Sender: Vrihedd, CSO Recipient: Liberty Security Squadron
Subject: Joint Operation with <ARM> - Deep Omegas Exploration
Priority: Directive Encryption: High
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Operation was conducted on 04.10.835 as a joint LSS-<ARM> deep-space expedition into the Omega-97 and "Fischer" system. The primary objective was to verify the location of a lost convoy and chart stable routes through the Deep Omegas. The operation was successful in its reconnaissance goals, confirming navigational data and locating potential salvage, albeit with significant environmental and hostiles encounters. Culminating in the recovery of a specific high-value commodity (Derelict Fischer Anomaly) from the wreckage.
KEY OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS & SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
A. Rendezvous and Initial Penetration (22:52 - 23:08 SMT)
The joint task force, consisting of LSS units (Nightstalker, Sigma-1, Sigma-3) and <ARM> assets (WV-Lockdown, WV-Canary, WV-Gunship-26), assembled at the designated coordinates. An unaffiliated bounty hunter, Bessie-"Bison"-Bishop, was contracted by <ARM> for supplementary security. The AI battleship AIWV-Helios appeared unannounced but integrated into the formation, providing valuable, if unorthodox, scouting and fire support.
The route through Omega-43 and into the Deep Omegas was successfully navigated, confirming LSS cartographical data.
B. Hostile Environment and Anomalies (23:08 - 23:45 SMT)
— The task force encountered repeated, aggressive waves of Corsair and Red Hessian fighter wings, indicating a persistent hostile presence guarding the approaches. The system's primary hazards were confirmed: intense radiation fields, powerful gravitational distortions, and mobile spatial anomalies capable of inflicting severe hull damage on capital ships. The <ARM> vessel WV-Lockdown sustained a 20% hull integrity reduction and temporary power failure from an anomaly interaction.
— A Kusari Naval Forces battlecruiser, IKN-Numazu, was discovered adrift and heavily damaged within the Fischer system. Initial contact was strained, with the vessel appearing disoriented and claiming to have been lost due to anomalous activity in the Taus. A temporary, cautious non-aggression pact was formed to facilitate mutual egress from the hazardous zone.
C. Fischer System Reconnaissance and Contact (23:45 - 00:20 SMT)
In a remote cluster of Omega-97 system to which you can enter via rift near Ymir comet. LSS and <ARM> units identified two target wrecks (Edenvale and Ensis) for potential salvage. Ensis, the radiation-induced loss of data prevents a full blackbox recovery, Nightstalker decided to do the old fashioned way of scrapping anything possible from it. Convoy's anchor - Edenvale is almost unaccesible due to close proximity to gravitional anomaly. While any HVTs was not found on scene, a focused scan and debris retrieval operation on Dagger from the Ensis wreckage successfully recovered the Derelict Fischer Anomaly, which is now stored and researched here until further decidings from <ARM> commanders.
The operation was compromised by the presence of an independent Reporter vessel, which documented the joint LSS-<ARM> presence and attempted to provoke both the KNF and our forces.
Back in FIscher The task force proceeded to a derelict structure near the system's central black hole. <ARM> science team, escorted by LSS|Sigma-1 and Bessie-"Bison"-Bishop, conducted a close-range scan of the anomalous structure. The team was engaged and successfully repelled automated "spiky" drone defenses protecting the site, collecting significant sensor data on the structure's properties and defenses.
D. Egress and Conclusion (00:20 - 00:46 SMT)
The task force successfully exfiltrated the Fischer system, fighting through another Corsair/Hessian screen in Omega-43 before reaching the safety of Core's Dagger Outpost in Omega-55. All LSS and primary <ARM> assets returned intact. The KNF vessel Numazu was later recorded as destroyed, likely due to cumulative system damage.
ASSESSMENT & CONCLUSIONS
Success: The operation proved the viability of the LSS-charted routes and solidified the LSS-<ARM> operational partnership under extreme conditions. Valuable tactical, environmental, and cartographic data was secured.
[EDITED]The presence of a lost KNF capital ship in the Deep Omegas is a significant intelligence finding, suggesting Kusari is also actively, if recklessly, exploring these regions.
Threat Level Confirmed: The Deep Omegas remain a high-threat environment due to environmental hazards, active pirate patrols, and enigmatic automated defenses.