today we've had a massive Rheinwehr invasion at Planet Houston, Texas. Three battleships started a planetary bombardement causing at least 250.000 civilian deaths. With a combined fleet of Navy, Marine Corps and LSF vessels we've been able to destroy those battleships named:
|Scharnhorst|
|Bismarck|
Admiral_Wallenstein
After those capitals were blown to pieces by this combined fleet we received a transmission from another Rheinland vessel in Texas, later recognized as the RNC-Eisenfaust. This vessel was about to jump to Bering via Jump Gate and made it out of Liberty space without taking any damage.
Another Rheinwehr Kreuzer was spotted while I was chasing the Eisenfaust to Bering Jump Gate.
During the fight of that last Rheinwehr vessel my on board systems took heavy damage and due to this I was not able to save visual data and scans from that vessels.
Right after the destrcution of those Rheinwehr vessels I was able to recover 30 life pods with Rheinland criminals aboard.
By now they have been transfered to Fair... *static* ...and are interrogated now.
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Greetings Agent Mosby,
Your report was very interesting to read but, battle reports against Rheinland and/or pirates/terrorists are not really classified and belong in the Liberty Tactical Debrief channel. However, I have been very impressed by your work since you became an agent and I hereby promote you to senior agent, congratulations. Don't let me down. That is all.
Miss Julia Wolfe
Associate Deputy Director
Liberty Security Force High Command
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Greetings LSF Command.
We have spent countless hours with processing informations gathered by Dr. Gitta Cosman during her work at Cambridge Research Facility. We've made many possible plans and routes, where possible research materials and alien lifeforms are to be found. Our first target was Newcastle, since we already know there is a Nomad built "city" of some sort, but since the area is under heavy protection of the Bretonian Armed Forces, we turned this plan down.
However, Dr. Cosman had some information about another possible alien "structure" also located in Bretonia. Rumors said that strange readings were spotted in the Chester System, a deserted and empty system of Bretonia. Dr. Cosman also had some research informations from previous expeditions entering the area, conforming these rumors. After loading up with equipment, we headed there with the LSFC-Eolus.
We planned our route carefully, to avoid being spotted or discovered. However, for this, we had no other option but to "keep a few pilots quiet" on the way. Our flight took us through Cortez and Inverse , where we reached the Bretonian border. Long range scanners indicated 2 of Her Majesty's Ships currently in flight, but they were out of range to have any chance on discovering us or our destination.
Upon entering Newcastle, we've had some trouble with a few Molly ships, and also met some Gaians wondering around. To avoid them asking too much, I've chosen to "neutralize" all possible threats to our mission. All pilots were beamed aboard and are being helled at the ships prison cells until we arrive back to Liberty.
Even with these small disturbances, we reached our destination, the Chester System and began our search for alien lifeforms or anything unusual.
We didn't have to look for long and noticed a huge dark matter cloud close to the far corner of the system. As we got closer, we got positive readings of a station of some sort located inside the cloud. As we entered the cloud, multiple hostile ships appeared on scanners. As they got closer, we identified them as Nomad Voidrunners. From this, we were sure that we found something big here.
The dark matter cloud
Hostile contact on scanners
After dealing with the incoming ships, we moved closer to the source of the signal. Soon, we had a visual on the station. According to it's size, it's a huge, positively Nomad built construction, but it's purpose is yet unknown.
Bottom area of the construction
Side of the construction
While we stayed close to the installation, our scanners showed something strange. We had another group of hostiles around us, but for some reason, they didn't want to get closer to the object then 2K. We do not know the reasons for this, but we are setting up our sensors to gather as much information as we can.
Strange readings on scanner
In order to continue our research and to gather informations about this installation and it's secrets, we have climbed above the cloud and are maintaining a stationary position. We will stay here as long as our supplies hold out and until we can avoid being compromised by the BAF or anyone else.
This is all for now, we will send another transmission once we've gathered more informations and are planning to return to Liberty. Until then, we will maintain complete radio silence, since we don't want any uninvited guests to confront with our objectives.
Signed:
Commader Andrew Wellows , LSFC-Eolus
Dr. Gitta Cosman, Head Scientist , LSFC-Eolus
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Greetings LSF Command.
After spending more time on observing the station in Chester, we didn't manage to get too much information about it. The base itself appears to be inactive, since we did not get any energy readings that would give us more information. Also, the massive cloud around the object was blocking most of our sensors, making us unable to pinpoint a possible weak spot on it's outer hull. To perform a possible landing on the base, we even tried to make our entrance using the mortars equipped on the Eolus, but without any luck. The stations hull appears to be strong enough to stand continues weapon fire.
The only thing we managed to get is a frame view image of the station itself, which shows that the base itself is round shaped and has 2 entrances. One on the top and one on the bottom. We also gathered all the informations we could about the hull and of it's materials, so we can figure a way out to get into the facility.
After packing the equipment up, we've headed back to Liberty. Upon arriving to California, we've requested escort from nearby Navy ships, namely the [LN]-LNS-Raleigh commanded by Vice Admiral Anderson and Ensign James Raynor. They met us at California jumpgate, and escorted us all the way to Alaska. From there we headed to Prison Station Mitchell to unload the set of pilots we "collected" during this trip.
Finally we landed on Kodiak Research Station to unload a large amount of Nomad remains and unevolved morphs which we found around destroyed ships and around the base.
Signed:
Commader Andrew Wellows , LSFC-Eolus
Dr. Gitta Cosman, Head Scientist , LSFC-Eolus
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The Navy Dreadnought appointed to us, the Tyrannical, has been sent on a mission to the Omicron Delta and Lost systems. Its tasks are to monitor the current armed conflict between the BHG and the Order. It will also be assigned to study the nearby nomads as well as the contraband trade conducted by the corsairs. Some minor studies may be conducted as well, such as star observations and the search for potential resources.
