Sender: Capitaine de Corvette Alaric Jean-Paul Favager d'Astier Recipient: Marine Royale Gauloise Subject: Raid into Enemy Territory
Bonjour,
As part of our operational pivot towards Magellan and Cortez, I sortied ahead of our fleet into the California system to perform reconnaissance by force. I proceeded relatively unopposed up to the New York gate, where I ceased my advance and openly taunted the craven Liberty Navy over open comms.
A pair of bombers from the Liberty 5th Fleet were on the scene quickly, and they were not interested in any discussion, only gunfire. I gave them what they requested and downed one of the pair, and the other fled soon after. This one soon returned with backup in the form of an Interdictor-class battlecruiser, and I conducted a fighting retreat, sustaining some damage in the process. They did not pursue me outside of the system.
Liberty has revealed their response time to incursions into their own space, as well as the order and intensity of the forces committed to counter them. My personal opinion is that while some local fleet commanders are flexible, responsive, and capable, their higher command apparatus seems unable to leverage its forces to consistent effect. They are also quite dull conversationalists, preferring to lob uninspired one-liners in place of exchanging creative taunts.
Très Respectueusement,
Capitaine de Corvette Alaric Jean-Paul Favager d'Astier
Commandant, RNS Chanzy
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