Crayter Military Reporting Facility

[Panzer]

Things are happening again, don't know how long this will last, but I'm doing my best to ruin a few peoples' days.

The first cheerful bit was one known smuggler I've encountered the day before, spotted again today, moving across our space. Caught up with him in Cortez and surely enough, he had a BWT's load of orange. Since he was clearlyflagged as maltese, I was well within my rights, as per rules of engagement to save my breath on the usual customs talk and treat him as an enenmy combatant. I got the chance to try out a waran and to be honest, i didn't like it at all. Too big to lay down accurate fire on approach. The powerplant and extra weapon mount didn't help much either, while the two rear-facing turrets must have been the idea of somebody who's never driven a bomber. Ok, sure, in a big group, spiking a big target, the waran would be superior, but in terms of furball survivability, I'd stick with Pythos.

Anyway, a Liberty gunboat took interest in my fierce battle against the aforementioned BWT and curiously asked both sides to cease fire. I did, he didn't. The gunboat still tried to fire at me - with those alien guns with the slow fire rate and unmistakable apeparance. Mutants obviously. So um, I'd like to report, that all encountered ships bearing D9 markings are to be presumed infested. The BWT still exploded, its cargo was destroyed. I decided not to chance fighting an infested gunboat alone and withdrew.

The second encounter was less glorious, this time I encountered a salvage frigate full of orange, entering Cortez. Tried fighting it, but it could easily evade just about every shot - be it from EMP guns or the SNAC, all the while shooting back. Couldn't break him so I withdrew empty-handed.

Third encounter was a Royal sunbeam in T29. Caught up with it at nago and after a somewhat challenging fight, shot him down. Satisfyingly he didn't run away or dock.

Evidence of blood offerings to the blood god below: