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BAF Admiralty Board · 12-08-2018, 02:32 PM,

Notification:

Rank Changes:

Commodore Paul McKinley has been promoted to Admiral, given the situation in Newcastle, you are to ensure the protection of that system and all who dwell within.

Commodore Kaze Nelson Reidman Dagon has been promoted to Admiral. Due to the recent events surrounding Omega-49, your current rank has been deemed insufficient for your new duties.

Lieutenant Commander Martin Beck has been promoted to Commander. You have proven yourself capable of following orders under the pressure of combat as well as sound leadership abilities.

Lieutenant Commander Eva Flameheart has been promoted to Commander. You have proven yourself of sound mind and heart with a demonstrated willingness to go above and beyond.

Master David Reese has been promoted to Commodore The Merchant fleets require a leader and you have stepped up to the mark. As such, you are to take charge of the Merchant Navy from this moment onward.

Carina, Regina, Imperatrix!

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Piombo65 · 12-13-2018, 10:45 PM,

Message Class: Textual
Encryption: Very high
Priority: High
To: BAF DIS
From: Commander Sid Fire

Good day BAF DIS,

There's no need to send the extended report for a normal replenished Gallic wave, since Planet New London became a frontier planet. So I will go straight on the point: We managed to disable 2 Gallic Destroyer and 1 Gallic battlecruiser without losing allied units and maintaining defend parameters without leaving New London without a garrison. I'm attaching here a guncam from a Council Battlecruiser point of view that they gave us.

We should also consider to obtain some Gallic tech to try to reinforce our fleets and R&D compartments. When the war will finish, we have more to rebuild and some advanced tech could be useful for us. Me and Dendol Mark are plaining to board a gallic Battleship. For further informations, just ask me.

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Bretonian Armed Forces

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Jessitrescott · 12-17-2018, 10:08 AM,

Message Class: Textual
Encryption: Medium
Priority: Low
To: BAF DIS
From: Commander Jessica Hunter

Commander Jessica hunter reporting,
While sitting in my desk having my early morning coffee i received a message about a hessian battleship terrorizing the Cambridge system. I quicky suited up and headed over to the Cambridge system.The hessian battleship was spotted just one jump away from the New London system, I diffused the situation and calmly explained him why bringing a warship into our territory is not acceptable *cough*, While scanning the hold we found Armed forces and police pilots, what the captain intended to do with the pilot or how he obtained is beyond me. I safely escorted him out of Cambridge and into omega-3.

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Thunderer · 12-24-2018, 12:09 AM,

Message Class: Textual
Encryption: Ceylon
To: BAF DIS
From: Captain Edward Neville

This report is about three disobedient allies: D.I.E.MNS-Pablo.Escobar, LNS-Vladut and LNS-Utah.

I will provide the uncensored recording in the attachment, so I will describe the situation in short here.

There was an Outcast Ranseur-class and two Liberty Interdictor-class in the orbit of Planet New London. The Outcast ship had Nomad remains in their cargo, and although they complied about surrendering them, they ignored my orders to leave the system and instead, somehow, docked with Planet New London.

The unknown captain of the LNS Vladut then took the opportunity to chastise me about how rules and laws should not be followed in war, referring to our war in Gallia. As they were idle and not useful, I ordered them, twice, to patrol the Southampton area, which they refused both times. The LNS Utah, which was nearby at the time, was given the same order, but although they did not refuse, they did not comply either. I then had to patrol the system myself and, after confirming a clear, moored the Aegis with the New London mooring fixture.

I would also like to mention that the Liberty dreadnought called (LNS)Razarac fired a mortar at Planet New London before the Aegis had launched, which they claimed was accidental, and I am sure the atmosphere absorbed, but it is not something that I should leave out.

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Capt. Henry Morgan · (This post was last modified: 12-31-2018, 03:54 PM by Capt. Henry Morgan.)

