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ID: Martin McKinsey
Location: Alabama Shipyard, Omicron Rho
Subject: Memo
ENCRYPTION: APM-STANDARD

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Memo:

A few hours back AP Telemetrics at Planet Nauru had brought online its newest installation, viz. the planetside particle telescope codenamed "Hermes IX" - a state of the art deep search device capable of focusing faint particle streams deflected from fairly small celestial mineral objects and take instant SMCVB readings. First test runs have indicated the existence of a previously unknown debris field in Omicron Delta, sector B2, possibly composed of minor planetary fragments. Two APM craft were dispatched to investigate.

Aquarius-6 reported having taken samples of the mineral bed. Composition indicated substantial presence of metallic elements, predominantly buried in a flint crust, which hinders efficient extraction. Our conventional mining arrays used to harvest iridium are of little use, as their emissions take a painfully long time to burn though the tough rocky layers. Energy weapons on the other hand penetrate the rocks fairly well, yet at the same time fuse valuable elements. While the finding of "Hermes IX" bares an interesting economic potential, mining techniques need to be adjusted before we can truly exploit its potential.



We were not the only ones who had taken notice of the field - presence of Krüger Mineralien ships has been noted toward the end of our recon. Aquarius was thus reassigned to assist the convoy in gathering further samples in exchange for a generous mobilization compensation. As fill-up of the KMS-Cuxhaven neared completion, the convoy was ambushed by a pack of enemy contacts with Nomadic vital signs. The astrogator lured the creatures away from the Krüger transports, ensuring them safe passage to Omicron Rho. He himself managed to take preliminary scans of one of the crafts and finally escape the pursuit, though not without substantial damage to his vessel.

Those Nomads utilize an unpreceded type of beam weaponry, which drains reactor energy from its target, rendering shield and weapon capacitors useless in no time. When exposed to continuously, ship fusion reactors overload and deliver a devastating end to the pitiable carrier. Another outstanding feature is the range of this beam, as it nearly competes with our Harpoon class forward guns, while small enough to fit relatively unevolved Labriad class entities. It would be marvelous to have the opportunity to study this technology and eventually synthesize it ourselves!

Mission footage from the Aquarius-6

Meanwhile The Sagittarius-3 had successfully secured a batch of 500 units of the newly discovered minerals, provisionally referred to as planetoid ore, for further analysis. We are hoping to not only gain economical advantages from this finding, but also trace back the origins and history of the celestial body that once bared these riches. For all we know, it was not part of the original Omicron Delta system geography.

Upon venturing forth, another Nomad creature has been spotted within visual range of Freeport 11. However this one was alone and apparently highly evolved. While the experimental cloaking technology mounted on the Sagittarius-3 proved once again highly effective in acquiring close up readings of the target entity, while remaining outside of its perceptive range, the crew witnessed the destruction of professor Nerva's massive Nephilim class craft, the Unity, caught and quasi devoured in the blink of an eye by this amazing creature. The professor himself managed to abandon ship just in time and safely return to Freeport 11.

Readings of the Iota-Gamma's features indicate a similar energy draining structure as in the Voidrunners encountered by Aquarius-6, however 10x times more powerful, covering a most astonishing effective distance of 7.000m and wreaking havoc on anything within its reach. Extensive visual footage has been collected for further analysis. The data might prove useful in several upcoming projects on synthesizing Nomadic tissue instead of utilizing artificially revitalized salvaged biomass.

Mission footage from the Sagittarius-3

The creature was finally put down by The Core Primary Fleet, featuring Guildkeeper Jack Daniels as the commanding officer. I myself had the pleasure of witnessing the hunt from the ops deck on the WV-Decimari. It is truly a sad condition seeing such potential wasted, even though little else could be done to dispose of it safely, at least for now.



-M.McKinsey
CEO, AP Manufacturing

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