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Name: Frank Harkainen
Location: Battleship Klaxon
Subject: Whaling prep

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Pre-flight reports; February 24th, 834 AS. 0401 hours.

My personal Sabre has been fully retrofitted to use recovered Rheinland Military weapons and some live-fire tests have confirmed that everything is in working order. Commander Howe will be delivering a sermon in the chapel for all those who are interested in attending, though those already parked at Wichter will likely not make it in time. He's busy selecting a fitting reading right now, hence why I'm doing the pre-flight reports rather than him.

The Klaxon has been fitted with the new siege weaponry, though we have yet to have a chance to test it. Here's hoping that all the thermocouples work and the energy fields don't breach containment. Auxiliary thrusters are at 67% capacity; QM Schlesinger says it'll be good enough for whatever rag-tag defense these "neutral" morons manage to throw together. Starboard reactor containment is a weak point for us right now, with armor struts severely corroded due to our recent deployment in the Walker and exacerbated by the hyperspace jump back to Frankfurt, so we're essentially hoping and praying that OPFOR just happens not to target that section until we hear back from Wichter about some emergency refits.

I expect to see everyone who's in fighting shape at the operation in a few hours. We'll need every available hand to make sure this eviction goes smoothly.



Petty Officer Frank Harkainen
The Black Flame
“Iudicium per ignem”

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