La Marine Nationale Gauloise - Transmission Centre

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Incoming Transmission

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A man appears on the screen sitting down in a chair just a few feet from the camera, dressed in full proper attire for an officer of the Roi. His face has a dour expression, most likely a resting one. Minor presence of wrinkles and graying hair suggests he is a man in his late 40s. His focus is on the various screens on the desk in front of him before taking his attention towards the camera.

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Bonjour men and women of the Marine, this is Capitaine de Corvette Nicodeme Guillory; Commandant of the Obstinate class battlecruiser RNS- Mont St. Michel. Etat-Major has decided to transfer me and my ship to the MRG from the home defense flotte. Unfortunately due to delays in the Michel’s retrofits and a need for senior officers on the front lines has seen me transferred ahead of my ship. Not an ideal situation but it is one I must make due with for now, and in lieu of proper introductions I believe I have something much better.

Earlier today the Bethany battle group was beset by a small capital force from the Bretonian Armed Forces. They totaled 3 Dunkirk-class Battleships, 1 Defiant-Class corvette, and a handful of fighter craft. I took command of the destroyer RNS-Auvergne and was soon joined by the RNS-Blessure Grave and the RNS-Burgougne as well as the two Valors RNS-La Bagarreur and RNS-Gascogne . Unfortunately La Bagarreur was heavily damaged in the engagement, and the Gascogne suffered malfunctions early in the fight that rendered her unfit to engage. However, our destroyer wolf-pack with the support of snub craft proved sufficient in isolating and routing the enemy capital ships, with them suffering heavy damage during their retreat. A Crecy-class cruiser joined mid fight but it proved too late as its Battleship support was no longer on the field and was made short work of. The end result was an overwhelming victory for the Marine. I was also intending to upload battle logs of the engagement but it seems the Auvergne's camera systems were damaged early in the fight.

I must admit, this is quite the introduction to our front line forces. I’m impressed with the professionalism and valor that was put on display today. Let us hope this remains a constant pattern in the future.

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