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Message to: RHA Command
Comm ID: Leutnant Ernst Neurath
Location: Vogtland, Dresden
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Rheinland seemed strangely quiet. I docked on Kaiserslautern, unnoticed by authorities, with my pirate train [RHA]RHT-Solidaritat full of neccessary shipment of HFuel and Light Arms, ready to be shipped to Casablanca. Unlike traffic on trade lanes of New Berlin, Kaiserslautern's dock was filled with rushing workers and LWB officials, repairing damaged vessels and reloading fuel on docked ones.
New Berlin News on holo-tv in the bar was rather optimistic about ongoing war against pirates in Dresden, but it was all lies and propaganda. None of those reporters have been anywhere near our last raid near Leipzig, or when Bautzen was cut off for several hours not a few days ago.. As I lighted my second LWB cigar, all I could think was how will I survive Casablanca resupply route from those damn cannibals in Omegas..and then I noticed mysterious LWB-dressed boy running toward me:
''You've got urgent messagge, Herr'' - said a boy and passed me written note before he slipped back in the crowd in the bar.
I didnt have time to say anything but I knew what that meant. So near Dresden and urgent? It must have to do something with Rheinwehr cruiser RNC-Zohan, whose frequency I picked up while entering Saarfeld. As it turned out, leutnant Hessler was already in his bomber [RHA]Messerschmidt, trying to locate notorious cruiser in New Berlin and needed assistance. I gave messagge to bartender with orders to dock my transport into hangar after refueling and run toward nearest elevator.
On dock 6H, my bomber [RHA]Gotha was waiting just for the emergencies of this kind..
After meeting in space, RNC-Zohan was nowhere to be found. Presuming he was docked, we went to collect vastly needed resources for new hessian minning operations in O-11. Soon, Republican Rheinland Train named ''Vox'', laden with gold came into the clutches of Revolution. Having been stopped, near Bonn, we asked for donation of 2mil credits or half its cargo, although it should have been more as cooperation of Daumann and Republican Shipping is known for its brutality toward our brothers in minning syndicates.
Foolishly, republican pilot neglected our warnings to stop his ship and was blown to smithereens... Im sure its 'golden' blast disheartened Strausberg and Bonn spaceship crews..
New contact from RNC-Zohan was soon picked up in Hamburg, having slipped behind our back while we were dealing with greedy Republican pilot. We couldnt allow our transports laden with blood diamonds to be halted by this Kanzler's dog!
Although we entered Hamburg unnoticed, our presence in Hamburg was soon discovered when we closed trade lanes near Alster Shipyerd. Rheinwehr captain didnt even tried to engage and fled toward planet Hamburg, openly announcing that 'he didnt have time to deal with hessians'.. Blockade was thus opened without a fight.
Soon, contact was picked of unknown trader named Lusitania in Hamburg, whose frequency was same as unknown ship in Munich. Suspicious Lusitania soon jumped toward Frankfurt, trying to avoid contact and I quickly followed her toward Munich, with Herr Hessler soon following us. Did they tried to bypass us? Why is she running? I was right, Lusitania was full of VIPs going toward Augsburg Orbital Colony in Munich, cargo that would make her especially worthy to our cause..
When we came to Munich, Lusitania was stopped but as it turned out, BH Orca gunboat named Nostromo was waiting for us in Munich to protect precious ship not to fall to our hands.. Unfortunately, Lusitania managed to escape, delaying us with sweet-talk for enough time to jump on nearest tradelane. Her name will be written in hessian 'black book' for future encounters.
Nostromo was foolish enough to engage us without warning and he succumbed quickly to our concentrated fire, unable to say anything before his ship disintegrated. His remains are yet to be found...
After this, we knew military are going to be after us. We agreed we should go separate ways. Herr Hessler left to dock in Frankfurt while I returned to Kaiserslautern over Frankfurt-Kreuzberg route.. As soon as I docked, that same LWB-dressed boy came running with yet another messagge. It said:
''[RHA]RHT-Solidaritat is refueled and ready to undock''
Hessian bread is made in the furnace of war.. and so I undocked...