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From: Ulrich Wagner, COO
To: RepEx Daily Committe Report

Message: Today while on a commerce action patrol, along the New Berlin --> New Tokyo route, RepEx-Shipping|552, under my command at the time, assembled an ad hoc friendly convoy and, with RepEx Security support, made a number of runs between the two destinations. What follows is a detailed description posted in audio-video format with flight data recorder images.

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I left dock at New Berlin 2300 hours local time. I met up with RepEx Security personnel Orion and Gunther who proceeded to escort me along a run to New Tokyo. My hold was full of diamonds for this trip, destined to return with a hold of niobium. En route I was contacted by an independant trader, [Trader]Titan301, who wished to join me on my route and enjoy the benefits of our escorts. Me met up at New Tokyo and continued back towards New Berlin. After a short while Titan left us for other opportunities. He was an excellent trader to fly with.

At this point I solicited MuddyWaters, a Freelance escort pilot whom I had worked with not too long ago. My experience with him was excellent and I looked to enjoy his protection once more. He met us at New Berlin where he was incorporated into the group. We also at this point received a new trader, gezkerdie, who expressed an interest in our corporation. I spoke to him about the benefits and he agreed to join our now substantially protected convoy while promising to post an application to RePex officially later.

It should be noted that up until now we had had 2 fighter escorts. One had gone through the trade lanes and jump gates first to ascertain the safety of the area, this fell to Gunther, one of our new but exiting new pilots. The other pilot, Orion our gallant VP of Security, guarded Titan. At this point, with the addition of MuddyWaters, Orion landed and boarded his RepEx tagged but Rheinland Military issues Gunboat to bolster the strength of our group. It would be needed soon enough.

We entered the New Tokyo system via Honshu, and as we left a trade lane we were immediately confronted with an Outcast Destroyer. Without hesitation and with great prudence the security forces opened fire, and Orion's gunboat helped in this situation. But, as the traders fled to the welcoming safety of New Tokyo orbit, Yoda-[T], a former trader gone Battleship escort, came to our rescue, destroying the Outcast. His generosity saw us receive this service gratis and with much good will and praise for all sides. Yoda is a just and honest pilot. We all felt safer with him patrolling Kusari space.

After making New Tokyo landfall, we received communication from our escorts in orbit that another trader, U.S.S.Intrepid, had entered orbit. We offered to him the chance to enter our trading group and he accepted, buying niobium immediately for the return journey to New Berlin. With him on board we saw our convoy swelled to its full size for the evening, 3 traders, 2 Advanced Trains and one Large, and 3 escorts, 2 interceptor fighters, and Orion's Rheinland Gunboat.

On the trip back to New Berlin I engaged the TAZ member Reggie, call sign Oro de Veranda, in idle conversation, in an effort to keep the lines of diplomacy between our people open. He was most amicable and told me of his people's trouble. Pirates continuously assail the zoners in the outlying sectors and it is only getting worse. Perhaps some time RePex can lend a hand.

After this the convoy began to disband, as one member after another found need to take leave. It was a melancholie moment when I realised the exitement and the momentary brotherhood of the evening was at an end. But hopefully I will organize further such convoys.

What follows are stills taken of the above described events:

First run of the evening ------ Titan joins the group ------ Our convoy en route ------ Praise for Yoda-[T] -- Intrepid and 552 in Sigma-13 --- A Trio of Trains ------------- One last run


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