Comm ID: HFC Storm
Target ID: Hellfire Legion, all units.
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Sirs, we were ambushed and attacked by a wing of BSG-66 Bombers after transferring Commander Mori to Malta for a diplomatic mission. We nearly fell apart in the week we spent in Omicron 80, attempting to repair our communication systems. When we finally managed it, we contacted a Gunboat in the system. After a while of us trying to get the point across to the ATF Phobos, it then left the system to search for assistance. Meanwhile, a Reapers Gunboat jumped in. When the Phobos never returned, we were forced to attempt to pull the Storm through with but one gunboat. The results were nearly deadly; the Storm was heavily damaged by the attempt, and we not had a large crack spreading through the middle. After several more tense minutes, we managed to get to Malta safely. Thanks go to the Reapers Gunboat who assisted us; while the name of the gunboat was lost due to the extreme damage of the Storm, thanks none-the-less.
Meanwhile, the Storm is critically damaged. Repair will be impossible; we've completely lost the forward gun, and basically the entire front half and the entire engine section would have to be replaced. This is obviously impossible, seeing as we're a long was from Phoenix Shipyards, Malta obviously doesn't carry the parts nor the training, and the parts themselves are so large that nothing but a Battleship could fit them inside (as transports rely on multiple cargo pods to carry their cargo, as opposed to a single, long cargo bay). Requesting further orders, Sirs?
Comm ID: Supreme Commander Mori
Target ID: HFC Storm
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Yes... Hm. They did this too? Interesting... they will pay, of course. Meanwhile, please take your time. Soon, there will be an Outcast handing you your new orders and showing you to your new ship. Meanwhile, make yourselves comfortable and recover. You deserve it. The Storm will soon be scrapped.
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CoMMId: Christiano Audaz, 3rd in command, Reapers of Serius
Subject: HFC Storm
Greetings brothers. My son informed me of your cruiser's mishap and the grueling job of towing it to Malta. Of course we provided masks to those crew that had no cardimine in there blood, and they are comfortably resting on our best accomodation under guard that they not be molested by the constant stream of news reporters. Your ship is currently in our repair docks, and is in horendous condition. But an Idea came to mind. Our Mechanics could use some practice programing drones to fix ships of foreign make. I see you intend to scrap it, why not sell it to us? We would pay top dollar for it. Of course, we would have to haul in repair parts from your shipyard, which we would use to repair and, who knows, maybe we could get it off the ground?
Awaiting your answer,
-Chris-
There is nothing worth living for, unless it is worth dying for. -Elizabeth Elliott
Comm ID: Hellfire Legion Supreme Commander Mori
Target ID: Christiano Audaz, Reapers of Sirius 3rd Officer.
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Interesting... we might as well, seeing as we have naught to do with it otherwise. I will request only twenty million for the remains of the cruiser; the Fusion Core is still intact, as is it's entire framework, and that is worth fifteen million. As the remained will act as a framework for your work, but a large section will have to be replaced, I will ask only five million more than that. You will, however, have to pay for the parts; merely for the manufacturing costs. There is a reason we do not mass-produce those cruisers. They are expensive to maintain, and with so many damaged parts...
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CoMMId: Christiano Audaz, 3rd in command, Reapers of Serius
Subject: HFC Storm
Excelent. Send one of your trusted engineers with the transport to pick up the survivers, and have him get an exact list of all the parts we will need. We will of course pay the amount you requested.
Chris out.
There is nothing worth living for, unless it is worth dying for. -Elizabeth Elliott
Comm ID: Hellfire Legion Supreme Commander Mori
Target ID: Christiano Audaz, Reapers of Sirius 3rd Officer.
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Negative. The survivors are awaiting re-assignment on Malta. Meanwhile, we will send an engineer to give the ship a thorough examination to see exactly what parts it needs.
Greetings!! Today on patrol in Magelen I got a distress call from the LH stating that there was a BHG BC attacking our home in Vespucci. I imediatly set course for the Jumphole and as I arrrived I saw him jump back to Magelen. He opened fire and I began defensive manuevers when a LH gunship and fighter showed up, and together we gave him his cumupence: http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q206/JW...e/screen263.jpg
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There is nothing worth living for, unless it is worth dying for. -Elizabeth Elliott
Mission Time: Today, 13:30PM (GMT)
Location: Vespucci System, America Base
This is Major Debian reporting, today a team formed by me in the HFGB-Assembler (liberty gb), along with the HFGB-Nebula (Rogue gb) and a LH member LH~Ernst.Stavro_Blofeld (Specialist in a sabre) departed from America Base at 13:30PM GMT time, we proceeded to the New york System, as soon as we got near the Buffalo Base in the badlands we encounter a Liberty gb, denomination Mal, and engaged him, he was taken down without much problem
After that we went further to Manhattan Planet and inmediately engaged a Liberty Gunboat that was defending the Sector, in a matter of a few minutes the gunboat was in flames and LH~Ernst.Stavro_Blofeld got the kill
Just as soon as we took down this gunboat a Bounty Hunter bomber emerged from the trade lane of West Point-> Planet Manhattan, the bomber was eliminated almost inmediately by LH~Ernst.Stavro_Blofeld
As soon as our estimated LH teammate taxed a nearby trader we proceeded to the Texas system where he failed to tax another trader and took down in seconds. After that he departed to the Beaumont Base for reapairs and restock. The rest of us went to the LPI Sugarland and shortly after getting there we encountered 3 LSF Havoc MK II bombers, despite we're sligthly in disadvantaged, the precises missiles and shots of the HGFB-Nebula could manage to destroy two bombers.
