Bretonian Armed Forces Defense Intelligence Staff (DIS) (iRP) (AO)

[Derkylos]

Combat Report, 30/10/816

Name/Rank: Aldwyn, Ensign

My first patrol with the BAF today, quite a lot of activity. Noteworthy events:

First encounter of the day was with a large transport, callsign "Warcraph", who was carrying light arms. Upon further questioning, it was ascertained that he intended to go to "Omicron Theta", wherever that was, and sell them to the Zoners. As i know for certain that Corsairs operate in the Omicrons, I attempted convinced him to turn around. He did so, then picked up some VIPs for the trip, instead (I do wonder, however, if they appreciated the "luxuries" of a transport ship).
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Next I encountered a Bounty Hunter battleship, callign "BH Crocodile". As I was checking his paperwork, the most disturbing thing happened-a corsair fighter docked with the battleship HMS Norfolk. I immediately alerted the ship's crew, and the corsair undocked rather rapidly. He was promptly destroyed by the Crocodile, but this development rather perturbed me. He also appeared to be carrying nomad weapons, I suggest the Norfolk is checked for infection, just to make sure.
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I also encountered a Clydesdale, callsign "Jan Tleskac" who was flying around, seemingly aimlessly, above london, with a hold full of illegal software. I ordered him to drop said cargo, but he merely continued to fly in circles. A nearby Bounty Hunter mentioned something about him being unable to dock, so I guess the ground crews were doing their job. Eventually, after many attempts to open communications with him, I was forced to open fire and destroy his ship. Sad, the lengths to which some people will go in order to make money.

I then hooked up with Commander Nelson, and we commenced several patrols of Bretonian space. He interdicted a few Deuterium sumgglers, and then noticing many Molly Republic ships on long range scanners, we proceeded to Dublin to investigate. It seemed that they didn't wish to leave their lair, saying that they wanted to "make terms".

Later, however, Commander Nelson was called to a meeting, and I was left to patrol by myself. I noticed several =CR= ships in Leeds, and, investigating, they revealed that they wished to travel to the Hood, rather than engage. Seeing as I was severely outnumbered (4 or 5 to 1), I allowed them to proceed, so long as they didn't cause trouble. As they were en-route, a number of Bounty Hunters turned up, aiming to collect the BPA bounties on the =CR= ships. So we headed towards the Hood to bring them down. However, upon engaging, the Mollies decided that they did wish for war, by attacking us. we managed to bring down a gunboat and several fighters, before my ship was critically damadged while trying to disengage.

Fortunately, my ship was quickly found by a passing BMM vessel, and was towed to New London for repairs, where I am now waiting for the mechanics to pronounce her flight-worthy.

Attached are several images that my on-board recording apparatus collected. Unfortunately, it was not working during the battle with the Mollies, so I have no pictures of that.

The ship seems to be in good condition and working fine (well, it was until some Molly punched a hole in it), however, the electronics seem to be a little dodgy. Hopefully those tech chaps can fix it up for me before my next excursion.

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