Location: Planet Cambridge
Sender: Agent J. Skirka To: SIS Control
Following on from my report on the Dauphine system, the SIS has recently managed to secure limited access into Gallia by way of the Grand Duchy. Earlier today I had the opportunity to be shown around the systems of Lorraine and Burgundy alongside officer Gregoire Dupont of the MNG.
Simply put, Lorraine is occupied, it's infrastructure is in tact for the most part with the notable exception being Roanne Production Facility which has seen battle. According to Dupont, the Kusarians targeted civilian stations in an effort to quell any would be resisters. Planet Metz is blockaded, and MNG reports indicate that the Kusarians are not attempting an ground invasion, there are also no fleets in Lorraine that I noticed, it is behind the Front line and close enough to Kusari that it is easily reinforced if need be.
Burgundy however, is an entirely different story as right down from the trade lane lies the front line. The Images I have attached to this report will do the scene more justice than words ever will, likewise I have attached the black box records as well. What we now know is the Kusarian fleets that are involved in the invasion. They are the Hamamatsu and Matsumoto. On the Kusarian side, Battleships Lida, Nakano and Ueda have been destroyed, while battleships Tawara and Shimada are also present. Other Kusarian ship names remain unknown, although I believe that some Kusarian unlawfuls might be able to assist us on that front.
On the Gallic side, their losses include: The Epinal, Tavaux and Saulx with the Epinal being a particularly hard blow for the systems defence. Kusari will push hard to break through the inexperienced Gallic lines and push toward the capital. As it stands, the front line is established at Planet Nevers.
It was about this time that Dupont and I encountered an officer of the Kusari Intelligence Agency. Not overly unexpected, until he attacked me after I expressly stated I was not obliged or legally able to attack him. The conversation that was had with him (albeit a brief conversation) is also provided below. The Kusarian was destroyed in what I believe is the first Bretonian-Duchy joint mission.
[28.10.2020 12:23:40] MNG|Vautour: Monsieur Skirka of the Intelligence, oui?
[28.10.2020 12:23:50] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Yes sir, and you are?
[28.10.2020 12:24:21] MNG|Vautour: Officier Gregoire Dupont, I have been appointed to escort you during your journey in Lorraine.
[28.10.2020 12:24:45] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I take it you won't be sticking around to show me the battlefields
[28.10.2020 12:24:54] MNG|Vautour: Quite unusual to see a Bretonian vessel around here. Many wished this would never happen.
[28.10.2020 12:25:06] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I'm sure they did.
[28.10.2020 12:25:15] MNG|Vautour: You will have the information you desire. That is my mission.
[28.10.2020 12:25:29] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Lead the way then sir.
[28.10.2020 12:25:36] MNG|Vautour: Let's not waste time. Let's begin.
[28.10.2020 12:25:40] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I will have questions for you, if you don't mind
[28.10.2020 12:25:45] MNG|Vautour: Oui.
[28.10.2020 12:26:05] [SIS]-James.Skirka: How the hell did the war start?
[28.10.2020 12:26:23] MNG|Vautour: When Kusari started the invasion, they appeared from this cloud without prior warning and engaged our battlegroup stationed here
[28.10.2020 12:26:33] [SIS]-James.Skirka: No warning?
[28.10.2020 12:26:55] MNG|Vautour: Exactly no warning. We had an outpost in Tau-53, owned by IDF Shipping.
[28.10.2020 12:27:19] MNG|Vautour: But we lost the communication during the first minutes of the invasion, and our forces didn't understand what was to come.
[28.10.2020 12:27:47] MNG|Vautour: A whole Kusarian fleet appeared from nowhere and started to take the control of the area.
[28.10.2020 12:28:07] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Have they explained what they want since?
[28.10.2020 12:28:13] MNG|Vautour: The Battlegroup Epinal has been ordered to retreat to avoid destruction.
[28.10.2020 12:28:32] MNG|Vautour: They want to bring the so-called "war crimes criminal" to justice.
