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RE: »UPLINK: ICN FIRESTORM, INCURSUS NODE - Nika - 06-16-2025

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After Action Report


Date: 16.06.35, 11:34 GAST
Rank & Name: Lieutenant Scerri, Ġużeppina
Reporting From: Tijuana Freeport, Vespucci
Recipients: FCpt. Ward, Marjorie, Exarch With, K., Exarch West, A.
Subject: On Vespucci assignment
Priority: High



Ciao, Legionnaires.

Followed up on Vespucci assignment, arrived to RV point noticing a colourful assortment of individuals... but none of my wingmates present. The company paid me no mind as I assumed idling position some distance away from marked installations.

However, situation have escalated quickly as the apparent subject of our search - the INS Arcturus - arrived on scene and released a wing of fighters under the Watchdog designation. Remarkably, they've ignored all present and went straight to engage the manufacturing facility they had marked as a derelict installation, only reacting to Legionnaire craft closing in and enabling weapon systems. A short-lived skirmish ensued where INS-Arcturus, already battered, lost it's shielding to withering fire and took several torpedo hits to port and starboard, which overloaded it's systems and drove it into field maintenance routines.

Hostile fighter wing was steadily disabled afterwards. Not without casualties, as Beta 4 fell to combined fire of these drones but overall, they appeared to be an outdated combat machine intelligence. With these vessels disabled or taken into custody - Incursus arrived on scene after situation deescalated and performed boarding and search action on Arcturus - this concludes the report, and likely our assignment there. I shall remain a little longer before departing for Valravn.



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RE: »UPLINK: ICN FIRESTORM, INCURSUS NODE - HussarCorsair - 06-17-2025

Non-Combat After Action Report

Date: <06.17.35, 16:55> GAST
Rank & Name: <Lieutenant Roquefort, Jean>
Reporting From: <TFP Barracks, Valravn Citadel, Inverness>
AAR # 002


Legionnaires,
Yesterday's operation to recover the Ven'Gyr went exceptionally smoothly. Our escort squadron arrived to meet a Liparian cruiser near Barrier Gate Station in Coronado, and we beheld the old beast. Her aged Ranseur frame no doubt creaking and groaning to the annoyance of the skeleton crew inside. Our task was to escort the Ven'Gyr, that relic from the height of the Legion's might, to Ferrol Starbase in Tau-44, where it could be nurtured by the Liparians back to good health. We encountered no resistance on our route to Ferrol, despite the concerns of LSF, Kusarian, Outcast, or Gallic involvement. The journey was slow, thanks to the atrophied state of the Ven'Gyr's engines, but the old girl arrived at Ferrol safe and sound.

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Our wing's return trip was more eventful. It was requested of me in the moment that I take extensive guncam footage, which is attached below. The attached footage was taken from the time period between our wing regrouping near spotted Kusarian and Outcast fighter crafts in Tau-23, to the moment when we returned an IMG pilot's escape pod and a KOI pilot's escape pod. This incident began with the detection of an Outcast fighter a short distance from the 23 to 44 Jump Hole, 23 side, as the Ven'Gyr was making its final approach to Ferrol. Once the Ven'Gyr began mooring, we rallied in 23, where some of our pilots were speaking with the Outcast. Unfortunately, I was not present for the beginning of the conversation since I remained close to the Ven'Gyr until the order was given to regroup in 23. The footage attached shows the conversation and ensuing engagement. In summary, a Contari Lance pilot downed an IMG fighter, and Promethean fighters applied force to de-escalate the situation. Our pilots tractored in both the miner and a KOI agent. I was advised by Legionnaire Rialto to log this operation as a non-combat encounter, despite the shots fired by Legionnaires.

Both pods were successfully deposited at Freeport 6 in Tau-29, and the squadron continued home. Along the way through Baffin, we encountered an Interspace Barge, which we offered to escort to its destination. Since its destination turned out to be a very short distance away and nothing occurred, there is little else to say about it other than that it reached its destination safely. It was hauling rocket avionics to a Freelance installation in Coronado. Our squadron returned to Valravn without further incident.

