Red Hessian Reporting Facility

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Incoming transmission-

Com ID: Red Hessians Gunship Leopard
Location: Vogtland base, Dresden system
Callsign: Red Hessians Grey 1. "Sitting Bufallo".
Transmitted to: Vogtland base, Dresden system.

-Open transmission-

Gutten tag. I was on Freital a few hours before my patrol time when I realised that today I will have to act out alone. All the other pilots were already appointed to their duties. Knowing that I have requested to be transported to Vogtland in Dresden to board Leopard.

Leopard long range scanners picked up two Daumann miners in Stuttgart system and I have set up an ambush by Frankfurt jump hole. However, the ambush failed as the miners were heading to Omega 11 system.

Flight course was changed and a patrol route through Omega 11 decided. The patrol path moved through Fragment fields, keeping in range of defences of Solarius mining operation. Daumann Miner serial number 9 was spotted by Omega 55 jump hole. Further scan indicated that the Mining vessel had Hessian pilots on hold. Demand to board the vessel was made.



However, the Miner refused to be boarded and opened fire upon Leopards fine shields.



As the result, fire was fired back upon the mining vessel.



Miner, having strong hull and firepower to be coped with, matched Leopard's offence abilitties and a strategical solution of manevrouing was made. And only then the Leopard surpassed Miner in agility and gained the upper hand in the fight. The Miner made a cunning attempt to flee using the 55th jump hole twice in a row, knowing that I would have to follow it through, and made a run for it. Transport cruise disruptor failed and Miner escaped to Solarius station. He was not chased.



Leopard received transmission from foreman aboard the Miner.



Perhaps in this case a strategical decision of waiting at the other end of jump hole could have been made. However I also understand that Omega 55 is not a dead end system and the Miner could have slipped through the Wilde, making its way out of the void. That is why such tactical decision is arguable.

In conclusion the escape attempt could not be stopped, due to lack of firepower, which could have covered the other end of the jump hole.

[End of transmission]

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Character background summaries:
Red Hessians Major Matthias Schwarz
Golden Chrysanthemums Chusa Fumiko Shimazu