Before I turned myself in, you had proven yourselves to be the people to go to regarding this sort of thing. The following items fell into our possession yesterday following an engagement in California, near the Mojave junction. While I figured you might want them, and certainly have more use for the than we do, whats more concerning is how they got here.
Three unmarked Rheinland fighters claiming to be an expeditionary force of the Militar showed up to observe the Ven'Gyr during an engagement, sporting some very interesting equipment. They attempted to flee shortly afterwards, but we managed to gun them down. Let's not beat around the bush here; I'm former Order, you're former Core. We both know exactly what we're looking at. The question is, what brought them so deep into Liberty? Blackbox recording is as follows:
[31.01.2018 21:01:26] [HF]-Stoneheart: Unknown contact.
[31.01.2018 21:01:27] John.Silverstone: Rheinlanders.
[31.01.2018 21:01:34] John.Silverstone: Two wraiths.
[31.01.2018 21:01:35] [HF]-Stoneheart: Quickdock.
[31.01.2018 21:01:44] Wilde.Bosartig: Guten tag.
[31.01.2018 21:01:45] John.Silverstone: With a power cell onboard.
[31.01.2018 21:01:54] John.Silverstone: The wrong kind of rheinlander, eh?
[31.01.2018 21:02:07] Wilde.Blume: Now what are you on about?
[31.01.2018 21:02:12] Wilde.Bosartig: How about you shut it, Freelauncer.
[31.01.2018 21:02:14] [HF]-Stoneheart: Did the Republic go to war with the Rhein again? Did I miss the memo?
[31.01.2018 21:02:27] John.Silverstone: How about no, buddy? You have three men in your hold.
[31.01.2018 21:02:33] John.Silverstone: And a weird glowing thingy.
[31.01.2018 21:02:41] Wilde.Bosartig: It's an experimental battery.
[31.01.2018 21:02:47] Wilde.Bosartig: Now shut it before I shut you.
[31.01.2018 21:03:01] John.Silverstone: You really would not want to be THAT loud, buddy.
[31.01.2018 21:03:02] [HF]-Stoneheart: Freelancer, advise you clear the area at once.
[31.01.2018 21:03:06] [HF]-Stoneheart: Let the Legion handle this.
[31.01.2018 21:03:13] Wilde.Bosartig: Guten tag, Legionnaire.
[31.01.2018 21:03:57] John.Silverstone: Huh. So there are tentacles growing on your ship, too.
[31.01.2018 21:04:05] John.Silverstone: Experimental as well, i assume?
[31.01.2018 21:04:05] Wilde.Bosartig: Freelancer, I said shut it.
[31.01.2018 21:04:34] John.Silverstone: Mhm. No, as i already said it.
[31.01.2018 21:04:41] John.Silverstone: Hey, Stoneheart.
[31.01.2018 21:04:47] John.Silverstone: I am not the only one seeing this, am i?
[31.01.2018 21:04:52] Wilde.Bosartig: You are, unfortunately.
[31.01.2018 21:04:56] [HF]-Stoneheart: I already told you, civilian.
[31.01.2018 21:04:59] [HF]-Stoneheart: You should get going.
[31.01.2018 21:05:20] Wilde.Bosartig: Go back to your hole, Freelancer, before I slap your name on the Rheinland bounty board.
[31.01.2018 21:05:22] John.Silverstone: And the shield is experimental, as well. Given the blue flash.
[31.01.2018 21:05:28] John.Silverstone: You sure love expetiments.
[31.01.2018 21:05:41] John.Silverstone: Buddy, is that supposed to startle me?
[31.01.2018 21:05:44] Wilde.Bosartig: Perhaps if you weren't clearly such an imbecile, I'd tell you about them.
[31.01.2018 21:05:52] John.Silverstone: Any more than frau Keller can startle, maybe?
[31.01.2018 21:06:00] Wilde.Blume: You know the projects are classified.
[31.01.2018 21:06:06] [HF]-Stoneheart: Giving you the benefit of the doubt here, why are there a pair of Rheinland fighters in California?
[31.01.2018 21:06:21] [HF]-Stoneheart: If that's classified too, you're going home in a box. Answer carefully.
[31.01.2018 21:06:32] John.Silverstone: Three, buddy.
[31.01.2018 21:06:37] John.Silverstone: Three fighters.
[31.01.2018 21:06:40] Wilde.Bosartig: Expeditionary operation, Herr. Merely patrolling for unusual circumstances.
[31.01.2018 21:06:40] [HF]-Stoneheart: Three.
[31.01.2018 21:06:44] John.Silverstone: That one over there, too.
