TO: Pennsylvania Zoners and Militants, and Allies

[Goddess Astra]

$Solatra@NinthWind >> neuralnet comm priv "militants@Pennsylvania", "zoners@Pennsylvania"
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Friends and comrades in Pennsylvania, I wanna get on the same page regarding where the resistance is at.

From what I'm aware of from my admittedly slightly removed position, the fighting's kinda come to a standstill and we're not making much progress at the moment. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like the resistance as a whole is scattered and having trouble organizing into a cohesive coalition force. I know that the PLF is around, and there are some other scattered groups, but if we're gonna make progress, we're going to need to organize.

I've got ideas about how we can proceed forward. Way I see it, there're a couple of key steps that we need in order to make progress.

First: we gotta set up a coalition communications channel. If we can't coordinate with each other, we fail before we even start, 'cuz disorganized resistance is more of a thorn than a force for change. We gotta start talking to each other, sharing plans and intelligence, and coordinating our attacks. I can obviously coordinate things over on my end with the New Dawn, but we're only one force outta the coalition. Don't think I need to spell out why it's important for us all to be involved.

Second: we gotta set up a forward operating base. I'm sure we all got our own homes we like to work out of, but we need somewhere on the front lines to share that we can all agree to rally around and use for shared supplies, stage our attacks from, and use for meetings. I've heard recently that Pinnacle Outpost is up and running, but that it needs supplies. If we can salvage that and keep it afloat, that would be the perfect place for us to base out of as a whole.

I know the New Dawn's a relative newcomer on the scene in some ways--we've been dormant for a while, and haven't done much in the way of communicating with other militants. I know this means y'all might be hesitant to take direction from me. But the situation's urgent now. If we don't start moving fast, then Liberty's gonna consolidate their presence on Erie and fortify. They're never gonna be more vulnerable than they are right now this second. Now's the time to hit them fast and hard--disrupt their logistics, sabotage their garrisons, you name it. We gotta keep them from getting comfortable enough to successfully lock down Erie.

What I wanna see from allied coalition forces in this channel is a head count. Tell everyone who you are, how big your force is, and roughly what you're able and willing to contribute to the cause. Once all of that is out of the way, we can start designating priority targets and making a concerted effort toward freeing Pennsylvania.

To that end, as a representative of the New Dawn, I can report that we've got about a squadron of fighters, a squadron of bombers, a fair number of logistical and support ships, and finally our Bustard-class carrier. The carrier's not combat-ready at the moment--apart from needing repairs and refitting, she's also got a bunch of civilian families onboard, which we can't risk getting killed in the fighting. However, a good number of our fighter pilots are experienced ex-Freelancers and the like. If we deploy strategically and with allied support, then there's a lot that we can get done with guerilla strikes. We'll happily collaborate with any other forces to take out targets of opportunity, provide logistical support, and coordinate strategy and tactics.

To the non-combatant Zoners in the system: I know you don't wanna get dragged into this fight, and I'm not gonna ask you to do it. What I'd like to request from you, if you're willing, is twofold. First, keep us up to date on how the civilian population is doing. Tell us how they're feeling, where they need most protection, and what we can do best to help in the form of blockade running, relief supplies, and so on. Second...

Just keep them hopeful. Keep them from giving into despair. This is gonna get harder before it gets easier, I'm not gonna lie. But what we're doing here is important--not just for the people of Erie, but Zoners everywhere. We have to make sure that Liberty can't get away with this so that it never happens again anywhere else.

Stay safe. And to those of you out there fighting: good hunting.

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