Origin : Dreadnought LNS-Louisiana, Captain Kurt KONOR, 2nd fleet. To : Liberty Navy forces report !
Object : 10/08 around 20h00 Sirius Time, Rheinlanders intruders
Message :
Around 20h00 ST, I received a transmission from LNS-Angel who report an important Rheinlander fleet at Hamburg system. We received the order to gather Liberty forces to Battleship Mississippi !
After gathering, my battleship received order to cover the Bering jumpgate. Only few minuts after took position, a rheinlander's scout jumped. He never answered to our transmission. 5 minuts pass and a huge Rheinlander's fleet jumped into Texas system.
There were 2 cruisers, 2-3 gunboats and lot of bombers and small fighters. And our defensive fleet was small, our dreadnought, 1 gunboat, 1 bomber and 1 or 2 fighter(s).
At this time all know we wasn't here to have a discussion, but to fight. I immediatly called reinforcements, but some interferences blocked our transmissions, so we was alone for a moment.
Rheinlanders engaged us, I immediatly ordered to my spaceship crews to turn back the Louisiana from Rheinlanders, first moments were unbelieveable, mortars fired from everywhere, we took several heavy damages but our plan worked. The Rheinlanders fleet wasn't one fleet, but 2 fleets now.
In my side there were the Lousiana, Azrael gunboat and Maddox against 2 rheinlander cruisers, 2 gunboats and a bomber. And in the other side were our bomber Julien LaFayette and some fighters who finaly received our reinforcement transmissions ! Julien LaFayette was disabled to made any damages to the 4 fighters who was in his six, but in his race of life, he kept busy several minuts 4 enemies fighters before he succeed to escape.
After I was sure that we were away from the second fight, I put the Louisiana in offensive position, the ship turned back in front of 2 cruisers, all turrets were enabled, all of it fired. The first cruiser was defeated in few seconds, the second cruiser took this opportunity to be out of my turrets range, but now the fight turned to us. Our gunboat fired at will, the cruiser took damages a made a mistake, he was now at our range and was defeated.
That was time for gunboats, one of two was easily defeated and the second few minuts after.
The fight was done, the Lousiana got heavy damages, 18 crews were killed by decompression, but our victory was clear !
Thanks to all who was with us, thanks to reinforcements, thanks to Liberty !