[31.01.2018 21:06:44] Wilde.Blume: Now such an empty threat.. and we haven't even been hostile. Hmph.
[31.01.2018 21:07:05] Wilde.Kreuzritter: Guten Abend.
[31.01.2018 21:07:34] Wilde.Kreuzritter: Officieren, are you alright?
[31.01.2018 21:07:54] Wilde.Bosartig: Ja. The Freelancer is being intrusive, however.
[31.01.2018 21:07:56] Wilde.Kreuzritter: My apologies, the ION have through me somewhere far..
[31.01.2018 21:08:12] John.Silverstone: A rheinlander in California. Calls me intrusive.
[31.01.2018 21:08:14] John.Silverstone: Really now?
[31.01.2018 21:08:15] [HF]-Stoneheart: ***Incoming transmission, accept Y/N***
[31.01.2018 21:08:23] LNS-Perseus: Y
[31.01.2018 21:08:25] Wilde.Blume: Ja. You're quite annoying, too.
[31.01.2018 21:08:31] Wilde.Kreuzritter: Shall we ever care about any Freelancers, maine herren?
[31.01.2018 21:08:31] [HF]-Stoneheart: There's something you need to see at Mojave.
[31.01.2018 21:08:34] John.Silverstone: Well, get used to it.
[31.01.2018 21:08:34] [HF]-Stoneheart: Ignore the Ven'Gyr.
[31.01.2018 21:08:47] [HF]-Stoneheart: Tally three unknowns. Rheinlanders sporting 'experimental' tech.
[31.01.2018 21:08:51] Wilde.Bosartig: I'd prefer to, seeing as he's probably just too stupid to realize what he's doing.
[31.01.2018 21:08:54] Wilde.Kreuzritter: There's a Navy vessel silently watchin'
[31.01.2018 21:09:07] LNS-Perseus: The question is will the Ven'Gyr ignore me? Previously it wanted very much to destroy me.
[31.01.2018 21:09:48] Wilde.Bosartig: But I believe you had a question, Herr..
[31.01.2018 21:09:49] [HF]-Stoneheart: Mojave ASAP
[31.01.2018 21:09:54] Wilde.Bosartig: Could you repeat it once more?
[31.01.2018 21:10:11] [HF]-Stoneheart: I got an answer. Not a satisfactory one, mind.
[31.01.2018 21:10:26] John.Silverstone: Can they technically look any more suspicious than that?
[31.01.2018 21:10:39] Wilde.Kreuzritter: Comraden, there's just one question Navy may have..
[31.01.2018 21:10:39] John.Silverstone: Maybe if they hold "suspicious" banner?
[31.01.2018 21:10:57] Wilde.Kreuzritter: Same as you, No name.
[31.01.2018 21:11:16] Wilde.Bosartig: Your actions are very slowly testing my patience, Freelancer.
[31.01.2018 21:11:32] John.Silverstone: Good to know that, thanks.
[31.01.2018 21:11:52] John.Silverstone: Means i am doing my job well enough.
[31.01.2018 21:11:56] Wilde.Bosartig: Verpiss dich.
[31.01.2018 21:12:01] Wilde.Kreuzritter: Alright maine comraden, ignore that No name.
[31.01.2018 21:12:08] Wilde.Bosartig: Verstanden.
[31.01.2018 21:12:10] [HF]-HFGBx-Undaunted: Oh my.
[31.01.2018 21:12:10] Wilde.Kreuzritter: And let's focus on our route.
[31.01.2018 21:12:17] John.Silverstone: Not so fast.
[31.01.2018 21:12:19] [HF]-HFGBx-Undaunted: Where did you get yourself into this time?
[31.01.2018 21:12:24] [HF]-Stoneheart: Foreign military expeditions aren't happening today.
[31.01.2018 21:12:33] John.Silverstone: Now, buddy.
[31.01.2018 21:12:37] John.Silverstone: Speaking of patience.
[31.01.2018 21:12:41] LNS-Perseus: This is one area where the Liberty Navy and the Legion agree
[31.01.2018 21:12:43] Wilde.Kreuzritter: Eh? Wass?
[31.01.2018 21:12:44] John.Silverstone: Ours is almost dry and salty.
[31.01.2018 21:12:45] [HF]-Stoneheart: So, why does Rheinland need to send expeditionary forces into California?
[31.01.2018 21:13:03] Wilde.Bosartig: As I said. Patrol for unusual circumstances.
[31.01.2018 21:13:04] John.Silverstone: So speak up. I bet the Hidden Flapjacks want proper answers.
[31.01.2018 21:13:10] [HF]-Stoneheart: You might want to elaborate.
[31.01.2018 21:13:11] John.Silverstone: Not the ones you gave them.
