ENCRYPTION:NORMAL SOURCE:Battleship Strausberg - New Berlin SUBJECT:After action report
Guten abend,
Feldwebel Maximilian Meyer berichterstattung,
This time I'm going to compile three reports in one, to make the paperwork easier for everyone. Two encounters with smugglers and one with Corsairs.
Day started just like any other, patroling the lanes of Rheinland. But with the absence of any hostile targets, or anything of interest I returned to Battleship Strausberg. Shortly after arriving back, a Camara class Civilian Freighter named L.Freeman exited the trade lane from the direction of Brandenburg Border Station 10K from Bonn Station and headed for the gate to Stuttgart through open space, probably because he saw me on radar and tried to avoid me. I anticipated his action and that he might be a smuggler and immediately entered trade lane to Stuttgart to intercept him before he gets away. I exited the trade lane in front of him and disrupted his cruise engine even though he was constantly dropping countermeasures to avoid my disruptors. I stopped him there and didn't try to run again after that. Upon scanning the transport I discovered that the ship was a Freelancer transport and that it was transporting illegal Black Market Munitions. I clearly stated to him that the commodity he was transporting was illegal. But he kept telling me that it was for the resistance fighters on Planet Leeds. Even though his actions might have been honorable the law is the law and it must be upholded, so I told him to drop the black market munitions so that I could destroy them. Upon shorter talk and persuasion with the captain of the ship, I managed to make him he dropped his cargo. Before I could have destroyed them, he already fired and vaporized them and told me that he did it instead of me to make it easier for me. After the encounter, the transport went back to Planet New Berlin and took the lane to Frankfurt system and from there into Sigmas. I don't know if he was telling the truth about going to Leeds, but by my last check Bretonia is in the other direction.
I continued patroling through Rheinland and by mere coincidence I again caught a smuggler right back where I started, at Battleship Strausberg. This time it was an Unione Corse vessel named Silencieux and it again also transported illegal Black Market Munitions, but it's captain didn't didn't try to run. He complied with my demand to drop the cargo without resistance, which is rarely found in smugglers. A few seconds later I destroyed the illegal cargo and I let him go. He didn't complain and entered the trade lane to Stuttgart gate.
Not long after, an IMG reported a Corsair presence in New Berlin, which was very disturbing. At that point I was already at the Planet New Berlin. One IMG transport entered the lane from Planet New Berlin to Essen Station and there got trapped by one Corsair transport and one Corsair Cruiser. They issued him a demand to pay to be left alone and alive. IMG transport decided to pay and left soon after. I was the only one left there so I first radioed for backup and then attacked the Corsairs. First I engaged the transport and a few minutes later RM capital and bomber backup arrived and engaged as well. The transport quickly turned into flying scrap. The Cruiser was giving more resistance and entered the asteroid field in order to get away from us to Frankfurt. But they didn't, because the Admiral arrived as well with the new prototype bomber and quickly destroyed it. No repairs were needed after the engagement so I just returned to Battleship Strausberg and called it a day.
ENCRYPTION:NORMAL SOURCE:Battleship Strausberg - New Berlin SUBJECT:After action report, Checkpoint report
Guten abend,
Feldwebel Maximilian Meyer berichterstattung,
I am sending you my yesterday's report and apologize for not writing it yesterday due to the busy patrol schedule.
Patrol started at 13:00 SMT and was quiet up until one Hessian Cruiser approached Bonn Station - Brandenburg Border Station trade lane and disrupted it. Cruiser purpose for being there, piracy. Hessian engaged immediately by saying ''Let's dance.''. Fight began, but knowing I couldn't destroy a Cruiser with a single bomber I radioed a message on emergency frequencies asking for bomber assistance. Admiral Winter responded my call and together with two bombers, we quickly destroyed Hessian Cruiser. Following the battle, Admiral instructed me to continue the patrol until further orders arrive.
