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RE: Die Rote Front - Internal Comms - Nika - 09-16-2024

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Sender: Rita Schønning
Subject: Following up on Bundschuh intelligence
Date: 16/09/834 A.S.


Kameraden.

Schønning here.

Following up on the intelligence provided by The Platform, a deployment of a Grendel-class frigate Skald was ordered to Alsterfeld from Kreuzberg in a bid to intercept incoming convoy with decomissioned equipment. The intel proven correct and LV-Hrimfaxi, a Marinenachrichtendiensts "Uruz" transport appeared at the anomaly just at the time Bundschuh suggested, and the cargo matched the manifests provided by the sympathetic group.

My suspicion were correct, and, even compromised and outgunned, my former colleagues were not willing to simply surrender the cargo and a short but fierce firegiht ensued that changed the agents' opinion to the opposite, with common sense and the need for preservation of an asset prevailed over the non-compromising stance, forcing them to jettison the cargo and retreat back through the anomaly. Though successful with the interdiction strike, Skald wasn't out of the immediate danger as combat left her battered, and vicinity to Alster promised potential military interceptors deployed to finish what the Hrimfaxi started. The retreat was plotted over a predictable route with a stop for field repairs and resupply at Kreuzberg depot before continuing to Wolfsburg with fighter escort. Dresden anomaly in Saarfeld brought them close to extraction point, and a short breach of minefield after moored at their destination.

I have come down to the landing pad to inspect the interdicted cargo myself. Two 90-ARKM-N9 "Valkyrie" hulls with R4-n "Stealthblade" tachyon cannons - in turret and regular mounts - in individual, hermetically sealed crates, ones we should have no trouble cracking open.

As I'm not qualified enough to aseemble a Valkyrie together, I'll be requesting a team of engineers from Saverne to assist with this task, and a steady supply of spare parts for further maintenance of these ships. I'll report once there is progress, and the ships are brought to flying condition. I will reach out to Bundschuh and see if they're willing to further lend us a hand.

Rita Aus.

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RE: Die Rote Front - Internal Comms - Nika - 09-28-2024

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Sender: Rita Schønning
Subject: Returning from Saverne
Date: 28/09/834 A.S.


Kameraden.

Schønning here.

I've returned from my abrupt leave to Saverne base - herr Ralf Lobgesang, the engineer that have answered my request to bring two 90-ARKM-N9 to working condition, have called on me for final evaluation of ships he deemed fit for flight. Both fighters have seen their power plants replaced with modified reactors comparible with lawful technology and electronics, meeting my demand. With project complete, both superiority fighters are loaded on Skald - a ship that first acquired the vessels and returned with these to Vogtland.

I will be arriving to Dresden in several hours since sending this message, maintaining radio silence until safe arrival. If you may, kameraden - deploy a designated wing to Dresden anomaly in Stuttgart to be the welcome party; for Skald, and for any undesirable followers.

Rita Aus.

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RE: Die Rote Front - Internal Comms - Red - 10-12-2024

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Sender: Joseph Lahr
Subject: Field Report
Date: 12/10/834


Einen guten Tag an alle Kameraden.

Lieutenant Lahr reporting in, here to inform you there have been several jump hole realignments of great consequence. First, The Omega-11 ~ Omega-41 connection has been severed, regular patrols between Freital and Zuschen have already been rerouted through Omega-5. Suffice to say this will be a double edged sword, not only making the system even more of a bottleneck but also slowing response time from Freital. On the upside, the Corsairs no longer have easy access to Omega-11.

Furthermore, Zuschen reports that our transports bound for Omega-52 had to turn back as the jump hole in the system has entered early gravitational collapse. All trade with the Coalition will have to be redirected though Omega-48.

There are also good news, our patrols have identified a new unstable connection from Omega-48 in sektor 7C/D. The exit has been confirmed to be the Dublin system, just 70 klicks away from Arranmore.

All of the visuals are attached.

Our hearts to the Revolution, Aus.

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RE: Die Rote Front - Internal Comms - Dark Chocolate - 10-14-2024

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Sender: Lieutenant Colonel Karl Schmidt
Subject: Ronneburg Defense Report
Date: 12/10/834 A.S.


Einen guten Tag an alle Kameraden.

Patrols were suggestive of a Corsair Build Up in Omega 5. As per orders, I took command of the R\-Verlnoferin and rendezvoused with Colonel Jorg Frei on R\-Valgaldr and the rest of the fleet at Ronneburg, Omega-5.

