Red Hessians

Red Hessians
Alignment	Unlawful

ALLIES:

Coalition, Mollys

ENEMIES:

Corsairs, Daumann, Kruger, Unioners, House Authorities, House Corporations

By far the largest criminal group in Rheinland, the Red Hessians are comprised of unemployed miners who conduct attacks on all forms of civil and commercial shipping. While ostensibly formed as a radical political movement fighting against the harsh working practices of Daumann and Kruger, in modern times most Hessians are little more than opportunistic pirates, savaging mineral transports purely for the payout. Their desire for domination of Rheinland space and the Omegas has brought them into conflict with the Corsairs, resulting in one of the bloodiest ongoing conflicts in Sirius' history.

Ships used

Ship	Class
Loki Mk. I	Heavy Fighter
Dromedary	Freighter
Odin Mk. I	Very Heavy Fighter
Thor Mk. I	Bomber
Red Hessian Gunboat	Gunboat
Rheinland Pirate Cruiser	Cruiser
Red Hessian Cruiser	Cruiser
Asteroid Miner	Heavy Miner
Red Hessian Battleship	Battleship
Dagger	Light Fighter
Loki Mk. II	Heavy Fighter
Odin Mk. II	Very Heavy Fighter
Thor Mk. II	Bomber

Bases owned

Base Owner System Region Ronneburg Base Red Hessians Omega-5 Omega Border Worlds Battleship Zuschen Red Hessians Omega-41 Omega Edge Worlds Freital Base Red Hessians Omega-11 Omega Border Worlds Wolfsburg Shipyard Red Hessians Dresden Rheinland Outer Region Gjallarbru Research Station Red Hessians Omega-55 Omega Border Worlds Vogtland Base Red Hessians Dresden Rheinland Outer Region Planet Wiesbaden Red Hessians Omega-55 Omega Border Worlds

Bribes

Base Owner System Region Freeport 1 Zoners Omega-3 Omega Border Worlds Battleship Zuschen Red Hessians Omega-41 Omega Edge Worlds Cadiz Base Corsairs Omega-5 Omega Border Worlds Corfu Base Zoners Omicron Theta Edge Worlds Mainz Storage Facility Imperial Shipping Frankfurt Rheinland Sedona Station Zoners Baffin Tau Border Worlds Aralsk Research Station Sirius Coalition Omega-52 Omega Edge Worlds Heisenberg Research Station Freelancers Cologne Alsace Passage Ronneburg Base Red Hessians Omega-5 Omega Border Worlds Newport Station Freelancers Sigma-13 Sigma Border Worlds Tennstedt Base Bundschuh Thuringia Rheinland Planet Gran Canaria Zoners Omega-48 Omega Edge Worlds Lisburn Rock Mollys Cambridge Bretonia Freeport 5 Zoners Omega-41 Omega Edge Worlds Kreuzberg Depot Junkers New Berlin Rheinland Planet New Berlin Rheinland Federal Police New Berlin Rheinland Zhejiang Orbital Sirius Coalition Omega-52 Omega Edge Worlds Planet Hamburg Rheinland Federal Police Hamburg Rheinland Zvyozdny Gorodok Sirius Coalition Omega-52 Omega Edge Worlds Bruchsal Base Bundschuh Frankfurt Rheinland Madeira Base Independent Miners Guild Omega-48 Omega Edge Worlds Planet Tangier Sirius Coalition Omega-48 Omega Edge Worlds Vogtland Base Red Hessians Dresden Rheinland Outer Region