Message Class: Textual
Encryption: Medium
Priority: Low
To: BAF DIS
From: Captain Winston Doyle

Captain Doyle Reporting,

Today, I took delivery of my assigned fighter, a Libertonian Guardian-class Very Heavy Fighter. If you ask me, it's a bloody disgrace that we're sullying Her Majesty's Armed Forces with these ugly Libertonian junk piles. That having been said, though, it's not like we've got a lot of options at this point. At the very least, I'm going to have a talk with the dock crews about fitting this ship with a standard issue tea kettle. I can't very well go to war without a proper cuppa, it just wouldn't be civilised.

On my way back to New London, I found a Zoner Nephilim-class battleship under the name Mr. Universe just inside the defence cordon. I confronted the ship's captain about his purpose in New London, to which he explained that it was a failure in his jump drive that sent him off-course and into the heart of our Kingdom. The Captain agreed to jump his ship back out as soon as possible. I moved to a safe distance and kept local traffic away from the ship until it had completed its jump. The Captain was nothing but polite and cooperative, and promised to issue an official apology for his intrusion.

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Bretonian Armed Forces

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Markam · (This post was last modified: 12-29-2018, 06:16 AM by Markam.)

Message Class: Textual
Encryption: Medium
Priority: Low
To: BAF DIS
From: Captain John Redmond

Captain Redmond reporting in.

I will keep this as terse as possible. Gallics in New London, not much surprise. I was first up, and engaged one of their fighters, he seemed to want to fight one on one, a silly distraction, but I complied at least to give time for the boys to get out of their bunks. My opponent left much to be desired, but my extended absence from the field of space has left my aim rusty. I worked him down a bit, but it was taking far too long, and I left the fight mostly unscathed to take care of more pressing matters, namely the foray from some capital class vessels towards New London.

This fight was quite bloody for both sides, the end result a tactical victory, and the line in-front of New London unperturbed, which is the most important thing. Meanwhile, Ensign Grindlewald dispatched a Gallic fighter by his lonesome, to which I commend him. Perhaps these 1 on 1 fights are best left to the young pilots. I offer my recommendations for this Ensign, if he can outlive this slug-fest he has a great career ahead of him.

Now, one other matter to report. According to allegations made by Council pilots, a Zoner Eagle with the call-sign "Voncloud" saw fit to attempt to disrupt our engagement with the Gallic capitals, namely by intercepting our ordinance. I did not see this myself, but I have no doubt in its veracity, considering his blabbering after he was confronted. Some protestations about O49 were on his lips. Our Council allies wanted his head, but being ranking officer in the engagement, and the Council ships showing due respect to BAF authority in New London, they desisted when I told them to back down. I however recommend that communication be attempted with this Voncloud character to ask he desist from further disruptions, or face the consequences. Today's incident I feel should be noted as his first and final warning, but I leave this to the judgement of others.

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Bretonian Armed Forces

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Thunderer · (This post was last modified: 12-30-2018, 12:23 AM by Thunderer.)

Message Class: Textual
Encryption: Ceylon
To: BAF DIS
From: Captain Edward Neville

This report is about a battle that took place today in the New Holland System.

Following the capture of Planet Sydney, the HMS Thunderer was to be moved in orbit to scan the traffic. We met two ships of the MOA, a small ship and a Bustard-class, who were freelancers and said they specialized in the procurement of information and the transportation of cargo. When I asked them, they said that they did not oppose out actions in New Holland. I allowed them to go on with their business.

At about that time an Osiris-class appeared, owned by an order subdivision unknown to me, and named the OCV Khonsu. Their intentions were, as they said, to dislodge our presence from New Holland. I was, at that point, joined by the HMS Indomitable from the Auxiliary Fleet, an Invincible-class. I ordered them to attack the Osiris, and they headed forth. The Thunderer was not engaged, and the purpose of this was to put the Indomitable to pressure in order to properly test the Invincible-class, in battle, and with which I myself lack experience, having been recalled into service after a long retirement. The Indomitable's drone did not react to controls, so I told them to return to Bretonia and have their systems checked, while the Thunderer deals with the Khonsu. I did everything according to late captain Hall's written instructions from the BRF. The ship's crew apparently gain confidence if they notice that I am using them, though I hope that time will make them more accustomed to myself and my own ways, as I find having my ship run by the ghost of a dead man rather intruding. And the fact that I am much older and yet alive so frequent in war.

