Communication channel opened... Encryption:Unbreakable Origin:Carrier Yorktown ID:Admiral Miles Prower Subject:Battle of New London
Pilots, officers,
The Battle of New London has reached it's climax and in brutal fighting, amongst the sacrifices of Bretonian Carrier Warwick and our own Battleship Gettysburg, the Gallic offensive has shattered. Our forces have destroyed the better part of four enemies fleets, and while combat still continues in orbit, the enemy has little in the way to resist the Allied forces. However this doesn't mean our enemy has been crushed. They're desperate, and they're deadly. Early intelligence reports the enemy has shut down the gate connection with Leeds, leaving our enemies with no path home. However this also means there will be no more incursions into New London, and what we see is all the enemy has left to expend.
My own theory? They're trying to slow us down. They know they've been defeated and are trying to stem the tide long enough hoping something is out there to save them. I have no doubt our peers in Bretonia will begin preparations for the invasion of Leeds sooner or later. After all it's a vital artery into the Tau region. We'll both need time to recover and reorganize our forces before such an undertaking, but given their desperate attack on the Planet, I doubt they have much to fight back with.
To detail the attack on Planet New London: Gallic siege forces, comprise if 8-12 Gallic destroyers, several dozen, maybe hundreds of snubcraft and Battleship Dax breached London atmosphere and began to bombard the surface with their heavy weapons. Battleship Macduff alongside dozens, if not hundreds of Allied bombers and fighters readily chased the enemy in atmosphere. In the dark, stormy skies we engaged all Gallic forces and destroyed the enemy support ships, leaving the enemy battleship for the Macduff. I have no doubt we delivered a serious crushing blow to the enemy forces in atmosphere as their warships were picked apart by Allied bomber wings, however the enemy managed to maintain air superiority with fighters, but they simply had no chance to save their larger warships.
The fighting has passed and most wings have reached the safety of Allied hangar decks. However the battle isn't over, and won't be until our enemy lies in ruins.
Godspeed, and continue the battle. Tenacity, bravery and sacrifice from Bretonia and Liberty has brought around the end of the Gallic offensive. No more will we be forced into a defensive stance, and our enemy has little power to commit an offensive operation again.
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