A warm greetings to you, fighters of the Hessian front. I am Navarch Leviathan, and I speak on behalf of the Directorate of the Technocracy of Auxo.
Its been many years since our groups have established any formal contact, and my attempts to dispatch agents to locate and make contact had yielded little results.
Once upon a time, we shared a relationship built upon the foundation of resisting the expansionist nature of entities such as The Core and Corsairs, as they wage their wars in the Omegas and Omicrons. Though time and distance has withered our connection, I believe restoring these ties to be long overdue. We had a long history of co-operation that had all but faded into obscurity in recent years.
Though I won't make such claims without receipts. I've attached a series of archives to consider in regards to the depth of our shared history. Context aside, I'm reaching out to not only propose re-establishing communication and discuss arrangements, but to make a request of safe passage.
One of our key assets is in the process of making the long journey to a rendezvous with some contacts in the Miners Guild and Platform cell of the Bundschuh, with its intended destination being deeper through the Omegas for a service overhaul to prepare it for operations against shared regional foes. Corsairs, and Bretonia for instance. The path necessary requires that it pass through territory that your forces occupy. For the sake of transparency we felt it necessary to reach out and seek appropriate approval, before rudely passing through your space.
This asset is intended to reinforce operations in the Omegas theater, provide a staging ground for our people to strike out and monitor the area more closely. I've included the vessel's commander in this transmission so they can speak for themselves, and I am more than happy to answer any questions.
You may address me as Geirskögul as I see you are particularly fond of hiding true names behind riddles. I'll respect your right for privacy and will not pry, but will rely on similiar logic. Presume you don't mind.
I've reviewed the archives you provided. It seems most of your past contact was with independent elments in space and Rote Armee over communication channels and space alike. Alas, the group appears to have largely collapsed, as we only see sporadic presence of ships bearing their identification. I will be speaking on behalf of Die Rote Front.
Your group, it's MO and antics are largely unknown to us, although the archives serve as a good insight. I think you will agree with me that assuming stance akin to that of Armee is a wise and good first step: what you do outside of our territory is of little significance. But we wish to know when, where, and what you are doing in our area of interest, on the Omega front especially due to operational situation there. It would be ideal if operations unrelated to fighting either Corsairs or Bretonia had a Front escort present, or it's essence and destination provided to the Front over a secure channel. It should not come as a surprise we will not appreciate any... untoward business happening in our backyard.
If this goes well and there is mutual interest, we might consider taking this cooperation further.
The primary reason for this call was to ensure transparency, and to not violate your movement's security and right to privacy. Our motives and purpose has not changed in the years since contact with the former Hessian Armee had dissolved. They were indeed stalwart warriors.
That said, we'll cut straight to business.
As I mentioned in my initial transmission, a joint operation is currently underway between The Technocracy's military, the Platform Cell of the Bundschuh. and elements of the Independent Miners Guild. The goal outlined is the transportation of an asset within my forces to a Shipyard facility in Omega-48. The asset in question is an Osiris-Class Battleship, due for restoration at its final destination. Safe passage is what we seek, and I am more than happy to welcome pilots of the Rote Front to see first-hand that things proceed in a manner that does not compromise your operations.
To coordinate a rendezvous with the asset, I'll let the commanding officer take over and speak for themselves.
As for your additional request of oversight on our operations, we can establish a plan for future coordinated passage, and explore potential for informational and research opportunities in the future.
The Technocracy agrees to the outlined desires you've presented.
They were, on this we can agree. Theirs isn't our banner to carry, but theirs are the efforts we'll give meaning to.
Lyrics aside, we've taken note of your transparency, for starters. It's essential for trust building, and I'm inclined to return the gesture of courtesy. Corsairs has been increasingly active in the Omegas recently, just yesterday I've had a report on my desk about a gruelling skirmish in the Hammen hole with Cretans deploying a sizeable force including heavy capital ships.
Once the route for the asset has been determined, we will deploy interceptors along the way and heavy squadrons on standby. We both benefit from this, regardless if Cretans rear their head to your operation or not, some stragglers may be drawn to it regardless and we will not let them get away once they showed nearby. I expect to hear from the ship's CO soon - or from you, if there is anything else you wish to let us know.
Depending on the outcome, we'll weigh the viability of further cooperation.
Geirskögul, I am Venator Crucible, and I'm in charge of the operation that's moving the asset.
Our ultimate destination is Omega-48, and until this week, we were considering one of two paths to follow. However, with the most recent jump hole collapse event, only one route through Omega-7 is viable. Our proposed path is therefore to proceed through Omega-7 to Omega-11, and then to Omega-5. We believe that circumventing the Hammen Hole would be preferable to moving through it, given the mines present, though we do of course defer to your knowledge of the area and preferences. I'm aware that Ronneburg Base also lies in the area--we can give that a wide berth as well, if preferred. From there it's a simple matter to make our way to our final destination.
Deployment of interceptors and other assets will make the journey much safer for all of us, thank you. Our reconnaissance suggests that the most vulnerable sections of the flight path will be the gap in Omega-11 between fields, and the entirety of the Omega-5 system. I'm less concerned about House involvement, given that Omega-11 is on the periphery of Rheinland's influence, but the Corsairs are likely to have a fast reaction time in Omega-5, if I'm not mistaken. Unfortunately, the only way is through, and so we'll rely heavily on your forward scouting. I don't think the Corsairs will be expecting us, but it never hurts to be cautious.
Andraste, the Osiris in question, is equipped with a cloaking device, and we intend to keep it engaged throughout our traversal of the Omegas. With batteries fully charged, we expect that we'll have plenty of endurance to make it through each of the systems, and so I expect that your escort detail won't need to be very heavy. We'll maintain comms contact throughout the journey.
Let us know if you have any no-fly-zones or other concerns that you'd like us to know in advance. We can rendezvous anywhere in Omega-7--just let us know.
Geirskögul, I hope that you've been well, given the conflict with Bretonia and Rheinland in Omega-3. Andraste deployed to assist allied forces a couple of days ago, and I hear that our fighters and escort cruisers have been providing extensive support.
Unfortunately, for the time being, Andraste remains limited in how much support she can lend. Our journey through the Omegas is meant to provide us a complete refit and combat overhaul. We can jury-rig our systems for temporary combat readiness, but the more times we deploy, the more ragged we run her systems.
I understand that your priority lies with the ongoing conflict. We've got your back, and we'll continue to provide what support we can. Just let us know when you're able to commit to the operation.
Sender:Geirskögul. Subject:RE: Omega 3 & The Andraste. Date:16/10/834 A.S.
Grüß Gott, Crucible.
Apologies for the prolonged silence, Venator. I've deployed to Omega 3 along with my kameraden of the Front and had my hands full with combat and interdiction sorties in assistance to Independent Miners Guild and was only able to catch a breather just now, as fierce fighting subsided and our recon wing reports no incoming transport ships. I was not there to see Andraste or Technocractic assets assisting the mounted assault but some of my kameraden testify to a small but ruthlessly efficient group of ships bearing your organisation's identification.
Your contribution is appreciated.
On the subject of Andraste... I'll be blunt. As of this moment, the Front can not commit sufficient force to provide safe traverse for her until the situation around Omega 3 is resolved. All I can offer is moor Andraste at Vogtland until it's resolved and we're able to do the reallocation.
Granted, if the current trend persists - it should not last much longer, but I'll not make any predictions until it's done.
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