[28.10.2020 12:28:55] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I see
[28.10.2020 12:28:57] MNG|Vautour: These criminals who commited the glassing of Leeds. Kusari believe they are hidden in Gallia.
[28.10.2020 12:29:10] [SIS]-James.Skirka: And they are not?
[28.10.2020 12:29:10] MNG|Vautour: While they have been killed, or disappeared.
[28.10.2020 12:29:41] MNG|Vautour: Let me show you something that will confirm Kusari had another idea behind the invasion.
[28.10.2020 12:29:56] MNG|Vautour: We will take the lanes.
[28.10.2020 12:30:36] MNG|Vautour: Look at this, Monsieur.
[28.10.2020 12:30:54] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Looks a bit broken
[28.10.2020 12:30:57] MNG|Vautour: Those were civilians installations. Kusari didn't hesitate to target them to eliminate resistance.
[28.10.2020 12:31:14] MNG|Vautour: When the stations were eventually disabled, they forced the people to abandon them.
[28.10.2020 12:31:26] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Sounds familiar..
[28.10.2020 12:31:33] MNG|Vautour: lmao
[28.10.2020 12:31:42] [SIS]-James.Skirka: So you think they're just out to take territory?
[28.10.2020 12:31:57] MNG|Vautour: This sounds quite probable.
[28.10.2020 12:32:10] MNG|Vautour: All our stations are now empty and locked.
[28.10.2020 12:32:16] MNG|Vautour: At least in Lorraine.
[28.10.2020 12:32:36] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Have they invaded the planet?
[28.10.2020 12:33:00] MNG|Vautour: According to some transmissions they haven't yet, but they are enforcing a blocus around it.
[28.10.2020 12:33:10] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Ah.
[28.10.2020 12:33:20] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Probably so they don't get bogged down
[28.10.2020 12:33:44] [SIS]-James.Skirka: How is Gallia holding up?
[28.10.2020 12:33:49] MNG|Vautour: Not until they secured their victory. Perhaps they learned from the Gallic war.
[28.10.2020 12:34:22] MNG|Vautour: All our reserves are currently deployed on the front. We managed to push them out of Dauphine some month ago.
[28.10.2020 12:34:39] MNG|Vautour: However Kusari deployed more forces and now we're on defensive position.
[28.10.2020 12:34:47] [SIS]-James.Skirka: This is where?
[28.10.2020 12:35:18] MNG|Vautour: Dauphine is south of Gallia. The situation is really confusive there.
[28.10.2020 12:35:34] MNG|Vautour: Our forces are currently being pushed back towards our capital.
[28.10.2020 12:35:45] [SIS]-James.Skirka: This system belongs to the Duchy, yes?
[28.10.2020 12:35:58] MNG|Vautour: Lorraine is a Duchy system oui.
[28.10.2020 12:36:14] MNG|Vautour: As you can see, very few Kusarian forces are around here.
[28.10.2020 12:36:25] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Redeployed?
[28.10.2020 12:36:36] MNG|Vautour: That's because they moved their fleets to the capital of the Duchy and are sieging it at the very moment.
[28.10.2020 12:36:47] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Can you show me?
[28.10.2020 12:36:51] MNG|Vautour: Oui.
[28.10.2020 12:37:42] MNG|Vautour: The situation there was almost desperate some weeks ago. But we managed to solve the situation, at great cost.
[28.10.2020 12:38:11] All other server rules are in place.
[28.10.2020 12:38:28] MNG|Vautour: I suggest you to be very careful now. We're going to the battlefields.
[28.10.2020 12:38:41] [SIS]-James.Skirka: that's why I'm here.
[28.10.2020 12:38:52] [SIS]-James.Skirka: No good to anyone just sat at home.
[28.10.2020 12:38:56] MNG|Vautour: Watch out!
[28.10.2020 12:39:02] [SIS]-James.Skirka: fuckin hell
[28.10.2020 12:39:20] MNG|Vautour: This is a true firework around here.
[28.10.2020 12:39:37] [SIS]-James.Skirka: this is the front line?
[28.10.2020 12:39:41] MNG|Vautour: It is.
