New Scotland Yard

[Croft]

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From: Junior Constable Ollivander Croft
To: New Scotland Yard
Subject: Patrol

I apologise in advance if my report is somewhat fragmented I sustained several injuries and minor trauma in the line of duty during the course of the days events. Medical has cleared me for duty but recommends a day of recuperation or in the least, light duty.

My patrol begin in the Cambridge system, TLAGSNET had picked up a Corsair ship sat in the tradelane between Cambridge and the battleship Norfolk. I procceded to intercept the Corsair only to discover a dreadnought piloted by a man calling himself "Revenge" I called for backup immediately. Terrified out of my wits, I attempted to keep him talking while reinforcements arrived, this worked for a short time as he was fully aware that I had called for help. The dreadnought opened fire catching the tail of my Hussar while I attempted to avoid his salvos, I believe I fired off a single disrupter to stop him fleeing back into omega as the reinforcements had just entered the system. The only thing I can recall is a flash of turret fire after that I woke up in A&E on Cambridge several hours later with my wife at my bedside. Apparently my ship had been destroyed just as the reinforcements arrived. The Corsair ship had managed to escape badly damaged according to Sargeant Bailey who visited me while I recovered.

Several hours later I was back in my Hussar patrolling New London tradelanes where I came across a junker named Tarantoga whose ship matched the hull profile of a Slave Liner. I questioned him about his ship, destination and cargo, he became quite irrate during the questioning. Among other topics his distain for the BAF was mentioned several times, after his diatribe Tarantoga requested an escort to Manchester along with a fellow junker who never spoke, I begrudingly agreed.
Mid-lane he informed me of a pirate named Seritago who had attempted to pirate him previously, no sooner had we exited the tradelane the aforementioned pirate cruised into scanner range piloting an Outcast gunboat. I demanded a fine for acts of attempted piracy and to depart Bretonian space immediately, he refused and barged his way through the Manchester jumpgate. Tarantoga gave chase followed by myself and his junker wingman, Seritago attempt to escape via tradelane with was disrupted by Tarantoga, I gave the pirate one last chance to pay up. Refusing I asked Tarantoga and his wingman to assist me in engaging the pirate, who gladly agreed.
The battle was difficult, the gunboat focused his fire upon Tarantoga while his wingman and I drained the Outcast's shield, fortunately a BAF ship the HMS Audacious entered the fray giving us much needed fire support. After a well place salvo from the Audacious and Mr Tarantoga, the gunboat was destroyed, the pilot's pod tractored and placed under arrest (see image 1). Seritago is currently in a New London police station awaiting trial.

I once again resumed my patrol, forming up with Sargeant Bailey and heading to Leeds to apprehend a blockade runner PreditorX, however a group of Corsairs appeared on scope the Benitez family. Several BAF ships were already in position around planet Leeds preparing to engage the pirates, along with several freelancers, Cdr J Sinclair commanding. The attack was swift, destroying two Benitez ships but at the cost of Sargeant Bailey's paladin, who placed me under the command of Cdr Sinclair. The remaining Corsair ships fled leaving a Molly who quickly turned upon a MM assisting us, the BAF fleet, myself and several freelancers gave chase encountering two Hessian ships, possibly gunboats or destroyers near the Dublin jumphole. Both ships were engaged and destroyed by our fleet (see images 2 & 3) after a hard fought battle whereafter we proceeded into Dublin in persuit of two Molly ships a gunboat Michael_the_3 and a destroyer The.Journeyman. I was assigned to attack the destroyer and disrupt any attempts to escape. The gunboat was destroyed just beyond the range of the Londonderry jumphole, the destroyer however entered the jumphole critically damaged. Cdr Sinclair disengaged and left HMS Royal Sovereign in commander who ordered a persuit into the Londonderry system where the destroyer was finally put to rest (image 4), we hastened a retreat back to Leeds where I caught the blockade runner PreditorX. I attempted to apprehend the suspect who engaged his cruise engines, which where disrupted he promptly fled into the Leeds atmosphere ((ooRP docked)) and which point my scanners lost his signal.
I returned to my regular duties following the loss of the blockade runner, a trader by the name of Withworth requested an escort to the edge of the Manchester system, news of the gunboat battle in system distressing him. A freelancer pilot with the call sign H.G also accompanied us, escorting Mr Witworth past the Manchester jumpgate. During our journey H.G showed interest in possibly joining the BPA if he becomes uninterested in freelancing, he is a solid fighter and a reasonable man, if not a tad trigger happy as most freelancers are. I believe, with due training, he may become an asset to the Authority.

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