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Sender: Hauptgefreiter Hans Krieger
Destination: Rheinland Military Command Offices
Subject: Action Report
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I launched from New Berlin today and picked up broken communications from what appeared to be a pirating attempt. I didn't have anyone on scanners, so my first guess was around the Sigma-13 jumphole. Not 10k from New Berlin I found two Adv. Trains fighting a Corsair gunboat. Confident that the joint fire from my Wrath and the trains would suffice I engaged the pirate vessel.
It's shields were subduing to our combined fire. The pirate then sent a distress signal to two Red Hessian ships from the RHA that were in the area. Those ships responded and moved to fight me. With the traders gone to Sigma-13 and me occupied with the Hessians, the pirate left the fight and moved to Sigma.
The Hessians ([RHA]Kaspar.Meisnerr [Odin] and [RHA]Leopard [LH GS]) were flying an Odin and a Lane Hacker gunship. We were fighting in open space and then I did my best to bring the fight to the asteroid field. That greatly diminished the gunship's effectiveness against me and then I had more freedom to engage the fighter in a more aggressive stance. Still, eventually the gunship scored some well placed shots that combined with the fighter's fire were slowly corroding my reserves. The Hessian fighter too was being pounded by me, but I started to wonder if I'd be able to down it before my own Wrath gave in to the combined fire.
A pair of Bounty Hunter ships entered the area and offered assistance. Outnumbered and outgunned as I was, I accepted the help and in time the gunship was down and the fighter ran away.
I hate to say it, but it appears we have another rogue RH battleship in our hands. The ship is identified simply as Max_Payne. Apparently, the individual commandeering it also fly a RH bomber identified as Gordon_Freeman.
The rest of my patrol was quiet without any major developments.
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