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► Source:Oder Shipyard, New Berlin ► Encryption:port RM-MAS-1NTS-TMD-TRM ► Submitter:Leutnant Karl Holzner ► Recipient:Großadmiral Henze ► Subject:Special Military Operation in Thuringia
Admiral,
Once again the ship report shall be penned by me. Captain Koller was killed during the battle, I have already relayed this to the Oberkommando's Personnel Office.
Report as follows:
At 18:00, the massed fleet departed from Weimar orbit. The Kolleda radioed us a general heading, but would not send a precise flight plan. There were some complaints among my own fellow crewmen about the level of briefing. Our own deployment orders were outside of expected schedule, sudden, and there were complaints among the crew that the briefings were inadequate.
Nonetheless, we entered escort formation with the Kolleda upon command. Due to conditions in Thuringia, our long-range scanners were performing at a sub-optimal rate. Only upon breaking into open space from the Hohenfeld, we detected unknown warships on an intercept course. The sensor officer reported errors trying to ascertain the nature of them, but the force strength reported was well above expectations for what is supposed to be a secure system.
The battle commenced at this point, a majority of our fleet formed a screening force for the Kolleda, while the Kaiser was positioned to directly escort the Kolleda with a squadron of capital ships. The Kolleda appeared to be suffering navigation problems, particularly around the "Suhl". It nearly drifted into the area, though our communications officer relayed a new heading. It is at this point the decisive moment occurred. Likely due to sensor interference, enemy capital ships successfully uncloaked forward of our screening line. They made a full charge forward towards the Kolleda's position. The navigational issues left the Kolleda more forward than anticipated. Simultaneously, at least two capital ships from the main enemy force broke off to engage the Kolleda at this point.
The destruction of the Kolleda took only a few short minutes. The Kaiser being positioned closest attempted to directly shield the Kolleda from enemy fire. With fire support from the Elbe, we managed to hold off one enemy dreadnought, but the appearance of the former RNC-Schiller, listed as a likely Niemmanite deserter left us unable to cover the ship. More concerningly we detected an enormous power spike from the Kolleda. It was at this point Captain Koller ordered a retreat and left the bridge, right as the power spike from the Kolleda peaked. Whatever happened, unit cohesion broke. The exploding Kolleda combined with enemy bombardment severely damaged us. Our gunners managed to bombard the Schiller and cripple it before combined enemy fire disabled us for the remainder of the battle. Recovery operations were entirely successful, though casualties were sustained, and the Captain did not survive the battle. The damage control officer does not recommend taking the ship into battle without lengthy repair. The ship has already been taken to Oder for preliminary work.
Normally I would end my report here, but there was another concern I had while reviewing the shipboard data for this report. The sensor logs appear to show Bundschuch ships, from the Platform I believe. They also show Technocrats. This in mind, our sensors were suffering performance issues and we could not verify all the IFFs. I suspect the reports from the screening force will shed light on their activities, but as far as I can tell they were shooting our enemies. Despite this, I must voice concern over their presence in a restricted system during such an operation. If you require further information on this matter, I will send as much of our data as I can. This, along with all of our other data will be attached in a file with the report.
We await your orders Admiral.
Für den Kaiser! Für das Volk! Für Rheinland!
Hochachtungsvoll,
Karl Holzner
Leutnant der Kaiserlichen Rheinwehr
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