Discovery Gaming Community
»UPLINK: ICN FIRESTORM, INCURSUS NODE - Printable Version

+- Discovery Gaming Community (https://discoverygc.com/forums)
+-- Forum: Role-Playing (https://discoverygc.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?fid=9)
+--- Forum: Unofficial Factions and Groups (https://discoverygc.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?fid=67)
+--- Thread: »UPLINK: ICN FIRESTORM, INCURSUS NODE (/showthread.php?tid=203012)

Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

RE: »UPLINK: ICN FIRESTORM, INCURSUS NODE - Weapon - 07-06-2025

[Image: uczvtq.png]
Internal Communique

Date: 07.05.35, 02:56 GAST
Rank & Name: Lord Stratarch Megiddo
Reporting From: Valravn Garrison
Recipients: Xrch. Kelly With, Xrch. Amy West, FCpt. Roland Freud
Priority: High



Legionnaires, attend.

Our artificial selves had hoped for an uneventful transit of war platform HFB Ven'Gyr southward via Galileo trade corridor.

That possibility has been slaughtered.

Further degradation of Kusari-Liberty relations creates optimal engagement strata in standard AO, but throws wrench into logistics. HFB Ven'Gyr must travel southward via Omega corridor, and will require heavy escort. Exarch With, your biological self will make Ven'Gyr welcome at Arranmore at any cost for 1-3 day layover preceding journey through Walker Nebula. Fleet Captain Freud, you are tasked with distributing frag orders to relevant personnel. You will assemble your wing and proceed to Eolie, then ensure safe transit of war platform Ven'Gyr to Arranmore via following route:

Tau-23
Tau-29
Tau-31
Edinburgh
Leeds
New London
Dublin

Upon arrival at Arranmore, Ven'Gyr & escort will resupply, and commence journey to Fort Leniex for secondary layover or direct to El Alto, pending "weather" report.


Libera Te Ex Infernis
Non Omnis Moriar


RE: »UPLINK: ICN FIRESTORM, INCURSUS NODE - Nodoka Hanamura - 07-08-2025

[Image: P5qnkrX.png]
Non-Combat After Action Report

Date: 07.06.35, 07:30 GAST
Rank & Name: Commander Struikas, Andrew (Firebrand)
Reporting From: HFF Sender
AAR # 004





Commander Struikas, reporting.

Tonight we had a sortie out to Vespucci to link up with a few of our own. Discussion with a Rogue Bustard aside, it was a pretty calm night, nothing really to report, other than a heated talk with an old friend.

[+]EXEO -- NOFORN (Exarchy Eyes Only)


[+]Black Box -- EXEO -- NOFORN


Libera Te Ex Infernis
Non Omnis Moriar


RE: »UPLINK: ICN FIRESTORM, INCURSUS NODE - Petitioner - 07-14-2025

[Image: 2ryb97.png]
General Memorandum

Date: 07.14.35, 11:14 GAST
Rank & Name: High Logarch With, Kelly
Reporting From: Valravn Garrison
Priority: High


Legionnaires, attend.

Each and every single Legionnaire is reminded that they are required to read Lord Stratarch Megiddo's dossier published on May 13th of this year 835 AS at 0724 hours GAST, including the full contents of the text known as The Nibwaakaawin Transcript. Compliance with this order is in no way optional. For emphasis, I am repeatin' the most salient part of Lord Stratarch Megiddo's dossier, rephrased for clarity pertainin' to the present situation. Ahem.

"While every Legionnaire must use their own judgement an' make their own peace in whatever way necessary with the transcript and facts thus implied, it is the Exarchy's sincere an' present belief that, in spite of his circumstances, we behold a man."

