First step of the S&R was to locate the IMG|Starlight in the navgrid by following the search pattern, which was devided into four quadrants: D5-Low-Left ; E5-Low-Right ; D4-Top-Left ; E4-Top-Right.
Unfortunately, Corsairs forces were on the hunt fort the ship, aswell, and found the Starlight before us, however, a decrypted comm message revealed the position of the heavily damaged Yacht to the IMG wing.
Quote:[11.01.2013 22:10:45] [57th]Sula.Benitez: got him hermanos on B4
[11.01.2013 22:11:17] [57th]Sula.Benitez: intersection of A/B and 3/4 sectors
All Guild ships rushed to the given coordinates and ran into the IMG|Starlight surrounded by several Corsair squadrons.
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Marc Hudson and 7 passengers, including two children/babies, were survivors on the ship. Four of the passengers were wounded and required medical attention.
The situation was hectic at first - Corsairs demanded the IMG wings to stay far off the ship and threatened with its destruction; I took lead of negotiations and managed to have the Corsairs allow us to get within 2k range of the ship.
As I entered further negotiations, the Starlight registered an Oxygen leak, therefore my first priority was getting the survivors on any ship in the vicinity. All children and passengers were then evacuated onto two Corsair Titans, Mister Hudson had to stay inside.
In order to put pressure onto the Corsairs, who valued Mister Hudson as hostage, too, I ordered him to re-activate the self-destruct functions of the Starlight and then enter a pod after the last passenger was taken off the Yacht. The Corsairs did not know this, as the 2k distance allowed me to use short-range secure communication systems.
With the fuse set off, I bargained with the Corsair side: The children in exchange for the deactivation of the self-destruct mechanism - The Corsairs agreed, but the Starlight was destroyed by an unidentified explosion close to the vessel.
My Lhotse apparently tractored Marc Hudsons damaged escape pod and in the hectic confusion of the Corsairs, Mister Morgan carried the pod to Freeport One, where Mister Hudson was taken to the medical station.
After the situation was resolved, the negotiation over the last passengers was continued at the Freeport, which NFZ made the situation calm enough to have the Corsairs elect a speaker, who I could talk to from there on.
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The agreement states: Five IMG transports will ship any cargo the Corsairs demand to Omicron Gamma, in exchange for the safety of all passengers, who will be set free on Freeport One after the deal is completed.
The deal was confirmed by myself and Ronaldo Benitez.
Next, IMG|Red-6 took off to the remains of the Starlight wreckage under protection of the IMG wing; the Black Box and few hull segments were retrieved, possibly allowing further analysis of the event.
Four passengers were transferred to the medical bay of Freeport One, their medical state is stable and they are now protected by Zoner law.
Marc Hudson's medical state remains critical with a good chance of survival, the Zoner medical staff lead will confirm any changes of this situation on IMG request.
The S&R missions succeeded in the primary objective, Marc Hudson and the hostages were brought to safety or will be in the close future, the Black Box was retrieved. The secondary objective was successful as in retrieving ship data, even though the Starlight was destroyed.
Most recently, the Nomad activity within the Tau sector has increased drastically. The lifeforms are rather aggressive and one dared to engage into a fight with my Nyx. It blew itself up.
Furthermore, an Outcast in the Tau 37 system died to his own mine, aswell, due to a MR snipeshot.
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Today's convoy ran from Dublin to New Tokyo, then took BAs to Fort Siloso.
In Kyushu we encountered an Outcast bomber, who attempted to pirate the transports. He failed and was shot down.
A mining operation followed the convoy, I did the babysitting.
After the first transport has been filled, several (SR~ and Outcast snubcraft arrived and started a brawl. Two hostiles were shot down, no losses on IMG|-CR| side.
Convoy Report 1: Dublin > New Tokyo > Tau 39 > Tau 23
We encountered some minor resistance in Kyushu. The bomber blew up nicely. Lister landed the kill shot, but the transports took some good chunks out of him. So I claim him as another transport kill.
Convoy Report 2: Tau 23 > New Berlin > Omega 7
After that, we flew to the Omegas. There were some warnings about enemies nearby but no one approached our group.
Mission report: Dublin Supply Mission
We ran one connecting flight from Taus to Dublin and delivered some goods to Dublin. It was Food/Water/Oxygen and H-Fuel. I only recorded my delivery, there were two more transports, I think.
