⧫ Freeport 11
⧫ Omicron-Delta
⧫ FROM: The Order Primary Fleet, Commander Xander
⧫ TO: The Order
⧫ ENCRYPTION: Order-EC[L] Patrol Report
Hail Overwatch.
During a patrol in the Omega-3 system in preparation for Operation Armageddon I was hailed by a Red Hessian Battleship; the RHB-Dresden. It's captain, Hans von Klaus, requested some assistance with scanning incoming transport ships due to damage to his ships sensor array. As we want to delay any potential progress to Alands as well as the Leviathan I moved to the Freeport as requested and provided assistance.
It was a relatively simple task; three transports came by during our time there and all three were clear from any military materials the Dresden that Hans would have stopped and there were no materials of Nomad origin that would call for Order intervention as well. During the security scans I shared a pleasant and informative conversation with the captain regarding Bretonia, Rheinlands recent civilian turmoil and the related Sigma wars.
It seems our Hessian friend had heard a rumor that the BDM and Kentempei had come to a secret agreement to end the war and let Kusari surrender while maintaining its image.
While it seems unlikely, it might be worth contacting our Blood Dragon allies to see if they know more about any such a deal made by the Kentempei if only to keep ourselves informed.
I have included the audio logs to this transmission for your review.
Audio logs:
[09.04.2019 10:35:54] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Kapitan Hans von Klaus speaking, may Ich ask for you to komm? At der Freeport.
[09.04.2019 10:36:14] Order|Solandros: Xan: This is Agent Solandros. I'm on my way.
[09.04.2019 10:36:14] RHB-Dresden: Hans: We habe a Gateway transport, suspected of supplying Aland with military supplies.
[09.04.2019 10:36:21] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Danke.
[09.04.2019 10:36:31] RHB-Dresden: Hans: It ist currently moored with der Freeport.
[09.04.2019 10:36:41] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Our schlachtschiff is stationed outside.
[09.04.2019 10:37:55] Cloaking device off
[09.04.2019 10:38:17] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Guten Tag, agent.
[09.04.2019 10:38:42] Order|Solandros: Xan: Greetings. Bretonians are already moving military supplies to Aland eh?
[09.04.2019 10:39:03] Order|Solandros: Xan: Shouldn't be surprised I guess. They have little respect for what doesn't belong to them.
[09.04.2019 10:39:41] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Ein moment.
[09.04.2019 10:40:02] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Ja.
[09.04.2019 10:40:14] RHB-Dresden: Hans: They are just making more and more enemies within this dangerous region.
[09.04.2019 10:40:44] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Making dominant forces your enemies, such as us, die Rote Hessen, isn't exactly advised.
[09.04.2019 10:40:55] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Or, Corsairs.
[09.04.2019 10:41:05] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Even IMG. They just broke into their home.
[09.04.2019 10:41:20] Order|Solandros: Xan: To name but a few, really.
[09.04.2019 10:41:33] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Kinda.
[09.04.2019 10:41:46] Order|Solandros: Xan: Meanwhile Gallia is knocking on the front door.
[09.04.2019 10:41:58] Order|Solandros: Xan: Well, more like kicked it down and barged into their living room.
[09.04.2019 10:41:58] RHB-Dresden: Hans: That's exactly what Ich am trying to say.
[09.04.2019 10:42:20] Order|Solandros: Xan: Yet they rather pick additional fights with other groups in the area.
[09.04.2019 10:42:37] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Indeed.
[09.04.2019 10:42:45] RHB-Dresden: Hans: It ist, just stupid.
[09.04.2019 10:42:57] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Creating additional problems when you already habe enough.
[09.04.2019 10:42:59] Order|Solandros: Xan: I'm aware Hessians and Corsairs hate eachother with a burning passion, but I think even you two could agree Bretonia's
[09.04.2019 10:43:14] Order|Solandros: strategy is far beyond incompetent
[09.04.2019 10:43:18] RHB-Dresden: Hans: The transport!