The ship is not intended to fight the Order or the Corsairs ((except NPC). Its role is limited to logistics and intel gathering. Since the ship must keep a low profile, it will not dock on any facilities in the system unless it is an emergency situation. We will refuel this ship at least once a week with goods and repair equipment.
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Dr. Gitta Cosman,
This information you have sent us is very troubling and I have forwarded all the data to our research department. Keep up the good work and don't get killed out there. That is all.
Miss Julia Wolfe
Associate Deputy Director
Liberty Security Force Command Directorate
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Greetings LSF Command.
I have read a previous report on a discovery made in the Kansas System. We, with Commander Wellows decided to take the Eolus there and conduct a more delicate research on the gate it was possible before.
We've headed out from Research Station Willard, after completing a small mission for the Navy.
We found the jumphole quite fast, thanks to the information give by the researchers on Willard. What was waiting for us there gave us a bit of surprise. We were aware of the fact that the Neo Terran Front is operating in the area, but we didn't expect that actually run into them. Well, we did and it seemed like we will have a bit of trouble with them, but after some talk and the fact that one of them had mechanical problems and had to land, we made our way into Kansas.
After a sweeping scan, we found a nebula, similar to the one we found in Chester before. We didn't hesitate, we moved in and found the gate that was mentioned before. We also found the damaged parts of the gate, but it still appears to be active. Although the gate is still operational, we decided to stay and find out the reason if it's possible to use it with a ship with the size of the Eolus.
As soon as we find this information, we will continue over to the unknown nomad system to find more informations about the installation there. We will report again soon, but due to the large "traffic" in the system, we will try to stay out of scanner range and will shut every non-mandatory systems down.
I hopped onto to my Upholder today in New York when I heard there were reports of an Order Cruiser sightings around New York. I rendezvoused with an LNS and we began to look for the enemy ship. Once we found it, I ordered it to leave the system, which it assured me of. The captain of the ship was Jeremy Hunter.
After a while, I began to pick up system-wide transmissions originating from a Rheinland Cruiser, the RNC-Sturmer. I sent out a backup request to all available units in the vicinity, Director Copperfield, two LNS's and a Navy pilot were dispatched. Once we surrounded the enemy cruiser, it left Liberty.
While the Navy units escorted the RNC out of Liberty, Director Copperfield and I began to hunt for the Order Cruiser. During this time, I was hit with several waves of ion discharges in my ship in which I lost my neural net connection to the ship, twice. I'm having my ship checked out right now, repair crew says it shouldn't take too long or be an intermittent problem.
We soon got a transmission regarding a situation at West Point Academy. Director Copperfield and I decided to check it out, and when we got there, we found several Vagrant Raider fighters, bombers and a gunship assaulting a Junker Congress ship. Unfortunately, my bomber wasn't equipped to handle fighters, and the VR Gunship was nowhere in sight so Director Copperfield took care of the situation himself and rushed to the aid of the Junker Congress vessel.
Meanwhile, I got a transmission from Captain Hartley of the LNS-Calypso. There were apparently some Rheinland Military units in Texas. He was busy escorting a Zoner cruiser to Kepler, so checked it out myself and rendezvoused with a Navy reserve pilot flying an outdated Defender. We patrolled Texas but we didn't find any evidence of a Rheinland presence, so we concluded they dispersed from the system and we went back to New York.
Once at New York, I found Director Copperfield had taken care of the situation at West Point, the Order cruiser had been destroyed, and apparently there was another Rheinland cruiser in the area, which by the time I had rendezvoused with Director Copperfield, had left.
After that I docked with West Point to get my ship checked out and fill in this report.
About an hour ago, some LSF reconnaissance drones reported in a massive Rheinland Military staging at the Hamburg system. The numbered varied, but they were slowly building up in size. Furhtermore, it appeared some Rheinland unlawfuls had joined in with them.
I entered my bomber class vessel and responded to a house-wide update on the situation. The update mentioned the Rheinland fleet was massing for an imminent invasion of the Texas system, so I rendezvoused with several other Liberty Navy ships at the Battleship Mississippi. AiT Hiedi Claidy was also present.
Once Admiral Hale stepped in, we began to move out. Our fleet was quite large consisting of several Carrier providing support for the fighters and bombers as well as cruisers. We rendezvoused once more at Planet Atka, thats when we began to see the Rheinland fleet incoming.
The enemy fleet consisted of several gunboats and cruisers, and one or two battleships at least. Admiral Hale ordered the snub craft in on first, we began to take out the enemy one by one. Unfortunately I was shot down after we took down the first enemy gunboat. I was hit by an ion wave and it disabled my neural net controls to my nanobots and shieldbatteries. Luckily my escape pod was tractored in by a nearby carrier, which is where I'm at now filling in this report. I can see the battle rage on outside from here.
Just a few moments ago, I got an update from the Navy stating that the Joker was operating around Liberty. I deployed my bomber immediately and rendezvoused with the Navy as well as a few Marines. The Joker was there along with two of his henchmen, there was also a Lane Hacker by the name Violet Rose. I confirmed the Joker was flying an Outcast Tridente Gunship, I believe the rest were flying snub craft. Unfortunately for us, diplomacy failed pretty fast as the Joker guessed in on us calling in for reinforcements, and realised that they would be outnumbered and outgunned soon enough, so he decided to begin an engagement. During the engagement, I was shot down unfortunately. The Joker's Gunship however was severely damaged, however I am not able to confirm whether or not he was taken down yet since I was tractored in by a friendly ship passing by.