Incoming Transmission Liberty Navy
First Fleet
Lieutenant Matthew Austin
03/11/835 - Unioner group encounter, Texas system
While on night duty, I was conducting another overflight of the Texas system when I received an emergency message coded with LSF code regarding the presence of a large group of Unioner ships moving through Republic territory. The message indicated that the group consisted of numerous ships of varying tonnage, primarily cruisers. Local defense forces and patrols, of which I was a part, were dispatched to the scene as a tactical group.
Upon arrival, it was determined that the signal indeed corresponded to an LSF ship, and the transmitted data was authentic: the group of ships was indeed impressive and included several Hel-class ships. During the brief engagement, some of the enemy forces retreated, presumably to Bering, while others were destroyed in the North Dallas Debris Field.
The video file and the black box footage are attached below. Judging by the size of the force, the Unioners could pose a significant threat to the Republic in the Texas system, given Liberty's growing tensions with the Kusari Empire. This could lead to an unnecessary drain on resources in the long term, so I'm asking command to pay attention to this situation proactively.
Blackbox data Wrote:[03.11.2025 22:05:31] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: Well, gunner, prepare weapons. Let's get ready, shall we, gentlemen?
[03.11.2025 22:05:35] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: Alright, let's get down to it; weapons ready. Everything's a go. En garde!
[03.11.2025 22:06:16] [LN]-Matthew.Austin: Austin is here, see hostile vessels, damn it, no time to think, weapons primed up, ready for engagement.
[03.11.2025 22:06:19] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: Hello again.
[03.11.2025 22:06:21] Watchful,Blade: Ballsy of you to crawl out here.
[03.11.2025 22:06:24] UN|-Engel: CO: This is the Engel, when they engage, show no mercy.
[03.11.2025 22:06:28] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: Well, gunner, prepare weapons. Let's get ready, shall we, gentlemen?
[03.11.2025 22:06:31] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: Alright, let's get down to it; weapons ready. Everything's a go. En garde!
[03.11.2025 22:06:36] UN|Eisenherz: Ready to engage
[03.11.2025 22:06:37] [LN]-Matthew.Austin: Okay, moving in. Weapons primed up, marked all ships, engaging!
[03.11.2025 22:06:38] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: Unfortunately; it always comes down to this...
[03.11.2025 22:06:57] UN|Leena: Achtung, feinde right in front of us, kanonen bereitmachen.
[03.11.2025 22:06:58] UN|Leena: Kanonen bereit, FEUER FREI!
[03.11.2025 22:07:01] [LN]-Matthew.Austin: I'll take care of their bombers
[03.11.2025 22:07:18] 46th|LNS-Archer: C: Enemy spotted!
[03.11.2025 22:07:19] UN|-SK-Krummer.Fluegel: firing back at hostiles
[03.11.2025 22:07:22] UN|-HO-Eldrich: F: alright seems we got a job to do
[03.11.2025 22:07:23] 46th|LNS-Archer: C: Weapons hot and loaded for engage!
[03.11.2025 22:07:27] 46th|LNS-Archer: C: Kill them all with no mercy!
[03.11.2025 22:07:27] UN|-SK-Krummer.Fluegel: open up on these fools!
[03.11.2025 22:07:37] UN|-Engel: CO: Fire at will.
[03.11.2025 22:07:55] [LN]-Gold-11: We're.. Already going, aren't we?
[03.11.2025 22:08:02] [LN]-Gold-11: No foreplay?
[03.11.2025 22:08:10] [LN]-Gold-11: Right.
[03.11.2025 22:09:49] LNS-Legacy: CO: This is the Legacy. All hands, man your stations.
[03.11.2025 22:10:06] LNS-Legacy: CO: Red alert, all hands man your stations.
[03.11.2025 22:11:05] LNS-Legacy: CO: Direct hit.
[03.11.2025 22:11:08] LNS-Legacy: CO: Next.
[03.11.2025 22:12:44] LNS-Legacy: CO: Full speed ahead.
[03.11.2025 22:13:45] [LN]-Gold-11: Poor thing. All yours.
[03.11.2025 22:14:47] [LN]-Matthew.Austin: Nice, let's follow the rest.
[03.11.2025 22:15:40] [LN]-Matthew.Austin: Almost here, Scott.
[03.11.2025 22:15:44] 46th|LNS-Insolent: CO: Hostiles inbound. Are we cleared to engage?
[03.11.2025 22:15:44] [LN]-Gold-11: Really prefer if you didn't.
[03.11.2025 22:15:49] Blue.Death: Arming weapons!
[03.11.2025 22:15:52] [LN]-Gold-11: As in. Them. The Hackers. Prefer if they didn't.
[03.11.2025 22:15:55] [LN]-Gold-11: You're clear, Insolent.
[03.11.2025 22:15:56] LNS-Legacy: CO: Direct hit.
[03.11.2025 22:16:00] );--Keygen: Death, stay out of it, bud. Trust.