After the ''unfortunate fate'' of the Hessian Cruiser and patroling Rheinland space, Hauptmann Rutger Maximilian on board RNC-Rendsburg instructed me to redeploy to a fighter craft vessel and to get ready for a new mission. Upon arriving at Bonn Station Hauptmann informed me that Bretonian Armed Forces requested our assistance in Omega-3 system to clear the space of pirate activity. We moved to Omega-3 through Stuttgart and Omega-7 systems at best speed and finally arrived to Omega-3 just to find out that all pirates have dispersed from the trade lanes.
Hauptmann Rutger ordered me to scout the first trade lane up to Aland Shipyard and report back with my finding. After checking the trade lane and Aland Shipyard for possible pirate activity and concluding that it is non existent, I got recalled back by Hauptmann to Omega-7 gate. Together we formed a security checkpoint for passing transports looking for any potential smugglers that might try to enter Rheinland via Omega-3 gate.
After setting up a checkpoint we didn't wait long for some transport to show up. Freelancer transport named Clio came to Omega-7 gate using the trade lane from Aland Shipyard. We stopped him there and questioned him. As it turned out the captain of said vessel was Frau Elise. Transport checked out fine and was cleared to continue it's travels into Rheinland. Frau Elise had some interesting story to tell us which I will include in the log document. Visual logs are unavailable for the period of our being in Omega-3 because of the intense Ion Storms in the system.
[25.08.2014 14:32:46] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: Guten tag Herr Cilo. Welcome to Checkpoint Grun. Please cut your engines for a cargo scan.
[25.08.2014 14:32:56] Clio: Um...question, is there a roadblock of military fashion?
[25.08.2014 14:33:32] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: This is Hauptmann Rutger Maximilian of the RNC-Rendsburg. Who might you be, kaptain?
[25.08.2014 14:33:44] Clio: Clio the muse, here to amuse.
[25.08.2014 14:33:59] Clio: My real name would be Elise, here to please.
[25.08.2014 14:34:15] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: Most amusing. This would be a Military checkpoint. I am going to have my communications officer scan your hold now.
[25.08.2014 14:34:19] Clio: My second name is Parsons, if you would beg a pardon.
[25.08.2014 14:34:44] Clio: Why of course, I have no loss.
[25.08.2014 14:34:50] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: Initiating cargo scan now.
[25.08.2014 14:35:08] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: *Smiles* Well then, Frau Elise Parsons Cilo, Muse of Omega 3, where are you headed?
[25.08.2014 14:35:28] Clio: I'm heading to Omega-3, ore there by the lee.
[25.08.2014 14:35:29] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: The transport is clear comander, all good.
[25.08.2014 14:35:41] Clio: Omega-7, my mistake, I need to do a double take.
[25.08.2014 14:36:03] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: Be careful ahead, you had better not wind us dead. Pirates haven't been seen, but still remain keen.
[25.08.2014 14:36:10] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: You are clear to go, I should let you know.
[25.08.2014 14:36:14] Clio: Am I allowed to pass? I promise I'll be fast.
[25.08.2014 14:36:32] Clio: Thank you sir, I shall leave here.
[25.08.2014 14:36:41] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: What an amuzing person.
[25.08.2014 14:36:52] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: Indeed, very amuzing.
We lied low and waited for the next transport to pass by, but instead Bretonian Armed Forces fighter showed up instead and asked what were we doing in Bretonia space. After some talks and clearing up the miss information on Bretonian side, we were allowed to stay at the gate and continue our transport checkpoint mission. In the mid talk with Bretonian fighter pilot Ion storm disrupted our ships and caused power outage. A few minutes later we restored all systems and continued the talk with the Bretonian and another Bretonian pilot which arrived as well after the storm. All in all, talks with them went well.
[25.08.2014 14:43:50] Lowell.Watt: Good day, Rheinlanders.
[25.08.2014 14:43:52] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: Guten tag.
