Our patrols keep running into ships apparently of Kusarian design, save for one they have all been flown by Corsairs and were thus, extremely hostile. We have run a few checks on our databases, but since according to what we know they are not designed by any Kusari law-abiding organizations, we could hardly dig up any intel that can be useful in our encounters.
Allow me to transmit scanner data on two ships which belong to the aforementioned classes, one is a fighter bearing close resemblance to the J17P - 95P, the other is an unidentified bomber.
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Since we understand that these vessel classes do not belong to either the Naval Forces, the State Police or the Kempeitai, we would like to inquire if you could provide us with any relevant data that could be of use to us in order to fight these ships more efficiently; combat specifics, defense mechanisms, possible weak points and agility.
Rheinwehr personnel have been endangered by these combatants in our area of operations, as an addition to all the civilians we saved from having become victims of terrorism. We can provide additional details regarding the circumstances of our engagements, if that is of any help to ease the process of investigations. Any assistance you can lend to us in regards to combating these Corsairs and their possibly Kusari-originated assets would be of huge help to our endeavors.
Signed,
Major Philip Mauser,
16. Kriegsmarine-Division,
Rheinwehr Hauptflotte.
I'm sorry to hear that Kusari-originated technology is being used against your house but I can assure you, that both of those vessels do not come from the Kusari Naval Forces shipline, and as such they are not connected to the "lawful" side of Kusari.
The first vessel, a fighter you encountered is known as the Black Dragon, and the owners of it are the Hogosha. Obviously neither myself nor the Black Dragon Society, whom are the official Hogosha organization can control every ship that is out there. Hogosha being consisted of different families or organizations with their own "Oyabun" which means Family Father - leads to a wider Hogosha market that is almost uncontrollable. Thus the person you identified could have easily gained access to that vessel through the Kusari black-markets, but it's safe to say that I will attempt to halt any further trades being made, it is very hard for me to try stop the current pilots whom own a Black Dragon.
However, I have too fought Black Dragons, not all Hogosha are "friendly" so to say, and I can give you a few combat tips. The Black Dragon is a fast vessel, and small, but it is also a weak one when it comes to armor. What you should attempt to do is try lower the enemy's hull by just a little margin, and then order your men to utilize either Mini Razors or Nuclear Mines to perform an instant-killshot. Another technique which works perfectly for pilots who have a good aim, is the so-called "Shotgun". Here you basically fire the Mini Razor and all of your Firekisses or other 2.0 Codenames at the same time. Again, granting you an instant-killshot.
These techniques, if used right can turn the tide against any Black Dragon forces. Something to consider. What is key to these tactics, are to abuse the Black Dragon's weak hull armor. Everything else, it will dominate you in, speed, agility, firepower.
Now, for the second vessel, that is an Farmer's Alliance owned bomber called the Mamoru, naturally I couldn't throw the same explaination at you saying that it was also sold in the Black Markets. Unfortunately, that is the answer you will receive yet again. Here is the reason why, the Hogosha and the Farmer's Alliance have strong ties with each other, and they practically share almost every piece of equipment they own. Due to this, the Hogosha could easily acquire Mamoru's and then sell it over to third-parties once more via Black Markets. There is reason why Corsairs are flying these ships. And that reason is that we have found evidence of cooperation between the Hogosha and the Corsairs.
To tackle the Mamoru, it is simple, use a lot of fighters. It will dominate you on a bomber-to-bomber level, since the Mamoru is probably the fastest light-bomber in Sirius, and the most compact.
I hope this information will assist you, I can only send my apologies once more that Kusari-technology has been used against the interest of the Rheinland house.
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Thank you for your assistance, Commander. I will forward the combat tips to all Rheinwehr personnel, hopefully we will not be encountering these ships any more frequently.
Also, just to clear up a possible misunderstanding, we never held the government of Kusari responsible for these events though we appreciate that you are willing to suppress them. Both of our Houses have their own rebels and unlawfuls, I understand you would act similarly if Rheinland civilian or even rebel technology was to appear in Kusari used by your local unlawful forces.
Signed,
Major Philip Mauser,
16. Kriegsmarine-Division,
Rheinwehr Hauptflotte.