Over the past week, I have taken a short leave of absence from active patrol for personal reasons - Spending time with my family is one of the few pleasures I have in my life.
Anyway, I was scheduled for an hour patrol of Liberty and decided to launch my Upholder in California. Good thing I did, as I was soon confronted with a Rheinland gunboat, callsign RNC-Duisburg. After threatening my life, I initiated the engagement with a supernova.
A Guardian AI unit assisted me with the engagement and we soon had the target smoldering.
Hopefully, this'll be the last time we see a Rhienlander so deep into Liberty territory.
>Cartel Problem.
More of these "Cartel" ships were spotted in California, and so myself and Lt. Commander Casero went to patrol the area. We intercepted three of these ships near the Magellan jumpgate. The large transport ship was hauling thousands of slaves crammed into tiny cargo compartments. I ordered them all to cut their engines and await questioning. They refused and began to open fire on my ship. Being experienced pilots, both Casero and myself knew the first call of port was to rescue those slaves by blasting that transport.
One short fire-fight later, the transport was downed and all that was left were those two pesky fighters. Luckily, both were rookies and I easily took care of them with my supernova.
>Doombringer and Lifcior.
On our return to New York for repairs, we encountered an Outcast gunship callsign Doombringer. The target had captured numerous Military officers as well as civilians and admitted to pirating along the California tradelanes. Casero privately expressed his concern that his bomber was suffering a critical reactor failure. With that in mind, and no other units available for dispatch, I was forced to leave him be, pirating the lanes. Casero made his way back to New York to commence repairs and I stayed in California, watching the fiend.
After a short while, a large pirate bomber exited the jumpgate from New York. I ordered him to stand down and await a scan. He disregarded this order and proceeded to run. After several warnings, I told him that he'd now be shot for disobeying a direct order and holding several hostages. The Guardian unit and myself chased the target towards Riverside and on towards the ice field. Fortunately, the Guardian unit caught up to the pirate and was busy engaging it by the time I arrived. One supernova later, and Lifcior's ship was no more.
I'd like to commend the scientists on the Guardian project, unit 059 was critical to my success in bringing down both the RNC and pirate bomber in California. I witnessed nearly no flight errors on the Guardian's behalf, executing each maneuverer with pin point precision. You lads at R&D have done yourselves proud.