Incoming Transmission from Canberra Star City
Tau-44, Natio Octavarium
27. JUNE 827 A.S.
To: NO Internal Affairs Priority:¡Santa mierde! Topic: Combat Report
Message Contents:
On my return from New London, we found ourselves in the middle of an encounter between a KNF destroyer ([KNF]IKN-Arashiyama) and a Crayter Military carrier (=CR=FV-Argos|47) in Tau-31, near Harris. As the situation had not yet gone hot, I stopped in an attempt to calm the situation down and encourage both parties to back down and give diplomacy a chance. The CO of the Arashiyama seemed amenable, and the situation was well on the way to being deescalated when a pair of KNF bombers ([KNF]'Ronin',|66th & [KNF]Sk,Hattori) and a fighter (Yang.Shi) arrived. Around the same time, we were reinforced by a single Crayterian fighter (=CR=Zulu).
The Kusari snub pilots were a lot less willing to talk, though.. A last ditch plea for them to withdraw and let diplomacy work fell on deaf ears, and they opened fire. Despite my telling them that Natio Octavarium did not want war, they fired on my ship as well, and we were forced to defend ourselves. We were outmatched, and the battle didn't end well. I was able to limp away, though the Victorious March suffered heavy damage in the process. I've got us moved to the head of the repair queue in case the situation deteriorates further.
I really think someone at the Ministry of Relations should call our Kusari neighbors, though. I'm confident we can defend ourselves in individual engagements, but in the event of a full-scale war with a house military? The Fourth Fleet simply isn't up to that. We need to find a way to smooth this over, or at least keep out of the direct line of fire, and we need to do it soon.
Taskmaster Eva Flores, OCS Victorious March
Fourth Octavarium Fleet
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