Awaiting new orders,
Lieutenant Roquefort


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RE: »UPLINK: ICN FIRESTORM, INCURSUS NODE - Petitioner - 06-18-2025

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Command Hierarchy Update

Date: 06.18.35, 06:38 GAST
Rank & Name: High Logarch With, Kelly
Reporting From: Valravn Medical Wing
Priority: Routine


Based on recent after-action reports, as well as collated data recovered from blackboxes by Legionnaire Rialto, and in keepin' with the finest traditions of the Legion an' the Exarchy's assessments of current and projected future Promethean needs, yadda yadda, the following all goes into immediate effect.

The rank of Major is hereby reinstated at the same level as Commander, with both ranks carryin' equivalent obligations and privileges. These ranks are lateral to each other. The difference bein' that Majors are granted command priority in situations involving no or minimal capital vessels, whereas Commanders hold, uh, command when Promethean capital vessels are fielded. Majors are furthermore specifically expected to run trainin' sessions, either in the holosim or live-fire exercises at their discretion, for all fighter and bomber pilots, whilst Commanders are obliged to devote extra time to the study of fleet tactics an' strategy.


With that in mind, our latest round of promotions comes into effect.
  • Initiate Cassandrine Knox is promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and awarded their Burning Wings on account of dedication to the cause and prowess on the field of battle.
  • Lieutenant Sussan Carmine is promoted to the rank of Commander on account of clearly-demonstrated skill and great initiative taken to secure the future of Prometheus an' our allies.
  • Lieutenant Ġużeppina Scerri is promoted to the rank of Commander for exceptional tenacity, maintain' a consistently level head under heavy fire, an' loyalty beyond reproach.
  • Lieutenant Andrew Struikas is promoted to the rank of Commander for his dedication to the cause, persistence in the field, and his keen insight.
  • Lieutenant Jan Levenko is promoted to, or fully re-granted, dependin' how you wanna look at it, the rank of Major, for truly inspirin' levels of ferocity and dedication on the field of battle.
  • Commander Bellamy Crowe is laterally 'moted to the rank of Major, in keepin' with their skillset an' revealed preferences on the battlefield and in the boardroom.

And last but certainly not least,
  • Commander Roland Freud is hereby promoted to Fleet Captain, the first such promotion in damn near eight years, an' if memory serves, the first new Fleet Captain since I myself achieved that rank long ago.

Each and every one of ye has done all of us proud, an' I have the fullest confidence in yer ability an' intent to continue doing so in your new roles.

I'll be outta the hospital soon. Keep fightin' the good goddamn fight out there. I wanna see each and every one of ya claim a few more notches on yer guns by the time I'm back. Commander Crowe, don't know if yer in a state to read this right now, but re-goddamn-gardless I fully expect to see ya with a clean bill of health as ASAP as possible.

With, out.




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RE: »UPLINK: ICN FIRESTORM, INCURSUS NODE - HexyLon - 06-18-2025

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Non-Combat After Action Report

TFP)-HFL LOGISTICS MISSION REPORT — VESSEL "LONELY BOY"

Date: 06.18.25, 11:23 GAST
Rank & Name: Lieutenant Knox, Cassandrine
Reporting From: Valravn Citadel, Inverness


The vessel TFP)-HFL-Lonely Boy, under my command, launched from the Inverness system at 11:23 GAST to carry out a delivery mission to our allies in the Dublin system. Cargo was secured and loaded prior to departure.

Fleet Captain Freud aboard TFP)-Barren Flower rendezvoused with us near Freeport 14 and assumed escort. During this time, we briefly interacted with a Zoner vessel. The encounter remained non-hostile and uneventful.

The route to Arranmore Base was traversed without resistance. Upon arrival, delivery was completed successfully.
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During our return flight, we were intercepted and engaged in conversation by a pilot identifying as Maxim.Devlukia, flying under an IMG transponder. The pilot's tone was confrontational and laced with skepticism toward our identity and operations. While Fleet Captain Freud remained composed throughout the interaction, I issued brief remarks after multiple provocations. The individual’s dialogue, uniform reference, and knowledge raised reasonable suspicion regarding the legitimacy of their Guild affiliation.

Recommend this individual be flagged for future IFF irregularity checks and possible Xenos or Coalition-aligned behavior.

