⧫ Hikone Base
⧫ Honshu System
⧫ From: Commander Valentin Róka
⧫ To: The Order Overwatch
Nomad Incursion into New Tokyo
Around 22:00 SMT yesterday I attempted to respond to reports of a Nomad fleet attacking the New Tokyo system alongside Overwatch agent Valkyrie. I entered the system via the Honshu Jumphole and began my search for the enemy forces. Valkyrie followed behind a few minutes later. We attempted several times to broadcast a system-wide transmission to make contact with the Kusari forces and link up with them, but we received no long-range reply.
Eventually Valkyrie sighted the enemy near planet Fuji and we proceeded to enter combat and assist the defending Kusari pilots left alive. The Nomad fleet consisted of several capital class warforms, half a dozen at least including one seemingly infected Gallic Battleship ID'd as "Ki'shar", accompanied by several snubcraft class warforms. The defending fleet had lost all of its capital assets prior to our arrival leaving us only able to effectively attack the enemy snubcraft while evading the capital ship fire, this occurred with mixed results.
We had attempted several times to draw off the nomad fighters from their fleet long enough to eliminate them, only to have the capital vessels catch up, while the capital ship fire was largely ineffective at harming our fighters, it did prevent us from effectively harassing their fighters in return. I lost contact with Valkyrie during the battle, and determined that there was little we could do but die there pointlessly. After radioing my intent to withdraw to the last remaining Kusari pilots, some of us were able to safely retreat back through the Honshu Jumphole. Wordlessly going our separate ways, I decided take refuge on the Blood Dragon base Hikone nearby for repairs.
I have no information as to the intended goal of the Nomad incursion, or a detail list of the damage they inflicted. Attached are some visual and audio records of the engagement.
Commander Valentin Róka (Foxtrot-9)
The Order Overwatch, 30-DEC-829
⧫ Attachments: (2) Visual and Audio chatter records from engagement
[29.12.2022 22:16:34] Order|Foxtrot-9: KNF Forces this is Order|Foxtrot-9 to assist. Please relay location of the nomads. [29.12.2022 22:17:38]CONTACT LOST: Death: Yamato-7 was put out of action by K'Hara|Husas (Gun). [29.12.2022 22:18:08] Preparing to cloak... [29.12.2022 22:18:29] Cloaking device on [29.12.2022 22:19:00]CONTACT LOST: Death: Suiko|Tsu suffered a self-administered loadout error (Mine). [29.12.2022 22:19:11]CONTACT LOST: Death: K'Hara|Valenvaryon was put out of action by SC-Zuikaku (Gun). [29.12.2022 22:21:11]CONTACT LOST: Death: IKN-Mizuho was put out of action by K'Hara|Husas (Gun). [29.12.2022 22:22:42]CONTACT LOST: Death: [KNF]IKN-Ibaraki was put out of action by K'Hara|Anaal'Solas (Gun). [29.12.2022 22:22:49] Order|Foxtrot-9: Kusari forces, I repeat, please transmit your location, Order forces are in-system to assist you [29.12.2022 22:22:52] Order|Valkyrie.: Above Fuji planet [29.12.2022 22:23:09] Order|Foxtrot-9: Be there shortly [29.12.2022 22:23:19] Order|Valkyrie.: somewhere between Honshu gate and Fuji, following KNF to battle [29.12.2022 22:23:30] Order|Foxtrot-9: I was there earlier, must have missed them [29.12.2022 22:23:51] Order|Valkyrie.: Converge on my co-ordinate, pilot. I am following reinforcments to the area. [29.12.2022 22:24:00] Order|Valkyrie.: G5, above plane [29.12.2022 22:24:10] Order|Foxtrot-9: Confirmed, proceeding to your location Valkyrie [29.12.2022 22:24:16] Order|Valkyrie.: above 15k [29.12.2022 22:24:52]CONTACT LOST: Death: SC-Zuikaku was put out of action by K'hara|Shozak-Adabi (Gun). [29.12.2022 22:25:04] Order|Foxtrot-9: damn, I cant believe I didnt find them sooner I must have flown just below [29.12.2022 22:25:24] Order|Valkyrie.: Disregard that... only one Nomad fighter. Larger units must be found elsewhere. [29.12.2022 22:26:11] Cloaking device off [29.12.2022 22:26:12] Order|Valkyrie.: This Nomad is about to turn deader than space dust it came from. Where are the rest of them? [29.12.2022 22:26:23] Order|Foxtrot-9: Kusari forces this is Order|Foxtrot-9 moving to assist you. [29.12.2022 22:26:28] Order|Foxtrot-9: Engaging Nomad forces. [29.12.2022 22:26:35] Owari.Da: Nomad vessels are moving towards Honshu jump gate. Over! [29.12.2022 22:27:00] Order|Valkyrie.: Converging on the gate. Bringing some anti-capital weapons. [29.12.2022 22:27:13] Order|Valkyrie.: Nomad warships detected. Unleashing payloads. [29.12.2022 22:27:21] Order|Foxtrot-9: cruiser at my location [29.12.2022 22:27:34] Minato_Takahashi: ?: To all Commercial ships, steer clear of this area and dock at your stations. [29.12.2022 22:27:42] Owari.Da: I will stall at least one of them [29.12.2022 22:27:51] Order|Foxtrot-9: dual battleships now [29.12.2022 22:27:51] Owari.Da: Unleashing bombs! [29.12.2022 22:28:21] Minato_Takahashi: This is Inspector Minato Takahashi, ready to engage [29.12.2022 22:28:40] Minato_Takahashi: Ready to engage, firing at will! [29.12.2022 22:28:53] Order|Foxtrot-9: Full nomad fleet confirmed at G5 above standard grid [29.12.2022 22:29:48] Order|Foxtrot-9: We cant do anything here without capitol support [29.12.2022 22:30:15]CONTACT LOST: Death: Owari.Da was put out of action by K'Hara|Husas (Gun). [29.12.2022 22:31:25] Order|Valkyrie.: cant do shit me being the only bomber [29.12.2022 22:33:16] Order|Foxtrot-9: I cant do anything to their snubs with those caps joining in either. We just don't have the numbers [29.12.2022 22:35:29] Order|Valkyrie.: Zoner, leave. Its not safe for transit. [29.12.2022 22:35:45] Anburusuki: ok thanks [29.12.2022 22:36:23]CONTACT LOST: Death: Order|Valkyrie. was put out of action by K'Hara|Husas (Gun). [29.12.2022 22:36:35]CONTACT LOST: Death: K'hara|Shozak-Adabi was put out of action by Minato_Takahashi (Gun). [29.12.2022 22:37:33] Preparing to cloak... [29.12.2022 22:37:37] Cloaking device shutdown, no fuel [29.12.2022 22:37:37] Cloaking device off [29.12.2022 22:38:21] Order|Foxtrot-9: Otoko theres nothing we can do here with those caps, attempt to withdraw