I've received orders from the Rheinland Embassy to immediately leave the Rheinland Military and join the Landstreitkräfte as an officer for the time being to repel any dissidence on Planet Hamburg. It was an honor flying and fighting by your side. Farewell Kollegen and if not, Auf Wiedersehen!
Abmeldung,
Gunter Kunrad
Admiral der Kaiserlichen Rheinwehr
► Source: KKS-Kaiser ► Encryption: port RM-MAS-1NTS-TMD-TRM ► Submitter: Kapitän zur See Karl Holzner ► Recipient: Großadmiral von Richter ► Subject: Unternehmen "Katrina"
Großadmiral,
Preliminary report is as follows:
1. Target vessel was successfully found, engaged and destroyed in area indicated by intelligence via assistance from "Phoenix" group.
2. Data recovery unsuccessful, sensors indicate package was stolen by AI craft.
3. Only other House vessels spotted operating in AO at time of engagement was a GNI Destroyer, destroyed in engagement by target craft.
4. Have already transmitted alert order to Altenburg and issued bounty contract in accordance with backup plan, recommend informing BDM to monitor Heisenberg in case of package dropoff, unlikely due to affiliation of new target however.
5. Kaiser successfully withdrawn from system with only minor radiation wear.
Für den Kaiser! Für das Volk! Für Rheinland!
Hochachtungsvoll,
Karl Holzner
Kapitän zur See der Kaiserlichen Rheinwehr
► Source:BATTLESHIP SCHWERIN ► Encryption:port RM-MAS-1NTS-TMD-TRM ► Submitter:GEFRIETER IRIS EDELHEXE ► Recipient:OBERKOMMANDO DER RHEINWEHR ► Subject:GMG INCURSION, NEW BERLIN UND FRANKFURT
Neuberlin Zentralstab und Oberkommando,
During a regular security patrol, myself and Kapitänleutnant Schmidt encountered a rather peculiar incursion of Gas Miner Guild representatives. It consisted of a large wing of snubcraft escorting a gunboat sized vessel, which claimed to have breached multiple treaties and laws to deliver hydrogen-based fuel from the Sigmas to the New Berlin system. Due to the volatile state of current relations with the Sigmas, myself and the Kapitänleutnant opted to escort the "convoy" and maintained fire discipline. As the gas miners didn't engage, we didn't either. The convoy then proceeded on an attempt to sell their cargo to multiple bases in-system, finding limited success at Wildau and Bonn stations, and encountering the panicked and ineffective fire of the defense platforms of Essen Station and Battleship Bayern. As the convoy did in fact not shoot at either, we maintained our ceasefire.
The Gas Miners seemed to suffer technical failure with multiple trade lanes in both New Berlin and the Frankfurt systems, which my gun camera indicates was caused by them firing on the trade lane rings. One GMG ship had, in addition, an intentional mine launcher malfunction, which might or might not have successfully damaged the trade lane ring encountering it.
The "convoy" was then escorted outside of Rheinland and politely told to stay out of House space. The h-fuel carrying ship's captain stated the Gas Miners would return in the future.
It is my hope high command can make better sense of this situation, and am awaiting new orders.
► Source: Kolonnenplatz, New Berlin ► Encryption: port RM-MAS-1NTS-TMD-TRM ► Submitter: Großadmiral Erich von Richter ► Recipient: Oberkommando der Rheinwehr/Stuttgart Military District ► Subject: Mobilization: Stuttgart Military District
Attention,
I am ordering the full mobilization of the Stuttgart Military District, and the system is to be placed on full alert.
An emergency meeting is being convened at the Kolonnenplatz. Leave for all key staff is hereby cancelled, and select command staff from the Stuttgart Military District are hereby recalled to New Berlin. All affected personnel will receive messages with their orders as needed.
That will be all for now.
Für den Kaiser! Für das Volk! Für Rheinland!
Hochachtungsvoll,
Erich von Richter
Großadmiral der Kaiserlichen Rheinwehr