[09.04.2019 10:43:33] Order|Solandros: Xan: Seems to be carrying Gold according to my scans.
[09.04.2019 10:43:36] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Cut your engines now. And take distance from die Freeport.
[09.04.2019 10:44:16] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Our scanners are a bit affected from recent battles, didn't get a chance for maintenance.
[09.04.2019 10:44:24] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Could du please scan it closely?
[09.04.2019 10:44:30] Maersk_Alabama: hello sirs
[09.04.2019 10:44:52] Order|Solandros: Xan: Very well. Hail Gateway vessel. I'm going to run a scan on your ship. Please stay stationary for the moment
[09.04.2019 10:45:28] 2019-04-09 10:45:28 SMT Traffic control alert: Maersk_Alabama has requested to dock
[09.04.2019 10:45:36] RHB-Dresden: Hans: It moored back.
[09.04.2019 10:45:44] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Du are authorized to take it down.
[09.04.2019 10:45:54] Order|Solandros: Xan: It did, but I got a good scan. Only gold, no harm.
[09.04.2019 10:46:04] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Du sure?
[09.04.2019 10:46:35] Order|Solandros: Xan: Aye, fortunately. Doubt gold will be of much use to the Bretonian military.
[09.04.2019 10:46:59] Order|Solandros: Xan: Emptied your hold I see.
[09.04.2019 10:47:02] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Unless they want to make gold ships, literally.
[09.04.2019 10:47:13] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Hm?
[09.04.2019 10:47:30] Order|Solandros: Xan: In either case, a hold full of gold, or completely empty is no problem.
[09.04.2019 10:47:45] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Du are free to go.
[09.04.2019 10:48:07] Order|Solandros: Xan: Please be advised Gateway vessel. We're fairly protective of Aland. As long as you don't deliver military supplies however
[09.04.2019 10:48:10] Order|Solandros: you should be fine.
[09.04.2019 10:48:14] RHB-Dresden: Hans: As long as du don't supply der Bretonian Army or Aland's defense, du are gut to go.
[09.04.2019 10:48:28] Order|Solandros: Xan: We thank you for your cooperation.
[09.04.2019 10:49:25] Order|Solandros: Xan: The Omega-3 system is a busy trade hub. Suppose that's another reason Bretonia wanted to annex it.
[09.04.2019 10:49:46] RHB-Dresden: Hans: For easier Militar supplying?
[09.04.2019 10:50:17] Order|Solandros: Xan: That, and additional income I imagine.
[09.04.2019 10:50:24] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Ich guess, well.
[09.04.2019 10:50:36] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Der economy ist going down for them, slowly.
[09.04.2019 10:51:22] Order|Solandros: Xan: True enough, and until they have Aland fixed up and running again, every destroyed ship hurts all that more.
[09.04.2019 10:51:38] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Destroy as many as du can, for short.
[09.04.2019 10:51:54] RHB-Dresden: Hans: To destroy something ist easy, to build it back or something else is hard.
[09.04.2019 10:52:13] RHB-Dresden: Hans: They will just lose more und more money und time.
[09.04.2019 10:52:17] Order|Solandros: Xan: Comes down to that pretty much.
[09.04.2019 10:52:51] Order|Solandros: Xan: Honestly Battlegroup Norfolk in Cambridge is the only thing keeping Bretonia alive right now.
[09.04.2019 10:53:02] Order|Solandros: Xan: Without it their damaged ships couldn't travel to Aland without being ambushed
[09.04.2019 10:53:24] Order|Solandros: Xan: Cambridge has next to no mobile defenses besides it.
[09.04.2019 10:53:45] RHB-Dresden: Hans: If Kassel ist repaired completely and soon enough, maybe it can ambush der Norfolk.
[09.04.2019 10:54:07] Order|Solandros: Xan: I'd advise against that, at least not without backup.
