Two days ago I have tracked down a Forlorn bomber of the Havoc class in Pennsylvania and engaged it. I was quite astonished with Forlorn ability to almost instantly call for reinforcements. Before I even managed to inflict any considerable damage to the bomber I have been attacked by Forlorn fighter of Sabre class equipped with rapid firing guns and a Sidewinder missile. At this point I made a poor judgment call to switch focus on the attacker, which allowed the bomber to withdraw and be quickly replaced by another very heavy fighter. While during a combat I managed to maintain a minimal upper hand over my enemy, shortly before I was to land final shots on the target, a nuclear mine combined with a missile took the best of us both. My poor performance combined with inappropriate equipment led to my failure. The painful lesson learned from this encounter is that with the increased accuracy and efficiency of Sidewinder missiles active hunting with a cloak disruptor is no longer a viable option.
Encounter 2
Yesterday, after I have replaced a cloak disruptor with a standard countermeasure solution, I came across a Forlorn Sabre class fighter engaging two allied bombers in New York in a close proximity to Manhattan. I have engaged enemy fighter equipped with slow firing guns, missile launcher of unknown type and, ironically, a cloaking device. While the enemy was well trained, she was not as capable as the previously encountered pilot. Upon landing final shots I retained more than half of my nanobot reserves.
Conclusions
While it is too early to judge, Forlorn Hope seems to be a formidable mercenary group with a very decent level of combat expertise. While I have not yet encountered an ace level pilot of theirs, their key strength lies in an ability to very quickly call for reinforcements and retain battle flexibility by withdrawing endangered assets and replace them with fresh units. While it is highly reasonable to assume that most of their pilots are reasonably prone to be intercepted and killed one by one, their ability to call in reinforcements at anytime advises a lot of caution. Unless in a desolate area any future interception should be conducted with reinforcements of our own on stand by.
Forlorn|-Elena.Voigt
New York, Forlorn Hope, Sabre Kill
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