Meeting on board Java

[StellarViss]

"Yes, sure, the air scrubbers can take it. Feel free to smoke," Albert answered Philip Steiner's first question, but before he could respond to the second one, Lena Malenko raised her hand, indicating her will to speak, which was quickly acknowledged. Lena's sudden and fiery speech caught Albert by surprise. He didn't respond immediately; instead, he started going over his PDA and activated the projector.

"Yes, we did make a plan on how to supply the necessary materials to Madeira, and you are correct, it will involve scraping what is left of Aland. The rest of the materials will be purchased from our trusted ally, the ALG. The greatest problem you pointed out would be moving the large amount of supplies into Omega 48. The Corsair presence in Omega 3 is a threat, but they do not hold the system uncontested; this applies even more in Omega 48. Red Hessians and the Coalition both have constant conflicts with the Corsairs, who are themselves stretched thin, with the Battlegroup led by the Battlecruiser Santander stuck in Dublin, attritioning itself into non-existence, and the Battleship Athos in Omega 48 at the old Red Hessians Station, pinned there by Coalition carrier Ben Warren and the garrison of Cadiz is on constant lookout for Hessians. This situation favors us greatly, enough to give the Guild multiple options on how to proceed:

Option 1: We continue with our current supply shipments into Madeira, with a large number of escorts, with petitioned assistance from the Coalition and Hessians using the Omega-11 jump hole.

Option 2: We pay the Corsairs to not bother our convoys.

Option 3: We move our convoy at the same time the Corsairs have their convoy from Omega 41. They would prioritize protecting their own from our allies in the system, then assaulting our own.

I personally do not like option number two, but it would guarantee no casualties. Option number three is the best one for us to execute. As for the needed crew, they won't be an issue; there is a significant amount of workforce that wants to be as far away from Liberty as possible. Omega 48 provides that fully.

As for revenge, we will strike where it hurts the most: their pockets. Let's see how our enemies feed their industry without any ore."