[09.04.2019 10:54:27] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Well, not der Kassel alone. Additional wings or capital schiffe.
[09.04.2019 10:54:40] Order|Solandros: Xan: From what I gather battlegroup Norfolk is particularly large.
[09.04.2019 10:55:35] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Die Rote Hessen Armee can gather sufficient forces if necessary.
[09.04.2019 10:55:41] RHB-Dresden: Hans: IF, necessary.
[09.04.2019 10:56:24] Order|Solandros: Xan: I'm afraid Order support would be limited to a few fighters or capships, no full battlegroup.
[09.04.2019 10:56:39] Order|Solandros: Xan: The vast majority of our forces are stationed in the Omicrons, fighting the Nomads.
[09.04.2019 10:57:19] RHB-Dresden: Hans: We are confronted with Nomads too. Only that in der deep Omegas.
[09.04.2019 10:57:23] RHB-Dresden: Hans: And not as much as du.
[09.04.2019 10:57:53] Order|Solandros: Xan: Pesky critters. Trying to sneak everywhere.
[09.04.2019 10:58:01] Order|Solandros: Xan: Have you heard about the turmoil in Rheinland?
[09.04.2019 10:59:17] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Ja, Ich think. Ein moment Ich bin called.
[09.04.2019 10:59:35] Order|Solandros: Xan: Understood.
[09.04.2019 10:59:55] RHB-Dresden: brb in 5 mins//
[09.04.2019 11:00:02] Order|Solandros: //kk
[09.04.2019 11:03:40] Order|Solandros: Xan: Welcome back Gateway vessel
[09.04.2019 11:03:53] Order|Solandros: Xan: You might want to hand over that pilot to my Hessian friend here
[09.04.2019 11:04:03] Order|Solandros: Xan: He might take offense if you don't drop him off.
[09.04.2019 11:04:05] 2019-04-09 11:04:05 SMT Traffic control alert: Maersk_Alabama has requested to dock
[09.04.2019 11:04:57] RHB-Dresden: Hans: We're back.
[09.04.2019 11:05:02] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Anything happened?
[09.04.2019 11:05:05] Order|Solandros: Xan: Ah there you go. Dropping him off on the Freeport should be fine.
[09.04.2019 11:05:13] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Dropping who?
[09.04.2019 11:05:17] Order|Solandros: Xan: Our Gateway friend returned and dropped a Hessian Pilot on the Freeport.
[09.04.2019 11:05:17] Maersk_Alabama: gimme a chance to make money
[09.04.2019 11:05:32] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Du better habe not harmed him.
[09.04.2019 11:05:39] RHB-Dresden: Hans: We'll pick him up soon.
[09.04.2019 11:05:41] Order|Solandros: Xan: He could've dropped him off at Aland if he wanted, I'd say he showed good faith.
[09.04.2019 11:05:51] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Ich agree.
[09.04.2019 11:06:01] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Someone with ein bit of dignity.
[09.04.2019 11:06:07] Maersk_Alabama: let me go make 20 mio, i give you a piece
[09.04.2019 11:06:08] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Glad to see someone like that.
[09.04.2019 11:06:16] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Ich would appreciate that.
[09.04.2019 11:06:31] RHB-Dresden: Hans: It can go to die Hessen's war effort.
[09.04.2019 11:06:34] Order|Solandros: Xan: You're free to go of course Gateway, diamonds are not military cargo.
[09.04.2019 11:06:46] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Diamonds?
[09.04.2019 11:06:54] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Well, not interested. *A laugh is audible*
[09.04.2019 11:07:29] Order|Solandros: Xan: Safe flight Gateway, careful around Bretonians.
[09.04.2019 11:10:54] Order|Solandros: Xan: But yea, I'm curious how Rheinlands turmoil is going to resolve
[09.04.2019 11:11:02] RHB-Dresden: Hans: What do du mean?
