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

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Priority: Medium
To: BAF DIS
From: Admiral George Richard Hall
Location: Southampton Shipyard, New London System
Subject: Combat Report

Salutations, Armed Forces.

Yesterday's evening, the Judge Intelligence Service spotted two Valor class battleships and a Couguar class bomber moving to attack New London from Leeds. I took the Thunderer under my command and headed to Southampton Shipyard from Cambridge. When we arrived, I spotted them approximately 12K away from the station, on the brink of the scrap field. Meanwhile, most of the Judges were fighting against two Coalition gunboats in Manchester. Only Hone Nathan, a Commander of the Bretonian Police Authority, was with me, so we had to wait for the Judges to finish until engaging in full combat with two Valor class battleships and a bomber. Officer Nathan was bombarding the Tonnant, one of the Valors, while the Thunderer was performing evasive maneuvers and firing Mortars and Pulse Cannons, covered by Southampton, which they did not dare approaching less than 3.5K. The Thunderer received one Warwolf Forward Cannon hit to the hull, while the Tonnant received minor damage -- possibly one Mortar hit and a few Nova torpedoes or Supernova Antimatter Cannons. About ten to fifteen minutes later, the Judges had triumphed over the Coalition and quickly arrived to aid us. At that point, the Valors charged the Thunderer, which was still at Southampton -- probably because they thought that more of our reinforcements would arrive faster than their. The Tonnant was on the lead. The Thunderer turned and we were quickly able to land Cerberus and Bretonian Primary Battleship Turret hits on the Tonnant. Our bombers managed to shoot down their bomber, whose pilot was Remi Galliard, and to disorder their fleet, attacking the Obelix, the other Valor, which thus had to stay slightly behind, too far to hit the Thunderer. We maintained primary turret range to the Tonnant, only being targeted by them. The Tonnant did inflict significant damage to the Thunderer, but we managed to blast them before it became too significant. Near the end of the Tonnant, the Obelix managed to get in range to the Thunderer and add Cerberus and Warwolf fire, but it was too late. Most of their nanobots and shield batteries were depleted, while their hull integrity was 8/10. The Obelix was disabled as well. They were indeed brave and their captains were fairly competent, but they were no match for Bretonian engineering. At the end, the Thunderer was approximately 20K East from Southampton. We saved as many people as we could, most of whom are now scattered around war prisons. We haven't found the captains' pods. We tugged the wreckages to the Southampton Debris Field.
And then I decided it would be good if I had a cup of tea.

Summary:

Place of Event:

1) New London System, Near Southampton Shipyard.

Allied Ships Involved:

1) BAF|HMS-Thunderer (Dunkirk Class Battlesip, 4/10 of Hull Integrity, 0 Nanobots, 272 Shield Batteries);
2) BPA)Cdr.Hone.Nathan[SR (Challenger Class Bomber, Unknown Damage);
3) BPA)Waldorf.Salad (Probably a Bomber, Unknown Damage);
4) Constable.Treacher (Probably a Bomber, Unknown Damage);
5) Judge-Leam; (Probably a Bomber, Unknown Damage);
6) BlackBean;Salad (Probably a Fighter, Unknown Damage).

Allied Losses:

- None

Enemy Ships Involved:

1) RNS-Obelix (Valor Class Battleship, Disabled);
2) RNS-Tonnant (Valor Class Battleship, Disabled);
3) Remi.Galliard (Couguar Class Bomber, Disabled).

Enemy Losses:

1) RNS-Obelix (Valor Class Battleship);
2) RNS-Tonnant (Valor Class Battleship);
3) Remi.Galliard (Couguar Class Bomber).

Turret Camera Shots:

1) The Thunderer returning fire to the Tonnant;
2) Ongoing engagement;
3) The Tonnant's end;
4) The Obelix going down;
5) The Obelix engulfed by flames;
6) Carina, Regina, Imperatrix!;
7) Victory.

Signed: Admiral George R. Hall

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