Comm ID: Lieutenant John Talon, aboard the LNS-Relentless
To: SA and LSF high command
Day february 24th, 816 A.s.
Late battle report.
After receiving intel from an authorized individual inside Zone 21 that he picked up Phantoms on his long range scanners, I have quickly deployed the LNS-Relentless and headed for zone 21 to intercept them.
I've picked up Jake Benson and two LPI officers, namely Sean Toronto and Karl Agathon, along with the cruiser designated Gafwmn and arrived at zone 21. About at the same time as we deployed, we've noticed a Phantom bomber jumping into New York, we opened fire but he was followed by a Phantom cruiser.
After a very short and brutal battle the Relentless's cannons proved to be more than a match for the Phantom cruiser's shields and we united it with the blackness of space around it. The bomber attempted several more attacks on the Relentless but he failed and was quickly driven away by the fire from our fighters.
A problem later appeared as I've ordered several escape pods from the Phantom cruiser be tractored in, they in fact contained Phantom marines, no less than 60 of them, and my crew members engaged them in combat, but unfortunately more than half of them took our escape pods, and launched for Manhattan, as the ship was heading back for orbit.
With this report I would also ask for permission to start organizing a search and destroy operation for these Phantoms as this was mainly..my fault. If the high command would give me the authority to lead this operation, I swear I would not fail them.