Our pulses had no issue with their shield, and our Hellbore turrets, chainfired to make up for the slow refire rate, started scoring hits on their plating. They were armed with primaries, a mortar and a Hellbore, the latter being the front mount I suppose, as it was not used. I intended to hold the battle at between 3.5 and 3K distance, in order to use our Hellbores' range advantage over their primaries', as the mortar we could evade easily, but the shield was holding at 2.8K, so we stayed there.

Commodore Reese, with a Templar, and a mercenary with a fighter called the Sankyuu had arrived before. I thought to pay the mercenary a million for participation, as I needed someone to do the CD duty, but I forgot about it when the commodore arrived. I am 76 and my memory is not as it used to be, please understand. At the moment when the Osiris received help, in the form of a Resheph-class named the Leontopolis, from the Order primary fleet, Sankyuu decided to switch sides and start helping the Order. I advised the commodore to return to my ship's protection, called for reinforcements and attempted to delay the Order by turning away and withdrawing to Sydney. The Sankyuu, after quitting the pursue of the commodore, positioned itself on the starboard side of the Thunderer and started speaking about something which I do not remember, while standing still. I exploited the opportunity and our point defense shot it down. The Order capital ships then engaged cruise, but the commodore managed to stop the Leontopolis. I had also engaged the Thunderer's cruise engines, and using the old trick with inertia, was able to charge up some of her powerplant before approaching near the Leontopolis. We managed to drop their shield, but the Khonsu arrived to their protection, so we had to switch targets. We inflicted minor damage to the Khonsu, which turned away, while recieving minor damage ourselves from the focused fire. In order to prevent them from focusing, I had to order the ship to often make sharp turns and change targets, which made the lighter enemy ships temporarily move away. These maneuvers were also from Captain Hall's manual. I am not used to this, as we had no need for such during my service because no pirates, believe it or not, possessed capital ships, and we were not at war with any House, at least until 800, though Rheinland's ships were usually heavier than ours.

This way we had been able to last for long enough while receiving minor damage before reinforcements arrived. That was the HMS Conclusive from the Auxiliary, under Flag Officer Garret again, who had just returned the Indomitable to Bretonia Proper and swapped ships. We formed a fleet ad hoc, and teamed up on the Khonsu. The Khonsu fired back at the Thunderer, but instead of choosing the same target, the Leontopolis fired at the Conclusive. They had issues getting past their shield, as well as the Khonsu past ours. When the Leontopolis eventually did become important enough, the Conclusive turned her heavy mortars and sent a surprise salvo of two the Leontopolis' way. Our radar registered a hit, but I do not know if both projectiles hit at the same time, or only one did. Meanwhile the Thunderer was doing well against the Khonsu, reducing their armour plating to about 50% integrity, not having ours drop below 80%. With the Leontopolis temporarily out of the way, the Conclusive engaged their cruise engines and reentered firing range, the Khonsu being the target again. The Conclusive hit their flank with primary turrets and the commodore was very vigilant with his CD. I suppose out of desperation, though I am not saying it took little courage for the maneuver, the Khonsu turned towards the two Dunkirks and was, predictably, disabled. I advised the commodore to pay attention to the Leontopolis just before the Khonsu was predicted to turn silent, which he acknowledged. Thus the Leontopolis did not manage to escape, although they tried. Both our battleships cruised up to them. I had originally planned to place the Thunderer in the front, while the Conclusive stands behind them, thus trapping them, but the Leontopolis outmaneuvered us. Although I was not able to execute that specific plan, the Thunderer was still close enough to hit them reliably, and as our powerplant started recharging, so we did. The enemy cruiser was disabled very quickly from such a close range and they did not use nanobots, which leads me to conclude that the Conclusive's surprise attack from before indeed was very effective. In the last moment, the Leontopolis leaped forward in cruise mode, only to have their engine burst and render the whole ship inoperable. Thus they fell while fleeing, a humiliating end which our government could use as propaganda if it wishes.