[28.10.2020 12:39:47] [SIS]-James.Skirka: it's a mess.
[28.10.2020 12:40:05] MNG|Vautour: It is a stalemate since weeks. A bloody and not inactive stalemate.
[28.10.2020 12:40:19] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Does your military know the names of the ships you face?
[28.10.2020 12:40:36] MNG|Vautour: We do. And it appears they are well modern battleships.
[28.10.2020 12:40:46] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Can you tell me their name?
[28.10.2020 12:41:02] [SIS]-James.Skirka: May I also begin photographing?
[28.10.2020 12:41:10] MNG|Vautour: All the Kusari battleships wreck you see were part of the Matsumoto battlegroup, an heavily armored battleship.
[28.10.2020 12:41:15] MNG|Vautour: I believe you can.
[28.10.2020 12:41:23] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Copy.
[28.10.2020 12:41:48] MNG|Vautour: The Lida, Nakano and Ueda are destroyed.
[28.10.2020 12:42:14] MNG|Vautour: Yet the most modern battlegroup of Kusari is deployed here and in part at full strenght again.
[28.10.2020 12:42:27] [SIS]-James.Skirka: How many have you lost?
[28.10.2020 12:42:38] MNG|Vautour: According to Kusarian prisoners, it is called Hamamatsu.
[28.10.2020 12:43:01] MNG|Vautour: Look at this battleship, Monsieur. Or wreck now...
[28.10.2020 12:43:33] MNG|Vautour: This was the Epinal. One of our flagship. It sacrificed itself to allow us to have the decisive advantage over them.
[28.10.2020 12:44:34] MNG|Vautour: If you pay attention to our forces, you'll easily see we outnumber them now.
[28.10.2020 12:44:47] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I'm sure you know as well as I do.
[28.10.2020 12:44:52] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Number's aren't everything
[28.10.2020 12:45:24] MNG|Vautour: Kusari has exhausted most of its available resources on this front and it appears they prefer the south front.
[28.10.2020 12:45:40] [SIS]-James.Skirka: How's that going?
[28.10.2020 12:46:37] MNG|Vautour: We are launching an offensive currently. We hope to inflict severe losses to Kusari and perhaps destroy their main battleships.
[28.10.2020 12:47:10] MNG|Vautour: And to prepare the liberation of Lorraine very soon.
[28.10.2020 12:47:13] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I assume I can't go to that front with you, I imagine it is outside of Duchy space.
[28.10.2020 12:47:19] MNG|Vautour: It is.
[28.10.2020 12:47:31] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I understand.
[28.10.2020 12:47:39] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Who controls that space?
[28.10.2020 12:47:54] MNG|Vautour: South of Gallia is controlled by the Minarchy.
[28.10.2020 12:48:03] MNG|Vautour: That's difficult to explain actually.
[28.10.2020 12:48:11] [SIS]-James.Skirka: It sounds difficult..
[28.10.2020 12:48:33] MNG|Vautour: Oui, indeed.
[28.10.2020 12:49:05] MNG|Vautour: Now we hope to win this war.
[28.10.2020 12:49:12] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Do you know the names of the Kusari ships in Lorraine?
[28.10.2020 12:49:25] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I imagine you hope to win every war sir.
[28.10.2020 12:49:35] MNG|Vautour: We know some of these names.
[28.10.2020 12:50:20] MNG|Vautour: Hamamatsu and Matsumoto seems the main battleships.
[28.10.2020 12:50:40] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Aren't they the ones right in front of us?
[28.10.2020 12:50:59] MNG|Vautour: they are behind the main frontlines spamming artillery
[28.10.2020 12:51:10] [SIS]-James.Skirka: ye, but I mean in Lorrain
[28.10.2020 12:51:29] MNG|Vautour: That's their escorts
[28.10.2020 12:51:41] [SIS]-James.Skirka: oh
[28.10.2020 12:51:49] MNG|Vautour: Right now, if we check our datas...
[28.10.2020 12:51:51] [SIS]-James.Skirka: two fleets, just split?