The transports that delivered goods were:
IMG|Adam.Rushmore[R]
IMG|Falling.Teardrop
IMG|Earnest.Quest
IMG|Bonus.Runner[R]
Julia Morrow
Transporting Division
**** SENDER:Laura Huntington ****
**** TO:IMG Guildcomms ****
Some better luck today. We fought off Samarran Raiders today, taking out two of their battle group and the others retreated to Tau 37. The kill camshots are unclear, as disruptors that I fired and massive chase fire exploded mines.
A little earlier I took out a Storta together with a Lost Star Vigilante.
Seems my luck is returning.
But... then I decided to duel Miner-[HoT] and flew too aggressively. Two mines finished off my ship and sent me to the pod. Jessy was so nice as to take me back. I am okay, bruised a little. Nothing serious but wounded pride.
Laura Huntington
Tau Defense
Current count:
snubs/gbs: 8+2 || +3+4+4 +2
caps: 1+3+1+3+1+1 || +1
Interception: 1
high prestige: 1+2+1+1 || +1
ID: Tom Barrett
Encryption: Normal
Priority:Normal
Subject: Addendum to Julia Morrows convoy report
Good morning guildmembers
I was also on the Dublin supply mission and flew some volatile goods towards -you know where - with the Bonus Runner. I would also like to use this opportunity to thank the guildmembers, so far it's been a great experience and I'm finally earning my keep again.
Tip to all shared transport pilots: leave some chocolate bars for the ones who pilot it after you!
Three engagements are to be reported - Two in the Taus, one in the Omega 3 system.
In the first one, I headed out with the Lost Star Vigilante to assist a struggling IMG wing. An Outcast Stora and Tridente first. Sol Fenrir then tried to neutralize a XTF Switchblade and would've been shot down, if my SNAC didn't hit "Venganza" in the last moment.
A day after that, I went on a patrol with an IMG wing under the support of a Lost Star pilot and eliminated another Storta and an Outcast smuggler, who utilized a special cloaking system, but was taken down nonetheless.
Shortly before a special convoy in the Omegas departed, a Corsair group ambushed near Freeport One, where BAF and IMG squardons took out the Corsair raiding party [Two Fighters, Two Gunboats] only taking a single destroyed bomber as loss.
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After the second battle in the Tau-23 system, a Nomad called Sa'Vala appeared. Sol Fenrir and me took the opportunity to communicate with the being and apparently unveiled the existance of a friendly nomad cut from the mindshare. I will report more details seperately.
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Also, during the Nomad communication, an Outcast Sabre with the callsign "Coratge" offered the exchange of one Outcast pilot for six IMG pilots. I accepted and secured the pods; the pilots are in acceptable medical condition and are now on Jakarta.
The major event in this report is the exchange of the remaining three hostages from the S&R Mission. All five transports delivered their cargo to Freeport 9 in Omicron Theta under my watch. The exchange was done in slow shuttle runs by Corsair transports.
Despite minor interferences, the whole operation went smooth and all hostages were brought to Freistadt in good medical condition after the convoy was escorted out of the deep Omegas by the Corsair ships under the lead of Dominic and Trueno Benitez.
Mission report: Hostage Situation at Freeport 9, Omicron Theta
Today we set out with the goods that the Corsairs demaded for the release of the three prisoners that they had kept after the negotiations yesterday. We had to deliver the following goods with 5 transports:
Synth Paste
Pharmazeuticals
Human Organs
Robotics
Mining Machinery
Ship Hull Panels
Engine Components
Kyushu Rice
Fertilizers
FloraGro
Food Rations
I got caught in Magellan by pirates, but I could pay them off without losing my Kyushu and Liberty cargo. Later in Omega 3 I got pinned down by a huge Corsair armada that was later broken up by BAF and IMG Defense.
After that we started to run towards Theta to the Freeport to accomplish the mission. The transports that delivered goods were:
IMG|Adam.Rushmore[R]
IMG|Falling.Teardrop
IMG|Hearty.Endeavour
IMG|Kane's.Fortune[R]
IMG|Very.Long.Chicken
With an escort/scout: Mr. Raymon Lister
Corsair transports were waiting for us and picked up the cargo and transferred it into the direction where my systems would put Omicron Gamma. They returned a few times to unload everything.