Standin' orders until now have been not to engage any members of the Wendigo cohort, to cooperate against Republic forces, and to otherwise turn a blind eye. I am updating the standin' orders. All Legionnaires are to neither engage nor express aggressive sentiment to any members of the Wendigo cohort, to cooperate against Republic forces, to diligently log and report to ICN Firestorm any and all encounters with members of the Wendigo cohort no matter how brief or mundane, and to keep your god damned comments to yourself so long as any non-Legionnaire is around, bona-fide Technocrats excepted.

You do not have to like it. You can feel some kind of way about it. But the current determination of the Exarchy is that Nibwaakaawin and his kind, for all practical intents and purposes, at this moment constitute temporary allies of convenience at a minimum. If "the A-word" is too much for you, call them fellow travellers or co-belligerents if necessary.

I understand very well that many of you feel a sinkin' sensation in the deepest parts of yer gullets as I say these words. I understand that some of you very well may be considerin' rash and drastic actions, or wonder if you've gotten so deep into the shit that ye'll never be able to scrape it off yer boots. I understand you. I feel you. And I am imploring you from the bottom of my heart to trust me. Anyone who has concerns is welcome to approach me privately in whatever format ya feel most comfortable with, but in a military organization, an order is an order is a goddamn order and you knew that when you signed up.

This is no longer the Fall of Vespucci, wherein the chain of command is completely gone and it's every man for himself. This is the onset of our nation and people's redemption. We must maintain unity and clarity of purpose, and remember that regardless of how our individual interactions with non-human biologics resident to the Omicrons have gone previously, we are dealing now with a different breed. We are dealing with our fellow goddamn Legionnaires, our siblings in struggle forged in Hell's own flames, who refused to let even death stop them from fulfillin' our shared mission and purpose. Even in hospital, I spent my days ensuring that we will, in all due course, receive the most unambiguous proof possible for all of the above.

I ain't askin' you all to trust the Wendigos. I ain't askin' you all to trust our blue neighbors. What I'm askin' is that you trust your superior officers, maintain discipline and focus, and extend as much temporary, reluctant, and provisional benefit of the doubt as you possibly can.

Because the second our trust is betrayed, heads will roll. I swear that much.



Oh, and those who came to me about the 333rd will be gettin' their responses in relatively short order too. Sorry for the delay, four cracked ribs and a broken arm'll do that to a lass.



Exarch With, out.




Libera Te Ex Infernis
Mihi Vindictam Ego Retribuam


RE: »UPLINK: ICN FIRESTORM, INCURSUS NODE - Petitioner - 07-16-2025

[Image: v9c9r7.png]
Non-Combat After Action Report

Date: 06.17.35, 08:36 GAST
Rank & Name: Initiate Maslowicz, Liv
Reporting From: Valravn Garrison
AAR # 001


U-um, Initiate Maslowicz, callsign "Witch" rep-... reporting.

The initiate clears her throat, pausing and looking away from the camera for a moment to steel herself.

Yesterday around 0300 hours, I la-launched from Valravn and went to Ontario on a solo reconnaissance mission. F-first I scouted Sudbury, and then made for the wreck of Hamilton. I spent quite some t-time, um, studying and observing and reflecting upon the picked-over remains, uhmm, before a co-contact appeared on my radar. I'm a-appending the logs.

[+]Transcript 1

U-um, I know that, uh, g-going on solo recon missions to e-end up talking with, er, the enemy is probably, like... really, really stupid, but-- this one turned out okay. Next time I'll t-take a wingman regardless, uh. Maybe so-somebody will get a beep from her, huh?

Witch forces out a nervous laugh, then visibly struggles to swallow down her anxiety before soldiering on with the report.

A-anyways, the Xeno pilot took her leave. I then flew to Texas, a-and in the vicinity of the Grande Negra, I f-found, uh, some kind of gun, not like the ones we make at all. I took it to El Alto for the mechanics to, er, analyze and whatnot, but on the way I encountered another, uh, much larger, p-possibly more interesting contact. It seemed to b-be an Order battlecruiser. I didn't, uh, I didn't know they made those or let them in Liberty, but that's what my Prosecutor's scanners said. It was flying a Freelancer IFF.

