From: Katharina Guntram
To: Rheinland Command
Subject: Healthy again, and into the fray.
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Katharina Guntram reporting,
On February 6th, extreme early morning patrol, I took flight in my overhauled Wrath to calibrate its.... wonky?... sluggish... um.... The flight controls were not attuned to the ships weight. I needed to run some tests, some light work non combat, to re distribute the commands and ratios... ahh... sorry, i dont mean to be too technical.
While recovering from my last sick leave, and while stuck in quarantine on that station, i overhauled my wrath with new engine shielding, and that new type of armor plating. The slightly stronger metal allows for thinner armor, but more room to work on individual components. The weight overall is the same, the the displacement changes. A repaint was in order as well, and standard green and... well the teeth i earned are all redone.
The control calibrations however did not go well. Upon launching in the... well, unrefined fighter, i was immediately alerted to weapons fire and hostilities in Dresden. A pirate cruiser, and fighter were engaging forces by our battleship stationed in the system. Knowing full well that my ships condition was not that of fighting, but being unable to ignore the call of duty, i opened a com line to the pirate cruiser. After a parlay, and some diplomacy i found out that there was some confusion with the lawful forces, and their damages were ignored it seems. I ordered the pre damaged ships to cut their losses, and fall back to fight another day, and take their defeat today as that. They complied, and i continued diplomacy.. I had multiple warnings blinking, a miss aligned thruster, and overheating weapons. So, i tried to keep a cool head, and talk my way into a correct situation.
Without backup in sight, the pirate and I conversed about a peaceful resolution to the night. After some breakdown of.. negotiations and some weapons exchange, we returned to talking. I called upon the pirate code of honor that some pirates respect, and the cruiser allowed me and my fighter to leave, and he retired to a "hessian" space for the night due to our talk. Let me say again, because of the dialog, we both live, and no more violence occurred between that pirate and anyone for the night.
The next issue arising was on my way back to new berlin, i came across a RHA pilot. The cruiser assured me that if i attacked the RHA, he woudl return to his activities as our parlay would be breached. I entered diplomatic discussion again, being when the RHA and i got close, some dauman opened fire on the pirate, ignoring my orders to move along. I cant blame them, and i understand their viewpoint. It was mine that is... different, and probably wrong.
The RHA popped a couple dauman escorts, but the pilots live. I asked him to stop and that he had proven enough to them, and he did. He moved on to hessian space as well, and when i returned to new berlin to finish my calibrations, the only hessian that was active was in systems outside of rheinland control.
A semi peaceful night without destruction between us and our enemies, even though the two of us met. With no backup in sight, and only a slightly operational ship, it was the best that i could do. I think it turned out rather well, though i doubt it will end this way as often as i would like...
It did benefit us all in some ways. Wile there were no victories for the chancellor, there was a victory for humanity. If only it was always this... well it was not quite easy, but it was close..
Katharina Guntram, reporting alive and well... And as as I always try to do, Pirates have been removed from our area of influence for now.
One last thing... I know my duty.. I stray not from the way i was trained. I just saw no victory possible if i handled this with the more... direct approach. I report in full as always, and take responsibility for my actions. I know that tonight was a slight deviation of procedure.. I just do not see the loss of a pilot and a wrath beneficial, when the temporary delay of pirating could be acheived even if only by keeping them buisy. The pirates may live, but so do I. The imediate problem was resolved, the threatened ships escaped, and... and im making excuses for my inability to kill the enemies of our house. I apologize... If my performance is... lacking, please let me know. I... I live to serve.. Death is failure of duty. I hope that this action report's details are satisfactory at least in regard for maintaining order in our space.
Forgive my awkward method of aleviating the situtation... I just... no.. nevermind..
Guntram out.
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*Wilson shows off his ham sandwich* - Armory.003
*mark placed on Unit-sk855's forehead* - Head hitting the desk as of reading the above
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