[09.04.2019 11:11:12] RHB-Dresden: Hans: What turmoil? Or which ein of them.
[09.04.2019 11:11:33] Order|Solandros: Xan: The net is full of it, apparently the chief of their military intelligence pulled back its troops from the Kusari war
[09.04.2019 11:11:42] Order|Solandros: Xan: The populace is very divided by this action.
[09.04.2019 11:11:51] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Quite.
[09.04.2019 11:11:59] RHB-Dresden: Hans: This move shocked us too.
[09.04.2019 11:12:28] RHB-Dresden: Hans: As far as Ich habe heard, there are suspicions that der Buro and Kempeitai have negotiated.
[09.04.2019 11:12:37] Order|Solandros: Xan: I can imagine, with the Rheinland troops preoccupied the Hessians have more space to move.
[09.04.2019 11:12:52] RHB-Dresden: Hans: They wouldn't allow that.
[09.04.2019 11:13:05] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Hail Gateway vessel.
[09.04.2019 11:13:10] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Cut your engines please.
[09.04.2019 11:13:11] Order|Solandros: Xan: Ah? Collusion with the Kempeitai. Can't say I've heard of that one yet.
[09.04.2019 11:13:26] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Xan, mind scanning it?
[09.04.2019 11:13:33] Order|Solandros: Xan: That won't be a problem.
[09.04.2019 11:13:55] Order|Solandros: Xan: Scans indicate crew members and elixers. No problems from what I can tell.
[09.04.2019 11:14:09] RHB-Dresden: Hans: What ist your destination?
[09.04.2019 11:14:12] Pantechnicon: Victoria: Are we brazenly assaulting trade vessels within Zoner No-fire zones now, Hessian?
[09.04.2019 11:14:35] RHB-Dresden: Hans: First answer our question, well more mine. Then we'll explain.
[09.04.2019 11:15:20] Pantechnicon: Victoria: Further into Rheinland. Someone wants to peddle some quack's supposed miracle cure, and I'm not interested in the-
[09.04.2019 11:15:24] Pantechnicon: specifics.
[09.04.2019 11:15:39] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Fair 'nuff then.
[09.04.2019 11:15:51] Order|Solandros: Xan: As long as you're not carrying military equipment to Aland there are no problems whatsoever.
[09.04.2019 11:15:57] RHB-Dresden: Hans: What he said.
[09.04.2019 11:16:35] Pantechnicon: Victoria: Never been much for weapons. Are we done, gentlemen?
[09.04.2019 11:17:05] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Ja, du are free to go.
[09.04.2019 11:17:08] Order|Solandros: Xan: As far as I'm concerned. Safe flights Gateway.
[09.04.2019 11:17:22] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Stay frosty out there.
[09.04.2019 11:17:30] Pantechnicon: Victoria: Splendid. And to you as well, gentlemen.
[09.04.2019 11:18:12] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Speaking of that rumour.
[09.04.2019 11:18:20] RHB-Dresden: Hans: It ist just ein rumour after all.
[09.04.2019 11:18:36] Order|Solandros: Xan: As for the Kentempei. I suppose I could ask HQ to contact the Blood Dragons. If anyone would know more it's likely them.
[09.04.2019 11:18:57] Order|Solandros: Xan: At the very least it would be wise to examine such rumors for validity
[09.04.2019 11:19:13] RHB-Dresden: Hans: There's a bit of doubt in this rumour.
[09.04.2019 11:19:19] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Why would they do it?
[09.04.2019 11:19:35] Order|Solandros: Xan: A valid question. Last I heard Kusari was losing.
[09.04.2019 11:19:41] Order|Solandros: Xan: Perhaps they wanted Rheinland off their back?
[09.04.2019 11:19:49] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Ja, maybe surrendered in secret.
[09.04.2019 11:19:56] RHB-Dresden: Hans: All things considered.
