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Malta Hyperspace Starfleet
Sender:Cosimo Sedico
Report: Raid on Crete
Stardate: 4.24.835

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Saluti, fratelli.

I come with excellent news - Word of our victory over the Corsairs above their filthy planet.

We had heard of a temporary weakness in Crete's defensive perimeter from our spies entrenched in the artifact trade. It was decided by the Comandantes that we should exploit this to our fullest advantage while the window of opportunity was open.

A fleet of moderate proportions was assembled, consisting of many capital ships; several battleships including one Ransuer class, multiple battlecruisers including my command, the Meteora, at least 2 Storta class vessels and numerous snubcraft.

We had expected a large Corsair force to amass once the alarm was raised, and we were correct. A significant force of Corsair capital ships appeared to meet us on the field of battle, exceeding ours in tonnage with at least three battleships among other smaller capital craft.

The battle began in fits-and-starts, with our smaller vessels performing short sorties into the enemy lines before returning to the bulk of the fleet, probing for weaknesses. Our main concern was the proximity of nearby Corsair garrisons - their reserves were sure to be mustered once they had heard of our arrival and their comrades failure to dissuade us with their superior numbers.

Nonetheless, we pressed on. The lead ship of our fleet, the Ransuer-class Dream-Caster, was taking a pounding by enemy heavy artillery yet prevailed in the face of overwhelming firepower by the excellent maneuvering of her captain and crew. The sheer amount of plasma expended attempting to destroy the ship could have driven a stellar engine - no doubt.

The Corsairs seemed to, oddly enough, take a defensive stance despite their heavier fleet composition. It could have very well had been a trap they had set, but our more mobile fleet could easily retreat should they have decided to turn their heavy artillery on us. My ship was in the midline of these probing attacks on their lines, our "Moonfire" cannon sending blue projectiles burning through space, turning the nearest Corsair hulls into a pool of melted metal. As we had expected, however, the Corsairs did receive a trickle of reinforcements, not only from their capital and the surrounding installations but from far afield - Order craft entering from the vicinity of the Omicron Theta jumphole attempted a flanking manuever - one battleship and one battlecruiser, but were quickly and easily swatted down.

The Corsair scum failed to take advantage of the Order's... "genius" flanking attempt and continued with their defensive formation. Eventually, afterburner overheating caused their ships to fall out of formation one by one, meeting the ends of our guns in a explosive display unmatched since our victory over Freeport 9.

Our losses were minimal as we mopped up the remainder of their fleet and returned home, before more defenders reared their ugly heads. The full guncam footage of our victory is attached.

Arrivederci, my brothers-in-arms.

Attached Files:

Guncam

Cosimo Sedico - Observador

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