After these events we returned to America Base without damage. Time of Arrival to Base: 14:25PM GMT time
Comm ID: Hellfire Legion Supreme Commander Mori
Target ID: The Legion
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You may have noticed we have been losing this war against Liberty. This will change now, please. I want recruiting to be done, and more patrols will be ordered. I expect to see them carried out. We will destroy these traitorous tyrants yet.
Comm ID: Hellfire Legion Supreme Commander Mori
Target ID: The Legion
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Another day, another raid. We, expectedly, were the victors. A full report will follow.
This was a joint operation between the Legion and the Lane Hackers. The HFGB Assembler, Lt. Stratos, the Lane Hackers Svengali and Ernst Stavro Blofeld, and finally my own bomber, proceeded into New York and cunducted a surprise attack. Or, that was the idea. Unfortunatly, Lt. Stratos was found and engaged, and thus we were forced to come into the battle one at a time. However, despite this distinct disadvantage, we very quickly destroyed the LSF gunboat Maverick.
In addition to the many ships already in the battle, two mercenaries in fighers joined, and they were most certainly not on our side. This was a mistake on their part, as you can clearly see here.
Razor-X, it seems, had a spare gunboat. He attacked again; I wonder how his escape pod reached the shipyard so quickly, or how he gathered a crew, or prepared his spare gunboat for launch?
Then, however, the LSF flagship, the Goliath, appeared and began attacking. It was not looking good; The HFGB Assembler, already heavily damaged by the Bomber Maximus, was damaged and forced to retreat.
All that was now remaining was my bomber, Svengali's Scimitar, and Ernst's Sabre. However, we still managed to bring the Goliath to it's knees. My bomber was heavily damaged, having been taking full fire from a battleship for quite a bit of time by now, so, in a last attempt to destroy the Goliath, it was destroyed. However, it was far too late for the Goliath. My Supernova Torpedo had already been launched, and the Goliath was reduced to a burning wreck. I am told that they were forced to bring in quite a few repair ships to haul it back to Baltimore Shipyards.
Meanwhile, my escape pod was traced by Svengali, and we returned home. A victory, then. We will be licking a few wounds ourselves, however, we inflicted far more damage on our opponents than they did on us. The Legion prevailed, and in quite an amazing manner too. We had a Gunboat, a Bomber, and three fighters, and went home with two fighters and a heavily damaged gunboat. Meanwhile, they had three gunboats, multiple fighters (certainly more than three!), a bomber, and an entire battleship, their flagship, no less, which is supposed to strike fear into out hearts, all of which were either destroyed or so heavily damaged that it will take incredible amounts of money and many weeks to repair. Finally, with merely a bomber and two fighters, we nearly completely obliterated the hostile flagship. All said, a victory. A very large victory.
Legion and allied ships:
<strike>[HF]-HFGB-Assembler</strike>(Heavily Damaged and retreated, will be repair in approx. four hours.)
<strike>[HF]Stratos</strike> (Destroyed, escape pod tractored, new fighter will be ready in approx. four hours.)
<strike>[HF]-Denelo.Mori</strike> (Destroyed in final attack run, escape pod tractored, new bomber will be ready in approx. four hours)
LH~Svengali
LH~Ernst.Stavro_Blofeld
Credits lost: $30,020,000
Hostile ships:
<strike>=LSF=Maverick</strike> (Heavily damaged)
<strike>=LSF=Maximus</strike> (Destroyed by the HFGB Assembler)
<strike>Razor-X|AgenT</strike> (Destroyed by the HFGB Assembler)
<strike>Ne'Tra.Taakur[M]</strike> (Destroyed by the HFGB Assembler)
<strike>Razor-X|AgenT</strike> (Second time, too)(Destroyed by Supreme Commander Mori's Bomber)
<strike>Ranov'la.Aran..[M]</strike> (Destroyed)
<strike>=LSF=Goliath</strike> (Destroyed by Supreme Commander Mori's Bomber)
Comm ID: Major Debian
Target ID: Hellfire Legion Supreme Commander Mori
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Announcement:
Supreme Commander the repairs to the HFGB-Assembler have been finished at 12:30PM GTM, and an hour later the new gunboat that i requested to the Belfast Production Base arrived to Amercia base, denomination of the new vessel is the HFGB-Python. This is Major Debian out.