[03.11.2025 22:16:04] 46th|LNS-Insolent: CO: Alright. Powering up the reactor, weapon systems primed.
[03.11.2025 22:16:08] [LN]-Gold-11: Gonna poke this boat.
[03.11.2025 22:16:09] );--Keygen: The situation will solve itself.
[03.11.2025 22:16:11] 46th|LNS-Insolent: CO: Eliminate designated threats!
[03.11.2025 22:16:22] Watchful,Blade: Eliminated.
[03.11.2025 22:16:25] Blue.Death: Allright. Ill dip this is meaningless..
[03.11.2025 22:16:31] [LN]-Matthew.Austin: Blade, get here.
[03.11.2025 22:16:35] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: Nice, officers.
[03.11.2025 22:16:36] [LN]-Matthew.Austin: We got rest.
[03.11.2025 22:16:37] Watchful,Blade: On my way.
[03.11.2025 22:16:52] Watchful,Blade: Target locked.
[03.11.2025 22:17:06] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: Reengaging targets.
[03.11.2025 22:17:30] 46th|LNS-Insolent: CO: You won't run for long.
[03.11.2025 22:17:50] LNS-Legacy: CO: Deceased.
[03.11.2025 22:17:53] );--Keygen: Man.
[03.11.2025 22:17:54] LNS-Legacy: CO: Next.
[03.11.2025 22:18:12] [LN]-Matthew.Austin: Woah!
[03.11.2025 22:18:15] [LN]-Matthew.Austin: Recorded it, nice hit!
[03.11.2025 22:18:27] Watchful,Blade: That's how we do it.
[03.11.2025 22:18:49] [LN]-Will,Realtak|5th: Pulling out
[03.11.2025 22:18:54] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: Feels a bit much; pulling out.
[03.11.2025 22:19:00] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: Oh.
[03.11.2025 22:19:07] [LN]-Matthew.Austin: Me and Blade will handle that gunboat.
[03.11.2025 22:19:11] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: Copy.
[03.11.2025 22:19:15] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: Will stay behind as cover.
[03.11.2025 22:19:17] [LN]-Matthew.Austin: Perfect team, you know.
[03.11.2025 22:20:49] LNS-Legacy: CO: That's all there is to add.
[03.11.2025 22:21:57] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: Not gonna lie, I like those gunboats.
[03.11.2025 22:22:07] [LN]-Will,Realtak|5th: No comment.
[03.11.2025 22:22:11] [LN]-Matthew.Austin: Join LSF and get one of them for covert ops. *laughs*
[03.11.2025 22:22:11] LNS-Legacy: CO: You should have lied.
[03.11.2025 22:22:18] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: *flicks lighter*
[03.11.2025 22:22:38] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: Well, I'm only a cadet for now; hopefully I'll move up...
[03.11.2025 22:22:48] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: Maybe after today and what happened in Coronado...
[03.11.2025 22:22:54] [LN]-Matthew.Austin: That was joke buddy, stay in Navy. Forever. *chuckles*
[03.11.2025 22:23:00] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: Of course, sir.
[03.11.2025 22:23:15] Watchful,Blade: Get back to Rheinland.
[03.11.2025 22:23:16] [LN]-Matthew.Austin: God damn it, these Arbalests is diabolical.
[03.11.2025 22:23:17] LNS-Legacy: CO: Returning to base of operations.
[03.11.2025 22:23:24] LNS-Legacy: CO: Uneventful monday.
[03.11.2025 22:23:25] [LN]-Will,Realtak|5th: Returning to base
[03.11.2025 22:23:26] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: A bit rude, isn't it.
[03.11.2025 22:23:30] Watchful,Blade: Area's clear. RTB..
[03.11.2025 22:23:47] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: Same. I've barely have any ammo. left, nor nanobots or batteries.
[03.11.2025 22:23:56] [LN]-Matthew.Austin: *sigh* We're done here, it seems. Austin to tactical group, RTB, out.
[03.11.2025 22:24:07] [LN]-Will,Realtak|5th: This ship has seen better days
[03.11.2025 22:24:15] Watchful,Blade: You did good. But keep complementing this scum and you won't move up from being a cadet.
[03.11.2025 22:24:16] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: Well this one's brand new!!
[03.11.2025 22:24:27] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: Hey, I just liked how it looked.
[03.11.2025 22:24:34] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: Then it blew up; which I prefer a lot more.
[03.11.2025 22:24:43] Watchful,Blade: Good.
[03.11.2025 22:24:51] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: It was a joke that waited for its destruction to pop off.
[03.11.2025 22:25:20] [LN]-Matthew.Austin: Hey, Blade, let's have a talk at Arkansas.
[03.11.2025 22:25:22] [LN]-Scott:Bradley: Good job, everyone.
[03.11.2025 22:25:35] Watchful,Blade: On my way.
[03.11.2025 22:25:44] [LN]-Will,Realtak|5th: Indeed good job
Matthew Austin
Lieutenant
Liberty Navy
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