1st| Logs and Communications

[Hawk Jones]

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Sender name and rank: Crewman Hawk Jones
Location: Coronado
Subject: A hard lesson to learn

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I've faced my fair share of challenges, albeit most simulated, but none quite as overwhelming as the encounter with the Outcast Fleet in Coronado today. It started with a routine patrol mission, but I soon detected the Outcast fleet on my radar. My initial plan was to join the Bretonian fleet and engage them in a skirmish, but as I got closer, I realized the sheer size and firepower of their fleet. We were hopelessly outnumbered, and our morale started to falter, the Bretonians were wiped out or fled.

Nevertheless, I had to fight, and I did. Yellowstone cannot be allowed to fall. I engaged them in a dogfight, weaving in and out of their ships, firing my weapons, and avoiding their incoming fire. My ship was nimble, and I zeroed in on and heavily damaged one of their cruisers, but it soon became painfully clear that I was not making much of a dent in their fleet. As the battle progressed my ship's systems started to malfunction under the fire.

The Outcast ships were too powerful and I was unable to withstand their onslaught. Due to the remote location and most of the First Armada located in other places, I could not even call for reinforcements.

I remember feeling a sense of dread as I saw more and more of my hull starting to buckle, and the realization that I was going to lose this battle without destroying a single Outcast vessel started to sink in. In the end, I was forced to retreat, and the Outcast fleet continued on its path of destruction in Coronado. I felt like I had failed my people and my fellow pilots and our Crayter allies. I was supposed to protect them but was unable to make a dent in the Outcast fleet.

Looking back, I realized that we were outmatched, and there was little I could have done to turn the tide of the battle. Nevertheless, it was a difficult lesson to learn, and I hope that my failure and the defeat of the Bretonians and us will serve as a warning to others who may face the Outcast fleet in the future and that we need more help in Coronado.

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Hawk Jones
Crewman
The First Armada

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