Due to recent events, certain actions must be taken. It appears that multiple battleship kapitans have lost their way and believe themselves to be about. After, my discussion with two of them, I doubt they are infected simply feeling a bit above themselves. After many refusals on my request for a conversation in regards to what they were doing in the area, often times outside of our jurisdiction. Neither had a sufficient answer, and even claimed to have gone AWOL.
These vessels along with a few others are responsible for a number questionable acts; disobeying orders which as a result have caused endangerment to the lives of civilians and other soldiers, as well as damaged military equipment. For a moment I suspected the crews of being infected, but with the information coming in from the IMG, I have a hard time believing that there's an infestation this large that went unnoticed. Regardless, I'll have intelligence on it; those who're tasked with assisting in rounding up the threat know who they are. I've compiled two lists, of those who are confirmed to have gone rogue, some thanks to a defense pilot of the IMG, and those who're wanted for questioning.
Those who have gone rogue are to be put down until their ships are destroyed or until they change their minds and are willing to come to Vierlande and discuss things in a civil manner. In the next few days I will also have to fill out a list of ships allowed within the Omegas, as we seem to have too many of our capital ships drifting away from the front, something we simply cannot afford at this point. Administrators of the Guild are free to express this information with their workers as deeply as they see fit.
Here is the current list of rogues and wanted vessels.
I'll be uploading more data shortly, I urge the Admins of the Guild or any pilot involved within the clean-up process to ask any questions they may have or simply add recorded data they may have related to such happenings.
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From: Johnathan Sanders
To: Rheinland Military forces, per attention of Admiral Rall;
CC: Rheinland Military Admiralty
Subject: Rogue fleet
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Admiral,
I can fully understand the trouble a rogue fleet can bring. We've had our own trouble when the survey group now known as the Rot Front broke away from the IMG, and joined up with the Hessian movement. While I appreciate the heads-up and will certainly caution our members, are you requesting the assistance of the IMG in dealing with these ships? I do not mean to make light of the situation, but I am uncertain how much aid we can be, aside from keeping an eye out for them - that, and I do not think that having our patrols start firing on Rheinland Military vessels of any kind would set a very good example. Uninformed Kruger or Daumann assets, for one, would take offense, and any passing Kusari or Bretonian ships might get the wrong idea as well.
In short, I'd like you to clarfiy, what exactly are you expecting from the IMG in this matter, if anything at all?
If at all possible, it would benefit Rheinland to resolve this in a civil manner - if this group of ships is actively looking for engagements, would not the Liberty front be a better place for them, for example? Or even the Hamburg system, as the last I heared, the area around the Westfalen was still heavily contested?
Regards,
- Guildmaster Johnathan Sanders, on behalf of the Independent Miners Guild
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Guildmaster, I am not explicitly asking for the IMG's assistance, I am merely making it clear that you may act in anyway you see fit should your operations or pilots be endangered without fear of consequence. This is also why I wish for a conference if at all possible to ensure that we are all on the same plain. I'm not too particular about were such an event would take place.
It's probably best for me to put anything else on hold for now.
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From: Johnathan Sanders
To: Rheinland Military forces, per attention of Admiral Rall;
CC: Rheinland Military Admiralty
Subject: Rogue fleet
Encryption: Standard
Admiral,
Thank you for the clarification. Until further notice I'll inform the patrol and escort assets in the Omegas and those passing through Rheinland to be vigilent around these vessels. Our preference would be to avoid engagements, but if their behaviour is unpredictable, it may become inevitable. Should they seek to evade the Rheinwehr command by hiding in the borderworlds, might I recommend the Bounty Hunters Guild to be contracted to chase them down? They have experience in these matters after all.
Regards,
- Guildmaster Johnathan Sanders, on behalf of the Independent Miners Guild
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In all honesty I would prefer to keep Bounty Hunters out of this affair. If it gets to such a point that this rogue fleet begins to cause problems outside Rheinland's reach, I can assure you the appropriate measures will be taken. Personally I'm not sure how in tune you are with the happenings in the Omegas on a general level, if it's any consolation the Rheinwehr has began to patrol there more often, and we do plan on forcefully removing the issue if need be.
Although it may seem obvious, I do ask that whether or not your pilots plan to use it as an excuse to defend themselves, should any of our pilots step out of line in the Omegas, I ask that it be reported to me immediately.