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To: M.M., N.A.D.
Subject: Operation Hou-oo, report #1

Two weeks ago I've recived the report about desirable conditions of the fututre Battleships Matsuda location from our technical corps. If we want to keep it operational for the long time after the repair we need one of two:

1) Permanent dock location which has to be close to our main operational lines and save at the same time.
2) Planetary orbit it still has to be close to our operational lines and as save as possible.

Both conditions are rather difficult to fulfill, but the whole operation seems to be very adversarial. I'm working mainly with the second variant. We simply have no time and resources to embody the first one. At the same time Sirius itself provide us some planetes to use. It doesent mean that it will be easy, but we have a high chance success. The first thing we have to avoid this adventurism and rash acts. Our political wing including both of you did a lot to provide us with necessary repair materials. Soon the time will come for combatants and agents.

Planet Niiza
First what come to mind just because we seeing it every day. And everything seems good, it is close to our supply lines, still close to our operational lines, moving the Matsuda there will be quite easy and will not take much time. And this location would be very good if only it would not so terrible. First of all if we want to follow the main operation objectioves which is hide Matsuda as long as possible in the end, the only way we could do it is the keep the battleship on the dark side of the planet. It means that engines will work all the time. It will disable them fast also we cannot provide so much fuel to maintain the permanent engines work.



Even if we will manage to maintain engine work in this state for the long time we still can not be sure that location of Matsuda will remains in secret. We have information about the patrols of the local powers in region, they reaching Niiza time to time. It means the disclosure of the location will be only only a matter of time. The risks are too high and unjustified. Niiza is the last planet I would recommend for relocation.


Donryu Cloud, Hiran and Hades
Donryu Cloud is well known by our sisters from logistic departments, one of our main logistics routes It passes through the cloud. As you know Donryu is the specific cloud, only a part of the Edge Nebula located in Sigma-19 system. Well known that Donryu contains a large amount of gas resources, our data only confirms this. However GMG currently do not conducts any mining operations in this area. We do not observe any attempts to conduct them and we did not recived any information about the plans of that kind.



The only reason is the Maltese forces in the area. They have some very good reasons in provide the security of this cloud. First of all it is one of the main gates to Maltese Homeworld, the security of this cloud is the terms of the National security. The second reason is still relative to it's location and the 'gate' status. The extreme importance of the Donryu for the Maltese associated with the Orange Dream route which is leads to both Rheinland and Kusari. This is perhaps one of the safest places in the whole Kusarian, Sigmas and Taus space for us.

This cloud is very poorly researched. GMG had no time, capabilities and desire for it. Donryu for the Maltese was also out of scientific interest which was focus at military and Orange Dream properties. It is good and bad for us at the same time. The positive side of it is we have such poorly known place right at the Kusarian border and closeness to Malta which will play the main role in providind the supply to Matsuda. We will be able to provide it our own, but for the number of reasons I would not recommend to move the supply from Kusari in the security terms. The negative side of it that two planets that we interested in this cloud are unresearched even more even such basic things as the gravitational interaction.



It means that we will provide more work to our research departments. This location is close to ideal, but maybe only beause we don't know much about it, Our pilots detected the increased radiation background. We have no full technical documentation of the "Tokugawa"-class Battleships and their adaptation to radiation. There is also large colonies of alien organisms on the asteroinds and in the cloud itself. We have no idea how the long contact with it will this affect on the armor and engines. This is the tasks that I would ask you to charge our scientific department with in the near future.



Planet Elysium
This planet is located in Omicron Beta it seems to be former gas giant, Elysium itself is only core of it. Omicron Beta is even more secure than Donryu, but it's too far away from Kusari and out main operational lines. We simply will not able react that fast enough in the case of any emergency situations.



But I still would recommend to research the Omicron Beta with the secondary priority. If the Matsuda will be spot in Sigma-19 the only way to retreat and the most lickely place of the reserve location will be planet Elysium, but again, this case is not as appropriate as Hiran and Hades.

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