<PATROL REPORT 002>
<PILOT ID: Warrant Officer E. Leon; New Hope Rearguard, Planet Pecos>
<TRANSMISSION SOURCE: New Hope West, System Coronado>
WO Leon, with another action report concerning escort of the CR transport Taxidiotis from Java Station, Tau023 to New Berlin via Bretonia. We were accompanied by another Colonial, WO Victus, during this escort mission.
When we reached the New London jump gate in Leeds, Officer Victus went through the gate first, and was promptly destroyed by an unknown and quite hostile alien contact, callsign Taranis, which was impeding traffic between systems on the New London side. Bretonia Police Authority officer T. Page engaged it between Victus' destruction and my jumping through to attempt to drive it away, and after a single pass the hostile dived through the gate to Leeds, which we had just come from.
Fortunately, Miss Elaine jumped to New London as soon as it appeared, and the BPA officer and I took it down with further assistance from a BHG-registered Bretonian gunship Crusader. Guncams of the ship, its ID, and its destruction are attached below. As to the rest of the run - it is noteworthy that I did not actually enter Rheinland with our transport, electing instead to stay behind over Freistadt Base in order to avoid issues with the police and military there. However, despite the lack of cover, transported goods arrived safely at New Berlin, and Miss Elaine returned with engine components for Kensington some time later. We dodged a pair of House Benitez Corsairs and proceeded with no further incident out of Bretonia. We met up with Victus and his new Nyx in Baffin, as well as witnessed the TAZ super-transport Barrel Roll, then proceeded on to terminate the run at New Hope West.
End of report.
<ATTACHMENTS>
Scorpion IFF: *
Scorpion Exploding and Death Report: *
<ADDENDUM>
<TRANSMISSION SOURCE: Carrier Hades, System Tau039>
Events from later in the day, evening, and early hours. During a standard CA/anti-smuggling patrol in Tau023, I encountered a member of what records indicate was the Rheinland intelligence service. The pilot was ostensibly on mission to update stellar cartography in the region, both physical and political. We discussed the state of Tau023, the Maltese, and other, less portentous subjects, after which the pilot departed. Before he left, he implied that the Rheinlanders may attempt diplomatic contact with the Republic in the near future.
Later on I joined up with |* pilot Fenrir above Java. Over the course of the patrol we successfully stopped and destroyed two freighters, both carrying slaves bound for Planet Malta. The first feigned surrender, then dropped his entire bay and destroyed the people within in immediately afterwards. Engagement was immediate following this act, and when he attempted to surrender for real this time, I blew his ship apart. ID, ship type, and destruction logs recorded in attachments at the end of this addendum.
The second transport, a Border World Series DL, nearly made it to Malta before we caught up to it, finally destroying the freighter seconds before it could dock in high Malta orbit. Fenrir RTBed to Tau037 and a prison liner they have moored at Freeport 10 in order to retrieve some 2678 slaves from right in front of the Maltese homeworld. We successfully exfiltrated and returned all 2748 would-be slaves to safety on Falkland Base. Guncam images of this destruction, as well as footage of Malta, Valetta Shipyard, and the slaves in orbit are attached below.
Finally, we encountered a member of Das Wilde in Tau023 who seemed to be ready to attack a pair of miners. This creature attempted to convince us that it was a member of the Bretonian Police Authority, but a quick scan revealed Nomad technology all over his ship. Pilot Fenrir dealt with this alien in a duel in front of the Tau031 gate, with no need for interference from me. Guncams of that destruction, and his technology, are included as well for record-keeping purposes. The miners were unharmed, and shortly thereafter I RTBed Carrier Hades to complete the patrol.
End of addendum.
<ATTACHMENTS>
BDM Vessel Scans: **
Bactrian Smuggler Hold Scan: *
Bactrian's Destruction: *
Series DL Destruction: *
Malta Images, Escape Pod Cluster: ***
Successful Retrieval: *
Wilde ID: *
Wilde Destruction: *
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