► Source: KKS-Kaiser, Lüneburg ► Encryption: port RM-MAS-1NTS-TMD-TRM ► Submitter: Konteradmiral Erich von Richter ► Recipient: Oberkommando der Rheinwehr ► Subject: Ready Alert Notice/Reinforcement Request
My headquarters has been made aware of reports by frontline forces of renewed intensity to engagement with major Corsair forces in the Northern Fleet's Lüneburg operational zone. Enemy force strength is currently being analyzed by our headquarters intelligence staff.
As the situation is assessed further, I have ordered major combat elements in the Lüneburg area to be moved to one-hour-ready alert notice. I have already coordinated with the Schwerin's battlegroup to take similar action. Limited force strength, particularly in the Lüneburg area, is however constraining our operational effectiveness dramatically. I hereby request an additional squadron be released to bolster our forces in this area.
The incident wherein a Corsair battlegroup, including one major capital ship, was allowed to break through our lines unhindered due to poor readiness, remains fresh in the minds of the rest of the Northern Fleet command staff. We remind the Oberkommando that this force remains unaccounted for, and to prevent further disaster, this request must be met with extreme urgency.
While Kampfgruppe Kaiser operates in the area now, the constraints of this force must be made clear, as it was never intended to operate on a theatre level in the capacity it is now.
I await word on the matter on the morrow.
Für den Kaiser! Für das Volk! Für Rheinland!
Hochachtungsvoll,
Erich von Richter
Konteradmiral der Kaiserlichen Rheinwehr