Rumors

Ronneburg Base The Omega-3 Jump Hole is where you'll find the action these days in our war against the Corsairs. Both sides run patrols there. We lie in wait so if any Corsair ships come through we can hit them. Funny -- the Corsairs do the same thing. I used to loathe Daumann more than any other, but that's changed. I hate the Corsairs as much as I could hate any. Of the forty pilots who came here as part of the Red Hessian Twilight Squadron in 797 AS, there are four of us left. The Hessians in Vogtland will tell you that we are chasing Daumann and Kruger operations here to Omega-5; it seems to me that it's the other way around. We came here originally to build a new main base of operations. Now we are entrenched in a bitter battle. The Corsairs have better ships and many of them are better pilots than your average Red Hessian. Usually a Corsair will win one on one, but we have numbers on our side. I am confident of victory; it is just a matter of wearing them down. Besides, I've lived long enough to learn how to kill Corsairs on my own. I have a friend who is stealing Diamonds in Omega-11. The greedy swine was supposed to come here with me to help win the war against the Corsairs. He said he didn't want to die poor and unimportant. Unimportant indeed -- I have fought my way to squadron leader. This system is an important one for the Hessians; it has Jump Holes that lead to Cambridge, Omega-3, Omega-7, Omega-11, and Omicron Theta. That's a lot of traffic we can raid, and that's why it can't fall to the Corsairs; if they gain control we will be able to expand no further. Omega-5 is the site of a full scale war between the Corsairs and Hessians. The two factions are vying for control of this critical Jump Hole crossroads in the Omega Sector. Within the area of the no-man's-land and the Hammen Hole are numerous dead ships from both sides. Most are picked clean, but there are some that may still yield some weapons. Everything that we need at this base comes from Darmstadt, Freital, or Freistadt. Not just basic supplies, but Side Arms and Engine Components, too. This base is a military operation, so other Hessian bases funnel supplies here. This is where Daumann and Kruger are coming, so this is where we must be. I don't think it's worth it. The Hammen Hole is where Hessians and Corsairs have staged their largest battles. Out there you'll find good salvage -- if you don't become salvage yourself. The Schmidts mined for Daumann over several generations, we fought in the popular Revolt; my family is part of Rheinland history. I'm the last one left of my line, aside from one brother, and here I sit in Omega 5 not fighting for our rights against Daumann or Kruger, but risking my neck fighting Corsairs. Battleship Zuschen In this station we have a "rehalibition" program for Royal Police and Navy pilots that don't wish to change their opinions voluntarily. You'd think they would be used to following orders, but some of them are very obstinate. If you want to trade anything in the Black Market, you better have some Brigand friends. We control a substantial portion of the Gallic Black Market. We once had a great deal of conflict with the Unione Corse over turf, but we have an uneasy truce now that allows us all to profit. Even though The Council are not official allies of ours, they keep the Royal forces too busy to deal with us. That's why we help them from time to time and make sure not to stand in their way. Freital Base This place is always crawling full of fighter jocks, ace and newbie alike. You can tell just by looking at them. After hours and hours of flying on the simulators and in the training fields, this bar is the thing they look forward to the most. I don't have many kills on my rap, though I did manage to destroy this one Corsair next to Freital. My wingmates told me after that that he was an elite pilot, and that I am the best in their wing now. But I am sure that Raymond Amsel is better than me... Wolfsburg Shipyard Higher ups say that taking out Strausberg were great victories, but you'd expect us to expand our patrols instead of limiting them. There's something they're not telling us. The higher ups are working us shipbuilders to the bone, we're pulling over-time non-stop since our two reserve Hels made it back from the Leipzig battle. Would be nice if we had proper parts to work with, too. Higher ups say that taking out Strausberg and Bautzen were great victories, but you'd expect us to expand our patrols instead of limiting them. There's something they're not telling us. The higher ups are working us shipbuilders to the bone, we're pulling over-time non-stop since the battle at Leipzig. That said, I'd expect Kassel to be towed for repairs by now. I overheard some of our engineers complaining about higher ups deciding to send out Kassel. Apparently it was nowhere near ready for a deployment. Now it's apparently nowhere to be seen? Apparently the Corsairs have been stepping up their game in the systems ever since the attack on Bautzen, bloody barbarians, looking for any opportunity to mess with us. I overheard some of our engineers complaining about higher ups deciding to send out Kassel. Supposedly the ship wasn't lost to the Military, but due to internal explosion. Not sure if I believe them, we still won, right? Apparently the Corsairs have been stepping up their game in the systems ever since the attack on Leipzig, bloody barbarians, looking