Bretonian Armed Forces Defense Intelligence Staff (DIS) (iRP) (AO)

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Message Class: Textual
Encryption: High
Priority: High
To: BAF DIS
From: Reserve Captain Samuel McAllister

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McAllister here, reporting on the skirmish that happened yesterday in the vicinity of the New London gate, in Cambridge.

Casualties report

Corsair Ships
Name	Class	Status
CNS-Dromon	Battleship	Alive, damaged
CNS-Affondatore	Battleship	Alive, damaged
Peaceful.Explorer	Dreadnaught	Alive, damaged
Santa.Muerte	Fighter	Alive
Charles.Vane	Fighter	Alive
Allied Ships
BRF|HMS-Swiftsure	Battleship	Disabled
BRF|HMS-Fortitude	Battleship	Disabled
DannyZuko	Carrier	Disabled
A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith	Battlecruiser	Disabled
BRF|HMS-Hurricane	Gunboat	Alive, badly damaged
A/)-Vertigo	Fighter	Alive
A/)-Myrmidon.1	Fighter	Alive
BAF|Cdr.Nicole,Brennan	Fighter	Alive
Enma.Loyola.	Fighter	Alive
Lancer-Orion	Fighter	Downed

I took the HMS Hurricane for a patrol pattern yesterday. As I approached my first destination, the Cambridge Jumpgate, I decided to jump to the other side to make use the area was clear.

When I jumped, I was met by the two Corsair capital vessels Peaceful.Explorer and CNS-Dromon. Being vastly outnumbered and outgunned, I opted for a tactical retreat back to New London, in order to not endager needlessly my crew.
As I jumped back, I sat near the gate, awaiting reinforcements as well as halting traders from jumping to Cambridge.
Soon, the HMS Swiftsure appeared from the lane, and I greeted its captain, mr. Lucius. Together, we bravely jumped to Cambridge and sat some klicks away from the gate to avoid capital vessel fire. The other battleship, the HMS Fortitude joined us, as well as Commander Brennan in her snubcraft. The Corsairs were joined by another battleship, the CNS-Affondatore as well as from two smaller craft, respectively a bomber and a snubcraft.

The skirmish then raged, and the Auxesians joined us as well, with two smaller craft, A/)-Vertigo and A/)-Myrmidon.1, as well as their most known vessel, the A/)-ACV-Eidolon.Wraith. While our snubs engaged the enemies, I supported our capital vessels by trying to distract the enemy's targeting systems by firing pulse salvos on them. However, the Peaceful.Explorer managed to use the lane to its advantage, reaching point-blank distance near the Eidolon.Wraith, unleashing a barrage of fire upon it. I moved in to try to distract it and hopefully allow the Eidolon.Wraith to gain distance - however, the latter was soon disabled, and the dreadnought turned its attention to my vessel. I managed to use my thrusting systems to dodge its firepower and gain distance. The tides on our capital side soon turned sour, as the combined firepower of the three Corsair capital vessels managed to disable both the Fortitude and the Swiftsure. I tractored the pods in with my gunboat, and seeing that I was the only ship remaining against them, I could do nothing but call a tactical retreat once again, and I was followed by Commander Brennan as well. The captains and crew of the Swiftsure, Fortitude and Eidolon Wraith are safe and sound on Southampton, their vessels are currently under repair.

We fought valiantly, but in the end we were defeated. We shall remember this day to never commit the same mistakes again.
That is all.

Carina. Regina. Imperatrix!

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Samuel McAllister
Reserve Captain
Bretonian Armed Forces Reserves

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