Crayter Military Reporting Facility

[Emeric Leon]

<PATROL REPORT 001>
<PILOT ID: Warrant Officer E. Leon; New Hope Rearguard, Planet Pecos>
<TRANSMISSION SOURCE: Carrier Hades, System Tau039>

WO Leon, with a condensed operations report concerning several actions over the past two days in Tau023. First, an encounter with IMG pilot Anna McCarthy, who is previously mentioned in one of WO Garcia's reports. Attached is a log containing the content of our conversation. Of particular note is potential intel concerning 'Tundra', apparently some sort of Wilde bioweapon or bioship. The section of the conversation on this subject is bracketed with a red bar for easy viewing.

Some time afterwards I intercepted and chased a slave transport for the Maltese to its destruction in system Tau037. A record of the destruction I have included, but the guncam record of its transponder appears lost.

Second patrol in system Tau023 was uneventful, save the interception and destruction of a Maltese Storta destroyer; IFF, visual identification, and death recordings posted here. 'Stars' vessel Corrupted Flame and Anna McCarthy deserve special mention for assisting me during the battle. A second ship, a Maltese Ranseur dreadnaught, happened upon us or more likely was called in to assist, but when the Storta was destroyed it beat a hasty retreat to the Alpha jump hole. We were unable to destroy it before it could jump, and I elected not to pursue it into a possible trap. It is noteworthy that both vessels' IFF includes the tag OCR|, indicating a possible new Maltese capital wing in the Taus. Finally, a second Ranseur also made the jump to Tau037 past Java, but made no attempt to engage; without any sort of backup I elected not to attempt pursuit beyond Tau023. RTBed to Carrier Hades soon after, as the system and surrounding were completely devoid of traffic.

End of report.

<ATTACHMENTS>
Communications Log: *
Destruction Record of Slaver: *
Storta Visual ID/IFF: *
Storta Exploding: * *
Sensor Contact w/ Ranseur: *
Second Ranseur: *