We suffered no losses and our ships were lightly damaged. All enemy ships were out of action. The Thunderer returned to the Stirling Fleet and its array of repair ships, while the Conclusive returned to Bretonia Proper. The commodore said that he had administrative work to do, although I still had to write the report about this battle. It is no issue -- I am accustomed to this practice and used to apply it myself in my younger days.

Thus our first space battle in the New Holland campaign was a decisive victory.

Allied Ships:
1) BAF|MN-David.Reese (Templar; Operable; unknown damage)
2) BAF|HMS-Thunderer (Dunkirk; Light Damage)
3) BAF|A-HMS-Indomitable (Invincible Class; No Damage; retreated at the beginning due to malfunction)
4) BAF|A-HMS-Conclusive (Dunkirk; Light Damage; replaced the Indomitable)
5) Sankyuu (Mercenary Fighter; switched side to help the enemy)

Enemy Ships:
1) |O|-CV-Khonsu (Osiris; Disabled)
2) Order|CV-Leontopolis (Resheph; Disabled)
3) Sankyuu (Mercenary Fighter; Disabled)

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Tenacity · 01-06-2019, 07:24 AM,

Incoming Communique

Source: HMS Lynx
Comm ID: Commander Liam Taylor
Encryption: Royal

Signal Established

Submitting our first combat report, the HMS-Lynx is a newly commissioned vessel transferred in from Norfolk Shipyards. During our rendezvous with the front line in New London tonight, we picked up a Gallic "Perilous"-Class gunboat performing forward reconnaissance just beyond the military perimeter at Planet New London. No engagement was necessary, the Gaul fled from the area following our ultimatum to depart the system.

Shortly thereafter, the HMS Lynx joined the defensive line in orbit of New London and is awaiting further orders. Intermittent patrols will be made to scan for Gallic activity in the meantime.

Signal Severed

Thunderer · (This post was last modified: 01-10-2019, 01:07 PM by Thunderer.)

Message Class: Textual
Encryption: Assam
To: BAF DIS
From: Ensign Elizabeth Hall

This report is about a battle that took place today in the New London System.

I must apologize in advance for any excess text or lack of it, as this is my first report about a real occurrence.

I had just finished my simulator training aboard Winchester and I went to New London so I could be given a briefing by Admiral Edmund Steiner before I continue to my designated post in New Holland. Near Dover I met a ship that flashed an unknown IFF, callsign Boogeyman. I asked the pilot to stop, but he (he later said he was fine with me referring to him as a male) did not heed my orders. A Zoner Osprey that happened to be nearby thought the order was for them, and they stopped instead. As I know that it is possible that terrorists from Sydney enter Bretonia under still neutral Zoner IDs, I tended to him instead. He carried two Lane Hacker pilots and, after he had surrendered them to me, I let him go.