Our Fleet consisted of
R\-Valgaldr - "Hel" Class Command Cruiser
R\-Hessen - "Jormungand" Flagship
R\-Heidenau - "Jormungand" Support Battleship
R\-Verlnoferin - "Vidar" Cruiser commanded by me
R\-Baldr - another "Vidar" Cruiser
R\-Saxifrage - "Mantis" Class Gunboat

We were joined by two elite fighter vessels from Rote Hessen Armee:- [RHA]SOA-Voror and [RHA]Ylva.Runarsdottir
as well as 'Rasmus' "Bustard" Carrier, RHC-Sleipnir "Vidar" Cruiser and RHGB-Spitzhhacke "Condor" Gunboat from Hessen Secondary Fleet.

To Our Surprise we were also joined by the Republican Provisional Assembly and the Mollys. They had tracked down some suspicious activity in the system and wanted to lend a hand. Their fleet were RPA|PRW-Noblesse.Oblige "Bustard" Carrier, RPA|PRW-Manann "Scylla" Destroyer and Four Fighter Vessels - RPA|Banshee-1, RPA|Banshee-6, Wishbone and Neil.McLoughlin

Looking at our allied fleet, I was confidant that we will be able to defend against whatever threat we may face, until I saw what we were up against. Barely 15k away at Sector F6, stood a massive Corsair Fleet. They were so numerous that my scanner was glitched and frozen until it was rebooted.
Further more, a fleet of Bretonian Armed Forces was lurking around towards sector D4.

This was much more than we anticipated. The chances of success were low. But we held the line.
As the battle ensued, initially we were able to focus down a "Legate" as the big lumbering giant struggled to maneuver through the asteroids. However the Rasmus "Bustard" was lost due to overwhelming fire. We tried to outmaneuver the Corsairs, but they were simply outnumerous. They laid heavy fire and R\-Hessen was disabled. We were forced to switch tactics and improvise if we were to even survive this battle. We took advantage of the distraction that the Bretonians had caused and started to flank the Corsairs and disable a few of their ships.

The battle was chaotic as it went back and forth between the Corsairs, Bretonians and Our Alliance.
All three fleets had lost substantial numbers. Even the Colonel's ship was disabled and surrounded by Corsairs. R\-Heidenau had taken critical damage but managed to retreat back to Ronneburg in one piece.

We were down to 3 cruisers, which includes my ship, R\-Baldr and CIS|-CPW-Vuk; a "Typhoon" Cruiser from the Coalition of Independent Sirius that had joined us in the midst of the battle along with R\-Saxifrage and 2 Rote Hessen Armme fighters and 3 Molly fighters. We had used the Bretonians as bait. We did return fire when they shot at us, but didn't prioritize to neutralize them till the Corsair threat was overwhelmingly intact. Until they tried to isolate and focus down R\-Baldr. It was their undoing as we quickly focused them and destroyed whatever was left of the Bretonian Armed Forces. However we were rushed on by what remained of the Corsairs, 2 Battlecruisers and a Cruiser. The "Typhoon" and R\-Saxifrage were disabled.
We proceeded to distract the two Battlecruisers while R\-Baldr and the fighters took down the Corsair Cruiser, and then we picked off the two remaining battlecruisers one by one nullifying the Corsair threat.

As we inspected the wreckages after the battle, we noted the following number of disabled ships
2 "Legate" Class Dreadnoughts
4 "Murmillo" Class Battleships
7 "Tribunus" Class Battlecruisers
4 "Praefect" Class Cruisers
several Corsair Fighters and Bombers
and
1 "Invincible" Class Carrier
1 "Dunkirk" Class Battleship
1 "Overlord" Class Battleship
2 "Fortitude" Class Battlecruisers
1 "Interdictor" Class Battlecruiser
1 "Archer" Class Siege Cruiser
several Bretonian Fighters

It was a staggering victory, but it came at a heavy price considering we don't have the seemingly endless supply of resources and manpower like the Corsairs or Bretonians.
Our disabled ships including our allies :- 1 Battleship, 2 Bustards, 3 Cruisers, 2 Gunboats and 1 Fighter.

Salvage and Rescue Operations were commenced. Most of the crew and the commanding officer of all Rotfront Ships including the Colonel were safely recovered and transported to Ronneburg for Medical Care. We personally assisted the salvage operations of Mollys and the Sirius Coalition. Surrounding area was scanned for any evidence of remaining or escaping Corsairs/Bretonians but none were found.

