The Coral Sea was dispatched to West Point after a call was put out of a Rogue assaulting a civilian transport on the trade lane to California. The trader was however destroyed before the Coral Sea could arrive. While returning to Norfolk, a Junker "Salvager" Frigate stopped in front of Norfolk, to the starboard bow of the Coral Sea. Additional forces were requested immediately, but none arrived throughout the engagement. Upon scanning it, a large quantity of Counterfeit Software was detected. When ordered to surrender it, he attempted to bribe the officers of the Coral Sea and directly stated he had connections to space traffic control at Norfolk, though this is unsubstantiated. Two warnings later, a Rogue Barghest-class heavy bomber engaged the Coral Sea, only to be driven off by a combination of her own batteries and the defense batteries of Norfolk. Before the Rogue was driven off however he had managed to land four torpedoes to the Coral Sea, one of which caused a temporary data loss in her auxiliary visual data recorder - including the recordings of the gun camera feeds. The Junker then made a run for Norfolk's docking bay, substantiating his claim of influence within Norfolk. Before he could initiate docking procedures, his vessel was destroyed.
Engagement summary as follows:
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LNS-Coral.Sea [Dreadnought]
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Assegai [Salvager] '
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<LRBD>Cmdr.Williard [Barghest]
Quote:[15:32:42] LNS-Coral.Sea: Smith: Assegai, stop there
[15:32:56] LNS-Coral.Sea: Smith: Counterfeit Software?
[15:33:08] LNS-Coral.Sea: Smith: Who do you plan on scamming?
[15:33:21] Assegai: what?!?!?!
[15:33:31] Assegai: i thought i was hauling passengers!
[15:34:36] LNS-Coral.Sea: Smith: You are ordered to drop the counterfeit software at once
[15:34:58] LNS-Coral.Sea: Smith: There is no escape, drop the counterfeit software
[15:35:15] Assegai: how about 5 mill to ignore this shipment?
[15:35:30] LNS-Coral.Sea: Smith: Who do you think I am with? LPI?
[15:35:36] LNS-Coral.Sea: Smith: And in front of a naval base no less!
[15:35:48] Assegai: i hav contacts there
[15:35:54] Assegai: there wud be no paperwork!
[15:36:07] LNS-Coral.Sea: Smith: Last chance, smuggler
[15:36:22] <LRBD>Cmdr.Williard: Greetings battleship
[15:36:32] <LRBD>Cmdr.Williard: I think you have bigger problems *hint*
[15:36:37] <LRBD>Cmdr.Williard: Open fire, gunmen!
[15:36:41] Assegai: all this trouble cos i stopped to scan your jump drive... oh the irony!
[15:36:59] Assegai: soim not alloweed counterfeit software is that right?
[15:37:07] LNS-Coral.Sea: Smith: Ten seconds to drop it
[15:37:38] LNS-Coral.Sea: Smith: A shame
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... origin traced: Norfolk Shipyard
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