Yet another example of our asymmetrical warfare paying off. Myself and Lieutenant Commander KeSi, in Raven's Talons, swooped into Crete's orbit, finding ourselves against two Brotherhood gunboats and a fighter. Typical sad state of fear they live in, flying in packs of armour.
Well, the fighter, piloted by Brother Torres, became our target. We were sustaining heavy damage, but I was able to shatter his vessel's hull with a nuclear mine.
Xing and I then fled the scene, the gunboats in hot pursuit, obviously not caring about their comrade floating in an escape pod.
We made it to Freeport 5, and endured some harassment from Sephardi at the helm of the Sicarii, trying to lure me out into a fight. Immature jokes about my dear mother aren't going to make me park myself in front of two gunboats' cannons, funnily enough.
Anyway, the gunboat pilot in question seemed to think he had scored a fantastic victory in Omega-49 earlier, by firing on a ship that wanted nought to do with fighting Corsairs. He seems to think the RACS-Havana is not under our control any more, and seemed to be trying to sow seeds of distrust for my brother-in-arms, Captain-Elder Costello. Ridiculous.
Mission accomplished, still no ships lost and Lieutenant Commander KeSi's professionalism is to be noted.
I launched today to see multiple contacts in Gamma including a TBH dog! Heading straight there system comms suggested that Banderas[TBH] was damaged and returning to Crete. This was an opportunity not to be missed. I headed straight for Crete and encountered Banderas rougly 30k from the planet.
I leapt on my foe with a passion and opened up my guns upon him. He dodged and weaved while 2 Cruisers another 2 bombers and a fighter tried to bring me down. They failed comrades and I dispatched the TBH pilot with my guns! Rounding now on the dogs who choose to interfere in our war I quicky destroyed the fighter Benito Huerez with a missile salvo followed by a torpedo in his face!
Rounding now on the bomber Phaedrus Zeta I inflicted heavy damage upon him while takin heavy fire myself. Eventually 2 more TBH contacts were on my scanners and my Nanos were spent. Engaging my cruise engines I sped from Gamma well pleased to escape with two kills and my life!
To: Lt. Vasiliy Prutko
CC: High Command
Comm. ID: Captain Jan Richthofen
Message Begins//
Fantastic work, Vasiliy!
It appears that you, Captain Ares and the others have managed to destroy fourteen hostile Corsair craft without losing a single one in turn. An utterly perfect example of guerrilla warfare, gentlemen, keep it up, keep our losses at a minimum, preferably at 'zero'.
Again, fantastic, Lieutenant, be proud of yourself and head to Kalashnikov's bar for some R and R.
Raiding into Gamma today I was warned to leave by a Cesar[TBH] Gunboat. Moving to assist him was another Corsair Gunbout whose name I do not have thanks to damn radiation corruption of my black box.
With 2 Gunboats on me I held my ground while evading. On Comms I had Captain Jan Richthofen of the Ho.Chi.Minh Cruiser who was in Kappa and would come to my aid. I held the Gunboats at bay until Captain Richthofen arrived. A Corsair Centurion by the name of Benito Huarez stated his intention to aid the TBH swine now and the Ho.Chi.Minh was taking heavy fire and my Viper was having little success against the TBH Gunboats sheilds. The Ho.Chi.Minh began to withdraw as I engaged the fighter and tried to buy the Ho.Chi.Minh some time.
The tatical retreat was a success! I continued to engage Huarez under fire from the Gunboats until bizarley both Gunboats choose to withdraw leaving poor brave Huarez alone in his Centurion and myself in my Viper. The writing was on the wall now and the ending was near. Huarez but up a fine defense until some unknown temporal anomaly formed and his ship seemed to freeze in time. Not for long though as my guns annihilated his vessel.
When will the Corsairs realise the TBH's treachery! Leaving Huarez alone like that was inexcusable! He offers aid and gives it and is then is left alone to face a cruel cruel end!
Later we detected a [OPG]Cyborg contact in Gamma, noting their crimes of Conspiracy with Outcasts the Captain of the Ho.Chi.Minh ordered me to engage. After a brief fight the Ho.Chi.Minh arrived and Captain Richthofen's gunners made mincemeat of him.
Hmm, I don't know whether this is a blessing or a curse, comrades.
The Workers' Front, a Unioner faction, has been hit hard by the Rheinland Military, and largely been scattered to the wind.
Now, at first, this sounds bad for the Revolution. However, whilst on diplomatic missions to my fellow Rheinland revolutionaries, I came to see that, to be honest, they aren't much more than thieves and criminals. I think this cloud may have a silver lining.
They've been backed into a corner and I know, thanks to being rather familiar with their methods, that the Rheinland Military and the RepEx Corporation are ready to perform the final, brutal hammerblow. The Unioners, being desperate, have turned to us for some manner of shelter and aid, remembering their rebellious roots.
We shall be only to happy to oblige them in putting their stockpiles of arms to good use and hopefully the refugees that we've taken in see things from our point of view from now on. Their rather large stores of weaponry shall be shifted to the RAPS-Warsaw, the RATV-Kiev and the RATV-Moscow for safekeeping and use against our foes. Letting such supplies fall into the hands of the Rheinlanders would be such a waste, really.
To: Captain Jan Richtofen
CC: SCRA Command
From: Lt. Alexi Karchov
Sir, I don't know if it is my place, but a slight suggestion. Perhaps these souls have just lost their way in the Revolution, and maybe with a little re-education they could be added to the fold of the Coalition?
Their motives were once pure, and I don't believe that they have fallen too far.
To: Lt. Alexi Karchov
Comm ID: Lt. Miroslav Baranov
Alex, most of these Unioners were either lost in the action or some scattered around and their leader was reported to go missing leaving a bunch of rumours behind him. Even if some of them were alive, we don't know who they work for now, and we can't trust them at all. I am afraid the only thing we could do right now is to be contented with the considerable amount of resources they left behind, rather than mourning for them.
Sir, I don't know if it is my place, but a slight suggestion. Perhaps these souls have just lost their way in the Revolution, and maybe with a little re-education they could be added to the fold of the Coalition?
Their motives were once pure, and I don't believe that they have fallen too far.
Karchov Out
To: Lt. Alexi Karchov
Comm. ID: Captain Jan Richtofen
Message Begins//
Always feel free to offer opinions, Alexi, we want loyal soldiers but we want them to think too.
A good suggestion, although these Unioners seem to be happy lining their pockets robbing Rheinland traders. I'll keep it in mind though.
Anyway, listen to Baranova, his reconnaisance missions have made him rather familiar with the Unioners.
It appears that Captain Joe Costello has left us to return to his home in the Brotherhood, against my urging, due to an understandable reluctance to fire upon his treacherous brethren. However, he did so on amicable terms, not wishing conflict with ourselves.
We shall, of course, honour his decision, since he seems to be a more level-headed leader than the lunatic Montoya.
Of great interest, was his leaving of the RACS-Havana in my care. A proportion of the crew were willing to stay aboard with myself and I was able to recruit a number of young, untrained but enthusiastic Corsairs on Planet Gran Canaria to serve with me, in order to make up for those that left with Costello.
I asked Joe to see that he is planetside if we attack his comrades, making sure that civilians have adequate shelter. He said he would attempt this and in turn I will have to say to all units, do NOT engage Elder Joe Costello of the Brotherhood.
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