[25.08.2014 14:43:58] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: Guten tag, herr Watt. Welcome to Checkpoint Grun. Please cut your engines and be ready for a cargo scan.
[25.08.2014 14:44:12] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: Ah, belay that.
[25.08.2014 14:44:15] Lowell.Watt: Excuse me? I'm the one to be asking questions here.
[25.08.2014 14:44:29] Lowell.Watt: Would you mind explaining your presence in Omega-3?
[25.08.2014 14:44:29] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: I see you are with the armed forces. I did not see your transponder at first.
[25.08.2014 14:44:40] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: Jawohl herr Watt. Gut to see a Bretonian such as yourself here.
[25.08.2014 14:45:00] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: We are here on a merchent patrol, taking invantory of traders entering Rheinland and preventing smugglers
[25.08.2014 14:45:20] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: We will also be glad to assist the BAF in however we can, seeing as we are in your space.
[25.08.2014 14:45:30] Lowell.Watt: Well. In that case, I would like to remind you that the Omega-3 treaty does not permit you to operate here, unless-
[25.08.2014 14:45:35] Lowell.Watt: pursuing a specific target.
[25.08.2014 14:46:11] Lowell.Watt: If you wish to set up a check point, please do so on the other side of this gate.
[25.08.2014 14:46:22] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: I apologize but I have to disagree. Teh last Omega treaty that I read allowed Rheinland into Omega 3 up to Aland.
[25.08.2014 14:46:33] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: I, however, do not wish to cause any confrontation.
[25.08.2014 14:46:48] Lowell.Watt: Unless it was recently changed, that is not the case.
[25.08.2014 14:46:53] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: Please allow me to pull up the latest copy in my neural net in order to cross refrence.
[25.08.2014 14:47:04] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: Do you mind if I take a moment to do so, my friend?
[25.08.2014 14:47:13] Lowell.Watt: Not at all, I'm in no hurry.
[25.08.2014 14:48:36] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: Herr, thank you so kindly for allowing me the time. I have reveiwed our copy of the treaty and find that we are
[25.08.2014 14:48:50] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: breaking no agreement. We are here to escort economic vessles and as such we have a right to be here.
[25.08.2014 14:48:53] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: However.
[25.08.2014 14:49:11] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: The BAF reserves the right to request that Rheinland ships leave Omega 3.
[25.08.2014 14:49:35] Lowell.Watt: Hm. Seems I'll need to review the legal situation myself. That would be news to me.
[25.08.2014 14:49:35] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: And thus I shall reture our patrol to omega 7, as agreed upon under the conditions signed.
[25.08.2014 14:50:08] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: I can send you a copy if you wish, over S.K.Y.P.E. communications network, ofcorse.;
[25.08.2014 14:50:18] Lowell.Watt: I trust your information is correct, in that case feel free to remain in place.
[25.08.2014 14:50:50] Lowell.Watt: A direct link would be appreciated, would save me the trouble.
[25.08.2014 14:50:56] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: Ah, thank you herr Watt. As I say we are here for both our countries' mutual benifet.
[25.08.2014 14:56:12] Lowell.Watt: Greetings once more.
[25.08.2014 14:56:32] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: Tag again.
[25.08.2014 14:56:39] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Maximilian: Guten tag, Herr Watt. What an ion storm. It seemed to come out of nowhere. Herr Cornwall.
[25.08.2014 14:56:48] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: Where were we. Ah yes..
[25.08.2014 14:56:50] Lowell.Watt: Indeed, blew me right back to the Cambridge gate.
[25.08.2014 14:56:57] Richard.Cornwall: Yes....yes...it carried me all the way to the Cambridge gate.
[25.08.2014 14:57:06] Richard.Cornwall: I found Lowell here and followed him.
[25.08.2014 14:57:13] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: May I have your S.K.Y.P.E. transponder code in order to send you the codex?
