-[Incoming Transmission]- Sender Identification:Rachel Baker, Lieutenant Commander, Primary Fleet, Liberty Navy Source:Planet Manhattan, planetside barracks, Manhattan central Starport To:Office Of Navy High Command Subject:I JUST ALMOSTDIEDor,NATIONAL SECURITYFAILURE -[Link Established]-
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"Sirs...today, I almost died....I was, lured into a trap by a Rheinland Gunboat which seemed to be gathering intelligence...this vessel and the entire encounter took place a mere 20k above our CAPITAL planet of Manhattan...how this Gunboat got there, I do not know, why it was not destroyed by previous patrols...I do not know, what I do know is this: They were there, they were armed, they were gathering intelligence and I almost died..."
Rachel pauses slightly, looking away from the monitor and adjusting her uniform cap before looking back to the screen.
"I let my guard down today...I was lured to this Gunboat under the guise that it was a Bretonian civilian, I went to it foolishly, and when I approached the Gunboat engaged some sort of Jamming device, blocking my vessel from Naval communications networks so I could not call for help. I was also unable to record anything with my shipboard cameras...however the vessel appeared as "W-2" on Communications logs. Apparently it's crew wanted to get their hands on the Flight Logs and Navigational Maps from my Guardian, they were willing to spare me if I sold out my country and gave them that data. I can assure you though, that I gave them absolutely nothing, I was ready to die if I had to. I was not going to sell out our Republic to those damn Militarists..."
Rachel pauses again, shaking visibly as she takes a breath.
"Luckily, I was able to break away from the gunboat and engage my Cruise engines...I know I'm a soldier, I know that in times of war that means my life expectancy drops drastically but, this? This was bad...I want to know why and how a Rheinland Gunboat was able to get so close to our capital...and to my knowledge, that ship and it's damn crew are still out there, who knows who else they've done this to, and who they'll kill before we stop them. Something needs to be done to ensure that the Rheinland Military cannot penetrate our borders so deeply again...I might also make a recommendation that the coding in our Communications Networks and Data storage mainframes are reviewed and possibly changed in response to the potential threat from Rheinland ships engaging in the sorts of missions this one was..."
"I guess that's all for now Sirs.."
Rachel salutes the monitor, sighing softly as the screen fades to black.