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Sender ID: Itto Kaii Katsuo Shimoe
Receiver ID: Kusari Naval Action Report
Location: Battleship Myoko, Shikoku system
Subject: Patrol Report (19-01-821)

Today was a very eventful patrol on the Kyushu and Shikoku System. I deployed from the Myoko on the new bomber assigned to me. The mission was to assist KNF ships in Kyushu that were pursing a vessel of the Liberty Navy found deep in Kusari territory.


Just as I launched from the Myoko, my radar picked up a signal near Deshima. The signal came up as a Bretonia Armed Forces vessel, HMS-Lawrence.Of.Arabia, which immediately departed towards Kepler when he noticed my presence. 1

I informed the field commander of the operation and proceeded to Kyushu jumphole to provide support on the main objective.

Arriving at Kyushu, the commander of the KDS-Zanza reports that the hostile is heading to my location and orders me to intercept. I find the vessel, the LNS-Watchtower, being pursued by the Zanza and Navy Battleship Purotekuka, of the 2nd Fleet.

The ship was intercepted as he entered the Hayate Dust Field and the order to destroy the Watchtower was given, resulting in its destruction.

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After the objective was concluded, reports came in of a LSF agent ship operating in New Tokyo. Purotekuka headed to the jumpgate, while the KDS-Zanza returned to Kyushu for resupplies, and I headed back to the Shikoku jumphole to change to my chimaera.

With the fighter deployed from the Myoko again, the Puotekuta reported that the agent was heading to Shikoku with the Tokkeitai operative Hakutaku in his tail. I set up a traffic control north of Deshima station, waiting for them to arrive.

While waiting, an IC vessel called IC|Velp came into range, and my scanners found that he was transporting passengers with invalid registry, classified as slaves. The captain of the ship said that they were going to planet Miura in the Okinawa system.
I told him that the while the registry was in that condition he was not allowed to proceed, and the case was passed to the Purotekuta, who detained the passengers and received the fine.

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Meanwhile, operative Hakutaku engaged the (LSF)Armand.Leeds, but was defeated before I could come to it's aid.

A solitary pursuit ensued, with the hostile heading to Planet Junyo again. For a brief moment I was able to get a reading on his ship, and found he was carrying an artifact. It is possible that the agent is under influence of the artifact. 1 2

While trying to chase him around Junyo, another ship showed up. It was a GC heavy fighter piloted by a Sister.Kin . Her intentions were clear, as her hatred towards me was evident when she started the attack on my ship.
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I've still pondered if I should keep my pursuit of the Liberty agent, but the GC had a superior technique to mine, and I was forced to eject.

Seemingly satisfied with shooting down my ship, the GC left before a patrol of the Myoko passed by and retrieved me. It is unknown the fate of the LSF agent.

Katsuo Shimoe signing off.

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