From: General Aloysius Rhade
To: The Fighter Corps
Priority: MEDIUM
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Today, a blow was struck to the morale of the Corsair Empire.
I was patrolling Omega-5 when I encountered a Corsair Titan that immediately opened fire. He was no problem, but a minute later an Imperator arrived, and I called for assistance. Aiding me was Captain Forge in command of the Trotsky, Lachina Murray, and Miley McGreave, and later joined by Alexandra Lebedewa, and D. Vitalichiev. The Imperator ran off, though we suspected a trap.
Sure enough, an Osiris has snuck up behind us, and engaged, but the Trotsky managed to get away. That was when we fielded the Havana.
The very sight of it entering the battlefield raised our morale, and crushed theirs. For a moment, the Corsairs thought we were on their side. How foolish they were, as we closed the distance with their Osiris and utterly demolished them.
It was a massacre, after the Osiris we eliminated the Gunboat, and that's when their Bombers arrived. Five Bombers would mean the death of most Capital Ships, but not the Havana. Not the pride of the Coalition!
One by one, the Bombers were picked off, demolished. The only survivor retreating back to Omega-41. Lachina followed, and luckily managed to provide us with valuable information. A more heavily armored Osiris then the one we just fought was coming.
Indeed, it arrived with an escort of a Gunboat and a Cruiser, but we have a trick of our own, the Red Hessians very own Hessen Cruiser.
This Osiris put up a better fight, but it was absolutely no match for the Havana and Hessens combined power. It fell like the rest, and the Cruiser... Well, it's space dust now. The Fighters effortlessly finished off the last Gunboat, leaving us absolutely victorious, amid a now sizeable debris field of Corsairs.
ID: [color=#FFFFFF]Commandant Chun Ki Ling Target:All SCRA Assets Location:Office of the Commandant, Zvezdny Gorodok Encryption: Medium Priority: Medium Subject: Promotions.
[color=#FFFFFF]Pilots of my fighter corps.
[font=Lucida Sans Unicode][color=#FFFF00]Your glorious High Command has seen fit to reorganise our Capital force. With it, old permissions have been revoked and new ones granted.
[color=#FFFF00]Pilots of the rank Major or above will be granted authorisation to command a Crusier Capital Ship. Battleships will stay within the High Command only and will be used as and when required.
Now, as Major Xu is the only muppet capable of flying these Capital Ships - This presents a problem. One which I can easily solve.
Alexandra Lebedewa, Jacob Forge, Ben Warner - You have been promoted to the rank of Major and have been granted authorisation to fly our Capital force.
Do not fail the Coalition Comrades, you have earned this privilege. However you must continue to prove every day why I am right to grant it. If you do not prove your worth, this authorisation will be stripped from you.
Miley McGreave. Your promotion to Senior-Lieutenant is long overdue. Congratulations. Access to the Storm Class Gunboat is granted.
[color=#33CC00]To: SCRA pilots
Comm. ID: Doctor XiaoBei
Priority: Medium
Subject: The XKR Project
---Communications Opened---
Pilots,
The XKR project, which has been in testing for the past two years is nearing completion.
The work of Colonel Razin as lead test pilot, Comrade <NAME REDACTED> and Comrade <NAME REDACTED> in the early stages of development was invaluable. As was the data collected from the ODIN-HYBRID research project.
We will be able to field the XKR modular fighter series inside of the year. Production of the first squadron of combat ready XKR fighters is underway, and they will reach field units soon.
The XKR variant Storm, utilizing Order stealth and Recon capabilities, here after known as the EV0 variant has been commissioned. All existing Storms are to be refitted, and all production model storms are to be built according to the new design schematics. These ships illustrate the height of our technological prowess, and should be flown prudently by skilled pilots.
To dispel rumours, the <CLASSIFIED> <DETAILS CENSORED BY MINISTRY OF TRUTH>
I hope that settles any questions on that piece of technology.
Good luck to you pilots
For the Revolution, and the True Ikon!
Doctor XiaoBei
Mykolaiv Director of Coalition Research
>>>INCOMING
>>>Sender: Major Jacob Forge
>>>Subject: Pitchfork Shakedown Run
Forge here.
After launching the Barricade from Gorodok, I had Roux, my Acting-XO, hold nearbye as we waited for the newest addition to the fleet: The Pitchfork, under the command of Senior-Lieutenant Miley McGreave. Together, we headed for Omega 5, and then Omega 7. In Omega 5 we met up with Major Xu in command of the Xi'an. Together, along with Lieutenants Tori Villers and Lachina Murray, both in Murray's Odin (I had ordered Lieutenant Villers to watch Murray, as she was feeling under-the-weather. Villers boarded Murray's Odin to comply with my orders) we proceeded to Omega 7. Finding nothing on my part, the Pitchfork gained her first kill-a Corsair Gunboat called Isaiah. We then procceeded to Omega 3, meeting IMG craft and a Zoner Aquilon at Aland. After talking for a few minutes, we went to Freeport 1, finding a Zoner Juggernaut, the Wings of Hope. After scanning it, we headed to Omega 5, only encountering a Reaver with Hogosha and Corsair weapons. We headed into Omega 5 again, with the Xi'an returning to Omega 52 to meet up with General Rhade.