[25.08.2014 14:57:35] Lowell.Watt: It would be most appreciated.
[25.08.2014 14:57:43] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: And I would like to invite the both of you two to stay with our patrol. It would indeed be nice to have represensitives
[25.08.2014 14:57:49] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: of the Bretonian Crown here.
[25.08.2014 14:58:07] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: that is if you have the time ofcorse. Its mostly boring work, cataloging merchent ships and the occasional smuggler.
[25.08.2014 14:58:09] Richard.Cornwall: I may need to report back after the ion storm.
[25.08.2014 14:58:24] Lowell.Watt: I would love to, but the other Bretonian systems need our attention as well. I'm sure you have this under control.
[25.08.2014 14:58:38] Richard.Cornwall: Standard protocol for generally lesser armored patrol craft.
[25.08.2014 14:58:48] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: Understood. I will obtain your communication codes in the case that anything urgent arises.
[25.08.2014 14:58:55] Richard.Cornwall: Don't want the electronics getting fried at the worst possible moment.
[25.08.2014 14:59:00] Lowell.Watt: Excellent. Stay safe, Rheinlanders.
[25.08.2014 14:59:07] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: Do fly well, and thank you for coming to check on us.
[25.08.2014 14:59:17] Richard.Cornwall: No idea what happened here, but I'll take my leave.
[25.08.2014 14:59:19] Lowell.Watt: Naturally.
[25.08.2014 14:59:35] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: Goodbye Bretonians, safe travels.
Last transport we stopped and questioned was a Daumann transport hauling Aluminium ore to Bretonia. We speeded up the process because we received orders from HQ to return back to New Berlin and ready for another mission.
[25.08.2014 15:26:28] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: Guten tag.
[25.08.2014 15:26:31] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: Guten tag daumann transport. Welcome to our checkpoint. Please halt for a cargo scan.
[25.08.2014 15:26:45] Master_Of_Air: guten tag
[25.08.2014 15:26:47] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: Initianting cargo scan now.
[25.08.2014 15:27:08] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Maximilian: Where are you headed, mein herr?
[25.08.2014 15:27:12] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: The transport checks out sir, it's an Aluminium ore transport.
[25.08.2014 15:27:27] Master_Of_Air: in new london system
[25.08.2014 15:27:49] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Maximilian: Gut, gut to hear. Everything checks out, you are free to go kaptain.
[25.08.2014 15:28:02] Master_Of_Air: thx
[25.08.2014 15:28:19] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: Safe travels herr.
[25.08.2014 15:28:25] Master_Of_Air: thx you too
[25.08.2014 15:41:54] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: What do we have here.
[25.08.2014 15:42:00] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: We have him.
[25.08.2014 15:42:18] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: So, lawbraker, a little explanation is in order.
[25.08.2014 15:42:45] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Max: Please, herr Zano. It would be in your best intrest to cooperate here.
[25.08.2014 15:43:01] Zin_Zano: I am
[25.08.2014 15:43:14] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Rutger: Shields down, vessle is debilitated.
[25.08.2014 15:43:18] Zin_Zano: got some trouble with my com equipment
[25.08.2014 15:43:33] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: Speek up pilot.
[25.08.2014 15:43:52] Zin_Zano: my communication system is failing.
[25.08.2014 15:44:01] Zin_Zano: What have i done wrong officer?
[25.08.2014 15:44:08] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: Your comm is perfectly fine.
[25.08.2014 15:44:56] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: So be it then.
[25.08.2014 15:45:05] Zin_Zano: i repet, what have i done wrong, officer?
[25.08.2014 15:45:06] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: You are asking what did you do wrong.
[25.08.2014 15:45:18] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: Well, you are caring contraband amunition.
[25.08.2014 15:45:20] Zin_Zano: yes please. this is the first time i am in New Berlin
[25.08.2014 15:45:46] Zin_Zano: OOO, im sorry officer, i had know idea that this was contraband
[25.08.2014 15:46:04] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: It says black market ammo.
