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

[Chrystoph]

From: Ensign Theodopholus Alexander, Fighter Group, HMS Stirling
To: Defense Intelligence Staff, Bretonian Armed Forces

Subject: After Action Report, Encounter in Transit, New London

1. After escort assignment to the trade mission with Kusari, I was in process of RTB to HMS Stirling from Manchester. As I was passing through New London, routine monitoring of the system message traffic showed ship Echidna broadcasting, "I do piracy for fun."

I immediately swung out of the trade lane and went to investigate. Echidna had vessel Alternatus at gun point and was "negotiating" with the captain.

2. At this point, I was jumped by a pair of Corsair snubs. While I was dealing with them, Echidna made snide broadcasts, and I can only assume that the snubs had come in support of her operations.

After disposing of the fighters, I hailed Echidna, stating that she was in violation of Bretonian law, and to heave to. This was something of a bluff on my part as I was in my Templar and was not carrying Marines for boarding.

Echidna then opened fire, catching me at relative rest. While it may have been rash, I immediately went to full throttle and after burners to set up for torpedo runs. There followed a long, but indecisive, fight. Even with an Improved Debilitator, Sidwinder missiles and Sunslayer torpedoes, I was unable to do more than minimal damage. Echidna's shields were sufficient to keep me from inflicting more than minor damage, and I could not concentrate fire because her main batteries were sufficient to take down my shields in one focused attack.

I exhausted both shield batteries and torpedoes, at which point I broke off after ensuring that I got complete sensor readings (//scanned and confirmed a Pirate ID).

3. It is with regret that I must report that Echidna got away. My Templar did not have sufficient fire power to destroy her, and, with consumables depleted, I did not feel it prudent to follow her when she had already displayed the ability to call additional support.

Dutifully,

/signed/
Ens T. Alexander

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