[31.01.2018 21:13:14] Wilde.Kreuzritter: We are more like.. Just cadets. We are moving to the West Point Academy
[31.01.2018 21:13:23] John.Silverstone: No you are not.
[31.01.2018 21:13:29] Wilde.Bosartig: Anomalies, occurances of international importance.
[31.01.2018 21:13:31] John.Silverstone: Not with three men in the hold.
[31.01.2018 21:13:31] Wilde.Kreuzritter: The Rheinland-Liberty shared lections and such.
[31.01.2018 21:13:37] John.Silverstone: Not with the tentacles on gun mounts.
[31.01.2018 21:13:41] Wilde.Kreuzritter: The new course of education.
[31.01.2018 21:13:50] [HF]-Stoneheart: Cadet isn't a rank in the Militar last I checked.
[31.01.2018 21:13:51] John.Silverstone: Oh no you are not. Try.
[31.01.2018 21:13:55] Wilde.Bosartig: Things that originate in Liberty that can threaten the Bundestag are of my interest.
[31.01.2018 21:13:55] Wilde.Kreuzritter: Come on comraden, let's hurry.
[31.01.2018 21:13:57] John.Silverstone: Kreuz is cruising.
[31.01.2018 21:14:05] John.Silverstone: Cruising away, i must say. Almost.
[31.01.2018 21:14:20] [HF]-Caleb.Oh: Moving to escort the Undaunted.
[31.01.2018 21:14:29] [HF]-Stoneheart: They're rabbiting, weapons free.
[31.01.2018 21:14:39] Wilde.Bosartig: Nicht smart, Herr.
[31.01.2018 21:14:40] John.Silverstone: Tear them, Would be a nice show.
[31.01.2018 21:14:41] Donald.Jackson: What's going on?
[31.01.2018 21:14:45] [HF]-HFGBx-Undaunted: Legionnaires, assist Stoneheart.
[31.01.2018 21:14:50] Wilde.Kreuzritter: Wass?.. Switcin on.. Protectin the Comrade!
[31.01.2018 21:14:56] [HF]-HFGBx-Undaunted: Undaunted on overwatch.
[31.01.2018 21:15:01] [HF]-Caleb.Oh: Roger that!
[31.01.2018 21:15:10] John.Silverstone: Need a hand at that, Hidden Flapjacks? Won't be free, though.
[31.01.2018 21:15:10] [HF]-HFGBx-Undaunted: I'll provide support fire just in case something bigger appears.
[31.01.2018 21:15:12] Wilde.Bosartig: Kopy. Weapons hot. Preparing to engage.
To put it blunt, we have enough problems on our hands as is, and despite my former position the Legion simply isn't trained or geared for that sort of work. Do what you like with that information, just be sure to let us know what you happen to kick up. As for the power cell and munitions, we can arrange a time and date for their transfer if you wish to take them off our hands.
Libera te ex Infernis,
Samuel Locklear
Hellfire Legion
ID: 'Vengeance' | Location: Carrier Titania II
Subject: RE: Your Findings
Security: ENCRYPTED
Lord Commander Locklear,
In regards to your communication, the activities of these excursionists is rather intriguing. The technology itself we're very familiar with, however the reason behind why these ships randomly started appearing on your turf amidst a conflict is beyond my understanding. I figured they'd know better - Apparently not. Frankly the more of them dead, the better it is for all of us, but I digress.
The names I pulled from your rather extensive evidence pile are not ones known to our database - That in itself is surprising but not unusual. These unknown vessels seem to be cropping up all over the place, even from my station here in Bretonia I have come across similar ones before, of course they were bearing different identification. Reports suggest similar incursions into Cambridge, though we have yet to catch one to confirm to the same degree you have. Personally I'm ex Special Operations, this isn't anything I haven't seen before and I doubt it'll be the last I see of them either.
We've run tests and varied experiments on this type of equipment you've stumbled across, but the fact you've come across it in the first place states the obvious and these infectees don't seem to be short on ships. However the evidence you've provided coupled with what we had already is very useful in terms of the ongoing investigation regarding these infectee ships as well as the equipment bolted to them. I can confirm for sure, that it's highly unlikely of anyone outside of the infectee forces have acquired these weapons. We've gone to lengths ourselves and been largely unsuccessful with exception of one or two lucky grabs.
As things stand I am unable to return to Inverness for a few days due to the ongoing conflict here in Bretonia, however I can send an associate of mine to collect the equipment. Keep an eye on this comm channel; a date will be arranged shortly. If we discover anything significant during our investigation we'll let you know, but as of this moment in time I have nothing else of value to share.