I will keep it short, we have a war to fight and a war-machine to maintain in the edge worlds, we need your help. With the upcoming planned offensive in Omega-41 the Hessen Front asks of the Platform to act as our middlemen with the gas miners, put your diplomatic expertise to good use and contact the Guild to establish a H-fuel smuggling operation on our behalf. The Front plans to stockpile but also trade the fuel with some of our allies, needless to say some of the surplus value will be redistributed with your faction via credits or other assets.
Name: "Civil Servant" IFF/ID: The Platform Encryption access: Custom Location: Bruschsal Subject: Re: Old Contacts
Representative Hess, We're glad to see the Hessians have finally reached out to us this time. I am 'Civil Servant', a commander of the Platform paramilitary and cell of the Damnatio Memoriae.
Let us begin by deconstructing your request so we can understand each others position before moving on with your proposition. Ever since the aftermath of the Civil war, we've been binding our wounds since the once negotiated peace with the Federal remnants have crumbled away to show the true colours of the Federal Empire. The Platform are currently reforming a once hindered movement, so while I do understand your urgency to secure resources such as H-fuel for the fleet to maintain itself, you over-estimate our ability to conduct a deal with the bloated monopoly that is the GMG.
Fortunately for the Rotfront, we are still able to produce surpluses of H-fuel from our own facilities, maybe not at the quantity you desired but certainly enough not to ignore when it comes to supplying yourselves. You'll be dealing with us directly as producer and supplier and hopefully cut out the headache when it comes to brokering underground trade deals involving third parties.
But we do not ask for credits in return, we require access to drydocks capable of servicing large vessels and allow a deployment of Bundschuh engineering and repair teams onboard in support for what we expect to be a resurgence in the militant left of Rheinland. Our flotillas are expanding and everyone is pushing their blood and sweat into escalating our movement. From once being treated by the imperials as mere dissidents, to become a force that could wreck havoc in places they could not imagine. Now the corporates and Imperials have consolidated power within the ship building assets following the civil war, maybe its about time we do the same?
Consider our offer.
Regards - "Civil Servant"
Cell of the 'Damnatio Memoriae'
Unity within The Platform
Sender:Reinhardt Hess Recipient:The Platform Encryption:Medium Subject:Re: Re: Old Contacts
Platform commander,
I appreciate your offer. However, allow me to expand on the situation at hand. The loss of most infrastructure in Dresden has severely hampered the Front's ability to sustain its current flotilla at the accustomed standard. Concurrently, we are forced to deploy new assets with our enemies barging at the gates. We have plans which require resources, resources that are beyond our reach. Our current smuggling operations and whatever other materials we can scrape off Innenstadtfeld are simply insufficient for our increasing needs.
The deal we sought using your mediation with the Gas Miners Guild is mainly driven for financial support. Our intelligence indicates that the Bundschuh maintains favorable relations with the Guild. However, should this not be the case, we will address the matter independently and rely on the Guild's potential willingness to assist in supplying the Rheinland underground against the military.
Nevertheless, it would be imprudent to refuse your offer as well. At the moment Wolfsburg's drydocks are exclusively used for maintenance purposes, though this is bound to change soon enough. Should your organization have capital ships requiring urgent inspection and repairs, I strongly advise for an expedient arrival at our station. For clearance purposes the following information will be necessary: ship names or callsigns, name of the commanding officer on duty, total number of personnel on board, and basic ship specifications including type, class and any special equipment onboard or in use.
We must insist on these requirements as we maintain a low-tolerance policy around the Giftnebel's perimeter.
Reinhardt Hess, we've been in discussions about the drydock access that you've offered to our vessels in return for supplies of H-Fuel from our production facility at Bielefeld. I apologize for the delay but the transit of these vessels is sensitive due to their urgent need of repair and current fragility. After talks with paramilitary command we've designated these vessels for service at Wolfsburg for the near future.
While I do understand the need for the Rotfront and Hessians to clear this information for the security of the Giftnebel's perimeter, our modus-operandi at this time may present voids of information simply because they're either not present in our organizational structure or have yet to be assigned. Should you allow our vessels and a Bundschuh engineering detachment to harbour on Wolfsburg, it should bolster our strength ahead of schedule and would grant us blades heavy enough to parry against the Imperials and Corsairs. I will see that our facilities are open to your logistic vessels and that our supply convoys heading to Wolfsburg carry and extra supplement of H-Fuel for your needs.
As such the incoming ship manifest is below, hopefully you'll find this enough for clearance:
Ship class: Bustard class carrier.
Crew: 380
Commanding officer: [Varies: Cell rotation]
Special Equipment: X4 docking bays
Priority: Minor / In-Deployment / Scheduled Maintenance
"Von Claussen - Elbe Carrier"
Ship class: Elbe class carrier.
Commanding officer: [Varies: Cell rotation]
Crew Compliment: 180
Special Equipment: None
Priority: Major / Not fit for deployment / retrofit required
"XU-701"
Ship class: Hel class cruiser
Commanding officer: [Varies: Cell rotation]
Crew Compliment: 90
Special Equipment: None
Priority: Major / Not fit for deployment / retrofit required
"XU-702"
Ship class: Hel class cruiser
Commanding officer: [Varies: Cell rotation]
Crew Compliment: 90
Special Equipment: None
Priority: Major / Not fit for deployment / retrofit required
"Eyes In The Dark"
Ship class: Hel class cruiser
Commanding officer: Civil Servant
Crew Compliment: 30
Special Equipment: Active Camouflage / cloaking systems
Priority: Moderate / Limited deployment / maintenance overdue
If there are any outstanding details that you require before letting these vessels dock then alert us as soon as possible. Neither of us can allow the Imperials and Corsairs to bludgeon us any further.
Regards - "Civil Servant"
Cell of the 'Damnatio Memoriae'
Unity within The Platform
You have clearance for the manifest ships and the bundschuch workforce to commence your operations at Wolfsburg. Be advised that roughly half of the shipyard's personnel has been transferred to work on a separate project, please consider this aspect for the work timeline on the ships.
And commander, we look forward to meet you at our HQ on Vogtland.