Australis...

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The main weapons array was down, so only a portion of the power could get to the guns. Nevertheless, even if the ship couldn`t fight, it could run.



I`ve set the autopilot of my Train to dock with the Australis. The main docking area was still a mess, but I squeezed the ship in. We were ready to go.



I never flew a Battleship. Or a military ship for that matter. I contacted some old Veterans to help me out. The young pilots who were members of the RM are leaving the military. It`s an exodus. They all go haul goods for the major shipping companies, where they are getting 10 times better payment. The ones remaining are middle-aged, who love this job.


Some elders would relish the chance to get back in action, but they are retired, and suspended from duty. All of that because if they were a part of the Military, they would`ve been under trial for the murders they took against Kusari Citizens in the Nomad war, at the orders of their Nomad-infested commanders.


I contacted an old Commodore, former commander of a Battleship from the Northern Fleet during the Nomad War. He was emotionally unstable because of the actions that resulted in deposing him of command. "The cure isn`t pills, hospitals and the such" -he said. I gave him what treatment he most wished for. The Command of the Australis.


The new Commodore, Gerd Torben, contacted a few of his old comrades-in-arms. The ship had a skeleton crew, enough to basically operate it.



Journal entry #1449 - status complete.