INCOMING TRANSMISSION
COMM ID: Premier Alvin Katz of the Coalition
LOCATION: Office of the Premier ' Kremlin Dome, Volgograd, Omega-52
TARGET ID: Eichel and General Viatichslav
I believe that some things are best left in the hands of people with something to prove. You know where the Volkhan's lair is, you are both competent and efficient officers.
Bring him to me.
For the Revolution, I am the True Ikon,
Premier Alvin Katz
Премьер-министр Элвин Кац
Volgograd
Sirius Coalition Revolutionary Army
Революционная Армия Коалиции Сириуса
ID: [color=#FFFFFF]Major Chun Ki Ling Target:All SCRA assets Location:Stevaspol Depot, Omega-52 Encryption: HIGH Priority: HIGH Subject: 3580 tonnes of H-Fuel, delivered.
[color=#FFFFFF]Soldiers of the Coalition.
[font=Lucida Sans Unicode][color=#FFFF00]You need not look at your fuel gauges in desperation.
[color=#FFFF00]The crew of the Xi'an and I spent the last couple of days preparing for this mission. The classified nature of the transport in question can only be viewed by those on the mission and the Premier himself. As such, the transport will be referred to as "Transport X".
I selected Lt Aleksei Stroganov and Senior-Lt Joshua Jiminez to escort Transport X to the Okinawa system, the center of the GMG's operations. There we docked upon the Fujisawa Mining Facility. After speaking with the traders, I managed to acquire 3580 tonnes of fuel. I was both happy and disgusted. These capitalist moron's knew nothing of who I was or who I represented. Although the trader recognised my uniform, he did not care once I produced the credit chip. This, in my opinion, is the root of all evil. Selling out your beliefs and honour for cash.
No matter, we returned to base without too much trouble. There was a situation occurring in Omega-7 where the common workers of the IMG were being oppressed by the Rheinland Military. The Colonial Republic were already lending their support and once Transport X was safe within Omega-52, my escorts roared into battle - With full tanks of fuel.
This gives us some breathing space comrades. We are not out of the woods, the crisis is not over - but we will be able to do several more runs like these using Transport X. Until we get our own gas mining operations back to full capacity of course.
Comm ID: Lieutenant Colonel Alla Alesky
Location: Zhukovsky Station
Target: Junior Lieutenants Akim Ivanov, Miley McGreave, and Joseph Everson
Transmission Initiated...
As you all know each of you underwent a trial far more trying than what was necessary. Unfortunately such things as necessary in war and cannot be helped. Despite these conditions you all prevailed and played a major part in restoring the Coalition to its rightful state.
As such I see no need to send any of you through a formal trial as Junior-Lieutenants. In simpler terms it has been decided that you will all be promoted to full Lieutenants. I congratulate you all and wish you luck in dealing with the high expectations you have set before yourselves.
Signed,
Lieutenant Colonel Alla Alesky
Transmission Terminated
From: Colonel Aloysius Rhade
To: SCRA Assets
Priority: HIGH
[Message Begins]
Comrades. It has become clear to me through the Civil War that I need to step aside and allow a new generation of Field Commanders to lead our troops.
I've tried to delay this as much as I could, but the time has finally come for me to retire from my role as a Field Commander. I am being transferred to what is essentially a glorified desk job.
My replacement has been hand picked by myself, and has been given all of my commands with the exception of the Trotsky.
I give both my congratulations and my condolences to Major Otto Wolfe.
INCOMING TRANSMISSION
COMM ID: Premier Alvin Katz of the Coalition
LOCATION: Office of the Premier ' Kremlin Dome, Volgograd, Omega-52
TARGET ID: Colonel Rhade
In light of your dutiful service to me, and to the People's Party of the Coalition, you are promoted to the Position of Commissar and appointed a seat on the Politburo as a full member of High Command. Your portfolio shall be that of the Colonel-Commissar of home system defense and readiness.
Your duty is to ensure that should Omega-52 ever be assaulted, it's people will be protected.
For the Revolution, I am the True Ikon,
Premier Alvin Katz
Премьер-министр Элвин Кац
Volgograd
Sirius Coalition Revolutionary Army
Революционная Армия Коалиции Сириуса
Priviet comrades. I am uploading my reconnaissance report of the New Berlin system, as per Comrade-Major Doriano's orders.
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I entered the system from the galactic east, having jumped in from Frankfurt. From there, I proceeded deeper into the system, activating my scanner arrays as I passed Rheinland's capital, New Berlin. I acquired data pertaining to the joint orbital facility, The Ring/Oder Shipyard:
From there, I continued onwards, acquiring scans of another outpost, Brandenburg Border Station. This station, while small, is the primary headquarters of the Rheinland Federal Polizei:
I headed towards the galactic south of the system next, and encountered another jumpgate. Scans indicated that its destination was Dresden:
I headed into the asteroid field for cover, and while travelling through it I encountered an installation of our Landwirtrechtbewegung allies, Kaiserslautern Depot. Beside it, I noted a jump hole, which also leads to Dresden, according to scanner telemetry:
Now heading galactic north, my next port of call was the western part of the "diamond of tradelanes" - at which there are two things of note. The first is Interspace Commerce's headquarters in Rheinland, Bonn Station, and its orbiting storage depots. The second is a Rheinwehr Battleship, the Strausberg, posted beside the station to secure the immediate area:
At the extreme galactic west of the system, there is another jumpgate which appears to lead to Stuttgart:
I headed through the large debris field next, finding a Junker installation, Kreuzberg Depot, as I flew among the metal:
The northern part of the inner diamond has two stations, Dortmund and Essen, belonging to ALG and Kruger respectively. There are also orbital storage depots:
Finally, I located one last point of interest in the system. The jumpgate which lies at the far north of New Berlin is calibrated for coordinates with in the Hamburg system:
This completed my reconnaissance, and I headed back to join my comrades in Frankfurt.