[28.10.2020 12:52:17] MNG|Vautour: Tawara and Shimada are two of their escorts. Other names remain unknown for now. We are still collecting information.
[28.10.2020 12:52:34] MNG|Vautour: They tend to split their fleets, oui.
[28.10.2020 12:52:34] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I hope I can help with that.
[28.10.2020 12:53:00] MNG|Vautour: The loss of Epinal has to be avenged!
[28.10.2020 12:53:03] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Which ships in Lorraine oppose them?
[28.10.2020 12:53:11] Death: FcNavy was put out of action by a hostile vessel.
[28.10.2020 12:53:19] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I assume the Minarchy has a similar advantage to you here?
[28.10.2020 12:53:24] MNG|Vautour: We deploy three battlegroups at the moment.
[28.10.2020 12:54:09] MNG|Vautour: Venissieux and Epinal were our two first battlegroups. Wait what is this?
[28.10.2020 12:54:20] Nansei-IX: What's this?
[28.10.2020 12:54:26] MNG|Vautour: Kusarian forces closing in!
[28.10.2020 12:54:35] Nansei-IX: A Bretonian and a Gaul...
[28.10.2020 12:54:35] [SIS]-James.Skirka: That's a Kusarian?
[28.10.2020 12:54:51] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I don't recognize the colours
[28.10.2020 12:54:51] MNG|Vautour: Foolish Kusarian, what are you trying to accomplish over here? You will lose this war.
[28.10.2020 12:55:01] Nansei-IX: Seems like you have forgotten what Gallia has done to Sirius if you did not kill the Gallic vermin yet.
[28.10.2020 12:55:18] Nansei-IX: The Emperor blessed us all to achieve victory in this war.
[28.10.2020 12:55:20] [SIS]-James.Skirka: We never forget.
[28.10.2020 12:55:20] MNG|Vautour: They are. We brought them to justice as per of the Leviathan Accords!
[28.10.2020 12:55:36] Nansei-IX: Gallia will never become a threat to Sirius and to Kusari in particular.
[28.10.2020 12:55:45] MNG|Vautour: And why are you so afraid?
[28.10.2020 12:55:51] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Is that why Kusari invaded?
[28.10.2020 12:55:59] MNG|Vautour: Aren't you trying to conquer the Taus for yourself now?
[28.10.2020 12:56:11] MNG|Vautour: Because oui, you are an Empire.
[28.10.2020 12:56:27] Nansei-IX: Is that why you are here? To help this 'brand new' Gallia to win and then invade the House of Kusari?
[28.10.2020 12:56:32] MNG|Vautour: And we know Gauls, that Kusari always desired to establish an empire into the Taus.
[28.10.2020 12:56:41] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Me? not exactly
[28.10.2020 12:56:42] Nansei-IX: Because you are afraid that when we finish with Gallia, we will come back to Leeds?
[28.10.2020 12:56:57] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Are you coming back to leeds?
[28.10.2020 12:57:06] MNG|Vautour: They are revealing their plans, Monsieur Bretonian!
[28.10.2020 12:57:12] Nansei-IX: Remember how our fleets crushed yours? Look, how we crush Gallic 'mighty' and the most 'advanced' fleets now.
[28.10.2020 12:57:17] MNG|Vautour: Their next target will be Bretonia.
[28.10.2020 12:57:43] Nansei-IX: *chuckles* Perhaps, perhaps. But you will have no chance to share this 'important' data, gaijin.
[28.10.2020 12:57:59] MNG|Vautour: Your fleet will be destroyed. Look around you. Don't you see our imminent victory in Burgundy?
[28.10.2020 12:58:01] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I am obliged to inform both of you that I am legally unable, and under no obligation, to assist or engage either of you.
[28.10.2020 12:58:13] Nansei-IX: Bretonian, for treason against the Kusari you will be executed. Gaul, your trason is a genocide of the people of Leeds and -
[28.10.2020 12:58:18] Nansei-IX: your punishment is death.
[28.10.2020 12:58:20] MNG|Vautour: Look at them!
