RECIPIENT: Gallic Royal Enclave HC SENDER: Quentin Montluc, Montluc Advanced Engineering LOCATION: Tromelin Observatory, Brittany system ENCRYPTION:Extreme SUBJECT: Militarization of MAE security division Messieurs et mesdames of the Enclave High Command,
It's been a while since MAE left Gallic space under the temporal occupation of Confederal forces. We have found ourselves limited, despite our new headquarters, founded recently after our exodus to the Hebrides. However, we raise again and become useful for Enclave and capable of interstellar commerce and spreading our influence across the Sirius. We struck deals with new partners that may and shall become useful for our goals, such as Daumann Heavy Construction or Black Flag Corsairs with our humanitarian support to their people on Crete, that, I believe, provided Enclave with additional support from far planet in the recent operations within Bretonia, or just organizations that could be useful if not their attempts to remain neutral with everything around, despite the weakness of some regimes or states itself; the Core is a good example of such organization.
Under the protection of Enclave within the Hebrides, we feel safe, however, the Taus are dangerous and now they become even more deadly than before. Our main problem within the sector is Outcasts, that strike over our convoys, murdering or enslaving those who were not lucky to survive an encounter with them and damaging our business in general. We want to stop this and become capable to strike them back.
You may remember my father's attempt to turn the Security Division of MAE into the so-called Baronial Guard. I have no such political ambitions like him and prefer to do care about the business, the income of the corporation and the safety of my people and the cargo they carry. The civilian technologies we use are enough to face the threats within Gallic space: Maquis were barely capable to threat ut with something larget than a wing of outdated ships, Brigands were more dangerous, due to their gunship, but still, we could be struck them back with the civilian technologies, developed to be capable of this. Outside Gallia, they are not enough to provide our ships with the security we need.
Therefore, with all respect and loyalty, we ask you to allow us to use military-grade equipment and ships up to gunboat. We promise that those ships shall never appear in third hands and will be used only by our personnel to protect our assets.
With loyalty in heart, we are waiting for your answer.
After careful deliberation, the Admiralty saw fit to grant your request. The Enclave does happen to have a few lighter vessels that we can spare for Montluc Advanced Engineering. The conditions you outlined are acceptable. There are but two things I need to point out:
I do hope you understand the potential implications for your public image if Montluc Advanced Engineering are seen employing vessels associated with the Enclave.
Montluc Obligations Wrote:Montluc Advanced Engineering shall construct a processing terminal in orbit of planet Bordeaux. The goal of the terminal would be to replace the damaged docking ring and diminish the reliance on searching for suitable atmospheric entry points.
As a token of trust, we are able to provide 2 gunboat-class vessels, 5 Lynx-class fighters, and 3 Cougar-class bombers, along with the weaponry to outfit them. However, further concessions can be made once Montluc Advanced Engineering demonstrates progress on the arrangement we made earlier.
I hope you find those terms reasonable and agreeable.