Boogeyman had returned in the meantime, as if curiously sniffing around my business. I scanned him and it turned out he had a Guardian with a Nomad thruster (as well as two adapted Nomad cannons, but we produce such ourselves). Reinforced by a pilot from the 5th LN Fleet, Enzo Gagnon, I gave Boogeyman two options: dismount the thruster, or pay the fine and leave Bretonia. He refused them both and fired at Gagnon. I rallied to his defense, but Gagnon's ship was shot down in seconds. That demonstrated the criminal's skill in comparison to that of me, a recruit still in training, but I remembered what I was taught and stayed calm. I was able to put up some resistance and drained the criminal to 22 nanobots and 0 shield batteries, but he won the day. I was not shot down, instead they decided to retreat -- they because Boogeyman was joined by another ship, callsign "Oscar-6". Kensington and Canterbury were not allowing me to dock because their automatic IFF recognition software turned me hostile because of a stray CD, so I went to New London to repair. There I met with Commander Eva Flameheart, who advised me to write this report. I landed so I could repair my ship and do that, but I was called again too soon. I hopped into a different Templar while mine was being fixed and took off, to see two TBH Corsair fighters and Oscar-2 at the second nearest ring of the trade lane to Southampton. The commander and I were joined by a reservist called Kane Wesson, and by the commander's orders, attacked Oscar-2 first. The enemy then received support in the form of a Corsair gunboat, Imperator-class, also TBH. By my advice, the commander invited a mercenary called Nathalie Crouse to reinforce us, which the mercenary accepted. She was flying a super heavy fighter. Oscar-2 then happened to fly into someone's mine, many of which were floating around, at the same moment as they dropped their own, which shot their ship down. By Commander Flameheart's orders, our wing then focused fire at the gunboat, which was taking damage surprisingly fast. I had heard that gunboats were supposed to fend off fighters, but I had no issue dealing with this one. Eventually they engaged a cloaking device and escaped. I admit my mistake for not scanning them first to determine if they had one, but I was in the heat of battle, and it was my second battle ever, both on my first flight. The Corsair fighters were then left to our mercy and Commander Flameheart had none. One was shot down as quickly as Gagnon was earlier and the other remained engaged in a duel with Wesson. But instead of firing at Wesson, he kept steady fire at Crouse, whose ship was disarmed by mines and at the time helpless. Wesson shot him down before he could shoot down Crouse. Then our mercenary left to repair and Wesson and I stayed at the spot. Commander Flameheart was not shot, but she disappeared in the meantime. I was too busy and I do not know where. She might have simply left to repair her ship after she had assured us victory.

Wesson and I then stumbled upon a Cougar, piloted by a certain Lucien Marchant, and no other than Boogeyman. Marchant said that he was there to surrender, but upon being explained that our bases would not receive his ship due to the IFF recognition software which we could not change, and that the only way to properly surrender would be to eject, he went silent and then changed the subject. I suspected that he was instead buying time for reinforcements to arrive, so Wesson and I shot his ship down. I picked up a pod and surrendered it to the police when I had landed. Wesson had shown amazing skill during the scuffle, so I left him to deal with Boogeyman, while I was delivering the pod.

I thought I was impossibly unlucky to stumble upon enemies on my first flight, but now I realize I was instead incredibly lucky to have such competent wingmen and, as soon as my first flight, claim my first victory.

Allied Ships:
1) BAF|Cdr.Eva.Flameheart (Templar, operable, unknown damage)
2) BAF|Ens.Elizabeth Hall (first Templar heavily damaged, under repairs; second lightly)
3) Kane.Wesson (Templar, operable, unknown damage)
4) 5th|Enzo.Gagnon (Guardian; shot down)
5) Nathalie.Crouse (SHF, disarmed, flyable)

Enemy Ships:
1) Saguaro[TBH] (Imperator, fled, heavily damaged)
2) Boogeyman|Aoi (Guardian, operable, damaged)
3) Oscar-6|Aoi (Lynx?, shot down)
4) Cesar.Gutierrez[TBH] (Titan, shot down)
5) El.Machete[TBH] (Titan, shot down)
6) Lucien.Marchant (Cougar, pilot surrendered, ship shot down)

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Markam · 01-15-2019, 02:16 AM,

Message Class: Textual
Encryption: Medium
Priority: Low
To: BAF DIS
From: Lieutenant Commander Richard Albright

Lieutenant Commander Albright, commander of the HMS Mansfield reporting.

Routine peacekeeping patrol in New Holland was conducted together with the Avalon and Commander Yberg, I formed up as escort to the Avalon as we waded through the system in search of Corsairs or Zoner insurgents within the system. We were "joined" by some SCRA fellows, a fighter, a destroyer and a bomber, who were eager to join any action against the Corsairs. I am not one to speak of Government policy in regards to these communists, but our interactions were cordial and I am happy to have less enemies to be troubled by in my posting to this system.

As for the patrol, with the exception of a very lonely Gaian who was found taking off from the Planet, no doubt a hotbed for these sorts, there was little to trouble us in the system. Considering the Zoner insurgents ill-fated attempts against our Battle-group and the overstretched nature of the Corsairs, we are in for a relatively easy ride in it would seem.

JRichard Albright
Lieutenant Commander
Bretonian Armed Forces

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