The vessel Lonely Boy has returned safely. Cargo was successfully offloaded, and all systems report nominal. A crate of whiskey was secured as a gesture of goodwill from Arranmore personnel.

Mission concluded without incident.
Audio logs attached below.


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RE: »UPLINK: ICN FIRESTORM, INCURSUS NODE - Catto - 06-20-2025

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Biweekly activity report
Greetings to High Command,

I was honestly shocked by the promotion, and apologies for assuming my new duties late. We were quite in the thick of it. There are three main matters of concern to report on this cycle:

On Sector Security

First and of lesser concern is the increased activity of intruders within the Valravn perimeter and Inverness at large. As a result of our increased patrol activities, we seem to have heavier Freelancer, Xeno, and Bounty Hunter traffic. There were also rumors circulating that I've been engaging with a Lane Hacker named Chloe. I would like to assure High Command that any dealings with such an individual have been only ever done with conduct befitting the Legion, and would like to move forward with the other items on hand.

First up I would like to advise against trusting the Xeno named King High. A charmer at best, myself and [REDACTED] Mason met him while evading a 46th patrol, upon which Mason, my then acting commanding officer, made the executive decision to temporarily ally with the apparently Colorado man. I cannot vouch for his conduct following the strange circumstance under which I was separated from the wing and taken out of combat by a Defender pilot. However I must point I was closest to the aformentioned Xeno when that happened. Whilst I survived due to the ongoing combat peeling my assailant away out of necessity, we know how Crowe ended up after trusting potential bad actors, and I have my suspicions which I am now putting on record. An additional point of concern is my duel with King High following that incident, taking place close to Freeport 14. Whilst my language was admittedly crass, following the incident with Commander Crowe, I must also stress that King High refused refused clarifying the issue I now present to you.

An additional report deserves a Coronado Freelancer installation which recently rudely attempted to force their goods on Valravn Citadel without permission. As I'm certain all of you have read the reports of all present and my participation in questioning the interlopers as an assistant to Auxesia's Revenant, I shall omit further details in this report.

Finally a notable incident happened with a bounty hunter named Bella Donna. The individual had been stalking the system for quite a while, until they attempted upon my life in order to professedly consume my flesh. Thankfully the assistance of other legionaires prevented this eventuality, and after spotting them close to another combat zone, this time in Coronado, I challenged the Hunter to a duel, and seem to have caught them at an inopportune moment. We collected her cargo pod and have placed her in cold storage at Valravn Citadel, pending interrogation. For further information, I believe the Fleet Captain Locksmith may have more detailed information on the intruder and their motives at this point in time.


On Core Experimental AI Incursion

During the last three days we have repeatedly sighted what appeared to be an independent Core battleship within Inverness and Liberty. I will, again, omit the information available in other reports and add my own view to them. The ship seems to be an autonomous entirely robotic construct whose primary feature is advanced nanorepair systems. So far its purpose-apparent seems to be merely improving that specific aspect of its build. Of higher, but unconfirmed concern, is its apparent ability to improve its weaponry over time without any obvious logistical support. In addition it seems to be adapting its ID tag over time, changing from AIWV-3000 to AIWV-Helios, the origin of the naming convention yet unknown to myself at least.

We have encountered the vessel twice in Inverness, once in a patrol in Pennsylvania, and once in Coronado during a logistical supply operation. The most notable encounter was the Pennsylvania incident, whereupon it attempted to intercept the Incursus at the California Jump Gate in New York. Myself and HFGB - Dance For Me were assisting. As previous encounters were mostly silent and entirely hostile, I attempted to at least extract information from the machine, upon which it responded as following:

[18.06 04:42:52] AIWV-Helios: [:: My objective is to smash all Technocrat terrorists into tiny pieces. ::]
[18.06 04:42:59] AIWV-Helios: ?: [:: THAT'S RIGHT. ::]

Upon sighting the Incursus its main routine seemed to be fully active, and we received the following on open channels:

[18.06 04:43:20] AIWV-Helios: [:: There it is. The Incursus. ::]
[18.06 04:43:26] AIWV-Helios: [:: Executing combat subroutine. Tactical module initialized. TARGET: TFP)-Lt.Carmine ::]
[18.06 04:44:01] AIWV-Helios: ?: [:: LET'S ROCK AND ROLL. ::]

The final sighting of the vessel was during our final supply of advanced targeting computers to Arranmore, where our forward scouts intercepted the AI Mako inside the Coronado system. With a quick sortie of the Incursus and the assistance of local Auxesian assets, we managed to deal with the ship promptly once again:


This time the ship repaired exponentially faster than before. Due to the heavier Legion traffic however, its return around an hour later was quickly routed all the way to a shipyard in Leeds. More information on that will be present in the third section of this report.

