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Recipient: KNF Combined Fleet General Head Quarters
Sender: Vice Admiral (Kaisho) Enomoto Kunio, 1st Major Fleet
Date: 19.07.827 A.S.
Subject: Status Report - Matsumoto Advances
Priority: Medium

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To the Combined Fleet General Headquarters

On the aftermath of Operation Kazan, the First and Seventh Major Fleets led by the Matsumoto and Hamamatsu respectively have been committed to a lightning assault into the North corridor into the Confederacy of Gallia territory. The Shock and Awe strategies devised for the operation by Fleet Admiral (Kaisho) Hyong Shunso office have proved surprisingly effective on the enemy, who was used to covering large quantities of star systems with minimal forces necessary for criminal deterrence. Much like the Rheinland Military did upon us on the first and second invasions of Honshu, so did we upon the Gallics.

At this point in time, our projected goals for the Lorraine system have been mostly achieved. Defenses orbiting Planet Metz have been successfully pushed away from orbit, and engaged with relentless assaults from units of both our fleets. Reports indicate that our main opponent in the system, GDF Epinal Fleet was considerably beaten up, but has managed to retreat to a second line of defenses alongside GDF Venissieux fleet, in Burgundy. A weakened and under-supplied Luneville Guard Station was overrun and scuttled, and survivors taken as prisoners. So far, Naval Intelligence has produced nothing of note from their interrogation.

We have advanced deep into Lorraine and went across into the Burgundy system. Several civilian installation have come into range in the rear system, and target assessment requests sent to CFGHQ have marked Roanne Production Facility and Chateau Salins Station to be strategically important enough to be neutralized by KNF units. After assault and eviction of any people on board of the stations, both were successfully scuttled and should be out of our minds for the rest of the campaign. Vandoeuvres Space Colony, while having some logistical importance to economical network of Gallia, was too much of a civilian interest to be taken action against. units from the 7th Fleet have been tasked with patrol and observation to preserve it's status as an unoccupied, open station.

We have received the latest intel from KNI and KOI operations in the Burgundy system, and I can safely say one of our greatest challenges lies ahead of us. As I mentioned GDF Epinal has managed to pull away from combat, and has reached the lines of Avallon/Dijon Station, a considerable defense emplacement in orbit of Planet Nevers. Adding to that the presence of GDF Venissieux, an unknown value force to their defenses, could make the sector a though nut to crack. I hope to have several proposals for an operation against this force as soon as the next CFGHQ meeting occurs. It is likely that we will have to consider parallel operations to bypass Nevers and secure Alesia and the corridors to Ile-de-France.

At this moment, our forces retain good manpower values, and 7th Fleet forces have been keeping up with our advance and supporting our back. Occasional action by the 66th Advanced Battlegroup has also secured our flanks, and I'm sure they will be an asset for key operations depper in the enemy lines.

Ka. Enomoto Kunio
Battleship Matsumoto
1st Major Fleet

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