We entered Omega 7 again, commencing a quick sweep, finally apotting a RM fighter: Hunter.Riley. Lieutenant Murray engaged, with the Barricade and Pitchfork holding. Soon General Rhade arrived as Lieutenant Murray's Odin was hit by a Mine. The coward was spamming so many mines Zone 21 would have been jealous. Pitchfork picked the two up, transfering Villers back to the Barricade. We continued to stand by as General Rhade struck fear into Riley, who knew that if his shield was down for more than a second, the mere presence of RhadeS muscles would crush his pathetic fighter. Soon General Rhade grew tired of his cowardice and ordered the Storms to engage, causing him to run faster. We chased him from Briesen to Omega 5, wherr he was shsling so badly, he ran into his own mine. General Rhade then returned to Omega 52, as did Barricade and Pitchfork.
We have finished with the Pitchfork's shakedown run with only one loss on our side and two enemy casualtie.
ID: Junior-Lieutenant Dmitriy Kolobov
Target: SCRA units
Priority: Medium
Party in Omega-7.
The party has begun after my patrol in Omega-3. At returning I have received the message from Red Hessians, about activity Rheinland Military in Omega-7. I have departed at once there. At first we have found the ship of type Miner. It has quickly departed also we have continued searches. In a few minutes we have found group [RM] at Jump Gate. Each pilot has agreed on fight 1 vs 1. And to me hasn't got the assistant. Pilot Rheinland Military after a while has arrived and has hastened in fight. But to it have forbidden to disturb to dances. Then he has agreed on dance with me and has been killed by my guns.
Comm ID: Ben Warner, Major, T.A.L.O.S. Administrator, Sirius Coalition Revolutionary Army.
To: All who use the T.A.L.O.S. Library.
"Comrades, I have been receiving reports that junior officers have been harassing the A.I. Gate-Keeper for the Coalition's Public Library, I'm putting my foot down on such acts as of this moment! The T.A.L.O.S. A.I. is NOT to be used to ask vain questions such as 'How does my Uniform look?' or wasteful questions such as 'What is the Air Velocity of an Unladen Sol African and/or European Swallow?'.
Any who abuse the A.I. ,by wasting it's resources and frankly given me more work explaining to the A.I. that you were taking the mickey out of it instead of asking sensible questions or looking up information it actually has, will be subject to disciplinary measures given out by the Commandante or His Watchful Eye.
I trust that you will not waste T.A.L.O.S.' and not to mention MY time in this any further."
From: General Aloysius Rhade
To: The Fighter Corps
Priority: LOW
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I agree with Major Warner.
The AI is not to be used to decide who's manhood is bigger than the others. The two Junior Lieutenants caught doing this no longer have anything left to compare.
The next batch to do something stupid will merely be shot.
*Access to Mainframe Established, Acessing Previous Data-Burst Transmission from T.A.L.O.S. Production Unit T-1200*
"[[CLASSIFIED]] Cargo has been acquired for use at T.A.L.O.S. Facility on [[CLASSIFIED]], TOR-ONE is holding until [[CLASSIFIED]] is cleared for transfer to the authority of Administrator Ben Warner.
Unit undergoing diagnostics at Mykolaiv for scans for contamination from [[CLASSIFIED]].
ID: [color=#FFFFFF]Deputy Premier Ling Jian Ping Target:All SCRA Assets Location:Office of the Deputy Premier ' Kremlin Dome, Volgograd, Omega-52 Encryption: HIGH Priority: HIGH Subject: Item's requested.
[color=#FFFFFF]People of the Coalition.
[font=Lucida Sans Unicode][color=#FFFF00]We reach a crossroads in our soceity, one where the next stage of our development is upon us.
[color=#FFFF00]As the sands of time ebb and flow in the desert, so too much the Coalition move forward in our goals which reach our ideals. The tallest tree in the forest, requires the most food to stay standing taller above all else.
For devices only known to this office, I require precisely 500 Gold Pieces, 500 Silver Pieces, 500 Artifacts and 500 Pineal Amulets.
ID: CPW-Borodino
Location: The orbit of planet Volgograd
Encryption: HIGH
Priority: HIGH
Subject: Items delivered
This is captain Vitalievich Reporting in. We have just arrived to Volgograd with a part of the requested amount of Pineal Amulets. Requesting drop off coordinates.