A small note should be made on the aforementioned Bounty Hunter being present at the time of the second Incident with this strange vessel inside Inverness. I would like to do the interrogation myself, as I was involved in the majority of incidents which might involve her, as well as due to her special interest in my person. Something herself and the Battleship seem to share, judging by the comm logs.

On Ally Supply Efforts

As High Command has expressed concerns about our presence in the aid of our allies in Dublin, Task Force Prometheus Logistics decided to dedicate the current week to supplying advanced onboard hardware of Valravn design as both a reminder of our friendship with the Mollies, and to bolster their combat capacity after the sustained losses in recent mass engagements. I'm happy to report all four runs were met with success. We have also stockpiled quite the supply of whiskey, which I found out mere hours ago was in fact an agreement between the Dockmasters of Valravn and Arranmore. If High Command finds concern with the transaction, please raise it to the appropriate parties. My role is a logistical officer, as such we had no reason to carry any other cargo on the way back.

Let's go with a quick overview of our activity.

The initial probing run was done via smuggling in the Serenity transport HFL Helldash, which aptly named, managed to speed through border patrols too fast to be noticed. As the Lieutenant commanding the ship crew was impossible to reach securely past Newcastle, we couldn't advise on overtaxing the structural integrity of the vessel. Thankfully Helldash managed to complete its mission successfully and broke down not too far from the Inverness jump hole, whereupon we managed to tow it back to Valravn mostly in piece. The replacement engine, I was told, would be affixed by the 7th this Sirius month.


After we made sure the route is relatively safe, we sent then Initiate Cassandrine Knox on a second run with the HFL Nocturnal and minimal escort. The personnel picked were myself as supervisor, and then-Lieutenant Scerri due to her prior knowledge of the current route. Between my prior experience and Scerri's valuable information, we successfully entered Bretonia unimpeded, delivering the cargo and getting a suspiciously large batch of whiskey, which was what first clued me in on the Dockmasters' involvement.


The third run was covered inside Lieutenant Knox's report, found here.

Due to the hot situation in Coronado at the time, I helmed the HFL - Feral Son myself and, following the forward party clearing the path inside Coronado, took off under heavy escort from TFP)-Darjeeling, TFP)-Hurricane, TFP)-Watatsumi, and TFP)-Witch!, a correct call it turns out.

The Task Force valiant fighters encountered a powerful Bretonian vessel in the face of HMS - Warspite. The storied capital ship and its crew gave a valiant attempt at defending the border, however our pilots were more than a match, routing the ship back to a nearby base, letting our convoy pass. The location seemed close to the last known location of the AIWV - Helios. We started to notice heavy activity in New London and decided to take a risk, navigating the gas pocket field to reach the entrance to Dublin.


Upon entering the system, we were met by heavy fire from the defense forces stationed nearby, evading by slingshotting around the sun at cruise speed, somehow securely entering the secret route into the minefield and delivering the goods safely. The dockmaster shoved another full cargo of whiskey upon the Feral Son without providing an explanation. I'm sure he knew he was exploiting our urgency in returning to base before New London got even hotter! At that point Watatsumi stayed behind with what seemed to be authorization from High Logarch With, and we found a replacement in the face of TFP)-Witch!, whom we rendevouzed with at Trafalgar base in order to avoid local Bretonia Navy assets.


The rest of the run was uneventful until our return at Valravn Citadel, with Hurricane and the Lieutenant confirming each other's backgrounds to satisfaction. As the Lieutenant turned out scrawnier than Task Force standard, I took the liberty of assigning her to assist unloading the whiskey manually, and sought out the Dockmaster with my, evidently true, suspicions.

