**COMMS DAMAGE DETECTED, UNABLE TO TRANSMIT IMAGE**
► Source:KKS-Kaiser, New Berlin ► Encryption:port RM-MAS-1NTS-TMD-TRM ► Submitter:Leutnant Karl Holzner ► Recipient:Großadmiral Henze ► Subject:Earhart Expedition
Admiral,
The operation you requested has been completed successfully. My report on behalf of the ship's command is as follows:
Rheinwehr elements of the expeditionary force successfully grouped with BDM forces at Bayern's position. The KKS-Kaiser, my posting which was repaired for the operation, led the Rheinwehr contingent. The battlecruiser RNC-Balder led the Bureau contingent. The force completed grouping at 18:00 and jumped into the Earhart system.
Upon entering the system we detected no vessels and proceeded to the debris field to complete our tasking. Though the prior detected defensive systems were still active, we successfully gathered the Chirodebris you requested. All ships reported maximum cargo capacity and set off for an anomaly that reportedly was phase-aligned to the Hudson system.
At this point, we encountered unexpected enemy ships, two Hessian capital vessels. One Jormungandr-class battleship, the RHB-Utgard, and a cruiser of the Vidar-class, the Molotova. Upon making contact, we decided to engage the enemy head-on. The Kaiser was able to maneuver out of range of the enemies primary battery successfully, and our heavy Cerberus cannons annihilated the enemy with support from the Balder. The ship was left crippled while we chased off the enemy cruiser. Heavy damage was done to this cruiser before the order was made to disengage upon detecting further vessels approaching. These vessels were believed to be corporate mercenaries from Orex Industries, though we are unsure how they made entry. A withdrawal in order of all ships was made through into Hudson successfully. We were unable to confirm the destruction of the cruiser before departure.
We report no notable incidents on the journey back to Rheinland. Once we split off from the Bureau contingent, the Kaiser moored on Handelsdepot and I have been tasked with overseeing the offloading of the acquired materials. The Chirodebris shall be offloaded once the station quartermaster can finish clearing a secure space. Otherwise the ship will be ready to complete any further orders you may have.
Für den Kaiser! Für das Volk! Für Rheinland!
Hochachtungsvoll,
Karl Holzner
Leutnant der Kaiserlichen Rheinwehr
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