Liberty Navy 46th Fleet - Mission Debrief Report

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Liberty Navy 46th Fleet
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Sender ID: Julius Fox, Lieutenant

Vessel ID: 46th|LNS-Auburn.Hills

Subject: Report - 6/26/835 | Skirmish in Earhart

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Hello Fleet Admiral Kemp-Smith and the other esteemed members of High Command.

Before the beginning of this report on the recent conflagration in Earhart, I would like to humbly express my gratitude for my recent promotion and installation as the superior officer aboard the gunboat Auburn Hills. With that said,

Our folks over at the Office of Naval Intelligence have warned of a infestation of an enemy we have not seen in recent years - the Gauls. With their expulsion from our space, the intertwining border worlds, and Bretonia years ago I had not expected to come across them again so soon, after they were sent home licking their wounds. It seems I was wrong, one would think I would come to expect the unexpected being in the Navy, but the places I find myself in and the people I find myself with these days leave me surprised at every turn.

When I received the order to ship out, I thought there must have been some sort of mistake. I had expected the Gauls to be found once again scurrying about in California or the border worlds, up to their usual tricks of trying to rustle up any and all of our lowly miscreants - any that they could bribe or threaten to fly under their banner. As it turns out, intelligence suggested that they would intrude on Earhart - one of our more treasured secrets.

With all due haste I sounded the alarm and readied the crew of my new command, the Defiant-class Gunboat Auburn Hills for our first real battle maneuvers. The crew has only seen the inside of a simulator the past few weeks so they were quite eager to man the guns, as it were.

Our traversal through the supergate and arrival in Earhart was unremarkable for what must be an incredible distance - those Ageira boys certainly are earning their keep. We were joined by a moderately sized fleet of vessels ranging from the battleship New Jersey to small snubcraft. Our orders were given to act as a screening ship for the larger vessels, to defend them from torpedoes, enemy snubcraft and so on.

I am pleased to report that my crew, on our first deployment in a capital-class vessel since joining the 46th Fleet, exceeded my expectations. During what was an admittedly a one-sided battle due to the lack of screening vessels on the enemy side, all aboard the Auburn Hills performed their duties expertly, without delay, hesitation or anxiety.

The enemy subcraft squadron was fairly numerous, yet we managed to score one downed craft attributable to our guns, and one near-downing.

I greatly look forward to further action aboard the Auburn Hills. The Defiant-class does Liberty's best proud.

Full guncam footage of the battle follows.

In service to the Republic.

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Julius Fox
Lieutenant
Liberty Navy 46th Fleet

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