for any opportunity to mess with us. Kreuzberg Depot I've just come in from the Freital base in Omega-11 with some Diamonds mined from the Von Rohe Belt. You're on the edge of nowhere out there -- Corsair country to the south and west. We've got a little war with them going in Omega-5, if you want some action. We've been helping the LWB a bit. They let us use their base in the Ostnebel in Stuttgart. They aren't really up to Hessian standards as far as combat skill and equipment levels, but they are fast learners. This is a good stop-over point for our forays into Hamburg. Not really our territory up there. We just make runs on the prison occasionally, mostly when they capture a senior pilot or someone else valuable to our cause. It's kind of nice to see a sun again. I've been trapped on Vogtland for months, repairing ships damaged in the Omega-5 battles. They let me have a little rest and recreation in Berlin. So I'm out popping Bounty Hunters and Daumann escort ships. I find it very therapeutic. The Hessians are always looking for able-bodied pilots who like a bit of a fight, especially if you hate Corsairs like we do. We always need supplies up in Vogtland. That's our headquarters in Dresden, through the Hole in the Saarfeld. If you want to make friends with a Hessian, start shooting up some Daumann or Kruger ships. We mount many of our attacks in Berlin right out of this base. You've got Kruger's base at Essen, and the Trade Lanes to Hamburg and Stuttgart. Plenty of choices, just depends what mood you're in. Vogtland Base All the supplies we need to keep this base going are bought by us from Junkers in Kreuzberg and brought here. Thank goodness for our lovely black markets in New Berlin. What a fitting place this cloud is; formed from the sulfurous waste of the smelting plants in the system, crafted by Daumann and Kruger's heedlessness. Now it hides their greatest threat: the Red Hessians. It also hides the Jump Holes to New Berlin and Stuttgart. We may have suffered some losses near Leipzig, but nothing compared to the Military losses. No doubt the Corsairs would be eager to come in and take advantage of the situation but the minefield keeps us safe for the time being. This base serves as a trade depot for other Hessian bases in the area. The basic supplies we ship here also get shipped to Freital. If you made these shipments, it would be easier for us since the police actively hunt for us. We might eventually win this system from the corporates. Ore deposits here will soon be exhausted, and our attacks cost them dearly. Intelligence suggests they may be moving the bulk of their mining operations to Omega-7. If that happens, it will be a great victory for us. Years ago this was our only base. But we have expanded, due greatly to the Jump Holes that have been found. Also, we've had great success mining and stealing Diamonds. Hessians know the corporate strategies and protocols -- we used to be part of them. That's why our strikes are so effective. The Rheinland Republic was supposed to be about the common man getting paid well for hard work, about companies that cared if their employees were safe. Those brave souls who died fighting to overthrow the empire -- why? Rheinland has the same masters, only now they rule a republic instead of an empire. I'm one of the few Red Hessians left who really tries to fight for the cause. Mostly, my brotherhood is one of pirates, but there are still some of us who haven't lost the meaning in all of the greed that has overcome the others. Diamonds come to this base from Freital in Omega 11. We will take them to the Junkers in New Berlin to be sold on the black markets. It is these Diamonds that fund the majority of all Red Hessian operations. We may have suffered some losses near Bautzen and Leipzig, but nothing compared to the Military losses. No doubt the Corsairs would be eager to come in and take advantage of the situation but the minefield keeps us safe for the time being. The Giftnebel is a dangerous cloud to move through, but its proximity to the Kruger and Daumann operations here makes it worthwhile. We know this system well, and that helps us when we raid the corporates trying to ship their goods back to New Berlin. Along with basic supplies, we also purchase Side Arms and Engine Components from the Junkers in New Berlin to ship here. Surplus weapons and engine parts get sent to Freital. Aye fought during the battle for Leipzig, and lemme tell ye, I've barely made it out alive! *hic* Shame about the Kassel though. *hic* I mean… yay Hessians! I fought during the battle for Leipzig, and let me tell you, I've barely made it out alive. The heroic story of a massive Military defeat that the higher-ups are preaching is full of crap, but you haven't heard that from me, got it? Rheinlanders have a slang for Diamonds -- they call them "Hessian Tears." They symbolize the lives of all the miners crushed into the Rheinland corporate machine, our fight to hold back the tide of Daumann and Kruger, and our struggle to pay for our crusade with their beauty. Heisenberg Research Station I'm on a regular run between Omega-11 and this system, as part of our diamond operation to Liberty. Heisenberg is a good supply spot, and the crowd here is friendlier than most. Probably because, unlike the brainwashed public everywhere else, the boffins here actually do listen to what we have to say.

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