[RM] Geheimdienst - Classified Reports

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► Source: Kaiserliche Rheinwehr HQ, Kolonnenplatz Neu Berlin
► Encryption: Klassifizierungsschlüssel RM-GKR-1NTS-KOB-GGD
► Submitter: Großadmiral Alfred Henze
► Recipients: Oberkommando
► Subject: RE: Omicron Infiltration

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Meine Herren.

Bootsmann's Lahm's journey was, without a doubt, the most foolhardy action taken by a member of the Rheinwehr. Do not argue - I have lived through enough wars to have seen heroism and foolishness aplenty. The fact that both he and his friend Eddy are not at this moment creating nomad thralls in some gott-forsaken outpost I leave to the vagaries of the Great Beyond. But now that we have acquired this intel, and my people have finished with Lahm and his data - we must decide what must be done about it.

It has already become clear since my own overtures with the Order that the deep Omicrons are no mere uncharted space. No, rather they are a border, a border with entities more hateful and long-lived than any Libertonian corporate CEO. And based on ongoing threats from these entities, (the latest being not even a day old, need I even mention?), this border is far from secure. Perhaps when the Order was in its prime, its existence could be tacitly supported as an operational buffer. But it is clear that whatever happened during the Nomad War, these people have sacrificed their assets to delay a full-scale invasion. An invasion in which we, Rheinland, were fully complicit in!!

The aftermath of this event has finally settled for our House. The civil war is all but over, and the Hessians have been temporarily removed as a significant threat. I have personally ensured our cordial relation with both the Bretonians and our new Gallic allies, and made concessions to secure our border worlds with the IMG and even the GMG and their Kusari masters. The Libetonians have been a thorn, yes, but the latest president and her Admirals seem content to leave the borders as they were after the war.

We will never have a better opportunity to use our remaining assets against the alien threat. A threat which is not only encroaching on the Omicron buffer, but is already growing within Thuringia. I have heard VIPER and our MND allies sing the praises about the wonders of Dom'Kavash technology they uncovered, both personally, and through my Beist ears. But I think all of us here know that the winning blow will ever be struck by simple soldaten in conventional hulls, reinforced by their iron sense of duty. But this well-honed weapon is about to fail us in these times of widespread peace. We are already losing hulls to overdue maintenance, and losing sharp young minds to the vagaries of the Emperor.

I will require you to submit separate campaign plans about how best to combat the nomad threat, both in the Omicrons away from Rheinland's borders, and within Thuringia. You may consider this to be your top priority, regardless of any other operational responsibilities you possess at the moment. After receiving your recommendations, I will submit my own proposal to the various ministries.

If you have comments, questions, or concerns about my request and prior announcement, you know where to find me. And, I need not remind you that this must be done with the utmost secrecy in mind.

mit Ehre gehen,

Alfred Henze
Großadmiral der Kaiserlichen Rheinwehr

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