We have contacted the Parisian Assembly with regards to any kind of supplies that they might require to support the population of Gallia in the wake of the Kusari attack, however they directed us to you. I assume the Confederate forces might use the assistance of IDF Shipping fleet more than the civilians of New Paris.
With that in mind, we'd like to ask if there are any supplies that you need that IDF could provide you with.
Sender: Amiral Pierre Vaillant Recipient: Dia... Augustopolou? Subject: Supplies
Mhm!
A large holographic image of Vaillant sitting on his command chair appeared. We could see the old Kingdom of Gallia emblem on the back of the chair as it was not facing the screen. Suddenly, the chair turned in a fast move towards the luminous screen showing up a determined Vaillant holding a glass of wine in his right hand.
Dia Augustopolou...from Ile de France Shipping is it? Your name sounds very Creterian it is not? Anyway. I am the Amiral Vaillant of the Marine Nationale.
I am not going to explain you in what critical situation we are at the moment. Unprepared, facing a blitz invasion. The priority right now is to save our main assets directly exposed -Pamiers and Epinal-.
La Division du Train has started a supply operation for this matter, but our ships are not entirely ready yet. Your help is greatly appreciated and will make our task easier. Please take a look to this:
Required supplies:
Supplies
Material
Amount
Armaments
0/5,500
Munitions
0/7,000
Lasers
0/7,000
Promethene
0/7,000
These are the necessary supplies for Epinal and Pamiers at the very moment, so double the total indicated on this board. Our division du Train will be able to deliver the other commodities. Inform me of your progress as often as possible.
Sincèrement
Vaillant greeted with a gesture of the head while the holographic image was disappearing.
Marine Nationale Gauloise, Amiral Pierre Vaillant.
I'm quite sure the sight of a Corsair in the ranks of IDF comes as a surprise, but my present employer and Crete have enjoyed a healthy working relationship for quite a while now, something you must be aware of. I'm not aware of any other personnel changes, but the political situation on Crete did not entirely lend itself to my remaining there, and there was a vacancy at IDF, so, here we are.
But my past aside, the supplies you ask for shall be delivered at best speed by our transports. I have opened the channel to the rest of IDF, it will be used to report progress on the supply jobs.
We wish you the best of luck against the Kusarian invaders.
Sender: Amiral Pierre Vaillant Recipient: IDF Shipping Subject: Supplies
Dia Augustopolou
A large holographic image of Vaillant sitting on his command chair appeared. We could see the old Kingdom of Gallia emblem on the back of the chair as it was not facing the screen. Suddenly, the chair turned in a fast move towards the luminous screen showing up a determined Vaillant holding a glass of wine in his right hand.
This is remarkable. The supplies arrived on time, Pamiers and Epinal are now fully ready for action. Despite being currently ountumbered, the morale of the crews is very high thanks to your deliveries.
But here again, the Marine needs your help for special deliveries. Our forces are in need of Nuclear Devices for further projetcs that I cannot detail for obvious reasons. As I recall such armaments can be bought in Rheinland is it?
Futhermore, a new warship is being built and with the war starting, it must be finished as soon as possible. But we are lacking the materials to complete this task. We need a large quantity of Ship Hull Panels buyable in Rheinland as well.
We are expecting a quantity of 20.000 for each commodity so a total of 40.000. I have no doubt IDF Shipping can complete this in no time. However, I am well aware the trading relations with Rheinland are...somewhat a problem with the recent Hessian takeover in Cologne. Some of our forces are being called back from this sector to help against the Kusarian invasion, but one battlegroup shall remain.
If you encounter any issue with this, let us know.
Sincèrement
Vaillant greeted with a gesture of the head while the holographic image was disappearing.
Marine Nationale Gauloise, Amiral Pierre Vaillant.
I'm happy to hear that the supplies we could provide proved to be to your satisfaction.
You are correct in pointing out that the unfortunate breakdown of the Gallia-Rheinland highway caused slowdowns in trade with Rheinland. Indeed, IDF rarely fly that route anymore, instead choosing to go the old-fashioned way through Kusari... Or at least we used to, before the battle front popped up in our way.
While shipping through Cologne is difficult, it is still possible. The Taureau class was engineered specifically for such purposes. While we are not afraid of running ordinary supplies through that route, one cannot be to careful with the kind of cargo you're asking us to procure. Indeed, Nuclear Devices falling into Hessian hands would be a tragedy, not to mention an enormous loss of profit. So, with that in mind, a strong escort would be more than welcome on the way through the Cologne system. If the MNG squadron stationed in Zurich is capable of providing it, that'd be very good.
Finally, as a point of order, we would need to know where you'd like to have the cargo delivered.