ID: [color=#FFFFFF]Major Chun Ki Ling Target:All SCRA assets Location:Stevaspol Depot, Omega-52 Encryption: MEDIUM Priority: MEDIUM Subject: Another 3580 tonnes of H-Fuel, delivered.
[color=#FFFFFF]Soldiers of the Coalition.
[font=Lucida Sans Unicode][color=#FFFF00]Our fuel reserves are looking slightly more healthy..
[color=#FFFF00]Transport X is certainly starting to bring the Coalition back to it's feet. We had more activity on this deep raid into GMG territory, however the result was still the same.
I selected Lt Victor Yakov and Senior-Lt Joshua Jiminez to escort Transport X to the Okinawa system this time. With Junior-Lt Alec Mason holding supporting our rear flank in Rheinland. Again, I had no issues with gaining access to the mining facility, and the trader seemed even more interested in my purchase. He saw credits and repeat business. Capitalist swine.
It was an eventful return to Omega-52, Joshua seemed to be developing hyper-sensitivity. A case blamed on lack of sleep. A Reaver showed up, but did not follow and a new recruit - MIL-Murray lended her assistance.
Unfortunately, Senior Lieutenant Joshua Jiminez was killed unloading the H-Fuel due to a leak caused by a faulty fuel line. I didn't see it coming, but it seems in his last heroic action - He was able to cut the pipe before the blast took out the whole transport. With all that fuel onboard Transport X, it is probable we would have lost the depot as well comrades. For that, the late Jiminez is honoured.
Remember him comrades. Due to his efforts, we have enough fuel for the next month.
::Incoming Transmission::
::ID: Lieutenant Aleksei Stroganov::
::To: Coalition High Command::
::Topic: Battle report from Omega-7::
Privet, comrades!
Today, Major Ling has chosen Miley McGreave and myself as wingmen. We heard that the Rheinwehr has many fighters in Omega-7. The IMG had several fighters there too. They were fighting the Daumann forces somewhere elsewhere. We had a short discussion before the fight started. Major Ling, Miley and I were fighting two MND vessels. They called reinforcements - Not big surprise - to make sure that the SCRA disappears as fast as they came in. We were struggling very hard. Meanwhile the IMG vessels have finished the fight with the DHC and aided us. A few minutes later the Rheinwehr reifnorcements have arrived.
3-4 fighters jumped in and as soon as they noticed Miley's ship, they unleased hell on her. I tried to give her aid but the enemy shot her ship down ruthlessly.
Their second target was the Major's Insurgent. Comrade Ling did everything he could. Damaged the enemy ships badly with asteroids when he performed extraordinary maneuvers. I couldn't believe my eyes. I've never seen an Insurgent being piloted like that. When the hull integrity of the Major's ship was at 35% I transferred my nanobots to him. Comrade Ling managed to jump to the Omega-11 system, but the Rheinwehr chased him down and made him use his escape pod. Meanwhile Yuri Popov's ship got vaporized too. I've seen 2 fighters on him.
I was the only one there from the Coalition at the end. My luck was that, the RHA jumped in with a huge raiding party. A few Rheinwehr fighters were on my tail but I managed to dodge them until the Hessians disintegrated every single Wraith in the system.
After the battle I've managed to find and recover the escape pods of Comrade-Major Ling, Comrade-Lieutenant McGreave and Comrade-Lieutenant Popov. I returned to Omega-52 in safe.
[color=#FF0000]ID:Lt. Miley McGreave Target:Coalition High Command Subject: Battlereport 01307
For the revolution, comrades!
Today I am able to report a great victory against our enemies!
At 0.400 I got an emergency call from the Omega 11 system. A little strike force of Coaltion fighters under the lead of Captain Lazarev was caught into battle with forces of the Order, the guild of the bounty hunters and forces of the alien species known as Nomads. As I arrived the battle in the Omega 11 system was nearly over. The attack of Bounty Hunter Guild capital ships forced us to retreat to the Omega 41 system, where we caught fleeing Order agent. She tried to escape her fate and we chased her through the Omega 41 system. She fled into the Omicron Gamma system. Without any fear we followed her to finish it.
As we reached Omicron Gamma, multiple wings of Corsair fighters awaited us. It was a trap laid by the Corsairs, but we fought on. We faced multiple enemies, in the end comrade Koslova, comrade Lazarev and me were standing alone. But we managed to take out most of the Corsair vessels and force the others to flee and run for Planet Crete and the planetary defences. Sadly, the Order agent managed to escape during the chaotic battle. It can be assumed that the Corsair laid the trap to help the Order agent escape. But the Corsairs paid for their dirty trick.
The victory was ours again, a great victory for the revolution!