Bretonian Armed Forces Defense Intelligence Staff (DIS) (iRP) (AO)

[Thunderer]

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Priority: High
To: Bretonian Armed Forces Defense Intelligence Staff
From: Commodore George Richard Hall
Location: H.M.S. Macduff, Newcastle System
Subject: Battle Report

Fortune seems to have finally returned to our side. It will hopefully stay there longer than we'll need to get even for Leeds three days ago.

After the Thunderer was repaired, I decided to free the dry docks on Southampton and take her on a patrol at once. When I finished Leeds, I decided to search trough New London. The trade lane from Leeds jump gate to Southampton was clear. But Southampton was under attack. By Gallic ships. Gallic ships! How the devil did they pass trough Leeds, its defenses, and the mighty Thunderer!? Were those ships we've lost three days ago the only ones defending it!? Well, they might had somehow passed unseen trough Leeds, but now I got them. There was a Valor named Veit and an Obstinate named Icedragon. Some puzzling names. Or rather results of the people in charge for naming them having a jolly good time at the party the night before. I wouldn't disregard the possibility that they were named during the party itself.
So, they were now in range of the Thunderer's mighty, and now also angry cannons. They gave a few punishing hits to the cruiser, but then the ion storms, somehow so common when we are winning, decided to intervene. I lost all the system for two minutes. When they were restored, I saw the Gauls escaping towards Leeds. I started to chase them, but the ion storms seemed to be unhappy about their first attack. When my systems were restored again, no Gauls were in sight, so I presumed they were in Leeds already. Prepared for facing a Valor from close, I also entered Leeds. None of them were at Durham, so I took the lane towards the planet. They were there. I fired a Mortar at the Valor and continued pounding her with Tertiaries and Cerberuses. Their defeat was certain and they couldn't escape now, as a bomber filled with cruise disruptor missiles was around. I noticed my shield status isn't changing a lot, so I decided to do some experimental maneuvers and play with them until it's over. That was the moment when the Thunderer's shield fell and she received light hull damage. Well, at least it will keep the chaps on Southampton fit. As her shield was restored, I decided to finally end it, so I fired a Mortar at the Valor. It missed. So I fired another one, which hit. But it hit her shield. So I got annoyed and fired two more, both of which hit and made two enormous, gaping holes in her plating. During the skirmish, the cruiser managed to escape, but was caught by the bomber shortly after. I didn't see her as a great threat to the Thunderer, so I used only my Mortar against her. It wasn't just amusing, my gunner needed some practice, obviously. I left the cruiser with 10% hull integrity to the bomber, took a cup, poured some tea into it, relaxed, and watched. It didn't last long, unfortunately.

Allies:
BAF|HMS-Thunderer (Dunkirk) - Lightly Damaged;
Tyrone.Thomas (Challinger) - Status Unknown, Presumed Unharmed.

Enemies:
Veit (Valor) - Disabled;
Icedragon (Obstinate) - Disabled.

I later went on a patrol trough Dublin, where a bounty hunter disabled a Molly snub near the Hood. Ensign Kent's Challinger was disabled by the Hood's Razor after he hit her with a cruise disruptor, the same thing I told him not to do a few seconds before. Too late, perhaps... He might tell you more.

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