OCC: Returning from my PCs power supply unit failing a few months ago, Im currently assuming that Ive got an innactivity wipe, however plan to re-buy my old ships ASAP
Greetings, it seems that the bars are not safe from being smashed once again.
A few months back I was on a routine patrol in the Texas system when I was engaged by several pirates in bombers. While I was able to deal with them, during the battle their antimatter cannons managed to pierce my shields and inflict moderate damage to my vessels engines and main reactior, as well as melt away the primary communications array. As there had been reports of Rhinland forces raiding the system, I decided to cruise above the systems ecliptic to avoid intercept until repair crews managed to fix the damaged systems, especially comms.
Whilst in cruise, the main engines had an explosion in a fuel line, killing a good number of the damage control teams and leaving the Leyte Gulf on a ballistic trajectory. It took us several months, using maneuvering thrusters along with a rogue asteroid to halt the ballistic trajectory that the Gulf was on. We also took several more casulties during that time, as all remaining power was directed to the vessels tractor beams as we locked onto the rock, and they wound up overloading as well.. Luckily the rock had enough velocity heading roughly opposite our course that we were able to roughly kill our momentum, and after some time a single engine was brought back online, at which time the Gulf and her crew slowley returned to the system, we also managed to rig a crude old style radio transmitter. Therange was low, and the transmission was not FTL, however we eventualy contacted LN Auxillary vessel, a repair ship, and made minor repairs as it towed us back to New York for a full shipyard overhaul.
The gulf will likely remain out of commission for some time after this.