[25.08.2014 15:46:17] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: What more would you need to know that it is contraband.
[25.08.2014 15:47:07] Zin_Zano: Well, im just and hauler. i got a job that said transport a load to a destination. i didnt check it
[25.08.2014 15:47:32] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: The orders are as folowes: you are to drop the black ammo and those will be destroyed.
[25.08.2014 15:47:51] Zin_Zano: of course officer
[25.08.2014 15:47:57] Zin_Zano: i am coaporating
[25.08.2014 15:48:33] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: Contraband destroyed.
[25.08.2014 15:48:41] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: Contraband destroyed comander.
[25.08.2014 15:49:03] [RM-RNC]Rendsburg: Maximilian: Very good. We will let you off with a warning for now.
[25.08.2014 15:50:38] [RM]Fw.Maximilian.Meyer: Freelancer Zin_Zano, move along please.
After some repairs on communication relays and memory drives my ship is standing by to deal with any future threats to security and integrity of Rheinland space.
ENCRYPTION: STANDARD IDENTIFICATION: Flieger Franz Hegemann SOURCE: Battleship Strausberg - New Berlin SUBJECT: Combat Report
*Hegemann salutes at the beginning of the holographical record*
Kommandant!
Inbefore, I am terribly sorry that I have to send you yesterday's action report today. My Neural Net account was mailfunctioning.
Coming to the important now. Our wing, consisting of RM Punisher, RNC Luftwaffe, RNC Holstein and me, was patrolling Rheinland during our two-hours shift. We were looking for smugglers and scanned the traffic, which was mostly dominated by Junkers.
About fifteen minutes after the start of our shift, a Freelancer undocked from Hamburg. Seeing that he was sitting in a Wraith, we asked him how he got his fingers on Rheinland Military tech. The Freelancer babbled weirdly, so we strongly suggested him to change his ship. For that, he was escorted to New Berlin, where he gave the Wraith to a military storage and got a small transport which he liked.
Shortly after, Punisher and I were patrolling Stuttgart, where a Junker in a vessel called "Sunflower" interrupted our travel by lane. As we were about to question him about this suspicious behavior, the Sunflower flew away. We followed him to Darmstadt Base, where the criminals allowed the vessel to dock!
After a quick hide'n'seek game, we cought him in Dresden near Zwickau Depot.
He was fined for resistance and was put under close observation for the next weeks. Maybe the Polizei should have an eye on him, too.
But we had no rest. Already during the search for the "Sunflower", we detected SCRA vessels in Dresden. Unfortunatly, they were able to flee to the Omegas.
I decided it would be the best to let them run, instead of wasting ressources.
Long range scans later indicated higha ctivity in Omega 54, but our presence in Suttgart, Dresden and Omega 7 was appearently too high for them to cross our border.
After a short break, during which we were checking the traffic again, we cought a disorientated Freelancer with Libertonian weapons. He cooperated and stopped. Further scans revealed that this subject was using two IDs at the same time. He was fined and brought to Bonn where we took care of the grievance.
All in all, a pretty busy shift, Kommandant. The fines we got from the criminals were put in use for the military and the Rheinland Nation.
ENCRYPTION: STANDARD IDENTIFICATION: Flieger Franz Hegemann SOURCE: Battleship Strausberg - New Berlin SUBJECT: Combat Report
*Hegemann salutes at the beginning of the holographical record*
Kommandant!
Today, a criminal vessel with the callsign "TeNik" was destroyed by U-201, who I assisted in doing so. The vessel transported Hessian illegally and did not hand them over as we were asking him to do that. After he ran off after not even responding to two warnings, the necessary steps were taken.
ENCRYPTION: STANDARD IDENTIFICATION: Flieger Franz Hegemann SOURCE: Oder Shipyard - New Berlin SUBJECT: Combat Report
*Hegemann salutes at the beginning of the holographical record*
Kommandant!
