[color=#CCCCCC]Fairly light action last night. Linked up with Capt Baker and Rct Stormlight in West Point space and headed out for a shakedown patrol. Received notification of an unknown vessel entering Zone-21, and we moved to intercept. The trespasser was ID’d as Jim.Boo.Jenkees, a Gallic ship of some sort. Couldn't say for certain, I haven't seen one before. Whatever it was, he knew how to fly it.
Capt Baker hit a localized ion storm and must've drifted into something. Full credit to the Recruit. Stormlight dodged the shrapnel and kept firing while I pulled the Captain in. Didn't hold up indefinitely though, and his Executioner bought it not look after. I stayed in the fight until Sub-Lieutenant Sanders arrived and ordered me out of it.
A 41st Gunboat turned up quick-smart and scared the bogey off. I broke off in pursuit, but lost contact in the Badlands. Captain Baker was deposited back on the Missouri and Rct. Stormlight and I hauled back to Virginia for training. I'll submit a full report on training progress once it's complete.
Moving back out, we intercepted an A.I Cruiser, PirateHunter hanging around in Manhattan Orbit. He claimed to be in Liberty to shift to one of our Siege Cruisers. Not quite sure how he's planning to do that, but it was compliant and we escorted the bogey to Norfolk shipyard for analysis.
Continued the patrol to Colorado and picked up multiple Xeno ships on scanners near Pueblo. They announced intentions to raid the station over wide-spectrum communications, so I radioed for assistance and Stormlight and I took up defensive positions. Flt.Adm Hale and Lt. Clark responded to the call, and ran patrols with us. Hostiles failed to appear, likely the whole situation was just a ruse.
We followed reports of the Xenos to Alberta and intercepted a Hacker gunboat leaving Yukon. The Hacker didn't press the situation, made the smart move and turned for home.
Patrol summary follows:
Quote:Patrol Strength [6]
[LN]-David.Hale [Guardian]
[LN]-Rachel.Baker [Guardian] - Destroyed
[LN]-Jorzza.Clark [Guardian]
[LN]-Roy.Sanders [Guardian]
[LN]-Jane.Hartman [Liberator]
[LN]-Aedus.Stormlight [Executioner] - Damaged
Quote:Hostiles [2]
Jim.Boo.Jenkees [Gallic Mining Fighter – Class Unknown] - Broke Contact
Roland.Deschain [Lane Hacker Gunship]
Quote:Noteworthy Contacts [1]
PirateHunter [A.I Cruiser] - Encountered in Manhattan orbit. Complied with orders to depart.