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

Salutations, Bretonian Armed Forces.

A Valor class battleship was positioned near Southampton Shipyard this early evening, the R.N.S. Tonnant. I reacted about two hours ago, launching the Thunderer from Southampton. They were approximately 3.5K north to the Shipyard. An Interspace Commerce Mastodon, called IC|Springfield, was also present, hiding behind Southampton's command tower, probably in fear of being mercilessly shot down.
Unable to let the Springfield face such a fate, and determined to fend off any hindrance to the almost finished Agincourt project, I reacted quickly, after a brief talk with the Gallic captain, who claimed that the Gallic Royal Navy had salvaged the Tonnant from Southampton Debris Field.
The Thunderer, which was facing the Tonnant with her left side, opened the engagement with a Mortar and a Pulse, the latter of which being the only to hit. The Tonnant returned fire with a successful Warfolf shell, which was absorbed by our shield.
Primary and Cerberus turret salvos were exchanged immediately after. The outcome seemed favourable for Bretonia at that point. Wishing to capture the first moments of the engagement, I activated the ship's distance camera, which caused complete loss of power throughout the whole ship for a few seconds, probably due to aging systems, pressed hard by the combat conditions.
When the power was restored, it was obvious that the Tonnant managed to close down to about 600m - 700m to the Thunderer and our shield was down, while the hull was taking damage. Fortunately for us, the Tonnant had to turn upwards in order to avoid collision with the upper section of the first upper ring of the Southampton Shipyard - Kensington Shipping Platform trade lane. That made them lose about 600m - 700m distance. Our ships were now a bit more than 1200m apart. Additionally, the Tonnant had to stop firing their turrets while they were turning upwards, also showing us their wide bottom (not to be considered slang), which was very easy to hit. The next part of the battle was mainly consisted of competition at strafing and exchanging Cerberus turret fire and also a primary's from the Thunderer, due to two Cerberuses not using up all our energy replenishment per second -- while the Tonnant had four of them, more than enough.
When the second last shot hit the Tonnant, whose hull was still managing to hold together, her captain ejected. The Thunderer turned, so we could fire a Mortar in order to finish them off more gloriously. The Mortar, however, had not yet fully focused, so we had to wait for five seconds until firing again. The next Mortar hit the Tonnant's shield, but in another five seconds, we managed to fire a third one and penetrate their hull. Luckily for us, they did not fire during most of the mortaring. The Tonnant was now engulfed by flames. The Thunderer was 9.1K south from Southampton's command tower.
I decided it would be beneficial for us if we disassembled the Tonnant's wreckage, in order to gain materials and in order to prevent the Gauls from salvaging her again. However, I got a report of an ion storm incoming in three minutes, so I docked the Thunderer at Southampton and 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, 7/10 of Hull Integrity, 281 Nanobots, 1600 Shield Batteries).

Allied Losses:

- None

Enemy Ships Involved:

1) RNS-Tonnant (Valor Class Battleship, Disabled).

Enemy Losses:

1) RNS-Tonnant (Valor Class Battleship).

Turret Camera Shots:

1) Ongoing Engagement;
2) The Tonnant's Last Moments;
3) Victory.

Signed: Admiral George R. Hall

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