My first official duty in the primary Liberty Fleet happened today. I was on patrol in the New York system when I was contacted by the LNS Apache and fell into escort position on a hunt for what was believed to be an outcast ship in Liberty Space.
We were joined by several warships as the hunt progressed, but eventually were ordered into the Alaska system for a raid into the Omicron Minor jump point. We successfully sprung a trap, and would have destroyed a warship, but she seemed to have an experimental cruise drive and was able to move in what seemed like no time flat.
We withdrew from the system after the strike and moved to a punitive strike against Rhienland forces in the Hamburg system. We attempted a fast strike in from the asteroid fields but were countered by several battleships.
I was under the command of the LNS Canada at the time, and we began a fighting retreat into the asteroid fields to deter assault as we withdrew from the system, but a Battleship managed to circle around us and cut off our escape.
I witnessed several rounds hammer into the LNS San Diego and reports of fire on board when I attempted a frontal assault on the Rheinland vessel. My shields were taking several hits and I was cycling torpedoes as fast as they could cycle before my ship was struck by a point defense systems.
My last recollection of the events before waking up in a Liberty Medical ship was a flash of light as the our forces pulled out of the system.
This concludes my report, and while a recommendation from a recruit is not often warranted, I believe the next time we attempt an excursion we should have adequate fighter support. Only two VHFs were involved in the attack and we were drastically outnumbered by the RM forces and unable to provide support to our motherships.
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