[+]Transcript 2

At this p-point, the vessel engaged a cloaking device, uh, and... well, I d-don't know what it did next, that's sort of, uh, that's what cloaking devices do. And so I returned to El Alto, with the weird gun I mentioned safely in tow, deposited the thing, a-and then returned to Valravn. I thii-iiiiink that concludes this report.

Witch, out.




Libera Te Ex Infernis
Intellexi Et Condemnavi


RE: »UPLINK: ICN FIRESTORM, INCURSUS NODE - Amy West - 07-19-2025

connection.established..
activating.Legion.Node.Communications..
Incursus.Node.authorized..
secure.link.node.enclosed..
displaying.message..

[Image: mbnPBij.png][Image: 54TS1KX.png]
[Image: XZM1F0P.png]

[SECURE - BRIMSTONE]
Legionnaires, attend.

I've just received notice from Navarch Leviathan directly that the Navy intends to send reinforcements to the LSF incursion force here in Inverness in less than two weeks' time. All outside operations are to be put on hold and all wayward personnel not assigned to critical-level missions are to return to Inverness at once. This is not a drill.

[18.07.2025 23:18:14] A/)-ACV-Halcyon: L: The build-up of Navy in Magellan over the past few months have now directed their attention here.
[18.07.2025 23:18:22] A/)-ACV-Halcyon: L: With the express intent to wipe us all out, again.
[18.07.2025 23:18:33] A/)-ACV-Halcyon: L: Hence my urging of your alert status.
[18.07.2025 23:18:44] A/)-ACV-Halcyon: L: The enemy is coming to our door, and we need to get prepared.

I've uploaded new packets to all personnel via the network outlining operational security measures, as well as updated cyberwarfare protections codes to be installed aboard all vessels. INCURSUS is to remain on stand-by at El Alto, all other heavy craft are to exercise Code Omega patrol protocols. Code Utah is authorized only as a last resort.
Keep an eye on your fellow Legionnaires, people. Keep your comrades close, and watch their backs. We have warning of an imminent threat, and we cannot squander it. We didn't have this level of trust, this level of fluidity, and this level of intel prior to the Navy invading Kansas. We do now.

Any equipment requisitions should be made to El Alto if necessary. If you're cleared for gunship command and haven't received your authorization for one, send it to my inbox.
We are not repeating history here. We are making it. Carving it into the Navy's skulls when they breach that corridor. I want each of you to get your ice picks ready, and think up some good one liners.
This is where we look 'em in the eyes, grit our teeth, and tell them to eat shit.


Libera te ex Infernis.


West, out.

message.playback.concluded..
disconnecting..



RE: »UPLINK: ICN FIRESTORM, INCURSUS NODE - Dusk - 09-03-2025

[Image: CquuC4H.png]
After Action Report

date: 02.09.35
rank & name: Fleet Captain Freud, Roland ("Locksmith")
reporting from: Pinnacle Station
ARR # 013







"I'm sure most of you are already aware of the interesting fact that the LSF and the Order are working closely together, given how many of our forces were in Coronado a few days ago. So I'll cut to the chase."

"After my gunboat was disabled and the hull was breached, I found myself in outer space. Luckily, I was wearing a protective suit, so I didn't kick the bucket immediately. However, I've drifted deep into an ice cloud, with no means of navigation or communication. There I encountered an unusual structure, clearly of alien origin, in sector C7. I've attached a fragment of my interface recording to this report."

"I give credit to the Platform forces for saving me, in particular the cruiser "Falkenhorst" and her crew. I wouldn't be recording this message if it weren't for them."

[+]recording


RE: »UPLINK: ICN FIRESTORM, INCURSUS NODE - Weapon - 01-26-2026

[Image: uczvtq.png]
General Memorandum

Date: 1.26.36, 03:52 GAST
Rank & Name: Lord Stratarch Megiddo
Reporting From: HFB Incursus
Priority: High



Legionnaires, attend.