It has been quite the hectic two weeks, and I would like to request another Curacao vacation as soon as possible.

Glory to the legion,
Cmdr. Carmine out.



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RE: »UPLINK: ICN FIRESTORM, INCURSUS NODE - Lobster - 06-22-2025

AFTER-COMBAT ACTION REPORT

Date: JUN.21.35, 1400 GAST
Rank & Name: Initiate Crow, Katelyn
Reporting From: New York
AAR # 001


On or around 1200 GAST, I launched on a solo scouting raid of the California, New York, and Colorado systems in a single Prosecutor VHF. The intent of this scouting action was partly as shakedown, as I've not been able to fly the ship outside Inverness yet, and to test new fitted equipment in combat.

What was an uneventful trip turned into something else upon jumping from New York to the Colorado system via the jump gate. A GMG convoy consisting of a barge and two escorting VHFs was located around the gate, with one LSF fighter (S41|''Whisper'') and one LN gunboat (LNS-Apollo) following. I moved to give chase to the LSF agent while avoiding the convoy; we have no beef with the GMG after all. However, the LSF agent was able to escape via the fort bush trade-lane. After a brief retreat, I caught up with the LN Gunboat 10k from Planet Manhattan, where we briefly exchanged CD and weapons fire before quickly deescalating the situation-- there was no way I was going to win solo against a gunboat. Words were to be the weapon of choice in this case.

After some discussion about the merits of Navy service and the true nature of TFP's cause, a Liberty Rogue running the name of Birdie's.Henchman-2 showed up. It effectively became a Mexican stand-off, with the Rogue seemingly willing to assist me against the Navy Gunboat, but myself loathe to ally with some common pirate to turn on a captain I'd been turning to our cause. While mulling the situation over, the calculus changed with the sudden arrival of a Bounty Hunter fighter (Aegis|Muse) and a Technocracy fighter (~{}~Aphrodite'). The Rogue and Bounty Hunter swiftly began a duel, thus Aphrodite and myself decided to use this opportunity to bring the gunboat to heel.

After excellent performance by my ship's new kit and the skill of Aphrodite, LNS-Apollo was brought to near structural failure conditions, when her captain surrendered. At the exact same time, unrelated to our own fight, Birdie's.Henchman-2 won their fight over Muse and yet another Navy fighter, Vincent.Jackson, showed up. The captain of the LNS-Gunboat demanded some terms that would have taken time to fulfill, time which we did not have as more navy ships were likely on the way. Thus, I demanded the captain instead meet us in Ontario personally for his surrender. See the attached logs for his positive response. I would expect a communications ping from him shortly.

While this was ongoing, I also carried on a discussion with Vincent. He was passive, not engaging as the fight with the gunboat was already done, and seemed to be the questioning sort. I told him all he needed to know about our movement, the corruption of the LSF and LPI, and how the government treated those in Vespucci. He responded well, and may very well become another new recruit for our task force. See logs for details.

As Aphrodite and myself withdrew, Vincent was engaged by the rogue. I do not know his fate.

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RE: »UPLINK: ICN FIRESTORM, INCURSUS NODE - HexyLon - 06-25-2025

Combat After Action Report


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Date: 06.25.25, 6:23 GAST
Rank & Name: Lieutenant Knox, Cassandrine
Reporting From: Valravn Citadel, Inverness

Greetings Legionnaires,

Our bomber wing, composed of myself aboard the TFP)-Beta-7, Commander Carmine aboard the TFP)-Carmine and the TFP)-Hurricane,jointly crewed by Commander Struikas as pilot and Lieutenant Yoruha serving as WSO deployed to intercept and eliminate a hostile AI contact in the Inverness system.Soon after we deployed,Commander Struikas assumed control of the interception unit.

The vessel was identified as a Mako-class capital ship exhibiting aggressive behavioral patterns and an unregistered IFF signature.
Initial attempts at communication with the AI were fruitless. The vessel opened fire unprovoked. Under Struikas's lead, the unit coordinated bombing runs with measured discipline. Despite facing heavy counter-fire, morale and formation were maintained.Lieutenant Yoruha managed to target the main systems.Commander Carmine offered steady support, backing coordinated strafes and keeping the right flank secure.

