COMM ID: [color=#FFFFFF]Capitane Ansel Xavier TARGET ID:Gallic Command SUBJECT:Recon run into Liberty ENCRYPTION:High PRIORITY:High
Xavier here.
Seeing the worth of undertaking recon runs towards and possibly into the House of Liberty, I decided to go for it myself. Taking a squadron would not have been worth the risk. Circumventing Bretonia is fairly easy in a fighter, since our main fleets have their attention at this time.
Following various convoys led me to the Cortez system, and eventually into Liberty proper, a system known
as California. That's where it gets interesting.
Re-emergence of the Normandie.
I suppose we all recall the disappearance of Alice DeFrance with the RNS-Normandie and a significant portion of it's Battlegroup. I saw it in Liberty, flying Liberty colors.
We can all guess the tactical implications. Liberty now has comphrehensive knowledge of our Valor class battleships and through the princess gets a significant source of information on our tactics, deployments, and usages. It appears to be employed in the defense of California at this time, which is probably a sound move, countering any pushes from us in that direction with our own people.
Admiral Hale.
Shortly after, Admiral Hale showed up, confirming what I've said above. Considering his significant time as an Admiral and a fairly successful campaign against Rheinland, I believe he'll be a far larger threat than any Bretonian leader at this time.
Reaver involvement.
I did not linger long, and when two Reavers callsigned Peach and Sangria showed up, I decided to take this opportunity to retreat. They seem to have an active contract against the Navy, something that can be used profitably.
I'll sum it up as this. We'll be facing our own ships should we decide to push an attack on Liberty. But, there's a significant amount of trade between Bretonia and Liberty. I strongly recommend that we deploy a recon flotilla in the region, primarily for trade interdiction and beginning small scale strikes against Liberty.
