Today was an eventful day with much to report, hai. I bring forward my reports from two strolls.
On the first one I flew along side one of our newest En'enra (Anabuki Tomoko) in the Hayate Dust Field in Kyushu, when we encountered a mercenary pilot with the codename "Antifragile" and a pilot of the Shimamori Clan (SC Tsuru).
They had little patience for any dialogue at all and talked already about payments, drawing their weapons, falling straight ahead over Anabuki-san, I came to assist her, sadly had to retract her pod but she fought brave with an iron will until her ship sadly failed, I retracted her pod and went on with the fight.
The mercenary was skilled but eventually I emerged victorious taking their vessel out, then I had to bail though after another fight with the Shimamori, I dealt some heavy damage on their vessel depleting its hull almost fully, but then another policist arrived coming to assist, then it was time to realize there was no ground anymore to hold and headed back with my damaged vessel for repairments also saving our initiate.
Later on I joined a joint operation unit in Shikoku. Alongside our prideful flagship (>BD< Tsukuyomi) another En'enra (Tomoe Kakeko) and several outcasts and sisters of the Gen'an cell we lured a battlegroup of several naval forces vessels. Three of their "Hatchet" destroyers, multiple fighters, bombers and some gunboats and two Tokugawa-class battleships were baited into the Saiun cloud and fell for the trap.
I leaded a small escort group which baited the hostile battlegroup into the cloud and then broke formation starting attacks runs. With priortizing two of their destroyers, we successfully took down the IKN-Hashidate and SDF-Midoriko. After this a gunboat of them fell victim to our fighter packs. Together then with the Tsukuyomi and two outcast capital vessels we engaged one of their mighty Tokugawa's and emerged victorious, sadly our capital vessels were surprised by another one and had to retreat heavily damaged as the other hostile battleship and their escorts came in from behind.
We took heavy blows on their second Tokugawa but sadly got too dispersed and had to bail after it got too messy. Still, in a joint effort we damaged some of their units and had then to retreat deeper into the Saiun Cloud from them. We dealt a decisive blow and have seen, they can be tricked. Still never underestimate the enemy they fought ferociousely bitter until the end. On my way back I recovered Tomoe's pod and we flew out of this mess wounded with my heavily damaged bomber.