Liberty Navy 46th Fleet - Mission Debrief Report

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Liberty Navy 46th Fleet
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Sender ID: Lt. Lillian Olson

Vessel ID: 46th|LNS-Savannah

Subject: Report - 16/06/829 | Insurgent breach of the New York system

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Good evening,

While the Savannah was conducting manoeuvres alongside the Ohio battlegroup in Vespucci, we came under significant fire from harassing capital-class vessels. We took several hits, severely damaging our hull plating and electronics as well as knocking out the starboard most engine. The Savannah broke to retreat back to Norfolk shipyard, escorted by the Battlecruiser Alaska. Despite our best hopes, our getaway was noticed and we began to be trailed by an insurgent gunboat, who was presumably reporting the position of the damaged siege cruiser back to Insurgent command. The trailing gunboat curiously signalled his intent to let the Savannah repair before engaging. I would have liked to dispatch the gunboat before re-entering Liberty space, however in our heavily damaged state I did not wish to risk the structural integrity of the ship. Furthermore, the Alaska was trailing some kilometres behind the gunboat and was thus unable to clear my tail.

This pursuit continued all the way to Norfolk itself, where we soon discovered that the Insurgent had lined up a battleship as well as two additional snubcraft to meet us. We were outgunned as the insurgents hung just outside the range of the Battleship Missouri; a battleship, gunboat with fighter support against a barely functional cruiser and a battlecruiser. To confuse matters further, Van Leer of the supposed first fleet appeared piloting a bomber, promptly engaging the original gunboat that tailed us all the way from Vespucci. This particular action put us in a dilemma; Van Leer was soon to be shot down if nobody moved in to assist, however by doing so we would also be removing any possibility of a resolution that would involve no further damage to either the Savannah or Alaska. In the end, the Alaska moved in on the gunboat while Van Leer retreated. Seeing that the battlecruiser was having difficulties, I ordered that what power was left be put straight towards the three remaining engines as well as the weapons system. The missing engine turned out to be a boon if anything, as the struggling power core had fewer subsystems to keep operational. Nonetheless, after a few volleys from the primary batteries, the battleship Enterprise launched a heavy mortar that struck the Savannah at the aft. The resulting explosion did not quite sever the ship in half, however it knocked out all remaining engines as well as knocking out several crucial power uplinks to the sensor arrays and most of our turrets. We were not shot again after this, however we required a tug to pull us in to the repair bays of Norfolk after the combat encounter was over. Shortly after the Savannah was disabled, Van Leer reappeared in an Overlord, supporting the Alaska and after a significant skirmish, the Insurgents eventually retreated. The Savannah currently lies in drydock at Norfolk, and is expected to be ready again by tomorrow with expedited repairs. Full operational capacity will be regained by the end of the week with daily extended maintenance.

This is the end of the official after action report, however I feel it is my responsibility to notify the admiralty of one other significant change. I have been waiting to report this until I was sure it would be a major commitment, however I am currently romantically involved with a serving LSF agent. While it will not affect my day to day performance, I felt it necessary to inform the admiralty due to the closeness and occasional overlap of the two branches, and to ensure the admiralty had all relevant information of determining assignments where contact with LSF agents is either possible or certain if you believe it may affect my performance in such an operation.

With that said and done, Lt. Lillian Olson, signing off.

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Lillian Olson
Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Liberty Navy 46th Fleet

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