Bowex InfoNet (inRP)

[jammi]

To: Bowex InfoNet; DO's office.
From: Flight Instructor Andrew Peterson.
Ship: Bowex)Leeson.
RE: Infiltration.

Well, that is terrible news, sir. I had heard that many Bretonian holiday-makers had been stranded on the planet by the war, but I wasn't sure what was being done about it. I suppose I know now - we are. Just my sort of job, if I don't say so myself, sir. Quite a coincidence that myself and Mr. Bellock partook in what we shall call... a 'warm up' exercise yesterday, too. I most certainly think we can pull this off. Mr Maloney's family will be home in no time.

I will need two or three things though. Firstly, I'll need a guarantee that we will be able to access Baden Baden's docking facilities. That stunt we pulled in Munich will have all of Rheinland on high alert, looking for Bowex ships. I suggest we tackle this by waiting a week to allow for the situation to cool off, and then bribing their docking attendants to turn a blind eye for one time only. Contacting the Orbital Spa & Cruise company HQ itself would be a mistake - if they knew we were planning a gun-and-run raid on their planet, they'd probably be resigned to notifying the local authorities. At least this way, they'd have plausible deniability.

Secondly, a diversion to draw patrols away from the planet would be excellent. I'm not sure how we could pull this off. Perhaps we could divide into two teams, with one providing a vocal and inflammatory distraction on the opposite side of the system? I am not entirely sure. This part of the plan would need some careful attention. Perhaps we could try to utilise local forces? The LWB have proven to be friendly enough to our transports in the past. Perhaps we could politely request their assistance? Alternately, the Hessians have proven to be sympathetic to Bretonia's plight in the Omegas. That would certainly be less risky than putting our own ships on the line.

Thirdly, I will need a source of intel regarding an alternate route into Stuttgart. If we attempt to use the Omega 3 and Omega 7 route, we'll be lit up like a Christmas tree. That happens to be on fire. In short, unless we're trying to stage a rather ballsy distraction, it's not an option for the infiltration team. It would be most practical if we could utilise the jump hole networks, given that they are not monitored by the authorities. We'd be able to slip in undetected, for a short while at least. Myself and Mart demonstrated this in Munich. By avoiding the trade lanes and jump gates until there was no other option, we evaded detection by the USI system. Now, information of this route could probably be acquired from the aforementioned parties, such as the LWB and RHA.

That said, I will begin more in-depth planning, and forward the news to the rest of the Brigade. I assure you, sir, very few will turn this mission down. I can only say this regarding those I have the honour of serving and fighting alongside: each man a hero, each hero a friend. We'll get the job done, sir. You can count on us. We'll catch Jerry with his trousers around his ankles.

~Peterson.

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