[101st] Flight Operations Records

[satanic mechanic]

**Incoming Transmission**
Comm ID: Fernando Lombardi, 202nd Sabre
To : Commander Mia Bonello
Subject : AAR, Tau 23, Colonial Remnant

Senor, I report to you with my humblest apologies an unresolved engagement versus a member of the Colonial Remnant : =CR=Skotos.

I had been patrolling our holdings around Malta and the surrounding systems, Including raids on BMM and IMG facilities in the area, when a trader in Tau 23 alert us to each others presence, I initiated a search pattern, just as I had been recently shown to do (See! Ferdinand is no fool, Ferdinand listens!).

I made contact with the colonial dog near Cali base, and proceeded to engage, unfortunately, woe to poor Ferdinand, it appears the first mine I dropped fell straight into the Path of a fighter moving from Cali to assist. I swear, senor, an honest mistake, but now Ferdinand must stear clear of Cali base for a while.

I am sad to report, that if the engagement had continued, the dog may have had the better of poor Ferdinand, I think an early hit destroyed my stash... it must have been the DT's making me shake so hard, for Ferdinand fears no man, this I swear to you.

Today however, was not the time for Ferdinand to be dieing, no, a brief solar storm gave me the chance I needed, and I immediately cut engines and power, drifting out of the engagement with no signature for the Dog to find me. I have now returned home to Malta, and I am giving what assistance I can to the technicians assigned to repair my poor sabre Senor.

My humblest apologies for my failure to despatch him senor, next time will be different....

Ferdinand Lombardi, signing out

**End Transmission**

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