*****Incoming Transmission***** COMM ID: Vice Admiral Remus Sius, Reserve First Fleet
TARGET ID: Liberty Naval Primary Fleet Reporting Centre
SUBJECT: Battle Report
ENCRYPTION: HIGH
PRIORITY: HIGH
Greetings all,
Several hours ago, Operation Royal Flush was undertaken with the sole objective to destroy Battleship Oubli, one of Gallia's centers of power in the Leeds system.
Approximately 1800 hrs UT, I arrived at the rendezvous point flying only but a Liberator Interceptor. One by one our forces arrived. Having not been fully reinstated yet, I was present only for advisory purposes. Captain Max Morse onboard the Durango arrived early and immediately took command. The initial fleet was divided into two groups.
The first group consisted of all the capital ships, this was initially commanded by Captain Morse until the arrival of more capital ships accompanied by Admiral Lambert onboard the Arizona which prompted division of command. Initial ship list is as follows:
Liberty Assault Carriers - Nimitz, Reenao, Enterprise, Missouri
Liberty Assault Battlecruisers - Sasquatch, Asgard, Caliber, Camden, Nova.Scotia, Peregrine
The second group consisted of all the gunships, bombers and fighters, this was initially commanded by Lieutenant Commander Mark Webb of the Fifth Fleet onboard the Miami.Beach, but command of the bomber and fighter squadrons were given to Admiral Rohj Teerin and former Fleet Admiral Roy Sanders respectively after their arrival on the battlefield. Initial ship list is as follows:
Very Heavy Fighters - Kenneth.Western, Roy.Sanders *Information Incomplete*
Light Fighters - Remus.Sius
Early fleet movements conducted by Captain Morse entailed the movement of the entire fleet through the South West Leeds Smog Cloud as seen through here: [X]
I went ahead of the fleet to scout out the position of the Oubli, she was just at the tip of the smog cloud which provided very nasty surprise. Within minutes of my spotting, the fleet was bearing down on her: [X]
Gallic reinforcements were quick to respond, with their fighter and bomber squadrons arriving first followed by their Valors: [X]
The qiuck response from the Gallic Armada prompted immediate response from some of our capital ships, these brave Captains should be commended: [X] [X]
Losses were suffered immediately in the ensuing battle: [X] [X]
Remnants of the first assault wave began regrouping fighting a rearguard action, destroying pursuing Gallic forces: [X] [X] [X]
Admiral Teerin, with his bomber squadron, causes confusion among the pursuing Gallic forces, allowing remnants of our first assault wave to regroup: [X]
After our initial assault, Admiral Lambert and Captain Morse retreated to reorganize the remnants of our first assault group and the arriving reinforcements from Magellan. The two commanders agreed on dividing the fleet between our newest capital ships armed with the latest cloaking technology and those without. Captain Morse took the cloaking half of our fleet then proceeded to activate their stealth modes approaching directly while Admiral Lambert, without cloaks, assaulted from the left flank emerging again from the South West Leeds Smog Cloud.
I went ahead to reconnoiter the Gallic positions and finding out that Admiral Teerin, with his bomber squadron, was still engaged with the enemy fleet. This caused the distraction of the Gallic forces enabling our forces to achieve total surprise for the final assault: [X]
Resulting Gallic losses were incurred: [X] [X] [X]
After the destruction of the Oubli, remnants of our fleet retreated steadily. Admiral Teerin once again fought a rear guard action which enabled most of our forces to retreat. I cannot give an exact account of our losses but judging from our records before and after the battle, our losses far outnumber the Gallic fleet. I give a moment of silence to those men and women who gave their lives in defiance of tyrannical forces.
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