There has been much talk among your biological selves surrounding our end goal, our purpose here at Inverness. The equipment and ration stockpiles, the bridge building, the ongoing recovery of what remains of our fleet assets. We have been more than prepared to commence the first stage of our final act for months, yet have suffered an intolerable setback in the Mollys unwillingness to coordinate regarding movement of war platform Ven'Gyr.

We cannot Wait any longer.

Operation MAIN LINE will commence immediately, with the relocation of HFB Incursus and other functional fleet assets to Driftwood Field in Pennsylvania via Vespucci-Kansas jump corridor over the course of the next several weeks, to be completed no later than February 6th.

Using Incursus as a mobile base of operations, we will render aid to disparate militant forces and establish ourselves as disciplined military command structure, providing local resistance fighters with training, intelligence, and strategic insight via integration of Promethean analysts and command staff into Pennsylvanian resistance.

Short-sighted opposition by Xenos and other underworld agitators are to be expected and to be prepared for accordingly. ROE regarding these entities within the Pennsylvania theater is return fire only, and only with full guncam footage and transcript. Outside of Pennsylvania Legion operations will continue as normal, unless these forces are directly rendering aid to militant fighters elsewhere in Liberty. Your biological selves will use discretion and conduct yourselves with the professionalism befitting your history, nation, and title.

We are not there to debate ideology, propagandize, and split hairs. We are there to Make War, and in doing so speak to both Pennsylvania's insurgents and the Republic in a language they will plainly understand. That is how our artificial and biological selves win hearts and minds and put ourselves in their good graces, thereby providing us with a longer term future than suckling on the proverbial teat of Auxo. This is a bridge we cannot afford to burn.

Any Legionnaire who jeopardizes this operation with their own pride, bluster, or hubris will be dealt with accordingly by Exarch With. Our artificial selves trust you will not disappoint her.

Exarch West will provide full manifest of materiel to be relocated in accordance with MAIN LINE to Pinnacle Station both to support Promethean operations in the area and to bolster local rebel morale and combat capability.


Internal Communique

Date: 1.26.36, 03:52 GAST
Rank & Name: Lord Stratarch Megiddo
Reporting From: HFB Incursus
Recipients: Xrch. Kelly With, Xrch. Amy West
Priority: High

Where is my ship? Are we to consider risking another run past the Crayterians, and in doing so endanger the men and women who made possible her release?

Bring. Her. Home.


Libera Te Ex Infernis
Non Omnis Moriar

RE: »UPLINK: ICN FIRESTORM, INCURSUS NODE - Amy West - 01-28-2026

connection.established..
activating.Legion.Node.Communications..
Incursus.Node.authorized..
secure.link.node.enclosed..
displaying.message..

[Image: mbnPBij.png][Image: 54TS1KX.png]
[Image: XZM1F0P.png]

[SECURE - BRIMSTONE]
Alright, ladies and germs.

Took a fat minute putting this together, but if we're gonna start winning hearts and minds, best to start with the ones we're fighting with.

First, local morale: Med systems, ammo, weapons, and some good ol' pharma-care-a. Keep the boys and girls alive and give 'em the tools to stay alive, both theirs and ours. Gonna be looking at some medical mats sourced from Cambridge, but if you can find good stuff elsewhere, that works too.
Guns and ammo as well; Black market is the GOAT here, but the normal stuff works too. Whatever we can get our hands on.

Second, supplementary: Fuel and replenishment. H-fuel is the standard, so that's always in demand. Both our ships as well as their own drink up a good amount on the daily, so we'll need to bolster their surplus quite a number. I know for a fact some of them use Rheinland-sourced gear, especially those heavier cruisers of theirs, so a supply of MOX would go a long way towards easing their stocks.
Finally, I've got a special-made supply of holotainment bands that I grabbed from a source up north I've been cooking up for the last few months, loaded with combat sims and the like. Nothing their more experienced don't already know, but it's an excellent primer for any of the newer kids they keep bringing in. Source those from El Alto, I'll keep the locks open.


I'll link a condensed manifest for the op below. Lads on Pinnacle'll compensate for some of the items, but may not for others. Got a rainy day fund for any of those they don't.
Will also link a few locales to source from. Some of 'em'll be outside Liberty, so they'll be a trek.

ItemsAmount
Medical Equipment7500
Pharmaceuticals18000
Food Rations8350
Munitions23500
Light Arms17500
H-Fuel113550
MOX7750
Holotainment Bands3900
Source the medical gear from Cambridge. The Mollys at Lisburn get a good trickle of the stuff, so look there. Consider detouring via Rheinland and Texas; Risking Bretonia shouldn't be done without escort.
Medicine itself is top priority; Can't win a war with broken arms.

Rations can be sourced from a wide number of places. Zoners on Freeport 1 or the guys on Halifax in Leeds; Those Voyager guys in Vespucci might also have a surplus. Good number of options.

Guns and ammo can be sourced from all around. Again, black market or legitimate doesn't matter; Gun's a gun. Munitions I'd suggest grabbing from the Bundschuh, Thastus knows they have enough ammo down there. Guns themselves, the folks on Bethlehem should be a reliable sourcing ground.
Hell, they may even take Gallic stuff. Might need translation, but that's what the Net is for.

H-Fuel, either sourcing from the Sigmas, or raiding Liberty's supplies wherever possible. Maybe have a few of the Erie folks tag along for some plausible deniability.
MOX, a bit more straightforward: ALG. Either source from their ports down in Rheinland, or from friendlies that source from them. I'll leave the execution up to you.
Fuel, like with medicine, is a top priority.

Holotainment Bands, again, source from El Alto. Don't lose any of them, either; They're a pain to get.

See to it, Legionnaires. I'll inform you of any changes to the manifest, lest the Erie folk do some of their own supplyments alongside.
Thastus watch over all of you.


Libera te ex Infernis.


West, out.

message.playback.concluded..
disconnecting..



RE: »UPLINK: ICN FIRESTORM, INCURSUS NODE - Dejavu - 01-28-2026

Non-Combat After Action Report

Date: 01.28.836, 1627 GAST
Rank & Name: Lieutenant Russell, Raymond
Reporting From: HFL Wicked Weasel
AAR # 001


G'day Command,

Given hearts and minds are on the agenda, thought I may as well take the Weasel out to get some supplies for the local populace.

Unfortunately I was still floating around Inverness, so headed out to Coronado and Cortez after that as soon as I saw the report. Was going swimmingly until I was spotted on scanners by some pesky Freelancer by the name "ARGADIS", flew probably 20k up outa the plane to have a little gander at me, then pissed off once they got within 5k. Strange really, not a word was said. I had the old Weasel's armaments powered up and ready to go. Probably for the best that they turned tail, certainly wouldn't have gone well for them.

Rest of the cruise up to Halifax went without incident, not a dicky bird around. Loaded up on 3600 food rations for the poor sods on Erie, they're nearing the end of their shelf life, got them cheap, but food is food from the way I see it. Better than that synth paste crap. I'll be heading back up to Halifax next chance I get, they seem to have an abundance of these rations. Just don't pickup the leaking packets, they'll stink out ya hold like nobody's business. Don't ask.

Return journey was even less eventful, didn't see a soul apart from some Daumann captain who sailed past without a word, most likely out of their scanner range, I was pretty far up at the time. Managed to transit Leeds and Magellan with no issues, but Vespucci was an experience, for more emotional reasons than that of gunfire. What we once were. Ya know. Tough seeing it like that, in ruins. But that's the reason we still fight, for our very existence. Yeah, anyway, I'm going off the trail here.

