SUBMITTER:Vizeadmiral Theodor Wilhelm Falk von und zu Sittlingen RECIPIENT:Rheinwehr Database SUBJECT:Report
Meine Herren,
Updates from the situation today ahead. Because of the sheer mass of incidents and the time that passed between, I will split this report into three parts.
The first part deals with a simple escort duty provided for a DHC vessel through Stuttgart and Omega-7. I met the DHC-Wangen near Planet Stuttgart and informed it's Kapitän that hostile contacts have been reported in Omega-7 - he was all to eager to take the offer for an escort and so we proceeded, myself scouting ahead. However, it turned out to be rather uneventful - no hostiles have been encountered up to the Omega-3 gate in Omega-7. The Kapitän was thankful for the protection nonetheless.
As uneventful as the escort has been, the second part of today's happenings made all but up for it. Later this day I received a distress call about three Hessian vessels that had been spotted in Neu Berlin. Naturally, I immediately made my way to their last reported location - about ten clicks away from Planet Neu Berlin. They were either very bold or very foolish to stay in that place this long, but nevermind, upon my arrival all three vessels were still in the area. I started to engage the three Thor bombers together with a Kamerad from the Sekundärflotte and soon after a DHC vessel came to our aid. Luckily, the bombers didn't pose much of a threat and could be dispatched quickly.
The last part of todays report deals with a rather curious incursion of Libertonian forces into Neu Berlin itself. As soon as the reports came in late this evening, I took command of the RNC Altenau and made my way to Hamburg, where the enemy forces were already advancing to the Neu Berlin Gate. We regrouped at Dortmund and lured them away from the Hamburg Gate until we decided to strike. The battle was fierce and the Libertonian capital ships provided heavy resistance. In the end, however, their entire force was annihilated without friendly losses - quite a sight to see their carriers burst into flames. A glorious day for the Vaterland. Curiously enough, a battlegroup of Hessians that was in the area came to our aid against the foreign invaders - at least they got this priority right.
KILLS:
As soon as the threat in Hamburg was dispatched, we gathered snubcraft for a counter-attack alongside our own capital vessel. Having hopped inside a Wraith, I made my way to Texas together with Leutnant Austerlitz and Feldwebel Braun. Our capital ships moved to retaliate against the Libertonian fleet while our fighter wing engaged a bold Guardian that was all to eager for a fight. Not having seen the Feldwebel's combat performance, I deemed it appropriate to let her have this annoyance for her own. She managed to gain the upper hand on the Libertonian, which most likely made him desparate for an easier target - so he began to engage the bystanding Leutnant. This, however, proved to be a grave mistake. With the Leutnant now taking over, the threat was dispatched quickly, just in time our capital ships reported back, also announcing their victory.
SCAN:
KILL:
After there was nothing left to do, we returned back to the Vaterland. Well, Leutnant Austerlitz did, at least. Feldwebel Braun and I had a conversation with some Reavers who were present as well as with, lets call it 'local elements'. It is not needed to go into detail of what transpired during that - the only thing I am going to divulge is that the Feldwebel's behaviour has not changed. Take that as you will.
But anyway, we headed back after these....talks...and I dismissed the Feldwebel at Planet Hamburg, signing off there myself.
Hochachtungsvoll, Vizeadmiral Theodor Wilhelm Falk von und zu Sittlingen, Rheinwehr Hauptflotte.