This is Ensign Michael Wright reporting in. The last several days have indeed kept me busy, as many pirates were out and about. To begin, Commodore Robinson and I, along with Firebrick:.Reaver and bounty hunter BHG|Righteous-Sword gave chase to several pirates which included Alberto Guerra, I.Want.Your.Money and The.Magician. Deep within the Whitney Ice Field, the pirates held their ground as we commenced the engagement. Not long into the fight however, I took an Antimatter torpedo to the hull and was forced to jettison.
The next day, I was once again patrolling with Agent.J. when we accosted a Vagrant Raider (VR) pirate transport on the New York Jumpgate - Riverside Station lane in California. Ultimately, we opened fire on the vessel when his friend VR-Switchback joined in the fray. Once the transport was taken out, Agent.J. took care of the light fighter.
Before we were able to leave the scene however, a Liberty Rogue by the name of Swift.Vengence flew by. Regardless of the warnings given to the Rogue, he stuck by and was taken out by Agent.J. Finally, a =LSF= Agent by the name of Tamara Johansen was able to assist Agent.J. in taking out 2 Xenos that decided to take a peek as well. Unfortunately, one of the pirate vessels was able to escape.
Finally, today I was able to participate in a rather large offensive against Rheinland. Seeing as this was one of my first times doing battle against the enemy of Liberty, it was indeed, exciting. Our forces which included a vast array of carriers, dreadnoughts, and gunboats, we indeed won in the style category!. I was in charge of the fighter wing, which included myself and three other vessels! With Lieutenant Hawk in charge of the operation, our battlegroup was led out into Hudson and then into Hamburg where the main engagement began. Everything was looking well, orders were given, the comm channels were somewhat quiet and there was neither hide or tail of the Rheinland fleet... until Lieutenant Hawk was taken down and a swathe of Rheinland bombers and fighters swarmed over like ants to a picnic over our forces. One by one our capital ships were being picked apart until we began our retreat. Ultimately, my ship once again took a torpedo to the hull and I had to jettison in the Hudson system. Regardless, a humbling lesson to be learned by all I'm sure... as well as the certainty that our next engagement with the Rheinlanders will not be so much in their favor.