Made it to Pinnacle with the goods, had a few snacks on the way, but you can't blame me, right? Right?! Docking crew were a bit heavy handed with a few cases, nothing that can't be salvaged of course, it'll still feed the needy.

Like I said, I'll be heading back for more when I can. Then out to scrounge what I can to tick off the rest of the list.

Proof below.

Weasel out.


[+]Attached Files

Libera Te Ex Infernis
Non Omnis Moriar


RE: »UPLINK: ICN FIRESTORM, INCURSUS NODE - Dejavu - 01-29-2026

Non-Combat After Action Report

Date: 01.29.836, 1844 GAST
Rank & Name: Lieutenant Russell, Raymond
Reporting From: HFL Wicked Weasel
AAR # 002


G'day Command,

This hearts and minds op is going pretty damn well if you ask me. I've flown so many supplies into Pinnacle at this stage that the commodity dealer there, Davide Nervi or some such, is getting sick of seeing me and my boys. I'm putting a bit of strain on their fuel reserves at the moment, I've tried filling up at that Tijuana Freeport along the way, there and Fontana. Next on my agenda is going out and scrounging some H-Fuel to deliver, been a bit difficult getting places to part with it at a reasonable price so far. How are we with them GMG lot? Might be worth an excursion.

But yeah nah, back to what I've actually done. Went out in the small hours to run a load of 3600 food rations from Halifax again, no trouble at all. Seems every time I fly into Bretonia the law flies the other way. Maybe they've heard of me? Thought I'd give the boys a rest after that for a few hours, seems the Pinnacle lot have got some life in them afterall, had a raucous going on in the hold at one stage. Still, the boys enjoyed it.

After some down time we got back to it, heading out to Fontana this time, fuel for the Weasel, 3600 units of medical equipment to ship back. Again, no worries on the journey, so we decided to go straight back from Pinnacle to Fontana to collect a further 3600 units of medical equipment. Tell you what, these guys on Pinnacle are very polite, don't think I've spoken to anyone who hasn't said thank you to either me or my boys. Given how close we were to the total required units, we did another run. Before anyone asks, yes I can count, yeah? You can never have enough medical equipment, so count another 3000 units delivered. Got the station crew some real supplies too, 600 units of Liberty Ale. Don't worry, I know what you're thinking, I paid for those out my own stash.

Sadly I got word of some trouble in California so I decided to go back over to Leeds for another 3600 food rations from Halifax, save risking another flight to Fontana in the ever aging Weasel. Starting to see some healthy grins each time we come into the dock now, not from that Nervi bloke, miserable little bastard he is. Almost like he's unhappy he's got to do his job or something. Wouldn't last five minutes in the Legion. Hopefully we'll get someone else to deal with when he gets bored of doing his role. I can dream.

For our last run of the day we thought we might as well do something exciting, so we took the trek all the way back to Inverness to collect 3600 holotainment bands from El Alto. Crikey, had I ever seen so many flashing lights on that station in my entire life. No one would let me press one, yet they seemed less enthused about my joke about pressing the the red button. Boring farts. Anyway yeah, we got the bands and headed the long old way back to Pinnacle. Tell you what, those bands are pretty darn good, I had to try one out, you know? Didn't have anything like that back in my day. Times move on I suppose, always for the better.

Total cargo moved by the Weasel today amounts to;
  • 7,200 Food Rations
  • 10,200 Medical Equipment
  • 600 Liberty Ale (my treat)
  • 3600 Holotainment Bands

I swear that bastard Nervi stiffed me on the bands. We're there trying to help his lot with training using these damn bands and he does that. Luckily his attitude isn't reflected in the crew on Pinnacle. They seem like a good bunch.

I'll keep an eye out for some fuel, that'll be the real issue I'm feeling. We'll get it done either way.

Weasel out.


[+]Attached Files

Libera Te Ex Infernis
Non Omnis Moriar