Message from Commodore Mark Stevenson Security Code: ****-7AK-***9*
Admirals,
I am glad to report that the newly commissioned Liberty Dreadnought LNS-Montpelier is fully operational and her crew have already been pushed to their limits in a large pirate skirmish near Norfolk Shipyard.
Yesterday we launched for some routine war scenarios and various weapons and shields testing. Commander Haley Kiley was listening to comms chatter within New York and noticed some peculiar signals. Apparently, quite a large pirate force was simply drifting around New York. Knowing they could be a serious threat to the security of our ship, I moved the Montpelier back to Norfolk.
It wasn't long before the pirates had found our position and managed to block off every tradelane exiting Norfolk. I opted to wait for backup units, as there were eight hostile bombers - Chances of coming out unscathed were slim. After a tense couple of minutes, the pirates decided they would assault Norfolk and take the Montpelier down. However, my gunners had other plans...
All eight bombers closed in on us, but with the Missouri covering our rear flank, we managed to designate some viable targets. One after another they fell from the might of our weapons.
Eventually, a couple of friendly units arrived and dealt with the remaining bombers. Static interference was growing and I made the decision to moor the Montpelier before it became any worse.