[09.04.2019 11:21:29] RHB-Dresden: Hans: What was your name again?
[09.04.2019 11:21:38] Order|Solandros: Xan: The real question though, is what would Rheinland get from it.
[09.04.2019 11:21:58] Order|Solandros: Xan: I'm generally known as Agent Solandros. You can call me Xan if you like.
[09.04.2019 11:23:17] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Right.
[09.04.2019 11:23:50] RHB-Dresden: Hans: It ist possible that Kusari gives up all Sigmas.
[09.04.2019 11:23:54] RHB-Dresden: Hans: And surrenders.
[09.04.2019 11:24:16] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Then Rheinland would habe full control over der Sigma region, including die outer one.
[09.04.2019 11:24:50] Order|Solandros: Xan: Hm, doubtful. Such a consession would spell out its surrender. Assuming the rumor is true they want to be subtle about it.
// the server crashed at this point. Conversation continued when we both moved back.
[09.04.2019 11:31:38] Order|Solandros: Xan: Gotta love unexpected ion storms.
[09.04.2019 11:31:57] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Der Dresden held out, was moved a bit tho.
[09.04.2019 11:32:03] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Du were moved way more.
[09.04.2019 11:32:11] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Und ja, can't hate them.
[09.04.2019 11:33:22] Order|Solandros: Xan: Either way. I doubt Kusari will give up the Sigma's. Not to mention the GMG is there as well. They'd want to surrender
[09.04.2019 11:33:26] Order|Solandros: without looking like they did
[09.04.2019 11:33:26] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Where were we? Right.
[09.04.2019 11:33:42] RHB-Dresden: Hans: GMG won't surrender Thirteen.
[09.04.2019 11:33:51] Order|Solandros: Xan: It'd have to be something relatively small, like a single system...or something extremely valuable.
[09.04.2019 11:33:57] Order|Solandros: Xan: Here's hoping it's not an artifact.
[09.04.2019 11:34:45] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Ich habe came across some weird artifact back in der deep Omegas.
[09.04.2019 11:35:11] Order|Solandros: Xan: Oh?
[09.04.2019 11:35:14] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Among die black mist of der Sterngrabe Ich found ein Hessen wreck carrying an artifact, near die system's neutron star
[09.04.2019 11:35:48] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Ich had let it there.
[09.04.2019 11:35:54] RHB-Dresden: Hans: When Ich came again it was gone.
[09.04.2019 11:36:12] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Though der chances of being die GMG are small.
[09.04.2019 11:36:20] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Ein moment.
[09.04.2019 11:36:38] RHB-Dresden: *Some movement can be heard. The comms were left open. There was talking for a moment, the only audible words being:
[09.04.2019 11:36:39] Order|Solandros: Xan: Well, there are two other Order Agents operating in the Omega on a temporary basis. Hopefully one of them intercepted it.
[09.04.2019 11:36:43] RHB-Dresden: Wolfsburg*
[09.04.2019 11:36:53] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Right.
[09.04.2019 11:37:03] RHB-Dresden: Hans: We habe bin called for maintenance.
[09.04.2019 11:37:18] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Ich suppose du can handle it without a schlachtschiff too right?
[09.04.2019 11:37:37] Order|Solandros: Xan: Understood. Yea, there should be no problem. I'll continue with my patrol as well.
[09.04.2019 11:37:50] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Gut.
[09.04.2019 11:38:02] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Charging cruise engines...
[09.04.2019 11:38:08] Preparing to cloak...
[09.04.2019 11:38:18] Cloaking device on
[09.04.2019 11:38:20] Order|Solandros: Xan: Let us know if you need assistance. The Order is never far away.
[09.04.2019 11:38:24] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Understood.
[09.04.2019 11:38:29] RHB-Dresden: Hans: Farewell herr Xan.
Captain Xander, signing out.
// logs have been edited to remove server messages and oorp group chat.