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Dossier #112 - Lorraine Scouting Report
Last updated on 6. November, 819 AS.

System Overview

Lorraine is a Gallic system containing eight stations, six uninhabited planets and a battleship protecting both of jumpgates within the system. The system also contains our only base within Gallia.

Known jump connections:

Jump hole (4 G) - Omicron 80
Jump hole (7 B) - Savoie (Dossier #114)
Jump hole (5 B) - Burgundy
Jump hole (2 C) - Champagne

Gate (2 D) - Champagne

Areas of Interest

Torino Station
Owner: Outcasts
Location: 5 B

Home sweet home, si? Despite being small, uncomfortable, cold, boring, isolated and dangerous, Torino is home for the next two weeks. Idiotas dedicated more room to storage than for crew quarters. There's a jump hole to Burgundy nearby, so that's our route into the core worlds. You can get Cardamine for your masks here, but it comes at a premium. You're best off bringing your own with you, believe me.

Luneville Guard Station
Owner: Gallic Royal Navy
Location: 6 G

This is the first station I encountered after jumping in from Omicron 80. It looks like a forward listening post to monitor what's coming in through the mine field. To me, that says it has to die. Immediately. We won't be able to operate freely in the area until we can use that passage without fear of a Naval battlegroup being called down on our transports.

Battleship Epinal
Owner: Gallic Royal Navy
Location: 2 E

Metz Station
Owner: Uncertain, Gallic corporations or government.
Location: 2 E

This battleship is stationed on top of Planet Moselle, where it can keep watch on both gates, Metz stations and our beloved breached mine field. The Epinal seems to be the hub for anti-Outcast patrols in the area. I myself have seen it launch wings in response to my presence being spotted. We're going to have to see about making allies who can dispose of it for us.

Metz rests in the junction of the trade lanes that lead from the sealed jump gate to the Champagne jump gate. I'm unsure of its purpose, but the large number of storage tanks and biodomes would tell me it's a vital logistics depot for royal forces within the system. A comprehensive defence grid covers it. I'm unsure who owns it - there is large amounts of police and corporate activity around it.

Chateau Salins Station
Owner: Gallic Royal Navy
Location: 3 F

Another mystery Naval station. This one is hidden away on the sunside of Planet Mirecourt. It's a large-hulled station that's covered in solar panels. Presumably, that means it's involved in power collection, although I couldn't say much more beyond that. Patrols nearby seemed to exclusively belong to the Navy, so the ownership didn't take much deduction. Could be worthwhile to punch a few holes in their panels and see what stops working.

Lixheim Station
Owner: Gallic Junkers
Location: 3 F

These are a cowardly lot. Step on them a little and they squeal loud enough to knock the smallest of the system's three suns out of alignment. From what I've heard, the Junkers helped us build Torino under pain of death should they refuse. I've also heard that some enlightened signors aboard their station have been peddling our drug to the upper classes in the core systems. That could be an angle we can work on. There's a minor defence grid, consisting of 4 platforms.

Unknown
Owner: Maquis
Location: 2 C

This asteroid base could well become a thorn in our side. It's too close to Tornio and its crewed by those rabid allocco, the Maquis. I couldn't get the name of the station, but the Maquis who pounced on me as soon as I entered the defence perimeter really gave the ownership away. This is where Maquis raiders within our Le Thillot field come from. Giving them a taste of their own medicine may be in order. There's a jump hole nearby, but I haven't charted it yet.

Unknown
Owner: Uncertain, Gallic Brigands or Union Corse
Location: 2 G

I encountered this one while looking at the Sarre Nebula. This is a small asteroid base, ringed by a weapon platform defence grid. I couldn't get a name or affiliation. Looking at nearby patrols was inconclusive, seeing as there were Brigands and Corse hanging around. The Corse gunned for me, but the Brigands seemed content to stay out of it and watch. I pulled out without killing anyone, pending a briefing from the Commandante.

Sealed jump gate
Location: 2 F

This jump gate has been locked down and deactivated. I've no idea what's on the other side, but it's got the Gauls running scared. The Battleship Epinal is close enough to keep a close eye on it, and there's a sensor satellite array close by that's also monitoring things. I took that out on principle. Worth investigating, anyway. Could be there's a jump hole leading to the other side?

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