»All Pennsylvanian Zoners, Militants, and Freedom Fighters

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User ID:__"Bowman"
Target ID:__FAdm. Marjorie Ward
Subject:__Re: A More Perfect Union

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Rendering transcript... Transmission received, Legionnaire. Welcome to the Pennsylvania theatre. Your vigorous engagements of Navy forces noted so far are a welcome first step onto this stage. I've received at least two notices of our supply freighters slipping through the orbital defense network thanks to the commotion you lot have kicked up. A rare turn of good news, something we're dreadfully short on. The years haven't been kind for Group Clarion. Our force used to be an organized component of a rebel regiment numbering over a thousand fighters, but by the time I stepped into my role as coordinator late last year, it'd been cut down to just about fifty. The leftover veterans were reduced to back-alley murder, arson and car bombings over any real resistance. I've had to tolerate immense security risks to put the cell on, essentially, life support in a safe haven. We've walked similar roads, I see. Our immediate situation is now stabilizing, but planetary combat operations against the Liberty forces have taken a backseat - on my order. Our total personnel at this time still barely number two-hundred after merging with other cells, and while we're now well-supplied, wider recruitment efforts are currently a non-starter, with Liberty having taken control of the popular narrative on this world. We can't afford to suffer further attrition, so I'm preparing to fight this war primarily by subterfuge. To better effect, I intend, than we've recently had. Understand that Clarion's spaceborne assets are limited, as is my access to capable spacer crew. But, we've a reliable armored transport, a pair of bombers, and a gunship operating starside to assist in tactical missions, as well as a few clandestine freighters for blockade running and reconnaissance. If you've noted the hulk of the EDF Reckoning near Pinnacle, that's also been placed into my custodianship. We're damn short on means to get that Hel into fighting shape, though. We're willing to support whatever heavy naval fires you've brought with you, but I urge you, use them wisely. As your prior defeat in Vespucci may have shown you, Liberty's war machine can sustain serious losses where we can't, and we're now working with scraps compared to what your Insurgency commanded at its height. Your timing, however, may be impeccable. Not all is lost just yet. We've reason to believe that, if Kusari and Liberty do lay on with each other, an opening will exist to rejuvenate the planetary resistance and possibly deal real damage to Liberty's space infrastructure, or the Battleship Alma itself. If you lend us your guns in that critical period, we'll help in getting your people - and ours - set free again. We'll remain quite interested in cooperating as our plans develop. Let's give it a go turning this mess around. Attachments (0)