The Audio Log and Battle Footage has been attached with this report.

In view of the Battle, I'd like to put forward the following recommendations.

-We should strengthen the bonds with our allies, The Rote Hessen Armee, The Coalition of Independent Sirius and The Republican Provisional Assembly. Their support was crucial in this battle, we couldn't have stood a chance against these odds without them.
-The Republican Provisional Assembly lost considerable resources in supporting us. We should return the favour and assist them in their goals as much as we can. A strong alliance with them could be very beneficial to us.
-We lacked Battlecruiser class vessels in this scenario. Something that gave our foes a substantial advantage. Yes, the "Bustard" Class Carrier does support Battlecruiser Class weaponry but it's huge size limits it's maneuverability and therefore hinders it's offensive capability. We are need of proper Battlecruisers in our fleet. This only emphasizes that we need to hasten up the Project Iron Bulwark in order to be on par with our enemy.
-Needless to say we need to increase patrols and stay vigilant. We may have won this battle but neither the Corsairs nor the Bretonians are going to sit quietly. They will return sooner or later and we should be ready.

Aus!

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RE: Die Rote Front - Internal Comms - Culbrelai - 11-22-2024


Sender: Hjalmar Sturm
Subject: Stuttgart Skirmish Report
Date: 22/11/834


Hallo Kameraden,


Today I am ecstatic to report the details of our glorious victory over our Corsair rivals. It was a difficult, but well-fought battle on the part of our pilots, with light losses in comparison to the nearly full-scale destruction of the Corsair fleet. I had captured the entirety of the fray on my ship's guncam, unfortunately an ion storm prematurely ended the battle before the Corsair scum could be fully routed, thus the remainder of the footage was corrupted due to intense interference from the storm. The order of battle follows.

Rotfront forces, including our brothers in arms:
  • R\-Nachzehrer - Jorm-class Medium Battleship
  • RHB-Fossegrimen - Jorm-class Medium Battleship
  • R\-Askeladd - Hurricane-class Battlecruiser
  • R\-Thorkell - Hurricane-class Battlecruiser
  • R\-Rathen - Vidar-class Cruiser
  • CPW-Bao-Zheng - Typhoon-class Destroyer
  • CPW-Dailan - Typhoon-class Destroyer
  • R\-Rotes.Feld - Heimdall-class Gunboat (Our vessel)
  • Gottfried.Drum - Snubcraft
  • [RHA]Birkir.Eriksson - Snubcraft


Enemy forces:
  • Vigar - Legate-class Dreadnought
  • DTR-CNS>Fabricius - Consul-class Battlecruiser
  • C::CNS-Zeus - Consul-class Battlecruiser
  • Black-Bird - Tribunus-class Battlecruiser
  • CNS-Apocalypse - Praefect-class Cruiser
  • DTR-CC>Averof.Cornelius - Praefect-class Cruiser
  • DTR-CNS>Manticore - Imperator-class Gunboat
  • DTR-El^Chihuahua - Snubcraft
  • DTR-ElGatoFurioso - Snubcraft
  • DTR-Alexios_1 - Snubcraft


Short battle narrative

The battle began with our forces evenly matched, a 10 ship versus 10 ship matchup, a surprise as it is highly unlike the Corsairs to not crowd the field with overwhelming numbers. Perhaps their women are tired of sleeping with their defeated husks? Hah. In any case, I felt a clear advantage from the very beginning as our pilots unmatched prowess was on full display. Rarely have I ever been prouder to be aligned with the Rotfront. Our battleships pounded the enemy dreadnought with a flurry of rocket attacks, as well as pressuring the larger Consul-class battlecruisers. The first blood split by the Corsairs, as one of their snubcraft found itself on the wrong end of one of our own's guns one too many times.

Then, It was not long before their Praefect-class vessels started to falter, their hulls bubbling and melting away from the relentless strikes of plasma dispatched by our vessels. As for the Rotes Feld, I had direction for my ship to act as screening for the larger vessels - a duty I had little trouble in carrying out as our snubcraft easily wiped away the enemy snubcraft, even outnumbered. We primarily sought out vessels whose shields had been overloaded, failing that, Cruisers vessels whom had such little hull integrity remaining they had might be but a plank of wood and a paddle in the ocean. We did not score any critical, final hits on any vessel, but we did manage to assist fairly well with harassing the larger enemy vessels, causing chaos and confusion, drawing shots away from our more vulnerable ships. I had also assisted our snubcraft with attempting to destroy the enemy Gunboat, the Manticore. It is a shame this ship escaped into the ion storm. Some of the last vessels to be destroyed were the recently-seen Consul-classes. No doubt we will be seeing more of this admittedly threatening ship in the future.

Post battle commentary & strategic analysis

We had hoped to test our newly built IFRIT type turrets on the Corsairs, as the Rotes Feld had been recently refit with them as our primary heavy armament on Wolfsburg. We had ample opportunity to do so, yet they seem to have underperformed our expectations. We will report back our findings on their performance to the shipwrights and experts at Wolfsburg.

The main threat of the Corsairs in the past had been their fearsome Legate-class Dreadnoughts, whom outmatches our venerable Jorm-class in size, armament and armor. This would seem to be no longer true, as the Corsairs have been employing more and more of the Consul-class battlecruisers into their fleets and raiding parties, leaving the Dreadnoughts to rarer and more selective deployments. It is without a doubt a dangerous class to face, but it is not without its weaknesses as we had found. The Hessians do not possess a ship of a similar caliber, unfortunately, and I believe this will be a significant challenge for us should we not face it quickly. Our dear kameraden in the Coalition had requisitioned us several of their Hurricane-class ships, which are a useful addition to our fleets, but, in the end I feel, are an inadequate stopgap measure for our lack of coverage in this area.

Nonetheless, the battle was an overwhelming victory for our Front, and to our allies, we are forever thankful.

Aus!

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RE: Die Rote Front - Internal Comms - Red - 01-19-2025

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EINGEHENDE ÜBERTRAGUNG.
ÜBERTRAGUNGSART:INTERNE KOMMUNIKATION.
ANZEIGE VON DATEN.

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Ursprungspunkt: VOGTLAND
Verschlüsselung: STND-DHC-ENCR-001
Kanal erreicht: MX-11-ONG

DATE: 19/01/835
FROM: Colonel Jorg Frei
SUBJ: Next order of business

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Guten Tag, Soldaten!

I'm not going to beat around the bush, Operation Stahlgriff has NOT been a success. Despite our pilots' best efforts, the ship has managed to break the blockade and escape into the Sigmas where our taskforce was hindered by a massive show of reinforcements.

This makes one thing abundantly clear, Sigma-15 is a hotbed of Corsair infestation and it must be eradicated before the Hydra grows another head. The incompetent forces of the Kaiser are yet again failing to show any resolve against the foreign vermin. We must and will take action! There won't be another Penitence in Dresden, they will be stopped before they can enter Rheinland, by our own means. All units assigned to this system will be prohibited in engaging in any sort of piracy or direct collaboration with the Gas Miners Guild to avoid complications. Remember, our goal there is to intercept future cretan incursions.

Now onto the next order of business. With the Corsairs on the run and their cursed flagship gone from Dresden, we can finally secure and resume the mining operations within the Schwefelnebel. I will instruct the Stationleiter of Diamant to proceed with the station's expansion work. It will not only include additional diamond cutting operations and an increase in storage space, but also a secondary module for ship parts assembly.

There is much to be done. Stay vigilant for any remnants of corsair scouts within Dresden and destroy them with great prejudice.

Das ist alles. Für die Hessen Rotfront.

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RE: Die Rote Front - Internal Comms - Red - 05-12-2025

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Ursprungspunkt: Zvyozdny Gorodok
Verschlüsselung: STND-DHC-ENCR-001
Kanal erreicht: MX-11-CLT

DATE: 12/05/835
FROM: Captain Ricgard Adawulf
SUBJ: Patrol Report

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Guten Tag,

This is Adalwulf. Captain Thorismund and I took the rookies out for a ride aboard the two standard-spec Grendels - Hunsrück and Grünewald. We departed Vogtland to raid the Gallic Passage for the usual prey.

On the way, we caught a lonely Gallic train with a drunk captain who had little to no regard for his haul or crew. The rookies got a bit too excited with the shooting and caused the ship’s core to explode. Fortunately, we managed to recover a considerable amount of MOX from the totaled wreck, and, on top of that, the only survivor: the drunkard captain himself.

