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La Marine Royale Gauloise
La Marine Impériale de Sa Majesté Royale

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Blason de la Famille Bordeleaux

Envoyé de: Cabine du commandant, à bord de la corvette "RNS L'Espérance"
Envoyé à: Commandement Central de la Marine Royale Gauloise; tous les officiers enrôlés, l'équipage et le personnel militaire
Sujet: Évaluation des dommages de combat et debriefing
Niveau de Sécurité: Maximum
Catégorie: Rapport officiel de l'officier

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Mesdames et Messieurs, Officiers Distingués de la Marine Royale Gauloise,

I, Madeline Sabine IV of the Bordeleaux Household of Lyonnnais, Coureur of the Marine Royale Gauloise and Commander of the RNS L'Esperance (Perilous-Class GRN Corvette), have done service.

During a routine patrol of the Leeds system, my crew and I stumbled upon a BIS Operative flying what appeared to be a bomber. It was clear very early on that there would be little to discuss, and so hostilities were immediately opened as the Bretonnian cur tapped heavily into his torpedoes and his mines. I am happy to report however, that SUPREME GALLIC TECHNOLOGY and INTERAL GALLIC POWER enabled us to hold the line, and evade most incoming projectiles. The skirmish lasted for a total of approximately 17 minutes, seeing a drawn-out exchange of torpedoes, energy weapons fire, mines and silencer missiles atop the East Leeds Smog Cloud, after which the bomber cloaked, and the L'Esperance returned to Leeds to restock. Ultimately the L'Esperance failed to verify the bomber's destruction, but the point was made - LEEDS is GALLIC.

My crew and I shall remain stationed at Leeds until further notice, mainly while we resupply our vessel and continue our system sweeps to guard against future Bretonnian incursions into Gallic space. I am somewhat pleased to report at this point the slow but consistent improvement of my crew, and recommend particularly for further training my gunnery sergeants, particularly at working the 'Silencer' missiles my ship equips for dealing with lighter craft. I would also like to report a previous engagement in which my crew and I arrived to support other MRG assets already on the scene, with what appeared to be a Counsillard cruiser in the Tau-23 system. Battle logs show that the killing blow was delivered with our main forward gun.

At this point however I must request for lighter fighter support, or an assault transport to accompany the L'Esperance. Squaring off with fighters and bombers is all well and good, but my subordinates have expressed no less than once that they are itching to begin raiding our lower class enemies' supply lines as a 5G-listed corvette. As ultimately I am at your disposal, it makes little difference to me as to whether Commandement Centrale prefers that I continue my patrols of the newly acquired systems, or if I am to continue my work as a 5G raider. I only ask for clarification, and the necessary fighter escort, an accompanying Taureau or even another gunboat so as to fully maximize the Perilous' combat capabilities. Once this has been sorted out, we will return to Lyonnais for a brief refit and rotation of crew, and can be deployed again to the front lines, or behind them, within 2-3 days.

In the meantime, the L'Esperance's watchful guard, my vigilance and my crew's high spirits, the war continues.

Cordialement,

Madeline Sabine de Bordeleaux IV, MRG
Marquess of Lyon, Margrave of Lyonnais,
Lt.-Commandant de la Corvette MRG R.N.S. L'Espérance
Official Coureur of the Marine Royale Gauloise