To: Eclipse Vanguard High Command

[ROCK CORPORATION]

LOCATION: OMEGA 49

[GRAN CANARIA]

TO: Eclipse Vanguard High Command

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Greetings, gentlemen.
My name is Rashid Jafarovich Magomedov, and I am the CEO of Rock Corporation. You have surely heard of us. I believe your scouts have reported to you about the combat engagement between a small Coalition fleet and our company's combat escort with nomads in the Dresden system. We asked the Coalition and the Hessians for assistance in intercepting a small group of pirates who had captured our employees. We realized too late that they were infected minions of the nomads. Our combined fleet was trapped and almost completely destroyed. The Coalition suffered heavy losses and retreated to the Hessians' hidden bases. Our ships sacrificed themselves to cover the retreat. My father was killed in this clash.
The emergence of sabotage forces operating under the cover of nomads in the immediate vicinity of the Rhine is cause for concern. Our company cannot turn a blind eye to these facts, because first and foremost we are people, and now people are in danger. Next time, we must be prepared for any surprises. And the stars see that we will no longer be caught off guard.
The Order is a structure that has been countering the threat of nomadic expansion for hundreds of years. Your agents have tremendous experience and skills in detecting and destroying this plague. We are only a small company, but we have gathered the courage to ask for your help. We need ships capable of resisting the nomads. We have seen what their heavy cruisers are capable of. But a battleship is something unimaginable.
Our company manufactures weapon systems for all classes of ships. No customer has ever been dissatisfied. We will manufacture several systems and would like to test them. Please send us one battleship. We understand the secrecy of your technologies, so the work will be carried out jointly with your specialists. We manufacture the weapons—your engineers install them. Our station is located in the Cologne system. Its name is “Rock.” I am sure that you will be able to get there unnoticed by the military patrols of Rheinland. We would not like to have a conflict with this house. If you have a damaged prototype of Osiris, we will purchase it. You can remove all secret components. We will replace them with available ones. Our main task is to test our weapon systems and jump mechanisms.
We await your response. I have the honor.

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Sincerely Rachid Magomedov

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