I'm Kai Richter, ALG's director of security.
I am contacting you with regards to a special request.
We are examining the long-term feasibility of operating an IMGC-104D Sagarmatha-class Battlecruiser as ALG Security's flagship.
Such a vessel would constitute a security and combat presence our few gunboats simply do not possess, something we fear may become necessary in the foreseeable future. We have reports of a dangerously deteriorating security situation in Rheinland, particularly Frankfurt, a system largely ignored by Federal forces due to the war front in Hamburg and the perceived greater importance of Stuttgart and the Omega connection.
As we are told, Corsairs regularly invade the system, and if this weren't enough, there has been an increased presence of Nomads and infected agents in the area.
This creates an intolerable situation for us as a security crisis in the area would jeopardize our entire business.
Furthermore, our combat wings in other areas of operation could at times benefit from the presence of a more significant defensive anchor when dealing with major threats, in particular our newly constructed outpost in New London if the situation in the area becomes dire.
The main obstacle to the operation of a Sagarmatha-class is that we simply do not have crews with the know-how necessary to operate a vessel of this class. Therefor, we propose the following:
- The vessel in question will be owned by ALG Waste Disposal and leased to the Independent Miners Guild, until we possess the capacity to operate it on our own. As such the vessel's identification will be that of the Independent Miners Guild until that time.
- The vessel will be crewed doubly by Independent Miners Guild and ALG Waste Disposal personnel, with IMG constituting the primary crew.
- The purpose of this joint operation is to train the ALG Waste Disposal crew in the unassisted operation of the Sagarmatha-class.
- The vessel's home port will be Aland Shipyard. The vessel will not enter house controlled systems until further notice, upon agreement between ALG Waste Disposal and the Independent Miners Guild.
- The vessel will naturally not be used in combat operations against organizations or individuals considered friendly by the Independent Miners Guild, nor in aid of organizations or individuals considered hostile by the Independent Miners Guild.
In addition to the above, we have a second, simpler request: we wish to acquire a third IMGC-24C Gasherbrum-class Gunboat, to be stationed in New London as a defensive pivot for Danzig Depot.
As with the Orkan and Taifun, we can provide the materials needed to facilitate speedy construction. The proposed name of the vessel would be Monsun.