During the peak of the engagement, Hurricane suffered catastrophic damage. Commander Struikas’s last known transmission—“Burn, you sonnuva bitch!”—was broadcasted seconds before loosing contact with the vessel. Immediately afterward, distorted comms relayed: “We’re pretty eff’d up here... heading back to base. Good job everyone... Yoru... next time, don’t insist we commit that hard.” The vessel was lost, but escape protocols were triggered, and WSO Yoruha was recovered safely.

The Mako was ultimately destroyed through sustained focused strikes. Sensor readings confirm total hull failure and AI core destabilization. Debris was scattered across the sector.

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A Xeno-affiliated vessel present in the area unexpectedly turned its attention toward the Mako as well. While it briefly joined the engagement, the pilot refrained from targeting our forces. Following the Mako’s destruction, the Xeno transmitted several disillusioned remarks regarding his own movement’s leadership. No further aggression followed. The vessel retreated toward Ontario and exited scanner range.

All TFP assets, aside from Struikas's vessel, returned without further damage.
Audio logs attached below.

Audio log 06.25.25
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RE: »UPLINK: ICN FIRESTORM, INCURSUS NODE - Vlaicone(Ted) - 06-27-2025

Combat After Action Report

Date: <06.27.835, 09:06 GAST
Rank & Name: Lieutenant Marks, Alyra>
Reporting From: Valravn Citadel
AAR # 003


Upon getting word about a possible heavy navy presence in Pennsylvania, I was out on the Beta squadron to meet up with our group and provide medium range bombardment and to assist with any possible stragglers and loses on our side. Upon reaching the destination, which was somewhere close to the Clarion Moon, but still out in open space, I came to see that we had to deal with two "Akhetaten" Class Battlecruisers, a couple of fighters and a freighter. After a quick and basic assessment of priorities we started to lay fire on one of the "Akhetatens" that was attacking our own "Incursus". After putting down what seemed to be a very bad crew and commander, we have quickly moved to assist with the aforementioned "Grizzly" that was duking it out with gunboat.

More fighting ensued, which left us as the victors, however our ammunitions, were running dry and due to quickly encroaching ION storm, our systems have started to behave strangely, and the Beta-4 made wings on the ground by all safety standards, just as the ION storm was about to hit at full intensity. For this reason as well, we were unable to provide guncams, but our black box recordings seem to have worked just fine. I would like to point out that one of the "Akhetatens" belonging to the 46th was able to get away with minimal damage, due to as said, the incoming ION storm, however after basic repairs, we are going to make sure we put it down as well.


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RE: »UPLINK: ICN FIRESTORM, INCURSUS NODE - Weapon - 06-29-2025

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Post-Combat After Action Report

Date: 06.28.35, 23:12 GAST
Rank & Name: Major Crowe, Bellamy
Reporting From: Valravn Garrison
AAR # 004


I woke up to our Valravn garrison scrambling an alert squadron and jumped in my Falchion, not waiting for medical clearance or a briefing. It was reckless and out of line and if you want to discipline me, I understand.

THAT SAID, my wing consisting of Mjr. Levenko and Lt. Hideyoshi responded to a distress call from HFB Arcturus. Arcturus' cruise drived had seized, and my wing made best speed to rendezvous with her and her escort consisting of Xrch. West, FCpt. Freud, Cdr. Carmine, ACV Vindicator, and Cdr. Scerri, CO HFGB Clemency. Shortly after arriving, we were beset upon by a similarly-sized Republic strike force with two gunships of their own, the LNS Tacoma and LNS Daring. Two of their pilots, 46th's Alpha 5 and one Greg S, indicated that they were acting on intel, implying our recovery of the Arcturus had been under observation for some time, enough for them to prepare an ambush.

Arcturus made best speed on impulse power to the Coronado jump corridor while we engaged their strike force, cutting them down one by one but sustaining heavy losses in the process. Our gunships easily bested the Tacoma and Daring, then remained on standby so as not to catch us in the crossfire.