In the end, Sanders of the Chicken transferred two medics to my ship as the Corsairs had decided to release the three hostages to my ship. They are in a stable status and not injured.
I am glad that we all got out of there alive. I really am.
Julia Morrow
Transporting Division
**** SENDER:Sean Henderson ****
**** TO:IMG Guildcomms ****
Sean Henderson reporting some fighting today. I took out the Corsair Merc that took our my brother in Dublin. I guess the snac was not what he expected.
Later on, there was a standoff near Freeport 1 where Corsairs had pinned down the Falling Teardrop commanded by Julia Morrow. When IMG wings arrived, BAF had already instigated combat and we assisted, destroying the fleet quickly.
I was taken out by friendly fire before we could take out more of their gunboats and warships by a torpedo that slammed into a rock next to me, damaging my Nanda Devi so badly that I had to eject. Nothing serious happened, luckily.
Sean Henderson
Omega Defense
Current count:
snubs/gbs: 8+2 || +3+4+4 +2
caps: 1+3+1+3+1+1 || +1
Interception: 1
high prestige: 1+2+1+1 || +1
Heya, Rob Starstruck here.
Spent my days mining uneventfully really, going back and forth between Omega 7 and Tau-23 with the corporate shuttles (thank God they exist). One quite memorable incident: A RM officer, freshly appointed to the Omegas was briefed on the locales by a Daumann employ, with whom I was most kind with - not.
And then, well, this joyful party was formed:
And then a Sair appeared pirating, and we blew them up, in my Arrastra none the less.
Who got a miner GB kill? I do *smiles*
Sender: Samantha Silverfall
TO: Guild Command
Subject: My incubbis & Possible solution
*No visual - Audio only*
Hi.
This is Samantha 'Sanguines' Silverfall.
I know I should of reported this earlier, but when I left medical, upon my return, It was found out that I had an thing inside of me. This thing however, has not reacted ever since I got free from well, my situation during my dissapearance, thus I was cleared from medical. Now, Since there has been way more activity near Java by these 'nomads' if you will, I felt it awaken.
I assure you, The thing in me is harmless, and I have it under control, because if it wernt, Yesterday I would of been not myself. I am not insane or anything. Its me, Just I have a different attitude and stuff, and quite feel unsecure about this possible procedure that might happen.
The main issue is here, that the thing, which they call an incubbis, had medical took it out, would kill me. Now, They say, they have the technology(The blue's that is), to remove it, and I am willing to partake after building some 'trust' with them blue's.
Therefore, for the time being, as these precedure approaches, I do not require any help unless I say so directly on local comm channels. It may be that I want to get some wings to stand by incase they do. This procedure, may take directly in the tau's. I dont know for sure, but if its gonna happen, it should.
So in short. I request time to take this precedure as the incubbis seems to want out, and its alot safer for me to get it out too, especially after a convorsation with one blue around Java.
I attached my own logs with this report. I cannot unfortniatly record the blue's as theyr communicating differently.
// OOC the nommy I rped it was Ennugi from K'Hara. I do not show his logs. //
// IC log //
IMG|Wolfess.003: Year.. Picking it up.
IMG|Wolfess.003: Wonder what it wants thou.
IMG|Wolfess.003: Seems like a small one.
IMG|Wolfess.003: Ugh, Voices.
IMG|Wolfess.003: Here we go.. .again... *sighs*
IMG|Wolfess.003: How many of you will pass?
IMG|Wolfess.003: No, I dont want to possess your knowledge. I do want to know why are there so many little blue's flying here today.
IMG|Wolfess.003: Its not a demand... I saved one of your blue's before.
IMG|Wolfess.003: I am just interested, liek the blue's are.
IMG|Wolfess.003: I called a friend back, yes.
IMG|Wolfess.003: The reason is pretty simply. Some of us want to live in peace.
IMG|Wolfess.003: Now, Can I at least know why are there so many of your kidn flying here?
IMG|Wolfess.003: Prev---- *Her line gets interupted.*
IMG|Wolfess.003: Is that your.. well, why you are here? And yes...
IMG|Wolfess.003: Damn I hate these pictures...
IMG|Wolfess.003: It depends...
IMG|Wolfess.003: If your objectives are peacefull, then we dont got a problem. If however, you tend to attack us...
