[RHW] Operation: Iron Transit

[Daemon.Fortune]

“Boss, I’d suggest we approach this with as little improvisation and as much experience as possible. For the transport itself, I would try to get in contact with Bowex. If anyone can move something heavy from one place to another reliably, it’s them, at least in my view".

As for relocating the base, I strongly advise against relying solely on our own thrusters or larger propulsion assets. The structural stress would be significant, not to mention the risk of damaging the station or anything along our path. Instead, I propose we tow the station using two heavy barges, controlled, steady, and predictable.

We should only deploy smaller redirection and control thrusters on the station itself, just enough to fine-tune the trajectory. No aggressive maneuvers, only corrections to keep the route stable.

That said, this leads us to the next issue: visibility. Two barges towing a station won’t exactly go unnoticed. With pirate activity on the rise, we risk turning ourselves into a very attractive target.

So in parallel, I’ll make use of diplomatic channels. Perhaps we can arrange temporary non-aggression understandings with certain factions, or at least buy ourselves some indifference. No promises, but it would be reckless not to try.

Additionally, we should consider plotting a route through less populated systems. It may take longer, but time is a smaller price than losing everything in an ambush.

In short:
I’ll handle Bowex and any possible agreements.
We move the base conservatively, barges over brute force.
And we keep a low profile, even if we can’t be invisible.

If we plan this properly, we might only have a narrow window, but it could be enough.”

Campbell leans back slightly, folding his hands as he looks around the room.

“The real question isn’t whether we can pull this off… it’s whether we can do it before anyone realizes what we’re doing.”