I am reporting from Oder Shipyard, where my fighter is being repaired at the moment. The damage dealt to my Wraith stands in direct correlation with this report.
After having an emergency message recieved by a Bowex trader in Omega 3, I was present five minutes after the last transmission from said vessel. Unfortunatly, there were only remnants left at the gate to Omega 7, and close to it, a Freelancer. Unfortunatly, I could not ask him what has happened, since the bomber pilot was already in a fight with a Bretonian Battleship.
Because things added up (the Freelancer in a bomber, the transmission and the already started fight) was enough evidence to intercept. The battleship had great difficulity to deal with the bomber, due to its equicment.
After a short fight; the bomber was nearly down and ready to surrender; the Captain of the battleship was foolish enough to get the idea to test his big guns on the bomber again, but this time, the torpedo launcher. Thanks to miscalculation and directly flying behind the hostile bomber, the colateral damage hurt my fighter badly.
An ALG vessel brought my heavily damaged fighter to Oder. On the positive side, the bomber was completly wrecked in the blast. Still, I am curious about Bretonia's Captain training, which allowes them to do such folly.
As soon as my fighter is repaired again, I will be ready for duty once more.
SOURCE:Schlachtschiff Westfalen, Hamburg System. ENCRYPTION:Medium, port RM-EN-JU-87
Receiving... Decrypting... Opening...
SUBMITTER:Flieger Lydia Kaiser, Rheinland Military. RECIPIENT:Rheinland Military Patrol Database SUBJECT:Patrol Report Drei
Hello it's me again,
Today we had guests from Liberty in Hamburg and we, of course, treated them the way uninvited guests should be treated. In other words, we kindly showed them the way out. I didn't even bother to count their capital ships, I think I saw some dreadnoughts, one carrier and some little stuff that I can't even remember. And of course, some fighters and bombers as well.
We had, I don't know, some snubcraft of our own and very little capital ships as help. You could say that the odds were against us in the beginning. But that didn't stop us from defending our home from these pesky invaders.
Once they decided to kindly return to their dirty Liberty, we searched the asteroid fields for people that still didn't remember the way back. And instead we ran into some of these Hellfire Legion guys. In other words, a foreign military entity that was trespassing Rheinland. I took great pleasure in removing them with the help of Jakob Mohren, who was a capable wingman throughout the entire battle.
Encryption:Medium Priority:Medium Target ID:Flieger Lydia Kaiser Subject:Field Promotion
Guten Tag Flieger Kaiser,
Your skill in battle impresses myself and other members of the Oberkommando, and your potential has been recognized across the board. Your latest Victories shine a great light upon you and your talents and this is a deed to be taken with honor and pride. For your destructions of three (3) enemy vessels in an ongoing battle, you are hereby awarded the Combat Excellence Ribbon and furthermore are promoted to the rank of Gefreiter for your concurrent dedication and loyalty to the Rheinwehr and the Vaterland. Continue to do us proud Gefreite Kaiser
ENCRYPTION:NORMAL SOURCE:Battleship Strausberg - New Berlin SUBJECT:Status and after action report
Guten abend,
Feldwebel Maximilian Meyer berichterstattung,
Patrol started rather fast today. After undocking from Battleship Strausberg I have soon received report from Police that construction ship has been sighted entering New Berlin system from Stuttgart. At Bonn station I was met by Polizeidirektor Laura Carsten and Detektiv Emile Olpenitz from the Police division. We have encountered the construction ship with civilian documents and carrying materials for constructing a new space instalation at Bonn Station. We questioned him about his intentions, destination and what was the pilot going to do with it. He explained us that the base was to be built in Border Worlds past Frankfurt system, towards Sigmas. On the way there he made two stops, one on Planet New Berlin and one on Mainz Station to buy more materials. When we were just about to enter the trade lane to Sigma-13 gate one unidentified train exited the trade lane from Sigma-13 gate direction and started moving at cruise speed towards behind the Planet Stulingen. We suspected that it might be a smuggler. Laura Carsten and me went into pursuit while leaving Emile Olpenitz to escort towards Sigma-13 gate. With faster ships we managed to intercept unidentified train and stop him behind the planet. After scanning the ship we determined that it was indeed smuggling ship transporting illegal Cardamine with civilian documents. We tried halting the transport and continuously distributed his engines so he couldn't escape but he had no intentions of stopping. A few kilometres later we managed to destroy the ship and stop him from escaping and selling his dangerous supstance to Rheinland civilians uninformed about the the consequences of it. After destruction of transport the cardamine left in space was destroyed as well.
