Another eventful day in Liberty space it seems, more Order attacks, pirates and smugglers galore. My report details many of the day's encounters:
Once again the Order have attacked Liberty, apparently on a 'rescue mission'...bringing two Battleships and a cruiser, unlikely. The fact that they so brazenly attack us with no other objective than the complete destruction of Liberty (rescue mission was obviously a cover), is in m mind unacceptable, and share Recruit William von Darkmoor's opinion of the matter. See report 5-B for details. After much heated discussion, it was decided by High Command to not chase the perpetrators in Omicron Minor, and i believe that this was the correct decision at the time. My friend in the Bounty Hunter Battleship Sangraal was standing by in Omicron Delta for a tactical surge on Minor, however the stand down order was received. The Commander of the Sangraal also requested to be stationed at Norfolk Shipyard, in New York, in the inevitable event of more Order attacks. His request was granted by the C.O at the time, however he was reminded that this position was only temporary, awaiting official sanction from Liberty Navy High Command. The Sangraal is currently re-fueling and getting supplies for the dangerous trip to New York, and the commander wants to be 100% sure his journey is worth while, so he has asked i post the official request in this report:
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PERMANENT ACCESS REQUEST
AREAS TO BE ACCESSED: ALL of Liberty, excluding Virginia and other guard systems
SHIP TITLE: Sangraal.
COMMANDER: Jack Davius Malrone (pure coincidence we have the same name)
REASON FOR REQUEST: To help Liberty defend against the increasing Order attacks
DISCLAIMER: By signing this agreement, you also agree to help the lawfuls of Liberty WHEN REQUESTED, or when you deem necessary. If no other official Liberty Navy, Liberty Security Force or Liberty Police pilots are available for contact, and you deem the threat level to be Foxtrot-Alpha-6 (risking homeland security), you may engage and destroy the threatening pilots at will, BUT will have to submit an official report to Liberty High Command detailing the attack. This Access agreement can be denied/removed by any high-ranking Liberty Navy, Liberty Security Force or Liberty Police officer at any time if they deem your actions unsuitable for the Republic of Liberty; at which time, you will remove yourself and your ship from Liberty space IMMEDIATELY and this access agreement is from that time on null and void. If you agree to these terms, sign below, and have a high-ranking Liberty Navy or Liberty Security Force officer to also sign off on it.
SIGNATURE: J.D.Malrone OFFICER'S SIGNATURE:
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Well, back to the official report:
Smugglers were awry in Liberty today, we simply couldn't get enough officers to apprehend these cardamine-shipping, slave-driving scum. A spate of smuggling attempts occurred in Texas, where two pirates, by the names of Dreamer, Cardi.Cake.Express and Dumpster. At first, there was just the two transports(Dreamer and Dumpster), and thought i could handle them. Unfortunately, very soon later, an Outcast Destroyer came to their aid (Cardi.Cake.Express), and was forced to flee, letting the smugglers go. However, help was soon at hand in the form of LNS-Dutch.Oven, [LN]-Galen.Anderson, [LN]-Matt.Pregur, and the Acusser.II. The target was soon taken down, and would like to thank these pilots for their assistance in the matter. Unfortunately, the smugglers managed to evade the fire-fight and escape to deliver their illicit goods.
Soon later, however, we got the call that Outcasts, in the elite {SOB} division, were invading Texas with a Destroyer and two fighters (only one fighter was Outcast, the other Mercenary). We awaited backup backup from [LN]-Nevaeh.Serenity, and then we attacked the Outcasts with our full force. They were quickly overwhelmed, the destroyer being taken down by the LNS-Dutch.Oven, after which, the capitals called back to New York to defend. The Outcasts managed to take down one Navy fighter, but his escape pod was soon recovered in the deserts of Planet Housten. However, in spite of this loss, we won the battle, and have hopefully discouraged any further attacks in the future.
