From: LSF Flint
Location : Battleship Mississippi, Medical Bay
To: LSF Headquarters
Subject: Patrol Report
Time(OET) 30July2008, 2100-2230z
Launched from the Missouri with reports of a RH Cruiser in the system. Joined up with Vape12 and some Navy guys trying to find her. There was also a RH fighter (under lvl) in the area. I did a quick ship scan and noticed the lvl and continued to scan for that cruiser that was to be in the area. From what I could understand on comm the RH Fighter attacked one of the Navy guys and then disappeared. During out search of the Texas system several of us had caught {SOB}Obnoxious on long range scans and could not get closer. Then a report of a RH vessel in Bearing heading to Texas got everyone moving to Bearing. Vape12 got to the JG first and by the time I got through he was off my scanners. I headed to FP2 and held there. Vape12 announced that he had lost the guy and would meet me at FP2. While we were there at FP2 between it and the FP4/Hamburg TL, {SOB}Obnoxious came out of the TX/FP2 trade lane. A quick scan showed he had a hold full of light arms. He could have speed docked at FP2 and waited for us to leave but he made a dash for the FP2/Hamburg TL. I ordered him to halt, hit him with a SN cannon, then CDed the TL to stop him. At this time the LNS-Yorktown arrived from the TX/FP2 trade lane and took up position to cover us. {SOB}Obnoxious asked why and I told him he was in violation of the Trade Embargo with RH. {SOB}Obnoxious made the statement that these arms was going to Planet Malta not to RH. At this time I further scanned and found that he had a Pirate ID reading on his transponder. I kept asking him to drop his cargo in violation of the Embargo. Knowing this was a sticky situation with FP2 just over our shoulder. I was fully ready to overlook the ID and just have him drop the cargo and leave with his ship to not cause a ruckus with the Zoners due to weapons fire by the station. I finally asked {SOB}Obnoxious to drop the cargo and pay the fine of 2 million credits. Through all of this he kept saying No to all demands. If I remember his final statement he said something like I am not going to win and commenced firing on us. We returned fire and destroyed him. LNS-Yorktown recovered all survivors and some of the cargo. I have no idea if the pirate captain was one of the survivors.
We returned to Texas and split up to do patrols in other systems. I stayed in Texas and commenced scanning for contraband and Embargoed goods. I was shocked to have the ship Vladimier Harkonnen arise from the Houston dock. I hailed him and asked if he knew that his ship was on the Ship Series Ban in Liberty. He said that he did not know that and asked where it was in the law and his options. Knowing that I didnt have a chance to take him out, told him where it is written in the law and his options of leaving Liberty and if he returned that the Navy would probably shoot on sight. He then proceeded to leave the Texas system towards NY.
A few minutes later I came across a Rogue GB under the name The-Lupus and a LH Gunship under the name [Merc]Sindroms both reading OC tags. A scan of the Lupus showed an usually assortment of cargo and a couple of Bounty Hunter pilots and a couple of Liberty Navy Pilots. The-Lupus had a Pirate ID and [Merc]Sindroms had a Mercenary ID. Knowing that I was out gunned I continued to ask for the Lawful Pilots in their holds. After a fairly long argument it came to the shooting part. I was taken out pretty quickly but did get some hull bangers off on them.
From the guys on the Mississippi I learned that The-Lupus picked up my escape pod and delivered it along side the Mississippi along with the other Navy pilots in his hold. So I must say that he is an outlaw but an honorable one. There was no word on the Bounty Hunter Pilots though. I believe that they will be slaves in Outcast territory soon.