IMG|Wolfess.003: This is why I am asking. I see many of you here, which makes me worried.
IMG|Wolfess.003: So its either, your up to something, or your just really interested, and the second, I dont believe it untill I see it.
IMG|Wolfess.003: I do, but not in the matter of this time. In the matter of the hell your species has put through me.
IMG|Wolfess.003: So one can only be more and more cautios, Is it not?
IMG|Wolfess.003: We humans tend to call it horror if we're having no control over our bodys.
IMG|Wolfess.003: Two years, Blue, Two years.
IMG|Wolfess.003: In my mind, yes.
IMG|Wolfess.003: No..No.. Your kind took control of me.. in 817 Januari... Hoyt.Laussen: He wants to know how you got out of their control. IMG|Wolfess.003: How should I say that.. I mean. I dont know what hapenent. The link gotten broken.
IMG|Wolfess.003: Which... gotten me insane, making my escape.
IMG|Wolfess.003: With help of small blue's .
IMG|Wolfess.003: Oh.. Its till in me. It lost control, when it lost link.
IMG|Wolfess.003: So, If your purpose is friendly here.
IMG|Wolfess.003: Offcourse not...
IMG|Wolfess.003: You sense not what has ben lost for a while. I want this thing out of me.
IMG|Wolfess.003: So... your saying I am stuck with this? Or is it jsut difficult?
IMG|Wolfess.003: *sighs*
IMG|Wolfess.003: I see.. IMG|Laura.Huntington.: IMG Defense, scrambling. IMG|Wolfess.003: Stand down. IMG|Laura.Huntington.: Heading towards Kyushu hole.
IMG|Ericearce: Let's take a looksie shall we.
Hoyt.Laussen: Is something coming? IMG|Wolfess.003: Oh.
IMG|Wolfess.003: Contineu, I got some stuff to discuss with this blue. Hoyt.Laussen: Hail, Scar of the Lost Star.
Scar.|*: What do we have here? IMG|Wolfess.003: So, Blue, then your 'parasite' as I will call it, will stay with me. If it must it must. I will not let it regain my body thou. Hoyt.Laussen: A Nomad Morph. IMG|Wolfess.003: Stand down. Scar.|*: That's not a morph...
Hoyt.Laussen: Nope, I'm just old.
IMG|Laura.Huntington.: Hey. Sadly no contacts
[UC]-Demolir.3: Hmm...
This looked like a routine transport run, but it was not. We spotted Belisarius by Rheinland emergency news and rerouted through Frankfurt, Dresden and were able to push into New Berlin, but I got caught 30 klicks from Planet New Berlin. It was a fierce fire fight in which 4 transports managed to hold the gunboat off until it had to disengage because the Berlin guns came close and the damage levels became critical.
Thank you to my wingmen, who made it possible to get to Berlin in one piece.
IMG|Bonus.Runner[R]
IMG|Marli.Evans
IMG|Adam.Rushmore[R]
The transports after safely arriving at Freistadt:
I do need a cool shower now, I swear.
Julia Morrow
Transporting Division
**** SENDER:Sean Henderson ****
**** TO:IMG Guildcomms ****
I escorted a convoy through Omega 3 and Bretonia today, making sure it is not caught by enemy mercs and Corsair boats. Anna McCarthy and I managed to channel the transports through the danger zone.
Earlier, while assembling, a Corsair gunboat came too close to Aland. Attacking the traders there proved to be the wrong decision. Transport turret fire and supernove antimatter made him blow up before the transports suffered significant damage.
Sean Henderson
Omega Defense
**** SENDER:Laura Huntington ****
**** TO:IMG Guildcomms ****
On emergency shift, was called for a Storta that was reported to try and pirate a miner directly at Java. Three bombers launched and destroyed it quickly.
Laura Huntington
Tau Defense
Current count: Laura
snubs/gbs: 8+2 || +3+4+4 +2
caps: 1+3+1+3+1+1 || +1 +1
Interception: 1
high prestige: 1+2+1+1 || +1
Here the last patrol results: One destroyed Corsair gunboat, taken down in Omega 7. A Razgriz' Ghost pilot on his way to his "mission" and a Samarran gunboat, which was eliminated with Reaver and Lost Star assistance in Tau 37.