[28.10.2020 12:58:25] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Wait..what?
[28.10.2020 12:58:28] MNG|Vautour: They don't care of who they are targetting!
[28.10.2020 12:58:31] Nansei-IX: I was born to destroy the enemies of the Emperor.
[28.10.2020 12:58:37] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I haven't done any bloody thing!
[28.10.2020 12:58:38] MNG|Vautour: Bretonia will be next!
[28.10.2020 12:58:40] Nansei-IX: Therefore you will die now, gaijin! For the Emperor!
[28.10.2020 12:58:46] MNG|Vautour: Nevers!
[28.10.2020 13:02:33] MNG|Vautour: You should surrender!
[28.10.2020 13:05:29] Death: Nansei-IX was put out of action by MNG|Vautour (Gun).
[28.10.2020 13:05:40] MNG|Vautour: Sacre Bleu!
[28.10.2020 13:05:54] [SIS]-James.Skirka: What the bloody hell was that all about?
[28.10.2020 13:06:26] MNG|Vautour: I told you. Kusari is shooting every vessel they think as dangerous.
[28.10.2020 13:06:47] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Well I shall take it as a compliment in a twisted sort of way
[28.10.2020 13:07:03] MNG|Vautour: They even got hostilities towards you, Bretonian.
[28.10.2020 13:07:22] MNG|Vautour: No doubt that they will turn against Bretonia if they succeed in some way.
[28.10.2020 13:07:32] [SIS]-James.Skirka: it certainly came across that way
[28.10.2020 13:08:04] MNG|Vautour: I believe you got what you wanted here, and even more.
[28.10.2020 13:08:13] [SIS]-James.Skirka: You didn't happen to get a photo of him did you?
[28.10.2020 13:08:22] MNG|Vautour: I did.
[28.10.2020 13:08:34] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Would you be kind enough to forward it to me?
[28.10.2020 13:08:45] MNG|Vautour: I surely can.
[28.10.2020 13:08:53] [SIS]-James.Skirka: much obliged to you sir.
[28.10.2020 13:09:13] [SIS]-James.Skirka: How open to me crossing their space do you think the Minarchy will be?
[28.10.2020 13:09:19] A $28.000 credit bounty has been added to your reward pool.
[28.10.2020 13:09:41] MNG|Vautour: I cannot say for sure. But I believe it will be much more dangerous.
[28.10.2020 13:10:07] [SIS]-James.Skirka: More than likely, does the Minarchy dislike Sirians?
[28.10.2020 13:10:10] MNG|Vautour: The situation was more or less under control here and yet, we suffer from recurrent attacks.
[28.10.2020 13:10:26] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I know the feeling..
[28.10.2020 13:10:43] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Is the Enclave involved in this war by the way?
[28.10.2020 13:10:45] MNG|Vautour: Non, but Kusari has stronger forces there, and the criminals are taking on the opportunity.
[28.10.2020 13:10:56] MNG|Vautour: Oui they are, at some point.
[28.10.2020 13:11:06] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Interesting.
[28.10.2020 13:11:12] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Gallia seems to be reuniting
[28.10.2020 13:11:27] MNG|Vautour: They want to defend Gallia. But reunification still seems far far away.
[28.10.2020 13:11:38] MNG|Vautour: Don't forget the Council dislikes them.
[28.10.2020 13:11:47] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Perhaps, only time will tell.
[28.10.2020 13:11:54] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Right..the Council
[28.10.2020 13:12:07] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Anyway, I have more than enough information to submit a report.
[28.10.2020 13:12:11] MNG|Vautour: Oui or that so called "Republique" now.
[28.10.2020 13:12:15] MNG|Vautour: Bien.
[28.10.2020 13:12:33] MNG|Vautour: I believe I can escort you till the Taus.
[28.10.2020 13:12:34] [SIS]-James.Skirka: I think we should head back to safer territory
[28.10.2020 13:16:29] MNG|Vautour: We will leave you here, Monsieur. Au revoir.
[28.10.2020 13:16:38] [SIS]-James.Skirka: Good day Frenchman