Well another reasonably busy day today, my report follows:
First off this morning, the Order launched an unprovoked and merciles attack on New York, bringing a wing of fighters and a battleship for heavy firepower. We were completely taken by surprise, merely investigating smugglers in Zone 21 when the Order battleship came through and immediately opened fire on a navy officer, blowing his ship up in front of my eyes. Knowing we were outgunned, i thought quickly, and ordered a retreat to Battleship Missouri. Backup came quickly, and we were soon a match for their forces. We successfully pooled our resources with help from bounty hunters, and the Order fleet was neutralized.
I understand that the Order contacted the commanding officer at the time and notified him that the fleet was not acting under their orders, but i wonder if this is true. The Order seem to be changing their minds often, neutral one minute, hostile the next, i know that this is politics, but its getting hard to follow the diplomacy between the Order and Liberty. From this brazen attack, and others that have been reported, i am going to treat the Order as hostile, and act accordingly.
Other than that, the day was full of smugglers and relatively few pirates. Many smugglers attempted to go through Zone 21 to trade illegal artifacts and such, but they were met with lethal force after failing to drop the cargo.
Day Summary:
Order fleet --DESTROYED-- Reason: Violating Liberty space and opening fire on a Navy officer
Many Artifact smugglers --MOST CAUGHT OR KILLED--
Overall, a good day's work protecting Liberty space from hostiles. Best wishes to pilots injured in the Order attack. Recruit Jack Malrone out.
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