~ Kusari Ronin Action Reports ~

[Kiith]

Ten'nō no senshi-tachi wa, danketsu!
Warriors of the Emperor, unite!

Yesterday, after a little group of us headed out for a patrol with a rather weird encounter in the system of Tau-23, I had only a short break on the hangar deck of the Nagasaki, as soon new orders were handed over to me. I was meant to head out again, and set course for the Kyushu system. As the task was to update our traffic charts and gather information about static defenses, searching for routes that future squadrons can use to bypass the Naval Forces' presence, I left alone and used the target system's connection to Tau-23 to get inside.
For a while, everything remained quiet, even the usual civilian traffic seemed to be at an all time low. Not to speak of the absence of any military patrols near the jump hole I used. Either the Republic's naval forces focus their military assets in a completely different corner of Kusari, or they are not up to date on the jump connections Kyushu possesses. Either way, further research on this matter is advised, for there could be substantial weak points to be exploited by our forces.
However, after some time, a sole naval fighter turned up on the radar, and things started to develop in a way I did not deem feasible at that point. As the briefing stated to avoid any fighting, and valuable data had been gathered already, I decided to play it safe and retreat. However, my ship suddenly fell out of cruise and I was not able to reenter it again. Apparently, the craft had been hit by micrometeorites that somehow bypassed the shield defense, damaging the power supply. The republican pilot came closer, and for now I was not able to react – trying to get at least the most basic systems to run again.
More or less luckily, the enemy pilot was alone, and engaged in a conversation rather than immediately opening fire, thus giving me time to keep him busy while working on all the technical problems I had. During the conversation, said pilot tried to get hands on sensible information several times, and I tried to get some sense into him by educating him about the state we and our nation are in, torn apart by foreigners and power hungry opportunists. Neither of both worked.
In the end, as I good the most vital functions of my Chimaera back online, we agreed on fighting out a fair duel – as without an operational cruise drive, I saw no other chance of getting out of this situation while still keeping the viable intel collected. But during the battle it turned out that my damaged vessel could not stand a chance against my opponent, leaving me with a highly probable defeat, the loss of all data and becoming a prisoner. Being pushed against the wall like this I decided there would be only one solution: Pretending death. I used the chance as the opponent rushed towards me to drop a preparated mine. The explosion close to my anyway heavily damaged ship made it look as if the enemy shots destroyed it, killing me. But unnoticed, in the dust of the wreckage, my escape pod drifted away – containing the information about the Kyushu system. After some time, a friendly Farmers Alliance vessel picked me up, and made it possible for me to return to the Nagasaki. Even though I am ashamed to have lost a ship to the enemy, I assume the information was worth the risk, for the false rulers will hopefully loose so much more material very soon.

The complete flight log as well as the requested intel is attached to this report.

Kaori Yamamoto
Battleship Nagasaki

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