Full logs of the construction ship encounter are as follows:
ENCRYPTION: STANDARD IDENTIFICATION: Gefreiter Franz Hegemann SOURCE: Battleship Strausberg - New Berlin SUBJECT: Combat Report
*Hegemann salutes at the beginning of the holographical record*
Kommandant!
Two days ago, HQ called me into Omega 7 to assist in destroying an illegally built base by IMG next to Freistadt base. Slowly, but constantly, our forces gathered to get enough firepower for the destruction of this installation. With the arrival of the RM Forseti, the Admiral was in command of the operation.
Since the station was also not built with the consensus of the IMG leadership, the Guild was helping us to destroy it, and supported the relation between their organisation and Rheinland by doing so. The IMG fleet was commanded by the Captain of the IMG Rockabill.
About half an hour later, the energy needed to get rid off the unwanted object was put together, and both fleets opened fire. The whole action was interrupted by two Hessian cruisers curiously enough showing up. Not a good choice, as you can see here.
Shortly after, all which was left behind from the former station was space dust.
The IMG fleet was escorted to Omega 3, where the Admiral thanked their leader by handing him the Flower of Rheinland over, as a sign of welcome cooperation.
Maybe this will be the start of a good relation between our forces.
ENCRYPTION: STANDARD IDENTIFICATION: Gefreiter Franz Hegemann SOURCE: Battleship Strausberg - New Berlin SUBJECT: Combat Report
*Hegemann salutes at the beginning of the holographical record*
Kommandant!
Right after the beginning of my patrol shift yesterday night, strange contacts were
registered by our traffic system. Turned out that those contacts were three Blood Dragon vessel.
After chasing them to Dresden, I was only able to stop one BD pilot who got seperated.
After an honorable fight, which, may I add, lived up to Kusarian ways of batteling,
the vessel was destroyed ]and the pilot tractored into my Wraith. He was handed over to the Police on New Berlin for questioning and trial.
He said that he was part of a trading mission, which should have supplied a BD Base in Kusari with urgently needed food.
Unfortunatly, the other two contacts, one of them the transport, were able to get away to Omega 11, 41 and Omicron during the fight.
Afterwards, the patrol led me to New Berlin and Hamburg again. On the first stop, I had to control a Junker, who was about to use the Jumphole from Hamburg to New Berlin. Since this is suspicious behavior, I scanned him, but nothing irregular was found.
However, minutes later, another Junker appeared in front of Planet Hamburg. Filled with Cobalt, the Captain was honest, but also foolish, enough to say that his destination would be Pennsylvania in Liberty, when questioned.
I informed him about the embargo and fined the attempt to break it; he cooperated and flew back to New Berlin.
I had not even finished a cigarette after this, as another report came in. Appearently, a Zoner Carrier was spotted close to Vierlande Prison. The report was true. Together with RM-Punisher, we were easily able to drop its shield after denying any cooperation, and scratched him good.
Unfortunatly, a miracolous Ion Storm was brewing around his ship all of sudden, and disappeared in front of our noses. What a time to be alive.
The fine taken from the Junker was transferred to the nearest Police Station.