cruiser LNS-Thedeus. The Sirene uncloked near him and all have fired on him, to finish in debris. It was the turn for the others. Under our powerfull fleet, Iowa was destroyed and all the fighters of the 5th Fleet. Avoca tried to escape in New York. We have jumped, but sadly he escpaped with serious damaged. And a carrier of the Navy come to the Texas gate to help the rest of the Navy. But alone it can't do nothing, and with the help of the Sirene we have destroyed this infected!
I must say this day will stay in the memories. We have protected Bering, invaded Texas and crushed until New York without any loss! It's a tactic and strategic victory. The Sirene was a great help and his technology was essential. We have showed again the power of the Harmony-Unioners alliance!