With only about a third of both their and our effective fighting forces remaining, FCpt. Freud and Cdr. Carmine's fighters succumbed to sustained fire and were forced to eject, leaving myself and Lt. Hideyoshi to fend for ourselves. Hideyoshi just barely lost a knife fight with Greg S, but one of our gunships managed to pick his mangled Defender off of me. With no nanobots, shield batteries, or cruise disruptors and my Falchion ablaze, I turned to face their sole survivor, Sigma 7, a relatively fresh LSF Anubis.


Following the engagement, I RTB'd Valravn with ACV Vindicator. I'm told that Arcturus is safely in drydock at El Alto, and that all of our pilots, unlike myself, are expected to make a full and quick recovery.

I wish to personally commend Major Levenko and Lieutenant Hideyoshi on their performance. Levenko was able to evade enemy fire long enough for us to take down two enemy aces, of which Lieutenant Hideyoshi dealt the lion's share of the damage to. Their skill and tenacity was absolutely critical in ensuring our victory. Exarch With, ma'am, I know you've a thing for medals and accolades. If nothing else I believe this counts as a key position, and given the state of Arcturus, West, and myself, I'd call the opposition overwhelming. If I'm not mistaken, that qualifies them both for a Veil of Steel.

Full list of combatants and their status follows.
  • [LN]-LNS-Daring - Defiant - Destroyed
  • 46th|LNS-Tacoma - Defiant - Destroyed
  • 46th|Alpha-5 - Defender - Destroyed
  • LSS|Oper.Damion.King - Defender - Destroyed
  • LSS|Sigma-7 - Anubis - Destroyed
  • Whiskey-6 - Defender - Destroyed
  • Jack.Lancer - Defender - Destroyed
  • Greg.S - Defender - Destroyed

  • HFGB Clemency - Inquisitor - Returned To Base
  • ACV Vindicator - Condor - Returned To Base
  • Xrch. Amy West - Avenger - Ejected
  • FCpt. Roland Freud - Defender - Ejected
  • Mjr. Bellamy Crowe - Falchion - Returned To Base
  • Mjr. Jan Levenko - Prosecutor - Ejected
  • Cdr. Sussan Carmine - Prosecutor - Ejected
  • Lt. Yukiko Hideyoshi - Lich - Ejected

Attached below is guncam footage from Cdr. Carmine, encompassing nearly the entire fight:

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RE: »UPLINK: ICN FIRESTORM, INCURSUS NODE - Amy West - 06-29-2025

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[SECURE - GREEN]
Crowe,
fuck it, Everyone,

You know I'm not good with the soft shit, so I'll level: I owe each of you fuckin' loads for yesterday. Seeing my baby in dock outside my office felt like taking five years of stress off my back, and that's something I can't easily pay back. You can say 'you'd do this for any Legionnaire', and I believe you, but it won't cut it either. You've each given me my baby back, and I love you all for it.

Now, against my better judgement, I spent half the night when I should've been sleeping literally melting and hammering these out, and making them as good as I could with the excess I had available. Tungsten cores, electrum lining on the rims; They look fuckin' gorgeous, and I'm gonna feel it all through next week, but I don't care.

In light of exemplary performance, the following awards go out to:
---Lieutenant Yukiko Kikushima Hideyoshi is awarded the Veil of Steel and the Ven'Gyr's Wake. Drilled into each and every target in the area. You left your mark, both on their skulls and my heart. You're also elevated to Commander. Beautiful work. Fucking beautiful.
---Major Jan Levenko is awarded the Veil of Steel. You also seemed very fond of that rock given the combat footage I got to look over, so I asked one of the runners to grab me a chunk of it to fasten into your medal. Wear it well, Major.
---Major Bellamy Crowe is awarded the Veil of Steel, the Golden Halo, and the Phoenix's Tears. You've made me so god damn proud, kid, and each strike of the hammer hit like the gunshots you pumped into those bastards yesterday. On top of that, I've also got one last thing sitting in my office when you find the time and strength to come and pick it up. It doesn't have legs, so don't stress yourself, Bell.

I'm also buying a night's worth drinks for each of you that responded to the call yesterday, all proudly paid for by some random dork who won't be getting his fat corpo paycheck this week.
I'm so damn proud of all of you.

Libera te ex Infernis.


West, out.

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