Whilst going back to dock at Housten for repairs and supplies, two known smugglers; Dumpster and Brainfreeze were picked up attempting to smuggle innocent slaves out of Texas. I was not going to let them do it, and requested the immediate transfer of slaves to Battleship Mississipi, and for them both to pay the $4mil fine. They scrambled, and i chose to target Dumpster (as i had caught him twice already today), my ship was not sounding the best, the outcast battle severely damaged her, and was running low on emergency shield and hull repair mechanisms. Luckily, [LN]-Matt.Pregur came to assist, and we took down Dumpster. Unfortunately, many of the slaves perished in the explosion, however over 400 were recovered by the LNS-Dutch.Oven and the Enchanted, and returned to Planet Housten for medical treatment. Once again, the other smuggler escaped, but i am sure he will be caught sooner or later...
I was called back to New York minutes later, returning to Manhatten for extensive repairs, when yet another smuggler undocked from Manhatten, hauling Counterfeit Softaware. Luckily i was not alone this time, and we soon had the place in lockdown, demanding that the target, a well-known smuggler, Tobias Vaughnm, drop the software and pay the fine. This particular smuggler has a habit of running from the law, and we took down his shields just in case he decided to do anything stupid. He did attempt to run, however Manhatten had to re-open its docking ring to allow a severely damaged transport emergency landing, and Tobias took this as his chance to land and escape. Unfortunately, he managed to land on Manhetten, and is most likely disposing of the evidence, but little does he know, we have it all on tape. Ground searches of the planet came up empty, however i am sure he will be back. http://img110.imageshack.us/my.php?image=smug7cn6.jpg
After this, long range scanners picked up another known smuggler, who i have personally fined myself; White_Elephant. Scanners determined he was in California, and with the recommendation of my superior officer, myself and the LNS-Dutch.Oven went to investigate. We found the smuggler at the jumpgate to an independent systems, and engaged cruise as soon as he saw us coming for him. After scanning his cargo bay, we were shocked to find captured Liberty Navy, Liberty Police and Civilian pilots all held hostage by this scum. He refused to drop the pilots after an official request was made. He was now classed as threat-level 1; to be engaged on sight and killed in order to retrieve the hostages. After a long chase through California, he managed to dock at a pirate base. Lord knows what happened to the hostages there. http://img222.imageshack.us/my.php?image=smug8td9.jpg
After all that, my ship was almost falling apart, and i needed to dock ASAP to get extensive repairs. My mechanic told me that it would take some time to repair vital systems and get shields and weapons back online. Right now, i am in the California system, typing this report whilst my ship is getting fixed.
Also, sometime during the day, we got attacked repeatedly by [Maf] criminals, however the Order incident took priority, and the details of the Maf incidents were lost during damage taken in the Outcast incident.
Day Summary:
Order attacked New York yet again --ENEMY CRUISER DESTROYED, TWO BATTLESHIPS SURVIVED--
Dreamer, Cardi.Cake.Express and Dumpster --FOUND SMUGGLING, NONE WERE CAUGHT--
Outcasts invaded Texas --ALL DESTROYED-- Reason: Invading Liberty space
Dumpster and Brainfreeze --SMUGGLING-- --ONE CAUGHT, BRAINFREEZE EVADED JUSTICE--
Tobias Vaughn --SMUGGLING-- --ESCAPED, BEING HUNTED ON MANHATTEN--
White Elephant --KIDNAPPER-- --ESCAPED--
Targets still wanted for questioning and payment of fines:
Dumpster --$12,000,000 FINE--
Dreamer --$4,000,000 FINE--
Brainfreeze --$4,000,000 FINE--
Tobias Vaughn --$4,000,000 FINE--
White Elephant --RECCOMMEND KILL ON SIGHT--
Also, i would like to know how the Tenacity hacked into our secure communications network. See 'report' 4-F
It's been a long day, subsequently making this a lengthy report, Recruit Jack Davius Malrone