I decided to take him back to Vogtland and slap some sense into him using the rejuvenation treatment of forced labor. The MOX was retrieved to Diamant, I know the boys there are always in need for this stuff for diamond cutting or something.
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Captain Thorismund continued the intended journey to Zurich. He returned to Freital right as we were unloading the MOX. Apparently the GMS gauls were more excited than usual to contribute to the Volkrevolution, they paid double the ask. We should be raiding their operations more often.
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The bar on Freital got the rookies fired up. Right as the Hunsrück was fully unloaded, they were already begging for another raid.

Now, just as we were prepping to head into inner Rheinland, we came across a gas miner tanker, loaded full of vodka. I’m not making this shit up, and I wasn’t that drunk. Freital’s long-range sensors confirmed it, along with the interaction transcript.

The guy was bruder enough to share some with us, this haul’s gonna last us a whole year!

Anyway, crazy guildsmen and striking gold aside, we’ve moved on to Rheinland.
[+]GMG VODKA!

Hamburg. We stopped a Libertonian corpo train full of... some stuff. He wasn’t exactly thrilled with our company, so the fuse was short on this one. I’m not even blaming the vodka, the bastard got what he deserved!

We hauled the salvage back to Diamant, but the boys said it was worthless to us, just a waste of storage space. Some Coalition folks offered to buy it off our hands, so we delivered it to Zvyozdny Gorodok for a nice profit. It’ll keep things running for a while.
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The ship should be back on Vogtland's bays by tomorrow.

For the Revolution, so on and so forth! ...hic

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RE: Die Rote Front - Internal Comms - Dark Chocolate - 08-15-2025

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Ursprungspunkt: Vogtland
Verschlüsselung: STND-DHC-ENCR-001
Kanal erreicht: MX-11-ONG

DATE: 14/08/835 A.S.
FROM: Captain Lucas Oster
SUBJ: First Diamant-Kemwer Konvoi Run

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Ja, Kameraden.. You want der report? Gut. Apologies it took a while. We needed a few falschen Rheinbier for what we've been through. Ja, It's heck of a story.

We left Freital with drei fat Grendals, stuffed mit frisch-refined diamants. Konvoi-führer Captain A. Strauss on 'Hunsruk', Zwei sisters;- 'Sigrun' under meine command and 'Gummihammer' followed. We had a Ceres-Mantis 'Belagerung' for teeth. The Red giant still trying to roast our asses, we set course to rendezvous with The Order in Omicron Delta via five jumps. Easy on paper, gut for morale and gut for wallet

We cruised through Omega-5. Old wrecks and drifting mines still floating around. We snaked through like always. Another Gunboat 'Gotha' tagged along. More firepower, Gut.

We jumped to Omega-41. Der neutron star, we meet again. All lights and pretty rings? Ja, Ja.. but eyes start boiling from all that radiation if you stare der bastard too long. We kept engines to full power, the hull straining like old beer kegs under pressure. We made it to the Omicron Theta jump hole. With no fried crew this time.

We jumped to Omicron Theta. We were joined by a Coalition Bustard '=ALF=CPC-Paris'. Nice and big to hide under. Very Gut. There had been reports of high Corsair activity in recent times, Ja. But they must have been drunk and knocked out, because we slipped through without a single "Hola". We had the guns ready anyways.

We arrive in Omicron Kappa. We've never been this far out before. Die Green Giant paints every one of those flat spiked rocks in a sick light. Der Nebula wraps the whole system like a coffin. It looked like a tunnel to hell and ja, we dived right into it. Heavy Radiation storms, der hull hummed so hard meine teeth could fall off. With half meine crew puking and der engineer in panic, we located and jumped der verdammte hole in Sector F3 before our guts were fried snacks for die Corsairs.

We somehow reach Omicron Delta. All ships fully operational, crew holding. Die Order was waiting. Black-Hulled Battleships, Gunboats, Snubcrafts and what not. Die Phoenix showed up as well. Die Order do seem to trust them enough. All in all, they had a whole dammt fleet there. An Ion strom hits us out of no where. Perks of being the Omicrons I see. Sigrun's sub-systems are shut down, but we quickly manage to quickly re-boot to full functionality.
Die Order guide us through a strange purple looking ice field, out of range from Die Core patrols. Der bustard doesn't come along though. It moors at the Freeport while we make our way to der jump hole to Omicron Minor.

Omicron Minor is just verdammte rocks again amongst green mist, thick like sauerkraut. Full of wreckages like das Omega-5 but worse. Dead system, after battles with die Nomads as they called it. They said they are fully prepared to face them if they show up. In reality, none of us was. We just didn't know it yet.
We follow Die Order through the path without scraping der paint off. They know every corner of this space.

