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>> Comm. ID: Sara Mino, (Comm. Officer of the gunboat "Amethyst")
>> Source: Java, Tau-23
>> Target: IMG and the Colonial Republic
>> Encryption level: HIGH
Greetings Miners and Colonials.
We found an interesting piece of equipment after one of our fights around Java.
It looks like one of the Outcast gunships the IMG destroyed lost a turret during the fight and we picked it up.
We don't know much about the actual technical details of the weapon, but we know what you get to know while fighting against ships which have them equiped. Simply said, it seems to deal about the same damage our turrets deal and it seems to have the same refire rate. Their speed is also about the same and as far as our records go, the range shouldn't be very different, though it's hard to tell during close combat.
Though their fighter weapons are more advanced than our weapons, those turrets aren't that much better. But anyway, who knows what kind of "wonders" we didn't know about. We can't be sure about the actual details, so we thought maybe you are interested in this turret for some research. But, if you already have proper informations, well...Nevermind then. Maybe exchange them with us.
So if someone wants the turret for more specific studies, we will be willing to give it to you.
Maybe we can use parts of their technology or find some ways to protect ourselfs against those weapons more efficiently. I don't think using the turret without checking for booby traps or other safety mechanism would be wise...
-- INCOMING TRANSMISSION
>> Comm. ID: Sara Mino, (Comm. Officer of the gunboat "Amethyst")
>> Source: Java, Tau-23
>> Target: IMG and the Colonial Republic
>> Encryption level: HIGH
Hello, good to hear from you.
The Amethyst is around the Taus at the moment. We are even docked on Java.
Shouldn't be a problem to meet there, we can discuss the time over the special IMG channel (SKYPE).