This is Cadet Mike Edwards, filling the report corresponding to day 29 April.
- First situation, during a patrol, a pirate bomber is found in Detroit area. Its IFF read Outcast, and ID Pirate. While asking for instructions to my superiors, i begin receiving fire from the hostile vessel, so i proceed to engage. A [SA] pilot (Stephanie Malaign) in a VHF proceeds to assist me into taking out this threat, and the situation is ended in less than 60 seconds.
- Later, a coalition ID'ed ship (By callsign RAHF-Sitting.Bear) is found dangerously near Manhattan. Two pilots from LSF (GothicLord, Evangelion) eliminate the threat after a few minutes without the need of further assistance.
- We have information about an hostile battleship going by callsign Retribution near Manhattan. We have it in sensor range, while.. well, it.. suddenly vanishes without leaving a trace. The feelings of the squadron are quite evident by this radio log. The credit of this victory, i guess, has to go for InfaRed, seeing that his method, at least once, worked.
Now, about smugglers found:
- HandSolo, trader, found smuggling counterfeit software. Didnt respond to halt orders, and docked at Manhattan dropping his illegal cargo. After undocking, he was chased and received damage as he wasnt complying with orders. He managed to flee, so i would recommend caution if he is seen near Liberty area.
- MACK-TRUCK: Found with the astonishing amount of 4195 illegal artifacts , and was heading to a restricted area somewhere in Liberty. Ignoring the orders to stop, finally halted when unable to proceed to his destination. After a conversation in which he tried to say something indirectly related to his right to smuggle without harm which i will not completely report due its irrelevance, he apparently got bored of waiting, and opened fire on my fighter, which was stopped while opening a channel to him. In that situation, Gafwmn, had no other option but to severely damage the now hostile vessel, saving my ship from the sudden attack by little, while i engaged the hostile too. The smuggler's escape pod was not found, neither was signs of him in the remains of the ship, so its to be assumed he somehow managed to escape.
With him i would recommend extreme caution, as he already attacked LSF members, and is known smuggler.
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