Finally we make it to Omicron Mu. Beautiful indeed. But I don't get paid for sightseeing. Die Order take us to Planet Akabat. Their new capital following what happened in Omicron Minor.
We had a little chat with a Dragon Battlecruiser, a rare sight for us, Ja?.
We moor at der terminal, swap diamants for Kemwer tech. All sauber, all business. I like it. We get a quick fix on der dammt wires and bolts der radiation burned off, max der life support supplies and launch with high morale with das geld we made. We were eager to return back home. If we only knew, what we were about to face.

Die Order escort us through der thick rocks, wasteland and ice back to Omicron Delta. It was all quiet at first. Then we hear them. We heard der voices. Strange voices. Over the comms.? In Our head.? I couldn't tell at the time. Our engines were disrupted by what appeared to be an unknown fighter that just uncloaked. We gather around in defensive formation, ready to fight off an ambush. Little did we know, we were no match for them.

At first I thought meine eyes were drunk when we first saw them. Blue lights out in der black. Not ships. Not drones. Moving too smooth. They got closer. Große Gott, I swear on my mother's grave, They were Squids! Floating, No engines, no thrusters, just moving. Swimming through vacumn like der ozean vids. Glowing blue, patterns shifting, hypnotizing if you stare too long.

And they were big. Some of them as big as Battleships. Tentacles like freight cranes moving like snakes. And der voices. Der voices get louder. They were not on comms I was sure now. Not in ears, but inside meine head. Don't remember if I knew those words, but I somehow understood them, Whispers, screams, memories I never head, like your own thoughts were turning against you. I saw good crew freeze up, drop tools. One fell over the floor shaking, others stared at the deck like their spirits has left. All while the squids moved closer, glowed brighter. They didn't send demands. They didn't send warnings. They just,. came for us.

I had to shout mein lungs out to pull our dammt asses together. We had to survive this somehow. We form a wall, Us, Die Order and Die Phoenix. We did try to fight em off. They fired shots like some kind of electric fiery hell. And we threw everything we had at them. Cannons, mortars, missiles, railgun slugs, mines flying everywhere. It was chaotic. But the squids didn't break. They just kept coming, glowing brighter and brighter. We stood no chance. Hell, even Die Order with all their fleet couldn't hold them off.

A huge of blue beam hit Sigrun. Shields screaming and down to half, but holding. We see Order gunboats burning all around us, der fighters swat like bugs. We saw Battlecruiser 'Akhenaton' falling apart. Hull fragments drifting, Bodies tumbling out like seeds form a pod. If we stayed, any further that would be our fate. Konvoi-furher gave the order. We had to bail. We broke off through a gap, engines burning hot. We ran straight for der jump hole with counter-measures flares firing. Grendels in front. Gunboats following.

Die Order and Phoenix, they bravely stayed behind. There was no time for anything else. We ran through der radiation storms, der rocks and clouds and all. Dammt Ion storms again at the worst time, this time it was Gummihammer who immobilized. Die Gunboats cover her as she recovered quickly and cruised. We regrouped in Omicron Theta. Konvoi was together again. We ran and ran, all they way without looking back.
We received no word from the Order. They could be scrap and ash by now. We don't know for sure.

Der Voices. They had stopped. Like turning off a light. It was quiet all the way back. Too quiet. Just mich, mein breath and der ringing in meine ears.

We returned back to Vogtland. The Kemver? Ja. It is all here. Drei Grendels full and whatever die gunboats could carry.

Now listen kameraden, you hear some folks in the bar muttering about blue squids in der Omicron Delta? Don't laugh. Don't call em drunk. They are real, they are smart and they don't care bout your cargo or your credits. They just.. take you. Don't believe me? Fine. Go through Sigrun's recordings. See for yourself.

Captain Strauss sends his regards between gulps. Not everyday der ganze konvoi survives annihilation and returns with full cargo.

As for me, I'd like a few days off, without hearing das wort 'jump-hole' until Sigrun's crew is in med-bay. After that We will stick to mining operations in Dresden and Omega-11 at-least for a while. We should've better prepared for this. If at all you're planning on sending more of us into die Gott-forsaken Omicrons, we need more vessels, bigger teeth, cloaking systems on each and every frigate and der best dammt escorts we have. Otherwise, one day, it won't be just Minor that's empty.

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